Star.
London, England, 1802-03-09 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPIAXER read a letter from Lord Hutchinfon, dated
at Malta, the 18th Dec. dot, exprellive of his fatisfaetion at
being honoured by receiving the Thaukb of the Houfe, voted on
the zlith of May, t Bot , which he had communicated to the di(
fcresit parties concerned.
The Committee on the fecond Expiring Laws Bill was poft-
poned till Wednefday.
The Greenland Whale Filhery Fill was read a third time, and
a Claufe being added, on the motion of Lord Gaettamtvis, to
enable perfons to make Affidavit of their Claims, inftead of per-
fonaliy attending, the Bill paired.
Mr. lavi v, from the Commilficmers of the Cuitoms, per.
Tented an Account of the Imports and exports to and from the
United states of America, in Britt& and Foreign flips, which
was order, d to lie on the Table, and to be printed.
The Cinnamon Duq Bill went through a Committee, and
the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow.

ThiCierry Retidence Bill was read a fecoo d time, and com-
mitted for Thurfday next.
The Mutiny Bill was, on the motion of the SECIZTART at
W/o, read a fecond time, and committed for Wednefday next.
The Committee on the Felon Tranfportation Bill was poft-
paned to Wednifday next.
The Committee on the Petition of the Merchants ofCrenada
was pollponsd dU Wednefsiay,at the ft-soca of the CUANCtL•
tea of thcExcutopta.
The Lcoo,oooL Loan Bill wis read a fccond time and com-
mitted for to-morrow.

The Qualification Indemnity Bill was committed.
The Ar C moved a Clink in the Commit-
tees for the relief of Printery who printed Pleadings and other
Law Proceedings without affithig their names and places of
abode. The Houk Wonted, and the Report was ordered to
be received to-morrow.

Mr. T. JoNes gave notice, that be Diould to-morrow bring
forward a Motion relative to the Income Tax. He bad not po-
tively made up big mind whether be ihould move for a Cum.
mince or for the produdtion of certain Papers.

DENCOOLEN.

Mr. WM. D u DAS moved the Order of the Day
for the Haute to refolve itfelf into a Committee on
the Bencoolen Bill.

The Houfe having refulved Will' into a Com-
mittee,

SIT WILLIAM PULTEN EY objeaed to that part of
the Bill by which the Servants of the Comp.tny,
and the Senior and Junior Merchants, transferred
from Bencoolen, were to loft five years rank, be-
caufe he faid it might happen that thofe Servants,
and the Senior and Junior Merchants, might there
by take rank above a number of others of the fame
deicription at Madras. The law had eflablithed,
that the Company's Servants at Madras thou'd rife
by feniority; filch a provillon as the prefent would
tend to alter that law, and therefore he could not
content to it. It was his opinion, that the Com-
pany's Servants, and the Senior and Junior Mer-
chants who were to be transferred from Bencoolen,
fhould be placed at the bottom of the refpeeive
lids for tilos at Madras, and that they Ihould have
an cption either to go to Madras upon that condi-
tion, or retire upon full pay.
Mr. WALLACE thought that the Bill, as it flood,
would anfwer the objea of the Hon. Baronet bet-
ter than thy amendment, as by the former a Se-
nior Merchant, loling five years rank, might in
confequence of that become a Junior Merchant at
Madras, but by the amendment he Would be dill a
Senior Merchant, and take place of all the Junior
Merchants.

Colonel WOOD thought it was a peculiar hard-
(hip upon the Company's fervants at Bencoolen to
be transferred to Madras, and to be deprived in
confequence of five or fix years rank. He thought
it had better be left to the Court of Dire,9ors to
make fuch regulations relative to this fubjett as
they (honkd deem expedient ; and that it did not
require the interference of Parliament.
Mr. Jousrrour faid, he could nut fee any in.
juice arifing out of the prefent meafure towards
the Company's fervants at Bencoolen, but a hard-
'hip on thole at Madras. The law had provided
again(' fuperceflion among(' the Company's fer-
vants at Madras, but this Bill went to alter that
law, and to interfere with thole profpeets which
they were jufily entitled to entertain. He would
not however fay more upon that fubjed at the pre-
f.= moment, as he did not with to interrupt the
bulinefs of the Committee, and as a future Rage
of the Bill would be the proper time to difcufs its
principle.
Mr. WM. DUNDAS faid, it could not be con.
tended that the Company's fit rants at Ikatoolen

were, after all their exertions, to be left withont
provhin. It was contended, that by transferliug
' them to Madras, the profpeCts of the Company's
fervants there would be injured, as the number
of candidates would be increafed, but it rho!Ild be
recolleted that only twelve perfons were to be
transferred, and that an act:o;on of territory
much greater in proportion had been acquired by
the Eafl India Company, and from which their
lirvants at Madras had derived great advantage
add to this, that the Court of Diredors had noti-
fied their intention of bringing this meafure before
Parliament, to their fervants at Madras, twelve
months ago.
Colonel Wool, again adverted to the hardillip
which he conceived would refult to the ConipAn) !.•
fervants at Bencoolen.

Mr. Jolt arrow s Paid, that in anfwer to what had
been urged by the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr.
William Dundas) relative to the acceffion of tent .
tory acquired by the Company, he thought it nc-
ceffary to obferve, that it had been in contempla-
tion to unite the Prefidencies of Bombay and Ma.
drag, in which cafe, the territory would he by no
means difpmportioned to the number of the Com-
pany's fervants, who would then be upon the lifts
of thole united Prefidencies. As to the advantages
derived by the Company's fervent, from this ac-
eeflion of territory, he thought they ought to be
fairly balanced againff the difadvantages they had
formerly fuffered, particularly when Ryder Ally
ravaged the Carnatic.
Mr. WA LLA C E thought thereconld be Ito poflible
objection, on the part of the Company's let yams
at Madras, to the prefent meafiire, even though the
Prefidencies of Bombay and Madras were united,
nor could any injuftice Tenth to them. As to the
Company's fervants at Bencoolen, there could be
no hardfhip to them, as they had their option,
either to retire and receive their pay, or to go to
Madras upon the propofed conditions.
Colonel WOOD laid he only adverted :o the h trd-
(hips of the fervants at Bencoolen in cak they were
to be compelled to go to Madras and to Life five
years rank. Mr. WALLACE explained.
Sir WILLIAM PuLTiasY then moved an amend-
ment, according to the opinion he had before de-
livered, which was agreed to.
The Houle having returned, the Report was
ordered to be received to-morrow.