The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-22 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.)

A Quarterly General Meeting of the Proprietors of India
Stock, was held this day at the Eat India House, which
was made special, for the purpose of laying before the Pro-
prietors a draft of a Bill now before Parliament. entitled "A
Bill for providing for the dischaige of a claim in respect of
minter advanced by the late James Hodges, Esq , on the
security of the lands of the late Zemindar of Nozeed and
Mostaphatnagur, in the district of Fort St. George, in
the East Indies, now under the government of the East
India Company "
Sir Rout-Jur CANIPIVELL in the chair.

The minutes of the last meeting having been read and
confirmed,

The CHAIRMAN stated that certain papers, which were
now before Parliament since the last meeting, were now
printed and ready for the inspection of the Proprietors.
Captain Gownt inquired of the Hon. Chairman what
steps bad been taken towards promotinz the education
of the natives of India, and the number of schools that
were now established for that purpose. He said that
when be went to India 26 years ago, the then Govern-
ment of the country seemed to consider that the teaching
or enlightening of the natives .vas a speeies of treason, he
was happy that the case was now altered, and that under
the rule of the present indefatigable Governor-General,
the education of natives was set about in good faith.
The CHAIRMAN begged to assure the Hon. Proprietor,
that the Company had always been most anxious to pro-
m 'te the education of those under their control—it had
only been twenty-six years since that Hon. Proprietor
went out to India, it was forty-six since he (the Chair-
man) went there, and he had found the then Goverstnent
as ready and wiling as any other to do all they could for
hit great purpose. As present be was not prepared to
enter into a detail of the proceedings that had been adopt, d
towards effecting a' desirable an object. Under the
Act of Parliament of 1813, the Company were authorized
to expend annually one lac of rupees in educating the °a-
t'ves of India, since the passing of that Act, however
170,000/. hid been so expended.—(Hear, bear.) The
papers de.ailing the manner in which that money had
been expended were now before Parliament, and he be-
Hey. d would soon be printed and laid on the table of the
Caur fir the ;inspection of the Proprietors. He had no
doubt but they would satisfy the Honourable Pro-
prietor that the Court of Directors had done all that
lay in their power to promote the education of the natives
of India.

An Hox PROPRIETOR asked whether there was any
truth in a lepor t which had been very generally circulated,
that an order had been issued to prohibit the exportation
of specie from India.
The CHAIRMAN said there was no foundation for such
a report; no such order_had been made.
Captain GOWEN moved for a return of the expenses
incurred by the Directors in their official excursions to
Hayiesbury, Addiscombv, Rochester, Blackmail, &c. &c.
They had considerably reduced their expenditure abroad,
and he considered that it also ought to be carried into
effect at home. He di,l not see that there was any occasion
for four horses in such visits.

Alr. CARRUTHERS defended the conduct of the Di..
rector.. The expense had been as small as was consistent
with the dignity of their office.

Sir PETER LAURIE trusted that whatever reduction
might be made in the home expenditure, no reduction
would be made in corps of volunteers in the Company's
service, He considered them a most efficient and useful body.
The CHAIRMAN said that the expense incurred by the
Directors (luring the past year were to Haylesbury 991.,
to Addiscombe 341., and for the last three years the
visits to R°chester had been 172/.—(Hear)—and to
Blackwall 51.—(A laugh.) The volunteers had fre-
quently been of use in suppressing tumults in the metro-
polis, and he considered ought not to be reduced.
The motion was negatived. The draft of the Bill for
which the Court had been made special was laid upon the
table without rematk.
Capt. GOWER suggested that the Museum should be
open to the public for three days in the week. He said
couldthat
the
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presente tad m
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admittance practice,c way
because inconvenient,
they did
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know how
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to act an order.

Several Proprietors defended the present system ; they
had never found any difficulty in being admitted. The
meeting then adjourned.

COURT OF CHANCERY-(THIS DAY.)

SPENCER V. SPENCER.

This case, in which one of the parties contended a few
days age, in person, that he ought not to he prejudiced
by certain proceedings and delays, stood for judgment this

morning.
The Loan CHANCELLOR inquired of Mr. Spencer whe-
ther he had considered of the offer that had been made at
the bar by his son's Counsel, namely to refer all matters
whatever in dispute to some Barrister.
Mr. Spencer regarded the offer as an offer so indefinite
that he could not accept it. but as his Lordship had so often
recommended the ate pt. act, •' it to him he hoped he
might be allowed to state more fully why he could not
accept it.
The LORD CHaNcELLox objected to this. The reasons
he had nothing to do with. Fie was sorry that the offet
was not accepted, and he would delay giving judgment
till the rising of the Court that Mr. S might think better
of it, and that he might nut bg taken by surprise; notwith-
standing had judgment been given at once, he could not be
supposed to have been taken by surprise.
PRIOR C. seaoub.
Sir E. SUDDEN was to have moved in this case for an
injunction. He found the Solicitor-General was instructed
to oppo,,e it, but that that Learned Counsel, on reading his
brief, bad had the candour to say his client bad no ground
on which to justify
his Counsel's occupyin the time of the
Court by an opposition, therefore he (Sir Edward) prayed
tai have the injunction.
g
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL only desired that Sir Ed-
ward's client would undertake to be bound by any order
that might hereafter be made.

Sir EDW:tIII3SUGDEN Objected to 618 on the ground of,
its being totally unusual i❑ a ease where a party was clearly
entitled to an injunction.—lnjunction granted.
THE STATUTES OF TILE EEAI.JI•--EYRE AND SPOTTIiWOOD

v. m•muna.vv.

Sir EDWARD SUGOEN moved on behalf of the plaintiffs.
(the King's printers), upon a bill and affidavit filed, for an
exTurte injunction to restrain the defendant, his agents and
servant-,
of P
atiDng:n going
on to print and publish the various
Acts in separate numbers, which he was now
oing, and selling at twopence each. The facts were
sworn to. The first five Acts of the present session
had been printed and published in this way, and others.
had been announces! to appear onSaturday. The
rights of the patentees had been frequently ack-
nowledged, and as no time had been lost in coming
for the injunction, the Learned Counsel could entertain Ho
doubt that the Court won!! not hesitate to grant
Injunction granted.