The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-05-06 00:00:00

INDIA-HOUSE.

Yesterday a General Court was held at the East-
India-llouse, when the bye-laws already approved
were confirmed.

The Court then proceeded to the adjoerned consi-
deration of the grant to Mr. Robert Sherson of
20,000 pagodas, when Mr. Mungo Dick requested
to read a paper in defence of his conduct, bat while
he was preparing so to do, .
Sir ROBERT GRAHAM otoyod, that the paper drawn
up by Mr. thrilled be produced, which was resisted
by the Chairman, on the ground that it was not the
proper period for the agitation of such a question.
Mr. DICK at length was permitted to read his ad-
dress, the purport of which was to have the paper
printed, for which purpose he moved as an
Amendment, that they be printed accordingly, and
the same being seconded, a debate ensued, in
which the pricnipal speakers were the Chairman,
Sir Robert Graham, Mr. Alderman Atkins, Messrs.
W. Reel), Hume, Kinnaird, Trower, Lowndee,
Fresti6,ld, Iludillestown, Pa+tison, Rubinson,
Dixon, Twining, Babb, and Howerth ; during which
Mr. R. Jackson concluded a speech of considerable

length, by moving au addition in the main question,
which having been seconded by Sir JAMES GaAUAK,
was at length carried in the affirmative, with only
two dissenti.mts; and then the .main question was
carried nnanimously, and the proceedings ordered to
be printed in the Morning and Evening Papers.
The i,ouit, which was very crowded—adjourned
at six o'clock, till the 31st inst.

LIST OF THE MINORITY
OR THE THIRD REARING Or THE PROPERTY TAX RILL.
Atkin., Alderman Lefevre. Shaw Pointer. W.
Athrtle). A. Lloyd, M. Plenit. Sir A.
Proud, Hon. T. Lawton, W. Gnre Rowlet.. Sir Wm.
Benu.•tt, Finn. 11. Nowa, Sit C. Rosen. Ld. Wm.
CaNen. C. Moore, Peter Shaw, R.
Cavendish, C. Mart n. J. Stanley. Lord
Grand. :P. M.tekintosh. Sir X. Smith, W.
Gordon, R. • Newport) Sir J. Walpole, Hon. U.
t. a a hill, R. Punt by, Rt. Hon.Whittnead, S.
llorulty. Edward George
taccrits—C. Western and Sir M. W. Ridley.

In digging for the foundation of a malt-house, on
the premises behind Messrs. Sainsbury and Acres'
brewery, in Bath, the workmen discovered, at four
feet from the surface, a stone coffin, five feet tea
inches in length, and four inches in thickness, con.
taining a perfect skeleton, apparently of a female •
the teeth were in complete preservation, as were the
bones of the cranium, vertebrae, ribs, and extremi-
ties. The body had been interred with the face
downwards. The coffin is without inscription or
sculpture of any kind. Tile lid was broken in re.
movi rig it.

C,AONER's INquEsTs.—Fridav there was an Inquest held
before Gkonc v. Roncsois. Esq. Coroner for the county of Mid-
dlesex, on the body of Sinned Jennings, whnse dealls.was oc-
casioned by fighting with George Roberts. The Jury returned
verdict that he came to his death easeally, accidentally, and
by misfortunes. caused by his own over exertions. Roberts, who
is in prison, will be hrought up to flattop-garden for tival exa-
minant:in.—On Thursday afternoon an Inquest wa held at the
Feathers, on Milbank, before AN-finial' 6171.1, Ectl• on the
body of a male infant., .who was found in the River Thames on
Wednercloy. flit hand; were much contracted, and many parts
of the bialy were in a shocking slate of putrefaction. It was
the opiniOn of the Jury that the infant must base. been the iywie
or a p‘Ciivillire delivery, and that the inhoonan act hail
i•rrpetrated for the purpose of concealment.—Verdict, Wiltul
Jet against swot person or persuns unknown.

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