Star.
London, England, 1801-01-19 00:00:00

INDIA AFFAIRS.

The follotting Letter having attracted the notice of a very re-
(pee:table Proprietor (Mr. Moore) at the General Court
held on the 17th of left month;' it is thought Flyer to re-
publdh it, in order that the Proprktors of India Stock may
be folly Acquainted.with the (object Intended to be decd.
to-morrow.

To the PROPRIETORS of EAST INDIA STOCK.
PERCEIVING in the Public Papers an Ad-
vertlfement under the authority of the Court of Dirodors,
announcing that, at the approaching General Court of Pro-
prietors the 'declared ahute of Patronage by the Directors will
conk under confederation, my attention was Money dirtied
to the fulled ; and entertaining the tithed tripe& for the Di-
radon in general, I was curious to loam what circumfbutces
had eccurred to provoke a difeurGon of fo nov.l a nature. I
therefore endeavoured td Inform myfelf accurately concerning
the P9tro width ate lying at the tridis Husk for the infpec.
tion of the Proprietors. The effed has been to ache in my
mind a fmccre refpcet for Mr. jocks, who, =tardier§ of cla-
mour at private 'tomtit, has called the attendee of the Pro-
prietors to fo important a dircuffion; and feeling the warmelt
attachment to the profperity and honour of a Corporation,
of which I have sow beta a Membet 'cowards of so yean, I
cannot refrain from carnettly foliciting every Proprietor to ea-
ionitie theft Papers l but as many may be prevented from going
to the India Hods, by more urgent calls upon their tiste, the
following detail may lead them to give that attention to tbit
fabieet, which its importance rcquirn.
It appears. iron disk records, that, on the esti of Ape 1.
1791, uissh diatcly ou Mr. Sofanquet being nominated to 111111
Chair, it was ',repealed to appoint a Committee to inquire into
the UMW& pradke tof thc tale of Parronutt, and to confider
eructs means u-might appear likely to preemie the lame in to.
tore, if fuch practices had occurred; and tie Court J. Dine.
toes, kodbly allhlad by ate many inkiiirks reports to coed-
&only propagated, unsolatoully adopted tore motion. The
Committer,net to Vole thank-Ives In tem wide a R, Id of inquiry,
=kind to eallitaladbee their undlleation from the year t ntj,
a period Mies tie Proprieturi had propokd, and the Legilla-
ture had made it the law, that every Dircder, on coming
into 0.41 e. Amid take an oath that be would not, direttlif
or Indira/11y. accept any prcfent or reward for the nonsina-
doe at any perk' to a..y place or °lace whkroevcr..—
At frodat fulalkquent Meetings, bet at very Mast pe-
nods, conailaing the emu= of ,the Bullock, the Corn-
Mitten defeelfed and urea upon the order of proceeding.
esd the made et Mythical:Wu sad k is Oar parttauar

Such were the proceedings and the termination of an inquiry
carried un with long intemis upwards of two years, for the
parpotc of retelling the Direetor. from the foul imputation of
I tiling their patronage, in viol-Mon of their honour and their.
oath. Can man entertain !he: idea that Inch an invediaai on
was not ivquilite, when be ha, the evidence a the Daredors
themlelvea, who were bet able to judgeof the neeeffity of is oh
a mein ere, and who had UllaZint. tally fa it un foot ? And all t
If-
palLonatt and honourable minds mug agree, that It ought to have
' been to eondudal as to &term:nettle purity of the patens loa-
pbcatcd by the molt unquatiumble evklenen. Inftead of width
it will be mond that lade or no inquiry at all has been mac a
that the Directors in Jane, 'Soo, difapprovc of the mode of
et.unination on oath, which ad been agreed to by the Dire& rs
in the February preceding. And that when they had chanced
their opinion in refrad to the mode of inquiry, they, wit ht to
ceremony of explanation, dmertnine to have no inquiry what-
ever. I am lorry to be obliged to ufe the name of Mr. re.
fanquet again, he whole name Is the Brit and the Taft In thrs
lauflovrii be who, with molt laudable zeal for the party • 1
the Earceutive Body, pmEded at the eat of this Cam
mince, and at the end of two years comes forward to pat
an aid to it. Believing him
.to be an honourable man, II
reached the records, in hopes of tritig able to darover force
realms for fueh an apparent contrariety of fattimeat, but n t
a tillable is there to be lowed. Then however glands no-
corded a very interettiog protat from another retradable Di-
redor (Sir F. Baring), who objedis to requetting an oath from
the parties who have received ragman ftotrrthe Dlredors, es-
pial, (to safe his own words) hecaufe * he is perfuatted, nava
he i-i certain, that the meattre propel. d would lead to rat ory.".
What an imputation ! You wid alto find upon the Record, tht
reafuns affigned by the Ceara! The. dors for the appointments
they have made, with the exception of one Gentleman, who
declines anfwering, and lays, " /fie it weak/ f.t even it psis
*Kiev sir partindar re•fass M.& iimiernevre I than Attars any
further canniest upon this part of the...papers, tut I mutt are
fore you, that the reasons adduced by fume, and the eitrum-
Ranee,' of thc:r appotntmetimeolvlnce me, tharthe fonpreffion
of the Committee is meet to he lamented. It is loft jolt, before
I conclude, that I timid alto (late, that you will And among
the papers the- iambi of maw; individuals, who have bad ape
pantinents conferrod at their folicitati depofired in the Of-
fice by different Diredion, and In pallial!ar 1 y Mr. Metcalfe,
who account, in this tatisfaclory manner for every Writer be
has appointed, at the fame time that he declares mai:ft the
cootinutnee of the inquiry. This clearly Beeves the there is
not much dlilleu!ty in the mode of inveftie 'lion pi opored, and
the common tote of every man mutt tell him. :hat he who has
received an important favour grattiltoilly, will fear! real Lads.
faction, and not repugnance, in corning forward an.: tusking
that &elastics upon oath, what he undcrilands fuel telt-
many to be neediery to vindicate tear honour and irate rite of
his bamfador. I have the honour, &v.
AN 01. D PROPRIETOR.
P.S. After this long added., I furl it so jultier doe frost one.
that I mould fabjoin a litt of the-names of the Diredors who
have protefted againit the fuppreffion of ;lo Inquiry, viz.
H. Inglis, Simon Frazer,
D: Scott. Robert Thornless,
Stepp. Lablngton, Edwar4Parry,
Moms Parry, Charles Ur.uze.

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Georg, South. S. 'foorie.
• Eland front tb: lall India Regulatiny :
"And further !do hen? :hat I will not. directly nor lain.
teeny, accept or take any perquifite• emolument, foe, prelent,
Or reward, upon any ilecamlot who'fixvirr; or any pros' ifs, or
arigaguneut tor any perquifitc, emolument, ke, wen, re-
wird whatfuevcr, for, or l refpcil of the appointmeat or no-
ruination of any perfon or perfons to any Fleenor office In the
gift or appointment of the find Company or ohne, eri a Direc-
tor thereof ;or for, or on account ef, ffaupvini appointirf
the voyage or voyages dairy Chip or flips in tilt aid Comp raii a
anploy, or foe, or on account of, or soy ways rebus; to way
ether WIN& or affairs of the taid Coutiegy."