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London, England, 1809-03-23 00:00:00

TIMBER IN ESSEX.

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Bi SOLD, about 400 Oak, Elm, and Ash
-1- Timber and Pollard Trees, now standing on Great Gubbins

Farm' in,tike several Parishes of Laiadon, Laindon Hills, Dun-
ton, and Utile Bursted.—Applieation for the purchase may be
',wade oil or before the iteth instant, to Mr. Vanderzee, Solicitor,
Billerinay ; or to Mr. Thomas Robinson,. os the premises.

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Pdf RLIAMENT 4R r PROCEEDINGS.

HOTJSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH Q. •

The Committee of Privileges sat again this clay, when the
Counsel for all the respective parties claiming the title of Earl of
Roxburgh appeared it the Bar. The Loan CIIANCLLLOIL stated
that a Petition from General ICer had been presented, particularly
urging his claim, from the original Patent, and that it was not
affected by the Deed under the Charter. It was for the Counsel
to take this opportunity of addressing the Committee respecting
the petition. But it was declined on the part of the Counsel to
the other respective parties, who observed, that they had nothing
further to state on the subject to which the petition alluded.—
Further proceedings were postponed till Monday.
The Cape of Good Hope Trade Bill, the Bermuda Spirits Bill,
and Campbell's Divorce Bill, were read a third time and passed.
The North American Fish Importation Bill was read a. second
time, and committed for to-morrow.

The Royal Marine Mutiny Bill, the Jamaica Free Port Bill,
and the Expiring Laws Bills passed through Committees and were
reported.
Mr. Alcock, from the Treasury, presented an Account of the
Disposition of Monies granted for the Service of the Year 1808,
so far as relates to Great Britain. Mr. Court, from the Post-
office, an Account of Balances in the Hands of Deputy Post-
masters, &c.—Mr. Young, from the Custom-house, Annual
Accounts relative to Trade and Navigation.—And Mr. Monta-
gue, from the Chamberlain of London, Account 3 ordered by
Act of Parliament to be laid before the House.—Ordered to lie
on the Table.

The Crown Office Clerks Bill was brought up from the Cotn.
mons by Sir William Lemon and other Members, and read a first
time.—Adjourned till to-morrow (this day).

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER informed the House, that Monday nest being
the last day for receiving Private Bills, he should come to the
House to-morrow and Friday at a quarter past three o'clock, for
the ptrpose of then taking his seat if enabled so to do.
Leave was given to the Select Committee appointed to inquire
into the Abuses in the disposal of Offices connected with the
East India Company's Service, to Report to the House from
time to time.

The Committee on the Plymouth Police Bill was postponed
till Friday. A message from the Lords stated, that they had
agreed to the Cape of Good Hope Trade Bill, and to tbe Ber-
muda Rum Bill; also, that they hut passed Campbell's Divorce
Bill.•

Mr. WHITBREAD moved for an Account of Fees-received at
the Admiralty for Licences and Passes to Vessels sailing contrary
to law; also to Letters of Marque, and Vessels sailing without
Convoy, for the last five years.—Ordered.
A person from the Office of the Chamberlain of the City of
London presented his annual account.
A person from the Treasury presented an Account, shewing
hew the money voted fa the service of the year Iso3 had been
disposed of.

A person from the Post Office presented an Account of the
Arrears of that Office.

Sir A. WELLESLEY postponed the Committee on the Irish
Militia Enlistment Bill front to-morrow till Monday.
The SECRETARY at WAR obtained leave to bring in the
Innkeepers' Allowance Bill.
The Bill for declaring as lawful Prizes all Vessels carried into
Malta, and condemned there, was broued in and read a first
.e.

The Trish Expiring Law Bill, the Dover Lands Bill, and the
Trish Provision Bill, were read severally a second time, and or-
dered to be committed to-morrow.

The Tobacco General Import Bill was read a third time and
paved. _ _

The Spirit Wash Bill was reported, and ordered to be read a
third dote tq-morrow.

LOCAL MILITIA.

Lord CASTLEREAGH gave noticethat he should on Monday
suove for leave to bring in a Bill for altering and amending the
Local Militia Bill of last Session. He wished to have the Bill
• brought in, so that there might be time to conilder it during the
Recess.

IRISH FLAX-SEED BOUNTY RILL.
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Mr. FOSTER moved the Order of the Day fee the
second reading of the Irish Flax-seed Bounty Bill,
Mr. BARING opposed this Bill, as being avow-
edly one of a temporary nature, and which would
produce no advantage before May twelvemonth; and
it was totally impossible at present to foresee what
the state of those countries might be before next year,
4m whence the supply of iaz•seed was hitherto_usu-

ally obtained. He therefore could not see the necessity
of devoting 20,0001. of the public money, which this
Bill proposed to distribute in premiums to the Irish
growers of flax-seed, when there was great reason to
expect, that it; consequence of the strong remon-
strances before the House against the continuation of
the Orders in Council, and the negociation pending
with America, that some adjustment would take
place in the course of the present year, which would
open to Ireland the usual sources for a supply of that
article, and consequently render a Bill of this nature
wholly useless before next year. Besides, he under-
stood that good flax seed could not be produced in
Ireland, which was another 'reason against the mea-
sure. He objected generally to the principle which
had obtained too frequently of late years of attempt-
ing to regulate -commerce by Acts of Parliament,
instead of leaving it to find its own level ; and more-
over, as this Bill_could not possibly produce any ad-
vantage to Ireland this season there would be time
enough towards the close of the Session to introduce
it, if no occurrence should take place in the interim to
obviate the necessity for it:aliogether.
Mr. FOSTER said the objections of the Honou-
rable Gentleman arose out of his ignorance of the
situation and soil of Ireland, with respect to this arti-
cle which was absolutely necessary to the existence of
the staple manufacture of that country. Besides, a
Bill had already passed the House in the present Ses-
sion, and was now in operation as a law, for encou-
raging by bounties the importation into Ireland from
this country of good flax seed of foreign growth.—
The supply necessary for that country was 15,000
bushels, which was always supplied from America
and the Baltic ; but he could tell the Hon. Gentle-
, man, that it was well known from experience_ that
no flax seed produced in another country was so well
calculated for the soil of Ireland, as that produced in
Ireland. The reason why the quantity necessary
.was not hitherto supplied from home growth, wits,
that the flax growers being in a hurry to bring their
commodity early to market, and to obtain for it a
high price, usually pulled it in a green state, and did
not allow the seed time to ripen, and it was to encou-
rage a contrary mode of proceeding that premiums
were thought necessary. He had no objection, how-
ever, fairly to avow to the Honourable Gentleman,
that the object of this bill was to render Ireland for
the future wholly independent of America and the
Baltic ; and he had no doubt whatever that the effect
of this Bill would be to render Ireland not only inde-
pendent of any foreign country for this sinew of her
staple mannfacture, but to produce flax seed enough
for the c 'nsumption of Great Britain.
Mr. HORNER. conceived that the history of the
trade itself shewed that Ireland could not provide the
fine part of the trade with the commodity required
from within herself. He thought this one of those
absurd systems of barbarous warfare, which went as
far as possible to drive us back to the barbarism and
impolicy which marked the days of the Stewarts. The
time of sowing was the first or second week in May,
so the measure at all events could have no effect this
year.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said it would be absurd to say that no circumstances
could occur which should make us depart from any
established principles we mightheve laid down. The
present was in his opinion one of those cases in which
necessity required that we should adopt some means
of averting an evil which seemed to threaten Ireland
in destroying her staple commodity:
Mr. PARNELL said that there was no inconve-
nience of any magnitude which would fall more easily
in Ireland than the one now in question. There was
hardly a grower of flax who was not also a great agri-
culturist, and of course the capital which was not
required in the one could be easily turned to the other.
If any accommodation, on the other hand, were im-
mediately to be brought about with America, the
growing flax seed in Ireland must turn to be a bad
speculation.
Mr.. ROSE supported the Bill, and defended the
principle of our Navigation Laws.
Mr. GRATTAN said Ireland depended on the
linen manufacture, and the linen manufacture depen-
ded on a supply of flax seed. If we could not get
this latter from America, the question then was—
Where were we' to look for it ? He answered—to
Ireland herself. It was a question of necessity, and
an experiment must be tried, if Ireland cot ld not
supply hersel£ Gentlemen said the embargo might
be taken off in America. Very well. But, if not
taken off, then we will have no linen • and if we
have no linen, we will have no trade. Why then, he
asked, should Deland not try what she could do
within he.self, and, instead of continuing dependent
on the caprice of others, make an experiment of her
own internal resources? On these grounds he appro-
ved, of the measure of the Right Honourable Gentle-
man opposite.
Sir J. NEWPORT said, if the American Em-
bargo were taken off at this moment, still he would
agree in the present measure. He was not for leay.
ing Ireland in such an essential point at the discretion
and good will of others. Neither on America nor
on any other country ought Ireland to have to de-
pend for the staple of her own country.
Sir GEORGE HILL observed, that if in Ulster
a stop were put to the linen trade, the people would
be unable to pay their debts, or ii,deed to exist.
Mr. SHARPE observed, that Gentlemen en the
Ministerial side supported the Bill on very different
principles from those wh, supported it on that side
of the House. Ministers supported it as a temporary
measure merely, in which view there was an
swerable objection to it, namely, that it was too late.
There could not, in his opinion be a fairer descrip.
tion of the present Administration, than that it was
an Administration of exceptions from every estab-
lished system.
The bill was then read a second time, and ordered
to be committed. •