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. Coasortiatise the DOW Meier tee• he entered i 4kohort detail :erations he prVeisd to make in the several deism payable on the ports of the varier *Melee liable a view to the metustire proposed them into one fond. but which to enter into minutely, as they in the rotes of the Houton for the understood and discussed at a fu . retook, however, of the alterations d in the present mode of collect ion' t of those duties. would be i.e of revenue to the amount of , eh 120,0001. would arise en the the 100.0001. from the pertuattent AD entered his protest against any he Committee being held as a g to the measures intended by the alecnan, when ultimately before • ations were then agreed to, and rdered to be received to. morrow. a Committee went through the nwance Bill, the report of which e received to-morrow. fAnTtN gave notice, that he would, pril, more for a Com 11l i l treof the take into consideration the Third ocumissioners of Public Offices. 'oil fir the House result:nig itself e upon the Militia Completion AMMON declared his determine it, particularly such clauses as re st, which he considered as a breach used to take place before 1810. RAG* denied*could be construed kith, as the regular op►erution of the ode a ballot till June 1810, re. scretionary power in thd Crown, :r existing circuni.tunces. What was to make some amendments in aid to have the Rerun pri:ard, in trinsitineut at u future day for die. erits. ucordingly wept through the Bill, and the Report being received, be printed, and the further coa► Report was fixed for the 13th of Melia Bill wig read a third time, e eommitted to-morrow. eying a dot!" of one shilling and pound no plaices and pensions. the it... Bill, mid the Nary Officers' Biß. were severally read a third ...Adjourned. REPORT !Me APIPOINTSD TO INCII or ANY AIDNOILI IN VIZ Dti- PATtWNACL OF IST INDIA. COMPANY. ins% appointed to Weeks lato the es teem,* practicre, is semi to the ap somlsaties of Writers or Cadets is the Base limbs Csampeley i , or eayserseetest, r bargant, *'sort er airliners, fur the ode Is even the mate, aa 'lt shall appear te Mew, together will their observable* sd *ha were empowered to report the bees takes before flora% i sad their pre dies ei Owe, to the Hawse, amide/shoe by egatuming into a ego,* thetn by George Woodford ig. a Member of this /louse, in ;iv sad coufideuce appear to have asedv deuce being given l itt length in the r Committee content themselves this place, a short abstract only at ether transaction; giving the 'MOM ' , vended, of those by whom they Jed, and by whoa their minium d, together with the names of the' ;eats in any of the negociatious es paid or received. tuients which have been Completill of any ouch bargains, and upon try evidence has been produced. rat; a second class will be foetid of itch appear to have taken edixt, al to which, from the death of its, or from deficiency of rent' iu s, your Committee ore unable to wows of the persons also were 'ilia. It is a sotivrartion to 3 our roughout the %hole t.% ideut r, to g which traces any one of these 'proper bargain* to any Direcw a reasonable suspicion that it was rivity or connivance of any Nlen;lier Several negociatioiss which never I be found alluded to. or detailed iii knee; @hivh it was thought pro. :t under the comprehensive &rec. Jr (.:oinntittee should inquire into itegociation, or bargain, direct or sale of such UMMIM:10111, ;" and .niation was re k :Fivrel they cleetned withhold it from tinsliouse,though mare that their desire of opening if InlIW. v bas led to an extent of ve to a masa of esidence, from which rartnicheil without detritneot, if it to estalilish a satisfactory principle abridgment, which have left irrelevant or trifling, while it EOM !ever might be interesting either to to the East India Company. James Smith was nominated it il in the season Iso6-7, by Mr. G. the appointment WOK given to his r. Emperor J. A. Woodford, also utinent (or 3,50n1. throng!' the Vishouriliii, Solicitor, who received It SUM. owns concerned in this negociatian morn and Mr. Lain* mine was nominated writer to Ben -1807-8, by Mr. G. W. 'rhellusanti ; it unit also given to the saute Mr. sold through the agency of Mr. sdm purchaser, and the sum paid was SO. gelitees, of which M. **Word 3.0001. Kr. Tahourdin Leek the reevaiu. divided bovine Mr. Domino sad Mr. Vsr DI Heist" , Gardiner was nominated a writer to by Mr. J. W. The!lumen, iu the reason 18 8. Ti.l appointment was likewise igiven to Mr. Woodford, and 3,0001. was received for it front Mrs. Gardiner by Mr. Tahourdiu for his own use ; but upon an undertaking that he is to procure the next presentation of a living of the value of 3001. per annum for a friend of Ir. IVoodford's. Mr. Boast a partuer iu the house of Messrs. Ransom and CO. was privy to the bargain between Mr. Tahourdiu and Mrs. Gardiner. Mr. Greenslade received an appointment for Ceylon, in the way of exchange for this writership, which is the OCCUbIOII of his name appearing in the transaction. CADETS. Mr. Henry Stoughton was appointed a Cadet to Madras, January, 1808, by George Abercrombie Robinson, Esq. by the recommendation of Mr. Morland, who gave the appointment to Mr. Jones for a relation of his. Mr. Jones, through the agency of John Annes ley Sbee, sold it to Mr. Stoughton, father to the person appointed, from whom Shee received 500 guineas; lie paid 1801. to Mr. Jones, and received of hint an undertaking to pay 3101. upon his pro curing for Mr. Jones, a Woolwich Cadetship. This appointment has beeu vacated by the Court of Directors, in consequence of their hav ing discovered the means through which it was ob tained. Mr. Thomas Kelly was appointed a Cadet to Bombay, iu April, 1808, by Sir Tbeephilas Met calfe, Bart. at the recommendation of Mrs. Scott. It was afterwards exchanged with Mr. Cotton, at his request, for a Madras - Cadetship. William Scott, tailor, the husband of Mrs. Scott, sold this appointment to Mr. Kelly, through the agency of David Brown, who received for it 1501.; Brown was paid 301. or 401. and a Mr. Southcoutb, who introduced some of the parties to each other, received 10 guineas. Mr. George Barker was appointed Cadet for the Bengal Infantry, in December. 1808, by Robert Thornton, Esq. at the recemineadation of Mr. Mee. Mr. Mee sold this appointment for 208 guineas, through the agency of John Annesley Sher, who received 601. J _ _ Mr. George Tendon was appointed to an Infan try Cadetship to Bengal, in lava. by Edward Parry, Esq. in exchange for a Maims appointment given to Captain Sealy, by Jacob Ilmianquet, Esq. Captain Matthew sold this appointment fur 1201. to Captain Holmes for a friend of his; An nesley M'Kereher Shee was employed as agent for Captain Matthew, who paid him 301. and Captain Holmes paid him 101. Mr. John Samuel Williams was appointed to a Deng*, Cadetship by Mr. Cotton, ill 1808, in ex change for a Madras Cadetship of Mr. Manship's. This appointment was procured by Mr. Aber. crombie, who war assisted with the loan of a sum of mosey by Captain Willimas; the Cadet's father. Mrs. E :abed* Morrison, and Annesley MsKereher Slice, * ere the spots employed. Mr. Jamul Pratt was appointed a Cadet tie Madras, 7th February, 1806, by Swaney Toone, Esq. at the recouourtimlation of Captain Kenaord Smith, who exchanged it with R. C. Plowden, for a nomination of the next season. Mr. B. was recommended to Mr. Plowden by Sir N . . Nugent. • This appointment was purchased by Mr. henry Foster, through Sir Nicholas Nugent, for the ye of 1401. A. iiPK.Sbee acted as agent for 1116 Foster, and received :101. or 4111. The original op ',ointment was to Bengal, and it was eschahrst for Alsolnia, Mr. John Power was appointed a Cadet to Km:" dma, in tuns or 11105, by Lord Viscount Caddo-, ranch. at the retsuomesidat* of Lord Longue odic. through the Elul of 'Wertmorland. Mr. Power paid 4001. for his appointment, to Mathew Spillane's Salt; A. M'K. Shee was alit;. agent for both parties, and received 801. from Mr. Power. Mr. Braithwaite Christie was appointed aCt to Stalin's, 15th July, 1807, by James Reid. at time recommendation of his Royal Ilighuess the. Duke of Clarence. Mr. Page, navy agent in (.reat Rtsasell-street, id the rum of 2001. for this appointment to A. I'K. Slice, who paid ISO). to the Rev. Mr. Lloyd, 1 aplain to his Itlyttl Highness the Duke of Cla rence, for procuring the same. Mr. Thomas Maw was appointed a Cadet to 'Scu l pt, in July, 1807, by Robert Thornton, Esq. at the reconstandation of the Rev. Nicholas Cur wills for Mies Elizabeth Spinluff. Miss Spiiiluff sold this appointment to Mr. Iles*. itt, a relation of Mr. Maw , through the agency of Mrs. Morrison and A. M'K. Slice, and received 701. for it. Mrs. Morrison thioka the sum paid was 1601. or ism!. A. M'K. Shee received 301. Mr. Arthur Denny was appointed a Cadet to Madras, on the 18th February, 1808, by George Woodford Thellumon, Esq. at the recommendation 'UT' the Countess - Dowager eV Wesenswiead mod Mr. George. Trim appointmeut was sold by Mr. George. Mt. Anthony Stoughton, uncle of the person appoint ed, paid to John Amu:sky Slice, whom be employed to procure it, the sum of 250 pietas. David ' Brown was agent for Mr. George. Mr. Henry Keating was appointed a Cadet to Madras, on the nth of June, 1805. by John Mao /hip, Esq at the recommendation of George Wood ford Thellussoi:, Esq. iii return for a Bombay no mination of the season of 1804, giveu to Mr. Man ship. , i'lle uncle of Mr. Henry Keating purchased this appointment of Mr. John Ilen&nioil. ship broker, for 2501. or g * ea.. John Aonesley Slice received of Mr. Ileodersou about 01. for his agency. Mr. George Boys was appointed a Cadet to Ma dras. on the .Stith Morell o 10011. (of tha season 1803) by Glides Mills, Esq. at the recommendation of Mr. (now Sir William) Fraser. This appointment was given by Sir Wilburn Fos err, to Mr. Thema, Cam. who sold it to Messrs. ,Barber sod *w e .Csorper'. 7 ,court. Cerehill, end received of tb the Nun of 1301. They wife emplorini Ntents tartar. Boys's father. who paid for it the saw of 300 suiurlip. hundred lbetween Mr end Mr. ' Sbee for Mr. Use was divided _ Mr. Barber re: d henderson. J. A.. was agent 'Near. Mr. William Collett was appointed a Cutlet for the Bombay Infantry by the India Board. on the 3d of July, 1803. This appoinuuent *as in the nomination of Lord Castlereagh, who, et the recommendation of .the Right Honourable John Sullivan. gave it to Richard Cadman Etches, for u relation of his. on account of services performed by Mr. Etches for the Government. 6lr. Etches sold it to Mr. Chap lin, au attorney, for the sum of 2501. J. A. Slice was agent for Mr. Fatanore, an attorney, alto re ceived the money for Mr. Etches. Mr. John Munson was appointed Cadet for Ben gal the 36th February, 1808. by the India Board, at the recommendation of Edward Cooke, Esii. Mr. Cadman Etches procured this appointment through Mr. Cooke. for a relation of his, on ac count of services performed by Mr. Etches for the Government. Thomas Watson was employed as agent to sell the some, as mentioned in the next appointment. Mr. Robert Manson was appointed Cadet for Bengal. February, 19011, by G. W. Thellusson, Esq. at the recommendation of Mr. Herbert. Thomas Watson sold this appointment, and re ceived the sum of 400 guineas of Messrs. Ander son, of l'hilpot-lane, for this and Mr. John Mo.. soil's appointment, who purchased the two for a friend .of theirs for his two nephews. A. WK. Shea received 111. of Watson ; and Lady Leigh received from Watson about 2001. for the latter appointinest. Mr. Thymus Casey was appointed • Cadet by William Devayiser, Esq. on the 9th July, 1806. at the elemeesedaties 01' Mr. Herbert. now abroad as Psosat of the likOretes extra ship. Mr. Henson esM this eposintinetat to Meters. Hendry H Sind Co. of King's Anns-yard, of r. Casey's relations, who lived in be fee the seas of IMO guineas ' • Mr. John 11411Miesses wanes* he Mr. Herbert, a nd received 30 guineas. Mr. Thomas Locke was appointed a Cadet for Madras on the 3d February, 1807, by John Bebb, Esq. at the recommendation of James Puttition, Esq. in exchange fur one of Mr. Pattison's Bom bay nomination*. This appointment was purchased by the Rev. Dr. Locke, of Farnham, for his nephew, of Tho ems Watson, who sold it for Ludy Lunn% and • paid her 8001. Mr. Samuel Lewis was appointed a Cadet in HMO. by Sweney Toone, Esq. at the recommenda • lion of Mr. Evans. This appointment was passed from Mr. Evans to Mr. Sanderson : Annesley filiKercher Shea seems to hare procured it of Mr. Wright, and re . eared 300 guineas front the Cadet's father. hir. iktereal Lewis being a Mulatto, and thereby dis qualified, procured • young man of the name of Phillips to personate himself, and pass the previous epaideetwea, fee "hi. be paid him 90 guineas. MO* appears to b row n • WSW di the NNW of Brown, in •Wh was sold by Mr. Herbert for 230 shismiai ; bet yew . Committee tumid receive es satifeateey imisesittee hp whom. the party was skiff MOP& eirre his christia• name. Henderson mod Mee were sampleped as arida, end received part of the above sum. A Cadetship in the nomination of J. Manship. Esq. gireu by bias to Mrs. Welch, appears to have been sold; but the parties to that transaction. who have been examined, state that they are un able to recollect the name of the person appoiated. The name of Mn. Welch does not appear as re commending to any of Mr. Mauship's Cadetship* in 1806 or 6. Another, in the nomination of Sir Lionel Darell, a pears to have been given to and sold by the Rev. Tbaaias Lloyd ; but Mr. Lloyd's name does not appear as recommending any of the Cadets nomi nated by Sir Lionel Darell in Hun and the follow ing year. It appears in evidence. that some other nomina tions of this description had been purchased ; but your Committee bare not beau able to discover and bring before them some of the persons who appear to have been parties to these transactions; parti cularly Sir Nicholas Nugent, Mr. William Lewen Tugwell Robins, Mr. Joseph Home, Captain Mat thew and Captain Holmes. A further examiwition into some other bargains, is precluded by the death of Lady Luinn,Lady Loll', and Captain Sealy. The attention both of the Legislature and of the East India Company has been attracted at various periods to abuses, which were supposed to exist in the disposal of their patronage ; in consequence of which, at the time when their charter was renewed, an oath was framed. to he taken by each Director within ten days after his election, contenting, among other engsgemeats. the following ; Idu swam, that I will not directly nor indirectly accept or take any perquisite, emolument. fee, present or reward, upon any amount whatsoever, or any pro mire or Meat for arty perquisite, emolument, fee. present or reward whatsoever, for or in repeat of the appointment or nomination of any person or persons to any place or office in the gift or appoint ment of the said Company, or of me as a Director iliereof, or for er on ;tenant of stationing or ap pointing the voyage or voyages of any ship or ships 4n the said Compaay'e employ, or for or on account 'of, or any ways relating to, any other business or stioirs of the said Company." JJ Giro. 111. c. 53. S. 160. In the by-laws of the East India Company, c. 6. sect. 5. a penalty is imposed upon every Director taking any reward on account of any appointment, in double the amount of such reward, two-thirds of which to go to the Carp aey and one-third to the informer; and such Director is rendered ipso facto incapable of holding any place whatever under the Cmnpeoy. The form of declaration se every writer's petiti. on is, •' I recommend this petition. and de moot solemnly dhiere, that I havegiven this nomination to and that I neither here r nivel myself, nor am to receive. war Nosey other porno to the boo of my kettelodge or belief se cond, au is to receive, soy penis" iisosidste . .. Lion, not su thin teaterAll he 41g goes jig. i t pecuniary benefit ini this awned. ' , The fuses of cos titivate mem is be signed by the 01111,1114 oaf kiu to each Carle, . ' th e W. lowing declaration : • " I do further declare. tbar I:recanted the eitiol appointment for my sou we . tuitom.ly, mid mat emus:4l,y orether rateable goo. sietrratiost has hero or is to be paid. either directly or indirectly, for the snub : and that I, will not pay, or cause to be paid, either by eying by my sou, or lay the hands of any (ghee penes, say pecuniary or ',. al liable consideration whatsoever, to eay . persod or pe,sous also have interested themselves in pro- curing the said nomination foe try sou from the Director above-mentioned." The printed preparatory lustros:Siena. which are circulated by the East India Company lee the nee of those who may be nominated Cadets, lawns with the tattooing Resolution : ~ That *ay person wto shall in future be imam/toed to a situation, oithtt civil or iniliteny, iii the service of the Company. eed who shall have obtained .meta semi linden, eilker directly or indirectly, by purchase, or weeniest to purchase, through the medium of alfegast or' other person, shall be rejected ; and the passe ow nu 11l ill ate.] shall be rendered incapable of holdiag • any situation whatsoever in the Company's ',entice : 1 aid in the event of tiny iwrsou having obtained-on appointment in the manner before eldest. and pow creded to ladia previous to its being discovered, such person shalt be demised the Company'i set. vice s and ordered back to Eaglets', and shall oleo be tendered incapable of holifilig soy situation whatsoever is the Csmipany's service." it is to be observed. that oboes in the disposal of Cadetships are batter guardel maitre than to that of Writershipa, since the present lima of cen. Winds has been applied to thaw; fee IS the Wri- - '. terships the Director hiersclfoaly dieters% that, to the bent of Isis knowledge o r behalf. ca _ninfrq consideration has been. or ie to be, tree has with regard to every Cadet. the prima 9 1 ' WM of kin mikes a similar &dandies fee Moil& The cases winch are exhibited in Shia Report de s• grate that such drcianitioiss ere sok et stillehei force to prevent a very extensive in in thaw nes• minations, which are appareedy the heat created by a positive denial of all undue practice,. An inquiry was set on foot by the Comet of Di. rectors, in 1795, upon the allegation sad sespidee of abuses in the inimimition of Writer.; the oeasaa. progress, and failure of which, it miy be proper to' give in some detail. geth April. 17!)9--A Ceramitteeef the Direceere was ameented to investigate into tie truth a the alleged reactive of the sale of petrenege t and to cousider of such means's* may impair likely tope. vent the same in future. at such raceme bare occuteall. gth July—Each Director's Domination of Writer, was laid before the Committee. who reaped the% each Member of the Committee shooed ode ea writing the names of the parties to Aso he has even the nomination, together with the 1111111111M1 ' which induced btu to gee the won't *d that the sesinal•pulies *he have received seek osesimeima for theig sous, &c., be required to prinktee ginysey infonnistion to the Comairke epee .or in such 'manner as the Coimasitteit then emost expedient. that Neither they, woe any wow on their mosso% or with their privity to lam. . ledge, bare given, or promised to give. Ni r _amok deratioa on account' of mash aimehistiaa. tither . to : the Dimities treat wham thus ebtaies• theiE; or to any person on his behalf; sad it wee to recommend to the Court - tii &met etch • ti• dual Menthol; of the Wee came. Ist August. 17911- 7 7 Coen ftlreet ;It: No let port; and (15th enedi Dindesia me vial as those oat of .entalikla, fetomPt . Deveynelt) gave ex is weigh* si t Qeth February, I It' wia resabed. Thee every appoiutment in of' cor rupt practices brutal end vel d, parties to whom the appoiatameit omu tter eissil. urea taw. mination before the C make a fair and candid disclosure of all the ciremestimees attend ing the same. It was likewise remateda that each Director should, in future, on the polities of the writer whom he nominates. 44 docker *pea his be. nour to whom he has given the appabstaied, as& that he neither has received himself, me is he to receive, nor has any other persewter the best dint knowledge or belief, received, pee it esseseivs, say pecuniary consideration, nor Amy shim/ . seariertible. in any mode, into a pecuniary benefit os this rite. count." The direction being changed in April. ea the 14th of August, 17gg, a new Committee to lava• tigate the the truth of the eels of patronage, ex. was appointed. 17th Jau. ittoo.—The draft ofd letter proposed to be sent to the parents, &a. of' persons appointed Writers since 179 x. requesting thew to dation whether the apponstmeate were given epithetic pecuniary or other coosideratioo, wee n n by the Committee ;.when a discussion amm o who. timer it should be on oath ; when it was *dimmed till the fast of Janaary : end it being thee emi grated. whether it would be - proper for the (ley. future to proceed is their filthy. It ale 419 11 1 1 0 , in the affirmative. .i ~ The Committee awe reseeded t. amides the clreft of the letter to the permits, ha a Mart of k. Repartee the Court. staters their reemee fell re"' cornerending this mode et imeetisaties. ea also the form of a declaration for as she here le ceired such appoiamenhe Tb. cessiiirestiee was adjourned to eeth Jou. ; when a diereses/I etesetell thereat, and ea the uommitr eat eapadieley of the made of public iameiseeee thereto prepseell I. n Wall agreed to pasties!* *mist meat. sell 1 1, 0 0 ' cetd to set egreesily ti the temiteetty ead iesento lions sletwifreeeireil hem the Cow. The Com mittee resolved. the. he their. ofaltioa, the rook* whom Mob Director bell 'ma aimielideme Id be.aelled epee to mote ea what snow* . I taisavol the some. is every awe dem me, dam it arparreet* Ite i d.. . ' Ceinteektee thee etureitue• Ow true,, Illiesobere. as a preliminary le • oath Member doctoral why; be hod sustrd is regard tWa.... aseass use Mihaly me. nod ex , to mars do mem try his eat . . • 00th Jam 11100--The Co4mitemmst to owswileit a dna of ti Xeiiirt te' th re — Ceett. eemmiaisertel • • thrair ittetetlAel thr the Omelet Pekoe! * todl aid haosia the teem totle *be nide viol et OW abet that the .wide ea the rabid Re.' Intel ; oboe it be hi otletrefthe edn r ob oll it t' o tbothel to die. the emo PM ti *Oh Feb.—A sprites the Is. Nsester m ai n a l ite Asada, i t le Directive. wolfem_ be him Mdr. &ithdw cort. lithb Fano Neer, Yeses leg the opaio I 1. bils it • am do Pr". 111t4:Imita MI die 1 os abort • igia4 bit a ta 7= we le eel, he The (*midi Aside* is Ai teek tete appereditt the R bids do ttr r bete " tint." del di ' it does INK GI etimesteisee bee dee Coddelttei kite the dives *add jade add seed pig tti ver**/ eV with the Zoo* goad et id el hot to dies* II WWI 10 16,11 th Vet keseiteili te mos= the ily eeseeive. ea tight city es paid isesmies Chs die gees the vet e, fee littided fee ise•—: end atilt ether ties met es ter me& Beth Caws= lie ; they the "mthe a eet ter 0 111. 1" 48°1 7 - Atteb *toed. • • k grow awed Yale amide tb Sattalune dui n i ct any on ITbo above os ben a ball question ; it In iwitY 04 139; 4 It &so. The Tollorim de Court OD token : 'is. CHM to le Whether tl mince of the • Committee uT Proprietom, examinittion of mewled by the timt of the 251 their opinion au othaisimerimrt neatly to Wets of ouch proceed N We ere o of Directors, or Committee or i to tapirs el to oath. es nem l'oart of Oka sod that of snob " We dowel *mold be en% taige If Oa* Barr Olathe memo en& in the di '41.441• in the • frior_lho , wood UiltEA. losooo to oteo! ritioitooo oft itellopo most olliectool it coo twat 4 4. to odd eel woody viodool. wigs artihaisid No ohm AVIS Atiotiato loom Nemo err 11e oak opuses of tlaraalf denial.* a