The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-28 00:00:00

AT a MEETING 'of MERCHANTS, MANI:.
FACTORERS, TRADERS, and, otheri.,interes!ed
in the EXPORT TRADE to INDIA and CHINA, tn,m
the pORt of LONDON, held at the City of London Ta-
vern, the zstl► April, ►biz, • •
JOHN ATKINS, Esq. Alderman, in the,Chair.

It was moved byrDavid Gordon, Esql- and seconded by
Stewart Marjoribanks, Esq and Unanimously' resolved, •
That this Meeting, consisting of Merchants, Manufac-
turers, and Traders of the Pon of London, .who have been
long established in the Kxport from thence to India
and China, feel themselves, called upoitin defence of their
respeCtive properties to starz the-true situation of such Trade
to the country 'at large, in order to eounterad any nnsrepie-
sentations which tray have the elt;:ct of misleading the.Pub-
lie Mind, upon a subject of such Magnitude to the conitnu-
tiny at large; and in which-theirown vital interests are must
der-ply concerned.•
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That the anxiety expressedl)y the various Manufadurers
in the Provincial ToWns of the United Kingdom, in r gard
.to the quantity of Exports to India anti China; is grounded
upon erroneous data, as will appear by reference to the
tual Export of such .Manutadures..
•That it appears to this Meeting, from. indisputable autho-
rity, that the quantity of Tonnage engaged by the 11.1,t India
Company for the Private Traders or the United KUngdoin
(exclusively of that allowed to be exportedja the privilegenf
their own Captains and ()Muffs), amounted during the last
six years to 63,000 Tons, and that during that period only
10,000 Tons of every species of Nlanoladrire (including Peer
and 4,000 Tons or Witie) have been actually engaged and
shipped to India.
That the tad contained in the fofcgoing Resolution, exhibits
a striking and incontrovertible proof that the Company sort
the Public at large have been disappointed in those hopes and
expectations which led to the granting the Extra Tonnage,
and Which was done upon the Renewal of the present Char,
ter, by the desire and at the instance of the -Manufacturers
and other Persons who at that tune expressed similar feelings
with resped 0, an extensive Export, to those exhibited at
the • vitro is Meetings which have ueen so recently held
throughout the Country

That the articles exported to India and China are various,
but not extensive in any' particular inanutatture, and there.
fore require to be collected. from every part of the kingdom
to one concentrated point for exportation, with any rational
prospett ut advantage either to the rrianundurer ur the ex-
porter. .

That the experience of the last six years impresses this
Meeting with a decided conviction that the market of India
is not capabtc of exten ling the consumption of tn:mufa=lures
to the amount which the public' mmd has been led to eipeet,
suit theref.;re, if the export trade to India and Chii,a, as now
confined to the Part of 'Loudon., be inade,general to the out.
ports, it will be of no benefit to them, but wilt prove r -lons
to those extensive establishments Vhi,li have been formed
by the persons composing this Meeting; and to the large ea.
pitalS they have invested therein.
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That should, the Export TrAe to India and• C,hina be
moved from the Port of 'London, the coasting trace or the
United Kingd in, that best nursery for our seamen, and great
bulwark of our national superiority and sliength, the inland
navigation, that new source of great national %sealtli, as af.
fonling incalculable facilities to the improvement of the ge-
neral agriculture of the cent • try ; and lastly, the .Psevenue
itself would, with these, suffer inconceivable injury.
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That a Petition be presented to bath ( louses of Parliathent
in the mines of the Merchants, Manutaa ore •s, Traders, and
others interested_ in the Expnrt. Trade to India aid China
from the Pon of London, praying that the lorport Trade 'to
100!a and China may be contiltu.cd lwrerofore. :o the For.l:;:,'
of I.ollaou.

That the Mectizg approves of the petition now read from
the. Cluir.

That the same be now sighed by the Gentlemen present,
and do remain at this house eight days for signatures.
That the Committee chosen aithe General Meeting, held
yesterday at this house, tor the
purpOseur preparing, the Pe-
tition, be requested to continue
perinanekit.durin the dis•
eussions Parliament, anti to use their utmost exertioos to
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promote the objets of this Meeting, and that the Committee
have th power of increasigg their number as they shall see
necessary.

That the Members for the City of London, for the Coun-
ties of Essex, Kent. Middlesex, and Surrey, for the City of
Westminster, and the Bortiugh of Southwark, be requested
to support the Prayer of the Petition in Parliament, when
any discussion on the subjeyt shall take place.
That the Vhanks of tins :fleeting be pr4..sentkd to Sir
flaw Curtis, Baronet, Air. Ahicrinan.Comt.le, and Sir ChArles
Price, Paronet, three at the ReprcSeittatiVeS iu P at iiament tor
this City ; anti to George Byng, Esq. one of the Renicsenta -
fives in Parliament for the County of Middle,ex, for their
attendance this -day, and tor their kind attention to t:.e im-
portant objeds of this Meeting.
That the Thanks or this Meeting be- given to the. Com-
mitted for convening the sante, and for the great zeal and at-
tention they hav-e shewn to the inter:sts‘thereof.
That these Resolutions, and the Petition of the Merchants,
Matrifadurers., Traders, and others of the Port of London,
(after i-tich Petition shall have been presented to Parliament)
be published in the Morning and E veniug.Pa pets
That all communications upon the subject of the ;resent
Meeting be addressed to the C-nunit tee, tinder cover, to Mr.
Teasdale, Merchant Taylo, s' tial I, So icitor to the Meeting.
That a Subscription be now entered into by this Meeting,
for the purpose of defraying the expences of the Petitions to
both Houses of Parliament, ar of such. measures as may be
deemed necessary by the Connilli tee f. 4 the protezlion of the
Bights arid Interests of the Exhorters ttoi the l'ort of Lon-
don to India anti China.
(Signed) 0I IN A.Titi I NS, Chairman.

john Atkins, Esq Alderman, . having left the Chair, the
same was taken by Christopher Smith, Esq. Alderman ;
whereupon it was moved, sccuncied, and unanimously re-
solved,
That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to Mr. Alder-
man Atkins, for his judicious and able contlud in the Chalir.
(Signetlj CHRISTOPHER