Star. — London, England, 1802-05-19 00:00:00

to the Geolcznea appointed to br.a: to retalie to Lite Boo:Ric:ion Rzhned.iugar, to meke pro •I to dull-lm:.:o; Bill wai ordered to be read a fecond time or: . of a l'lnnittee, leaves was given to bring in 4 aincor: t!:e exi:tirg l'oar Laws in certain particular. (hi the hlc.7i:ll of hi.. Li.r., the Bill for regulating kith i'!, 1.•:. I.r I. ramtd, thzt Itave be given to bring !II another pLrpc.:e, which, after Tome converfetion be t Hill. Mr. Dawfon, Serjeant Mors:Aunt, and Mr. Sit . W27:, %V.i4 agreed to. _ _ 1'..z3::-1: - .:20h7,7 of the Irifh Courts of Law EiU was pelt • tt t::I Conny.:::f c -n the Ira Mariners Encouragement Bill -.vas :le kirce. 6'l to-inn:x.lw, and alto the Committee on the I . id) Se , yr.rDrawba,k 11•: i'ontr. ;:tt e on the Acls rerpedirg Legalics reported 2.-n?rer., tq'ied leave to 4t a7ain on Thurfday. 1 i:e Ikryort oi tile Lottery lint was ordered to be received to•r.:rrrr.v, Mr..-%:.rnANnr P. brought up the Report of the Committee Hative to t'' rilting Fund, which was read and agraed to, z.ri a Bill nrdert,d. _ N.r. N. VA:: en TART brought up a Bill to repeal the Stamr Duties on Mediciaes, and impofe other Duties in lien thereof, wbich was rear' a firft time, and ordered to be read a fecond time :a-morrow. The Hnufe in a Committee to cot fider of the Abts relative to Duties on Auctions, CMG to a Refolution to exempt Goods and N:erchandizes imported from the Bridal Colonies in Arne tita from the Duty on Aucrtiohs on the firft fate thereof.—Re port: to-morrow. Mr. AL►:Aunrot brought up the Report cf the Committee of z;upply. which was read and agreed to. Mr. Wtc.:nA.e gave notice of his intention to move on Fri day next for leave to bring in a Bill to enable his Majefty to ac cept of the ((Triers of certain Volunteer Corps in Ireland. The Committee on the Franking Bill was poftponed till W.. morrow. . . The Committer on the frith Linen Bill was deferred till Fri& y. • COTTON MANUFACTORIES. - 11.4 Voufe then refoived itfelf into a Committee oa the Cottc.n ManufaCtory Apprentice Bill. Lord BP .GRA'/E laid, that fo t a r from objating to the principle of this Bill, he role only to urge that its effects might be more widely extended.— This Bill, he laid, was intended to make provifion fcr the prefervation ofhcalth and morality among the children employed in theCottonManufaaures. The latter objcia, he laid, was provided for among the Apprentices, but the children employed as Free labourers were not comprehended in the pro. 7ifion. With regard to health, it was provided for by ventilation, cleanlinefs, and prohibition of night-work. The two fira of thefe articles could only be obtained by enforcing the latter ' • and it was t = rident that this could not be done, if the pro vitions of the Bill were coutined to Apprentices, AS the Mannliaturers would have it in their power to emnloy free labourers in their room ; a praEl'ce atl al%y very general. He therefore oped the Hen. Bart. (Sir Robert Peel), who moved the bill would col:fent to have the bill extended to theft free labourers likewife. Sir ROBERT Pert, faid, that after the very gene ral approbation which had been bellowed on the Bill in its former Rages, he was not a little fur prifed to hear objeftions flarted to it at prefent.— Humanity had been the original motive which in duced him and his friends to introduce the prcfent Bill ; but the Houfe ought not to be guided folely by the momentary impulfes of Humanity, but alai coolder whether that meafures which Huma nity diEtated would not be attained more effectually by gradual improvements founded on experience, Than !ey all at once introducing theoretical refor mations. Hamarity, it had been ftid, required in extenfic a of the bill ; but did Gentlemen con hog. much this Bill at once effeeutd in the caufe or Hnmauity ? Was it a fmall matter that t.bent7 tboufand Children, who hitherto had been abandoned to ignorance, were now to be initrad ? that fo many children, before neglefted, naked, ind given up to all manlier of profligacy i Ihould now be inflruCted in Religion and Morality, made good members of the Chriftian Church, and gold fubjees of the Government ? Whether there im portant objeels were not attained by the Bill as it now Ilood, he would leave. to the judgment of the Houk. Some Amendments, he find, had been propoled, which encroached on the fecrecy or trade, and went to violate the freedom el indivi duals to extend their commerce. With regard to free htbottreri lie °mold he eery happy, if pornble, to meet the ideas of the Nob Lord ; but he was convinced that toty could not be carried into exc. euti. - m, ithoitt the molt prejudicial ceammences to trade.—Moll of the free labourers carried on their work at their own hook!: ; and in that cafe, it wonll be impoffible to prevent them from employ. ing themfclves at night-Work. It was the privilege of every Cottager, in this free country, to work where and when he chore, by night or by day.— With regard to the Cotton Mills, loch a regula tion mull he extremely prejudicial to them, as it would interfere with the manner of employing their machinery. In many places, it was found ablo lotely nezeffiry to keep the machinery in motion by night as well as by day, and for this purpofe, a different let of labourers was employed for tilde •iiTzrent periods. It was right, he raid, that tip. ,:rent:ces, who were compelled to labour, fhould have the periods of work and relaxation regulated law ; but with regard to free labonrcrs, there c iuld be no reafon why the Legiflature iliould in terfere in their voluntary talks. l'hofe Gentlemen, he laid, who now were fo loud in the caufe of hu manity, had never before been heard to utter a word on the prefcnt fubjeet. It was very hard, ti—refore, that when the Manulaatrers came tor yard, and, actuated by motives of humanity, vo luntarily moved for refirietions on theraelves, there Gentlemen Mould now flan up, and demand to have there reftrietions extended. Th.: ATTORNEY GENERAL raid, that it was his opinion, that milers the provifions of the Bill were extended, it would do more harm than good.— The very fart of the extenfion being oppofed by Manateturers on the ground that it would be pre. oidicial to their interetts, was, with him, a reafon •uhy it fhould be extended. It was a poor that they polfeffed powers over the free labourers, which oni ; lit to be reltrifted. He laid, he would refer it to the Houfe, whether it was not more conducive to the welfare oldie children, that they thould be re,ollar Apprentices, than hired by the month ? Ind if !his was tho cafe, was riot the direet ten •:eiicy of the prefent Bill to deftroy Apprentice. altogether ? Would not the ManufaCturers employ children as flee lablurct ;, in place of Ap prentices, in order in'evitde the iaw ? Tilde oh je3ioas w,:re convincing to his mind : however he lubmitted his opinion to the judgment of thole who were better informed. Sir ROBERT PEEL, in reply, fait, that Manufac tures carried on by Mills,were morebencficial to the Revenue, than any other mode of performing the labour and not only to the Revenue,but alfo to the perfinis employed. They could work there with much more comfort and advantage than at their own honks ; hut the effect of the prefent Bill would be to oblige the free labourers to do their nigl.t work at home, without the opportunity of taking advantage of the machinery. He deprecated the idea of tufting from the impulfe of feeling, and go ing beyond what experience warranted.—lf the provitions of the Bill were more extended ; they would be going. forward entirely in the dark. He concluded by acquainting thole who oppofed the Bill in its prefent form, that if its provitions were found inftifticicnt, he fhould next &Ilion again bring it Inlnre the Houfe, aid fuck amendments might then be made, as experience would juitify. Mr. BURTON conceived it was even more necef fary to adopt Tome regulations with regard to this defcription of children, than apprentices. Num bers of young boys, who had the liberty of going about where they pleafed, led a life of depravity, vice, and licentionfnels., Some of them were baf tard s, whom no parents would own : and others were fold by their unfeeling parents, compelled to work insloft unhealthy places, perhaps the greater part of the night, when it was necelfary that youth, in order to arrive at the vigour of manhood, thould aijoy wholefome raft. Here they were brought tip in ignorance of every thing etcept the praBice of vice. He had occation, while Sitting as Judge in the county of Chefter, to try feveral boys of thi, defcription, who had been elarged with ca pital offences. It appeared that they ufed to go and rob barges on canals•; that they tired to go in 'great parties to fairs, and with the utmoft dexterity and management commit depredations, fame hav ing kept watch while others were thieving. There were hundreds of thefe criminal and unhappy wretches : and it was abfolutely neceffary to pro vide by law, that their habits and morals k fo de al-0.-five to thcmfelves and to fociety, Mould be correEted. Sir ROBERT PEEL obferved, that filch a regu lation ought to be the fitbjea of a diftinet BM. Lord STANLEY propofed an amendnient, that the words " or other children employed in any of manttfaaories" lhould be adJed. Sir Rom; al - PEEL conlidered the limits of the Bill Arcady littliciently fixed in a former debate, to prevent the prcpufituon elan amendinent fo incon tinent with its Ipirit.—The amendment WAS with drawn. Mr. FRERF wifhed that the Clergymen to be ap pointed vifitors under this Bill, fhould be thofe of the Church t)f England. Mr. STA N HOF E conceived that Inch a regulation Would be very unfair towards thofe Dilfenters who were proprietors of mannfaaorits. Mr. VI:LEEK CE laid, that it was underflood that the Reaors and Curates of the feveral parifhes in whic:l manufaetories were fituated, sere to have the right of inspecting them ; and that he fuppofed would anfwer the &fire of the Hon. Gentleman. An amendment was adnpted, that in cafe of a cerain number of manufa6tories being fanated in a of :ertain extern, the Magiltrates may at (tarter &Ilion appoint vilitors, if Magitirates (hall nut he refident within a cmvenient diltance of filch matinfaduries. On the motion of Mr. Burrox, a claufe was in troduced, that a medical perfon (hall be added to the vifitors, Lit that he (hall not be permitted to enter any rooms in which machinery may he placed. After feveral other amendments of little impor tance being adopted , the Report was received, and ordered to be further confidered on Thurftlay next. —Adjourned. LON DO N. The anfwcr to a paragraph in another print, refpecling the Malt Tax Petition from Staffordthire, cannot be inferred un len, paid for as an as;vertifement. It will be evnildered as filch by the Stamp-Offiec. WEDNESDAY, MAY Ig. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 3 perC. Conf. money, 74 }—f or May account, 741 11. News per Cent. !oh Id s per C. los U. Omnium It I. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. sank Str.k tgc.: India Stock 3:a wg 3 per Ct. Red. 731 A Imp. 3 per Cent. 73 3 per Ct. Conf. 7411 i Imp. Aim. 12 t-16 4 per Cent. 9:1 89; 90 kith 5 per Ccnt. 3 pet C. A. tcalt Excheq. Bill, 31. to lc prem. 3 per C. A. 1797 1041034 i! Omnium if Iti prem. Lou: Aim. ;xi} Conf. for May ace. 74-111 COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amfterdam, 70 . 14 2U. Cadiz 37 eife.q. Genoa 47i Ditto, at (Ott to 1 t Madrid 34 paper Litbon 68 Rotterdam, to is IU. Ditto "37 'ea. Oporto 681 Hamburg!' 32 7al U. Balboa 37i Pakrmo soo Altona 3z 8 21 U. Leghorn st pence pet oz. Cadiz 34 in paper Naples 44 Dul,lia tz Paris,l day's date, 23 it—Ditto 2 IX 23 13 liv. tiouteleaux - - a Uf. 23 16 liv. • Venice, s, Linea Pieoll Effeetivi per IL fled night we received Paris journals oldie 15th. They contain the refult of the meafure adopted by the Legiflative B;;dy, to enable the members to give their vctes individually refpaling the eletlion Of LIONAPARTE for life. The addrcfs of CHABOT, (DE L'ALL4I) Prefident of the Tribunate, is worthy of a peruEil : there is fornething manly in it. One range is remarkable—a with from the Tribunatz, that he will continue to rely on the men who dialed the reviamion : Does not this betray form jealonfy of the Priefts and Emigrants ? Tht(e papas are fiient refpeaing reports of plots, :irrefls of Generals, &c. which have been !in circulation. By private Letters the whole ap pear to have been mere goffie. " No fdoner,". fass one of there lettcis, "had the Tribunate ex pi-LIRA its with that a national recompence be given to Dos AP.IXTE, then the coffee-lnaire pn liticians intlacd that h.: was to be made Emperor of thy Gauls; great notice was alfi; taken of cer tain vague reports of fcmc of the Military Q.. ps having refilled to attend at the Cathedral, to wit nefs the confecration of their colours ; there was much raid of plots, of individuals, and even Ge nerals, put under arrea, banned, or imprifoned; of plans which were to have been executed the sth of May on the parade, but which were fruf-. trated : thefe, however, have been but topics of idle talk, and will never find a place in the page of hiltory." The French Government has moved the Legif lative Body for a Bill to authorife it to increafe or tliminifh the cuftorn-honfe duties, either to protcet home or prohibit foreign 'manufaitures. As the Government have fo fiercely aliened the principles of exclufion, we cannot expeet that they wills by this power of modifying the cuftoms to be enabled to take any effeCtual meafures to allow this coun try to trade with France on fair principles. As a principle of commerce, nothing can• be more im politic and ill-conceived, becaufe nothing is fo fatal to commerce as the vexatious interference of power. Layir faire was the old maxim of French commerce, but it is obfolete, like moft other good maxims. —The French Funds are 561. 89c. The Swifs, the formerly free and happy Swifs ! to what are they doomed.? Having had bravery and virtue fufficient to make them continue to re lift every attempt of being enslaved by France, under pretence of new Conftitutions, Liberty, Equality, &c. infurreEtion has been ftirred up in tome places, which will furnifh a pretext for French interference to rcftore order ; while a part of their country, the Valais, has been wreiled from them oftenfibly, to form a new Republic, but, in truth, to be converted into highways, cc.. the purpofe of marching French armies into their neighbours' territories whenever they may he fo inclined. In Bavaria alfo there 4re tome difturbanceg, oc calioncd by an attempt on the part of the EleCtor to make the people woi k upon the holidays ! PASSWAN OoLou Rill furnithcs work fur the Porte. It is very currently mentioned in the higher cir des, that Mr. PITT is about to be married to the' eldeft daughter of Lord CARRINGTON. Whether or not it is with the view of changing his Rate, we cannot determine, but it it certain he is about re moving from his prefent fmall ready furnithed houfe in St. James's Place, to a houfe of which he has taken a leafe, in Upper Baker-ftreet, Portman fquare, dole to the New Road. Lady CH/r-4AM has the fuperintendence of fnrnifhing the book. Only go,oool. Reding has been paid up in full of the laft Loan. The redfon of this is, that the price of Confuls being fo much lower in proportion t ban Omnim", it is not the interell of any holder to make the advances. The report of an Order of. Council having been Med to prevent the importation of French wines and brandies, &c. is now faid to be premature.— But after what Lord HAWIIESBURY faid in the Houk of Commons, that if France excluded our manutadures, we could retaliate by excluding her productions, fuch as wines and brandies, it is not furpriling that the report, &II (Wed in a Mot nin; Paper, Ihould have been very generally err!: dited ; and if France perfif/s in her prelent condo.% filch an order will, no doubt, be Wiled. The change of the departure of the mails is the confequence of a private agreement between the French and Engin Polt-offices, to prevent the revenue horn fuffering, by letters being fent in private (hips. On Thurfday lall the Newington, Surry, armed Affociation met for the purpofe of difembodying. Previous thereto, the colours (accompanied by the Gentlemen of the Committee, the Band, and the whole Corps) were taken to the Church, and there depofited. On this occaflon fome very ap propriate prayers were delivered by the Reverend Mr. DICKENSON, the Curate of the parifh. After the ceremony, the Corps and many refpeetable Inhabitants dined together, and (pent the day with the utmolt conviviality. The liberality and zeal of Major BURNS and the Officers, together with the uniform good condudt of this Corps, merit the higheff encomiums; and it was truly gratify ing to obferve, that the propofal made by the Major for reuniting in cafe of future danger, was received by the whole Corps with enthutialm. Monday laft, Geoac rosy., Efq. fen. M. P. narrowly efcaped drOwing. Between three and four o'clock he left the Parliament-houfe, for the purperfe of croffing the Thames, to the neighbour hood of the Palace, in Lambeth, where his honks were waiting for him. With that view, he went to the Wooden wharf, at Palace-yard, where he took a boat; but as it puttied off, and before he fat down, he fell backwards into the river. The boat (hot away from him, the tide was high, the water was ten feet deep, and from the inemnbrance of his boots he was the more unable to make any ex ertion to lave himfelf.—Fortunately a barge ,was pafling at the time, and one of the bargemen feized hold of his leg and extricated him from this peri lous fituation. He was very much exhanfled ; and, had he been a minute longer in the water, the accident might have proved fatal. He gave the hlrgeman a guinea, end a hackney coachlOeing called, he was put into it, and drove to his honk in Palace-yard. The coachman at &it objected to •receive fuch a diipping fare ; but, as foon as he was informed that it was Mr. Ross, late Secretary of the Treafury, he gladly admitted him. A4IU7IC:II, INTZ: LIGEATI:. 111.1!1.:; TIIIS 1).1V.-ICIVDS. a'.vr.l)• 2 I.i;:otrn :1. N:.11 . it. • Arrived thi-. T11111:.11g the VA LS !VG HAM, Rr. - DARTS, with the NI:Ill fr.,m 1./C41:;11, at:er a paffige of 21 days. Tlik I.:iled Com Lireon fir days prior to the K sr, Gm:lgs pack;, rived on Tuefthiy I.ol.—Arrived all.) his Majeny's brig Hunter, 14 guns, rs ; the l'en•.'iret ,14 gut the Indullry cutter, of Dover, Ilicuitsusos, fr , nl a cruifc, and the American 4:7 Maria, I.t. c• TON, with flour, from Norfolk, after a patry:e 49 days.—Sar.ed his Majelly'st]iip 50 guns, accompanied by la SurrisAsrr, of guns, Lieut. TomLINFON, for Plyn:otilli ; the Plymouth (traniiiort brig), I.r.tr, for Plynioin;: ; the American bri Carrier, M‘C..s.onsAl.,' for Nor. folk; the brig Warren, Bonen, NV :01 I:inir, f)r Barcelona ; the Speedwell, and combe, CH ANT, fur Swanfea.—The C !..ORG packet will tale the mil of the I ttli init. for Liroon.—A mail hum Lifbon and the Leeward Iflands tray be hourly erpeeled to bc. brought by the PRINCE ADOLPHUS and PaiNcEss ELizautm pac::ets.—Wind PLYMOUTH, MAY r'. Came in the ALLIGATOR trantpoa, of Lon•lon, Capt. JOHN GIBSON ; from Altrallt.h Malta, and Gibraltar: (be failed from Alexathiri4 the 2oth September lafi ; and from Gibraltar ol the 7th of April: (he teolf on b•lari at Malta men of the Ancient kith Fencibles, r.thich are to difembark at this port : they arc all in perfea health : alfo the CHATHAM, of so :pins, from Falmouth, where (he has been lying as a 5 , , , na:d. (hip during the late war:Jlic was ac , :.,:mpanied 1:i -they by the SUFFIANTF ; of guns, Capt. NE 511A m.—S:6led for Ircland,with difehated feamen, his M..tjefly's *lips REvottrrios AIM!, of 4.4 guns, Capt. MURRAY; and Irt oirn.tr IE, of 38 gun 4, Capt.lloruam. • POI:TSNIOUTH, MAY Ir. This day arrived the fhips Sea Nymph, Capt. Tno. CHURCH ; Zephyr, WM. EL LER EV ; and the Neptune, MARSHALL, with the garricon battalion from Jerfey,whohave marched to Hiika barracks: alto the Hannah and Stican, HOLDM AN; with cyder, from Exeter. This day the Argo, GARBUTT ; and the rutty, Boll:CON, were releafed from qua rantine. Laft night (after poll) arrived the M on. GIANA, of i6guns, from Martinico.—Wind E.— Thc Peggy, FOT E Rlll', is C!:pCt.9.0.1 to fail tc.. morrow for Gaeini'ey, to take in tioops for Wey mouth. Arrived the Betfy, Jorix CIiANCELLEIt, from Lea, with oats. Came into barbour the DLOOD-HOU ND gun-brig. Y.IIIMOUTII. MAY Is% Yefterday an ived from Scotland the LYN X floop of war, and the Aocaegun-vetla, from a cruizc. Paired through a large ileet of colliers fur the riv. Jr. No attivals from Cuxhaven. CORN 111/11?KET. • 11/11K-LANE, MA? 19. Every fpecies of Crain is felling very brifk, :111.1 looking upwards: Whe.tt and Oats are hilizr than hit Monday. ASSIZE OF BRFAM—Yelerclay the Bakers'ecyr,_ pany attended the LORD MAYOR, a-. the Marlir,r.- Houle, to fet the Atlize of ;ircad, %viten hi,: Lord. fhip ordered the price to be continued the fame as Taft week. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, MAY 17. Subfcription Plate of 501. for 3.yr old colts carry ing Bft.4lh. fillies 81t. R. M. Ld Oermont's bl. e. by Whifkey, out of Lavinia IA Milfington's b. c. Pic Nic - - . 2 Sir F. Standith's dt. c. brother to Eagle s Sir H. Williamfoils b e. by Sir Peter Mr. Hewitt's b. f. fitter to I.:apt:dation IA Grofvenor's b. e. by Ormond, out of Tulip Mr. Sitwell's br. c. Pipylln, by Sir Peter D. of Grafton's b. e. brother to Chuckle Mr. Bott's ch. f. by Volunteer Mr. Panton's b. f. Altronomy dr The Judge could Ake 091 y thee. High odds againli Ld Clerrnont'S 1:I. c.r-4 to r againft Pic Nic-4 to t againil Sir F. Standith's ch. c.—Even betting on Pipylin. The Jockey Club Plate of Svgs. to be run for by horles,arc. the property of Meinb:rs of the pck : y Club, for 4. yr olds carrying 7th alb. 5-yr i.ld.; 811. 31b. 6.yr olds Bft. 91b. 4nd aged 81r. t 115. B. C. Mr. Dawran's eh. e. Quiz, 4-irs oil, • Sir H. T. Vane's Cock bghter, 6-yrs old, D. of Grafton's b. in. Pcnclope, 4-yrs old, Mr. Hcathcote's b. m. Anireed, s-yrs Five to z on Coektiglaer. z 2 dr dr 114ADDINGTON CLUB MEETING. Run on the Winchefter Courfe, on Tucfday, Mav 11, a Cup value sogi. . . Mr. Biggcs's hr. b. Barr, n,, - - / z Mr. Pickering's cli. h. by Pegarns, - - 2 2 Mr. Stacpook -'s ch. g. - -3 3 On Wedneftlay, May tsz, a Plate, value gogs. Mr. Bigges's Bangor), - - - ci 1 z Sir IL Lippincott's Bs igadier, :. . 0 a 2 A 6 r.reepil?.kes of 25gS.—Two miles. Mr. Scropc's Agsznoncon, - - - I Mr. Grznie's 13341 Bargain, - - . ^ .1.1r. Stacpuoic's ch. g. - - ' 3