The Sun.
London, England, 1803-12-22 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH', Prc. 21.

His Excellency ELF! BET arrived here this
morning, kind thim,eve,!itz einha.4ed on hoard His,
Majehry's Ship Argo, Captain lIALLovvELivAfurT:
Egypt. Hil Excelicticy went off in the Commis.'
sinner's Yacht` and every possiLie attention was
paid him.

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EAST INVIk HOUSE.

Yesterday,- a Quaverly General ptsurt iteld.
at the Eii.st Iridi, Hothe. Attei the usuaLforms,
the Chairman .(11,11f. BosANQuITY acqtraintati.fhe
Court,.that it was appOinted at this Court:loicorisi..
der of a dividend from the sth of' July Tart to the

sth of January next.
. , •
The• Resolution having been read,:... .ti:.
The Chairman Observed, that in,,conseqnence of
the Ad oflast Session, entitled the Property At,
the Court of DireCtors had taken the opinion of Mr.,
AnAm,the,Company's standing Counsel, whether
the CoMpany might charge the amount of thelluty,
on the dividends payabl.:, to the Proprietors amongst
their ordinary out-goings, so that the Proprietor
may receive the,.full amount of the dividends; or
tvhether. the Company is bound. to dedud the pro..
poitionate part of the duty from the dividends 'pay_
able to thn respective Proprietors.
The opinion being read, and appearing decidedly
in favour of—the latter pr)po'sition,
The CHAIRMAN stated, that the Court had thought
it advisable, in consequence of a. conversation in
the last general Court, to apply to. Lord CASTL R.
REActt on the subjed.
Letters from the Chairman and,al.puty, to Lord
CASTLE It EACH, with his Lordship's reply thereto,
stating his reasons why it would be. improper to
apply to Parliament for the indufgence requested,
were read,
• The CHAIRMAN observed, that under the above
circumstances, he thought the good sense of the
Court *OW& see the improtlence of any further pie.
ceedings; and, therefore, he should move, that the
dividend be S t.4.th per cent.
Whilst Mr. BosANQue-r was,putting the question,
WIN Ktse iajeetl the Counsel would state to the
Court the reasons which induced his opinion, that
the Company could not legally' follow the example
'of the Bank Diredors.

Mr.:ADAts stated concisely the grounds,on which
his opinion was founded, the pi incipal of which was,
the restriftion the Company were legally under not
to increase their Dividends without.the express ap.
probation' of Parliament.

Mr. ROcK declared himself to be perfeetly
flee with the worthy Counsel', explanation.
„ he qurstion on the after a feW wordy
""1 Mr. Twin' NG, was rut and carried unani.
moody,
The .aequainte3 the Court, 4hat an
Act bad lately pissed, ;!ate the rate of ince.
rest on the C,11.i,J.4)—, BJ"'"
After the Bill h 4 1 been read, the Court adjourned
;tine die.

. The C.RAIRMAN of the 14AsT INDIA CnIVrIoAStY
returned the visit.of art. Bey. on Saturday, last,
and experienced a most STltelOUs reception. This,
diitinguished representative Of the keys assured
114 r. BosANQuET of his gratitude for the attention
shevvn him by the Company, and intimated his in.
*infirma of aiding, upon every OCcasion, their intea,
rests in Egypt.
° lfiie Excellency Etat BEY, accompanied by Colo.
lle•MoottE, of the 23d Light' Dragoons, his Inter.
fretet, and suit, left town on Tuesday morning. On
Ilia way to Portsmouth, where he is to' embark for
he partook of an elegant breakfast given by
his old friends the' Officers of the 231 Light Dra.
goons (late the 36th) at Guiltturd. A detachment
of the regiment 'condueted him to
.the Barracks,
there Ite.was received with due military respect;
ml't introduced by Colonel GORDON and the lion.
14".8.1,01/411.6,..to :Ors. 60artop, and ad the beauty
and fashion of Gui;dford and its,neighbouthootl,
1/4 When.ELer Biv-dined with the Pit Itst-M he was
sliewn the, is,i3notru: of His Royal High"esss and.
Passed some.tinui in. examining its contents. He
*tied theoveight:of the more antient European.ln-
struments, and end!avaured to estimate their degrees
ofotility. He wasltarticularly gratified by the
sight of the Asiatic weapons, especially the choice
Collation of'Scymetars. As he was viewing these,
and had half drawn one from the scabbard, he.sud.
denly threw it down, seemed to ex7erieticr'a strong .
emotion, • and leaned upon the arm pf-eme.of the
company. —When the cause was enqUired, it was
found, that this was the Seymetar of his great Pa. '
!loos MoutAn Bar. He knew it instantly on
:ring it, for he had often had the care of.ir when.;
bn,O,Y. Pioncl, pressed him to accept of it,:
" refused the offer, saying " It Cannot. be, in,
better hands."
In his E.
visit to the Tower, LF! Bry wag ',hewn,:
the manner of pruSitig Sabres, which is done by
striking them as hard as possible, first on them).
flat sides, 'upon a, kind of table, and then with the
hod and back on a block. He approved the me.
but seemed to doubt the strength of the per.
lon employed. kir% desired to prove a blade for
his own use, he baredlis muscular arm to the elbow,
made a huge circle,for hinuellby.signs, 'and struck
. it 'four several.times, with,a force which astonished
most of the comPany. He put it to more than the
usual proof, by bringing the part nearest the hilt
down upon'tlie:table and block. The second, 'that
was presented, perfettly satisfied him, In the first
lie discovered a slight flaw by his eye, and would
not try it.

Yesterday se'nnight the Faversham Volunteers
we reviewed by their Colonel th 4 Right Hon.
)4• PITT, accompanied by Major-Gen., THORN.
TON: and at Parade' on Thursday they received the
Thanks of their Colonel for their condua at the
Review, who was pleased to say they hAd-paid great
attention, and behaved as Soldiers. Thi Companies
certainly merited the Thanks bestowed upon them,
is they passed in slow and quick time in very capi.
Cal
order, and although the weather was wet, and
'he ground dirty, the men looked extremely neat
Ind clea.