Star.
London, England, 1816-03-28 00:00:00

EAST-INDIA HOUSE.

Yesterday a General Court was held at. the E'ist.
India House, agreeably to adjournment, for the pur-
pose of taking into farther consideration. the mutton
for the relief of Shipping Owners as to Peace Freights.
The last minutes having been read, and the Report
from the Committee of Shipping, on which the mo-
tion was founded,
Mr. Hume, in a speech of considerable iength, in
the course of wEich he paid some high p:ssontl com-
pliments to the Owners, animadverted with great se-
verity on Ike ill effects to be apprehendei sh• u:d the
motion be entertained in the' affirmative by t!.e
Court. Tice relief was not to be confined to t'.e pre-
sent season, but to extend to all the ;:asons of the
contract. If they would proceed upon false calcula-
tions, the Company ought not to suffer from their
folly. The system itself was ever of fair and apes
competition, hut it was not to be supported by an
abrogation of contract ; in short, the whole piocee..-
ing was a tissue of contradiction, which completely
gave. the go-by to the Resolutions of the Special
Comm:tier in 1803. He dwelt with great force On
the excellence of the new system, contrasting it with
the disadvantages of the uhf one. There teas emitter
principle nor precedent to justify an appiic idol;
tatliainent. He next read a list of applic4os for
relief, at. assured the Court that he woill/tak the
bonds of three of four of them .foe half
(4 laugh.) He concluded by giving ;Unice, coat 11,
shuulddivide the Court on the question by an amend-
ment, and hoped the Directors would be
from motives of delicacy, to withdraw dining bode
division. He then moved, that all the words of the
original motion, except •' That," be omitted, io ardor
to introduce words comprehending the principal -h-
-jections he had urged ; and concluding with a direct
negative to the application of di • Owners.
The amendment having been seconded by the Hc.
nottrable D. KINNAIIIDI

The CHAIRMAN; in_ a very able manner,' entered
minutely into all the' topics discussed by the pre-
ceding Speaker. The motion, he contended, was
not connected with any influence whatever, but that
which the general interests of the Company naturally
gave to it.
Mr. LowNnEs moved, " That the question be ad-
journed to a future day." The motion, however, not
having been seconded,
The Hon. DOUGLAS KINWAIRD defended the state-
menu of Mr. Hume, who had, he said, convicted the
Report of the Directors from his own words. The
Directors did not condescend even to state what was
the amount of the boon to be applied for. He then
replied to the various points on which the Chairm .n
had dwelt, and concluded by giving his hearty sup-
port to the amendment.
Mr.'RANDLE JACKSON was for adjourning the de.
bate, in order that some means might be adopted to
relieve the Owners witfrout going to Parliament.
Mr. LOWNDES supported the adjournment, and sup-
gested that it would be advisable to refer the business
to a Committee of disinterested Propriet.rs.
The CHAIRMAN saw no reason for adjournment.
Mr. ILINNAIRD explained.
Mr. RANDLE JACKSON paid the highest compliment
Ir. Hume's opening speech, anJ expressed Its
ent.hope, that the amendment would be adopted.
The question, " That the original words stan4 part
of the question," was then put, and declared to be
carried in the affirmative.

Mr. KINNAIRD demanded a divis;on, when the
,numbers appeared—For the orijin4l qu;stion 55
' AgAinst it 6.
The draft of a proposed Bill to be presented to Par-
liament was then read and approve.l.—Adjourned,
sine die.

RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and Co. request that
those of their Friends who wish to procure particular
Number's, in the present Lottery, will make early
applicatiou to them, either at.Cornhill or Charing.
Cross : as from the number of Tickets daily snared
and s:uit into the Country, it is more than plooable
that those Friends who defer their commuu:c.ations
will be disappointed.
THE GERMAN rROPHET.-If Mailer, the German
Prophet, were to take a journey to this country at the ,
present period, he would, no doubt, be in gnat rt.
quest amongst the Lutes), adventurers, who are just
now all upon the alert in consequence of the strong
inducements held•forth to them by the new Scheme.
iOnlj 14,000 Tickets with Fittytwo Capitals! "