East India House.
lcslciclay a gmneral Court of Pronrietorm was held at -the East iA3cu-=, for thteputpose of layingbeforetbemthedrnughtsof to70 Xis at pres-nt- heTore Pzrliament-the one to. attthorize the East ediu: CoO5Danv to traae'.direct from China to the British colonies kd plantatfnsin Antericat the other to grant certain duties on fleri mported from the East INdies iTh CHA EELMAa,; bhaving stateAi the objccts for which the Court I's call,d. sa-d, that with respect to the American trade bill, he gged to cull their attention to the correspondence which haa taken rce withIlitr. HuSkisson on the subject. The carrespondence was accordizgly read by the Secretary. Mir. 'usklson stated, that not one tenitlh of the te introduced and con- Lmed Ii Canada were-exported from this country, but were ,a,1uIe1i in from the United States. This fact haying attracted e Isotictt of the,oe.>aj euthorities, they had. come te three ,o ttioos on the subject, which they had transmitted to His iSla- ~sty's Goremmrnent;-st. that it would he desirable there should -D a diret trade fromt China to Canada; 2d, that the trade should onmed to iniditiduaTs; and lasty, that the trade should be open to ~e United Stateton yayment of' ecrtain duties. With respect to the jst reuInti~nr, MWr. iluskisson observed, that he saw no objection to Js belxn~-eared into effect: to the second, he was not aware of any jecuon or tlepartof Government, thoughlie thought there were '!number-of obstacles in the way: but to tbe last resolution, there ,ere such objections, that his Majesty's-Government could not con- !r in any proposition for carrying it into effect. The Directors hav- g conhsidered theseersolutions, returned an answer to iMr. HIus- ason, containing their approval of the first resolution. The bill t w before the Court was consequently brought Into the House of , mrons, and was now in progress. ITreply to questions from Ir.R.JACKsOq and other Proprietors, he CtasutrA>; stated, that it was the present intention of the rectors to send ships direct from Canton to (iznada. In answerI A the question whether it was intended that the act should extend 9 the West India islands, he begged to refer the nonouvable Pro- etor t&the act itself, which specifically confincl it to the con- hea"t of North Ameria. With respect to the other bill now for e consideration of the Court, it was merely to continue the present est ort East India sugar for one year longer, with one alteration, elsely_t.hat sugar from the Mauritius, instead of. the present heavy utv of 40 Fer cent, lshould pay the lighter duty of 27 per cent. The questions beinog severally put, both the bills were approved. n the question for adjourning the Court, .Mlr. WAGAJ N consilained that the present mode of laying bills ke these befe t the Court 'was merely a formal compliance with the tter of the by-laws to the neglect of their spirit; and it was im- ,!sstble, thout a longer time for consideration, that the pro- rsetorsshold be able to forma correct judgment on importantmea- ples. , General TarosirWoT concurredin tbe opinion of the honourable -oprittor, and trusted that an alteration would take place, and the ills be laid before the Court earlier in future. Thepr *sent bill had 1rrady passed the iouaa ot Commons, and though they might, if evy saw fit, petion the House o'f Lords against it, yet no alterr- tni could be made in the details, as that house could not interfere ith this, being a moneY bill.-The Court then adjourned. EAS7T WDtVDA HOUS.