The Sun.
London, England, 1837-06-22 00:00:00

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A Quarterly General Court of the Proprietors was hell The timely and decisive step taken by the Bank of Eng-
yesterday, at the East India House ; Sir J. R. CARNAc,rand in sustaining the house of M. and J. Brown and Co. r.
Bart., in, the Chair. through their temporary difficulties has tended in a most re.
The minutes of the, last Court were then read. -- markable manner to restore the healthy tone of public credit, •
ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY. which late events have so much contributed to depress.
Mr. MARRIOTT, before any business was proceeded with i;• As a proof of the confidence and elasticity it has already
for which the Court had been summoned, suggested that a' - imparted to our commercial matters here it may be stated
dutiful and loyal address from the East India Company be that no other failure of importance has taken place since
proposed to her Majesty Queen Victoria, on her accession 'that of the highly-respectable house of Messrs. Bolton,
to the Throne of these realms.—( Hear.) Ogden, and Co., American merchants, whose failute was
1 The CHAIRMAN said it had not been usual to present an announced last week. It may, therefore, be hoped that
address on an accession to the Throne until after the funeral ' the worst has passed.
'of the late King had taken place.—( Hear.) After that' Of the conduct of the Bank of England there is but one
ceremony had been gone through, the Court of Directors opinion, that it was in the highest degree worthy of that
would then adopt the necessary steps for taking the opinion ‘: powerful body, who, in this instance, have probably averted
llof the Proprietors upon the subject. .. ruin from a great number of extensive manufacturing esta-
IDOLATROUS WORSHIP IN INDIA. ~ blishments, whose existence depended upon the continuance
The CHAIRMAN said, that pursuant to the resolution of .. of the house over whom this great monetary body has
,the General Court, the copy of a dispatch sent out respect-4 thrown the mantle of its protection. In the presence of a
:hag the withdrawal of the encouragement to idolatrous worl;ilarge import of cotton, amounting to, within these last eight
ship in India, was laid on the table. gl days, 90,000 bags, an advance of id. per lb. has been rea-I
The dispatch having been read on the motion of Mr.Nlised since Saturday. There is also a rising demand fort
IPOYNDER, that Honourable Proprietor said he should Ocolonial produce, which is another indication of the re-
more the following resolution, viz. :—" That adverting:. viving hope and confidence amongst commercial men. Anl
to the dispatch of the Honourable Court of Directors, ~ animated demand for Cotton has existed throughout the
bearing date the. 22d of February last, transmitted today, the sales amounting to abOut 6,000 bags, the prices of
IBengal, in pursuance of • the resolution of the Gene-h yesterday being fully maintained ; and when it is stated that
(rat Court of Proprietors of the 21st of December last, this 'this is the Manchester market-day the buSiness done may,
!Court refers. back to the Hon. Directors to transmit such "• be remarked as very considerable, and evidently exhibits al
'further or supplemental dispatch to India as may be more
~ better feeling.
.in accordance with the declared object of the last-mentioned . The stock of Cotton now on band at Liverpool is much
FlCourt, viz.—the carrying into effect the Directors' dispatch . greater than at any former period. The descriptions taken
of the 10th of February, 1833, which expressly directed to-day are :-1,300 Sura6, 3d. to 34d. ; 150 Pernarn, 71d.
the withdrawal of the encouragement afforded by Great to Bid. ;50 Egyptian, 94d. to 13d. ; 200 Laguayra, 5d.,
Britain to the idolatrous worship of India ; and also the re- , and the remainder American, 40. to 71d.
linquishment of the revenue hitherto derived from such 1,000 Surats have been taken on speculation.
source."

AMERICAN PAPERS.

The dispatch of the Court of Directors of 1833, was
to the effect that the pilgrim-tax should be abolished, and ----
that all fines and offerings should cease, and that the na- MEXICO.
tives should be left to themselves, as respectedisreligious The New Orleans Bee has a variety of letters from dif-,
worship. Four years had, however, :elapsed, and nothing fereat parts of Mexico, from which we learn that Santa'
,effectual had been done to put a stop to these practices, .Anna is getting into bad repute, as he is suspected of stir
notwithstanding the loud and deep complaints which hadpring up insurrection so has to give him cause to leave his
been made from the bishops and others in India. He wasl Hacienda. On the night of the 25th of April, a cabinet
anxious, - therefore, that the Court of Directors should "council was held, where it was proposed to borrow 2,000,0001
adopt further measures to carry into effect the wishes of 1 Ldollars, for which the Church were to mortgage a part of
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the General Court. - their property as security.
Mr. HANKEY seconded the motion, though he consi- ' From Matamoras we learn by the Bee, that the schooner
dered it not strong enough. • :,, Champion and cargo have been condemned by the district
Mr. MAttatoTT considered that urtil the religious bodies judge as a lawful prize, and the master, crew, and passen-
of the metropolis petitioned Parliament on the subject, igers denounced as pirates, for which supposed offence they'
'.idolatrous worship would be allowed to continue in India: .are to be tried by a court martial, by virtue of a law giving!
The CHAIRMAN said the utmost caution was necessary, the military authority jurisdiction over all criminal cases.,
Oat while the Christian faith was promoted in India, the - The decision of the district judge appears to be founded!
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to the motion. He hoped, therefore, that the Hon. Pro- ' former prohibits foreigners from coming into the republic-
ptietor would withdraw his motion. with with hostile intentions, or with warlike stores for the use of:
After a few words from Mr. Fielder aced Mr. Poynder, any of the parties who in Texas or elsewhere, are in arms
ithe Chairman put the motion, and it was negatived by a against the established government, under the penalty of.
/considerable majority. being treated as pirates ; the latter closes the ports o
11 The CHAIRMAN then stated that various papers had., Texas, &c. The trial was conducted in the most secret
been presented to Parliament since the last Court, the}6 manner, without giving the parties interested an opportu-
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•tles of which were read. He also intimated that the pity to make their defence. All the proceedings, says the
1 ' warrants for the half-yearly dividend would be ready at the Correspondent of the Bee, bear ample evidence that the
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usual period. A return was also laid before the Court, of ,judgment was accelerated by vindictive feelings and a reek-
lithe nature of all cases of appeal from India before the less disposition for plunder. The master, crew, and
&c. Council,pas-
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Sir CHARLES FORBES said one of the appeal cases was ,are still confined in a loathsome prison, without being fur-
of a most extraordinary nature. A Zeminder in 1812 had , nished with the means of subsistence, and all communica-
been in arrear 6,000 rupees, and having been called upon ' Lion with them strictly prohibited. Gen. Bravo is anxiously
to pay the amount, he gave security to the Board of Re- {awaiting the return of his courier from Mexico. If he.
LI venue.. His property had, however, been seized, and sold ,'!should receive the slightest encouragement from that guar-
Tor 97,000 rupees, The sale had been reversed .by the , tor the prisoners, says the Bee Correspondent, will doubt-
;i C•urt in India, but an appeal was promoted, and the de-.4 less be the victims of an ignominious punishment, and the
Zeision reversed, and after twenty-five years an appeal had ' Jul us Casa,' will share the fate of the Champion.
been promoted by the unfortunate Zeminder to the King in : The notorious Thomas M. Thompson, commander of
Council. The case called for the interference of the Court; the Mexican man-of-war Gen. Bravo, is now in Metamo-
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lof Directors, the Zeminder and his family being reduced ras, boasting of having fired on the unarmed boats of the
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to beggary. . ship Natchez, and of having put a ball into 'an American
Mr. WIGRAM (a Director) said the case was certainly -, merchant vessel outside the bar.
an extraordinary one, but hoped the Hon. Baronet would : The last mail from the interior brought to Matamoras
,"'I read the papers before he made any motion upon it, espe- .:,information of Gen. Bustamente having assumed his official
' cially as the order in Council upon the appeal had not yet duties,as President of the Republic, and of a formidable
been made public. ' pronunciamento' at Sim Louis Potosi in favour of the
l.` • THE NAWAUB OF FEROZEPORE. Constitution of .182.4 ;in consequence of which intelligence
-, Sir C. FORBES then rose to bring forward his motion for a regiment of troops have left Matamoros for Tampico and
the production of papers, and for "information relative to ' are expected to march for San Louis via Victoria in the
A the trial, conviction, and execution of Shamsoodeen Kban,-C course of a few days. The war with Texas is literally blown
Nawaub of Ferozepore, and the confiscation of his property. • to the winds.
1 The Hon. Bart. said it was from a sense of duty that he ,
• had not abandoned this motion. The murder of Mr. Fraser '
cts, all must deplore ; but there was a feeling that the Nawaub
it was not subject to the jurisdiction of the East India Go-
vernment. He wished, therefore, to have the terms upon
li which the territory was given over by the Company to the
father of Shamsoodeen Khan for the services rendered by
''' him in the field ; the proceedings as well as of the subsequent.
I acts ; also a copy of the Governor-General's order upon
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, the judgment. After some further remarks the Hon. Bart.
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concluded by moving for the various papers to which he had

(From the Bee.)
FRESH INSULTS.—We have obtained some particularo
of the affair that took place at the Brassos St. Jago, be-
tween Lieut. Monroe of the sloop of war Boston and some
Mexican soldiers. That officer being about to land at the:,
Brassos, several Mexican soldiers directed the seamen not"
to come ashore. The Lieutenant observed that if it was a
[positive order, he would return to his ship ; if it was only n,
is request, he would command the men to remain in the
boat. The commandant of the fort at the l3raseos requested c
ithat the men should stay in the boat, that his officer had;
/sent the guard through mistake, and that it was not his in-
tention to offer an insult.
The next day the boat having again come ashore to get
Ithe despatches of the American Consul, and being insider.
ithe bar, three or four Mexicans descended from the fort 4,,
land took aim at the boat without firing, which so exaspe-'
rated the American officer that he repaired to tho Corn-,
mandant and demanded satisfaction for this new insult. The
Commandant expressed his surprise at this new insult and :
promised to punish the offenders. It is plain, however, that v
private soldiers would not have dared to offer such indigni-':
ties to a foreign flag unless they had been encouraged and
instigated by their officers. Such unmanly and dastardly
Ik wretches will never abandon their insolence until they arc
flogged into good manners.
ANOTIIER.—A letter from Matamoras mentions the ar-
rival there of the Gen. Filisola, who has taken the place of •
General-in-Chief. We also learn that the insurgents who
had risen in St. Luis Potosi had quitted that place for the'-
neighbourhood of Victoria—they amount to 700, and have
pieces of cannon, and the General thinks that they intend'
to take to the mountains. This news came by an extraor-
, dinary courier. General Andrade has arrived at St. Luis,
• and tranquillity was said to be restored. The insurgents,
passing by the mines of Quatorec, carried off a great quan-1
tity of silver bars.
• The Bee, in speaking of the aggressions upon our cern-
merce, says,
" A complete statement of these transactions has been
`' officially communicated to the government at Washington ;
c, and we do hope that the most prompt and efficient steps
will be taken to obtain satisfaction for outrages the most
causeless, dastardly, and iniquitous, ever perpetrated on the
property and persons of American citizens."

referred.
Colonel SYKES seconded the resolution.
The CHAIRMAN would not enter into the merits of the
case, hut. he must observe, that no trial had ever been con-
ducted with more purity, and never was the guilt of the
party who had suffered more completely established.--
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. CRAWFORD, M.P., concurred in the remarks of the
IHon. Chairman. His relative had presided at the trial.
'On public grounds he should oppose the motion.
Sir CHARLES FORBES replied, and the question having
been put, it was negatived.
STEAM NAVIGATION TO INDIA.

Mr. FIELDER asked if any negotiations had been con-
eluded for the establishment of a steam navigation between
England and India, and whether the Company were about
to build steam-boats.
The CHAIRMAN said that a negotiation had been con•
eluded between the Court of Directors and his Majesty's
Government, for the establishment of a monthly commu-
nication between this country and Alexandria, Suez, and
Bombay—the Government to bear the expenses to Alex-
andria, and one half the expense incurred between Suez
and Bombay, her Majesty's Government receiving the
postage of all letters. It was intended to establish a de-
pot for coals. Mr. Waghorn had been appointed De-
puty Agent for the steam-packets in India. It was the
intention of the Directors to build more steam-boats, one-
half the expense of which was to be paid by Government.
It was not yet decided when the boats would be built. The
postage of a single letter to India was (as we understood)
to be fixed at 2s. 6d. each, the sum now paid to Alexan-
andria being 3s. 6d. each.

THE SUGAR DUTIES.
The CHAIRMAN, in reply to a question from Sir C.
Forbes, said memorials had been received from Madras for,
the equalization of the duties on sugar produced in that
Presidency, to which the attention of the Court would
be directed. He expressed a hope that all sugars, the pro-
'duce of the East Indies, would be hereafter admitted at
Ithe reduced duties.
The Court then on the question adjourned.