The Sun.
London, England, 1812-03-24 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF INDIA.

Earl GREY observed, that under the circumstances
of the case, he felt the attention of Parliament
should be specdily_direeted to another topic of the
highest importance. He meant the affairs of India,
sled the approaching expiration of the Company's
caarter. In this view he had to express his sur-
ly Ise, that not a single document, or an official paper,
had yet been laid on the ,table by Ministers. What
he principally rose for was, to ask it Ministers meant
to bring on his great and important subjea in the
remaining part of the present Session of Parliament ;
and to know their opinion whether, during the re-
munder of the Session, there would be adequate
time for the due consideration of so extensive and'
important a stibjeEl ?
Lord ViscOunt MELVILLE, in answer to what had
fallen from the N ble Earl, stated, that it certainly
was inteudrd to bring forward the subject adverted
to, in the present Session of Parliament: It would
be brought forward as soon as possible after the re-
cess. He had also to state, that a disclission was
going on between the Court. of Direttors and Go-
veroment on the subject; and he had little doubt
but soon after the recess it would be produced.
With respeet to what the Noble Earl stated as to
the time the remainder of the SesstOn would afford
lie said, it wa's h ghly probable that fully as much
time would be alloaed fin the discussion as was al-
lowed on the last occasion the subj.,,a was Under
the consideration of Partiament. It was at that time
the lnttr end of Ai ril wren it vas brought for-
ward. Their t—dships would recollect that a Com-
mittee of the'House had the subj.2o long under their
cunsideration ; and lie was confident that Noble
Lords H oul4 be amply and stuisfaetorily informed
OD the ,übject.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE concurred in the opi7
riot: of hi :Noble Friend, that the subject should
be IKought under the consideration of Parliament at
an ear tier ',period. The Noble Viscount said as
much time as possible would be allowed for the con-
sid.a ation of the übje Et , but there was not the least
• j'esemblance existing between the case, as it at this
time presented itself, and as it then, steod. At that
time they were 16 believe that the East India trade
could be only carried on through a very extensive
capita!, and preferably, by a joint stock company.
It was carried on by a company who avowedly had
no capital at ail! He was afraid there was no resem7
blance in the cases. A-negociation, it was said,
was carrying on between Government and the
Company, but he would ask, were the Govern-
ment and the Company tke only parties? Were
not the deteriorated, the distressed manufacturing
and commercial interests of the country to be con-
salted and attended to ? They were told this would
have been the case on the former occasion, but in
that instance the traders were deceived by the Ml-
'nisters. .The iime was not sufticieot in either case,
and he thought the result of the discussion alluded
ita ought to be-laid before Pat liament.
Lord Viscount 'MELVILLE in explanation said, he
should not-be provoked by any thing which tell from
the Noble Earl to enter into any premature discus-
sion of topics not regularly before the House. When
the period for consideration should arrive, when the
subjra should be before the Public and Parliament,
be should answer, ar.d he trusted successfully, the
*rguments of the Noble Earl. In a feW days longer,
by booed, they all would be infOrtued of what Go-
vernmetit intended to propose to the Legislature on
the subject.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE spoke in explana-
tion.
-Earl of DARNLEY acquainted the House,
that as he understood it. was' not the intention of
Ministers, to extend the prohibit;,on of distillation
from grain to Ireland, he should bring forward the
proposition connetied with the subject to-morrow,
agreeably lo'his nonce on a former evening.
The House resolved into a Committee on the Lo-
cal Bill, in which, after some conversation
between the Earl of Liverpool and Earl Fitzwilli am,
a few amendments were propoSed by the Noble So-
tretary of State, were agreed to by. the Commit-
tee, end the Report was ordered to'be received to-

morrow.
The Debtors Rel'el Bill passe4l through a Com-
mittee•, and rrceived 8n amendment, suggested by
the LORD CHANCELLC,ft. To be reported to7mor-
low,.—Adjottrued.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A4ONDAY, MARCH 23.

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A new writ was ordered for the County of Nor-
thumberland, in ,he room. of Earl Percy, called up
to the other House.
Mr. HERBERT postponed his motion respeaing
the LeehSe '1
rade, to the i 6 :h April.
Accounts of Uri net produce tot the Permanent

Taxes for the last year ; of the ar4ount of the Na-
tioual Debt, and expeuces from 1790 to 1811, were
laid on the Table.
131ttACH.OF PitIVtLEGE.
Mr. ED-B N -made a complaint against a man of
the name of Hayes; an Officer to the Sheriff of
satiey, for having arrested a person of the name of
Campbell, who was on his way to be examined be
fore a C-Antnittee of this House. The Hon. Mem-
ber stated that he was Chairman of the Committee..
appointed to inquire iorothe state and condition of
the Transports. It being necessary, to examine Mr.
Campbell, he on Friday issued his precept, requir-
ing his attendance, and that person was, in obe-
dience to that precept, op his way to the Committee
Room, when he was arrested by Hayes. Camp-
bell spewed the Officer the precept, but the latter
disregarded the order, and carried him to a place of
confinement, where he now remains. In such
case, the Hon. Member observed, he should follow
the pradice which was.adopted on similar occasions,
and which was also rz-•cootised by the Judges of the
Courts below, who always peote6ted Witnesses in
going and coming to their.CourtS-rand move that
" Mr. Hayes, Officer to the Sheriff of Surrey, and Mr.
Campbell, do attend this House to-morrow."
On the question being put,
Mr.LOCKHART apprehended that there was no ne-
cessity to order the attendance of Mr. Campbell, as
the Mere statement of the matter of -privilege to
the House, would be sufficient to induee the -Offi'
cer to discharge him out of custody ; therefore all,
that was necessary.to be done was, to order the Of-
ficer to attend to answer the complaint.
•- The bPZAKEIi observed, that the course of pro-
ceeding was so clear, that it was unnecescary for
- him to interpose his opinion before putting the
question. The course proppsed by the Honourable
Gentleman (Mr. Eden) was, the ordinary Parlia-
mentary course, namely, to require the attendance
of the two patties before the House—the one to
state the cause and manner of his arrest, and the
other to give such answer to the charge as might to
him seem proper for having committed an exttaor-
dinary insult and outrage on the privileges of Par-
liament.
The Order for the attendance of Hayes and
Campbell was then made out.