The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-09 00:00:00

No. 1936.

',AI( lt Tul. KO Al., COVENT 6A111)10..
THIS present EVENING, Nay en., will
he p..rforiswit,
TILE GAMESTER.

After which, (for the llth time,) a New Grand Nelo4llol.llic
Sperittrie called •4.
THE SECRET MINE.
On Mooday, Catn.-0a Tuesday, Venice Pteteweit=
Ivedmeeday, The Virgin of the Soo.--Ou Tlonalay,
cittnir.—Ort Friday, King Joan.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, sth May.lBl2.
AT a GENERAL COURT of the United Como
pony of Merchants of Baglaid fradiug to the East ladies,
held this day'
Resolves! Unanimoosly,
That this Coon Istis lettnit with deep. concern and surprise
11141 M.. Majesty'si Ministon have been induced to eh die
view they rst tidettakted of the propriety of canard% to the
Port of London the repos of the Trade to India, now Wt. be
permitted to all Britishsabjeets; that the Immure of
the Out-ports to vessels of all descriptions from India,
heading 111 that terns the Eastern bleeds, appears tee this •
to he fraught with easteaseares mimes ow die CoWpaill .
It
all the ion% tents de b•terves. casoreted with it; by rev
from sir Pecs mf Lanham the greater o.ischsf the, Jew Tral;
which it has hitherto alloyed ; by Itoderiag many of
the extensive eat6lMatents formed there for the Merchaadize
and Shipping of that Trade, and throwidg alit' of bread oumy
thausaods of persons who now derive cowl ont employment from
it; by denmetag the practice and trust the end of stated
Public Sales, which are useful and important bath to the Coun-
try und the Company, who are necessarily restricted to- this
practice; hat, above all, by affording facilities for the Smug-
gill' of Teas into the Ports and Harbours of England,
Scotland, and Ireland, to tue extent unlimited, and as this
Court apprehend, uncoatroutable.—That the consequences of
ibis most be the destruction of the Company's China Trade,
tlvir hest -ource of commercial profit; the failure of their Di-
vidend, the depreciation of their Stock, nod unless& fund is pro.
vid_st from some other source for the payment of the Dividend,
imbility on their part to continue the functiom assigned to item
ia the Government of British India.—That if the constitution
by which the ladian Empire is now administered should thou be
*inverted, the excellent system of Civil and Military Service
formed under the Company, and maintainable only by saeh a
body, will be broken dowse, the tranquillity and happiness of
the suit population which that Empire contains, the interests
of this Country in 'Asia, and its Consuitution at home, will be
imminently endangered.
That th- professed *est for which the proposed changes
are to be made, and loch immense sacrifices baaarded,
namely. the increase of the Commerce of this Kingdom,
cannot be io any great degree Wadded ; there being on prac-
ticability of extending materially den use of our Manufactures
among thc Indian people, the tonnage allotted by the Com-
pany, or ad'arded by Indian ships in the management of
,udividuals, for such exports, not lowing been fully occupied;
neither dues it appear practicable largely to augment the im-
portation of profitable commodities from tbence ; of all which
the example of the American Trade to the East is a proof;
British Manufactures which they could easily have procured,
making no part of it, nor their relents exhibiting any. new
articles of importance.—That therefore the Trade new eT-• • ,
by the Company and individuals will be the only certain rade
to which new adventurers can hare recourse; and this will be
no additino to the Commerce of the country, but only R transfer
from one set of hands to another; so that, old esiablisments will
be subverted, without substituting any thing equally gond in
their place; mid to all appearance with great &trifocal to the
flatten, particularly in the defalcatiotrof is 1 tile pail of the du-
de, sow collected on Tea to the amount of our Millions ster-
ling per snow.. ; for all which defalcation. whether one, or,
ton, or three millions, new Taxes must be laid on the people.—
Thal the rause of the Company has hero deeply injured by pre-
judice. Yraoroore, erroarans essusaptioas. *ad of hoe by easels.
...r east*inations, antiby affair representation, canvas, and in-
timidation -in all which, the merits and rights of the Company,
the political interest, of British India, and of this country as
cuartected with them, have bees left out of sight, and the single
object of the Extension of Commerce, an object too only. of
speculation, in opposition to past experience, is the governing
principle.

Thai Court, however, confidently hope, that Parliament will
no' decide the fate of the Company, on the representation and
demands of private interests, but on just and comprehensive
views of National Polk, $ tend the Court must also believe that
his Majesty', Ministers are too enlightened and equitable finally
to adopt any measure calculated to destroy the commercial pro-
fits of eke Composts,. and thereby to disable them from perform-
ing their political functions. This Court, therefore, entirely ap-
proving, both of the firmness which their Directors have shewn
in mills:fining the interest of the Company, and of the man-
lier in which they have, in the papers now produced by them,
defended those interests. duth recommend it to them to persevere
in the Negociation with his Majesty's Ministers upon the same
principles t assured of the determination of this Court to sup-
port them to the utotostiin maiutaioing the permanence of the
Company and the National Interest, which are involved in their
stability.

Resolved Manhassetly. That the Thanks of this Court be
given to Randle Jackson, Esq. for his very luminous and ex-
cellent speech this day, for the great seal, ability, and industry
he has on various occasions, and particularly on this, displayed
for the honour and advantages of this Company.
Resolved Unanimously, That the weeniest Thanks of this Ge-
neral Court be ofered to the Chairman, Deputy Chairman.
mkt Court of Directors of this Company, fur their very able
conduct In the Negnciatioo with Government for the Renewal
of the Charter I alike evincing the most luminous ideas of the
Lout interests of this Company? and their most honourable cos-
that in the management of so important a concern.
WILLIAM RAMSAY, Sec.

DAMASK MERINO FUItNITURES.
A. DUDDING begs leave to recommend his
entirely new-invented DAMASK MERI7:O FURNI-
TURES, which, for elegance nod durability, far surpass any
Itnagy•et introduced. The Inventor flatters himself that the very
peculiar and agreeable lustre of this style of Furniture, cannot
fail to Insure general approbation.
Mr. uddin has also to solicit attention to bit. aupp_rior col-
lection oD gf new and choice CHINTZ FURNITURKS. which
he is determined to offer ors the is est reasonable tem,, as well
as a great varier y of last year's Putteros at very reduced prices.
s 2, Yew moad-street.

LITTER LOTTERY.
QIVIFT and Co. (the Contractors) respectfully in-
k.. 7 forio the Public that the little Lmtery will be drawn on the
KING'S BIRTH DAY.
There are only EI,MO Tickets, whit the follow*
GliiD SCHEME.
1 of 410,000 is - 410,000
1 - - 10,000 . 10,000
.1 -
1 . . S,OOO - - 3,000
0
. - 4,000 . - %MO
- - 1,000 .. .. 5,000
MO - - 2,01.10
400 - - I.6UU
- SuO - 1.800
- . 100 . 1,900
- - SO - - men
50 1400

. .
41 - iii . .
i,600
6: - . 90 . . 1,11110
1.;6 - - 25 - - %WO
1,91 t) - 15 - - 19.650
Tickets and Stsare• are selling at Swiftand Co's. Olen. No.
iligh-street
11. Mighty; No. I>+, Charing Crory; and No. 31, !litigate;

DAY aid MAIRIFIN beg leave to acquaint the
Public that by attending to the I:Monis, particulars they
Will avoid being taken in by the wile Compositions that are of-
fted as the genuine BLACKING, ',rewired by theta nI 97/
High Holborn. Afier the word " Blarking" in the AM Ilse or
the Labels the Counterfeits lave a moil t as) sant Week
mune before the word MADE ill the west tine, and edam psi &
kraal! (at) immediately before the Number V. Parebasfes
ehierve Umtata wbqie Address is clear sad dirtied. '

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