Star.
London, England, 1813-03-27 00:00:00

ALL Persons who are friendly to the Religious
Instruction, Moral Improvement, and Civilization of the
INHABI !ANTS of our INDIAN EMPIRE, are most
earnestly requested to tweet at the CITY 01 LONDON TAVERN,
Eishopsgate-street,-on-MoNDAY next, the 29th instant, at Twelve
o'Clock In the Forenoon, to consider of a PETI I lON to the
LEGISLATURE on the subject.
The Chair will be taken at One o'Cllock precisely.
REMARKS ON THE INDIAN PROPOSITIONS.
SESSIONS 1813.
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TINDER the Propositions submitted to Parliament
a./ by Lord Viscount CASTkIRLAGII, on Indian Affath, no
protection will be afforded to the Ship-builders, or the Shipping
Interest of Great Britain.
That, under the proposed regulation as to India }silk Ships,
they will have great advantages over those built in Great Britain.;
for India bu•lt Ships will be, under that regulation, not only en-
titled to trade direct to and Irons Great Britain to India, but
from port to pi.rt in India, and from thence to Chiwi and other
countries; and also, under the Jaw, as now construed, to engage
in the coasting, colonial and foreii,ii trade of the United King-
dom ;—whilst Britis' built Ships will only be allowed, under the
regulations as now primed, to go direct to India and back, but
not io trade from pun to poi t in India, or Irons th.mce to China
or other countries.

Why these dtainctions are made Infavour of India built,Ships,
it is difficult to divine! The apathy and indifference shewn to
the Home Interest, on this occasion, are truly unaccountable.--
It is, however, rot too late to rectify the error committed in
1795, when India built Ships were first admitted, partially, into
the trade to Great Britain. A short period had only claps, d after
that admission, v. heir the East India Company, in ttrect viola-
tion t f the ergAgernent of Mr. PITT and tie late Lord Met-
ern t.c w th the I .ondon Ship-builders, and in opposition to Lord
Nleeviete.'s express reconimendatioa, " that the whole of the
China Trade: anti the whole of the Regular Trade of the Fast
4` India Company, should be carried out and brot: it home in
41 Ships built in Great Britabi," admitted India built Ships to
participate in their General Trade to India and China.—Not
content with this imovation, the Company, some time after,
sent out instrections to hire, for one voyage home, Teak Ships of
300 tons or trim ard*, ar.d.r tie• express condition, that they
should not return to I. din, ht.; le. tell in England ; and India
butt ships are now a 'mi. ted by t'te 'inters of the l.ustorns to
British Registry. under the trosiern construction Of the Naviga-
tion Ac., by v. Hell they not only enjoy all 'he advantages of
Br+ ish built Ships, but other privileges from which the Home
built Ships are'esclude,t.
That it is difficult to reconcile to the former rolicy of the
country. the present disregard of the Ship.building interests of
great Britain; when, on the face of the propositions submitted
to Parliament, there is a special protection to other home manu-
factures of inferior consideration, namely, silk, hair, and wool ;
why. ate most important of all manufacture* in a Maritime
Country, namely Aip-building, should be neglected, especiollt iu
times like the present, it is for the wisdom of those who contend
for these propositions to appreciate and explain !
That if the present propositions are adopted by the Legisle-
ture, the persons interested in the glen building yards in I oudon
and the Out Pons, must be ruined ;,and the moot injurious con-
sequences will be felt by numerous clasies of the people depend-
ent on Ship-building. It is well known, that not one ar.icfe of
ionsimption, in the building and equipment of Ships in 'pine,
will be taken from this country; possessing, as they do, great
roorkirces of timber, hemp, iron, canvas, &c. within themselves.
That persons resident in India do not contribute them-elves,
or in any of the articles they consume in ship-building, one shil-
ling towards the expellees of the ,mate.—The decrease of Ship.
builditig in Great Pr tain will ti.e: doi-e, of course, in a few years
be heavily felt, by its effect on the public revenue ; not enly by
the diminished euesumptiou of home manufactures, but of raw
materials, which are subj.:et to heavy duties, ,frrin foreign com-
ities and the British colonies, ti.e freight of which constitutes, at
reseet, so large a proportien of the employment of Briti-h
Shipping. _

1 or these reasons, it is to be presettned, the Legislature will
pause, Wore they adopt the propositions submitted by Lord
CASTLEKFACH to Parliament, respecting India built Ships—that
they will allord not only proteciuu, but Encouragement to the
Home Mattufac:ure of Ships—recollecting the dependence of the
public service, in eases of emergency, on the exertions of the
f neat Ship-builders ;—the important and prompt services they
have on many pressing occasions rendered—the very large pro-
pc,r‘ ion of the Navy, which has been balk in the private yards,
and the asylum they afford in time of peace fur the artisans, who
carrot be tl:i-ti employed iu the King's yards, without an enor-
mous and u,ele-s charge on the public.

It is likewise thought by many patriotic and intelliAent persons,
that sAue regulation should b.! uuw adop:ed with respect to the
l'oreign Trade of British India.

PUBLIC SALE.

•■•• EAL INDIA CO rl'ON S I'OCKINGS, selling
off without. res, rve, wi.h a (pawky a White and Black
SII.K STOCKINCSS;and some curious Whi!e and fancy-to!eured
French Kid GLOVC.6, at the following prim, viz. White or
Br min Cotton at Is. 6d. a pair; Fine Ts. Super es.; Extra 3s. cd.
Silk Stockings with Cotton Feet Ca Gd. all Silk 7s. Gd. very cu-
rious 10s. Good Gloves Is. a pair upwards —Please to be parti-
cular in the name and nunth,:r, that you may nut *be impo,:xl
upon.—RADFORU'a, No. 32, Cl!rapside.

12wE'S PATENT BRITISH SHIRTING
Cl.O I'H—the only Mannfactureof the Kind blithe United
Kingdom. Establi.llol SOs.

This fabric combines the properties of unit durability, beau-
ail appearance, plea>•.aatness in wear, and inure sonclucive to
health in all seasons and climates than any otlaer description of
irrting Clot!:.
Every piece is as usual warranted and sold at the Pater:: ee's
Original Warehouse, 154, Clieapside, near St. Paul's; Harding,
Howell, and Co. BP, Pall Mall; and no other house in London.
The Proprietor MAR it neces,ary to tate; in consequence of a
Lowe in Cheapside offering for sale an article termed Imperial
Pateut Cotton Thread Sttirrirgs,lthat Lowe's manufacture is the
only description of :Shirting Clo•h fur which a Patent has ever
ob:ained; every piece of which kat his signature, and any
o iier fabric than Lowe's, stilt! in imitation of, and as Patent Shirt
ti; Clot'', is spurious, and an imptsition on the Public.

• GEORGE LOWE, Patentee.
Fn. t.; C'heapside, near S.

BLOOM$31.11(Y-42UARE, Li ;NOON; AND N. 10,
STEPHEN-. 1 I REE DUMAN,
THE IR till LINEN COMPANY, possessing a
A- thorough hnoniedge of the Linen Trade, au ample Capi-
tal to take every advantage of the Utah markets, and an unrival-
INI extent of bmimix, feel confident in assuring the Public their
tiled' will at all times be found the largest and beat *elected in
the British Empire, by ramming to which the purchaser of Irish
Linens will certainly save from sixpence to um:shilling per yard.

PLAN OF THICIR-BUSINTst.

Irish Shirting and :.heevng sold by the Billie piece at the whole-
sale Irish Pike, warra, ted full measure, of sound fabric, gra.s
....tabled, sad free from damage—failing in qpy particular, the
•furcnaie.money will be returned. No other article Sold.

I:4iik of Ireland Notes received at par in payment for Goods.
16-13 Rink Notes, or.approved Bills, discounted to any amount.
r.ons having connexions in Ireland, may have their Bills, Drafts,
ba=sed through the above House with fidelity and dispatch. •
J(II4N DONOVAN, No. 4, Bloomsbury-square,
Loudon, Agent,.
S MI.. V. LEA, No. 10; &spina rust, Dublin,