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• Tetterda; a Court of Proprietors was held at the,
Fast India Noose, For the purpose of con inning the
debate on Mr. Jscasmes Motion.
Mr. Heut aid-eased ;be Court, End pointed out
the various defects of the College in Hertfordshire,'
and contended for the necessity of inquiring into the
manner in which it was at present conducted. He
advered to a letter from Mr. Malthus to Lord
Grenville, tour Feats ago, complaining of abases ;0.!
the College; and defended ft. Jackson from rl'e
charge of inionsisrency, by the Ex Diryctor, Mr.l
Grant. He lamented that the Paper, so requisite.
for enquiry hren refuse-1, and insisted that the,
misrepresentations complained of had not originated ,
with himsylt or his friend, whose object was ta in.
' quire, and to pull down. He c,mplained
a disposition ti detr Act from the merits of the Mar-
t:Ms if Wellesley's original plan ; a plan which no :
unprej•diced pets= could speak of withont rap-
unions prrob,,t;nn ;he also deprecated the
hordin-. e language used to the Directors by Mr.
Professor Malthus, who was paid by the Comp.iny,
and ought to have conducted himself with more de-
corum to his employers. Mr. Sterling was the only
student who had left the College with advantages
above mediocrity, notwithstanding all the high sound
ing praises on the Institution. Eren !Jr. Edino.s-
qone had guarded all his euloginms with a" p:rhap.."
The opinions of the Learned Advocate, Mr. R.
Graot, were evidently biassed from intimacy with the
Prolessors. Nothing superior to the other estth:
rents of this country had been proved. He then
dwelt or. the advantages arising from the competi-
tion to be found in pi;blic Schools, and concluded
with expressing his warm approbation of the motion.
Mr. Insomnia, observed, that the College now
appeared to be attacked for no other purpose than to
support the Honourable Gentleman who had brought
forward the Motion. It was said that inquiry was all
that was wanted; but be would say that this inquiry
was nothing but accusation.
Mr. Lowunes contended, that a series of facts had
been brought forward, which it was impossible to
controvert.

A desultory debate ensued. in which the principal'
speakers were the Chairman (Mr. Ram). Mr. Dixon,
the Honourable D. Kinnaird. Messrs. Inver. Hume,
Lowndes. Weeding. Grant, and K. Dickson.
Mr. Dtzox, at five o'clock. moved an adjournment+
for the purpose of giving Mr. Grint an opportunity
of explaining. and Mr. R. Jackson of replying ; and
after a few words in favour of the motion from Mr:
Paulson, the Court adjourned till Tuesday next.

THE rAfUNINU STAR..

LONDON.

THE FIRST or NEXT MONTFONFICT SATURDAY),
THE WHOLE LOr &TAY MW r SE DRAWN.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1817.
THE MHOS.

Exchequer Bilk were tented f w the

Eras time this day, mid they beer a premium at preictit of 4s
Never was more satiety depleted in the counteranc,m of *Pecu-
lators thug es this day, in consequent* of to•morrow being set'
tljng dai. when some of the heaviest diffeieneee ever kniiwri, are
to be settled. The recent great failure lies thrown a doubt upon
the winds of many, and some other failures are ninth dread.d—,
CoMols this morning were done at 66i }—ter April 661-11.
dueod, 66j 67_4.„, 971 9*-4 per Cent. mi—lisehequer
6s. to I fa. pram.—lndia Bomb, 28,. to 119 a prem.