The Statesman.
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any. Petition to the Throne, and that rile low
adopted.
Seerettiry 11YDER stiA, as to the LirirY
Toitions, he had acted as his predecessors hat
done.
Mr. WHITBREAD informed the last speaker ,
it was none of his busines4 to enquire how any one
ebe had acted, but to act right himself. . .
The debate was then adjourned.
SIR FRANCIS BURDETT.
The SPEAKER intimated to the Muse that the
Serjeant at Arms had informed him, that notice of
Process, at the instance of Sir Francis Burdett,
ul been served upon him,

hat. J•
Mr. PERCEV.AL proposed that the' notice
bhmild be referred to the Coosmittee appointed to
consider the subject.
Mr. TIERNEY said this could not regularly
In. done, till the notice was in some regular man,
ner before the House. The notice to the Speaker
ikAd hero entered on the Jonrnals.
The SPEAKER. then called for the Serjesnt,
who was not in the way, add the subject dropped.

Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON gave no.
tire of a Motion for expunging (cool :the Jour.
nal:, the Resolution relative to Lord Castlereagh's
intended exchange of a Writership fur a Seat in the
iltiose, on Friday, the 18th.
JIB. CANNING moved for various papers re-
lative to Spain.—Ordiired.

MACAO EXPEDITION.
Mr. PRENDERGAST rose to
illt; the origin and conduct Of the Expedition to the Porto-
gitn•-e Settlement at !Macao. He gave a statement of the
viaduct Of that Expedition; from wide!' it appeared. that
Admiral Drury had taken possession of the place in apposi-
tin to the wishes of use Portuguese Governor, awl hoisted
use British flag. Ate.—that he had unwarrantably threatened
and insulted the Chinese. who had opposed the proceeding—
thrt in an attack a British bout had been taken by the Chi-
ii-oe, in the recovery of which by the British, 3 Chinese
had been (we think he said) killed or wouieded—that the
British had been exposed to udiumand contempt in this busi-
ne•s---and our Valliant.* commerce with China endangered. It
was pmper that the Houseshnuld keow who were to blame
in this tnuoactiou, and dwrefore he ed-Ist, For Copies
of Dip :itches to the Admiralty and the Court of Director.,.
relative to this Lxpedition--'2d, Copies i.E Comonunicatioto
by the Admiralty. to Admiral Drury. on the Reports which
t:ocy received respecting this tixpedatisiti--;AL t copies of all
Orders and Opinions maul by the Directors or the Board of
Cootroal to the Governor-General of Bengal, or the-Super-
Cargoes at Ciotti'', relative to the occuzation of atacan, lie
Mated that he would willingly be one of a Committee to se-
lect the proper papers Er a great rnaw4 *vide!) he knew
might be coinprehroded under these motions.
Mr. DUNTIAS said. the detail of the course of the Es.•
OCtiiiillll east correct. as far as it went. flutsircionstanres
had been omitted which altered the rompleximl of the case.-.'.
When there was reason to apprehend that the British would'
be excluded from the Portusticoe ports before the removal of
the Royal Family of Portugal tai the Brazils, orders -
been sent out to take the Portuguese Settlements in the East.
(afterwards countermanded). by force. if necessary, except"
Mace which was not to be taken without the concurrome
of the Chinese, and it was imagined that the Chinese would
willingly accept of our assistance to repel a hostile attack of
hat]
the Fteorli -an the Settlement, if that shnuld he attempted.
The Governor-General was apprised by the Committee isli
Sopereargoes at , Cannon, that tbe.frinch were preparing ftw
attack the place. and that it might he taken Possession of by
an, *nth the smociirrrtiee of Ike Chimer., its he understood."
It Wag necessary to act immediately. witboat waiting meter.
tber totilarsi and the Governor sent Admiral Drury, who acted
in Concert with the bopercargoes, till they were eonvineed
that further perseverance would be useless. lle conceived
that po blame attached to the Governor-General or the Ad-
mind: He agreed with the flaresarable (leadsmen ,s to tat*
ionportatiee of preserving rue Chinese commerce—ha IF
der all the circumstances. he thought there, was nn ocrattion
far Itwie papers, which weft eery voluminous, 'mid lie
would therefore oppose the motion.
Mr. GEORGE JOHNSTONE disapproved of the °emeri-
ti'', of the territory IN goestion. The isliontt was lea miles in
circumference t the Potanguese did tint equity iihnve ten
miles la eireutuference of it I the Chinese only, allowed them
one week's_ provisioas at a time. so that we had n.s 'simian to
dread the Preach getting, or if they did get, retaining pus-
iftsiod of Its i
Mr. WALLACE thought that no suclicient case had be*
made out to Induce the House to order such a aims of pages,,
to be proddeed.
Sir IL POPHAM thought if there was any inconvenienee
in produciag all the papers called Mr, there could at least he
ao objection . in prodecing those which related to the Super-
cargoes, the Marine Service, and the Ciennsander in Chief.
Mr, C. GRANT reprobated the motion, as tendime to lead
the Chinese to suppose that we were hi a state of servility to
them. Such conduct could not tend to render them more coos
tiliatory.
Mr. PRENDERGAST replied.
Mr. DUNI).AS and Mr. PitF.NDEBGAgT mutually ex-
plained.
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Mr. ASTELL opposed the motion.
The Gallery was cleared, but no division took place, and
the motion was negatived.
WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY.
Mr. BARIIAM brought up a Report from a Committee.
towhnm a Petition relaCtig to this Comaativ had been re•
ferred, staling that lathe opinion of the Committee. the Coin-
pony in ordering a Dividend of clear Viper coot. on their (*a-
side) without deducting the Income Tots, had thereby ex-
, crested the extreme rate of interest-allowed them by tie Act
of Parliament. lie now moved that (lie House* pass a Re-
solution agreeably to this Report.
Mr: II I BBE RT objected to the motion. The affalrs of the
Company had been conducted ably nod properly in every re-
spect: except this one. supposiug that to he Wrlong, in which
case it emildenle arommt to an error in jitdernent : and yet his
lion. friend wished, in defiance of the forne of the House,
to effect by the present Resolution all that he could hope to
;tetaltalllish hy a Declaratory Bill. I tetherefore innved, that
the Retaliation he postponed till this day three months.
Mr. A. B tit *NG supported the originosi motion.
Mr. MA ft RY ATTobserved. that the West India Planters
were siaderially interested itt this question. According to the
Act nrieinally caestiteting the West ,India Dock Company,
the i Prow Proprietors were to Aare ten per grant.
urt. upon their capi-
tal, it ns stipulated. th?it upon the surplus profits
anat
:mouth an a certain tondo ~ proportionate reduction should
lake Once in the rites payable at the Docks. Now by the
system to whirls the resolution referred to. the ten per cent.
living taken undinsitash,sl. the Incotee Tax toeing paid en-
finds not of this reversionary fund. that stipulation of the
Company wee not attendee, in. 'Therefore tor 'holiest the
resolution right and reasonable, and he hoped it would serve
to produce a dilferent a; rangeusent in future. ~
Mr. HUGHES followed *pen the same ride.
The ATTORNEY-fargERA I. thneeht the property tax
',Liebe to he paid as well out of the tea per cent. Aisitteoti as
not of the sarplur. He trusted the Company, whose general
,naeluct costliest theta to every praise-, would pay attention
ts the sageestion of this emolatints, which he was glad to
tad was not retrospective. •
Mr. BARHAM estplained the course of proceeding which
le inertia to take. If the resolutimo shmild he ac-,retalr to. he
"want to try its efert, and if it shwa not he attended tto. in
"e twat neenunt, he would feet it his duty to proceed farther.
ft ea, to be hoped. however, that this otoubl be rendered
mmeressary by the conduct of the Company.
After mine farther cowers:ltem ie which the Solicitor-
renenil,Ne. PercevaL and Mr. 'Baring. spoke in favour of
the Eetoisitinn. and Mr. Jails Smith for the A metidment—the
Animist/at was Negatived, mod the 'Resolution carried With.
out a diasinn.
The Dike of Brunswick's Annuity Bill, the. Exchequer
Bills Anntilty Rill. awl the Hawkers. Pedlar', and Transfer'
fluke Bill. were broughtup by Mr. Wiseman, read a tiros
and ordered lobe read * second time to-morrow.
Supplements to the favy F.stlowites, and certain other pa-.
pew, were Ina 'lathe table panatela to order.—Adjourned.
Arriving. Matte. - e. 'Use.
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