The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-15 00:00:00

..y Pigott*, -notwithstanding our iratisetraWriiiiiilf•
at sea. .lie adverted to the want-4 an India Bed- ,
get these several yeas, which gave no favouratile
idea of the Company's concerns ; to the no ill'-
, tant prospect of a new Mahratta war ;.to the db.,.
affection. of the native army,- through exCessiva
severity and Itl.judged reform. ;He thought that
if soisul ;specific and radical plan of Itaorni was
not adopted, the House would 'teethe day they
were induced to reject it.. If money 'frasjisirly
• due to the Company •by the publie, ,heliiiii4lts, ob.:
• jection to the appoirement of a fresh Conithitteof'
to investigate' those claims ; but, its the ifitatitig
circumstances, he could • not, consistent WWI %Is '
. duty, .consent to impose such a ,Ourden:..4a the
- public, and
.wee,l(l, in .eorisequeuee,•oppeSa die.
third reading of the. Bill-.: -- . ' ' r
! - Air.. %V MLLA-C E replied at length to. SO T.
Turtun. • lie thought that if the East India Cum,
oily were merely a ,cummereiel.betly Micooviected:
with Goverenient, ;that even then il would. be
proper to assist thaw:with-a load of money in
their etebarrasiments.. If .thetifithi. 4 the Com.
pany hail increased neartwenty-millimisia anise.:
'A.:race of the viers in Intliailt must 'be reeteHtsOlitt
1 ,at their. territorial .rdienne dtadlnereaded shoot;
;,eight mitts' s` inututity, Theiroeinbarriissmrpte,
were principally
.owlog to the siloatien of ateiyi,
lin Europe. Their territory ,Was Warily istopty',,
;sufficient fbi suck s loan as this, and he saw no
.reason to refuse the loan.
Mr. QIIEEVEIr thought the repayment of thli
, einney was a. thing in the highest degree, InsprO.l
bable. It was true that in the year 1773 i %atilt'
.the. Company was so much connected' with the
.Government as they now arc, they did harrow ii.
stein of money from the .country and repaid it. .Q 4
The affairs of the Company had, howeier, ilurini
the last 17 years, constantly grown wores'and
worse; and the debt had increased hum With
millions to St millions. Ile conceived that Wheat
the Company was unconnected s..ith Government,
• they were obliged to furnish regular accounts;
bet that now the Goveremeetand the Company
being combined, were treiStrung.far the louse of
Commons ; and very few reports were presented.
Ile did not conceive the ConintitteerwhiCh 'now
sat upon India affairs, was by_ say stielai' Cotsiti
tilted in the meaner moselikely to produce sttis.
Ltetery reports respecting the state of 'lndia.,
Mr. I)UNDAS begun by saying, that hb neve
could heir, without giving it his must decided' eon.
tradiction, that•the system; of our Governmeot 'of'
the Indian provinces was a sytcm of plunder a'nd
desolation. Ile was cunvinced that it *as the
mildest government, and the best adapted to' ro:
mute the happiness of the people),. of any govern."
meat that had ever been known in 'lndia.' He
thought it also very . irelegular to pronounce en'
opinion uelevourable to Sir George Barlow autr,
the Madresgoverittnent,-before the papt.:rs on that
subject, which had been ordered to be printed,*
welch' the hands of Members. As to the loan
desnaaded, he had proposed it only fur a short time, ,
in order that this subject, and the other claims !
which the Company can bring forward of this ,
nature, might be fully discussed in the next Sus. '
skin. He thought there was most ample seen. !
oily for this, loan, both in the territory of the'
Company, and in their property in this country,
'which could at all times be laid held of for the
payment of their debts. As to their accounts, a
very voluminous Report upon the state of the Coma.
patsy had lately been published, and he did not en.
derstand that any objections had been made to it. •
Lortl A. HAMILTON thought the objection
t O:the Bill was, that the Court• had lately'madu a
dividend of 10 per mite when it might happen that'1
they had paid this dividend out of the 'very sum
stow borrowed. He was of opinion, that under the
present circumstances. of the East India Compann
the House should- be very cautious
.how they in,
trusted them with so very large a sum a 51600,0001,
of the public. money. .
Sir. it. TiIoaNTON said, that after the very
expensive wars in which the country had of late,
years heals involved, it Would be impossible'for '
them to look forward with any prospect of 'sec.
errs, unless, by a renewal of .their -charter ; and
in the mean ti,ae, a liberal support from the coun-
try. He justified the late dividend of 10 or
cent. as what the Company were 'entitled to make
according to the usage of many years Just past,
during the :greater part of, which their affairs ,
were by no means in so prosperous a state as' they'
arc at the present moment.- ire insisted that 'tit'
Company had not prospered more by the •iiststi. '
mice they had derived troth 'the country, thanihe ,
country had benefited by the esertiOns of the Coui4'.'
pally k and he hoped the House would.not hesitate'
in continuing that assistance so essential to the Ini'l,
terests of ell,trartiel. Thek was one persoieWitei
he was certain. Vtallid be glad ' la' assist thent'io'l
any exient, mid 'to give thew any cttinpensatiod '
fur their territory. Bonaparte would not Mit.
tate to give 50 or GO years purchase for it ; Dui
he had no doubt the House would continue to sup:'
port the Company, as circeenstanres. might io;
quire ; pod he was certain they %void& see thli
loan usdd with every nossible degree ofpritilerice, I
and that the affairs of the East India 'Compaq. I
would be pot ini a proper footine.. • '
Lord A. HAMA uroN .exithiineJ) after kfiich
a division took place :-+s ,-, •,..".1 ' • ' •''' '
Fur the third,searligs,6o—Agntact it, .10. *
On our re.adinlssiun info the gallery, we found
Mr. H. !JAR:ITN on hialegs, opposing We Or:
der of the Day fur taking into further considers.:
tion the Report of the .Bill for re/gelatin; littrOrT•
fee, of Registry of the Admiralty.. -.ROI*, *Ad
particularly to the title of .thoßilli al 4ibt'loll4.l
ittgyith. the body of it,. fur. tstatzintittidt'44'; t
BilL for 'isolating the offices oflitiSidtrirtiet' 01.
Adtpirslty anti Prize Courtii,.and the.MarslikliP
Prizb Courts," and yet in do 000pirt relliti4Bll
it m'ention. the Marshals of Prise Gentle. littWtif
jectpd alsotatthe whole of the BM ; and he"wis
surto Ar Gentlemen would moat° it, no. Metn:
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