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after some observations from Mr. 
Alexander and Mr, Archdall, the 
uestion on the address was put, 
and earried unanimously. 
The chancellor of the exchequer 
then laid before the house, a copy 
ef the proclamation, issued by the 
lord lieutenant and council of Ire- 
land, relative to this business. He 
then professed, that although he 
felt the deepest reluctance at bring- 
ing forward any measure of rigor- 
‘ous severity, yet, in the present 
circumstances, he found it neces- 
gary. The measures he then pro- 
posed were, the empowering the 
executive of Ireland, to bring toa 
summary trial before coyrts martial 
all persons taken in rebellion; 2Qdly, 
to suspend the Aubeas corpus act ya 
Ireland. In thecourse of his speech, 
he took occasion to pay the highest 
compliment to the disinterested pa- 
triotism of Mr, Sheridan, who, in 
every critical situation of the coun- 
try, gave all hjs great talents to its 
support, 
Mr. Windham shortly explained, 
and ironically noticed ‘the compli- 
ments which were passing between 
the chancellor of the exchequer and 
Mr. Sheridan. 
Mr. Sheridan, in reply to some 
tsinuation of Mr. Windham, said, 
that he had never in his life desert- 
ed his political principles, or his 
political attachments; while, on the 
ether hand, that hon. gentleman 
bad sat on every side of the house, 
till at last he came, by a diagonal 
progression, from the treasury- 
bench to his present seat. 
After a variety of explanations, 
both bills svere brought in, went 
through all their diticrent stages, 
and carried to the lords; where they 
were passed the saine night, 
— 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1803. 
On the 29th, lord Castlereagh 
opened the India budget: after stat- 
ing the revenues and expenditure of 
the company, for the year 1802, 
which he compared with those of the 
the preceeding year, he remarked, 
with much triumph, the augmenting 
prosperity of our East india posses- 
sions. Alter stating the aflairsof the 
company much indetail, he mention- 
ed the change inthe Carnatic,and 1s 
treaty with the nabob of Oude, 
among the principal causes of the 
rise in the company’s income, the 
last year. IIe concluded, by movy- 
ing g string of resolutions, conform- 
able to his statements. 
Mr. Francis lamented, that on a 
business of such national impor- 
tauce, as the affairs of India, there 
should be such a thin attendance of 
members. He considered the great 
prineiple of the act of parliament, 
tor confining the limits of our terri- 
torjal possessions in India, had beey 
entirely departed from, in the rey 
cent conduct of our government in 
that country. Notwithstanding the 
increase of our territories and reve- 
nues in India, the India debt has 
considerably increased, and the an- 
nual surplus is Rot more than when 
our territories were smaller. 
Mr. Prinsep, entered at large inta . 
the commercial situation of the 
company’s affairs, which he con- 
tended did not warrant the state- 
ment which had been made, that 
the company were trading on capi- 
tal borrowed on India. ‘That their 
assumed profits were fallacious, and 
formed upon false principles. He 
concluded, by expressing a doubt, 
that a colony which had ten times 
the extent and population of the 
mother country, could be well go- 
yerned by a privileged corporation. 
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