Star.
London, England, 1812-04-27 00:00:00

a very numerous MEETING of the MER-
CHANTS, TRADERS, and Others, interested in the
and CHINA TP.ADES in the Port of. LONDON, held
City of London Tavern, the 2.3 d April, 11:
The Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR in the Chair, s
moved,l7 HL WRY S:IITH, Esl. and seconded by Gtoaos.‘
as) !.sq. an Unanimously
,esolved.gbliat. the Imports from the East Indies and China,
by law confit.e.ho the Von of London, cannut be ex-
to the Outports without-great injury to those now esta-
in these Trades In • the City and Port of Loudon, nor
lot g&et detriment to the. Revenue' and to the Country at
it a Petition be.presented to both Houses of Parliament, in
trues of the sain..onden Merchants, Traders, and others,
that. the Homeward Trade from India and China may
tontinued exchisively to the Post of London.
tat this •Pes Hon hr now signed by these present, and do re-
at. t his House for five days for signature.
it the Meraliers for the .tby of London and County of
liesez be rec.tested to srpport the prayer of the Petition in
strait, when atty discussion on the subject shall tai,e place.
'hat the Commitrte I,f Merchants by whom this Meeting
been conveneil, bt requested to continue prrnianent during
i'scussions in Parliament; and to use their best endeavours
nrontote the object of this Meeting.

'chat the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Conunittee for
,ing forward this impoM ant subject.
That the "'Lanka of this Meetiatg he presented to Sir WILLIAM
xis, Bart. one of the Representative] in Parliament far this
; and to a F.OIIGX I;YWG, I:4q. Mie of the It?hmientatitres
'ornament for the County of Middlesex, for tisvir attendance
-a day, and their kind attention to the important obji;eo
Meeting.

Thai these Resolutions, and tilt. Petition of the Merchants,
'riders, and others, of the City of London, after the Wine shall
resented to the Houses of Parliament, be published in the
ding and k:vening Papers. HUN&ER, Mayor.
The Right Honourable the Loan MATCM harit4 retired from
Chair, the sane 'NW taken by HLNltY•3lll7lo7.6q.aild it was
.apory moved, seconded, and unanimously resolved,
That' the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Right Hon.
4.01tD Mnvos for the readiness he has ever evinced to pro-
the interests of the Metropolis, and hp: his polite and im-
conduct in the Chair this slay. HENRY SMITH.

T a MEETING of MERCHANTS, MANU-;
FAC'TURERS, TRADERS, and OTHERS, interested-,
• EXPORT TRADE to INDIA and CHINA, from the
T of LONDON, held at the City of London Tavern, the
of April, 1812,
JOHN ATKINS, Esq. Alderman, in the Chair I
was moved by DAVID GaRnON. Esq. and seconded by
'ARTMARJORIaANKS, Esq. and unanimously resolved,
-let this Meetinr, consisting of Merchants, Manufacturers,
el Traders, of the port-of London, who lave been long estate.
fished in the Export Trade from thence to India and China, feel
themselves called upon in defence oi their respective properties,
--sate the true situation of such trade to the cnnntry at large, hi
to counteract any misrepresentations which may have the,
_et of misleading the public mind upon a sobject of such may.
Aitade to the community at large. and in which their own vital
Interests are most deeply concerned.
it the anxiety expriteed by the various manufacturers in the
icial towns of the United Kingdom in regard to the (mac.
Esports to Indiard China, is grounded upon erroneous
as will appear by reference to the actual export of stoat
manufacturers.
it ft appears to this Meeting from indisputable authority,
to quantity of tonnage engaged by the Eaec Infia Company
the private traders of' the United Kingdom, (exclusively of
allowed to be exported in the privilege of their own Captains
d cfficere), amount. d during the last six-years to 63,000 tons,
.nd that during that period only 16,000 tons of every spicies of
Ulawafacture (including leer and 4,000 tons of wine), have been
-malty engaged and shipped to India.
fat the fact contained in the foregoing resolution, etbiblis a
ing and incontrovertible proof that the Company and the
. at large have been disappointed in those hopes and exisso.
dogs which lei to the granting the extra tonnage, and which
Isfone upon the renewal of the present charter, by the desire,
1 at the instance of the munufacturers, and' other persons who
that time etpressedoimilar feelings with respect to an even-
, export to those exhibited at the venous Meetings which have
. so necently held throughout the country.
That the articles exported to India and China are various, but
'Extensive in coy iarticular maitufactore, and therefore re-
v bs collected flora every part•of thelingdom to one eon-
xestatted point fur exportation with any rational prospect of ad-
vantage either to the manufacturer or the exporter.
That the exrrience of the. last six years impresses thii Meet-
with a decided conviction, that the netekct of India is not u-
s of extending the consumption of manufacttires to the amount •
the public mind has been led to expect; and, therefore, If
sport trade so India and China, as most.confined to the port
London, be made gentle) to the outports, it will be of no be-
panto them, but pill prove ruinous to those extensive esta-
blishments which have been Formed by the persons comprising
Meeting, and to the large capitals they have invested therein.
"hat should the Export Trade to lodia and China be removed
, the Port of London, the Coasting trade of the United King-
a, that best nursery for our seamen, and great bulwark of our
_llona superiority and strength—the inland navigation, that
new source of great national wealth, as affording incalculalOe
facilities to the improvement of the general agriculture of the
-tory—and, lastly, _the revenue Itself, would with these suffer
oceivable injury.
That a Petition be prey-nted to both Houses of Parliament, in
names of the merchants, ntanutacturers, rraderseand others,
coarse& in the export tradef to India and China, from the ponof
London, praying that the wort trade to India and China may be
continued as heretofore to the port oi London,
Tharthls Meeting approves of the Petition npw read from the
hair.
That the same be now signed by the Gentlemen present, and
• remain at this house eight days for signature.
That the Committee chosen at the General Meeting held yes •
y at this house, for the purpose of preparing the Petition, be
requested to continue permanent during the discussions in Par-
liament, and to use their utmost exertions to promote the object
this Meeting, and that the Committee have the pow it
-.mg their hunker as they shall see necessary, . 1
That the Member. for the City of London, for the Celerities of
tass.x. Kent, Middlesex, and Nurrey,for the-City of Westminster
and the Borough of Southwark, be requested to support the
prayer of the Petition in Parliament, whet any diectission pn the
esshjerst shall take plane.
That the Thanks of this Meeting be presented to Sir Wit LIAM
Corns. Barourt, Mr. Alderman Conibe, and Sir CHARLLS
Is otos, Baronet, three of the Representatives in Parliament for
this City; and to Geoicoe BYNG, Esq. one of the Reprwntatimee
in Parliament for the County of Middlesex, for their attendance
this day, and fur their kinci•attentem to the important objects of
this Meeting.
That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Committee,
for convening the sme, and fur the great zeal and attention they
havesliewn to the interests thereof: •
That these Resolutions and the Peddon of the Merchant's
Ms-
tsufacturers, Trades, and others, of the Port of London, (after
such Petition shall have been presented to Parliament), be pub:,
Itched in the Morning and Eveatng Papers.
That all communications upon the subject of the present
Meeting be addressed to the Committee, under cover to Mr,
TSASDALL, IVleratai t • l'eylore-Hall, Solicitor to the Meath%
That a eubscription be now entered into by this Meeting, for
the purpose of deftayjng ihe expences of the Petitions to both
Houses et Par Lunen; aid of such other measures-as may he .1
deemed statue!), by the Committee for the protecticn of the
rights and in crests of the exploiters from the port of London to
India and Cline. (S sued)
JOHN ATKINS, Cher:man.
Jour Arum' Esq. -Alderman, having left- the Chair, the
ethos eas taken by Criesstorn ire Suer*, Esq. Alderman; • - • lanonsty res iced,
to Me. Alderman
the Chair.

'HER SMITH.

•LISBON if AO CADIZ AWLS..

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• ' LISBON, APRIL 9.
TIELXGRAPIIIC DISPATCIf.

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•' Elva', Aprii 8, quarter past Pour, P. M. •
4g Yesterday, in the afternoon, arrived here 117 of-
ficers, and 2938 soldiers, made pi isoners in Badajoz.
This morning Philippon and all the prisoners set out
for Lisbon.'

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