The Sun.
London, England, 1803-02-04 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF THE CARNATIC.

Mr. :KEANE reverted to a notice given before
the Recess., of a Motion relative to the Affairs of
the. Carnitir.', and urged, that'on a question of such
importance, it was necessary that -the House should
be 'possessed of the fullest information that could
possibly he obtained. He was not aware of the
moral or political-necessity for the Motion alluded
to, hot before they came to the discuision, it was
incumbent upon them to inform themselvesiof the
rise and progress of- the different relations. subsitit.'
-ing between the British Government, the Native
Powers Of the East, and the East India Company.
The nature of the relations between the Company
and our Government was already before them ; but
to judge of the other branches of tj,le subject}, they
tnu,it have recourse to records too numerous for the
irispedion iif theM all. To obviate this. difficulty
be would refey Gentlemen to a. :work of great re;
:potation, uncommon judgment and, accuracy, and
.whieh had stood the test of a considerable portion
of time, he meant Mr. Orme's History of Hip.
dOstan. In the mean time he . should move, that
there be laid before the House a copy of Lord
M.:eartney's Letter to the Diredors of the East
India Company in March, 1786, ditto-of a better
in January, 1795, ditto of a Letter from Lord
Hobart, dated on the Bth of January, 1795, the
corresphndence thereupon between the Governor.
General of Fort St. George, the Supreme Council,
and the East India Company, and finally, the-Mi.
note of Lord Clive in March, 1800.

lord CASTZRE.4GI? saitl, he did not mean
to oppose the Motion, though he believed all the
information it called for was included in papers
previously moved for, and already before the House.
The several Motions were then severally put,
and agreed to.

A Petition was presented on behalf of certain
Elettors against the Return of the present Sitting
Members.—Ordered to lie on the Table.

Mr. CoRRY presented Petitions from the follow.
ing Public Institutions in Ireland, praying for
the usual Parliamentary aid :

From the Governors of the Protestant Charter
Schools ; from the Society for Charitable Donations
and Bequests; from the Society for promoting the
Christian Religion ; from the Governors of the
Female Orphan House ; from the' Penitentiary
House in Dublin ; from the House of Industry in
Dublin ; from the Foundling Hospital, Dublin ;
from the Hibernian Marine School ; from the
Hibernian School for Soldiers' Children ; from
the Westmorland Lock Hospital ; from the Trus.
tees of the Fever Hospital ; from the Roman Catho-
lic Seminary at Maynooth ; from the Committee
for widening the Streets of Dublin ; from the Cor-
poration for paving and lighting the City of
Dublin ; From the Dublin Society for promoting
Husbandry ; and from the Farming Society of
Ireland.

The Petitions were ordered to lie cn the Table.
Mr. CORBY then moved the necessary Estimates
in consequence of the said Petitions.
Mr. J. C. BER ESEOR D presented a Petition from
the Royal Canal Society, for the Improvement of
the Navigation of the River Shannon—which was
referred to a Committee.

After disposing of some other business, princi.
pally of a private nature, ;he House, at half past
five o'clock, adjourned till to.morrow.