The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-17 00:00:00

THE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MARITIME SERVICE.

The CHAIRMAN said the Conrt had been further made
special to consider a motion relative to the claim to com-
pensation of Captains Glasspoole, Barrow, and Newell.
Captain NEWELL rose to bring the claims of himself
and his brother officers before the Court, and said, as the
grounds upon which they sought compensation were before
the Court, he would not detain the Proprietors, but would
move a resolution to the effect—

" That according to the intention of the Court in the
scheme of compensation proposed by them for their mari-
time officers, Captains Newell, Barrow, and Glasspoole are
entitled to the pension of 2001. per annum, granted by the
Court to Commanders generally of the late maritime ser-
vice, who had been in actual service between the 28th of
August, 1828, and the 28th of August, 1833, and that the
Court of Directors be directed to take the necessary steps
for paying the sum accordingly."

Mr: FIELDZR seconded the motion.
Sir C. FORBES also supported the resolution.
After some remarks from Mr. ASTELL the resolution
was put and carried unanimously.
Mr. SWEET was then called upon to bring forward the no-
tice of motion which he had given relative to the officers
of the Company's late maritime service to whom no com-
pensation bad been granted. He concluded by moving the
followint, resolution :—" That the Court of Directors be
requested to take into consideration, and report upon, the
claims and cases of those maritime officers whose interests
are affected by a discontinuance of the Company's trade,
and whom the Directors may be of opinion are under the
special and particular circumstances of their cases entitled
to compensation, by way of pension or gratuity, although
they may not have been in the actual service of the Com-
pany for five years previous to the 28th of August, 1833,
the Directors in considering and reporting upon such cases
to have regard to the 7th section of the Act of 3d and 4th
William I V., cap. 85, and not to hold themselves bound by
the rule of time alleged to have been adopted by the reso-
lution of the Court of Proprietors, as necessary to be ad-
hered to in awarding pensions or gratuities under such re-
solution."

Colonel STANHOPE seconded the resolution.

Mr. WEEDING supported it also.

Mr. ROBINSON, would rather support the claims
of the excluded in that Court than in the House of Com-
mons. He protested against any line being drawn which
would exclude any officers of the Company. He never
could believe that that Court would refuse to give com-
pensation to the unfortunate individuals whose cause he
advocated. It would be monstrous if such a course were
followed.—(Hear, hear, hear.) There was, he felt, one
difficulty to contend with—that of inducing the Executive
to re-consider the question. There were ample funds to
meet all the claims. The 1,500,0001. would allow special
cases to be introduced. He would not compensate those
who had voluntarily quitted the service. To all who had
the intention of returning to it compensation ought to be
granted—they were legally entitled to it.
Sir C. FORBES fully concurred in all that had fallen from
the Hon. Member.
The CHAIRMAN said that if the resolution moved were
now adopted, he hoped the Court of Proprietors would
themselves draw up a scheme to carry their intention into
effect.

Mr. ASTELL considered the Court of Proprietors were
binding themselves to a project which must end in disap-
pointment. He trusted that the motion would not be
adopted.

After some further discussion the question was put, and
the resolution proposed by Mr. Sweet was carried by a
large majority.--(Cheers.)

THE DUTY UPON EAST INDIA SUGAR.

Mr. FIELDER asked if it was the intention of the Court
of Directors to take any measures in the next session of
Parliament to obtain the repeal of the duty on East India
sugars ?
The CHAIRMAN said the attention of the Court was di-
rected to it ; but there had been a tacit promise on the
part of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to bring the sub-
ject before the House in the next session.
The Court then adjourned.

On Friday night, between the hours of 12 and
1 o'olock, the dwelling-house of the Misses Martin at
Lamport, near Buckingham, was broken into by four men,
on. of whom immediately proceeded to Miss Martin's bed-
room, and addressing her desired her to lie still, and make
no alarm, and no person in the house should be molested.
This man was young, wore a round fustian jacket, and had
on a high cap, supposed for disguise. While this man stood
guard to prevent any alarm, the other three fellows were
engaged in plundering the house above and below, from dif-
ferent parts of which they succeeded in carrying off a
variety of property ; amongst which was 33/., in sovereigns,
besides a 5/. note of the Buckingham Bank, several table-
spoons, and other articles of plate, together with a variety
of jewellery, consisting of, amongst other articles, a thick
gold chain and eye-glass, a diamond pin, a gold locket, two'
sets of gold earrings, a plain oval silver box with an ante-
lope's head for crest, and the Dayrell arms engraved ; two
miniatures set in garnets, and two valuable silver-mounted
tortoiseshell boxes. After plundering the house of the
above property, four men were observed to leave it about
1 o'clock. The day previously to the robbery having been
effected, an active young man, five feet seven or eight
inches in height, with a dark velveteen shooting jacket, a
pair of very small cord breeches, leather (tan) leggings, and
a rather smart hat, was seen near the house, making in-
quiries about the family, in company with a shorter man,
dressed in a blue butcher's frock, worked with white. A
reward of .50/. has been offered for the apprehension of the
offenders by the Misses Martin, and a further sum of 50/.
by his Grace the Duke of Buckingham.
THE ROMANS ESSENTIALLY iS
is a very great mistake to consider the Romans as exclu-
sively a warlike people. They were essentially farmers ;
they loved farming, and their greatest men paid much at-
tention to it. This circumstance must alwjlys be remem-
bered in studying Roman history • it alone explains a variety
of phenomena in their political development. My know-
ledge of conntry life and farming, as well as my acquain-
tance with the history of the Ditmarsians, have greatly as-
sisted me in my historical inquiries. Those Ditmarsians
were a very peculiar race—as gallant lovers of liberty as
ever existed.—" Lieber's Reminiscences of Niebuhr,"