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TRADE OF (TREAT 'BRITAIN.
Two documeats have been yrublialted, by order of the
Mous^ of Commove, which exhibit, in a most striking de-
gree, the rapid increase of our commerce and manufac-
tures. The first is an account of the value, as caleulat.ol
at the official. rates, of all Britiih anti Irish produce awl
manufactures exported from 'Great Britain is the years
1629, 1823, antllB2i, ending the 10th of October in each
yi at. Frill) these returns, it appears that the Exports in
the year 1822, were 45,787,38 e/. ; in IK3, 46,281,5111.
and in the year 1824, 50,758,908/. being an increase of
nearly five millions in the short period of two years.
Of the Exports in the last year, the Cottou Manufactures
alone, amount to 26,860,937/. exclusive of Cotton Twist
and Yarn of the value of 3,138,3471. The following arc
the amounts of the other articles of Export:—Brass and
Copper manufacture 632,5771. Giese and Earthenware
284,368/. Hardware and Cutkry, G 00,9864 • Iron and
Steel, wrought and unwrought, 1,490,3144 Linen manu-
factures 3,174,834/. Silk manufactures 189,813/. British
Refined Sugar 1,121,940/. Woollen Goods 6,880,2001. and
all other articles 6,334,492/.
The second document is an account of the value, as cal-
culated at the official rates, of all Foreign and Colonial
'Merchandise, exported from Great Britain, in each of the
three years ended 10th of October, 1824, The total
amount of these Exports was in 1822, 10,962,349 L ; in 1823,
9.791.830/. ; and in 1624, 10,978,814/. The greatest portion
is, of course, Colonial Merchandise, and it appears by the
return. fur the last year, that the ExpOrts of Coffee and
Cocoa amounted to 2.413,3844 . Piece Aeoels of India,
1,033,733/.; and Raw Sugar, 1,01.2,8864 Thus it will be
'been that the total of our exports for the last year amounted
to tile immense sum of 61,7.37,11i91.-,esearly thr3v4sott, of
which wit( df British produce or manufactures. Well
might his Majesty, in the Speech at the opening of Parlia-
ment, state that " there :lever was a period in the history
of this country, when all the great interests of the nation
were in so thriving a condition, or when a feeling of con-
tent and satisfactiem was more widely diffused throughout
all classes of the British people."
FRENCII CILAAfBER OF DEPUTIES.
SITTINCI or FED. 22.
Previous to entering on the discussion concerning the indemnity,
there was a dispute about an amendment of the proofs verbal of
the day before by M. Dutton. The amendment was to rectify the
speeches of General Foy and 1.1. Dupont de I'Eure). After a
great deal of squabbling about the insertion of a particular phrase
in the Illonileur, they passed to the order of the day, and the dis-
cusaion concerning the indemnity was revived.
After a few words in favour of the project from 111. HANDEL
MARTINET, and agitimit it from M. MARTIN DE VILLERS,
M. FEIDIXANn DI BIRTNIER spoke. He argued at great
length against confiscation of property, whose object, he said, trip
completely exposed in the Convention, where it was avowed to be
fur the sole purpose of taking away from those that had any thing,
to give to those that had nettling. Ile calculated the loss that
would accrue to the emigrants by this indemnity. He knew of an
estate which brought in 5,000 francs per annum, which would not,
under the depreciated value of the assignats. produce a capital of
2,200 francs—that is to say; leas that hair a single year's income.
Such a self-evident piece of injustice ought never to be sanctioned
by law. He concluded by voting for the law, with the amend.
resents of M. de beranlierea.
41. DE Corneae spoke a few words, bat was inaudible, on at-
pant of the cries for the close of the sitting.
•M. B. CONSTANT opposed the closing of the sitting, on the
round that it might not seem that the question had bean but par-
heard.
The question was then put for the close, but negatived by a large
I majority.
• M. A Lexie DE NOAILLEII spoke in favour of the project. and
said it would assure the present proprietors peaceable possession,
end to the ancient proprietors indemnity: it would hereafter pro.
duce that best of benefits, and most precious of all riches—peace
'of mind to all panics. Let each emigrant, on recessing his shame
the indemnity, sign, in the registers of the public Treasury a two
mad explicit declaration, that he considers himself as indemnified
and that he never will require more; then give each of them a fug
'end entire quittance, and which agreeing with the Charter, whist*
riles all Frenchmen. acknowledges the right of the present pew.
victors to be as well-founded as if they had freely bought thelel
[ property of the old posactwors. It would be thus that the was.
(Ninny of France would be assured, and thttreign of the pejsidees
put an end to.
The discussion was then adjourned till the morrow.
M. Ducbenay will open ihe debate, serer whom lilt.
joule, B. Constant, de Serbia, &c., wilt spoil.
The Assembly broke up at halOpast live.
THE Cd THO/./4' QL'L'ST/O.Y.
The following is a copy ot ,the letter atldresseti by Lord
Arundell to the Editor of the Salisbury Journal, on the
subject of a petition about to be presented by the Clergy
of the Arcbtleaconry of Sarum against the Catholics :
. SIA-1 haVe but just seen in your Paper a document purpr.ting
to be a Petition to the House of Lords, of the Clergy of the Arch.
deaconry of Sarum.
I have always considered the right of petition to Parliament to
be one of the most valuable securities against env violent attack on
popular rights, not so much on account of any effect which petitions
can be expected to produce directly on that body, as on account of
their being a power ul means of appeal to what is the "ream power
in this country, and what in capable ofgiring and taking away all
other means of poser—rib/it opinion. With this feeling, take as
the form of the petition front the Archdeaconry of Sarum is in its
facts, illiberal and unjust as it is in its reasoning, and sanguinary
in its only assignable object, I should probably not have observed
open it in public, had it been addressed to the House of Commons.
But when I see a document of this character addressed to a body to
which by birthright I belong, and from which I am excluded, not
by any crime of my own, or of try ancestors, but by the injustice
of bad laws, the right and the duty return to me not only to protest
against the being excluded from the privilege of judging on that
petition in my place in the House to which it is addressed, but to
express my opinion of it in the only public manner which now re-
mains to me.

I say the Petition is sanguinary in itt only assignable object.
Singularly enough, and very absurdly, unless for the wicked pur-
pose of entrapping persons into the signing an imperfect ina!rnment,
the prayer itself (to which all that I find in your Journal is but
prefatory) is not given. But the prefatory remarks conclude
with these words. " and your Petitioners, lc. Is." • Now what is
the prayer of the. Petition thus omitted intended to be ? Certainly 'I
rot one against Catholic Emancipation merely, because all the
grievances it complains of, it describes as having arisen under the
system of Catholic exclusion. Then what does it pray for ?—of
course some new " Act to present the growth of Popery"—came
New code of penal laws, by which, as or old, property may
.be con.
fixated, children taken away from their parents, and the ministers of
religion capitally punished fur communicating Its rites. This may,
in the opinion of the Reverend Gentleman of the Archdesconry of
Sarum, be consistent with their duty as members of a free State,
and with the spirit in which they affect to reprobate all political
meddling in Priests of another religion; it may, in their opinion, be
consistent with the Christian doctrine they profess, and the holy
calling to which they have devoted themselves ; but I doubt Its be.
ing consistent with the growing genius of the times, or with those
feelings in behalf of undistinguishing justice and of universal
liberty, which the spirit of inquiry inspires, and the prevalence of
education has diffused.

The sentence in the petition relating to religious houses. &e.
untrue. The tact is, that not one new religious boon or esaiiisary
has been established in England since their grit settlement in
1793, and when the English communities were driven from their
foreign dwellings at the French Revolution ; and only one of these
establishments is or has at any time been under the control
of the EsJesuits, formerly of Liege. I assert that the
young men of the Catholic colleges are eduat►d in the spi-
rit of the British Constitution. That spirit teaches them
that they have a birthright to regain—a birthright which
is attempted to be withheld by injustice. as it was wrested from
them•by laws, which, whether originally justifiable or not, relate to
a state of things long past by, and which never can return. They
are taught es Christians to do justice to their fellow-creatures, as
Englishmen to love their country ; nor is that great commandment
forgotten among the duties which are enjoined theui—a command-
ment which, equally with the Rev. petitioners. they holl as pert of
their religion, but to which I trust they will Owen better conform
in their conduct—the commandment which forbids to beat false
witness against our neighbour.
1 ant, Sir, your obedient servant.
A.RCNDELL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISII
27, Arbour-aquae, Commercial-road, Feb. 25. 1523.
SIR—It having been announced in the public papas that Daniel
O'Connell, Esq. is shortly to preside at the Anniversary Dinner of
the East London Catholic Institution, and my name published as
treasurer, by which I apprehend it may be concluded I approve of
the measure, I request you will have the goodness to state, in the
Brifit3/4 Preu, that I do decidedly object to it, not only on account
of the impropriety of its taking pace during the penitential time of
bent, but more particularly of its being morally impossible, in the
present state of Catholic matters, that it can pass without ex-
citing political emotions, that the well-wishers and managers to a
charitable establishment shouhl be moat careful to prevent.
I remain, Sir,
Your most obedient and humble arrow,
ST I.: I'll PIIILIPS.
Detachments belonging to tbe-Z (the Qtiren's Own), the sth
and 13th Regiments of Lght Dragoons, marched yesterday morn-
ing front Westminater for the Cavalry Depot at 31aidatoue.
Detachments belonging to the 6tlth (the Duke of York's Own
Rifle corps), and the Last India Company's Service, matched
yesterday morning from Weatininater fur Chatham.
Detacoments belonging to vevrtal Regiments of Infantry are
ordered to tnarch this day hum Wean/kale for die Isle al
iVight.

E,isr INI)1.4 HOUSE.
•
THE MARQUIS OF HAST/NGSI.
A Special Court of Proprietors of East India Stock wee held
yesterday, by adjournment from last week, at the East India House,
in beadenhall-curet, fur the purpose of tekieg into consideration
the Hyderabad Papers, which hill been laid before the Honourable
Proprietors, so far es they respeceal the condt,ct of the Most Noble
the blarquisdf Haetings, late Governor.Genetal of India.
The Ciist aI.4AN (%V. Aetell, Esq.) sheely informed the Court,
that they were then met, pursuant to an adjournmzat, from Friday
last. of a Special Cone, called at the request of nine lion. Proprie-
tors, to tonsideti the Hyderabed Papers, so for as they regarded the
Met Noble the Alarthret of Hastinge.
The SeCitteeitY ihen read the requisitinn, ile al-o read the
original:motion nettle iv the lion. lloaglas kinnaird, viz.—.
•• That this Ifonouestale Court having taken into consideration
the Papers which had beim ordered to be printed and laid before it
at a Court of Prefrietors, held on the 3d of March het, reecho; to
certain pecuniary teens:at:dm with the house of Messrs. William
Palmer and Co. at raderahad, is of opinion that there is nothing
Oontained therein which tends to affect, in the slightest degree, the
•personal chatacter, integrity., and honour, of the late Governor-Ge.
Dere of India, the Most Noble the Marquis of Hastings."
The Amendment, moved byethe Chairman, and seconded by Sir
George Robinson, was then e,aJ viz.—
.' That this Honourable ,Court haying taken into consideration ••
the Papers laid before it, relative to certain pecuniary transactions
with the house of Messrs. Fulmer and Co., at Hyderabad, is of
opinion that there is no ground for imputing corrupt motives to the
Most Noble the Marquis of Hastings.. late Governor.fleneral of
'lndia, nor to any other member of the Bengal Government; bu•
.at the same time it feels itself called upon to wetness its approval
of the emend despatches to India, made by the Honourable Court
of Ditectors on the 21th of May, 1820: 28th November, 1821
0:11 April. 1822; and the 21st Januiry, 182.1."
• The Clime mai then called on Sir John Doyle, as being in pos-
t session of the Court nt the time of the last anjournmem.
Sir J orrts DoY GE wished tcaknow Of the Honourable Chairing%
whether the Amendment was to be cunsidered that of the Booed'.
Court of Directors, or of Meisel! and Sir George Robinson par-
tonally.
The Cnera stew said, that as he considered the conduct of the
Court of Directors by whom those der. patches were sent out to India
to be entitled to the approbation of the Proprietors, and as it ap-
peared to him that the original motion, if carried, would throw an
imputation on those Honourable Gentlemen who at that time coin-
pesed that Court, he certainly had felt it his duty, as an individual
Member of the present Court, to move the amendment. He
had time no time to lay it before the present Directors, 9r he
had no doubt he should have obtained their assent to it; the amend-
' ment was. therefore, to be censidgeed as that of his own and the
Hnnourable Baronet who seconded tt.
Sir JOHM DOTCE said, he was quite wattled with reenrel to the
observations which had been most candidly communicated by their
Honourable Chairman ; his having erknowledged the amendment
to be the act of himself and the Hob. Director who seconded it,
assisted him (Sit J. Doyle), considerably, end took away much of
the weight that would have otherwieebtionged to the speeches of his
special pleading fa;ends, who had spoken en the former days of
discussion (Mr. Poynder and Mr. Freshfield a. It had been Raid
by them that the motion of his Honourable Friend (Mr. D. Kin-
rehri), was in direct opposition to, and a reflection upon, the Co.urt
of Directors but now it appeared from what their lion. Chairman
had satd, Director,
it was in
.opposition only to his and the lion. Bart.
(Sir G. Robinson's) motion. With regard to the original motion,
he thouent it in every respect unobjectinnable, lie did not believe
that in any Court, a plainer, more moderate, and unoenamented
proposition was ever produced. It only referred to the Noble Indivi-
dual whose chatacter was involved; he did not know of a more simple
and intelligible tuotion ever having been made in that Court. But
his special pleading friend (Mr. "'rectified) bad endeavoured to
contest it ; he had assured us that if this motion were carried, the
business could not rest here. Those Honourable Gentlemen, how.
ever, came to this Court with their speeches already prepared from
their briefs, and went on with the greatest fluency, provided
&bey were not interrupted by any impertinent questions. {Volt
regard to the Gentleman who spoke last (Mr. Freshfield), he laid
considerable stress on the attack that had been made upon the eta-
rimer of Mr. Adam ; and had advotated that individual's reputa-
tion with considerable warmth. Now if it be true, as reports say,
Ithat that Honourable Proprietor is the attorney for Mr. Adam, he j
(Sir J. Doyle), thought nothing more injurious to his client's cha-
teeter could be done, than his coming down here and attempting to I
entrap this Court into an approbation of his (Mr. Adam's) conduct,
without any inquiry having taken place at all with regard to that
Gentleman. But they (Mr. Poynder and Mr. Freshaeld).
.were the great guns, he knew, on the enemy's side ; but
else restricts of the gun was known to consist in the greatness of
ftriore. He would now address himself to the objections that had
been urged against the Noble Marquis. The first point was that
which related to the suppression of the-Aurungsbed Accounts; the
sewed concerned the 60 Lac Loan to the Nizam ; and the third
the preference, or, as the fashionable phrase is, the favouritism
Ithich the Marquis of Hastings had shown to the House of Palmer
and Co. He thought, that with regard to the two first points he
bad sulEcizotly answered them at the last meeting. 'l'he charge at'
favouritism, then, Consisted in the licence greeted by the Go-
vernor-General, at a time when the very critical situation of the
Nizam'e Government required an act of decision. State necessity
must at all times overact these cavils abo it trifles. The questiou
was, woulttyon lose India or oversee an Act of Parliament, Lentil
Hastings was a Statesman, and did not hesitate which to de. Ile
said an Act of Parliament might go back to Parliament, and he
renewed, but a State once lost, it might Le very difficult to regein
it. With regard to the Aurungabad Accounts, he (Sir J. Doyle)
had omitted at the last meetine to say one thing. The Con -t had
j heard but one aide of the question ; the, had not heard the Caen I.
of the Noble Marquis. Mr. Stuart en his mantra-a sated, that
upon application being made to the house of Palmer and Co. for a
particular statement of the Aurungabad Accounts, Sir William
Rumbold, who had arrived at the seat of Government, it:fused to
give them, saying, that as mercantile men they cauld not with pr
prim furnish copies of their accounts with their constituars; su:h
a measure would be highly injurious to their affairs, and des r
the confidence which the public reposed in them. New, what .M r.
Stuart here said, was completely true and right at the time he
wrote his minutes; because Sir William gumbo'," had made
these objections. But it so happened, that while Sir {Valliant was
thus objecting, his partners, who understood the Militates better
than he did, had furnished copies of the whole of the ace :unte,
before a letter could have reached them from Calcutta ; and the
reason they assigned for doing so was this, that though they were
not bound to do It, yet they knew their soundness, and that the
more their accounts were inspected, the mote would the facts re-
dound
to their character. But when these accounts were delivered
Mr. Stuart forgot to do one thing—he forgot to take his minutes
and throw them into the fire. 'fins unfortunately was not dam—
the minute was sealed and sent off to the Court of Directors, con-
taining the statement of Sir William Rumbold's refusal, without
one word of the accounts having been subsequently.furnithed, and
which must have been known to Mr. Stuart before his minutes were
sent off: Now, the 60 lac loan was the next point objeeed
against the Noble Marquis, or with which he was endeavoured
to be connected. lie (Sir J. Doyle) should only say with
regard to it, that Whether the system upon which the loan was
managed was right or wrong, it was in his judgment very
immaterial. All parties agreed that a loan was necessary.
The resident had recommended one plan, Mr. Adam another, and
Messrs. Palmer and Co. proposed a third ;
_thus three modes were
afraid by which this loan. which was agreed by all tube necessary,
was to be effected. But two of these modes were deemed illegal.
whether by competent authority o: not he would not say, but it was
not an authority appointed by the Marquis of Hastings. but by the
, Court of Directors themselves. Well they are agreed that such a
thing was necessioy, and as two of three plans proposed were illegal.
there only remained one, which was that offered by Palmer and
Co. Now it was satisfactory to see what was the opinion of Mr.
Adam at that time with regard to this plan : he (Sir J. Doyle) would
read an extract from that gentleman's own testimony. 31. r. Adam,
in assigning the considerations which weighed with him in giving
his assent to the arrangement between the Nizam's Government
and the House at Aurungabad, said, " The terms offered by
alessn. William Palmer end Company were represented, and I
believe correctly, to be mere favourable than any other that could
be obtained by the NisaM's Minister on his own credit or that of
the State."—And again : " On the whole, it appeared to be as fa-
vourable an arrangement for theN inn* as circumstances would admit ,
of, and at such was a fit object for the sanction of the British Go-
vernment."—'Why, this was one of the crying sins of the Marquie
of Hastings ! and yet it was said by Mr. Admit to be deserving the
approbation of the British Government. Mr. Adam then went on
to say,—." For I willingly. admit that we are not entitled to oppose'
I this plan if we do not propose a better." Now, did they propose a
bettea and what was that better plan ? Both that but been men.
time(' were illegal; so that he (Sir J. Doyle) would say, whether
the plan ultimately adopted was right or wrong was quite introa-
terial to his argument. In consequence of some passages in a note j
of Mr. ,',dam, which was considered to reflect on the con-1
Iduct of the house of Palmer and Co. in reference to this bar, that'
gentleman live years afterwards gays, in one of his letters,—
I if any observations of his should seem to convey such an impres-
sion, he desired particularly and unequivocally to disclaim any such
intention. It was upon the letters and statements of Mr. Metcalfe
that the whole of this unfortunate discussion was founded, and by
which the mind of the public was so much biassed, but in which
statements he (Sir J. Doyle) would prove, before he sat down, there •
*isnot a single word to be relied upon. If thin were his word
alone, then he should think that no one would believe him again,
after making what, in that case, would be so rash a statement ; but
lie would meet those statements by Mr. Aletcalfe's own words, and
show that that gentleman had, at different nines. contradicted him-
self almost on every fact—and it would not do for a gentleman to
stand up and say that Me. Metcalfe was an honourable moo: he
(Sir J. Doyle) did not say he was not an honourable man, but there
were Religions in the human Menge which were capable of perverting
the hest principles, and influencing the mind to the worst of
actions. ills point of attack ht.d been the house of Palmer
and Company, but all his (Mr. Meredith's) hope was, that
by a rebound, it would reach and wound the Goyerner-General
lumadf. Mr. fflereilith, in page 191, said, that by the 60 lac loan
the Government of the Nizarn Feet been much relieved; but, gays
be, I have been disappointed in finding that relief was not sal great
as I expected, nor that the money was applied to such a perma-
nently useful purpose as i bed h•peal. Sic ef..o sic meas. Ile', the
Knight and 11/119 d his Weis tale. Faro of all it was said that there
was me assricas• ilsaudad made by the House; next, that there ass
not a farthing paid as all on the part of the loan, and then bete it is
summed that then one a *um paid, and which rentasted the ?Beam
some benefit. NOT he (Sir ,r. Doylet did not arraign after this the
Val"; of thgegteni NI any positive fault the/ coesducl cowilds

the Noble Noble Marquis. nor foe being made tee dupe; of thareponeas
titles of this gendeumn. How could be (Sir J. Doyle) sane.
Aem of being dupes, when even Lord Hastings himself, wholes!
on the spat, was taken in by the repreeenta!ione of that person, and
teem in so much as to be prevailed upon to write to the house 4
Pat net and Co. in terms of severe Cetellare ? Theo tame the minted
of Mr. Meredith, in 1811, is which be stated, that from Oat oursong
vine which be had been able te take of the accounts at I -*robed.
i: appeared to him that not a single rypee had been paid in GA en
cement oldie war. Why, ii so. west became of test euhnirstile
speech of the HanourablioProprietoetitr, Rusetel) wit, tirade kap.
pear in figures that no len than 30 lace erste pea ia a spree of a
few mot's,.ln contradiction to all the facts teuitiee to by that
Host. Proprietor, who was an eye-witness of what he spoke to : we
have the bare end bold amnions .of Mr. Meredith. Wen Hon.
Members surprised then that the public were taken its by dada
rash and unmeasured statement& ? Re (Sir,(. Doyle) thought La
H
had now disposed of the first two points. e amok now address
himself to the third point. It had been extremely Weaned by the
Ldraed Gentlemen (Mr. Freslitield and Mr. Popular). sty dal
toning some of the statements cootained in the Meg. widen's(
papers before us, and omitting others, to impose on the hinds
their -auditoes VI though they had fixed the crime of favouritism
on the Marquis of Heston*, •
,Pjow, favouri:',n Was a
very vagae donation. It either was, or W3O not blamable—
' In order to make it blamable it . must be in to An
public, and favourable to one's own personal interests. -Ter
1 proof that had been adduced in support of this charge was two ne
three private letters of the Marquis of lianiude to her Win. Home
bold. First, it was necessary to know the connexion bream tkosil
two parties. Sir Wm. had toasted a ward. and a eau rahoolt
of the Marquis ; but etill no Specific charge lied been mode, as
was foundxf on suspicion, arising from these letters. Nothing had,
been taken from that boot (the papers) Stich (had bean robed s
its Present extent for the purpose of neystitlerieest : it was like em.
brotderf of the fancy to pass off the consent-se of the original nut.
teriel. It was larger thin a family Bible, and.hke that B sok dawn
were some ports of it quit! Apocryphal.- 9i e of these lettere *es
'written by the Marquis oa. the 4th leeway, 18/6. so )din Wm.
• Humbohl ; but he (Sir J. I?ayle) could not help remethibi,Allot
ned ..,—,
it was very curious that the only thing which those Lear
ilernen had to go upon was the private letter of the Marge
% td"
Hastings to the husband of his ward, as to whether his 414eitt
fortune should be entered upon the specelation of the or
partnership of Sir William with Palmer and Company. ef not ?
At the time that this letter was written it was quite unesethi I
whether Sir William would ever jein that. House or not...
He (Sir J. Doyle) would read that letter, not with the metapheen •
eal subtilty of a special pleader, but in a plain unadorned manner. ,
as it should be addressed to the honest minds of hingliannen, wh il
needed not the quips and quirks of a cunning and croft, imagiao •
tion to interpret to them the intelligible meaning of an undisguiersd
expression of an opinion from a Nobleman to bis friend on a wee
tate affair. It haying. been proposal to Sir Willialn to become II
pertner in the firm of -Palmer and Cc., his leOrdship loformed hi
by this letter, that he bad 80 written to the Resident ateeirtiaah
(31r. Henry Russell) as to ensure Sir WilliB.lBl his attention an
good offices. His Lordship then said, the partners speculate that
hou, being one of the firm, will interest me in the welfare of the
aunt, to a degree which may be manna* beneficial .v them 4 le
Is a fair nod honest calculation. The amount of advantage .whicle
the countenance of Government may bestow, must be uncertain.. he
I apprehend it will now principally fnim the opinion the nails
would entertain of the teepees likJy to,be puid by their owe Gag
establishment to an known to stand well in the fevoqr of
the supreme authority here; pabaps a mote distinct benefit miso are
tend the firm, front theconameent discounigement of oompetedoe
with you, by any otherßritiah percent-A.6pm which a similarly Pte.
Iliad sanctum would not be granted. No fitter house wouhthent
such a claim." These last words had been much dwelkopeee
"No other house would have such a claim." But hear Pea vltle
is—W. Palmer *as a restive of Ittdia, he had serval twanyethres
years in the army
,of the Nium) I had by hie valour and indite
enee quelled a mutiny, for which ha was appointed higt
rank near the Nigarn's person ; . these were his terviete, fined
the Nixam—but qnood the State], it appeared that in 1814
13, 14, 15, and 111, he had tendered much essential service 1I 0
dram. Now he (Si J. • Doyle) *Quid ask how any other eatitedielfh
ment could have had such a claim as NO Suppose eritish meal
chants Had gone out and ventured their capital in commerce, to opt.
position to the house of Palmer and Co., could they rave hildlol4
a claim ? Had they rendered services to the einem, or ever qaelh, .
ed a rebellion ? But recollect this was net an intercepted Inter,
but volnnutrily given up by Sir Milian Rumhold to his entonse
upon which alone the special pleading of their %twosome, seem
dwell. He would not speak of the prudence of teat act, oat "NI ,
he praise the candour pf those who bad mad* it the ground of
attempt to tirnlich the character and either the fame or the Ma.e
quit of Hastings; every tyng the Court of Directors had
was upon the infornietiim cf Sir William Meredith,. . :
was their Resident. and therefore to be believed; when (se wed
a Gentleman (Mr. Russell), Who had been a Resident tor ten t ett -
a most respectable man, and who was not known ton par be
seen, the Marquis of flutings and upon whoie advice it was ;
the 3larquis had acted, and yet the statements of that hononet ;
and eloquent tnan were not to be listened to—he oho had beelb ..
appointed, not by the Marquis of Bastllttge, hot by his able peed**
a
cessor, Lord idiom. The Gallap t Gen, then adverted to the sew
official persons now abroad; and in speaking of Mr. Adam,
admitted that he elitertafnet the highest opinion of his innate
and. 1100011/. lie .1144 ..spalcon • 1/0 °heaved. of Mr. 41044404,-
but he was wrong, beeettse he found that thihat4erson hod te
title. Now he (Sir J. Doyle) certainly t that Mee
Meredith would hays bad a title, but sot en nelleh nor .-,
European one. lie thought lie should have had to intenduo, ,
him to the Court as his Highness the new Niratn Meredith,
for he was become the new Governor and Chief of India, end ,
was enjoying the full plenitude of Oriental power. But, ofide
all, this noise about the house of Palmer and Co. was but .
tub thrown out to the whale : there were other things in vies'
beyond the ruin of that House.
Sir J. DOYLE then deiired the vote of thrinks of the Court
of Proprietors in 1822, to the slarouis of Hastings, to be read..
The Secretary haring read it,
Sir Joan resumed—The Court had just beard read the
opinion of the Court of Directors and Proprietors, on the ern.
duct of the Noble Lord's Administration. Now that document,
so laudatory and warm in the expression of gratitude, was
pissed by them two yearn after the 60 lac loan, and six years
after the Auruogahad arrangement had taken place, and with
the whole knowledge of those transactions before their eyes.
He would not go over the whole of the Niarquis of Hastings's
Administration; sufnee it to sae, that he had received the ap-
eroeetioa of the Houses of Parliament 4 and that when the
Noble frond came home from India, sonic officers who heel
served under hint there, in the comae of three days, not-
withstanding the Session of Parliament was then closed, pre,
, posed to him a dinner, and trey fillnl the largest 8.8010 in Loc.
don with the first personages is the kingdom, to do his ho-
nour. We had the Company of many lion. Directors. but
were deprived of the hordir of the company of theft Hon.
Chairman, from indisposition—but whether that indisposition was
mental or bodily, history, unfortunately, did no' mention. The
Gallant General then iequestel the vote of thinks -of the Go-
vernment old people of Jodi* to be read. This having been
done, he obsened—That it was not an unusual thing for persons
in high rank to receive addresses Item persons over whom they
had power—but here was one to the Noble Lord, after his re.
tirement; and who were the addressers? They were the com-
mercial body of Calcutta, the Judges, and the three last name* on
the address were of persons who were Secretaries in that country
at this moment, and had an opportunity of knowing well what
was the nature of that Noble Lord's Administration. Be it
remembered, too, that this was two years and a half alter the 69
lac loan, and sit years said a half after the Aurungabad arrange.
ment. This address was followed'by Bengal, Madras, Sings.
pore, Prince', Island, and, though last. not least. from the Native
tohabitants or India. Now here we had the whole of Europe and
of Asia on the one side—and who had we on the other? Why.
there was their lion. Chairman, and about eight or nine Fiore
Directors. Which of these would kick the beam he could cot
dead:. The Gallant Gerieral then complained of the statement
made by an Hon. Proprietor (31r. Poynder), that the Marquis
of Manisa had solicited the introduction of Sir Win. Rune.
bold into the firm of Painter and Co. He would declare it te
be a rank, decided, and gross falsehood. He, out of count:tee
to that lion. Proprietor, would say, that he must have been
misled by his brief. Where did that lion. Proprietor find the:
the Marquis of Ilastino had 'yelled to the house of Palmer
and Co. to almit Sir hi'. Rumbold as a partner? He (die ,/•
Doyle) could listen to arguments, but rank and positive Wad
hoods never should be teemed by him in silence: and yet that
Gentleman has repeatedly uttered that rank, abominable, ant"
infamous falsehood. (Order, order I Chair, chair!) What 1 deleo
you thing the cries of the Janissaries wed pat me down ? .
(Much cheering). I wish to respect the Chair, to (keen, ,
order, ;tad even to say things civilly—but am I to admit that
to pass as truth which I know to be a direct fabehoo; ? I
pia it in the most courteous way I could to the Hon. Pro-
prietor ; I said, "he must be misled by his 'brief." Now. L.
hope 1 hare satisfied that Gentleman (A laugh.) it had beep
asked (continued Sir John) whether the personal character cf
the Marquis of Hastings could be distinguished from his public
character? fie would say—No. lie would admit that that
able statesman, who bad eared the states of the East India
Company—who had filled their exhausted coffers, and had rem.
tiered the most eminent advices to his country, was the idse•
nail person whom those lion. and Learned Gentlemen bPft"-
ei,e had so ably and critically descanted npnn. (Hear. bell-)
He bad now gone through the three points- which bad been
urged against the Noble Marquis. Me would nog read the
original motion, to chow bow entirely free it was front letiettAle
On any individual whatever. [The Gallant General then read
the Motion.) Now, he thought that if the rieotioo had bhp
agreed to. eviler Proprietor would have risen, and applauded thk. ,
rue:As of the Marquis of Hastings. All shit It! and his friends
enema him desired was, to have the peteonal integrity of r. sit
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hostility to the Court of Directors: this was MR so. ft Sad des
Chairman, and the ddoni Director who seconded the annoddeento
who were opposing the Directed. - If the Cad* pee• the- Ori-
ginal motion, they then leave the Direnote as they teals beton,
mare would be no relleestars nor any appprofastiad is timer cos.
duet: `.,nt if the amendment be Passed, did this Cosies Mane. A
those:, tinklee that: approval of those lead and deeps:: es of