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each year there had been a large accumulation of Debt a and stated, as the result, that in the course of these five years the Company's Debt had increased Upwards of t t million's. This statement he defi ed the Noble Lord, or any Member in the Committee, todisprove, and he asked every Gentleman whether this was not a - complete evidence that all the repre. Rotations given of the Company's affairs were altogether fallacious and unfounded I He insisted that' the service of the Company could not go on without new Loans; asserted, that a new Loan must be negociated next year in India. He argued that the statements of the charges on the Company • were quite delusive. The most prominent charges Were only brought forward, while all the heads of Extraordinary Service, which were very numerous, were carefully kept our of view. Those who pre. pared the Estimates acled just as the Government here would do were they to content themselves with stating the charges for the Army and Navy, leaving out every other article of expence. The Hon. Member supported his reasoning by a number of minute calculations, and sat down with declaring, that the affairs of the Company were far from being so flourishing at they were represented. Lord.CdSTLSREAGH observed, that the Hon. Gentleman did not make a proper allowance for the expenditure which the Company were unavoidably subjett to in time of War. He had, besides that, omitted. to make any dedualion on account of the Assets which the Company were possessed of. These . 'were inaccuracies which it was necessary for the Hon. Gent, to take into his more serious consideration. He was fully aware that the question was of a most complicated nature, and every Gentleman did not sufficiently attend to such complex statements as were then before the House, to he in full possession of 'the various changes which arose in the course of stitch accounts. If the Hon. Gentleman was to re. volve these considerations in his own mind more at leisure, it was more than probable that he would he induced to alter his opinion. We had an European, and we had an Asiatic War in the course of the year. It should be also recollealeda that shortly after the Mysore, we had to undergo the expences of the Mah'ratta War. Though that War did not aCtually break out until August last, it must .be supposed that preparations were made a considerable length of time before hostilities were,aalually commenced ; 'the first preparatory steps by which expences were incurred., he understood, were taken in the month of May, 18ot. Upon the whole, it would be found that, ekclusive of the Charges of a complicated War, the antral amount of Debt contrailed within the year did not exceed 300,0001. If the increased .amount of debt were considerably more than such a sum as he had mentioned, he could not think that even then it was a fair criterion by which we would be authorized to form any judgment revealing the ltcsotirces of the Company, or the general State of their Finances. It was evident that in time of War there mast be some difficulty in transmitting bul. lion from Europe to the Ea s t. And when we looked at the extended Commerce, and the increased Re. venue of the Company, we must be convinced, that borrowing under such circumstances was the neces sary result of the increased opulence and growing power. The universal rasped of the state of our Affairs in India must present a flattering piaure to the Company themselves, and be most grateful to the feelings of every Englishnian. -Mr. JOHNSTONE reminded the Noble Lord that in his account of the Assets, there was the sum of seven millions of Debt, He did not mean to charge the 'Noble Lord or any other person with expending the Public Money in such a manner as that they were unable to account for the exlendi. tore. He on ly meant to contrast the Estimates given in for a certain number of years with the ac. tual result, mid from thence to form an average or • general conclusion as to the situation of the Com. party's affairs. Lord CASTLEREAGH ,contended, that the , gene. ral result did not disprove the faals given in the Estimate. Lord HENRY PETTYobserved, that if some means Were not taken to prevent the Debt in India from increasing, it might advance to an alarming and in definite extent. He then expressed a desire to he informed if any measure had been already adopted, either with a view 'to promote regularity in the Accounts, or to prevent the further accumulation of Debt a The CH/INCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that considering the great distance of the Company's Settlements from this Country, the Ac. counts Were in his opinion, forwarded with an traordinary degree of inecision • If any inaccuracy, however, Could by any mean s . be correeted, the suggestion o f t h e Noble land would undoubtedly, 11 a its due weight with His Majesty's Govern. resent. Lord C ASTLERE AGH assured the Noble. Lord, that' it was his earnest wish to promote the objeas whichhe had alluded to .a s much as pos,ible, and as great a quantity or bullion should be sent to India from Europe in the course of e as eistent with t h e circumstancesth y of the ear, times. was eon. Mr. FRANCIS deprecated the evils that might arise to themselves and to the Country fromllliSCOn dol in t h e management of the Affairs of the East_ India Company, and poited out the reat ad. V antages that might be de n rived from certain wise and salutary regulations. Mr. eIIAPLES GRANT said, that he had no cbjeaion to examine the Affairs of the Company however minutely, provided that such an examina. tion should be fair and impartial, and unmarked by any party spirit. It was a national misfortune, he admitted, that the Affairs of India. were so little known, and so litt!e attended to, as to offer no en. couragement for exertion in those who had the management in East India Affairs. He complain. ed that the money advanced by the Company was often recovered, with difficulty, and chat it was generally found necessary to have recourse to a Com mittee of the House for that purpose, as well as for settling their Accounts. The Company, by a,,d vaneing t h e money, thus became the sufferers. The Company, he contended, were in a far better way than i n t h e year 1793. Their Accounts, he stated , Were kep t w i t h t h e greatest accuracy, in which t he a mount of th e i r C apita l was always di st i n aly mar k. A Sinking F un d h a d b een f orme d, he a dd e d, •111•...• ...AV VW ~/./11.8 ••••••••/ • a.. •••• , .•••rll.O, their tielus. Mr. FRANCIS, in allusion to his former speech, which had been animadverted on by the preceding • speaker raid, that he had not meant to say any thing severe in regard to the Accounts of the CJmpany, but only that justice should be done the Company, by a proper and careful examination of their Ac. counts, which he apprehended would not be less to their own satisfadion than to that of the Country. After some farther conversation between Lord CASTLER EACH, Mr. JOHNSTONE, and Mr. GRANT, the several Resolutions were agreed to, and the Re. port ordered to be received to-morrow. The Irish Small Bank Note Bill, went through a Committee of the Hause, and the Report having been brought up, was ordered to be taken into farther consideration to.morrow. • The other Orders of the Thy being disposed of, the House adjourned at E4even o'Clock. MM LS. t/ R. ARRIVED. IL*inburgh 2 PRICE OF STOCKS, Tills DAV AT Ti.VALVL o'ccncit. Consols - s 7 I Red. Ann. - si THE SUN. aOLILM QUI3 DIE 33 VAL&JJNI AUDILAT ? LONDON, JULY 11, 1804. THE Contranon for the Lottery waited upon Mr. Purr this morning, but the Birgain was not settled when this Paper was put to Press. WE refer our Readers to our Report of the Par. liamentar) Proceedings of yesterday, fora new ar. rangement respeding the lics;ders of the Loyalty Loan. Ws this day continue our Extracts from the Paris Papers, the arrival of which we announced yesterday, and also frofiLthose to the rst instant, which arrived last night. The most conspicuous part of their contents is the pardon granted by the new Emperor to eight of the persons who hAd been condemned, on condition of their being imprisoned for four years, and after. wards transported. The Letters of Pardon issued upon this occasion diaplay all the forms of Sove. reignty : they are sealed with the Seal of the Empire, and signed by the Emperor. We ate gravely told in these, that the Emperor wished to make the objects of his pardon " feel in these circumstances the eff,:as of that clemency which we have always held in singular prediledion." Amiable Man ! how much have the world mistaken your chara&er I who but must now acknowledge the tendsoaorcies Of BONArAILTE MOREAU, it is stated, has set out for the United States. Thi4 singular circumstance excites consi derable suspicion that fair play is not intended him on the voyage. His departure is said to have been very sudden, and that he had not the least previous notification of it. We yesterday gave the ridiculous gasconade of Admiral LA TOUCHR TRE V I LLe, which no doubt afforded amusement to our Readers. gONAPARTE has been at Fontainbleau, to enjoy the diversion of hunting. Sunday evening His MAJESTY, the Duxt of CAMBR I DGE, the PR INCES&ES SOPHIA and AMEL lA, attended by Lady J. TIIYNNE, Generals MANNER, and GARTH, and the Hon. Mr. Viweks, rode on horseback to Osterly Park. risk MAJESTY and the other PRINCESSES followed, in three open car. riages. The ROYAL FAMILY came to the Queen's House this morning. Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at Lord HARR() W Y'S Office. Th e R us . *lan Ambassador attended. Yesterday, notwithstanding the badness of the day, the Lord Lieutenant of Kent reviewed, on Blackheath, the Kent Volunteers within ix miles of Bromley. In consequence of the wet weather, they were soon dismissed. The Regiments did not muster strong, owing to this circumstance. Yesterday a COurt of Aldermen was held at Guildhall, when the price of Bread was ordered to be raised half an assize, or a penny in the peck loaf. The Chamberlain reported, that JAMES OLDHAM OLDHAM, EST. had paid his fine to be excused serving the office of Sheriff; and the proper officer reported his having given notice to JOHN LACIER LA MOTTE, Esq. who was then called 'three dines in the Flail, but did not appear ; whereupon the Court requested the Loan MAYOR to issue his Pre. cept fur holding a Common Hall to-morrow, for the elation of two other persons in their room. New York Papers were received yesterday to the 27th of May., One of them s t ates , t h at an i n di s. criminate massacre of all the white French inhabi tants at Cape Franvis, took place on the zoth of April. In this dreadful carnage, which continued for three successive days and nights, the murderers spared not << eve': the 'women ,vid children." An embargo was laid on the AmericAn vessels im the harbour previous to this work oftlevh, and h a d not been taken off' at the date o f t h e 'latest Advices, which was on the z9th of April. The French Frigates Melo and 62ytelle, of 44. guns each, from Guadatoupe (where they had recently arrived from France with Troops), arrived in Ame rica on the 24th of May. By Letters from Jamaica, it appears that the Spanish Government have allowed the free import:l -tion of Negroes into Cuba, by vessel s of all nations, for six years. r lI Ad 1V J.: FY 0 • PLYtiloU'or, JULY 9.—ln consequence of special orders reteiyed for all the Frigates and smaller Ves. ads laying at this Port, to proceed to sea with all possible dispatch, the following sailed this morning on a Cruize to the Westward, viz. Boadicea, - 38 Gulls, Capt. Mitt TL A ND, - 36 Capt. PaowsE, Plover. - 18 Capt. H ANcocK, And two other Sloops of War. Sailed also the Sparti9te, of 7. guns, Capt. Sir F. Last)REY, to join the Channel Fl , !et; and the Squirrel Frigate, with six Merchantmen under con. voy, bound to the South Seas. Arrived the NrdwigAlarsaretta, Capt. ME I NCH, from Salo, laden with wine for the Vidualling Stores at this Port; also the ship Lord Macartney, of London, Capt. GI LCIIR IsT, from New Bruns. wick, with niasts'for the Dock-yard. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 10.--Sliled this day, His MAjcsry's Ship Culloden, of 74 bans, Admiral Sir EDWARD PELLEW, for the East Indies, with the following Ships under her Convoy, viz. For Madras and Ilencoolen—Baring, Capt. Meadows. For 11Iadras—Wor.:ester, Wood ; Lord Ilawkeshirry ' Turn bull; Duke cf NLAitrose, Patterson ;ley Castle, Mack intosh; and United Kingdom, Petty. • For' Bengal—Sovereign, Merriton ; Monarch, Bowes ; Alexander, Franklin; and Mangles, Reed. This day Captain Sri LEA, of the Roebuck Cutter, seized a Smuggling Vessel off Selsey, laden with 2so casks of spirits. SHVERNES9, JULY W.—The Liem Armed Ship, and Tartar Custer, are appointed to sail with a Con. vny for the Bailie on the tfrh inst. and she //:nd Armed Ship, and SUCelli Cutter, with a Convoy for Tonningen the same day. DEAL, JULY to.--S.iited His Majesty's Ship Argo, to join Admiral TttoßNßaolicti, oq the Texel ; /pi/nor/a/ire and Leda Frigates, Harpy Sloop, Locust, Bruizer, Bloodhound, and Archer Gun Brigs, for their station off Boulogne. Arrived the Constant and Haughty Gun Brigs, froethe Nore. The Rambler, South Whaler, arrived at Ports. mouth, sailed from St. Helena sth May, where the Walmer Cattle arrived the tsth April. The Vancouver American Ship, sailed from St. Helena (of Boston the 20th April. Capt. BROWN stated, that he left China the 22d January, when 15 Ships were lying at \Vhampoa. Other accounts stated 17. A Danish Ship arrived at St Helena— fell in with LINOIt' Squadron off Pulo Timon : they had taken a Mrge Indiamatrand a Brig, b ut h a d made no ether capture!. The Unicorn and Whim, Whalers, were captured off St. Helena by a French Privateer, of 20 guns. The cargo of the Whim was put on board the Uni corn: the crew of the latter Ship were sent On bo ar d the Whim, which Ship was ransomed by the Captain, and is arrived off Portsmouth. The Bellona and M a y,: Whalers, were left at St: Helena. The Sprightly and Kingston Whalers were arrived at Sr. Helena. By the Rambler the following intelligence is re. ceived : The Britatin.ia (East India Company's Ship) with th e Ceorgiana Packet were cruizing to windward of the Island. The L'EgyprienNe Frigate, Capt. Ft. Rhi I tee, ar. rival at Sc. Helena the 7th April. It was rumour. ed she was to cruize tor the proteetion of the Island. The following Ships had sailed previous to the Rambler: the Rosebud, PEAss, from the Cape for Philadelphia; the Mary, GRAY, from China for Boston ; the .701.pb, Lt a, from Mocha, last from the Cape, for Huron. The T'wo Friends, from Prince Edward's Island, had arrived at St. Helena, and was about to return to that island. We learn that complaints having been made Of the licence allowed to the French Privateers in the Island of Cuba, Admiral DUCKWORTH sent a Frigate to the Havannah, with a strong remonstrance on the subjeft ; in consequence of which they have been restrained from carrying prizes into that Island. TH s °PIRA...4/ Ratio di Proterpi#a had . but a scanty Audience last night during the first an, hut the House improved as the performance proceeded, and was at last very well attended. Mrs. Bit. L INGTON was quite herself, and had abundant ap. plause. There were six excores. Miss CR ANEI ELD performed the part of Penns, instead of Mad. LA. BUR I E, in the The 7udgment of Paris, and supplied the place of tier predecessor tolerably well, except in the charm of beauty. BANTi, according to report in the Opera House last night, died lately at Trieste, after a few days illness. It was also reported that St cv lA, the best Singer in Italy, had recently shared the same fate. BANTI had acquired a considerable fortune. The Theatre at Brighton opened on Saturday last, with Spred Mr Plough and Rosina. An appro priate Address was spoken by Mr. J . BauwroN, who is said to be the author of it. Its purpose was to signify that as the theatrical campaign opened under the protection of Royalty, every exertion would be. made to render the service active and effeaual. When, in following up the metaphor, the speaker came to the following line : " behold the banner under which we fight," the curtain ascended, and displayed a beautiful scene, representing the Arms of the PRINCE. of WALEi,. IThignifiCently embellished. The House was nutnt. rously attended, and the audience at the end•of the Comedy demanded Gld save the Kivg, which was sung with great eff!a. The Theatre opened again on Tumiay with 7 . he Provoked Iluiband, and Lady Townley had a very spirited representative in Miss BRUNTON. 11.N1 24, The Court of AppeAl heard, yesterday mrnirg., the pleadings of the Counsel of GEORG'SS CADOVDAL; of the eleven other perloos condenmett die, and of the Girl HtZAY, who was sentenced tp r.ufE7r twy years imprisonment. M. GAuTut Ofre reel t h ose arguments which had been rejected by the Criminal Court ; and M. DOMMANGET stated various other reasons for nullifying the sentence of his Clients; but the Court, after a long deliberation, returned to their sitting at half past four, and after repeating the arguments urged by the Counsel, 4untinned fte sentence. JUNE z 6. The Emperor, at a Privy CJuncil assembled at Saint Cloud, on the zist inst. remitted the capital punishment of those persons condemned, to wham he had not already shewn merry, when an amnesty was granted to the French who Ifrad borne arms against France, or had ta k en part i n ( h e civil war The following are the condemned persons wha were pardoned: vii. ATHANAsr HYACINTHE ILAI 7 , VET DE LOZIER; FRANCOIS Loons RUsILLIoN; ETIENNE FRANCoIS RoCHeLLE ; A.RMAND FRAN. Cols FIERACLIUS PoLIGNAC ; ABRAHAM AVGDs. TIN CHARLES FRANCOIS D'HOZIER ; CHARLES RIVIERE; FREDERIC LAJOLAIS; and ARMANp GAILLARD. • Letters of Pardon have in consequence been issued, conceived in the following terms • Napoleon, by the Grace of God, and the Constitution of the Empire, Emperor ottlie French. To the President and Memhers, composing the Criminal. Court of justice of the Dcpartin.ht of the Seine, sitting at Paris. Our heart has been' tire more affeaeri by the new plots that have bccn formed a4ainst the State by the et leinies of frame, since two men wh.) have. rendered great services tu the country have taken part in them. By your arrest oft 2.ist of Ptairial last, you have col)_ demned to the punishineut ot de d A thanese acinth Itoll vet de Lozier. I lis crime is great, but h.ire trish,:sl to rock : him feel in these circumstances tile effects of that de= inency which we have alts, ty held in singular predilection. In consequence, and atter haVing ass:mbled in Privy Court= cii in our Palace of St. Cloud, on the ad oft he present month, the Arch-Chancellor , f the Empire, the A‘ell-Treasurer, • the Constable, the Grand Judge alai Minister of justice, the • Minister for Foreign Atiiiirs and har War, the Senators l• rn coix NctitChatati, I..i.place, and i.ouche ; the Courasellors of State, Regnaud (de St. Jean d'AngL;ly) and Lacuee, and the Members of the Court of Cassaim, Bouvaine and Ouilart,We have declared and do declare, that we grant par= don with roped to capital punishinent to and coin mute the •;‘,ld pkuii..;lonerit into that of deportation, wt:ich shall tal., aster tiL• ra.lut of four years, during which the said -----. snail ue tisunckl ill the place %Illicit shall be assigned. We aired and crumnand that the present letters, sealed with the Seal ot the Empire, shall he presented ro; . ou within, three days from their being received by our Attotney-General in the said Court, in :t public audience, to which the p erson who has obtained them shall be conducted to hear them read, standing, and with his head uncovered; and that the said letters shall be afterwards transcribed into your registers, and a note made of them in the margin of the arrest of condemnation. Given at the Palace of Sr. Cloud, under the Seal ot the Empire, the 4th of MCSSidor, Yeat 12.) (Signed) NAYOLZON. By the Emperor. The Secretary of State, (Signed) H. a. MAW. Seen by us Arch-Chancellor of the limpire, (Signed) CAM 6 ACERES. The Grand Judge Minister of Justice, Sicced) REGNIIR. The condemned persons to whom His Majesty has granted pardon. with respea to capital punishment, will be confined in the undermentioned places, viz. a..Bouvet de Lozier, in the Castle of Bouillon. a. Armand Galliard —Won. 3. Frederic Lit,iolais, in the Castle of Bellegarde. 4. Louis Russillion in the Castle Eouide. 3. Charles D'Hozier—idesr. G. Francois Rochelle, in the Castle of If. 7. Charles Francois de Riviere, in the Fort of Four. 8. Armand Francois Herachus . Polignae, in the Castle of Ham. 9. Julis Polignae, condemned to two years imprisonment, will be confined in the same p r i son w i t h h is Brother. General Mon env has set off for the United States. —Morita/ A particular incident retarded the execu t i on o f two of the condemned persons for about a guar, ter of an hour; DUCORPS and LEMERCIER re. quired to be taken to the Hotel.de Ville, to make some declaration; their request was granted, and they were afterwards brought hack to the scaffold ; several of the sufferers embraCed their Confessors itn. mediately before they received the fatal stroke-- None of them were dressed in the red cloak : seve. ral exclaimed, " Five le Rol !" at the moment of their execution. Gs()4tctts, when upon the scaffold, knelt' at the feet of his Confessor. ,The twelve culprits were con. veyed to the place of execurion in three carts, four persons in each. When at die moment of execution t h ey exclai me d riv e It Roi I some of the soldiers replied, rive l'Empertur According to the last letters from Rome, a de.. mand has been made of His Holiness, in consequence of which the Poe s will grant full powers to Cardi. nal FEscut to crown, in his name, the Emperor of the French. JUNE 28. The Imperial Atturncy.General having sum. moned the Criminal Court of Justice to meet yes terday morning, between the hours of six and seven, demanded the public reading of the Letters of Par don which had been addressed to it by the EMPE. ROR. This office was performed by the Register ; the persons to be pardoned standing upon a bench, with their heads uncovered, according to the regu. lotions Contained in the Letters of Pardon, which, in the course of the day, were transcribed in the Records of the Co urt ; an d t h ose i n favour of whom they were gran te d, immediately a f ter d eparted for the places where they are to be confined.. CORN EXCHANGE, JULy . I.—TIIC supply of Wheat is sh o r t f or to.day's Market, and higher prices are made for fine samples, with brisk sates; Barley and Malt' - rather dearer, the latter a thing article; Beans and White Pease fully keep their price ; Grey 'very scarce, at 425. per quarter ; having large arrivals of Foreign 040, they are noted at decreased prices; little doing in Rape Seed, and Flour rather inclines upwards. I l' Wheat 35i a 455 asts c d Tit:- Beans - 3ts a ,37s od Fire ditto - 02$ a 6 4s od, Oats - 21 S a 23s a ',ZS'S od Rye - - • ais a 2lii - od Poland ditto 2.6 i a 2.7 S od Barley - -24 s a zys 6d . Rape Seed r 371. a 491. Malt - - . 6oS a 6;s od Hue Fltwr . 4 , P a 48$ od White Pease 40S a 4ts c , d Se:0;1(U 44s a 44s od Beans - -37 s a 435 od The Royal . Cheshire Miliria, commanded by Col. Lord GREY, marched from Chelmsford in the middle of tat week, in four diviiions, for Hull. This Regiment consists of about 400 Men,