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House Of Commons.
The Right Honourable Secretary then proceeded to state a number of circuiiKtaiices indicative of the prosperous state of our East Indian possessions . While speaking of this prosperity he expected it would be . asked , When is the participation which , you promised a fcr . v years ago ? His answer was , that he never promised any ; aud in proof of this he read part of his speech in 1793 , expresslydeclaring that it depended very much on the conti-uance of peace . But had not the public enjoyed tlv . it participation evsn in the war ? hi two different years they had received half that participation . In the present year nothing ; but that '
was Diving to the freight of shipping having been advanced no less than one million on account of the war . There was cnly one point more , on which he had any thing to say ,, and that was the deficiency of cash , which he accounted for by the fall in value of the Government Annuities possessed by the Company , and by their , having had 500 , 000 ! . of their new bonds sent in upon them . Mr . Dundas observed , that it would be more creditable for the Company to augment their capital than to increase the number of their bonds : nay , it was incumbent them for ' the ital sufficient in 1793 must necessarily be
inupon ; cap , sufficient now , when their trade was increased to the amount of near four millions , and when , from the state of Europe , we were likely soon to have no rival in that part of the world . Several resolutions were then put and carried in the Committee . Wednesday , 21 . The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply , Mr . Rose moved certain Annual Grants , among which was the sum of 540 , 0001 , » for the relief of the suffering clergy and laity of France
. Mr . Elliott reported the opinion of the Committee appointed to try the second Southwark Election Petition , viz . that George Woodford Thellason , Esq . was not duly elected ; that George Tierney , Esq . ought to have been returned ; that he v .-as accordingly duly elected ; and that neither the petition of Mr . Tierney , nor the opposition of Mr . Thelluson to it , were frivolous or vexatious . The
report being read , the Clerk of the Crown was ordered to attend to-morrow , to amend the return for the Borough of Southwark , and to substitute the name of Mr . Tierney instead of that of Mr . Thelluson .- , Thursday , 22 , George Tierney , Esq . took the oath and his seat for the Borough of Southivavk . ' Mr . ttiddulph said , that understanding a good effect had been produced by rendering the Penal Laws milder in some parts of India , he thought it would be humane to make that mildness a genera ) system throughout that quarter of the '
globe . He shoijld therefore move , that there be laid before the House copies , or extracts , of Ihe Correspondence between the Court of Directors of the East India Company and the Governor-Genera ! of Fort William , Baliara , and Orissa , for establishing- Courts of Justice in India , and the directions which were given for procuring such proceedings , Sc . Mr . Dundas brought forward a number of reasons , fo shew the inexpediency of comply / tig tvitli the Hon . Gentleman ' s Motion , and the inconvenience , that would attend Ihe execution of his lanand concluded b ingthat he could
p ; y say , not see how il v .-as possible to comply with the motion in its present form ; but . if the Hon . Gentleman would withdraw his motion , he would undertake ; , upon his honour , to produce all the papers which tended to lead to the object of his wishes as to information upon the subject . Mr . Biddulph said a few words in reply , which induced Mr . Pitt to oppose the withdrawing of tlie Motion , in order that the House might nieel it with a direct negative . The Question v .-as then put and negatived .
Mr . Pitt brought up his promised Bill for the support of the Poor , and wished it to be committed before the holidays , that gentlemen might have leisure to consider it during the recess . . The Bill was brought up , _ and read a first time . Friday , 23 In a Committe of Supply , the sum of 6 oo , oool . in Exchequer Bills , was voted for the relief of the Merchants and Planters of Grenada . After several clauses had been received into the Bill for amending the Augmentation Militia Act ,
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House Of Commons.
The Right Honourable Secretary then proceeded to state a number of circuiiKtaiices indicative of the prosperous state of our East Indian possessions . While speaking of this prosperity he expected it would be . asked , When is the participation which , you promised a fcr . v years ago ? His answer was , that he never promised any ; aud in proof of this he read part of his speech in 1793 , expresslydeclaring that it depended very much on the conti-uance of peace . But had not the public enjoyed tlv . it participation evsn in the war ? hi two different years they had received half that participation . In the present year nothing ; but that '
was Diving to the freight of shipping having been advanced no less than one million on account of the war . There was cnly one point more , on which he had any thing to say ,, and that was the deficiency of cash , which he accounted for by the fall in value of the Government Annuities possessed by the Company , and by their , having had 500 , 000 ! . of their new bonds sent in upon them . Mr . Dundas observed , that it would be more creditable for the Company to augment their capital than to increase the number of their bonds : nay , it was incumbent them for ' the ital sufficient in 1793 must necessarily be
inupon ; cap , sufficient now , when their trade was increased to the amount of near four millions , and when , from the state of Europe , we were likely soon to have no rival in that part of the world . Several resolutions were then put and carried in the Committee . Wednesday , 21 . The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply , Mr . Rose moved certain Annual Grants , among which was the sum of 540 , 0001 , » for the relief of the suffering clergy and laity of France
. Mr . Elliott reported the opinion of the Committee appointed to try the second Southwark Election Petition , viz . that George Woodford Thellason , Esq . was not duly elected ; that George Tierney , Esq . ought to have been returned ; that he v .-as accordingly duly elected ; and that neither the petition of Mr . Tierney , nor the opposition of Mr . Thelluson to it , were frivolous or vexatious . The
report being read , the Clerk of the Crown was ordered to attend to-morrow , to amend the return for the Borough of Southwark , and to substitute the name of Mr . Tierney instead of that of Mr . Thelluson .- , Thursday , 22 , George Tierney , Esq . took the oath and his seat for the Borough of Southivavk . ' Mr . ttiddulph said , that understanding a good effect had been produced by rendering the Penal Laws milder in some parts of India , he thought it would be humane to make that mildness a genera ) system throughout that quarter of the '
globe . He shoijld therefore move , that there be laid before the House copies , or extracts , of Ihe Correspondence between the Court of Directors of the East India Company and the Governor-Genera ! of Fort William , Baliara , and Orissa , for establishing- Courts of Justice in India , and the directions which were given for procuring such proceedings , Sc . Mr . Dundas brought forward a number of reasons , fo shew the inexpediency of comply / tig tvitli the Hon . Gentleman ' s Motion , and the inconvenience , that would attend Ihe execution of his lanand concluded b ingthat he could
p ; y say , not see how il v .-as possible to comply with the motion in its present form ; but . if the Hon . Gentleman would withdraw his motion , he would undertake ; , upon his honour , to produce all the papers which tended to lead to the object of his wishes as to information upon the subject . Mr . Biddulph said a few words in reply , which induced Mr . Pitt to oppose the withdrawing of tlie Motion , in order that the House might nieel it with a direct negative . The Question v .-as then put and negatived .
Mr . Pitt brought up his promised Bill for the support of the Poor , and wished it to be committed before the holidays , that gentlemen might have leisure to consider it during the recess . . The Bill was brought up , _ and read a first time . Friday , 23 In a Committe of Supply , the sum of 6 oo , oool . in Exchequer Bills , was voted for the relief of the Merchants and Planters of Grenada . After several clauses had been received into the Bill for amending the Augmentation Militia Act ,