Star.
London, England, 1804-12-20 00:00:00

Two Metes

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3 Plies
C Gentiernen oldie Coounon Commit of the pars
denoted Alderman', Ward
Sit Mutable.
The Two City Martial., is foo imilaren, vrtit Scarfs
The Macs (karat and Sword t carer, (appanage the City,
Sleek tam( and Mace
La Pages I Two Mates I Sin Page,
Lord Mayor's Chaplain
Rey. Mr. Saandcn. Rea Dr. Hamilton
Page Hanle ef Feathers I Pow
PALL 1111\11[1111 PALL one Aa[ln
II g 1..H05. Ld. Mayor 1 It
1 Sir C. Price, Bart Al.I.Le Melanie Hevnhaa a.
Mr. Recorder air J. W. Anderlow
a Page Jade BoydeD. FJq. (Aklernalin Ilea) a Page
Right sear Reinke' of the Urea ed
Eighty Irina* twoani mg
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On arriving a; the church. the fifes and drums of
the Volunteers played a folemn dirges the ehArity
children 4 Ann's long an Anthems, cnospofed for
the :ecafion ; and the Rey. Dr. HAstit roe preached
an eacelleat and appropriate funeral Sennett.

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Ycflerday a Ce.urt of Dread .% Was /Ad at der)
Eafi India Houle, when the Gatisberland, Wariey,
Coatis, Ganges; Dolledlire; Exeter, and Hope,
re& China Ships, were ordered to be afloat the r4th
January, fail to Gravefend 3oth, flay theta yo
and be inthb Downs 7th March. • ,

The following Commanders took lease
Captain W 8. Clarke, Watford; J. Kirkpatrick. Halt
& won ; A. Hamilton, Bombay Calle; C. B. Oribbla.
George, cooligned to Bombay and Mini.
Captain J. Wordfivorti, Earl d Abegatrecoy, for &oil Mee
• ' Cum

Captain T. Larkins, Witten HtSllep, far Bt. Bassi, Sawa.
and Lkina.

Yeflerday a Quarterly General Coon was held at
the Eaft India Flank. After the urea' forms. .at
Dividend from sth July latt to the ph January twat
was declared to be 5 per cent.
The CHAIR mar fuhmitted a Refolution of the t •
of Diretlors of the 26th September laA, for islfoM
to Captain Darce, late Commodore of the Chiba
fleet, a penfion of Joni. per annum.
The Refolutinn being read;
Mr. Twt ot tan malted an Amendment, that the phis-
(ion to Sir N. Dsncs be loot. per annum, which was
feconded by Mr. Lakes, but being irregular, was
referred to the decifion of another General Court, to
be held on the 4th January next.
The CHAIRMAN ACClthinted the Court that W
Harr' no s, Efq. was pei (telly fatisfied with the libe-
rality of the Court in increafing hls penfion.

Palace or WALIS' Ist.ama.—The Cameleer' cal.
led the attention of the meeting to a refolutiori of the
Court of Dire tor., which had frit its objeft an ar-
rangement for the Government of the above ifland.
Seurat titles of letter. and other papers were read,
and the fubftance of them generally hated by the
Chairman. They commented on the commercial
importance of the iflvtd, and recommended that a
naval arfenal fhould be erefted there, for the pur_polb
of building and repairing (hips. The Right HOD.
Chairman then fubmitted number of refolutiond
for the appointment of dlffertnt officers under the
new eftablithment with the falaries to be aiusezed
to each office. The governor's falary he td
be 31,000 dollars peiannum, and the officers
each a rum proportionate to their rank. e places
were Very nearly the fame in number as that already
held there; notwitliflanding it might teem, at &ft
fight, as if they *ere a fet of offices to be created by
the vote of this Court. It would be moveloenefletal
td the Company that each Gentleman (erring them
fhould have a liberal falary and be excluded (Min all
commercial ttanfattions, than thilt he mould hen
(mailer falary and poffefs a tight to trade. The
Court would undoubtedly fee the importance of the
place in in jnft light, and the neeeffity of the elle-
blithment would immediately be obvious. From the
great experience and extenfire knowledge of many
Gentlemen prefent, he %As convinced that they would
fee as clearly as be could tell them, the peculiar ad-
vantage of having a natal arfenal at this place. He
bad barely given the outline of the plan whirl./ had
been agreedon, according as he had been ineriehad
to Rate ; and, if any gentleman had any obfervadan
to make, he &mild be vet y happy to hear theft an
the fubjeft.
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The DsPUTV CHAIRMAIM fupported the es:Nations
in•a few words. He remarked upon the great im-
portance of having a fettlement in that iUand, maws
a plan nearly fimilar to that already eftablifhed la
the other parts of the Company's fettlements, ob.
(crying that the Court of Direflors would always
have an opportunity if inveltigating the condo& of
the officers to be appointed by the prefent vote, old
would be competent to remove them, if at any time
they lhould be found "worthy of longer continuance
in the Company's fervice. The plate was in itfelf
fo highly valuable, that it was eel:meted that an am-
ple return would be made for aay expence the Com-
pany might now be at, in the costae of a very ilsort
period.

Mr. Kauai., obferved, that the more regular way
would be to have the r'efolutions printed and circu-
lated among the Proprietors in the Bra inflanceeit.
Mies wards the Court &mild have two days appoint-
ed tor the dircorfon of their meths, before they
could give their fupport to fuch eztenfive votes of
money.

Lord KlMratao kid, that the approbation of the
Court in the Ertl inftance would only tend to ?hew
the great confidence which they placed in thofe who
had the direction of their affairs. At a fabfequent
meeting they would have it in their power to affect to
or difapprove of any part of the propofed eltablith-
ment.
Mr. jointiToei inquired what fecnrity the Cons.
pany would have that they °mold ever be reimburfed
for the 'aft ezpence to which they were now gritng
for this mere fpeck upon the face of the earth t -Who
was there that forgot the promifes that were leads
about Ceylon? He cautioned Gentlemen agate* be-
, lieving the promifes of Government. which was et
all times ready to dcpi ive them of their patronage.
and injure them by promife. which were tutu per-
formed.

Mr. Santry thought that if the propolltioa bad
come from Miniflers, they wet e the befi_otualified to
judge of the propriety of the sseafure. He therefore
fhould give it his fupport.
Mr. Joemsrose explained.
After Tome further converfation, it was reggefled
that the whole of the correfpiindence and the various
documents upon which this plan was founded &mild
be printed for the perufal of the Proprietors.
This was objeEled to by the Chairman and &Me
Members of the Coat of DireAors, on the ground
that the publication of clink papers wt, ild difslofe
tome political reafoning which it would be improper
to snake known at the veleta crifis. The firil day
of diicuffing a fubjeft of this fort was univerfally cou-
fidered to be only a mere form of introducing it to
the Members of the General Court, and the difeuP
lion condantty took place on the fecond day.
The Deputy Chairman affuted the Court that
every thing that ores nccet try to elucidate the fu
Gould be lAid Wore them.
The queflion was put oa the Original 111060 s, led
agreed tc.
Adjourned at 4 o'clock.