The Sun.
London, England, 1808-02-27 00:00:00

PILOTS, REGULATION RILL

Mr. ROSE; purSuant to notice, rose to move for
leave to bring in. a Bill for the better regulation of
Pilots and Pilotage. His objed Was' not Only the
security of the property on board Ves'sels naV igat
'the British seas, but also the prelervation the
health and lives of the persons employed on board of
them. There were no licen4ed Piloti established
for this purpose, those of the Trinity House carrying
vessels dOwnwards, and those of Deal and Dover
navigating them upwards ; the consequence of this
want of regular Pilots was, that between the South
Foreland and the Isle of Wight VeaSelS were 'i.e.,
quently cast away, and amongst them, within
short period past, five Indiamen. Under these eir
Camstatices he had held frequent comumnications
•with persons acquainted with the subjetit, and upon
the result of these communications had. framed the,
Bill which he proposed to introduce. It was not
his intention to interfere.through its provisions with
any corporate rights or chartered privileges,.such 'as
were enjoyed at Hull, Newcastle, Bristol, and Liver-
Pool. The objeet of the Bill was merely to give,.
power to the Trinity House Commissioners to grant
Licences, to Pilots in such places as there were nci
Corporations possessing such powers for that ptsr.
pose. That meritorious class of persons who had
served their country in the merchant service was
ready to undertake this duty gratuitously. He trusted.
the House would see the importance of the meaiure, •
and concluded with moving fur leave " to bring in
a Bill for better regulating the Pilots and Pilotage of
Ships navigating the British seas."
Admiral HERVEY, as a professional man, combo-
rated every thing that had been so ably stated by the •
Right Hon. Gentleman.

Sir WILLIAM CURTIS returned th4nks to the
Right Hon. Gentleman for the manner in which .he
had brought forward this question, and intimated
his intention, in the progress Of .the Bill, to move
certain clauses for the corretiion of some omissions
in the AtEt of last Session for regulating the Deal and
Dover Pawl,
Mr. CALCRAFT also stated, that it was his inten.
lion to attend to the nrirrress of the Hill. nursuant to

instrueti?ns from his Constituents ; after wh;cb leave
was given to bring in the Bill,

RUSSIAN PAPERS.

Mr: Secretary CANNING presented from the bar,
by orderOf 'll6 Majesty, pursuant to Address hoin
that ElOuse; -Copies of Dispatches received from Mr.
Stuart, Seth wary of Legation at the Court of Peters-
burgh.--Orders d to lie on the tabie.—No order was
made tbr their being printed, Mr. Secretary C. _
having stated that they were printed, and"
would be delivered that night.
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Ordered, on the Motion-of Mr; DENT, that there
be laid before the House a Copy of the KirigisyVar-
rant M 1804, for the reimbursement of his Ex pettee4
to Capt. Robinson, in hi., proceedings relative to the
Ship Envie() ; a
.short conversation hai/ing previous-
ly taken place bet Ween Mr. Lthhington, Lotig, •
and Mr, Dent, relarive to other Papers intended to
lave been Moved- for by the latter Gentleman,which,
however, be waived, understanding; that they were
to be produced amongst other Papers already orde,reti
by the Eiouse.
ARMY Rt-I*-URNS.

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The SECRETARY-at WAR prebtenteu a etu of
the etrotive strength; Of. the Regulars and:Militia
Forces, ea the 14 of Feb. I 808; which wa's.ctrder-
ed,to lie on the table.

SUGAR BOUNTIES

Ordered, on the Motion of Mr. RuaussoN, that

the Act of the 7th. of his. Majesty, the Sugar Act,
ihould be read, and the A6t having besql entered .its
read, it Was then ordered, that the tiouSe should re-
solve itself into a Committee-on Monday, to consider
of so much at ,said Att as relates tea the Granting,. of
Bounties on the Exportation of Sugar.,
Bills were ordered, on the Motion ..of Mr, Huss
KISSOY, on, the several Resolutions of the Commit-
tee of Ways and Means, relative, to the prohibition
of the exportation of Bark and Cotton. After
Mr. HuskisSon brought up a Bill for
for a time to 134 limited, the Exportatioo oil
Wool or Yarn from Great Britain. Also a

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impotiing a Duty, for a time to be limittede •,
Cotton Wool, the produce of British colonies, '!
ported from Great Britain; Also a Bill for prove:.,
ing, for. a time to be litnitted, the , Exportation ,ot
Jesuit's Bark from Great. Britain. Toe two lormer
were read a first time, and ordered to be read a se-
cond time on. Monday ; and the latter, after, some
conversation between Mr. Tierney, the Chancelior
of the. Exchequer, Mr. W'. Smith, Mr. liusltioon,
Mr. lose, Mr. Vansittart,. Sir W. Eltbrd, Mr.
Wilburforce, and. Mr. Sheridan, and a Divihion on
.the iViotion of Mr.Tterney, the respeeive numbers
of which we • could not learn, was read a first time,
and ordered to be read a second time on Monday.

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