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Fort William, Dec. 5, 1806. A dispatch from the resident at Delhi has this morning been received by the honorable the governor-general in council, announcing the melancholy event of the decease of his majesty Shah Allum, on the morning of the 19th ultimo. His majesty's remains were interred on the evening of the same day, with great funeral pomp and splendor, in the vault of his ancestors, and the funeral was attended by the resident at Delhi, and the principal public officers stationed at that capital. The utmost tranquillity prevailed in the capital at the time of the dispatch of the latest advices from the resident at Delhi. His late majesty is succeeded in the throne of Delhi by his majesty's eldest son, Mirza Akber Shah, who ascended the musnud in public state on 19th ult. His present majesty has assumed the title of Akber Saunee. In tes

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orders, to take effect from this them in the usual manner. By ordate.

der of the honorable the governor1st. All masters of ships, be- general in council, longing of this port, placing them

Tuos. BROWN, selves under convoy of his majes

Chief Sec. to Govt. ty's ships of war, are required strictly to conform to the orders

JANUARY which they receive from the com

Fort William, Public Department, manding officer of such convoy.

January 7, 1807. 2d. Ön a report being made to further subscriptions to the loan

Notice is hereby given, that no this government, on the part of the commanding officer of the cor

opened on the joth July last, will voy, that any masters of such ships instant, at any of the public trea

be received after Saturday, the 31st have, without orders, separated from his convoy, an enquiry will suries. The collectors and other be immediately instituted in the public officers in charge of treasuconduct of such masters, and un

ries, are accordingly prohibited less satisfactory proof of the ne.

from receiving subscriptions after cessity of their separating from the that date, when their registers are

to be closed and transmitted to the convoy can be shewn, such masters will be considered to have con

accountant-general. Published by travened the orders of government,

order of the honorable the goverand to have forfeited protection of nor-general in council,

Thos. Brown, the honorable company, and will

Chief Sec. to the Govt. be ordered by the government to quit India. Published by order of

Fort William, Accountant-General's the honorable the governor-general

Office, January 7, 1807, in council,

Notice is hereby given, that the Tuos. BROWN, treasury notes of this government Chief Sec. to the Govt. which may be outstanding from

No. 6,701 to No. 6,970 of 1805-6 Fort William, Public Department, inclusive, will be discharged on

Dec. 24, 1806. The public are hereby informed, application at the general treasury, that the sum expected to be appli

on Thursday, the 15th of January, cable to the redemption of the 1807, on which day the interest

therean will cease. public debt by the commissioners

W. EGERTON, of the sinking fund, in the month

Accountant-General. of January, 1807, is sicca rupees 3,00,000. Of this sum sicca ru

Fort William, Account General's pees 1,01,000, will be applied to

Office, January 14, 1807. the discharge of the bonds and Notice is hereby given, that the notes of the general register of treasury notes of this government, 1792-3, from No. 4,842 to No. which may be outstanding from 4,869 both inclusive, on Saturday, No. 6,971 to No. 7,350 of 1803-6 the 24th January, on which date inclusive ; will be discharged on the interest thereon will cease. The application at the general treasury, remainder will be applied by the on Thursday, the 22d instant, on commissioners in the purchase of which day the interest thereon will the bonds and notes of this governcease.

W. EGERTON, ment, on tenders being made to

Accountant-General.

Fort

ther notice, the treasury of Fort St. George will be open for the receipt of money for bills on Bengal, at the exchange of 365 Arcot rupees for 100 pagodas for thirty days sight, and of 368 rupees for sixty days sight.

Published by order of the right honourable the governor-general in council.

(Signed) G. BUCHAN, Chief Sec. to Govt. Fort St. George, Jan. 10, 1807.

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By order of the honorable the governor-general in council,

Fort William, Public Department,

January 24, 1807.

The governor-general in council is pleased to direct, that the following advertisement, issued under the authority of the right honorable the governor in council of Fort St. George, be published for general information.

Government Advertisement. The right honorable the governor in council being desirous of giving every practical encouragement to the importation of rice at this presidency, in consequence of a failure in the periodical rains of the late monsoon; notice is hereby given, that his lordship in council has been pleased to resolve, that the price of one hundred and ten (110) pagodas per Madras garce, shall be allowed on such rice (of the description of cargo rice of good quality) as may be imported at Fort St. George, from the territories subject to the government of Bengal, from the tenth of February to the first of August

next.

2. It is to be understood, that the importers of rice shall have the option of disposing of the grain in the market at such rate as the price of the market may produce, or of disposing of it to the government on the above terms, there being no obligation on the importers or the owners of rice to transfer it to the government, if not consistent with their own convenience and inclination.

3. If the importer of rice shall be desirous of accepting the terms allowed by this advertisement, the rice will be received into the public stores, and paid for on delivery.

4. As it is probable that persons may be desirous of remitting money to Bengal for the purchase of grain, it is hereby notified, that, until fur

T. BROWN, Chief Sec. to Govt.

Fort William, Accountant-General's Office. Jan. 21, 1807. Notice is hereby given, that the treasury notes of this government, which may be outstanding from No. 7,351 to No. 8,041 of 1805-6 inclusive, will be discharged on application at the general treasury, on Thursday, the 29th instant, on which day the interest thereon will cease.

W. EGERTON, Accountant General.

FEBRUARY.

Eort William, Public Department,
Feb. 11, 1807.

The public are hereby informed, that the sub-treasurer at the presidency, the resident at Lucknow, and the several collectors of the land revenue, have been authorized to receive, until further orders, any sums of money in even hundreds, (not being less than sicca rupees one thousand, which may be tendered on loan to the honourable company, at an interest of eight per cent, per annum, as hereafter specified.

2d. The abovementioned officers have been authorized to receive in transfer to this loan, all outstanding

treasury

treasury notes or treasury bills of this government; accepted bills of exchange drawn on the governorgeneral in council, after deducting interest at the rate of six rupees thirteen annas and six pice per cent. per annum, for the period which the bill may have to run; bills for arrears of salary, whether the same shall have been advertised for payment or not, and, generally, all authorised public demands.

3d. The paymasters of the army are also authorised to transfer any demands which may be payable by them respectively to this loan, and to grant drafts for the amount, in the usual manner, on the military paymaster-general, which drafts shall be received by the several officers above-mentioned, in payınent of subscriptions, on being rendered to them for that purpose.

4th. Subscriptions to this loan will be received at a discount of three per cent. that is, for every subscription of one hundred and three sicca rupees, a receipt will be granted, entitling the subscriber to a promissary note for one hundred sicca rupees, to be issued on the terms of the present loan.

5th. The treasury notes of this government bearing an interest of ten per cent. per annum, and the public obligations of government, generally, which bear that rate of interest, will be received until the 30th of April next, in subscription to this loan at par.

6th. The sicca rupee of Lucknow and Benares will be received as equal to the Calcutta sicca ru

pee.

7th. A receipt will be granted for each subscription, bearing interest at the rate of ten per cent. per annum, from the date of such

receipt, until the 2d of November next, when the accounts of this loan will be made up.

8th. The interest which may be due on the 2d of November next, on receipts granted for subscriptions to this loan, will be paid in cash at the general treasury at the presidency, or at the treasuries of the resident at Lucknow, or of the collectors of the ceded and conquered provinces, in cases where the subscriptions shall have been made at those treasuries respectively, and for the principal, a promissory note will be granted, bearing date the 2d of November, 1807, and be numbered and registered in the order in which the receipts may be presented at the accountant-general's office.

9th. The principal of the promissory notes shall be payable, either in Bengal under the rules established for the payment of the register debt now existing, or by bills to be drawn by the governorgeneral in council on the honourable the court of directors, at the exchange of two shillings and sixpence the sicca rupee, payable twelve months after sight, (which bills shall be granted at any time, on the application of the proprietor of the notes, either when the principal shall have become payable in Bengal, or at any earlier period;) and any bills which may be so granted will, if the proprietor desire it, be forwarded by the deputy-accountant-general in the public packets, to him, or his agents, or assigns, according to the instructions which may be given for that purpose.

10th. The interest of the pro missory notes shall be payable halfyearly, viz. on the 2d of May and the 2d of November, from year to year, until the principal shall be discharged,

; but

discharged, and it shall be at the prietor, or his constituted attorney option of the proprietors of the or attornies. notes to receive payment of such “ The interest accruing halfinterest, either in cash at the gene- yearly on this promissory note, and ral treasury at the presidency, or by the principal, as it shall become bills to be drawn by the governor- payable, according to the order esgeneral in council, on the honor

tablished for the discharge of the able the court of directors, at the register debt, are to be remitted exchange of two shillings and six- (unless it shall be hereafter directpence the sicca rupee, payable six ed to the contrary) by bills to be months after sight ; provided al- drawn on the hon. the court of diways, in the latter case, that the rectors, pursuant to the tenor of interest for which bills may be so

this promissory note, and the other required, amount to the sum of conditions of this loan, published fifty pounds sterling, at the least, in the Calcutta gazette of the 12th and no bills will be granted for any February, 1807, payable to smaller amount.

and to be forwarded to Ilth. For the accommodation of this promissory note shall not be persons returning to Europe the pledged, sold, or in any manner subscribers to this loan, their exe

negotiated, or delivered up to any cutors, administrators, or assigns, person whomsoever; nor are these shall be entitled, on application to directions with respect to the mode the governor-general in council, to of payment of the interest, or prinhave their promissory notes (pro- cipal, to be in any manner altered, vided they amount to the principal except on application to the goversum of sicca rupees 1,000, depo- nor-general in council, to be made sited in charge of the sub-trea- by myself, my executors, or admisurer for the time being at the risk, nistrators, or under the authority and under the security of the com

of a special power of attorney, spepany, An acknowledgment will be granted by that officer for the cifying the number, date, and be granted by that officer for the amount of this promissory note, to proniissory notes so deposited with be executed by me or them, for him, and the interest accruing that purpose." thereon will be remitted as it shall become due by the bills on the

13th. For the satisfaction of persons terms above-mentioned, which bills who may propose to return to Euwill be forwarded by the deputy- rope before the period prescribed for accountant-general to the proprie- the final adjustment of the accounts tor, his agent, or assign, according of this

loan, and who may be desito the instructions which may be

rous of availing themselves of the given, for that purpose.

accommodation offered them under 12th. All applications to the go- the foregoing articles, the deputyvernor-general in council to have accountant-general will, on their promissory notes deposited in the part, write the declaration above treasury must be accompanied by prescribed on the promissory notes, the notes so to be deposited, and provided he shall receive instrucdirections must be written in the tions for that purpose by an indorsefollowing terms, on the face and

ment to be executed on the receipt cross lines of each note, and be at- or receipts, under the signature of tested by the signature of the pro

the proprietor, or his constituted

attorney

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