Star.
London, England, 1823-05-24 00:00:00

East India Company's Affairs, it has been frequently urged and
admitted, that the (Cart of Directors should be composed of a
due proportion of their Civil, Military-, and Naval Servants;
anti, as the Company is essentially Commercial, being itlotruth
" The United Company of hlerebants of Englund trading to the
Eta !tidies,* it is, in the opinion of this Meeting, equally twee*.
&try, and of the drat importance to the interests of the Proprie-
tors, that the Court of Directors should alsonontain a doe pro-
portion of Merthants of acknowledged talents, integrity, and
perience.
IL—lt was proposed by Sir CHAILIS COCKZILILL, Bart. M.P.
Seconded by Cus.at.ss Foams, Esq. M.P. and Resolved
Unanimously,
That this Meeting consider Joint Parry Musraarr, Esq. well
qualified fora Seat in the Direction of the Company's Affairs,
not only from his long mercantile experience, but from his in-
dustrious habits and general acquirements as a practical man of
bite/nem Upset these grounds they strongly recommend Mr.
nusrasrr to the favourable consideration of the Proprietors;
and they are the more confirmed in the expediency of this re-
ccimmendation, when they advert to the Company's having been
in the last few years deprived of several Mercantile Members of
thpir Executive Rudy.
I was proposed by Jenne Hume, Esq. M.P. Seconded
by JOHN BLADSII, Esq. and Resolved Unanimously,

That upon the principles of the foregoing Resolution this Meet-
ing do colls.-etively and individually pledge themselves to support
and to exert their influence in favour of Mr. MUSTRArei
vreU-
founded pretensions to a Seat in the Direction; and. that they
will use their best endeavours to promote his Alec-dim open a
future Vacancy. EX hl OUT 111, Chairman.

.041-11211. Foam, Esq. M.P. having subsequently taken the
Chair,

It was proposed by the TIM BAWL Coetrasys, seconded by
Sir Join E Hasnioron, Bart. and Resolved Unanimoudy,
That the Thanks if this Meetit.g be given to the Right Hon.
Lord VISCOIIai Unworn for his able conduct in the Chair.

nu COLOMBIAN LOAN.

The fluctuations in Columbian Bonds during the
lest two days were created by the receipt of letters
of a very important tenor from the seat of Go-
vernment, which gave strong hints of the contract
being unPkely to be recognised by the Republic. A
number of the holders, in consequence of the alarm,
%tithed upon the Contractors, who merely replied to
the inquiries, that they had received no advice'. A
similar answer was also given by M. RAVZROR. By
the arrival 'of a Jamaica mail we have received ad-
vice: from Colombia to the end of February, which
throw considerable light on the subject of this Loan.
It appears from the Santa Fl Gmatte of the Bth of
February,'that a report was made by PORO Gum.,
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Joss
MARIA DV. CASTILLO, Minister of Finance, on the
subject of the late Loan contracted by Mr. Zia, for
two millions sterling. The report, which combines
other subjects of finance, occupies ten folio pages,
but the following is the substance of the part relative
to the:Loxn.:— •
", That. the Celombian Loan of two millions, con-
tracted by Mr. Zss, is contrary to the Laws of the
Republic ; that the Executive Government had n•
aothOkity to grant, nor did they actually grant, any
powers to Mr. ZZA, by virtue of which such a Loan
could legally have been contracted; and consequently
the -contract for the Loan does not bind the Republic.
1 That-all debts contracted must be allowed by.tlAe
Board of Liquidation, appointed by the laws for that
etpress purpose, before they can be considered as le-
gal demands against the Republic ; that consequently
the debts of I:540,000 and upwards, recognized by
Mr:ZIA and a Committee of his appointment in
London, and afterwaFds incorporated w ith the Loan,
are not acknowledged debts; and that this sum la-
'chided upwards of -£66,000 lent to Mr. ZZA tors*
own personal accommodation. •
g, That Mr. ZLA has pledged the Duties of 'aspens'
and Expects, the Revenue from the Gold and Silver
and Salt Mines, and' the Monopoly of Tobacco, as
Security for the principal and interest of the 14,04 k.,:
in short, all the most productive sources of Remote
--4.50 as to render die supply of the Most urgent wants
of Republic impracticable, if the Loan should
tie recognized. •
The-Colorabias GO,CTRINSVIS wilifstrbiisb a state-,
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meat of facts, which will shew to if). World,
and 'frankly, the cititinistances totusetted opt tbits,'
aingsdar.proceedings, docurnena erillftrakefrot"
foundation and vindication of its decision williktiefeW
etme to the Lettn."
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