Star.
London, England, 1807-04-02 00:00:00

The Incorpnration confideriog the very great benefits that will •
arife to Scotland, and particularly to this large Commercial City,
from the Bill now pending in Parliament " For better regulating
the Cowls of plaice in Scotland, and eftablifhing Trial by Jury
in certain Civil Castles," being carried into a Law, UNANI-
MOUSLY RESOLVED.
sit. That a humble Petition he prefented from this Incorpora-
tion to the Houk of Peers, praying that the faid BBL with fuck
amendments as may appear need try to that Honourable Hmfe,
be carried into effea.
ad. That the laid Petition 1101 contaki an carnal requeft on the
part of this Incorporation, that the Trial by Jury in certain Civil
CaufeS, he extended to the Judge Ordinary.
3d. That this Petition be lived in our name by the Deacon and
Clerk, and forwarded turtle E al of Lauderdale, with a r.quelt to
hid Lordfhip to prefent the lime.
• 4th. That the Thanks of this Incorporation be tranfmitted to
the Right Hon. Lord Grenville, t',e Lord Chancellor, Lord Ellen-
borough, the Earl of Lauderdale; the Hon. Henry Eilk ine Lord
Advocate, and John Clerk, El+ his Majefty's Solicitor General for
Scotlind, who originally digt.ited and brought forward this im-
portant meafure.
3rh. That the Thanks of this incorporation be alfo ;relented to
the Town Clerks of this City, for their early attention to this bn-
finefs. mid for their able and judicious Report thereon, a copy of
which was tranfmitted to the Deacon for the confideration of the
Laftly, That there Refolutions be pnblillted in the STAR. and
Moreing Chronicle, of London, the Edinburgh At:reedier, and
Courant, and Glafgow Herald, and Courier.
Signed, in pretence of the Meeiing, by
GEORGE OSBORN, Deacon.

Briftol, March aB, 1807.
A T a GENERAL MEETING of the MER
L - CHANTS, TRADERS, and INHABITANTS of the
CI EY of BRISTOL, intercfbcd in the Welfare of the Port. con-
vened by Public Advcrtifcrnent, and this day held at the Guild
'ball, to take into confederation the Bill "To enable the BRISTOL
DOCK COMPANY to complete the Works for improving and
renderirg more comTodiaus the Port and Harbour of Briftol,
and for amending the Powers of the frvoral Acts paired relating
to the fad Port;" and to deterotific how far it may be neceffa ry
either to fupport or oppole the kid Bill in Parliament;
PHILIP GEORGE, Efq. in the Chair,
The laid Bill having been read,
R cfolved unaidmoully,
ift. That this Meeting is decidedly of opinion that the Dock
Company ought to complete the Works undertaken by them, upon
the terms fixed by thernfelves in the Briftol Harbour Ado, with-
out laying Additional Burtkens on the Trade of the City, to make
good Dclicienciet that may arife in confequence of their own Mir-
calculations.

ad. That the additional Rates and Duties, propofed to be laid
by the fail Bill on all Goods and Merchandize of Foreign Impor-
tatian, as well as the ntw Rate., on all Goods and Merchandize
brought coaftwife, will be found extremely burdenfome, vexatious,
and impolitic.
"Fhat fuch an Increafe of the Port Charges on Goods im•
ported coatiwifc will operate greatly to the Injury of many Sea-
Port Towns, carrying on a regular Coaßing Trade with the Port or
Brißol, and that the Increafe of Rates on all Goods and Merchan -
dire of Foreign Importation will be highly injurious to our Welt
India and oth •r Colonies, whole Property will be affeCted without
any kind of Compcn:ation.
4th. That this Meting. anxious to render the Improvement of
the Port as perfect as polfible, would, on no account, objedt to any
wife and judicious Meafures, oeceirary to enable the Deck Com-
pany to carry into effect any additional Improvements, not pro-
vided for by the Aa., of Parliament already palled. But that in
the fill now before Parliament, the Objects of completing the Old
Works.and of undertaking further Improvements, are In blended,
that it is impofEhle for this Meeting to judge sof the Means requi-
fite to provide for the latter without proper Eftintates, which the
Dock Company ought to fubmit to Public Infpatinn.
sth. That this Meeting is animated by no other Ohjed than
the General !meccas of the Port; that it views with fatisfaCtion
I any Improvement of the Harbour, and would be difpofed to accede
to the further Allowance of six Months, required by the Dock
Company for Completing their Undertaking, (which, in point of
Emolument, is nearly equal to the Extenfion of a whole Year)
provided the Rates cafe at the expiration of fuch Sii Months, in-
Read of Wag continued for an indefinite period, to pay off an in-
definite Suirt,lf propofed by Paid Bill.
6th. That a Petition be prefeuted to Parliament againft the
fidd Bill

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That a ComMittee be appointed to prepare and prefent fuch
Petition, and any further Petition or Petitions to either Houfe of
Parliament that :hey may judge neceffary, and that furl' Com-
mittee have powers to manage furl Oppofition in Parliament, and
alfo to confer with the Diredors of the Dock Company, and to
agree upon any Alteration or Am-ndments of the fail Bill, and to
take fetch other Meifures as may to them appear needful, c.mfor-
Issabk to the Spirit of-thefu Refolutions.
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.
`'bat the Gendemen'who figned the Requifition for this Meet-
ing,with
Mr. Philip George Mr. James Fowler
Mr. Levi Ames Mr. e.dward Protheroe
Mr. George Gibbs Mr. Samuel Harford
Mr. Wm. Better', Mr, Thomas Sanders
Mr. Rids:Wad& Mr. William Browne
. Mr. John Pinney Mr. David Evans
Mr Peter -13aifile Mr. William Amman
Ma. Wm. Gibboiss Mr. Michael Cat}lc.
do form fuels Commktee; of whom Five (hall be a o:ktinrum, and
that they have the power of nominating Twelve other Members,
,or of filling up any Vacancies that may occur.
I That thefe Reolutions be printed, and fent.to the Members for
I the City: and that they be refpeetfully requetted to oppofe the
faid'lllll, wail its Ohjedtionable Previfions have been withdrawn.
• (Sl'Pied) P. GEORGE, Chairman.
'Tye Chairman Whig left the Chair, . • .
iker•loads /bat the Thanks of this Meeting be given to him,
fork's able matimpartial Conduct; and to thole Gentlemen by
Whole Resuifition the litecpst Meeting was convened.

MANSION HOUUSE AND MANORS ix DORSE FStIIRE,
TO BE LET FOR A TERM OF VEARS,

THE very ELEGANT MANSION HOUSE of
CRITCHILL, partly furnilhed, with fuels part of the hand-
fame Park belonging, as may be agreed on. And the right of
Sporting in fevcral adjacent Manors, where the Game is abundant.
Alfo the ISLAND and C. ksTLE of BROWNSFA, innate at
the entrance into Pool Harbour. The Ifland conlifts of about
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Alro the NIANSIuN-HOUSE of GRANGE. with the Manors
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Further particulars may be bad, by application to Mr. Evans,
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