East India-House.
The Times, 1824-09-30T00:00:00

Ycsterday a Court of Proprieters was l:eld at the Ea3t India Roast', for a variety of business, which was specified in the follow. iag rotice:-." for the purpose of laying hielere the Proprietors for tftir approbaticn, a resolution of the Court of Directors of the 7tb of July last, granting a penaion of 30(11. per annum to Airs. Frartek- 1yr, formerly the wiaow of Alajor..General Steventson, of the Al.. drn4 Establishment ; also a resolution of the Court of Directors, of tBe 14th of July, granting to AIr. James Alarjoribanks, of the Bengal Civil Service, the sum of W9,02(i rupees, upon the grounds stated in the said resolutions. The Cotart of Directors do also here-. by give notce, that the said General Court is made further special t for the purpose of lsying before the Proprietors for their approbo- don, in conformity with the 17th Section of the r6th chapter of the By-laws, n resolution of the Court of Directors, of the 21st of July last, appointing MIr. Robert Alatin Leeds, Purveyor at the Military Seritnary and Steward of tule Company's Estate at Addiscombe, with a salary of 4001. per annum." The C34AuRMAx announecd theresolutions which had been agreed to at the last CouTt, and said that they were submitted for reconsi- I deacion at the present tday. The resolu.ejon5 respactlo Mrs. Francitlyn's pension, and hIr. Ls eds's 5teWardship at Addiscombe, were then put and agreed to. The Cs t:urpa esplained, that the sole eemoluments of Il r. Lteds were to consist of 4001. a yea,r, a cottage, coals, candles, and StI. 'ttaJOfl3 NKSn S Ct.AIM.I The CHt&rXtAk; read the resolution of the last Court, respecting Mr. Aharioribanks's claim, and aurin put the question upon it. Generat TiSsn3ROX opposedit'emotion. He thought that ;Ir. MsiirBoribanls had given way to the temptation of coining to Engtad a t'nat being his opinion, he raoved an adjournnient ofI the qaes4lon. Afi- LOWtNY2 s would support the motion. Although there was sone little coqucetting in the way, yet, considering humnan nature, he could overlook the ardens drcsire of a man to revisit his native mounrrY, and particularly where not a shilling more was to be given tsv his cominf to England, than if he had remaincd at the Cape- why, tben, all this cavilling ? hVhY should all hi difference be, " 'rwixt tweedle-dum and tweed le-dee ?" lGecornp?ained that nonsense was put into his mouth by the news-i papers, whern he tallked sense. As Le was a Proprietor of 25 years' I st,rding, he ougbt to be expected to knowv East India affairs: in- I stead of havibg crooked, squint-eyed, bastard bantlings fostered upo him, let the newspapers father their own. (A laugh.) It was enolgh for the opposition to abuse him, and not the Government newspapers but the attacks of both prcved him to be an honest mrsan He wvas proceeding in a declantaory manner upon this topic, Alr. Lusts called him to order for proceediog in this irregular manner, to the pestponement of the proper business of the day. The CHA.RasrAx remninded 9r. Lowndes that he had already caid cn-ugn to correct misrepresentation. Mr. LowyDEgs then avowed himself to be a defender of the li. berty of the press. -; r. BUCteaeoseA.tt said that, notwithstanding the irrelevance of! part of the hon. proprietor's speech. there was yet a remark or ewZ54gecasai.y uponl one of his observations. Admitting that MTr. t1a oribanks had yielde tl;o a natural weakness of human nature, et it wasa difterent quesdon for a. gentleman to come to that court, and claim a rewvard for it. At thle last court Irs. Franeklyn's con- tracting a second marriage was usetL as a reproach, and her pendion I .-pposed on that account. Surely a lady's desire to marry was just as natural as a gertleman's wish to visit his native country, and at least eoually excusable. But in the case of an absence from India o the ?Jape and his afterwards coming to EuTope, there was a cleaT infrnction of a positive law, for the Cape was the limit of the particu- Ian indulgence permitted to him. A gentletnan returning to Europe ought not tO receive the same allowance as one remaining at the Cape. .Tr. TuCrsER wished to know how far it waslegal for the Court to dispense with the act of the 33d of the late King, by which all persons coming from the Cape to England, without leave, forfeited aPl claims for allowances to which they would be otherwise entitled. The act of Parliament, he subwaitted, was imperative, except in a case of physical inpossibility. He was anxiotus that Mr. nlarjori. banks should obtain this allowance. if it could be done consistent with law. The CreAa I St AN said, that he had already expressed his opinion on the generl meritr; of the question. anid n;erely rose to say, tihat the compcrsation vzas given upon the justice of the case, owing to the circumstances of necessity which attentided .Mr. Alarjoribaisks's vorage fromn India, and in strict conformity with the act of Parlia. iltene. The Court of Directors were satisied of the legality of the recommendation which they had submltted to the Proprietors. Air. PATTrSOV tlhought that, under all the circumstances of `Ar. A arjoribank's' voyage to Europe,that gentleman was entitled, not aS a inatt-rof right, btt of favour, to the proposed cotnpensation. It aas unfair to cxuectthat he ought io have remained at a tempestuous time of the year in the bay of the Cape. MUr. J. SrEWARr COIld not concur in what had been saidl of the absolute impo-sibility of Mr. Xarjoribanks'q stay at the Cape, and therefore wms unable irosupport the oriRinal motion. l3e thouglit .MTr. 2larjoribnnks was tinder no necessity of' rettiring to Europe, hut might have TetuaiTedll. is smontlh water at ilhe Cape of Oood 1-lope. He nlso thought the grant wouldi be a virtual ittfraction of thc act of Parliament. .'%fr. WxVETcn ,go was confirmed in his opinion, from a perisal ot the papers btcore the (CoUTI, that this grant to Wr.MIlarjoribantis was onty an act of justice. It was quite clear that cirlumstances of an imnperaMtvC natuTe ielet ;T.iarjoribanlks no alternative, but to pursue 7he course which he had dotae. MAr. liv'ev, said, tiat the plea of thi claiim was untfotin(lde in evrr.- reTpec:. 3r. AlarioTibanks antI those who were with hin might have transshipped ititiselves at the Cape for an expense of about 3001., And spared thee-stablishment ofso dangerous aprecedent a, this much larger expenditure involved. If facilities of tnis kind were alloowed. thr claims would bc innamerable in future for all wIould trvefer 'is-ith England to recruit their health, instead of resnaining at :r- Ca:, if they otiltl retain the same amount of allowu ces. lie hicr. 'referred to the correspondence wvhich took place between Air. lZr&oribanks and the Governor of the Cap, of Good Hope, and cMrtfMdeQ that it supported his opinion, that the gentleman alluded t. Trhilt, if he pleased, hbve transshipped himself at the Cape, anti aoiaed rezzurring tn Europe: he had, therefore, by his owen act, dis- entitled hi,self frsnt hav:ng any clartm for the compensatian which owa now called for in his behalf. He repeated, that the precedent was dangcrous. and ought not to be made in such a case as this, unlcss iney were prepared to open ritc door to the claims of others in a si- n.ilar situation. An adjouriittient wvas, he thought, the mildest way oi gefing rid of the question. MIr. Tg eA,s supported the claim. and denied that it wa-_ recom. mended upon false pretences, btit, on the contrary. upon a full, com- prceensire. ard just viewv of t'c teal merits oF the casc. A Paortrm. rott behind the har said, that the Cape Bay was a errs unsattb place for .Mhr. .Marjorih:snks to be expectetd to remain in. Tne ecation was, he thouxght, mutch mnisunderstood. The question a.sa then pitt upon the inotioun of tidjournment, wlten t>'rre a,ppared For General Thornton's amendment about five votes. The ormein.l motion swas then put, and carried by a miajority of abowut 15v rolesC.c 'Ur. Ht- r.e g said, that being ttnprepai cd, from the thin state of the il,trr. with the ncressary signatures for a ballot, lie was utiable to tultl his expressed intentions upon that point. The Court, which throughoutt thc day consiste-i of not more tItan &I nrenubers. ther andjourned. EAST IND1A 11o USE.