796 Westminster Sir J. G. Sinclair's Petition to re 66 Journals of the House of Lords. Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on σε 66 Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on Upon reading the Petition of Sir John Gordon Sinclair Sir J. G. Sinclair Leave for a Bill: Bill read. Difs Enclo fure Bill. It is ORDERED, That the faid Report be now received. “present Majesty, for repairing the Road from Burlton, Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on A. 1814. Bill: Hodie 3a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for Cardington, enlarging the Term and Powers of Two Acts paffed in &c. Roads "the Twelfth and Thirty-third Years of His prefent "Majefty, for repairing the Road from the Parish of "Cardington to the Great Northern Road near Tems"ford Bridge, in the County of Bedford; and for mak"ing and maintaining a Road branching out of the fame "at Roxton Hill, to the South End of the Turnpike "Road leading from Bedford to Kimbolton, in the " County of Huntingdon." The Question was put, "Whether this Bill fhall It was refolved in the Affirmative. Hodie 3a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for Southmolton The Question was put, "Whether this Bill fhall 66 It was refolved in the Affirmative. And Meffages were, feverally, fent to the House of Meffages to Commons, by Mr. Cox and Mr. Steele; H. C. that the Lords to the 4 preTo acquaint them, That the Lords have agreed to the have agreed ceding Bills. faid Bills, without any Amendment. Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An A&t for Hockwold enclofing Lands in the Township of Hockwold cum Enclosure "Wilton, in the County of Norfolk.' The Question was put," Whether this Bill, with It was refolved in the Affirmative. Bill: well et al. A Petition of David Steuart of Steuarthall, Efquire, Steuart Appellant in a Caufe depending in this House, to which against MaxMrs. Mary Maxwell, otherwife Hall, and others, are Refpondents, was prefented and read; fetting forth, "That the Petitioner on the 29th Day of January laft "presented his Appeal to their Lordships against certain "Interlocutors of the Court of Seffion in Scotland, pro"nounced in an Action lately depending there between him and the Refpondents, upon which their Lordships "Order of Service was made on the 1ft Day of March; " and Eaft India Co's Annual Revenue Accounts delivered. .. "and in obedience to their Lordships Standing Orders, "the Petitioner ought to have lodged his Printed Cafes "on or before the 12th Day of April inftant: That the "Petitioner and the Refpondents are in Treaty for fettling amicably the Matters under Appeal; and at a Meeting of the Refpondents, who are a Body of Cre"ditors, held on the 5th April instant, such of them as "attended approved of the Terms of Settlement proposed by the Petitioner; but the Meeting not having been thought fufficiently numerous ultimately to decide "thereon, another Meeting has been called for the 23d "inftant: That the Refpondents have fignified, by a "Letter from their Agent in Scotland, their Willingness "that the Time for lodging the Petitioner's Cafes fhould "be enlarged, if their Lordfhips fhall be graciously pleafed to permit this ;" and therefore praying, "That their Lordships will be pleased to order, that the "Time limited for lodging the Petitioner's Printed Cafes may be enlarged for Two Months, or for fuch other "Time as to their Lordships may feem meet :" 66 And thereupon the Agent for the Petitioner was called in, and heard at the Bar; And being withdrawn; ORDERED, That the Petitioner do lay the Prints of his Cafe upon the Table of this Houfe on or before the ift Day of June next. The House being informed, " That Mr. Kingston, from "the Directors of The Eaft India Company, attended;" He was called in; and delivered at the Bar, purfuant to the Directions of an A&t of Parliament, "No. 1. An Account of the Annual Revenues of "The Eaft India Company, in the Provinces of Bengal, "Behar and Orissa, and in Benares and Oude, under the "Heads of Mint or Coinage Duties, Poft Office Collec"tions, Benares Revenue, Oude Revenue, Land Revenues, "Judicial Fees and Customs, the Receipts from the Sales "of Salt and Opium, Stamp Duties, and the Revenues of "the Conquered Provinces, for Three Years, according "to the latest Advices; together with the latest Estimate "of the fame.” "No. 2, An Account of the Annual Charges defrayed "by The East India Company in the Provinces of Bengal, "Behar and Orissa, and in Benares and Oude, distin"guishing the fame under the refpective Heads of Civil, "Judicial, Military and Marine, the Charges of Buildings and Fortifications, of collecting the Revenues "and Customs, and the Advances and Charges on "account of Salt and Opium, the Charges of the Stamp "Office, and of the Conquered Provinces, for Three "Years, according to the latest Advices; together with "the lateft Eftimate of the fame." 66 66 "No. 3. A Comparison of the estimated and actual "Amount of the Revenues of The East India Company, "in the Provinces of Bengal, Behar and Orifla, and "in Benares and Oude, under the Heads of Mint or Coinage Duties, Poft Office Collections, Benares "Revenue, Revenue of the Ceded Provinces in Oude, "Land Revenues, Judicial Fees and Cuftoms, the Re"ceipts from the Sales of Salt and Opium, the Stamp "Duties, and the Revenues of the Conquered Provinces, "for the Year 1811-12; and the Charges defrayed by "the faid Company in the faid Provinces, and in Benares "and Oude, diftinguishing the fame under the respective "Heads of Civil, Judicial, Military and Marine, and "the Charges of Buildings and Fortifications, of collecting the Revenues and Customs, the Advances "and Charges on account of Salt and Opium, and the Charges of the Stamp Office, and in the Conquered "Provinces, for the fame Year." 66 "No. 4. An Account of the Annual Revenues of The "Eaft India Company at the Prefidency of Fort St. George, and the Settlements fubordinate thereto, and "in the Carnatic and Northern Circars, under the "Heads of Mint or Coinage Duties, Poft Office Collec"tions, Sea and Land Customs, Revenues and Customs "of the Carnatic, Tanjore, and the Provinces ceded by "the Nizam; Myfore Subfidy and Revenues, Land VOL. XLIX. "Revenues, Farms and Licences, &c. for Three Years, "according to the latest Advices; together with the "lateft Eftimate of the fame." "No. 5. An Account of the Annual Charges defrayed by The Eaft India Company at the Presidency of Fort "St. George, and the Settlements fubordinate thereto, "and in the Carnatic and Northern Circars, diftinguishing the fame under the respective Heads of Civil, Military, Buildings and Fortifications, and the Charges "of collecting the Revenues and Customs, for Three "Years, according to the latest Advices; together with "the latest Estimate of the fame." 66 "No. 6. A Comparison of the estimated and actual "Amount of the Revenues of The Eaft India Company at the Presidency of Fort St. George, and the Settlements fubordinate thereto, and in the Carnatic and "Northern Circars, under the Heads of Mint or Coin"age Duties, Poft Office Collections, Sea and Land "Customs, Revenues and Customs of the Carnatic, "Tanjore, and the Provinces ceded by the Nizam; 66 Myfore Subfidy and Revenues, Land Revenues, Farms "and Licences, &c. for the Year 1811-12; and of the Charges defrayed for the fame Year by the faid Com(6 pany at the faid Prefidency and Settlements, and in "the Carnatic and Northern Circars, diftinguishing the "fame refpectively under the feveral Heads of Civil, Military, Buildings and Fortifications, and collecting "the Revenues and Customs." "No. 7. An Account of the Annual Revenues of The "East India Company at the Presidency of Bombay, and "the Settlements fubordinate thereto, under the Heads "of Land Revenues, Cuftoms, Farms and Licences, &c. for Three Years, according to the latest Advices; together with the latest Eftimate of the fame." "No. 8. An Account of the Annual Charges defrayed "by The Eaft India Company at the Prefidency of Bombay, and the Settlements fubordinate thereto, diftinguishing the fame under the refpective Heads of Civil, "Marine, Military, Buildings and Fortifications, and "the Charges of collecting the Revenues and Customs, "for Three Years, according to the latest Advices; "together with the latest Estimate of the fame." "No. 9. A Comparison of the estimated and actual "Amount of the Revenues of The East India Company " at the Presidency of Bombay, and the Settlements fub"ordinate thereto, under the Heads of Land Revenues, "Cuftoms, Farms and Licences, &c. for the Year "1811-12; and of the Charges defrayed for the fame "Year by the faid Company in the faid Prefidency and "Settlements, distinguishing the same respectively under "the feveral Heads of Civil, Marine, Military, Buildings and Fortifications, and collecting the Revenues "and Customs." "No. 10. An Account of the Annual Charges defrayed "by The East India Company for the Management of "their Trade and Commerce in Bengal, at Madras, "and at Bombay, fo far as the fame can be distinguished "from the Civil or other Charges refpectively, for "Three Years, according to the latest Advices; toge"ther with the latest Estimate of the fame." "No. 10. (A.) An Account of the Expences of the "Residency of Fort Marlbro' and its Dependencies, for "Three Years, according to the latest Advices; together "with the latest Estimate of the fame." "No. 10. (B.) Amount of the Expences of the Island "of St. Helena and the Factory of Canton, for Three "Years, according to the latest Advices." "No. 10. (C.) An Account of the Revenues and "Charges of Prince of Wales land, for Three Years, "according to the latest Advices; together with the "latest Estimate of the fame." "No. 11. Abstract Estimate of the probable Receipts "and Disbursements of the Bengal Government, from "1ft May 1812 to 30th April 1813.' "No. 12. Abstract Eftimate of the probable Refources "and Disbursements of the Madras Government, from "Ift May 1812 to 30th April 1813." "No. 13. Abstract Estimate of the probable Refources " and Disbursements of the Bombay Government, from "Ift May 1812 to 30th April 1813." 92 "No. 14. Bp. Kildare against Smyth, in Error. "No. 14. A General Abstract of the Eftimate of the "Revenues and Charges of the Prefidencies of Fort "William, Fort St. George, and Bombay, from the 1ft "May 1812 to 30th April 1813." "No. 15. An Account of the Amount received at the "feveral Prefidencies of Fort William, Fort St. George, "and Bombay, for Sales of Import Goods and Stores, "and for Certificates on the Court of Directors, within "the last Three Years refpectively, according to the "latest Advices; together with the latest Estimate of "the fame." "No. 16. The Amount of the Bond and other Debts "owing by The Eaft India Company at their feveral "Prefidencies in the Eaft Indies on the 30th April "1812, the Rates of Intereft which fuch Debts respectively carry, and the Annual Amount of fuch "Intereft." "No. 17. An Account of the Amount of Debts fub"fcribed in India, between 30th April 1811 and ift "May 1812, agreeably to Court's Orders of 25th June 1793." "No. 18. Abstract Statement of the Receipts and "Disbursements of the Bengal Government, from the "1ft May 1811 to 30th April 1812." "No. 19. Abstract Statement of the Receipts and "Disbursements of the Madras Government, from ift "May 1811 to 30th April 1812." "No. 20. Abstract Statement of the Receipts and "Disbursements of the Bombay Government, from ist "May 1811 to 30th April 1812." "No. 21. An Account of the Balance of Quick Stock, "exhibiting a State of the Company's Affairs in refpect to their Debts and Affets, as they stood at the feveral "Prefidencies of Fort William, Fort St. George, Bombay, "and Prince of Wales' land, and at the Refidency "of Fort Malbro', at the Conclufion of the Year "1811-12." "No. 22. An Account of the Prime Coft of all Car"goes purchased in India and fhipped for Europe in the "Year 1811-12, together with the Commercial Charges "at each Prefidency, not added to the Invoices:" toge ther with a List thereof. And then he withdrew. And the faid Lift being read by the Clerk; ORDERED, That the faid Accounts do lie on the Table. A Petition of The Right Honorable and Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Kildare, Plaintiff in a Writ of Error depending in this House, wherein The Reverend Thomas Smyth is Defendant, was prefented and read; fetting forth, "That on or about the 1ft Day of April "inftant the Appellant brought a Writ of Error to "their Lordships, in order to have a Judgement (ob"tained against him by the Refpondent in His Majesty's "Court of Exchequer in Ireland) reversed: That George Booth Tyndale, the Agent to the faid Appellant, only "received Information of fuch Writ of Error having "been brought, and Inftructions to affign Error there"upon, on the 18th Day of the fame Month of April; " and on his proceeding to affign the fame, he was in"formed that the Eight Days allowed by this Houfe for affigning Error were expired: That the Appellant and "his Solicitor being refident in Ireland has occafioned "the Delay that has taken place between the preferring "fuch Writ of Error, and the affigning Error there * upon;" and therefore praying their Lordfhips, " That "he may be permitted to affign Error by the faid George "Booth Tyndale, his Agent in this Cause, notwithstanding "the Time allowed for that Purpose by the Standing "Orders of this Houfe is now expired:' And thereupon the Agent for the Petitioner was called in, and heard at the Bar; And being withdrawn ; ORDERED, That the faid Plaintiff do affign Errors on or before Wednesday the 4th of May next. The Order of the Day being read for the further Con- Green's Difideration and Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, vorce Bill. "An Act to diffolve the Marriage of George Henry Green Efquire with Sarah Nisbet Rutherford his now Wife, "and to enable him to marry again; and for other Pur"pofes therein mentioned ;" and for hearing Counsel for and against the fame; and for the Lords to be fummoned; Counsel were accordingly called in. Then John Platt was called in ; and having been fworn, was examined as follows: "Were you Clerk to Mr. Platt, the Solicitor for Mr. "Green, at the Time of the Trial of the Action of Green "verfus Marder? "I was. } "Did fhe alfo draw after coming to this Country for "the Twelve Pounds a Month? "She received Five Inftalments at Twelve Pounds, " and the Fifty Pounds, making One hundred and Ten "Pounds in the whole. "Do you know why fhe received no more than Five "Inftalments? "I understood fhe went Abroad. "Was any Draft of her's for an Inftalment refused? "No. "Was the Twelve Pounds per Month paid her as "long as she asked for it and drew for it? "Yes. "Were they attended by any Medical Perfon? 66 No, they were not. "They were not so bad as to require that? "No. "How long did fhe continue in Arundel Street? " I suppose Six or Seven Weeks, to the best of my Knowledge. "To what Place did fhe then remove? "To Surry Street, in the Strand. "Did she take thofe Lodgings? "She and I took them together. "Had you any Correfpondence with Captain Green during that Time refpecting his Wife? "None whatever. Did Mrs. Green ever reprefent to you at all the "Terms upon which she lived with her Husband? "Never. "In what Way did fhe describe him to you? "She told me he was a very good Hufband; one of "the most affectionate young Men that could poffibly be; "and that when fhe was ill, he cried on account of her "Illness, which made me believe they were very happy. "Had you ever any Reafon to believe otherwise? "No. "Did you ever hear her fay any Thing on the Subject "of her returning to Mefina? "Yes, fhe told me the intended to return. "To what Lodgings did the remove from Surry "Street ? "To Lambeth Walk. "To whofe House? "Mr. Simpson. "Do you remember calling upon her one Morning "when you found her with fome Perfon? "I remember calling one Morning, but I did not fee "the Perfon. "State the Circumftances. "Her Child fhe had taken from the Nurfe; I feared "the Child might have been neglected, and went for it. "The Door of the House was open; I went up Stairs; the "Bed-room Door was locked, and the Servant cleaning "the Front Room. I asked the Servant for Mrs. Green, "she told me she was not up; I went to the Door to ask "her to let me in, fhe told me she would not let me in. "Do you know the Name of that Servant? "Lander, I think. "Do you know what is become of that Servant? "I do not; I enquired, and her Brother told me the was gone to America. "Have you any Reason to doubt the Truth of that? "I have not indeed. "Go on with the Circumstances that occurred. "I knocked at the Door; Mrs. Green told me the "would not allow me to go in till fhe was dreffed. I made "Answer, you were not always fo particular. I remained "there a Quarter of an Hour or Twenty Minutes." (By a Lord)" What Month and what Year was "this? "I suppose it might have been in May. "In what Year? "1811, to the best of my Knowledge. "Are you fure it was about that Time? "I am fure it was about that Time." (By Counfel.)" How do you know it was about "that Time? "Mr. English was extremely ill at the Time, I re"collect. "Were you admitted into the Room? "I was not, fhe came out with her Night-Things on. At |