The National Register.
London, England, 1813-04-11 00:00:00

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• - NAVAL ADMINISTRATION... . • I
• Earl StANTIOTiE, adveltitl to the notice given. !...y the Earl of
DArniev, of a Motion relative to the Administration of the. Naval
• Alfaits of the' country, particularly sts connected: .with' what he
must considef our nfortunate war with the United States of America
thought it right to move, for the intinmation of the House, for a
letter write', by himself, to Sir Roger Curtis, Admiral Domett,
and another Officer, in 1807, with the forty-one questions therein
contained, and alvi a Report from Capt. Lloyd, of. the'Racoon. and
other Papers rel'ati've: to a sailing experiment in 1797, invented by
WM (Earl Stanhope). The Papers were ordered.
RATE OF WAGES. •
Lord Viscount Stint ovrit, adverted to a Bill on the Table, brought
from the Commons, for repealing so much of certain Acts in Eng-
: land and Scotlaud as directed Magistrates at' the Quarter Sessions
to ;ix the Wages of Artificers Artizans, Handairaftsmen, and la-
bourers. and observed, that the existence of these Acts had, Instil
lately, been unknown, partien'orly an Act of Queen Elizabeth, which
• had to into desuetude, and the existence of which was unknown
• to the. Magi-trates, and even to high authorities in the Law, as well
as to the CommAtee of the House of Commons, which had the sub-
. jeot under consideration last Session. Ile was satisfied there was
no necessity for Itim to point out to the enlightened minds of the it
Lord-hips the pernicious consequences which must result from the
operation of Acts of this description, he should therefore mei ely
now move that the Bill be read a second time.—The Bill was.read
a second time and ordered to be committed.—Adjourned.

WEDvESDAY, APIITT. 7.
Chamberlayne's Divorce Bill was read a third time, and passed.
The Earl of DARN LIN moved for an account of the numher and the
state of the British ships of war on the Halifax Station on the first
days of every month, ti ont April 1812 to February last inclusive.
i)rileied to be produced.
The Earl of LtvERPOOI. presented a Petition from certain indivi
duals concerned,.against the practice of registering and employing
as British ships, vessels built in India and other parts of Asia, pray-
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it-lief..&c.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Tire Doke of ATHOL presented a Petition frtmi the Society for
Ilse prop%gation of Christian knowledge in Scotland; twaying, with.
reference tb 'the arrangement to be made i.y Rulia:rent for the fu.
sure Government of the British territories in India ; for an opportu-
nity of extending the benefits of the Institution to that quarter.
Ordered to lie on the table.—Adjourned.

• THURSDAY, APRIL 8. •
A Message from the Commons brought tip the National
Debt Bill, the Regent's Park Bill, and several private Bills.
The West Middlesex Water works Bill was read a second time.
The Earl of LIVERPOot brought down a Message from the
Prince Regent, in which his Royal Highness informed the House,
that the assistance afforded by Parliament last year to Portugal,
had not -only c mtri;Juted to the safety of that kingdom, but alsor
to thejsueeess of the operations dating the last eampaioi in Spain.
-Di' Royal Higluless trusted that the House would enable him to
continue the same support to that country during the present
'ear ; and also to make such additional exertions as might be
thought necessary. His Lordship then moved that the Message
Fhoulct be taken into consideration on Tuesday next.—Ordeied.
Tile Curates' Bill was ordered to be printed) and farther consi-
dered after the recess.—Adjourned.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 9.
• EAST INDIA CHARTER.
The Marricis of W ELLESLEY rose on the Ordcr•of the Day, (the
Lords'being summoned) to make his motion rot papers, and to in-
teodoce the m•pw::tion of general policy, with respect to the future
Government of India. The Noble 'Marquis first considered the
que.tion the hi:..Lest importance to the country, reviewed time
conduct of the p..-esent and former Governments of India, and con-
teAed, that onr e•ppiev in that part of the world had been as well
v-,;erned as po,..dmic. His Lordship, while lisct:ssing the commer-
cial poqcy, and the project of an open trade. was of opinion, that
lee prejudices and cwooms of the tPtives of In.tia were pot so ad-
verse to Enropeatm commerce as had been represented. He con-
cleiYed that ;he merc'mants, havin admission to India, might lied
advantage, plovideml they ‘vere to trade under restrictions; at the
mie time it was necessal•yito repeal certain Act; in fort:c in India,
that which enabled the Company to send home Duo-
MA:!$ tlieu without licence. liad consl4cri'd

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the. Bo.oluticuis paytsed on the In,llan que.tion. in another part of
the Legislature, totally inapptieable, and ult;:2,it the necessity of fur-
ther engniry into the atiairs of India, before they procrecied to exa-
-i»itie witnesses heture a Committee. Having offered a clear view of
the internal situation of the Indian.territories, and the great objects
which Government were called on to consider' conelnded by
moving for Papers •applicable to the. Affairs of India, and the sib-
Jeet to be discussed.
After a debate of some length, during which. 1..0rd Liverpool, the
Earl Buckinghamshire, and other Noble Lords, delivered their
opinions, the motion was negatived, without a divibiou.—Adjonrued.