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Miscellaneous.
body lawfully begotten , by the name , style , and title of Baron Denmaii , of Dovcdale , in the County of Derby . The newly-created Baron Denman has selected his title from an estate ivhich , we believe , his lordship possesses in the county of Derby . One of his lordship ' s sisters married the late Sir Richard Croft , and another was the wife of the late eminent Dr . Baillie , who has a very
numerous family . One of the noble and learned lord's sons , now the Hon . Joseph Denman , is a lieutenant on board his Majesty ' s sloop Snake , on the South American station . All his lordship ' s predecessors have been Peers—Lords Kenyon , Mansfield , Ellenborough , and Tenterden , having been called up to the House of Lords after their elevation to the Chief Justiceship of the King ' s Bench .
His Majesty has been pleased to command , that the Hon . Band of Gentlemen Pensioners shall be in future called his Majesty ' s Hon . Corps of Gentlemen at Arms . OPENING OF THE TRADE TO CHINA . '—On Monclay a numerous meeting of the merchants , ship-owners , and others interested in the trade to
China , was held at the City of London Tavern , to receive the report from the committee appointed to correspond with his Majesty ' s Government , on various matters of great importance to the commerce of the country , particularly as regards the trade to Canton , under the regulations adopted by Government for that purpose . John Horsley Palmer , Esq ., in the chair . After an address from the chairman , the
report was read , ancl subsequently approved . It gave the following information as derived from Government : —1 . That the East India Company will give instructions to their agents in China , and to their governments in India , presuming no unforeseen impediments to arise from the state of the Indian finances , to make advances upon the cargoes to be shipped in India and China for this country in the course of
the present year , under certain " regulations , ivhich may be seen at the secretary ' s office at the East India House , such , advances for the year 1834 being limited to about the sum of 1 , 000 , 000 / . or 1 , 200 , 000 / . sterling , a moiety of which ivill be applicable to the shipments from China . The committee were further informed , that in future years the amount of the advances will probably be considerably increased . That the
rates of exchange for bills taken in India and China ivill be fixed at the time of making the advances at the rates then current . That parties wishing to avail themselves of the opportunity of fixing the rates of exchange upon the commencement of their operations in this country , may take advantage of the East India Company ' s offer to draw direct
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Miscellaneous.
body lawfully begotten , by the name , style , and title of Baron Denmaii , of Dovcdale , in the County of Derby . The newly-created Baron Denman has selected his title from an estate ivhich , we believe , his lordship possesses in the county of Derby . One of his lordship ' s sisters married the late Sir Richard Croft , and another was the wife of the late eminent Dr . Baillie , who has a very
numerous family . One of the noble and learned lord's sons , now the Hon . Joseph Denman , is a lieutenant on board his Majesty ' s sloop Snake , on the South American station . All his lordship ' s predecessors have been Peers—Lords Kenyon , Mansfield , Ellenborough , and Tenterden , having been called up to the House of Lords after their elevation to the Chief Justiceship of the King ' s Bench .
His Majesty has been pleased to command , that the Hon . Band of Gentlemen Pensioners shall be in future called his Majesty ' s Hon . Corps of Gentlemen at Arms . OPENING OF THE TRADE TO CHINA . '—On Monclay a numerous meeting of the merchants , ship-owners , and others interested in the trade to
China , was held at the City of London Tavern , to receive the report from the committee appointed to correspond with his Majesty ' s Government , on various matters of great importance to the commerce of the country , particularly as regards the trade to Canton , under the regulations adopted by Government for that purpose . John Horsley Palmer , Esq ., in the chair . After an address from the chairman , the
report was read , ancl subsequently approved . It gave the following information as derived from Government : —1 . That the East India Company will give instructions to their agents in China , and to their governments in India , presuming no unforeseen impediments to arise from the state of the Indian finances , to make advances upon the cargoes to be shipped in India and China for this country in the course of
the present year , under certain " regulations , ivhich may be seen at the secretary ' s office at the East India House , such , advances for the year 1834 being limited to about the sum of 1 , 000 , 000 / . or 1 , 200 , 000 / . sterling , a moiety of which ivill be applicable to the shipments from China . The committee were further informed , that in future years the amount of the advances will probably be considerably increased . That the
rates of exchange for bills taken in India and China ivill be fixed at the time of making the advances at the rates then current . That parties wishing to avail themselves of the opportunity of fixing the rates of exchange upon the commencement of their operations in this country , may take advantage of the East India Company ' s offer to draw direct