The Sun.
London, England, 1818-12-17 00:00:00

PENSIONS.

The CHAIRMAN acquainte►l the Conn that it
was made Special, for the purpose of laying be-
fore the Proprietors for their approbatioo, a Re-
solution of the Court of Directors, of the 24th
tilt., granting to William l'Vebber Doveton, Esq ,
late of the St. Helena Establishment, a pension
of 8001. per annum ; subject to the confirmation
of another General Court.

Mr, Ilumit did licit mean to oppose the grant
to Mr. Doveton, in agreeing to which he con-
ceived the Court of Directors had evinced a
sound discretion. It was not, however, cus-
tomary to grant pensions to their civil servants ;
and, in his opinion, the Resolution ought to con-
tain some words to guard against its being drawn
into a precedent.

Mr. Lo►eNDES concurred iu tbis opinion.
Air. JACKSON also thought that the Resolution
should be so ►worded as to meet the danger appre-
hended by his Hon. Friend, and ►with that vie►;•,
he moved an amendment to prevent the present
instance lrom being acted on hereafter as a prece-
dent.

Alter some feW observations from Mr. Dixon,
the Chairman, and Mr. Grant, the amendment
was put and negatived by a large majority. The
original motion was then carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN HMI stated, that the Court was
made further special, in consequence of a letter
addressed by certain Proprietors to the Chairman
and Deputy Chairman, giving notice of their in-
tention to submit a Resolutiim to the Court, re-
lative to Mr. 11 udlestou's case.

The Resolutions n2,reed to in a Court of Pro-
prietors, on the 17th of June, when Mr. lindle-
ston's case Was under discussion), were read.

MR. HUDI.ESTON AND COLONEL WILES.
Mr. R. jAcKsoN then rose, and, in a. speech
of considerable length and great ability, took a
view of the eircumsunices.relarive to Mr. Hud-
leston, contained in Colonel Vilks's Sketches
of the South of India, and demonstrated that
the imputations there cast upon him and the
late Sir George Staunton were without founda-
tion. Mr. Hudleston, Sir George Staunton, ,and
Mr. Sadlier, had been appointed in the year
1785, thirty-three years ago, to negociate a
peace with Tippoo Saib, and the charge against
Mr. Hudleston and Sir George Staunton was,
that they, alarmed for their personal safety, had
formed a plan to escape on board a vessel lying in
Mangalore Ronda, leaving behind them their bag-
gage, retinue, &c. This statement, Mr. Jackson,
by reference to various documents, particularly the
Report of the Madras Government on the subject,
signed by Lord Maeartney, and also by Mr. Sad-
lier, one of the parties sho was to have been
abandoned, proved to be unfounded. The Learned
Gentleman .concluded by moving,

Resolved, "'That this Court having duly considered a let-
ter from John Ilsidleston, Esq. tine of the Directors of this
Company, dated :31st May last, with the documents accom-
panying the same, are-of opinion that Mr. lindleston is folly
entitled to a continuation of that confidence which the Pro-
prietors have so long placed in him."

Mr. Hoxia expressed his perfect concurrence in
all that had fallen from his Learned Friend. He
justified himself in having first brought this sub-
ject before the Court, and in so doing disclaimed
all improper motives. At► Hon. Director had im-
p►►red malignity to him, in introducing the sub-
ject, but he harboured no such base feeling. It
was the mystery which hung over the business
that rendered it necessary to investigate it.—
Wherever mystery appeared, suspicion would be
excited ; and he could not help noticing that of
late every office in that House had been shut
against him when be called for information.

Mr. GRANT denied that be had ever imputed
malignity to the Hon. Proprietor,
he CHAIRMAN admitted that certain docu-
ments had been refused to the Hon. Proprietor,
because they were of such a nature as would not
justify their being communicated to him. He
disclaimed the imputation cast against the Direc-
tors, that they acted mysteriously.
Mr. TWINING regretted that such an historian
as Col. Wilke had mistaken a mere tale for an
historical fact : justice would now, however, be
done to Mr. Hudlestone ; and he hoped care
would be taken that the antidote should go out
with the poison.
Mr. LOWNDES spoke in support of the Reso-
lution.

General MACAULEY agreed cordially in the vote
to which the Proprietors were about to come, he
had no doubt unanimously.
Mr. WEYLAND and Mr. S. DIXON also stated
the great pleasure they experienced in witnessing
the full measure of justice which was about to be
dealt out to Mr. Hudlestone.

The motion was then put from the Chair, and
carried in the affirmative unanimously.
The Court then adjourned sine die.

CAST IRON.—The use of cast iron has become
very general in Russia ; it is -formed into bal-
conies, staircases, ornaments in relief for the
fronts of houses, &c. Prince LABANOFF has
lately built a palace at St. Petersburgh, on which
he has expended upwards of three millions and a
half of roubles, and he has ordered forty two
colossal pillars, and the architectural ornaments for
the grand front, to be cast at one of the principal
iron-foundai•ies in Russia. In the gardens of
Zarkozelo an - immense triumphal arch of cast-
iron was erected some months ago ; this gigantic
mass was fitted up in the short space of four
days. Since that time the Emperor ALEXANDeR
has given orders for the construction of a pavilion,
of which the walls, cupola, peristyle, &c. are all
to be of cast iron.

Yesterday morning, during the heavy fog, as a
Gentleman was crossing Lincoln's Inn-fields, and
raking a pinch of snuff out of a very valuable
box, an audacious young villain snatched it out
of his baud, and got clear off with it.

We received this morning the Paris Papers of
Monday last. The following are extracts :
" PARIS, DBC. 14.—Yesterday, before mass,
the King received successively the Duchess of
Bourbon and Lord Castlereagh. who is preparing
to return to London. His Majesty afterwards
received the Duke of Orleans. Subsequently the
King held a Court, which was numerously at-
tended. His Majesty still suffers from the gout.
" We learn, by way of Strasburgh, that the re-
mains of the Grand Duke of Baden were removed,
on the day of his death (the 8t h inst.), from Ras-
tadt to Carlsruhe. On the 9th the Public Func-
tionaries and the Troops took the oath of fidelity
to the Margrave Louis, Uncle of the late Duke,
who succeeds him.

" Intelligence from Berlin announces, that the
Committee, chosen from amongst the Members of
the Council of. State, has finished the arrange-
ment of the Projet of a Constitution for Prussia.

" The Grand Duke Michael arrived on the Bth
inst. at Strasburgh, under the name of General
Pasterwitch. After having visited the principal
establishments of that city, he proceeded towards
Switzerland.

" Great progress 'is making in the culture of
the sugar cane at the Isle of Bourbon.

" The Count Corvetto has received Irons the
King the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour.
" FRANKFORT, DEC. 7.—The Duke of Glou-
cester is gone to Homburg.
" IRuN, Nov. 26.—Considerable sums have
been sent with these few days from Madrid to
Cadiz, to pay part of the expences of the grand
expedition intended for South America. It
is impossible to say when it will sail, but the period
is supposed to be not far distant. It is under-
stood that the Count de l'Abisbal (General O'Don-
nel) is appointed Captain-General of Peru and
Chili, with very extensive powers, and that he
will have a carte blanche to;act according to cir-
cumstances.

" LAUSANNE, DEC. S.-Letters from Vienna
state, that ' the Ex-Hospodar of Wallachia has
amassed 50,000,000 of piastres. A part of his
suite and equipages arrived here last Sunday.
" VIENNA, DEC. 3.—The Emperor and Em-
press of Austria arrived here this evening.
" Lord Stewart, the English Ambassador, ar-
rived here the day before yesterday from Aix-la-
Chapelle.

" The departure of the Emperor and Etripress
for Italy is fixed for the 10th February."

THE Futirps.—Consols have felt another de-
pression this morning ; they commenced at 78i,
went to *, and fell to 781, and the Market looked
exceedingly heavy. The accounts from Madrid
and Lisbon this morning are reported to be of a
most unfavourable tendency, and tiff. Monied Men
are very cautious of buying, a further depression
being anticipated ; Exchequer Bills are falling
rapidly, they are done at from ss. to 15s. prem.,
but bets are made that they will he shortly done
at a discount. Consols at one o'clock were 7818.

We find by a Morning Paper that the Author
of The Black Dwarf, (for we never read the in-
famous trash of that periodical disgrace of the
Public Press ourselves) " yesterday put forth
a number devoted almost wholly to the sub-
ject of the Gerard's Hall Meeting, and beginning
with art article headed MU RDEE !!!" " The article
(says the Morning Paper) was the most audacious
and libellous, perhaps, ever committed to the
Press, accusing Lord SIDNIOUTH of having deli-
berately sacrificed three lives, and saying of
the PRINCE REGENT, if the situation he is
supposed to fill require more exertion than

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be is able or willing to give, let hint —sl.'
it altogether.”—ls it possible that such lang°4
Tr
as this can be tolerated ? Have we no jaws t
the protection of AUTHORITY and the highest!
Characters in the Country,, against seditious ail
atrocious libels of this description ? Or vein the
Laws be suffered to sleep, on so outrageous 31i
attack on a most respectable Nobleman, Bun °II
the HIGHEST PERSONAGE in the State ?—We trust,
that vigorous measures will be pursued on so d'ag
ing a calumny, and the Author he brought to due
punishment. The best security for the FREEDOM°
THE PRESS, is to prevent its licentious abuse, 89',
a more audacious abuse of the freedom of the
Press we have before never witnessed. The 01i
does not rest here. It may be fairly inferred !Wit
Mr. HOBHOUSE entertains political opinions eon'
genial with those constantly inculcated in
the tO'
famous Publication alluded to, if we may judge
from the Work imputed to him, and from his
cent Speech in IVestminster ; if, therefore, lie
Lit

should be able to obtain a seat in Pat liament,

might be expected to introduce such opinions ill
the House of Commons,similar lau~
and to use
guage in supporting them. Considering the re
cent Elections in the City of Loudon and the
Borough of Southwark, it is evident that 1°
would not want supporters. Would there not b°
,
a probability then of seeing the House of
mous become a political bear-garden, and it°
people at large, instead of having their rigin
maintained, and the national interest promoted'bi
their Representatives, see the great Legistati'
Assembly of the Nai ion converted into a scene of
dissection, not less disorderly, turbulent, 01111
riotous, than the field of a boxing match, o°4
incalculably more disgraceful, mischievous, sn4
destructive ?—Let the Electors of Westininster
look to this, and consider that on their engin:l4
choice of a Parliamentary Representative &Tel'
not only their own honour and interest, btiri
eventually, the honour and interest of the Nati°e'
and even the very existence of our present E9ta
blisliment in Church and State.

by a Co"
LORD RANRLAGIL—WC are informed-
respondent, but we do not vouch for thei 17:1;•
and hope it is not well-founded, that this 1\ °7 16
man, in consequence of a recent verdict, °1)6,, ip
prevent the necessity of personal attendanc7ol
future on similar occasions, has had
Spring Guns made, under his own directing) ;ye
of an uncommon size, such as before were irda
heard of. If this report be true, we must 1,014
that the Noble Lord has had them made t° rolsis
in terrorem, and not actually to fix on his grlt,"peA
but, at all events, the very rumour AO"'
rate as a warning to those who, in Passit:rfoat
and down the Thames, might happen to se'
on his Lordship's premises.

BRIGHTON, DEC. 15.-IJo invitations Is111
ale
been issued for evening parties at the Paciii(nbep.
consequence of the mourning. With the ",4
tion of last evening, his Royal Highness disPeb-ii.
with the attendance of his private band of 113:100
clans, and opOn that occasion their perform''
were confined to a selection of sacred m &e'
from the compositions of HANDEL, HAYDr°,,
powersnow
byand
Mr in etteh, n
e beautiful t
he Wh1501,11
room, was also displayed by the [milder st
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six o'clock yesterday evening, a person arrivet
it
the Pavilion, with a Petition to the PEN" I,er.
GENT, in behalf of Cashman and others, who 'PO
ordered for execution this morning at the,. oft
Bailey. He returned to town about four u°
afterwards.
Yesterday being Prince LaoPnep's birth
o)
was observed by his Royal Highness's trade°
illuminating their houses in the evening I.o'
ie ol
g
The Duke of WELLINGTON and Lord CA-- ed
IIEAGH, immediately on their arrival,
prO
to Brighton. „vie,
Yesterday the Duke of WELLINGTON'S b°ole,
containing his Grace's magnificent service of p
with various other valuable articles of follitot•
arrived off Billingsgate, in the River, fr"' ore
were, where they %sere embarked, under the
of his Grace's under butler. fobe
The remains of Lord ELLENBOROUGH °Pe, isIO
removed on Tuesday morning next, fronth'sot its
residence in St. James's-square, for inteinie,i its
the Charter-house ; they are to be dencsitesve°
the vault by the side of the remains of Mr'reigil
TON, its founder, who was interred in she op,
of Queen ELIZABETH, upwards of 200 year'
His Lordship was in his 69th year.
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The Prince VALINSKI, one of the N
n'
who accompanied the Emperor of RosiJt 1°,004
Imperial Master's late visit to this contstr.Y' ves'
at Dover on Sunday night from Calais, and op
terday arrived at the Fountain Hotel, l'tse
on his route for London:' e -While takii4F°,en'ets of
freshment, heinade inquiries as to any ob.ko
curiosity in the city worthy of notice, "'I and
cortlingly visited our venerable Cethedtaressea
public walk of the Dane John-field, and eN,lle) one,
much admiration at the architecture of tl.e 016
and at the public spirit which iy! dicte.t4 :our.
formation of the other. The object of 11'`
trey to England is for a residence of snmeivoions,
in order more leisurely to inspect its i"sts Afford'
public buildings, and manners, than wapaper)
ed him on his former visit.—(Canterburg
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Three vessels sailed on Saturday l"sniericsl
Gravesend for New Grenada, in Slit men, en:
on board of which were upwards of 5 oGigeco°
!isted by the agents of Sir GREGOR V ~treSsft
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they principally consisted of paupers
ca, died, t
mechanics. Having been newly '
made a respectable appearance.

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