The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-24 00:00:00

EAST INDIA

The Eeneral quarterly court of -this company was
held yesterday, at the India House, Leadenhall-street,
for the purpose of laying before the proprietors for their
approbation the unanimous resolutions of the Court of
Directors, granting an,uities to General Sir Colin Camp-
bell of 2,000/., an•l to :tlajor-Ganeral Outran of 1,000/.
also for laying before the proprietors a bill (No. 3) ❑ow
before Parliament, entitled " A Bill for the better Go -
vernment of India."

t nc eLair was taken by Sir F. Currie.
The minutes of the last quarterly court having been
read and confirmed,
The CHAIRMAN said a letter had been received from
the Governor-General of India, L )rd C ►nnicg, acknow-
ledging the vote (,f confidence passed at a former court.
The Secretary then read the following letter :
Allahaba,d, Kay 11, 1858.
To the 'kn. the Court of Directors of the East India
Company.
Hon. Sirs, —I have had the honour to receive your labor
of the-24t6 Feb. transmitting the resolutions passed by
your Hon. Court of the 10th, and those passed by a Gene-
rsl Court of the East India Company on the 17th of that
month,

These resolutions refer to the manner in which the
resources of this Government have been employed in the
suppression of the mutinies in India, to the achievement
of many important triumphs by the forces of her Majesty
and of the East India Company, and to the condition of
those persons who, though not holding military rank, yet
performed valuably military services.
I have directed that the resolutions be published in a
general order, a copy of which is enclosed.
The sane general order shows the steps which I have
taken to communicate the resolution especially to the
several offieen mentioned therein by name.
I shall hereafter have the honour of forwarding to you
the answers which I may receive from the same °thee's.

I now beg to b. allowed allowed to offer to your Hon. Court my
sincere thanks for the favour which you have conferred
upon ma by your resolutions, awl I request that you
iviq submit to the Hon. Court of Proprietors my respectful
sense of the honour which I have received at their hands,
I say with confidence, not only for myself and for the
Government of which I am the head, but for every officer
who serves it, that the approbation conveyed in yourreso•
lotion will be an incentive to new zeal in the discharge of
the arduous duties entrusted to us.-1 have the honour to
be, with great respect, lion. S;rs, your most faithful
humble servant,

CANNING.

ANNIIITE TO SIR CoLIN CAMPBELL.

The CHAIRUAN sail it now became Ns duty to call
upon the Secretary to lay btfire the Curt of Proprie•
tors the una,:imous resolution of the Court of Directors,
grar.ting an annuity of 2,000/. t Sir C. Campbell dor•
ing his natural life.

The Secretary read the resolution, which stated that
the annuity was to C4111111411C.; from the period of the
taking of Lueknow, and that it had been conferred for
his eminent and brilliant services in r..iscuing the resi-
dency of Lucknow, and in restoring the supremacy of
the Bii4ish authority in India. , (Hear, hear, and
cheers.)

The CHATEMAN said it now became his pleasing duty
to move the confirmation of the resolution of the Coart
of Directors. (Cheers.) He would not at that time enter
into a detailed statement of the eminent services of Sir
Colin Campbell, as they were as w6ll known to each of
the proprietors as they were to the Court of Directors.
(Hear, bear.) He had great gratification in being
the orgen in bringing forward the resolution; and that
feeling pas enhanced by the fact that it had been his
gold fortune to serve with Sir C. Campbell, and he could
conscientiously say that a better soldier or a man more
devoted to his country did not exist. (Hoar, hear.)
Captain EASTWICK said he had great pleasure in
:coonding the motion, as be felt that no man had con-
taited more to the glory and fame of the British army
i India than the galsot Gerund. (Hear) He trusted that
he might long be spared to enj ry the honours conferred
upon biro by the Crown and the British nation. (Hear.)
Mr. CRAWBIIIY sail h-e greatly disapproved of the pro-
ceedings that had taken placa in Outle. He thought
they had been unjust and oppressive, and to mark his
feeling on tee subject, a!titnn,,l, t•e I,y t j ct..d
rf,r,r,l d 7• ti. t; uil.ed ee. vim; he should move as an
amendment that the Court refuse to ratify the resolution,
and thus pro bit agoirrat the proceedings which have
taken place at Outir.
Mr. Josiss seconded the amendment.

After a few ob3ervat'onq from tho Chairman and Mr.
Prinsep, the amendment wai withdrawn, and the rah°.
lution carried unanimously.