Star.
London, England, 1817-03-20 00:00:00

INDIA-HOUSE.

A Quarterly Gereral Court of Proprietors of East
India Stock was yesterday held at the Company's
House in Leadenhall-street.
Mr. Ilume—‘, You must be aware, Sir, that the
public mind is in a state of considerable anxiety re-
lative to the fate of the Embassy to China. I wish,
thereiore, to ask, whether the Court of Directors have
received any authentic inlormatioo_ ist that subject ?
11 they have, I should be glad to know the nature of
it—it they have not, a knowledge of that fact wilt
tend to weaken the rumours that have gone abroad
en the subject, and to remove the anxiety felt by the
public."
The Cuarnstau—s, The Court of Directors have
not received any information from Lord Amherst,
since his arrival at Pekin. They have received no ac-
count whatever, and are therefore, quite ignorant with
respect to the reception his Lordship has met with."
The CHAIIINAS then intimated to the Coutt, that
it was made special at the desire. of certain Proprie.
tor., for the purpose of taking into consideration the
Alandamus Papers, as far as the same .related to the
conduct of the Court of Directors, in resisting the
p- wets exercised by the Board of Commis!, in adju-
dicating disputed pecui iary claims, and directing the
application of the Cs mpany's funds for their dis-
charge. The Court of Directors had, however, since
received a letter from the same Proprietors, request-
ing that the discussion on these papers should be defer
red till the 16th of April, to which day the Chairman
awned the debate should be postpone& Agreed le.
Mr. WEEDING, after alluding to the Bill now before
the House of Commons, for throwing open the ports
of Malta and Gibraltar to the East India trade. im-
pressed on the Directors the necessity of applying to
the Legislature for a removal of the transit duties on
piece g iods, from India and China, which operated
In favour of the foreign trader, who was, in conse-
quence,
queace enabled to undersell us.
The CUAIItStAN stated, that the Court of Directors
bad, that morning, been employed in considering the
Subject. to which the Huaoutable Proprietor had
called their amain's. _ _

Mr. LOWNDES called on the Court of Disectors to I
watch, with a jealous eye, the Bill now in progress
through the Hou►e of Commons. They all knew, that
&a stone were thrown into a pond, it would occa-
sion circle after circle, tilt the whole pood was co-
vered. Thus, it they agreed to give up the two
ports of Malta aid Gibraltar, they would be soon
called on to give others, until, at length, all putts
would be included in the same system.
Mr. HUME was most ans cots that every thing which
prevented London from being a free port should be
41011 e away. He conceived that the representation
of the Directors on this subject would have great
weight—and he hoped that every thing in the form of
duties, charges, &c. should he removed from the trade
►etween India and England.
The CHAIRMAN then announced, that the Address
voted by the Court on the 7th ultimo, to his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent, had been presented to
. his Royal Highness at the Levee, on Thursday, the
lith instant, and was most graciously received.
Mr. R. JACKSON took that opportunity of compli-
menting the Hon. Chairman on the politeness and
urbanity of his general conduct, but more especially
on the occasion of present ng the Address.
Mr. HONE and Mr. LowNozo also bore testimony
to the gentlemanlike etd impartial conduct which he
bad displayed on all occasions, since he had filled the
high office of Chairman of Or Court of Directors.
The CHAIRMAN expressed the gratification he felt
at this nolooked.lor approbation of his public conduct.
The Court then adjourned.

PARLI.I3IENTARY PftOCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MARCH 19.

further evidence was 'staid respecting the cue of Bat-
ky's Divorce INV, and ordered to ha printed.
The farther consideration of the BM, on the question of its
amosid reading, was,. on the motion of Lord Rotts, lied for
Tuesday nest
The tilt Manufacture. Bounty, and the Annual Indemnity
• Bills, weir read a third tune and passed.
The Army and Marine Mutiny Bills were severally read a se-
cond time, and committed for to•morrow.--Ad3ourued.