The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-03 00:00:00

EAST 14VDid CONP.INY 'S

A General Court Of Propri,tors of Ea:4- 1;!,!:t
Stocli ws.rt:ay,grerably to at!:totirn teat,
to take into consideralion tiie Papers laid Fieior,: t 6;.:
Court at the last ,nieniing,
The Minutes ct the i.ist Niee:irg having b:,en
read,

Mr. BosasQur.7 (i he Chairman) acquainted t' e
Court with the object for which they ‘vere speci4!7
titltaioned, and rcquessed 0,(.1r et?r()
ah -
ever might be o(l7z:red by any Pgdpiielor on the
of the Papers.
_ _

Mr. RANDLE JAcKsom addossed the C,hair on .1
subject which he considered no. merely aff ether the
interests of the Company in particular, hut the %
interests of the kingdom at large ; therefore h pit!
his claim to consider the sukTNI in an abstract peihv
of view. He felt disposed to strew, by 2 ty.+i a of
reasoning, not as a mere adventucer in Innis Stock,
but as a British citizen entitled to consideration, t nat
the colleCtive interest of the laxly of Propiietors was
consonant with the general interests of the Empire_
The questions which were immediately before the
Court, after a deliberate, attentive, and anxious per
usal of the Papers, were not whether consenting to
receives renewal of the Charter upon the proposition
of allowing an open trade to India, with permis,noe to
export and import; the Proprietors would be consolt-
ing their own interests to consent to that proposition
of the Government ; for, with resped to the state
and condition of the army in India, that had nothing
to do with the present question, the controul over-
that part of the Company's affairs being still conti-
nued in the Directors, subject to certain regulations;
nor was the trade to China to be affaled by the pro-
posed alterations to be made by Government. The
project of opening the Trade was not new, for it was
open, to a certain degree, by the Act
,of Ina, to all
Citizens of the Empite, sailing in their own ships,
and subject to certain wholesome•renulations. Oat
a former occasion, he had laid down a proposition,
which he would not now shrink from, viz. that
the trade was of right in the. Company, but that if
their capital was not equal to the carrying it on,
then the next order-of persons etititled, to participate
in its benefits was, the Merchants which walk the
Royal Exchange of England, in preference to Ame-
ricans, and every other foreigner ; forthe commerce
to that part of the world would be eat r.ied on in Bri-
tish shipping, with British capital, Braise produce,
and by British seamen. Tee Art of fooe was art
infraction of the Rights of the_Companv, for it al-
lowed to the Americans an uninterrupted trade with
India ; that Act was passed in consteuence of Mr.
Jay being sent over to settle a Treaty, which should
secure to the Americans some portion of the trade
to India e but the provisions of the Aet meatit, that
the trade should not be permitted other than from
America to India, and back to America. But what
was the consequence of that Art ? My Lord.
Kenyon had decided, that the Americans were by
that A& authorised to trade with, and sell to all the
India Company's customers. Toe public were
alarmed at the interpretation of the law, made
by that Learned Lord, and the Company called
upon the Government to remedy the evil. In the
interim, the French Revolution having broken oot,
the French had made rapid strides to engroas ther.
trade, and then my Lord Melville introduced an al-
teration of the law, which was the law to which he
bad adverted, and which he considered an in fcat..l
of the chartered rights of the Company. The A-ot
however passed, and it theta became necessary to
put other foreign states in the same situation with
the Americans, namely, to trade under their awls
flags with their own ships and seamen, and having
their own agents, It was in vain that the Compariy
complained of the infraalon of the navigation laws,
for the Government said in answer, that the oaviga-
tion laws were never intended to extend to India ;
they might as well have said that Magna Charta
was not intended for India. If the trade had then
been opened to British Merchants, would not the.
Scotts and the Battings' have been entitled to the
same advantages as the French, and would not mere-
ly the daring speculator have a claim upon the justice
of the Government, but also the manufacturer, sup-
posing it was then proposed to do what now wet;
sought to be dooe ? What was the consequence of
this permission to the Americans Why they cloth-
ed most of our `Vest India Colonies, and dealt with
and served our customers. This was not equitable. It
was admitted that there was a great deal of surplus,
bet might it not be as well to give that surplus to
British Merchants, and not to Foreiguers ; much less
to clandestine Englishmen ? He was not disposed to
deny that great advantages do not accrue firm: the
importation of bullion. Mr. J then proceeded to
notice the present situation of the Company's affaira,
and observed that it might be a orth while for Go-
verninent to repeal the ANS, permitting foreigners
to trade, conformable with the ventilations of the
navigation laws. He thought, that under such
wholesome provisions, mach of the fair tiade would
be reimbursed, tit-het-to carried on in a questionable
shape, at least through a foreign medium. He much
feared that +Le concession of an indiscriminate trade.
would defeat the hopes both of Geverurnent and of
the Company. He rather thought t leo it it was to
be •perootted, subject to the regulati:eas of the Com-
pany, u Would be carried on-more advantageously.
Wnat loid contributed to the splendour, of India
What lied kept that country sa long our posses-
sion, hie the strictest alherence to the rules and te-.
gulations laid down by the Compauy ? but if that
trade was thrown open Indiscriminately, the evil.;
Which he apprehended, would most c.-rtainly fel-
low.• With respect to the internal Government
of India, however much he approved of the in smut ion
of Colleges there, yet he objected at the present
moment to that proposition, delighted as he
should have been with the view of academic
groves ; because the Company had not yet made
up their minds to the principle of colonization.
That principle, if adopted, might lead to in-
jurious effects; but if the young men were edu-
cated hare, they would naturally acquire a love of
home, and a wish, after a certain peri6d, to return.
Not so, if educated in India ; they would then na-
turally sigh for independence, and what might be
the consequence ?—a separation from the Mother-
Country. This was the moment therefore to look
the question fairly in the face. In stating the ad'
vantages of a free import to the ports of London, one
of the greatest, he observed, had teen lost sight of;
that was, the innocent to ere in la hick sales of In-
dian produce were concluded : viz. by inch of can•
41e at public auOioa. Supposing that tbc.Direetors

, it was r,ectra7,red by the
prov.;4o-(1 open sales.--
ety•rs, Wirch must he spe.co-
contrary ( tret.i, for then 'all
ojo‘ ero Oleo>

~ • I
rere inclined to cm,
in resnt;el
Trade throtieh other-c'
Wive, wotild
wniilcl be riv3lshit).'"d'g"

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, it cotl

teding 'his noint, had- therefore it his oninien titled
But:Ro'lle of the paeers were not so SaFisfac-
rory with reeard to he ex eorts, which might be con.
tinEted with great adkareage to nee -interests of our
North Amer ea celonies. Mr. J. then examined
the advantages which the public had derived from.
the. East. India Company : advantages which, he
contended, no species of in licriminate trade conk!
give. . Now, with etespeet
.to the application tor,
°Pening the trale, that was not a new application ;
tor so late as the year 1730, when a grew charter
\vas about to be wowed, :petitions pouted in from
all quarters, setting' forth the • same propositions as
now set forth ; they, were answered as he thought
in a constitutional' point of view, similar to the
present answers. Now too, when the tthories,
the territories, and the ships of the Compaity were
act greatly increased, they paid into the treasury the
jittr.ense sum of 300,0001. per annum, and erne
Ployed between 4:oid 5000 tons of shipping. . The
application :then waa perfectly inefficacious. Go.
leroment.reiefied the petitions, renewed the char-
ter, for' thirty-three years, and the Company lent
t'ne million to the Ool'ernment, who . superadded
to the original charter, a grant 'of- fourteen years
1° the original 'term; which brought the period
11°v'n to 1781. If •Government thought so high-
:Ye, c't• the 'COtnpany then, what. ought they to
tink now, when their means were so greatly aug-
mented It would t-e well to inquire what hene-
6's the country had derived since that period. Those
benefits
had been progressively increasing. In 1783,
the export tonnage wins within a little of 1.0,000 tons;
I°l793,when the affairs of the Company ore taken
'trader consideratiohs. the tonnage was 33,000 ; and
°r the list few years, it had generally hung from 30,
tn 33,060 tons.. When to this was added, thetirotli-
Posnuctiber of seamen which the ships 'eared for
ide naval service, surely it would not be too much to
Sayi that the country was ready indebted to the East
'lcll3 Company, for having well nursed the trade.
.
reape6 to the duties in 1783, he had already
stated, that 300,0001. was paid. That payment had
Progressively increased to t,000,0001. It was then
,131:1t to the Government, the, placing • one million
3teriit,g into the coffers of the country, without any
txPense- to the State, was an undo-bitable claim for a
renewal of the Charter,
_and the arguent had its
Pt°. Per weight. If the fa'etrwas so tht e,v‘ hat would
u
'e Government say now, fCir,irhi 803. qiecom; any
hail
to 2,500,0001. to the Treasury; and for the I ave Years, the average of paymetos was 4J.)00,0001.
cahoot any, risk, exeence, or alloy 'o the State,
ce
Pt the alloy of quiet, cheap, and endisiurbect
iric)ssessions -in the- East. Was sec', a fact noilnieg
the estimation of the public ? W s it iikeiy, th.at
heor 30 'years flack, the trade teen opened,
se advantages vVauld have accrued in any othertelds ? But were these.the only advantages ? Were
goot political as well as commercial beeefits ?
ese
ei /93, the Company tad -acquired the whole
'e Coast of Ceroinandel—ihe greo eirporitim
earc°trltne e ce in the-.west, and with that interior
kaala'' so well exerted, they had -kept down-the tur.
Rtes "' States of India, and insured peace,- These-
Aly:o'lat small advantages, to say nothing of .the'
the A country. Such- had been , the success of
was arms of the Company, that every Frenchman
ad tooted oat, and the nests completely_ destroy-
India; so that the win le of the .Coritt-
,ent was at peace, and to„ remain tro, Why
itley were likely so to remain,, was to be attributed
to the arrns.of the Company, paid by-the Company,
and under their direetion, with a d, most ce, tainly,'
4.°111 the King's .troepa. , Mr. J. then, compliment-
ed the successes which had attendeCthe. govern-
ment of one oft he ablest Ministers :which tee Br'-
lish Cabii,et had settsoat. (The. Marquis Welles-
teWe presume.) Oiffer:nces to be sure had
' as to.the policy of his Condu6t, These things
NI raised the national charatler and strength in the
:tirtla, roe of every plthosopher in Europe. Were
?e claims of the company nothing, after the re-
ottai of such a history ? Mr. J. then drew a name
at .'he d.sadvantoges likely to arise from an wire-
atltePled commerce,
_under British courage,. skill,
%v intrigue, at the head of detachments of patriots,
telim °
Would find excuse for their conduct, in saying,
tvY acted-for the good of their country. If, how-
jai pa't tiCipA rt tio was -to be given, it was but
r that consideration should be given to- the
la-ft4'l'atty, for perrnitting the country the advan-
Ag ic3 .which they had created--;any gratification
lth the Government might think proper ;•ias
•
aels3, they proposed to raise the premium two per
pant.' Supose, for argument, they were now to
five per cent. he trusted that Goverment would
Neethe justice of the claim. It might be said, why
compensatiotiewhen you ,ask for a loan of 5 or 6
ea:lh°Os sterlitig,? To that he would answer, for
"oft) was the debt of India. increased Ceylon had
beef captured at the expenseof the Company, and
;t
was now in'the possession of the Government ;
tCPences had 'been int.urred in other territories also,
'ltch 'the Government claimed a right to, and held
°lnination over ; the Company conveyed the army
1. liott India tcieEgypt, and the French were driven
evo thence aVas'it little claim upon the country
t
a to say, that a Company of Merchants could
tit'liere these spirited things, and the public should
eec'' merely remunerate theme but leave them to pay.
AR
debts incurred in consequence ? • -Was it too
..!-ich- to say, that when the people are to be con-
2.
also' Mr.
the 'Company are entitled to consideration
Mr. J. concluded a very eloquent apeeCh
`llll moving a' proposition, embracing. all the topics
131 his speech'.
. .
Mr. Bockconctured every sentiment advanced
by 4I •
s Learned Friend. • •
14 I 1%. GEORGE .JOHN4TONE had some doubts *as to
"e propriety of part' el the propoSition of his Learn-
ecl Friend, from 4 conviction that it, could not be ac-
"ceded'to by the GoYernment, or, by the Parlianaente
i
recognized the zeal and ability of the Court'of
ire6tors, in their intercourse with theGovernineet.
la
e thought that at this time it would not be right
t 0 urge a Claim,vv hen the iiebthail increased twenty-
SIX millionseand the Company were about to solicit
aloan of. between five and six m ry illio.ns. loju to
thee cause 'he feared might ensue. He nieotmeed
t • I)se however, with' deference to the opinion of the
the*Pioprietors present, my meaning t0.....4ge.5s
bts objections. Mr..) 1,4 k .a teview cif qie
'tedino of the Court in their deliberations, -and in-

iercotirse with the Governthent, conceiving that
any of the poi s tinder co sideratibh were, no)
~',.:11,4(-12Tily answered. He agreed with his Learnbd
Frii•rui in fh;ihy of his ioVic‘, particularly in thit
ieWpected they. .eolonitAtion; as Affecting the
interests of the mother country. He cow;oentecl

on the vilribui art;cles of the. treaty, conceived. in
the proposition for confining the trade to British
capital, and to British beatnen ; but that it ships
built in British colonies were to be used, they should
be registered heie ; that was due to the mercn-
tile interests. , He-intimated his intention of pro-
posing an amendment to the proposition of his
Learned Friend.

• The CHAIRMAN had to correct the Eton. Gentle-
man as to a point of fact. He had spoken of two
resolutions, when that which had been moved was

but one resolution.

Mr. G. JO3NSTONB would then propose to leave
out of that resolution the words "'That this Court
has seen with extreme concern, &c." and that

which'followed.

Mr. RIGBY had heard of a tyrant of old, who
ished that his people had but one head, that he
might destroy them all at once.- In like manner,
he wished • that the citizens of London, and those
who were petitioning against the East India Com-
pans, had but one ear, and that ear had been present
to hear the very able speech, of his Hon. Friend that
day, that all their prejudices against the Company
might •be at briee done away. He wished those who,
opposed t heir Interest§ba.hadthe benefit of hearing.,
that speech, and 'of readiiig the correspondence be-
tween ,the. Director,: and the Government. • If the
subject were broadly discussed, he was.confident that
every'British trader would see that the Company had •
a strong claim, not on theliberality, but on the justice,
of the country. He thought they were entitled to
that exemption from the Property-tax on their divi-
dendei.which they had formerly claimed, and taking
a view of the •gerieral condo& of the Company, he
warmly contended that they had• ,to •a of.
wealth preferred a harvest of glory.
Mr, LOwNREs, referring to what had passed on
a former occasion, contended that Warren Hastmgs
and :Marquis Wellesley had met with a very Un-
grateful return for the 'services they had - performed.
.He very much approved of the speech of Mr. Jack-
son, as al'o of the manner in which the correspon-
dence with Government had b-en managed on the
part ff the D.r,:•tors; He. admired 4r. Jackson:o
speech, at. t Nu, 8 of Cortespoodence; !hat jf
ire wort,as.ced whichhe would Prefer, iie shbUld,
answer, as Dr. Willis did when George H. askj'd
him whether he would be wade BOtop of Bath (k.'
Wells—" I should like bairn." • The profits of the
,Cempany, he maintained, bore no Comi,arison to
those made b,• tradesme, in orally instal ces. If tk
baker ora-pubLeati opened a shop, after a ft•vv veatst
he demanded. 100ot.- goodwill if he was disposed to
let i. ; but. :,iid Company do this ? No ; they
were expecred .o give their trade to others.
_without
.receiving any reconvene,. It *as the duty of he
Company to be just before they were generons, and
before,they threw tus 'radeopen they ought'to re 7
meniber that they were 32,900,0001. in debt. The
Merchants and Tiaders tit •Livrrpoot were entitled to
.great consideration. No. men ever deserved more
of she coutory.than the. Mayor and' Corp-oration of
- t..ar When he heard 4tialf7bersons were pett:
tioiOng. for an open trade to the E,,st 1-,dies, it stag•!,
gered him a little, but on furt: er reflection he could
not but feel that 1114-prayer of 'that petition ought
not r, be grant, d,. till the annuities settled on the
widows. and orphans of those who, had fallen in In-
di:, were effectually: secured: The .2 per cent, to,
t 4 hich his:Hon.:Friend had alltided, he was of opt-
. mon, if Obtained, could not be netter applied than
to such a purpose. He wished the Directors to' be
guarded against religious, politicil.
met hodist 4. and cornmeicial
In ;conclusion, 'he expressed a .hope
that some 4;revisio- would .be made 'for aged ship-
. Owners, a.A that those .whit lost_their lives in the
service of the Corn •rany might be provided for in
the same way as seamen who suffered in the King's
service.

Mr. GRANT had the highest respell for, both, the
negociating parties, but on the part of the Company
nearly all that eas asked had been given, while no-
thing was secured to them in return. He thought
a stronger expression of the feeling of the Court of
the importance of the concession made, would be
desirable. He knew of no public body that had
suffered so much in the public opinion as the East
India Company., • For many years they bad suffered
signal injustice, and what after all could be said of
them ? Why that from a small sum in the hands of
a few individuals, they had, in two centuries, risen
first,,to a pre-eminence in the East India trade, and
latterly to the possession of a great empire ? They
had been in every respea greatly mi.represented.---
Ti.e question now about to be agitated was, whe-
ther or not the East India trade Should be opened to
all the world, as private adventurers might carry
the produce of India direcilv thence to all other
countries, without nreiking Englend the centre or
grand em'porium of, that commerce.: He then went •
into,a series of minute details, through which, from
the low tone of his voice, it was impossible to follow
him. He strongly contended, that the opening of
their trade onght to be accompanied with effectual
gnards, and he stated this to have been the opinion
even of the late Lord-Melville. The arguments of
the Direaors,' shewing the, fatal consequences likely
to result from the measure, had not been answered
by the Board of contronl, but by a general reply,
that it had not been shown that the opening 'of the
trade would be detrimental either to this eountryor
India. He thought, they ought to have been mire
prticularly replied to. The, wars in India and, in
Europe, since 1793, had prevented the expeaations
then held out, being realized. A rise had been felt
by
,the Company to the amount of 9,000.0001. on
freightage; and their debt. had in consequence been
increased from 7,000,0001. to 32,060,0'001. With
respect to the..relief frotw..t heir property tax, which
had been claimed, he thought, it had been unwisely
refused before, /and he was_ still of the same opinion.
j He wished the proposed application for an increase
of dividend. to he omitted, as to make it would be
of no use. Under all. the circumstances, he thought
• a stronger expression of the sense they had of the
imiloitance of that which they conceded, than had
yet been proposed, should be, carried. He would
read a Resolution which he had, drawn up with this
'feeling, bat unless it were preferred to that which
was -bef,n-e the Court, it was not his intention,to,
totAe it.- He then read the Res ,lution, which went
' to state, " That that Court could not contemplate

• , , •
lhe great change about to be made; withoUt great
conc.-rn and uneasiness; not so much on account of
its tife'whit% on their priVileges, as on account of the
manner !It which it would be likely it, affect the
civil and oolitiCal Ooveintuthit of\ the Company's
territorial ptiSkisions, while it was unlikely to afford
the adVantages, hereekpeaed from it." He wish

ed a something of this sort trYbe introduced, to set
forth the necessity, of acconpanying the new ar-
rangement withtite gUards which ought. to attead it.
He hoped he .shouy not be tiriderstood to have said
that the ompany's affairs were under all circum-
stances in an unfavourable state. Thin was by no
means his opinion, as bethought East India Com-
pany's sock considerably more valuable than it was
three years ago.'
The CHAIRMAN understood the last Speiker to
have expressed something like disapprobation of the
condud ofthe Diretlors in the-negociation,with Go-
vernitietn:—(Cries of " no!")-14t. thought
him (Mi. Giant) .wrong in -saying that every thing
had been conceded, and that nothing had been se-
cured in return. Would he say the promise of the
exclusive trade to China, the arrangement - made
with, resped to the army, the pledge given for
affordine them pecuniary assistance, and the propo-
sition for bringing the whole East India trade to
London, were nothing ?
.And these had heed con-.
'ceded, as tar as in the present state of thiats, they
could be. Ministers were
_pleclgedin_honotir to en•
deavour,to procure these ,advantages. -Any other.
;pledge frOm any other Ministers. he would be
ashamed to require. He would ask his Hon. Friend
if, with his knowledge of the Hot.r,e of Commons,he
thought it poss,ble for a Minister to give such an
obligation, signed and sealed ? He had always been
-accustomed, to coesider, fist, what Ought to be
dooe.--A,id, secondly, what was likely to be done.
Had it rested with him, he should certainly have
been'glad to see the trade continue as at present.
Great inconvenience might be anticipated from a
change, bu! at the sante time he felt that they were
venturing on a sea which no .man could fathom,
'and however desirous he might be that no change
should-take place, he could 001, go to the length
some Gentlemen went in anticipating danger. It
Was necessary that their charter should be re-•
newest within two years, otherwise, instead of a
part of their trade, the: public-mould be entitled to
the whole. This ought to be borne in mind, as
Also another consideration, that whether their Char-
ter was renewed or not, they must shortly' go to the
House of Commons for pe' uniary assistance. Under
these circumstances, when the clamour out of doors
was strengthened by the line of 'conduit which Mi-
nisters
thought it their duty to take,•it.aopeared to
him the: the bireeitars could only atq as they had
done. Though he was against opening the trade,
,was inalouht whether-it would ultimately be a
'foss or a benefit to the Company. If the trade
were at any time greater than they could manage
themselves, he thought British Merchants ought to
ti eye the'stirplus, rather thari foreigners ; and this
he Mieted hid always been telt by the Company.
He was sincerely persuaded thai the intended change
be a great benefit to the Corn-
;ntrllt,l
aultimndnaotss,
he thought the documents
before the Court contained sufficient evidence that.
thepirectors were
,not, blind to the necessity of ac-
companying the change, with proper grounds. In
answer to the observation of the' Hon. Gentleman,
that 3--oet g,ooo,oopi. had fallen on freightage, he
contended that that sum was not, as might have been
supposed from his statement, to be deduded from
the funds of the Coerpany. He was speaking to
British Merchants, and surely they must know.that
the freighter was charged on the articles in which
they traded. He concluded a very able speech„
vindicating the condua of the DireElors,. and in-
f. irming the Court of what had been the answer
given by Lord- Melville, to the first proposition-
madethat it, should be renewed, on
on the subject of the. renewal of the Charter.
tAr'‘alladeosfholu7l9d3 b and that no greater
e allowed." To this
htte,
extension
ospiti 000pffottshiei
eed
the reply of his Lordship was, If that such a pre-,
limikigy,.wa,s,toially inadmissible."
Mr. GRANT explained.

Sir H. INGLIB said, it was impossible to hope in
the present state of things, the trade to India should
remain on the same footing as formeriy.• The Eng-
lish Merchaots thought the East Indies. would open
a market for their goods, and he did not wonder at
their catching at any thing that might appear to
open a prospect of- relief from their present com-
mercial distress. Disappointment would be the come-
'qnehce to all, and ruin to many, but still nothing
short- of thy actual experiment would satisfy them
that this Was the tact.
Mr. TWINING spoke nearly
.to the same effea,
and vindicated the Directors.
Mr. KNOX highly approved of the conduct of the
DireCtors. He thought the change would be inju-
rious to, those who were most anxious for it, and
that they, and not the Company, would suffer.
Mr. ROBERT THORNTON recommended unani-
mity smoog themselves, defended the condua of
the Directors, and thought it might be well to say
on. this oncasion, as Sir W. Densley used to say,
" I give way to this, for tear of somethine. worse."
Ater some farther conversation, in whichb Mr.
R. J,ckson, Mr. Knox, and the Chairman partici-
pated, theoriginai Resolution was in some parts al-
tered, and part of Mr. Grant's Resolution was added
to it. Thus amended, after a-few words from Mr.
J. Johnstone, it was put, and carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks to the Court for
their attendance. There were two points on which
it was necessary for him to speak. They kneW It.
would shortly be necessary to apply to Parliament
for assistance. He had, however, to state, that for
the next year (t-8 i 3) not more than 2,500,000 i.
would be requited. 'lf, in the interim, any Fpecie
should arrive from India or China, even from that
sum a chnsiderableditninut!on might be made and
when he.stated, that within the- last year not less
than 1,000,0001. had thence been derived in specie,
he thought there was no reason to give up the hopes
they bad entertained. The other point on which he
wished. to.- speak was on the petition to be presented.
On this subjeat he conceived little difference of
Opinion as to. the terms in which it should be
couched was expected, and therefore it was hardly
worth while to calla Court on. that subject. If it
wa. their pleasure, a draft of the petition would then
be read u them.
The peti:ion was then read. After some opposi-
• tion from Mr. LownJes, it was tg,rf:ed to, and the
Court adjourned.

SPORTIAG INTELLMENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING, ISM

,THURSDAY, APRIL 2. . ..=. '.
•
Ld G. H. Caveiniisn's sisterto Black. Diamond, Bst. 41b.
beat Mr, Ditndas's f. Anaconda,Sst. ilb. ;It), M rooAs.—
A to t on Ld G. H. Cavendish's sister to BLlck Diamond.
The Third Class. of the Oatlands Stakiat jogs; IL tt. .
• 1). l'.
D. of Mitland's Siireeiy, 3 yrs_Sst. 516. - /
Mr. Mellish's' Beverley , 3 yrs 7st, loth. .. 2
I.d Okrord's Victoria, agt.d,.gst..glb.
Mi* Lake's Britannia, 5 yrs Sst. 71b.
Sir F. Standish's br. c. by Mi. Teazle, 4 yrs Bst. 51b,
Mr. Astley's. Magic
.3 yrs Bsr.. 51b,
Ld Lowther's Maranon, 5 yrs gst. 716. - . - •Pd
Ld jersey's Robin, 5 k rs•gst 41b.. - - pit
Mr. Andrew's Discount, 6 yrs 955. alb. - pit
D. of G ratton's Whalebone, 4 yrs Bst 12th.. ' - pd
Mr. 'flake's Queen of Sheba, .},yrs Sst. ;lb. .. - Pd,
ato t agst Sorcery-- 4to I agsr Beverley-7 to t agst Vic-.
toria —7 to i .agst Britannia . . • . , .
The following having declared forreit.hy•the time prescribed,
are to pay only togs; each, to he divided amongst the
owners of the, seeoiad noises in the thrze classes:
I.d Lowther'S rope, 5.) rs gst. 7ib. . •
MT. 1. Satlle't's Bramble,•6-Yi.iSst. 816.
Mr. Lake's Granieds,.4 vrs. _Bsr. Slb • .
D. of Iturkoil's Recordon, 4 yrs Ssr. 81b. .
Mr. I. George's Fourth of lune, 4 yrs Bst. 71b;
Sir Wai, ‘Vynne's Cambrian ',ass, 3 yr-s Bst. 511 i.
Mr, fennel's 0: 1'..4 yrs Bst. 41b.
Ld C H. Somerset's lutiip, 4 yrs S`St. 41b.
Mr. Hallett's Levant, •.; yrs Sst. 31b .. . . -
Mr. Oootlission's Bustler, 4 yrs Bst. 2,113.
Mr. Morgaii"s Gerwric, 4 yrs Bst. 05. • ,
Mr. Lake's e. by Sorcerer, out of sister of Oatlands,
- 3 yrs 7st. 616. ~
I.d
,Oxford's f. by Meteor, bought-of Mr. Munsey,

3 yrs 7st.
-
Sir C. BunburY's 6. by gorderer; out of Amelia, pays gogs.
to Sir 1. Shelley's Phantom, Bst. 41b. each.' D. I. 3o:‘s.
h. ft. "

A GBIC V L7'UI?E, &c.

FURTHER REPORT 'FOR MARCH.

• The continued. wetness of the weather has proved -
less injurious to the growing Wheats than. might
reasonably be expected, except the plants on. those
low lands which have been repeatedly overflown in,
the course of the winter. The spring sowing has
been generally.. retarded, by the incessant rains, so
that the getting in Harley and Oats, and even Beans
and Peas, remaina principally to be done. The
strong soils, it is feared, will require more work than
the lateness of the season•will allow for those ope-
rations; particularly those strong soils on which
green crops have been late fed. The Turnip coun-
tries retain a considerable.portion of feed ; on which,
however, neither sheep nor oxen have done we 11
through the month, unless with plenty of Hgy,
the necessary-expenditure of which in this- way, has
Occasioned a rise in all the Hay Markets.—
The Lambing Season has proved very unfavour-
able on -all the DoWns, more Lambs having been
lost from the badness of the weather than has
been known for the last ten years. Many ex-
tensive flocks have likewise suffered considerably

from the ro,..—Le,in Stock has had a start, both in
sheep and beasts, particularly the former.--The
Meat.. Markets reniain at about last month's prices,
except Veal and Pig Pork, which are somewhat
dearer.—Woof is more in demand, and fine fleeces
of the Merino and South Down kinds are bought
freely, the former at nearly .6d. and the latter 3d,
per lb. advance.—The Hop Markets remain steady.

The uncommon powers of the Author of " Mon-
torio" have been again succ,ssfully exerted on a new
romance, called" The Milesran Chief," which, from
its peculiar charaeler and extraordinary merit, has
already excited much cririosity. The scene lies iu
Ireland during the time of the RebelliOn, of which
it exhibits an animated piClure.

,
BARON GERAM.B.—The residence of this foreign
gentleman; al -Bayswater, was the scene of curiosity
and tumult on Wednesday, from his having resisted
the execution of a warrant from the Secretary of
Slate's Office, for the apprehension of his person ;
but on wha't occasion the warrant issued, it would
be premature to state. , At the top of tht Baron's •
house a pole wa3 exhibited, with a painting on a
sheet, as follows :—" My house is my castle—l am
under the protection of British hiw." It appears,
that the Baron had refused to surrender to the
ers of the warrant from the Secretary of State's
Office, for three days, and at length application
was' made at' Marlborough-,street Office for assists
ance to put the warrant into, execution, and FIA..
riLLTON and CRAIG accompanied. the Messengers ,to
the Baron's house, to force an entrance, in case of
his refusal to surrender. The officers forced the
garden-tyre
,with hatchets, and the prisoner sur-
rendered himself.

PEDESTRIANISM.—TuescIay morning, for a wager
of five pounds, a young map, of the naine.of We!ls,
undertook to go on foot, from Westminster Bridge
to Croydon, and back again, in, two hours, the dis- '
ranee of ground 'being nineteen inles--he started at
six o'clock, when odds were against him three to two,
and was attended by a great many persons on horse-
back stopped twice on the road. to rchesh, and
reached Croydon in six minutes less than an hour. -
He appeared not to be able to pertortit his journ?y,
but after taking some refreshment, ke setotr on his •,
return, rather lame, yet persevering, he soon mend-
ed hispace, till he arrived at the place from whence
he started,'twe minutes less than the given time,
where he dropped down, with fatigue, aid was taken •
home, by his friends, unable to walk. A great
many bets were depending upon the issue.

.SMITIIFIELD MARKET, APRIL 3.
This day's Market had a scanty. supply of dif-
ferent kinds of Cattle; Lamb and Veal are dearer;
Beef and Mutton were cheaper; Poi k sold at last price,
and the trade for the most part wits not-verybrisk ;
the sales in the Hay Market were nut lively; Clover
obtained last price; Hay and Straw I,,qctied be•ter
prices -following prices and numbers are a
cot red statement.
To sink the 011.41, ppr stone of 81b,
Beef, ss. &LA° 8s od. Minton, 53. od. to 6s. 04.
6s. act to Ss. od. Leath Bs. to ic:s. yolk, ss.•od. to 6s. tcd.
Beasts, 710. Sheep and Lambs, 1,1z,.0. Czilves; • gi;
Pigs, 3130., ,