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iles(Aye'd—That as 'Colittmittee of li Hononr-
able f-fouseof Commons was, on the Motion of a
Member of this Court, who is also a Me:;,iber of that
Hoil*Se-, appointed on the i t th instant ko examine in-
to a tl .corruplt practices, and all agreements, hatrgains,
or negotiation's for she sale of East-india Writerships
and Cadetship's', this Court will -not take upon them
the Investigation of the matter now brdught beh!e
them, in the manner in which they would other Wise
certainly deem it their duty immediately to do ; but
that a copy 'of. the said letter, and of its inclosures,
be transmitted' to the Chairman of that Honourabie
Committee for their information.

Resolved,That a 'cOpy'of the minutes of the-S'e•-•
'ore Court of 'DhetiOrs; held on Friday, the 3d in-
star(, tin the information of Mr. Robinson, a Mem-
ber-of this Court, reStieqhig the- siisi-:ected sale of a
cadetship, given by him to a gedtleman of great ye-
ipthability, be alio transmitted to the said Cool=
Mittee.

Resofved,.-That the Rep Oil of *the Committee of
Shipping, stating their proceeding's in order to dis.
cover the truth-of-this last-mentioned business; be also
transmitted to the Chairman of the Said Committee,
in the hope that the Honourable COrnmittee;who can
act, with more authority than belongs to-the-Court of
Directors, will be pleased to carry on the investi-
gation into the said transaction.
Resolved,—That the Chairman do
scOnimunicate
to tint Chairman of the said Committee the earnest
wish of this Court to contribute all in their power
to the prosecution of the investigation for which the
Committee of the Honourable House of Commons
is appointed, and to give the Committee every in.:
formation which the records of the Company enable
them to furniSh, as well as to meet individually any
inquiries which the Honourable ConiMitee Injyjudge
fit to propose to therii.
At a Conit'of Direaors, held onltiesd4; the 28th

March, 1809.

it was, on a motion, Resolved,—That -a Court be
summoned for Thursday next, at eleven o'clock; to
take into consideration the Report of the Committee
of the House of Commons appointed to inclul-e into
the existence tof any abuies in the disposal of the pa-
tronage of the East-India Company. •

Metnoraudurn.—;The Resolutions of the
,Court of
Directors, which tollow, were read in the General
Court the 2d of June last, vtz.

At a Court of Direetors, held. on Tuesday; the 4th

April, I sog.

The Court resuming the consideration of the Re.;
port of a Committee of the Henourable House of
Commons on the Patronage of the t ast-India Com.-
pany
Resolved,—That it is the duty of the Court of Di-
rectors tp at in strict contOrmity with their Resolu-
tion of . the 28th February,. ling and they there-
fore resolve, that it expedient that the Court should
resort to the painful measure of immediately order- ,
ing from India such. persons in the Company's civil
and military, service, as shall appear bysatisfaEtory
evidence to' have obtained their appointments by ,
corrupt considerations, paid either by themselves or
through .their friends. The Court deem this pain-
ful determination necessary, not so much with a
view of punishing parties who may perhaps be many
of them ignorant of the circumstances under wh►ch
their appointments hive been obtained, and the Suf-
ferings therefore of many of whom, even. in passing
this resolution, the Court does not deem it any im-
peachment of its duty to comuliserale, but under •
an opinion, that such a severe example is absolutely
necessary efiedually to slop sucl improper pradices
in future.

That, in respeet to Writers, in addition to the al-
ready existing regulation, by which the Direetor con-
ferring the appointment, declares that he has given
this nomination to anti that he " neither has
" received himself, nor is to receive, nor has any
" other person, to the best of,his knowledge or be-
" lief, received, nor is to receive, any pecuniary con-
" sideration, nor any thing convertible in any mode
" into a pecuniary benefit on this account ;" it be
in future a positive rule, that the declaration, be-
sides specifying the person through whose recom-
mendation the appointment is obtained, shall. also
specify the name of the person who is to' receive
the same, and that the Direator shall see and exa-
mine the party so receiving the appointment; before
he is presented to the Court.
That whenever a writership is conferred on any
person, his friends or connections shall enter into a
penalty bond, to forfeit the sum of 30001. to the Com-
pany, if such writership shall be found 'to have been
in any way bought or sold, or exchanged, fur any
thing convertible into a pecuniary benefit ; and that
this regulation shall extend' to the friends and con-
petal° .s of those persons who are appointed on the
nomination of any (mem whom the Court of DireCtors
may give a writership ; and farther, that this Resolu-.
lion shall not Vacate the Resolution of the 28th
February, 1799, determining the recal of all writers
or cadets in virtue of any corrupt bargain.
That it has been proved to be expedient for, the
Court to order, that, in future,-no'llireaor shall give
a blank card of admission for a military situation,
though the Court are happy to observe that this-
attice has not often occurred, but that upon the
card of appointment he shall ex.:,:ess, in his own
hand-writing, the- name _of the party to whom he
gives the same, the name of the person who is to fill
the situation, and that he shall moreover see, and
himself examine, the person so to be appointed, if
the person be in Europe, and be satisfied, as tar as
his belief extends, that no improper consideration
has passed, or is to pass, for such appointment.

That it be referred to the law advisers of the Com-
pany to consider whether any suit or suits can be
instituted against the persons who shall appear by
the Report of the Committee of the House of Com-
mons to have received pecuniary or other considera-
tions, in respeet of appointments for India, for the
purpose either of punishing the parties in a pecu-
niary or other ,manner, who have been guilty of
these practices, or of making any further discovery,
if there shall be any reason to suspect that the whole
truth shall not have been stated to the Committee
of the House of Commons: -

That all exchanges of writerships or cadetships be-
tweet' Diicaors or others receiving any such pa-
tronage from the Court, shall be agreed upon and
recorded in open Court.
Thar this Court will proceed further upon the sub-