The Sun.
London, England, 1834-09-25 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE. .

A Quarterly General Court of Proprietors of East In-
dia Stock was held yesterday at the East India House,
Henry St. George Tucker, Esq., in the Chair.
The minutes of the last Court were read and confirmed.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the list of papers laid before
Parliament since the last General Court was now laid on
the Proprietors' table agreeably to the bye-laws ; also cer-
tain papers relative to the College of Hayleybury.
Mr. WEEDING wished to know whether the Chairman
had any objection to state to the Court of Proprietors what
proceedings they had adopted in consequence of the result
of the late ballot relative to the amount of compensation to
be afforded to officers employed in the maritime service of
the Company ?

The CHAIRMAN had no objection to lay before the Pro-
prietors the correspondence that had taken place between
the Court of Directors and the Board of Controul.—( Hear.)
The Secretary read the papers of the communication
which had taken place with the Board of Controul.

Sir CHARLES FORBES hoped that all the correspondence
between the two Boards would be laid before the Court of
Proprietors.—( Hear.)
Mr. FIELDER took it for granted that the Court of Di-
rectors would not object to have the whole of the papers
laid before the Proprietors. He took it for granted also
that the Court of Proprietors having so unanimously passed
the Resolutions—

Sir C. FORBES—Not unanimously.
Mr. FIELDER—Then very nearly so.
Mr. WEEDING hoped that the correspondence, &e.,
would be laid before the Meeting.
The CHAIRMAN believed the greater portion of the cor-
respondence was already known. A minute made by one
of the Directors should also be unquestionably produced, if
moved for. As to confidential communications there 7:theere
none. If a motion was made for the produft_tiOn of
papers no objection could possibly be maflb to it.
Mr. WEEDING would move for copies of all communi-
cations that had passed between the Directors and other
persons and the Board of Control on this subject.
The motion was seconded by Sir C. FORBES.
Mr. WEEDING was desirous to embrace in the Returns
memorials and other correspondence which had taken place
on this question.

Sir C. FORBES was of opinion that the memorials of the
officers and the replies of the Court of Directors should be
included.

Mr. WEEDING'S amended resolution, that copies of all
correspondence between the Court of Directors and the
Board of Control since the sth of August, and of any other
correspondence respecting the compensation proposed to
be given to the maritime officers of the East India Com-
pany, and also copies of any recorded opinion by any of
the Court of Directors in this respect, be laid on the table,
was agreed to.
Mr. WEEDING then moved for a return of all persons in
the maritime service entitled to compensation, with their
ages and the term of service, also the date of the termina-
tion of the last voyage, by which the proprietors would be
put in possession of the data upon which to come to a de-
cision as to compensation. He was desirous of having the
claims of widows and children included.
After some observations from Sir C. FORBES and Mr.
WEEDING, the motion was put and negatived by a majority
of one.

Mr. WEEDING was desirous that there should be laid
before the Court of Proprietors a return of the duties and
town dues collected at the port of Bombay, and also the
amount of drawback. He was anxious that Bombay should
be made a free port ; and if so he thought it would promote
the benefit of India. He concluded by moving a resolu-
tion to the purport mentioned.

Sir C. FO. RBES seconded the resolution, which was car-
ried unanimously.

THE LATE WAR IN INDIA—STEAM COMMUNICATION.
Sir C. FORBES made reference to the accounts laid be-
fore Parliament, and said that under the head of expendi-
ture there was charged upon the territorial assets of India
a sum of 7,633/. for " the King's Establishment at China,"
&c. He would be happy to learn by whose authority this
sum was paid ?

The CHAIRMAN—By the authority of Parliament.
Sir C. FORBES did not understand by what right Par-
liament had given away the assets of the territory of India,
and that without the proprietors having been consulted.
Mr. WEEDING said that if Bombay were made a fre-
port it would produce beneficial effects to India.
The CHAIRMAN said that the 7,0001. had been granted
to get rid of the oppressive and vexatious tonnage dues in
India. As to the steam question, notwithstanding the
Company had nearly been borne down by popular feeling,
they had proceeded cautiously. It was the duty of the Go-
vernment of India to promote improvements of advantage
to the public interests ; but it became a question of means,
if the plan were worth the purchase, the expense atten-
dant on the plan. Government were about to make
a partial experiment by the routes to the Euphrates,
and it had not been determined to send a steam-boat in
March next, and notice of such intention would be made
publicly known in a few days. The first steamer
from Bombay would be sent next February, to proceed-to
Suez. There had been no communication between Malta
and Suez, but it was now about to be established, and the
question was if a steam communication could now be made
between Suez and India. With respect to the late war in
Coorg, the commencement and termination of which they
had only received intelligence of, he could state that the
East India Company had no wish to make unprofitable ac-
quisitions. The Supreme Government, he had no doubt,
would be enabled to justify the proceedings against the
Rajah.