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CALCUTTA,
Our late adviccs from.thL
of the Vizier Attah Mahout)
had taken possession,

countries immediately depeo..nt
trocv had atpeked those in the service of Mahmoud
Shah, the reigning Sultan of Cabul, and defeated
them with considerable loss in killed, wounded, and
prisoners. Malunoud• Shah himself remained sta-
tionary at Cabul, and, as usual, was much distressed
for supplies. Runjeet Sing was at Lahore; lie had
been ill, but was recovering at the %late of the last
ad v ices.

The whole of the property taken at Djojoearta, is
immense. The greatest part of it is now on its way
to Bengal • and the prize-money is about to be shared
amongst the claimants.
The following is an extractof a letter on the subject:
" DJOJOCARTA, JUNE 28, 1812.
Since I last wrote,'we have had a _lnrush-with the
Sultan of Djojocatta ; and with a very trivial_loss on
our part, have stormed his palace, taken him priso-
ner, and raised his son to the throne. His treasure
has become the property of the captors, and a subal-
tern's share viill.amount to between S and 4000 dol-
lars. Our less is inconsiderable, compared with the
timber of. troops whom we had to oppose. The
enemy stood well while they were sheltered by their
fortifications, but at the sight of our men on the top
of their walls, they fled in all directions. Colonel
Gillespie, who commanded, was wounded, but not
severely ; and an officer of his Majesty's 14th regi-
ment has since died of his wounds."
BOMBAY CASTLE, AUGUST 14.

His Majesty's ship Volage arrived from Great Bri-
tain this morning, havingni- board eiir Lvan•Nepean,
Bart. the new Governor .of Bombay.
CALCUTTA, SEPTEMBER 21.

The late advices from Hindostan give an account
of some movements in that quarter, which would seem
to denote the near approach of important events.
Ameer Khan, of whose existence there is no longer
any doubt, suddenly quitted the Rajah of Jandpure
in anger, and set out for Ajmere. The Rajah had
sent out people after him to appeasr him, and prevail
on him to retutn. Meanwhile the Khan was exert.
ing all his efforts to obtain assistance, and not with-
out success. Several corps of infantry and artillefy
had been promised him from several quavers.
In Jaypore,.it would appear, that Cha:Ad Sing,
with the army of the Rajah, had latterly been swcess-
-101 against Mahofnmcd.S4l- ah Khan's f9nes. From
Leabal we learn, I. Soojahaul Moolk has been
seized, and crnfiued in the fcrt .or Attock, by J.
Khap, brother of the Nazin of Cashmere.
Runjeet Sing was occupied in prepa:aticns for an
ez edition against Cashmere, which he I)wpm-cd to
undertake in the ensuing autumn.

P4lt4hIMEA7'/IRT Pa:OCEEDINQS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 8.

Sir SAMUEL Routs.ty was beard in behalf of the Respon-
dents, in the Appeal Case Cralgdallie and others 4. the Rev. J.
Aikman and others. Further proceedings were postponed till
to-morrow.

Earl SPENCER, Lord DVNDAS, and the Marquis of Hu nrtar
took the oaths and their seats.

Mr. SpoTtswooo, from the Court of Exchequer in Scotland,
presented at the Bar four Writs of Error. Ordered to•►ie on the
table.

Mr. CRAWFOR 0, from the Court of Eichrquer in Ireland, and
Mr. PENN, from the Court of Chancery in Ireland, preheated at
the Bar certain Papers relative to an Aural Case from each of
tho.e Courts. These Papers were ordered to be laid on the table

ROMAN CATHOLICS.
The Bishop of CHESTER presented three Petitions
against the claims of the Roman, Catholics—one
from the Clergy and Inhabitants cf Chester, another
from the Archdeacon and Clergy of Winchester,
and a third from the Magistratestand Inhabitants of
Bolton:le-Moors, . .

The Rev. Prelate stated, in regard to the petition
from Bolton, that it was signed by a numerous and
respectable body cf people, amongst whom were se•
veral Dissentni.; Ministers.
These Petitions were read, and ordered to be laid
on the table. _ _

similar Petition was presented front the Clergy
and Inhabitants of Carlisle.—Ordered to lie on the
table.

The Bishop of Oxvonn presented a Petition from
the Freeholders and knhabitants of the county of Ox-
ford against the Roman Catholic Claims.—=This Pe-
tition was also read, and ordered to lie an the table.
Lord RE \ you presented a Petition from the Free-
holders and Inhabitants of Flint, against the Roman
Catholic Claims. This Petition, he stated, was signed
by a most numerous and respectable body of persons,
at a Meeting held for the purpose, where only two
were dissentient ; he also added, that the number of
signatures amounted to more than 4000.
The Noble Lord also presented a similar Petition
from the Burgesses and Inhabitants of the Borough
of Fl>at.

Eoth these Petitions were read, and afterwards or-
dered to lie on the table.

Viscount GRIMSTONE presented a Petition from the
Inhabitants of St. Alban's, also against the Roman
Catholic Claims.—Ordered to lie on the table.

Adjourned till to-morrow.
HOUSE OF COMMONS. -
Twen:y-one Members were sworn, among whom
we remarked Dr. DUIOENA24, Lord KORLIer MAN-
NERS, Sir GM:MGR CLARK, and Mr. MURKY. _

The SPEAKER acquainted the House, that two
Petition# having been presented against the return
for Yopgball, one. dated the 14th, and the, other the
2241 bt December last, recognizances had been duly
entered for the first, but not for the second ; the order
for taking it into consideration was of come dischar-
ged. remiiidecrthe House, that to-morrow
was the day appointed t•.'take into consideration the
contested :Elections of ganterbury and Weymouth ;
and that lie tonfequence, take the Chair
at a quarter before tour,' in order to proceed to a
balkt for CuMmittgei . to try the validity of those
elactiim la.

Mr. HOME SUMNER. brought in a Bill to ex-
tend the penod already granted to tbeSompany, for

, ordered
announced
rest

CRIMINAL LAW.
Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY gave notice that on
.Monday next he would submit a Motion to the
House, with a view of adopting some measurs to re-
vise the Criminal Laws of the country.
The same Hon. Gentleman moved afterwards
that an humble Address be presented to his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent, requesting he would
be pleased to order to be laid before the House an
account of the different persons, distinguishing males
from temples, committed from the Ist of January
1310 to the last of December 1811, in England and
Wales, distinguishing their crimes ; those who had
begin condemned, or acquitted, or discharged by pro.
clamation ; those who had been pardoned on differ-
ent conditions, and those who had been executed.—
Also the same returns for Ireland.
Also the return of the number of persons who had
been transported to New South Wales from the
same period to August 1811, or as late-as the same
could be made up with the date of their clnviction
and of their embarkation..• -These propositions were
agreed to.

thgeitteic
separately, deducting the latter sum from
He then moved for the si,m ~f 010,000
Colony of New South W.th.i, ,C 1 1,29 for NQ
I
, and all the grants for the (abet colonies,
ter some observations from Mr. Pmena.snt ,
Mr. Wriaturos, the Resolutions were agreed tows
out discussion. The House resumed, and the Rep
was ordered to he received to-morrow.

-The Committee of 'Ways and Means was postpo,
ned to Wednesday.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQuL
bronght up the Local. Tokens i ill, which was read
first time, and ordered to he read z secord !o-rtetro,
Mr. WHARTON presentcd the ResolutioN
the Committee of Supply', to raise gel 8,0M,000
annuities on Exchequer Bills, for the service el

Majesty ; also the usual Resolutions for the appoi!
ment of Commissinners of Pension Duty, Cugo:ris
&c. and B.lls were ordered accordingly. •

• P..AST-i%•MA COMPANY.

Mr. FINLAY presented a Petition from the lfer.
chants of Greenock, against the commercial mono.
poly of the East-India Company,
Mr. CANNING presented a Petition from
Merchants of Liverpool against the monopoly of
East-InZliA Company.—Ordered to lie on the tab]
Mr. CANNING the>V•presented a Petition it
the inh?bitants of Liverpool, having for it* object
addition t' the ducks at that place, Ordered to ,
upon the table. •
The Accounts of the Exports of the East-India
Company to India, whether in bullion or in merchan.
dize, from the y(a,r 1.787 to the year 1793, were -
dered to be printed.—Adjourned.
EAST-INDIA compANrS CHARTER.

Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held,
Guildhall. Alter a variety- of preliminary business
had been gone through, a Report Was received from
the Committee appointed to draw up Petitions
both Houses of Parliament, againtt the proposed
tension of the trade %kith India to the out-ports. T'
Petition to the House of Commons, founded on

late Resolutions of the Court, having been lead,
proposed for adoption,
Mr. WAIiIfAIAN rose, and opposed it at amide,
rabk length. He contended, that they had no mat,
rials whereon to found the assertions contained in
Petition ; and if called upon to support its allegati
at the b,tr of Parliament. their inability to do
would render them perfectly ridiculous. From
the meetings he had attended on this subject, both
the Mansion,diouse and elsewhere, there appeared
the part of the India Company stnd theirpartisani
settled dt;ign to stifle all discussion, which itatur.
inductd ti suspicion that their cause was a bad o;
and woilld not bear egaminatinn. It, in f 'et, pi
ceeded from a consciousness that they rerepracil.i
a gross imposition on the public. Ht (Mt. W.,,
man). was ready to profess that he had not made
his own mind on the subject ; and with the inai
quate matetiais for judging in possession of
Court, it was quite ridiculous to hazard such otro,
assertions as those contained in the pet.tion. It
dared that the trade of the port of L ndin woi
be destroyed, or greatly diminished, Ly ine ear
sinus ;- that the influence of the Crown would fs•
creased, and the Constitution endargei-ed by the pi
posed alterations. He believed, on the colasa-hits,
it would not take an atom of trade from the per
London. There were many Merchants in the City
connected with thetompany, who would be eager
take advantage of the openin' of the trade to Indt
and as to one of the principal imports, piece goods,
three-fourtgs of it mdst Always he con tined to Lond,
where was the chief consumption of that article,

It was treating the merchants of the owl:torts amt
manufacturers of Birmingham, like a set of look
tell them that the exports to India would admit
no increase—that thth expectations would be die
pointed, and themselves ruined, by the openiug of I
trade. They were surely as competent to judge
that score as his worthy Friend near him (Mr. Qui
who proposed the Retoiwions. But above ail,
cry of danger to the Constitution, from the trail:
of patronage to the Crown, was most ridiculous,
coming from the Directors of the India Company
on the contrary, bethought that Ministers were giving
away a degree of influence, and for this, they had his
thanks. The Company Iftd a revenue of fifteen mil-
lions, and a corresponding patronage, which they
were loth to part with ; and degenerate as the times
were, still Minic:ers would exercise it with some de%
gree of responsibility, which was not the case with
the Directors. They (the Directors) could do things
that even in these times, no Minister would dare to do:
of this h? held in•his hand a proof : it was a letter ad-
dressed to many of the Livery of London, on the late
election, by a Mr. Simons, who appeared to be a clerk
in the India.house ; and shewed the underhand influ-
ence which the Directors exercised over their 'tome.
roes dependents. The letter was as follows :
#ast.india House, Octoner Y, 11112.
" ql —t am directed by Sir HUGH INGLI S, Mr. JOHN !N (nig,
and Mr. Rein, to request you will be ',hake., by )1.1.1r VAC and
inttrtbt to promote the re-election of Mr. Al :.-rmait J HAW, As a
kepiesentattve in ParHamen: for the City .4 I.otidot.; a.. 11 tu
doing which you will much obl.ge the above-Lanted
" I ant, Sce. (signed) " WILLIAM 41.UN1 "
Here was direct influence of the grustest ; And
it there were SOOO persons in the einpl ,y I.i t..eCom-
pany, and 15,(X)0 tradesmen then deperideu.s, the
extent of the mischief it would not be C. -y to calcu-
late. Hitherto the India Company Lela lit vtr
the least regard for the Constittit.on ; toe Drectors
had uniformly supported Ministers bob ia l'artia-
ment and out of it . —but now t. e•r cry was, "
Constitution is iu danger," while at: they :a ant ~.us
their own patronage was in d ger. The ir.vstwa
was the barefaced to deceive t!.e weakest Mai
It was cprious w hear a a.,.. thy Baronet, the nth.: IVJy.
calling the present Ministers mere dtviiri • ;slid
mies, to cimparisou wi.h Mr. Pi.: or Ass. f ;
yet'this same Gentleman had b en c atstant
habit of supporting tnose bliutstets. then toe ;awl
Willie country were at the most Cf.b's it
had ever witnessed. Mr. Wait:lama then en:Jived
cn the injustice and impobcy of excluding the tallish
trader tram the immense regi. os south of u.e ..apes
white the Americans, the ballet, and others, item
admitted to a free commerce with these cots:Asses;
anti, after a variety of oth r trgumt mused uie
previous question on the p.eseut. retiuon.

Mr. S. bucox secowed. the motion.

Mr JACK:, supported the Petitoutt._ He niAitit '•
tii..t theloperiment of a free tirade to India hid bc.n

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r""1.--9. '1 friars', to inter into thf.psual recognizance*. The Bill them separat
MODISTE fright*, veiled at Portsmouth', was read a first time. former. He
a, webave recelited a raittlar seri'e's of Cal- A great number of Petitions were presented, (thief- the Colony o
vials to the end of Septe.mber. The fojlow- ly, .if not exclusively, against the Roman Catholic Scotia, and v
cts.tomprise the most material of their Claims. After s,)m
4%/40RICAN CORRESPONPENCE. Mr. WliA HT
CALCUTTA, SEPTEMBER 14. Lord CASTLEREAGH presented the sequel of out .diseussin
! advices from.the Punjab state, that the sons the American Correspondence; Which was ordered was ordered
~,ier Attah Mahommed Khan, of Cashmere, to lie on the table. —.. His Lordship then announced -The Conn
I possession, ier their own right, of all the that to-morrow lie would present more, and the rest ned to Wedr
immediately dependent on Attotk. Their next day, The CH