Star.
London, England, 1830-02-10 00:00:00

N°• 13,394.

Josassohn)—T. Nixon and H. Wilkinson. Balaton. Camberland,
brewers—P. Leigh and J. Ws**, Ashton-under-17w, Lanca-
shire, cotton spinners—S. Stubbs and J. Gunnell, Coleman-street,
rag manufacturers—S. Bailey and J. Duman, Gilbert-snest, St.
George's, dealers in British lace—M. Bowles and J. Marts, Brew-
er's-street, St. P chresemongers—W. Hoare and M. Type,
Coppice Row, Clerkenwell, japanntrs—T. Thomson mid Cr St.
Martin's-kare, linen drapers (as fir as regards T. Thompson)—H.
Walker add A. Holt, Squires Mount, Hampstead—W. F. Mogg
and W. fleecy, Bristol, whatlingers—R. Cachell and R. Wallace,
John's Terrace, Hackney-mad, surgeons—J. Turner and Co.
Ham Mills, Sosersetshire, linseed oil crushers—J: Fenn and S.
H. Wolfe, merchants—C. Wright and J. Bird, Birmingham,
clock dial makers—G. A. Scherr and Co. Hamburgh, merchants.
(as far as regards'. klarricar)-1. Hunt, sen. and J. Hunt, jun.
Upper Easton, Gloucestershire, comb inanufacturers-- W. Lyall,
and A. M.Greig, BUHter-square—W.Welkm & J. Green,Tesstall,
Staffordshire, stone masons—H. Penberthy and Co. Desonport.
Unendrapers, (as tar as regards W. flilling)—J. Crowther and Co.
Marley „Yorliabire, stint aserchantr-rT. Piercy and Co. Hali-
fax, Tenlialea, "s ten

IMPERIAL PARLIAMI4:NT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 9.

The Earl of OLENOALL took the oaths and his seat an a Re.
presentative Peer of Ireland, In the room of the 31arquis of Head-
fort, deceased. _ _

The Duke of RICHMOND presented a petition from Mr. fiun-
ning, a Lieutenant of the Dragoon Guards, on half pay, against the
Poor Laws, the Corn Laws, and the Tithe Laws.

DISTRESSES Or THE COI'XTRY.

The Earl of LONSDALE presented a petition from the Nobi-
lity, Gentry, and Freeholders of Cumberlsud, at a County Meeting
duly convened, praying for an inquiry into the causes of the dis.
tresses of the country, with a view of affording relief. The petition-
ers the noble earl stated, were persons well qualified to judge on the
subject to which the petition related. lie begged it might be read
at length.
The petition was then read by the Clerk. It stated, among other
things, that the distress which now prevailed was more general than
at any former period of history; that it was not confined to one clan
of individuals nor particular parts of the country, but was felt in
common by the landlord and tenant, the manufacturer and miner,
the labourer and the tradesman ; that it could not be ascribed to the
visitation of Paovinctics, but was owing to some cause, the na.
ture of which the petitioners prayed might be inquired into by their
Lordships.
A petition from a parish in Suffolk of a similar tendency, was
presented by Lord WYNFORD.

TRADZ WITH INDIA AND CHINA.
Lord ELLENBOROUGH laid on the table a mass of docu-
ments relating to Indian affairs. The noble lord then rose, In con-
formity with notice of motion, " to move that a select committee be
appointed to inquire into the East India trade, the state of the
company's affairs, and the nature of the trade between Great Britain
and China.^ He commenced by assuring their lordships that his
majesty's government would enter into the question as entirely free
from all previous engagements as consistently they could. 'there
was no desire whatever to withhold communications which they
possessed, but, on the contrary, every facility would be afforded
with a view of having the important subject fully investigated. If,
notwithstanding the papers which bad been laid on their lordships'
table at the close of the last session of parliament and the commence-
ment of the present, further information was wanting, such further
information, if any existed, should be furnished. All that his ma-
jetty's ministers desired was, that parliament and the country should
have every opportunity and facility afforded to form the most cor-
rect judgment upon this roost inotpesteot subjest. As all the papers
connected with the subject would soon be in the possession of their
lordships, it was not necessary for him to call their attention to
them In detail; and he was sure, that when those documents were
before the house, the result to which the house would come, in its
decision, would be such as to prove highly satisfactory. He was
persuaded that the result of their investigation would only be ar.
rived at after a mature and due deliberation, benefitdng the magni.
tude and importance attached to the subject. For his own part, it
was a great satisfaction to him that the publication of the papers pre-
sented to parliament at the close of the last session, and those which
had been since laid before parliament, would tend to remove the most
effeneous notions and extraordinary fallacies, which had been so in-
dustriously circulated in the country. What his majesty's go-
vernment desired was, that the parliament and tile country
should know the whole truth. It was not for their Lordships to be
informed, acquainted as they were with the acts of the legislature,
what was the natured' the &stiff • nor was it requisite for him to
point out the nature of those fallacies, which, as he had previously
said, had been so industriously circulated in the country, via. re.
lating to territorial finance. (The noble lord here made some ob-
servations respecting the territorial finance connected with the com-
merce Ca/Tied on, and other brief remarks relating to the China
trade.) He theceeded to state that theit lordships were aware
that tea had y increased in consumption in this country of
late year., w the price of that article had greatly diminished.
There was more tea consumed in England than in all Europe, with
the exception of Russia. Previous to the presentation of the Igo-
pars at the close of the last session of Parliament, information had
Mw obtained from his majesty's consuls in different parts of the
eintiesot as to the prime of the various sorts of tea. That infor.
santles, however, was not sufficient to give a clear view of the value,
ad therefore Instructions had been sent out again, and when the
answers arrived the information would be laid before Parliament
It would have been a matter of great satisfaction if, on the present
occasion, he could inform their lordships that the finances of India
were in a favourable state. Undoubtedly that was not the caw
But when their lordships considered the expensive warfare in which
the company had been ensaged, and when it was recollected that the
'gantries recently annexedal the possessions of the East Indian ter-
suedes were much poorir than those of loaner conquests, no sur-
=mid exist drat such would be the case. He should not be
fairly if he did not say that blame attached somewhere.—
Ble person could be more strongly persuaded of it than the direc-
tors. They were anxious for a reduction of the expenditure.—
That desire was equally felt by the local government. The noble
lord at the head of the administration in that country would apply
Idasself with peat seal—nay, he bad already ewe so—to effect that
abject, not more his wish that' that oldie premment at home. He
(Lord Ellenbagagh) said he amid net haling to the house any
eapectatien easy inqueverneet in the mew mere than a gradual
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tion, when—
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