The Sun. — London, England, 1813-01-09 00:00:00

etlioßT TRADE TO INDIA AND CHINA. • • city of London .`ritt'ertl,Friday Jan. 8. This day a numerous and; respectable . 11!eetin! Ives held at t h e .C ity o f Lotidon•Tavern, Btsb 0 ,, 1 r 1 , Ote-str e et, o f t h e merchants, mantifactint„ , trailer s , an d other persons interested in • the. :ex pert trade to India and China being continued- as heretoitg e to the port of London, - for -the purpose Df taking into cOnsideration the most efficient ineastnes to be adbpted in the present Parliament, con_ towards protecting the interests of all perso . ns th s e_ . cerue(l or connected with the export trade.from p a rt of London to India and China, in -the disci l i t, 51 °n Wilich will shindy take place in Parliantei re'rative to the retiVvval of the• Charter . of the .Last ;whit Chnipatiy: ,- ' , The Loito . 'Arivroft having taken the - Chair, ad toiserd the. Meetitig.. Itswoultl beneceSsary, h is 1.41'(1(81-4 'ohserietl, for , hint to - state to the nu- i. tfte,9as and re!'pectable ' oily of gentlemen whom` ' 4Ps . a* asSeilibled,. the occasion oft which they ttrereeenVetie'd. They Wete all aWare of the tin )f xv pleb portant object of the present -.Meeting, ( they had been informed by His Lordship shoal(' have had '‘ , Teht-difficulty in. public advertiventent. 7 prevailing on him yield' to the request self' to of ' the Deputati on trout - file "CrePei . al C6lrt inittee, in taking the ehuly, Olt' tile preSent oc casion, not having been . 'one' of the Cotniiiit t"' n °' hadag had an opportunity of acquit' itig the F ' had nee6 sar y 16 enable frith to et) jtistiee to the mite, ovee which they had_ called ()whim torpreside ; but*hen be recollected that lie had the honeur of being Chief Alagistrate of this great City, and,' as such, Conservator of the havers Th ames and -,,,..,tet-f,siy, 'the trade and interests.of which ,were int ietately connected With I ,lie objects of the present . 4ieeting; his ,sense of outy r ose paramottut to every other coosideration, !end he felt bans& bound to' yield to their re west, t rusting to the ind u l g e nce o f t h e Meet ""(' Ile ativerifsement, in consequence of which,. At), h a d now met, would be read to . thein by Mr. Teesdale. . . . , 11)C advertisement having been Accordingly read,- • . . ; 1 ...1e tOun 3.llAvoa said, the Committee had gone tklt.ougli the labour of preparing docurneets which. '''"Lidrhe submitted to the l‘feeting, and had also drawn up certain Resolutions ,which would besub niitted to them for their approval.' Alr• Alderman ArKiws then rose and addressed 1,1.1% Lordship a'nd the Ateeting. 'As' at a Meeting ..cfa tiature ,iirtiltir to the present„ held* last year, Ike had had the hottoer Of being called to the'chair, or present Meeting, he.hoped,•would excuse' him ll"e'r sit a few words' in this stage of .the busi ' Lvery person present. must . recollect the ric anteur %which was rafSed . against the exclusive ti'v"egcs" the I`,ast India. Company, and the Fe ta:ins tvhich were 1,..5t year presented frcitn all' lilearters4igainst the ebntinuance of theiv enjoy 1.,. tit.tof their exclusive trade, stating, as those. ':,_ ,eirti'l oi did, wliat Was bot the fact-,--as to the . ri, Air e awl extent of'that ekclus• - e, trade (Jr ' 1. 11( 1 . hopoly.---Tite dissidution t.)f. Parlilent which. had taken Idue e in th e in A tli:,,'ll) t !"'"' r having ' . . +teed him. cAlr., Alilertitaq from that h.:‘trhiel I s in a differen t situation itleeti,. . , ' 'e in 'itr'tlic tittle the last. state that 'arca ''''-felt mast. . '4" Held ' l '' .ll6 ‘tr l .if called on to s on w h y " , , will. h ,ince t o - the 'Meeting, n tB a tea " L not ( - maim e t ) act as Chair kali t ' l t i f. , ( ' (: : )° Hoitlee. a' iipoint i ell ( at that Meeting. It w „1. ' .„ 0 ...5 1 ;:; . oe. nis. duty, however; St ill to pay every. .I h ;* le attention to the subject, and to weigh all m it ,,, "va ntages and. disadvantages which might be so r n y i .° 'd to arise Ott the one side ,and the other, i :''" lit another place, to come io a correct de. , c "Oh t on the whole... .11e had well an d attent i vely . .„. I n si d ered the Matter, and h e f e l t no heSitation . :. . 4a tever i n ,shying, Ant on a titt):.t diipsSioate 9"'Of' nil i ts 'f eatures, he. was satisfieda that the t ut t ' e utitiiiing' the export r to ,India 'ant( Chin: 01 . 6 m Illtt Of London alone, was that.whieh t..;ould. Illip.!.11 inost adv,tintageous tb'the entintry at.large, li n ,! e the it tloi;t!on of A . contrary syStelif Would be ,v64114Y iiiiitrions to the best . interests of the city titqututid,,,l, Though .he ,conld lint - longer coe itill'theliairtnite of any ,of their. -,Mettinge-,.- lie Ilimself entitled to beg that thi.'y would exert:',i"itt Inish' , ,,, it '"'ekem to Tothilice the eintutry of the ''''"eolationi and deeeptiOns which had l)eett Practised iu, 1 sli d of 11 ,- -it titem, t3s to the India Trade, r to e 1 . the ativitntagea th e y ‘eere - likely to continue ,t,041'.1,7y, front not. removing theExpOrt Trade to tti k ,-,, e PO orl,6ndon ainpe. 1 tswas not alone t It-ports. tilt it r-ts $ lilaht to extent. the th at ~. , Ikkei.tioti, though it was - insidiously lie . %rad(' ill( '' " ' b to r ~':,..', l as but fair 'that exports horn -this country por t t il !,14.a and Oltina shottld be - open fro the out perso r thelSingdola.. There were not wanting e ll,' a I I: (1 tl i a " t i c , c- :e it lied i that this right was nniver :. ought ti) be , (.-t Cry man ‘-'who plc4iscil'inight,' and lhi s tow, it'ulowed to trad e to India Elba China. person s r advantage t t o "'e of the 300 n contended, wentlil be of ?et t.ratle and manufactures, ulthotigh 1...,:ii,,,,,e,a, t i l oh ir s,' , of shipping.; Willa, -. by. Art of prok-ide )...live, i "ist. 'lndia co m p any wa s bound to Merchant„ alid 1 1 : 6 1 1 , ' the aeco onliodation of: private anulitettwers, to'.export Indla i 1400 t o for the lag yea 17,(413: I 'M been taken UI) by them, goods to session- o f .il true '2l) e A leeting were now in pos . - , country to I Ile state of the Exports' front this fr "'l ''` li ' l and thin-i • and it appeared ? 11 i nclu3 , Co u nt Wad i: up C410.* I." ae fr ‘ o'm 1793-4 to IL that while qutntity l o v f e. ; • I the v..itlitn that - perm( . ~ re b ee • 'nntltle employed by indivicials.m!ght. Em u il '5'1,000 t the 4 , ci quantity acee-te, .w atero out :. on.s, feet. .►„,„- t. , N 0n r,,,, . 'Y to 2 1,806 tons, and 2S I . Va t i 1- "" t 'tY :Sh ttecepteel . 5511 tons consisted of ~ .oe ; 324 ofe - waking together - 8755 tons. Aloe, ph, effect cr, .. ear rioie4r pig, red and white lead, coppo-,_ . tordi4 °' awns' stores, spirits, confectionary, and tflr, .. 4 81 ' (I"ierC-silver, steel, iron guns, pitch and ,40 mounting -together to tle.e.tt 584. Iron- ;`and Igery ~..d •. 1 , . ...I nails, cutlery and hardware:, cottons ~.., tr iln•ns, tinware andi)raziery, turnery, plated a tviciill:,l for,:ling pie-ees and . pistols, swords, 1(106 lind 20 9 , fe et• AilkiSs and .eurthen-ware 2701 tons (14 '- 'vet ; Una sundries, composed of fifty-four zrent urtieles, 3445 tons . .. . ' • ,011'.e Merchants of London could not, be Was tr "'weed, brook the idea that the country in elier a l , should make nribeebming - ' saerifices in „ ev e fr oehalf. The idea of any such thing, how der ill ti " 4 Present instance, he,contended, wti. a in tiSiOn winch it became the duty of that' MoutH• g to winch by every effort itt.thCir.P°we" That it was need oily mentiOn;that even' those gentlenien who \vete:enabled to bestow on their adventures the advantage . 01 their' own per ;sonal attendance and arteittion, .did not find it 'ariswer their purpose to occupy the whOle tonnage -allowed them. 'The tonnage for the captains and officers, during the above period,' did not exeeau 60,000 tons, - and - the victualling-about 30,000.;:-- Ile stated these things to prove, that there was a delusion which had gone .abroad among the peo ple of this country, - as -to the advantages to be de rived from a free opening to- the Indian: market. India, he knew, and he wished it to be generally known, could not take the . articles of - our-trade and inauufactare so,as to make theopening of the -market an object to all this country: This should be known :because, - grand and energetic, as the Mercantile -spirit of, this couthry Was, it there was the smallest prospect of the ,'ltalian market - presenting any % thing like , a market for our .manufactures, such as was represented in other places, he knew too much of the gener;- osityand.greatness of. spirit by which his .hro they merchants of London were Actuated, not to be - satisfied," that: they would contentedly boW to -their unfortunate situation, rather than' endur* the thought, that, for their accomModatiOn, an advantageous market should be shut against the trade 'and manufacture of the whole kingdom. There was, at this moment, at Gravesend, a vessel for India, ale - freight of which 'was rated So low as 41. a ton, and yet, even at this low rate, no eititia'Was (acre& -And; he asked, were offieeks who had saciifieed themselves to the setvice' of the CnthOany and of the Country, to be lost of .And fOr what ? For what, he contended, waS a mere 'delusion. • He did not say that Mi nisters were to blame.' If a represcntaiion Was made to them, ,it was not unnatural that, they should pay attention' to it; though rhe trusted they were not wedded . to the opinion, they had, he trnsted, W9thOut consideration, espoused. It was for the Meeting to do away the delusion, and to shew to the Government, and to,the publie;* that the opening of, the Indian Market Could not go to ...attect the commerce of the country at large ;, and that any expectations of such a result, liwever, sanguinelY they might. be 'formed,. Is.at not the most dist Ant chance of ever being realised: The - Loan Mayer. said,,, lie felt himself called on, injustice to the torporation of Lninlon, to state, that, he had received a reqniSition; signed by a number of the 11.1 embers of -the Comnieri Council ; requesting him to call a Meetiog of 'the Corporation of LOndon, for the parpeise of takiiig .into ennaideration the steps necessary to• pmevent the removal of the exclusive trade to India from .the port of London. He, begged to assure the feettng,_that, be Should order -a CorntitOn Coun cil to be convened as speedily as he cOidd(lo UM stitntionally, it not being competent' fm: him 'to convene the same till - after the recess. llisLLOrd ship stated the circomstance, however, at present; that the Meeting might see .that the Corporation was alive, to their view'S. His Lordship 'said, Reiolutions (which were now -read' altogether), should be put separately, Nviien any Gentleman would be at liberty,to make observations might suggest themselves to him ripOu oat.' The first ,ResOlation being tuove'd ,by). GO . r• don, Esq. and seconded- Nash, Esq. Was' -put and agrees) to unanimously. • The second Resointion being read, ' • Mr. BAstut,L.:•l)ix(iN said, tliat propos ing any alteration on the sense of the liesolUtion, : , he presumed to suggest, that °lie sentenced it, probably, .wi l s -too_ strpag," To, say that the ef fe,•(:t of. vpening the trade to India must occ.ision. tueloss.a, th e v% hole . Indian territory, bethought was going too far. To his'eoaception; • it wOuld N.,yllongh to express that as the probable conse . finetic4. Mr, MARTIN was of ()pillion, that to introduce the,word proposed, :would be to weaken the . whole 'of the nesolutiOn. lt•Wits his opinion,•t hat throw : , ing the trade to India open . , Would inevitably have ,the Ole et of losing to _us the . . whole ferritory of In ia, If.this was the opinion .of the Meeting,' ,they ou g ht, with Out hesitation, to express it, nor '_could they do so in too positive language. • • Mr: KENNARD of Opinion, ought to go forvvard and not bileftWard.'' were called on to Make a stand ; .ttuithe ii ire po-, sit ive their expresSions Were the better they specerd. Air. RowcaoFT was anxious to avoid any dif ference of qpinion. lle agreed that a poSitiVe cle claratiou, . that the elect ot throwing the trade open* , ,must. be the loss of our . Indian, territories,, might "seem, too strong ; whereas. the introduction: of the word ,probable might seem to, weaken the , sentence' too much 'should propose,. thire'- . . • foye r to. introduce, instead of the word .these • other words ‘‘ with a danger of,' C. &C, . - • Resolution thus amended Was put Anil car Oed,:unanimously; as was ; also the ehird resolution.. On the fourth resolution baing put, I - luSIE said., being unable to,•enituide in the opiniOn . expressed in this Resc4ntion, 4e could not sober" it to pass without entering his protest. against it. By the Act of the 33d of the . King, conimodation vrwi to be given to private merchants and •mannfacturers to export goods to the Last lushes; and the Company COUsidering that poli tics andcommeree could never go toge tlier, 4iptihtted titat the vesselS should sail . at to weather seasons, with convoy, &t. lit ME. hoWever, Was .not the only person who knew that never a vessel had sailed in the fair-weather season, lit that the practice had been to detain vessels,, even fur yearS, tot political purposes; (Cries of 'No, no!) at 'h.fa,t great . delays had in this way been ,oceasioned. The freight of goods exported . by private merchants to India, Amounted: to 650, - otfUl. aml What proved I that , there must have. been great detentiOn Was this, that the demurrage amounted to upwards of • .400,uPoi. and, his occasioned not by waiting_ for Convoy, &e.but by detentions for political pttr ,poses,_ . Be.sides this, ,it was of great eonseqUence .to know When the vessels Were, to sail', Os d i e " Wiled, perhaps, six or seven niOntlit'after the time expected., a market migjtt be lost. Be 01r" 111 nne), as interested not in trade alone, but in ...the country, was not for confining the export trade to Inch to the port of London alone. Mr. MARTIN spoke to order, and nuaved that the adyertisement convoking the 11,6et.ing [ Muhl be .read, which being done, lib obseiyed that the remarks of the Hon. Gentleman would apply vast 7 ly well in the House,ol,Commons, where . the :whole question wonld come . under discussion. Ile had let the Hon. - Gentleman go on far enough enahle 'the Meeting to be. convinced th%- the • elf tw. 6voticipaii lOshed not to.eontinue to them the [rade. °which they nowenjoyed . "(to secure which was the 'object for Which they had met) but to t eke it ,aWay from them. Ile asked of the Lord Mayor, therefore, whether this was not .a IVeeti»g convened for, , the purpose of preserVing; rather thin of giving the exclusive trade of ihepori of London . : , --(Vicar,. hear!) KENNAED SMITH begged to know if. the Hon. Gentleman _was.o Merchant, or in any way interested in the India Or China trade ? The Loin :%.,LiYcia informed -the Honourable Gentleman (lir. liunie) that he would he pleased to conkne . - himself to the subject matter before the meeting. . , HUME declared, that he was interested in the question as a tinder to ludic —as.a proprietor to sotat extent. of India stock-; and if it was 'not meant that ,such persons--per Sons who had spent all their lives injudia, 'Should be alloWed to de 'liver their sentiments; those who called this meet ing together, would have done much better to dis cus's ,the snbjec,t at.home in their closets. ltowertotir . rose to order, and wished to' du impress on thesHottrable Gentleman, that the meeting had not been convened to discuss thege ' neral .question between. ,London and the Out ports, but-as a body of persons interested, to con-, skier ,the, besto• means bf,.impressin their claims on the Administration and the Legislature. r Per 'soni-who had anything to suggest, WhiCh might facilitate this object, would do a .great favour to the meeting by bringing it forward. Ott the other - hand, those , whO had any opposition to wake to the object of the present meeting, would with more propriety urge it in other places. He did not wish to suppress discussion, but to suggest that this was not the proper time and place for it '; and that the arguments of the Honourable. Gentle man (Mr. Runic) were at present misapplied, which in another place would be well employed. Mr.- HUME iftlo, that'Andidg Such was the ob ject of the meeting, he would have done with one observationt hat this mode of .proceeding was tot calculated 1,6 give weight to their resolutions, and contrary to thlt liberality which formed the eha racteri:Aie "of British inerchant." The 6th, with, and . 7th Resolutions ,were put andiearried unanimously.. The' Bth ReSolittion wits also carried,' after a verbal amendment.' A Itesoltition,which stood as the 9th, and which expatiated on the injury which: the inland and coasting navigation of the Kingdom would receive troul'elle extnsioti of the India trade to the Out ports, was then read. Mr. Ptxoti.suggested that.it would be better to omit this tesolutton altOgether.' If the naviga tion in question would be injirreci, it 'Would he urged' that . thii could only htipperi because there was .2.t pre , ..nt an unnecessary expellee incurred in bringing the goods, from the Out-ports to 'After r6r words between Alilennan ATKINS and . Iklr.'llt Kay.; Mr; Ilumu obwrved, it would be advisable. to withdraw the resolution, as it had been argued by theme rchants of th,tl ont-ports, that 17-2,Uths of the goodi imported from India, were re-expoyted from this country, and that ale expence of con veyance from London to the great exporting ports (Liverpool,.B4c.), which, .was incurred under the present system, was unnecessary. The Loin MAYOR interrupted the lion. Gentle ma it' to inform him, that the resolution was with- drawn. " • The iiext resolution was then. put and - carried unanimously, after a fear words from Mr. Hume. The resolution, tbitt a Petition be presented to both flotises.Of Paiirdinent,' was also carried una nimously. The' Petition wt?s then, read and approved of. • The l'lth and resolutions were put ;aid .cavried unaniniously'. • 'lo'4;44'Vso -re , olveit that : the Members for the City of Londbil tic requested to present the Peti thin to Parliament; • Sir JAMES 'UAW 'expressed his Nvuongnesi to t'ul it that office, and w;ts eu4bied to answer a 150,,; for Mr. Aldernittn and and Sir William Curtis, whose private ba.siaCss had prevented them froth attending.: • • Air. Alderman ATrass expressed similar senti- Mats. - • , A4ertie:Was read. from _Mr:Alderman Combe, ,txpresslng his concurrence with the object of the neeting, and offering leis service for the promor - ticift•of it. • • , • Thanks to the, General Connuittee were then moved and caviled. It was kdso resolved, thßt.a,9ubscription he open— ed to defray - the expense attending the fertherance • of the object oithe Mr. Itow.cnovr moved the Thanks of the Meet ing to the Lord Afayor. ThOnotion'ivas second . - • ed It; Wigan], and earriedithartimOuslY. - His - 'Lordship rt.turned .and declared, Vint they should alw;iys hiin a friend to any measure - which might promote the intereits of the C 4 `of London. , • MrAtowcitorr gaVe notice of a Meeting of,all persons' concerned in the Import Trade ,froni the East Indies, to be• hidden-1n the Egyptian Hall, at the Mansion-House,- on Tbin§day ,i4)ie 14th in stant :-- the Lord Mayor in the Chair.- r -As he was on his legs, he would repeat that lt.Coidd not be expected from them, that they shoilid consider Ivbether the extension of the India trade were ne cessary to the State. .They bad rumige their own loss, w.bile others might Urge their privations. It would- remain: fOr -aunther set Ot men to decide, wOelt-Iclitint 4 bad the :most weipt. The subject deserVed all the consideration that could bp given„ it but they could not be charged with ilhberali• ty, if they did not take it on themselves. Petitions were then distributed for signatures, and books opened forsubscriptions, in pursuance of tlie resolutions. OnlSaturday the Clergy of the Cathedral Church and Diocase of NVOreester met in the Audit Idiom Of the Dean and Chapter, and agreed, upon a Peti. Lion against the Roman Catholic MITTLPEIMIS of MR. IroRsEAT,L. YORK, JAN,. ,(3.--Georse IteikYr, of • Lt)! groy - bridge, clOth , dre3scr, ; hoep of Hundo'stield; 23; and Thomas Eli !- dersfidf),:,:2 ; judietezl for wilful in. cd#..r of Alr..Willnun llorsfall , of 17‘11n-N;L:i, a, r• ::.t and manufacturer; at Lockwood, tlie Riding of the county of York, 'on:Tuesday,' the 28th of April, i • - - • It appeared from the evidence of John Armitage, who lives att Crossland Moor, and keeps u punk- , house there , called the Warren House; that Mr. • Ilorsfall had; on the 28th April, been,. at Ilinfi:erss. field market, and °kith' return eaPetl at witness's house about a quarter past six in the even' ag. lie stopped at the dotir, got aglas's of rinn'und ati rite t, treated 2persous Who werif . ' . the'rei paid his reekii:- ing i and rode away did not stop 2 , ) minute's at. wit nes.s's,' nor did It e t .et off his. hots(); ..3ietwee4 wt •••;' nesS's house and Marsden; there is : a plantation belonging to Mr.B.:;ielilfe, and abo t a quarter of a mil'e from. the Warren Muse. Aboat ii cite tier past seven o'clock, .wituess heard some children say, that Mr. Iforsfall had been shot. '''Witileqs and the ttvo persorneWhom the deCealed had been ' treating ; went out together, and found Mr„ 110P6- fall about 20 . 0 r below We 'phintrition, sitting on the road sid, •bleeding very lunch.— • They got him down to the Warren-house as soon os they could. ,Mr. hot stilt died there: . . . Henry Pdrri another witness, said he waS at ' Huddersfield on. 2sth of April last . ; was Upon the road between 11;niderfield and Marsden,. ;md after he had passed the ‘Varren-house, heard the report of, fire-arms ;. saw a person .riding before • bit„ ; report seemed to come from Mr.'liadollife!s plantation ; saw sMoke,arising at the same time / and four persOns were in the plantation in &irk coloured 'clothes -;' the -person who was-before wit ness harsebatk, after the report, fell the horse's .cbine, and the horse turned rownd a$ enick as . possible this person, who it appears was Mr. HorsialL raised himself by the hOrse's main, • and ealled out = innider. As soon as 'he called out murder, one of the four men got on the • wall with one Wand and two feet, and celled out " Haveyou got enough yet r and (Pat;) set off to Mr. :at full gallop. Mr:' iI. said ". good, man yon are a,Stranger to me, l'lti Apt," anti Wasithen going to fall oil his horse. Mr..ll;ors - - fall grew sick ; witness took hold :a his ; blood began to • flow from his side. . Mr. 11. de sired witness to' go' to Mrs. Horsfall's. : Ilannister, a clothier, met Parr on thi! road galloping, who told witness that Mr. Horsfall was shot.: 'Witness found .Mr. on the road side very bloody. .Mr. Horton, surgeon, gave his testimony.pro fesiOnailY-4e extracted a ball from the deceased, andfotind SCVCrilt wonads in the deceaSed's .body, and had no doubt they !,yere the cause of air. Hors fall's.death. . lienjamin Walker, an accomplice, stated, that the prisoners, George. Mellor and Thomas Smith,' worked with him at"-Wood's ; and in ;Leo aversatiOn. about. the attaelvon Mr. Cartwright's maill, Mel lot said there was no way to break the shears— but shoot the master. 'Mellor, on the 'day Mr. • Horshlll was shot, brought a loaded pistol, and gave it to. witness.: and said he must go with him vi.shoot Hursfall. The. piStot was double loaded. Witness abet the three'prisoners went to • the planthtiou. Smith, had a' pistol, which he shoved to the witness.. Smith and Walker Went together, and got to the plantation first. Th - orpe and Melloreameafterwards. Mellor orderedwit, ness and Smith tOfire, if they(Mellor and Thorpe) . missed Mr. Horitall; witness did not fire, but heard Mellor . say Alr Horifall '.was : coming, and soon after heard,tite:report of :a , pistol ; witness .was about 20 yards off; they Avatted at this ; distance till the job was done; Witness and several others • who were examined upon the .trial, proved that the murder was well known amongst those twi.vted-in, and an oath was taken not to reveal it. The prisoners attempted to prove an alibi. The . Jury withdrew for about twenty-five minutes, and returned a verdict of Guilty against all'the pri soners. The trial commented abont nine o'clock, and lasted till eight in the evening. The Court was excessively crowded; The 'Culla was exces sively crowded.' The prisoners were ordered to be hanged on Friday. • . TliE Tag.yray...--Mr..ltaE,' Who has' made, at least, a respectable impression on.the public, atp peared hest night at Drury-lane Thetttre, in the . part lord Hastens. - 'it is a'part, of no.great . importance iu itself,, und, therefOre, requires the ,. efforts of powerfof talents to exalt it into conse, toenco. Mr. ItAn can Only be said to have ills :played decent Mediocrity.' Hisperformance want ed animation, and was too gloomy throughout. There is n softness and siMplicity in the part of June , Shore, notwithstanding her supposed life, to which . the.qualitieS tof Miss SUITH are not pre. „ cisely adapted. In the 'manner with which she' applauded Hastings, for protecting the Royal' Childrea, and ht expression . of ieal for their rights, she was most successful. Mrs. GLOwca tank great pains 'with 'AliCia, but her . foi-te is co.- fainly Mittriigedy. As a comic actress, she de servedly holds :the :first raidc.--ItAvlstoNti and WiioyPIITON, in Gloucester and pentolit, ably ex erted theinSelvei. The scenery Was. quite in the old .firitish costume, and we' under Stand, that the representation of a ehamber in Crosby-House is exact. The Managers, indeed, deserve credit for having' bronglit foilvard' a series' :of sceues iin the aticient stwle, and the Merit of the execution, we find,' is 0%-ing to the' researches and the shill of eArOl4. new play forthcoming at Covent-Gard Thelitre,. of which report 'speaks sri fiwouraidr, ie to be named The s4iitient' of Saltmpicit, iictme of -action,will muter it particularly iiitaest fitg as it has beendig,nitied by time achievements of British valour. A few days ago, at a very reqpeeralde meeting of merchants, m;mufaetnrers, titni others, held at the Cutler's Hall, in Sheffield, resolutions were entered into on the subject of the East India mo nopoly. A petition to Parliament gmu t the re newal of the Company's charter. wa alsO agreed upon, and Mr. I. A. Ward and Mr. Leader, were appointed deputies, to—attend the Committee in London. Upwards of 2G(} guineas Nreletubscrib, of at the wetting towards ibe expPlicla•