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London, England, 1817-03-11 00:00:00

it bras t)rrir to prevent, they' trutit agt ec to
clause.--The tiunse then divided—

For the clause
Against it -
Majority
Sir S. ROMILLY objected to the words " on any subject
whatsoever," os extending to all public lectures on anatomy,
astronomy, or other scientific subjects-..
Sir .1. SIACK.INTOSH proposed to substitute the words
on any subject connected.with the Government and Con-
stitution of the Realm."
Mr-, Serjeant BEST said, that these words hail been in the
former Bill. He objected to striking wit the words as, they
stood; any: exceptions might be made in favour of particular
ket tires.
Sir 5. ROMILLY said, that there would be no end to the
exceptions which -Would be necessary if the words were al-
lowed to stand.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that nothing could be more
nnlikely than that this Act should be used for the purpose. of
di:writing lectures on scientific subjects, or any others uncon-
nected with political subjects.
Sir M. W. RII)LEY objected to the clause as it stood.
'i't question was then put, and the clause agreed to as it
striod. . - • • k

:sir JAMES MACKINTOSH objected to the clause except-
-I'l4 Gre;hani College (ruin the necessity of a license, as not
hoing'stifficiently general. He propoSed4he exception of the
Professors of the East India College.. He wished to add to the
clause words to exempt " any Lectures established by Royal
Charter or Act of Parliament, for the purposei of learning,
science, and the arts."
Sir J. C. HIPPISLEY proposed an Amendment to that of
Sir Maelsinto,h, fur the purpose of including the Royal In-
stitution, on account of the respectahility of that Institution.
He afterwards withdrew it, on the explanation that all incor-
porated or chartered Institutions were inelutled.
Sir James Mackintosh's Amendment was .ultimately ne-
gatived.
The lion. and Learned Gentleman then said, be really felt
a(ham,d of the clause which specifically alluded to the
Spenecans.
The ArI'ORNEY-GENERAL assured the Honourable and
Learned Gentleman, that. if he knew-as much, as he (lid of
these wretched lunatics, tie would forego his objection. They
had many admirers, anal not a few'proselytes, and were giving .
lectures threeti,ts..s a week, inculcating the destruCtion of
sal iiroperiy. • . •
A few verbal" alterations were agreed to in some of the sub-
seT:ent clauses.
Mr. FOSTJ.It proposed a clause to make- it • particularly
Understood that the I3ill should in no roe apply to Ireland.
After sonic hrief observations front Lord Castlereagh and
Mr. Wynne,. Mr. Foster was satisfied with the wording,of the
Till I :is it stood. , . _

The SOLIiATCIII.-GENERAL introduced a clause exclud-
ing societies of Quakers, and all religious and charitable So-
t Ile olso proposed another clause to give. the Attorney-
Ccoeral or Lord Advocate the power of stopping proceedings
-or remit tin%. fines and furfeitures.—These were agreed to.
, • Mr. wymsai; proposed a clause of indemnity for persons
suffering an.y damage or injury from rioters, by rendering the
bunched liable..---Agreesno.
Sir Al. W. MULES gave notice that he should move on
Ameatinent to the Preamble in the future stage of the Bill,
as He could not allow such a Preamble to stand on the Statute
hook.

The Amendments being agreed to, the Report was ordered
to he received this day.
Mr. U. MARTIN moved for leave to tiring in a Bill to. fa-
cilitate the prnce,:dings in the Equity Snits, of the Court of
Exchequer. The )till being brought in, was read a first, and
ardereit ttl lit read :; second time on Ntonday.
A6journed at Ilm,r-vAs" Two. •

EAST INDIES.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A FOREIGN GENTLE-

MAN AT CALCUTTA, DA? Et) SUPT. 26, 1816.

• " All is going on here prosperously for tire
/British interests : as to continued traoquillity, it
is not to ensured in the present state 'of India.
To maintain Peace here, is the surest and easiest
may to please you in London ; but you are apt to
forget that there ate two parties to all such bar-
gains : nothing can be more delusive than the
dream of a certain quiet,, or of essential military
reductions, while n formidable enemy exists, pro-.
fessedly at war with you. The principle of the
PiOdarree Association is existence by plunder :•
it is, therefore, in declared hostility to every
other power, but it is most specially so against
that of the Uritish East India Company; because
the Pindarrees cannot plunder ScindiAll and Ilul-
kar, give them a refuge in their dominion!,
and there ate no other. territories that they can
ravage but yours, or those of your allies, wham
you are pledged to protect. When you advise
your Governors here to be careful to preselve
peace, they are entitled to ash you (I have not my-
self the conception) how this is to be secured,With
a ,body united for the avowed purpose of laying
waste your possessions ; who mark their inroads
with the most horrible barbarities, and who never
received from you the slightest provocation forme!'
atrocities. I was not long here, before I &tn-
./Anded what this, must come to; nothing could
appear more certain, than that an association of
such a sort in India, where there is no longer re-
gular employment for the numbers who are desi-
rous to addict ,themselves 'to the military pro-
fession, most increase rapidly, if not crushed, or
checked at least, in their outset, or progress,—
Yott do not seem to give-liberty to your Governors
here to undertake their extinction ; and the re-;
*nit has, and will, I fear, justify such,presages.
their last.inroad, their several columns were rated
by Sir Thomas flislop, in his public report, at
23,000 horse; all their retreats were, at the same
time, left well guarded by infantry and artillery.
' Fhey carried off gold, silver, and jewels, to the
value of a million sterling—to whet their appetite
to new enterprises. Admirably served by spies,
they learn all the stations of.your troops ; they
pa..,3 wide of them ; conttnimicatioos are 'cot off ;
tire work of rapine is done, aud the perpetrators
have got - away and returned hack,. before your
tin tad have Ltuyeertain notice of them. The
army of Ameer Khan, thongli more nomerOtts and
slitterently organized, is not less 01 body that must
314)AlSt. upon plunder; amid other circumstances
peculiar ro it, make its existence on your frontiers
0 ta.ttrer regairing constant and very serious at-
tention. Some of your European pacificators
(now that Peatee, to Let, is °nee mote, for
time, the fancy wool% yoil), should vow
nut hither, to repreettt to these gentry: how