Star.
London, England, 1801-06-13 00:00:00

IRCLAND.

Mr. G. Polisonsv faid, he merely role to alk a
quettion. There were, he faid, among the orders of
that day two relative to Ireland; one rcfpe&ing the
exportation of Copper, which he contended to be
contrary to the Articles of the Union ; the other
for the fecurity of Copy-right,which he faid would I
be very injurious to Ireland. He therefoic hoped
the Hon. Gentleman on the oppofite fide of the
Hpufe would confcnt to the pofiponing them to a
future day.
Mr. VANSITTART faid, he couldhavenoobjeEtion
to poflponing the Bill relative to the Copper Trade,
which he faid he confidered a meafute that would
be beneficial to Ireland ; and if the Hon. Gentle-
man, or any other Hon. Member, had any propo.
fition or improvement to make,helhould be happy
to attend to it.
Mr. ABBOTT alto agreed to ponpone the Order
of the Diy on the Copy-right Bill till Monday.
TRAUB OF INDIA.
Sir. Wm. PULTENEY rote to move for the Pa-
pers of which he had given notice on a formerday.
He faid the Papers he meant to move for were
fuch as would be necelfary to ground a motion
which he had to make relative to the affairs of
India. At that late period of the Seffion he fhould
content himfelf with the produltion of the Papers,
and early in the next Seffion he iliould make his
intended motion. He then entered into a defcrip-
tion of the Trade with India, he animadverted
upon the incontinency of our opening the Trade
to India to Foreigners, while we excluded our
own Countrymen,and on our (offering Foreigners
to refide indifcriminately in India while our own
Countrymen were obliged to obtain a licence to do
fo. He did not difapprove of opening the Trade
to India to Foreigners.—He thought it a wife dieta.
lure. The exclufion of the fubjefts of this Em-
pire was what he condemned, and that too at a
time when it was admitted that the trade of Fo-
reigners to India was carried on upon Britifh ca.
pitals. He then moved, That there be laid be.
fore that Honfe a Copy of the Paper concerning
the Trade to India, printed by order of the Court
of Direltors, for the information of the Proprie.
tors of India Stock, and delivered to them at the
tail General Court, on the 28th ofMay.—Agreed to.
Sir FRANCIS BARING then rote and entered into
a long jollification of the condo& of the DireCtors.
He contended that allowing Chips built in In-
dia to import goods into this country would be
both ruinous to the Company and detrimental to
the Britifh Empire. He urged the difcourage.
merit which would be thus give,it to Britifh (hip-
ping, the danger of colonization, the injultice of
invading the Company's Charter, and the vat"
other topics relied upon by the Direetors in mar
late Addrefs to their Cor.ftituents.
Mr. DUNDAS (poke in reply, with uncommon
animation. He declared himfelf as much alive to
the interefis of the Esti India'Company as the Ho-
nourable Baronet—and that if,by fuch a meafor%
he thought thefe would Puffer in any degree, he
Ihould certainly refill it. He was formerly con•
vinced that the monopoly of the Company was
neceflary, and that upon the permanence of the
prcfent form of. Government in Indiadepended all
the advantages we might reafonably expe& from
that valuable country. But he thought tbofe were
not its true friends who held the language of the
Honourable Baronet, by which it mutt be made
nniverfally odious. He was certain there was not
a man in this country fo bold, upon fuch grounds,
as to' alk for a renewal of the Ea,ft India Compa-
ny's Charter. He denied that the thipp;ng of this
country could be in any degree injured by this
meafure. It was not againft the Navigation Ad,
as that allowed every country to import into Great
Britain its own produce in its own (hips. Should
this privilege then be withheld from India becaufe
it is a province of our mighty Empire, and becaufe
whatever increafes its profperity adds to our own ?
The Right Honourable Gentleman here hated the
fubflance of the difpatch of the Direitors, which
the Board of Controul had prohibited from being
fent to India, and the grounds of this prohibition.
He afterwards oliferved, that far from feeling any
jealoufy of India flips being admitted into our
ports, lie hoped yet to fee our dock-yards filled with
flip, of war built in that country. Since our com-
mei ce had increafed beyond our means of carrying
it on, where would be the policy of diminifhing
there means ? He had thought long upon this
fubjee, and confidered it well, and he was rivetted
iodic opinion he bad c torched. He was extremely
lorry that he had differed with the Direllors,
though he had the fatisfaetion to think that, not-
withaanding all their names appeared to the Rc-

pot t, Come of the molt intelligent of them were ofl
the fame opinion with himfelf. Altlictugh they
had been unanimoufly in favour of this illiberal
policy, he thould haire refilled it. There were
others fully as able to form an impartial and difin-
terefted opinion upon the affairs of India. He ob-
ferved that all the /aloft enlightened and belt in-
formed fervants of the Company were for the trade
being laid open, and mentioned, among many
others, the late and prefent Governor General as
being of this opinion. He threw out fome hints
with regard to fome of the Diredors oppoling the
meafure, chiefly as fhip owners, and cenfured their
attempts to excite a clamour againft it among this
clafs of men. He treated the fear of colonization,
and the other argiments urged by the Honourable
Baronet, as almoaundefervang of notice. It gave
him much pain, he faid, to fee the Company thus
deluded, to Rand upon the tip-toe of their privi-
leges, and walled the Proprietors would recoiled
that over-zealous friends are often the molt dan-
gerous enemies.
Sir F. BARING explained.
Mr. R. TR ocNrow fupported the opinions of Sir
Francis Baring.
Mr. PITT raid, he could not poffibly conceive
there could be the fmallea objedion to the motion
before the Houfe. The public had a right to he
minutely informed of every thing relating to the
EaR India Company's affairs. If there were to be
an invafion of the charter, no one certainly would
countenance a propofal to renew it. The queftion
involved points of the greateft importance, and
that Gentlemen might be enabled to difcufs it next
Seffion of Parliament, they ought to be put in pof-
feffion of every document conneded with it. As
Sir F. Baring laid that he himfelf fhould be a great
gainer by the meafure, Mr. Pitt alked how he
could be azainer *inlets it proved beneficial to Bri-
tifh Commerce, and whether he did not himfelf
thus confefs that his interetl, as a merchant, and
his duty asa Direftor, were completely at variance?
After a few words from Mr. Lufhington, Dr.
Lawrence, and Mr. Johnftone, the motion was put
and carried.
There were afterwards ordered to be laid before
the Houk a copy of the difpatch tranfmitted by
the Court of Directors of the EaR India Company i
to the Connniffioners of Controul, and intended
to have been fent to India. A copy of the pro-
ceedings at the General Court of Proprietors, held
May 21 ; and various other papers of a !Under
nature.
INDIA BUDGET. •
The Houfe then went into a Committee upon
the accounts lately prefented, relative to the Fi-
nances of the EaR India Company ; and
Mr. DUNDAS riling from his old feat on the.
Treafstry Bench, addreffed the Chairman. For
17 years pall, he faid, he had annually laid be-
fore Parliament a Statement of the affairs of the
EaR India Company. Upon that talk he was now
to enter, and he thould follow the fame plan which
he had formerly obferved. He fhould therefore
firft give a flatement of the affairs of each Settle.
ment, and then, combining thefe together, thew
the whole amount of the Debts, Affets, Bcc. of the
Company in India. Then leaving the Continent,
be fltduld advert to the Rate of their affairs at
home, fo that from the refult of the whole it would
then be feen whether the fituation of the Company
was becoming work, or improving. The minute-
nth of detail neceffary on former occafions, would
not now be required, as the accounts were perfectly
accurate, and liable to no ohfervation. He ex-
preffed great fatisfadion at the thin ilionfes to
whiCh he had fpoken on the fubjed of late years.
In 1783 and 1784 the word India could not be
mentioned without every bench being filled, and
this fpirit of party continued for feveral fucceed-
ing years. Of late, however, the profperity of the
Company's affairs had left no room to doubt of
the wifdom of its Government, and his flatement
had met with no oppofition. Had he not then
reafon to congratulate himfelf upon the manner in
which he was honoured? (there were about fixty
Members' prefent.) The accounts were under
three different headsr—Firft, they Rated the ave-
rage amount of the Revenues of the Company for
the hal three years, compared with what it was
for the preceding three years p.-next, the emanate
of ha year with the refult this year r—and
the climate of the fucceeding year, that the mink
might afterwards be compared with it. The Lest
Honourable Gentleman then proceeded to read
the accounts, of which the following are the molt
material articles a—
AOSTAACT Of ITATINIBItTII atLATIVL TO TIE ATTAISI Of
Tat ZASTAINDIA COMPANY,. dm
DINGAL.
Current Rupee at as. Corm Reps. L.Stert
No. r. Average 17974 to
Mere
x 799-1803
than - 04.7041.6 6,1470:031
Avenge
hdt drawn - 26,69,440 946.44
No. 3. ERlnutad for 2999-
13°° 4,t9•67.33S 6496433
Athol Annum - edsa47.3ao 6104,73 h
Mere than Ribose* j0,1e,04t 301.00 s
COAROIS No. 3. ERlmated foe 1799-
troo - - 44505,534 4.137.533
Aetna Alm= - 4.33"909 4431,991
More than,anste 1744.375 17.1.4311
Dead Ends of Charge hem Re-
eds of Revenue, the Net Revenue
Is 'wore than Meintated 13,55,673 331,567
ESTIVIATRI 11100.130 t.
And the Nctßevenue he 2799.11100 is n 47,17,471 2,195447

•
Kt/VIM/II N. I. 6.33.3,4333 6,339,304
No. 3. - - • - 4,42.203,416 44220)411
Net Revenge 34t,74161 :4;7436

Revenues 'titillated kis thee try Soo ad. 55.343 14434
Charges do. more
Net Revenue eftlmetot ter doo4 1.0467 4.057
his than preceding gar • hugeto 15439:
MADILAS.
. Pardus at Is. Pagoda. L. Sur'.
Runtime No. 4. Average r79p4 to
r vgg•rloo. exclave of Ceylon paw
rally, and Mytere to the NS Tar • 494%037 4961.115
Mune rhea Average IA drawn sAlsrod 97363

N 0.6, El'Unwed kw 099-aloo 60106 1.507,594
- Adual amount - - p 046.342 422434
Mare than Miriam ?ANUS 314441.

CIAIGIII No 6. Elltirrated f0rt7p94300 421.411p77 16739.130
Aetna amount - 711416299 30t109_19
More than I. Simon - gAhus 4,3.04

DeduCting !reefs of Revenue
from Execis at Olarge, the
Net Charge is, more than
efim■ted ' - - 1,96,867 58,747
And the Net Charge of the
year 1799-11.00 is - - 705,958 310,383
ESTIMATES 1800401.
Revenues N 0.4. - - - - 81,8247: 34736071
CMASOES No. 5. - - - • 93.07,782 2,713,112
Net Charge - - - 11,25404 • 450,4341

RIVIINCRS cflimated more than adlual,
R 799•1500 - - - - - •1,6,337' 430.535
CU...AGES, ditto, more ditto - - 14,7542 390.193

Net Charge for 18004, eft!-
mated morc than the prece-
ding year - 3,49.146 232,658
ROMBAY.
Rupee at :a 3d. Rupees L. Surf:
Rt'CLI4J: CS No. 7. Average 1797-8 to
17509-1809 - 33,43,521 376,146
More than average left drawn 2,95,485 33,242
Entmated for 1759-zgoo - 32,74,367 368,366
A :quit amount . - 36,94,783 415,663
More that, Latinate - 4,20,416 47,297

CH/UW[5 Etiolated for zy99.1 Soo
Akquid amount
More than Etimate

/243,125 1.450476
1132,91.293 1.495,270
348,167 44,794

Deduct the Execfs ofCharge
from the Exccfs of Reve-
nue, the Net Charge is leis ' •
than eltimated . - 24449 2‘503
And the Net Charge of the
Year 1799-1800 b - 93,96,509 1.079,607
EITIMATaa 1800-1801.
RIVItNOES No. 7. - - - a6,T0,118y 30:4475
C s No. 3. - - - 948,384 1,051,69;
Net Charge - 111147,497 751,218

R BRIMS! dimmed icr, than 1799-t Soo 10,23,896 115,188
CUALGIS s ditto ditto ditto 39,44908 M 3, en
Net Charge eflimated for igoo-i
Ids than preceding year 2949..012 328489
BENCOOLEN and other

Spa. Doi at so. L. &eft
Rcvexnits of Fort kfatibre on overage
of awe years,z796-7 to t 798-9,
as haw as Elated laft year t2,u6 5,539
Custom, ditto ditto 452,g57 113,214
• Not Cbargc - 430,701 10747,5

Carr. Rupee at ea. L. &al
SOPPLUS from Bengal to Fort Mar'bra,
•to Penang, ate. titimated for
1799-1800 - - - 10,09,103 100,920
Adual amount • 171,363
More than eßintated 7,04,436 70,443

Somers eftimated for 118°048ot - 8,a3,600 83,360
GENERAL VIEW.
'MOLT Ot Tat TtAR 1799, 1800, FOLLITTIVZLT.
RIVENUIS..4I43II2It CRX6.50,47,380 6404,733
Ma I'as. 7146,342 2,812,536
• Bombay Rup. 36,94,783 ' 415,663
Total Revenues 9,742,937
•••••••••
Ca 41 on—Bengal C.E5.4,33,19,909 4,332,992
Maras Ps& 78,32,299 3432,919
Bombay Rup. 1,31,91,191 3,495,270
Total Chilled 1461,180
Net Revenue of the three Preadult:lm - 784757
Tied*" Supplies to Bemoolas, &a Cft.17,33,636 afr,3133
The teassiatar M ' 610494
And dedaesd from
latereft pelt en the Debra.
At Bengal CR,. 6448484 646,818
L'adsaa Pot. 6.34468 24307
8222b97 ay. 7.355219 155371
9,11.536
The del& of Remotes bra the terrinniee, &c. 3411,06 s
AptiA111.8141111:141112 C. P $.8404. 96495
• • • 338.033
Is tkoaeleurkagglkadlk WAS •
Amon! Omni hr ;if
scat r • of
AtWCias.:_tto7 2W5
• 194111
• , st
a 31.1.093
Oillieliiimt9lso4
• , *495,7 44
Carton Irragfighishiht amllibVe
likiffilh
aco. elk Cbaggea - 0. Ns sAiNgps, sAgjos
• GENERAL VIEW.
easuvr et at esf MATES Am-4, eta444l3vtay.
ReventielL. ‘,33,92,03, 4420,104
Pig 10246,8 3A73.071
y golu 264087 300.473
Total Revezami
Cbdties•—r&s C. Rs. Pat. 934A3
Aes4j6 4ASS4II
•07.7.11 &Mtn
• larassi UP- 93.48484 1,252493
94
Taal
Nee Aftimatal ileyease ot the three PreChurlddeades 73903,89753 Dela!! Sappliei MBemeelea, doe. C. 14. Bs3sho h,360
Itasells*r • 63353 y
Dedafted from Inure! op Debts, ivy , No. 26.
2,08.19•494 10421442
Wire the netteDere agog the amnia, Arent die
- - - 444)5
Zell damned fres the Ellikiaisd Amu* et
Soles of IniPxus by $.. 25, Clithisn.zgrl 591475
Wes 4.24476
And is the Amount eltionaill Wake ger Glods
dot, to t heel garment ciCentuurcial
Charps, St
HOME ACCOUNTS!
Awvitt Amount of Sales. 'Sop, sllo; 10413,453
More than loft yese 161,842
luck on the Company's Got* oboe 2.1444
Ewers on Private Trade Goads
doss
Defleksey on Neutral Properri It So
The Saladthe Company's Goods ec MHO,
Atioally ansounted to 7,602**41
Br4pc awe than cfnmeal tsioNg
The Receipts et the Saks of Cetagesty's lose
ettimated at - • - - - 6AOIPOO
Aftudly aniown4 a 7.316.1•01
&lag mere damn - • RAO,.
Charges asslTrait Pekoe Tradroakatiad at .zokax,
Adadly amennlad to - • 133•411
Bang mese don Mimed - 33.421
01111111A2411210LT.
AMMO as MINI VAMP bivoldnadhelt of 7
dte erowele K Scheeell. *me
diegreseree II is Woo Am
Orrorrarramoist - eke illeditet
wLege* 4sea ; dispreeeme
have beeeieuellel eaili empel ep& es
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,17.710

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. I .
DEBTS BEARING INTEREST.
.4 rr.mint left year - - . 10;19,05,185 10490,518
Amount this year - - . 1140,15,701 11401,570
Increare of Debts healing inter& 1,1140,416 1,111,041

Amount Of Intereft payable by the ac-
counts of WI year - 91,56,876 913,687
Mount of Intereft payable by ihe Ac-
-0069 of this year, by No. 16 1,08,20,424 2,082,042
Ilicreafe of intent payable annually 16,63,548 166,355
ASSETS IN INDIA.
'ConAlting of Cab, 'Goods, Store's, &c.
lait year. - 10,25,91,069 10,259,107
Unto, ditto, by the prcfent ftatements,
140. 21, - 2t46,95,531 11,169,553
Increge of Mkt% 1,31,04,461 2,310446

Deena Ineresfe of Airco from !nature
a Debts, the State of the Company't
Afars will apicar work by - 33,44,197 314,430
ESTIMATE, treat, 2.
Ratipt for UR Of Company's goods
ESU LT.
'PH ellitnated Adult of the CAI Trinfadtions of
this year is, after calculating on payments on ac-
count of India and China, in an amount caeca&
ins four millions, and for the difcbarge of the
debts to the Bank, without reckoning any extra-
ordinary aids ti the receipts, the balance on aft
Of Marti, zBO., b rspeded to be in booty of
the Company - 486,731
bisTi AT HOME.
On tit of March, tko - 5,830,222
pu itt of March, aot - 5,393,989
Decteafe 436.133
ASSETS AT HOME Alit AFLOAT.
Oo ift of March, ilko - . • - 16,185,950
611 lit of March, 'Sok .
De 15,404,736
cade 781,214

7,16t118

Dedneting decreate of debts from deereafe of affets,
the Rate of the concern at home is *cafe in this
Tear by - -

344,981

CIIINA and ST. HELENA.
Balance at Chins lalt year againit - 210,022
ftlance at China, by the prd,mt accounts,
to fatoUr - - - 1,226,079
Better this year at China - 1,446,t0t
Balance at St. Helena, in favour,
, Jodi September, t 798 62,235
at
lAto, ditto, he 3c th Sept. x 799 58,366
Work at St. Helena by the preknt accounts 3,869
Met improvements at China and St. Helena - 1,442,232
G L N AAA L COMPARISON OP DINTS AND ASSITS.
Inutile of debts in India - • 1,644,876
Dcacale of debts at Home - 436,233
Ret ineteafe of debts 1,208,643
Wreak of sifets in India 1,310,446
Dan& of affets at Home 781,214
Increafe - 321,235
Mini improved balance at Chiha and
St. Hama, u foUorta
China - 1.446,t0t
nednel St. Hektaa 3,869,
=----1442,232
Total inatafe of airets 1,971,464
Deduiling the above thtrtafe of debts from the in-
ert.* bf acts, an improvement Would appear to
have been *made in the Rate °Utile Company's af-
fairs In the wee or the year, to the amount of 762,821
hods remain tote do.
fte •itorount of India,
ft * bht not included
• In tie , by No. 16, or in
the et Nei% by No. 23 391,915
dpiehiletanyoos to India, We&
ed ti dot lisle Obis, bet arrlveles
ao to Me peit times
3itb doe ahmor
672,336
fesocknoi Seta 90,465
the *hole
rerrtr gear.fobje&
03118ftldit hone
• arliliamisposs Oureen.
•
mete • '
S-.--Hivmaseloded this perfpicuous and flatter-
ing amend* Mr. Dundas obferved that he had
once intended to have concluded by embodying it
in tei tain Itefolutions ; but, upon a nearer confi-
deration, it had flruck him that be would be aging
neither in a candid nor manly manner, were he
hot to explain the means by which he propofed
thAt the nattering views thonld be accomplithed
he had held out left Sellion of 'Parliament.—
He Mould tirft remind the Houfe of what he had
then Paid [Here be read a hag Extrall free," a printed
fpercb, which be declared to have ken very a:carafe& re-
ported]. Thefe, he raid, were the expeetationsvrhich
he had held out; and he owed it to the Public, to
the Government, and to his Succelfors, to thate
explicitly how he thought they would be fulfilled.
He defired firft to be indulged in a few general
()Venation.. In.the year 1791-4, the affairs of
the Eatt India Company were in fuch a Rate of
diforder and embarraffinent that many were of
opinion the Cainpany mutt be diffolved altogether.
They thought that by clearnefs being introduced
into the the management of its concerns, by cecono-
rny being lividly adhered to, and a Rate of its af-
fairs-regularly laid before the Public, it might be
refcucd from its difficulties,and in time ettablilhed
m independence and profperity. Thofe who were
of the latter opinion prevailed in procuring their
plan to be adopted ; fun thine loom fucceeded chaos,
and from that time to the preterit its politics and
its commerce have flouriflted beyond the moll fan-
guine hopes of its well-withers, From the wife
councils and brilliant exploits of Marquis Corn-
wallis, and the prefent Governor General, all our ,
enemies in that quarter had been fubdued, and •
our porellions in India placed on the bafis of the
Ind perfeet feeurity. The event, no doubt, molt to
be rejoiced at was the fall of Tippoo. While that
renlefs Tyrant was alive, confidence could not have
exi fled, and allthat co uld e ver have been enjoyed was
MI armed truce. He had even checked the agricul-
ture of the Company's polliftions, and obltrueted
their improvement in every particular. Every fedi-
tious Polygar or Circar immediately revoked, truf-
tmg to of llance from him. The Nizam ofthe Dec-
can, from a dangerous enemy, had been lately con-
verted into an t4ful ally, and now paid a lanebody
of llritith troops employed to defend him. rie prof-
perity of the country in confeq mince of there changes
had advanced with the greaten rapidity, and was
built on the (urea foundation. Vigilance might (till
be neceffary, but vigilance would be (efficient. He
advifed his firecelfors to keep a watchful eye upon.,
our great rival in Europe, and upon the trent& which.
took placein Pertia and towards the fource of the
Indus ; and if they did this lie atfured them they
would have nothing to apprehend. Having ad-
verted to the chap which has lately taken place
in the Vii.ier of Oudge- e. the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman proceeded to devblope his plan. If, not-
with Re ndi ng the many difadvantages the Company
had had to encounter the latt eleven years, its affairs
bad bean greatly meliorated, he slid not think he

had talked ton flanguinely When filid he was not
afraid to meet an Indian debt of fourteen millionS
iterling., He did not hefitate now to, declare that
within the currency of its charter it had means to
difcharge all its debt ; to accumulate the whole
fum it was required by Aet of Parliament to have
as a guarantee for the fulfilment of its engage.
ments, and to pay to the public the ruin it Had en-
gaged to pay in confideration of the renewal of its
charter. After hating that he had meant to re-
commend it to the Company at the conclufion of
peace to borrow the fum of ten millions to pay oil
the debt in India, and mentioning the obje4tions
to this plan, and the manner in which they might
be obviated, he proceeded to detail the plan on
which he placed his -chief reliance.
In the firft place, by arrangements abroad one
million is to be faved annually from the revenues
of the Company, to be laid out in invehments.
Secondly, invehments are to be made every year
to the value of four millions in India and China, in
equal proportions.
In the third place, in the !pace of four years the
Company is to avail HAW of the power it has by
its charter to increafe its capital flockby z,e00,0001.
to be advanced annually.
Fourthly, the proceeds of the tales at Leaden-
hall-greet are to be employed to reduce the debt
in India; and lalily, this plan is to go on till the
debt is reduced to the fum of 4,500,0001. a fum as
low as it might be fate to reduce it to.
The Right Hon. Gentleman then entered into a
confideration of each of thefe particulars, (hewing
the practicability of all of them, and the certainty of
their operation. By the year 18°9 he thewed the whole
plan would be accompliffied. He dwelt with great
force upon the advantages which would be derived
from the redua i on ofth e Com pany's debts. The great
and the only enemy we had to fear in India was
the Indian debt. After this was difcharged, our
empire in the Eah would be found on an immove-
able hafts, and no enemy would contend with us
in that quarter of the World. We could keep on
foot an immenfe army for five or fix years without
being more embarraffed than we are at prefent,
and even then we would have an unlimited credit
from having preyinufly (hewn good faith. It gave
him no (mall confolation upon quitting office to
be able to give fuch an account of his Adminittra-
tion, and to hold out fuch pleating profras.
The Right Hon. Gentleman having finilhed the
explanation of this great plan for the melioration)
of the finances of India, concluded his long and
able fpeeclt by a few general obfervations.• When
a plan calculated within the (pace of a few years,
to produce fo great a revolution was at fir( hated,
he was convinced indeed that it would be likely to
excite, not merely furprife, but incredulity. When
the data on which it was founded were, however,
laid before the Public, he would remove all poffi-
ble objettion to the accuracy of the financial 'tate-
ment. He had fondly looked forward to a period
of peace for giving cite& to his fcheme; but though
from various circuinflances he himfclf was not to
carry it into execution, he rejoiced in the profpeet
opened to his fucceffor in the fame office. He
would rejoice in their joy, and participate in the
pleafures of their (needs. Whether he fhould live
to fee the plan carried to perfation,he fhould never
ceafe to reflect with fatisfaetion on eighteen years of
his life, employed in contributing to fo great a na-
tional objea, in exerting every means in his power
to promote the national profperity. He would lay
down his head in tranquillity on the pillow of
death, in the profpeet of leaving this fcheme in the
hands of thofe upright and able perfons who were
to be employed in the fame important public end.
A number of explanations then took place on
the fubjea of the prices of freight, during peace,
betwixt Mr. Lufhington, Mr. Dundas, Sir F. Bar-
ing, and Mr. David Scott, which being finithed,
the Refolutions were put and agreed to. The
Houfe being returned, the Report was ordered for
I Monday.
IRISH TAX EXEMPTION lax.
The Houk refolved itfelf into a Committee on
this Bill.
Mr. ABBOTT moved a claufe to exempt the per-
forts defcribed in the Bill from the preterit or any
future Houfe Tax.
Mr. Dawsow here took occafion to complain of
the impertinence and extortion to which Gentle.
men coming from Ireland were fubjea from petty
Revenue Officers in the Brian; ports; a circum-
fiance that annoyed the Irith Gentlemen mush
more than any tax to which they might be liable
within the country.
The S • wiflied it to be underflood that the
Revenue Officer to extorting was fubjea to fevere
penalties by law, as was the perfon fubmitting to
fuch extortion.
Mr. Hlastax made a limner complaint with Mr.
Dawfon. .
The CHANCELLOR of the Exert zoo se (aid it was
extremely defirable to facilitate the intercourfe be-
tween the two countries ; that it fhould be perfeet-
ly free and unreftrained ; that there fkould be no
I dfiftinaion between them other than GOD and na-
ture created. He was as anxious as any man to
nut with refpea the fpirit of the articles of the
Union; but he was perfuaded the reftriaions pre-
feribed by thee articles were only applicable to
grade, they never could have been intended to in.
terfere with perfonal convenience ; and in the next
Sediun of Parliament it might be proper to devils
fame meafure to remove every impediment and ob-
Arnetion to the cordial and unfettered commons-1
cation of every part of the United Kingdom.
Mr. TilliNCH deprecated any interference with',
the letter of the Union, lei the fpirit ihould be
gradually frittered away.
MT.CORRY declared that he would be ever ready
to facrifice his perfonal convenience rather than
hazard the !tiered articles of the Union.
Mr. TRINCH explained.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excetoyta admitted
that it would be in the higheß degree improper to
meddle with a compact fo folemn, orders a variance
Mould appear between the letter and fpirit of the
treaty, and ;inlets the nniverfal fentiment of both
countries Mould call for it.
Mr. ABBOTT paponed the confideration alibis
elaufe. Ilse blanks were then tilled up, and a
clash was added, that thole why claimed the by-

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nkfit of the AA Mould make oath of tle terms pre.
fcribed, and finch as violated the fame Ihould be
fubjed to the penalties of perjury.
The Report was ordered to lie read on Monday.
—Adjourned to Monday.

LONDON.