Star.
London, England, 1825-04-28 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

Yesterday a Special General Court of Proprietors of
East India Stock was held at the Company's House, in
Leadenhall-street.

On the motion of the Chairman (C. MAJORIBA NILS,
Esq.) the Court confirmed the Resolution of the last
General Court, appointing a First Assistant in the
Office of the Surveyor of Works, at a salary r f 3501.
per annum. The Court also confirmed a Resolution of
the last General Cum t, granti.g to Sir J. Malcolm, a
pension of 1,0001. per annum.
The CHAIRMAN then laid before the Court a Draft of
a Bill for regulating the Sala►ies of the Indian Judges,
and of the Bishop of Calfutta; and also providing for
the Transportation of Offenders from St. Helena.
Mr. GAHAGAN pointedly ridiculed the classification
of Bishops, Burglars, Judges, and Murderers ; and re-
commended that that part of the Bill relative to the
transportation of offenders should be put on a separate
sheet of foolscap.

Sir C. Fouts* also condemned the classification, acid pointed out
what he conceived to be various defeats in the 511.

Mr. Astru. said, that in this ease the Act of the .5.3d.0f the late
King bad.been almost literally followed.
Mr. D. KINNAIRD suggested th4t, some clause should
be intoned in the Bill, poiOting Out the way in which
the Supreme Government ought to exercise ti:e power,
if that power were still suffered to exist, of banishing
individuals from India.
Here the conversation ended. s
BURNING OF Till SHIP KENT.
The Deputy Chairman, Sir G. ROBINSON,Iaid before
the Court a resniutioh of the Court of Direciors of the
50th ult. exonerating from all' blame the COMmander
and' o,aners of the Company's ship Kent, whiCli was re-
cently destroyed by fire, and moved that the'Couft con-
cur in the laid resolutisii. It was, lo observed, a ques-
tion which must Ultimately be decided 14,ballot.
Sir C:FORISIS agieed in the resolution, burcondeninel
very strongly the custom adopted by the Court of Di-
rectors of sending ships mtt separately instead of in
.pairs. -Hid the Scaleby Castle bee* dispatched with
the gent, not only would every life on board the latter
vessel have been sward, brit in all proltability• the fire
would have. been got under. • -
After some further observations from the Hon. Lntosar,
ifir G. Roannou, Mr. Tarot:, and Mr. Wasuoaeosur, the Resole-
Ron was agrfed to, and the ballot was fixed for Weslisesday, she
11th May.-..-The Court then adjourned. • -- ••••

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

STAG HUNG

Saturday last, the sportsmen of the neighbourhood of Cbehnsford
met a numerous field at six o'clock in the morning, to finish the
present year's stag•hunting, where the favourite stag Sailor was
turned out at the High &one, Pleshey, and went away for Old
Park, where he headed back over the road, to High Easter, front
thence to Good Easter Church, on to Skreens Woods through Toe-
roll's Hall yard and Willingale, along the bottoms to Flefield,
where be was taken, in a brook, about eight o'clock, near Moreton
End, after; severe Chace of 17 miles, and allowed Mim the best day's
sport afforded by Sailor during the seams: 3.

THE ROYAL MEDAL. '
The late Earl of Hopetoun's gold medal, given in icemmemora-
tion of the King's 'bit to Scotland, was shot fur on Saturday, bv
the Royal COmpany of Archers, in Hope Park, Edinburgh, and
won by H. 0. Watson, Ras. Accountant of Excise.

PEDESTRIANPEDESTRIANISM.
Mr. Abernethy, the North Country Pedestrian, completed $
wonderful undltrtaking, from Mousewald Bank, five miles to the
southward of Dumfries, to the 196th mile stone, I 1 miles from
Manchester, on Tuesday morning. The distance is 'l4O miles, and
the pedestrian engaged, for 90 sovereigns, to accomplish it in two
days. He performed $4 miles in 91 hours on the first, and rested
three hours on a, straw mattress. He did four miles and a half
each hour on the second day, and won with nearly an hour to spare.
Betting was 6 and 7 to 4 on time.
FOOT RACE IN THE GREEN PARK.

The long-pending match to run 100 yards, took place on Tues-
day, hawks Messrs. Kitchener and Cain, the latter giving the
former Ave yards. A considerable number of persons were present
to witness the match, which was run in line style. Mr. Kitchener,
however, in the first ten yards gained, in addition fo the five given,
and came in at least seven yards a-head. Considerablistunetbangesi
hands on the occasion.

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