Star.
London, England, 1815-04-06 00:00:00

EAST IN DI il No US g.

Yesterday a General Court of Proprietors was held
at the India House, to cou.ider of various subjects.
The first business done was the re-appointment of
Mr. SEMEN to the situation he before held under the
Government of India.
The Court then proceeded to take into re-conside-
ration the Report of the Committee on the Bye-laws
of the Company.
Mr. S. DIXON, after several remarks upon the im-
policy of the regulation as it at present stood with
respect to the choice of Directors, moved, that in
future, on the annual election of Directors, each Pro-
prietor should have the liberty of voting for one, two,
three, four, or five, as he pleased, and not, as at pre-
sent, that the Proprietor should be compelled to vote
for five, leaving him only the option of objecting to
One of he individuals put in nomination.
The motion was seconded by Mr. KINNAIRD, who
argued that as the Bye-law now stood it could
scarcely be said that the Proprietor had any option,
but was obliged to elect those persons whom the Di-
rectors thought proper to recommend. He wished
that the precise form of the amendment should be
fixed by the Committee on the Bye-laws.
Mr. K. SMITH and several other Members argued
upon the inconvenience that might result from mak-
ing an unnecessary change in the system of the Com-
pany, under which it bad so long been most prospe-
rous. The effect of it, they contended, would be
gradually to exclude from the Direction the oldest
and most faithful servants of the Company.
Mr. LOWNDCS was fully convinced of the necessity
of this alteration. He also recommended that a new'
Bye-law should be introduced, not permitting Direc-
tors to vote on questions that regarded their personal
interests, and that they should not be allowed to
trade in any of the articles in which the Company'
dealt. He had been labouring for many years to
make the Court of Directors a more respectable
body, and he did not even now despair of success.—
As they were Kings of India, they ought to take this
adv:'ntageous opportunity of setting a glorii,us ex-
ample :,f purity and liberality to the Sovereigns of
Europe. mho seemc..l :nuch need it.
TheCuautstAxa:leerted to tilt. many ncwditliculties
that would be occ.i.ioned by the adoption of ex
amendment of Mr. Dixon. .instead of being upright
and independent men, the Directors Would in future
be the mere tools of the Pi oprietors, whom they
would always be solicitous to please, and to whom,
for their votes, they would :*1 ways be subservient.
Mr. GRANT was of the same opinion, and after
some further discussion, and a reply from Mr. Dixon,
the question was put, and negatived by a considerable
majority.
Several other points of minute regulation were
afterwards debated.

PARLIAMENTART PROCEZDINOS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 5.

Mr. !avast from the Treasury, presented the annual Au-
count of the Revenues of Great Britain, pursuant to Act of Par-
liament.
Mr. BLACK, the Aceauutant,presented Papers from the Com-
missioners of IScot:h Highland !toads.
Mr. WHAKTUN preseutcd Papers from the Court of Chancery
In Ireland.
Several Private Bills were brought up.from the Comma.
Lard AUCKLAND said be r.horakt move the second reading of
the Gaol tees Bill to-murrow.

crmuitess OF VIIIINA.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL presented Papers to the House, by
the Command of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, relative
to the proccedirgs of the Congress of Vienna. He stated, that
tbo‘e he now presented were printed. They did nut contain the
whole of the information intended to be laid before their Lord-
ships, but the rest, he expected, would be ready by to-morrow.
I-ha Noble If timid on the other side (the Marquis Wellesley) bad
given notice of a motion for to-morrow on an important subject,
the Treaty whit America; but as it would probably be his duty
on that day th call the attention of the House to a Message front
Ow Prince Regent, and to move for the consideration of it on
Eriday, it would net be conveniert to enter into a long discussion
on any other guidon upon either of those days. He therefore
hoped the Noble Lord would agree to name some day in the
course of next week.
_ _ _

The lklarquis WELLESLEY said, that though anxious to
bring forward the Impovant subject alluded to by the Noble-
Lord—though Anatolia to ohtaia tor it an early consideration,
the more so from recent events that had take.. place in Europe—
yet, under the circumstaaces state.' by the Noble Lord, he could
not refuse h s request. Ile thelet..re thought the best way would
be to Mt a day troutroxow.--Adjunrned.

eftinift, if die AthaUnit of the Hodge 114, the Piol.e.a of dii
Customs, and the Apprepriadon of the First Fruits. These as-
counts were ordered to Re on the table.
Sic JORN NEWPORT whited to knew whether any more Re.
turns were to be produced ; and if there would be any objection
to present the Account of the Proceedings of the Commissioners
auointed to inquire into the Fees of Courts of Justice in irttandi
'I he Right Hon. Baronet then moved, that there should be laid
before the Howie copies of all Returns made by the Commis-
sioners appointed to inquire into the Fees of Courts of Justice in
England, Ireland, and deotiand.—This motion was agreed to.
BONAPARTE'S ESCAPE.
Mr. FREEMA NTLE rose to ask the Noble*Lord
opposite, whether there were any, and what instruc-.
tions. transmitted by his Majesty's Govesnment to
the Officers of his Navy, crutzing in the vicinity of
the Island of Elba, authorising them to prevent the
departure of Bonaparte from that island ?
Lord CASTLEREAGH stated in reply, that a
distribution of British naval force had been made for
the purpose of confining Napoleon within the limits
of the Island of Elba. He was not aware that any
specific instructions were transmitted to the Officer
commanding on that station, for the purpose of pre-
venting his escape ; but an understanding did exist,
that if Bonaparte was touni at sea, he should imme.
diately bx detained.
Mr. FR EEMANTLE inquired whether there would
be any objection to produce these instructions ?
Lord CASTLEREAGH repeated, there were no,
instructions, but an understanding to the effect he
had already stated.
Mr. TIERNEY expressed a wish to know, whether
there was any thing in any of the Treaties of Paris,
Fontainbleau, or elsewhere, which authorised the pre-
vention of Bonaparte from going from Elba when he
'pleased ?
Lord CASTLEREAGH declined touching upon
that question at present, as a future opportunity
would soon take place for entering into the discussion.
Mr. WYNNE said, he wished to avoid making a
motion, if he could otherwise obtain the information
he s-tught for, namely, the nature of those instruc-
tions on which the understanding alluded to by the
Noble Lord was founded ; he certainly would move
for these, if he did not obtain a satisfactory answer.
Lord CASTLEREAGH—" The Hun. Gentle-
man can make his motion."
Mr. WYNNE then moved—" That an humble
Address be presented to the Prince Regent, praying
that his Royal Highness would lay before the House
Copies of the Treaties entered into between the Al-
lied Powers and the Emperor Napoleon, at Paris, on
the 11th of April; and of any other Treaties at the
same period, between the said p.uties, together with
the lei ms of the accession of Great Britain thereto."
The motion was agreed to, and the Address or-
dered to be presented to his Royal Highness by such
Members as were Privy Councillors.