The Sun.
London, England, 1813-07-13 00:00:00

BAST INDIA CHARTER BILL.

The Report of the East India Charter Bill hav-
ing been brought up by Jr. I.4vintlgoToN, on the
question, " That this Report be read,"
Mr. W. KEENE, though he was not sanguine
enough to hope any maierial alteration wonid
made in the Bill in the stage n hid! it lir,l4tin7
gained, thought it his duty to prntest
it-
-1,,,tn vd there were. 6,0t.i0,0001. employed by the
„„0"q protlucmg the mannfacturer:; in that
tifilt:;:u.lcis' sr ;
extend the inaritet for onr wares, Awe," the na.
t;t-r were prohibited tenth
lilt, which no one would think was proper to)
he done. lie strongly objected t' the
for Neilitating the admission of Niihsionaries
11/13ilt in his opinion, nothing could be nt,i-E,
rLortutnt;
s this, i
and flit: lllgte,ll,ll,sn
ttd , to lead the
Luxbe

in attempting to overtbroN British

Lts thonght the West India Colonies
')e protected by duties, or other regula-
tl.,ot the effects of the produee'of the East
',oniog into competition,‘ ith thtinn lie
Irk, mentioned the articles sugar and cot.-
thonght it wns only neves,sary to men-
tion this to have it. attended to. Ile hoped to hear
Ito' prmeiple admitted.:
Lord CAsTtEttElon said Ministcrs hatlihought
.
it most prudent' in the present scssion,,princlinitty
to confine ilicntselves to the general Measure now
before the tlonse, 'reserving the details of such
cononci end areangetneuts,as might be ju tie •
cessary to be taken into eonsitteration on the com-
mencement of the ensuing session. The subject
to which the don. Gentleman hail called their at-
tention, was out to which the consideration of
Iris At ljesty's Ministers bad been prticularly'
turned. It was 'heir wish that the competition be-
tween. the East and West Indies shonld, •tts nearly

• nstosible, continue the same as it" was at pre-.,
scut. As the opening of therEast India trade,
- 'night have some effect on it, he thought the sub-:
ject one which might to tw reconsidered. • .
Mr. Flowoant censured the Bill, and describ-

ed its object to he to lay the East India Company
prostrate at the feet of the Board of Controul, and
to overthrow those political and constitutional bar-
, ricrs, which it had hitherto been thought neces-
sary to U1d lie complained of the manner in
hleli this measure haft been hurried through the
I louse. th'respect to what had been said of
the trade carrkd on by the Americans,'' he had'
. to observe, thati.they paid 70 per cent. in bullion
for the artie!es they obtained. It the English
merchant wished to place himself in this situation,
he might. He knew the East India Company was
unpopular. The public was prejudiced against it.
it was allowed its monopoly undisturbed while
struggling withdifliculties,and contending single-
handed agitinit hostile powers, but now, by a .va-
lour, which did credit to this country, it had
swept the enemies of British greatness irom
; now that they had acquired a territory of
100,000 square miles,..containing a population of
• sixty millions of pergons, and producing annually
a revenue rot 16,000,0001. after forming numerous
expeusite establishments ; it was now that the
visdotu of that House was to he shewn in defeaP.,
lung these labours, by making the East India Com.
patty unfit longer to discharge its important func-
tions. Ile complained bitierly of the -hardships
which had heen'imposed on the East India Com-
pany, and the reward they now reaped for all their
exertions and
.elforts. lie .thought it would be
more discreet to pass a.short Declaratory 13111 on
the first and second clauses, and leave the general
provisions till next Session.
Mr. R. TiIORNTON stated, that the Court of
Director's had not yet made up its mind whether
or not it would accept the Charter now about to
• be passed through this House. lie took this op.
portnnify of declaring, that it was far from what
he could have wished it to he, and thought that it
was a sacrifice to .the clamour occasioned by the
stagnation of trade. The investigation which had
taken place, would, however, render speculation
Jess wild and thwgerous. 11c displayed the great
•. things which hatl• been done by the Company in
• acquiring an empire, and schooling in their ser-
. vice the highest military characters who adorned
the country, and from this inferred that they
served well of the House in every difficulty into
which 'this new system of legislation alight bring
them.
The report was then read, and various ahem-
timis and .amendments made.
On the clause relative to the introduction of
111issionarics,

. Mr. A. Rostt.lsott insisted on 'the dangers that
might ensue from these admissions, as designing
persons might make use of them to poison the
minds Of the natives of .Hindostan, and induce
them to believe the Governinent had a desire to
outrage their prejudices. Ile moved to omit the
word,s., and the religious," in the clause,
ing it confined to the diffusion of general know.
ord eSsxt.gßEAutt opposed the 'amendment as
raising the question entirely anew which had been
ho solemnly declared. This was no new principle,
hut had been sanctioned by Varliathent on the
grant of the last Charter, and was now only
avowed in a more guarded manner, to slim the
natives of India, that bowcyer this Protestant
~.GoVeriniient recognised the general principle, yet
that they would not interfere %vitt] the habits or
free exercise of the religion of any people under
their dominion;

Mr. Forrics read a'...letter,• which stated that
nothing • less than the sacrifice of the British Re-
sidents in India. would satisfy the Saints, and that
for the sake of making converts of a few outcasts.
All rrsonS who bad been • in India. were of this
opinion Aka& every man_of common sense knew
it was madness thus to attempt to altcr'the habits'
of Hindus, whose moral characters were better
than those of the Europeans who were so desirous
iinproving them. lie sincerely hoped the-den-
.gers aporehendett would not follow, from the
iuloption lit thii measure.

Mr. STE,putt.l4 defeln the clause in its original
_form. He noticed the variety and inconsistency
of the arguwent that had been urged in all the
different stages of this measure, in so far as the
.present clause was involved. He contended that
all their objections were not against the fora), but
. •
against the principle—of promoting the difinsion
of Christian knowledge in India. After adverting
to the speech of Mr. Marsh us the strongest proof
he knew of eloquence misapplied, and accusing the
ooposers Of the clause as inimical to the promul-
gation of the (Nristian doctrines beyond the Cape
ot" 4-;00(1 liope, he entered into a warm and stre-
ittoas defence of this part' of the measure; and en-
.i..yrcqd his opinion of the disgrace it would be to
r 11'413 country, if they should deliberately adopt the
pvopositino of shrinking from their
y.,k Ind tioostritisimg f'rttttt their•
J., 03.0 ;sit: Itsi
3tt;oi.
flowli the g:turtilet, to Ott:*
s.:airing hint ',nett ti%- Tim! 111)
.::"" studa
,) l
,yet lin, •"
cOuV.II It' that umni.","
cimirerts had been wade it,
that
the command of GOtt teas intlterati~'c
eV do our endeavour to effect their converisii2,, ttins

whicli there-;nil`,: not c'..tln any wolidly
\vim oppSed the clause, had contcndeil,/
that. the natives of I inlia in...a state of tf.,
most virtuous felitit:, hut this Le denied : an,t,
antongV.other atuinuities, cited that:of Sir .Tayiezi.J
nacilitosh. ,to prove, that the general churiv.rer
of the 11indoo.s v:as vicious and de?raved.l. It
having heel, ited, that thme natives had
been converted to •(,!.hrh.ti_lnit y had retuyinli to
idolAtTy, he denied. that it wits the fat?t, vini read' -
part of a letter from CoLinel Macanlity; sin which
it %v-as stated, that SinCe the death of oat of those
Missionaries who had heat natned„ the /Minim. of
Christians had increased in the prONi-,ities where
they resided.
FolioEs explained.
Ttr.all.Ey said, it was worn g too lar to sap-
pose that the opposers of the clause oppo-ed the
i,ntroduction of Christianitk to India. For his
own part, it was his sincere desire to have the
blessed religiOn which he professed, propagated
in all parts 'of the world ; and whet) he shouhl
vote altainst that clause, he was convinced that he
would forward anti not thwart the attainment of
. that oldect: Ile Was particularly hostile to the
preainhle oftlie_elaitse, which he opposed, on the
ground that it iras inconsistent with sonic antitts
which were indispensable in the prosecution of
such a:' measure .11S that which vvas. proposea.--;
These duties were;; Ist, to propagate the Christian
no/, to do so in such tt way as to
Cause danger ;to, other people. The clause was
nut framed with a view to these antics; mid he
Thought that it Might he considered as relating to
sending persons as ivell totradeas to preach. the

doctriiie; of Christianity. Objecting to the means
to be employed, and not to ,t/he end which ought
to be in view, lie opposed the clause.
Mr. WILBERFoncE observed, that a Resolittiotn
to the Same effect with the clause tuider discus-
hAd remained on the Journals Of tlni House
for tsventy years, and that very Reiohition'biti
one, time formed part of an Act of Parliamilst,
until the House had unfortunately been persuaded
to strike it out of. the Act, and only to record. it"
on the journals, by that means preventing the
Company fromlhaving the power, up to'that time,
to do any thing towards facilitating the introduc,
tion of Christianity to India. He considolut those
as the most dangerous enemies of the principle of
the el-use, who professed theinselveS disposed to
think favourably of the end in view, but disap,
proving of the: means. Those who had ex-
pressed themselves so,• were inimical to die pre-
amble, although, from the arguments of the
strongest opposers of time measure, it appeared,
that by giving up the preamble, they svoulfl give
up all that for which they had been contending._
The object of the clause was not merely to afford
the means of having the Gospel preached to the
natives of India, but to diffuse science amongst
them, because, from the diffusion of knowledge
and the translation of the Scriptures, it was that
be expected success more confidentlythan from the
labours of the. Missionaries.

Mr. FAWCETT opposed the. Resolution.
The }louse then divided on the A►nendment--
. Ayes
Noes
• Msjority for the Itesolutio►3 as it stood —2.1
A few verbal amendments to some of the suc-
ceeding clauses were proposed and,adopted, but
nothing in principle was altered.
Mr. LUSHINGTON proposed us a clause, that the
time spent in Hertford should be considered as a
part of the period required to be passed in the
Conipanys service,• CO render Gentlemen eligible
to civil situations in India. •

Upon this clause the Llouse,divided—
.
As:l.i 11 St it
Majority . —l4
11r. R. SMITH proposed, a clause which went
to coact that the Directors of the Vmst Iniha

Comp uy should annually 'lay before Parliament
copies of all the regulations adopted by their Go-
vernments in India. 'flue motion fur adding this

claim to the BiU was agreed to.

Soule other additions and amendments' Avere
proposed, and agreed to, after which it was mov-
cd, " That the Bill be read a third time to-inur-
row and engrossed,"
On the question being put, several voices called
out '' No!"

Mr. R. SMITH hoped the Noble Lord would
not bring on the third tending so soon. Ile
thought some little time might to be given for

the consideration of the cifeci of the amendment,'

•or that night.
Lord CASTLEREAGIT ITILISC(1 to. consent to the
third reading being postponed.
Mr. I': Mootte was sorry the Noble Lord press-
ed this subject on them so early: lie hoped it
would not be hurtled in the manner limy propos-
ed. To give a little time to the East India Cont
puny to collect their forces was that which they
ought to do, in order to pass this. Bill in a

ner conststeut with the dignity Parlia.went.
The question was then lut-ati4cartied,:tul.d. the
Bill ordered to he read a *third- time to-morrow

(this day.)---Adjourned at l'welve

,
Saturday last, Mr. fab,:;otcy, gel-atom:in of
great respectability, above sixty year., pf• age,
was on a visit to Mr. novrett, of tatOn; went
put to fish in the river Thames, aecompani.ed by a
young gentleman who lives in the neighbOnthowl.
rimy had not been long out before Mr. Lo NCa r.cv
was seized with an apoplectic fit, And fell over-
board ; by his fall the boat was vier; and his
companion was plunged into the river, hot. being
a good swimmer, he hastened tt, the shore for
assistance. A person Niho was ne:a immediately
came up with a boat, but Mr. Loticit..cy hurl al-
ready reached a place where he could stand : he
was taken into the fields, but bad not, proceeded
far before he expressed a desire ti) bc conveyed to
H
Mr. uii•gn's was
whiph. immediately
acaded to : he died a few winutel 4fter his

arrival,
The followinc, prisoners were last week re-
moved from York Castle to the house of correc-
tion at Wakefield, lurking received the Prince
Regent's pardon of their lives, and to be confined
in the said hoase of correction as under, viz.—
Isaac Buttoinley,. Stephen AUseJl, and .I,lloinas
Pendtehin y, coo victed of forgery; Lazarits Tay-
lori, for stealku:; a COW ; nod William Parker, for
a harglary. The four first to two years, and the
two last one
year's imprisonment,