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London, England, 1813-06-04 00:00:00

SEA-BXI HING,

AT LITTLE HAMPTON, NEAR ARUNDEL, SUSSEX.
AFEW HOUSES to LET, on the South Ter
race, within COO feet of higliwat, r-mark ; the intermedi-
ate space covered wills verSure, afford'ng Pasturage for large
Flocks of Sheep; the Sea-view uncommonly beautitul, and only
to the westward bounded by the Isle of Wight, at SO miles dis-
tance; the Sands, for bathing, are nearly the finest in the king-
dom. 'I he adjacent Village', with the respective Farms, in the
highest cultivation. The River Arun (proverbial for its fine
Mullet) here joins the Sea, which, together with the acknow-
ledged salubrity of the air, certainly render it the most desirable
situation at least in the County.—N.B. A Warns Bath on the
Beach, with an Hotel for the accommodation of Families.

HONITON, DEVON.
TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT,
Either together or In Lots,
A CAPITAL and highly valuable FREEHOLD
ES TA rE in possession and reversion, consisting of the
Lordship and Manor of Honiton, and several improvable Farms,
with a very considerable part of the Borough of Honiton in Mes-
suages, Dwellings, and Lands adjacent, containing about 1430
Acres of productive Meadow, Pasture, and Arable Land, lying
compact and extending immediately from the town for a die.
twice of more than two miles between the Sidmouth and Beer
turnpike roads, producing a clear present Income of upwards of
Xi 400, but of the estimated value of £7OOO per annum.
Full particulars may be had at the Office of Messrs. Bicknell
and Spedding, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, to whom proposals
for the purchase are to be addressed. Particulars may also be
had of Mr. Savery, Solicitor, South Efferton, near Modhury,
Devon ; of Messrs. Townsend and Prarse, Solicitors, in Honi-
ton; and of Mr. Richard Raine, Land Surveyor, 6, Holborn-
court, Gray's-Inn, London, of whom a Plan of the Estate may
be seen.

MOST DESIRABLE PROPERTY ON THE SEA-COAST,
Sixty-four Miles from London.
TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT,

A MOST VA UT A BLE ESTATE, part Freehold
and the remainder Copyhold, situate at Bexhill, in the
County of Sussex; comprising a substantial modern Dwelling-
house, lit for the reception of a family of respectability, with all
necessary attached and detached Offices, willed Garden fully
cropped, Piantations'and Pleasure Ground•, the whole perfectly
secluded from the village, and commanding a most beautiful view
over Pevenwy Bay, Last Bourn, and the adjacent country.
A newly-erected Dwelling-house, Garden, and Measure-ground,
and every requisite Office, together with about 16 Acres of Mea-
dow Land, extremely fertile, and havieg been for many years in
the occupation of the Proprietor, in a high state of cultivation.
Bexhill is one of the most healthy and pleasant situations on
the Coast of Sussex, and well adapted for Sea-bathing, for which
purpose it is occasionally resorted to—it is six miles froth Hast-
ings, 14 from Fast Bourn, and 64 from London.
This Estate holds out an opportunity for investing capital sel-
dom to be met with; as, from the increa'ing population of the
place, every species of Landed Property is rapidly advancing in
value. Several Lots of this property have been sold for great
prices as Building-ground, for which purpose there is every pros-
pect of the remainder being appropriated.
For a view of the Estate apply to Mr. Mate, Post-Offioe, Bex-
hill ; and to treat for purchase to Messrs. Shadwell, Bishop, and
Co. Solicitors, Hastings; and to Mr. James, New Boswell-court,
Lincoln's Jan, London.
N. B. The Houses are both Furnished; and a Purchaser may
be admitted immediately as Term till the owlet:on of the
rumba's.

PRICE SIXPENCB-RALPPENNt.

PAituAgiiNraßr PlociarliflEte S.--;--

•
HOUSE OF LORtiS, JUNE S. •
•
The Royal Assent, by Commission,. was giiven to the Mal
Assessed Taxes, the Irish Customs Duties, the Irish Loan, the
Postage Duties, the Bounties and Drawbacks, the Mail Coachet4
the Scotch Courts, the. Poor Debtors Amendment, the New-
foundland Trade, the Martinique Srpr„ and a great ',amber of
Pi kite Bills—in an 711.
The Commissioners Were_taibe Iowa) Ciarscexicia, PartCIIO LMONDt L air, and Lord Waxstsiteiwai. '
In the Irish Appeal Luse, " Covrleys aid °there 4. Hart,•
tongue," the decree of the inferior Court wail athrewd, with a
provision that the colts should be paid out of the fend.
The Duke of NORFOLK presented a Petition from the Mer-
chants and Inhabitants of the City of Gloucester, in favour of the
North Wiltshire Canal.
Sir lairs elsauwas and inhere, from the Commons, brbught
up three prisate Bills, which were read the first time
-The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE presented two Petltioell
in favonrof the Diffusion of Christian Knowledge In India.
Mr. Muuort. presented a Report from tut Traced of
Queen's Ferry Passage.
Mr. BatatioToi presented Papers from the Court of Chars.
eery la Ireland. -

MISR CATHOLICa.
The Order of the betng read for the second reacting of
the Bill for the Relief of Irish Catholic Officers While serving in
England,
The Duke r4f NORFOLK called the attention of ;heir Lard-
ships to thB situa'ion in which that class of perstiiis were placed,
under the operation of the Statute of the _.sth of Charles h.
which imposed on them the most rigorous pinaltle., unless tber
had strictly conformed to the Oath prescribed in the I est Acf.
—ln 1793, an Att of the Irish Legislature rttieved the Ca Indic
Mallory Officers from many of those penalties to which they
hid been exposed by tare Act Of Charles, but dd not appear to
extend it' mitigation to the Nary. :fhe object of the pfesent Bill
wit, to place the Irish Catholic Officers who might in the course '
of the service, or otherwise, be removed to England, od the same
boating of exemptfon from the pen,iiies of,the statute tit Charles
11. as they rested in Ireland. Suck a regulation was nothing more
than what was due to the meritorious class of Men tb which be
alluded, who had. entered into a sort of Compact with the Go.
verianent equally binding on both patties Hi. grace concluded
by moving, Tilt: !he Bill be read the second
'I he Eat) of BUCKINCIiAMoHIRE, adverting to thh Act
alluded to by :he Noble I)uke, as paaied by the Inch Leetillituro
in 1793, observed, that his Majesty's Government in shit couri.
try had an intention of his. fling in the Act a clause of i timilar
tendency to that proposed by the Noble Duke, and which, u fai
as it related to the militay, he should be ready, When occasion
arrived, to support in the Co:native,.
The Bill was then read the strand time end ort'erell so bit
committed for ruetdar the 15th, and their Lordsi.ips w be Mies-
mound
The Bills 031 the Table were forvrariki In their rupee:toe
stagers aiad their LortlAtios adjuurood to N'ednesday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Thi! Royal Asient was announced, by Comm Wen, t* 79 BIM,
public and private.— [For Bills see 1.0r.1s ]
Mr. I.usatitto-rom brought up the Report of the Committee
of Supply,--7 he Resolutions were read and agreed to
he Irish County Roads Bill went througis a Committee,
the Report of wi.ich was ordered to be received on Wednesday
next.

The Papers relative to the East bidla question, vrtich were
moved for by Mr. Baucs, were brought up by a person sent by
the Directors. •
Mr. WILBER:FORCE Moved for leave to brirg in a Bill to
alter and amend the Act of the 51st of his present Mejtsty,
tive to the Slave trade.—Leave gives.
Lord CASTLEREAGH moved, that this Home on rising
should adjourn till Wednesday, on account of the inEsriention of
the Whitvun holidays.—Ordered.
fl, Sco'ch bridges Ell went through a Committee, on the
motion of. Mr. W. Sun u.—Report ordered to be received sti%
Wednesday next.
• EAST INDIA COMMITTEE; '

The Ilotise having resolved itself into a Commit.
tee on the Affairs of the East-India Cbmpany, the
adjourned debate of last night was resumed.
Mr. SULLIVAN having given a brief detail of
the proceedings which had taken place with respect
to the affairs of the Company in 1808, went on to
state that the Marquis Wellesley having observed,
in the course of his Governmeht, the necessity of ex-
tending the commerce of India, had permitted pri-
vate ships to bring merchandize ; and this permission
had been acted upon in such a manner as to leave no
doubt that if the principle had been adopted by the
ompany, there would be now a very extensive psi.
vate trade carried on in India. This trade, however,
had been prohibited in 1802 by the Court of Direc-
tors, and in consequence the old system had been re-
sumed ; but in one year the trade of India had re•
ceived a powerful impulse. The Hon: Member here
sta:ed the ratio in which the vatious exportshad been
increased, and then went on to observe, that through-
out India the Company had been ever found.an able,
honourable, and intelligent establishment ; and that
under their management traders from this country
would be sure to get the best articles in exchange for
their money or commodities, and on the best terms.
Their conduct altogether had been such as left no
just cause to be assigned why they should be super.
seded by any other establishment of agents and spe-
culators. One of the witnesses, Colonel Munro, who
had been examined with respect to their affairs, and
who had displayed, together with much intelligence,
an equal regard for those who had employed him
and for the natives whom he had been appointed to
govern, had stated the great encouragement which
had been given by the Company to the growth cf
cotton, thereby shewing that their care extended to
the agricultural as well as the commercial interests
of the country, and that the former were by no means
in the ruinous state they were described to be. The
same evidence stated, that in that part of the country
where he had been an officer, the public revenue had
been raised, during his administration, from four
hundred thousand to seven hundred thousand pounds
per annum—an increase which had been chiefly
caused by the encouragement afforded by the Com.
pang to the culture of waste lands.—An Hon. Mem-
ber (Mr. Marryatt) had asserted, that the condition
of the people of India had not been improved under
the administration of the Company: he would say,
from his heart, that he believed the fact to be other-
wise. The Hon. Member then entered into a brief
defence of the Company, in what related to the Ze•
mindars and Ryots, and concluded by defending the
mode in which justice is administered in India. He
expressed a hope, that the time was not far distant
when the natives might be brought forward with
safety, but they should not inculpate those who bad

acted from a prec autionAry spirit at a period when it

was necessary. There had not been one argument
now brought forward which had not been urged With
snore-ability and energy at a former period.
Mr. G. SMITH opposed the Resolution, and ad-
vised the House to reflect, before they endangered
the safety and happiness of 60 Millions of people.
Mr. PROTHEROE observed, that a Right Hon.'
Gentleman (Mr. Tierney) who had last night advo-
. cateel the interests _of the Company, had dwelt more
largely in sarcasm than argument ; and as no one
could doubt his ability, he (Mr. Protheroe) would
not take upon him to decide whether the Right Hon.
Gentlenianhad resorted to this mode of defence from
the badness of the cause which he espoused—(Hear.)
The Right Hon. Gentleman had derided the philo-
sOphy of the outports ; but if philosophy was demon
strated by patience, moderation, and a deference to
legislative wisdom, he thought they had same claim
. to it. They had been also censured for compromis-
ing their rights, but they had only shewn that they
were not so fond of right as to sacrifice expediency to
it. The gentlemen of the outports looked forward
to further concessions on future occasions; but they
paid a due deference to the wisdom of his Majesty's
Government, by not insisting on more than it seemed
expedient to give. The Merchants of Bristol had
fallen under the irony of the Right Hon. Gentleman,
but if the case were to be as he had represented it,
their conduct on the present occasion was a proof of
their disinterestedness and prudence. The Right
Honourable Gentleman had remarked on the want
of evidence on the part of the outports, and seemed
to consider the cause which he advocated as suffering
some degree of injury; but it appeared to him this
was of the greatest advantage to the Company, for
they had the benefit of an ex
.parse statement, and
there was certainly as much dogmatical statement
on the one side as on the other. If there was any
blame to be attached to the delegates from the out-
ports, he took a large sl:are to himself ; for there was
a large body of evidence ready, and among these
witnesses there were some as distingnished characters
as had appeared on hchalf of the Company. Their
not having produced the evidence, arose from a fear
that this important measure might not be brought to
a conclusion this Session. There was nothing in the
evidence..of the East4ndia Conipany which militated
against a free trade—it applied more to the export
than the import trade, and to the difficulty and
redan-
might be obviated by regulations; and
trosted that they. might have the assistance of-she
Eaat-India Company themselves to frame those re-
gulations.. Was it in the nineteenth century neces-
sary to adiocate a free trade against monopoly ?
Vag it.necessary to persevere in the narrow system
of the Tudors or the Stuarts? Ile would refer to the
'situation of the Company it:et—trembling, on the
verge of insol4ency, for the necessity of a change.
He would appeal to other countries enriched by the
India trade, and would' then suppose some cause
-which prevented the same effects from being pro-
dueed here ; nor could he hesitate to attribute to the
baleful influence of monopol7, and to the unions of the
characters of sovereign. and merchant. These objec-
tions had been diode at the last renewal, and with
what accumulated force did they now press upon us!
Since that period there has been extensive conquests
in Indi and South America had been opened to us,
yet in the face of those events, the,Company had not,
hesitated to tell us there was no room for an increase.
of trade,
.and that the contraction of commerce was
in proportion to the extension of territory and owing
to the natural influence of events. To give full effeet,
to the energies of commerce, merchants should be
allowed to enter into competition with merchants,
and then pnlitical, moral, and religions improvements
would fellow. It might be said that these were mere
general observations—he admitted this; but they were
amply sufficient to show the expediency and policy of
•
opening the trade.
Mr. BARING had no interest in this question,
any flutter than that he felt the commercial interests
of the country would he much better promoted by
having a Lrate free and open. Box whether the trade
should he op red or not, that would not preclude any
regulation necessary for settling the land revenue of
India. This question rested on two points :—first
could the trade be enlarged by adopting this mea-
sure : and, if it could be so enlarged ; second, could
it be done with safety to the Indian Empire ? The
Commiuee had had the most experienced of the Com-
pany's servants before it, men of liembur and inte-
grity, who had all decl ired their opinion, that
throwing open the trade would not bfnetit the coun-
try, though it would endanger the tranquillity of the
population of India. The Honourable Member then
adverted to the conduct of persons at the outports,
who, he said, had offered what was little short of an
insult to the House, in having produced no evidence
to support the claims which they had set up in their
Petitions. With respect to the proposition for allow-
ing persons to go from the outports to India, and to
range about the country at their pleasure, without
being liable to any restraints from the Company, he
could see no benefit which could be derived from it ;
at the same time that it would be attended with con-
inience and danger. He did not
the opening of the trade any addi-
ly be made to the trade of the coon-
it see the immediate danger which
did in the adoption of this measure ;
:ertainty of danger from it, without
iect of any advantage to compensate
we run. The Honourable Gentle-
ly giving his negative to the measure.
/AN expl tined.
C, ith explanation, complained that
o was made by Government to the
at their intentions were.
,EREAGH could not sit silent and
usation thrown out against the Go-
imtrary being the fact. So far from
in having been made to the Corn-
ion of three complete days, and part
carried on between Government and
'rectors, when it was suddenly broke

,EY said, no written communication
to the Company.
'NEY said, a communication was
impatiy in 1808 on this subject, which
leave of the House, read. The Hon.
read an extract of a letter written to
'irectors by Lord Melville, in March,
Lordship stated that there was nO
Government's renewing the Charter,

without opining the export trade. This was a proof
not -

at the measure was one hastily adopted by Mi.
misters, but that it had even been determined by the
Duke of Portland's Cabinet not to renew the Charter
but on condition of opening the trade, and that the
Company were even at that time informed of that de-
termination. The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded,
at considerable length, to support the question for an
open trade, and contended, that two of the Most in-
telligent witnesses called by the Company, Colonel.
Munro and Mr. Cockburn—Colonel Munro had de-
clared his opinion, that a free trade would be of great
advantage to India ; and Mr. Cockburn, in answer to
a question put to him, said, " I am of opinion that a
free trade would greatly improve the situation of the
natives of India." In supporting these Resolutions,
he was not convinced that he was supporting what
would add much to the wealth or prosperity of this
country, nor was he convinced that he was supporting
what would add much to the comfort of the inha-
bitants of India; but this he was convinced, that in
supporting this measure, he was endeavouring to give
to that interesting people (as they had justly been
called) the Hindoos, the only opportunity they would
have of obtaining that civilization which would put
them on a level with the rest of his Majesty's subjects.
Mr. H. THORNTON, when he considered the
commercial part of this question, felt the balance to
be against monopoly ; but when he considered the
political branch of it, the Company had the prepon-
derance. It had been said, that there were many ano-
malies belonging to the East India Company. It was
not one of the least of those anomalies, that a coun-
try, consisting of a population of not less than twelve
million inhabitants should be able to hold in subjec-
tion a population of 60 millions, situated at a distance
of 8000 miles. When the means which we had had
in that country were considered, k was surprising
that it had ever been either subdued, or kept in sub-
jection when subdued. Its being so, however, was a
proof of the goodness of the system by which it had
been effected ; and for that reason he was reluctant
to endanger it by any rash speculations. He was,
however, in favour of extending the advantage of our
commerce with that country to a certain degree ; but
he must confess, his opinion was in favour of con-
fining the extension, for a short period at least, to the
port of London.

General GASCOIGNE, in allusion to opening
the trade of India to the port of London, said, that
it would be unjust to open 'the trade to one pert
alone, and shut it to all the others. He did not expect
any great immediate advantage to result from open-
ing the trade ;—these advantages would arise from a
change in the habits of the %elves. There was no
great difference between the planters and the slaves
in the colonies, and the Hindoos under the Govern-
ment of the Directors in Leadenhall-street —(Hear,
hear.)—The Honourable Member then described the
natives as being in a condition not superior to that
of giluier. This was called an improved condition.
laugh.)—He should like to know what could
'have been their previous condition i—( Hear, hthr.)—
An Hon. Gentleman had described the manners of
the Indians as immutable. They certainly appeared
immutably poor, and he was sure they would be im-
mutable wretches as long as they continued under
the government of the .Directors.—(4 laugh.)—He
imputed delay to the Company, and said, that the
out-ports would have produced a mass of evidence,
had they not feared delay.
Mr. C. GRANT denied that he had used the word
"immutable s" but he had said, that the people of
India had not changed for three thousand years. The
Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to argue the ques-
tion in a political and commercial point of view, and
concluded by opposing the Resolution.
Mr. R. THORNTON spoke, not as the advocate
of the Port of London, or as a Proprietor of India
Stock ; but he spoke for the happiness of millions in
India and for the safety ofthis country. The Company
had alone preserved its advantages amidst the vicissi-
tudes of the trade of the Empire, and those who had lost
every thing, now came to them, and asked them for a
part of whatthey had saved. If they did govern by opi-'
nion, as had been said, it must be from an opinion en-
tertained by the natives, that they governed humanely
and well. He quoted the opinion of Mr. Hastings,
that instantaneous would be the fall of the Indian
Empire, if the touch of chance or the breath of opi-
nion should ever reach it. It had been stated by a
Noble Lord the other night, that if his scheme did
not answer, the trade should be given up to them
again. But he would like to know how that was to
be restored to them ? Much had been said about the
terms which had been offered by Government to the
Company, but he could not say that any terms had
been offered to the Company which it could accept.
Sir N. COULTHURST supported the Resolu-
tion. He trusted that commerce, under the fostering
guidance and care of the Legislature, would become
free and extensive in consequence of this measure.
Mr. ROBINSON spoke against the Resolution.
Colonel LOWTHER supported the Company.
Mr. STANIFORTH spoke in favour of the Re-
solution, on the ground that a supply of hemp might
be received from India, when we could not get it
from Russia.

Lord CASTLEREAGH said, it was intended to
keep the circuitous intercourse with India out of the
present question, and to enable the trader by other
arrangements to meet any foreigners in the Euro•
pean markets.
Mr. FORBES spoke in favour of opening the trade.
Lord CASTLEREAGFI did not think that the
Company would strive to injure private traders by
competition.
Mr. CANNING wished that the House might
come t) a vote on this question, so that the whole
subject might be settled during the Session.
Sir J. NEWPORT thought nothing would cure
the evils, of which all complained, except the total
dissolution of the Company.
Mr. .1)011'SONIIY said, he should oppose the pre-
sent propositions, and he should first move to limit
the monopoly to seven years, and afterwards to ten
years ; and hxt, he would propose a ciause in the
Bill, that nrthirg done by the House in this Session
should be «Inclusive.

Mr. TIERNEY said, that when the Report was
brought up, he should move an Amendment to be
placed on the Journals of the House, which might
serve as a perpetual record against this proceeding.
The whole of the Resolutions were then agreed to,
the House resumed, the iteport was agreed to, and
ordered to be taken into further considetatiori on Fri-
day.—Adjourned at half-past throe till Wednesday.

FRENCH PAPERS.

(FURTIIIR lITZACTS.)
PARIS, MAY SO.

We have taken the following details from st>•eral
private letters received from Gorlitz, dated the 23d :
" The Emperor had arrived there and enjoyed per-
fect health. The Emperor Alexander had, during
the night, passed through the town on his retreat.—
Many articles were found in Gorlitz which had been
furnished by the good Saxons. The•town was illu-
minated.

" There was, on the 22d, an affair between the
Russian rear and French advanced guard. Some
Russian prisoners say, that General Barclay de Tony
was killed in the affair of the 21st, at Hochkirken ;
but this news is not confirmed. What we know- for
certain is, that the inhabitants of Gorlitz said they
had seen, the preceding day, a coffin in which was
a Russian.

4, We have good news from Glogatr, which still de-
fended itself. The same letters state, that never was
army seen in a better state, or more vigorous than the
French army."

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