The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-10 00:00:00

LONDON, TRUBSDAY, DECEMBER 10, k4O.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, DEC. 9, 1840.
rii_iHE COURT of DIRECTORS of the
EAST INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice,
That a Proprietor of East India Stock has postponed until
the Quarterly Gene:al Court of the said Company appointed to
be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY
the 16th inst., the notice which he had previously given, viz. :
" That he will call the Court's attention to the grievances
complained of in Petitions dated the 3d June and 31st August,
1839, transmitted to the Right Hon. the Governor of Madras,
by 1,2 heads of Families of native Christians, natives of the
Province of Tinnevelly, and in former Petitions presented to
the Madras Government and to Collectors of the Province of
Tinnevelly."
The said COURT of DIRECTORS do also give notice—
That another Proprietor postponed until the said Quarterly
General Court appointed to be held on WEDNESDAY the 16th
inst., the motion of which he had previously given Notice :
" That this Court do take into consideration the communi-
cations of two Missionaries recently arrived from India, which
were made at the public meetings of the Wesleyan Missionary
Society held in London on the days of the 4th and 18th May
last, together with two letters which were addressed to the
Court of Directors in consequence, by Mr. John Poynder, one
of the Proprietors of this Company, dated the 11th and 28th
May last, and also the official answer of the Secretary to such
letters dated the 2d June last." _ . .

The said COURT of DIRECTORS do likewise give
notice—

That the same Proprietor postponed until the said Quarterly
General Court the following motion, of which he had also
previously given notice :
" That there be laid before this Court a copy of the Order in
Council, or other Act of the Indian Government, awarding
(on the abolition of the Pilgrim Tax), to the Rajah of Khoor-
dah, or other authority connected with the Temple of Jugger-
naut, the sum of 50,000 Rupees, or 5,600/. per annum for the
future."

The said COURT of DIRECTORS do likewise further
give notice, that another Proprietor has intimated his intention
to submit the following motion at the said Quarterly General
Court, viz.:—
" That this Court receives with much thankfulness and satis-
faction the notification from the Honourable Court of Directors,
by the papers laid on the Proprietors' table, of the entire aboli-
tion of the Pilgrim Tax at Allahabad, Gya, and Juggernaut,
and of the future management of the temples having been
made over to the natives. It also perceives, with unfeigned
pleasure, the reference made in paragraph 14 of the Directors'
de ipatch of the 2d June last, to the removal of existing
gi ounds of religious scruples on the part of the Company's
servants, especially at Madras ; and further desires to express
its confident hope that the Honourable Court will not cease to
give its continued attention to that important object till it be
fully attained, and until, in all matters relating to their religious
practices and ceremonial observances, the natives be left entirely
to themselves."

JANIES C. MELVILLE, Secretary.

PURSUANT to an Order of the HIGH
COURT of CHANCERY, made in a Cause of HOPE
against HOPE, the Creditors of HENRY PHILIP HOPE,
late of Arklow House, Connaught-place, in the County of Mid-
dlesex, Esq., who died in the mouth of December, 1839, are,
forthwith, to come in and prove their Debts before Sir G te-
FIN WILSON, one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Cham-
bers in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London; or, in
default thereof, they will be excluded the benefit of the said
Order. Dated this 4th day of December, 1840.
FLADGATE, YOUNG, and JACKSON,
Plaintiff's Solicitors, 12, Essex-street.

`T. ANN'S SOCIETY
SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBU•
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ALL NEW CANDIDATES for the approaching BAL.
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be nominated before the 31st. inst.
Forms, with every information, may be procured at the of.
fice, where subscriptions will be most gratefully receive.l.
C. F. LEEKS, Secretary.
Offices, 4, Scot's-yard, Cannon-street.

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THE FIRST OF THE PRESENT

MAYORALTY DINNERS.

On Tuesday the Lord Mayor gave his first dinner
at the Mansion-house to his brethren of the Court of
Aldermen, upon the occasion of the swearing in of Sir
James Duke as Alderman of the ward of Farringdon
Without. The entertainment presented turtle in great
abundance, sod was considered by the first-rate judges
present as a highly favourable omen of Corporation ex-
pectations. They declared that it reminded them of the
days long gone by.
The LORD MAYOR, in proposing the 'health of the
Queen, gave a very animated account of his visit to
the Palace upon the late interesting event, where he
was received in the must hospitable manner, and was
amongst the first who partook of the royal cauile, with
which he was most bountifully supplied.—(A laugh and
cheers.) He was convinced that his brother Aldermen
would be gratified at hearing that he bad been received
so kindly, and he proposed, with the most fervent wish
for the continuance of her happiness, the " Health of
her Most Gracious Majesty."--(The most rapturous
cheering followed the toast.
His LORDSHIP next proposed " The health of the
man the Queen loves best." The health of his Royal
Highness Prince Albert was drank with loud acclama-
tions, as was that of the Princess Royal.
The usual toasts and complimentary speeches fol-
lowed, and a most convivial evening was spent, a good
deal of execution having been done with the decanter
by half-past ten o'clock, when the company separated.
The LORD MAYOR, in the course of the evening,
stated that he should have felt peculiar gratification in
lighting up the Mansion House in honour of the birth
of the Princess Royal, and he should still entertain the
hope of illuminating the building if he thought the act
would meet the Wishei of bib fellow-Citizens. Some
persons, he was told, considered that an illumination
would be inconvenient to the humble classes of society,
but he was of opinion that those who could not afford
their tallow candles might with equal loyalty express
their feelings over their pot of porter.
The valuable plate of the Mayoralty was exhibited in
the Venetian parlour, and the whole business of the
entertainment was pronounced first-rate by the guests.

The allusion to the birth of the Princess was fre-
quently a source of merriment in the course of the
evening, and it was mentioned by some of the Aldermen
to be particularly adapted to the present Mayoralty,
before the conclusion of which it was hinted as very pro-
bable that a similar token of conjugal bliss might be
presented to the Chief Magistrate himself.

SEWERS OF WESTMINSTER AND

PART OF MIDDLESEX.

A Special Meeting of the Court of Sewers for the
City and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the County
of Middlesex, will be held at the Sewers'-office, in Greek-
street, Soho-square, on Friday next, to transact the follow-
ing business:—