The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-26 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.)

A Special Court of the Proprietors of India Stock was held this
morning, for the purpose of considering the purport of a letter re-
ceived from the President of the Board of Control (Mr. C. Grant)
relative to the compensation to be allowed to the maritime servants
of the Company,
H. ST. GEORGE TUCKER, Esq., the Chairman, took his seat at
twelve o'clock. The minutes of the last Court were then read and
confirmed.

The CHAIRMAN informed the Court that the Directors had re-
ceived a letter from Mr. Grant, dated Nov. 12, 1834, which was
read. A copy of the letter appeared in The Sun a few days ago.
Th• CHAIRMAN said the Proprietors had then all the in-
formation before them, possessed by the Court of Directors,
upon a subject which had caused them all a great deal of
anxiety. The President of the Board of Control had mo-
dified the scale of compensation proposed to him by the
Court of Proprietors, as was detailed to them in the papers which
had just been read. In consequence of the third resolution of the
Court of Proprietors the Directors had taken into consideration the
claims of those commanders whose ships had not completed their
number of voyages—they had given the a Sc full consideration, and
had concluded that the plan proposed by their minute would put
them as near as possible upon an equality with the other com-
manders, and those in the Company's own service, by allowing a
pecuniary consideration equal to the value of the voyages that were
not performed. He would be glad to find that the plan met with
the approbation of the Proprietors. Before submitting a motion
to that effect however, he would lay the correspondence between
'^ nemmanders and the Directors before the Court.
then react a letter from those captains whose con-
tractsn end to by the abolition of the Company's
trading, and a mu
•m. -44 of the Court of Directors, which
stated that they were res:,reu
to adhere to the scale of
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The
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puetiltrY:
compensation
_an appeal to the Proprie-
tors cerswhowere ex.l:ll7ce2 from eompensation by
that clause which restricted the allowance only i:`those officers who
had been in employ since August, 1828.
froin those beforeffi the Court. The CHAIRMAN then moved the Court of Proprietors to concur
with the resolution of the Court of Directors, as contained in
minute of the 19th inst.

Mr. WEEDING then rose, and congratulated the Court upon the
gratifying position in which they then found themselves, a:ter the
hard struggle they had had. He also passed some very high eulo-
giums upon the conduct of Mr. Grant, who would now retire into
private life with the applause of all connected with that large Com-
pany, and with all that personal gratification which a man must na-
turally feel when he reflects that even the very last act cf his official
duty has been one of a great and good nature. The conduct of the
Court of Directors, also, had been noble, and the frank manner in
which they had carried out the wishes of the Proprietors, would
undoubtedly restore that harmony between the two Courts which
was so necessary for the due working of both, and which had of
late been rather marred.

(LEFT SPFAXING.)

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

His Honour the MASTER of the ROLLS sat in his Court in Chan-
cery-lauc to-day, and after swearing in the solicitors, proceeded to
hear petitions, none of which possessed any points of public im-
portance.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

The VICE-CHANCELLOR sat to-day at Lincoln's Inn, and pro-
cealud with the hearing of motions, which it is the intention of his
Honour to do until nett term, in order to remote the arrear which
at present exists.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH-(THIS DAT).

THE SING V. BROWN.

Mr. RICHARDS stated the case. It was an indictment for per-
jury, brought by Mr. John Summers Winterton against the de-
fendant, who had formerly been a clerk in his employment. The
alleged perjury was in the nature of an affidavit of denial made by
the defendant to an application to the Court of Exchequer, for the
payment of the costa of a reference which had been put a atop to
by one of the parties. The affidavit set forth that the arbitration
W which Mr. Winterton was a party had been put an end to at
that gentleman's own request, the affect of which would be that
he would be disentitled to the costs for which he had prayed.
The suit of Court upon which the proceedings referred to were
founded not having been produced,
The LEARNED JUDGE observed that there was a defect of proof
relative to the legal proceedings, and directed the Jnry to acqait the
defendant.—Not Guilty.