Star.
London, England, 1802-04-09 00:00:00

.P.O2LMMENTART PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, Aran S.

Coned was heard in the Appeal, Sir Robert Preto st.
Lord Dundonald. The further hearing put off till to-morrow.
Hie Royal Highnefa ale Duke of CLea suet obtained leave
to attend the Common? Committee on Dr. Joiner's Petition.

NAZIOD OF ARCOT.

Lord Mom* role to &terve, that he had tome
time ago given notice of his intention to bring for-
ward a Motion relative to a tranfation that took
place in India, and which, in his opinion, ought
to be enquired into. He wifhed to inform the Houfe
that he could not before the recefs name any day
for making that motion.
Lord GRENVILLE laid, if he had been in the
Houfe when the Noble Lord had alluded before
to this fuhlat, he certainly (hould have made Come
obfervation upon it. As fame imputation of mil:
cond net appeared to be thrown on two Noble Lords
not now in the country, for the (hare they had in
the tranfadion alluded to by the Noble Lord, he
thought it necefrary to Rate, (though in doing Co
he might be tranfgreffing the rules of the Houfe)
that their condud was totally free from all impu-
, tation of blame ' • and that whenever the quettion
came before the Houfe he would vindicate their
characters to the belt of his ability.
Lord MOIRA declared, that he had not the re-
motel intention of even infinuating any thing
againft thofe Noble Perfons. He had never done
fo ; and he wi(hed the public to think of them as
if their conduct had been highly meritorious, un-
til the matter underwent an inveftigation. But I
with refped to the fad itfelf, it carried on the face
of it fuck palpable marks of violence, injullice,
and abufe of power, that it was a (*Nat at teat I
well worthy of an enquiry ; and perhaps, on en-1
quiry, the slifapprobation now felt by the public
concerning it, might be done away. Here was a
Prince placed on the throne of his ancefiors by
every right which could entitle him to fit there—
by the will of his father—by the laws, of his
country—and by the content of the Eaft India'
Company : after he took on himfelf the reins of
Government, the Company told him he mutt give
up to them the power of collating his revenues,
and the Adrniniftration of his Government. He
told them he could not content to fnch an infringe-
ment of his rights; the confequence was, that
they depzafed him from his throne, and placed
another perfon of the fame family, but not fo near
akin to the former Prince, in his Read. This was
a tranfadion which, for the fake of the perfons"
concerned in it, he thought, deferved to be enquir-
ed into.

DEFIMITITI TRUTT,

Lord GusavlLLs rote to alk the Noble Lord
near him, when he ezpeaed that the Defini-
tive Treaty would be laid before the Route, as it
would be a at convenience to many Lords to
know the probable day of its dircuffion
Lord Ps cliAst raid, he could not be certain that
the Ratification could take place before the end
of next week. But he believed he lhould be able to
lay a Copy of the Treaty before the Houfe on
Monday fortnight, when he would name a day
for taking it into confideration.
Lord Gamut.' Paid, he apprehended there
would be many important points for confideration
on this fubjea when it came before the Houk. In
all the Treaties that this country had formerly en-
tered into at the conclufion of a war, there had
been a provifion for confirming and continuing
Treaties previoufly elating between the parties ;
and if fuch provifion was not made, fuchTreaties
were confidered as null and void. he could de-
pend on the reports he had heard, he underftood
there was no fuch provifion in the Treaty now con-
cluded; and if fo, many of the rights which this
country enjoyed in confequence of former Treaties,
would be completely loft. By a Treaty between
this country and Spain, we had a right to cut Log-
wood and Mahogany in the Bay of Honduras; and
by a Treaty entered into with France, in 1787,
that country was prohibited from carrying on any
trade in India, except under certain reftroaions.—
There were other circumftances which he could
mention, but this was not the proper time ; the
fubjea was worthy of moft ferious attention. At
prelim he Arnold move for an account of all Log-
wood and Killogany imported fince ;786, from
the Bay of Honduras; but if the Noble Secretary
of State objeaed to the motion he Ihould not
prefs it.
Lord PILMAM wifhed that all difeufflon on this
fubjea might be poftponed until the Treaty came
regularly before the Houk.
The Motion was not put.—Adjoorned.