The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-22 00:00:00

THE GRANT OF 1,0001. PER ANNO-31- TO 81R GEORGE

POLLOCK, G.C.B.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the court was made special
for the purpose of confirming a vote passed unanimously
at a former meeting, granting an annuity of 1,000/. per
annum to Major-General Sir George Pollock. upon the
grounds stated in the resolution of the Court of Directors.
Sir PETER LAURIE claimed a hearing, to make a state-
ment in favour of an

ENDOWMENT OF A POLLOCK PRIZE AT ADDISCOMBE.
He expressed his regret that he was unavoidably pre-
vented attending the last court, when the proposed grant
was submitted to the proprietors; not that the proposal
required support, but to have seized the opportunity of
joining, as one of the oldest friends of Sir George Pol-
lock, in doing honour to his gallant friend; he would
not waste the time of the court in adverting to those
services, which were so well expressed in the vote before
them. Sir George Pollock's career now belonged to
history, and he (Sir Peter Laurie) trusted that it might
please Providence to restore the health of his gallant
friend long to wear the laurels he had 83 bravely won,
and long to enjoy this mark of the gratitude and respect
of the munificent service of the East India Company, the
merchant sovereigns of India. He took that public op-
portunity of thanking the Court of Directors for ac
with
reference
to the wish of the committee in India,appointed
reference to the Pollock Prize, in aceeptin
gthe office of
the prizes
trustees of that fund, and including it amongst
presented at Addiscombe. The
ciptions limited fund,toramounting to
11,000 rupees, was the result of subscriptions limited
sums under 50 rupees, and he hoped the court would be
r,warded by this prizo assisting them in their exertions
to train up many a youth
workw their way to fame with
only a clear bend andb
George Pollock did, n
too, leaving England as Sir
brave heart, may return to re-
ceive the thanks of his country and the affectionate
admiration of his friends.
The question having been put as to the grant to Sir
G. Pollock, it
was confirmed unanimously, and with
much cheering.
THE Ex-RAJA OF SITTARA.

Mr. LEWIS said that it having been positively stated
in Parliament that the Raja had had a fair trial, and as
it had been re-stated by one of the leading journals of
the day, and as he conceived that that statement was a
gross misrepresentation, and could easily be shown to
be so, he had been induced to give the present notice of
motion, in order that the truth of the statealut might
be tested.
The notice is a, kilo-x9;—
" Thtit the lZaja of Sw tal-a hav;rg lymi deprived of
his throne, plundered of hiepvverty, !,:nd 6riven into
hailislitnent, without having been heard in hi., de'enee
against the charges in-touted to him, this Guirt ix
opinion that such a procedure is repugnant to the prin-
ciples of justice, whether moral, social, or P'litical' and
that the honour, credit. and true interests of the British
Government, no less than the regard due to the rights
of the natives
require that it should be re
vet sed."- !
This notice was hauled in, and the Court on the ques-
tion adjourned.

The following is a memorandum in connexion with Sir
P. Laurie's motion, October 7th, 1844:
" That a gold medal and a sum of.money (to be deter-
mined by the amount of subscriptions raised), to be
called the Pollock Prize, be presented annually to the
most distinguished cadet of the season, at Addiscombe,
to commemorate the name and services of Sir George
Pollock, Books to be circulated in the three presiden-