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London, England, 1814-05-20 00:00:00

CORN LAWS.
This day was published, in evo. price 3s. sewed
.A. LETTER on .the CORN LAWS.—by the
EARL OF LAUDERDALE.
Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Lon-
don; and Constable and Co. Edlaburgh.

SOCIETY IN SCOTLAND.
A SERMON, for the BENEFIT of the SOCIETY
./3. in SCOTLAND, for Propagating Christian Knowledge in
the Highlands and Islands, will be preached on Sunday, the 22d
instant, at the GAELIC CHAPEL, Cross•street, Hatton-Gar-
den, by the Rev. DANIEL DEWAR. The Forenoon Service
will commence at Eleven o'Clock—say with Gaelic, and the
English Service precisely at Twelve. The same Evening, a
SERMON will be preached in GAELIC, by the said Minister.
Service will begin at Half-past Six o'clock precisely.
N. 114. There are at present, in the Schools of this Society,
about Ippon Children, of both Sexes, who are instructed in the
Principles of the Protestant Religion, and trainel up to useful
Labour and Industry—besides Missionaries, Ca.echists, &c.
THOS. RUTLEDGE, B. D. Secretary.

• EAST INDIA HOUSE, May lt, 1814.
riIHE COURT *1 DIRECTORS of the UNITED
COMPANT el MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, trading
to tit EAST INDIES, do here 4 give notice,
'Mat a General Court of the said Company will be held at
their House in Leadenhallsstreet, onWednesday, the 25th instant,
at Eleven e'Clack in the Forenoon, to take into consideration
the Revolt:4=of the Court of Directors en the subject of the
expired , which were laid before the General Court on
the 4th instant, viz
That • the Annuity granted to Won't& Hastings, Esq. for the
term of twenty-eight years anti a half, from the 24th of June,
1785, of £4OOO, which spiral on the esth December, 1813,
be continued to hint from that period during the term of his
natural life. •
That the Pension of £5OO per Annum, granted on the 13th
October, 1796, to Sir John Kennaway, for seventeen years,
and a half, from the 29th September preceding, which ex-
pired-at Lady-day last, be continued to hint for the term of his
natural life.
That the Annuity of £5OOO, granted on the 15th January
1801, to Marquis Wellesley, for the terns of twenty years, front
the Ist September, 17516, &c. be continued to his Lordship for
the term of his natural life.
The' Court. of Directors do also give notice, that at the
said General Court the following Resolution of the General
Court of the 4th instant, will be submitted to them for their
confirmation, viz.
" Resolved unanimously, That this Court approve and con-
firm the Resolution of the Court of Directors, of the sth January
last, fixing the salary of Mr. William MiCtillock, 'one of the
Anivant Seeretaries in the department of the Examiner of In-
dian Correspondence, at .€l2OO per annum, to commence from
April last."
The Court of Directors do likewise give notice, that the ac-
connt if all Pensions above two hut-tired pounds per annum,
no* payable by the East Lela Company, also the Letter from
the Earl of Buckinghamshire, addressed to the Chairman, dated
fah January last, and the Restitut.oes of the Court of Directors
on the subject of the expired Pensions, laid before the General
Court on the 4thiarant, and -ordered to be primed, arc now
printing for the use of the -Proprietors, and will be ready to be
delivered at this House, on Friday next, the 13th instant, at
twelve o'clock at noon.
The Court of Directors do further e•ve notice, that notices I
have been given by Proprietors of motions intended to be made
at the said Golsen/ Court, to be held on the 25th instant, to the
following effect, viz.
" That, in cOnsideration of the important services of the
Right Hon. Warren Hastings, formerly Goiernor-General of
Bengal, an Annuity of f.:iarsa) shall be granted to the said War-
ren Hastings, to commence on the 256 h day of December, 1813,
a id to Cr ntinue during the term (if his natural life; and that the
farther sum of £19,000 be grarted to the said Warren Hastings,l
being the d ffertnce, for nineteen years, between the Annuity of
£5OOO originally voted to him by the Court of Proprietors in
the year 1795, and that of £4OOO consented to by the Conuuls-
biomes for the Affairs of India in 1796, the said Annuity and
Grant to Issue out of the territorial Revenues of India, and to be
payable in England.
" That the Pension propnaed to be granted to Marquis 'Wel-
lesley during !us Lordship's life, be continued to him, his Execu-
tors, Administrators, and Assigns, during the present Charter.
" That the sum of £eo,o‘o be granted to the present Lord
Melville, in testimony of the eminent services rendered to the
East India Company by his late father."
JAMBS COBB, Sotretarp.

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