A General Court of East India Stock Proprietors was held
on Wednesday. The principal topic of discussion was a motion by Mr. Mills, for copies of all the correspondence between the Directors and the Board of Control in regard to the resignation of Lord 'William Bentinek, and the refusal of Sir John flobhouse to sanction the rai- pointment of Lord Heytesbury. The motion was seconded by Mr. Tucker, and supported by Lord Colville and Mr. Astell. It was strongly opposed by Sir Charles Forbes, Mr. Donovan, and Sir Robert Campbell. Sir Charles Forbes defended the conduct of .Zr. (laths Grant and Sir John Hobhouse; and attributed the bringing forward of the motion to political animosity, not the desire of benefiting the people of India. It was decided, that a ballot as to granting the papers should take place on Tuesday next.
The new Goldsmith's Hall, near the Post-office, was opened on Wednesday; and a grand dinner was given by the Company of Gelds
smiths to the leading members of the Tory party,—ineludiug the Duke
of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, Marquis Camden, Lords 31aryborum;11, Bexley, and Abinger, Sir F. Pollock, Sir Henry I lardingo, Sir '1'. Fremantle, and Sir Lancelot Shadwell. Mr. J. B. Smith, Prime Warden of the Company, acted as chairman. lie delivered speeches full of the most lavish flattery, on proposing the healths of the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel, and Marquis Camden ; who repliol in suitable style. The Duke preposcd Mr. Smith's health ; a man with whese merits, he said, the Company was much Letter ae.
quainted than he was, though he knew he had been ‘Varden fur
three years, and therefore must have been concern( d in the erection' of the magnificent building in which they were feasting. Sir Robert Peel assured the Company, that it was his " fixed duel-ruination, that no avocation of public business, much less any private engagement, should deprive him of the honour and satisfaction of being presetit on such an occasion " as that of opening the Geldsmith's Hall. This condescending intimation elicited " loud and long-continued cheers " from the goldsmiths. The Prime Warden said— They had been enabled to complete this great sir ucture without trenching on the charitable funds of the Company : not one pension had hr-err alit idged —no charity was diminished—not one single petition fur the relief of their poor brethren was rejected. Notwithstanding the great outlay which took place, no differ- ence was made in the munificent donations and charities of the Goldsmiths Company.
Nevertheless, it is tolerably certain that a good many thousand pounds were taken from the funds of the Company for the erection of the
building, and no trifle expended in providing this Tory feast. Whether the wills of the original donors justify such an application of their gifts or bequests, may be more than doubted.
The London Conservative Association had a meeting on Thursday; Sir Charles Forbes in the chair. The Secretary read the final report of the registration ; tIrich the Chairman obset red, far exceeded their expectations. The list, he believed, was now completed for this year ; and he thought they might safely calculate at the next election of re- turning at least some part of the Representatives.
The Commissioners of Sewers, at a meeting held on the 10th, re- solved, after a warm discussion, to publish their accounts for the last three years.
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