The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-05 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

A Oeseral Court of East India Proprietors was yes-
terday held at the Company's house in Leadenhall-
street. After some previous discussion,
Mr. JACKSON rose, and sail, that notwithstanding
the great authority of the Act of Parliament which he
held in his hand derived from the name of a highly
gifted nobleman, the Marquess of Lansdowne, he could
not but complain of the great license it afforded in re-
spect is trading in India. Some of the greatest poli-
ticians bad been most mistaken in their views of India
affairs. He wished to ask whether by that Act, all the
King's subjects might not only go from port to port iii
India, and carry away the produce to any part of Eu-
rope but also, whether they might not carry back the
private of foreign countries to any place in Indian,
and there dispose of it without coming to the parent

TIM CHAIRmAx said they might go from port to port
is lodic

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Mr. Jack vox raid that was not his question, which he
thertepeated.
Mr. Sergeant BOaANQUIT was referred to by the
Chairman, wbo made a single observation, which we
understood to be an answer in the alfirn►ative.

Mr. Jackson thought this was .a most dangerous
propaaition, that vessels loading with the showy fabrics
of France, or the cheag fabsics of Ilermany, should be
allowed to give the go by to
,the parent country. Ilow
dangerous would it be to allow such a doctrine to be
applied to the West Indies: be knew he was speaking
a day ttso Late ; but as the hill nas laid before the
Court fur their approbation, he cot:11 not help observ-
ing upon the great tlanger fruin assenting to
this principle.
The CastnntsN said, Cot the Uirertors bad inter-
(erred to prevent the measure ; but it h.oving been re-
presentea to Ministers on the part of the %hipping in-
terest, that it was an extremely hard cac.. that Engiish
shipping should be denied that privileze which was
afforded to American and other foreign vessel., their
interference w..s not successful.

Mr. cm; ea;sm thought the Directors might have
acquainted the Proprietors with the intentions of Mi-
nisters spun this stihjeet. Some suggestions might
have been wade Ity this Vonse, which would have ena-
bled Parliament to avoid the defects which nets• appear
in the Bill. lie hoped, therefore, that if another act
should be Proposed to amend or repeal the present, the
Court of Directors would coadescend to inform the Pro-
prietors of it.
The CHAIRMAN said, that if the Honourable Pro-
prietoa had attended the last Court, he would have
found that the notice of the want of which he com-
plained had been given.
Mt. OZOGIIECAN was aware that a notice had been
given that an act relating to this Pubjert was in con-
templation but no nut:ce had been given of the par-
ticulars of the measure.
Mr. I). KlN%Alatr said, that as :In roiclioliman, he
was happy Vast P.M had p is•e.i. As j I !Ai:* Proprie
for he u..s indelet 41 to the „Jnl sense of the
lure that lead ezi.loeleel the alit_ i 11(14t1.41 11141..1,10 of tiate
toopoly to London betterin; the Loisepalej's subjects it.
Indic Ile WWI 51itti‘tied that all connie'rrpal faviliter•
weir leenetic:al to the Lillian.; liecate•e, front the Ver
nature of Commerce, 110 Ve%sel 400111 carry any cone.
modelle. there nitla.ut cat..)itez thence Ind:an
dove in return. As an India P.tel r:etor, it was th
same thing to him whether an E izli•leman tradeot
there from Liverpool, or a Pren. Imam lions Liverp
• lir a Frew !mean from It me-deans. A• Et4;lisle ,Ith•
icet, pe re.aps he might wi•li it to he confined to glig
eisonsen. lint as an Indian it was .41. Alike to —lie thou;bt, upon the WWII., that the passing' ihi•
Act was a siitej et of c..tigratuleion to the Court.
Mr. L .% Ni.i.s thilliOlt. it strange that I.,feign Ye,e.
seli ',lonia lee alluweel a privilee tro u Engliale
ships were to he es holed,
DE %To or Bo\ 1P %RTE.

The Bon. Pioprietor, aster speaking some time, wa'
interrupted by
Tine tits PIM V, who said he thonzht it right 1,.
c tttttt manse:tie to the l'oort the intelligence he bad tha.
nionivnt receir,d—that Bonaparte was dead. In a
few ininutes atterwards he added, that he had made
the former communication to the Court in c•insequeuce
of a private letter which he had received ; but that he
had since received a letter front Sir !Nilson Low offi-
cially announcing this event. The letter, which was
then read by the clerk, stated, for the information of
the Board of Directors, that °fliers! Bonaparte had
expired at ten minutes before six o'clock on the morn-
ing of the :itli of May, in conseirtence of an indisposi.
thin which had confined him to his apartment since the
17th of March last.
Mr. LOWNDER.—Then, Mr. Chairman, I congratu-
late you upon the intelligettee.—(Loud and universal
expressions of disapprobation.)
Mr. Dcv GLAS KINNAIRD said (as we understood
him) that it was indecent, and unworthy of all English-
man, to make the natural extinction 01 a man, olio
had been long politically dead, matter of congratula-
tion.—(n leer.)
Mr. Pt 111::os said that the circumstance had bee:i
coiutunnicated to the Court as a waiter of fact, and nut
of discussion.

Mr. L'►wxn¢s merely congratulated the c.,sitery
upon being• relieved from the expense of the St. Helena
establishment. lie then resumed his speech upon the
India Trade Bill, of which we did not hear a word, in
consegnencf. of the murmuring conversation excited by
the news of lionaparte's death.
The CHAIRMAN again said, that the Directors had
done what they could, bat found it impossible to pre-
vent the measure from being carried.
Mr. HOWORT• hoped that the Proprietors would re-
ceive notice of such intended measures in flame.
Mr. JACKSON replied at so ee length to the observa-
tions of Mr. D. Kinnaird. The Hon. Propriet,r had
staled he was sorry, as an Englishman, that it was not
confined to an English channel. That was, in effect,
all he (Mr. Jackson) bad said. This Bill ba►l the effect
of abridging Bri•ish commerce at a moment, when, of
all others, it unght to be extended.