The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-03-31 00:00:00

1.4 :. ~. SLED. The humble Petition of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks, al aware, . THAT the PORT of LIVERPOOL has, in the coutse of time more than &century, from its peculiar M ex./ advantages, and by the enterprising spirit of its inhabitants, raised itself from the situation of a humble fishing town, to the distinguished rank and importance of the second Port io the kingdom, 1 oat year Pet! fosters, whose province it is to providp and maintain the requisite accommodation for the shipphig utw to this Port, have, at various times, ender the tedhority of the Let :stature, and as tee increase of the trade demanded erected extensive docks, mid other conveniences, fur the shipping inte es_44f the tam. .. arged'by the merchants at large two years ago, when *lir erode was as great prosperity, year Petitioners sought for awl-obtained,. during the last Sessiou of Parliament, powers for the further improvement of the Pori. not; in corsideralien nougat) , of the ciisting want of accom modation in the docks fur genera) purposes, but anticipating :4 the period when the rights of the'merchunts and traders of Liy er pooL in cuirunon . with all Others his Majesty's subjects, to a fri-e trade with the Bast Ihdttis world be recognised, your Petitioners 4120 conimencedivitrious works upon an extensive Kale, Cake. laced !tweet the vanteetesstne of trade, which, as they humbly .emiceived, woold he the result of welts system. Your Petitioaers, therefore, anxious for the Iy . of the „lespvtasit trusts committed to them,and mg the Justice • of this Honourable Meese, meet bug/My barest drat they will *Opt such measure% en to their Melons AA seem hest, for oh ,teimng to the Port er Liverpool, as well as the rester the Coiled Kingdom, a porticipodoo 471 the trade with our meters posses sions. Whom OA, enjoyed y the Fast Imlia Company, and year Petkiimen will, es la duty betted, ever pray. ' EAST INDIA TRADE. TO 2116 VONOVRAOLL THE COMMONS OF Tilt UNITED KINGDOM Or ozzAT SRI rtIN AND DUCLAND, IY FARIAAIIIBVT ASSIErt- TO Tl UONOURABLE THE COMMONS OF VIE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRKLAND)IN PAR LIAMENT ASSEMEtE6. 4'he Petition ofshe Mayor, Baili ff s, and BorgessA of tbe Towns el Liverpool, in Common Conocil assembled, stmv PnXIILT swewsrn, • Tha( voer -Petitioners conceive, that the saweets of these *calms I -meat ...I inherent right to a free intercourse of trade iriWlsliot ler ..stions an 3 countries in amity with this; subject lusty :win& vegetations as may be necessary fur preserving a go ..1 sii.lerstaudi-.g with those countries, and for securing to our • own be Reveus x derivable from stilt 4Werrenne. es ha' thessionopoly of the East India Company, however es pis,tee fir ileory at the p rind of their first Charter, is, as your Petitioners humbly conceive, in the present state of Coin lucre', and nfshe world no longer so; and it is moreover i newt -*astral ss those princiiiles which are universally admitted to be essential to the pro.; city of Commerce. That every oth 'nation in Europe being, ley the signal success of his Majest i s arras, deprived .of all territory and ialluenee in the Eut - well as of all means of annoyance to tbe na vigation of those seas. an ample field is new open for.the exer tion of British skill and enter ; :rise, and for the inye•tment of that capital which is rendered, in a great measure, useless, in those .ebannels of trade where it has heretofore been employed. That your Petitioners, as the guardians of the interests of the Towo of Liverpool, while they lament the distressing suspen sion of its commerce at t..is juncture, cauuot hat indulge a san guine ;woe that the era is arrived which preseots to tile Mer- Cbants and fraders of Liverpool; in common with those of every part of the British Empire new and brigoter prospects in the perticipatioa of a 'lraffic from waich they have been hitherto asoloded. That your Petitioners disclaim any wish to interfere with the Rights r the East India Coiff i sary, which they apprehend may be mail Invioloi 1, is ithout the continuation of a system that infringes the privileges of others. Your Petitioners, therefee. reposing entire confidence in the Wisolo iind Justice of this Honourable House, humbly entreat that t ey will be pleased to adop t such measures as may secure to the Merchants of the Port of Liverpool the advantages of a frets Trade beyond th, ..!ape of Good Hoe. And your Petitioners, as in din boun d, will ever pray. • Given under the Common Seal of the said Town. TO THE lIGNOUEAELE THE COMMIsiIONERS OF THE lIIIIITED KINGDOM OF .GREAT BIitITAIS AND IRE LAUD, IN PAILLIAMENT AIISEHEILF.D. . The humble Petition of those alereltmus, Ship-Owners, Tradesmen, and o th er lohahitants of th o • Town of Li verpol, whose names are beret) subscribed. Your Petitioners humbly beg,leave to represeet to your Ilo wearable House that by s•anous Chatten, gr from time to time to the East India Company, 7onr Petitro l ai have For a i long series of year, been re,tricted to carrying on Trade, as well ' with the extensive possessions of th. Company In the Last In- dies, as with the whole of the Islands and Territories in Africa ; and Asia, front the Cape of Good Hope to the Straits of Nlagel - lan, and have thus, as your Petitioners humbly coneei .. e , not I only been prevented from exerting their mercantile skill and in- 1 • &wiry, and employing their capital in a mantwr the most ad- vantagenus to their c.itontry and to theraselves, but have been de- pri v. 4 of those privileges which They humbly presume are the ; .common birth-right of all Isis Majesty's subjeets—tbe right of I caryying on a free Trade to all parts of the British Empire, and I other countries in amity with this United Kiagtloon,snklect only" to such general regulations of Tra to as the policy of this coun try usay require. or as may be necessary for mainotining the re- haloes of th.me realms with foreign states, and securing to lio., vernmeso those revenues' which may be requisite for its support. Your Petitioners further beg leave humbly to state to your Memorable House that they cannot but regard all m o nopolies, . which prohibit the emend body of the people from carrying on ; Trade with any other country, and in particular the monopoly ; of the Last India Company, as highly injurious to the general Interests of this enotootry at large, and as.greatly discouraging ; that commercial spirit which, from foe nature and local situation i of these !stools, is indispeusible to their prosperity, and upon . which their security at this moment essentially depends. Your Petitioners having therefore assembled together in a General Meeting, have resolved to a_ppeal for a redress of this ' their grievance to your Honourable House; in the Womble but confideut hope that you will consider the protection of the equal , eights ofliis Majesty subject. to a Free Trade, and the extension (plan hoouurableoust, and legitimate commerce, as amongst Ow ' tiro and most important lhjerts of legislative regulation. I Your Petitioners, therefore, humbly intreat that your Honour- , able House will be pleascd to take this subject into your most ; serious consideration ; and that you will at the earliest oppor- tuuity adopt inch measures fur abolishing the commercial mono poly p yof the List India Co m p ote as to the a isdum and justice of l'arliatileut may seem most exp edient. ' 3 i •(CIRCULAR.) I Liverpool, 21th March, 1811.. ant,—l am requested by the Committee to transmit to you a ! copy of the Resolutions which were unanitnously.agreed upon at ii GeDernl Meeting of the Merchants, Ship-Ou nen, and Inha bitants/if Liverpool, convened Oil the lith instant, relative to the East India 'bode. The Cmasaaseso, deeply impressed with tilt. aportwe of the sulijeet, tootwiswe . 4y al it may a ff ect the toe aof Liverpool, but ; as involvEt.g dia iatere ts, the privileges, and the rights of the merchants, ship- owners , and manufacturers, and all other the . subjects of the .Uoited Kingdom, have directed me to apprize you of their intention of appointing a Deputation from toes I Pi tee, in the that week is April, to co-operate with those frail .I the other sea-ports, cities, and towns. in whatever measures may i be deemed requisite for the attainineat'of an oiject of such um- t went, as that of opening to the eats:it/old-Le of the British rare- ' chant, rs jr., trade to all the world. • The .inm.aittee are convigeed, that the most effectual mode of accomplishing so desirable a locations; is strenuously to assert tke Whereto right of all his Majesty's sobjects to trade o ills eve • Country its amity with us ; and to express those sentiments in bras, temperate, and respectful Petitions to the Legi , lature, promoted by a eputatiou to Loudon Irmo each of the Places so petitioning. - I. ant further desired to express the anxious wish of the Com. mittee. to receive the most ample communications and •nr.ite*- toils from all parties interested, and to assort them of thew de. voted attention to this moroteutous question. 1 have the honour to be. with great respeZt, air, • ' ' Your most obedient humble Bervilleg. . J. M. - BR - A•CXENBUR.r. ilearetnrylo the United Committees of tab Corporation of 1.1- • •.. aMmais - aad of the Alerchants, libip-Owners, die. &c. of • Atha Post. - .• , -. •. !Liverpool, 'March l'7 ; nut IR of the Mereldiom, , _Hisip.Owuen, Tradesmen. • an,: other I • igallitS of the 'fawn of Liverpool. assembled by raii lt , ' the Pio the Mayor, for the purpose of taking into eon ; : sidevalion and adopting such measures as m b ar deemed roves • '▪ 'sory, In order to obtain to this Poet the I of a participa -t Boa in the trade to the Last ladies 4 's JOHN SOURNE, Esq, idayair, is, the Chair, Itesqlsed,---Iluit wo, la collagen %%ids Use rest of unr fellow objects, bite a right to a free trade mitts all parts of the •Bri- Lill )., _tataires .tier nulintrito in amity *sib these United min ig n r s ' su I: 4 l4figal fillailstiont of trade as gus, lb* at cy QC y , or* may be accewary • stit Jo; PI Denat4l4lllo ,31 a..... - , k• • 'I . l ' t't : " • i ... 1 . It • I 1.1 , 1 Irt i i 1 . Jo , TILE ST A' for the - relations of thme realms with for Mateo, and SlTllri lig to Government those revenues which lady be nem,- , sary for its support. Resolvcd,—'rhat we humbly conceive, that the gfaat d V ect of' all Legislative regulation in the commer cial coacenus of An coutney, is the i Mtection of this equal right in the taihject, tuld the further extension of an -honourable, just, and legitimate commerce, awl that therefore all' monopolies which exclude the generalct e body of the people Crop trading , with Miser countries, anfin drokation of the Nub-right of the sult - and a the chief purpose which they ought to have hi v)ew. counter ltesolved,—That the monopoly of the Emit Indik Company is miadditionel instance, with ()then that alight be addiced, of the injuriodsconseqiiences that must always attend such attempts at an exclusive traffic ; and that we conceive .it tit have. been fatly demonstrated, not only by the most conclusive) reasonings but by incontrovertible facts, that such monopoly is prejudicial to the general interests of the country' at large, and. discourages , that commercial spirit, which, front the nature.and local situa- ' lion of these islands, Is indispensible to their prosperity, and upon sihich their security at this moment essentially depends. Resolved,—That upon these grounds wels ill most cordially unite n ith our fellow-subjects, the inhabitants of-other town, and sea-ports in the kingdom, in I etitions to the I.egislatures for the abolition of the commercial moments , of the !..ast India Company, in such most speedy and effectual manner as they may in their wisdom judge most expedient. Resolved,—lhat the Petition to the House of Commons novri proposed and read to this Meeting, is approved, and that the. same he signed by the Chairman, and the persons attending this I Meeting, and by such others as may think proper to sign the: . same. ftesolved,—That the Chairman he requested to transmit such. Petition to the Aleml ers fo r the town of Liverpool, ia order that they may present the same. Resolved,—Thiit a Committee he appointed for the purpose of corresponding with other great towns and collective bodies of the mannfactoring and commercial interest throughout the king. dom, and adopting such measures as they may conceive to be most likely to carry these Resolutions into . , TO PRINTERS. WANTED TWO PRESSMEN et the STATESMAN OFFICE. Apply to Mr. Gavel, no the &MC siJe of Nenate. This day wns published. Prier Gil. /1111 E CALUMNIATOR A REFUTED; or, A A View of t:.e Low of . Lande.l Prop: ty in Ireland, of the Rd:who's of Landlord. and Tenants, and of. the rendition of the total.; with a mode pro nord of attaching the brave Peasantry In British Interest, and of relierin,,4 them from local tyranny and the dre.dful effects of the frodal Remedy of Dis tress, under which. said Lord Clare, they are " ground to powder." By U. O'l)EDlt, Esq. Of Lincoln's lass, Barrister at Law. Printed for W. Rec.!, Law Bookseller, Beli•yarJ, Lincoln's lun ; and J. Ehcr., Bond-street. Ar r. Due. 1 O 0 O 1 1 O Ea TIZIL Tussour.- tfoliday,el PuMic Offices. rffE STATESMAN. LONDON: SVESDAY, MARCH 31, 1812. 1 All eyes are now directed towards Badajos, al- I ready the scene of important military operations, which are of no very recent date, but which, it must be recollected, terminated no way favourable to the cause of our Alliel in the Peninsula. One letter, dated 14th inst. received by the last Lisbon Mail, states, that the siege was to commence on the 16th. 1 46 That garrison," continues the writer, " we have reason to apprehend, will not readily surrender ; and out troops, from all accounts, will have a task of some (It:Iliad!, to accoir plish. The streets are forti- I tied, and the greatest exertions have been made by the enemy to place it in a formidable state. From' ian officer, we learn this morning, that the French have united three armies to give Lord Wia.taNcrov ! battle. Indeed, it would be ridiculous to sappose, that so important a paint as Badajos would be ne -1 glected by the enemy." In another letter it is said, " This siege will be a work of time, as the place is my strong, the garrison numerous, and well provi stoned; a supply to a large extent, both of men and meat, having been sent in the end of last mouth.— When the place is reduced to extremity, we expect that the French army will advance to its relief, the consequence of which must be a battle." A third letter represents the whole country, in the neigh- I bourhood of Badajos, as 64 completely ruined by the enemy, and where the French bare not been, the indolence and 'want of industry in the natives, almost skew the Sarre effects. Provisions are ex tremely dear, particularly on the Spanish frontiers, as a pound of barley bread(for there is net other to be had) costs one shilling, and forage is so scarce, that, notwithstanding the high price of barley bread, they were often obliged to • divide the bread with their horses." Here we have, in the first'place, the ,Iltioner of the British army, composed of our fathers, our brothers; and our sons, about to risk theri fiveS in attemptimr,• to possess themselves of a fortress, which we have already been baffied in reducing, after an immense loss of lives, and an enormous increase of expettce to this country. In the next place, the only advantage which we can derive from this impro vident measure, supposing us to be successful, is the occupation of a country. .for a • few months longor, which is4entirely stript of every necessary of I existence. Then we are fighting for a people so ," indolent" that •if the land is not in future cultivated by them, our troops must either tarts bus bautimen themselves, or trust for supplies from an- other quarter. These cannot be furnished by Great Britain, because it does not produce grain sufficient for its own population ; and if a war` with America breaks out, which there is every appearance of, this great source from whence all oar armi‘ls in the Penin sula are supplied, will be completely silk up. The result of a battle too, which is confidently anticipated before Badajos surrenders, may be looked td, at least' with fear and doubt. The place is regarded by the enemy of extreme importance, becanko the peillesOtin of it netlstly . prevents the Allies fish leaking eater lions intse4sdalitaie l an other parts of Spats ad. ioinia4likk right prove-favorable to iho `. atm. ,„;•• :" ,• !A . , • ; ,„..!1.4 . 14y t • . .. .. L.'.. a~ I . . ' 'MAN. of the Spaniards in arms in that quartet, but it serves 1 as a rallying point for the French armies, from which they can easily direct their operations against any . part of the entire frontier of Portugal ) or even pe netrate through the Alentejo to Lisbon, without Qom. lug ie contact with our impenetrable lines at Torres t 1 Vedres.--It cannot be doubt* therefore, that ' a position of such great magnitude will be ' maintained by the enemy tilt they are driven out of it by actual force, or are compelled to surrender from the want of provisions. With an army so pro : Tided as Lord WELLINGTON'S is, and ,no other ob stacle in the way, there can be little doubt his Lord -1 ship would soon be able to reduce the place ; but when a . i s seen that the French Marshals MA /MONT, SOVLT, and SUCRE; are actually uniting their armies to gether in order to attack the Allies, the prospect of an approaching engagement, with a force so very au. iperior in numbers, cannot be contemplatedlotherwise than with the most serious apprehensions. It is true Earl WELLINGTON may consider it proper to decline 1 tin engagement, and may resume his former favour able positions; but how is the cause of Spain -and 1 Portugal to be promoted by this sort of warfare ? The continuance of an army in the Peninsula, inade quate to meet the enemy in the field, may, no doubt, have the effect of prolonging the contest ; but it will, at the same time, assuredly pi-emote the views of lioNaeAare, who has explicitly and repeatedly de clared, that he has hitherto proerastinated thUwat in the Peninsula, for the sole purpose of exhausting the resources of the British Empire. ......IMlim.. lln the account published of the late negtoiation between Government and the Directors of the Fast India Company, it is stated as a point partly egreed on, that they are still to retain the possession and management of the territories they have,•from time to time, acquired in Asia, through the aid and assist ance of our fleets and armies. Now, it will become Parliament, before it sanction such an arrangement, to consider well, whether men are competent to go vern and regulate an extensive Empire, at the dis tance of half the globe, from Leadenhall-street, when they cannot make proper regulations for a couple of paltry seminaries• at Hertford and Croydon, only a few miles from this metropolis. Have not two muti nies taken place at the former, within these few months ? Di4l not all the young gentlemen,' without even a single exception, mutiny at the latter the sum mer before last? And would they not have made a sa crifice of the vulgar man who had charge of them, had it not been for the accidental admonitions of an other person on the spot, who knew nothing of their intentions ? Is not the one 'a scone of dissipation and licentiousness ? and the other, which they ridicu lously enough call their military seminary, though there is not a military book or officer belonging to it, more a school for meanness, vulgarity, and low bad habits, than for military tuition, or for instilling into the minds of young gentlemen intended for the profession of arms, those noble sentiments of honour that ought to actuate'the breast of every officer, and make him despise mean actions ? Is not the education given at it an absolute mockery of every thing like military instruction ? And have not some cruelties been practised there, that are a disgrace to humanity, and a country that calls itself free? Can any person, who has ever been in company with the two men, whom they have entrusted with the care and management of those seminaries, suppose them competent to the appoiqtment of proper indi viduals to fill even the most subordinate situations in the East ? These are questions which we think it ne cessary the India Company should answer sadstacto rily, before they demand the renewal of a Charter, which actually gives them greater power, over a more extensive portion of the globe, than what it posscened by all the Sovereigns of Europe ANOTHER RISE ON THE PRICE OF BREAD. This day there was no Court of Aldermen. The Lonn MAYOR, after inspecting the returns, ordered the price of Bread to be advanced TuREEPENCE PER PECK!! !—Here is another proof, with a vengeance, of the "Prosperity of the Country," so much talks;! of by the pious and provident Mr. PERCEVAL!!!!••-• Even all the exertions of his dear friend, the LoaD MAvoa„ cannot deprive the people of feeling how kindly this sort of boasted prosperity operates, and of antitipating, ip some Measure, how it is to termi• nate. Letters were yesterday received from Paris to the 21(h, which do not mention lionarawre having left that capital. Yesterday evening his ExCellenoy Count FER. NAN Nunez, Duke of MONTELLANO, Ambassador from his Most Catholic Majesty FERDINAND VII. attended by Cohort* I,ANDMANN and suit, arrived in town. They'landed at Falmouth on Friday. The PRINCE REGENT, it i 9 said,' has accepted an invitation from the LORD IWAYOEL, to dine at the Mansion-house on the '2d of May next. - The Hon. GEORGE Pottsonny is gone on a visit to Lord ROBERT SPENCER, at his seat in Sussex. A Dispensation of the . Knights of the Garter is expected shortly to be held, to enable * Knights, who have been admitted since the last initiellation, to . . weer the Star and the Collar. - " Mr. Moan/on, the British. till/0 f , sailed on Thursday morning, in thp Ake/44n te, from fri Leith roads, bound to 'clthoksa ig: iht, vet place, sad ultimately to St. Petersbergh. , i s f ilra. • ' . tie election for the city' of rip% . :'-' AplAr ti place . .. 4 pq 'Thursday. The Right Hee. li% MlNtatnti 4 l. Wind *that frpetittea. t . ' "" .'''ll.;.r •-'. ''''', • 'rid , idt.43-.• B, A ..075,04 .; . 4.; , ! ,.y .....1. . 4) , 144; ~, "ti .11bc 'ti! etas• i -JAI ' .Xi t `. *.A.4 114.160+:0 • .• . F&IVERAL of JOll._ 4•__ V HORNE TOOT; r , r•... Yesterday the remains of John Horne Tooke wee, deposited in the family vault at Ealing churchyard Middlesex. The hearse, which contained the ' corp s . , was drawn by six horses, and was followed by th wt mourning coaches and eight Gentlemen's ettriv.p. —lt was a private funeral, and the friends select, yet.there were many mourners among the poor Ja i : bitants of Wimbledon, who were sorrowful witae;ses of his removal from among them fur ever. Many a his friends met the funeral at Ealing, to pay last respects to his remains—and there were belids: a great concourse of people to wituess . the Among those who went from Wimbledon, we no . ticed Sir Francis Burdett, Wm. Boswell, Esq. s; Wm. Rush, Major James, Robert Knight, i Timothy Brown., Esq. William :vlorgtio, Esq. k r. Adams, Mr. J. Pearson, Mr. Brooks, Mr.Tham as Bards., Mr. Stephens, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Wild. man, nephew to Mr. Tooke. They left Wit don at 12 o'clock, and reached Ealing at two. W e are unacquainted with the reasons why he was not laid in the vault which he ceased, about two yet befOre - his death, to be built with so much anxiety And care in his own garden, for the particular p ug . pose of depositini his remains ;—upon this we slat make no remark, but lament that his wish was not complied with :—his family aad friends can perhaps assign good reasons for their tonduct. It was his wish also that no funeral service should be read st his grave, agreeably to the practice through rte whole of Scotland, and also with the Dissenters ia England. Mr. Awavriisoa, a Gentleman of high character and connections, we Afederstand, will dispute tke - Queen's county, at the next election, with Mr. PoLE; and the redoubted champion of intclerance, it ii said, stands a. fair chance of being poled lied and heelsout of that his native county. - His Majesty's brig Rosario, Captain Thum; PI •n Friday last, while cruising of the French coast, fell in with a squadron of the enemy's praams, 15 in number, and, notwithstanding the disparity of force, the Rosario determined on engaging them ; and having mancenvred so as to cut - off -their retreat, brought the witoleto action ; rnd a ter a desperate engagement, succeeded in completely defeating the whole squadron ; captund thi , e, sunk one,•drow five on shore, and the ethers, after a severe drab. ding, made their ~ .cape, owing to the incapacity of the Rosario to take charge of any more. Tee fol. lowing is an estimate of the forces engaged on each side : BRITISH PORCH. rowan FOWL Rosario brig, Car.. 'Hervey, Fifteen Imperial end Royal 10 guns, and 15 mesh Frain brigs, each moot. ieg sis helmy gar, ari maimed by Spry Des each, making Use told, Fresch, 90 heavy guns— Mors. The three captured praams passed the Downs on I Saturday night, iu a very shattered state r for Rams ! gate. We are happy to state, that the Stem/nets gun-brig, Capt.he re sT sl i t t e rri was ,w a h t which was supposed to have been lost, with all the t c e re rwr w ; ar ds r; s v o ca ld s o a u f t e o a f t the service. ar,w formerly commanded that vessel, came home in the Java, which is arrived at Portsmouth. The following, we understand, is the new regale , tion for the uniforms of the Commissioned Officers of his :Majesty's Navy : Admirals—To have seven stripes of gold lace oa the cuff of the coat, white lappets and Cuffs, and silk linings. Vice-Admirals—five stripes on the coat, and silk linings, white lappets and cuffs. Rear-Admirals—three stripes, same lining, 112: pel, and cuffs. Post Captains, three years' standint —two epau lets, and a silver crown and anchor, with white lop pels. Post Captains, who hare not been made Ara years--two epaulets, and a silver anchor, without a crown., and white lappets Ind cuffs. Commanders—two epaulets, with white lappelt and cuffs. Lieutenants--One epaulet on the right shouldal tend white lappets and cuffs. The button to be used by Admirsh, Captains, and Lieutenants, instead of beasiug the impression of as anchor, as heretofore, to have the impression o f a crown and anchor. AMERICAN MEROIIANTS.-.4Pos some time past there has been a Committee of 'the [louse of Com mons sitting, upon the claims of a vast body of Ante. rican :Merchants resident in England, who repre sented themselves to have sustained great and ruinous ,losses ! ') consequence of , the m uutjr . i n terruption; that have been given to their tradelir the immune' (11 England, and by the conduct of America. • On Wet!• nesday last the Committee terminated their labours, by presenting a Report to the Houle, which is to bo printed ; and we have every reason to think, that their proceedings have bees highly satisfactory to thr• individuals whom the result of their labours was to affect. EAST INDIA COMPANY. The Committee of the House of Commons, which has for some time rt been sitting on the affairs of the East India Cot - 1 4 ".) , so far as.they affect the public interests, c0 , ,.1,,ue iv be indefatigable in their exertions to attain inforua: 'titan, and to throw light on a subject which is o' so much moment tb the nation, and which is likely to occupy a good deal of the country's attention shortly after the Easter recess, as•the renewal of the Charter is then to be applied fors, Notwithstantlin; the temporary adjournment of the 'fosse, the Corn. ntittee will continue their very laborieus exertions &ring the Easter week, having obtained leave to wit; and it is expected that a ver y voluminous Report will be ready for presentation to the House, when it eosin assembled to-morrow ee'nnight. LAUNCII.-00 Saturday, a 74, called the Scarbe" -rough Castle, was launched at Harwich, about on m e O'clock, p+ wt. As immense concourse of p ars " Zassembled, and she sent off the, stocks in gri t restkopt a.. accideat to ixterropt the rig' 1111 1 L0 41 . 1 .. I r e f tiele ' -` • • • t. - • .6;• • 17.1 ' • ./k . , r -r