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Tii the Right Finn. the LORD MAYOR, ALDFRMEN,
DEPUTIES, and other COMMISSIONERS of LAND
TAX, (or the CITY of LONDON.
Y Loan, and GINTLaIIZN—The Death of
Mr THOMAS GILSON having ereised a vacancy
in the oScat of Co.tedor of the Land-Tag, and other Duilzs
• • Weiss, Prnsione, and Olcet ; permit me to solicit the
laminar of your Votes and Interest to het that appinntruesit,
waiting that the expenenev I have acquired nt its dinhes, by an
atiensianee many years ai a Cnnamisstraner of Land-Tax' will
to- oimad.!,ed es eerie reCoaleeeta.i.oon to the tomer of your
mintage.
Mee me to hope, that, having ead the lionnor of a seat in
1.11 CorPoratios of this city noire. of tnenty•thme years,
(toltitiZ. w hl.lll period sty conduct M. been well Comets to my
f•thivr criaens) wim tend to strengthen sad aisenmse the sup.
,eirt, when will ultimately place nee in-the sitilatiim 1 solicit;
a -d a fruitful and conscientious discharge of its duti:a, shall at
) a dun sense of the ribligrasua, sad prove twat
shach I am,
My Lord, and Gentlemen,
Your meet isbchent Sanest,
N• r, shopsgate-gtreet, THOMAS C. It LEN AWA Y
gist April. 114.

N 4, wad 9, CH 'MI NG-Cit OS&
•r GIST; witiv•i; to retsina the Public that the
of the WTIER Y c.pourclies levy erar,
no 4 leiri arra. to lawn them, that Cher,: ill no protati,lity of
I 5.., hatARES bring cheaper, but oo the contrary,
a certainty of their riaingin h-e; he theTerure
rr-ra -h of his Fe.tiad. at mean to astrimture; not to lose
oar time, but tabor whia there is a ;mod yatiLty of Nu, •
ben

The re,' rest. and indeed ancornman sti:tess that 11116
a.-
r•ad.d Purebluer: at his Offices for fractal rests. toe hepe4
cu•Ltaue, aid the IloMee, of ail Ostatandlng Pnass, arc
,treated t,. ti. rag mew tor payment, or to eschange them fur
f»ie(s or Shares
Thmeen Caput Frites is the last Lnuery. (later fi344e4)
the 11.130,0601 , the hut 10.0,101., end the last 3,300 i. Prises
sew drawn, ware all sold in Shares, at No. 4, Curn.h4l, and
No 9. Charing Cr..a try T.
••• *uterus. in the rulre F .nds transaCted artth fidelity

of justice in the Northern part of

the island ; respelling which, with a view princi-
pally to the appellant jurislii4:nn of that House,
those legislative provisions which had been made at
the time of the Union of England and Scotland,
had, in the lapse of time, and from the interverhion
of a variety of circumstances, of More or less import-
ance, become, in a great degree, inadequate to
their proposed objefts. What His Majesty's go-
vernment had in contemplation, was the result of
much consideration of the subjea, and their opinions

not lightly nor hastily madeup. He was aware,
that on an occasion such as that to which he al-
luded, a great degree of attention was necessary to
the existing laws of the country in question, and to
the opinisns and habits of their fellow-iubjeCts re-
siding there. He tit conk dent, that a plan may be
devised, which would materially improve the present
mode of the administration of justice in that country.
Of this, unsay had felt the conviction; and the wish
that such an amelioration should take place, was en-
tertained by many more. To the topic, the atten-
tion of that Muse was particularly called, as in re-
ference to it, duties were imposed upon their Lord-
ships, as administering justice in the last resort. It
was certainly of the greatest importance, that impar-
tial justice should be administered ; but the speedy
administration of justice constituted a material part
of that impartiality. Were their Lordships to look
at, and consider the long list of Causes on the
table, and the progress made in the disposing of
of them. they would, perhaps, think they were ar-
rived at a point, on which, unless some alteration
were male to satisfy the claims oltheir fellow-suli-
jeds in those respells, they should have to declare,
that they were unequal to the adequate performance
of t' ie j td vial funSions imposed upon them. In form-
ing propositions on a subject of such importance, they
were happy in having the assistance of toe Noble and
Learned pers..m upon the Woolsack, as well as other
Learned Lords who bad seats in the House. The
propositions which he should have to submit to the
consideration of the House. in the first instance,
should be as clear, and as di tincß as possible, with
a view to enable those who were most likely to be
afleCted by the proposed alterations, to understand
them perfeAly. In that view, he would not venture
to propose them, in the tint instance, in the form of
a bill. As it would be desirable that all due atten-
tion should be given to the propositions on the pate
of their Lordships, he would propose a long antesval
for consideration ; which would, at the same time,
enable the public fully to attend to them, not only
in this country, but particularly in Scotland. Under
these impressions, be now save n.-tice, that he
skonli submit certain resolutions, on the subjeit to
which he alluded., on this day tostnight ; and, on
which, if agreed to by the House. after due consi-
'deratiou, he should forward a Salto be discussed in
the neat Stlliv2 of Pa-liansent. His coo-

After the Messengers had withdrawn, their Lord-
ships ordered that a Message be sent to the
Ccmmons, acquainting that House, their Lordships
would take the necessary steps to provide for the
attendance of the Witnesses mentioned.
Lord WALSDIGHA M read the Report of the
Committee, to whom it was referred to search tor
precedents real:sating the pradice of that 'House,
and their Lotdships modes of proceeding on fur-
met caws of Impeachment. This document was
of considerabh length, and seemed chiefly to refer
to the various modes of proceeding, as to the mar,.
net of their Lordships' attendance, the proceeding
to the Court in Westarinster Hall, dec. &c. and aye
peered to us to describe a form of proceeding, near-
ly similar to that which took place ou the uial of
Mt. Hastipgs.
On the motion of the Earl of RADNOR, the Re-
port was ordered to Le taken into consideratiou on
IVedoesday.
Lord AUCKLAND, after a few general remarks
upon the propriety of avoiding every posult.le de-
lay on the approaching trial, to which conoder-
ation, he doubted not their Lordships would make
many sacrifices, in point of convenieace. moved,
4, That this Noose will, on Tuesday, the 2911 inst.
proceed to the trill on the Impeachment of henry
Viscount Melville, and continue the same Ile Die Or
Ditto, unless special circumstances should intervene
to induce it to adjourn over the morrow," &c.
The Earl of RADNOR seemed to disapprove of
the motion ; he thought the House, taking every
thing into consideration, could not, at an averase,
sit more than four days in the week. upon the trial.
He expressed his wisti that the consideration of the
motion were adjourned ; and his Lordship having
moved to that erect, a short conversation arose be-
tween the Noble Earl, Lewd Auckland, the Earl
eg Rosslyn, and the Lord Chancellor. The two
Inner coaffurred in the propriety of *peeing to the
motion. After which the cusestion was put, and
the motiou agreed to.

Ontdrawirg His Miniver from the Court of Arlin, si iof
prosisesnaly measure+ of just retaliation 'gentile,"
Commerce and Nivigation of Pruoia. His Majesty deeply r.s.
vets this extension and aggravation of calamine., &ready so
severely kit b} the nations of the Contavnt, whose indepen.
dance and proweita he has nom: ceased to centler a. iuti
mately connected with time* of hi: own people. But mt.-
sees of direct deliberately adopted against him, hare
ink him no alternative.
'.R Ina mantra of confidential ham:ours*, without oven the
• reetencz of any mime of cumilaint, forcisict possession has
been ta.cen by Prusais of His Majesty's Electoral darsinioes.
rii,mply as this *sent affe:ted the intereets of this kingdom,
His Majesty show, nere-thelesa, to fiiihea, on this painful
oc:asion, mil recourse to the tired and affectionate attaching.'
of h.s British trebiects. He remonsextel by atuicairle Nog
elation, against the injury he had sirstain7d, and se•tid hie
claim fur renaretion.'on the moderation of hia etioduct, nu the
justice of his iepresentatiensy and tan the c.surs.ou $
which Prussia herself must ultimately feel, to s. •ist a system
di-strut:tier of the securly of all legitimate porseesion.
But when, innead of recessing conour-nahl•
to the expectatoan, fits Majesty was informed, that thii •
Determination bad been taken of excluding, by twee, the
Vessels and the Cornmo lilies of this ILingdain, From Psllt6 and
Countries unJer the lawfal D3ininion forcdak Cuntisei' ~f
Pren'a, hla ‘l.jesty cool no longer de:ay to am; withnui !w-
-eeding the fun Duty which he owes to his Peop'e ; the I) e •
nay oasis Cryan, and the Int-rests of his &skeet+,
found las acquiescing in this open and unprovoked .•-ggrie-sano ;
he has iso dou'it of the full Support his Parliament, lit yin.
denting the If ro m• or tiir flown Flag, and the Freedom of
the &iris% Nasigati .n ; and he will lon s with anxious expec-
tat.ors to that moment, whirs a more divided anal enlightened
Police, on the pencil P1W41.11, shall remove •nl7l/111rIsql,met.t to
the reneeal of Peace and Fueinkihip with a Power with who.•
the Minsky ha. no other C2lllO of Difference chats th.t how
created be these is oti.e .acts ."

Mr. Secretary FOX then moved, "That IFs Ma-
jesty's most gracious Message be taken into c,nsister-
atian to-:narrow•."—OrdereJ.

He then brought up the Dispatch from Mr Jack-
son. the British Minister at Berlin, dated Jana try,
!Kid ; Note hong Baron Hardenberg ; Note to Mr.
Fox ; aria the Proclamation of Count Schuleoberg
fir shutting the Prussian posts.—Ordercd to lie on
the table.

Admiral Markham brought ep several Naval Pa-
pers, per suant to order.
EAST INn;A PACERS.
Lord A. HA NILLTON rose to make the motias
of wtieh hr had given notice. He said, that sa
moviog far the Piper which he wished to have laid
before tl..e House, he hod rs.• wish cr intention of
using it as evidence against Lord Wellesley ; his
objeft was to found on it A 4; har4e against the Late
&yard of Controul, and to give the House-reform-
tion as to the ml state of the India Company and
their affairs, which, fur several years pass, bast brew
mpreeented by the Piesideist of the Board of Cuss-
trsval as most prosperous, when they were, in CO,
the very reverse. He concluded by moving
" That there be laid betwe the liouie a dispatch

wF_srmiss 111. R LIBRARY. Prussia's troops taking possession of Hanov T. rinsuant to an UrJ.r ot their Lin dships, Mr. ~f ki,pet,
rirtlE ANNIVERSARY DINNER will beheld These . documents were ordered to lie an the Wyatt. Scrveyor-Getieral of His Majesty's Works, Vincent,
1 at walts's Itsoass, King-strut, Si. James's, on TO- table, for :he perusal of their Lordships. appeared at the gar. an in answer to the relevant him ;01,,,
14011ROva—• Earl Speilcer, in pursuance of a recent address of quenions put to biro by the L,rd Chancellor,
The Right lion. FRANCIS, lad of MOIRA, Pm dent, their Lordsbins to His Majesty, presented a variety ' respeding the time on which the preparations in
at. .n the Ch: Mr. Sc
The Dinner, snit, the direction of the Committee, enn. of Military Papers and Documents. chiefly' ensued. West miuster Hall, for the Court of Parliament,
sage from
Illognig of the inllowing Gentlemen— ing the number of men raised node,: the A hfitional sitting for the Trial of Lord Viscount Melville,
hid 0 Ofeeekiee A P. Buchan, MD. Force Mt. distinguishing such as were raised by the would be completed ; informed their Lordships, brought uj
She. a a.,ughton, But. WIiiIIIII Jones Ilindett, Esq. parish officers, from those who were raised by the that the same would be completely finished ou Sa- "G. It.
Then Stassusle-, Esq M.P• Plleltedes Colusle. Esq ordinary modes of recruiting ; and specifying the turday next. " lit. M
P.C. Beare, Esq. its. Cen* CmATiont;., number of term raved Ip England. Scotlaxl.4l94l MI. WitiraialP•Aß'"4o-4 l'y -'1"?"4"411"21r 4 ..-.-''-"---
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}Award MOMS, Esq. `4.1". J. Plan.ilton (Mara, Esq. the table. dnional Witnesses who were deemed necessary b• V
siitrtir.a pr..
John Penn, Esq. MP. George M Sass, EN. AD‘IINISTR ATION OP JUSTICE IN ScOTI.AND. the Commons to b: examined on the Trial of the corium,
].Nat.-C.l Robinson, Aod Lard GRENVI LLE said, he had to address their Impeachment nt I lenry Viscount Melville, and re-
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Willa.* Artem, Esq. David W.lliaoss, Esq. questing their Lordships would issue summonses for pets
Tickets, is,. each.—Dinner to ha ~,, übi, at A,. o'clock. • Lordships on a tonic of considerable importance, severely klt
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approve.' of by the Cahn rf rAreBors to the Co-
vonnr-General and Council; the answer of the

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Board of Cor.troul, ref udng to transmit the same ;
and the reply of the Direaors to that answer
Mr. HLTDDLESTONE seconded the motion,
on nearly the same g`'.,t1116.1% stated by his Lordship(
Mr, Secretary FOX obj-fled to the produaion,ot;
the papers in question, on the ground that a charge
was pending against Lord Wellosley at present, and
that. according to every pr'nciple of British Juris-
prudence, it would be highly unjust to publish such
a paper as that moved fur ; though both the Noble
Lord who made the motion, and the Hon. Gentle.
man who seconded it, disclaimed any intention of
using it against Lord Wellesley, yet it could not be
given to the Members of that House, without ope-
rating to Lord \Vellesley's prejudice, by making an
unfair and premature impression on their minds, on
a subj:Et which they would afterwards have under
their consideration by way ot -charge against that
Noble Lord. He should, therefore, feel it his duty
to move the previous question.
Mr. JOHNSTONE said, that the degree of asto-
t islitnent into which he was thrown by the speech now
delivered, rendered him almost unable to give any
answer to it ; for how strange must it appear, to ob-
serve these men, who for so many years had been the
constant and avowed advocates of all enquiries,
and particularly upon stiojeas relating to India, op-
posing lately the modii:lion of the opinions ot mi-
litary men, upon the ground of their being confi•
dentist, and now refusing to produce the dispatches
of the Court of Diosaors, not, indeed, as being con-
fidential, but of being 'that they called unotlitial I
He must infi,t upon it. that they were always
deemed official. and that such papers. on twiner
occasions, had been produced as such. .10 prove this,
he held in his hand a precedent, which occurred on
the 12th of Jane, 1601, whereby an ord r was made
for the production of sonic pa• agraphs of the dispatch-
es of the Court of Dircaiirs to the Board of Commis-
sioners, which were to be transmitted to the Gover-
nor-General of Bengal ; and there was also another
paragraph exaaly in point, where a similar Gofer
was made in the discussion of the Declaratory Bill
in MO. The Right Hon. Secretary of State ob-
jetted to tun down the Marspiis of Wellesley, by
authority; but i.e•votil•i ask what c.e same Right Hon.
Cert. wi•uid have said, it the same objection had
been taken on tle itupsachment of Mr. Hastings? A
refusal of papers was sue ly the most miserable defence
that the Right Honourabl- Gentleman could make,
either for the at ar quis Wellesley, or for his own con-
dua ; fur, if the a..miniar ition of the Noble Mar.
gin. was pure and honenintale, he could hot be run
sown by any authority a natever. As for himself,
he had always, in an oaen and manly manner, dis-
approved of the administration of the Noble Mar.
gars. not that he thought him influenced by any
motives e loch be migh. not avow, but that headed
upon very had seivii e. i le. supported the motisin,
becaitie he thougar it improper that Failiainnt
ale - should be deprived of papers, which were
already printed, and we e circulating throughout the
klagioni.
Mr. ADDINGTON said, nothing could as-
tonish Lim muse than the astonishment expressed
by Mr. Johnston:. This paper would h ive the
*era which the N• ale %seer of this epterloo him-
self disclaimed, floc of giving an injuri • . im-
p:co:ten of the CODU4a rg the Marquis Wiley.
which this House woala ha-. os e.eista •to-
- IFiStrow. It was a detailed and severe . emna- I
tion of the whole condma of the Marie, • sVelles-
Is y, almost from the moment ot his arrival in India
As to the precedent quoted, it was a motion inad-
vertently made, and inconsiderately adopted, and
reaght not therefore to he followed.
Air. IL THORNTON said, that the House was
now to dacide whether it would consent to shut its
eyes, and keep itself in darkness and ignorance with
respell to :he affairs of India. If be did not ri • -
pose to being them forward before the House, a w s
in deference to the opinion of a Right Honours e
bi
Gentleman opposite to him ; but the question was
now before them, and it was because the House was
ignorant of the papers, that they caula not consent to
be without them. India had been kept for years ass
war ; and was poroweoly in a state of cisttess and dlr.
ficulty ; and it the Direfters constantly remonstrated
in vain against the measures pursued, surely it was
sight that the House should be acquainted with
their candlift. The Direams were not, as stated,
an unofficial, but an avowed, recognised, and visible
Board; and for two successive years, the Gentle•
snea who were its each direCtion, inet &unity re-
monstrated, in the proportion of not only 23 out of
2i, but of :Bout of 30. Were these Directors, or their
opinions, :sever to be listened to ? Cr were they not to
he allowed the means of defendieg themselves, until
the faist perks.' approached, when the distresses of
India should fall as a 1 intim upon the industry of
every pose Libouring man in this country t It was
true, that the paper may lead to crimination here-
after, but so al is may' almost every speech that was
snail* i • that House upon the subjea of Fact India
stairs. V 1 ithout the pr••duElean of the paper, it would
be impossible to satisfy the public. It was already
printed, and as it would be as impossible to prevent
r • tieing steed, as to raven( Iti aruptlon—d- Nleuot
Vesuvius, why not let it be done in a formal and
regular. rather than in an indirea and irregular
manner ? As ne the Marquis Wellesley, the only
quarrel be had with him was natal pubiic ground.
lie thee referred to the coodua of Mr. Pitt, whom
he described as a fallen mar. set in the grave ; avid
said, th.t. *tibia the prssent Ministers, he was
always ready and azious to punish East India dello-
qizeucies. To 'At a memorable expression, in the
present state of things, " England experts that
every man will do his duty." tor the debt of India
was now- 3 milisons, acid when the Marquis Wel-
lesky commenced his administration, he found it
esalr eleven millions.
fiord CAS ME:REACH said, that teem the per.
Wed connelion 5-e had with this subj.:at, be was
anxious to bear the opinions of other Gantlimen„ be-
fore he offered his own sentiments. As to himself,
he-could have no objection to the hlmian ; but when
the paper found its way into print. he could not
help wishing that it had done so, with more expla-
nation. The dispatch, he said, was raelJentiai ; and
be always stated the ova:ion given to the trarrikcs
bons of (Jude. to he that. not of the Court of Di-
rectors. lent of the Board of Commissioners of Cana
trout, who erre responsible for it. if. upon invertH
ration, it should be found impolitic or unjust. By

giving their sanction to it, the Board certainly made 1
themselves parties to the tran.aeriou ; tint no per-
son could bring any charge against them for baviiiit
done so, until the House decided in condeinnatiiNn ..t
the system of the Indian Government. He had not
the same gloomy views of the situation of India, that
others seemed to entertain. There was, no doubt,
a great expenditure. arising from the war ; hut, as
there was good ground to hope that the war would
soon be over, that expenditure of course would be
diminished.

Mr. PArL made a few observations, and ex-
pressed his decided intention of bringing forward
one of his charges against the Marquis Wellesley,
to-morrow.

Lord HENRY PETTY agreed in the opinion
that this paper should, at some time or other, be
produced, but would vote now for the previous
question, for the purpose of suspending the motion,
until after the criminal accusation should be disposed
of ; as the paper alluded to, condemned, very severe-
ly, the whole administration of the Noble Marquis.
Mr. W. SMITH was also willing that the paper
should be suspended for the present moment, and
for the present moment only. The supercession of
the Marquis Wel;esley by Lord Cornwallis, whose
mission was to reverse the measures of his prede-
cessor, implied a censure even from the late Ministers.
When the Articles of Impeachment against the
N‘ble Marquis should he laid upon the table, he
did not think the House cou!d stop there, but pro.
crud to a revisido of the whole system of East
India Government ; for surely that system must be
a bad one, in which a board was to ad for years,
in opposition to the opinions Or 23 out of 24 Merit-
bers of the Court of Direftors. and oblige them to
sign dispatches, which were not their own. How
these Gentlemen ceuld submit to t' is, for two sne.
cessiee yedrs, and come to Parliament, was more
than he could conceive.

Dr. LAWRENCE spoke at considerable length
etgaiitat tlse Motion.
Mr. GIIAN acknowtidged the situation of
the Court of Direflors, under the present system, to
be embarrassing in the extreme. It WAS easy to
spe.tk of an application to Partiantent ; hilt when
the House tecolleeted the circumstance of the Di-
reams holding opinions contrary to those of a No-
ble Governor-General, of great connection, and
consequence, and sure of th:i most powerful sup-
port at home, they should mike allowance for the
chance that such an.application would have against
the combination of power and talents the, would be
opposed to them. In addition to this, there was a
necessity for a good urderstanding between the
Board of Controul and the Ditectots, which would
necessarily be disturbed by the breach which stir n A
step may occasion. The Direflors discharged then
own duty to the best of their judgmeht. and left the
rest to that House, which was the proper guardian
of the East India System.
Dr. LAWRENCE explained.
Lord TEMPLE did not mean to impn:e any
blame to the lion. DireEtor who had just s..t &sent,
or his coll. agues ; but it was a remarkable fan,
which was highly worthy to be had 1,, :ment;irame,
and eenerally understood, that the oispatelt, in. con.
tempt of which Lord Wellesley was accus :d et Mts.-
ing aftea, never came to the kAowiedree
Nobleman. until four or five ears after It had beer.
drawn %se, uy the Court of • It n irir
premrrea to the notice; of Controul tms: MA..•I
was at sea, and never reached Lan i•
Wellesley's justification, however, 3.4 nor r •
on this circumstance. It had been attr
him (Lord Temple), that he wished to s'
vestigation ;he could ray. however, for 11.. t. • : d
his colleague., that there was cot a ; apier
could be, wiit; safety. lola c.n.the tale, i:1
lion of L:rd Nrelieslea's administration, that they
were not desirous to have produced ; nu: he was
fully uersuaded, that those moved for would not
attswet the end now proposed.
Mr. Sscretary WINDHA d stand, be entertained
an opinina different from that of the Nobie Lord
and I is Right Hon. Friend near Situ (Mr. Foss);
rid had he u.o, therefore, felt this to be an import-
ant qaestior, would not have given expression to it.
Ile had tot formed his opinion upon the cordon of
Lord Wellesley, personally, but looked to V.'s case
as between A. ani B. and he regarded it AS an ex-
tremely solemn one. As it seemed to be by all ad-
mitted, that much information, of some sort or ano-
ther. was derivable from the papers which had been
mentioned, the only quertion was, whether they
s-ould now be produced ? He confessed, that he
felt himself disposed to join in the call for their
present prodation, end not merely with a view
to a second or subsequent advantage to be exprifted
fro therm but as cons, died with the present dis-
cussinn, which might have finally for its objefL
the accusaiku, r.f Marquis Wellesley. And looking
to that second otijed, he did not think the House
ought to exclude .ny information that could be ob-
tainea on Indian affairs, because it happened to be
engaged in a judicial enquiry, and for fear of a pre-
judice beicjs imbibed from the papers that might be
called for. hit would be an inference deroga.re yto
the trial atd IL alretule prevailed am
rnitch,-Ts eirigi&iThePc2se in the technical charac-
ter of a Court of Jostiets. It ought not, however, to be
so considered ; the reles of Law Courts were not
what ought to govern the House. which, whilst in
a Committee of Enquiry. stood rather in the situa-
tion of Attoraa7-Cieneral or a Grand Jury. He
did not think. by :he production of the papers, any
injustice wculd be crane; but that it was right and
just, the knowledge that was to he collected irons
triem, the House should be afforded the means of
acquiring.
Mr. 611A.bIT said a few word, in explanation.
The ALAS PER of the ROLLS reviewed the
arguments of the Gentlemen vehe supported the
Nlotion for papers. It would he wrong. be thought,
that the ezpretation of procuring light upon ether
subjects, should be stifered to occasion anv preju-
dice with respect to the qn-stion of Lord Welletley's
delinquency. Was it tight, when an investigation
was to be instituted, that ail the ill which scull !..
previously collected of the individual whom it af-
fected, should be emblazoned, in order to induce
the cspasion that he was really the bad man Tepee-
mated it Fur his part, he thought it preferable to
forego the attainment of information. rather than
do as injury, by the precipitate el-closure of it. He
I opposed, therefore, the Skagit for use productioa
lof Papers.

lit. WINDHAM and Do&or L AIVREXL:E
explained
Mr. ALEXANDE R thought there could not be
an a a of grosser *injustice, than under the circum-
stances of this case, to call for the general opinion
of a particular set of Gentlemen, for the purpose of
impugning the COndua of an individual. If there
had been a disobedience of iasti unions, why not call
for the specific instruilkion disregarded ? A Right
Hon. Gentleman had said the flouter stood in the
situation of a Grand dory ; but he had never heard
of a Grand Jury crilistitutmi for the purpose of
criminating. If the House encouraged the habit of
public accusation, it would lead to eery bad conse-
quences : the publiefuroe ought not to be gratified
. at the expellee of individual,.
Mr. Fl) L I.ER hoped the House would not divide
upon the subjea. The opinion of the Court of
Diretors had already been given to the public, and
i
he thought there would be no hat in in producing it
1 to the Memhers of Parliantent. .

Mr. WILBERFORCE said, he had not made
up his mind one way or ran other, on the cumin& of
the MarctisWellekley; but, independently of things
personal, he found himself called upon to give his
vote in favour of the prododion of the paper: ; and
he could not conceive how the House, in justice to
itself, or the important concerns of the E ist Indies,
could resist the acquirement of information on the
'Wird. The argument which had been used again••t
the Motion, that the papers were Arcady substan-
tially before the Members, by having been pub-
lished in a pamphlet, had a diredly contrary in-
Auence upon his mind. Were the papers to be seen
surreptitiously, in a way aft,rding no assurance of
their accuracy, or of the authority whence they pro-
ceeded ? To the pampdet, there was not even the
name of a common botokseller. The Hon. Gentle-
man proceeded to observe upon what he called "the
inherent, essential, unalterable difficulties," in the
Indian Government, which rendered it necessary,
that the political power, and the patronage, should
be distinct. Bethought it right, that the hoard of
Controul should preponderate ; but seemed to think
the Court of Directois rather too limited in their
authority lie concluded by stating, that he wished
for the production of the papers, upon the geu.ral
ground of thv:r affording information.
Mr. SHERIDAN thought the objeSt of the
House might be obtained, by a mi,ldle coarse, which
should amount to sometising less than that of pro-
ducing ail the pap ; but would go to the extent
of :hewing th. Marquis Weilesiy, that be had not
' had the app: obation of the Cour:. of D:redors. To
MIS end, of his Right :-inn. Diens! ( Mr. Fox) would
consent to withdraw his Motion, he would move
ghat it be resolve!, Tnat the altered dispatch by
the Board of Controul, substituted for that of the
Court of Diredms, bad not use sandion of the
Cour t."
Strangers we-e about to withdraw ; when
Lord ARCHIBALD 11.1 MIL TON rose and
made a few observations, to t.ie tiled, that the ex-
trem: A.lonial) and i. consistency of t'e dispatch of
the Cour! of .:ireElors, rendered it impossible to be
carts d tutu effed.

Mr. 1k expressed hims,lf disinclined
to pre.t his opnffin, in opposition to that of his
tligliz Honourable 1. riends. He was wilting to
cl:ise with them ; but, by the resolution which had
area just proposed, it oppearsei to haw the House
would tie nu:lS:tog a declaration, for which they had
no on,timity.
Mr. FOX thought some person could inform the
Huse on t at head.
Lord CAS fLEREAGH and Mr. PAUL ex.
*aired.
Mt. JERVIS thought a period might arrive, in
w'-,ch the papers ought to be produced, but that
this was not it ; the Hon. Gentleman then ani-
rnadv,rted upon the publication of the dispatch of
tne Directors, and expressed an opinion, that the
tiouse aught not to receive any thing that was ia-
coosistest wits the law et evidence.

Mr. St IILtiIDAN espresse,i his acquiescence i
the suggestion of his Big::: lion. Ft tend (Mr.
Windham)
Mr. ROBERT THOIN roN observed, that it
could m,t be said the Coutt of Direllors did nJt ap-
prove of the dispatch ; for, as far as it went, it was
congenial with their sentiments, and they only com-
plained that it did not go nearly far en-ugh. In
reply to an observation, which had been adopted in
the course of the debate, that the Dire Curs were
held in such a state by the Beard of Controul, that
they must subscribe to any thing, his must in justice
I say, they were net reduced to that condition, and
had, as all other men had, the power of resigning,
rather than submit to an indigrity
The question bring then loudly called for, the
gallery was cleared, and the House divided en the
original question (as moved by Mr. los)—Ayes,
12I—Not s, 27—Majority, 94.
When strangers were admitted into the Gallery,
the Sp-aker was putting the question upon orders
respelling the production of other Indian Papers,
which had been moved for while the Gallery was
cleared, and agreed to.

ausrtaisans Or ?MX I.AVIGAIIOI4 LAWS.
&Ir. ROSk.. pursuant to totice, rose to c..il the
attention of the House to some papers he wis:ted to
move for. respecting the Suspensicn of the Naviga-
tion Laws. He prefaced his motion with some re-
ferences to the American war, when it was found a
great converrence to supply the West India Islands
with rovisions from the American colonies. and
the sulij-ct was investigated by the Privy Council,
who advised that the American colonies should not
be indulged with too great a freedom in that way,
and that no trade should he allowed but in British
ships, and by British seamen, from whence the West
India Proprietors were properly supplied with posi-
tions. In 171.'3, however, great inconveniences arose,
front the indulgencies granted to the American tra-
ders, by relaxing thenavigation laws I in consequence
of sw:;ich, our shipping, is hich amnia:acid to 937 Wes.
eels, and 6,500 men, befie, were reduced to 197
shirs. and 1,390 men, and the trade pew up with
Arnetic to almost the total exclusion of the
Brnisb. He considered the taking the responsibility
out of the hands of the Governors of the West In-
dia Islands, and placing it in these of His Majesty's
Miuistets (which he understood was the intention).
was a very dangerous measure, and should not be
resorted to, but trolls the strongest and most urgent
.t. amity. He then adverurd to the exportation of
rum, sugar, and other West India rioduce, which

lw considered must be inner dini'inis!wel by such
measure ; ;ma ~,•,,e;nded, by earnest' y Cln reating the
House to give the slibjea the most cahu 401 atee.
tive consido Atkin, befog e Any measors of this teraire
was ad.,pted.
Lord IihNRY PET fY said, he had no heti.a,
Lion is declaring, that it was the iatera ion of I (is M -
irSty'S MI:US:CIS in change the rrsp insilsllity of the
Governors of the Wrst India lsl.m b, wi:'.lespea to
the stispen:bo ..1 the navigicion laws, to :lienistivits,
and he was well convinced, tho woild
eider it a mcst beneficial eh urge ; nothing he
thought more dangenui than to have it in the d s.
cretiom of a Groves nor, whether he to ill or will hot
relax the laws on Oar suljea, and by leAvihg it to
that risk, and in t! at uncenain stater "rag ),11 y
exposing the ship.a.iwners and the ieanda.thiosAto
13 danger. 11w great object Was to supply those
islands with provisions and suSsistenee. Tbe Right
Hon. Gent. had referred to a fanner Cover antra
who had relaxed those la ees : his fisrdship highly's!).
proved of it, as front the various romances of fans it,
and desolations, it was found •hig'ily necessary.
These laws, he. concluded, required a revOian,
measure was strongly in the contemplaiii.n t;
Majesty's-Ministers; but in ti:e mein time it
their wish the proposed samure should he adop ed.
Lard CASTLEREAGH differed stiouply it an
the Noble lord in taking away the disarion of the
Governors, whom alone he considered as the pencllS
competent to judge of the necessity of the case; and
unless the Noble Lord was prepared to sake out
that there was an absolute necessity tor the. sus?en.
sioa of these laws in time of war as we:l as in time
of peace, the conviction on his mid se. a that if the
Admiralty could supply a sufficient convoy, the
West India islands would be b suer supplied wiffi
provisions from the mother country than Item the
American colonies.

Mr. FULLER said, it seemed to him, that eons!
persons, whin once !boy got in:o et or, determined
to keep to it. lie very well knew, tliat upwatch if
I 5,D:tO persons w.:re starved to death in some of ice '
West-India islands by not relaxing these laws ; and
from the information he received from a most in-
telligent Gentleman (Mr. Shandy) upon this su::-
jeet, ilea was satisfied, that unless an intercourse was
kept up with the AmeMcan colonies, the islan.f.
could not be maintained. The stupid policy !I
some people in not staving the ankers of brandy im-
ported into the islands, had increased that trade,
and greatly diminished the exportation of rum;
and while the latter languished, the Right Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Rose), with the assistance of hi;
late Right Hon. Fiend, Mr. Pitt, had encouragnd
the smuggling of foreign brandy into this caiintry,
to an extraordinary event, by which the reticul-
was lessened near 150,0001. while the quantitizs of
rums which were staved in the West Indies, ter
want of shipping to bring them over, were incre:i-
ble. For these reasons, he highly approved of die
measure.
After some explanation by Mr Rose. and some
further general observations from Sir William
Young, Mr. Barham, and Lord Temple, in favour
of the measure, and Mr. Jelfzry against it, the
question aas put and and agreed tc--if That there
be laid before this House, an account of the number
of British Ships, Tonnage, and Men employe/
taeen the Vest India Islands and the American
film January 1749. to January ASO 1,.
Also, the number of Foreign Ships maploYed f:r
the same purpose, from 1797, ter 1904. Also, an
Account of the quantity of Provisions and Lumber
imported in every three years, during the same pe-
riod, from the Colonies to the Islands. distingrilii-
irg such as sere imported in British vessels, (rim
true in foreign. Also, an Account of tce
gcar-
tity of Rum, Sugar, and other West India prodine,
exported from the Islands to the Colonies.
the same period.'
The second reading of the Iron Duty Bill, which
stood for to-morrow, was postponed, on motion of
' Mr. VANS! ITA RT, until Monday next.
Oa the motion of the ATTORNEY-GFNE-
RAL, that the House should go into a Cumnuttee
on the Slave Importation Bill,
Nlr. ROSE said, he ho;--d the House would
consider. that the trade which tlic were about
to abolish, supplied us with a large quardi.y cr
bullion ; and that this would not be a pclitit
measure to adopt at the breaking out of a war.
the justness and necessity of which lie did nor
mean to dispute. Ile then offered some otter
arguments against the Bill ; but the Attorney-Gt.
netai having stated, that it was understood that !he
merits of thell:11 should be discussed on the report.
the Bill was allowed to go through a Committee, is
which some amendments mere made. The report
was then brought up, and ordered to be t.tlen
consideration on Friday next. The Rill, as amend-
ed, was ordered to be printed.
The Irish Rank Note. and the Irish Home Dry
Bills, went through Committees, and the rep' r
were ordered to be received to-rnorrnse.

The report of the lea Duty Hill was brought up.
the Amendments agreed to, and the Bill ordetel
to be read a third time to-morroa•.
- The 3,000,900 ft:chequer Bah Till, wit real a
third time, and pAs.e.l.
I he third readinz of the Witnesses' Declaratory
Bill was deterred tiii to-mortsw y and tie other
den being postponed, at Twelve o'Clue, the Hots)-
adjourned.

THE BRITISH PRESS

11)N L4)N .
TUESDAY. Arlin. 22.

A Nlessage from His Martsyy was last ever.''
delivered in both Houses of Par!lamest. stat;
that His MAJCSTY had withdrawn His
from Berlin, and adopted rr_easares of
against Prussian Commerce. in consequence or
unjust seizure of !hoover. anJ the etc:ll% .." •
British ships from his ports, by the King of r •',
The ofScial correspondence relative to i ;an..
was. at the same time, laid upon the table.:'
thr papers have a!ready appeared in Tara f,s,;:
Prass as transl..rions from the For:4g )

na:s ; but as lb :I are not accus.:e, ti,c•r