Star.
London, England, 1809-09-28 00:00:00

THE JUEILEIL

Mr. Lowsnes submitted to the consideration of
the Court, the propriety of the Company's manifest-
ing, in a becoming manner, their participation in the
joy felt by all denominations of his Majesty's subjects
°rube approaching Anniversary of his Majesty's Ac-
cession to the Throne of these Kingdoms, on which
occasion his Majesty commenced the 50th year of
his reign. The& Company ought to have been the
fitst public body in the country, and not the last, to
evince its gratitude for the blessiggs it had enjoyed
under the present long, and to ii propitious reign.—
The-City of London, and-many other pet& bodies,
had already met, and resolved to celebtatelhe 25th
of October nest as a day.of •' • ...if such a res.
oitnoity of gratitude wits due t City of Leo..
don or from any other corporation, it was doubly due
from the East-India Company. both for favours re-
ceived and to be expected. The Corporation of the
City of London held their privileges in fee simple— 1
the East-India Company were only tenants at will, !
as to the privileges which they enjoyed. Other ten-
ants met to celebrate the arrival of their Lord at the
age of twenty-one years—should the East-India Com-
pany then be backward in celebrating the 50th Anni-
versary of the reign of a Sovereign who had such calls
on their gratitude as his present Majesty possessed.
The present Meeting, be confessed, was very thinly
attended, but as, probably, there might not be sup-
posed to be sufficient time before the 25th of Octo-
ber to call a special Court for the purpose of -consi-
dering the best mode of celebrating the day, he should
now move—That the 25th of October, being the day
on which his Majesty commences the 50th year of
reign, be observed as a day of rekicing by that Com-
pany. ;—and he hoped that some Gentleman would
be kind enough to second his motion.
The CHAIRUAN perfectly concurred with the Ha
noutable Proprietor in every sentiment of loyalty and
affection to the Sovereign which be had uttered; but
he begged leave to observe, the subject had not pass-
ed without due consideration from the Directors, who
had been of opinion, that the best mode of forward-
ing the object in view would be to concur with other
Corporate &dies in a general testimonial of respect
and loyalty—any new distinct measure might, there-
fore, tend to,countemet the grand object iti contem-
p'ation.
Mr. LAYTON' Professed himself perfectly satisfied
with the ideas of the Executive Body.

No Gentleman seconded the motion.

Mr. Lownnnsi however, at some interval, :.gain
alluding to the same subject, asked, whether, in this
instance, things had not been inntrted ? The minor I
was always supposed to be included in the major—
but here they had seen the minor embrace the major.
The East India Company, which possessed a revenue
of Sixteen millions, and embraced a country contain-
ing a population of fifty millions, was not to lead,
but was to be led in the stream, by the minor Corpo-
rations of this city and country. He for one, how-
ever, should cheerfully join ill the stream on the pre-
sent occasion. He should allow the lesser Compa-
nies to set the example at present, reserving to lum-
self, however, as a testimony of gratitude and respect
to his Majesty, to move. for the celebration of his
Accesion to the Throne, at the completion of his
50th year.
The CHAIRMAN again-declared his hearty concur-
rence in the loyal sentiments of the Honourable Pro-
prietor, which at their proper season he would have
an opportunity of enforcing on the minds of the Court.
PATRIOTIC FUND.

A Proprietor asked, if it was the intention of the
Directors, in imitation of other great public bodies, at
present to renew their subscription to the Patriotic
Fund at Lloyd's ?
The CHAIRMAN answered, that, from the state of
the Company's funds, it was not the intention of the
Directors to propose any such gift at the' expence of
the Company : if, however, the proposal should come
kern the Proprietors themselves, the Executive body
irimildt he was convinced, be happy to meet it,