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London, England, 1819-09-23 00:00:00

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9.,3, 1819.

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

LAST INDIA IioUSE,

Yesterday a.Quarterly General Court of India
Proprietors was held at the Council loom, Lead•
enhall-street. The Court was made Special for
the purpose of receiming and cool-inning a Report
of the Committee of Bye-La ws , recommending
the alteration of certain laws-for the purpose of
considering a Resofivion of the C;ntrt of Direc-

tors, dated the 3d June, granting to Sir George
Hilaro Barlow, G.C.B. a pension of 15001. per
annum; and also•to consider a Resolution of the
Court. of Direct(); s, dated the Mb July last, grant-
ing to James Wilkinson, Esq. a sum 75,000 sicea
rupees, at 2s. The current rupee, with interest
thereon, at .the rate of 6 per• cent. per annum,
from the 11th of October, 1816, up to the time
when the same should be paid.
• The Report of the Committee of Bye-Laws
having been read and confirmed, the Resolution
of the Court of Directors on the object of the
Grant to Sir G. H. Ballow was also read. it

was then moved that the Resolution be approved.
To this objections were made by several Members
of the Court, who urged that such a proceeding
was informal, and a total deviation from the prac-
tice of the Court. It was provided by the Bye•
Laws just passed, that no sum over 1001. could
be sub►nitted for the approval of the Commis-
sioners of India Affairs until such Grant had the
sanction of two several Courts of the Proprietors,
and until the documents on which such pension
was granted, were laid before them.

Mr. Serjeant Bosanqnet having been applied to,
gave his opinion to the same effect. A consider-
able discussion then arose, in which Mr. Dixon,
Mr. Lowndes, the Chairman, and Mr. Hume,
took a part, after which the question was post-
poned. It being understood, that to avoid esta-

blishing wny prec'dent of informality, the whole
of the proceedings should commence .de t?ovo.

THE RIGHT HON. WARREN HASTINGS.

The CHAIRMAN stated to the Court, that the
Court of Directors having taken into considera-

ion the great merit► zeal, and eminent services of

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the.cßight Hon... Warren Hastings, in having for
so hang a period preserved undiminished their pos-
sessions in India, had come to a Resolution to
hake his Statue placed iu their Court Room at the
expence of the Company—(Applause.)
The Resolution to this effect having been read,
The CHAIRMAN gave notice, that at another
Court he would move that this Resolution be
agreed to.

Mr. R. JACKSON expressed a hope such a day
would he named AS would secure a large attend.-
"thee of the Proprietors.
The CHAIRMAN fixed on the next Qtarterly Court.
Mr. LowNnEs said be should. object to such a
Resolution. Ile did not wish to see favours con-
ferred on one and denied to another great man,,
both being equally deserving of-their praise and
gratitude. It a Statue was to be erected, he knew

uo one more deserving of such an honour than the
Marquess Wellesley.
TE►e CHAIRMAN observed that this was a notice.
Mr. Low NDEs said he had au Amendment to
propose.

A MEMBER suggested to the last Speaker, that
this was a Statue,tothe. Memory of Warren Hast-
ings, but as the Marquess Wellesley was living, it
might not be quite so necessary to erect a Monti.?
muent to his memory. .
This excited a laugh against the Worthy Gen-
tleman (Mr. L.) %vim was supposed .to h4ve
taken the Statue to be in honour of the Marquess
of Hastings instead of Warren,Hassingi.
MR. WILKINSON'S CLAIMS.
The CHAIRMAN moved that the Resolution of
the Court of Directors., dated.l4thly, respect-
ing the grant to Mr. Wilkinson, should be read.

The ffesolution was read. It briefly stated,
that Mr. Wilkinson having. signified his readiness
to bow to the decision of the Court -of ;IYoprie-
tors, and the Co,i'rt of Directors having taken into
consideration the Report of the Special,Conimittee
in India, they had resolved, without any addi-
tional'facts in his favour, to grant him the sum of
75,000 Sicca Rupees, at 2s. the current Rupee,
with interest at 6 per cent, on the same, from
1 kb of October, 1816, up to the time at which
the above sum SllOOlll be paid.
The CHAIRMAN moved that this Resolution be
approved of.

Mr. R. JACKSON expressed his approbation at
the handsome manner in which the Court of Di-
rectors had acted ; and was followed by Mr,
Lowndes, to the same effect.

Mr..l'arrisorq was fully aware of the honour-
able and digoi&d manner in which the Court had
ticted. Lie could not, however, give his assent
to the grant, and should therefore vote against it.
His objection was to the principle—not to the
stun, He begged that the opinions of Mr. Dowds-
well (a Member of tin: Bengal Council) should
be read as a pats of his s;ueech. In the opinions
of that Gentleman he tally concurred.
Messrs. Hume, It. J deli son , Lowndes, and
some other Members, objected to this. Mr.
Do wits well was the only Member who had op-
posed. Mr. Wilkinson's claim, and it would be un-
fair to read his opinions, unless the opinions on
the opposite side of the question were also read.
Alter lime very long iiiscussion which the subject
had aheady uodergone, it would be needlessly
taking up the time of the Court to do this.

Ur. PATTISoN contended that he had a right to
have the document read. He, however, waved
his right, and would content hit►►self by twitting
up his hand against the Resolution.

After a few words front Mr, 888, against the
Resn►ltttiott,

ELPHINSTONE aske►l, whether the present
grant would cover all claims on this account 1.
Mr. Hume replied in the affirmative.

The Motion was then put and carried, and the
Ceumadjourntd.

PRI6h SEVNPENCE.

FARRINGDON WIFHOUr MEETING.

Hand-bills and placards announced, an intended
attempt of the- Reformers to meet' in St. Bride's
Church yesterday morning, to discuss the (di sub-
ject, '' the Manchester Murders," as they are fac-
tiously called, and to procure, if possible, a suffi-
cient mob to violate the sanctity of a place of
worship, and to Make its walls, hitherto only des-
tined to hear the sacred tenets of our Religion
explained, resoond with political declamations.
The Churchwardens of St. Bride's Parish, how-
ever, with a j.est appreciation of the sacred duty
imposed on thetn in having the custody of the
Churchr wisely refused to let it be so employed.
Here was a Situation for the Chairman, who was
no less a 'personage than Mr. WatTitm.k,N. The
Worthy AlderMan,'however, resorted to his friends
who fornied the commissariat department on the
occasion, and a brigade of, carpenter's benches
and planks were quickly formed into a species of
platform, in Salisbury-square, on which a chair
was placed for the President of the Mietiog.' The.
hustings were immediately thronged, and among
those who mounted them were Messrs. Thomp-
son, Crook, Savage, Vale, Thorne, the carpenter,
of Poppies'-court, who supplied the planks, Car-
lile, and others of the Faction. The worthy
Chairman then proceeded in due course to read.
the Requisition, which he said teas signed by many
inhabitants of the Ward, and some of them respec-
table. lie did not, however, favour his auditors
by specifying the amount, nor front our know-
ledge of the lVard and its inhabitants, do we be-
lieve there were more titan 50 of them there, the
remainder of the crowd, consisting of about 400,
being accidental passengers, who stopped from.
motives.of idle curiosity.
The Worthy Aldertnan, after he had read the.

Requisition, proceeded to state, that lie had
ed the sunlit-tops of his fellow-parishioners on this
occasion, as he should upon all others, without

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taking into consideration-his own sentiments upon
any political subject which they might wish to
discuss. He adverted to the atrocious aggrava-.
tion of the Churchwardens in -not opening the
Chinch doors to the mob, remarking, that this-
was an attempt to incite his auditors to violence,
against which, however, he hoped they would be
on their guard, as .there were plenty of spies pre-
sent, ready to seize the first opportunity to take
advantage of any disturbance that • might arise.
He.concluded by hoping, that a free declaration,
of all opinions upon the subject, for the consi-
deration of which they had assembled, would he
allowed.

Mr. TnomrsoN !lien commenced an oration, in

he course of which he observed, he was a friend

to Kingly .Government, not from any particular
prejudice in favour of a King, hut because he
thought it was the best description of Government.
we could have, under the circumstances in- which
we ►were placed: His' house had been robbed,
and he had ta►ten a Newfoundland dog for its pro-
tecetion. This was a troublesome tenant, but it
was a necessary evil : if, however, he found his
dog joining with murderers and robbers, lie should

have no be-sitation in castinghim off.—(Applause.)
The learned Gentleman then took a 'short review
of what he termed the butcheries at iklauchester.—
ThiS dreadful tragedy, .he said, had been acted at
a distance- for obvious purposes ; it was acted at
a place where the Magistrates and Public Officers
bad been appointed by the Crown, and where they
could act without the control exercised in London.

flel'recommentled a subscription for the assistance'
of the mutilated inhabitants of Manchester, and
tor•briuging to condign punishment the authors of
the bu►cheries there, and concluded by moving
Ilesoiutions similar to those already publiShed on
the subject.—'These were read by Mr. FEARON.
Mr. COATES (the co-partner of the last Speaker)
seconded the Resolutions. Ile 'commented in,
strong terms on the gross misconduct of the Yeo-
manry at Manchester; so inconsistent with those
principles of liberty which were recognized by
our Constitution. - In the Resolutions which had

been read, they had said nothint, on the subject
of Reform, because they thought this question
was one which was alike important to all parties,
and because tl cruelties at Manchester were the
best arguments in favour of Reform►.
• Mr. Crtoox followed Mr. Coates, and contended
fur the necessity of holding.pnhlic meetings, for the
purpose for which they had now assembled, that of
censuriug the occurrences which had disgraced the
town of Manchester. Mr. CROOK concluded by
declaring' his approval of the Resolutions.
T►,e Resolutions were then put, and carried an•
animously.
llr. FEARON then moved a vote of thanks to
Air. Alderman -Waithman, for his conduct on the

day of the Aleeting in Smithfield, by which .the
ill-effects of the itaelnperate zeal and mischief-
Ft'aking loyalty of the Lord Mayur had been frus-
'Rated.

Air. Alderman ‘VAITIIMAN, adverting to an ac-
cident-which had befallen him yesterday,
.said he
was unable to address even a small meeting, and
therefore should simply thank them.
Other liesoluti,)ns were then passed, voting
thanks to the Mover and Seconder, &c.
Alderman WAITHMAN atterveards retired to
at-
tend the Court of Aldvrmen, in which his conduct-
was to be investigated.

The :fleeting then broke up..
While 'the business -was going on, Mr. Hunt
made hiA appearance in the Square, and was re-
ceived with acclamations by his friends.

On. Saturday last :he 91h Lancers received a
route for Notiingliow, to which pi:ice the troop
•tationed At Maly St. Coallnrilced their
welch yusterilay.