The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-13 00:00:00

LAST INDIA HOUSE', JAN. 12.

411 ediourned General Court of Proprietors of
India Sloe!: was this 'lay held at the Com-
PalY's House, in Leadenhall-street, for the pur-
P:",.," of laying before it a Resolution of the Court
°&' "Ireetots, for erecting- in the General Court a
of the late Right Hon. WARREN HASTINGS,
to proceeding with the regular business of
Int; dly.
it The CHAIRMAN (C. MARJORIBANKS, Elq )
ztetl that the grant of 76,000 sieca rupees, to
°At• Jdtnes kVilkin4on, had teceived the sanction
trf the Boktul of Commissioners.
The CHAIRMAN then stated, that the Court was
for the purpose of having laid before it, for
Ilse 'Approbation of the Proprietors, a Resolution
:11'he Court of Directors, recommending, that as
testimony of the high sense the Company
~trtettained of the ability ,sntl zeal of the late Right
frotiotirahle W4rren Histings, in preserving tin-
114',iireil the British Possessions in the 'Las! In-
;1:e', his Statue should he erected in the General
nirt. in moving '6 That the Court do agree to
""s Resolution," the Honourable Chairm•tn took
b ief vie, of the conduct of Mr. Hastings,
ski •
'kit lie psnegvtized as eminently beneficial' to
'tie •
urerests of the Company and of the empire at

Fite Deputy Chairman (G. A. Robinson, Esq.)
ateundtd theinotio,„ He had hoped that no op-
O''sbion woidd have b, en ofitted to the erection
':1 a Statue to so meritorious servant ; but since
1 e Cattle into Court he had learned that an
n " "'45 intended to he offered to the motion ;
lJe should
,therefore reset ve himself until that
was proposed, when he would endea•
v::!* to answer the observations by which it might
"t"duced.
' S. Dixote warmly approved of the motion,
n,
"Pea that the word " last " would he omit-
,as it might lead individuals to suppose hat
CI.'Y testi:tit-mks of approbation had previously
her owed on Nlr. Ilestings ; or if it were
"eht better, the Resolution might be amended
:1Y adding the syllable " ing," and making it a
' lastiue testiiiiuuy Of approbation."
Alr. R. JACKtoN moved, that a number of Re..
ltdutions of the Court of Directors, censuring the
touchier of Mr. Hastings, and proposing his re-
tan front India, which were passed in 1782 and
1284, should be lead, which having been done,
!„,l'e Learned Gentleman proceeded to oppose the
4tesolution. He took a review of the conduct of
lb% Hastings, with respect to the Rohilla tear,'
"le execution of Nuncomar, and the second Mali-,
tatta war, and strongly censured his pro, eedings
141 those three occasions. He argued at great
,length on the impolicy of erecting a Statue to
ir• Hastings, which would imply a full appro.
k'
deed
of the transactions in which he lied
Neu engaged Wide in India, which would evi•
°ently be in complete opposition to various Re-
lohitiOlis 01 The House of Commons, which re-
l'rehated some of his proceedings, as well as to
ReSojutiou, of the Coors of Directors, which.
;I.ty had just heard lead. He concluded by inov-
r/g an Amendment, which, while it deelarrd the
t"expediency of erecting the Statue of sir. Haste
fully admitted his meritorious conduct due-
IN; the latter part of his administration.
11. r.. Howe seconded the amendineur.
Mr. Laren, in a very elegent speech, replied to
44. Jecisson, contending that all the acc..sations
`which be bad advanced against Mr Hastings,
*ere unfounded ; they were, he observed, select-
ed from the teallimde of libellous pamphlets,
*lbielt had been published to create a prejudice
4,0!:i411 th At Gentleman, but the falsehood of
Which Lad lung since been proved.
Mr. Huma took the same line of arktitMetit
Ayer whicts Mr. Jackson had previously gone.
After some further debate, the atneutitnent was
I?", when the original motion was put and ear-
l". The Court then adjourned.