HOUSE OF COMMON S. TUESDAY, June 5. THE Scots Epifcopalian Bill was read a third time, and passed. The confideration of an Amendment made by the Lords in the Servants Characters Bill was put off for two months, on account of a point of privilege, and a new Bill ordered to be brought in. INDIA BUDGET. Mr. Secretary Dundas, in a Committee of the whole House, rofe to ftate the fituation of India Finance. He premised, his eftimates by remarking, that the country being in a state of actual war, they were liable, in many instances, to some uncertain. ty, and he acknowledged that the accounts fent him from one of the Presidencies, were not made up with that accuracy which they ought to be; but though he should, in his galculations, take every thing in the most unfavourable point of view, there would be a refult fufficient to difpel every fear respecting India revenue and refources; and he particularly noticed a plan of a permanent land affeffment, which was now gone to India, that must give confidence and fecurity to the land helder, and stability to the land revenue. He then went into a detail of the charges and revenue of each Prefidency for 1790 and 1791, comparing them with former years, which he recapitulated in the following GENERAL VIEW. ACTUAL REVENUES of 1790-91. Total Bengal £7,359,461 ACTUAL CHARGES of 1790-91. He then ftated the manner in which the debt had arifen, by bills drawn, and the purchase of investments; and having accounted for its increase, he fhewed that the Company's affairs were not worse in the beginning of 1792, than in the beginning of 1791. They had last year been improved by paying off a debt of 964,000l. and by an increase of money in their Treasury to the amount of 541,4051. fo that after continuing a war for eighteen months, the Company were not worfe in 1792 than in 1791 but by 276,ocol. ; however, as he was not difpofed to dispute about trifles, he would take it at half a million; and even that, compared with the exertions made to bring the war to a speedy conclufion, but much more with the predictions and affertions of Gentlemen lait year, would appear to be but of little moment. Mr. Dundas, in addition to the public ac counts, read several private letters he had received, and particularly one from the Paymafter General, which stated, that Lord Cornwallis's plan for conducting the war was fuch as even experience and events did not produce a wish to alter; that he had, with infinite ability, kept his unwieldy allies together; that he had fupplied his army chiefly from the enemy's country, and turned Tippoo's means of fupply agains himself; that fuch was the efficient controul in all the departments, that no money was wafted; and that the expence of the war in all the Presidencies did not exceed the expence of the peace establishment by much more than 100,000l. a month. From all thefe corroborating circumstances, he had a right to expect that Gentlemen would lay afide those fears and that despondency with which they had not only impressed their own minds, but perhaps, in fome degree, communicated to the public; and that the property of perfons, who had a right to fee it take its fair unbiaffed value in the public opinion, should not be depreciated by apprehenfions that had no foundation in fact. Mr. Dundas added, that such was the ftate of the Company's affairs, that notwithstanding the drain of fpecie by a war, Bengal abounded in money; their paper at Madras, which in former wars was at 30 per cent. difcount, now bore a premium, and the largeft investments were coming home; and he concluded by perfifting in his former affertion, that the finances of India were more likely to come in aid of the finances of this country, than the finances of this country be called to aid thofe of India. Mr. Francis rofe to guard the House and country against agreeing to general refults drawn from the statements of the Right Hon. Gentleman. As to the productiveness of the new mode of affeffment, he should only repeat an opinion he had before offered that Bengal was a declining country; and adduce in proof thereof the frequent advertifements in India papers from the Revenue Office, for the fale of lands for the purpofe of recovering arrears of rents due upon them. He read one advertisement which offered to fale 17 villges, and another that ftated 42 villages were to be put up to fale He ridiculed the affertion of only 270,000l. having been expended on the war; as Lord Cornwallis chiefly fubfifted his army upon grain and bullocks, &c. obtained in the enemy's country, which were the prizes of the captors, and remained to them as arrears, to be paid the value for them. He condemned the war, and the forming an alliance with the Mahrattas. He read letters giving accounts of their boundlefs plunderings and devaftations; and he declared, that from his information he believed a million of fouls had fuffered during the prefent war. He was astonished, that after it had now continued two years, the Right Hon. Gentleman had given no hint when a termination might be expected to it; and he lamented that we should be at this time in the fame fituation as we were at the commencement of hoftilities. Major Scott denied the affertion that Bengal was a declining country, and made a strong appeal to the honour and conscience of the Houfe, how they could vote an Impeachment, and continue year after year the perfecution of a man by whose plans and ability thofe great fources of revenue were created, which the Secretary for India had every year triumphed in, and boasted of, in that Houfe. Thus did they enjoy the resources, and cruelly abuse the means by which they were procured. General Smith approved of the war, and hoped it would never be put an end to, until the perfidious Tippoo was totally extirpated. Major Maitland followed Mr. Francis in almost every point, condemning the alliance with the Mahrattas and the war, and afferting from his own knowledge, that the expences of it were infinitely greater than ftated. He faid, fuch was the treachery of the Mahrattas, that they were using every endeavour to promote defertion among the European troops. General Smith rofe again to explain the probable reason why the Mahrattas encouraged our troops to defert. There were, he faid, feveral European Officers and men in their camp, who naturally wished to in◄ creafe their numbers. Mr. Jenkinson and Mr. Anftruther like wife fpoke; and Mr. Dundas concluded the debate by declaring, that nothing which had been faid had altered his opinion of India affairs. With respect to the Mahrattas, if they were not with us, they would be against us, and there could be but little doubt which was to be preferred. Several refolutions were then moved by Mr. Dundas, and carried. WEDNESDAY, June 6. Mr. Fox called the attention of the Houfe to the fituation in which the difcuffion of the Slave Trade ftood at prefent. From the turn it had taken in the Upper Houfe, it was not to be expected that a Bill implicat ing the main queftion could pass this feffion. But ftill there were other parts of the fubject unconnected with the idea of the gradual abolition. These were the prevention of the foreign trade in flaves, and the limitation of the tonnage. Certainly thefe objects might be obtained this feffion, though the most important one could not. Mr. Pitt declared that he wished as much as any one to attain the objects alluded to, but he did not fee with what decorum a Bill could be offered to the confideration of the Upper House, before they had determined on the neceffity of an abolition. Mr. Efte oppofed the introduction of fuch a Bill. Mr. Wilberforce conceived, that the advanced Rtate of the feffion would not per mit mit the paffing of a Bill for the prevention of the foreign trade, because that subject would probably occupy much difcuffion in the Upper Heufe, and it was in fome measure attached to the main queftion of abolition : with regard to the limitation of the tonnage, the fame difficulty did not exist. Mr. Fox confeffed that he did not know, till within a few hours, that the feffion was likely to be fo foon at an end; nevertheless he thought a Bill for limiting the tonnage might still be paffed. He therefore declared, that if between this day and to-morrow he conceived the attainment of this object poflible, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill for the purpose. Adjourned. THURSDAY, June 7. Mr. Hobart reported the feveral Resolutions on the standing orders refpecting Navigation Bills, which were agreed to, and made standing orders of the Houfe, and ordered to be fent to the Sheriffs, &c. The Servants Character Bill was read a third time, and paffed. Adjourned, a meffage from the Lords, "That they would proceed further on the trial of Warren Haftings, Efq. on the fecond Tuesday of the next Seffion of Parliament." Adjourned, WEDNESDAY, June 13. There was not any bufinefs done this day, only eleven Members being affembled at four o'clock. THURSDAY, June 14. A meffage was received from the Lords, with feveral Bills agreed to. The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved an Address to his Majefty, to inquire into, and order compensation for the losses sustained by the Proprietors, &c. on account of the late regulations made by Parliament in the Slave-carrying Trade, and that the House would make good the fame. Ordered. FRIDAY, June 15. Sir Watkin Lewes gave notice, that he fhould early in the next Seffion of Parliament move an Address to his Majesty, that his Majesty would be graciously pleased to give directions that a monument be erected in St. Paul's, at the public charge, to the memory of the late able and gallant officer Lord Rodney, Vice Admiral of Great Britain, and likewife to another illuftrious character, Lord Heathfield, and that that House would make good the fame. Sir Francis Molyneux came with his Majesty's commands for the immediate attendance of the Commons in the House of Peers. The Speaker, with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and a confiderable number of the Members, immediately went to the Lords, where the Speaker addreffed his Majefty (fee p. 60.), and prefented the National Debt Bill. After the Prorogation, the Speaker returned to the Houte of Commons, where the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved the printing of the Speaker's Addrefs to his Majefty-Ordered; and then the Members feparated. *FRAGMENTUM CRITICO-PROFUNDUM DE FORMIS QUIBUSDAM MAGICIS: SIVE, VATICINIUM Fratris RADULPHI Monachi, inter Scripta antiquiffima apud Cœnobiuma BATHONIENSE inventum A. D. 1397. Cui Annotationes adjecit VANDERSLABICUS, Hiftoricus ille compendiofus, Tomo Centefimo Vigefimo-primo "De Rebus Luforiis.”, IN Quadris gaudentes, Et Circis faventes, [Dum luditur, Fraudis infontes,] De Scabie Porci, De Faucibus orci, Vos falvos fervabunt Hi Fontes. Sed Cubi, et Sphæræ, Sunt Illecebiæ veræ Diaboli prædam captantis, (Infernum ut Rete) Has Formas cavete, ! Lethalis fit Dens Elephantis. This pleasant Jeu d' Efprit is generally attributed to the pen of Dr. HARRINGTON of Bath. Annotationes Annotationes. Hocvaticinium, (five obfcuri Ambages oris) at non prorfùs comprobatum, intelligendum eft. Nullus dubito, quin magnâ ex parte, ad Errores, et in Locis, et Ludis, apud Bathomienfes antiquos, refert. Quis enim, inter Recentiores, vel, ut Devius Reči, vel ut Defraudans, (ne quidem fuum Genium) habetur? "In Quadris Gaudentes," ut intelligit Valtidius, funt quidam Homines Epulis accumbentes; ita quidem vult intelligere, quòd ipfe erat valde Gulofus, et unus de grege Epicureorum. Haud minus aberrat Oribrechius, ut opinor, qui, de Ludo vulgò dicto Quadrille, hæc loquenda exiftimat : fed meo periculo, " In Quadris Gaudentes" funt li, qui haud inbomeftè ludere gaudent, id eft――upon the Square. Permulta etiam, non verò præclara, habet Ifte Commentator de Ludo Wift. Quid autem multa, Oribrechie? Cum nomine ex ipfo, omnino tacendum eft; nifi quòd, inter Rixas aniles, aliquandò certatur. Sicut inter Romanos florebant Ludi Gir. senfes, ita apud Noftros acti erant Ludi in Circis; fcilicet, Triginta et Unus; Papa Joanna; Domina mea Foramen; cum multis aliis. Qui vero Ludi, tametfi “Fraudis In. fontes," ut prorfùs exoleti habentur: unus tantùm hactenus manet, cui Nomen Commercium, vel Anglicè Round Game, tribuitur, Hic quidem vetuft flimus, et Tefte Valtidio, verè Circenfis, eft, quippe, quum luditur, Sexuum commercium circuire videtur. "De Scabie Porci," in Codice perquam an. tiquo, ita legitur; "Hoc in Sæculo florebat Bladud, vir Ille Illuftris, non vagus, et inops Subulcus, ut vulgo traditur, fed Dives, potenfque Elegantiæ Arbiter, et Unus tantum qui pro Mago habebatur: Chorcas verò inter Porcinas,ut nunc dierum, fuum gregem prædam faciendo, Hic Arbiter Deliciarum, ex pedibus Swillis, nimio plus faginatus, evafit." In diverfum porrò interpretatur Valtidius: Ifte enim Commentator fagaci cum Naf. fentire videtur Porcos Scabiofos allegoricè fuiffe Aleatores pernoctantes, quasi morbo contagiofo, laborantes; five (ut Teutonicè dictos) Gambleros perditiffimos, quos olim intrans Diabolus, in Aquas Solis præcipitavit, ibique, 'miferabile dictu, Volutabrum porcinum, haud parum canofum, ufque ad hunc diem, conftituit. O ter, quaterquè felices! qui befce inter Porcos fcabiofos-can save their own Bacon! Quemadmodum Minerva, (ut obiter notare liceat) ad Aquas Solis, olim erat Dea Tutelaris; nullus dubito, quin, concubito ex fuino, genitum erat Proverbium fus Minervam; et quod fatis eft argumenti, inter Museum Bashonienfe, jamjam exftat, ut ferunt, Imago Rariffima Minerve Subantis. Apud Antiquarios autem fagaces :dhuc in Ambiguo eft, five Minerva Subans, five Vorms Doconi, de fignetur. De hac re, igitur, [ut opinor, profectò gravi et ardua,] O Defignatores Torquati, Monilia veftra præfulgentia decer nent. "De Faucibus Orci," afferit Oribrechius, Fontes Batbonicos nequaquam nos falvos fervare ; utpotè igno et fulphure, Orcum ipfum, Hi Fontes mulantur. O' Oribrecbie! Fons Tibi eft infœcundus Ingenii, et adverfå Aquá it;eptà navigas! "Sed Cabi et Sphæra"-His verbis, Tefferæ deteftabiles, et Pi Eburne, planè, et omninò defignantur; "Terribiles Formæ,no Furnotempore vifæ," et " Illecebræ veræ Diaboli," de quo, (in Recto ut rariffimè movente) Idem ac de Caufidico itinerante, prædicetur," Circuit quærens quem devoret." Hanc ob caufam, Aleatores improvidi, oleum, operam, unà atque Zonam perdentes, exclamant; "Mehercule bifce Cubis ineft Diabolus." Ita de Cubis falfis omnino fufpicandum eft; nihilo enim veri, unquam adhæret Diabolus-0 Cives! Cives! Quis, apud vos, adeo Math.fis peritus, ut hanc Radicem Gubicam extrabere, valeat? "Infernum ut Rete."-Sicut Adverfarii, in Sphæromachiê, manum et oculos collimantes Reticulis Luforiis, impingunt fphæras Eburneas, ita Satanas [qui Hebraicè Adverfarius univerfus] ad Retia fua fallentia Sphæram Mundi impellit. Ife enim Vulcanus, quò omnes, tam Martes quam Veneres, facilius capiat, non Ferreos, ut olim, dolos verò au reos, molitur. Præterea autem, minimè mirum eft, quèd Ille venandi peritus fit, qui Orbi Terrarum, ut dicam, eft Ludimagifter, videlicet, The Gamekeeper; Quippe quòd, Ludos apud Infernos, Hic Agonoibeta perpetuus, agnofcitur, cui, horribile dictu! animas ipfas, haud rarò Difcipuli debent. Qui verò Juvenes, jam prorfus difperditi," cum triftes miferis ve. nêre Calenda"-bonoris equidem caufâ, fua debita, quòd gravia, nummis plumbeis, perfolvunt. "Has Formas cavete."-Re&è admonet Vates, et optimè fuadet; Ifta enim Irritamenta Malorum, et Cubi et Sphæræ, quòd nunquam non Eburnea funt, ad finem veriffimè canit Fatidicus-" Lethalis fit Dexs Elephantis," Apud Poetam præterea ita Memoriæ proditum eft" Sunt gemine |