The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-20 00:00:00

DIEZSCEMI&NEOUS.

The first anniversary of the openingof the new French
Protestant Church—an institution which was originally
founded by King Edward VI., A.D. 1650, by Royal charter
—was celebrated on Sunday last, in the temple in St. Mar-
tin's-le-Grand, sermons being delivered on the occasion by
the two ministers of the church, the Rev. F. Martin and the
Rev. W. Gustave Dugars, to a crowded congregation.
The remaining portion of the Earl of Derby's Flintshire
estates are to be sold at Chester, in the course of the en-
suing week. •

The annual public meeting of the Union-street Auxiliary
Missionary Society, was held last night, at Union-street
Chapel, Southwark ; Joseph Dyer, Esq. (late of the Admi-
ralt7, and one of the Directors of the parent Society), in the
chair. It appeared from the Report of the proceedings at the
close of the year, that the subscriptions during the past year
amounted to 2111. I ls. 3d., being 11. more than the sum sub-
scribed the preceding year.

EAST INDIA HOUSE-(THIS DAY)
The Quarterly General Court of the Company was held at
the East India-house this morning.
The chair was taken at twelve o'clock by J. Cotton, Esq.,
the Chairman of the Company.
The minutes of the last meeting having been read,
The CLERK proceeded to read the correspondence of the
Court of Directors with the Board of Control, in reference to
the pension of Captain Pattison, which was ended in the con-
firmation by the latter of the resolution of the Proprietors at
the last Quarterly meeting. - -

THE TEMPLE OF JUGGERNAUT.

The CHAIRMAN said the first notice of motion was that of
Mr, Poynder on this subject. He was under the necessity
of again stating that the information which had been called
for had not yet been received. As soon as it was it would
be communicated to the Court, and he would suggest that
until then it could be of no use to enter into the discussion.
The following were the words of the motion :
" That the dispatch of Lord Auckland, of the 17th Novem
ber, 1838, by which his Lordship rejected the proposed plan
of the Bengal Government, and recommended the annual
money payment of 6,0001. to the temple of Juggernaut (to
which recommendation the Directors assented by their dis-
patch of the 2d June, 1840) be considered by the Court of
Proprietors, on a motion for abrogating such money pay-
ment upon the ground of no original pledge or engagement
having ever been given for the same by, or on behalf of, this
Company, as erroneously alleged by Lord Auckland in his
dispatch.
Mr. POYNDER then withdrew the motion for the present,
on the condition that it should remain on the paper until the
next meeting.

SUDDER ADAWLUT.
Mr. LEWIS having given notice of his intention to call the
attention of the Proprietors to the subject of appeals from
the Courts of Sudder Adawlut, in India, to the Privy Council,
with the view to the substitution of a less expensive, and as
regards the law administered in the Native Courts, of a more
efficient court of ultimate appeal,
The CHAIRMA-N said that on the last occasion he had
satisfied the Hon. Proprietor by giving him an assurance
that the subject was under the consideration of the Court of
Directors. He begged now to state that the matter was
occupying the serious attention of the Board of Control, who
were in communication with the highest law officers of the
Crown, with a view to any change which might take place.
Mr. LEWIS said that as a Bill was shortly to be introduced
into Parliament, it would not be proper in him to bring on
the discussion for the present. He wished it to be under-
stood, however, that his motion referred to the establishment
of an ultimate Court of Appeal in India, which would obviate
the necessity, and save the expense, of an applieStion to the
Privy Council.
After a short conversation, the motion was withdrawn.
SINDE.
Mr. SULLIVAN rose to propose the following resolution :
" That there be laid before the Court of Proprietors
Copies of all .Minutes of Proceedings of the Court of Direc-
tors, together with all opinions that may have been recorded
by individual Directors on the affairs of Sinde." The Hon.
Proprietor said it would not be necessary for him to say ail,
thing in support of this motion. It was ~so reasonable in
itself that he did not anticipate any objection. He wished it
to be seen how the annexation gf Sinde had been effected;
and the papers were necessary to enable them to
determine whether they should leave Sindian affairs en-
tirely in the hands of the Executive, or take any step
themselves. He was particularly anxious that the public
should know, through that Court, how the Directors had
dealt with this question. At present they were
under the impression that they had acquiesced in
the course pursued by the Government ; and this
impression was strengthened by the fact that in the debate in
the House of Commons on the motion of Lord Ashley, those
Members who were connected with the Company, and who
usually expressed their views on the questions connected
with India, had taken no part whatever in the discussion—
(Hear, hear)—as well as by the fact that, when the
motion of thanks to Sir Charles Napier was discussed in
the Court, though it was quite clear that the Directors were
not unanimous in their opinion, only one vote was given
against the motion. From the manner in which the Di-
rectors had dealt with the affairs of Sinde, the public would
judge how they were likely to deal with the affair of Gwalior.
The published vote of the Court of Directors would have
irresistible weight, and he hoped, therefore, that his motion
would not be rejected.
The motion having been seconded,
The CHAIRMAN said he could not accede to the Honourable
Proprietor's proposition ; believing, as he did, that after the
discussion which had taken place, the papers were unneces-
sary, and that the granting of them could do no good. He
had stated at the last meeting, that the subject was under
the consideration of the Directors, and this being still the
position in which the question was placed, he thought the
motion was altogether premature.

Mr. FIELDER opposed the motion, and said there was no
precedent for it,
Mr. WEEDING also opposed the motion.
Mr. Sergeant GAZELKE supported the motion, and re-
ferred to the case of the Raja of Sattara as affording a pre-
cedent.

After a desultory discussion the motion was postponed.
LULL COOLIES.
Mr. Segeant GAZELEE inquired of the Chairman whether
there would be any objection to lay before the Court of Pro-
prietors any information which had been received by the Di-
rectors in reference to the Hill Coolies?
The CHAIRMAN said that any papers which were laid before
Parliament, would, of course, be given to the Proprietors._

CALCUTTA.
The Clerk read a petition from the inhabitants of Calcutta,
prayin? for an extension of civil offices to the native popula-
tion. fhe petition has already been published.

GWALIOR.
Mr. SULLIVAN wished to know whether the information
with regard to Gwalior would include the orders issued by
Lord Cornwallis and Lord Hastings.
The CHAIRMAN said, that if there was any deficiency in the
papers laid before the Court, notice of motion must be given
for the production of additional information.
The Court then adjourned.

Triz CONVICT BRYCE.—We understand that since
his conviction, Bryce has made a 41 confession of his guilt
as to the murder of Geddes, and that lie committed the mur-
der for the purpose of possessing ihimself of the property of
Obaorvenj