Star.
London, England, 1814-05-26 00:00:00

BAST INDIA HOUSE.

Yesterday a General Court of she Proprietors was
holden, for the purpose of taking into their considera-
tion the propositions of the Court of Directors respec-
ting the increase and continnance Cif certain pensions.
The Minutes of the preceding Court were read, as
also A letter from Sir Hugh Inglis, sgnifying his in-
tention to retire from active lite, and expressing his
gratitude for the many marks of kindness which he
had received from the body of Proprietors. -

WARREN HASTINGS, ESQ.
Upon the mption, from the Chairman, that the
Court should approve and confirm the Resolution of
the Court of Directors, for continuing the pension to
Warren Hastn.gs ,04000 per annum), which had ex-
pired last December, dw ing the term of his natural
lite.
Mr. HuslE said the Honourable Chairman had an-
ticipated him in the very thing which he himse.ll had
Tue Ant to du, and he should now content hibisell*ith
secondirg the motion. . .
Mr. luny then ruse to submit an amendment. AA
in a speech of considerable length, tuck a minute re.
of the services which Mr. Hastings had done the
East India Company. He dwelt upon the wise and.
tomprthrusive measures pursued by him inAndhe,
erhicb had laid the foundation tit the present greauies
of the Company, and in minding to the unmeriteu
prosecution he bad undergone, he was warranted hi
saying that the whole amount of the charge, :iris*
frow that trial, was at least A:100,000, and the diffe.
settle'd (int,pf Mr. Hastings' own 0904 t..
to •eay that it had come to the knots.,
f Mr. Hastings' friends, that hispects!
laces Were such, at the • presept mu..
rite:4.i him to foregO many of tifuse en.,
commits in which he had I therto par,
• own estate, the pautniony of his an.
tortgaged to a lai ge.limounk compared.
ild he• wale. row compelled to lay Jowl.
. give Up 'MOWS other comforts.
:tor 'then ente.re'd into a warm eulogioni
tes of Mr. Hastings, and ctincluded b.
amendment-dr." "Plat in canipensatior
aria services, . as 'annuity of £5OOO, it;
cember .214 11 IS, 11101114 be he..l
iim, and that £19,94) be granted; be.
Ice for:l9 years, between the Rso(x.,
d, and the 44000 consented to by ike
for the affairs of India in 1796."
meat having been seconded, •
NAM role and observed, dleit were
easy be and others Whimd the tat mkt

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nit accede to the amendment now proposed. He was
inclined to think indeed, that they were the most in-
judicious triends of Mr. Hastings who had brought
it forward ; and he hoped for his sake that it had been
done without his concurrenee knowlodge... The '
body of Proprietors might have, many feelings of
friendship to indulge, but it was the duty of the Di-,
rectors to watch over the general interests of the Com-
pany, and lie was sorry they could not accede to the'
preposition now bAare them.
Mr. IMPEY explained.
Mr. Huste said he approved as much as any man,
of the whole administration, of Warren Hastings.—
Every individual filling a high station was liable to
excite suspicion and provoke censure ; but they should
not look to partial faults, they should look at the gloe
rious results of his adMinistration, which they might
now do undisturbed by, those political feelings which
rendered it, perhaps, impossible at a former period.
In offering his observations, he felt himself in a very
unpleasant situation; but he hoped he might be ex-
cused if he ventured plainly to state what he knew,
and knew only from the public records of the Com..
pany. He admitted that. Mr. Hastings had been a
.valuable servant to the Company, and deserved their
gratitude; but , if he deserved their gratitude, ft
must also be allowed that he had received
Throughout his life it had always struck him, that his
friends had been his greatest enemies. It was his
friends who raised the storm that he endured for so,
many years, and under which he had so nearly sunk;
and on the present occasion they were doing him no
great service. He hoped, however, they were acting
without his concurrence ; he could wish the world to
know that he had no hand in it, and he would then be
exonerated from that suspicion of avarice which may
otherwise attach to him. The facts of his case were
as plain as noon-day. They need only refer to his
letter of 1796 to the Directors. Considering the sums
that had been voted to him by the Company, the value
of his estate, which was worth £E60,000, and Mrs.
Hastings' fortune, of £40,000, he was really at a loss
to conceive what could have reduced him to his pre-
sent alleged difficulties, living, as he did, in a state of
seclusion and privacy, or why he could not afford to
keep his carriage and enjoy the other comforts of lite
as he always had done. According to his own ac-
-count, his rate of living never exceeded £3,500 a-year ;
,ompare this with his income derived from the sources
already stated, and how were they, in the absence of
all documents to prove the facts, to believe that he
•could: be in the embarrassments stated by the
'Honourable, Mover of the, Amendment ? Without
such.locuments, however, he could never agree to it.
One Gentlethan had talked of opening the reservoirs
Of their bounty ; butif there was nothing in those re-
servoirsovhere wai.the use of opening them ? and be
had ventured to state, as •far back as last October,
what would be found to be the fact, that a deficiency
of £400,000 would arise 'this year in their funds-
But for whom was this nainey to be given ? Had Mr.
Hastings a wife, who Would be in want supposinglis
death to happen ? No. Had he any children ? No.
He had not a soul, in the way of kindred, to whom
he could leave it. :1 they had funds applicable to
charitable relief, the Honourable Directors knew, thit
numberless instances presented themselves, but most,
if not all of which, they were forced to refuse be-
cause they had not the means. He (Mr. Hume)
then held in his hand a Petition from the Widow of
a Major Bolton, who had died while bravely fighting
in the field of battle : a better or a more gallant offi-
cer never, perhaps; existed. He had left a widow
and three children totally destitute, except the slender
pension which they were entitled to, not amounting
altogether to more than £lOO a-year, They had ap-
plied to the Court of Directors, but that Honourable
Body were unable to afford them any aid. He would,'
with the permission of the Court, read the petition.—
(Loud cries of order, order.)—Mr. Hume abstained
from reading it, and concluded by entreating the
Court to support the Resolution of the Directors, and
not to let any appeal to their feelings get the better
of their calm and impartial judgments. •
Mr. Alderman ATKINS spoke in favour of the
Amendment.
Mr. LOWWDES deprecated the idea of calculating
pounds, shillings, and pence, in a question which ex-
cited their warmest sympathies. Economy was a
paltry feeling at such a moment. Would the late,
Usurper of France have been crushed if that Admi.l
nistration had been continued in power, who sold the,
naval stores for half their value. He would. have,
their reservoirs of generosity opened ' • if they were
emptied, the waters of Heaven would be poured out
to fill them.
Mr. KINNAIRD and Mr. C. GRANT, sen. opposed
the Amendment.
The original question was then put and carried
unanimously, which of curse excluded the Amend-
ment.

The next motion was, that the annuity of 4500 a
year to Sir J. Kennaway, should be granted to bulk
for life.—Carried unanimously.
MARQUIS WELLESLEY.
,•The CHAIRMAN, before he submitted the question
respecting the £5066 a year to-Marquis Welles
'begged leave to explain one circumstance. Of the
term of the present annuity, there were four years.
and a half unexpired, and as it was originally made
to depend upon the continuance of the exclusive track
to the Company, i! had been contended by some that
now that exclusive trade was abrogated by the new:
Charter, the pension would cease with the expiration
of the present Charter. Without discussing that
question, he should only state, that in the event of
the demise of the Noble Marquis before the four
years, and a half had expired, the pension would be
continued to his family.—(Applause.)
After some, discussion, the question was put and
carsied unanimously, with the exception of Mr. C.
Grant and Mr. Astell, who held up their hands
against it.
INTENDED GRANT TO LORD MELVILLE.
•• The nest proceeding was the consideration of the
motion for granting a sum of £20,000 to the present
Lord Melville, in testimony of the eminent services
rendered ,to the East India Company by his late
father. This proposition was, pursuant to notice from
the Directors, submitted to the consideration of the
tleseut Meeting, bylhe Chairman. -
At this time it was half--past four o'clock, and
[sevaital[Crentlernen baying suggested the propriety
of adjourning the qnestion, it was, atter some con.
ileum:loci ordered to be taken into consideration on
the 9th elm.

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FRENCH PAPERS..

PARIS, MAY 20;

There are in this capital at the present moment,
Si Princes or Sovereigns, or near relations of Sove-
reigns. The foll Owing is a correct list :
The King of France and Navarre; Monsieur, the Duchess of
Angouleme, the Duc de Berry, the Duc d'Orlea ns the Prince
de Conde, the Dec de Bourbon, Princes of the Blood. The Em-
peror of Austria. The Emperor of Russia and his three brothers,
the Grand Dukes Constanstine, Nicholas, and Michael. The
King of Prussia; his two sons, the Prince Royal and Prince
William of Prussia; his brothers, the Princes Henry and Wil-
liam; the Prince Frederic, his nephew; the Prince Augustus
Ferdinand, his cousin.—The Prince Royal of Bavaria. The
Prince Royal of Wirtemberg, and the Prince Paul, his brother
1 he reigning Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar. The reigning Grand
Duke of Baden. The reigning Prince of Mecklenburg-Schwerin,
'brother-in-law to the Emperor of Russia and his three brothers.
The reigning Prince of Holstein Oldenburgh. The Prirsce of
Mecklenburgh-Strelltz, brother-in-law to the King of Prussia.
The Prince of Saxe Cobourg.

PARIS, MAY 23.

EDICT OF THE KING.
" Louis, by the Grace of COD; King of France and Navarte.
On the Report of our Minister and. Secretary of statelor
War, we have ordained and ordain as follow 3:
" ART. 1. Our cousin, Marshal Oudinot, is appointed Com-
mandant in Chief of the Royal Corps of Grenadiers and Foot

Cbasseurs of France.
•
- " R. Our cousin, Marshal Ney, is named Commandant in Chief
of the Royal Corps of Cuirassiers, Dragoons, Chassruts, and.
Light Cavalry Lancers of France.
" S. Our Minister and Secretary of State for Wai is charged
with the execution of the present Edict. . .
.14 Given at the Castle of the Twileries, the 20tb May, 1314.
(Signed) " Lutist." •
" The Minister Secretary of state See War, "Du roat x.'•
' " The Secretary-Gem-rat, Field Marshal Baron dliarvesse,
(A Copy) "
O LitallVlDltle.' '
' 'S affirmed that the Commission of the Senate
for the examination of the new Constitution is com-
posed of M. M. Barthelemy, Bolssi d'Anglas, Destuf
de Tracy,. Fontaries, Gartner, Lanjuinais, Pastoret,
Semonville and Vimar.

The Commission of the Legislative Body is com-
posed of M. M. Laine, 131ancard de Bailleul, Boissa-
vary, Chabatid-Laiour, Clatisel ale Caussergues, Du-
chesne, de Guilievoisin, Duhamel, Faget de Baune,

Felix, Fasilcun.
The Chancellor of France has addressed to each of
.the hiembers composing the Commission of.the Le-
gislative BDtly, the following letter :
. " The King, Sir, has named you one of the MeMbers of the
Commis ion destined to concur in the imponant work which is
to be laid betore the Senate and Legislative Body conformable to
the declaration of the 21 of May.
" I have the honour to inform you, that the Commission will
lassemok: on the tad at two ti:clock, in the Chancery Palace. I
II congratulate myself, Sir, in being the organ to communicate the
King's wishes to you. I am persuaded the Body to which you
ong will see, with pleasure, in the nom'ciation of the Com-
mission, that for this preparatory labour which could ouly be
executed by a small number of individuals, the choice 'of Ids'
;Majesty has fallen on Members who had all received, in different
,drcumstances, deserved testimonies of the confidence Q 1 their
colleagues.
t,el
" Receive the expression of the sentiments with which I stn,
Sir, very sincerely attached to you. " D'Aussay.'
, • It seems that the conditions of peace will be known
,before the end of this month.
• Every memorial of the Government of Napoleon
"is successively disappearing. The Notaries have
substituted to the Impetal plates which decorated
the doors of their houses elegant scutcheons with
the ancient arms of France.
All the prisoners of ssar who were in Nimes have
hbegun their march to return to their respective
countries.
i The King, Madame the Duchess d'Angouleme,
and the Duke de Berry, have this evening honoured
the French Theatre with their presence. The same
`enthusiasm with which they were received at the
' Opera was manifested on seeing them in the brilliant
assembly with which the Theatre was tilled. Every
aUuritin which could be laid hold ot in the tragedy of
Neracfiss was seized on with transport.
• The review of the National Guard, which was to
'have taken place tomorrow is, it is said, put off to
another day not yet fixed. It is believed that the cause
of this delay is the indisposition of Monsieur.
A part of the equipage ot the Emperor of Austria
' tinitted Paris yes.erday.
The Emperor Alexander and the King of Prussia
'are to quit this capital for London immediately after
the signature of the Peace, which is considered as
very near. It is certain that orders have already been
given to sell the greatest part of the horses and equi-
pages of his Majesty the Emperor Alexander, who,
on quitting England, will return to St. Petersburgh
with a suite tar troin numerous,.; and will stop a fevr
days at Berlin. .
It is affirmed that -the Pope must have made his
entry into Rome the 10th of this month. As his Ho-
liness passed through 'Bologna and even through Ra-
venna ; though this last town is not on his route, it is
conjectured that these cities, which weredetached from
the patrimony of Saint Peter, are likely to return under
the domination of the Popes and that the Treaties it
which this cession was stpulated will be annulled.
Cu the the 2d of May, Genoa was declared a fret
pert. The Berlin Gazette announces that the King qt
Saxony has gone from. Berlin to Potsdam.
PARIS, MAY 22.

• All the troops which formed the numerous gasti-soo.
Of Hamburgh, and the army of Marshal Davoust,
will commence their march on the 30th inst. to return'
to France. The Duchess de Bourbon arrived on the
9th at Perpignan.
We arc authorized formally to contradict all. that'
the Gazetteer of Lausanne, under date or the 13th of
this month, states, respecting a projected change of
the Government or Dynasty in Sweden. It seems
Ito have been forgotten, that to make such a project
succeed, there must be the consent of the nation. It
knows its rights, and does not want even t e advice
of, the Gazetteer of Lausanne.
BANKS OF THE RHINE, MAY 15.

The greatest number of the tr'errrin Journals pub-
lish projects of partition, which want only authenti-
city to deserve some confidence. The Journal of
Lausanne of the 13th of this month gtves also its
project. Without placing implicit faith in it, and
without regarding it as authentic, it may however
offer some interest to our readers. This is rho sub-

stance of it ;
" Queen Frederica to be Regent of Sweden i her
son Prince Gustavus to be heir of her Ciown.,and to
obtain the Kingdom of Norway ;, the present King
of Sweden to abdicate the Crown; the Prince Royal
of Sweden to be Duke of thi. two Pomerania' ; the
Empress Maria Louisa to be Duchess of Parma and
Placentia her son to be her he it ; Milan to korlotig

to an Austrian Prince, who h to beer the tide of
Archduke ; the Viceroy of Italy to be Grand Duke
of Wurtzbourg, Fulda, Aachaffenbargi and Agnat
of the King of Bavaria; 'Tuscany to be restored to its
ancient Sovereign, the Arehdoke Ferdinand ; the
'Grand Duke of 'Wen to yield the Palatinate, a
part of the country of Nellenburg, Constance, the
Brisgau, to Dreissam, for which he is to be indemni-
fied ; the King of Wurtemberg to obtain the part of
the Duchy of Baden above mentioned, Furstenberg
and Sandgau, but he is to cede Mergentheim ; BA.
varia to obtain Mergentheim, all the Lower Palati-
nate, Deux Ponts, Starkenbort... Liedentels, and to
Restore the Tyrol to Italy ; Darm,tadt to receive the
territory of Mayence, on the right and left banks of
Ithe Rhine; Austria to receive in Italy Milan, Man-
tt(a, Venice, and Dalmatia ; • Russia to obtain all Po-
land and Dantzie ; Pi ussialo obtain all the countries
formerly belonging to her, Juliers, Berg, and the
right of secularizing all her ecclesiastical territories;
Denmark to v-de Norway ; all which remains on the
left bank of the Rhine to be given to the Prince of
Hesse Cassel and the Doke of Nassau, as well as
.I;einingen and Forstenberg; Wince to obtain the
La* Countries to Bruges; the remainder to be uni.
ted to Holland ; the.fortress of Mayence to be razed;
the Constitution of Germany to. be Jegulated at
Trankfore *on the Mayne; Austria to return to her.
ancienfrights, etc: • •
• OtNiV. A, MIT

The hiiiiireis Pirnipotentiir ies 'of the high Allied
patters have authorised the publication of a docu-
lnent which ensures to the Republic of Geneva its
existence as a Swiss Canton.

' • ZURICH, MAY 7.
The Archduchess Maria Louisa arrived here yes.
terday aknoost from Schaffhausen with a numerous
suite. Her Imperial Highness proceeds to•m.:rrow
to Munich. This Princess travels incvnito, under
the title of the Countess de Falkenstein ; she declines
the honours due to her rank, and receives none.

MUNICH, MAY I).
Their- Majesties the King and Queen so out to-
morrow for Bruchsal.
• The King will return on the 22d to receive his
Majesty •the Emperor of Austria, who is expected
here about the (23‘1 or 24th. The Queen will be ab-
sent nearly three weeks. - • • -
VIENNA, MAYA.
The Court Gazette' published to=day, under the
title of 4, Official News from Italy," gives all the
changes' in thattcountry, and adds, as follows:
" According to the invitation made to the King of
Naples, his troops are on mach to return to his
States."
FRONTIERS OF SAXONY, MAY 8.
It is much desired in-Saxony, hat the fate of that
country may be scot/ decided. Many reports are cir-
culated respecting it, but the only one which Appears
to be credited is, that Lusatia will be united to the
Prussian Monarchy.

BERLIN, MAY to.
A French Officer here, who was near the person
of Bonaparte, relates the following :—Bnnaparte
wished himself to be addressed by the title " yarn.
PnovtnE:►cs." Some courtesans admitted in private
to the despot did no: blush to hive him that tide, but
they durst not give it him in public.
MILAN, MAY is..
The King of N,iptes set out for Bblngna the nth
April to 'turn to cis dominions, accompanied by the
hl.trquis of

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