The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-21 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

A Quarterly General Meeting of Proprietors of East India
Stock was held yesterday at the Company's House, in Leaden-
hall-street. After the routine business had been gone through,
The CHAIRMAN (T. Reid, Esq.) informed the Court, that
the grant of 2001. per annum to Dr. Gilchrist, and the remu-

neration of 2,0001. to Mr. J. H. Polly, were sanctioned by the
Commissioners for managing the affairs of India.

MIDSHIPMEN IN THE COMPANY'S SERVICE.

Mr. R. JACKSON said, he had, on a former occasion, felt it
to be his duty to notice the manner in which young men who
entered the naval service of the Company were treated. He
had then stated that there was not that attention paid to their
morals and education which he conceived ought to be exer-
cised towards them. He requested to know whether the Court
of Directors had done any thing on this interesting subject ?
The CHAIRMAN said, the Court of Directors felt much
obliged to the Learned Gentleman fcr his suggestion on this
subject. They had, in consequence of his observations, taken
the subject into their serious consideration, and adopted a re-
solution which should be laid before the Proprietors.
The Clerk then read a resolution of the Court of Directors of
the sth of January, 1822, which pointed out, in clear and spe-
cific terms, the manner in which the Midshipmen, in the Com-
pany's service, are to employ their leisure hours, with a view to
their education, moral, literary, and nautical.
Mr. R. JACKSON expressed his sincere gratitude to the Di-
rectors, for their efforts to introduce moral and religious feel-
ings amongst their young servants in the nautical department.
He hoped, as the expense would be very trifling, that the reso-
lution would be published. Such a notification would enable
parents to form a just estimate of the beneficent views of the
Company.

MARQUIS OF HASTINGS.
Mr. R. JACKSON then inquired whether it was or was not
true that the illustrious person at the head of the Bengal Go-
vernment had sent in his resignation ?
The CHAIRMAN answered, that the Marquis of Hastings had
signified a disposition to be relieved from the duties of his go-
vernment. He felt very sincere regret at the determination
of the Noble Marquis, because he believed that no individual
ever conducted the affairs of the Company with more talent, or
with a, greater desire to add to its prosperity, than the Noble
Marquis had done.--(Hear, hear !).—He thought it right to
state that, in order to comply with the anxious desire of the
Noble Marquis, the Court of Directors had been occupied in
nominatin a suitable successor.
Mr. S. £IXON wished for a more explicit statement on the
subject of the Noble Marquis's resignation. If something
more were not said, it might perhaps be supposed that the
Noble Marquis had retired from disgust, when, perhaps, ill
health was the cause of his resignation.
The CHAIRMAN—He is coming home, not from disgust,
but at his own earnest and anxious desire, and much against the
will of the Court of Directors.--( Hear, hear !)
Mr. R. JACKSON pronounced a handsome eulogium on the
character of the Marquis of Hastings.
Mr. D. KINNAIRD also bore testimony to his exalted merits.
It was not, he observed, his intention to propose any motion
to the Court on the subject, because he felt that, when the
documents connected with the Government of the Noble Mar-
quis were laid on the table of the Court, they would speak
more strongly in his favour than the eloquence of his greatest
admirer could do.

Mr. HUME hoped, when the documents alluded to were pro-
duced, that it would be seen from them that the Marquis of
Hastings had exerted himself in removing the abuses con'
nected with the administration of justice in India. The Noble
Marquis had been thanked for his military achievements; but
if he had devised the means of rendering the administration of
justice more pure and effectual, he deserved more than it was
in the power of the Company to repay.
After an irregular conversation on the subject of Mr. Hoin'
blower's penalties, which gave rise to some incidental obser-
vations on the subject of the 20001. to Mr. Pelly, (a grant
whi-eh Mr. Hume strongly condemned) the Court adjourned
sine die.

COAL-MARKET, MARCH 20.
Ships at Market. Ships sold Price.
28 Newcastle - - 14 -29 s 6d to 40s 9d
6 Sunderland - - 61 -33 s 6d to 42s sa

BIRTHS.
On Sunday, the 17th inst. at Croften House, near Titchfieltit
Hunts, the Lady of Thomas Naphten, Esq. of a son.
On Tuesday, the 19th inst. at house in Clarges-street, the
Lady of Henry Jeffreys, Esq. of a daughter.
On Tuesday, in Gloucester-place, the Lady of East Clayton,
Esq. of a daughter.

iIIARRIED.
At Meadow Place, Edinburgh, on the 13th instant, Andre!'
Fraser Esq. of the Honourable East India Madras Military
Establishment, to Isabella, eldest daughter of Archibald COl'
quhoun, Esq. Calcutta.

DIED.
At his father's house, in Burton-street, on Tuesday last, of
a decline, Charles Walter Wetten, in the 17th year of his age'
On Sunday, the 17th instant, in her 21st year, at Whitbt
Hall, in the county of Durham, Elizabeth Anne, the daughter
of the late and sister to the present Sir Hedworth Williarnse,
Bart.
At Kirkcudbright, Scotland, on the 14th instant, }I elerl.
Wight, eldest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Hamilton, Minister 01
the Gospel at Gladsmuir.

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