Star.
London, England, 1806-12-18 00:00:00

His MAJISTY Is exetted in town again on Mond 47,
when it is foppored the Addreffes of the two Hodes
of last vrill be prefented to hits.

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ineW4o stilt kre her Annual Ventral en the
the week in January. at Frog%
mod.
Toridardeferilie of *etas bad a party to dine
with bins at Carlton thua.
Yellerday Earl Spencer gave a dinner at his honfe
is St. jantee's.place, to all the other Membere of hilt
Meyesr estabinet Council.
Left week-the Daebefs of Goulds arrived at Aber-
deen in her 'VFW to Leedom.
Trja.s.en Mot PITT.,-It &terve' to be recorded
of thri.sliallaiens &stems% that be beguiled the UR
boars of his tedious thief' by the perufal of Mile
Owaysea's Novel of 3t. Doraktie. This was in fa&
the UR meitifinueat of his mind; rod the left employ-
'anent is which be engaged hiadelf.
. Monday there was a grand brigade. at Porto Belle.
of all the military in the Edinburgh difiria,eonfiiling
of the ill regiment
_of dragoons and eight regiments
of militia. His Excellency Lord CATHCART and the
Officers' of the Staff were prefect.
Yelerday a Court of Directors was held at the
Eat India Honfe, when the undermentioned Com-
manders tosk leave of the Courtprricus to departing
few their refpeaive detinations viz.
rCapois.jabes Panama. /ilk* of Moatrofe, St.
Mow and &VII; WIIIIJAK 5. &remits, Ad-
miral Gardner, Madras and Bengal ; R. Cuts err.
Ca lle Eden, ditto.—Tbe Coate adjourned at fie
o'clock till Toefday next.
• Ytherday a Quit terly Generiletturt was held we
the Eat India Hisnfe, when the dividend for the half
year ending the yth of January next wow declared so
be Sct percent. -
' The Rofolation of the General Court of Proprie-
tors on the seth of SeOterriber let, esprit/vs of theft
agrement to the granting of a inlay of sone'. a-
year to the Recorder of Prince of -Wales's Mendota*
read by the Clerk. • •
The Chairman then stored that this CoOrt deinow
confirm the (aid refolution.—Upon which
Mr. Lug ensure it, jun. sole to oppefe the elation.
He nielliteined that there was noneeeffity for the p.
pointrnent Of loch an officer as was recomfbendedlsy
the Refolutbes which was then (Omitted to the
Court for its confirmed, n. If, &mein, fads a 6.
nation was to be instituted, a gentleman of Inert
than ordinary talent mut be fought for, to aceepl of
the office ; and when it was confidered that this pit.
fon would have to abandon a Writable line of pro-
tease at home, with abseil certain hope eflaerearting
his income tenfold, by Leans of his &Salty and abr.
BOY, TM* per annum was far (hors of the Wary
ich wow neceffsry te fuppore the dignity of his
' effice in one of the moll tepenflee parts of the Cons-
! paoy's Settlements ; fee* a falary as that could be
; ins inducement to any gebtleman to break off from
connexion', aid give up all hope of future ad.
vancement in his peoteffion.
Mr. LOWNDRI stir oppofed the motion, but at the
fame time differed moll effentially from the Hon.
Gentleman who had jot fat down. That Gentleman,
be Paid, had overlooked a moll important confider*.
tion ; he did not ratollett, that a moll refpeetable fact
of men, the Lords of &Mon in Scotland, whole rank
mull be confideyed far fuperior to that of the Recor-
der of Prince of Wales's Ifland, had not, until very
lately, more than a Celery of wool. a year. Was the
Recoruer in foch a place as Prince of Wales's Maud,
then, to have a falary three times that amount
The Honourable Gentleman then urged fame of the
former arguments *saint the propotition, particu-
larly the irate of the Company's finances. In order
to retrieve thefe, however, he recommended that the
Company Ihould increafe their capital by an iffue of
bonds ; by this means the whole debt of the Com-
pany would be liquidated in about Vur years. This
hint, however, he hoped would be followed up by a
Gentleman (Mr. johnßone) or by fume other Gen-
. tleman who could argue the question with much
more ability than he was capable of.
The quellion was then put and carried without
divifion ; after which the Court adjournedfrne eke.