The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-18 00:00:00

EAST 11 ?ILA IfOUSE.
/4,gitaeterlreenere! Conti of Proprietor, of East • ladle
Stitaleas yesterday held at the. Obeapasy's (louse le Leaden-
Imitreet:
DIVIDEND. ".
Otdobensiolloeof the Cietlemem (Wi Wi.eatt. ZMI.) se-
method by the Dewy Chttlierian (tY. As . Esq.), the
Court sighed to a Ottiiioo.9l,l4 Per Cent. on the C"P"Y.a
eaphat*tock for the half ieert. eminencies on the sth of July •
last. agWending ne the (Who( Janaory next.
II AILEYBURY COLLEGE.
letaliewer to a qiiestion from Mr. D.
TIMISeRAIHILIIN stated. thud Ake sebjeet of certain recent
diaterbineesin the College had been ceder tie eonsideratioe of
Ste Cate. Committee, who had drawn op a Report on the •
q hieli however he had cot been directed to lay before
bed Menet, this ;Ammo to state; that
'Om Wes going 011 I. wwitergamieedstieiryweeenes..
Mr. 0 Kienstan men heeled, in a Requisition' reqemting
that a Special Geoerel Court s'iould he called for the purPeett.
of considering the propriety of repealint that, part of the 113 d
of Geo. 111. by which the Court of Directors are prevented
from sending out any Civil Servant to India, unless he has
preeionelv passed four terms loth* College.
• MONUMENT TO THE LATE CHAS. GRANT. EqQ.
r Toe Cearanas stated, that the Coed was made specie) at
the request of a numerous body of proprietors for the purpoee
of considering a motion for the erasion of • Monument to the
Memory of thelete Charles Grant. Esq., as a proof of the
high sense which the Cempany entertained of his zealous and
honourable services during a period of 30 years, in which be
continued a Member of the Court of Directors.
The Requisition having been read.
Jelin SNITS, Esq. imaiedietely rose, and in a very
feeling and demists speech detailed the public services of Mr.
Grant from the year 1Z73 up to the period of his death. He
descanted at coadderable length on the part Mr. Grant took.
in the reformation of the Shipping System. On his efforts in
support of an extension of education, to which was mainly to
be attributed the erection of Haileybury College. and on the
great exertions he made when the negocistions for renewing
the Charter In ISIS were in progress. On the' private vir-
tues of Mr. °ninths pronoaneed an elegant slid well merited
euingiere, and concluded lay moving that a Monument should
he erected, at the Conspeny's expense, In the Parish Church of
St. George, Sloomsbery, to the Memory of the late Cbarles
Grant. E.q.
• C. Fosses, Esq. M.P., seconded the motion. He described
Mr. Grant as one of the ablest and most zealous servants the
costpany ever possessed. If the "noblest work of God " be
" es.hpirst man, • such a man, beyond all question, was Mr.
ter t.
tro.
itEszoefiili: ulostto
tstronzopziusoet the motion, which he
imd inconeenieut that
mead 114 *begirt beforezbens.
J. Hogs. Esq. M.P. spoke at great length against the
motion. He entered into a history of all the proceedings,
which had token place with respect to the reformation of the'
shippingsystent, and argued that as that reformation was
' commsetvd long before Mr. Grans was in the direction. it
' could not be !oohed ore as a ground' for the honour pro-
posed I be also adverted to the latii negotiations relative to
the Charter, and contended that Mr. Grant's opposition to
the opening of the India trade bad gives rise to the eon-
, (ration between the Goverment sod the Company. This
• therefore could not be viewed as a ground for the present
motion. In like manner he held that the erection of Halley-
bur College, which was set up in opposition to the Col-
legey of Calcutta, could not be receive d as a.ground for the
proposed proceeding. lie concluded by moving," That the
motion should be postponed sine die."
Mr: Twtetwo debvered.an animated speech in defence of
the motion.
Mr. Oill.tHAN expressed himself decidedly hostile to it.
Mr. THANT and Mr, CasenTitras severally spoke in fa.
roar of the proposition.
Mr. S. Duos opposed the motion, as tending to create a
stoat dangerous precedent.
Mr. Sheriff Lausis had intended to vote for the motion,
bet in consequence of the arguments be had heard, he now
meant to vote against it.
Mr. furze 'said, he should vote for the motion, first,
because Mr, Grant had devoted 30 years of his life .to he
service of the Company, and not because he thought that
the motion was particularly well suited for the interest of
the Company.—Tbiy were often in the habit of voting re-
wards for services performed in India, but -they hail not
done so for services performed in that House, and lie
should be glad to see a precedent established on that
point.
Mr. Pzummas supported the motion.
Mr. D. KLNNAIRD argued that it was unwise to vote an
extraordinary honour to a Director, except fur some eperitie
service, not performed in the ordinary exercise of his official
duties, but arising out of peculiar circumstances ; and he
called on the lion Mover to withdraw, his proposition. He,
however, did not mean to negative the proposition, but would
vote for the amendment in which the merits of Mr. G. were
specially recorded.
Mr. J. SMITH replied. He defended the course he bid
pursued; and again referred to the great public services of
Sir. Grant. Under all the circumstances he must persist
in his motion.
A division was lben called for, when the numbers
Here—
For the Motion . . .
Against it . • . . 29
Majority in favour of the Monument-25.
The Court then adjourned.

• .
Yesterday mMeetingl was held. .it the City of London
Tavern,. Alderman Garret in the Chair, to investigate tho
project proposed for the construction of subwitis, in order
to remove the inconvenience and lessen the expense
of taking up
.the pavement when it is neeessw to repair
the water or gas pipes. To effect this object, it was
proposed to. apply to Peril tment..•nd form a company,
whose profits were to he derived from the savings which
the pavement trust*, and Water and lies Companies woulJ
effect by the new plan.
Mr. WitAtlsts, of Cornhill, the patentee, stated the
progrese which bad been niade towards the adoption of tim
plan since the last Meeting, and added, that it had
received the appr.ival of several men of science, among
Wiloo were Mr. Uatvitte °abut, Mr. M. A. Taylor, an
Sir W. Congaree.
The report of the Committee .appointed to investigato
the utility 9f the plan was then real. It stated, Viet it
was the opinion of the C9ininittee that the plan was pr.r.
tieable; that the eepense of putting it into execution
would be about tO,OOO/. the mile, but that still the savaie:
to the public would eltimat.ly he conliderable. •
Mr. C. H. Jenkins, a surveyor, moved a Resolution,
stating that the pavements were in a disgraceful state, and
in want of some improvement. 1 his resolution•was carried
by a small Majority.
A second Res..bitioit was then proposed, approving
• the plan which hail been submitted to the Meeting, lot
it was warmly bpposed, on the ground of its impracticability
by several professional gentlemen, and an amendment was
moved to the effect, that the plan wee not sufficiently
matured or satisfactory to the Meeting, which • was
carried.
Thinks were then voted to the Chairmar land the Meet-
ing ailjotirned for three months, to afford 'more time for
maturing the plan.

AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR NOVEMBER. LonDoN SEsistoNS.—Yesterday the London Adjoarnerl
Sessions took place et Guildhall, before the Recgrder, Al-
dermen Sir James Shaw, Brown, and Crowder. Several
bourn': or DUBLIN. cases in a inionr consideration took place, after Which the
The weather daring Ibis month, with the exception of a 'Cann adjourned till.jabodry nekt.
few days in the beginning of it, hal been remarkably far The fair of Limerick, ,pn Tuesday, like all the late
the season of the year, and as favourable for the operations fairs, was an etteemple of ol((,,times—tood demand and
of husbandry as any farmer could desire. good prices ; any thing in the _steppe of beef was greedily
All bands have been actively engaged in digging out the perches. d ; pigs were rather drill Sete, rani a damp in the
potatoes daring the month,• and securing them in pits sna price ; 325. was the highest. i;',l.• • ,
houses ; and many
.farmers have already brought that
branch of their labour to a conclusio*: after a week or ten The fair of Ne castles held On WiN,hes. day. was. attended
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days more,' if; tits weather continue favourable: there will by nia.ll), purchasers from dilfere* pens. The sale of fat
be but little potatoes to dig fiat. On the whole, the pots. Sign bad been tatalll'obetructed fedi') the high price
toes hare not earned out so badly as their appiarance before .. essanied. Homed eilffe maa beta flitor appeiratier, it
*digging thade as apprehend. l'ltis county is geneielty'-
.1",./"VP" ed is. coaseAlknioritl the tift:`etblity of them
.11 . tinder immure nor, reniLai ntreari
Vetter off in had seasons aid' regard to the where crop .u. I" . ,b. r• , . •.•
potatoes than most parts of the Mackin). the potato far. FRVIT.—The tinonlabl'oloiterS:llnoctieHon mailcheon•itow's
thets in it being in the habit of setting early and large to bc•fottted tr. 010.^1.0/4:lb.l4.?xtblio .1"4.1.5.47:ry. Ostens:vec,
quantities 'at different periods, is• the season pietist:9, la" tits*, Elf d2,4."""t • i1y•544,5" 4't ~ VtIP4S °Pr
.1'
eiki; t 1 lacrosse me cogsumptto...
from the mouth 'Of December until .the latter cud of ' •"a S°B.s'll w 144 --7 • - .--' •. • . •, •
• Atbletft! present. is very.sobstdetOje; Musoita.s le lower ;
June. ... ..,• ,_ .%....;.
_... b . I Farce? new Tarketßaiiila3 hove been
,sol privately
Along the 'sea coastl at Rush. ztrien•tes, we., tttvtv are at our mpita one. By ,potteisole.ealliers,fsyt. it buts and
. stall people already preparing fur lottinroar lydlituftor et r pipes, eint.idoiroteels :tsese•torkenti'mvre .twougta .temard ;
it whits •pymAtera :., ,tliose.ropiel. .Ive beep .activt).evateeff isote Aroth tins. a' 1075.. is weepuetioelleiti•Pateiv. ft sh. neatly
1 bikkt utt dap, fig woe tigue.past.iiileoloi lea vired-JOr , tae whOlehfilttitistiAb. blertidfastdi . 't; ... : • •• •.
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