Star.
London, England, 1813-07-06 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF INDIA.

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. some conversation took place on this subject, particularly be-
een the Earls of Lau e ERDALZ and LIVERPOOL. 1 be former
madverted on the conduct of Ministers, In urging a decision
list the very 44;VAIICed period of the session, on a subject au eaten-
!sive and complicated In its nature, as well as one of such extreme
,iniportancsi ; the more especially as the measures proposed were,
many respects, essentially different from what was set forth
in the Resounimis some time since communicated to the House.
His Lordship then adverted to some detailed considerations in
the measures pro. otell—(referring, in some degree, to the Bill
lit its progress before the other House of Parliament)—which, he
tripstied, were ni t consonant to the interests of the empire, nor
founded in sound policy.
1 be Fart .f LIVERPOOL deprecated a discussion which he
must, in some respects, deem irregular, as the measures pointed
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solely to the public geol, unmixed with sin bill talorabts to
personal or private consideration.
The question wts then put, and the BUJ ordeted le be nod
a second time that day three months, through which it was
consequently loot.
The Bari of LAUDERDALE postponed his intended motion
relative.to the general Currency, until Wednesday.
The Stamp Duties, the Irish Office Fees, the Vote of Credit,
Coals Duty, Irish National Debt, Southern Whale Fishery, and
several other Bills, were brought up fro& she Commons, by
Mr. LSIIIUNGTON, Mr. WiLararoacz, and other Members,
and severally read a first time, after which their Lordships Ad.
journed tilt to-morrow.

at were not under couside ration or before the House. What was
proposed, however, was not so materially diffeient &OM thc.sub-
stance and spirit of the original Resolutions as the •Notile'Lard
mined to think. One object kept in view was as far ai poasible
to keep separate the political from the eomineiciil concerns of
India; and which, be believed, was always regarded to be a Ali-
*rarer. At the sante time, he could not deem it incumbent on
his Majesty's Government, not to deviate from the latter, as the
full 'substance of propositions, submitted, in a first instance, to
Parliament; in case they should, was it not truly expedient or
politic to alter or change for the better 1 ibis proposi-
tion was too evident to require illuNtration.
The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE vindicated the system
measure: propOsed by his Majesty's Government, as most
'conducive to the real interests of the Company, and to the gene-
-4 welfare of the Empire; and replied to some of the particular
bjectiont thrown out by the Noble Earl.
alle Earl of LAUDERDALE. spoke in explanation, and the
=versa ion dropped". '
' .P4II.IIIIRIS CLAIMS.
The Earl of LIVIO.E001; called the attention of their Lord-
*. to the Bill hetore theist, sent up; by the Commons, for car-
ng these into effect. 'A similar pleasure, on former ()Cessions;
treed it his bounder' duty to oppose, because it' did ucifappear
him that the claims urged by Mr. Palmer were founded in
right, and by such convictii'n was Fe still actuated. How
, W anti a view to unprOvenients m the matters M question and
quent pub lc advantage' the case of ibat Gentleman may be
kited to a favourable consideration, was another point. &it
• :Would alwayi 'resist those clinas, as' grounded upon an as-.
p.m() rght , and under that impression, he would Move
At the 5:II now before 'their Lordships be read a moot tispe
day •tiveniOntha.
*The i art dt 'CAUDERDALE expressed his acquiescence in
.14 it iitimenti; and added that, as a miticr•of right, lee held
claw,mt oisiectimahli 10 die highest dtgrte, 'arbd he *whit
nagla, bas warning to rarliguelly on such occasions to look