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her set, founded on these pa s, and connected lithl
the dismissal of the gallant Colonel frosm his situatioi
as resident at Lucknow. He then
" That it appears to this tout that tlre first lotto obtained by
the Goveinor General in 1154, was voltistirily 'Aired him by '
his linceileney the Vizier.
" That the second loan was obtained by negoeiation, after a
undid eiplanation of the financial embarrassments under which the
Government of Bengal at that time !showed, and was never
otherwise represented by the Governor General.
• That this Court approves of the terms in which the Court of
Directors conveyed ita approbation of both transactions."
Mr. Hintz seconded the motion.
Colonel Ilmitaz, after complimenting the gallant
mover on the general candour of his tone, though mixed
with some little vituperation, entered into a detail of
the circumrances which led to his examination before
a Comm ttee of the Hoose of Commons in 1822, which,
he said, he declined, and expressed his utter reluctance
to being called up'n to disclose confidential vimmuni-1
cations made to him in the discharge of his public duty.
The Committee, however, overruled his objection, and
be was compelled to submit to their authority. He was
asked whether, in consequence of communications made
by him to the Vizier, he had not found him reluctiont
to lend money to this. Company ? His answer was to
this effect—that on the occasion of the Vizier's acces-
s;on, an intimation was made to him (Colonel Willie)
of his disposition to make a grant or douceur to the
C .mpany, in con.ideration of the assistance received
from them. To this he replied, that no such thing
was desired by the Company, and that they had no
wish for any part of the Vizier's wealth. Subsequently,
on his calling on him and representing the exigencies of
the Company, the Nawab naturally asked why this was
not made known on his acceision, when the Company
might have had as much as they wished ; to which he
replied that the exigency did not then exist; and was not
even expected—but that the Nepaul war had caused this
exigency. In answer to other questions, the gallant
Colonel observed, that he had expressed his opini in that
the Vizier being a Mussulman, and not allowed by his
religion to take interest on money lent, would have a
reluctance to make the advance rtgiiired. He then
went on to contend, that his assertions before the Corn-

mittee were borne out by the facts. In stating that the
loan was not Voluntary, he did not mean to say that it
was compulsory, as opposed t 6 the term voluntary ; but
that it was so far not voluntary, inasmuch as it was
obtained by repeated application, and by persuasion.—
tie then proceeded-at some length to contend, from
review of the great reluctance with which the Iklawab
consented to the second loan, and from the anxiety he
I evinced to be secured against future similar applica-,
Cons, that the Nawab himself did not look on the first
VA a voluntary act of his, but rather as the result of
solicitation on the part of the Company. As to the use
of the word " extortion" in one of his (Col. Willie's)
letters, as applying to the loan, he would admit that it
was too strong, but it was not meant to convey the
idea of a fraudulent exaction. The gallant Colonel
then referred to a great variety of documents, to prove
that the view he took of the transaction, and which he
had described in his evident e, was correct; and in con-
clusion observed, that he would rely with perfect confi-
dence on the opinion of the Court as to his conduct.
Mr.E.LLts, after remarking that the word " extortion"'
could not be hilly applied to what had ben the result
of negotiation, said, with the general fairness of the
explanation given by the gallant Colonel be was satis-
fied ; and he thought be might put the matter on its
best ground by moving. as an amendment, that the
words " readily obtained from," instead of 66 voluntarily
offered by" the Nasvab, should. b. inserted in the first
part of the resolution.
Sir C. Fosses seconded this, and observed that

though he admitted the fairness of the 'explanation
given by his relative, Colonel Baillie, he could not help
regretting that he had used the same candour in
his mode of giving his evidence before the Committee,
in which case the present discussion might have been
spared. The reluctant, hesitating, and ambiguous man-
ner in which he had given his evidence, made him (Sir
C. Forbes) and others imagine, that the discrepancy
between his statement and that of the Noble Lord
was much greater than-it now appeared, and that
there was much more behind the curtain which it
might be desirable to know. It now appeared that
there was quite enough to justify the Noble Lord in
calling the first loan voluntary (for on the character of
the second they ware all agreed), though the gallant
Colonel might have reason to believe that it was not a
spontaneous act of the Vizier's.
Mr. L. STANKOBS said, it was in consequence of the
gallant Colonel's conduct to the Vizier, that he had been
removed by Lord Hastings from his situation asßesident.
Mr. Home said, he had expected that these papers
would have been made the source of some charge against
Lord Hastings, but there was none. If as much had
been known before as was now elicited from the Hen.
Director, this motion would have been unnecessary ;
titit.as it was put, he hoped it would be carried.
Mr. P. Mooaz said, there was no charge whatever
against the Marquis of Hastings, and the sooner the
discussion ended the better. With this view he should
move that the Court do now adjourn.
Mr. RIGBY seconded this motion, and after some few
remarks from Mr. grausronz, Dr. GiLcHatsr, Mr. R.
JACKSON, Mr. MANI, Sir J. Savant., Capt. MAXJIILD,
Mr. Twitirne, and from Sir J. DOUAI (rather in sepia•
nation than in reply), the question of adjournment. was
carried in the affirmative by a large majority.

BILLS OP HEALTII.—.III4 following is an extract of
a letter from Vice-Adaziral Lord Mammas BLAIICLZSIL,

dated on board his Majesty's ship OCIAIIp in the Tagus,
SOth January, to the Chairman of the Committee at
Lloyd's :•••44 I beg leave to state to yoe, for the informa-
tion of the merchants, underwriters, &c. of the metro-
polis, and elsewhere, the great inconvenience, as well
as detriment and expense, occasioned to the property of
vessels bound to Portugal, or ether places, from not
being provided with a bill of health on sailing from
England. The law of Portugal puts every vessel not
so provided, under four or five days quarantine. It
has so happened this winter, that several vessels have
put into Lisbon in distress, and from not being provided
with the above precaution, the men of war, in tendering
assistance in two instances, were obliged to act with
great precaution, particularly to a brig called the
Experiment, from London to the coast of Africa, and a
schooner, the Fanny, of Bristol, bound to ibis port,
drove on shore near the bar, and might have been got
off the same tide, had a bill of health been produced.
From the prompt assistance sent to her not being
allowed to be put into execution, she remained three
days on the sand, and at
.great expense in discharging
het cargo, as the authorities of the Health-office would
not :Wow the boats of the squadron under my orders
•
to act."