HISTORY OF EUROPE. 
Mr. Dundas supported the pe- 
tition, as equally founded on the 
just claims of the petitioners, and the 
propriety of supporting a branch 
of commerce of the highest necessity 
to this kingdom, in its present situa. 
tion. He dwelt, with much anima- 
tion, upon theability of this country 
to extend its aid to every descrip- 
tion of people that needed it: an 
energy, he observed, of which 
no other government in Europe was 
capable. Agreeably to the petition, 
the sum of one million and a half 
was granted to the merchants that 
had requested it. 
On the 16th of June, Mr. Dun- 
das had another occasion of coming 
forward, by laying before the house 
his annual statement of the East- 
India company’s affairs: according 
to his report, they were, in March 
1795, bettered by one million 
four hundred and twelve thousand 
pounds. He noticed, that notwith- 
standing the discouragements and 
obstructions arising from the war, 
and while the European markets 
avere shut against them, their sales 
were more extensive than ever. 
He delivered it, at the same time, 
as his opinion, that it would be for 
the interest of Great Britain, to 
pen the trade of India to’ a!l na. 
tions: he also proposed a variety 
of regulations, in favour of the 
officers in the military service of the 
company. His statements were 
¢ontroverted, but passed together 
with his proposals. 
One of the most remarkable 
transactions that took place during 
the parliamentary session of this 
year, was the marriage of the prince 
of Wales to the princess Caroline 
Brunswick ; and the settlement 
f his revenue, and other pecuniary 
affairs: his nuptials were cele. 
brated on the Sth of April; and, on 
the 27th, a message was delivered 
from the king, to the house of com- 
mons, recommending the settle- 
ment of an income on the prince, 
suitable to his present circum- 
stances ; and stating the necessity 
of relieving him from his incum- 
brances, and of making such ar- 
rangements, in respect to his do- 
mestic expences, as should obviate 
all embarrassments in future. ‘The 
means proposed for effecting these 
purposes, were to appropriate to 
them a part of the income to be 
settled upon him, together with the 
‘revenues of the duchy of Cornwall, 
In consequence of this message, 
a motion was made, by Mr, Pitt, to 
take it into consideration ; colonel 
Stanley observed, that parliament 
having already paid the debts of 
the prince, it was proper that a call 
of the house should precede any 
farther grants of this nature. Mr. 
Pitt opposed this proposal, as un- 
necessary ; the king’s intention not 
being to require a sum sufficient to 
discharge at once the whole debt, 
but only to enable the prince to 
pay it off gradually: he then en- 
larged on the propriety of making 
an adequate provision for the splen-. 
dor that ought to attend the heir 
apparent of the British crown; ree 
marking, at the same time, that the 
aflowance, which would now be 
asked for, was comparatively smaller 
than that which had been formerly 
settled on the prince’s grandfather ; 
the expences of all denominations 
being so much more considerable at 
the present period, as to render a 
ats larger sum of money of far 
less value, in reality, than at the 
former. 
This application, in behalf of the 
prince, excited great dissatisfaction 
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