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NriMBER 8203 NOT ACTED THIS SEASON. FOR THE BENEFIT OP MR. BRANDON, Box-Boot, and Honse•Reeper NEW THEATRE-ROYAI., COVENT-GARDEN. ON TUESDAY, JUNE 29, will be acted the Play of THE CASTLE SPECTRE. PaiRLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OP LORDS, JUNE Is. The Marquis of WATILIMORD, Lord HOTCEINSON, and Lord Erma, took the oaths and their seats. The Irish Mail Coaches Bill went through a Committee, and was ordered to be reported. Leigh's Patent Bill, after a few observations from the Earl of LAUDERDALE and Lord REDESDALE, was, on the motion of the latter Peer, read the third time and passed. Mr. LUSUINGTON, Sir JAMES GRAUAM, and others, from the Commons, brought up the new Loan, anl several other Bilk, chiefly private, which were read the first time. The Earl of LAUDERDALE called the attention of their Lordships to several papers which he had formerly moved for, and which lay on the Table, relative to Exchequer Bulls, and their amount in 1798, 1812, and 1811, and moved that the same be taken into consideration on Monday se'nnight, and their Lordships to be summoned.—Ordered accordingly. EAST INDIA AFFAIRS. Earl Osmond, Mr. YOUNG; Father Philip, Mr. EGERTON. fie ‘ 4 pee r e , Mrs. POWELL; Angela, Miss S. BOOTH. In the course of the Evening, several favourite SONGS, by Mews. INCLEDON, EMERY, 'TAYLOR, & SINCLAIR. With a F4RCE. and other ENTERTAINMENTS, As will be expressed in future Bills. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be had of Mr. Brandon, at the New Box-Office, Prince's Place, Hart-street. BAST-INDIA HOUSE, June IS, 181 S. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MF:RCNANTS of ENGLAND, trading t. the EAST INDIES, having reason to expeit that previously to Tuesday next, the 22d instant, the opinion tithe Honourable the House of Commons upon the subject of the COMPANY's CHARTER, will he so far ascertained as to enable the Court to communicate the same for the consideration of their Consti tuents, they do hereby give notice, That a General Court of the said Company will be accordingly 'held at their House, in Leadenhall-street, on Tuesday next, the 22d instant, at Eleven &Clock in the Fore-non, on Vot very im portant subject. JAMES COL.:, Artittant Secretary. The Earl of LAUDERDALE, adverting to the documents which had been laid on their Lordships' Table, relative to the East India Affairs, and re marking how deficient and unsatisfactory they were for the due information of their Lordships, previous to the discussion of the important subject which stood for Monday next, suggested the propriety of postponing the consideration of that great question to Wednesday. The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE could by no means consent to the delay prop )sed by the Noble-Earl, and thought that no time should be lost in coming to a decision on the momentous subject in question. The Earl of LAUDERDALE contended, that !delay was essential to the necessary information of their Lordships, and could net conceive the wisdom or propriety of hurry. He had called for papers which he thought necessary to guide his own judg ' ment and that of their Lordships, and he defied the Noble Earl to deny the importance of them. He demanded to know what was the real amount of those funds from which the East India Company expected to pay their 'debts, and whose deficiency the Public must make up ? From all that appeared at present, the renewal of the Company's Charter would entail on the Public no less a sum than two millions a-year. He should not then inquire into policy, right, or fairness of the exclusive trade to China, hdt he rntea be satisfied what right there was to tax the Public in so enormous a sum as two millions annually. The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE was not disposed to enter at large into the question at that time. He was not aware of any information being withheld, which the Noble E:ul opposite or any other Noble Lord might have required. The ques tion was far from being new. It had long been under the contemplation of their Lordships, and he could not, consistently with the sense he entertained of his duty, consent at so late a period of the Session to the proposed delay. ' Earl GREY considered the subject as being much too important to be hurried on at so late a period of the Session. He reminded their Lordships that he had at an early day applied for information, when, had it been furnished, there would have been a chance of the subject being duly weighed and deliberated upon. But he must solemnly protest against the precipitancy which threatened the welfare of sixty ' millions of subjects. The dignity of the House as well as common sense called upon their Lordships to pause. He had requested information three months back and could not obtain it, and was the House at the present advanced period to hurry through a mea sure which a whole Session would not be fully ade quate to the disposal of ? He should not think a day or two worth contending for, Monday or Wed nesday made little difference, but if the measure was to be brought on on Monday, he should move that the consideration he postponed to the next Session. The Earl of LIVERPOOL observed, that the question had been taken up by the Noble Earl (Lau. derdale) as. if it were a new one ; whereas, it had ac ' tually been before their Lordships several mont!-.s, during wlttch time inquiries had' been made, doer'. meats sproduced, and witnesses examined ; and yet, after three months, the Noble Earl was not prepared for the Resolutions. He would never adroit that any season, or any period of a session, could stand as lan ob . kction to pursning an important measure that I had been duly and regularly under previous concern . 'nation. The Earl of LAUDERDALE had moved for the required papers the first day after the holidays, and I they had nrt yet been produced. He wanted to know what the East India Company had realized, so as to enable them to pay their debts, and to exonerate the ' public from that incumbent burden? Lord GRENVILLE was unwilling to enter into the subject at present, but he could not withhold his decided condemnation of that precipitancy which would press and hurry through Parliament, at so late a period of the Session, a Bill, which was to legislate ' for the whole of India. He had witnessed many in -1 stances of gross and egregious misconduct on the part of Ministers : but should they persevere in bur ; rynlg on the present measure, they must be convicted :of unparalleled misrule ; and Parliament, should it give them sanction, would renounce its most sacred ! and fundamental duty. At no moment since the i first intimation that their Lordships had received of TRAM; PORT C. 71: I 17, 1813. ; the measure, had Mi n i s te rs con d escen d e d to exp l a i n THE COMMISSIONERS for 'CONDUCTING 'to the House what were even their own views concer ti g- Hrs. ..114JF.STr, TRA AS PCIPT ERPICF,.for tan*: ning it. But their Lordships were left guessing in SIGK and kr OUNDE:I) ::E4.l.liiN, and _ter the Care and: the dark ; and regulations, which were to affect sixty .nigerty 11 RIS ON Sof IVA?, here6y give notice, 1 millions of people, were to be hurried through at this that they will be ready at this Office, on l'hurday the Ist of ' 111 Y; 1513, to recrive a,Atd "I'endtro, and mat with such Per- late period of the Session. He had heard a reference " b 21 may he witlirg to contract for sictt:a:lirg Prisoners of made to a measure which took place in August, but War, shipen , tr c atekoess, at Pt , rchoter Forton, and Hospital the allusion was inapplicable ; for from A ugus t to rlSloc , re.h, for sz Nioniks cot lain, from the Ist of oc- November that measure was constantly under the toter, 1413; view and cognizance of Parliament. What he corn- Is'a holler tr il l be reteived nr:er cn: e'.-!*(1 t' e day treaty,nor asty etsled toeless the p ar t y , or an . .ez,nt for km, teri , naily attend. ; plained of was, that a measure of such magnitude ~es tenderix.atie aerompanied by a letter fromfromtwo respeetalle per- which even now was not bef ore th a t H ouse , was yet n,, .c.„..e4agmg to become hound with th e p erson t en d erin g, in the t ux a/ to b e h urr i ed t h rough i t at so late a period of the Ses ,uo, j or the doe per of the cohti art. sion as July ; for before that time the Resolutions Fattier. 1.40, froetienla ri way be blown 6 . y applsino. at this re; or mi.a taim Foranter C at tl e; ' or Call ain frog drj; erten. could hardly be discussed. To such a measure he OFFICE OF ORDoIANCE, Jane 9, 1813. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS If HIS MA. JES7rc ORDNANCE, a hereby give Notice, .That Proposals will be gceived at their Office in Pall-Mall, em or before Friday, the 2.41.1 day of June instant. from such Persons as may be willing to undertake the supply of SERGE for service of this Department, for a period of Three Years, de terminable . at the expiration of One Year, upon a Notice of three months at the option of either party. A Pattern of the Articles to be supplied, may be viewed upon .application to the Comptroller of the Royal Laboratory at Wool wicb, and further Particulars, together with the Terms and Conditions of the Contract, may be known at ' the Secre tary's Office, in Pall-Mall aforesaid, any day between the hours of ten and four o'clOck, where the yroposals must be,delivered. sealed up and endorsed" Proposals for Serge;' but ha Proposal can be admitted after the 25th instant, at twelve o'clock at noon of the same day, neither will any Tender be noticed unless the party making it, or an agent in his behalf shall attend. By Order of the Bo ard. R. H. CREW, Secretary. OffPlOE OP ORDNANCE, Just 9, 181 3. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF HIS M A. JEsrr, ORDNANCE, do kereiN rive troth's, 1 hat Proposals will be received at their Office, in Pall Mall, en or before Monday, the 2Stli day of June instant, from such persons as may be willing to undertake the supply of PACKING CASES for service of this Department, for a period of Three Years, determinable at the expiration of cite year, upon a notice of three months, at the option of either party. Patterns of the Articles may be viewed, upon application at the Principal Storekeeper's Office in the 'rawer; and at Birming ham, to Colonel Miller, the Inspector of Small Arms there; and umber Particulars, together with the Terms and Conditions of the Contract. may be known:, at the Secretary's Office, in Pall Mall aim esaid, any day, between the hours of Ten and Four o'clock; where the Proposals must be delivered sealed up, and endorsed " Proposals for Packing Cases;' but no Proposal can be admitted after the 28th instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon of the same day ; neither will any Tender be noticed, unless the Party making it or an Agent in his behalf shall attend. By Order of the Board, R. H. CREW, Sec. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, June 11, 1813. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of his MA JESTY': ORDNANCE, do kereh give notice, That Proposals will be received at their Office, in Pall-Mall, OA or before Friday, the 25th instant, from such Persons as may be willing to undertake the supply of POWDER BARR LI.S for service of this .Department, upon Contract, deter:lnn - Able upon One Month's notice being given by either party. Patterns of the Articles may be viewed upon application at the Principal Storekeeper's Office, in the Tower, and further Particulars, together with the Terms and Conditions of the Cottraet, may be known at the Secretary's Office, in Pall-Mall aforesaid, any day between the hours of ten and four o'clock, where the Proposals must be delivered sealed up, and endorsed " Proposals for Powder Barrels;" but no Proposal can be ad mitted after the said 25th instant, at twelve o'clock at noon of the same day, neither will any Tender be noticed unless the party making it or an agent on his behalf shall attend. By Order of the Board, R. H. CREW, Secretary. OFFICE OF ORDNANCR, June 11,1813 THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HIS MA JESTre ORDNANCE, do hereby rive N.lice, That Proposals will be received at their Office in Pall-Mall, ea or before Friday, the 11.5:h instant,from such Persons as may c wiling to undertake the supply of BEDDING for service ot lirs Del attment, for a period of 'Three Years, eletersninAli• at t'e expiration of One Year, uron a notice of I leree Months at e crtinn of either Party. Patterne of t '2e Articles may he viewed urn): Rppreation at the Principal Storeke. per's Office in the Towel, ard timber Particu turether with:ha 1 mils and Conditions of the Contract, say he knewn at the .Secrttary's Office in Pall-Mall aforesaid, at:y day be:Wren the hi•t:rs et _ten and Sour o'clock, where the Pro. I ( , al , tr ust Le de Evere J, reale d up, and endorsed " Proposals f Budding;' hnt on Prcro•al can be admitted after the said 25th instant, at 12 o'Clodc at noon of the same day; neither will any Tetidsr be noticed mless the Party making it, or an Agent I. his belaslr, shall attend. By Order of the Bnaid, A. 1 - 1. CREW, Secretary. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, June I'. 1813. TIIE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HIS Mil- JESTr: ORPNANCA, do hereby give Nefice, 1 kat Prepesalawill be reeetived at their Other, in Pall Mall, c: he:t,re Nlorday, the sth dap of July, ficire Luch lltrsr.ns as Play be Willing to undertake the supply of NAILS and SPIKES !!-.r Serslce of this Depattrrent, for a period of !litre yeara,clf ter at the espirat on of o ne y ear , upon a riAtce of three t! a, at the ovtion of tither patty. of the Ariiclis tray he viewed t . toti application at the Pri!ocipal Sto re k ee p er % Off er, i n the Tower, And further Patti "lir% together with the '1 crms and Cordit!era iif the Contract, may ht known. at the hccretary's Office, In l'all-Niall aforesaid, any !lay betwern the boors of :,n and f 'yr r'clock, where the /q!!ye , ala most he delivered sealed up, and cticlorsud " Proposals Sit Nails and Spikes;' t•Tt t• o brir:sal can be Rani:tett aft r the d sth day of ILly, at twt c'eleck E neon of the same day, r•i!!-ri, will any 'Fender he noticed pule the party malting it or azt: , t in big helialf shall vatted. By Order ef the Load, R. If. CR F IV, Sec►ctai ._-- _ •••• ••''•' . ' N . '' 1 . 1 I ' VI • r d • •k • • • • •• ' , '.. '-''''':' t N. N 44 41 ,, ! . ' ill IP • .... , P. ~.1 . 0 • . SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1813. would not lend his sanction. The subject was one to which he had earnestly and diligently applied his mind, and if it had been introduced in due time, there was no light or assistance that he was not willing to contribute towards, unmixed and unimpaired with any party feelings or detached views. In the consi deration of so extended and vital a question as the re gulation of the Commerce and Government of India, Parliament had been called upon to discharge one of its most important duties. And they were required to enter on that duty without any time for competent deliberation, without any real discussion—with only a delusive and hypocritical shew of investigation. If his Majesty's Ministers should persevere in their ob ject, and that no 'other Peer should rise to resist them or arrest their progress, he should move for postpone ment to the next Session. The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE had no de sire to enter into discussion then, but if the Resolu tions were to come under discussion in the present Session, the earliest day would undoubtedly be most desirable. He could not avoid taking notice of some expressions made use of by the Noble Baron (Gren ville) who chose to brand the conduct of his Majesty's Government as hypocritical and base. He would tell that Noble Lord, that those who had been in the habit of attending in the Committee were incapable of such conduct. But if the Noble Lord was really desirous of information, why had he not attended his duty in that Committee, and communicated those lights of investigation, which certainly no one was better qualified to impart than he ? But what right had the Noble Lord to impute to him, or those with whom he acted, so unworthy and disgraceful a prin ciple as insidiousness or hypocrisy ? Whatever the Noble Lord thinks of himself, they stood as clear from any such foul,imputation as himself. But when that Noble Lord cried out against haste, had he for got the measure which he himself had introduced in 1793, without any Committee, without any Resolu tions ? Surely, he would not contend Ord deliberation was less necessary than at present. After 20 years experience, the House was hatter qualified than be fore for the execution of what they were proceeding in, and could not discover any sufficient :eason for postponement. 1-1 e professed a treat rc.pect for that Noble Lord, but he had still a higher respect for the House,aad it should have the good fortune to ob tain the sanction cf their tipptoliation, h 2 should not much repine at any different sentiments ultich the Noble Lnrd might entertain. The Earl of LAUDERDALE explained. Lord GRENVILLE complained that an answer had been refused by Ministers to a question put to them by his Noble Friend, and hoped the House was not brought to that pass that they would approve or tolerate such refusal. On the motion of Lord LAUDERDALE, it was then ordered that the Papers on the table be returned forthwith. WAR WITH AMERICA. Lord GREY rose to call the attention of their Lordships to a particular circumstance in the con. duct of the war in which they were engaged with America. This was an instance of gross neglect on the part of his Majesty's Ministers, who have ne glected to provide what the event had shelved to be very necessary, namely, an adequate maritime force on the lakes of North America, in order to secure Upper Canada against the attempts of the enemy. Their Lordships would recollect that when on a ter mer occ asion he had mentioned the subject, it had been asserted in a very confident tone, that every ne cessary measure of precaution had been taken, and that no disaster was likely to ensue. Now it was well known that the enemy had established such a maritime force on the lakes, as threatened dangerous consequences, and information which, though not official, yet bore every character of authenticity, had recently reached this country : .thus serious mister !noes had already occurred, which it was extremely P robable would be followed by others. The object, iliereiote, of his rising at present was, to ascertain whether there was a sufficient force upon the lakes at ;he time S;r James Yeo left this country ? It was his opinion, that if such a force ;had been established at the time he had suggested the necessity for it, the re verst.s that we now had to deplore would have been obviated, and he conceived that the culpable neglect which had led to them was a very bad return for the zeal and loyalty evinced by the inhabitants of the as sailed province, who had enrolled the whole of their male population within the age of seventy, for the purpose of repelling the enemy, to whose incursions they were now exposed, notwithstanding all their efforts. The Noble Lord then concluded by stating his wish, that an account of the means of defence of Upper Canada against the enemy, at the period when Sir James Yeo left this country in order to provide a tv.val force on the lakes, might be laid before the HouSe. Lord BATHURST had never confidently as serted, according to the imputation of the Noble Lord, that there was no danger to be apprehended irom any attack which the Americans might make on our setilements in Upper Canada, nor did he con ceive that any intelligence recently received, would justify the gloomy view he had taken of the situ ition of our affairs in that quarter. Sir James Yeo had been sent from this country immediately on Sir George Prevost's having made representations to the Government of the necessity that existed for the esta blishment of the maritime superiority in question, and so far from any time having been lost, the vessels bearing means for the accomplishment of his views, arrived on the banks in April, and were some time before they could go up St. Lawrence. Lord GREY said that the assertion now made, that every thing had been done which was necessary to insure the safety of the province, was as extrava gant as an assumption that there was no danger ; and when the Noble Lord had added, that Sir George Prevost had made representations with respect to the necessity of increasing our naval force, had be not ! • - J PRICE SDEPRNI virtually asserted that the same thing had and had not been found necessary ? The fact was, that the Noble Lord tacitly admitted the fact of which he complained. The means of defence were insufficient at a period when danger might have been reasonably apprehended, and we had suffered in consequence. The Noble Lord had asserted, that the recent advices. did not shew any very great loss on our part ; was that really the case ? had not the American Lind and naval forces in conjunction taken York, in conse quence of there being no naval fi rce there su ffi cient to make re,ist a n c e effectual, and destroyed what there was ? and had they not subsequently proceeded to Kingston with a view to destroy the force there like., wise ? He saw no reason why he should recede, and, would therefo r e, if hi s requ i s i t i on were not now com- ' plied with, take a future opportunity to move kir an account, such as he had applied for, in order to ground on it some further proceeding. Lord BATHURST, said that it appeared front the latest intelligence received from America that the enemy had destroyed only one vessel of any consi. derable size at York. After a few observations from Lord BUCKING. HAMSHIRE, Lord DARN-LEY said, than Ministers ought to have foreseen the necesity of having a madame force on the lakes as well as on the ocean. It was his de: sign to have called the attention of Parliament to the gt neral mal-administration of our naval affairs in the course of the present Session, and to have moved for certain documerts on which he might have grounded some specific proposition ; th e l ate p er i o d, h owever , l svhich the Session had reached before he had an op. portunity of accomplishing his purpose, induced him for the present to abandon it ; but he hoped to bring the subject forward early in the nest Session, unless indeed his Noble Friend, who was so much more com petent to the task, should take It out of his hands, provided affairs then remain in the same unfortunate situation as at. present. TREATY WITH SWEDEN. Lord GREY said, that a short conversation was necessary previous to their Lordships proceeding to the discussion of the great questior. which was to en gage their attention for the nigl t. It was necessary, in his opinion, prr rums to that discussion to have it ascertained what were the condition; of the Tre sty between Sweden and Russia, sa far as they related to I)enm irk. His Nlsjeay's Ministers indeed had made their Lordships acqiialitted with the pompon of the Treaty, but in his mind there were strong reasons why the specific article; o: it should be produced, and he could sec no feasihle objection whatsoever to ; their being produced. If the transaction was one which could bear the light, and there wss no obliga tion to secrecy, where was the objection to that being made known in terms which was already divulged in substance ? The foreign parties contracting could not he so ignorant of the nature of the British Constitu tion as not to be aware that if there was any candis tion in the treaty by virtue of which they were to re ceive pecuniary aid, such condition must receive the sanction of Perli intent before it could be rendered effective, and he felt sat'sfied th t Path intent would not neglect their duty, and sanction any engagement, the consequences of whith would be a tax upon the people, without h iving first received toil infoi 'nation on the subject. Bitt, were the information which he wished to have, withheld, he would still condemn the principles on which the treaty had been framed, even on the shewing of Ministers themselves; they were perfectly indefensible, subversive of all justice, and thoroughly inconsistent with the rules and maxims on which the safety of nations depended, nor could they he considerei in any other point of view than as injurious to the interests of this country, both with respect to the present war and every future relation by which she might be connected with foreign na tions ; never indeed had these interests been so scan dalously committe.l. In crier to form an adequate judgment on the subject it woul.l be first necessary to know how we stool with respect to the Power which was now assailed. It would be admitted that in ot der to justify one nation ma king war on another, it was necessary, that feeling herself aggrieved, she should demand redress and fail of obtaining it; and it would be also admitted without difficulty, that during the course of any war consequent on such failure, she shouid be ready to receive satisfaction for alledged grievances, accompanied by such securities as the nature of existing circumstances seemed to re quire. Such being the ca s e, let the original cause of our rupture with Denmark be just or otherwise, if . she had now offered peace, it was incumbent on those who had rejected it to spew g aid grounds for having done so. Hitherto the practice had been, when a ne. gotiation with any Power had been broken off, to communicate to the public the reasons of the inter ruption. Why this practice was now to be disconti nued remained to be shewn. Was it that no sufficient ground for war would appear to have existed against Denmark ? Certain it was that strong marks of a pa cific disposition had been evinced by that Power.— About the 10th or I 21.11 of Fe!eru try, that Court had ordered her ports to be shut against the privateers of the enemy, and at the same period every facility was given to our commerce. Shortly after Count Bern storff was sent to this country ; thertfere, previous to the signature of the Treaty, Denmar k had, by various overt acts, manifested the siccerity of her disposition to unite with us against France.— But howeyer that might be, we ought to know what offers had been made and refused before we would acquiesce in the spoliation and partition of her terria tones which was now projected. He hoped that Ministers would perceive that the honour of the coun try was concerned, and impart the information be would require. He must repeat, that there could be no motive for secrecy. Nothing could be divulged which could injure Denmark in her relations with France, if the Treaty had been grounded on her friendly disposition to that country. It it appeared that she had cherished such friendly disposition to , . .. UU• X re r, 4 d. led. by AO• hey L ..r as 4 ka rat- fair as* 11rs 10 , ..e au, YT:`~ n hill ibtite ever abet ,Na ed to II the ~W. Ed VI -• i{_tl . • I I 9 I 1 Nk