A Court of Directors was held at the East India-house on the 28th Nov (1840) when Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas McMahon, Bart., K.C.B., was sworn in Commander-in-Chief of the Company's Forces, and Second Member of Council on the Bombay Establishment. Sir Thomas McMahon afterwards dined with the Court at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. Several officers of high military rank and other distinguished personages were also present at the dinner. ...Lina