Star.
London, England, 1819-04-22 00:00:00

cording to the
Mr. Wilkinson
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years which
Government
tide. The l
.
proposing his a.
rupees, &c.—ln
the Proprietors,
Goal.
won the subject.
rectors, he toe
civsc •he had
shier the merits
figly examined _
that as'the Company
.e proprietor
the saltpetre lands as of hi other territorial poSqs-
idans„ it was entitled to exercise its right of proprre-
tocy at any time over such Yand, without being re-
spolisitile- to private individuals air, any loss they
Alight suffer through the exercise of that right. On
.tl4s,gropn4, , thinking the Indian Government fully
alithoriied to resume the monopoly of 'saltpetre in
receive Mr. Wilkin-
But still, from
order of the
inexpectedly issued,
ede'to the amount of
Ali which had been re-
' Directors.
A:the outset he was an
Pompeitsatliii to Mr.
,:oninsentleli the Ccim•
..at ippon failhei:"lconsidera.
tottCutlia 4)0'000m ,of his
'.dOwcitt
''."(ilitel4eriee in
IVA Claims of
4:1OO:hid whe-
ighii6 issue the
lkioson so severely stir-
fered, particularly as a British Minister could not
order an embargo without being liable to an impeach.
meat, unless he were indemnified by Act of Parlia-
itieth. Saltpetre was in India an article of export;
the American Merchants sought much for at
tle`ticoe,3tid he doubted whether the Indian Govern-
ment could 'legally prohibit that export. Yet it
flurried to do so; and hence Mr. CVilkinsbri was
jired 'as a trader in the article. But whether the hp:
di= Government were legally authorised so triactft
ite 'public good or not, he held that Mr. Willciinrinl
r<asentitled to an indemnity for the loss which he an.
p private trader sustained through that act.
Mr. & Dixos argued against the principle of coni-
pensating a speculative merchant for the lossof pros-
--rive or probable galli._especially thrills the act

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mittee, lie had not with the three others even the ac-
quaintance of common colloquial conversation. The
worthy Gentleman concluded with observing, that
`this was the sixth Court in which he bad endeavoured
4* vindicate his claim to compensation for the losses '
which he had sustained. His application, he begged
it io be understood, was to the justice of the Court,
And that if they would not, grant him justice,, ha re-
nounced their compassion, to which he made no appeal.
Mr. It. JACKSON declared, that be felt no difficulty
on this occasion, but on the admeasurement of the
compensation to which Mr. Vitdkingin was entitled.
That Gentleman's claim be mg, in his view, just, h 4
could not attend to the objections made against the
expediency of granting a fidr indemnity. In g'tant4
ing such indemnity, in4eed, the Court would only act
upon the principle panctiqped !n, the usage of Parlia-
ment, where pnvate indiyidnals were uniformly in.
damnified for any injury they sustained through ar-
rangements calculated for the public g00d... Lord
Hastings had strongly recomrrended the clim of
Mr. Wilkinson, and this formed a volume of evi-
dence in his carotin But in fact it was sought to
grant Mr. Wilkinson only a fractional part of the
profits whkh he must have derived from his salt-
petre contracts, judging from the actual price of that
article in the markets of Calcutta for the two years
within which the monopoly of the Indian Govern!.
meat was rigidly enforce& Therefore no compen-
sation for hypothetical or imaginary gains was
looked for, as an Honourable Director had stated.—
Then as to any danger appended from the esta-
blishment of a precedent through the grant of com-
pensation to-Mr.Wilkinson, he asked, did the India
. Company mean to consider what it 'would cost them
for being honest—(hear, hear)? With regard to the
proposition of the Court of Directors, he, was assured
that 75,000 rupees would do little more than pay
Mr. Wilkinson the expenses which he had incurred in
seeking for justice, including the expense of his 'w-
age to Europe and return to his settleshent in
He Jackson)

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,Another list for the intended
in the City, and Stocks continue to droop; Con-
sols, which at the corn mencerbent of the April Ac-
count were as high as 78, this morning opened 'foe
the May Account at 72 ; and at ten o'clock were
71g. The Commissioners bought Reduced at 71.
—This depreciation it not occasioned by any want of
money, as the continuation will not produce an in-
terest ofeven one per cent. but it is found by the general
opinion of Capitalists that the forthcoming Loan rill
enable them to get into Stock It a much cheaper rate.

• The Paris Papers of Sunday and Monday arrived
this morning.
CHAMBER OF PEERS, APRIL 17.
The Order of the day called for the discussion in
geneial assembly of 'the Project of Law on Tobacco.
In place of Opening it immediately, however, the
Chamber decided on naming a Special Commission
of five Members to take it into consideration and re-
port.
A second Commission of five Members was
also named to make a Report to the Chamber on a
proposition for obtaining an exception from the Law
of Finances, which prohibits the accumulation of se-
veral military pensions, in favour of a certain num-
ber of the old Chevaliers of St. Louis. A claim for
admision was produced from Baron BASTAED CrES-
TANG, one of the late creation of Peers, which was
sustained, and his admission deferred till next sitting.

CHAMBER OP DEPUTIES, APRIL 17.
M. de CASSAIGNOLLES made a Report on the Se-
cond Project of Law on the Press, respecting .the
mode of prosecution and judgment, approving of its
general spirit, but proposing a variety of amend-

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1811 he could not consistently receiv
son'S application as a claim of right..
eutgiderations of libeTality, as the orde
gkivernMent was sudZtenly, aad une
in. A812,1141* disposed to 'accede to I
itinpensi:slV-to 'Mr. Wilkinson whicl
Waitienby the Cbtrt oFpirectots.
" *Dist said, Oat,* the but
tidinicittif 'fat. the itinoini 'of sit:dive
kinson which had keitirepotnineoty
l
:7-, 'he Mt' kihis duty Co Concur% Abe
106tei Director who had just sat dow
--rs:rfir.rm,t. spoke ,teifis"4:reat
lii the'llnienciment, attd tie ,
.„4,M 11'0011. It was a queStion in
the the Indian Government had. a rig
embargo by which -Mr. Wilkinson sc

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! i. up.7sco,atneilwncluctian na; ai4.90.
that:,oo;;lngui
~ 'be Mt; itihit duty &a Concurin
. /Datil- Director who had just sat i
151 i.,., Stkerratt. spoke ittiids4r
4; • ii3tpriolvirliktscsiheiu'lliiiit tiwdaimean;;lleashtidont
I I, the the Indian Government had. a
embargo by which -Mr. Wilkittsor
' I fered, particularly as a British I.V.
i order an embargo without being lial
, - . meat, unless he were indemnified
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Saltpetre
hyri esilittial•t.
theAnie; wcaansrninerfac4idinviisc
thelitne, tad he doubted whether I
meat couldle4ally prohibit that e
turned to do so, and hence Mr.
jired•as a trader in the article. B
di= Government were legally and
the 'public good or not, be held tl
'lnas entitled to an indemnity for it
I`. • 1-,.# private trader sustained through
' Mr. & Dixon argued against th
' 1 pensating a speculative merchant I
, •
pective or probable gain, especial]
111 -of Government, in prohibiting the
which•formed a munition of war ;
l ' the circumstances, he expressed h
,
Life* the amount of compensation
;;, that was recommended by the CAI
'' ' Mt'. P. Minns thought that the
' tort °tight to have acted upon
Itaittintittee at Calcutta, arid that I
Million}' should 'have been -voted
compensation' for his losses. Hews
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that' the Governor-General's great
' . A
P • ifig not at (ince decided upon th
A
$ . #llStagi to a 0 so,' he attributed i
.. .0 - iSHAr manner in which .the Boar
1 • iif ! VltuillfittArcti V upon di
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•. off' ttie Indian tovernment, in
- the'taide in saltpetre, contra
. ' kcipAiiketed order In the year 1
• . •'. 'fillotiopoly;:and embargoing tl
' • "' ' de; throtigh which order 'filr.
I. ' .• . .: !rely suffered. He maintained
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served to delude all traders ai
•nsoii. He,controverted the Argun
At to, the:tight of the Indian Govei
. i . -;iceasickaspecialltafter allowing
inemoiligt of halt-petre tb lie dorm
. • 49, rears; and couclUded with exp
•'l4bin rather to support the Report
Ai Calcutta, than lo vote for the a
,
' • • ilia on• in the Amendmen
z • NO - aidposed
Atli ik tale's explained ; and Mr.
y , his 'ota.iniiii 'as' to the. proprietory
)ii : -palmy an the saltpetre lands, as they 1
_Colonel Clive.
* Mr. Wit ittuadie maintained tha
• •., ' lie had the saltiatitre, in which he si
,
' Viisecf from the Cortrpany in 180
A 'ieptly the ' ndian Goveroment‘v
•)elaini the monopoly of that article
*ziserce, in which he had so rnateri:
• Act*of that Government.
, .4 , . Mr. QIILANT rrgut4l, that ahhou
i In dte Wu/ alludedin, have been
'pan:i, it a 4 retaltiedla thilin to
• s blx.,LOyrui spoke ih favour a
I ' •' o I e .
of kratitiiizt 'Mr. liVilkinson..the
• ires,— itt tiC4binended"laY di Com
. . Mr. Pit:onion said,' that as one
's tors who had presented a F'rotest
tion of the Court tor. granting 75
. . Wilkinson, he felt himself called
, • • oliinion. Irf 14,r. Wilkinson arpea
],
A suffered any actual loss, he decla
be as ready as any 'man to grant
fair cempeeitation, but he' could
k propriety of
. I com.pensating any m
• is-.. merely hypothetical or imaginary
4 '.f.• settee" f Mr. Wilkinson in that al
‘,l
• rietiSly deplored, because he was'
' ,4„• ' citation of a case Of thisizature u
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• ' • or considerations' of personal in
a. 1 '• deed urifair towards the Co'utt tc
'eels of that nature ; for this clue
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he'determined froth pl isslon or
,
, $ . bat upon consideration
•,!.• i riot ceritcve/ve how,suctconsiderat
4 1 -• • *nil to . the grigSt of 34',001
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:ITsPt.t4 estiongx e that eve
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pective or probable gain, especially tbrougn the act age to Europe and return to Ms settlement in imam /7
- of Government, in prohibiting the export of saltre, He (Mr. Jackson) could not therefore• deem that sum meats. The Chamber fixed 7Wednesday for opening
which•formed a munition of war ; but still, under all sufficient;, he would rather support the proposition the discussion upon it.
t thocircumstances, he expressed his imention to vote of the Committee at Calcutta; but if there were any The Chamber then resumed the discussion on the
"kir the•amount of compensation to Mr. Wilkinson, doubt as to the amount of the comp tsonproper First Project relative to the Press.
• that was recommended by the Cdurt of Directors. - to be granted, he would recommend the reference of
The P IDZNT read Article 8, which proposes to
' ' Mr: P. Maas thought that the Court of Direc- the case to mercantile arbitrators, iu order to aster-
toti citight to have acted upon the Ileport of the fain what, under allthe circumstances, ought in fair- enact, that every outrage on public morals and good
eptitadttee at .eileutta, arid that therefore Mr. Wil- ness to be the extent of that compensation. manners, announced in Article 1, shall be punished
*hist* skald 'have been -voted 190,000 rupees in Mr. Bens, being one of the nine Directors who by an Imprisonment of from one month to a year, and
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Compensatiofor his losses. He was surprised indeed, signed the Protest, Supported theviews of Mr. Pat- a fine of from 15 francs to 500 francs.
that the Governor-Generays great and generous mind tison, declaring that he would not allow his mind to
lika not at Mice decided upon that Report, but the be restrained by the judgmeut of Lord Hastings, The PaMinium observed, that in this Article M'
or
'iliisifisis to do so,' he attributed to the loose and ir- any other Agent of Government is India. •• Benjamin Constant had proposed to suppress the
14ge1ar madier in whiehthe Board of Trade in Wits After some farther observations fromgr. Wahl- 11,9rdi ikii,iit wool,.
iif! Nell:11W 'Atcti ag upon t)lis it well as upon ,son imil_Wfr.Belh, ', . -: - ~ i, . •M. Claudia de • Sotttatac piaiW: i.liiinew
• • Mr. lloarits masticated the carlat it 14 .wsliin- iMeadment,:tainseit into the text libilaw.:-.; The
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; eliiardir ithimadrerted upon the Proclama- son rn. appearing In that Coat, ebestvhs that it was ...al,„• af 61,. Sj.g.
ether ssliaide
' Orthik Italia Government, in 1811; tor dunnin the practice its House of Cowin mil Mesti, '''''s"'.... V ''''.
''''..-4/r. eV
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4:ol4lpictO erder in the year 1812. for niuming upon any question ittecting ,hiniselS
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- - the'tride in athetra contrasted with the sn& her to appear in hit place.and denial' 'siiiiiiii
. lllititte..ri,
i..- ictermsdi:clitinauSt. Aulauisy►
pro;:sedtts.fot maintaining the law
,
'.lillotiopoiy;:and.embargoing the export of that Member never voted-as each occamma • M. Rimitnpropmed to modify rho article as fol-
• : de; thrmigh which order Mr. Wilkinson had so to the Amendment, the Heatiurahidgesalensan .lows • *Every outrage against the Divine Majesty,
• ' ercly Shavedd. He maintained that the Proclama- that he felt :the p • of ea:4Bit* What ap-
• -On street, to delude all traders as well as Mr. Wil- neared the general in favotia‘lBB,ooo ru- chn'spa. ir me,* or good manners, shall be PI/.
is
• -nsoii. He controverted the arguments of Mr. Grant pees, aod-therefoniwitle re he withdrew his Amend- rushed," &c: '
Is to. the: right of the Indian Government to issue the; meat, in order toow the grant of that sum at M. BOYER COLLARD, and M. KERATRY spoke in
liegba;leknopecialltatter allowing its pretension to a 2s. 6d. each rupee,
~ the interest it.0:011r cent. favour of the article in its original terms.
--essonopay Of ialt-petre tb lie dormant for a period of This Ataindaket maa. pat and.. isegatiaed, there M. , _._ moved that the
sa. Amains
• .4gtrars; and concluded with expressing his disposi- being 92 foil and 811 against it, and "goading to the should be inserted in the article.
• #tin rather to support the Report of the Committee practice of this canrt the chairman: hiss. no casting
ilk Cdkotta, than to vote for the amount of compen- vote, while where the numbers are. equal the decision M. BENJAMIN CONSTANT, convinced, as he de-
zi,i-iiiraltasposed in the Amendleot.
~.., • *is in the negative. On the next question, the num. dared, by the speech of M. Laine, withdrew his
- - %ear% SS. explained ; and Mr. GRANT re asserted ben were •33 and 91, in consequence of- which the amendment. •
his Opinion as' to the. proprietory of the India Com- Chairman declared that these was then no question M. DIE SOLILHAC also withdrew the amendment
• pany an the saltpetre lands; as they purchased
.through before the Court. •:. •
.•
TolOnel Clive. •... Hence it appearing titntsite4eeleitis was again he had proposed. • .
-- Mr. WitittNlK!'s Maintained that the land whence any compensation to Mr. Wahiawa, a desultory, The PRESIDENT then put the question on M
lie, bad the saltiititre, in Which he speculated,' was per- and rather angry, conversation iiroilt, several Gentle- LAINE's amendment, when it was rejected by a ma-
''t iisedfrurn the CoMpany in 1803, and that tense- men who voted in the Majority,declaring that they jority of eighteen, the votes being—for the Amend-
*may the Indian.Gc.verameribwas not entitled to did not mean that such should be the result, and that
menu 110—Against it 92
claim the monopoly of that article, through "his corn= they voted under a mistake. But upon consulting - •
iiierce, in which be bad so materially suffered by the the Solicitor of the Company, it was found that the The Chamber then adjburied.
Actof that Government. -
votes could pot be regularly taken igaie,
_and that PARIS, APRIL is. • •
Mr. QII.ANT, rriined; that although Ole rent might, the business must begin cle uovo, therefine 3ir. Foetus The Persian Ambassador had to-day an audience
In the iherb alludeitio,lave been selia by the Corn- moved awadjourtunent,afterintimating his intention of his MAJESTY, previous to his departure for Eng-
'pa‘dhit skill retaitiedlti iliiiin tis the ialtpeire. to. follow up the business; and his motion -was se- land. His Excellency afterwards waited on Monsieur
''• Ma. Ldefd6*; spoke in favour of the inaddle course
-- . conded by Sir Ctriat.st ;/.;ti: (Int istatt., wbo had sup-
Of gittiii •:46i2r.Villsinson -the sum Of 298,000ra- parted the Honnainhyt • man .s amendment. and the other Members of the Royal Family, for the
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Iscs.. . endedbreie Committee it Cattitta• Adjourned attalf ,seven o'clock. same purpose.
• Nts. liiiortioxsaid; that is one ofthe nine.Direc- .. ..
. , ‘ ,•-:1 , - Count de Posse, husband of the Princess CANINo,
ton who had piesented a Frotest against the Resolu- --.--,---;,--
ri_. .
tlon of the Court . tor. granting 75,000 rupees to Mr. Immediately after the recess, a Billis to be brought daughter of Locum 13owaraera, has been named
Wilkinson, he felt himself called upon to justify his into Parliament, to relieve authors and publishers Swedish Resident at the Court of Naples. •
• opinion. If Kr- Wilkinson appeared him to have from the burden under which they at present labour, Five per Cents. Saturday, 66 fr. 95 c. .
Suffered any actual loss, he declared that he shodld of being compered to deliver; grew; eleven copies of --•
be ready as any man to grant that 'Orriripernan a every book which is published, of whatever value it &Vetch Mail arrived thitsinorning.bringing Let-
Fair compensation, but he' could not -ag .tc, the may. be. From the evidence before the Select Corn-
..._.
tees . to the 17th instant.
. The business of
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propriety of compensating any man ;tor • of Matte of the• xsouse of Commons last year, it ap-
merely hypothetical or imaginary profits.' i 'pie. pei.rs that this compulsory delivery 'amounted,. m the new fortresses-imittive!' aired in different places, to
settee "of Mr. Wilkinson in tharassetntily li'.
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se- the space of three years and a half, upon one pub- suit the territorial arsasigesheats made on terminating
lipi • riinisly deplored, because he wai.'no adlucate for the lashing house, to about' £,3000. the Lie tier,' eechiY:k )PUrtion of the printed
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'decision of a case of thisizature upon partial feelitts, Saturday last, William Pointer,
beion Tined at the Joaraa4. Ile itiiiiict-tiii 'iftman Uai sities
'Or considerations' of perwrial influent/. It- as'in- late' Gloucester Assizes of -a rob in the bowie of --asa • -•••• .. * .._-_;,..civii: --, •• .-
;screws Ateopnwlya tippers) 'and recent events
'. deed Unfair towards the Cdurt to' attempt any can- Thomas Hayward, Of Eltare,riebr it tit y,. under. •
' ',Sias 'of.thatsriatine ; for this question ought not to went the awful punishtient.of the iiiw ialsont at Ms .hau josh's's, ussms4himituOlatiorch to order the
. he' determined front Minion or private frlendibip, county jail. His: behavion4 sinee.cemdeinsatiathas 'ohilditti4f theitt:PatojeetSzla quit* those where the
• but upon consideradoticepablic dutn *id he could been uniformly deeent indlirdearyallen the ' ' jetititrineff ire? aliened le the danger of political
ih-vt4-2;250fin.t".7-*.!th.., !
..Hans,,,,,,,,lturgh Mail of yesterday
iiot ciritcutVe hovr,suct Considerations edidd reconcile ing of lii exeeutiers,- hi-jailed'!" tiltsmesOkan. .
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- • tlinil to, the g rot of 361000 rte to Mr.Wil- of-religion with -•-.- i i ; . , ii t iti -.
illespii4 espekially C tog the fund "(the Cold- ibex aldrough ntr..°ol-t •,. .7` '•, Id exist as hip 1709814144Agf0ce,,aa. we then stated, that the
isit :su kap , .at even•theahai a scow eanoe i 5 q` :1. ..3 .• 1 raga qtha liseurritiltairialaiLeedteed the
.youth -of his do-
-4'...- —VsiVie.o id&tdrAlieldika. 'dn snow- List` of A1ii:41,4 ' : • .444_ : - -
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• .. daseithe are itudentsistJena,lo mull to Prus-
-3: .' .ii" c , ,-t . h was quite 're la lasurnsesalie ow -• Alimi,,,," -lobo p.. i- - iiitire
~Miens oil,
pait
of .
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~.. *lion,Uwever; Con. mounted tba :woad . 40, . , ii;:, i, i,. i•-•1:••44."„a‘z,- e ......... .k. 1...., '. . refusal : t°".
'-'1:1i; f0r.a.4..: .:4;s: ?; "•- '' ' Orik sif of extra. andifter he was ' *eased the a: .7tYst::7le- .• • wit( the .4eulgerem tPkrDint has
id 14,10
41".. 4. .ie .. . ' ''filie it` bill dui; q give lug -specialfte id
...., '.i.4 •!•"' : •1 '& • dent. ' - . .WO;aid•ddiPiliti.l.liPla ' .. _•• • •:
Xt. 'tisanes( firessidn tier, that befits dins emitting !- . - r'• • iiioCY ' • .• • . tillearrolleeli %LIMBO. Aber V7lll
tittalr *till& tbeftrikt-CdUThe (if 'their "atticlieu ••As
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:he unanimous opsam of the Coreuni : ' 7:11111 * fk
'46' *2111; '-'llP' .
son was entitled. to the profits likely :`
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r• -Au i ~4 .00,•,- t::„ : ~ ..4 ei mon
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"his saltpetre contracts during the two - Vr '''''' .
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a. 116 JtOltl
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followed. ,the order issued by die 140ian trirtir 'A ,:l . ; . . '
.. isd by .. ! _., - , ..., f
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t fur monopolizing the trade in that' ar- eon - "#O. ti:•.;':•4°: .. •.,., •, VO, . in India, . ~.,,,,i. . now stu
Honourable Gen -..7,4. 'THURSDAY, APII/L 22, 1819. .
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• concluded with: grii :-:- , , (ban* .. • . - ~ . .: . ~, '..jeka to
VIE, NIX es. - orders :
us amendment as to the grant of 288,000 the amount of interest proposed kii thjs Amedment, Is, , 1.
—ln consequence of a call from Jne of that he thought could not be regarded as extrava- France
tors, 'gent by any one acquainted winds. Wiz. He had h
rams or stocks Tills DA.:I AT ONE O.CLCCIC ! ,
Bask 'tack 251_-Rank Long Anns.lBl 11-18 • The
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NT (the Director) rose to state his opinion himself paid 12 pet cent. intereitili, „kla Vents for 19 3 per Ct. Reduced 71 701 71-i—Consols 711 f 72 of Bade
abject. When the case was belorethe Di- years in India, and frop,the habits 'of the country, Cons. for Acc. 72 711 721 72—Si per Cent. 7911
h.ed, he said, delivered no opinion; be- it would have beett.tbPPght ?Wing in him to object The
lad not had sufficieutt opportnnity to con- to the demand. With.sispeet so. the Committee at 4 per Cent. 8911d-5 per Cent. Navy 104 104
his claim to com- Exchequer
erits of the case. But since chenille bad Calcutta,' which had reposeed:onGovern
ned the question ; and being convinced Bills (2d.) 5 6 pre.—Commercial 29 dis..
liquidae
pensation, he declared, elthotigh he had some India Bonds 5535 pre.
Company was as much the proprietor of knowledge of two of the ileMbeis of that C- of flan:
• . ,_.i.- .1.......vhers !WM AO omne. Another- list for the intended new Loan is framing
,i.;Th.