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London, England, 1821-06-25 00:00:00

CUSTOMS DUTIES BILL.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought
-up. the report upon the Customs Duties Bill.
• Mr. 1-lumr, objected to the mode in which a
ciartse in this Bill indemnified the -West India
trader in cotton, at the expense of the East India
trader. If the former had not hitherto been fairly
treated respecting the cotton duties, why not re-
rnusierate him for the amount he. had suffered,
and put each party upon the same footing ?
MABERLEY said, that as long as Govern-
ment turned the West India trade in the article
alluded to into a sort of monopoly, restricting the
West India grower as to his market, they were
_bound to'repair the loss they imposed by their
mode of proceeding.
Mr. iticAnoo assented to that proposition, but
complained altogether of the existence of the
restrictive system.
•The report was then received, and the Bill
ordere&to be read a third time on Monday•next.
he reports upon the Sheerness.Lands,and Navy
Property Bills, were postponed until Tuesday, at
the desire of Mr. Calcraft,,who wished some ex-
planation relative to the former.
COURT OF CHANCERY.

Mr. M. A. TAYLOR gave notice, that he should,
early net Session, renew his motion respecting
fce business of the Court of Chancery, and the
appellant jurisdiction.
Mr. GRENFELL, gave notice, that when the
claim of General Desfourneaux was again under
clicussion, he should certainly take the sense of
the House upon that most unwarranted and un-
warrantable grant.
EAST INDIA COLLEGES.

Mr. Huron moved for a series of returns from
the East India Colleges at Haley bury and Addis-
com be, showing the state of education, and its ex-
pence for fitting cadets and civil and medical
officers for India, and the number of writers and
others sent out from this country. He stated
that his object in moving for these returns was to
show the facility with which the military officers
employed in India might be taught the Hindos-
tannee language, and also the importance of their
understanding that language, from the uniform
practice of the native troops referring to their de-
cision all disputed matters. It was his intention
to bring the subject in the course of the present
Session under the observation of the House; but
finding the present Chairman and Deputy of the
East India Company alive to the importance and
necessity of the object, he trusted there would he
no necessity of doir°i more than showing the fa-
cility with which the Hindostannee might be.
taught; three months' tuition would be sufficient.

After a few words-from Lord •BINNING, in ap-
probation of the Hon Member's object, the re-
turns were ordered, as well as others, showing
the amount of East India Superannuation Allow-
ances and .Pensions, and the' produce of Queen
Anne's Bounty up to•the latest period- of the ac-
counts.

The Committee on the Appropriation Bill was
fixod for Friday next, when Mr. Hume said the
Right lion. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the
Exchequer) might prepare himself for a long de-
bate upon the question.
- A return was ordered of all Members holding
pinces under the Crown in the first Parliament of
King William, and of each of the succeeding
reigns, so far as the same could be made out.
The other Orders of the Day were then dispos-
ed of, and.the. House at 4 o'clock adjourned until
Monday.