Star.
London, England, 1816-12-19 00:00:00

ESST INDIA HOWL

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Yesterday a Quarterly General Court of Proprie;
tors of Eat., India Stock was held at the Company's
House, in Leadenhall.street.
The CHAIRMAN, Toilworn REM, Esq. stated the
Court was assembled tor the purp.,.e of h j4ing lai t
before them the Resolinion of the Court of Directors
of the ptececiirut day, deil +ring a diiidend of 6va
one-faun!, err cent. on the Company's capital stock,
for the h ill year commencing on the sth of July
last, and ending on the sth of January neat.
On the mliinn being put—" That the Coot. do
*approve of the sa!d Retolution,"
Mr. I.o*Nnrs rose, and inquired hosi the intent*
of the onclpirrme dividends was dispo%ed of ?
The Cu A I log N answered, thAt no advantage wad
derived by any oltcer of the House from the tta•:-
claimed diviieo.N. They tennained itt aDr Com,
pang's coffers, vnd undoubtedly aided thekfttnds
but a very large; reserve was always (Wade, to meet
any demand that might oath..
'f he Resolution Was then agreed to, and the Chairz
man informed the Proprietori, that their dieidendi.
would be paid nu the 7th of January next.
The CHAIRMAN thew submitted to the Conn a
motion for 4. allowing Mr. George Templer, late of
the Bengal Civil Establishment, to return with his
rank to India,",
On this motion a discussidn of tonsidetable length
took place, in consequence of the introduction of the
case of a Gentleman named Mitchell, who, Mr. K.
SMITH stated, had applied .for leave to talks ND
India. after an absence of 22 years, but was refused
permission en account of the length of time that had
elapsed. Mr. Templer, it appeared, had beets .33
years from India, and he (Mc. Smith) could see no
reason why any partiality should be shwa to hint
more.than to Mr. Mitchell.
The CHAIIIMAM and the Honourable W. F. EL-
I:Immo& stated,. that the character of Mr. Templer,
and the unmerited misfortunes that had assailed him,
induced the Directors to recommend his case to the

Proprietors.
Mr. Hoata and Mr. R. JACKSON expressed their ob-
jections to granting permission to individuals to return
to India, except in extreme cases.
The Resolution was agreed to, and the ballot, on
the return of Mr. Templer; was fixed for the Bth of
January.
The CiIAIRMAN then stated that one part of the
bbsiness which the Court had keen made Special tb
consider was, a Resolution of the Court of Directors,
granting to M rjor General Fawcett an allowance of
, tiee hundred pounds per annum for a liroited period.
' The Directors had, however, - received private mlor-
Motion that the events which would render it neces-
sity to make that allowance were not likely to Occur,
and therefore it was proper that the Resolution should
be postponed for the present.
The CIiAI!IMAN next proposed, that " The Conk
do approve of the Resolution ot •the Court of Direc-
tors of the Stith tilt. for appointing another European
to assist .in the Oriental Department of the Elm
loclia College, with a salary of font hundred pottozs
per annum, and an allowance of £lOO a year for
house ital/."
Mr. lioate entered at great length into the history
of Hertford College, contending that as it had Mitt en-
steered the esods proposed, and as the youths placed
there learned Little else bet licentiousness and immo-
rality, it ought to be abolished. • -
Mr. R. Jacasoar, while he lamented the scenes of
disorder and insubordioatien to which his Honourable
Friend alluded, recommended, not the abolition, but
the reform of the seminary.
Mr. Lowe oes said, ire hod lately visited Hertford
College, and the statements which the two preceding
speakers had made, relative to the disgraceful scenes
that. had taken place there, were perfectly cerrect.—
The Hon. Proprietor described the conduct of the
students as more alaiming than that of the mob who
caused such commotion in the City. What, he
asked, were they to think of a College, where two
staircases were pulled down, and one of the Protea-
sors was fired at
The CHAIRMAN said, the discussion which had
been entered into by the three Gentleman who had
recently delivered their sentiments, would have beta
applicable if there had been a motion before the
Court on the general subject of the College. Thin
was not the case : and, therefore, ;their observations
were quite irrelevant. If the question were helots
the Court, much could be urged in favour of the
College. It was a new establishment, and many dif-
ficulties were to be contended against. They had
been met as well as they possibly could. Two or
three instances had been pointed out of persons wt.()
had acted ill, but no notice had been taken of tl.ose•
who had done themselves and the College credit.
Mr. Huns said, he bad refrained from moving a
Resolution on this occasion, because be felt that it
ought to come from behind the bar. With such
facts before them as those that had been stated—
'acts that could not be controverted—he thought, the
Court of Directors, in justice to themselves and to
the Company, ought not to add to the difficulties of
the case by a new appointment.
The motion of approval was then carried in the
affirmative—and a Special Court was appointed for
the &h of January, for the purpose of confirming the
Resolution. •
The CHAIRMAN stated. that the Court of Dime.
tors had heard, within these two or three days, of
the arrival of Lord Amherst, at Macao. The in.
form ,lion received on this subject was most saris.
factory. . •
Mr. K. JAnnott, after describing the magnitude
of the campaign against the Mahratta power, in
18044, and eulogising the splendid talents and
grand exertions by which the contest .was brought to
a favourable termination, gave notice that he would,
on a future day,. move that the Resolution nf.the
Court of Directors, granting medals and badges to
the Army which bad been engaged in the Nepaul
war, should be made retrospective, so as to extend
to the heroes who had -signalised themselves in the
campaign of 1304;5.
Mr. R. JACKSON adverted to a letter recently se7
by a Eallant General '(Mac .0 ay) to La r • Harris, n
which he distinctly charged Major Hart with pecun,
lion. The Learned Gentlerran besought tbe Court
of Directors, the Proprietors, and thri,i,gh them the
public, to suspend their opinion on the subject, utta
the party accused could came forward.—The Court
thep adjourned.