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land, and a to remove a prejudice that might otherwise ' exist dgainst them, to state how this matter actually stood. Large balances were frequently suffered to lie in the hands of colleetors for the purpose or convenience, in order the more ea,ily to pay 'Lose detachments of the army and volunteers that hap pened to be stationed in the distrias where these collectors Wt fr. And it frequently happened that money lay in their hands, because they could not • get good bills to transmit it to Government ; and (;overnment was often obliged to send messengers on purpose for the money. Mr. FRANCIS said, he was by no means satis fied with the account of the balances given by the Hon. Gentleman who spoke last. The Right Hon. Gent. opposite (Mr. Foster) had represented the balances being left in the hands of the colleltors, as an abuse; the Hon. Gent. who spoke last, said these balances were left in their hands for the purpose of paying the Army and Volunteers. He thought there must have been some sots of mismanagement somewhere 4 If the Government of Ireland was not vested with sufficient powers to take the ba- Lutcts out of the hands of the collectors, they should have applied to Parliament to have obtained them. It was a melancholy fact to reflect on, that the whole of the revenue in Ireland was swallowed up in pay ing the interest of the debt. He was sorry to find the Right lion. Gentleman had so arduous a task to to perform, as to raise taxes to such an amount, when he acknowledged that the trade of the country had lately fallen off to so great a degree. He as sured him, however, that he had his best wishes for his success in the undertaking. Mr. FOSTER said, that if the difficulties at pre sent existing were looked fairly in the face, and properly met, he had no doubt but they would be overcome. Mr. DAWSON objected to that tax which was proposed to take place on the registry of freeholds, a. he thought it would bear too hardly on the infe nor classes of the people. In respect to all the other taxes, he would do all in his power to assist him in making them efficient. He would also join him in his long pull, so far as it went to the tax on wine, though be was afraid that the tax might cause the consumption to be less, and, in that respect, Ut tare the truie. Mr. FOSTER said that be had no doubt as to the eliciaacy of the tax on wine, from the well know, „predilection which his countrymen, Irons the moisture of the elimgte, he supposed, had for the bottle. Sir J. NEWPORT said, that as there was an abealute sec .ssity fee raising taxes, he could not see bow they cr,a, I be better proportioned than these were in gene with the exception of that on to bacco, which, i.stead of producing an increase of revenue, he feared would tend to diminish it, by the great opening and encom.gement it would give to smugglinz. Mr. POSTER said, the observation of the Hon. Baronet was certainly very accurate, but the pre. seat was p be an excise and not an impost dirty. Mr. PONSONBY thought the present state of Ireland vendetta tares absolutely necessary, and thaw proposed by the Bight Hon. Gentleman were as unexceptionable as any that could be re to. He could have wished, however, that the idolise wines had been taxed lower, and the su perior wines higher ; as the inferior wines are much moss used in necessary consumption, as in cases of sickness, &c. than the superior, whit h are mere ar ticles of luxury, and used by the wildcat only. He 11Notisined the same sentiments with regard to the its ea tobacco, as had been expressed by Sir John Newport, and feared it Would be evaded by an in clines of smuggling. Mr. KERR thought:the tax on the registering of freeholds might prove an injudicious ove, aitd wettlit li heavy on the middling and lower classes of freeholders. Mr. LEE ex i les_ 1 his entire approbation of the taxes now prop.. .1. He was convinced of the ne cessity for adopting them, and he had uniformly, since the union, called on the late Chancellor of the Exchequer for Ireland, to come forward with an increase of taxes, instead of resorting to the riinotts system of loans, which had added so largely to the debt, and so greatly increased the raze of Exchange. 'lire Resolutions were then severally read and agreed to. The house resumed, and the Report was ro red to be received to-morrow. 'I he Scotch .Idditional Force Bill was recommit ted. Several new clauses were added, and the Re port ordered to be received to-morrow. Mr. ST eRCts Bonaire brought up a Bill for pre venting the Coining of Dollars in England and Tokens in Ireland, which was read a first and or dered to be read a second time on Friday, and to be printed. SLAVE TRADE. Mr. WILBERFORCE moved the order of the day for the further connderation of the Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade; and for hearing of Counsel against the same ; which being read, he said, as there was then a very thin at• indance of the House, and it might be more so, be would pro pose to postpone this order till to-morrow, when he I hoped he should be able to bring it on at an early hour, and avoid the ditagretable delay which had already occurred by there not being a sufficient 'soother of Member, present to proceed with business. General GASCOIGNE hoped the Hon. Gentle man would then positively proceed with the business, as it was very inconvenient to many of his consti otents, who were come to town to attend the pro gress of the Bill, to hate it so often postponed. Ile hoped it would tome on at an early hour also. If it did not, and their attendance shoeW take place, he would, however great the cry was against it, enforce the Order of the House. Mr. WILBER FORCE said, that with r...ard to the management of the business, the lion. .. octal was the last person he would consult, though he might be inclined to accede to arty thing that could contribute to this Hon. GeneriPs personal conve nience. I-:e was, however, surprised to hear those complain of delay, of which they themselves had been the cause. Mr. W. Suit u said a few words to the same purpose. Mr -41 would be mentioned that - Island of guarded language 'tub past, "That Massa King Wilbee was wiiiing to free them, but that the P; allanstut would...not.let .him e! and when tlsaprasent state ofJahaaka iras sineer f ry, et sn.,, sidered, he,was sure it would be Much M oro politic to defer tlSei Bill, than to pass and send- it out at • present. • The ATTORVII GENERAL thought it would be better to pass•the Bill as soon as possible, and set the minds of the blacks at rest at once. They would then see that " Massa Wilbee" had every wish and desire to alleviate anti better their present situation, but that he had no intention of emancipating them. They would know what Par liament really meant to do in the casai and, in his opinion, the sooner they knew it the better. ' The further consideration of the report, and hear ing of Counsel against the. Bill, were then ordered , for to-morrow. Mr. FULLER said, he hoped this Bill s postponed to Another S: ssion. He mentio there were now 7000 prisoners from the 1 St. Domingo in that of Jamaica, who were by a hlact. regiment. 1 le. alluded to the 1 that. had been used b) the blacks some ye. • CORN T.Aws. The Order of thefla y Nv.ts iead, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to t.tke into consideration the Rep* of the Com mittee on the Corn Laws. The AO of 1791 was entered as react , pro forma, and it was ordered that it be an instruction to the said Committee to take the saiki All into con sideration. The House then went into the. Committee, Sir CUARLES r in the Chair; Mr. WESTERN said, the principal objell of the Committee in drawing up the report now to be con sidered was, to make a fair regulation of the prices of corn and grain, between the grower and the consumer in the country, and to take care that the importatioc and exportation should be so restricted as to forward this desirable and im port purpose. The Ad of 1791 had hitherto the sole regulation in this particular ; but as circumstances alter, it was necessary some change should take place in the laws relative to this grand article. Since the year 1790, very great alterations indeed had taken place in this country in the price of labour ; the anonint of- the pot. , rates; the price of provisions, and many other things, which could not fail of overating very powerfully on the farmer, or grower o 1 corn ; and made it almost impossible for him to raise and sell it now at the same price at which it was raised at that time. In order to spew this more clearly to the Co:nmittee, the Hon. Gentleman stated, that, in the year 1790, the poor rates amounted only to two millions one hundred and twenty-nine thousand pounds ; and in 1783, their amount was five millions one hundred and twenty-eight thousand. A proportionate increase had occurred in every other article he had before enumerated ; :ma it was clear that agriculture could not be carried on but at a very great increase of espence, which rendered it necessary to alter the regulations and restriClions of the Mt of 1791, and to make .t new rep: .tion in the average prices in England and Scot:aisd. lie would not, therefore, trespass furth• - on .he time of the Committee, than to read and in. the rt solutions of the Committee on this suinea . . •, • then moved the first resolution, vie. 44 That the frtation of foreign corn be regu lated by the average ui ice of corn, grain, and flour In the twelvo misritime distrids in F.ngland, and the four maritime distria s in Scotland." Oa the question, from the Cuair, that the resolu. tin be mat: ..econd time ; Mr. PATTESON allowed that a very considera ble rise had taken place in th^ price of labour. In the tatzs to Government, the poor rates, the uten sils of husbandry, and the price of provisions ; in the latter ait: le, particularly, within the last twenty years. At that time, beef sold at 4s. 6d. per stone, it was now 9s. ; routton, 4d. per lb. now it is Bd. butter :365. a firkin, now 68: , . to 705.; cheese in pro portion. lie spoke of the country markets, he said, by which it appeared that every thing was nearly doubled ; yet none of these were, is his opinion, sufficient reasons for altering the laws. The va rious casts of hardships on the grower should have been more explained ; and b -fiat' we give bounties to foreigiers, for eating our corr., we ought to be provided ourselves with the produce of the pasture, at rearonable prices. Bounties serve cc: tainly to increase the prices ; and however desirable to a certain extent, they ought still to be kept within proper bounds. It was very desirable to fix the average price, so that both the consumer should be satisfied, and the rower suf ficiently paid, to encourage him to raise corn, in order that we might not again experience the dis tresses of scarcity. In the last thirteen years, he said, we had imported 646,000 quarters of corn on an average. In favourable years we had exported to the amount of 6or 700,0001. per annum. This he attributed to the great increase in our population since. 1765, since which time various manufactories had sprung up, and been astonishingly extended. There had been, however, a spirit for agriculture continually increasing also, for :le found that since the year 1780 , there had been passed 1197 Inelosure Bills, so that with care and attention, he thought corn would find its own level without altering the laws. Mr. PITT said, the objed of the Committee ought to he to equalise the pries of Corn as much as possible—to attend equally to the interest of the consumer and the grower, so as to keep to. from the danger of a recurrence of those extreme high prices which were paid in the years of scarcity, when corn was as bizh as 114 s. per quarter. Sir k. BUXTON said, this measure only went to put things in the same state they were in 1791, and not to alter the Corn Laws. Something must be done to encourage the growth of barley, for if it did not fetch a - better pace, the farmers could no longer grow any. A lone and * desultory conversation took place, in which Sir Jove Wacyreastsv, Mt. Fut Lee, Mr. S. br•snore, Sir NIEV.PORT. and M. W. Sass rit, delivered their sentiments ; after which, the following resolutions were read and agreed to: first as above stated. 2d. That the Ad of 1791, re lative to exportation, be repealed. Id. Wins corn and grain are below the average of the. maritime distrids, no importation to be allowed. The House then resumed, and the report was or dered to be received to-morrow. ne Bill for continuing an Aft tur regulating the Price of Corn. Sic. for a time to be limited, was read a second time, and ordeted to be committed for to-morrow. The Committee on His M.ajs,ty's Message was postponed to Ff stiay. The other orders of the day were then read and postponed. A di.,ux ned. .I . I,IEATX will THE RAJAH OF PERAR. TEZATY of Paacr, between the Honourable the EA:T.6DI* Com e AMY and their .C lEs, on the one part and SCNAH SAHEB &BAH RAGOtIEE BROCNSLA, on the other ; settled by Major-Ge neral WELLESLEY, on the part of the EAST-IN. DIA COMPANY and their ALLIES—and by JLII. WUN3 RAO RAMCHUNOLE, on the part of SENAH SAHEB SUBAH ItAGOGEt BllOrN>LA =who have each full authority from their reipe(ive Powers I. That there shall be perpetual rwace and friendship be tween the East India Company and Sunk Sahib Subah Rag°. gee Rhounsla, Rajah of Kerar. H. Senah Saheb Subah Ragogee ithountia cedes to the Company, in perpetual sovereignty, the punitive of Cuttark, including the port and distria of &Wore. 111. He likewise cedes to the Company and their allies, in perpetual sovereignty( all the territories of which he has col lected the revenues jointly with the Soub.da of the Dekan, and those of which lie may have posse.bion, winch at 4 to the we,t want of the River Wurda. IV. It is agreed that the Frontier of tleriali Saheb Subah Ragogee Bhounsla towards the territories of Ili. Highness the Soubah of the Dekan, shall be formed to the West by the River Wurda, frwm Its issue from the lnjardy Hills to it, junc tien with the River Codavery. V. The bills on which the Forts of Hj►rnallah and Gawe ghur stand, are td remain in pinvessiori of ttagope Bhountia ; and all places to the southward of those Hills, and to the West of the Westward ni the Rivet Wurdah, to be given up to the British Government. VI. Di*tricts amounting to four face of rupees per annum, contiguous to and to the Southward of the abovementioned forts, are to be given up to the Rajah, and to be given up at the same time as the forts. VII. Scuah Saheb Suluti Razors Bhoonsla o en the part uf himself, his heirs, 411t1 succesiors, entirely renounses all claims of every description on the territories uf the British Govern ment, ceded as above, and upon all the territories of the Sou bah of the Deksii. VIII. The East India Company engages to mediate and arbitrate any disputes that now exist, or may hereafter exist be. tweets the Company's Allies Seurrider Jan Babander and Rao Pundit Purdliam Bahada and the Rajah of Ikrir. IX. Senah Saheb Suhah Ragogee Bhounsla engages never to take or retain in his service, any Frenchmen, or the subjeets of any other European or American power, that mar be at wa r with the Britian Government, or any British subjects, e European or Native, without the content of the Company. a. The East India Company engage on their part, that they will not sagest or countenance any discontented ration, RAjolli, Zernindars, or other subjects of the Senah Saheb tiuhali Re gogoe Shounsla, who may fly Inns, or rebel against his .a. thorny. XI. in order to ware and unprose the relation. of peace and friendship, licroby established, the respective Governments are*, that accredited Ministers front each shall reside at the Court of the other. XII. And whereas, certain Traties have been made by the British Governments with feudatories of Scnab Saheb Su. bah Ragogee Bhounsla, it is hereby agreed, that the said Treaties shall he confirmed. Lists of these Treaties to be de livered over, when the Treaty is ratified by the Governer-Gene ral in Council. XIII. The Senah Saheb Subeh Rsgogee Eholinlia hereby renounces for himself, his heirs, and ,uccestort, all adherence to the confederacy formed by him and Dowlut Row Sciodia, and other Islalimits Chiefs, to att ek the Company and their Allies; and engages not to USIA those Chiefs, if the war be tween them and the Honourable Company should still con tinue. XIV. This Treaty of Peace and Amity to be ratified by Senah Saheb Skull, within eight days from the present time, and the ratification iv to be delivered to Major General Wel lesley, at which time the nnlers for the cession of the ceded territories are to be delivered over, and the truovs are to with draw. XV. Major General Weilnky enrges that the Treaty %hall be ratified on the part of the Honourable Company, by lUs E•.eellenq the Meet Noble the Gtrer.,or General in Coml. it, and that the said ratification shall be delivered two mouths from this date. Done in Camp at Deogann, December 17, 1805. TREATY WITH SCINDIA. Treaty of Peace and Amity between the MAII A RA• JAR ALI JAN DOWLUT RAO SCINDIA, on the one part, and the Honourable EAtT INDIA COMPANY on the other pan. 1. That there shall be perpetu%l peace and friendship be tween the Honourable East India Company and their Allie‘, on the one part, and Maharajah Ali Jah Dowlut Rao Scindia, en the ether part. U. That Maharajah cedes to the Honourable East-India Company and their Allies, in perpetual sovereignty, all his forts, territories, and rights, in the Moab, and country situated between the Tumma and the Ganges, and all his forts, terri tories, rights, and interests, in the countries which are to the northward of the Rajahs of Jeypoor and Goodepoor, and of the Rajah of Gohurl, such countries formerly in the possession of Maharajah, situated between Jeypoor cud Joodeporn, and to tine South of the former, are to belong to the Maharajah. 111 The Maharajah likewisecoiles to the llonourable East Cempeny and their Allies, in perpetual sovereignty, the I.,rt of Rroarh, and the territory depending thereon, and the fait of Ahmednugger and territory depending thereon, except ing those lands, which it iefiereafter agreed that the Mahara jah is to retain. IV. The Maharajah likewise cedes to the Honourable Fast India Company, and their Allies, all the territories which be longed to him, previous to the breaking out of the tear, which are situated to the southward of the A'ljuntec hill. , including the rott and districts of Jalitapoor, t.o town and district of Gandapoor, and all other districts bets'' tta that range sr hills and the Met CIA y Y. The Maharsjah A!i lah Duwlatibto Seindia„ for hips's, his heirs, and sucerssors, hrreby renounces all claims to .1,, forts, tetribfrias, rights and interests, ceded by the io , eg‘," : ‘,. tietas, and al! claims of every des..ripty4s woun the yemment and their allies, the Souhsh of rhs Uekan, the PntS. wa and Aosud Row Guickwa, VI. The fort of Asser Ghor, the city of 13..rhampore, rue forts of Poiranghur and and tit . territorio; and the Gozerat depending 0;' these forts, shall be rettoted to Mrharajali Ali ish Dow►ut R.O Scilidia. VII. Where.ll4 the Maharajah Ali Jali Diiwlut Rao SCilll.4 has represented that his faintly have long held an Fnaute ass gift from the Kings of Hindustan, the Districts of lalionap o .... Baree, and Rajah Kermit, which are situate,: to the nmthiel of the countries of the Rajahs of Jeypoor and Jood.,poor,ol of the Rajah of Goltud, and that lands in Hindustan c /led the articks in thi., treaty to tl.e 11 as . East India Come.ny , their allies are held in Jaequin, by the family of the Late Ma hadgie Scindia, and others, who would auger much dis:re I I deprived of the advantages they enjoy in that country ; I ; is agravil the isfaharajah shall continue to hold in rum the land, of Dlinnlpoor, Baree, and It:•.3h Kerralt, and that Bal.! Bate Salrel, end /Ifunsoor Sahel Moonaita Ravel NYne. gagee Janulah Aturagie, Jadhoo, and %Verde, Cherie, al, 0.: continue to hold their lands in Jaghir, under the motettion .; the Company ; and further, in order that no individuals tw, incur los., or even suffer distress in con sequisnce of these • rangements, it is agreed that the Hon. List India Cent. shall either pay pensions, or grant lands in Jaghir, .. 4 to the plan laid down by t're British Government for ce...„, other Sirius', and others to be named by Malsar.nalt, proivt.l that tl.e total amount of the SURIS paid, and Jagiiirs granted, does not exceed seventeen lava of rupees per annum. VIII. That the following lands, villages, J.e. in the t ci tories of Rau Pundit Pandhatni in Enaurn, lately tat...111.v. session of by the British Government, be restored to the M.c.t. rajah, provided that no troops are introduced there on the truce of collecting revenues, or all other pretencs whatsucset, via.o—Choomatgondy Purguntiae; Jamgatin ; Halve:tun; half of Sieugauaa Purguunah ; six villages in Umbar Purgint. nah ; five villages in Pytan Purgunnah ; five villages in N.mag Purgtinnah; five villages to kurloh Purrunnals ; six villages in Poona Purguituali ; two villages in Wahy Purgennah; six villages in ?Atwood Purgunnah; five villages in Plinth Peer. gauss Purgutinah; five villages in Pagoon Purgunnah; and two villages 111 Panama Purgunnah. IX. Whereas certain treaties with Pendant:us of Maltarajah have been made by the British Government, it is agreed that the same be confirmed. Maharajah hereby renounces all claims on the persons with whiten such treaties have been matte, and proclaim. them to be independent of he Government. X. Nn person whatever is to be molcst..ol on account of the tart which he may hte7 taken in the present war. XI. It is agreed that the rights d his Wellness, the reishws, to cultivate certain lands in Nlelualt and el►ewhere, shall hs established as heretofore. XII. The Maharajah hereby rrliouires all cLainis up.ri Shah Annul, and engages nos b inwriere any tuahes in Me Alain of His Majesty. XIII The Maharajah agrees never to engage in his se•vier any Frenchmen, Of ether Europeans, er Nations, at war with Great Britain. XIV. For the better carrying Into enacutton this treaty / peace and amity, it is agreed that accredited Ministers reside each Court front each of the contracting powers. XV. This Treaty of Peace and Amity to be ratified by Cie Maharajah MI Jah Dowlut Rao Scindia, within rig t davv frees the present time, and the ratification is to be deliverer, to Mai r General Wellesley, at which time the orders for the cession of the ceded territori4 are to be delivered over, and the troops ars to withdraw. XVI. Major General Wellesley en` ges that the Treaty be ratified on the part of the Honours'lde Company. by Hit Excellency the Meat Noble the Governor Ge.ieral in Council, and that the aid ratinedion shall be delivered two minas from this date. Acne in Caw, December 30. 1803. THE BRITISH PRESS• IAINDON, THURSDAY. .ILNI V. We have received, from a Correspondent at Bom bay, copies of the Treaties of Peue, which have terminated the War in that quarter, to the advance ment of the glory and interests of England. We believe they are the only copies of these important articles in England, except those read yesterday at the India House ; a faithful report of the proceed ings at which place, we also lay before our !leaden. It is confidently reported, that Mr. PITT meons to bring forward a plan for the amelioration of the state of the Roman Catholic Clergy in Ireland. Its principle is to ',l:lke then: intirely independent of the people, by assigning to them filed salArics, t•o be paid by Government. The hiur Ant II RI %HORS. It i• said, ate to have t2000',. a year, and the inIclio;" clergy in the same proportion. Mr. Foirt*, last night, drew a melancholy pi ture of the finances or Ireland, in the House a Commons. A Court of Direelors was yesterday held at the India House, when the following Captains were sworn into the command of their lespetlive ships • viz.— Captain William I.vncls. Harriet. Wllltaill Adderley Lktrapers. Captain J. R. FIIA!4KI.I /4, Of illedflesroder. t• leave of the Court previous to departing for Den*• The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till Wedne day next. g and Mr. T. Gatitvixtx denied, t'" Ttteclay night, in the Houle of Commons, that either of them had ever said, that the introdulhol , of Mr. PITT, into the late Administration, tt•ould have induced them to withdraw their opposition, 34 was melted by Mr. Pt t t, on Monday night. sros Thee t long so r is in' ful s a vi mqs has left( lie I tide dau; ing to tior. and is 0/ saw rich *he' of a •rht gicc F., ME Ar. of t enc clue eve aPF wit in 1 1 MI CA an Bn the cat 7t 4.et IMI ar 11l nu tht tic: rei P , l Sal day the is