Star.
London, England, 1801-06-03 00:00:00

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?KR POMPIirTORS OF EAST-INDIA •
STOCK.
• • manias AND etirsrstris,
AN Appeal has been made to a General e
Mart .
' by Forty-three Proprietors, againß the decifibn oleic
Court of Llir,:drirs ; when the cooduilt of your Executive Bodg.
was approved by a very confidctable Majority. We Mould
have been fatisfled if the btrOnefs had rated there; but a ballot
has been demanded, which makei it our litilifpentlble duty, not
only to Rate briefly the nature of the quellion, but to explain
the motives of Tome of thofc who have been concerned in bring.
log it forward.
On a former occaflon, when the Company applied for a lei
ncwal of their Charter, they etperieneed tome diffteinty, and
even oppontion, from the Public at large : but after a full dlf-
coin= and mature deliberation, every wife and impartial per-
fon was Wished, that India ought not to become a Colony, and
' that it could only be adminilterol la a Cafe and beneficial man-
ner, politically as well as commercially, through the medium
of to exelulive Company. After various contending, and even
opporite Inurefts, had thus amide-iced Indio genquipliecipille
judge of our furprife to find Forty-three Proprietors pipe for-
ward to contend for what bad been yielded by the Pallc at
large ; and tun more to dad, that a confider-able part of them,
Agents to the Merchants in India, were perfonally intarated
the decifion of the queflioe.
The demand for a General emit was after we had produced
a Report in &rancor the Rights, and even the exidexce of thy
Company, which an the Ingenuity of the Gantlemen who called
the Court, ftimolited by the perfonal interelkib deldelliese
which many of them peddled, has not been Age to-digieach t
they therefore attempted a very extraordinary Ipatfure,iftelh
that of calling for the opinions of the high andlefpecshje cap
raders now rendent :et Europe, .who have forixedy Veen Go-
vernors General In India. Thltpropofal wits,- however, nega-
tived in the General Court of Proprietors.
Such a reference would, in fad, have Dm an viiitnitiga
weal the Conßit man and the Executive Bodies, evremelYin-
vidious to the great and refpedtable Charadera whore tattles
wb'e mentioned on the osenfion; uncenftitutkood initirif, Ind
would have degraded the dignity of the Peoprietor who alone
polfersthe power of deciding, at the faint tint. that 111 Weald
have probed humiliating to ourfdvcs, after we had fought fog
information from every competent fourci.
The pretence was, to bring home the furpltui prefluee of ISO.
dia ; in order to conceal, if not its real °hied, at lad Repro.
mitieut feature. But this veil is completely drawn eagn.lao
Letter from the ;kit Merchant at Calcutta to the Boyd
Trade, at a time when the Merchants were not onli oleos
to fend their goods to Europe, but Mips were offerW to rainy
the fame. He fays, alt is true that the Company Met us
" nage for goods at this time ; but the gteat etejed labels pes-
o mined to lewd them on our own flaps, by winch mama we
" obtain the profit of freight, and have an opportunity of being
othervrifc ED/seeable to our friends."
Shall Britilh chips, hired by the Company, and tent to %die
for the exprefs pupae of bringing home the private-trade, re-
turn with Ikon Cargoes, in order to gratify the intercils sea
the patronage of individuals ? Experience induces ns to believe,
that the owner, of British Mips need not fear a rented with
thofe of India, in regular times. WHIR our Seamen arrehleffy
employed againd the enemies of the country, their wages are
high; and Lakars will be found at a much cheaper rate but
will you fidfee /kWh Seamen to be deprived of their bread for
this realm sod for the emohnnebt of perfops refs in MOW
On the other hand, will it be endured to fei thofe visineked ob-
jedts, who peril every winter from the Inckmeney of the ell-
mate, wad other auks, tnereafe to an indefinite number I Their
place muff be fupplicd, on the returning voyage, by Eureporil
who may quit their Mips, and India with the woe* kiad ut
adventurers, when Lafcars will again be fubitatuted pt a lower
rate of wages.. A moment's reflettion is fitilcient to percelv• -
that the return of the few remaining WWII to India, emote!
ted in their health, and depraved in theta' Weds, ma pro-
dice the &id& name and charades in the eyes of the Natant
and this prejudice the manners and etandod of European Sea-
men, carried out in Indian chips and left in the country, maft
greatly Inereafe.--Every confidential, therefore, of humanity
as well as policy, combine to prevent the proa:re4 of evils,
which will gradually introduce the colonial fyitanond thereby
Cap the foundation of our Indian Empire.
The views of Mr. DU MIMS an the renewal of the owner
were to furnish the means of eneetiog Britilh ilasolhataies to
the fulled extent; to Drib( raw yeistials frees ban aspen
tell Mope to the remittance of fawns from Indii; eel
to crush, or bring to the River Thews, the clandeltine wads.
The Company now offer, without any limit as to the clients
Bred& lips to mom mane/edema to India, end to bring raw
onseisla bmetheest. If the MOWs to be rankled hew
von isoWs er WWI the arson. de Connie, weld lady
isedm the aloe is W, W• bola. fir Si .Zinspet lb an
was eidirmides the diediebs Mak hi is will the We
Assn see nit Oe tills (Wadi; the Comm •Is their Rawly
Area *whew isinelinsei; herein the pelibility eters/as—
diadoe, Mr vortlhisli le eagleam employed is We
Owner. Celigered wish the We trade which batgonna up
seder the sables, eine Cempay ; tag even with neonate
er privilege mode of letavidmis to andiron ladle. It Is on
tide point. however. she pale hare •olied aW-
NW" 1 Mg Wing sessit to i is pewit el alatillen
has beer twat, and aphasia, pardeniu WNW& Moraiend
their promisee It n rweriuddeetimenalgatitalsAielu-
wiwwlinindi ivhich WatepPlesilpsionelent thalsions of
the Cereawittego sit a 011ogIeet man •he • book -sad
NW* t slll= la, dahliee st 111.
this angina millownwee
ages Welsisineens it "bah the Window
red Weir
We
r.e .mimedent mans le • diet the Company teen
siiir.pset Wets sengentene ea three-
eTirs ,homer; tat tisty Iwo beta mrward, en every
eiata&M. daseisseoa in tie abli Miami manner, every eencef•
lam and inlay vesliamt with a " regulated seesepoit,"
which eitherOwnserat or the Public eau &fire. Theyeliere-
fore tear, rhst sr they have 'trained to to fo large an
.extent, thuds dews sad prink:gm w been granted for
the prefervatien of that onsielleg Wain wade; win not-be
*relied from then, to andedividaals • in Mort,
that the right* ado Onapept,,fisrlktasi W elm Legg/ants
for the advantage of the Melee;,-di inn tor -nwaratedive
perpefes, thee to arm se sandnehepoly of the rude Ss In-
dia, for the Welk et lease new uedledaM4lok lehlas
me the real Minn ef the pietism • . • .• • •-•
Os the utak, we trill the views of the Dirmieentomb e
Caned es nit, net area partial grounds sod seitileg tt:
elms. iscoepesolassilead hlesitises. We enema,
car, ems" se woo se yen is s aere Asilimis, eine bra
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left to aphis the oneattemph silimpeueseedlitisons with
maid Sow bed die presdeas et Me bileitheess is IWOy
their agents and farads 1 and which were will by
Ze:(ifsdolma) preys fatal reAlte • insonashere,
teminete in the Wireaten at the Osiepesa ' We wit
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