Star.
London, England, 1810-06-21 00:00:00

c'rcum‘tattee, that it having been agreed that
:,t lie restored who could procure the patr ,-
c„ individual Director, it had been the good
of this young Centleman, and of others, to
. this h lividual nomination, while some others.
• , less fortunate.
said it h ,c 1 been resolved that 16 young
.:semen, whose nominations had been procured,
. • irrupt practices should be dismissed, under a re-
tion that they should not be deemed incapable
Rm.. again admitted to the Company's service, if
sent rd by any individual Director on his own pa-
tronage. It surely, however, was not the meaning
of the Directors, or of that Court, that presentations
sh„,,id fly out to India, for the purpose of restoring
those youne men before their being recalled home,
and inquiry made into each individual case ? It had
been his own intent on after these young men should
tmve arrived in this country, to move it as a recom-
mendation to the Court of Directors. that all those
am,,lig them who were innocent,slotild be restored to
the service; but he could not think that i Gentleman
who had friends and possessed accomplishments such
a; Mr. magniac was known to be possessed, should
be restoreswhile other riling men who had no
friends, but were equally innocent, should be suffered
to fall victims to this general error of the whole. He
felt conscious of no feeling on this occasion, except a
desire to uphold the authority of the Court of Direc-
tor, to which they themselves did not seem
srlftci-
mt)t• attentive. He had up wish, however, to oppese
the present motion. He should not 'even move any
thing this day on the subject, but when the other per-
sons dismissed should arrive in this country, should,
humbly recommend to the Directors, that they would
condescend to re-examine into the case of each, and
that those who should he found personally innocent
should be restored, not as an act of individual pazro-
nage, but as an aggregate act.
Mr.Sarsom was satisfied that it was highly proper,
that all those who were not personally culpable should
be restored ; but this he thought might be done with-
out subjecting the young men to the cruelty and ex-
pence of bringing them back to this country. The
icqu.ry could be carried on here as effectually as in
India. He was satisfied that the humanity of the
Directors would be extended to every one, except the
case where manifest fraud. had been practised by the
party himself. If all were to be brought back to this
country, there would be some of them who could not
be restored, as being above the age.
Mr. 'trek said, if peremptory orders had been dis.
patched .or bringing them home, they must now be
on

'their way.
Mr. GRANT thought that the two great objects in
Tip when the Resolution was passed, had been ob-
tained, namely, to strike an example to deter from
such rractices in future,. and to vindicate the eharac.
ter of the Company. These being effected, he did
not ste any necessity for all of them being brought
home. The Directors had enquire.] and were satis-
fied as to the inw.cence of the parties now proposed
to be restored. They had been restored by a valuable
sacrifice of individual patronage, which was the test re-
19r, rocl to shew that there was no corruption in the case.
1.1. Rion thought it possible that all the young
Gentlemen might be restored without calling on the
Directors, to make a sacrifice of individual patronage.
Mr. R. Wna.tsms (Director), having discharged
his duty in the first instance, should feel gratified in
seeing every oneof the young men who was himself
innocent, restored. If the Honourable and Learned
Gentleman (Jackson) should either now or
.at any
other time make such a motion, be should second it.
Mr. BOSANQUET was of opinion that the Directors
would listen to any proposition recommending mercy,
but thought it should not he done in a moment.
Mr. TWINING conctirred in expressing his conviction
that, if a recommendation to tkis effect were made
to the Directors, it would be attended to.
Mr. JACKSON did not wish to deprive the Directors
of the grace of that mercy which would so well be-
came them, and which he wished to see flow sponta-
neously. If they did not follow up his expectations,
he should not esteem himself precluded from again
tringne, the matter forward ; but the Directors, as
their own act, would re-appoint those young men, he
knew it would be highly gratifying, at the same time
that it was the most constitutional mode of proceed-
ing. Where the authority was, there he wished the
£race to continue also.
Mr. GEORGE SMITH was certain all those whom it
teas proper to re-appoint, would be sn re-appointed
by the individual Directors. Two Writers and one
Cadet were to be reported this day. There only re-
mained six Cadets, one of whom could not be re-
;toted, and the remaining five, he had no doubt,
would he re-appointel in the course of the next year.
rThe motion for confirming the re-appointment of
`.r. .Mazniac was then put and carried ; as was a
.motion for confirming the re-appointment of Mr. E. J.
Smith, also a Writer ; and Mr. Williams, a Cadet:
The appointment of an Assistart in the Oriental
Department of the Military Establishment of the
Company at Woolwich, with a salary of R 250 a year,
tras approved of.
The CHAIRMAN informed the Meeting that this
Ckeut had been made special, on account of a Petition
lehich had been presented to the House of Commons,
.:1 consequence of which a Bill had passed both Houses
(,i Pal-I i.nnent ordering a trant. of li million of Ex-
clever Bills for the assistance of the Company.
Also to state that another Petition had been pre-
sented, to the House of Commons, praying that the
stccounts between the Country and the Company
Could be revised, which Petition had been referred
a Committee.
This Petition being read, Mr. R. Itoicsov compli-
mented the Dixctore fur the attention and care which
had been here shewn to the interests of the Company.
Z. y such clear and intelligible developements of the real
'tae
in which they stood with respect to the public', 1
e calumnies of theta enemies would quickly he mad%
aPParent.—The Court then adjourned.
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