The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-14 00:00:00

EAST INDIA COMPANY.

A special general court of this company was held
yesterday, at the India House, to take into considera-
tion. and to confirm the unanimous resolutions of the
directors, granting to Lieutenant-General the Right
Hon. Viscount Hardinge, G.C.8., Governor .General of
India, an annuity of 5,0001. ; and to General Lord
Gough, G.C.8., Commander-in• Chief in India, an
annuity of 2,0001.
Mr. HOGG, M.P., having taken the chair and caused
the resolutions to be read, said that they would explain
the cause of their assembling that day. They had
already met and by unanimous votes expressed their
high sense of the eminent services of Lord Hardinge
and Lord Gough in the late eventful campaign, a cam-
paign which began and terminated in the brief period of
two months, a campaign in which so many battles had
been fought, and all had been won.—(Hear, hear.) A
brave army of little under 100,000 men had been re-
pulsed, their guns and amunition taken, and a treaty
dictated in their capital , a treaty which had excited the
astonishment of the conquered for the leniency of its
terms. Had this been the termination to an aggressive
campaign for the purpose of conquest it might have
drawn forth less of approbation, but, so far from this,
the invasion had been unprovoked, yet it
was repelled in a time scarcely sufficient
for the assembling of an army. When they met before
in that Court, it was after the battle of Scbraon, at a
time when their troops were marching to Lahore. He
(Mr. Hogg) could not be silent as to the moderation
exhibited by these troops, when, exasperated by the
cruelty of their enemies, flushed with success, and un-
exhausted by the exertions they had made, with all
their ammuniticn, with every means in their power of
inflicting destruction on their enemies, that army halted
within a march of Lahore.--(Cheers.) Within that
capital, it was reported, there was bullion to an im-
mense amount, a report which, in the circumstances, was
likely to have provoked to plunder, and to a retribution
which one might almost think well merited. It was by
the advice of Lord Hardinge, and by the noble and
moderate bearing of the troops, gallantly maintained by
the Commander-in-Chief, Lord Gough. that that had not
happened.—(Hear, hear.) The war in which they bad
been engaged, after being forced upon them by unpro-
voked invasion, had been terminated with splendid
victories ; yet, within the capital of the enemy,
the only demand made by the leader of these
victorious troops was indemnity for the past,
and security for the future. He (Mr. Hogg)
hoped that, by the wise arrangements made by Lord
Hardinge, with all the foresight and sagacity peculiar to
that distinguished person, the divisions which had rent
that unhappy country would at length be finally healed.
Indeed Lord Hardinge had done all he could to avoid
exciting the jealousy of the native princes, and bad even
made arrangements for moving the army on the morning
after the treaty, but had delayed, by the express en-
treaties of the Princes themselves, and consented, in
answer to their prayers, to remain till the end of the
year.—(Hear, hear.) Strange spectacle, but a splendid
tribute to British moderation and justice.—(Cheers.)
He (Mr. Hogg) had been very anxious that whatever
emanated from that Court should be uninfluenced by the
Minister of the Crown or by any Act in Parliament,
and, accordingly, had privately consulted the opinion
and intentions of his colleagues about a month ago, and
having ascertained their determination to bring forward
resolutions to a similar effect as those which had been
read, he communicated with the President of the
Board of Trade ; and the resolutions read to the
Court that day, had been drawn up altogether
irrespective of the high honours which had been con-
ferred on these distinguished persons by their Sovereign,
for he (Mr. Hogg) and his colleagues had been guided
by a sense of what was only justice to the. individuals,
and the best policy to the state.—(Hear, hear.) For
how was it that the Company had been always so fortu-
nate in their public servants ? How, but because they
had determined to reward them, and reward them liber-
ally, and to exact from them the vigorous and honour-
able discharge of their duties. The Hon. Gentleman,
after referring to former grants, moved the resolutions
and resumed his seat.

Deputy-Chairman TuCKER, seconded the resolutions,
and supported them eloquently at some length.
Mr. GOLDSMID said, that rather than the grants should
be diminished he would submit to a diminution of his
dividends.

Mr. POYNDER having spoken at length on approba-
tion of the resolutions, _

Mr. LEWIS advised that, instead of an annuity to
Lord Hardinge, it should be a grant.
The CHAIRMAN preferred as annuity on the principle
that the person doing the services ought to be rewarded
in his life-time, and because this form of reward kept up
the connexion between the private individual and the
public body.
Mr. G. THOMPSON, after remarking at length on the
unremedied evils of the people of India, moved that the
pensions to be granted should be paid out of the divi-
dends of the Proprietors, and not out of the pockets of
the people of India.
Mr. PETER GORDON seconded the amendment.
After several other Hon. Proprietors had addressed
the Court,
The amendment was put from the Chair and
n9gatived.
Resolutions, voting to Viscount Hardinge an annuity
of 5,0001. to continue during his life-time, and to Baron
Gough an annuity of 2,000/. to continue during his life-
time, were severally put and carried unanimously.
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that they are paid by the people of India in considera-
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Lord Gough in that country.
This was seconded by Mr. GORDON, and negatived ty
the Court.

The CHAIRMAN intimated that it would be necessary,
on account of the clause in their late Charter, to apply
for an Act of Parliament to allow Lord Hardinge to re-
ceive the pension without diminution of his salary as
Governor-General of India, but he anticipated no
difficulty. He intimated further, that a special general
Court would be held on Friday next, for the purpose of
confirming the votes they had come to that day.
The Court then adjourned.

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ceased had been formerly a schoolmaster, and had been obliged to
retire in consequence of his infirmities. Since then he had received
support from one of the Jewish synagogues. In consequence of his
ill-health he was compelled to take apartments in the house of Mr.
Soloman, a clothes-dealer, No. 24, Goldsmith-row, Hackney. On
Friday evening he went to bed, and about three o'clock Mr. Solo-
man was awoke by a loud noise at the street door. On inquiring at
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ender his window and bleeding proflisely. He was immediately
veyed inside, and Mr. Soloman identified his lodger. On entering
his room the window was found to be open, and it is supposed that
he got out of bed, and while looking out of window, overbalanced
himself and fell into the street. He was conveyed to the hospital,
where he died on Sunday morning,. The jury returned a verdict of
"Accidental death."