The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-27 00:00:00

Mr. RIGBY also spoke upon the value of a sytteni of educa-
tion which diffused a knowledge of the native languag?s among
the Company's servants.
Mr..LowNDEs also enforced the same topic.
PuoPlitvron, whose name we could not learn, stated,
that immense advantages were in point of revenue derived by
the Company from the education Which Dr. Gilchrist had given
some of their servants, and the consequent facility they had ac-
quired ofknowing the natives and then- habits. - - -
After a few explanations from the preceding speakers, the
resolution respecting Dr. Gilchrist ,was put and unanimously
agreed to.
The Crrarrtsr.tx then proposed for the
.adoption of the pro-
prietors a resolution of the Court of Directors 'of the sth in-
stant, granting to Mr. John Hinde Penny, of the Bombay
Civil Establishment, the sum of 2,0001. upon the grounds
therein stated, which grounds shortly were the part remunera-
tion of the individual named in th 4 resolution -for a heavy loss
which he had, under peculiar circumstances, incurred by a con-
tract in India. :

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.111 r. Il L 3IE said that he 113 d not read the documents in this
case and should therefore postponehis opinion until the second
reading of the resolutiOn at their next meeting. - He cottld not,
however, help saying, that nothing was more improper than the
practice of the civil servants- of the Company having any con-
nexion with their contracts. ' • -

Mr. RIGBY called the attention of the Court to the case of
Messrs. Thomson and Co., who were fined because the frost in
the river prevented their delivering a contract on a given day,
and where the Company sustained'ho loss whatever.
The DEPUTY CHAIRMAN said, that though there was' no
actual loss, there had been a great inconvenience in the delay
of loading-a ship, at the bottom of which the contract (iron) was
to be stowed.

A long conversation arose upon the point of order whether
Mr. Rigby could discuss the forfeiture upon the one contract,
when the question was the remuneration for another; and it
terminated by Mr. Rigby giving
.notice, of his intention on a
future day to bring the subject again before the CoUrt.
The Resolution respecting Mr. Penny was then put and
agreed to; Mr. K. Jackson, Mr Rigby, and Mr. Hume re-
serving to themselves the right of expressing their opinions upon
the subject when introduced (as it must, according to the Stand-
ing• Order) on the next Court day.—The Court then adjourned
at four o'clock.

Extracts from the Returns of the
.Stamp Office,
shoving the Increase and Decrease of Duty paid (luting the
three Years ending at Christmas last, by the different Fire
Offices, and exemplifying the Preference given by the public
to the PLAN and MANAGEMENT of the COUNTY FIRE
OFFICE. _ .

Albion . -
Atlas - -
British - -
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[land -in-Hand -
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Imperial -

Loildon
Norwich Union .

INCREASE.
.' S. d.

3,306 12 7

881 11 9
•3,471 19 11

DECREASE.
X. S. d.
1,133 16 6

643 11-11
1,075 0 9

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5'31 14 0

309 16 11
584 4 8

1,003 5 11

11,504 2 9
7,163 13 5

Phoenix
Royal Exchange -
Sun
Union
AVestrainster

1,131 3 2
2.880 0 5
3,921 8 0

4UO 4 1

THOMAS LEATHERDALE and THOMAS FRENCH,
Esqrs., are elected., Bailiffs of the Borough of
Eye, in Suffolk ; both these Gentlemen are. in
the interest of the Marquis CORNWALLIS.
THE ODD FAintr..Y.—ln the reign of 'King.
WILLIAm the Tulin) there resided at. Ipswich p.
family which, from the number of peculiarities
belonging to it, was distinguished by the name
of the ODD FAMILY. Every event remarkably
good or bad.happened ,to this family on an odd
day of the month, and every member had some-
thing odd in his or her person, manner, and beha-
viour ; the very letters in their Christian names
always happened to be at . odd number. The
husband's name was Peter, and his wife's Rabah ;
they had seven children,all boys, viz.--Solomon,
Roger, James, Matthew, Jonas, David, and Eze-
kiel. The husband had but one leg, his wife but
one aim. Soiomon was born blind of the left
eye, and ,Roger lost his sight by accident. James'
bad his left ear bit off by a boy in a quarrel, and
-Matthew was born 'With only three fingers on
his right hand. Jonas had a stump foot, and
David was humpbacked. All these, except
David, .were remarkably short, while Ezekiel
was six feet one inch high at the age of nineteen.
The. stump-footed Joints and the humpbacked
got wives of fortune, but no girls in the borough
would listen to the addresses of their brothers.
The husband's hair was as black as jet, and the
wife's remarkably white. yet every one of the
children's hair was red. The husband was killed
by'accidentally falling into a deep pit in the
year 1701 ; and his wife, refusing all kind of
snstenance, died five days after him. In the year
1703 Ezekiel enlisted as a• grenadier, and al-
thoughhe was afterwards wounded in twenty-three
places, he recovered. Roger, James, Matthew,
Jonas, and David, it'appears by the Church Re-
gisters, died in different places, and were buried
-on the same day, in the year 1713 ; and Solo-mon and Ezekiel were drowned together, in
crossing the Thames,.in the year 1723.

On Wednesday (19th instant,) Lady BARKER,
while riding with some ladies in her carriage near
Hove, met with an alarming accident. The
coachwas overturned, and her Ladyship, as well
as the oth€r ladies, were severely bruised. Mrs.
COUTTSi who had been for a ride, and was re-
turning to Brighton, happened to pass by at the
moment in her carriage, and undertook to send
the party a coach from an inn at Brighton, to
convey them home. With
_her usual kindness,
however, Mrs. C. did not wait while a vehicle
could he procured, but sent her own chariot for
the PurpOse.. No serious effects have, we believe,
'resulted from the accident.-:—(Brighton Paper.)