The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-28 00:00:00

FEB. 28.

London, complaining of certain violations of the Act for setting
the Assize of liread.-..Laid on the Table.
petjtjoll from the Joureeymen
Sir F. Burdett presented a
Bakers in the City of London, and within twelve miles round
the same, complaining of their being obliged to work on Sun.
dais, contrary to the Act of the 34th of the King, chap. Si.
'Cite petition stated, that that Statute imposed a penalty of lOs.
on every master baker, who suffered padding!, pies, or tarts, to
be baked in his Mell on that day. That the master bakers had
wholly disregarded the Act, on account of the lowness of the.
v The petition prayed relief, and was ordered to lie
ou the table.
Mr. Mellish presented a petition from the Tanners of Landon,
in -upport of the Bill for preventing the, damaging of Raw-,
Mr. Van'ittart moved for accounts of the quantities of Jesuit's
Bark, imported for six seaes, endiog 1796. and for six years,
ending ImOs, sheoing the average go:unity imported in each
r. =Ordered.
Mr. Davenport presented a petition, signed by two thousand
manufacturers and labourers Of Stock part, in Cheshire. entreat-
ing; the House to advise his Majesty to avail himself of all op-
portunities fur conducting a peace.—Laid on the table.
Mr. Ruse otstained lease to bring in a Bill for the better regu-
lation of Pilots. The only novelty in the Bill was, vesting in
the Elder Brethren of the Trinity-house the power of appoint-
ing fit and able men for that important duty, instead of those
who now exercise that vocation.
Mr. Canning presented Copies of certain Dispatches from the
]lnn, Mr. Stewart, at St. Petershurgh, to Lord Viscount
How ick.
Mr. liuskisson brought up two Bills, one prohibiting the ex-
portation of Cotton Wool to the Continent, and the other for -
imposing a Duty on all Raw Cotton, imported from the British
Colonies. These Bina were severally read a first, and ordered
to he road a second time on Almiday.
Mr. liuskisson brought up a Bill, prohibiting the exporta-
tion af Jesuit's Bark.
tat the question being put, that it be read a first time, Mr.
%V. Smith oh-erved, that there was something, very strange in a
diyision that had taken place the other night, as two Gentlemen
only seemed to think that cotton wool and Jesuit's bark were
ale and the same thing. The minority against the one was 78,
aial against the other 76.
.s'sn w. I:LFOND said, an Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Whitbread)
had the other night declared, that if he had,the command of an
army , and the forces of the enemy should labour under a dv-
,entry, , he would readily supply it with hark. This lie thought
was as absurd as if he would furnish them with arms and ;nn-
der.
tin. Sara/Das said, that the idea of his lion. Friend was
not quite so absurd as the lion. Baronet imagined. Mr. Whit
bread did not mean to say that Peruvian hark alanr would enable
tile enemy to take the field. The Pilchard and Herring Fisheries
till the coast of Holland were never molested in time of war, as
the-se ti-h were esteemed in that country a medicine. It would
appear from their reluctance to part with bark, that Ministers
themselses were affected with a Typhus Fcver. ( A laugh).
The !louse divided, when the question was carried by a majo-
rity of 3 V: the Ayes being 74, and the Noes 40.
On our re-admission, sr found Mr. Secretary Canning moving
an Address to his :Majesty, for Copies or Extracts of any Dis-
patches received by St inisters from the British Envoy at Coven-
Itaz:en, in 1/eceniher, itinti, relative to any actual invasion or
menace for ()crop ittg a part of the Danish. territory by France.
T4e j;;;11Itr.u. SiTlctary stated, that he was induced to move
for these po perk, in order to vindicate himself from the charge
of having Eisen a garbled account of Lord ilowick's Dispatch to
Mr. Garlicky, and of that Gentleman's answer. He concluded
by minim.; accordinglN.
Aln. PuNNosnr observed, that the papers proposed to he
produced, evidently chewed that Mr. Canning did wilfully mis-
represent Lord Ilowick's dispatch. and that he now wished to
vindicate his own character; and insisted that all the other pa-
pers taught to be produced, indicative as it was said of Den-
mark's hostile disposition towards Great Britain.
Some conversation ensued of a desultory nature, when Mr.
Sheridan, in a long speech, supported the motion, and moved
an asneadment, ealliug fur all information received last year by
Ministers respecting Copenhagen, and the equipment of the
Danish fleet fur the purposes of France. He also moved for
papers in vindicatian of the conduct of Mr. Carlicke.
An. rdystaa dissented to the amendment, defended his con-
duct ill reading an extract firm turd ilossick's dispatch, and

..:ajority
70. And on the original motion—Ayes 140—Noes 9. Majority
131.
On our return, we found the House in a Committee of the
whale, considering of the Army Estimates, and the Secretary at
War stating, that the Cavalry remained on the same establiiih-
meat a.s last year. The infantry were 147,000 men, which in-
creased the last year's numbers by 12,812. In the aggon
Train there ma. a considerable reduction ; hut the Militia, not-
withstanding the volunteering into the Line, had reached its usual
establishment; and as for the Volunteer Corps, they were nearly
on the name footing. The Right lion. Secretar♦ therefore pro•
posed, that 14.752,000 i. should he granted to his Majesty for the
military service of the current year, making an increase of
59i,000/. on that of last year; that increase, lie said, was eat irely
owing to the number of Officers appointed, and to the number of
men volunteered from the Militia.

,►1 R. i INDH AM condemned the mode of reef-lilting from the
Militia, and said, that men could not tie had to make up defici-
encies, as 601. was the current payment of a substitute; colwe.
queutly, a grievous burtlten, not only on individuals, but on pa-
rishes.

LORD C4STZISREAGII pregumed, that the Volunteering System
was the most convenient, and less oppres.sive than anv other, and
found more productive, as 37,000 men had been already :trifled to
our regular establishment, and 1,000 more would be produced
before the Ist of May. Hence it would he found that 60,600
men had been recruited since the hon. Gentleman had left his
office.
On the question for granting 2,960.000/. for the service of the
Ordnance, a long discussion ensued. It involved a debate on
the Corps of Drivers, the Works of Woolwich, Chatham.
and Dover. It was agreed to, and several resolutions, of minor
impart, were put and carried. The report was ordered to he
received on Monday.
Lord Castlereagh deferred till Monday, Lis. motion for print
ing a pension to the family or the late Lord Lake.
the Committee on the Orders in Council Bill was deferred
till Monday.—. Adjourned.

S Trltl) V FEB. Tr.
The Deputy Clerk of the ('town attended and amended the
Return for lloryl►aun, by erasing therefrom the names of Sir S.
Romilly and Love Parry Jones Parry, Esq. and iteerting tl►ose
of Joseph Alarriot and Henry t;touldhurne, Eirir,•. For Salta,h,
the Nlembers returned were Matthew Russel and James Petll%,
Esqrs.

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insisted that the expedition to Copenhagen could be oarrantel
on the opinions advanced by his Lordship.
The gallery was ordered to he cleared, when two divisions
took place.--For the amendment 40---Againt it, 110-11a.iority