Star.
London, England, 1827-02-08 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

Yesterday a Special General Court of Proprietors of
the East India Company was held at the above place, at
which the following Propo itions were submitted :
tat. 14 To deliberate on the present state of Oriental Edocetion,
connected with the absolute necessity for Me whole of the Com-
pany'. Sermon in Hindoostan to acquire at least some colloquial
knowledge of ha popular tongue.
ad. M To determine wkatfier the elementary acquisition /3f Ello-
don't:nee, In this country, be not indispensible to Candidates for
Metal Appointments. previews to their aomlouiso by the Court of
Directors, in order so far to secure the future good Governing= of
British India, and the durable prosperity of that vast empire.
id. " To decide also oe the propriety of the proposed prelimi-
nary qualification for Free Merchants, Mariners, and Others, before
grandee them a Liman to reside among a hundred milli's, of
Dade, subjects, in daily contact with thew European bikabkants,
who in general know within( of the Hlndoostaisee, and maw-
gently may injuries* impede. through the saukilariems trawese-
boas of public or private life not only the local autlaseities, but the
coeursoweal of the people aid state.
4th. • Far a Copy of the Regulation, hewed by the Coon of
Directors, relative to Ma Polak gisminatinas, at home or abroad,
of perms. lotended fee the Company's &Tyke Is limilaom their
respective acquiremeats as Oriental Scholars, with the view of
escuriag ellielent Servants for the erectusl naanagemetatml sumo-

root imponaat affairs la our elusive and enteollog domains he
the gut.
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sth, To compare the real espeem of the two Systems of Oriental
Tuatara edging here same lest, with the work, disj=
donate results of each ; the total charge of ate anode of
Instruction alone having amounted to 64,000 L for WO Students,
while that at the other was only 01001. far mmantuaicating similar
Information to 1.500 Perils, at the Hladoestanee and Tertian
Lecture Boom le Loudon 1 Many of whom are new not only very
useful Interpreters, Ste. het are able and ready to matte mist
responable farsctioes la the But India Service.

nth. " To recommend the aderdsa of same /Into bees fdt the
lastudiate rocooregenwat of approplato Min Bissades sad
Oriental Literature, with colloquial pesideney mew As Ikea
Mews the Company's Cavalry wed IsSistry, Wow, Ate. to the
wriest attesdas of Ow Eamon, Oionewbiell imam oetbiag yet
to 'sable thom Youths to proceed biome as Olken er Lingolate to
well jealilled is semosead oisaereas bodies aka,* Mesh
by wake the own consist local dialect. and at the same
time as wall lostrowed as the Segiarer led &Mary have
Nag bees at Addlecease, la thaw Arts et War sod aoudad law.
1 oboe, berapareSle from the doe Arts
of tbdr respective
Donnie the lodise May."
The Court was also made further Special, for the
'purpose of laying before the Proprietors, fer their ap-
probation. in conformity with the 17th section of the ith
chapter of the By-Laws. a Resolution of the Court of
Directors, of the 10th ultimo, appointing an Assistant
in the Medical Department at the Company's Depot at
Chatham. with a salary of SOO& per annum, and an
allowance of 401. per annum for house rent.—Sir C. A.
ROBINSON is the Chair.
The CUSHMAN laid before the Court certain papers
relative to the qualifications of the Company's medical
officers, and said that the Records of . the Court did not
furnish the means of giving certain returns which had
been ordered upon the same subject.
Dr. Cinematic that tote and said, that as one of the
Proprietots, he felt it hi. duty to lay befog.* the Court
the proportion's contained in the Reqoisitien which had
been just read. He deprecated the idea, that because
an individual stepped forward to expose abuses, that he
should be denounced as a libeller. He was anxious to
prelmote the teal interests of the Company, and his only
object was to elicit the truth. He should be able to'
prove, that the assertions contai led in his propositions
were correct. Many of them were admitted in the
(Mutts, which wasrpnblished under the authority of
' Lord Amherst himself. He then commenced reading
an extract frost the Paper.
A Paosesevoa is.. to order. It was set used is allow Moro.

beset tit Galt to read extracts from Newmpogna,
Mr. it
mid, It was the CoIIKSIU prudes In the Wirme et
Opiameas. and edger deliberative asseablies.
The Curium/ decided slat Dr. G. was la order, mad bo accord.
bey read the paper.
He then said. it had been admitted by all parties,
that persons holding, military, or other situations, in
'lndia, ought to acquire a knowledge of the language
spoken by the natives; indeed it was-an argument that
could not be refuted. He wished the conduct of the
Directors, in sending out persons to India not properly
qualified, to be strictly inquired into, and then the Pro•
prietors would know how many writerships, cadetships,
ate. &c. had been sold by them. He believed their
patronage was considered to be worth from 10,0001. to
20.0001. each. They bad for several years past inun-
dated India with young men totally ignorant of the
language spoken by the natives, and unable to hold any
communication with them. The evils of such a system
were indescribable. The Officers were unable to give
the word of command to the troops over whom they
were appointed. The whole system of the army in In.
die required revision. Why did they not follow the noble
example set by his late Raja Highness the Date of
York, and remodel the army altogether ? He then pro.
seeded to pass an eulogium on the conduct of the Duke
in effecting so many improvements in the asmy.
A Paersenna reset* enter. . •
Nothing bet the loyalty of the Coin, meld have leaned them
to listen so keg to a speech which was net to say way maenad
with the gentle. before it.
Dr. Gunner attempted to premed, woes strong marks of dis-
approbation were skews by several of the Proprietors. epos which
be saW, if yea think that noise will stop me, yes are very inn
mistakes.
Mr. Hines—lt is meant as a mark of approbatioa.
Dr. 0.-01 i I that's all aneaskine.
The CHAIRMAN begged he would proceed at once to
the business of the day, and not introduce subjects alto-
gether irrelevant : not a sentence that be bad as yet
uttered, had any thing to do with the purpose for which
they had assembled. It was inflicting a sevete punish-
ment on the Court, to compel them to listen, as they had
already done, for upwards of an hour and a halt, to a
speech so unconnected. The patience of the Court
would be completely tired out, before the real merits of
the case came under discussion.—(Hear.)
Dr. GILCHRIAL—The grand question is, whether a
knowledge of the Hindostanee Language will be best
acquired at'honse or abroad? He was of opinion with
Professor Leigh, that the tudiments of the Language
would be best acquired at home. He wished the study
of Oriental Languages to be encouraged at the Univer-
sities. There were already several establishments in
this country where such instruction was afforded, and
they ought to be encouraged and supported by the
Directors. He would eclate to them an anecdote of the
celebtated Garrick. Dr. Gilchtist had only got half
through his story, when

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The ensuing aid—We hare the 11118 SNIT 18 1.0 Wifism-•
Views of iseghser).
After addressing the Cease bt a *saw steals he so. ttly
bears. Dr. Gilchrist (David 111111 110, peopesitious be
by Ilse Court to be.adured by the Diressen, and aeted—.."epm7=
ma ahoy. • .
Calemel STANVOTS accorded the modes.
The CUAIIIIII/ AS said, at that late hour it was Wpm.
sible for him togravel through all the pounds tikes by
the mover of the ResOlution, and indeed such I coarse
was by no means necessary. The question was, *he-
' the important object of extruding the knowledge
of Oriental learning would be best attained by means
of encouragement or proscription ? He thought each
knowledge would be attained better in Ind a than in
this country. and batter by encouragement than pro.
.tfler
scription. It was the anxious and ardent desire of the
executive body of that Court to afford such encourage.
meat to the fullest possible extent: The How. Proprietor '
(Dr. G.) was a complete enthusiast in the cause which
tie had se repeatedly advocated ; and they all knew that
eatbusinsts were not always the best judges. He then
read the regulations of the Company, as to the appoint-
Ment of Interpreters, and said that any Gentlenua who
could pass such a feet was in every war fit for the
discharge of the duties required of him. The re-
gulations proposed. by the Honourable Proprietor •
would render it impossible for the Company to com-
plete their Establishment, even with all the means of
obtaining elementary instruction mentioned by him.—
Proscribing admirsion to the East India service would
be highly inexpedient. As yet there had been no want
of ability shelve by the Company's servants to perform
all the duties required of them. He should therefore
meet the resolOtion with the following Amendment :•.--
44 That, in the opinion of the Court, it is inexpedient to
adopt the propositions before them, as due attendee has
already been given by the Directors to the important
Objects contained in them."
Mr. Parsssen (a Director) exceeded the &madman.
Mr. Host supported the resolutions. He esempilmemlett Dr.
alleluia es the dote and talents be had dented t. the study of
[Orating Languages. He had materially bemoaned the
br the weeks be had pobatited. It was ratha amgracieseCarther
to call him as attlasiaa—{Haar.) •
1 C4BBBl Colossi Lusidegtom, Captain Msalield. Mod
several ember lays en afterwards &dented the Comm me oes-
siderallie lasellmt
The eriebel imehaes was the" pet awl negatived, sad the
amestimam marled by a eamitor abbe maiwity.

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