The Sun.
London, England, 1814-05-26 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

Ircsterdav a General Court of the Proprietors
- was holden, for the purpose of taking into their
consideration the propositions- of the Court of
Directors respecting the increase and continuance
•of certain pensions. The Minutes. of the preced-
ing Court' were read, as also-a letter from Sir
, Ilugh Inglis, signifying his intention to reire
, from active life,- and expressing his gratitude Cor
the many marks' of kindness which he had received
from the body of Proyrietors.

WARREN HASTINGS, E.
Upon the MOtion, from the Chairman, that the
Court should approve and confirm the-Resolufion
of the Court of Directors; for continuing the pen-
*ion oft Warren Hastings (40001. per annum),
which had expired last December, during the term
of his natural life,

Mr. HUMS said the Honourable Chaim In bad
atntitipated him in the reify thitig he himself
meant tct do, and he should now content himself
with seconding the motion.

Mr.,ITIPEY then rose to submit an Amendment,
;nd,- in'a speech of considerable length, took a
tnintite review of the services "Which Mr. Hast-
ings had done the East India Company.—
Ile dwelt upon the wise -and comprehen-
sive measures pursued by him in India, which
illad laid the foundation of the present greatness
of the Company, and, in alluding to the un-
merited prosecution he had undergone, he was,
.warranted in saying, that 'the whole amount of
charge,' arising from that trial, was, at least,
100,000/. and the difference was settled out of Mr.
ilaStings' own packet. The Hon. Proprietor
then entered into a warm etiloginm upon the vir-,
tues of Mr. Castings, and concluded by moving as
an Amendnient--" That id compensation of his.
important services, an annuity of 50001. to com-
mence from December 25, 1813, should be be-
stowed upon him, and that 19,0001: be gfanted,
being the difference, for 19,/years, between the,
50001. originally voted, and the.4oooCconsented
to by thP-COmmissioners for the Affairs of India
in 1796."

Director, whose name we could not learn,
having seconded the amendment,
The CHAIRMAN rose, and observed, there were
rnanyTevsons why he and others behind. the Bat
c4.:uht not accede to the amendment now.proposed.
lle vas inclined to think, indeed, that ley.wqe

the molt injuditiotis rrlintis of Mt. aastidgs **Lo
had bt•ought it_forward ; and he hoped, for his
sake, that it had been dohe without his-Oheur-
rence or knowledge. The body of Proprietors
mightbaye many feelings of friendship to indulge,
hut it was the duty of the Directors to watch over
the general interests of the Company, 2nd ha-was
sorry )they could not accede tb the propositions
now before them.

Mr. IM?EY explained:
A Proprietor, whose name we could not learn,
but who stated himself to have been the Secretary
t(i Mr. Hastings',Government during its first pe-
riod, bore testimony, to the eminent services which
he rendered the CoMpany while in India.
Mr. HUME said; he. approved 'as much as any
man of the whole administration of Warren Hast-
ings, but intreated the. Court to support the ItAi-
solution of the Directors, and not to let any ap-
peal to the feelings get the better of their calm and
impartial judgments.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS spoke infavour of the
athendment.

Mr. LowNDE,s deprecated the idea of calculat-
ing pounds, shillings, and pence, in a question
which excited their warmest sympathies. Eco-
nomy was a paltry feeling at such a moment.—
Would the late Usurper of 'France have been
crushed if tbitt Administration bad beery conti-
nued in power, who sold the naval stoles for half
their value., He would have their reservoirs of
generosity opened ; 'if they were emptied,
,the
waters otile:lven would he poured out to fill them.
Mr-. KINNAII4II and Mr. C. GRANT,: §el). op-
posed the Amendment. _
The'original question was then put, And carried'
imanimotOy, which of course excluded. the
Amendment. •

The next motion was, that the annuity of 5001.
a year to Sir J. KennawaY, should l)e granted to
him fur life.—Carried unan,inamMy.

MARQUIS WELLESLEY.

Phe'CßAtumAN, before he Submitted the clues-.
Lion respecting the 50001. a year to Marquis We-
llesley, begged leave to explain one circumstance.
Of the term of the present annuity there rvere
four years and a half unexpired, and as it was
originally made to depend upon the continuance
of,the exclusive trade to the Coriipany, it had
been contended by some, that now that exclusives
trade was abrogated by the new Charter, the pen-
sion would cease with the expiration of the pre-
sent Charter. Without discussing that question,
he should only state, that in the event of the de-
mise of the Noble Marquis before the four years
and a hart -had expired, the pension would be
continued to his family.—(Applause).
After some discussion, the question was put,
and carried unanimously, with the exception of
Mr. C. Grant and Mr. Astell, who held up their
hands against it.
The consideration of Lord Melville's pension,
andDther matters, were then postponed till Thurs-
day, the 9th of June.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING's BENCH, MAY 25.
DIXON V. BIRGH.

This was a inquisitor of damages executed be-
fore the Chief Justice in an action of trespaas.--,-
The Plaintiff was a baker in Finch-lane, who had
some of his bread seized by the Ward Inquest as
short of weight ; but they had been ih-egular in
their proceedings, and-no conviction had- taken
place against him.
Mr. ATTORNZY-GENEnAL argued with great in-
genuity to shew that they had riot takeli the bread
fairly, but that they had selected three loaves,
which, from being long kept, -bad dried below
their average weight; but the evidence stated
that one of these loaves was several ounces short
of weight.—The Jury assessed the damages atone
shillibg.

Ocn BAILEY.—The SesSions commenced yes-
terday.—Mary Dunn and Mary Leonard were in-
dicted for feloniously n►aking. and counterfeiting
divers pieces of -thOney resembling sixpences, the
current coin of the • realm. Guilty.—Barbara
Nichols was indicted for a burghry in the hnuse of
.Mrs. Matthew, in. Castle-yard, VCrestrninster,. and
stealing notes, &c. to the value of 401. and up-
wards.—Guilty of Stealing. • -

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-Yesterday John Helton
was indicted for a misdemeanour, in having re-
fused to receive and give refreshment to two.zen-
ticnen of the names of Williams and Dalmarn, on
the night of the 29th of November last, at a rea-
sonable hour, namely, at half-past ten o'clock on
the njght of the same day.—lt appeared that Alr."
Holtot) keeps t4e Three Crowns Inn eat. Stork
Newington, and on the night stated in the indict-
ment, according to the testimony ofithe prosecu-
tors, they'both arrived at the defetidAnt's house,
Which They found shut ; they knocked, but were
refused admittance. The Jury, after hearing the
defendant's Counsel, •found him Guilty. The
Court, however, in cOnsideration' of the .situa-
tion. of the defendant's family, 'the prosecutors
likewise not urging ,any aggravation of punish...,
ment, .sentenced 'him to pay a fitie of.one
and he was discharged. •

BON-STREET.-Yesterday John Nowell under-
went an examination, chArged with-forging and
uttering a draft for 3041. on the Banking-house
of :Messrs. Robarts, Curtis, and Co. in Lombard-
street. Curtis, the son of the Alderman,, at-
tended, and proved the offence. Mr. Harmer, the
Solicitor, attended for the prisoner. He was com-
mitted for trial.

Colonel ELLEY, commanding the Oxford Lllnes
in Kensington Barracks, has undergone a cau-
terizing operation,in the hand, on account of ilk
having put it, with a seratcD thereon, into • the
mouth of a favourite' dog,' to administer a medi—
cine, the animal afterwards dying mad, and a
horse in, the where the dog usually slept,
dying also pf the mad-staggers. The uutoftunate
circumstance occurred full a month ago, and the
Colonel continuing in perfect health and spirits,
it may reasonably be hoped that all probability a
danger is now past !

AMtitteA.

A •PRbchAmAiION.

" whereas Adniiral -the Right Hon. Sir J. B.
WAttnEt.l- did, by virtue of the power and ;Audio-.
city to him given, by his Proclathation bearing
date at Halifax; the 16th Nov. 1813, declare,- that
not only the Ports and Harbours of the (Jiesa-
peake, Delaware, New York, Charleston, Port
Royal, Savannah, and the River.Missisippi, in
the United Stares.of America, were, and still con:,
tinned, in a state of blockade ; hut also all the
Ports of Long Islam! Sound, being the sea-coast
> lying within Mentuck ' Point and the point of
land opposite thereto, commonly called Black
Point, together with ,all' the ports, harbours,
creeks, awl entrances of the north and east rivers
of New York, as well as all other of the ports,
.harbours, rivers, andr creeks, lying and being on
the sea-coasts 4)f the states of Long .Island and
the state of New YOrk, and all ,the ports, har-
'boors, rivers, and creeks, lying and being on the-
-sea-coasts of the states of liasst and West Jersey,
Pennsylvania, the lower countries of Del-aware,
Maryland, Virginia, North and South-Cat'olina,
Georgia, and all the entrances from the sea into
the river Mississippi, were blOckaded And where-
as, since the institution by mean's of neutral com-
munication to those ports and places of
,the said
United States which were
_left opcn and mire-
stricte,d, bath already fitted out numerous vessels
-of -war, :and is- now engaged in constructing and
setting forth several ships of the line, as well as
fr,igato and other vessels, for the purpose of pro-
seeming the %vat. with Great Brittqn, and frustrat-
ing-the object:of the said blockade ; . .

"1 di) therefore, by virtue of; the poNVer and
authority in me vested, declare,in addition to the
said ports and places blockaded as afore Said, all
the remaining ports, harbours, bays, creeks; ri-
vers, inlets, outlets, islands, and sea-coasturf the
said United States of America, from the point of
-land commonly called the Mack Point to the
Northern and Eastern boundaries between. the
said United States and the Ilritsti province. of
New Brunswick, in America, .to he in a state Of
strict and rigorous bluckkade.
.‘.‘ And 1 do farther declare,. that I pare sta-
tioned off- the said ports and places,..hetein men-
tioned, a naval force adequate to .Maintain the
said blockade in the most rigorous and effective
manner. And Ido hereby require the resp;:setive.
-Dag-Officers, Captains, Commanders, and Com-
manding Officers, of his Majesty's ships .aucl ves-
sels empinyed; and to be employed, on the North.
American station, and all others whom it may
concern, to pay the strictest regard and attention
to the execution of-this Proclamation.- And I do
caution and forbid the ships and vessels of all and
every nation ita peace and attlity,wlth the Crown
of'Great Britain, frotu entering or attemptinglo
enter, or from coming out or attempting to come
out of any of the said ports; harbours, hays, creekS,
inlets, outlets; isl,inds, and sea-coasts, after due
notification of the said blockade, under any ,pre-
whatsoever.

And tharno person may hereafter plead i
z g-
norance of Proclamation, I have caused the
same to be published.' • -
" Given under my hand at Bermuda, the 4;!sth 'day of
April, 1814: ALEXANDER CQUIRANE.
"By command qf the
WM. BALMETerrer, Secretary..
" To the Flag Officers, &c."

EXPATRIATION AND CHANGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

NEW-YORK, APRIL 9.—From 'the late decisions
Of the Supreme Court of the United States at the
seat of Government, it would-appear that an Ame-
rican. doctrine on this very important subject is at
length to be established by authority in this coun-
try. The Solitary decision of Judge Elswortli in
Connecticut, and some,Aess proininent cases in
Pennsyli'ania and other States,- have not been snf-
'ficient to determine the law of the laud'; and it
was therefore much to 'be'llesited, that. the clues-
tion might be brought directly before the highest•
' judicial tribunal of the country for their conclusive
determination. The opportunity-has arrived, as,
has been seen in the reports of prize causes de-
eided by that Court at their present Session at.
Washington.
On the trial of these...causes, it seems to have
been contended, that a citizen could not divest
himself of bit first allegiance, but was for ever
bound in his duly, and entitled to the natural spri-
_.vileges-and protection of his 'native GOvernment.
This doctrine is denied, and the right of expatria-
tion and naturalization in any foreign country
advanced and maintaineal. On the question the
Court was divided, 'tour Members., Jndges Wash-,
ington, Duvall, Todd, and Story, deciding in
favour of naturalization ; Judges Marshal and Li-
, vingston against it ; and Judge JohnTrin declining
to give his opinion. A partial 'confirmation of
the doctrine has also been given by Mr. Pinitney,
late Attorney-General, who, maintained that our
right to .naturalize 'foreigners should protect them
in ail cases excepting within the dnininiops Ot
their former Sovereign, where it would ceaSe, to
operate., and the citizen became subject to his
original allegiance.
The re-establishment of-this principle is of the
first consequence: As a practical illustration of
the doctrinei. the property, of native American.;
domiciliated in England is condemned as British
goods. And it is of more interest-as a point of
national or public law. The highest judicial
thority Of the county having determined theright-
' of expatriation and naturalization, it is to'he pre,
sumed the question is settled, at least so far as
" respects Ametlean writers, who are bound to re-
spect the law of their twive land. The practice
of every other nation, even while in theory they.
may occasionally 'deny it, is also well known to
be in favour of naturalization. And, the great
bulk of those who have emigrated from Britain to
this country, having left their residence with the
consent of their Government, given at its custom-.
honseS in time of peace, corrobOrates the claim
to' the general right of expatriation whenever the
public safety in time, of war would not be en-
dangered by rempral.
The subject/however, as more immediately con-
cerning us, is the judicial confirmatiOn Of the right
of neutralization in foreign countries, by ,the Su-
preme _Court of -the United States ; a right dis-
oteebycontroversiiil writers, made a party pies-
Lton by politicians; and at length-settled (we hope

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judgei;-bi .3sinert,rat
tribunal-- knoiv!)., hr ivbativel• or 14),:: Al
ic
may rut-Till :;ttleheti to then]; as belongio;.; to
both the gr.e:o. partieS *bleb divide -the coma:at-
nity. It is 410 imiger ft republican Or federal cloc•
trine, lest the pronounced radiciAl opitvion
Os
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country, and tts mtch We trust it trail be MOW",
tained. •

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lJtlLl
The latest intelliE,, om ence fr Europe. whi;ll
bOen received in ;A"Merica was, that li °
.te .1-"ter
had. crossed the Rhine, unti Were in the bort ,
France that Denmark bad deserted r>ll n'ttn"t•t
and that the defectidn, Of Naples Yrati'str‘n:g,ls:.,,r:i
ported.. To describe the Alan)) and ;ts"-)Z.71:;,je,...:
tYllich'ilns,tinexpetted trews excitd
tou-,, says one letter, is inipoSsible.
York Paper:4 the 9tladck_...2-,, It is, it
publicly declared; that the- band of Nal'''l'en
not imposed our fetters, but the appareW les.;
late t.ews hAs created anong the rulers of "Iti. ltts
fillies, is-evidence of their 'subserviency riva/
views. , One—of these turn, on Monday, 11,0,
expressed his wishes, that not a man of the
llig
lied Artny, now combating the Etul g-I:6r ~
r
own kirtgdom, would escape alive ;' 4trillet
no less sensitive• than brothel.
that there -would be no peace in 12;"'",:-:, of
Pfuoutparte again diCtated it within' the

Vienna.'," 41t
Another paper says-"By throwing. °"' t:,
.:t"I
inter_the scale of Buonaparte and his G""`-','„:!tis
system, we did all in`oe.r poww io.petPetrottb
'tyranny, and to shalt lip those. s'Our::eS
Yvhio) Mr. Aladison now finds so invitiag't
have always said, that though we' we",; s,
',,'-ele
with Great Britain, she- was fighting oar "'-'lc.
and that we were interested in, her success: fraits
Madison admits it, by.his to real' t/fe: Pa'
of her victories. iS, in fact, to the-DriPs;ii'ic
tion,--which it is the Cant of the day to sttg-!'1 we'
as a nation'of shopkeepers or of pirates, feast
at
rowe the emancipation of Europe', and the re'9!.,rki
of our liberties. She-kept 'alive the vestal 5,P,'•
which Russia fanned to a flame, and which
last blazed upon the benighted world."--1/4-°'
I).' Ad.) , •