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That the monopoly of the East India Company, however ex-
pedient or necessary at the period of their first Charter, is,as your
Petitioners humbly conceive, in the present state of Commerce,
and of the world, no longer so; and it is men:over incunsistent
withehore principles which are universally admitted to he essen-
tint to the prosperity of Commerce.
That every other Dation in E.nro;,e being, by the s':c..: •necen
of his Majesty's arms, deprived of all territuty and it:Chola.: :n
the East IndL s, aa v. ell as of all means of annoyance 'o the nave
ration of those seas, an ample field is cow open for the exertion
of British skill and coterpnze, .and for the investment of that ca-
pital wluch is :tiolerrel in a greatmeasure,uselets, in these ciao.
nets of trade where ii bait I. et e u:ure been employes!.
That your,Petitiooms, ap the yardarm of the interests of the
Town of Liverpool, while they tantet.t be distressing suspension
of ha commerce at this junrure, cani.ue but ir.du..... a •argtone
hope-that the era is arrived which presents to the h.. and
Traders of Liverpool, it common with those of every part of the
Eriush Empire, new and brighter ero•pects in the par:icipation of
a fralfic nom Which they have bstu Inibertu excluded.
Tufo. your Petitioners disciaim any wish to interfere with the
Rigiits ut tLe East India Company, width they ap, reileiad may be
Maintained inviolate, wi h set the cootinuatiou of a system that
iutringes the privileges o: 'Awe.
Your Petitioners, thereat**, septniag entire confidence ha the
Wisdum and Justice ut this Honourable House:, humbly intreatl
that they Will be pleased to adopt such measures as may secure to
the Merchants of the Port of Liverpool the advantages of a free
Trade Ist yond the Cape of Good Hope.
And your l'e.itioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.
hives under the Common :tad of the said 1 own.
To THE 00NOUILABLZ Tall COIIIIIIIIONIIII. Or Tot UNITZDI
XINGDOII.I 01 GittAT 1111.51/1 AND IRELAND, IN PAILLIA
MCNT ASSIIIII3LED.
The humb e Petition of those Merchants, Ship Owners,
. radestren, and other Inhabi•ants -of the 'town of Li-
verpool, whose names are hereto subscribed.
Tour Petitioners humbly he have to represent to your Ho-
nourable House, that by various Clatters, granted from time to
time to the East India Compauy, your Petitioners have for a
lung series of years been restricted in carrying on 'Evade, as well
with the extensive possessions of the Company hi the East Indies,
as with the whole of the Islands and Territories in Africa and
As a, from the Cape of Good Hope to the S talcs of Niagellitn,
and have thus, as your Petitioners humbly conceive, not only
been prevented fronrrxerthig their merean.tiie skill and industry,
and employing heir capital in a manner the most advantageous
to their country and to themselves, but have been deprived of
those privileges which they hun.bly presume ;teethe common
birth-right of All his Majesty's subjects—the rrght of carrying on
a tree "trade to all parts of the British Empire, and other emu-
, tries in amity with this United Kingdom, subject only to such
general regulations at Trade as the policy of this country may
require, or as may he necessary for maintaining the relations of
these realms with toreigu Watts, and securing to Government
those revenues which may be requisite for its support.
Your Petitioners furtuer beg leave humbly to state to your
Honourable House that they r,annot but regard all manopuhes,
which prohibi the general body of the people from carrying on
Trade with any other country, and in particular the mootiptny of
the East India Company, as highly injurious to the general hoe-
rests of this country at loge, anal as greatly diseouraging that
commercial spit it which, trom the nature and local eta union of
these Islands, is indi-pen ible to their prosperity, and upon winch
their security at this moment emu. laity depends.
Your Petatiov.rs havmg therefore ea-enabled togell er in a
General Meeting, have resolved to appeal for a retinas of this
their grievance to your Honourable house; in the bumble but
confident hope that you will consider the protecion hf the equ .1
rights of his Majesty's subjects to a free Trade, and the extent...ll
of an honourable, just, and legitimate comnierie, as amongst the
first and 11106 t 1101,01 tart objects of legislative regulation.
your Petitioners, tittrefote, humbly mutat that yourlknour-
able House will be pleased to take this subject into your most
serious consideratiou; and that you will at the earliest opportio•
n.ty adopt such measures for abolishing the commercial mono-
' poly of the last India Company as to the wisdom and justice of
Parliament may seem most exasedieot.
(CIiCCUI-AK) •
Liv.rpoul, 9.0t11 March, 1812.
Six—l am requested by the Committee to transmit to you a
' copy of the Resolutions whi..h were unanimously agreed upon
at a General Meeting of the Merchants, ahip-Owners, and Inks.
blazes of Liverpool, convened on the 17th instant, relative to
the East ludia 'ti rade.
The Committee, deeply Impressed with the importance of the
' subject, not morely as it may affect the town of Liverpool, but
as involving the interests, the privileges, and the rig,his of the
merchants, ahip-owners, and inenstacturers, aud all ouier the !
subjects of the Usuted iCingdom, have throated itte to apprize
you of their intention of appo:ntitg a Deputation fiom this p.ace,
in the first week in April, to cooperate with r ose from the
other sea-ports, cities, and towns, in whatever measures way be
deemed requisite to, the a.tainment of astobject of such moment,
as that of opening to the euterptize of the British Merchant, a
Free Trade to all the World.
Ihe Committee are convinced, that the most effectual mode
of accomplishing so destrabia a measure„ is strenuously toassert
the inherent right of all his I%Ltjestis Abject' to trade with,
every Coun•ry in amity with us; and to e arose Mote sentiments
! in firm, immolate, and reepectfol Petitions to the Legislature,
promoted life Deputation to Legato from each of the glares so
petitteming.
aim further dashed to apsesa the sago* Visit of the Coat-