The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-30 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE-(THIS DAY.)

To-day an adjourned Meeting of the Court of Directors
was held in Lombard.street, at 12 o'clock, and after the
minutes of the proceedings of the last Court were read,
Sir G. A. ROBINSON, the Chairman, stated, that the
first motion, standing for to-day was, that the thanks of the
Court should be given to - Majoribanks, Esq., the late
Chairman, for the obliging and gracious manner in which
he had uniformly given answers to any questions that had
been put to him by the proprietors, and the very satisfac-
tory manner in which he had conducted himself during the
whole of the time he had filled the chair,
Colonel TiIORNTON wished, before he moved the Reso-
lution, to put two questions to the present Chairman ; one
was, what expense the Proprietors were put to, in conse-
quence of a Special Court being called ; and the second
whs, what expense they were put to when a ballot was
called for.

Mr. WV/DING objected to the Chairman's answering
these questions. He considered that the Gallant Colonel
in putting the questions interrupted the appointed business
of the day.
The Cum/max considered that the questions were quite
unconnected with the business before the Court; and that
even if they were in due season, he had no more means of
answering them, than the Honourable Member had him-
self ; for he (the Chairman) had never looked into the
amount of expense attending the calling for either a special
meeting or a ballot.
Colonel Tatoasarox then said, that some explanation
might be expected why the present motion had not been
brought forward sooner, he would endeavour to give that
information, by informing the Court that it lay with the
Directors in a great measure, to give such explanation,
because they had refused to allow a special Court to he called
for the purpose of hearing the resolution. He hail found infi-
nite difficulty in having got it brought forward now at a
Special Meeting. Ile had sent in a requisition, signed by two
Proprietors, to have a Special Meeting called in May last,
signed by the Proprietors. In the following month lie
received a reply, stating that the Directors did not think it
necessary to make the Court special for this purpose, for
it would be competent for any proprietor to bring such a
motion forward at a Quarterly Court. This answer the
gallant Colonel was much surprized at, but for the time, he
was obliged to be contented with it. He brought the mo-
tion forward now, in consequence of the very pleasing
manner the late Chairman conducted himself on all
occasions, and in consequence of the extreme good
humour with which he gave every information to the Pro-
prietors, upon every question they were pleased to put to
him. The gallant Colonel said that great inconvenience and
great dissatisfaction was occasioned to the Proprietors, by
the contrary.line of conduct that had been pursued by former
Chairmen. He also had heard that great expence had been
incurred by it, and that no lees than 15,000/. had been
incurred while one Chairman was in office. The reason
that the gallant Colonel had put the two questions to-day,
was that he knew that if satisfactory answers were not
given to them, it was the intention of one Proprietor, to
b ring forward a special motion on the subject.
—He wished to set the late Chairman tip as
an exempts to others ; and hoped that some arrange-
ment would be made, which would induce the Chairman
to give more satisfactory information in future upon ques-
tions that might be put to him, than had lately been given;
because lie did not see why the Directors should turn their
backs upon the Proprietors who were at all times so much
disposed to be civil to them. In moving the resolution,
he trusted he would be unanimously supported in it.
Dr. Gitcwassx rose; with great satisfaction, to second
the resolution, because he had always considered the con-
duct of the late Chairman as that of an indulgent, kind,
gentlemanly, and most obliging Chairman.—(Hear, hear.)
—He would quote a sentence from an English writer : he
would not go to the Oriental language, because, if he did,
he feared the Chairman would hardly understand him. The
enhance was—. _ . _

" who would bear the whips and acorns of the time,
The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely—

Tits pangs of despised worth, the law's delay—

The insolence of office ?"--
He would, he would bear the whole, because he could
both pardon and forgive. He begged to say, that the
conduct of the late Chairman was a good pattern for the
present Chairman, from whom he himself had certainly
not bad the most civil or courteous language addressed to
him. He had been, called by the Chairman a visionary
enthusiast; but .he cared not a farthing for that, because
as long as he could recollect, he had been denominated a
madman. He had also been sailed a Jobber by an Hon.
Director, but a more misappropriate term never could have
bin thought. eit.
Many obsetvatione were now- provoked prekand con upon
the Learned Doctor's being in or out of order; but the
Chairman wished him to proceed in detailing the demerits
of the present Chairman to his heart's contentment.
After the Doctor had occupied a little more time he sat
down.

Mr. Wszntua did not think the delay in bringing for-
ward this motion at all accounted for. He objected to
the motion, because it had been brought forward for
the express purpose of drawing comparisons. fie ob-
jected to it also on the pound of its being unworthy of
this Court. He thought the gentlemen before the bar
ought.to rest fully satisfied that those behind the bar, had
the utmost confidence in the wisdom and sound judgment
of the Directors.

The Honourable Colonel STANHOPE considered that the
delay had been occasioned by the Directors themselves,
because it was they only who could call a Special Meet-
ing. He approved of the motion, though he objected to
some of the comparisons that had been made. He admired
the conduct of the present Chairman, though he could not
help remarking there had been for some time past a sort of
sparring between him and the learned Doctor (laughter) ;
and that expressions had been used towards the Doctor
rather more tart and sharp than had been directed towards
other Proprietors.

The CHAIRMAN now rose and said, I have the satisfac-
tion, during the proceedings of this Court, in which I
have presided, to have been supported by the great body
of Proprietors ; and where there has been a division, that
division has been most gratifying to my feelings. It is not,
therefore,with reference to any thing thathas been said against
myself I have the least inclination on the present occasion,
to detain the Court for one moment. But it has been said
I have adopted rules that the Court has not been accus-
tomed to, inasmuch as I have refused questions to be put
before the regular business of the day commenced. On
this I beg leave to state a word or two in my own
justification :—if when questions had been put to
me, and when my answers to those questions had
been given, the matters had then dropt, I assure
the Court I should have been most ready to have an-
swered all questions at any time ; but when I found
that it never occurred when questions were put and answers
given that a debate did not also arise, I thought I was
maintaining the dignity and honour of this Court in
putting a stop to such proceedings; end in doing so I
then thought as 1 do at this moment, that I was only dis-
chargingib yaz
uoiY duty.—(Hear, hear.)—lt has been said, that
urse of proceeding, a great deal of expence
thisb e
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incurred. Now, I am not prepared with
te Proprietors any thing to elucidate that. If there has beets any
expellee arising from proceedings in this Court, it has
been the expence of others, and not of myself.—
I believe, however, that
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There is another point that was particularly noticed by
the Honourable Proprietor in moving this resolution, which
was respecting the conduct that was observed when notice
of the 'notion was first intimated to the Court of Directors.
No", if that notice bad been regularly given, on the
requisition of nine proprietors, it would have beets
incumbent on the Court of Direetors to have called a
Special Court for the consideration of the question;
but I maintain that when a notice of motion is given
by a letter to the Court of Directors, signed only by two
Proprietors, that it is net incumbent on them to call a
Special
cretion
might bring forward the 'notion.
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think those who sent that letter were treated with
of a Quarterly Court, they
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die respect when they were informed that at the holding
I, therefore, think I have done only my duty in adopting any
rule I have adopted since I filled this Chair; I claim nothing
in respect of my rights, and I shall now sit down perfectly
satisfied with the situation in which I am sure I stand
in the estimation of the great body of the Proprietors, and
perfectly indifferent to the opinion of any individual who
invidiously compares my conduct to that of my worthy
predecessor.—(Great applause.)
The Dionne Cnaiamate suggested, that in future when
Hon. Proprietors wished to put any questions to the Chair-
man, they should furnish the Chairman with a copy of
those questions two or three days before. If this course
had, been pursued, there was no one within the bar would
refnea to answer any questions which the Proprietors
wished to ask, and which were not likely to lead to any
debate.
Qeneral TuoanroN observed in reply that he concurred
certainly in the propriety of the suggestion thrown out
by the Deputy Chairman, and he trusted, that the discus-
sion which had taken place would produce more courtesy
in future, between the Proprietors and Directors.
The previous question was then put and carried, three
hands only being held up against it.
The motion of course dropped-

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY).

FROM LLOYD'S•

DEAL, MARCH29:ILast night it blew very bard from
Westward, and throughout the day it has been squally.
Arrived, the Lady Holland, Snell, from Madras ; and Shep-
herd and Shepherdess, Tran, from St. Kitt's.
PORTSMOUTH, Mancit 29.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived,
the Lord Eldon, Cooper, from Rio Janeiro ; and the Hope
transport, from Lisbon. About 8 P.M. it came en to blow
a most tremendous gale from W. S.W., and continued with
unabated violence, during which, the Scipio, of Sunderland,
slipped anchor and cable, lying on the spit, and ran for the
harbour. The outward-bound ran the gale out.—r. at.
There is every appearance of a windy night.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 28._Wind S.W.—Arrived from
London, the Sarah, for Alicant ; Guildford, for New
South Wales ; Triton, for Cadiz ; Maria and Acasta, for
Trinidad ; Sarah, for Grenada; Maxfield, for Jamaica ;
Nautilus, for Honduras; and Salus, for Smyrna.
FaLm oUT ft, MARCH 28. —Wind W. S.W. —Arrived,
the Marmion, Williamson, from Bahia in 60 days. The
Mutine packet, Paul, from the Brazils, sailed from Per-
nambuco on the 22d Dec., Bahia Dec. 27, and Rio
Feb. 3 ; spoke going into Rio, the Hope packet, for Buenos
Ayres, and Lord Sidmouth, for Brazil.
GRAVESEND, MARCH 29.—Sailed, the Felvichy,
Brooks, for Valparaiso ; Mary, Beazley, for Barcelona ; and
Fortune, White, for Malta.

His Majesty's ship Ocean, 80, was paid off on Thursday,
and re-commissioned on Friday u a guard ship, by Lieut.
R. Incledon. Capt. Patrick Campbell, C.B. took the com-
mand on Monday.
The Romney, 50, Capt. N. Lockyer, C.B. arrived on
Monday from Spithead, on her way to the Tagus, to take
on board detachments of troops here for conveyance to the
Army serving in Portugal.
The Edward Transport, having on board a party of the
12th Lancers, sailed on Monday for Lisbon.
In Hamoaze—Britannia, Windsor Castle, Ocean, Har-
rier, Cadmus, Falcon, Frolic, Swallow.
At the Island—Vigilant and Leveret.
In the Sound—Romney.—Plyniouth Journal.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY).

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Two girls of the town, named Ann Beresford and Ca-
roline Wilson, were placed at the bar on a charge of steal-
ing a watch, and two half sovereigns anti seven shillings,
the property of Jack Randall, the celebrated boxer.
It appeared from Jack's statement, that as he was going
along with, or rather led by, a friend of his, in Church-
lane, St. Giles's, in a state of complete intoxication, about
two o'clock this morning, they were met by the two pri-
soners, who decoyed them into a public-house, where,
some how or other, poor Jack was divested of his small-
clothes, which contained the stolen articles. It appeared
that there were a number of people attracted to the place by
Jack's noise; and, from the confusion that ensued, he could
not distinguish who took his property, but he suspected
the prisoners, as they were the first that interfered with
him. The case was therefore remanded till Tuesday, that
Jack's friend might be taken up.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
EMBEZZLEMICKT.—John Johnson, a fashionably dressed
young man, underwent a final examination, charged with
having embezzled the sum of Bs., the property of his em-
ployer.
The prosecutor, Mr. Kirby, stated himself to be a linen-
draper, residing at No. 1, Lowndes-street, Knightsbridge.
The prisoner had been in his service as shopman about three
months, during which period he strongly suspected he was
continually robbing him, from his extravagant habits. He
accordingly marked two half-crown pieces and three
shillings, which he gave to a man named Pearson, for him
to purchase from the prisoner half a dozen pair of stockings,
at le. 4d. per pair, amounting to Sc. The prisoner's duty
was, after selling the goods, to call the cashier to receive
the money, which, however, he did not, but put into his
own pocket. On witness being informed that the pur-
chase had been made, he sent for the prisoner, whom he
accused of robbing him ; he, however, denied it, upon
which witness said, then you can have no objection to be
searched. He then sent for an officer, to take the prisoner
into custody, but in the interim he produced the money
from his pocket, which he (prosecutor) instantly identi-
fied.—Committed.

LENT ASSIZES-(RECEIVED THIS DAY,

HOME CIRCUIT-HORSHAM.

THE KING AGAINST MRS. FORREST, ALIAS PARSES.

In the course of the morning, Mr. Justice LITTLYDALE
mentioned to Counsel that he had received a message from
Mr. Sergeant D'Oyley, stating that he had got through the
business in the Crown Court, and was ready to assist him
in disposing of the causes remaining to be tried at Nisi
Prins. His Lordship concluded by suggesting, that per-
haps it would be possible for Counsel so to arrange, as to
allow of the indictments against Mrs. Forrest being forth-
with proceeded with in the Crown Court.
_

Mr. Sergeant TAnDY said, it unfortunately happened
that he was engaged to conduct those indictments, which
he could not do if they were tried in the other Court, as
he was also retained in several Special Jury causes appoint-
ed for trial that day before his Lordship. If, however,
Mr. Andrews, who was retained with him against Mrs.
Forrest, would undertake to conduct the prosecution, he
thought the difficulty might be obviated.
Mr. BRODIMICK said, there could be no doubt but that.
Mr. Andrews was fully competent to conduct it, as his
practice at Sessions had given him a most extensive expe-
rience in proceedings against brothels.
Mr. ANDREWS was accordingly sent for ; and, on being
informed what had occurred, said that he did not feel him-
self prepared to conduct them.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE-Wby not take them ; there
can be no great difficulty about them ?
Mr. ANnarws—They are far from common cases.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE-They are indictments for
keeping a brothel ; surely, Mr. Andrews, you must feel
yourself fully competent for any eases of that kind?
i'.ir. ANnity.ws—l can assure your Lordship, I feel very
great difficulty in undertaking them.

Mr. Justice LITTLEDALic—I only urge it, because, I feel
that if there case• cannot be tried in the Crown Court,
some of the Special Jury cases must be made remanets.
Mr. Sergeant TADDY here interposed, and said, that for
the general advancement of business, he would return all
his briefs against Mrs. Forrest ; and then, as Mr. Andrews
would become principal Counsel, he could hare no objec-
tion to go on with the indictments.
Mr. ANocaws still objected. He was not prepared
to
take the lead, and sooner than do so on the instant, he
would return his briefs.
It was filially arranged that the cases should stand over
till the following morning.

A
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theo
lo'clocko‘,,ei.p
ryteosftetrhdeaeyx
tletitiosirvne ipnib:maise.firocf
of Coleman-street, at the back
Messrs. Thompson, distillers,
of Guildhall, which, for some time, not only threatened
destruction to the whole neighbourhood, but to the Hall
itself, and the adjacent edifices. The flames in a very few
minutes eornmunicated to the premises of Meier& Consent
and Kemp, wholesale tea-dealers, which were principally
composed of wood, and thence to the dwelling-house of
Mr. Barrett, surgeon, adjoining, the whole ofwhich, in ten
minutes, were enveloped in one continued blaze; the fire
extending itself to the back of the Seoondaries' Offiee,
which has also sustained considerable damage. The fol-
lowing particulars may be relied on :—Mr. Chambers, of
the firm of Moms. Cousens and Kemp, had, accompanied
by a friend, been to the Oratorio, and returned home about
half past twelve o'clock. At this time all was apparently
safe.r. "t Having were engaged some tune in ton_
v
weree alarmed by the porter suddenly
enetcr iniong: vth‘ehie•on supped,tey
oni n they
a state of exhaustion, so much so,
that the poor man fell on the floor unable to speak. In a
moment, however, they were alive to the imminent danger
and, raising the porter up, they attempted to
but the smoke had attained so strong a
ntvieftenkyte,wie'tileeailt.inet'LayPen,' 'ere near falling to the ground. Mr.
Cousen's friend had happily the presence of mind to fall on
his knees and hands, and his companions having done the
same, they were enabled to crawl with difficulty through a
passage of considerable length, end thus regain the street.
Their first object was to alarm the family of Mr. Barrett,
who escaped in their night-dresses, just as the flames burst
forth with incredible fury, accelerated by a strong wind
from the north-east. It was in vain to return, and in this
state the females, consisting of Mrs. I3arratt and her child,
with her mother, who had only come to town on a visit
within the last two days, were exposed to the night-air,
and a heavy shower of rain, until they could obtain shel-
ter. We are happy to learn, that the only part of the pre-
mises of Messrs. Kemp and Co. that was injured was a
passage ; the whole of their warehouses, and stock in hand
were fortunately saved, and did not sustain the slightest in-
jury. The neighbouring property, though destroyed, was,
we understand, fully insured.