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A Special General Court of the East India Company was held on Wednesday, to take into consideration the question of compensating certain officers in the maritime service of the Cotnpany, who were excluded from the former scheme of compensation. On this question the Directors were at issue with the meeting. The Directors were willing to grant compensation in special cases out of the Poplar fund ; but a resolution was passed, by a majority of 60 to 40, to the effect that every officer, or his widow or children, who. had been injured by the discontinuance of the Company's trade, should be entitled to com- pensation. Several of the Directors then signed a requisition for it ballot ; which will take place on the 17th instant.
Mr. Montefiore, a gentleman of the Jewish religion, was elected a Governor of Christ's Hospital on Saturday, by a vote of 32 to 20. Mr. Montefiore's motive for becoming a candidate was thus explained by Mr. Alfred Thorpe, who proposed him— He and Mr. Montefiore, in going to Ramsgate one day, became acci- dentally acquainted with a gentleman who was in the vessel, and who had at a former period been in affluence. Mr. Montefiore, who felt much interest in the gentleman's fortunes, was surmised at receiving a letter soon after his arrival at Ramsgate, stating that the unfortunate writer, who could no longer endure the dreadful reverse of fortune to which he had been subjected, would be no more by the time the contents should be read, and solemnly entreating the person addressed to do something for his widow and son. The letter was genuine: the miserable man destroyed himself by throwing himself from the pier at Ramsgate ; and Mr. Montefiore, after having rendered pecuniary service to the widow, asked Mr. Thorpe in what way he could best ;serve the child. The reply was, that the Blue- Coat School was the very best means of permanently serving the boy, and Mr. Montefiore at once handed over a check for 400 guineas, the amount of the subscription.
The chief opponent of Mr. Montefiore was the Bishop of London's chaplain, Mr. Wells.
A meeting for the purpose of petitioning Parliament to abolish the Newspaper Stamp-tax was held on Monday evening; Mr. Wakley in the chair. There was nothing that requires especial notice in the pro- ceedings.
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