The Sun.
London, England, 1813-04-30 00:00:00

CONDUCT OF THE WAR.

The Earl of 'ThattctatY said, it was with great
regret he had to emne again, and throw himself
on the indulgence of their Lordships, for it ,fur-
ther postponement of his intended motion with'
respect to the conduct of the war. His principal'
reason for proposing the delay was, that a Noble
Friend, who was therf much indisposed, wished to'
take a part in the discussion, and would not be
able to attend on the day for which it wasAix«i.
ii.Wl,:tlit'!i•efOiv; was to postpone the order
for summoning their Lordships for TuesdAyitext,
until Friday the pith of next month, when it Was
his determination to bring the subject forward.
Under such circumstances, he trusted the liciuse
would not object to such a proceeding:
Earl STANHOPH Said, he should agree in' time
motion his Noble Friend was about to pri:puse,
but tyould beg leave to state his reason for so
agreeing to it, which Was, that he pledged himself
to bring it forward On the dayproposed. The sub-
ject was one of the greatest importance, and its
discussion Shotild admit of na further delay. • Oa
the day of its consideration, he would chew to
their Lordships the great degree of tnischief Which
was likely to befall, not only this countly, but
Europe in general, in consequence of whmt was
passing on the other side of the Atlantic. The
considerations to which he alloded,.wi-re it vole
ed 'in' the question .to such an extent, that he
pledged himself oh that day, with respect, at least,
to tart part Of the subject, to raise that iii their
:Lordships minds, vhici, would shock their hearts,
and astonish, their understandings. The extreme
ifolly Of the system pursued was however less, hc
thought, to be imputed to intliViduals, titan a per- •
tinacions attachment to old erroneous ideas.
The Bart of Dsittstt..Ev.having moved, that their
L9NAiips lie sintmio.bed for Friday, May 14, it
waS ordered accordingly ; and, after the disposal
of some routine bnsiness, the House adjuttrnea
till to-morrow.

HOUSE OF coMMONS,,

THURSDAY, APRIL 29.

Mr: 4win, from the Inspeetor-General of Fxw
ports and Imports, presented accounts of the du-
ties paid on sugars in . the last year. Ordered to-
lie 'on the table.

The Dublin Sin All Debt Bill was read a third
time and pissed,
Several Petitions were presented from Hertford,
and its neighbourhood, praying, that in any char-
ter to he granted to the East India Company, pro-
vision may be made for facilitating the instruction
of the ►►atives of Will in the Christian religion,
and 'the useful arts of life Ordered. to lie on the
table.

Cmcxtrict presented u Petition of the Nati
nature front Liverpool: Ordered to lie Oh the
ilir, VINA..AY pres'ented CL Petit-4)(1,1411)W Glikigovir
ag3init the ttlx on Cotton., one f rom the t;hip-
owners of Ghtsgow, stating; the losses which they
sust:ained from the operation of an :pct tX {lto -17th
of the King, anti prtying that. so much 01: it z::.; ,
certain articles, the production of tt le enew v •
Colonies and south' America, and praying,
The Petitions were seve ordered to
on the

,Several •Petitions were presented bv Mr. WHIT-
BREAD and other Members, in favour of Ittforithig
facilities to the adlnission of pergtoh int.() loth., to
itlitrttet the n►ttive-i in the Cbtistilo Roligion ; ;tutl
()Here(' to lie on the t►tole.
The CHANCELLOR of the ExcuLausx gave To-

tire'-of a motion connected with the Ways and
of the year, the exact iatureof whiclicould
p.ot he,collec,.ed in the gallery.
Nr . BA.,arso wished to ask what were the in;
te!ltion% of the Right Hmiourable Gentietnan,
v•:rh re.ipeet to the proposed Duty on Cotton
Wool, us the cicalas were at present kept in a
state of fisiwnse.
The CUANCELLOR of. tlu EX.CIIEGWER COOL() not
fit present give H precise and positive answer to the
tiarstigu put to him. Thu blockade of the pores.
of America made the measure, in his estimation,
of less importance than formerly:
Dr. DVIGENAN obtained leave to bring in a Bill
fry regulating the Sites of Parish Churches in
Ireland. He arterwar& brought in the Bill, which
ww, read a. first, and ordered to be read a second
time on Monday, and to be winted. •

ASSIZE OF 'MEAD.
Mr. FrtAsn:LANn LEwrs,„ in rising pursuant to
notice he had given, was well aware of the danger
of tampering with the -price of provisions. .He
at first .bad had a, general idea that Bread, like
Other artieles, ought to, be left to regulate its
own price in the market by a fair competition.
This idea had become very prevalent nut of doors,
but Le sva,. not now of.opinion, that the general
'rule for settling the prices of provisions, ought to
-G-,iwolied to the case of bread. The wheat and_
flour markets were at present under no controul
whatever. The Magistrates, who regulated' the,
pr c;: of bread, merely learnt the market prices of
wheat and flour, and regulated the price of bread
• accordini:4. They were said to settle the price
at. Nhiob bread should be sold, and. indeed they
did so, but they were solely guided by these mar-
kets. if bread' were left
_to regulate its own,
prices,, in times of scarcity, when the passions
of men %vele imusoally strong, and their reason
proportiowably weak, in a ease as that which
he haJ Opposed, if the halters appeared respon-
sible-for the'pri6e of bread, they would become
objects of popular •indi,,e,nation„ and their houses
would be ;Milol down.. by the frantic multitude.
He, for this reason, •tbought that the• price of
bread ought. not to be left to regulate itself. He
wished the provisions u,ade by Act 0f.1797, for
regulating .the price of bread in the' metropors
and its environs; Should be extended to the
ic:noirry. The regulations made by. the• Acts
rissed in 1751, in the -thirty-first of • George
the Second, night be. very good at that times—,
hot tic thought they were not so now, and those
regulations which it might be thought right
to make on the present occasi')n would posibly
require alteration some ten years hence, and the,
attention of Parliament might again _be called to
the Object; This would cause some trouble, but
it was for the Legislature to decide whether they
would take that trouble urn, themselves, or leave
it to the magistrates. If it were left to the ma-
gistrates to regulate the price of bread, and.they
did not properly exercise the discretioo left them,
it. was incumbent upon Parliament to take it up-
on itself: He wished a regular,alluwance to be
made to the:Baker to pay him for the salt used in
making bread, anti for the. baking of it, the tame
as in Kamdcm and this done, though it might
seem ';--4 paradox, he thought both the public and
the Baker would be benefited by this chtAuge.--
He hoped the Bill which
.he wished to introduce
would not be condemned because it. was not per-
fect ; the -fair way of judging of it was to com-
pare it with the c%istiug law, and by this test he
was content' to abide. The Hon. Gentleman,,
lifter describing at some length the nature of YR-
ri6tls statttttcs on this subject, and citing the pro,
fm oreily made for tie remuneration of the,
concluded by moving for leave to bring
Bill to alter and ;mould two acts of the 31st. of
(jeo. 11, and one of the 18th of his present. Ma-
je Sty, st) far as they Went to regulate the Assize of
Bread, and to extend the regulations established
for the City of London; and ten miles round the
Royal Exchange, beyond the Bills of Mortality.
Leave wa; given to bring in the Bill, which was
brought in by the llovotirable Cientleman ac-
o'rklitt,;lv read it first, and ordered to. be mad
cowl time, on. Monday se'unight, and to be

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Mr. Courritx‘y presented certain Papers re-
sin:4:69:4. Ea:st India Ailairis, and gave notice that
lie would to-mor.row found motion on a selection
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WHARTo N. brought in a Bill for allowing n
drandteli..on consumed by the Oflircrt of the
noyat Marines- serving, on board his 'Majesty's
lte.ad a first, and ordered to be read u. se,
Coud time on Monday. He troo brought m a
to authorise borid being ,taken from persons under
twenty-Otte ye;as of ager . serving as, Mutes on
board merchant vessels. Itead.n first; and order-
ed to be read a second "time.
Mr. WnAkTot4presented a Plan of the intended
communication from the Northern parts of the Me-
tropolk and St. Mary-le-bonue to guying-crofts
nod Westminster.--,Ordered to lie
.on the table.