The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-25 00:00:00

EAST IN'DIA-110 USE.

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The CHAIRMAN (W. Wigrain, -Esq.) laid before the Court
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various papers which had been presented to Parliament since
EYBE KY COLLEGE.
The CHAIRMAN, conformably with the 'resolutions of 'the
the Proprietors were last assembled.
General Courts of the .7th of April and the 6th of July, 1809,
laid before the the proprietors the usual annual accounts re-
lative to the Company's College at Haileybury.
Mr. fluetE maid he wished to ask a question of some im-
portance. fle-desired to know whether any report as to the
state of the College had been made after 'the last visitation by
• the College Committee ? It would'be satisfactory to know how
the College had been conducted during the last half year—
Whether it had been free from insubordination and disturbance.
'The CHAIRMAN 'Baia he felt gira pleasure in communi-
cating to the Court, that at the last visitation, which took place
in June, the state of the College was perfectly satisfactory.
'Mr. Hu bIE was desirous of learning whether any alteration
had been made in •the statutes of the• College. It had been
stated on a former occasion by an lion. Proprietor (Mr. D.
Kinmaird) who viaanot now present, that he would bring this
subject before the Court. Therefore he (Mr. Hume). thought
.it was proper to leave it to his care. But as they were informed
by the late chairman (Mr. Pattison), that the disturbances which
took place some time ago were under the consideration of a
Committee, who would be,.iirepared, at an early period, to lay
whaL thaontlwiatteeitnee.rniination was?
the result of their inquiry before the Court, he was anxious to
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Mr.4lusrE wished to know whether there would be any
objection to laying that report before the Proprietors. If there
were, then it must become the subject of a separate notice.
The CHAIRMAN thought that, on reflection, the Honourable
Proprietor-would not press for a production of the report. He
must himself see the impropriety of introducing a document to
the Proprietors on which no measure had been founded.
Mr. It. Jacxsox and the CHAIR MAN said each a few words,
when the conversation dropped.
Mr. IlusiE asked how many cadets, exclusive of those in
College, haneen sent out to India during the last year ?
The CHAIR3IAN stated, that 131 cadets were appointed for
India, and had taken their passage ; and 35 had been appointed
to the military seminary—making a total of 166.
Mr. II uME said, he would again offer a suggestion, which
ho had often before thrown out in that Court. He felt it to be
extremely desirable, looking to the state of their Indian army,
that the Court of Directors should adopt mean* by which every
yoUng man going out should, as matter of compulsion (so far
as was in their ower), be completely instructed in the Orien-
tal languages. Formerly, when they sent out 400 or 500 cadets
every year, it was difficult to attain this object, on account of
the greatness of the number. But now, when the cadets sent
out were so few, it might easily be accomplished ; and the
Court of Directors could not confer a greater benefit on India,
or on England, than by adopting some mode by which the
cadets would. be efficiently instructed in the Oriental tongues.
The subject was one of great importance, and he hoped the
executive body would not -lose sight of it.