Star.
London, England, 1805-05-09 00:00:00

PARLI 112 ENTAkr PROGEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, WFDNF.SDAY, MAY R.
Their Lortlfh;ps were engaged iii a rink Committee of
Privileges, relative, as we under:lo.d, to one of the ttanding
Orden collate rally applying to th. cafe of Lord ViLount Melville
1 he order for the exclution of grangers was itr,elly enforced,
but the Committee adjourned till five o'clock to-morrow evening.
Oil our adn.iffinn into the Hot;fe.
A Couotcr from the Univerfity of Oxford to that pre-
Ferted on the part of the Roman Catholics ot Ireland, was reading
by the Cl.-rk It was preknted by the I.ord Chancellor, High
Steward of 'he tlnlre rfity, and crdered to lie on the table.
The Bills before the Houle were rot wardcd ir. their refpedtive
ftages.
Mr. 1.0 No, attended by feveral Memh:rs.brought up a private
Bill from the Commons, which was read a firß time.
MR. jusrica FOX.

The LORD CHANCELLOR. notified his in
tension of coming forward on an early day next
week, poffibly on Monday (but on that, he fhould
be regulated by the confideration of a Noble friend's.
;mend ince, to whole accommodation all their Lord
(hips, he was lure, would be moll willing to attend).
with a Motion for having Come record or entry
made on the Journals, of the principle upon which
the proceedings that hitherto ob'aked in the cafe of
Mr.
_Plaice Fox proceeded; or at leaf} as far as loch
principles were underltood by fume of their Lordlhips.
Ile was apparently about to move for a Commons, in
reference to hi. cor.tingent intention for Monday, hut
was informed, that a fummons already Rood for that
day.
Lord GRENVILLE faid a few words, in confe-
quence of what fell from the Noble Lord, that he
fhould not then trouble their Lordfhips will any ob•
fervations on the Wind's.
UNIVERSITtCS anvowsov TILL.

On the Order being read for the re-commitment
of this Bill,
The Earl of SUFFOLK, who had inadvertently
rifen to addrefs their Lordfhips before the Order was
read, again rnfe, and made leveral obfervations er
preflive o his hollility to the Bill ; he particularly
deprecated the difeuffion of a meafure, which would
fo injitrionfly affeEt the Lay patronage of the country;
in fn chin an attendance of Lay Peers. He thought,
therefore, the confideration of the Bill ought to be
pofiponed, until a fuller attendance of the Lay Peers
Mould he obtained. There was another objeetion,'
which flriick him forcibly with refpeel to the Bill,
*timely, its intrenching In materially, in his opinion,
upon the Route of Mnrtmain. Though, Le
thought, in the prefcnt Rae of things; and of reli-
Rion in this country, great acquifitions to the church
may not be expelled from fuch a confide.ration ; yet,
frornxerfons in a dying Rate, particularly women.
[(malting in that way may be acquired. Yet, 11111
its op..tation with refpen to that flatute was, he
thought, a material confideration. He again pref-
fed the idea of its being improper to dilcufs loch a
meafure with In thin an attendance of Lay Peers, and
with fuch a body as prefented itfelf on the reverend
Bench, he defpaired of having his objeetions properly
attended tn.
One or two of the Reverend Prelates having oh
ferved. that not many minutes ago there had been a
rematitably full attendance of Lay Peerg,
The Noble Earl obferved, he was aware of that ;
their Lordfhips were tired out by lillening to a very
long cnnverfation : he intimated an intention to move
to have the Bill pollponed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR obferved, he
fhould deem it incumbent on him to oppnfe fuch a
mntion: the Noble Earl (Inlaid recnlleft that the Bill,
both in principle and detail, had been again and
again difcuffed ; with refpea to the objeaion of the
thin attendance of Lay Peers, a great number were
in attendance not ten minutes before, whet, if they
thought with the Noble Earl, with refpeEt to the
operation of the Bill on the lay patronage, would
moil probably have remained to exprefa fuch appre,,
hen lions.
Some few remarks, in the way of explanation, were
afterwards interchanged between the Earl of Suffolk
and the Noble and Learned Lord, in which the latter
obferved there may be fome Peers who preferred their
dinner to their ditty, and the former, feeming •to
think, as the proceeding then flood, it would be pre-
ferable not to trouble their Lordfhips further at pre-
fent, accordingly quitted the Houle.
Lord Vilcount SIDMOU l'H ezpreffed his
thanks to their Lordfhips for having fo readily de-
ferred the recommitment of the Bill from Monday
until that day, in confequence of his inability to at-
tend ; however, it was not li;s intention then to trou- '
Lie the Committee. with the dilcuffion of the Clattfe
be intended to pia-Tore, as he believed many of their
Lordfhips, who had lo recently retired, withdrew
upon an underltanding that what he meant to bring
forward would not be difcutTed that night. Ile
therefore Thou-id not prefs it ; nut that he intended,
after what palled, to interrupt the progrefs of the
Bill, but to take the opportunity of a future Rage,
to propofe what he intended, poffibly on the confide-
laticn of the report, the third reading, or, if fuch
may be deemed more convenient, as to a certain ex-
tent, it would be more regular to difcufs his intended
.prepr..fitions in a Committee, and with that view to
recommit the Bill.
The Bifhop of OXFORD, after the difenffions the
meafure had undergone, deprecated any unneceffary
delay.
The Committee proceeded with the confideratinn
or the Bill ; and, on the fuggeflion of the Bifhop of
kizford, feveral amendments, chiefly of a verbal na-
tty e, 'were made.
-Sniee farther cnnverfation enfued as to the prefe-
of inhfiquent proceeding, with a reference
“. • da: Nrhle Vilcount's intended provili.ins, between
'tisLorolliip anti one nr two of the Reverend Pre-
; the refold was, that the Report of the Bill was
arralered to be received t i-morrow, and an apparent
arnclerfianding, that on Monday the Bill fhould be
seed a third time.
The LORD CHANCELLOR prefented a Bill,
tha principal effeCt of w bids was, to encourage the
rultiy tai n. planting, &c. of Church, College, and
11 Lands, and to provide regulations with re-
i> to the growth, f lung, &c. of timber on the fame.
..il!Zle (tumid pr Tole at prefent would be, the &It
re.aZing, and p•intieg of the Bill, intending it fhould
:;ie.over for co•.fideration ; and, in the mean time, he
faculd c..nfult the opinion of the Reverend Perron-
Awes oppofite to him, and which he meant to take
previous to his prov.fing any thing farther upon the
Lill. The Bill was forthwith read a firft time, and
ordered to be printed.—Adjourned.

ROUST OF COMMONS.
An aCteurt was ordered to be -tcd of the Beer made from

pre:cote
Barley, and aifo from Bigg and Malt, in Scotland, from the 6th
of July, 'See, to the lateft period.
Mr. Johnfun, from the Chief Secretary's Office, in Ireland, pee-
rented an Account of the bums expended in Criminal Profecutions
in Ireland, during the years 18ot-2.3, and 4 —Ordered to lie on
the Table.
The Irifh Fiat Fruits Office Bill went through a Committee,and
was ordered to be reported to-morrow.
I.ortl J. TH Y NNE. obtained leave to bring in a BM for the more
cafy recovery of (mall debts in the City of Bath.
Die W. DOLBEN prefented a petition from the Scholar+ and
Fellows of the tlaiverfity of Oxford, againft the claims lately
urged by the Roman Catholics of Ireland, in their petition to Par-
liament.—Ordered to lie on the Table.
Mr. LF.E (aid, that as there might pofhbly arife tame differ: nee
of opinion with relpea to the Irith Small Deb.'s Bill, which was
read a heft lime, he fhould move that it he read a feeond time to-
morrow, with a view that the blanks ()Rudd be filled up, and the
Bill printed ; which was agreed to
Mr. ALEXANDER brought up the Report of the Icifla Police
Bill, which was ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
The Mee fmall Promiftery Note Relliaining, and the Id&
and Englifh Bank Silver Token Bills, were read a third time and
paired.
The Bill for encouraging the ennfumption of Beer in Ireland
went through a Committee, the Report of which was ordered to
be received to-morrow.
The Bill for rendering the Duties on Wine imported permanent
was read a firft time, oil the motion of Mr. Hufkilloit, and order-
ed to be read a fecond time toonorrow ; as was alto the Slate
Duty Bill.
The Spaniftt Red Wine Duty Bill eves read a MR tine, and or-
dered to be read a fecond time 1111 Tu if.lay next.
The Land Tax Comnaiiiioners' Nettles Bill went through a
Committee, the Report of which was ordered to be received to-
morrow.
The Committee on the Ifle of Mat Bill was deferred till Wed-
nefday neat.
lie 'themes BAIA Bill was referred to a feted Committee.
Mr. GREY moved toe a Lew N tit for the Cooney of Galway,
in the room of Lord Wolin now l. of of Cleneerty, au hide
Peer.—Ordered.
A feleflage hum the Lords announced that they had agreed to
the Scuts Eacife, and feverei private
THE LATE SHERIFFS OF VIND('N.
Sir FRAM:Ii FANE prefented a petition from S;r William
Rawlins Knt. and Robert Albion Cox, lifq. Reline, that have g
been Sheriffs of London and Middlefex in die year eSot, taty
had, in conlequenee of the preceedings in the Meldlebet i letGnu,'
unfortunately fallen under the difplealure of the lioufe, tot wlAch
they entertained the melt lincere contrition; they added, that
they had already undergone a lots imprifonment 'n Neweeate, and
that the longer continuance thereof would be highly pi-Owned to
tamer healthy, and to their private concerns, and prayilig the: no
thcfe confoierations the Houle would condefcend to iibeeate tit m.
The Petition was ordered to lie on the Table, and the Honourable
Baronet gave notiee that he (hoed,' move to-morrow that they he
brought up the next day, for the pureofe of befog difeharged.
NEW DUTIES IN IR'aLAND.
Mr. FOSTER e bferved. that when he hroueht foewerd the
finances, he Rated that he Peould have to propofe Aiditior.a!
Stamp Duties in Ireland. He did not mean, at preterit, to elate
any more than the heads under which the duties wound ]land;
without fpeci•ying, at pre fent, their particular amount. Tin: fait
was, a Duty on tile admiflion of Artornies, by a llemp on their
articles ; a Stamp Duty on the Powers tor receiving Rents in Ire-
land; ditto on Referred Rents, and the Initrunieute for the in•
create of Rents; ditto ou Probates of eVills; ditto on Legacies;
ditto on Inferences againft Fire: which he meant to aMmllete ex-
adlly with the duties impaled in England, and in which, he was
happy to fay, that he had the apprnhetion and concurrence of all
the parties concerned in thefeleferatices in Ireland. He concluded
with moving fevcral general refolations, conform' 'ely with what
he had Rated,
Sir JOHN NEWPORT faid, he did not mean to make any oh-
jecction to the Refolutions, hi this early ttagc; but he apprehended,
that the Ramp duty upon the indentures of Attorniee Clerks
might operate agaiiiß the freedom of eleetion, as there perfons,
after Saving their clerkfilips, were, at prefent, potreffed of the right
of voting for Renter, natives in Parliament upon which it was by
no means defirabie that there amulet he any additional reßreint.
He hoped. therefore, that the duty would be fo modified, as nut to
be produnive of the injurious &eels lie apprehended front it.
Mr. FOSTER replied, that he Simild be very ready to accede
to any modifications the Honourable Baronet may think proper
to proprife, for the purport of obviating all his apprelientions.
The Re fulutimis were then agreed to—together with an addi-
t lima: one, that the foregoirg duties be paid in Enelida currency.
He Nether moved, that an allowance of 71. los. per cent. he made
to all flationers in Ireland, who fold ft:Pops without any additional
charge for the paper, which was agreed to.
EARLS SPENCER AND ST. VINCENT.
Mr. DENT gave notice, that if the papers moved for by an
Honourable- Gentleman (Mr. Jere.ry) yefterday,fliould be ordered
by the Hnufe, it was his intention to move for au accomit of the
promotions of Officers,during the Adminiftration of Earle Si
and St. Vincent.