The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-21 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

A Quarterly General Court of Proprietors was held
yesterday ; Sir Alexander G&lloway in the chair.
The minutes of former meetings having been read and
confirmed,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the payment of the half-
yearly dividend upon the Company's stock would he
made upon the 6th of July.
Mr. TWINING, the chairman of the by-laws committee,
brought up the usual report, and the committee were
the❑ re-elected.
Mr. P. GORDON suggested that it would be desirable
to revert to the old custom of electing the members of
the by-laws committee by ballot.

THE PRINCIPALITY OF SATTARA.

Mr. SULLIVAN wished to refer to the manner in which
the ballot had been taken in reference to this matter on
the last occasion. It was usual that nine days should
elaps after the notice before the ballot was taken, Lut
in this case due notice was not given, and the ballot was
taken within four days.
The CHAIRMAN :Aid that some of the most important
caws ever taken before that Court had been refer red to
the ballot upon much shorter notice than the time men-
tioned by the hon. member.
Mr. I.Ewitg gave notice that he should move at the
next Quarterly Court, that the Court of Directors do
place upon the table of the Court of Proprietors copies
of the papers laid before the authorities in this country
which led those authorities to confirm the proceedings of
the military authorities at Madras in reference to the
6th Regiment of Native Cavalry. Two privates were
shot, 13 banished, and 37 dismissed the service, besides
six!of ;their officers, without trial or even being con-
fronted with their accusers. _ _

Sir J. W. HoGo trusted the chairman would exercise •
his own discretion with regard to this motion, and in-
form the lion. Proprietor that he would not put the
subject-matter complained in the motion, or use any of
the phrases contained in it. The Hon. Proprietor might
have his own opinions if he would, but the Courts of
Proprietors and Directors would not, he hoped, allow
theinselve3 to be made accomplices with him in being
made the vehicle of conveying information of such a
nature.
The CHAIRMAN said that this was no time for discuss-
ing the subject—what his Hon. Friend had said was
quite true, and he would not be the instrument of induc-
ing that Court to attempt to excite any inflammatory
feeling in the Indian army, and he hoped the Court
would support him in this view.
Mr. LEWIN consented to alter the terms of the notice,
which was afterwards given in an altered form.
Mr. GORDON gave notice that he should move that
there be laid before the Court a return of any press-
laws, customs, or regulations, which operated against
the importation or sale of the Holy Scriptures in India.
Also, that he should ask certain questions relative to the
state of their prisons in India. the prevalence of disease
amongst them, and the fact that some of the prisoners
were put to the torture.
The Chairman, Major Oliphant, and Mr. Fielding
concurred in making the same objection to this notice
that had been made to Mr. Lewin's ; it embodied a
statement of facts, instead of being a purely formal
notice.
Mr. GORDON consented to the omission of the objec-
tionable words, as his friend Mr. Lewin had done so.
Mr. GORDON gave notice that he should move for co-
pies of all the papers relative to the dismissal of Captain
Gordon in 1826. Also, that Proprietors be supplied
with copies of the bye-laws, and full means of informa-
tion of till the affairs of the Court of Proprietors—which
information, even to questions of account, they were now
only able to get from papers laid before both Houses of
Parliament.
Sir J. W. boo opposed the latter part of the motion
on the ground of expense.
Mr. GORDON complained that a very old and imper-
fect copy of the by-laws had been given to him.
The CHAIRMAN wou!el me that this was remedied.
THE STATE OF LAHORE.

Jr. SULLIVAN gave notice that be should move for
copies of all letters from the Government of India to
Sir David OchterNny, and their answers, relative to the
claims of the Lahore State; and, also, copies of all cor-
respondence which had been received at Lahore from
the Government of India, and their answers, which led
to the arCcles of agro,,tnent concluded between the Brit-
ish Government and the Durbar of Lahore on the 16th
of December, 1846.
The Court then adjourned.