Star.
London, England, 1830-05-10 00:00:00

EAST INDIA COMPANY'S MONOPOLY.

A meeting was held on Saturday afternoon at the Crown
and Anchor Tavern, to consider the propriety of petition-
ing Parliament not to renew the East India Company's
charter. The chair was to have been taken by Sir
Francis Burdett, but the hon. baronet was prevented
from attending by indisposition, and Mr. Hobhouse was
called to it.

After a few preliminary observations from the Chair-
man,

Mr. BUCKINGHAM rose, and was received with con-
siderable applause. When it had subsided, he entered
into a lengthened detail in order to prove that the East
India Company were guilty of great mismanagement in
the affairs of India, and contended that the abolition of
the charter would produce the mast beneficial effects.
Mr. Buckingham remarked, that there were persons who
objected to inquiry on the ground that it would prejudice
their minds and that the Duke of Newcastle was a man
of this description, for he had u much as said, on some
occasions, " I am the best man tc judge of the matter,
for I am quite unprejudiced, having heard neither one
side nor the other."—(A laugh.) There were 134 mil-
lions of inhabitants in India (continued Mr. Buckingham,)
and the country was most fertile, and possessed so many
advantages that it ought to be moat flourishing and
prosperous. Under the management of the company,
however, the contrary was the case, for their debts were in-
creasing, though they had the tardihood, as it would
seem, to found their claims for an extension of their pri-
vilege, upon this ground ; at least, no really tenable one
was put forth. Mr. Buckingham then referred to the
late work of Sir Thomas Munro, which, he said, con-
tained a most striking denunciation of the East India
Company's system, though he himself had formed a part
of it.

Mr. OTW A Y CAVE, after some observations, proposed
a resolution to the effect, that it was highly expedient to
inquire into the affairs of India.
The resolution was seconded by Mr. PRNDARVES.
Mr. FORTUNE advocated the opening of the trade,
and hoped that the meeting would adopt a resolution for
pressing upon Parliament the necessity of allowing the
importation of teas from the continent, by which the
article could be purchased at half price, and upwards of
2,800,0001. saved to the public.
Mr. THOMAS contended that the monopoly of the East
India Company was not injurious to the trade of this
country ; and that, if the monopoly were abolished, other
monopolies, more destructive, would break out. He con-
tended that the East India Company was a liberal body.
He was prepared to prove, that if liberty were extended
to India, that immense territory would be lost to this
country. (Laughter.) It was now only kept under by
the troops. After many other observations in favour of
the monopoly, he concluded by moving a resolution, as
an amendment, that any endeavour to interfere with the
East India trade would be highly injurious to the interests
of this country.
Mr. ENEAS MACDONALD, at Some length, defended
the East India Company against the charges made upon
them.

The whole of the other resolutions were read to suit
the convenience of the Meeting. They complained of the
monopoly of the Company, and stated the anxious desire
of the Chinese to open a more free trade with Great Bri-
tain. That an association be formed in Westminster, to
watch over the interests of British born subjects, as re-
garded the trade. That a petition be presented to Par-
liament, which was an echo of the resolution.

Mr. O'CoNN ELL addressed the Meeting, and said he
was most surprised that any man could be found to defend
the monopoly of the East India Company. No one com-
plained of the East India Company as a trading body, but
what was complained of, was, that they shut out the trade
from British-born subjects, and which all the other na-
tions of the earth enjoyed. He went over some of the
evidence given before the East India Committee, to prove
that the Chinese were most anxious to trade with the
British; and why he asked, should one pitiful company
stand in the way of a traffic between Great Britain and
300 millions of people. The territory of the East India
Company had been gained by fraud and bloodshed. Now
was the time for the British people to express an opinion
on the subject of the monopoly. The hon. gentleman, at
some length, addressed the meeting, and supported the
resolutions.

Mr. HUNT and others subsequently addressed the
Meeting, after which the resolutions were adopted.—
Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the Meeting
adjourned.

The Mariner, Lawson, has just sailed to Jamaica, hav-
ing on board 86,061 yards of plain, and 3,978 yards of
striped linen. There were also no fewer than 737,697
yards plain, 161,014 yards checked, 78,365 yards
printed, and 112,026 yards coloured cotton.—Glasgow
Chronicle.

We have great satisfaction in saying, that in conse-
quence of the revival of the glove trade, and other causes,
the working classes in this city are much better employ-
ed than they have been; the applications at the house of
industry for relief are less, by 50 per week, than they
were last spring. Though the importation of foreign
gloves has inflicted great injury upon the home manufac-
turer, we may hope that the latter will not in future sus-
tain so much lose from that cause, as the price of skins
has risen so much in France, that the manufacturers of
that country cannot now compete so successfully with
English glovers.» Worcester Journal.
We lament to hear that in some instances the severe
and long-continued frosts of the by-gone winter have
materially injured the growth of the young wheats ; in-
deed in some instances the land has been ploughed up
and sown with barley. There seems, however, no rea-
son to apprehend the want of a fair' average crop.—
Oxford Herald. [This may be the case in Oxfordshire;
we believe it is not so in any other county.]
This town was visited yesterday (Thursday) afternoon,
by a violent storm of lightning, thunder, bail, and rain.
The concussion of the elements was dreadful. Happily
the storm was of short duration.— Nottingham Journal.
AFFLICTING OCC It sExes.—The
choly event took place in the village of Chorlton, near
this city, on Friday last :—as Ann Hindley, • young
female, the wife of a labouring man, residing at Chorlton,
was standing with her two children, one of them a boy
three years old, and the other an infant in her arm., near
• fish-pond not far from her own door, the boy approach-
ed so near to the pond that he fell into the water. The
distracted mother, on seeing her boy iu this perilous situ-
ation, put the infant in her arms on the ground, and
rushed into the water with the intention of saving her
child, when, shocking to relate, she went beyond her
depth, sunk, and was drowned. The boy was rescued
from the very jaws of death by some men who were at-
tracted to the spot by the cries of the aMicted mother,
and who took the child out of the water, when all ap-
pearances of animation were suspended ; but he after-
wards recovered. The unfortunate mother was got out
of the pond in a few minutes afterwards, but it was too
:we. the vital spark had led.—Chester Chronic/4r.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHESTER RACES (CONTINUID}-,MST 6.
Handicap Stakes of 30 soy. each, 10 R. for five, ids, and aged
horses. Two miles._

Mr. Houldsvrorth's b. h. Terror, 5 yrs. fist. (Darling)
Mr. Clifton's b. h. Poorfellow, 5 yrs. het. Sib.
8k W. Wynn's b. h. Courtier, 5 yrs. Set Mr. Yates's b h.
Frederick, 5 yrs. 7st. 91b; and Mr. Turner's br. h. Olympus,
yrs. 7st. 121 b. also started, but were not pieced.
The St. Ledger Stakes of 25 tor. each, for three yn old colts, list.
61h; fillies, Set. Mb. Once round and a distance.
Sir T. Stanley's b. c. Laurie Todd (Templeann) 1
Sir W. Wynn's b c. Penrhos
Sweepstakes of 23 soy. each, for two yrs old colts, est. 31b ; fillies,
fist. Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. A. Bower's br. c. Sir John, by Tramp (Jones)
Mr. Orden's br. f. Sarah, by Tromp
Sir W. Wynn's br. f. Wedlock, by Figaro, dam by Smolensko;
Sir T. Moatyn's ch. f. by Terriers' dam, Mereandotti ; and Mr. O.
Ogres b. e. The Judge, by the Duke, dam Patience, also started,
but were not placed.

A Cup, value 701. the gift of Karl Grosvenor. Beats, duet times
round the course.

111 r. O. Gore's b. h. Hesperus,age-d,-9-st.ilb.. ..
Sir W. Wynn's b. b. Courtier, 6 yrs, list. Illib .......... .....
31r. Clifton's br. b. Poorfellow, 5 yrs, list. 12Ib