Star.
London, England, 1807-07-11 00:00:00

MILIT•RY Fnacs fly THI C.'UNTRY.

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Lord Vifcount SIDMOUTH raid, he had attended yefterday
and to-day, in the expeetation of feting in his place the Noble
Lord, who concluded the official bufinefs in that Houle, of whom
he wiffied to ant a queftion, whether it was the intention of his
Majefty's Government to bring-forward soy meafure in conk.
quence of the preterit momentous erifis of affairs, and particularly
any meafure relative to the amount and diftribution of the mili-
tary force of the country ? He confeffed that it was not altoge-
ther recent event, which had called his attention to this important
fu-jedt, but when he confidcred the information recently received,
be thought it of the utmoft importance that meafures Ibould be
adopted without delay, calculated to meet with vigour and effeet
the ioereated and incr afing dangers of the country. As, how-
ever, from fume bufinefs before 'the Houfe, he underflood that a
full attendance was expeCted on Monday,he fhould defer till then
his propofed queftion.
Earl BATHURST faid, there having been nothing before the
Houle for the laft two or three days which was expeeted to ex-
cite any difcuffion. and his Noble Friends having much bufinefs
before them tlfewhere, they had not thought it neceffary to attend.
On Monday, however, be had no doubt that the Noble Vifcount
would receive a fatiefadtory acifwer.—Adjourned till to morrow
(this day).

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. Alderman SHAW preknted a petition from the Matter
Shipowners of the Port of London, againtt the Dover Pilots Re-
gulation Rill ; which petition was referred to the Committee up-
on the (Aid till, and it was ordered that Counfcl Ihould be heard
for and againft the petition.
Mr. LONG gave notice of a motion for Tuefday for leave to
bring in a hill to enable the Trultees of the Britifh Mufeum to dif-
pofe of certain articles belonging thereto.
A rrfort prefented at the bar certain Accounts from the Corn-
gniainers of Richmond Bridge.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. LESLIE FOSTF R. gave notice of a motion for to morrow,
that the Houfe Ibould refolve into a Committee to confider of the
Aft with regard to Hapitals in Ireland.
Mr. HOBHOUSE brought up the Report of the Committee on
the irigh PrOvifions Bill.---Leave given to bring in a Bill purfuant
to raid Refolutions.
Mr. HOBHOUSE brought up the Report of the Coffee Ware-
holife Bill.
Mr. FOSTER brought in the frith Diftillery Regulation Bill.
--Read a fit*, and ordered to be read a fecond time to-morrow.
Mr. SHARPE gave notice that he would upon fome future oc •
cation take the fen fe of the Houfe on the general fulled of Lotteries.
The frith I.icence Spirit Retail Bill, the Itifh Office Regulation
Bill, and the Irian Mkt. Tax Bill. were feverally read a firft time,
and ordered to be read a fecond time to-morrow.
Mr. HOBHOUSE brought up the Report of the Powerfcourt
The Irian Glebe }lnure Bill was read a third time and paffed.
The Patina Apprentice Bill was ordered to be read a third time
to-morrow.
The Stock Re Tories Bill was read a teem(' time, and commit
ted to &Ica Committee.
The f bre* Millions Exchequer Bill went through a Committee,
and the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
The One Minima Five Hundred Thoufand Pounds Exchequer
Bill went through a Committee, and was ordered to be received
41114, to-niorronr.
The Copyholders' Relief Bill was read a fecona time, and ordered
re be committed for Monday.
Mr. HOBHOUSE moved that the Petition of the Philanthropic
Society be referred to a Seledt Committee, laid Comrsittee being
of a private nature.—Ordered.
IRISH INSURRECTION BILL.
Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY brought up a Bill for preventing
Infurreftioos in Ireland, and a Bill for preveuting improper per-
fon' there having arybs.--Rcad a firft, and ordered to be read a fe-
cond time on Tburfday.
ELECTION PETITIONS.

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Petitions were prefented complaining of undue returns for
Chippenhun, Kin cardi °rehire, Malden,Penryn, Beverley, Ma'mei-
bury, Eaft Grinftead, Bridgewater, Cbriftchurch. Newcaftle•
under Lyng, and Weitmitifter. The Petition refpeeting the latter
was from the Right Hoonurahle R. B. Sheridan, and certain
Elestors, complaining of bribery. treating, &c. on the part of
Lord Cochrane. The whole of thefe petitions were appointed to
be taken into confideration, on Saturday the 'lsth inftant. From
which order it it inferred that they will not be gone into in the
cohtfe of the prefent fetfions.
lIIISTOL HIRT BILL.
The fecund reading of the Briftol Port Bill being moved,
Mr. B BATHURST, notwithitauding that an oppofition was
intended to this meafure, endeavoured to thew that fuch an inten-
tion proceeded from a mikonception of its chara&ter. He Rated,
that the objea of the bill was to procure further aid for the corn.
pletion of a molt material work of national utility, upon which a
:arge fum had already been expended
air THOM AS TLIRTON difapproved of any further grant fot
the purport which this bill had in view; 30,000 L had been already
obtained from the public for this-45,0031. more were applied Tor
!aft seems_ but now the rum fought for was no Ids than 78,rvaol.
and all this for an undutaking from which the public derived no
advantage—while thole engaged in the Weft Judie Trade com-
plained loudly of the inconveniencies to which they were hashed
iP the port of Briftol
Sir JOHN NEWPORT was peculiarly jealous of any meafure
of this nature. where a company promifed in the Brit intlance to
execute a great public undertaking fora certain fpccified fum, and
afterwards came to Parliament for further aid. But the fait was
that this company neither realty wanted DC, deferred fueh
For it was remarkable that although the work to which the bill
referred was produaive of no advantage to the public, the pro-
prietors *dually derived a profit from their refperStive [hares.—
Let then thole profit • be applied to complete the Work. and let
stet the public he burthened for theparticular bentfir of individual..
Mr. BA VLY and Mr. DILLON fpobe nn the Lie at the !aft
fpeaker ; and the Haute divided, For the Bill--spe-Agalult it 88.
Majority 33.--01 count the Bill was loft.
INDIA •TIPAItS•

Mr it DUNI) tS foggefted to an Hon. Earowet (Sir T. Tar.
ton) the propriety of poftpooing his motion with regard to the
Pofygars as the papers on that rut jet% were not ready to be laid
before the Heide.
Sir THOMAS TURTON acceded to the fuggeftion, and poft-
paled his Motion to this day fennight.
Mr. it DI; N OAS announced his intention of bringing forward
the India Budget on Monday ; and upon the motion of the Right
Honourable Gentleman. Accounts were ordered to be laid before
the Houle, (if the Revenue and Expenditure of the leveret Pren-
donde, of ge,gal, Madras. Bombay, Fort William, Fort St.
George, and Botitbiy, and bf our Settlements in Ind:a.
The Petition of General Martin *as, upon the motion of Mr.
Vanfittart, referred to a Stied Committee, with orders to report
thereon.
M. H. MARTIN put his motion with regard to certain-ad-
/epees madt by the .1 'calmer and the Paymafter of the Forces,
from the year tS. s up to the lateft period at which the fame
could be made out, in the torte !led form fuggrftcd to him is the
imtive,fation which took place upon the fubjeft ytfterday, and
the Motion was agiced to.
Mr. GRAN i• moved. that the Hoofe &mid go into a Commit-
tee on the petition of the Eaft India Company. praying for /aye to
talk money nn bonds, inftead of increaCiog their capital.
Mr Clth V P.Y repeated bas former affection, that a previous
ftatemcot of the' Company's affairs ought to haw been made; but,
as lonic ititormati,.n wt uld probaltly loon bs acquired oo the fub-
ket. he wuu.d ttn• ol,iedt to the motion.
The SPEAK, R then left the Chair.
After a few words front Mr R. MINIMS, Mr. W. SMITH,
Sir T. TuR VOr, Mr WAI I ACF,and Sir ARTHUR WSL-
-I,,ESI.EY. Mr. GRAM' m•ved, that the Hattie be moved thee
it'ive be gives to brit% in a Bill to enable the Company to rate
Two Millions by. 'l4 4.4. traced of tusreafing their. tiono;kowTbio
Refolstiost who agreed de.—Report tuletorrow.