The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-21 00:00:00

rextto:qs.

On the motion—That the Court do agree to the
resolution of the last Court, granting a pension of
WM/. a-year to Alr. liarmird, the retired Chief-Clerk
of the Coast awl Surat Warehouse.

Mr. firma rose, and re-stated the arguments he
had used against this form of the motion at the hot
(Amend Court. Me now &viral iiibl it *Somali he es.

plained, wby Mr. Halliard was to have his full salary
upon his retirement, when other clerk-, the h•d
served longer, and whose names he read, were put off
with • pension or one-third of their salaries. While
on his kg s, hecould not help alluding to the case of
a poor labourer, a petition from whom he held in his
hand, who, after • setvire of 23 years, had retired
with a pension, brit who, some time ago, to eke out a
livelihood, opened a little shop, in which he retailed
some tea, for which Isis pension was withdrawn. Re
approved of the regulation which excluded any person
in their tea-warehouses from dealing in this article;
but the regulation was an ex-post facto one as to this
poor man, and when he heard of it, lie offered to give
up his shop to retain Isis pension.
The tualastax said, it was quite irregular to in-
' trainee this pension then.
Mr. Wm: awl Mr. Lowsroes did not think the sub-
' jest so irregular when a question of pensions was be-
fore the Court.

The grant to Hr. Barnard eras confirmed by the
Court.

Upon the motion that the grant of 500/. a year to
Mr. Mordannt. the retired second clerk in the savor
deportment, be confirmed,
Mr. Hicum said, he would take that opportnnitv of
restating his opinion that the Conrt might have waited
too see whether a suitable place in the Cotnpany's ser-
vice stolid not hare been provided fur Mr. Mordastit,
who was still in the prime of life.

The grant was then awed to.
A IMISEOII an X t MINOR Y.

The CHAIRMAN then proposed that the Court do
agree to a resolntion adopted by the Court of Direc-
tors, appointing a master at the Adoliseomhe semina-
ry, to teach the Company's students the science of wi•
limey surveying, at a salary of :11101. a year.
Mr. ii1:141 said he had heard that this appointment,
so far from entaithrg-toblitional expense upon the
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pang, would create a saving of Mill. a yeir. ••
The Customs • replied, th n •uch would be the v.-
suit upon' comparing the tuition accounts for the same
study, with the amount of the proposed salary to a
professor.
Mr. Hour nil, thst by the accounts be obteos•ed
an Item of Mt. paid for teaching military silents of
one kind to four cadets, and also 5001. fur teaching
the sciesee of sapping and mining to four others
Wield the proposed professor teach both sets of
pupils ?
The CHAIRMAN replied in the : the sap-
ping and nriniug expense would still be incurred.
Mr. tics.: said he was then at a loss to see bow the
saving alluded to was to br effected. He was one of
these; who, so far from wishing to restrict the military
mlestatios of the cadets, rather thought it ought to he ex-
8111111d-and rendered more effective. •He thought it
disgraceful that their cadets should, in so many in-
stances, go nut to India, utterly unarquainted with the
language of ihe native troops, over whom they were
placed. It was of the first importance that cadets
should make thrikse:ves fully acquainted with the
native laiignices: the want of this knowledge they
would feel in the severest manner, when they tame to
Opperintend troop will, whet* they has no arena of
Conversing in their native ton=ne.—(Hear.•hesr.)
The establishu►eut of the new professor VI Addle-
eombe semiu.ity was then agreed to.