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HosKTAL STAFF,

TO be Surgitont tef Vie Forcele,, Surgeon ,lohn V. Thompson,
(rout the. 87th Piot. Distriet-S!ii•geon John. White,
To be A+fiistaitt-Surttr+ln to .tho Forces,. As+istatit-Surgeon
Wilt,cit.+, from the. Foot Artillery of tile King's German
Legion. A +sistant-Siirgenit —r-- :•ciler, from the
room of tho King's (atrium% 'Legion, Assistunt-Surgeon
A. Stromeyer, from Watteville's Regiments
r„ illospitol:Matt for Utiteraltiervice,'llionias l'ark,Gent.
' vice Patrick, tleteliwi.
Wattvtille's Itegintent.—Lientenaut 'Charles Starter to bo
of Company, vice Sturzenegger,
To he Lieutenants, KnAign Francis Ili:T.:fad, %lee DI. ill Dour-

' ,7 2 r 2
donnoye, derelowo. rwogn otodepo ‘ici. Sturiet.
NittnnitArioum.—Thi, undcrotentionell Oilicrri ore sopeniod-
td, being Moira without leitve.-I,lenteuont Unit, of the
18th Light Drogoong. Lieutenant Cooke, of the
'toot. Ort:entietil, of the Id West fudiu Iteginitut.
Errata in thellazettet of the 2.2 d of July 180 G, and !fhb Sep-
tetobet 1811.
Sti (Atrium Battalion.

rnr Littutonaot Williont Cox, front tisc tooth Foot, to he Lira.
tenant, vico,Winilio, who xxclkonges, Read Lietiteount
Swaim It Cox, from, &c.

Cithadian 1,1,11(111'kt.

For on 3. F. Gunter to be Lioutoutot, vice Reid, pro-
moted, Item} E.n-ign J. Y. Gunter to be Lieutenant, %lee
litarsWll, promoted.

f'rourn-lyer, Inn. h, 115111.

'hietnbers returned tooierve in tin.; pregent Parliament.
Dorotnrit of Potitefraet,--'ilie Hight i fon, John Saville i-orn-
//moo coined Lord Vinliunt Pollington, of Metlily, in the
Comity of y.a., in the- room of the IWI ilttiry
who Sri VCP, for the County of York.
IfOronfi:h of Cockermoutli.-I,tigivitn, .1.1111 roster, of Killer
-
hey. in the roof!' of John Lowther; who
iterVeA for the Conrity of Citnitieriand.
Borough of flierhistFly.---liiiihert \Vitro-10A Newman, of
ridge, in theyamli of fhttuiel Stoke, in the County of
Peron, k:sq, in the room of Sir Chitties Titthot,,Bart. de-

_ . .
etuot it.
13,,rough of Plymplon Earle..—Willittin Dougla*, of Ahniir
not*, ilt the stewartry of Kirhuilbright,Esq, In the room of
4;,,,0rgt: .thivhett, Ertl. Wilk, has iievipted the Chiltern
I funi4rett*.
florougli of Dorellextrt.--VVilliam ik'Cifort, of ifeytemitiry,
iii tln County of Wilt*, Esq. in the room of Chaste% Ifenry
Ilotiveri,, Esq. utiomerve44 it)i, the bomlarh of Downton,
iloroagli of Applel.y.---The Right lionol,r4ble tieorge Tier-
lie), iti the room .if .; ihn Coorttnity,l:il. %no h,,,,, ,ii:cepted
thou -Chiltern fittndretl*,

TUNKRWrCY ENT.ARGr.D.
kittvton-upoo-Hull, li:l*n-draper, from Jou. SI to
1, 117.

bANKRUPTCY SUMRSF.PED.

Stdford, Norwich, brazitr

BANKRITTS.

at. hew Lee Yeats, flevou and William (10041,
ltradpole, hankers, to sorrender January 19, !11,
nod February 4, at eleven, at the hull Inn, niitlvort. At-
tivoirm, Mr. l'empla, Brit.:hunt, or Steeete. Motive and
'(ox, Icouegi Ilench-walkg, Temple, London.
3atnee It wo.,ey, tir‘Wich, Suffolk, toaltster, Junuary la,"10,
and rd. oary 14. .it eleveti, at the Bear and C:eown Inn,
Attorolee, Meet . pram„ old Notcutt, Ipswich,
or Mr. Burnett, Chatham-Ow, Intickfrittre, !Andra).
Smauel King, Wore, Vlerti.,rdchire, rope.unikee, January 12,
ret ter), if:, sit twelve, and February 16, nt *Jilt, at Guildhall,
Loudon, Attornie%, Mews, Oakley and Birch, Martin's-
c.loorm.street,

Clratirat bran, thuigratiwonti, near Itoekwourl, Minutia-
'wry, I lutilt.t.tieloi, Wiggler, January 2), 26, tit. tbe itote and
trout' Ina, llut f!nstleld, and February 16, at ten, lit the
Yotte Tree tun, ltobertowts, Yorktbiret, Attornies,
Mr, lintel 1nf....n0m, Sada' cwort.b.
Matthew nabitoant Legg and Jahn tray, St. Mary-at-11M,
Irtimranee-bralierv, January t 8 16, and February 16, at
late, at Guitdhall, Landoh. AttnrUietr, Mee*re. Swain,
Stevens, Maples, and l'eatie, Old ;truly.
than Fore,street, Litnehuuse, sloptelter, January
16, ft 3, and February 18, et ten, at Guildhall, London.
Atterute4 iNtemits. klowatcl Jewry-Atte,
Akigute.

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osepb Mceart, Fench,nreh-builtlingu;, merchant, January 12,
16, and Febritary 16, at one, at- Guildhall, London. At-
_ ~
At-
torn?y, Mr. Harrison, Austin-fvuars, London.
Joseph Hartley, - hute.of Whitechapel,..wine-inerebant, Ja-
nuary 2, 12, and Febraiury 16, sst twelve, at Guildhall, •
London. .Attorney, Mr. Bryant,- Angel-court, Throgutor-
ton-street. •
Lyon De Symons, Biliiter-square, merchant, January 12, 19, •
and. February. 16,,ast twelve,. at Loadan.
At-
tornics, Mr. Pince, Billiter-square, Fettelenrch-street.._
Samuel Butler,•late of .Wand-street, Cheapside, but now of
Hatrield-street, Fulachiciars-road, feather manufacturer,
January 9, .9, and February 16, at ten, at. Lon-
don. Attorney, Mr: 'Tatham, Syntonda-Inn.
DIVIDENDS-At Guildhall.
Jan. 28. J. Seagoe, Mike-street, St. James's, tailor, at elcven.',
Jan. 96. Ci• Cu.,, Wood-street, factor, at ten.
Jan. 26. J. Henderson, Charlotte-street, surgeon and apothe-
cary, at clever).
28. J. 117 i liamson, Tonbridge-place, builder, at twelve.
Jan. 30. .1, Harman, Chathaus, linen-draper, nt eleven.
Jan. 28..1. Duxbury, Manchester, dealer, at eleven, at the
Dog Tavern, Maachester.
Jan. 30. T. Benwell, Newman-streel, coackatiaker, at. ten.
Jan. 30; S. M. Ferriter, late of Pore-street, merchant, at ten.
Feb. 68. Ross, New City Chambers, merchant, at one. -
lan. 80; IV. Wittier, Pewsey, Wiltshire, shop-keeper, at one.
Feb. 6. 1. Stoneacatherstout-htlildiugs, tailor, at twelve.
Jan. 30. J. Oliphaut, Fleet-street, tailor, at ten.
Feb. 8. I. Goldham Cautpart, lute of Spread-Eagle-court, and
Dalston, Middlesex, broker, at eleven.
Jan. 30. P.Favenc, Bedford-row, insurance-broker, at eleven.
Feb. 2. r.,Livertuore, jou. Chelausford, grocer, at twelve.
Jatt. 30. Hancock, Itotherhitlte-street, Butherhithe, mast
and block-maker, at one.
•
Jan. 26. J. Guecoiu, Woodstock-street, Ilanover-aquare, tai-
lor, at one.
Feb. ta. S, Slyth, sen. and S. Slyth, jun. lute of SouthmoltOu-
street, thinumen, ut one.
Jail. '26. It. M'Clure, Mateihester, merchant, lit two, at the
Bridgwater Arras, :MancheAer.
Jan. .1. Ellison, Noma Shi iti3, Northumberland,'draper,
at eleven, at. the Comm?, cial lint. I, Howardtatrect, North
Shield,.
Tan. 253. T. Jones, North Shields., grocer, at eleven, at the
• sante place.
Feb. 2. E. Browne, `Bradford, Wiltshire, clothier, at one, at
the Commercial Ramris, Bristol.
Fel). 12. G. Fisher, Mmeaster, Yorkshire, gardener, at ele-
ven, at the.Reirt Deer lint, Doutea4er.
Jan. 29. G. IL Byrum, Plymouth Dock, grocer, at eleven, at
the Anctiou-M;at Rooms, Plymouth Dock.
Jun. G. Haley, Plymouth bock, chinas-merchant, at ele.-
ven, at the same plaoe.
Jan. 2a. IL'fluounas, Newport, shopkeeper, at eleven, at the
Bash 'Vas era, Bristol.
Jun. 26. J. Smith, Birmiagliam, grocer, at twelve„, at the
Swan Ilan, X3irmingliant.
211. I. Cooke, Houghton Drayton, l lawpatldre, miller,
at eleven nt the Masons' Arms, Andover.
7an. 26. R.Sellers, Scowcott s, Varkiltir, grocer, at the Nev.
tune Inn, Kingston-upon-Ilan.
Feh. 12. 1; Howson, Tuckhill, 'Yorkshire, grocer, at ten, :at
time Itein Deer,' Doncaster. . • .
Jan. 19. 1. Robinson, Whitellaren, mercer, at ten, at flue Red
Lion, Whitcbucti. •.
'• • •
CERTIFICATES-JAN. 26.
11. Cott, Liverpool, butcher. .•
T. Gilbert, John-street, Fitzroy-vinare, carpenter.
W. Foster, Walsall, Stalrordslnre, Butcher.
E. Sexton Gorman Munkhounie and M. A. tiorman, London,
merchmas,J.
Vangliton, Edward-street, CavendistpaqUare, Wine and
brandy merthant.•
T. Sowerhy, Pond-street,
1. salaam!' and m, watch-makers.
W. Sinipson„:l:ll.lhank-street, coal-merchant.

EAST INDiA COMPANY'S CHARTER.

EAST INDIA HOUSE

A. Court of PropriFtors was yesterday held, to
consider the measures which oul;ht to be taken,
towards procuring a renewal of the Charter of
the Company. Sir Hoot' INGLIti took' the Chair
at twelve lo'clock, and the other Directors 11804
t►►ken thcir'places ;
The CuAntnAN stated, that a Court of Direc-
tors had met on that day, at eleven o'clock, when
they had come to the resolution of snbmitting to
the Proprietors all the l'►npers'which had pulsed
between them and his Majesty's Ministers d►iring
the negotiation for the renewal of the Charter of
the Company. Ire was sorry to say, that the state
of the negociation had of I►ete assumed a very int,
pron►ising appearance. 'lbis would he seen when
the papers, which were to be submitted to the
Court had been read.

The Clerk then proceeded to read the corres-
pondence which had taken place on the subject,
and 11140 the itesolutioni which bud been adopt-
ed by the Directors. The following arc the pm-
eipal
At a Sac RET Cot] nr or DIRECTORS, held on Friday,
the 18th. December, ISI2 .

The Court having. resolved. itself into a Com-
mittee of the whole Court ; and being resumed,
the followiiig Report from the Comthittee 'Of the
whole Court was read

"The Committje, taking into consideration
the present stole of the negociathin with his Ma-'
jesty's Ministers, for the renewal of the Com-
pany's exclusive privileges, deem it to be. highly
important. that the sentiments of the Court of Di-
rectors, upon the proposition brought forward
for admitting the import% from India to thoi out-
ports of, kingdom, should be unequivocally
known.

The Committee, therefore, recommend to the
Court to pas a resolution, stating, that the pro-
position in queStion is, for various reasons already
set forth in the tortit's writings, pregnant \rah
ruin to the afTairs of -the Company, inasmuch as it
would render them incapable of performing the
functions allotted to them, as well in their tOm-
nwrcial as in their political capacity, and that the
Court camoot, therefore, &insistently with their
duty to their constituents, recommend to them the'
adoption of such a proposition."
Arid it was, on the question,.
Resolved-unanitiontsly, That this Court approve
the said Report.
And the Chairinan and Deputy Chairman were
requested to wait on the Right Hpn.therrtsidvnt
of the Poarti of CommliSiguers: for the Affairs of
lodic', sad to communicate to his Lordship the
above_ proceedings of this day.

Lotter from the Itight Tinri. nit Earl of Duckinghaliibirt, to
the Clutiritom and Depisty Chairman, referred to in the
preceding !Minutes. . .

India 'Roan!, Dye. 2,1, 1612.

(Its-masa:ll, The conferences held at this
Board with the Committee of Correspondence,
having had for their object the most uurcsereed
and candid discussions upon points of the greatc4t
importance, with respect to the renewal of the
East India Company's Charter, and it having been
understood that no further steps should be taken
upon the subject, until # communication wat made
by me, in au official shape, to the Court of Direc-
tors, it was not without some surprise that the copy
of their resoiutiun of the Pith instant was receiv-
ed by his Majesty's Government, beeause that re-
solution, adopted under such circumstances, ap-
peared to them to have for its object, an abrupt
toriuluatiou to ell disuassiou,

;t.

They cannot, however, consider it the less in-
cumbent upon them, throiigli you, as the proper
official channel, to bring' before the Court of .13i.
rectors, the principles upon which the Opinions I
have to apprize you or have been formed, in order
to present to the Proprietors and the Public, it
correct view of a subject to which so Much irkipor::
Unice k attached.

I shall, therefore, convey to you the sentihremts
of Majesty's Government, precisely
terms I should haVe done, if no intimation- liad.
been arale of the resolution of the Court of Di-
rectors,. of the 18th inst. ; and with that.obje4 I •
proceed to inform you, that with regayd.to- those
points, to which the attention of the Committee
91 Correspondence has been chiefly directed, at
the ecnierences. beld'at this Board, the principle
uniformly maintained as the bas,is 'of any arrango-
ntent for the renewal of the East India Company';
Charter, viz. that the merchants of this country
have a Subs ta utial claim to, as much I:berty of
trade as they 61,1) enjoy, without injury to other'
important national interests, cannot be departed:
front.

It was in the hope that. the opening of the ex-
port trade with India to the merchants of the
city Of London and of the outports, whilst the
import was confided to the port of London, might
not be found inconsistent with this principle,
that a disposition was felt by the Government to
propose an arrangenient to that effect.
In consequence, howexcr, of the. promulgation
of such an intention, several persons, interested
in the commerce of the out-ports, represented in
the strongest terms, that the proposed limitation
of. the import trade from India, rendered the ex-
tension of the export of no value to them ; and
they declared themselves prepared to' maintain;
that Allis limitation was not called for by any ade-
qutth motive of public interest.
They urged their claim to an equal 'participa-
tion in the general trade to India, and their con-
viction, that, the ground upon which the exclu-
sion in favour of the port of London was defend-
ed, viz, the additional danger of smuggling, could
not be supported; and they were satisfied that the
alleged danger might be, obviated by revenue re-
gulations. They also entered 'largely into the
subjeet of the China trade, contendings trenuons-
ly against the renewal of the Company's exchtsive
Charter ; and stated their reasons fur believing*
that measures
.might be adopted by which that
trade could be opened,, without injury to the re.;
revue, and withouthazartling
,the continuance of
the intercourse with the Emperor of China's do-
minions.

The importance attached to these representa-
tions, induced his Majesty's Government to revise
the arrangement which bud been in contempla-
tion; and although they did not see cause, under
all the circumstances bearing upon this question;
to alter the opinimi, they. had entertained, of the
propriety; of continuing the existiug‘restrictions
upon the commercial intercourse with China, and
of preserving to the Company the monopoly of
the tea trade, they nevertheless felt, that the'mer-
chants belOnging to the Out-portshad established
a claim against an absolute restrietioU•of the im-
port tragic. to the port of London,
Under this impres,imu, I addressed my letter
to you on clue 27th April ult.
The observations made by the Committee of
Correspondence, in their reply to the 29th of the
same month, did not fail to engage the serious at-
tentiOn of his Majesty's Government, but after the
best ,examination of those observations, aided by
all the information they have obtained from the
Boards of Customs and Excise, they are not en-
abled to concur in the opinion, that the pro-,
posed extension of the import trade from, India
would be productive of any great increase of smug-
gling, and certainlynot to the extent stated by the
Court of-Directors:

It is conceived; that the apprehensions enter-
tained on this .uccount might be obviated by va-
riOus.regulations,' such ai confining the trade to),
those ports which are, or may be 'sr) eirentn-
stanced, as to afford security tOthe due collection
of the revenue; by the limitation of it tear
of four hundred tons btathen ; by attachinobe
forfeiture of the ship anticargo to the diseovery'
of any illicit articles on board ; by an extension
of, the manifest uct • by regulations for checking
the practice of smuggling in the ships of, the .Cont-
patty ; aasc well us by other provisions, too minute
to be entered into at present, hot which will, of
course, be attended to, in discussing the details of
the subject.
I am persuaded' it will not escape your obsei-
vation, that, front obvious considerations, the
English Channel must, at all times, especially 'in
time of peace, afford . facilities and inducements
for smuggling, which do out occur elsewhere to
the SAine extpot, on account of the clandestine
traffic already established, and the ready conimn-
nieation with the opposite shore.
liut with respect to the whole of this part of
the question, it is impossible to lose sight- of the
deep interest which the Government must. feel in '
the prevention of snmr,gling. The interests of the
Company are, no doubt, involved emit but thrist
of the Government are still more concerted; andit cannot be supposed that they would bring for-
ward any proposition, which appeared to them'
likely to endanger a revenue of troM three to four.
millions ; or that, if a defalcation should unex-
pettedly arise, they 'would not immediatetv take
measure* for applying a remedy, The Company
have:therefore, an ample ground of confidence,
not only in the disposition of Government, but in
their effectual co-operation on those points, on
which the Court of .Direetors appear to feel the
greatest anxiety, and on which they urged their
strongest objections to the proposed arrange-
ment.

The several articles which may be imported
from the countries within the'llinits of the Com
pany's Charter, And which are charged with an
ad valorem duty, although, with the exception of
tea, they bear a very small proportion to the whole-
of the revenue collected from the trade from In-
dia and China, are nevertheless of sufficient im-
portance to demand the attention of Gosernment,
as the question may affect the interests of the East
India Company, as well as those of the public re-
venue.

'With this view, it will be necessary to coml..
der Whether, with respect to some of them, a rated
duty might not be substituted, and whether regu-

lations may not be made for the security of th,
duty ad valorem on those articles which shall cot,-
tinue to be so charged, and which, at the same
'time, shalt prevent their: being purchased at A
price, likely to operate injuriously to the Matta.,
facturers of this country.
The justice of -the observations, respecting the
additional number Of Fpropeans that would find
their way to•lntlia in of_
of, the extol.
';iu
c ix( itiel exten thet
t't lit"! se)o busl•LiTu Sb, et
that admitted
i atitt)getrc:S'.l(..)ritll
arise front the extension of the export trade to
India, and would' Scarcely be lessened by coal"'
ing the import trade to the port of Loudon.--
EVeryindividtml,llnring his residence in
would of course be subject to the- existing regu
gat ions of the lOcalliovernments.
The, situation of Lasears, who are occasiontalf,
employed in the navigation of ships from India to
this counts*, would demand the humane intcepo'
sition of the Legislature ; and there can be 110
doubt that effectual provision for their maintenance
while in England, and for their return to
will lieritade. •
Having gone thrOugh the principal points to
which our. recent conferences have related, it toY
be proper fur me to apprize von; that his 1131 e,"
ty's Government are of opinion, that the establid!-
meat of King's troOps, which may be requisite for
the preservation of the peace 'and sescitrity oftb"
British possessions in India,—itati'attend urn
circumstances that it would be difliCitlt to aatici—
phte; but as the financial situation of the Curt'"
)any may render it necessary, that the numlters.tu
be maintained at their charge'should be 'liinited.f
there can
,be no objection to propciseNo
ment, to specify that number enact'
ment. .
I haVe thus enderioured to li•ring the4entiments
of his Majesty's 'Government before yon, With t 11;
same candour that has been evinced in our ree"',;,,
discnisions ; and I can venture confidently to
sure you,,that my colleagues, as well ng mre,„t
are most anxious to promote such an adjitstntel
between the Public and the Court of Propriet"'"'
as may be satisfactory to ail parties.hY
.The expediency of adhering to that system', ~-
which the Government of India • has been
n•
istered through the intervention of the C11911'1,1.'1;
is strongly felt by his Majesty's GoVernatentt
it must not be suppwed,that there are no limits
that expediency, or that-there 'are no advant4'bs
which might result front a different co,irst'• he.
It is for the Court of Proprietors to decide, 'fro
titer their own interests, as well as 'those nth it
numerOus persons depending upon, them, bc)tbeir
home and abroad, can best be pieseryed by !
rejection•of, or acquiescence in, those condit%c
upon which alone, consistent with their
duty, his Majesty's Government can submit 1. Ptrile
position to Parliament for the renewal °f
Charter. its
e
Yon, Gentlemen, must be aware, that. te---
approaching expiration, prOvisionrintst be n 1,,„;
without delay, for the future govirnineut Ino.lt,
and that his loyal Hlihness the
in his Speech at tuphe opening of Ow Pe4ell
yi (.51) has
leallulaev't
e ..;h 1)l
mostobudictt
1 ctit andd
ilif:utaaiyt 1
el
But-,
Court of Dot korr..4l***

Lerteurnfriiltnei
EtiaieriCutlininrtliliaigliallues4uirtty, CI 9
tat; Mintit
14ait India linu.se, Dee, JO, I'll2'
LORD,—We were honoured, OH titr‘2::l3
instant, with the letter which youv
ideased to address to 'is on the priiVeititr Hay,
lave lard it before the t.:onrt 0f1,11.41.
arC,instructed*by the Cotirtjto artlitaint your
that a General Court of Proprietor; of fi
,"
llarlit Stock lias'been stinitnotied, for the.spc'l;"
Purpose of taking into consideration the
,out subjects treated of in 'your tiordsliip'i
anti we shall' lose no time in submitting, t('
Lordship the result of the deliberations at
meeting•
void'
„In reference to which first • ' I
paragi ap
LOrdship's letter, in.the resolution fitly
by the Court, on the Isth list. is stated t‘) hi 1,,..
catnied 'some surprise to' his Majestys 6:)Veript
meat, as appearing to have ifar bieC Ot .iii 31)
~r"fr
termitnAion to all discussion, 'we itre desk" jij.
the Court •of .I)ireetors, respectfully to °tier I.
following explanation.
Your Lordship is aware, that at the coniuienceoi
meat of the recent conferences on the stihjeo
the Renewal of the Conipany''s tharteo,it,„"to'
agreed between your Lordship and the 141 ca.
,tion from ilie Court, that nO minutes should lie ta
of what passed in conversation. 'Aceording!Y'the
'particular cOillmitnication was made,
receipt Lof your, Lordship's letter of the l' I'"t
stunt, of the result of these conferences
ea:;:teisctinet.i
jet isitri th e
eltaiv)iirli.gectlii(eneinwit
(i
of the Connuittee •of Correspondence; ii(l)tii„*ler
forined,whether the differences of
ly known to exist, on sonie.importatit'poilit'l.lo,
w teeil 'Al,tiest
2L tr:1111 r, y
n 's Government and the:o.
awes7vev
in
.duty to give,' not 11avia4 teoded to itirqr"
t 1 r,t
the satisfaction they expected, they the
proper that the singe of the Court, respecthlg
. question of, the lint-ports, should be foriiiioY
tified to your Lordship, anti in consegneate!ted,
unanimous resolution of the ISth V 4413 01111'U/1, oa,
111.1(1 the Court perceived ti.at that ilrocecrAs
witted of the-interpeetation which h'i'
upon it hy his Allujesty's theY 10,
assuredly 'have taken pains' more eifectict',l
guard against so great a iniseoncepti"lloo
the real intention, was no othw. (VI
to mark their adherence to the opininns ofeir
have uniformly entertained on (1411 w,
question.,.of 'extending the import trade fr;`
clia, to the out-porti of this kingdom, whie ity,:cl)
formed the, principal s.Thject of disetis,iion 1)°,..- 01
the Members of -,his Majestv's Goyernine ;
.
the Committee of Correspo.ndeikee, It ;0,1
tmily desirable for the :Members of that tictPtoot
Committee, and it 'was thought that it wig')t thfit
he unacceptable to vourldordship to knot'ill tki?
the Sentiments which they had expres‘,e(l,l till '
course of discussion, were sanctioned by "„- tbri
tilmous concurrentie of the body by %01`-'1"

. . . . . c ilelegatetl.' The mode' in, which the re"-
tn. was adopted _teas conformable to the usage
Ite Court of .Directors on solemn occasions.,
tely, after it report front a Committee of the,
de Court, which always require.; signaturels;
w „
which, in the present iuStance was su ~
bed by every Director. .
• - .. :
Ve trust, my Lord, that this explanation of the.
Isure alluded to, will wove satisfactory to your
ilship and the other Mei:niters of hi .1 I..yesty'.6
/eminent ; and while we return oar sincere
nowledgments for the attention with which represeutations have been listened to, in the
ions interviews with which we have been ho—
lred by your Lordship and his •4'l.lajeity's Mir,
tern who attended, we hope, .at the same to
ad perfectly acquitted of any design, either.to
i'ent or embarrass a full and deliberate discus-
It of the great interests as stake.
t is matter of deep cOncern to us to find th'lt.
Majesty's Minister's seem-still to adhere•to thti
aciple of openinwithe out-p of thellititet
%dont to the importatio n oforts commodities from ILL We have already, in . our letters f Abe II and 29th April last, verily stated the daongers
t must result to the Company, from so great an
argernent of the privilege in Eastern cove-
r to 'British merehants. We presume to think
r objeetions to that enlargement. have not been
!Timely that
; and we have to express
concern felt by the Court, that no column-
atiott has yet been made to them of thOse, re-
sentations which first led his .Majesty's Mi.".
teis to entertain, and which induce them still
/Where to the opinion, t,will.be hest consulted, that the public • inte-
by not confining the
port trade froth the East Indies to the port of
anion. It would oceasion much satisfaction to
Court, should such a communication have the
.•et of obviating their objections, • even in part,
a4nessure, which the most imperative ciinsider-
olls alone cold(' have itifluenced too op-.
se; and were it unfortunately to fait in
produe-
CtinS eifeet,it is nevertheless desirable, that the
airt of Directors, shall have an opportunity of
lit:wing' the queition with all the intelligence
It. cats be he
to hear upon it, • • Your; Lord-
,ip h4B, ineed, been pleased to favour•tis witli a
Lel summary of some of the arginnents used
the Merchants on this subject---..-argurnents,
' most' own,. not iii the least convincing to
'• and we assure ourselves that in advert-
g to them, Your Lordship does not mean
at the *Company shouhl be concluded, or
eir interests
air fate fate determined, by wlett blase NVI!O oppose
.c:mose to atly;.itee ; although their
presentations: appear to have so far Mu-
eed . his Alajesty's INTioisters, as to lead
cot to think, ' that the merchants. " have
14In to as much. liberty of trade as they can
Joy, without injury to other they
na-
mal interests." ln those interests, we may pre-
me, are eomprehended both the consideration
the poblie revenue, tuld the maimenance of the
UL India Company. But what that extent 'of
ide ti, " which can he granted with satety to
one interests," is still a question undetermined.
re confess that the reg ;
illations contemplated by
s: Majesty's ALnisters, so far as your LordAip.
•a been pleased to explain them to ' -
tis, appear by
portents Calculated to remove our fears. The
inparative interest which the Public and the
impany have in prevetaing the, smuggling of
!I>
:was* described in our letter of the 29th
April : and though it be true, as vour
ordshiP observes, that the stake of fire p.l
1.
this Collcern is rt •
lc
unterically };seater than that of
e. Company, yet the importance of the Coln
tny' inferior stake is, to them, infinitely greater
:in would be to the public the importance of the
srs the revenue, might sustain ; because as mat-
,s now stitad the eQuipaily l' ' "
lave no certain de-
al but the China trade, for
al to' cieir subsistence. w . tivesQurces esserl7
L .
.o not the least
testion, that his Ala' testy's Altnisters would be
loran, •
khly disposed to frame additional regulii-
(lnets to prevent smuggling tea, should those now
. outemplation be tried; and h fit i d ite..ll 1'3E14.
'3E14. itut, besides that ' e(lt 1 .
we extreme_y distrust
Ile pritetieuhilit •
y of preve smuggling to a
lige ext a
, tot, where the t ,Ming •
mptations would be so
Nat w .
e must entreat Lordship1 his
1;61..qy11i, w..,
.. •
.. . Four ant
misters serious
',add 1).11 . , - ly• .to consider what
L. le• %no,
1,1 . tiolt of the Cont an if they
vines a Charte • P
. Y'
Charter upon no better terms than
now proposed i , d,
it .1
,e fd
du . Upon trial, 5 lould
Unti, that their
(I, anti 014 tt commercial income i fail-'
rovided for, Or i'til. dividend . should be. iiiir
hiss stock would int-
iediatelv fall 4, cniTency ;of tle.ir credit would be dintinisited':"-
.
artkidarly, woitileir ktir,tit'S,, 1U their pkiynteilts,
he impeded ; general alarm
nit tlissatisfaetiott( '
liti great establis‘hinill all
parties connee.ted svith
;0414 be , a
1.1...
es
..tenc.would be felt ; and there t
gain, wi,,,,n 7,„ 41 Y tor going to radiomen
.j.)tdd imve bt,,,1, great, perhaps .irretrievable,
ht; xeco.tive -il. ex, "rieuccd. It is the dutY (4.
okrl
..,:. ;,.,. , . (my. pi the Co an .to curry
',.%.4.1!i [(award tet fr 11 MP.
1 el
ta
~,i,iori ag.„6„,,t :r. contingencies, an 1 e
tea► :. attd we must beg
rive,' to add, that what I:Ny onim, Oi.. the , ever ri•.;hts the mere' anon
~ri114"; it eaunot t e Itia,t,i;n,n be
pleased to -betow.,
essions
v loci' ~ 1 • )- -1-14,ahle to make cone
cl;m3, • i,y I{Cll hbould ti a • a Company `'l)
,ireti ti,(,.1 ~. , le. tin., _
lie i)1 . . , t 1,41. in empire, and who are as much
• fler'i of the eh. f , trade in
eniph. •le seats of Latropean .
e, as they ere of their freebolds in Loti-
on.
Witt
•
reVec
adia, if tto the resort of• Europeans to
'
*
onr L ) ts'e do not misunderstand the scope of 4at tt ' .I."lliP's observation, it seems to imply,
oeir numbers might be in proportion to the.
x Irma trad r
a front this country. lf, indeed, they
,`:'l,.!
le to be regulated by this settle, our apprehen
s Would be the less; but we have no difficulty.
reatenk,,...!,,wedgillg, that in addition to all our other
t•-•1.--,uts against admitting importations to the
iii,„l"•ts, we think that the granting of this pri-
.•le Ivt'llid increase the spirit of rash specula-
n‘,)ll front Oreat 13ritain and Ireland, and 1 hereby,
,'lllluber of aaventurers in search of fortune in
4'14 i for it i
rut s to be rententbered, that those ad,
urers would mattritily seek for new estamioh.
'etas, even out (of the Company's territories, 'toil!:
lei'. endeavour to
acquire real property.
'hi , ut, my Lord, this is only, one of many points
d) require particular re solutions ; and at. tlic
dge ttt which we are non- arrived in the nego
'4ooa, we cannot but state, to your 14ordship