The Sun.
London, England, 1826-12-21 00:00:00

DIVIDIND.

The CEIAIRMAN then stated, that this .Court wai membled
to consider of a dividend on the Company's capital stook for
the half year comitivciug on, the rill. of July last, and ending
on the ttth of .liiinary next. The Court of Dirsotore had
come to a resolution, declaring that Ai per cent. should be the
dividend for the before-mentioned period ; and the Chairman pro-
posed that. the Court should coincide with the resolution of the
Court of Directors.

The resolution was unanimously agreed to.
Captain Ai A MELD rose to ask a question relative to the Flom.
hay marine service, when

The DP.PUTY-CHAIRMAN rose to order.
General !Titoßwrox was of opinion, that the proper time for
putting questions was before the regular bminest of the day
commenced.

Dr. GlLcunisT observed, that if questions were put of to the
last moment, it was easy for the Directors to defeat the " goes,
tionable people" by flowing an adjournment of the Court.

THE COUPANY'S SHIPPING.
Captain MAXiIICVD then brought forward his motion relative
to that part of the Act of the 58th of Geo. -111., which rendered
it imperative on the. Company, in the case of a ship of 1,200 tons
burden, 'taken up by the Company for six voyages in the Chins
trade, being lost or destroyed by fire, to Cause another to be built
of the saws magnitude, whether such a vessel was really wanted
or not. The lion. Proprietor concluded by moving three reso-
lutions; the first inculcating the necessity of economy in the ship-
ping department of the Company's service; the second, calling on
the Directors to apply to Parliament for the repeal or the amend-
ment of the With of geo. 111., so far as it regarded the hiring of
ships of 'l,too tong for six voyages ; and the lid, demanding that
the Directors should apply for au Act that would throw open the
whole shipping of this country of the burden of 000 tons and up-
wards to a competition as to the carrying trade between this coun-
try and China.
The Cuatnstax defended the existing system.

. .
Mr. Huatkwas of opinion that a change in that part of the
shipping System alluded to by the Iron. Proprietor, would be
advantageous ; hut the present resolutions, in ins mind, embraced
too many subjects for the consideration of the Court at one mo-
ment. tie therefore would advise the Hon. mover to withdraw
his propositions, and to bring forward the subject on another
day in u snore tangible shape.
Mr. TWINING eulogised the system on which the Company's
trade with Chins was conducted.

Captain 111Axritti.n replied briefly.
The resolutions were then put by the Chairman, and negatived
without a division.

QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICFIU IN INDIA.

Mr. Hush rose for the purpose of submitting a motion to
which he did not think any objection would be 'offered, The in-
formation he wished for, was for copies of all virdere issued by
the °oven-Or-General or Commander-in-Chief, to the several
Presidencies in India, respecting the qualifications necessary for
officers acting as interpretets to Courts-martial or to regiments.
Also the orders issued by the Court of Directors to the several
Presidencies, touching the qualifications of officers for such ap-
pointments ; also au account of the number of officers examined
in each Presidency as to the qualification for the of of inter-
preter ; the name of each officer so examined, and the date of his •
examination ; .alsothe ordera issued In each Presidency, respec-
ting the qualification of medical officers, as to their knowledge of
the Hindostannee language, and the number of examinations of
such officers and the date of each.
On the question being put, it was carried in the affirmative.
Dr. Ott.CrtatsT was anxious to know how many Directors
All The Deputy
Were present in the Court (of Directors) on the two occasions
when that body could not come to an unanimous vote of thanks
that the
to Lord Amherst.
eirmrotAN was not able to answer that question.
licient nurnbe Chaim' an could state of any Court WWI, that a sof-
bar a,
__, Oittendtd to constitute a Court, hut the exact num-
oove that
Wag not entered on the minutes.—Here the matter
dropped.

:/I"ICAL AND lIII.ITAXV OFFICER?.
h
Mr. Mitt wished to
put a question on a subject to whicit ltd
had calkd the attention of the Court two years ago, Ife %Is ed
to know whether
any steps had been taken to fill tip the vacatt-
cies in the number of ar
European movers. In this respect, he ha-
tiered, a great deficiency, of officers was fit, and he bad heard of
corps of 1,000 native soldiers to which no more than three
European officers were attached. At present the want was, he
understood, severely felt. The want of .a sufficient number of
medical officers was also much felt in India, particularly in
Western India.

The.Cuatamatt said, the. Hon. Gentleman had an advantage
over him, iu the many sources of private information which► he
pos►essed,-- while he (the Chairman), aim only go by the, oklal
communications made to him. lie had 'heard no 'complaints of