The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-02-15 00:00:00

MARINE INSURANCE COIPANV•

Mr. MANNING said, he had lately presented a
petition from many persons, praying the establish-
ment of a New Marine Insurance Company. He
then entered into a statement of the int-wive-
a:entles arising from the want of a general incorpo-
rated establishment of this nature; and the supe-
riority it would bear to the existing Marine Insur.
ance Companies, both as to the revenue it **old
produce, and the security it would insure. He did
not mean that it should trench upon the tao pre-
sent Companies. There was as immediate neces-
sity for such nn establishment, which, Icy the balk
of its capital, would preclude a doubt of its inde-
pendence, and form a contrast to tlio-e whose col-
lective capital amounted t no wore than five mil-
lions. He then snowed. "That a select Committee
be appointed to conr,'er the'prenent state of the
Marine Insurance C, wpabies of Great Britain."
Mr. GILENIIII.L sui.l a few words, but in in low
a voice, that we could lot distinctly hear him.
Mr. MARRYAT r said, he could not see the nem.-
sity of instituting such inquiry. The Globe Insu-
rance Company and applied, about thieeyears ago,
for an inquiry of the same nature, and, after some
consideration, the idea of granting it was discarded.
He denied that there would be greeter security
in a cowpony, thin in the individua's at Lloyd's,
whose collective capital was much greater than
five millions, ur any capital that a company could
hays. He noticed secs !al instances, which would
have swallowed np the capital of such a company
as this, ',With did not rause a single Lilure at
Lloyd's. There was no mention or intention of
compensation to individual underwriters, whose
peofession would be put ao end to 1 and he thought
it an original vice in dd.; application, that men who
had wide their fortunes by trade, should thus at-
tempt to destroy the I,,,pei of those rising after
them. There was no ground for this monophly ;
and the unexampled prosperity of the country sons
owing to iuditidunl exertion stud etuulatiou. He
had no objection to the matter's being discussed in
an open committee, but if a select committee was
pressed, he could find it his duty to divide the
House upon it.
Mr. 43ARING supported the principles of Mr.
Manning. The petition was supporte4 by 99 out
of via of the merchant,. of London, and this was
a sufficient ground to recommend it to the atten-
tion of the I louse. He approved of a Select Com-
mittee, as most convenient and effectual. it was
the monopoly that existed at present this Company
was intended to, destroy, and to open the trade.—
He trusted if it was established, it mould he solely
confine.' to %tine Insurances, attd thereby a
greater facility g:ven than in any of the offices
noel e.tabli.died, which also embraced fire and life
insurance%

Mr. W. AD* thought the proper mode of pro-
ceeding waa to refer the matter to a Select Com-
mittee, to prepare the subject-matter fat discuorimu
in the Ilguse at lart.re.
then .dii Wed, when there Were
For the mutton 9O
Agamat .1
There being but I 7 Members presei:t, Lao /louse
adjourned.

JA.liAlcA MAIL.

111NO•TON, DEC. 16.

At a very full meeting of the Commissioners of
Public Account% held ye.terday at the New Buiid-
lug. iii Spanish Town. it was resolved to Wolfram his
Grace the Governor. that. in con.equence of the
dirsolution of the Hou. novae of Assembly before
the money bills were partied, the Board had no
means of tarnishing the ruhristeace. &c. to I lie Ma-
jesty's white troop. after the 31st day of December
next. Another resolution directs the Aaents•Ge•
nrral to dispose of such stores and provi.ioos as re-
main unissued after that day, and to pay over the
proceed?' to the Receiver-General, for the use of the
public. It was oleo resolved, that no money ought
to be horrosvell for soy public posrpo-oe until r
next meeting of the General Assembly.
The Rereiver-ooneral was likewise directed to
pay off Suouul. of the public debt. .
Wrier have hero jutted fur the election of. ailkw
Assembly, returnable the 24th January next.

vs:truing SP.
On Wednesday, at s respectable bleating of the
Preeholdsrs and Inhabitants of this City and Parish
several resolutions were unanimously peewit, es.
presmu•e of tht esteem sod admiration in which they

Vold the lute House estA.4enibly, for their Mg,
'ltsist.le et ru, ;le in clefeirclk 01 the lives, propenT,
libtity, of the thistak.tautt of this colony.

E•BiuTISH PRESst

LONDON,
Tirilitsi)AY, FERIWAILY Is.

The Lady Arehella latekt t is arrived IliFelnutiek.
N ?tit Mails f: oni Jamaica, after it.passage of 49 dark
By her, we hove received Papers to the :NO:4
Iteemlier, from which, te are sorry to liud, tlot
di-, auttnt, of such Ion„ 'lauding in that 1.1144.
continues to incr(ose. It is already known, that Ili
Governor thought fit to dissolve the Mane of Au
ht-fabiy, in enniegnovice or it having voted the tsp.
vitro iu terms inewnposiLle with lite dignity of the
ivroa n. TLe conduct of the House of Aswinbly
however, btcu since highly approved of to teverii
parts of the bland, in which resolutior.s have Ltto
passed to that effect.

From the MTh day's evidence upon the Wail lie,
ren Inquiry, which we gave yesterday, et Nl'
length, it cleanly appear?. that the necessary melts
were not Presided, by Bliaistas, to effect an liana
diate descent upon Cadsand, the posse•sion of shah
was • primary object of the Estpuilitiou ; and that,
from this early neglect oroiersighr,a force was thises
be the enemy from Cadsend into Flushing, shiti
protracted the fall of that city. and coustepiot,
ly defeated the ulterior objects uf the Expedition,
they were ever practicable. How long do Moaners
mean to cling to their places? Do they furs ples.we
in every new disclosure of their imbecility? Do tin
'affrat to despise the sense of Parliament, sod the
licnse of the country ? and is there no weight luny
enough to sink these corks and bulrushes t.tut
Lotion' ?

The niii-utes of the evidence upon the 11's!c!mii
ren Inquiry, on the sixth day, are giv, n aei
sabasigssent colossus. They (roman of AICINJTiIi
alluded to by Sir Home POPHAM upon
examination, containing his ideas um" en I.
teen to the Scheldt, and plans fur the per;: . i
carrying it into effecyl.

Tuesday morning His MAJYSTY, Prillefogei
CVITA and SOlokUa, took an airing es borarthsk
Windsor Great Park till twelve o'
clock, aen•agsis
Sled he Ilk Maisjuis Collis RALLIS, rid HA Aco.
Lscly Er.i. Gel:armee Alssatal and FlTZEir,.:aal
Colonel l'simoa.

Monday the Duke of Ctitiattca went duos.*
Windows to Marlow Schou', and ou ro:va
stopped in Windsor, and paid a visit to Then. ALt•
,C3l III! and Primers* Minus, who re's, • io tlir
same state us alts has labouted unucr lot ootaethas
post.

Lettrr+ and Papers ha►e been noticed from Hel-
loed to Ilia Illh instant. The Papers C0C14112 se
news ; but the letters state, that Printeh truer
eontinue to march in immense numbers Iwo the
Dutch territory. Briel had already been tetra
possession of by them, and 16,000 had proceeded
from Breda into various parts of the iat•rior.

Yesterday. a Court Of Directors was held it the
East India Douse, alien the utidernbenlioutdC•ir
tains were sworn into the command of their rapec.
tire ships, viz :
Captain W. Patterson, Thomas Gram.%lle, for Cryina ul
Bengal; J. B. Samson, Earl St. Vine•at, for Bawl; A.
Gledstanea,_Royal George, fur China.
Major-C;rnertil !Or SAIIII) I, Aucitutrze 50.011
pointed Commander-in-Chief of the Compsio's
forces at Fort St. George* and also a Meuilur id
Council. The Court adjourned at six o'clock ull
to-morrow.
A seinel arrived irsi`fElyninuth, on Monday, frog
the F.ast Indies with dispatches, hind to be of pod
importance, for the East India Company. hurl
were immediately forwarded .0 town. . _

In the vessel, a person waa brought home, from
the Cam, under a charge of the heaviest nature:
He remains on board till the Seceersat of 5r1.1.1
dirittijous are melted respecting him.
It is repented in a Plymouth letter, but no Her!•
ligence to thit effect ha• been receive/I I.y ':""c"-•
went. that there hes nan insurrection riy! r.- •

Parse at Cryl

. e hope sod trust the sr

Lamm,. -
Tl, reach privateers in the nervosa, part st‘4.
C ..annel off Dover arc very dar:ssg, and cony
with all sorts of tricks and deceptions, as i!,
lowing case will shew :—About a fortnight :• co
one of them captured an English West 1:,til;
and put about So hinds t; begird. to co:ne)
into Celli', while she, to p:...reut attifol"A'
turned to her own anchorage. The Frenchmen, by
contrary winds, were unable to snake any
of ~hra
own ports ; and as (ley-light was I:st apprirciergi
the dettrmined 10 deceive our cruisars. Flnrh r'
appea
and an
chord nallsred a Ivoint
sides. Slip
lgot
them, r roads, :bout t. fe6
leastmilc idea sfromo
f the to
Deal.
Plane
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of
cury yew ' hid the
whole of the day ; Jeeps Francais cut her CA:. 3:
night, and in a few hours arrived safe at Coln% ai
course delighted at his eats prise.
The Earl of FrtsoaL is arrived in town. l""°
Scotland, on the boldness of the Catholic prt.:oa
with which EDWARD HAY, Esq. Secretary to tbl
Catirolieauf Ireland, lately arrived from D"b1:;";
Mr. Hqv is indefatigable iss his exertiomi toles r
dth
the object of his missies., Lord FINGAL fti
in IVO beek-street.

The, Petition for a atm City Theatre, reser"
to His IllarrsYY, wise referred by him toerret
us . •
ittee of the Privy Council. and they refd
to the Cnrwo Lawyer*. The letter hire mint,.
for soccer that thee mild not advise His MAJr"
to gnat a Chartir, as it would be pottiii: '•
intended new ;Theatre upon ■ better ernowl
the Theatres kirradz irstatilishrd, which 4.1
oat d
patents or Iscensea: and there was 00 roma
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