The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-03-31 00:00:00

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SLED.
The humble Petition of the Trustees of the Liverpool Docks,
al aware,
. THAT the PORT of LIVERPOOL has, in the
coutse of time more than &century, from its peculiar M-
ex./ advantages, and by the enterprising spirit of its inhabitants,
raised itself from the situation of a humble fishing town, to the
distinguished rank and importance of the second Port io the
kingdom,
1 oat year Pet! fosters, whose province it is to providp and
maintain the requisite accommodation for the shipphig
utw
to this Port, have, at various times, ender the tedhority of the
Let :stature, and as tee increase of the trade demanded erected
extensive docks, mid other conveniences, fur the shipping inte-
es_44f the tam. ..
arged'by the merchants at large two years ago, when
*lir erode was as great prosperity, year Petitioners sought for
awl-obtained,. during the last Sessiou of Parliament, powers for
the further improvement of the Pori.
not; in corsideralien nougat), of the ciisting want of accom-
modation in the docks fur genera) purposes, but anticipating :4
the period when the rights of the'merchunts and traders of Liy er-
pooL in cuirunon.with all Others his Majesty's subjects, to a fri-e
trade with the Bast Ihdttis world be recognised, your Petitioners
4120 conimencedivitrious works upon an extensive Kale, Cake.
laced !tweet the vanteetesstne of trade, which, as they humbly
.emiceived, woold he the result of welts system.
Your Petitioaers, therefore, anxious for the Iy.of the
„lespvtasit trusts committed to them,and mg the Justice
• of this Honourable Meese, meet bug/My barest drat they will
*Opt such measure% en to their Melons AA seem hest, for oh-
,teimng to the Port er Liverpool, as well as the rester the Coiled
Kingdom, a porticipodoo 471 the trade with our meters posses-
sions. Whom OA, enjoyed y the Fast Imlia Company, and
year Petkiimen will, es la duty betted, ever pray. '

EAST INDIA TRADE.
TO 2116 VONOVRAOLL THE COMMONS OF Tilt UNITED KINGDOM
Or ozzAT SRI rtIN AND DUCLAND, IY FARIAAIIIBVT ASSIErt-

TO Tl UONOURABLE THE COMMONS OF VIE UNITED
KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRKLAND)IN PAR-
LIAMENT ASSEMEtE6.
4'he Petition ofshe Mayor, Bailiffs, and BorgessA of tbe
Towns el Liverpool, in Common Conocil assembled,
stmv PnXIILT swewsrn,
• Tha( voer -Petitioners conceive, that the saweets of these
*calms I -meat ...I inherent right to a free intercourse of trade
iriWlsliot ler ..stions an 3 countries in amity with this; subject
lusty :win& vegetations as may be necessary fur preserving a
go ..1 sii.lerstaudi-.g with those countries, and for securing to our
• own be Reveus x derivable from stilt 4Werrenne.
es ha' thessionopoly of the East India Company, however es-
pis,tee fir ileory at the p rind of their first Charter, is, as
your Petitioners humbly conceive, in the present state of Coin-
lucre', and nfshe world no longer so; and it is moreover i newt-
-*astral ss those princiiiles which are universally admitted to be
essential to the pro.; city of Commerce.
That every oth 'nation in Europe being, ley the signal success
of his Majesti s arras, deprived .of all territory and ialluenee in
the Eut - well as of all means of annoyance to tbe na-
vigation of those seas. an ample field is new open for.the exer-
tion of British skill and enter;:rise, and for the inye•tment of that
capital which is rendered, in a great measure, useless, in those
.ebannels of trade where it has heretofore been employed.
That your Petitioners, as the guardians of the interests of the
Towo of Liverpool, while they lament the distressing suspen-
sion of its commerce at t..is juncture, cauuot hat indulge a san-
guine ;woe that the era is arrived which preseots to tile Mer-
Cbants and fraders of Liverpool; in common with those of every
part of the British Empire new and brigoter prospects in the
perticipatioa of a 'lraffic from waich they have been hitherto
asoloded.
That your Petitioners disclaim any wish to interfere with the
Rights r the East India Coiffisary, which they apprehend may
be mail Invioloi 1, is ithout the continuation of a system

that infringes the privileges of others.
Your Petitioners, therefee. reposing entire confidence in the
Wisolo iind Justice of this Honourable House, humbly entreat
that t ey will be pleased to adopt such measures as may secure
to the Merchants of the Port of Liverpool the advantages of a
frets Trade beyond th, ..!ape of Good Hoe.
And your Petitioners, as in din bound, will ever pray.
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Given under the Common Seal of the said Town.

TO THE lIGNOUEAELE THE COMMIsiIONERS OF THE
lIIIIITED KINGDOM OF .GREAT BIitITAIS AND IRE-
LAUD, IN PAILLIAMENT AIISEHEILF.D. .
The humble Petition of those alereltmus, Ship-Owners,
Tradesmen, and other lohahitants of th
o • Town of Li-
verpol, whose names are beret) subscribed.
Your Petitioners humbly beg,leave to represeet to your Ilo-
wearable House that by s•anous Chatten, gr
from time to
time to the East India Company, 7onr Petitrolai have For a i
long series of year, been re,tricted to carrying on Trade, as well
' with the extensive possessions of th. Company In the Last In-
dies, as with the whole of the Islands and Territories in Africa ;
and Asia, front the Cape of Good Hope to the Straits of Nlagel-
lan, and have thus, as your Petitioners humbly coneei..e, not I
only been prevented from exerting their mercantile skill and in- 1
• &wiry, and employing their capital in a mantwr the most ad-
vantagenus to their c.itontry and to theraselves, but have been de-
pri v. 4 of those privileges which They humbly presume are the ;
.common birth-right of all Isis Majesty's subjeets—tbe right of I
caryying on a free Trade to all parts of the British Empire, and I
other countries in amity with this United Kiagtloon,snklect only"
to such general regulations of Tra to as the policy of this coun-
try
usay require. or as may be necessary for mainotining the re-
haloes of th.me realms with foreign states, and securing to lio.,
vernmeso those revenues' which may be requisite for its support.
Your Petitioners further beg leave humbly to state to your
Memorable House that they cannot but regard all monopolies,
. which prohibit the emend body of the people from carrying on ;
Trade with any other country, and in particular the monopoly ;
of the Last India Company, as highly injurious to the general
Interests of this enotootry at large, and as.greatly discouraging ;
that commercial spirit which, from foe nature and local situation i
of these !stools, is indispeusible to their prosperity, and upon
. which their security at this moment essentially depends.
Your Petitioners having therefore assembled together in a
General Meeting, have resolved to a_ppeal for a redress of this '
their grievance to your Honourable House; in the Womble but
confideut hope that you will consider the protection of the equal ,
eights ofliis Majesty subject. to a Free Trade, and the extension
(plan hoouurableoust, and legitimate commerce, as amongst Ow '
tiro and most important lhjerts of legislative regulation. I
Your Petitioners, therefore, humbly intreat that your Honour- ,
able House will be pleascd to take this subject into your most ;
serious consideration ; and that you will at the earliest oppor-
tuuity adopt inch measures fur abolishing the commercial mono-
poly
p yof the List India Compote as to the a isdum and justice of
l'arliatileut may seem most expedient.' 3 i
•(CIRCULAR.) I
Liverpool, 21th March, 1811..
ant,—l am requested by the Committee to transmit to you a !
copy of the Resolutions which were unanitnously.agreed upon
at ii GeDernl Meeting of the Merchants, Ship-Ou nen, and Inha-
bitants/if Liverpool, convened Oil the lith instant, relative to the
East India 'bode.
The Cmasaaseso, deeply impressed with tilt. aportwe of the
sulijeet, tootwiswe.4y al it may affect the toe aof Liverpool, but ;
as involvEt.g dia iatere ts, the privileges, and the rights of the
merchants, ship-owners, and manufacturers, and all other the
. subjects of the .Uoited Kingdom, have directed me to apprize
you of their intention of appointing a Deputation from toes I
Pi tee, in the that week is April, to co-operate with those frail .I
the other sea-ports, cities, and towns. in whatever measures may i
be deemed requisite for the attainineat'of an oiject of such um- t
went, as that of opening to the eats:it/old-Le of the British rare- '
chant, rs jr., trade to all the world. •
The .inm.aittee are convigeed, that the most effectual mode of-
accomplishing so desirable a locations; is strenuously to assert tke
Whereto right of all his Majesty's sobjects to trade o ills eve •
Country its amity with us ; and to express those sentiments in
bras, temperate, and respectful Petitions to the Legi,lature,
promoted by a eputatiou to Loudon Irmo each of the Places so
petitioning. -
I. ant further desired to express the anxious wish of the Com.
mittee. to receive the most ample communications and •nr.ite*-
toils from all parties interested, and to assort them of thew de.
voted attention to this moroteutous question.
1 have the honour to be. with great respeZt,
air, • ' '
Your most obedient humble Bervilleg.
. J. M. -BR-A•CXENBUR.r.
ilearetnrylo the United Committees of tab Corporation of 1.1-
• •.. aMmais-aad of the Alerchants, libip-Owners, die. &c. of
• Atha Post. - .• ,
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!Liverpool, 'March l'7; nut
IR of the Mereldiom, ,
_Hisip.Owuen, Tradesmen.
• an,: other I • igallitS of the 'fawn of Liverpool. assembled by
raiilt
, ' the Pio the Mayor, for the purpose of taking into eon-
; : sidevalion and adopting such measures as mbar deemed roves-
• '▪
'sory, In order to obtain to this Poet the I of a participa-
-t Boa in the trade to the Last ladies 4
's JOHN SOURNE, Esq, idayair, is, the Chair,
Itesqlsed,---Iluit wo, la collagen %%ids Use rest of unr fellow
objects, bite a right to a free trade mitts all parts of the •Bri-
Lill ).,
_tataires .tier nulintrito in amity *sib these United
minignrs' su I:4l4figal fillailstiont of trade as
gus,
lb* at cy QC y , or* may be accewary
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