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London, England, 1822-07-30 00:00:00

SVPIIRAN NUATIONN.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the
Order of the Day fur the third reading of the Stiperanettatioa
DM.

Mr. CA ICRA Fr said, that nithrwigh some benelkial
ai-
te,sttons had been made in she Ball, y. t he alit was opposed
si. the principle of the measure, and would again 'suggest to
the Chancellor of the Litchi quer the pi oprirty of introducing
she word "optional," as applied to pressor holden office.
It was suits for him to pies this to else House at the present
period of the Session, anal he would rather depend en the
justice and wisdom of that tribunal through which this Bill
must still pass before it became the law of the !trod.

Sir F. (;MMANNEY made a few oblerrations oppat•
tiun to the Fl4ll.

Tlw CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER propoded s
those by way of rider, to this effect
Provided always anti be it hereby entstO, that no per•
son to be hereafter auperabouited Heider tte'vrovittous of
thin Act, shall claim or be ail mud livairet for any period of
Broke after the sth inly, let I, except for the period during
which he shall have contributed to the fond eitablished by
the Act, unless the salary he bad received timing the time
he h.d sot etood.uted .as wider the cum which, according
is the teems of the Art, would have aobjected him to such
cuntributioli."
This clause was agreed to.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then pro-
posed another clause, namely,
• t. If any person emit hotel two or more Milers Elvin( Mtn
a elsim to esesive superannuation allowsucis, the 1101011Ui
of his contributions to be paid to this fond shill be esti-
mated by the sntount of bulb bis salaries."
This and some minor clauses were arced to.
Mr. CANNING said, the Bill had been ennsidarahly
cured by these amendments ; hat still his opposition to the
principle was not removed, and he r'mtic erred with the
Hon. Gentliman oppivalle in the necessity of making the
Bill optional as Effecting the present holders of Mike; how-
ever, he *tumid violent h inset? with that statement of his
opinion, hoping that elsewhere the objection would be re-
moved.

The Bill was then read the third time sad pissed.
CATXUTTA BANKERS.
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Mr BRAGGE BiTHURSIC brooch' up Ibo Report of
the Committee appointed to isquire into the claims of the
Calcutta Raokers.
Mr. CANNING said the preseulatiou of that Repel game
him as uppurtents/ of exprmaing his opinion on 'VIM mob-
jeets (unaided with the Petition. Hf was eat artreleted
with the collimate of the Report oor did he &need epos the
Committee; first, because gel a lamer oecasettu ibis case had
been broschl before him ollc,ially, sad these did Nut appear
to hisjedgment @aliment groat* to call foe au ievestiption
hose rarileenot, but /et Is did sot comities himself cum-

iteileliiejralsaseee * deeliloil on indirideal
MAW WV, title possibly be might be placed in a intuition
to ewer Ilse-wisloes of Parliament into ex icution, and be did
not whit tareaue his future conduct Piked or restrained by
the exprosehmof any opiuicm befor. band. He knew esioagh
of tAbs jiiplWto be able to say that this decision would not
be ligaL This case would probably undergo another dis-
cussion in a futere Scanlon of Parliament, and it might be
another year before the result was known in India. Hot in-
depeedeht ot this, thee were Moral *Le labial mead be
produced noon the people of India by this inquiry, which
might teed to weaken the hands of the local Goveromeut
there. It bad always been the custom in this cowers fee
the House of Cummins to enercise considerable jealousy is-
apeciite loans made to Prince. In India, Cud It did not
always happen that persons intrusted with suet, 10111111
criminate' with great a ire y into every par titular ease, and alt
that would bekuiiwsofeases ter was, t at the House uf Com-
mons had departed from their habitual jealousy,and had GO far
given •favnerablenowntera• ct to these alaiot sato refer aheal
' to a Conunittee. Three were other eainsaiits who aught
think their clews equally just and retuanable, arid world
prise their claims upon the Goveranuat there, to wham,
perhaps, it might be peculiarly disavaresble if they wer.•
disposed to act upon the oldwatabLebed prioniples ; and
lie was not sorry to hire that opportunity of pat,
tidy declaring that he was favour stile to the +meiotic
system, and that his dipuCtion led him to discounteuante
claims like the prevent, as bad been dune in limn past.
He was the more stream to make dile drearatioo, as lie
knew that this ease would have the effect of melting tiepee,
and be bad no doubt that elsewerre he meet
with ciente which he had been Ave years employed is ea-
deavouriag so repress. This cousideratiou led him to look
to the law of the rave; and here be would Leg leave fri re-
common' to his Right Hun. Friend, the President of the
Hoed of Control (Mr. Wyno), if he wished (as he knew be
did) that the eielmielatration of justice in India aboold re-
main pure, to have the existing laws cleared (nee ell doebt.
In 17153 • law was passed, sestraiuirig a rata if interest
higher than 12 per cent. under the forfeiture of *lto present
;mere;;, end • 'ebbs •rom whether that law extruded be.
rind or was condor:4l to the Conipasys territory. On that
subject he should out presume to give au opinion, but he
cousidereil i i expedient that a di aleatory Act should he
passed, ilefiuin; the law precisely. lu 1797 another Art ins
passed, nut restraining high interest by forfeit nre, but atAx.
Wig • eviminal peasitty to lending money from a satire
Prince to a British subject; and an exception wall made,
that Inch WAN* might be merle by permission of the thres-
h)," or the local Goverument there. A case occurred, in
which • luau was made of Ibis description at the rate of six
per sent. to Ih7clovernatest,aad to a 'stave Prince at shirty
per tent. A real doubt then arose whether money meld
be lent to the Ciovesernent and to a native Prices under
these carcumremices, and it was decided east it *OS limier-
ful. What be wished to impress opus the mind of his Right
Hon. Fsiead was this, that all doubts should in fours be
done away, iu passiog a law, expressly declaring and defining
the law.—(llear, beer).
Mr. WYNN said, that if any doubts twisted eats eke
law, it should first be referred to the Law Officers of the
Crown and the Geopail, sad alto, if necessary, a dins.
tory law should be passed.
Mr. MONEY expressed his regret that each a Petition
should be referred to • COmnsittee at so late a period of the
Braun.

Mt. FORBES said be was surprised at the statements
made by the Right Hon.Geatlemsti (Mr. Cioning), for 'Mau
Individuals bad as goad a right to have their Claim tarts.
tigated as any British sablects.
Mr. HUME said, he, was all along apposed to the enter-
taining of these claims by the House of Cuoawos. It
'would open the rk.or to numerous other claims 44 a oreilar
drat Option, and ha lametued that the Board of Coutml had
given any sasetiou k the application.
Mr. PRENDERGAST stated, that when the transwfion
first occurred, he seat out to India to make Ike necessary
inquiriis, and lie received fur answer that these claims were
just in their origin, and edict in their amount. They after-
ward,' received the recognition of the Government of Bengal.
The Hots. Member thee prom-redid to meimadvert Its the
conduct of an Hoe. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Moore;, leltu
had made sumo determents an • former occasion very tapi.
rooms to his (Mr. Prendergast's) character.
Dr. PHILLIMORE and Lord LONDONDERRY rose to
order.

Me. P. MOORE said he reyretted, at far Re he was mt.
corned, that the Huu. Member had been stopped. %Vhat hi
had stated oo a former occasion was this, that wire indi-
viduals were recalled from that country, the) 50111CilalPd in-
stituted inure... Mgs here. He meant Ito personal diortspect
to the lion. Member. To that autumn he thou weal, sad
from that hr wee out dimwit d to ra cede.
Mr. HUME could allure the Hun. Gentleman '‘fr.
Pieudergasi) that he tucaut to cast ou disrespea uu

The Report was Oben ererived.
CONSUL AT BENGAL

The %Tarquin of LONDONDERRY laid no actable re.-
!aim paper. relatioa to Mr Jame,' Gambier, the Creml-
Gene's( at Beagal.—Ordered to lie prided.
. .

The Briarstaue Drawback Bill au read a third time 'ad
passed.
The East India Sugar Bill was read a third time and
passed.