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FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. CROWN-OFFICE, JANUARY S. 112141:1ERS ItETIJILNYD 70 SFILVE IN THZ PRESENT PAIRLIAMRNT. • Borough of Pontefract—The Right Hon. John Saville, cow ponly called Lord Viscount Paddington, of Methly, in the county of York, , in the room of the lion. Henry Lascelles, who ntrves for the county of York. Borough of Cockermooth—/fugustps John Foster, of Killar ey, in Ireland, in the room of John Lowther, Esq. who serves or the county of Cumberland. Borough of Blechingly—Relsert William Newman, of Sand *lige, in the parish of Gabriel Stoke, hi the comity of Devon, Xsq. in the room of Sir Charles Talbot, Ban. deceased. g borough of Plympton Barle--Williant Douglas, of Almarnass, n the stewarty of Kirkcudbright, Esq. in the room of George ticket, Esq who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. Borough of Dorchester—William /Mort. of Heytesbury, in he county of Wilts, Esq. in the room of Charles Henry Bouverie, •sq. who acrves for the borough of Downton. Borough of Appleby—Ths Right Hon. George Tierney, in he roam of John Courteoay, Esq. who has accepted the Chiltern undreds. ADMIAALTY.OFFICE, JANUARY 5. Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Laforey has transmitted to J. W. Croker, Esq. a letter from Captain Wes tropp, commanding his Majesty's Sloop the Peru- Ivi giving an account of his having, on the 24th lof October, captured, off Sombrero, the Yankee, American schooner privateer, of 7 guns and 44 men, out thirty-eight days from Salem, and had not made i any capture. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. Feb. !7. John Macgee, of Kingston-upon-Hull, linen-draper, at ten, at the Neptune Inn, Kingston upon-Hull. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Charles Bedford, of Norwich, brazier, dealer and Chapman. BANKRUPTS. Matthew Lee Yeates, of Exmouth, Devon, and Will:am Good, of the parish of Bradpole, Dorsetahire, bankers and copartners, to surrender January 19, 27, and Feb. 16, at eleven, at the Bull Inn, Bridport. Atrornier, Mr. Templer, Britlport ; or Mossrs. Anstice and Cox, No. 3, King's Bench Walks, Temple. James Rumsey, of Ipswich . , Suffolk, maltster, dealer and chap man, January 13, 19, and Feb. 16, at eleven, at the Bear and Crown Inn, Attornies, Messrs Brame and Notcutt, Ipswich ; or Mr. Burnet, Chatham-place, Elackfriarg, London. Samuel King, of Ware, Hang, rope-maker, sacklng-mantsfactu rer, 44-aler and chapman, January 12, at ten, January 16, at twelve, and Feb. 16, at one, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Oakley aid Birch, Martin's-lane, Cannon-street. Clement Dyson, now or late of Dungeonwood, mar Loekwond, parish of Almondbury, near Huddersilt Id, Yorkshire, Niggler, dealer in woollen cloth, dealer and ehapman, January 25, 26, at the Ruse and Crown Inn, Huddersfield, and February 16, at the Y-w Tree Inn, Robertown, at ten. Attorney, Mr James Ingham, of Saddleworth, Yorkshire. Alattliew Robinson Legg and John Gray, of R. Mary-at-Hill, L. titian, skip and insurance -brokers, dealers, cbapmen, and ewartners, January 13, 16, and Feb. 16, at one, at Guildhall. A :ornies, Messrs. Swain, Stevens, Maples, and Pearse, Old Jewry. Nathan Davis, of Fore-street, Limehonse, Middlesex, slopseller, dealer and chaps:an, January 16, 23, and Feb. 16, at ten, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messr,. Howard and Abrahams, hwry ... street, Aldgate. Jcs4ll Meears, of Fenchurch-Buildings, Fenchiirch•ctreet, Lon eott, merchant, January 12, 16, and Feb. 16, at oue, at Guild hall. Attorney, Mr. Harrison, Austin Ft jars London. Joseph Hartley, late of Vtliitechapel, wine -merchant, dealer and cliapman,Jattna.y 9, 16, and Feb. 16, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. llfy.ult, Angel-;curt, Thruginotton-street. • _ Lyon De );yorions, uf i.ondon, merchant, dealer and clinpri an, faitu.!ry 12,19, and Feb 16, a one,at Atturewv, rtruce, basuuel butler, late of Wood-stret t, Cripplegate, but now of Hatfield -street, Blackfriars•Rnad, manuinturer of ostrich fea.hen, artificial flowers, and fancy trimmings, January 9,19, and Feb. 16, at ten, at Guildiull. Attorney, Mr. Tattain, No. $, Symrd's-lint. Divklends, Certificates, &c. to-morrow. EAST INDIA HOUSE. Yesterday there was a General Meeting of the Court of Proprietors, convened to receive informa tion from the Directors, respecting thzir Charter. The Chairman (Sir Huot Nears) said, that in submitting to them the papers upon this must impor tant subject, he could nit avoid stating, that he was extremely concerned indeed, that the present appear *ance of their affairs wore the most unfavourable aspect. .--Arnong the papers which would be read to them, was it letter which he had received but yesterday, at t e late hour of seven in the evening. That letter would, no doubt, make a serious impression on thei r minds. He begged, however, to m be understood as merely expressing his own feeling, and by no means the sentiment of the Court of Directors. The Pre sident of the Board of Control (Lord Buckingham shire) had, indeed, declared that it was not the in tention of Ministers to pro,:ose a change in the man ner itt administering the Government of India. He did not wish now to offer any observations on the correspondence which would be read to them, but would submit it entirely to 'their judgment. 'Tie, however, he would say, that upon a subject of such harportatice, neither he nor the Deputy Chairman was of opinion rat it would be right to come to any iMmediate resolution : they thought it would be bet ter to adjourn to some future time, when their minds might be calmly and deliberately mae!e up upon the question. He by no means wished to check discus sinn at the present-time, nor to damp the desire which any individual might feel of how expressing his sen tirmnts ; but he thought rt would be much better to abstain nom embodying their feelings in the shape of resolutions, until ample time had been afforded to give tie subject the fullest consideration. The following Papers were then read : No. LXVI. AT A SECRET COERT OF DIRECTORS HELD ON FRIDAY, THE isnt DECLIIIII.R ISIL: _ _ The Court having resolved itself into a Committee of the whole Court, and being resumed, the following report from the Committee of the whole Court WAS read : 66 The Committee taking into consideration the present state of the negotiation with his Majesty's Ministers for the renewal of the Company's exclusive privileges, deem it to be highly imp ..rtatit, that the sentiments of the Court of Directors, upon the propo• sition brought forward for admitting the imports from India to the outports of this kingdom, should be unequivocally known." The Committee therefore recommend to the Court, to pass a resolution, stating that the proposi tion in question is, for various reasons already set forth in the Court's writings, pregnant with ruin to the affairs of the Company, inasmuch as it would ren der them incapable of performing the functions al lotted to them, as well in their commercial as in their political capacity, and that the Court cannot there fore, consistently with their duty to their Constituents, recommend to them the adoption of such a pro position." And it was, on the question, Resolved unanimously, That this Court approve the said report. And the Chairman and Deputy Chairman were requested to wait on the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Commissioners for the affairs of India, and to communicate to his Lordship the above pro ceedings of this day. No I.XX. LITTER FROM THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF SLICK.. INGIIAMSIIIRE TO TUE CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTE CHAIRMAN, RFIFIULED 10 IN TUE PRECEDING MINUTES. (4t4TILNIEI, India Board, 24th I)ecember, 1214. The conferences held at this Board with the Corn mittee of Correspondence, having bad for their ob ject the most unreserved and candid discussions upon points of the.greatest importance, with respect to the renewal of the East-India Company's Charter, and it having been understood that no further steps should be taken upon the subject, until a communi cation was made by me, in an official shape, to the Court of Directors, it was not without some surprize that the copy of their resolution of the 18th instant was received by his Majesty's Government, because that resolution, adopted under such circumstances, appeared to them to have for its object an abrupt lei mination to all discussion. They cannot, however, consider it the less incumbent upon them, through you, as the proper official channel, to bring before the Court of Directors, the principles upon which the opi nions I have to apprize you of have been farmed, in order to present to the Proprietors and tile Public a correct view of a subject to which so much inipor tance is attached. PAPERS RESPECTING THE NEGOCIATIoN FOR A HFNEwAr. OF THE EAST !SHIA CO.HPANY 7 3 PY.CLUSRE N. I.X. Al A ScCAZT COMMITT77 07 COURE,SPONDENCI, THE ti! 07 NO. , .l.Mbxit, 151 Y. The Chairman reported to the Commisree, that he and the Deputy Chairman had this morning a ci \oft:rence with the President of the Board of Com m:ssioners, on the subject of the renewal of the Com piety's Charzer, at wnich his Lordship declared it to be the intention of fits Majesty's Ministers, not to abatitit.ii the proposition they had made, for allow ing a direct trade between India and the iwports o f ti:e United Kingdom ; but that the proposition might be modified, by confining the p-rts to which ships shall be allow ed to import goods from India, to a number less than that to which the Warehousing Act now extends. Lord Bucklugham,thile, how ever, was d.:sirous, before restintsing the coi respon dence relating to it; that the Committee of Cone spondence should hold a conference with Lord Liver pool and himself upon the subject. The Chairman farther stated, that, in reply to Lord Buckingliamshir'e, the Ltcptuy Chairman and --el declined making any observation at present, but staved their intention to communicate the sub- I shall, therefore, convey to you the sentiments of his Majesty's Government, precisely in the terms I should have done, if no intimation had been made of the resolution of the Court of Directors of the I bill instant ; and with that object 1 procced to inform you, that with regard to th.,se points to which the at tention of the Committee of Correspondence has been cared}• directed at the conferences held at this hoard, the principle tmiformly maintained, as the basis of any arrangement for the renewal of the East-India CoMpany's Charter. viz. that the merchants of this country have a substantial claim .to as much liberty of trade as they can enjoy, without injury to other im poi :ant national' interests, eannoir 'be departed from. It was in the hope that the opening of the export trade with India to the merchants of the City of stance of his Lordihip'S feMarks to the Committee Leaden, and of the ant-parts, whilst the import was of Correspondence, and also expressed, their wish, ; confined to the poet of London, might not be found that the ComMittee might have the honour of wait- inconsistent with this principle, that a disposition was ing *poet his Lordship, previously to the proposed . felt by the Government to propose an arrangement to conferences with Lord Liverpool; to which . Lord !that effect. Inconsequence, however, of de pro- Buckinghamshire consented. Imulgation of such an intention, several persons, in- The Committee, in conseqUetice, resolved to as- I terested in the commerce of the tint-ports, represen semble at eleven o'clock on Tuesday next, for the i ted in the strongest terms, that the pr , posed limitation purpose of deliberating upon the subject of the above !of the import trade from India, rendered the eeten. communication, previously to waiting upon Lord sion of the export of no value to them ; and they, Buckinghamshire, at the hour of two on that day. Ideclared themselves prepared to maintain, that this No. I.XI. limitation was not called for by any adequate motive /ATM PROM THE CHAIRMAN ANIS DEPUTE CHAIRMAN TO : of • public interest. They urged their claim .to an Tax RIGHT HON. THE EARL. or IRICEINGHASIONIRE. equal participation in the general trade to India, and Mr LORD, East India-House, Nev. 28, raiz their conviction, that the ground upon which the ex- We have the honour to acquaint your Lordship, elusion in favour of the port of London was defen that we have communicated to a Secret Committee ded, viz. the additional danger of smuggling, could of Correspondence the substance of the conversation not be supported, and they were satisfied that the al which we had yesterday the honour of holding with iledged danger might be obviated by revenue regu your Lordship, Mr. Wallace, and Mr. Sullivan, and lations. They also entered largely into the subject of in which it was notified to us, that the opinion of his !the China trade, contending strenuously against the Majesty's Government remains unaltered, regarding I renewal of the Company's exclusive charter ;—and the expediency of not confining the import trade from stated their reasons for believing, that measures the East Indies to the port of London. might be adopted by which that trade could be The Committee received this communication with opened, without injury to the revenue, and without the deepest concern and regret, its Members unani- hazarding the continuance of the intercourse with mously concurring with us in opinion, that should the Emperor of China's dominions. The importance the proposed extension of the trade, even to a small attached to these representations, induced his Ma number of the outports of the kingdom, be sanctioned jesty's Government to revise the arrangement which by the Legislature, the measure will be highly preju- had been in contemplation • and although they did dicial to the public revenue, injurious to the East not see cause , under all the circumstances bearing India Company, and detrimental to the prosperity of upon this question, to alter the (Tipton they had en the me: chants, manufacturers, traders, and .other nu- tertained, of the propriety of continuing the existing merous bodies interested in the commerce with India restrictions upon the commercial intercourse with as now carried on through the channel of the river China, and of preserving to the Company the mo- Thames. The Committee being still desirous of an nopoly of the tea trade, they nevertheless felt, that opportunity of renewing their representations to your the merchants belonging to the out-ports had este- Lordship upon this important question, before any blished a claim against an absolute restriction of the communication is made to the Court on the subject, import trade to the port of London. Under this im. have directed us to requeit the honour of a conference pression I addressed my letter to you nn the 27th of with your Lordship for that purpose. Should- it be April ult. The observations made by the Commit perfectly convenient to your Lordship to receive the tee of Correspondence, in their reply of the 29th of Deputation on Tuesday next, at two o'clock, we shall the same month, did not fail to engage the serious at be able to lay the result of the conference before the tention of his Majesty's Government ; but after the Court on the following day. We have the honour to best examination of those observations, aided by all be, my Lords your Lordship's most obedient humble the information they have obtained from the Boards servant, (Signed) rlttGtt INGLIS. of Customs and Excise, they are not enabled to con ' ROBERT THORNTON. cur in the opinion, that the proposed extension-of the I The Right Hon. the Earl of Buckinghamshire, &c. &C. Scc. import trade from India would be productive of any I - No. I.XIII. great increase of smuggling, and certainly not to the AT A SECRET COURT OR DIRECTORS, lULD ON WEDNESDAY, extent stated by the Court of Directors. It is con- Tat tru DECEMBER ISI2, ceived i that the apprehensicns entertained on this ac- The Chairman acquainted the Court, that a-meet count might be obviated by various regulations, such ing took place yesterday, at the Board, between se as confining the trade to those ports which are, or veral of his Majesty's Ministers and the Committee may be so circumstanced, as to aff or d se cur i t y to t h e of Correspondence, upon the subject of the renewal due coLection of the revenue by the limitation of it of the Company's exclusive privile ge s, whe n it was to vessels of four hundred tons burden ; by am:chin , * agreed, that no minutes should be then taken, in or the forfeiture of the ship and cargo to the discovery der to afford the most unreserved mode of" carryin g of any illicit articles on board ; by an extension of t h e on the discussion ; at the conclusion of which it was understood, that his Majesty's Ministers would cons- Manifest Act ; by regulations f or c h ec ki ng the prac tnunicate, in writing, their sentiments upon the whole cite of smuggling in the ships of th e C o mp an y ; as of the subject. well as by other provisions, too minute to be entered into at present, but which will, of course, be attended to in discussing the details of the subject. I am persuaded it will not escape your observation, that from obvious considerations the English Chan nel must at all times, especialiy in times of peace, afford facilities and inducements for smuggling, which do not occur elsewhere to the some extent, on account of the clandestine traffic already. established, and the ready communication with the opposite shore. But, with respect to the whole of this part of th.. question, it is impossible to lose sight of the deep interest which the Government must feel in the prevention of smug gling,. The interests of the Company are, no doubt, involved in it; but those of the Government are still more concerned ; and it cannot he supposed that they would bring forward any proposition, which appeared to them likely to endanger a revenue of from three to four millions ; or that, if a defalcation should un expectedly arise, they would not immediately take; measures for applying a remedy. The Company I 'have, therefore, an ample ground of confidence, not only in the disposition of Government, but in their effectual co-operation on those points, on which the Court of Directors appear to feel the greatest anxiety, and on which they urged their strongest objections to the proposed arrangement. The several articles which may be imported from the countries within the limits of the Company's charter, and which are charged with an ad valorem duty, although with the exception of tea, they bear a very small Fropoi Lion to the whole of the revenue collected kern the trade [from India and China, are nevertheless of sufficient importance to demand the attention of Goveniment, as the question may affect the interests of the East India Company as well as those of the public revenue. With this view, it will be necessary to consider, whe.! ther, with respect so some of them, a rated duty I might not be substituted, and whether regulations may not be made for the security of the duty ad va lorem on those articles which shall continue to he so charged, and which, at the same time, shall prevent their being purchased at a price, likely to operate in juriously to the manufacturers of this country. The justice of the observations, respecting the additional number of Europeans that would find their way to India in consequence of the extension of the trade, must be admitted to a certain extent ; but it is ob.; virus, that this danger would arise from the extension of the export trade to India, and would scarcely be lessened by confining the import trade to the port of Lr,ndon. Every individual, during his residence in India, would of course be sul:j •ct to the existing regu- I lations of the local Governmenzs. The situation Lascars, who ate occasionally employed in the navi gation of ships from India to this country, would de. • mend the interposition of the Legislature ; and there can be no doubt that effectual provision for their I maintenance while in England, and for their return to ; India, will be made.— Having gene through the principal points to which our recent conferences have related, it may be proper for me to apprize you, that is Majesty's Government are of opinion, that the establis'lment of King's troops, which may be requi site for the preservation of the peace and security of British possessions in India, Must depend upon cir cumstances that it would be difficult to anticipate; but as the financial situation of the Company may render it necessary, that the :limbos to be main tained at their charge should be limited, there can be no objection to propose to Pediment, to specify that number by legislative enactment I have thus en deavoured to bring the sentiments of his Majesty's Government before you, with the same candour that bas been evinced in our recent discussions ; and I can (veature tOalidently tit assure yota, that my collemruts, las well as myself, are most aneinus to promote stick • !an adjustment between the Public and the Ci.irt ~f 'Proprietors, as may be satisfactory to partits, The expediency of adhering to that syst, m, by *Lids the 'Government of India has been adiniiiistv., ! 'through the intervention of the Company, is strongly felt by Lis Maiesty's Co 0 Vt`fil Ritl I ; but it must 11 , n be supplied, that there are no to that evia:. diency, or that there arc ro advantages whith mid result from a di ff erent course. It iffor the Court of Proprietor! 16 decide, vh z . ther their own interests, as well As tht:.se of the tinTle. rows persons depending upon theft., both at home .:.; abroad, can best be preserved by their r•Jettion ci, ql acquiescence in, those conditions upon which aloce.: consistent with their public duty, his Islajestis vernmeza c.. 0 submit a propositi.:n to. PArliitheo 'die renewal of the Chimer. You, Gentle:nen, muss be aware, from its approaching expiration, proviiion must be made, witheut delay, for the future Covet* ment of India ; and that his Royal Ifghtlett thy. Prince Regent / in Its speech at the opening r.f tae present session, has called upon P.ltli.tment to m 414 such pre/vision. I hay.? the honour to he, Gentlen t o t . I your most obedient and faithful lattmrl.e servant, (Signed) DLCRINGH.UtsiIIut:. The Charm 'II and Deptny Chairman at t:,e Court of Directors.' No. LXIII. LZTTEIR :Rosa THE CUAIRMAN AN, fitreTy•ctimikmAN, TO Tat RIGSIT 140111.TME FAIL OE 1110CLINGUANIaillifte, sorizse IN Mt eaCCSDING 1411141rfr9. - eittaedia House, sloth Deeamber, lore Div LORD—We were lioncored, on the 'l3th not. with the fetter wliich your Lordship was piee,ed t o address to Us on the pieceditig day. and base laid it before the Court of Directots. We arc histructeti by the Court to acquaint your Lordship, that a Ge neral Court of Proprietors of Eest•ledia Stock his been' summoned, for the special perpose of trainl into consideration the important subjects treated of in your Lordship's letter, and we shall lose no time i in submitting to your Lordship the result of the deli berations at that meeting. In reference to the first paragraph of your Lordship's letter, in which the resolution passed by the Court on the IStli instate, is stated to have caused some surprize to his Mejestre Government, as appearing to have for its object an abrupt termination to all discussion, we are desired by the Court of Directors respectfully to offer the following explanation. Your Lordship is aware, that at the commencement of the recent conferences on the subject of the renewal of the Company's Charter, it was agreed between you; Lordship and the Depu tation trim the Court, that no minutes should be taken of what passed in conversation. Accordingly no particular communication was made prior to the 'receipt tif your Lordshi p 's letter of the teeth instant, of the result of these conferences ; but an earnest de sire •! having been expressed by those Geralenun in the Direction, who are not Members of the Committee of Correspondence, to be informed, whether the 4kt : ferences of opinion formerly known to exist, on some import:rut points, between his Majesty's Gavernm.:at 'and the Court, were in a train of recoriciliation, ;sad the general answer which we thought ourselves hiatitel in duty to give, not having tended to efford them the satisfection they expected, they deemed it proper Ilea the sense of the Court, respecting the question of Otis 'outports, should be formally notified to' your Lord ship, and in consequence the unanimous resolution of the ISth was transmitted. Had the Court petceived 1 that that proceeding admitted of the inter pietatioa. !which has been put upon it by his Majesty's Govern ment, they would assuredly have taken pains more !eff; ctually to guard against so great a misconcep:ioa lof the real intention, which was no other than to mark thew adherence to the opinions they have nni. tormly entertained on the disputed question, of ex tending the import trade from ludia to the outports of this k.ugdoire which had formed the principal sub ject of dire lesion betiseen the Members of his Ma jesty's Government and the Committee of Corres pondence. It was certainly desirable for the Mem bers of that deputed Committee, and it was thought that it might not be unacceptable to your Lordship to know, that the sentiments which titre had ex pressed in the course of discussion were sacctioned by the uneuimous concurrence of the Bedy by whein they were delegated. The mode in which the rev). lution was adopted, was conformable to the usage of the Court of Directors on solemn occasions, itani,:;y, alter a report from a Committee of the wlicr!e Court. which always requires signatures, and which, in the present instance, was subset ibed by every Director. We trust, my Lord, that this explanation of the mea sure alluded to, is ill prove satisfactory to your Lerd ship and the other Members of his Majesty's Ge- Ivernment ; and while we return our sincere acknosv ledgments for the attention with which our represen tations have been listened to hi the various interviews ! with which we have been honouree by your Lordship i end his Majesty's Ministers who ;mauled, we hope. ! at the same time, to stand perfectly acqueted of any design, either to prevent or embarrass a lull and de liberate discussion of the great interests at stake. 1 It is matter of deep concern to us to find that Lis Majesty's Ministers seem still to adhere to the pi ir. ciple of opening the outports of the United Kingdom to the importation of conenod.ties frem India. %%e itave already, in our letters of the I eeli and .29:1i cf Apra List, tully state.: the daagers that must rctil:t to the Company from so great an Lill trgeintot of I the privilege in Eastern commerce tir b3itish leer '; chums. IVe preserve to thiek our O•j.etiens to the; 1 enlargement freer nut been adequately answetcd : ' and we have to express the cencern felt by the Cue:: I that no communication has yet been merle to there 1 of those reprerentetioes which first led Iris Makete f ! Ministers to entertein, and which induce them seir :e adh-Te to the opinions, that the public interest e•ill :'-e ' best consulted, by not confining the import trade ' from the East Indies to the port of London. it would uccus'on much sctisfaction to the Court 51,0u . .1 • such a communication have the effect of obvietiee ' their objections, even in part, to a measure which the most imperative censiderations alone could hove in' ; floenced them to oppose: and were it unfOrtimately :t) fait in producing this effect, it ;5 nevertheless des re . b:e that the Ceurt of D.reetois shell have an cpp.e ; • ' tunity of reviewing the question, with all the intele , gence that can be brought to beer 'Ten it. I' , et Lordship has indeed been pleased to favour its w' l l a brief summary of some of the argno,ents it: .1 ! , f . ; the merchants on this subject—areetitietrtt, we re''' . , own, not in the least CONS - 114.ing to us; it'd " 2)....A.