The Sun.
London, England, 1836-03-23 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.-(THIS DAY

A Quarterly General Court of the Proprietors of East
India Stock was held this morning in their house in Leaden-
ball-street.
At 12 o'clock the Chairman, STANLEY CLARKE, Esq, ac-
companied by most of the Directors, entered, and informed
the Court that it was made Special for the purpose of confirm-
ing the additions made to the Bye-Laws at the Court held on
the 16th of December, by which it was ordered that all pro-
tests of the Directors against the proceedings of the Board
of Controul should be laid before the first Court of Proprietors,
held after the conclusion of the business, with which the pro-
tests were connected—and which also ordered all notices of
motions to be advertised, in two or more London Papers,
three days before the Court day.
The question was put, and the additions were confirmed.
The papers which had been presented to Parliament since
the last Court were laid on the table.
The CHAIRMAN then informed the Court that it was one of
the half-yearly ones, held in pursuance of the Charter. As no
further business offered he moved that the Court do now ad-
journ.—The question was put and carried.

CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY

IN THE MATTER OF LADY KIRKWALL, A LUNATIC.

This was a petition for the confirmation of the Master's
Report, appointing her Ladyship's eldest son, Lord Orkney,
committee of the estate ; and the Hon. Captain Fitzmaurice,
the younger son of Lady Kirkwall, committee of the person of
her Ladyship. The petition also prayed for a special enquiry
for the purpose of ascertaining what had become of her
Ladyship's income since the period at which her Lady-
ship was found a lunatic, as the whole of her relations and
friends were totally unacquainted with what had become of it.
The petition also prayed for an enquiry into certain money
transactions, also with reference to certain actions that bad
been brought for the recovery of various sums of money, and
also with respect to the transactions that had taken place be-
tween her Ladyship and the solicitor who had conducted the
late commission.
The LORD CHANCELLOR made the orders as prayed.
The MASTER of the ROLLS was occupied the whole morning
with unopposed petitions, and his Honour the VICE-CHAN-
CELLOR with unopposed cause petitions.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CI7'YT TWELVE O'CLOCK.

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Our arrivals this morning are the French mails ; and ship
letters from China, St. Helena, Bahia, Calcutta, Madras, and
from the Cape of Good Hope.
Canton papers to the 18th November have been received at
the North and South American Coffee House. We perceive,
by a note in one of them, that it is intended to celebrate the
freedom of the Press in India by an annual feast.
The following letter appears from the Hong merchants ;
" We respectfully report that on the 15th day of the 9th
moon, (4th November) we received an edict from the
Governor, to be transmitted to each foreign merchant, di-
recting that the ships of the foreign merchants, of every
nation, are permitted, by a regulation of the Celestial Dy-
nasty, to come to the open market of Canton. This permis-
sion flows only from the Celestial favour, and all foreigners
should respectfully obey the restraining laws. They are not
allowed to take their ships to the coasts of other provinces,
wandering about, disorderly, planning lucky and extraordinary
means of gain." (After this follows a long edict.)
COMMERCIAL REMARKS.
(From the Canton Price Current of Nov. 17.)
IMPORTS.

COTTON.—Under a very dull market, prices have expe-
rienced a further decline, more particularly in Bombay staple :
and the sales of the week have not exceeded 2,000 bales of
every description. Cotton Yarn has suffered a slight decline in
price, and few purchases at present.
OPIUM.—The arrival of the Water Witch, and the expec-
tation of other arrivals, with a supply of the drug, has pro-
duced a complete stagnation in our market, and our quotations
are merely nominal, with every prospect of a considerable
decline.

WOOLLENS.—A few sales have been made, but at reduced
rates.

The Madras Papers of the 29th November state that the
weather was very favourable, and the monsoon had passed off
in a less annoying manner than for many years previously.
The Governor of Madras had left that Presidency for the
Neilgherries for the benefit of his health.
Halley's comet was visible at Madras ; the clearness of the
atmosphere rendered it a beautiful object.
Shumsoodeen, who was one of the parties implicated in the
murder at Delhi, has been executed.