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vice :11040, dereAsrtl—doted April 10, 1821.

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Tho Clitistiaa names of 51r. Leckie, appointed an En•igo

J. Motley sod T. Motley, of Lamle, York, nierchsals,
April 4, 1821.—J. loglis, J. 8. Inglis, J. Inglis, and E.
Ellice, of 'hoodoo, as lair as r 11041.111611 Ole said E. Ellice,
April 30, 1821.—J. H. Pool, M. Dudgeon, sod C. Clark, if
Edward-it's, I, Poriniu.s.crare, ilres--niak.-rs, so CrA as re.
minis the C. (lark, Nlarrii 2.4, Tuellin and
T. Aldeisgate.:ittest, Losidoo, ajCii.llll.tf",
April 20, 1831.—J E. Mollie, A. Frailr, H. D.
11 and J. Fun ler, grneral.moreliants, May 1,
1820.-11. nibben. J. Staiib, and It. 'Rake, 1..00d05,
einninon.carriers, FY far its relates to the said H. Dibbio,
.psouncy I, 1831.—C. Budroliani, It Phillip" mol J. Gar.
nil, of Hereford, bookers, Apeil ;11, 1831.-I'. Healing and
C. Ned, of Lirrtpnul, psaubrokers, Mare% 17, 1811.
Fro,t, J. Frost, mid 1. Most; of St. Johiennquare,
Clerkelimell, Middlesex, brass.foondore, April 30, 18111.-
3. W. Williams, S. Kingdom, and W. Kiegdom, of Exeter,
miners, May 8,18111.—J. 0. Qui k mad W. Qmiak, of I firer.
chip-builders, Jilt:pray It 11111,-1. Wright and R. W,

The Report of the Lord.' Committee, oppointtd
to ineptire into the means ,xtri.ding and recur-
nog the foreigo trade 1.1 the country, presented
the Moire on the 116 nit., is just priubel.
contains the rvidtsice of tormy-sereu oitnesoes.
which occupies upwards of 301) folio poops. The
inquiry pursued its this Report is 6, into the State
of British Commerce with Asia. includirig as wet'
that which is carried on with the tesritorist posses-
sinus of the llt. 000000 table Fast India Company, as
that with the independent States in the shone pert
of the globe." This important investigation was
conottenced in the Sersion of 1820. the Alatquis of
Lanolown being the Chairman of the Committee;
but it wits suspended at the commencement of the
present Session, to eatable them to institute in..
quiries,and make especial report respecting foreign
and colonial tinker.. That duty hoeing been futs
filled, they proceeded with the question of the Britt
tish commerce with Asia.
The Report sates that " the Committee have nirt
thought it necessary I. direct their attention to the
commercial concerns of the East laths Company,
as administered by the Court of Directont, with a
view to theinterestr. both political and financial, of
the corporate body, further thou was iseceieury to elms..
citlate the present state and future prospects of free
trade, no effected by existing regulsitorie " It adds.
that " this subject, therefore, naturally divides
itself according to the eariono restrietioua to which
different descriptions of cnrnmeree is these region,
ore now sidijteted by law :—that to the territorial
possessions tat the Company being carried on by
license only from the Company; that to the other
parts of South. ro Asia (China excepted). and In
the. 'shouts of tie: Indian Wenn, by limo* of tlos
Board of Control ; that to China being entirely
prohibited to all 1 raise vessels but those in the /41.•
tual employment of the East India Compuey, and
the whole trade confined to ships of a certain li7ted
amount of tonnage."
The Report then more particularly deire;i hes
each of these points. The Committee stale. that
" the system of requiring lit enses does not :Treat-
to be attended with any public benefit, and a lee
is charged fur each license." But, they continue,
44 a more material a,lvuo;age might probably avenue
to the free trade: fruits bring permitted to trade
with the smaller ports on the coasts of Corootaudel
and Malabar, *bete the Company have already
collectors of the customs established, who might
effectually counteract art illicit trade ; whereby n
wider field may be opened, and ass additional sti-
mulus to commercial intercourse afforded to the
native inhabitants." The Committee. may, " they
cannot dismiss this branch of the subject without
observing, that although it is difficult, front the
great fluctuation which the free trade to the peoio-
solo of ladia has experieaced since it has bee., ad-
mitted upon the terms of the renewed Charier
granted to the Cowpony in Isl 3, to estimate fairly
the 'twelve atnouot of Its increase, it most he ad-
mitted that its progress has been ouches to indicate
that neither u power to purchase, nor a dispesitiort
to use, commodities of European Men to fact u re. arse
wanting in.the natives of British ludia; whilst the
minute how/ledge of the winos and wishes of the
iuhabitants, acquired• by a direct intercourse with
this country would naturally lead to a still further
augmentation of our exports. The valise of the
merchandise floe Great Britain to ludic, which
amounted in the year 1815 to 870.1774 had, its
the year 1819, increased to 3.052,741 L" Du the
subject of the whole trade being confined to ships
of • certain amount of tonnage, the Report says:—
" It is stated to the Committee by persons wh
have been most interested is foreign a correct opi.
Mon mann the subject. that in it trade with the na-
tive Powers in the Gulf of Persia, along the Red
Sea. and ow the eastern coma of Africa., as well air
with the islands and countries to the eastward of the
Company's dominions in Asia, small ,vessels would
be employed in preference to large. from the na-
ture of the Navigation, the great value sod small
bulk of some of the articles, as well as the descrip.
•tiou of markets where such trade would be Vali leg%
OM Sunkr apprehension, indeed, has beets stated
to ehiat, that vessels of that description might be
exposed to frequent depredstiotis trout pirates who
infest those seas ; but it does
nut appear that LIMe
is any difference to the rate of insurance required
frosts large and small ships : if there is a risk, how.
ever, the private merchant might safely Se left to
c ler line far it applies to his particular case;
whilt• the American made in these ipso, which r.
(tamed tall 11,1 will in yeast Is helots itsothose the bur.
(kis oh 350 tons, is tiut stated at any time to haw..
leltfered toutertuay fount such daugers. It may b.-
ftnUf keit, that although the native governments or
India have been generally supposed to be unfa-
vtierrible, upon system, to foreign cossonerce, oat
recent insiauce of nit.% do positton has been ad-
duced. The French, tau the (moony, are stated
to base been remaekably successful in some recent
attempts to open a commercial intercourse wit fn
Cochin Chitri ; and the recent knowledse which tAts

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'been acquired of the manners and habits of the
inhabitants in some of the Islands of the Malay
race, leads to a much more favourable opinion of
their character, and aptitude for civil and com-
mercial intercourse, than was previously enter-
tainttl.l!