Star.
London, England, 1808-05-24 00:00:00

CATHOLIC PETITION.

Mr. GR.I.ITAN presented a Petition from the Roman Ca-
tholics of ; which, being read, the same Right lion.
Member moved that it do be on the table; and he gave notice,
that he should on Wettnesd.ly next move to refer the same to
Coninuttee.—Ordered accordingly.
COWL 31 MAUI-UM also presented a petition to the same ef-
fect nom the Roman Catholics of the County of 'Tipperary. Or-
dered to lie ou the table. - .

Mr. LETHBRIDGE presented Mr. Palmer's Post-office Per-
centage Annuity Bill.—Read the first time, ordered for the se-
cond leading on Thursday next, and to be printed.
Mr. ROSE presented a Bill to Repeal and amend certain re-
strictive Acts relatirg to the Woollen Manufacture.—Read the
trst tittle, and ordered for the 2d reading to-nun-now se'nnight.
Mr. JALK.SO:4 presented a Petition from the Pilots of Dover,
against Oa Litt now pending for the regulation of Pilots in Bri-
tish and praying that the appointment of Pilots for that
port he e.:stad in the Warden of the Cinque Ports for the time
b..ing.—Reietred to the Committee. .1 lie House then resolved
itseit Into a Loinviittee on the 13ill.

Air. RO3L said, the object of this Bill was to increase the num-
ber ut competent Pilots, and to pr.,vent unfit persons from being
licensed to undertake so important a business. It was, he said, a
century ago, since the number of Pilots appointed on the Dover
coast, was i•-), and they had not been increased from that time
to the present, although the number of British ships resorting to
the port of London had since increased three-fold, and those of
fureiza zuuntries ten-fold. The necessity of an increase must be
obvi.,us. fie stated the calamities resulting from the want of
proper. ptiots. He stated that he had caused printed copies of the
ISI4 :A be sent to every seaport in the Kingdom, and to the mem-
bers ter every maritime county and town, and he thought it was
ye: y exizaordinary that he ma the strongest opposition to the
But tram the frwaus of the Lord .Virden of the Cinque Ports,
Inhere it was must cecssary. It had been proposed to vest the
power in the Members for Dover for the time being alternately,
but ads would occasion partiality for election purposes.
Lord li. PL 1 TY and Mr. TIERNEY thought that more do-
cuments shou.d be lail before the House, and some enquiry made
into proofs before a Committee.
Alderman CUiCHS and Mr. HUSKISSON defended the Bill,
whic,h, after some further discussion, WAS ordered to he rt ported,
and Laken into Lather consideration on this day sennight, and to
be prritol.
oar AP. IHUK WELLESLF.Y moved to rei•r to a Committee
the Papers and Documents respecting Holyhead Harbour.
Committed tat Duchess of Brunswick's Annuity Bill. Ordered
to 'os report-d to-morrow.

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