surah, seconded by P. A. Cavorke, Esq. unanimously resoved : III. That the thanks of this Meeting be presented to the President, Officers, and Members of the Committee, for their exertions during the past year; that the Of. ficers be requested to continue their services; and that the following Gentlemen compose the Commit tee for the present year, with power to add to their number: Messrs. H. Beddy, L. Betts, E. L. L. Billon, J. Booth, J. Concannon, D. Clark, M. Cockburn, M. D'Rozario, sen. J. Gilbert, G. H. Huttman, H. Kyte, J. H. Sheriff, The Rev. G. Pearce acknow ledged this vote on behalf of the Officers and Committee. On the motion of Dr. C. Morris, of Philadelphia, seconded by the Rev. E. Ray, it was further unanimously resolved: IV. That the thanks of this Meeting be given to the gentlemen in charge of the Town Hall, for the use of the Hall on the present occasion. The Chairman having left the chair, it was finally, on the motion of the Rev. T. Robinson, seconded by the Rev. Mr. Hough, unanimously resolved: V. That the thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chairman for his kindness in taking the chair, and the manner in which he has conducted the business of the evening. The Chairman acknowledged the vote, and dissolved the Meeting.-John Bull, Jan 7. At the Annual General Meeting of the Subscribers to the Civil Service Annuity Fund, holden, pursuant to advertisement, at the Town Hall, on Tuesday, the 1st January, 1828 George Warde, Esq. was requested to take the Chair. The Managers having laid before the Meeting, the accounts of the past year, 1826-27, together with the Statement of the Fund extracted therefrom, It was moved by Mr. Paxton, seconded Mr. G. Mainwaring, and resolved, "That the accounts, as submitted, be passed and approved, and that the Statement of the Fund be annexed to the Proceedings, and published for the general information of the Subscribers." The Meeting was then made special, for the purpose of taking into consideration, pursuant to advertisement, the proposition submitted by certain Requisitionists, under date the 9th November, 1827; viz. "That those Members of the Civil Service, (thirteen in number,) who declined subscribing to the Annuity Fund on the tender being made to them, shall again have the option of subscribing on payment of arrears of subscription from the 1st May, 1825. When it was moved by Mr. H. T. Prinsep, seconded by Mr. Macnaghten, and resolved, That it is the opinion of this Meeting, that in so far as concerns the Annuity Fund Institution, and the interests of the Service at large, there is no objection to admitting to the benefits of the Funds, those who originally declined to subscribe to it and that as there is reason to be lieve, that the refusal, in some instances, originated in misconception of the nature and objects of the Institution, and of the benefits it offered, resolved further, that the case of such nonsubscribers be recommended to the favorable consideration of the Hon'ble Court, in the usual form, with a request, that the indulgence of being admitted, on payment of arrears, from the 1st May, 1825, with interest of 6 per cent. per annum, be extended to those now desiring to avail themselves of it." The Ballot then commenced for the election of five Managers of the Fund for the ensuing year, and the votes having been taken, the following Gentlemen were declar ed to have been duly chosen: Messrs, A. Ross, Holt Mackenzie, H. T. Prinsep, E. Molony, and W. H. Macnaghten. Thanks were then voted to Mr. Warde, for his able conduct in the Chair, and the Meeting broke up. (Signed) G. WARDE, UNAPPROPRIATED FUNDS. Balance on 30th April, 1826.... .. Chairman. INTEREST. 454 14 11 0 00 000 163704 15 5 9822 4 9 16007 5 1 7582 3 3 16284 8 9 Balance, 30th April, 1827.. Sa. Rs. 665552 5 9 APPROPRIATED FUNDS. .... Balance on 30th April, 1826................................. 189800 0 0 11388 0 0 Value of three Annuities from Unappropriated Funds, 290709 0 0 000 Balance, 30th April, 1827..Sa. Rs. 463554 10 8 Total Balance of the Funds,..Sa Rs. 1129107 0 5 (Signed) G. WARDE, Govt, Gaz. Jan. 7.] Chairman. At a Meeting at the Town Hall, held on Tuesday, the 8th of January, Colonel McCombe, c. B. having been unanimously called to the Chair, the following resolutions were proposed and passed: 1st. Resolved unanimously, that in order to express the sontiments on the approaching departure of the Governor General and his family, a public entertainment be given to his Lordship and the Countess Amherst, at the Town Hall, on such day as His Lordship shall please to name. 2nd. That a Fancy Dress Ball and Supper (without masks) if approved by His Lordship and the Countess Amherst, appears to this Meeting to be the most suitable, and appropriate entertainment for the occasion. That the following gentlemen be requested to officiate as Stewards, and that the arrangements for the entertainment be left entirely to their management : Hon'ble W. B. Bayley, 3rd. That the Hon. Mr. Bayley and Sir C. Metcalfe be requested with such Stewards and Subscribers as may desire to attend to wait upon His Lordship and Countess Amherst, at as early a date as possible, in order to express the sentiments of this Meeting and solicit His Lordship and Countess Amherst, to fix a day for the entertainment. That a Book be laid upon the Table at the Town Hall for such Members of the Society to enter their names in, as may desire to join in this expression of respect to His Lordship and the Countess Amherst. 4th. That the thanks of the Meeting be given to Col. McCombe, for the manner, in which he has discharged the duties of Chairman on this occasion. (Signed) P. SEWELL, John Bull, Jan. 9.] Secy. Hindoo College.-The distribu◄ tion of Prizes to the Scholars of this interesting Institution, will take place this year, at the Government House, on Saturday next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. We are authorised to state that the Government House will be open to any European Ladies and Gentlemen, and to all Natives of respectability, who may be desirous of being present on this occasion, and we doubt not that many will very gladly avail themselves of this opportunity of witnessing the progress made by a large body of intelligent Bengalee Youth in the language, literature, and science of Great Britain. The Shahnamah.-We are glad to observe that the King of Oude has been induced to patronize the printing and publication of the collated edition of the Shahnamah, under the superintendence of Major Macan. It is stated in the Akhbars, that his Majesty had actually paid his liberal and mu nificent contribution, amounting to twenty-two thousand rupees. It is therefore, to be hoped, that the work will be proceeded upon with out delay, otherwise the French nation may be the foremost in the field; for a young Professor, named Mohl, has for some time been employed by the French Government, in examining and collating all the manuscripts of the Shahnamah accessible in Europe with the same view. We met Mr. Mohl, last summer at the Library of the India House, where he attended daily, zealously pursuing the object of his mission. He left England soon after, for the purpose of proceeding immediately to this country, to complete more efficient ly what he had begun. It is highly gratifying to see the enthusiasm of the French in every thing relative to Oriental Literature. De Chezy had constructed a font of elegantly formed Sanscrit types, and had printed with them the Hindoo play of Sacontala. The Shahnamah, when finished, is to be printed at Paris, in a beautiful type, at the public expense.-Govt. Gaz, Jan. 14. Anglo-Indian College.-The distribution of the Prizes to the Students of the Hindoo, or AngloIndian College, on Saturday last, at the Government House, constituted a ceremony of singular novelty and interest, and one, of which few of those who witnessed it for the first time had formed, we imagine, any accurate conception, or anticipation. Some notice has been taken, it is true, of preceding examinations, and a few individuals have personally visited the establishment, but the remote situation of the College, and the little, we may be permitted to say too little interest generally felt in objects of local importance by Europeans, even in India, have confined an acquaintance with the character of this Seminary to a very limited portion of the English residents in Calcutta. The meeting at the Government House, will have prepared them to form some estimate of the tendency and results of this excellent Institution. English education, amongst the inhabitants of Bengal, has hitherto had little more than the mere language for its object; a sufficient command of which for conducting the details of official duty, comprehended the utmost amtition of native students. The Spelling Book, a few Reading Exercises, a Grammar, and a Dictionary formed the whole course of their reading, except in a few isolated instances of superior ability and industry; and little more was effected than a qualification as copyist, or accountant. The Hindoo College is intended to compass something more; to teach Bengalee youth to read, and relish English literature: to store their minds with the facts of history and science, and to enable them to express just conclusions in a clear and polished style; founded upon a comprehensive view of the constitution of society, and the phenomena of nature. Great difficulties, we admit, oppose the full accomplishment of these purposes, but the ceremony of Saturday allows us to think they are in a fair way of being surmounted, and that nothing but time and perseverance are wanting to fill Calcutta with numbers of elegantly and soundly instructed Anglo-Indian scholars. The presentation of the Prizes was held at the Government House, we understand, in conse quence of Lord Amherst having expressed a wish to witness their distribution. They were awarded previously by the Visitor, H. H. Wilson, Esq., after a long and particular examination of the progress of the pupils, occupying, we are informed, a portion of almost every day for a period of about three weeks. The prpils, amounting to four hundred, under the charge of the teachers of the respective Classes, were ranged on benches along the centre of nearly two thirds of the State-apartment, usually appropriated as the Ball Room. His Lordship, with the Committee of Education, and Managing Committee. on his right, and the Countess and Lady Sarah, Mrs. W. B. Bayley, Mrs. Hayes, Mrs. Cowell, Mrs. Chester, and a number of other ladies on his loft was seated opposite the pupils. A great concourse of spectators, both Native and European, lined the sides of the apartment, pressing rather inconveniently upon those in the centre. The boys in each class, to whom Prizes were adjudged, were severally called up, and the Prizes consisting of books and philosophical instruments, suited to their age and progress were presented to them by the Hon'ble W. B. Bayley, as President of the General Committee of Public Instruction. The two Senior Classes were called up collectively, and his Lordship did them the honor to present their rewards to them personally. A few questions were put to them by the Visitor, on Grecian, Roman, and English history, and Chronology, Georgraphy, and Physical Science, to which they returned prompt and accurate replies. ALEXANDER, .... THRACIAN ROBBER, .. On a table behind the chair of the Governor General lay specimens of the Essays of the first classes on the following subjects: 1st Class. The consequences resulting to Europe and Asia by the discovery of the passage round the Cape of Good Hope. 2d Class. The preference to be given to public distinction, or to private happiness. 3d Class. The conduct of Coriolanus. 4th Class.-The preferable claim to admiration of different Grecian States. 5th Class.-The consequences to the Britons from the human conquest. One of the students of the first class, Casi Prasad Ghose presented critical comments on the four first chapters of Mill's History of British India; and specimens of poetical composition were also furnished by him, and by a scholar of the second class, Harachandra Ghose. Specimens of drawing in chalks, and water-colours, were on the table, evincing an expertness and facility of handling, with reference to those who executed them, quite astonishing. After the distribution of the rewards, a series of Recitations ensued, agreeably to the following Programme: Gopal Lal Thakur,..... Eighth Class. OSSIAN'S ADDRESS TO THE SUN, Maheschandra Sinh, ... Fifth Class. |