§ Mr. Johnstone,in rising to move the house on this subject, thought it sufficiently proved that he did not mean to trouble the house causelessly, when he stated, that on a ballot at the India house relative to the proposed establishment at that island, there were 325 out of 736 against the question; which was thus carried by a majority of only 86. The papers he meant to move for, were merely such as were necessary to put the house in possession of the subject. The hon. gent, then moved, for a copy of lord Castlereagh's letter, dated 9th Sept. 1804, to the chairman of the court of directors, relative to Prince of Wales's Island, with the inclosures contained in that letter; also, an estimate of the expence of building a 74-gun ship, and a 36-gun frigate at Bombay; also, copies of two letters from Sir A. S. Hammond to the chairman of the E. India comp. dated 29th and 30th Oct. 1804.; also, an account of the proceedings of the commissioners for the affairs of India, and the court of directors, respecting the Prince of Wales's Island, so far as the same may be disclosed without prejudice to the public service. Ordered.