The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-27 00:00:00

INDIA- lIMAYt.

GRANT TO TIM MARQUIS OW MAIPTIIMM.
Yesterday a Special General Coen rtio..to.
of East India Stock was held for the porpoprot pro-
ceeding is the consideration of • Kegs/Mims of ohs
Court of Directors, far grand's to the Most Nobel'
tho Marquis of Hastings the sums of 60.0001. to be
aestrd la trustees. sod laid not in the perchers of
estates forth* beirefit of the Noble Merril., his Ms -

airiness, and their
The CUAIRNAN (C. Oferjoribanks. E4ll ) short's.
'ideated to the eminent services, poHtiefl and mili-
tary, of the Noble Marquis of Hastings. which he
coaceived entitled Lim to the gratitude of she Com-
pany and As coontry, sod concluded by movies.
That the sem of 60,0001. be appropriated far shown.
of the blortpais of IMtings and his family, in t►.
anode pointed out in the !testilotion of the Court of
Directors .f the 201 h of April last, subject to the con-
firmation of another General Cowl.

TAtr PEPUTY to (Mr. Rubinson) reenrde4
ti. mot we.

hlr. liner.ectonr. said, he had reit it his (Ivy, ss ac
Director, to protest against the Resolution t!.eir had

agreed to.
The protest of the finis. Director wes then read ;
it i• of grit length, •nd very ably drawn op. '1 ho
main objection of the lion. Director 1/1114, that the
I.:secretive Body, at the time they ■greed to the it:.
foliation, hid not docooteois before them by whiela
the rnotiora that induces' the Maggois of Hastings to

enter Into Ilie late war +lib l rtiahrattas and other

Native Power, coulJ be ratiafactorily sacertaitsed.
At the aspiration of Mr. it JACK,OIII, the Votes
of Thank, given to the Motquis of floating% for hie
conduct in the Nepaol War, and in that recently
terminated, on ohicla the Itesoletion of the Court of

Dirertors ;as founded, were read.
Mr Goatee expressed Ids direpprobation or the
proposed grant, as beteg entirely premature. Whew
the vote of thanks to the Noble Marquis, on account

of the late war, was agreed to, he did not conceive
soy pladge bad been given that it should be followed
op in this manner. He was of opining., that the pro-
pot way to reward a public nt *as, when his
..ivices were at an end, and ant when be was abso-
lutely in the midis of them, es the Marquis of Hot.
inns might be said to be. Independent of this consi-
detetiou, the very eirc:nialsoces of the case ought in
prevent them from proceeding now. Since, instead
of hostilities being at en end, tae vrty Ism advices
primed that commotion, were at ptearnt on foot in
1 the very territories tint had been compered ; they
' ought to see the settlement of those rometetiotts be-
fore they proceeded to grant a reaard.
Mr. Huns then TOV, and in a speech of consider-
able length opposed the motion. Ile paid a high it i-
butt. to the talents of the ;Noble Marquis, but *h-
i served that be coo:d net acr•de In the present grant.
First. because he thought the proposition was pie-
mature, 'amour:, as the Proprietors were visit-
, (painted with the circumstances which led to tho
, war, as well a, to its pool results ; and not became.
even sflowiog that the political and military conduct
of the Sabha blargois west, proved to have been
most jeatifiable, with reference to their origin, and
I most beneficial with respect to their rerults, SIM a
1 . strong doubt quitted whether the Coniimoy had it in
their power, under the Ant of the 53d atilt. King. Ira

appropriate frogs their territorial r•veour.q a largo
sum of money for the pirpovo now contents/mi—
ff, the coarse of his speech the lion. Proprietor
served, that to proceed on each n prioriplo as •het
irccrinised by the preterit It...rotation, a hich went tur
reward an individual for services purely miiirary, was
to giro a pre•rrtum to indraiduals. who alight bra
restart aids the powers of Governor-General and
I Commanda in Chief, to enter into •onecessary
wets. It was, In fact, giving a premium for platy.
I der. Th. II•'n. Proprietor concluded by moving as
as Ameadinent, " That the question be not sow

pet."
Mr. GAIIAGAN, ie seconding the motion, contend.
ed, that as there wee no serples territorial
after meeting the several eapeitces that were directed
to be defrayed oat of It, according to the eppropria-
tun clause of the 33cl of the King, the Coe ri had it not
In their power, however transcendent the merits ether
Marquis of Hastings might be, to vote the sum new
proposed.
Colonel ALLAN repelled the idea that making seek
a grant as that now proposed, was giving a premien'
to indiaideals to embark in wars, as bed been em.
phaticelly observed by the lion. Proprietor (Mr.
Hume), to proceed one system of pleader. That no
such insioestion could apply to the Merpris of that-
iota yes evident from his having voluntarily given
ep the whole of his prise-money ; bet it might be.
supposed that the hope of pin had led him to com-
-Deuce hostilities.
Mr. BO4ANQUET entered at considerable length Into
the legal question, namely, whether the Court had or
Gad not a right to grant a pension (as wag at first pro.
poled) fora paled beyond that to which their Char-
ter wended. lie conceived that they possessed tint
right, and impressed his regret that the qoestioft
which bed bean relied by the President of the Board
of Conifers', seconded by II e Attorney and tir.;;citor-
General, had not been solemnly decided before they
proceeded further. It amounted, in his opinion, to
a tacit fecundation of the privilege of the Esst Lodi&
Company on this point, when, instead of adhering to
the original proposition, which Wel to grant a pen-
sion, they receded from it, and introduced a motion,
having for its object the grant of a epecitic sem of
money ; each proposition having been twice nega-
tived in the Coors of Directors.
Mr. Ism, at considerable length, sepport.l the
motion, as did Mr. KIPINAIRD, and Sty W. iki.
swans.

Mr. ASTELL, in a most able speech, opper^tl th•
motion.
The amendment wes then pot end nopetiterl, whew
a ballot was bled for Thorpler, the 10th of Jena
nest—The Court then sdjnerned.

COURT OF IIIANCLItY.
This morning the Lord Chh•scellor sot at Ligroin's
inn-hell, in conformity to the notice the lostee day of
'revs. Considerable badness posted the Grt Sea;
not tl•tt morning Was prineirdly recopied ;
•nd dispesir.g of Dankropt Petitions.— Hi.
signified his intention of siring jedetaTat
reset before the Coin is s few clays.

in Admiring
Lordship
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