The Sun.
London, England, 1835-07-15 00:00:00

INDIA HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.)

A Special General Meeting of the Proprietors of India
Stock was held here this morning.
The Chairman (W. J. Clarke, Esq. ), and a number of the
Directors, entered the Court at 12 o'clock, when the minutes
of the last Court were read and confirmed.
The CHAIRMAN intimated to the Court that it was called for
the purpose of considering the Report of the Committee on
By-Laws, which they reported ought now to be altered
in consequence of the change in the constitution of
the Company, and that it was made special also for
considering a notice of a motion for all correspondence that
had passed between the Chairman and Deputy Chairman
and the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India, re-
lative to the recal or appointment of any Governor-General,
or other Governor of India since 1834, and that a statement
of the Home Debt and Assets of the Company on the 30th April,
&c. A Proprietor had also given notice of his intention of ask-
ing a question relative to the admission or rejection of votes
on the 17th inst., and whether any question had been sub-
mitted to the Law Officers of the Company upon the case,
and if so, whether the question and answer would be laid on
the Proprietors' table.
The Report having been read—
Sir C. FORBES proposed an amendment to the first by-
law, to the effect that a balance sheet be laid before the
Proprietors.
Mr. WIC/RAM (Director) said, the Hon. Baronet could not
propose any amendment, as he had not given 14 days, of his
intention to do so, as required by the by-law still in force.
This gave rise to a conversation as to the power of the
Court to deal with the question, in which Mr. Weeding said,
What was the use of the Directors calling the Meeting, if
they were merely to look at and agree to the amended by-
laws, without the power of further amending them—it was
a farce, and they had better at once go about their business.
Mr. WIGRAM said the only course the Hon. Baronet had to
take was to give notice of his intention to make such a motion,
and have a further Court. The Company must be bound by
its own rules, and there was a special by-law which said that
no one should be altered in any way without 14 days' notice.
Sir P. LAURIE contended that, according to the notice call-
ing the meeting, the Proprietors had assembled for the purpose
of considering the amended by-laws, and therefore he contended
that they had a right to accept any of the amended ones, or
alter them in any way they pleased. He seconded the motion
of Sir C. Forbes.

Mr. SWIRT considered the Court had only to consider a
Report of the Committee, and they had only to consider the
amendments proposed, and say to the Committee we approve
of this, but not of that, and send them back for their re-consi-
deration.

Colonel STANHOPE was of opinion that the Hon. Baronet
was right in his object, but he did not think he was taking
the proper course. Let them now propose their amendment,
and send back the by-laws to the Committee for their con-
sideration, and in 14 days let them have another Court, and
receive their Report upon the amendments.

In answer to a question put by Mr. Feilder, Sergeant
SPANKIE said his attention had not before been called to the
subject, but he had no doubt the Proprietors most unquestion-
ably had the power of altering their by-laws, but still he
thought they were bound to act in accordance with their for-
mer by-laws. _ _ _

Sir-C. Foanes said if fourteen days' notice was required of
all amendments, they would have Court after Court to the
end of time. He had no objection to give notice, but he
would not be precluded from moving further amendments that
might strike him at the future Court. He trusted that the
Chairman would take that course proposed by him, which
would save much time, and was in strict accordance with the
proceedings of the House of Commons.
After a further conversation upon the subject, it was arranged
to go through the proposed amendments, and the Court, or any
member of it might give notice of any alterations he would
propose on a future day.
Sir C. FORBE rose to give notice of an amendment, and
was left speaking.

COLOSSEUM.—The influx of fashion to the even-
ing promenades at the Colosseum is most extraordinary. In
the promenades we noticed last night the following distin-
guished personages :—Prince Nicolas Esterhazy, Duchess of
Connirraro, Marchioness of Tavistock, Marquis of Clanricarde ;
Lords Hill, Maryborough, Fitzroy Somerset, Felton, Glen-
gall, Alvanley, Tullamore, and Frederick Beauclerk ; Ladies
Burghersh, Maryborough, and Fitzroy Somerset ; Viscount
and Viscountess Canterbury ; Sir Robert Gordon ; Lords
Adolphus and Augustus Fitzclarence ; Sir John Paul ;
Mrs. Jane Fox ; Sir Frederick Webb ; Honourable Mrs.
Ramsay; Honourable Leicester Stanhope; Mrs. Malcolm,
Mrs. and Miss M‘Leod; Captain Marshall, &c. &c.
THE VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLE.—We this day
record another and a most satisfactory proof of the efficacy of
the Voluntary Principle as applied to religious establishmsnts.
Our fellow-townsmen of the Rollin Cathelie persuasion, al-
though their resident congregation doer hot exceed 300 per-
sons, who With some twenty exceptions are all in humble elr-
eumstanees, have this week dedicated a building to the worship
of the Most High, the money value of which is beyond 6,000/.
God delights most in the offering of a willing heart : how little
acceptable, then, to Him must be the worship of those who ex..
tort from their Dissenting neighbours by the aid of the law
that which it should be their pride, as it is their duty, to e.or.tt ,
bute from their otyp means.—Brighton
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