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-Gener.l 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 bad 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 Sobraon, 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 bad not
happened.—(Hear, hear.) The war in which they had
been engaged, after being forced upon them by unpro-
voked invasion, had been terminated with splendid
victories ; vet, 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
l at
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all
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could
to healed.ave avoid
Indeed
that distinguished person, the divisions which had rent
that
n Hardinge w o u
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exciting the jealousy of the native princes, and had 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 Par.iament,
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 communicatod 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 sence of what was only justice to th 3 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 am annuity on the principle
that the person doing the services ought t 4 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. TuomnsoN, after remarking at length on the
unremedied eels 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
negatived.
Resolutions, voting to Viscount Hardinge an annuity
of 5,000/. to continue during his life-time, and to Baron
Gough an annuity of 2,0001. to continue during his life-
time, were severally put and carried unanimously.
Mr. G. THOIEPSON moved that the pensions which had
been voted should be paid eut of the surplus money cf.
the Company, after paying a'l charges.
This having b.?en seconded by Mr. GORDON, was put
to the Court and negatived.
Mr. GEORGE THO3IPSON moved, that as the money out
of which the pensions had been voted did not bolong
to the Company, it should be expressed in the warrant
that they are paid by the people of India in considera-
tion of the service s rendered by Lord Hardinge and
Lord Gough in that country.
This was seconded by Mr. GORDON, and negatived by
the Court.
CHAlRMANceiTvehethe p e
ns intimated
without' that it would be necessary,
on account of the clause in their late Charter, to apply
fur an Act of Parliament' to allow Lord Hardinge to re-
diminution of his salary as
Governor-General of In, lin, but he anticipated no
difficulty. He intimated fut Cher, that a special general
Court would be held on Friday' next, for the purpose of
confirming the votes they had come V) that day.
The Court then adjourned.

SOUTHEY.—A monument of ti us admirable poet and
excellent man was on Friday last placed in Westminster
Abbey, near the figure of Shakspere.. The cheaf feature of
the work (which is by Weeks), is an, elegantly sculptured
bust, considered by all the poet's friends as the best, and in
fact the only likeness that has yet bee n given to the world.
A wreath of bay encircles the brow, an d mingles happily with
those luxuriant curls which all who :knew Southey will re-
member as an important feature in his personal appearance.
The architectural part of the monutm ent is enriched by a
lyre, and other apposite decorations. lrhe expense has been
defrayed by a subscription among his .oldest and most inti-
mate friends.
FATAL FALL PROM A WINDOW, —Yeoterday Mr. Baker
held an inquest at the London Hospital, nt the body of Lyons Levy,
aged eighty-four, who died in the above buttitutfon from injuries he
had received by falling from a window,, eight feet high. The de-
ceased had been formerly a schooltnaste r, and had been obliged to
retire in consequence of his infirmities. Since than bse had received
msuapnpo,rytasfraon, from one of the Jewish synago; rues. In Consequence of his
the door, he
ill-health he was compelled to take at artmeands in the house of Mr.
Soloman, a clothes-dealer, No. 24, G oldsmith-rovs, Hackney' 4)11
.wkaosbytaaldlobuyd naoiposeliacte-tet
Friday evening he went to bed, and rtbout three o'clock Mr. Solo-
under his window and bleeding profusely. He was immediately con-
veyed inside, and Mr. Soloman identified 1-15 lodger. Oil entering
wherehimel himself and
slttameblet dtra rt. a Onra aninwqualarilnyginagt
his room the window was found to be open, and it La supposed that
he got out of bed, and while looking out Of wind() w, overbalanced
aanddiedfelloainstaao the smtroneeti.ingHe
nweit:;ciuryonveiatarted tolathaev:rosispcitta,4!
"Accidental dcatb."