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eluded from this traffic, Which all ialf6rmeiOns of
Furope, Asia, and America enjoyed----why was
the English trader alone to be thus' branded ? 'He
argued, howemer, that there was no risk of the
sort alleged, and concluded by stathig his opinion
that the House- was not yet ripe to vote for the
Resolution.
Mr Rormix-so NT said, the Bight Hon. Gentleman
had opened a new-view of the question, btit had,
im'c the way in which:he stated it, relieved those
who differed from him from giting into detail, as
he had himself given up the principle for which he
contended, and. resolved, his argument into a ques-
tion of expediency as to time. ' But the time be.
p'roposed (six or seven years) would not be suffi-
cient fori.beexperiment he wished to try. For
his part, be did not think it would be so difficult
as some Gentlemen seemed to imagine, to transfer
fie Government from the Company to tiro Crown,
with perfect security to the people, and it would
be well that time Company should look to the opi-
niOn's becoming rather more extended than it now
was, when he tai!msidered that such a change
would he inexpedient'. lie agreed -with the Hight
I lon. Gentleman, that they were indebted to Mr.
Burke for the reformation of India. Though
averse at present to take away the GovernMent of
India from the Company, he was equally so to
granting the position laid down, that great dan-
ger would, result from admitting Europeans to a
share in the trade. What the consequences would
be, bad been compared to the cruelties and ex-
cesses committed by the original settlers in South
America but he saw no analogy between the
cases, nor was there the slightest reison to 01)'-
prebend that British traders in India would imi-
tate the example Of those who were guided in
their vile career by thy demons of rapacity and
avarice. But if so much peril was apprehended
from Englishmen, what would prevent foreigners
from accoMplishing their fatal forhodings ? If on
the restoration of peace, any settlements belong-
ing to, foreign powers were cededi'would not their
subjects have access to the Courts of native Princes
to disseminate their, poisons ? These would he be-
neficially counteracted by British allventurers„ The
argumentrelating to the immutability of the natives
bad been 'triumphantly answered by the Right Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Canning) ; but it was also an-
myered by those on the'other side who desired:to
send missionaries to convert the Hindus tai Chris-
tianityi which Would destroy the Hindu CaSts.—
Thirse persons never could think that the Hindu
Casts were of this immutable character, or else
why send preachersto convert them ? He called
on the House to re,iliect how many countries the
British traderiwere e•:lnkled from,. no( Only under
the government of; enemies but of friends. Why
would they condemn; for instance, :the magnifi-
cent colony, of Ceylon to perpetual infamy by
their neglect ? Ceylon already contained 800,000
Christians, and if ever our empire In huhu should
be overtimovim, it otrered incalculable advantages,
and would secure us as much as we now acquired
front, the commerce of India. lie had pot gone
into detimil, as it appeared to Limn that all the evi—
deuce and all the resolutions before them resolved
into two points ;—the danger trOnt the influx of
adventurers, and the impossibility of 'extending
.the trade. He -was of opinion, that time Right
lion. Gentleman (Mr. Ponsonby) had not ecinsi-
dered the peculiarity of time Chinese Government,
or lie would not 'bare maintained, that no differ-...

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the East Indies. The Chinese Oovernment would
not admit those who traded to the Eastern Islands
into the trade of the River of Canton. A few
Americans, it Was true, were admitted to that Ri-
ver, but they were indebted to the good ofliccs of
the English Factory, which bad procured the good
graces of the Court by its wise and excellent con-
duct—he concurred with the Right lion. Member
for Liverpool, that the advantages of opening the
trade would not be so enormous and instanta-
neous as some persons might expeet, but it would
be permanent. It would not be like a flash of
liglaning, but like, the opening day, and the adop-
tion of the measure would endear their names to
the latest posterity.
General GASCOIGNE was in favour of generally
opening the trade.
air .1. NEwrowr followed on the same side. He
approvecrof the mode of proceeding adopted, and
contended, that there could be no danger from the
influx' of adventurers under the controut of Go-
vtirtunent. lie ridiculed the idea of the Compa-
ny's system being called perfect, and entered into
detail, to shew how often it had required parlia-
mentary interference to set it to rights.
'The question was then put on the first Resolu-
tion, and carried without a division.
'Lord CAS"TIA'REAGH observed, that it was too
late to-night to proceed to the second Resolution,
which might provoke considerable discussion, but
he hoped, that as this was a question of the great-
e«t importancc, that the House would take it
into con,idgrution early every night till it was
bought to a eonclsion.' He proposed that the
subject should be again taken tip to-luorroW,whiCh
wa,agieed to.
Mr. ClignV Ey, in consequence of this, and at
the request of Lord Caqtereagh, gave tip his two
notice, relative to the Paymasters of Marines and
of the Forces, which stood for to-morrow.

Message was ordered to be sent to the Lords,
tr»equeit the attendance of Lord Camden on Mr.'
Committee:.

3ttraeted particular notice here, by his Assiduitl
and expedition in forwarding the service of this
country, as well as that of the good cause in ge,