Star.
London, England, 1825-12-22 00:00:00

COMPSNY'S SHIPPING.

• Capt. NAXFULD„ after adverting to the extravagant
t.te,-at which tne C.lnpitty". procured their shipping,
moved for a series of 'impexi..tending to shew the names,
',miters, and tonnaze of all the ships now chartered,
t.J:!PI her with the rates of tonnage.
Mr. I Ivir. 3r conded the motion, which, aftti a few words from
IVA ity IN, was agreed to. • • •

MUT. STRACHANI ZMILD 41111/EAST, &C. •
'rie Cum:m:o4 'said, the Cotiit bid been made
special for the puSpoii Of 3takihs_iittit consideration the.
propriety f layittg before the TiOpyiekots ibe!.eorre-
sprldince between tlitiCtinrt of Director's mid -Mr...1,5..
• Euctingham,' itipecting his loss of ptoperty'in Wee.
Mr. Hosts said, be was one of
.t.he..*Pentlemen* who
Lid signed these Requisitions, calling to the Direct' is
to make the Court special, for the following purposes:
—First, For the production of the correspondence al-
hided tn.
_Second. To renderit compulsory that Cadets
going to India, should understand thellindoostaiiee;
nJ, thirdly, To consider the ptopriety of tecallieg'!
lord Amherst. ! The two first had beet) .published in
the nrdinlry way,..hut the Directors had refused to
Latish the last. TAIS las contrary to all precedent,
e:iid he. m ished to kllOA%' the reason for such proceedings?.
The CHAIIIMAN• answered, that the COW t Of Dr:
sectors had taken upon themselves the respOnSibility of
Acting as they had done, becaitie 'they:felt Ithai an
advertisement Qt such a description going fonkto India,
gt a time when war was raging there, was calculated
to produce a very bad effect. 1_

Sir C. FORM declared, •that it would produce the very best

• - tonsequences.
Mr. Hums insisted on his right of bringing forwat d 64sta:tier any
:.otinn he might think fit, as thin was a Quarterly Cenci alCourt.
Mr. G. STRACHA N. claiming the rank of Lieuten.int-
Colonel on the Bombay Establishment, together with
sixte:n years arre.trs of pay, now rose, and detailed at
some length the hardship of his case. He had, he
stated through the malice of the Commanding Officer,
been brought to a Court NlartiAl, unjustly condemned,
.-.°l/41, in t ,nsequence, dismi:•ed the service. He con-
tinkled with moving, that the correspondence respect-
ing his rase. both in India and England, should be laid
before the Proprietors. •
After some 'desultory conversation, Mr. Huang, as a snore eligi.
the course of proceeding, moved, That the case of Lieutenant-
birachaii he referred to the consideration of the Court of Directors.

The Deputy Chairman (Sir G. A. ROBINSON), would
tot consent to any such reference, inasmuch as, since
the year 1810, the case of Mr. StrAchan had been five
tinits considered by different Directicns, and had in each
untloce been decided against him.
ffesur, on hearing tbis, withdrew 1113 motion..
Hon..Proprieter then proceeded to bring for-
a ard his motion relative to Lord Amherst. He went
at much length into the history of that Nobleman's ad-
trunistratiosi, vrh'ch he censured as ruinous to India.
When he contrasted the conduct of this ill-fated Noble-
than with -that of•his predecessor, when he considered
also that his imb. cility was well known before he went
out; was lie not-justified in imputing to the Directors a
gross neglect of iheir-chaty. in sanctioning the appoint-
rata of such a man ? Itt every letter which had been
received from India, the universal wish was for the
return of the Marquis of Hastines. His object, and he
was sure it must In that of the Directors, if they regarded
their cisin interests, was to have a man of talent put at
the head of their affairs. He ihould, therelote, con-
dude' by moving—r• That this Court, duly considering
Die present state of affairs in India, do agree in the
iripriety and necessity of recalling Lord Amherst, the
*prn-nt Governor. General."

The CHAIRMAN lamented that this question had ever
betn brought before the Court. It had been imam!,
'1 his opinion, whit great levity, as it was founded
upon alleged private opinions received from India. He
was, therefore, scull to see such a motion founded upt.n
it as had just been real to them; and if it were pressed,
he should feel himself under the necessity of giving it
Lis decided opposition. With regard to the amend-
ment, he must say that the proprietors could not judge
without the papers for which it called. Thole papers,
hovfevsr, were /tot in the power of the• Court of Di-
rectc•rs• lie himself, and two or three other., were,
from their situation, acquainted With • their contents;
but they were not within the 'each of the great body of
bilectors. He therefore recommended that the original
motion and the amendment should be withdrawn.
A debate ensued, in which► several Proprietors took a part.
'l'he Court then divided on Mr. Ifame's motion, solicit only eight
hands were held up in iupport of it was nitatived by an over-
powering majority.'
In answer to some questkiis by S r CHARLES Fonßas,
ilie elle'slHalAN most positively denied-that his• Mojenty's
Aliui ters had ever monti.me'd or proposed the Duke of
BUtkingliAlna Or any other Nobleman, to the Chairman
and Directors nt the East India Co•npeny as a tit person,
i'" sa tha► !e (:he Cha rman),