Star.
London, England, 1801-05-23 00:00:00

COLD BATH FIELDS.

The Earl of prefented a petition from
John Heron, complaining of ill ufage while a mi.
loner in Coldbath-fields.
His Lorcifhip obferved, that the petition, though
containing irrelevant and fuperfluous matter, con-
tained no refleeions on the Haute. He had been
applied to by Heron to prefent it, from his having
been in the Regiment of Guards in which Heron
Served. His Lordfhip Skid, that he Should to-day
only move, That the Petition be laid on the Table.
lie had been refuted admittance to Heron when
be called at the prifon. His Lordfhip then Paid,
that on Wednefday next he Should move Several
Kefolutions fuggefted by this cafe ; particularly
that two Peers, on producing a written notice who
theywere, Should have admittance to perfons in the
Situation of the petitioner ; and that returns of per-
tons taken up under the Sufpenfion of the Habeas
Corpus Ae Should be laid before the Houfe. His
Lordthip having alluded to Several points con-
fidered irrelevant to the objet of the petition, and
entering into the cafe of Colonel Detpard, was re-
peatedly called to Order by
The Loan CHascaLioß, who Stated that the
allegations of the Petition, if not refleeing on the
Houfe, contained much groundlefs charge on Ma-
giftrates of great refpeftability, and they had al-
ready been confidered and difproved by affidavits,
in the Court of King's Bench.
The Earl of SUFFOLK (aid, his only objea was
that the Petitioner Should have the benefit of a
trial by jury.
After a few words from the Loan CHANCELLOR,
who Paid that Heron might have obtained a trial
by a jury, had he taken a different mode from that
lie had adopted In moving for an information in
the Court of King's Bench, the matter dropped.
THE LAT' SIR RALPH Assacsonat.

The Order of the Day being read for taking his
na
Majelly's moil gracious Meirage, refpeftint the
grant of a Barony to the Relid and Heirs e of
ale late diftinguifhed Sir Ralph Abercro and
a remuneration to his family, by a grant of a pen-
flan of aoool. per annum, to her Lady(hip, and the
two nest Heirs to the Barony, into coutideration,
being read,
Lord HOBART moved an Addrefs to his Ma.
*By on the oceation, th.tnling his Hajetly far his
moil gracious communication; highly approving
ut the circumftances tieseist nsenticased, and ague.

i his Majefty of the molt cordial concurrence
olthe Houfe to enable his. Majefty to carry the
fame fully into effeß.
On the quellion being put,
The Earl of Moia4 rofe, aud pronounced a very
elegant and appropriate eulogium on the private
as well as the profeffional charther of the late Sir
Ralph Abercromby.—The motion before the
Houfe had his warmeß concurrence ; he begged
at the fame time to add, his individual, though
humble tribute of applaufe, to thole Minifters who
had fo laudably come forward, and for advifing
the bounty of the Crown to be bellowed in a quar-
ter where it was fo richly deferved, and In a way
fo likely to conduce to the real interefts of the
Country.—The Addrefs was then voted slaw if.

MAST; LANDS.

Lord CAa¢tralrott moved the Order of the Day
for the fceond reading of the Bill for providing
for the Inclofure and improvement of certain
Wane and Uncultivated Lands in England and
Wales, without fpecial application to Parliament
in fuch cafes. _ _ _

The Bill was forthwith read afecond time : pre-
vious to his Motion, that the Bill be committed,
—His Lordfhip addreffed the Houfe in a Speech
of confiderable length, in which he difplayed much
ability and very extenfivc information on the rub.
jed—He expatiated upon the very great impor-
tance of the fubjea, and referred to thofe reports
of various Committees, that of their Lordthips'
la% to whom it was referred, that ,the meafure
provided for by the Bill before the Haute was the
very heft which the circumftances of the Country,.
as applying to the cafe, admitted of. He obferved
that it appeared the immenfe quantity of 7,800m00
acres of land were wafte and uncultivated in Eng-
land and Wales only ; that a confiderable portion
of thole were well calculated for the growth of
Corn, a circumliance which mull be of the great-
eft confolation to the Houfe and to the Country,
when they refleded that when the meafures pro-
poled by die Bill were carried into effeet, a recur.
rence of that mifery and diftrefs arifing from a
fcarcity of that vital article, could not take place.
He adverted to the circum fiance of the great im-
portation of Corn from foreign Countries within
the two Taft years, which were necelfarily pur-
chafed at a great difadvantage : for thefc not a
lets fum than leven Millions for each year were
paid by this Country; by the eventual operations
of the Bill the annual produce of the Country
would in future abundantly fupply the confump- '
tion of its population. This confideration alone
was of fuch incalculable importance, that every
other fhonld vanilh into air before it.—The noble
Lord, then proceeded to a detailed expofition of
the various provifions and regulations of the Bill.
One of the leading provifions goes to the appoint-
ment of a Board, which, it is propofed, Mall have
the chief management and eontroul of the various
matters conneeted with the Att, and efpecially to
take into their confideration, all the Rules and
Standing Orders of both Houfes'of Parliament,
relative to Bills of Inclofure. His Lordflip alto
went into fome calculations with refped to the
favings, which he ciefcribed would accrue in con-
fequence of the Bill, as well as fuggefted a variety
of confiderations, with refped to which, he
deemed the meafure as likely to have a falutary
and beneficial tendency. He concluded by mov-
ing, that the Bill be committed.
The LORD CUANCFLLOR obferved, that by his
not oppofing the Motion for the Bill going into a
Committee, he wiffied to have it under flood, that
he was by no means pledged to fupport the Bill in
its fubfequent progrefs. He could not refrain, he
laid, from troubling their Lordfhips in the prefent
inftance with a few confiderations, which deeply
affected him with refpea to the meafure in quef-
tion. One of the &ft objections that ftruck him
was, its originating, in a great degree, with cer-
tain bodies of men, to whofe confideration it was
propofed before Parliament was reforted to. To
there bodies of men, as fuch, the Conflitution of
this Country by no means entrufted the inveftiga-
tion of fuch topics. In his progrefs on tome late
Circuits, he had occafion to obferve, that the She-
riffs of feveral Counties, who were the King's
Officers, fubmitted the fubjeet in queftion in
charge to their refpedive Grand Juries. To fuch
a line of proceeding he was decidedly hoftile, as
if fuch bodies of men were fuffered to difcufs fuch
points, political or any other kind of topics might
as well be fubmitted to their confideration. He
felt it his duty to fay as much, and had given his
opinion while on the Bench againft the prattice.
It was alto with regret that he obferved, that on
fome occafions, where the fuhjet was treated of,
language was held, with refpel to the Ecelefiaf-
tical Ellabliflments of the Country, which it was
neither decent nor jolt to ufe. He fhould attend
to the principle of the meafure as well as to the
provilions of the Bill ; and though his anxiety was
as great to fee his fellow fubjels comfortable and
well fed, as any perfon in that Houfe, yet he cau-
tioned their Lordfhips as to the effea of holding
out Talk hopes with refpeet to this meafure. Con-
fidering it with refpeet to the principle, he was at-
tached to that old Englifh maxim which ordains
that property Ibould be alienated by Parliament
alone; and in order to thew that certain provi-
flons in the Bill claffied with this principle, he en-
tered into tome details refpeding the fame, parti-
cularly as they areded the rightsof Commonage;
and contended that by them property was difpofed
of without the concurrence of Parliament. He
made a variety of obfervations refpcfting the
powers of the propofcd Board, and, as we under-
flood his Lordffitp, of thole to be truftcd in the
Judges by die Bill, on points in which he teemed to
doubt that the judges thetnfelves were competent
to decide. What related to the article of Tidies
involved carious and weighty confiderations r and
he alluded to what Rime modern Writers of a cer-
tain defcription had held out upon that point,
namely, that if the Right of Tithe were once got
over, Landed Tithes could be eafily affeeted, the
principles of Jullice Ihould he better attended to
when that fubjeet was in confideration. He then
touched upon the patronage to be invefted by the
Bid, and its attendant expeaces, which he thutight
tendered it, with refped at leap to its origin,
fitter for the meridian of the other lirfe. His

opinion was, that inilead of the Mtafute's proving
economical, it would turn out the reverie, and as
it then flood, would impede rather than promote
a fyftem of Inclofure, and that in its effeds it
would prove more burthenfome than the prefent
mode, as well as create endlefs litigation.—ln
concluding, his Lordfhip obferved, that he cer-
tainly fliould hold it his duty to oppofe the Bill,
even after coming out of the Committee, if it
fhould come out no better than it went in.
The Duke of 13VDTORD Paid, he heartily willed
a Bill could be devifed, that fhould expedite the
paffing of enclofure Bills, and Wren the expence of
paffing them, kwhich was at prefcnt enormous.—
With regard to what the Noble and Learned Lord
had Paid of the Refelutions come to, at a meeting
in one Riding of the county of York, and fent
round to the Grand Juries, he had not been pre-
fent at the meeting, but if he had, he Mould cer-
tainly have concurred in what was done, and not
have thought that he was alling improperly, or
unconftitutionally. With regard to enclofures, he
(poke upon the fubjed from Tome experience, and
he believed if the Refolutions come to two Se(lions
ago, had been enforced, they might have produc-
ed fome good ; thofc Refolutions, their Lordthips
might recoiled, provided for the more eafy and
expeditious mode of ferving notices, and obtain-
ing confents. His Grace clef-canted at fome length
I on this part of the fubjed.
The Earl of Rossi. re expreffed confiderable
ap-
prehenlrons of the effcd which a meafure of this
kind might produce. He viewed it with jealoufy,
as likely to trench upon the old eftablithed laws
and cutloms interwoven in the Conititution, and
thought that in fuch times as there, the greateft
caution fhould be obferved, in introducing any
fyitem of innovation. His Lordihip exprefsly ob-
jeded to the propofed plan of veiling in the Grand
Juries, at Quarter Seffions, a judicial power of de-
cifion in cafes of propofed inclofures. This was a
bufinefs with which he [did not fee they had any
right to interfere. The Grand Juries were affem-
bled but for a very fhort time, when a variety of
neceffary bufinefs came before them. They could
neither have time nor opportunity to linen to con-
ceited claims of Commonage, nor to the objedions
of thofe who might think themfelves aggrieved by
plans of particular inclofures ; nor did his Lord
ship believe, if he might judge of the future from
the pail, that fuch inclofures would increafe the
Agricultural Profperity of the country, in any de-
gree to the extent that had been fuppofed. Many
who had formerly applied for inclofures had found
the expence attending them fo great, that after a
year or two, they had been induced, in order to
repay themfelves, to convert their arable into par-
cure land. His Lordfhip particularly noticed a
printed Report which he believed had found its
way into the Annals of the Board of Agriculture,
Elating the refult of a furvey made by two farmers
from Exit Lothian in Scotland, on fome agricul-
tural diaries in Yorkfhire. There two Scotch
farmers had far exceeded the bounds of modera-
tion, for they prefumed freely to remark upon and
cenfure matters of political economy, with which
their Agricultural Survey had nothing to do.—
They had derived all their ideas from the different
cuflorns and circumitances of their own country,
and condemned whatever in this country was not
found by them to correfpond. Hence they took
upon dem to cenfure the fyilem of the Poor Laws,
and of Tithes, becaufe neither of there was efiab-
lifted in Scotland, and molt probably retailed the
Ale-houfe converfatims and fentiments of thole
with whom they affociated in their progrefs.
Lord HOBART defended the Bill, nor was he
aware that the alteration propofed in the method
of deciding upon cafes of inclofure, would have the
effect, or be attended with the inconveniencies
which the Noble and Learned 'Lord had fuggeft-
ed. He fpoke of this Bill as the refult of the la-
bours of their Lordfliips' Committee, and coming
with the authority of their rcemmendation, after
they had been at great pains to ispreiligate the bell
means of preventing a recurrence•of that fcarcity
with which this country had lately been vifited.—
He trufted that the Bill would be fuffered to go
into a Committee, when it might undergo fuch
corredions °reiterations as might be judged proper.
Lord SOMERVILLI fpoke in favour of theßilk
Lord CARRINGTON adverted to the printed Re.
port of the two Scotch farmers employed in an
agricultural tfurvey of a certain difirid in York-
fhire. He raid, he found that Report was printed,
and he believed the farmers in queftion had it
printed in Scotland, at the time he had the honour
of Prefiding at the Board of Agriculture.—
That he had expreffed his furprife at the circum-
Rance, and had taken means to prevent any paper
to be printed by any of the fubordinate agents of
that Board, without the immediate direiftion and
fuperintenclance of the Board.
Lord Soularixis (aid A few words in explan-
ation.

The Earl of &moil approved of the meafure,
as calculated to turn the attention of the public to
Agricultural purfuits, which mull form the balls
pu of blic profperity. The landed interens of the
country, and their Lordfhips in particular, were
deeply • interefled in this meafure. In vain could
Manufiklures be carried on with fuccefs, without
an attention to Agriculture as the ground-work.
He learnt that at this prefent time France was
bending much of its attention to this point, and
that the had the wifdom to difcern wherein her
true flrength and greatnefs confined. She had for-
merly had two great and renowned Statefmen,
Sully and Colbert, but inafmuch as the former en-
couraged Agriculture more than the other, he con-
fidered him as more deferving the appellption of a
great Statefman than Colbert. He then adverted
to the fituation of Ireland, and attributed the
wretched and diforderly Rate of the peafantry in
that country, to the want of encouragement of a
liberal fynem of Agriculture, and to the oppreffive
et e& of tithes. lit thefe refpeas he wifhed a dif-
ferent fynem introduced.
The Bifhop of Sr. Davm's faid, he merely role
to exprcfs his objeSion to any alteration of the pre-
fen: I.,ws on fubjea of tithes.
Tlic Houle then agreed that the Bill flould be
committed on Wednefday next, and the Lords to
be fummoned.—Adjourned.

HouSt OF CONIMoNg.

A new Writ was ordered for the City of Bath, In the room
of Sir Richard Pepper Arden, Knt. now Lord
.41J,:eney.

The AT rORN EY GENERAL gave notice he Illould move on
Wednefday next for leave to bring in a Bill for the more ef-
keine! recovery of Debts due to his Majefty in Ireland.
An Account was pretested of Bounties granted for the Ens
containment of Brits Merles.
Lord GRANVILLE I.R.VISON brourYvt np the Report of the
Select Committee relative to County Bridges, which was eras
and agreed to, and a Rill onlered.
Mr. Yoact bronght up a Report from the Committee on the
High Price of Proration:, which was ordered to be printed.
An Account was prefeuted of the quantity of Portugal and
Madeira Wine imported into EsigLnd during the years 179 E,
'1797, and 'Soo.
Mr. Bit AGGL brought.up the Report of the Committee cn
the irith Expiring Laws, and on Lady Abereromby's Annuity;
which were read and agreed to, and Bills ordered. And alfo
the Report of the lAA (htaltheatlon Indemnity WI, which was
read and agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time
on Wsdnefday next.
The Prize Court Bill was read a fecond time:and committed
for Tuetilay fe'nnight.
Mr. Be son r (ll:rained leave to bring in a Bill to continue nu
Aft of the ;Bth of his prefent Majefty for the better Encourage_
meet of the Trade and Manure/aunts of the Zile of Man. Leave
given. Alfo to bring in a Bill to render valid certain Bills of
Exchange, drawn in purfuance of certain Orders of his Majef-
ty's Council for the freight of Ruffian, Danith and Swedith
veffels.—Leave given.
Mr. Rosso!, gave notice he thould, on Wednefday neat,
make a Motion relative to Sublislies.

The Houk, in a Committee, went through the Dublin Found.
ling be reported on Wednerday.
Mr. VANSITTAIT brought up a Rill fur impoimg an addi.
tional Stamp Duty on Probates of Wills, &c. which was read
a et*, and ordered to he read a fecund time on Wednefday.—
Adjournod to Wednefday.

PENSIONS.
AN ACCOUNT . TED TO THE HOUSE Or SOMEONE OA
ALL PENSIONS GRANTED SINCE THE IST or JANUAtT,
1797, WITH THE NAPES Off THE !LEMONS TO WMOVL
GRANTED.

1797.
Edgcuralic, Perry v
Erikine, Mary Henrietta . - •
Hyde, Rev. George Hooten, continuation of a Grant
from King William and Queen Mary to his Family,
for fervices
Mordaunt, Lady Mary
Bulkelcy, Lady Frances
Rots, James Tyrrell
Mudge, Thomas •
M•Laine, Harriet Anne
Davis, Mary -
' Ltwilellin Ann -
Brooks, Lydia, Widow of the late Ssmuel Brooks, one
of his Majelty's Managers in ordinary
Woodford, Sir Ralph - - -
Cathc,rt, Elizabeth, Baronets - •
Lempriere, John, and Elizabeth Radian% his Wife, Cc-
verally and fuccefilvely
Roberts, David - • .
Wilton, Dr. James ' - -

1798*

1799.
Cranfton, Henry, in Truft for James Lord Cranfton
Goddard, Charles, Efq. to be wholly or proportionably
rufpended agreeable to the amount of any office he may
hold

Sutton Thomas Manners, George Downing, and Mat-
thew; Beachcroft, in Trull, for Mary Anne Herries,
3001.; for ifabella Maria Hades, 1501.; for Caine
ripe Herrin, isol.; for Julia Mary Holies, 1501 •
Howel, Ann -
Lloyd, Joyce, WidoW •
Jardine,
Joanna ..
eilie, Lord .
Byron, Catharine Gordon -
Nott, Charlotte Gcorghsa Atlas
Nutt, Augufta
learcroft, Clare St. George
Gower, Earl, and Archibald M'Doaald, in Truft for
Gertrude Philipinc Rutzleben
Hereford, Vlfcount and Wm:nth, and the fervivor
of them ; and after their deceafe, 1501. per ann. to
each of their fix children -
M.Laine, Charles Anthony -
D'lvernois Sir Francis •
1 Jardine, Cluiftine -
Livingtoc, Edmund - •
Montford, Thomas Lord -
Mallet du Pan, Frances -
Maurice, Thomas, Oak -
Swinburne, Mary . -
Mundy, Rev. Robert - -
Mordaunt, Lady Mary, additional Peace of •

Mo.

.

'Bog.

Mitchell, Rev. William . • -
Vl!liars, Right Hun. John, and Wm, Darthlione, in
Truft for Lady Louifa Paget •
Fitzgerald, Lord Robert -
Green, Elizabeth . - •
Miller, Ann - - -
Hewgill, Elizabeth -
' . •
Pierfon Rev. Robert -
Spiegel Vander, Digna Johanna, and after ha Agatha
be equally divided among her four fans and Ave
daughters, or fuel, of them as Mall furvive her -
CONTINGENT PENSIONS.
7797-
Wilmot, Sarah Ann, Wife of John Wilmot, Efq. to com-
mence from the death of the (aid John Wilmot
Hayter, Elizabeth, Wife of the Rev. John Hayter, and
to Sophia Hayter, their Daughter, refpedtively and
furreffively, to commence from the death of the [aid
John Hayter

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