Star.
London, England, 1802-03-11 00:00:00

COM.; F RS.

Mr. Mairrwaßtmo called the attention of the
Houle to the Petition of the Coroners of feveral
counties, praying for an increafe of their fees and
allowances, which he considered highly deferring
of attention, and therefore moved that the Petition
(Could be referred to a fele& Committee.—Ordered.

TRANSPORTS.
The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee on
the Bill for continuing an expiring law relative to
the tranfportation of felons.
Lord G L EN at a %fix obferved, that the Houfe would
recollect that loon after the tranfportation of con-
vies
to America ccafed, an Aft was palled to ere&
Penitentiary Houles for the confinement of trartf-
ports ; which Act, however, from a variety of
caufes, had never been carried into execution.—
Since tlkat period another mode had been adopted, i
of fending convicts Sentenced to tranfportation, to
a new fettkment in New South Wales. Till, how.
ever, they could be aenally fent away, they were
confined in hulks at Woolwich and Portfmouth.
He did not mon to throw the leaft imputation
upon any pirlon concerned in the management of
thefe convifts, but it had happened that at Lang.
Ron, near Portfmouth, whtre the convicts. were
confined. confiderable abufes had taken place with
refpee to their food and cloathing, and various
other matters. What he willed to propofe, for
the purpole of remedying thefe abufes, was, that
befides the Contractor, an Infpeftor (honk' be ap-
pointed, who Should take care that no abufes took
place, and make a regular infpeeion, once a quar-
ter, and who Should report to Parliament, every
year, upon the conduct and management of the
Contraftor and Officers employed there, and the
general Rate of the eftablifliment. He therefore

annum. rive hundred pounds per annum would
be Caved, he fail, by the new contra& relative to
this eftablifhment, and therefore if this Wary was
paid there would Rill be a laving..
There being fume irregularity in propofing the
claufe, the Chairman reported Progress and Aced
leave to fit again. The Committee was appointed
to fit again on Friday.

MUTINY BILL.
The HOufe having refolvcd itfeif into a Com
mittee on the Mutiny Bill,
The SECRETARY AT WAR raid, that the Bill was
precifely the fame as that of lalt year, and he
intended to propofe to fill up the blanks precifely
in the fame way, except with refpelt to the dura-
tion of the AEI. He propoad that its duration
fl)ould be limited to two months, as the fupplies
were only voted for that period, and he had no
doubt the Houfe would be convinced that the Sup-
plies for the Army being only voted for two months
the Mutiny Bill ought to be commenfurate with
that grant. If the Committee' agreed to this, the
Bill would be continued from the zsth of March
to the 24th of May. It had been the conaant
prultice to continue the operation of the Mutiny
Bill in our Colonies and Yoffeilions abroad, for
one year after it expired in Great Britain ; but
this would be unnecelEiry in the prefent Bill, as
by a claufe in the lag Mutiny Bill, its operation
would extend, in thofe polfefficns, until the 21a of
March, z 8o:t. In the year 1783, when the coun-
try was in a fimilar fitnation to that in which it at
prefent flood, the Army Services were voted upon
a War Eflablilhment from the 25th of December
1782 to the 24th of April 1783, and the Mutiny
Bill was paffi:d only for one month, to the 24th of
April, a preceding Mutiny Bill extending to the
25th of March. In this Bill, for one month, a
claufe was inferted, extending its operation in our
pad-tons abroad, for one year from the 24th of
April 1783. By a fiteceeding refolution of the
Committee of Supply, the Army Services were
voted for two months, from the 25th of April to
the zgthi of June 1783, and a Mutiny Bill was
pallid for the fame period. In the latter Bill no-
thing was faid relative to extending its operation
to a longer period to our Polfellions abroad, the
former Bill having provided an extenfion until the
zstli of the enfoing March. In June 1783, a
Peace Eaablithment was voted, and the Mutiny
Bill was
_puffed, extending to the sith of March
1784. The realms why he propofed to leave out
of the prefent Dill any claufe extending its opera-
' Lion to our Army abroad for a longer period,
was, that the laa Mutiny Bill was already extend-
led to the 25th of March, 1803. When the Mutiny
'Bill for the whole year atould come before the
Houfe, he had feveral amendments to propofe,
arifing out of certain new arrangements which
had taken place in the Army ; thefe amendments,
however, could not he grafted upon a temporary
Bill like the prefent. He thought it due to the
Houfe to Rate thefe circumtlances, and should
now propofe his amendments,
The Amendments propofed by the Secretary at
War, were agreed to; and the Houfe having re-
fumed, the Report was ordered to be received to-
morrow,

Expenditure of all the money toted to his Maje(lyn
Minifters, and that the Commiffioners of accounls
would have additional powers granted to them, to I
examine and audit all the public Accounts.
The Bill was then ordered to be engrolfed, anJ
read a third time to-morrow.

FINANCE OF IRELAND.
Mr. WICKNAM moved for an Account of the
Permanent Charges on the Confolidated Fund of
Ireland, from the sth of January 18ot, to the
sth of January am, as far as the fame could be
made up.—Ordered.
Mr. CROFTON, from the Treafury of Ireland,
fhortly afterwards prefented the above Account,
which was ordered to he on the Table.
Mr. FOSTER moved for the following Account„
which were fevcrally ordered :
An Account of the Imports and Exports of Ireland fur one
year, ending the sth January:Sox, diltingnilbing between na-
tive and foreign produce, and the amount a the Duties or
Drawbacks thereon.
An Account of the net Produce of all Permanent Taxes,
and additional or increafcd Duties in Ireland, from 1791 to z
An Account of the Produce of all New TALLIII
within the fame period.
An Account of the Progrefs made in she Redudion of the
Public Funded Debt of Ireland.
Mr. VANSITTART thought a fltUilaT Account
had been laid before the Houle.
Mr. FOSTER laid, he had locked through the
Book, but could not find it, and therefore he had
made the motion.—The Account was ordered.

AD Account of the Produce of all Taxes, and additional and
inereafed Duties in Ireland, fince the 25th of March 18or, with
the average produce tbr three years preceding.
An Account of the Revenue of the United Kingdom, with
the proportions paid by Great-Britain and Ireland refpeetively,
according to the Adt of Union.
That the Conuniffioners for the Reduetion of the National
Debt fhould lay the fame Accounts before the Houle, as they
Dad been regularly prcfented to the Parliament of Ireland.
An Account of the Imports and Exports of Ireland. from tic
25th of March sue, to the ift of January Igor, diftinguithing
between native and foreign produce, with the atnuout of the
Duties or Drawbacks thereon.

An Account of the Quantity Of Spirits dittincd in Ireland,
from the 25th of March 178 i, to the 25th of March Ant, and
front thence to the sth of January aoz, with the Duties paid
thereon. _ _ _ . .

Aa Account of the quantity of Malt made in Ireland durin4
the fame period, with the Dutiel paid thereon..

LINEN MANUFACTURE OF tkEtAvn.
Mr. FOSTER Enid, he wifhed to give notice of
his intention of moving for leave to bring in
Bill to regulate the Linen ManufAure of Ireland.
He was aware, it would be irregular for him tl.en
to enter into any difeufilon of tbefubjeti, he thottld
therefore content himfelf with giving notice, that
he thould make his Motion on Vriday.

BENICOOLEN.
Mr. AI,EXANDER brought up the Report of the
Bencoolen Bill.
Mr. W. DUNDAS moved that it fluattld be re-
committed.
The Bill was then re•committed for to-morrow.
GRENADA MERCHANTS.
Mr. LUSHINGION moved to poapor.e the Corn.
mittee on the Report of the Grenada Nlerchants'
Petition till -Monday.—Ordered.
The Committee of Ways and Meat was de-
ferred till Friday.
The Indemnity Bill was orde,cd •to be read
third time to-morrow.
Adjourned at-five o'clock, till to-morrow.

im. Five hundred pounds per annum would I Expenditure of all the money voted to his Majefly'- •
• I • 1 _ _ .1- ..t.,.i.,. to Minifiers. and that the Commiffioners of accounl s