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London, England, 1803-02-09 00:00:00

-1.111;ERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

TVESDAY. It,. H.
The Report of the Lords' Committees appointed
to condua the Ballot on the Lisu of the Peers,
given in int the election of a arlect number, under
The authority of the East !Ail Judicature till, was
read and referred back to the Committee, for them
to examine whether any of the Lords chosen were,'
dfled by office or otherwise.
e Order for the Sitting of the Committee ap-
pointed to consider so much of the Aft of Union
as relates to the ri:;ht of the Archbishops and
&shops of that part of the United Kingdom called.
Treland, to be elected to seats in the House of
Lords, was discharged, and a new Order made for
Friday.

WOOLLEN MANUFACTURE BILL.
'Me Order of the Day for the second reading of
the Bill to suspend, until the Ist day cf July 1803,
Proceedings in Adions, Prosecutions, and Proceed-
iugs. under certain Aets relating to the Woollen
liviannfadure, and also under an Mt of the Reign
of Queen Elisabeth, so far as the same relates to
certain persons employed or concerned in the said
Manufacture—
Lord PELHAM rose to discharge the order,
stating, as his reasons for so doing, that it was un-
derstood that many Noble Lords had objettions to se-
veral matters contained in the said Bill, as well as to
the principle of the Bill itself. That more time was
requisite to enable them to consider in what manner
they had best state those objettions, and bring them
forward. That it became a question, whether it
would be sound policy to proceed to a suspension
of all the ads referred to in the Bill ? and whether it
would not be more adviseable to proceed immedi-
ately to the repeal of such of them as ab-
solutely ought to be repealed, so inapplicable
to the present state of the Woollen Manufc-
ture ? Ile, therefore, should move, that the order
should be discharged; and he meant to follow up that
Motion, if with the concurrence of their Lordships
it should be carried, with another for the second
reading of the Bill a month hence, iso order, thit if
it should be agreed to abandon OA present Bill,
and to adopt the mode of proceeding by the intro-
dudion of a diret Bill of Repeal, all the parties in-
terested should have due notice of such determina-
tion, and full time given them to discuss the matter
deliberately, fur the purpose of pc:let:ly nye:len:and-
ing each other. His Lordship then moved, that
the order be discharged ; whi‘h beiig ordered, his
Lordship next rncved, that the Bill be read a se-
cond time on the 'Oth day of Mach. Ordered.
Adjourned till 'lo-morrow, at Half after Two
o'Clock.

HOUSE 07 COMMONS.

TVEIDAY, TEN. 8.
A ballot took place for choosing a Committee,' to
consider the moots of a petition complaining of an
undue election for the borough of Durnfcrmline,
s: hen the following; Members were appointed and
sworn :—Joha Blackburn. F.si. Thos. Rd. Beau-
mont. Esq. Hon. Richard French, Rt. Hon. Isaac
Corry Earl of Easton, C. T. Brandling, Ed. Gould-
ing, Lird V iscount Fitiharris, Robert Williants,
Esq. Manaomh Lopez, Esq. Thomas Cholmonde-
ley Esq. Wm. R:,ht. Cartwright, Esq. Sir Wm.
Helithcote, Dart. Tiros. Oraham, k.sq. and Chas.
Dundas, Esq.
1 he SPEAK FR requested the House would recol-
lect, that there was a ballot turned over for to-mor-
row t and Faye notice, that he should count the
Ileusepreciscly at half past three o'clock.
A Petition was presented flora the town of Car-
matron, praying for leave to bring in a Bill for im-
proving the harbour at that place.
Mr. %ViCKHAM moved, that the Order of the
Day for taking into further consideration the Irish
Militia Bill on Friday next, be discharged, and the
same portponA to Monday the :2b th of Fobruary
inst. Ordered accordingly.
Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the Report of
the Corer ntee of Supply for Irish Affairs, when the
several Resolutions were read.
On the Motion of Mr. CORRY, the Resolutions
relative to the Support of Schools for Male and Fe-
male Orphans, at l/üblin, were postponed.
On reading the Resolutions for Grants in Support
of the House of Industry at Dublin,
Mr. lIAGWki,L row, and expressed his hope
that some plan might b-; adopted for extending more
general assistance to the Poor of irelapd. There
were no poor-rates, and he never wished to see any
introduced there ; but whatever reason there might
be to object to that measure, it was impossible to
contemplate the wretched state of the Poor in many
parts of that country, without the most painful feel-
ings and melancholy refloaions. In the part-where
he resided (county of Tipperarr), it was his mourn-
ful destiny to behold numbers of unhappy creatures
perishing through want, without a place to shelter
them in sickness or infirmity. He was an enemy to
poor-rates, but some measure to answer cases of ne-
cessity should be adopted. Ile mentioned this to
call the attention of a Right Hun. Gentleman (Mr.
Corry) tc the subje,R.
Mr. CORRY assured the House, the subject al-
luded to by the Hon. Gentlernan had not escaped
the attention of the Noble Lord now at the head
of the Government of Ireland, nor of the Right
Hon. Secretary (Mr., Wickham), nor of the Right
/lon. Gentleman (the Speaker) whom he had the
honour to addre.:s, and who lately held an high
official situation in that country. He was certain
that Govern:nem islied to give every aid in its
power ; and wilco: the Poor came more immedi-
ately under the inspection of the Lord Lieutenant,
his Excellency's attention. vigilance, and humanity,
were manifeaed in the most striking and praise-
worthy manner. The principal difficulty lay in
adopting any measure fur this purpose, that would
not clash with the stipulations of toe Act of Union,
cr the intrresor of country :.tentlemen. Certainly,
nothing should be done without the most mature
deliberation. and he should must cordially support
nr.y measure l.rought forward, on proper grounds,
for answering the purpose proposed by the Hon.
Gentleman.
Mr. WICKHAM had obwrredPwith great con-
cern, during his residence.in,lrehual. many of those
instances of deep distre,s mcntioned by the Hon.
Genelemaa, and no person ni,,re earnestly wished
for an adequate reiief than he did. Though the
GranJ Juries had powers to reineiy many inconve-
niencies, yet it was not usual to bring forward mea-
sure. for impodug lases without the consent of