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London, England, 1804-06-28 00:00:00

A Person from the Office of the Datchy or Lan,.
caster presented an Official Copy f the Appoint-
ment of the fIon„CHARLES VILL tO the 'Ol-
- of Prothonitary to the Cain of Comnr,n
for that Dutcliy, %%Lich was ordied to he on, the
Table.

Mr. Ross gave notice, that he meant to-morrow
to move, that the House shou4l t;.ke into consider-
ation the subjea connected with the Do.cument now
laid before the House.
The Woollen. IVI-Anufaaurers Penalty- Sbspension
Bill was read a third time and hawed. - • •
Mr. WESTERN brought up the mill for Regulating
the Exportation and Importation of Corn, founded
on the Report of the Corn Committee ; read a first
time,•

• On the Question that the Bill be read a second
time, a short conversation took place bet ween Mr.
PATTERsON and Mr. WESTERN, as to the most con-
venient mode of proceeding, when, at the sugges-
. tion of the SPEAKER, the Bill was ordered ito be
read a second time to-morrow, after which it is to
be committed, pro forma, to have rite blanks filled
up, and then ordered to be printed.
The Scotch Additional Force Bill was read a thin.
time and passed.
The SECRETARY AT WAR brOUght up the Foreign
Troops Bill, which was read a first time, and to be
read a second time to-morrow,
Mr. OWEN, from the East India House, present-
ed an Account of the Particulars of the Account
made up to the /sr of March gthe
claim of the East India Compony on Goveinmelit for
the. sum of 4.,0r8,c001. Ordered to lie on' the
Table, and to be printed.
The Bill for authorizing the issue of Exchequer
Bills on the credit of the aids of i 504., was read a
second time, and to be committed to-morrow,,.

CALICO PRINTERS.
Mr. SHERIDAN rose, and called the attention
of the House to a matter, in his mind, of conside-
rable importance. A Bill was pending before the
House, respeding the Settlement of some Disputes
between the Master Calico Printers and theirjour-
neymen ; and a Petition on behalf of the Journey-
men was presented to the House, in which they
complained of many severe and oppressive griev-
ances, of which they prayed redress. This Peti-
tion was referred to a Committee, and the Peti-
tioners, all of whom were industrious and labori-
ous men, were at a very considerable expence in
bringing evidence from the most distant corners of
the kingdom, to support their allegations, many
of whom were examined before the Committee.—
Now the hardship of which he had to complain in
this case, was a circumstance which he would allow
was frequent in usage; but, in the opinion of many
Members of that House, best versed in parliament.
ary order, it was extremely irregular and improper,
namely, that the Committee to whom this Petition
was referred for special inquiry into its merits,
after having sat some days, Eliot examined several
witnesses, suddenly adjourned, sine eue, and broke
up without coming to asiy resolution whatever; and
have since made no Report whatever to the House..
He hoped, however, the House would no longer
sandiun a proceeding so derogatory from its own
dignity and authority, as to sutler a Committee to
pass over with such slight indifference, and without
deigning to report to the House, any opinion on a
subject which the House thought of sufficient
importance to refer to them for special inquiry,
and to order them to report their opinion thereon.
The-Petitioners, in thiS case, had incurred expences
to the amount of above r,oool. (which they. could
by no means afford) in match of redress, through an
humble appeal to the liberality and justice of Par-
liatnent ; above fourteen- of the Petitioners st ere
attending in town this Session, and the last, to give
evidence, when- required, in support of their Peti-
tion, which tie House had been graciously pleased to
entertain, and which, without meaning any disrespea
to the persons who composed the Committee, he
trusted the House would not allow to be frustrated in
such a way, without any cause assigned. He begged
leave to add, that it was his own wish that all
grievances might be redressed, arid all disputes be.
tween the parties amicably settled, without leaving'
any necessity for recourse to
.Parliamentary aid ;
but if this was not done in a satisitiory way`,-
bet ween this time and the next Session of Parlia.
ment, he pledged himself to bring forward a' very
set ious measure on the sul:jsd.
Mr. H. LASC.,LLES said, that he was a !Vieth_
her of the Committee alloied to by the lion, Ge„.
denial ; that they had. heard the evidence in sup_
part the Petition, and were urowim its!), of opi.
oion, that the allegiations of the Petition, were wholly
unsupported. The Committee had adjourned.- ior
three weeks, .smd did not feel it necessary to mike
any report ; but the minutes of the evidence taken
before them were forthcoming, and might easily he
produced, if the Hon. Member wished to be satisfied
of the fi,ct.

Mr. DENT said, he also was a Member of the
Committee, and he fully agreed to wi►*t had tallen
from Mr. LAscELLEs.

Mr. SiIe.RIDAN answered, that if that tvaS the
unanimous opinion of the Committee, why
..W:tS it
not reported? or why treat the 1-1 ,use in such a man-
nel without giving any answer to an injunftion,
which so specifically called upon the Committee- to
report their opinion upon the matter reterred to
them ?

Mr. DENT moved, that a Copy of the Minutes
of Evidence bef,re the said Committee he laid before
the House, which was ordered, and the conversation
ended.

Sir CHARLES POLE expressed extreme regret
-that, the Hon. AiLmber should withdraw tile
even late as it was in the Session, when he reflected
haw Very enormous and oppressive the grievaoces
wt re. which :hat Bill was calculated to remedy, and
how loudly anti urgently they called for Parliamen-
tary interference; and he thought, that, whatever
were the defeas of the present Bill, they might be
easily remedied in a Committee, rather than post_
pone till next Session, a measure so indispensably
necessary to check a series of. the most flagitious
fraud and oppression, upon a gallant and meritorious
set of men, the Officers and Seamen of our Navy.
He had in his hand documents to shew some of the
most flagitious instances of such fraud and oppres.
sion practised by the Prize CoUrts, and Prize
Agents in the West ladies, as was scarcely credible
without the clearest restimooy. The Document was
sent to him hoe] the West I; dies by a gallant voting
Friend, now no more, the son of a worthy Wither
of this House, Admiral DA YERS ; and this account
states, that upon the proceedings for the condem-
nation 0131 Prizes, the produce of which was but
163,0001. the charges in the Prize Court amounted
to 51,0001. and besides this, the charges for Agency
amounted to so,oool. more ! His gallant young
Friend, Captain DAV E RS, who wrote this account
hut a few hours before he expired, stared fUrther,
that he was for a series of e;eueeirt endeavouring to
obtain justice, and the payment ofilse Prize—money
due to himself and his gallant Ships' Companies, but
in vain. Was this, he would ask, to be tolerated to_
wards that loyal and gallant Class of Men who corn.
posed the British Navy ; and whose bravery and en-
durance of every danger and hardship were so cheer-
fully and indefatigably exerted in the cause of the
Country ? Or was it a case that should admit of de-
lay, or be preceded by any other objet for Parlia-
mentaryconsideration ? It was a
.question of public
justice, and not of Party, and therefore he saw the
less pretence for postponing the adoption of the -mea.
sure, and must sincerely regret it. He understood
now, that His Majesty's Chancellor of th,e Exche-
quer had a measure in contemplation, for similar ob-
jeds, to be introduced early in the next Session.--
He hoped its objeas would he really similar, and
not calculated to shelter peculation, in which
case he would warmly opposelit. It might he said,
with a- view to palliate'these grievances, that they
had existed heretofore, -but should not do so again;
but this he considered no redress•to those who had
been steflagrantly injured, and to whom justice and •
retribution were certainly due. The pradices of
which he now complained, were not confined to •I
the West Indies ; he had many instances to com--
plain of in the Prize Courts at. home ; and, amongst
others, one case of a capture of twelve Fishing
Boats, by the Isis, on the breaking out of the pre-
sent War, of which the net proceeds of sale st4re-
z 0001. the charges of Court Fees and Agency upon'
which was 5791.
Mr. DlCKENSONsupported the Motion for post-
poning, the Bill, on the ground stated by 'Mr.
JERV Is. Besides, the Bill had defeds that were ma.
rerially and radically objeaionable; and it was sel-
dom practicable to amend, satisfadorily, in a Com-
mittee, tickets, which were radical in the principles
of a Bill, and which would be more easily obvietcd
by bringing in a new Bill.
ir WILLIAM ELFORD disliked the present
Bill, because it was formed upon the illiberal and
unjust principle of supposing all mankind thieves and
robbers, and guarding againt them as such. He
would
,not deny, that in almost every class of Socie-
ty, individuals might be found, whose cantina and
ptintiples were disgraceful to the rankthey filled; this
might be'the case with respect to the Prize Agents,
and even with respect to Commissioners of the
Admiralty; but was it therefore to be contended,
that all were equally had, and equally obnoxious to
suspicion and severity ? Another principle for which
he disliked the Bill was, that it went diredly to
take away from four-fifths of =the classes of men
on board Ships of War, the right ofappointitz their
own Agents, and this for a reason that was pretty
obvious.
Mr. FRANCIS wholly disapproved of withdraw..
ing the present Bill, and had heard no reason assigned
for so doing, that appeared to him satisfaaory, after
the detail of frauds and grievances, stated by the
Hon. Gentleman who brought in, the Bill, on its
first intrududion, and which called loudly for the
speediest possible interference of Parliament.
Mr. JF RV is explained, by repeating the motives
he le:d already assigned.
Me AD I'OC GENERAL said, there was no
doubt whatever on the part of His Majesty's Govern-
ment, that very flagitious frauds and grievances had
existed in the West Indies, as -stated by the -Hon.
Admiral ; but it was not to be cnncluded that, be-
cause the present Bill was withdrawn, for the mo-
tives assigned by the Hon. Gentleman, in order to
the iutroduaion of another B' far similar pur-
p ises, early in the next Session, that .Gavernment
had taken no steps to check the ,mischiefs corn,
plained of; the truth was, that Government had
taken the most effectual means in its power, by
lessening the number of Prize-Ports, limiting' the
Fees payable in Prize. Courts, obliging the Agents
to pay into the Offices of Government, the net pro.,
cecds of the Prizes sold by them; and thus taking
out of their hands the temptation to protradt pro.
ceedings which a possession of the money was apt
to
.create. Of the result of those measures he
hoped there would be speedy and satisfattory ac.
counts; and with respett to the circumstance of
the twelve Fishingeboats, stated by the Hon. Admi-
ral, it did happen, that a copy of that very docu.
ment was some days since laid before the principal
Judge of the Admiralty Court, for his considera.
tion ; and that Learned Judge, and not Parliament
in the first instance, was the proper source whither
to resort for redress, which, he was-confident, that
Learned Judge would be ready to grant, if just;
but which, it he refused, there would then be time
enough to appeal to Parliamentary authority. He
himself could, however, tell the. Hon. Admiral,
that the only fee charged in that Court on condem.
nation of those boats, was six guineas each, and that
the remainder of the expellees were incurred at out.
expence of prize-keepers, as well as
I)iyor Im
ings by different OW (ICI'S, which
stse, andca t by e
p4oceed
Couldc.:looceerur. f those -vessels had
.been one ca p-
tine, and. not different ones, at different times and
which circtvpstancea the cxyencesk

incurred were as great as if they had been tNelvc
lodia-men.
Mr. Lg kROUGTIS stated, that similar corn"
plaints existed,- with respett to prizes captured
the East Indies; remontitrances up ,n which sub'
jet he knew had been long since submitted to Gl
vernment ; he wished therefote to ask, tvhetl'er an)"
instrudions kid been sent out on the subjed ?
LortIC4STLEREAGH said, that from the com-
plete annihilation of the enemy's commerce in the.
Indian Seas, there could be little apprehension of i""
convenience arising to cur Ships from any captures
to be made there. This answer, however, lie ad-
mitted, was nothing to the purpose ; hut he conic,
assure the lion. Member, that the India Conapf
had the matter in contemplation ; and though no
inm-rudions were yet sent.out, they would speedily
be forwarded.
Mr. JERVIS'S motion was then put and agreed to.
LORD KILWARDEN.

The House resolved into a Committee on His
Majesty's Message relative to a provision for the
family" of the late Lord iILWARDEN, in which, 011
the motion of Mr. PITT, is was resolved, that a sum
not exceedirg 'zoo!. •British currency, be annuailY
paid our of the Irish Consolidated Funds to LadY
Kilwarden during her life, and after her LadY'bil);)
demise, that the same annuity be condoned 8007,
atttotl.te;jrctil.itici:L.ocifoercKleauKisweilwarden during his natural lifer and
'artdoettlhdeopreinrgsonhivvshloifesh;all next beat
-
mainipg, sum of +co!. a year to the two datigi"ersl
Lord Kiiwarden, during their lives, 2001. t0e3",1 9
or the whole to the survivor..
SLAVE TRADE ABOLITION BILL.
Mr. WILE ERFOKC E moved the third reading.°
the Slave Trade Abolition Biil. 00 the goebli°ll
being put,
YOUNG could not give a silent vote °,ll
this subjed" , as this would in all probability he '-
„,
last opportunity he should ever have of delivering
his sentiments on the subjed. If this Bi I were t°
pass; the trade would be carried on by other nations,'
and the Slaves would, therefore, be again exposed to
all the miseries from which the wise and humane
regulati •ns under which the trade had been condua,
ed by British Merchants had relieved_ them.. He
thought; at least, that a Clause ought to be intro,
duced lift° it, allowing, that in case of the depopu-
lation of any island or distritt, in consequence of
pestilence, rebellion, or other cause, His MajestY
should be authorized to grant a license to such Pia...
°`11"
ters as might suffer, to import Negroes. The 1-o",c
Baronet concluded by stating, that the operation
the Bill would cause a depreciation of West India
property to the amount of millions beyond an 061/1..
pensation.
Mr. FRANCIS noticed the correspondence bei
tween the Doke of PORTLAND and the G rujrfoiei
Barbadoes, in which the Duke had instructs'dlt,ii
latter to propose certain measures to the As!.ern,V •
in that Island ; and among others', itat he guirrof a •
thatcSolamvme
ushnoicuallt,lioln)ewdaesemdaetdedferolonl.h-Tsite answer d
an
802,
expressed that a con-,iderable trejority of thep.,"
olLAssemhly had taken great offence at suc",,,ity'
commendation, while there was'at present a Pe- ,ncl
otifl'ittt it!:le4:iis.osutseer,lkinng,:wfoiriotwhelmotiarsdseerrtoifoaoSvl4verterast;
rile;amnceenteioluniedd
htehipsuctirticpuomn
ante of the Colonial LegislattathuPere:csi°.ntco,uisnrirlcecer:cet"l:2l::St
was
Mr, TV. DICKXNSO,Nr was con:
totally a visionary scheme On part ro alike
the Abolition. It was unnecessary' frl3,
of
distindi;:o between the total ernariciplii°l: the;
Slaves and the Abolition of the Trad:,, act
already experienced the danger, _Negroes themselves knew' Prance`'ingoedri,ffaenredncEen.ghol3
Wha
;soon feel it with equal force, when it was, Per
too late. In Jamaica there was already 0,; Jr
10,}cro,
sition in the governed to rebel against the 1-1
nor:. The Honourable Gentleman then ai u ledto
the condo& of some of the Missionaries se,,urting
some of the Islands for the purpose of e.'llv-
ed II •
the Negroes, and said, that they had instill , the
them such ideas of liberty, that, accordinf ,t
text given to them, they were convinced be lasts
men should be equal ; that the first shouw
and the last first."
of the
Mr. BtMIIAM spoke in vindication
ei had
fewer
island
Missionaries. Not thaorfi zAo,notouo,o-I\la,egarlrd'tchree
o iar
been convertedthe
tempers and dispositions had been thereby
na 0--
so much better, that they were entitled to an
creased value of zol. It was not a tad, that of
Planters in Jamaica wished to supply the P 'cation
Negroes who died in their service. by jaw'
father than by encouraging the porul'i°ll. ,01(1
stated the claim for compensationch 4
be made by those who might become,
oicahatsee'd
by the Abolition. WI.
Where persons "a. P induced
lands- from the Crown, and had been
atrial
in pay 'a high price for them, ld. Hp
icasonable that their should -be coot ',vas
ensare
but he
had voted fur- the Bill itrits former stages,
•
moat thought, that unless some clause was introduced
into it relative-to indemnification; it would he eat he rus-
dent in him to retrad. He wouldi
there ,
nestly request, that a clause should be o oltroducca°c
recognizing the principles of compensation so d to
some other Bill might be afterwards propose

settle all existing claims.
Mr. DtcxErtsort and Mr. BARHAM severally ex'

plained,
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIiE,QUERsAcif
he had unifertnly adnaitttd that tf ,lie Hotise
come to theoresolution of abolishing the triLle,
would be extremely anxious to 'aif)rd every
gree of Compensation, in all cases where a lair alio
proper claim could be 'made our. If it had, been
practicable for him to h ye laid His Makst,, 9 re'
commendation on that subject before the
nothing would have prevented him from s`l.
He, however; thought it at present must expetilePt
to discourage the introduttion of a general, vaguieci
and. unlimited clause of compensation.. lie
has
resist the Proposition, that all persoT a who
o,
ever been engaged in `the Slave Trade, were to
indemnified according to their own vAgue calculJ-
-60" of how .much their wealth may b;.. supposed to
be injured. He was happy to hear it said by an
Hon. Gentleman opposite, that the A )(Aldo" "old
effeded without the danger of ruining