The Sun.
London, England, 1803-04-22 00:00:00

FRIDAY,. APk.IL 22, 1803.

To the PROPRIETORS of EAST INDIA STOCK.
London, April 14, 1803.
LADIES AtIIIGEWTLEMEN,
THE Result of the Ballot yesterday has realized
the hope with which' my last Address to you con-
cluded, and conferred on-me the first object of my ambition,
that of a Seat in the Diredion of your Atlairs. Oppressed
with the feelings which your kindness has inspired, I can
only entreat you to imagine for me all that' the deepest' Gra-
titude can suggest, to'accept the sincere assurance of ply un-
'alterable attachment, and to believe that my utmost faculties
shall be exerted to justify and 'deserVe the Confidence you
have placed in me.
1 have the Honour to be, with the greatest resped,
Ladies and Gentlcrneti, _ _

Your truly obliged and faithtill humble Servant,
• . J. IiUDLESTON.

OFFICE FOR SICK AND !POUNDED SEAM .EN,.

April rg, 1803.
WHEREAS may, SURGEONS of His Maier.
Der.:l4vy have omitted to leave at this Ogre their Ad-
dress, or have changed deb. Place of Abode sirree baying left smell
.iddress ; the Commissioners pr Sick 'and Wounded Seamen do
requirt all Surgeons who are riot at this tisrt. employed ih
Service, to send forthwith to their Office notice of their present
:idence, and 'to continue to do so from time to time as they may
emtve to al.), other Place. • • , '
yosEPu STEW/1112T, Sec.

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IMPERIAL PARLMMEArT.

HOUSE OF PEERS.

tiluisuitr, APRIL 214

Co u :Lt. Were heurd at considerable length relative to the.
Scotch Appeal.. John Syne, as Trustee of the Creditors of
John itanaldson. v. Mrs. Ainfßanaldsoli Dickson. apd [.ones
Ranaldson Dickson, Esq. vin. Messrs. A-1140.1 and Ci r,RX ti,
as Counsel for the Appzilaut. The further Itearni6 wtv
adjoUrned till Monday next.
The various Hills lieforc the House were forwarded in their
respedive stages
111-akliarn's Divorce Rill was ordered to be roeut a sect:nut
time on Thursday !testi
.The second reading of the Insolvent D44tOrs' Bill, which
stood for this day, was ordered to be postponed till Friday
se'ndight.
Some private business was then disposed of I..after which.
their Lortiihips adjourned till to-morrow, when a Commis_
sioq takes race tot iiceldring the Royal il,4seor to otrtain

ROUSE,_ OF COMMONS.

THURSDAY, ArtiL !.

WOODFoRD, from the Exchequer, brought
up an account of the net produce of the permanent
Takes, from the gth jannary) I Sol, to the .3th of
April,.lBo3.
A Petition was presented from ilchoter, corn.
plaining ofan undue Elettian for thtt
retition was ordered to be taken into consideration
on the same day the former Petition presented from
that Totvn is to be considered. • . •

A Message from the Lords stated) that they had
agtecd to theamentfineOts made by the House of
Commonrin chc Militia Meets' .Rid.

Sir" W. SCOTT moved the Order of the Day for
a second reading of (he Clergymens' Nm.residence
Bill was read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed to a Committee of the whole
House.

CALC R AFT said, he wished to know whether
the Bill was to be recommitted.

Sir W. Scorn replied in the affirmative.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHrQuER moves
the Order for the House to' resolve itself into,.a
Committee of the whole House, to consider of so
much of His Majesty's Most Gracious-Speech, in
November last, ay rchttes to affording to Mercantile
transanions facility and accommodation, &c.

The Order being read,
He moved, that the Smucha, do now leave the
Chair.

The Question being put, .
Genera/ GASCAY NE said, that after having had
so long ago a communication from the Throne, an the
State of Affairs, and hearing the Speech of the Mi.
nistr, tlie,other night, on that subject, in answer
to a few wOrds.tioni himself (General GA SCOY N
and an Hon. Ft iend of his (Colonel Parr E N), he had
postponed the Motion of which he had given notice
fcr an Inquiry into the State of the Nation, ha
should not now enter at large upon that subjed,
although, in stri'tness, would have been regular
in him to do so, because, upon any proposition that
had for its ohjel the laying any itnPosts upon the
People, a Member of the Noose nf Com Mons, was
entitled to look at the state of the Imposts already
laid, and how they bear upon the People ; but al-
though he intended to forego this privilege, he
could not pass the subjea over without notice, and.
therefore he should intake some observations, not.
withstanding the remark of the Right Hon. Gen.
tleman, .who was pleased to say, the other night,
that he did not see the connedion between the mea.
sure now proposed and that of a consideration of. Peace
and. War oR this matter he differed from the Right
Hon. Gentleinin. By a paper printed by order of
the Lords of the Treasury, he received some in.
formation, and from which he had no doubt it was
intended to propose an increase.of (lotto') the corn.
merce of this Country. Whether it was to be
a new measure of Doty, or that of increasing an
old one, was
.not worthy of discussion, in his mind,
because that was ti distindion without a difference.
Any subjed which had for its objet any increase
of such Duty, wouldadmit of an extensive debate,
for, however certain it was,, that the power of (Hs.
posing of the question of Peace and War rested
with the Crown, yet it was as certain that the
control of that power, in granting Or withholding
Supplies, vested in the House of Commons, anti in
exercising that most important fundion, the House
would not only look how the revenue was to-be `ap-
plied, but would . also consider the state of the Na.
lion; he said this, not for the purpose of proper.
ing : the way to general observations at this time,.
hut merely to -recognize the right of doing so, in
the discussion of any tubjel of impost upon the
Public. He could not help considering th:s matter,
although in terms only a Motion to consolidate the
Public .Duties, as a -rru.sasure intended to increase
them, and he had no doubt it would'opetate on the
Aiticlesof Trade. Thve was to be a Duty of 3,t pet.
Cent. proposed on the present Duty ; in some eases
it Would operate as a 'Duty of is per Cent. on the .
present Duty. But this was not all the objet.
tion, In;. the Tax; on Tonnage, which Was a 'fax
laid on: by way of experiment, was now . intend.
ed to, .be;.. made permanent. Now, after the.
very candid behaviour of an Honourable .Menlier
wi/ :.was. mot. now 'present (the Lotto MAYO it )i
he did not think u proper' to include that matter in
the present discussion, since that Hun. Member had
.a proposition to submit on that subje(t. And in re..
ply to the observations of the Minister. on his
(General GASCOYN 11#4 observation the other night
on his candour, he would say, it would -be more
consistent with the candour .of the Right Hon.
Gentleman, to stay until that, Hon. Gentlt;man should
make his proposition, or at least to defer this matter
until.after the communication' which hepromised ott
the state of. Public Amtirs should have been made, •
that the House and the Public might see, and be
enabled to judge of the state of Public Affairs. But