The Sun.
London, England, 1817-03-20 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

A Quarterly Oeneral Court of Proprietors of
East India Stock was yestepiay held at the Corn-
pany's House Leadenhall-street:

EMBASSY TO CHINA.
Mr. Eittur—" You must be. aware, Sir, that
the public mind is in a suite of considerable
anxiety relative to the fate of the Embassy to
China. I wish, therefore, to ask, whether the
Court of Directors have received any authentic
information on that subject ? If they have,
should be glarl to knovit the nature of
they have not, a knowledge of that fact will teti7l
to weaken the rumours that have gone abroad on
the subject, and to remove the anxiety'felt by the
public."

The CRAIRMAN--" The Co►trt of Directors
have not received any infoinistion iron; Lord
.A►nherst, since his arrival &►t Pekin. They have
receiveil no flccomit whatever—and are, theiefore,
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Lordship has met with.'

The CHAIRMAN intimated to the Court, that it
was made special at the desire of certain Pro.
prietors, for the purpose of taking Into considera-
tion the Mandamus Paper;, at far as the same re.
lated to the conduct of the Court of Directors, in
resisting the powers exercised by the BoArtl of
Controad, in adjudicating .disputed pecuniary
claims, and directing the application of the Coin-
patty's funds for r ieir discharge. The Court of
Directors. bid, however, since received a letter
trout the ..arse Proprietors, requesting that the
discussion On these Papers should he deferred till
the 16(11 of April, to ohich day the Chairman
turiVeil the debate should be postponed. Agreed to.
'rr. tVEEDING, after alluding to the Bill time
before-the House of Commons. for throwing open
the ports of Malta and Gibraltar to the Cast India
trade, impresied.on the Court of Directors the
necessity of applying to the Legislature fur a re-;
!novel- of the trati.it duties on piece goods from
Inca and China, which operated in favour of the
foreign trader, who was, in consequence, enabled
to undersell us.
The CHAIRMAN stated, that the Court of Di•
rectors had, that morning, been employed iu con-
sidering the sobject to which the Hon. Proprietor
had called their attention' •
Mr. LOWNDRS called on the Conti of Direc-
tors to watch, with a jealous eye,- the Bill now
in progress through the House of Commons.aTlicy
all knew, that if a stone were thrown into a pond,
It would occasion circle after circle, till'the whole
pond was covered. nos, if they agreed to gi've
up the two 'ports of Malta and Gibraltar, they
would soon be called on to give others, until, at
length, all ports would be included in the same
system.
Mr. Hume was most anxious that every thing
which prevented London from being a tree port
should be done away. He tonceived that the re-
presentations of the
.Directors on this subject
would have great weight ; and he hoped that every
thing in the form of duties, charges, &c. should
he removed from the trade, between India and
England.
The CLiAttIMAN then announced, that the Address
voted by the Court on the 7th alt. to his Royal
ighness the Prince Regent, had been presented
to his Royal Highness at the Levee, on Thurs-
day, the 12th instant, and was most graciously
received.

Mr, It. JAcitsati took that opportunity of com-
plimenting the Hon, Chairman on the politeness
and urbanity of Isis general conduct, but more
especially on the: occasion of presenting the Ad-
dress.

Mr. Hoist and Mr% LOWI4OIIII Rho bore testi
tunny to the gentlemanlike and inipartial conduct
which he had displayed, on all occasions, since
he had filled the high office of Chairman of the
Court of Directors.-

The Cam lIMAN expressed the high gratification
be felt at this unlooked-for approbation of his
public conduct,o-Adjourned.