Star.
London, England, 1802-04-15 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A new Writ was, on the motion of Lord ARDEN. ordered
to be Wised for the Town of Northampton, vacant by the pro.
motion of the Hon, Mr. Percival to the Office of his Majclty's
Attorney General.

Mr. Darr gave notice, that he mould immediately after the
Reeds move for leave to bring in a Bill for abolihing the prac-
tice of Bull-Baiting.
It was communicated in a Mdfage from the Lords, that
their Lordittlps had agreed to the Loan, the Route and Win.
dow Tax, and the Corn Trade Bills, and to foetal Private Bills.
The Bill for regulating the Health and Morals of Apprentices
to the Cotton and Woollen Trades, was read a fecond time,
and ordered to be committed to-morrow.
The Committee on the hi& Linen Manufadture Bill was
poliponed to Wednelday next, to which day the Committees of
Supply and of Ways and Means were deferred.
Mr. Wvcossaa gave notice that he would to-morrow move
for leave to bring in a Bill to explain and continue fo much of
a certain Adt of UR Sao as related to the (balifications of
Members of Parliament, and the Trial of controverted Eke-
d= for Ireland.

An Account was prefented tithe ordinary Revenue, and the
evsaordinary Refourcee of Ireland.—Ordered to be printed.
I•RISN •PPRENTICS REGISTERING DILL.

The Order of the day being read for the third
reading of the Bill for Regiftering Parilh Appren-
tices,

Mr. Came moved for the infertion of a Claufe,
by way of Rider, which had for its objed the limi-
tation of the number of Apprentices, as in feveral
inflances, particularly in the Cotton Manufactories,
they proved ultimately burthens upon their refpec-
live parifhes.
Sir Roarer Prat declared he could not ex-
prefs in terms too prong has objeaion to any_ pro-
vifion of the nature brought forward by the Hon.
Gentleman. If one cotton manufaaory had un•
fortunately mifcarried, and the Apprentices attach-
ed to it bad, in confequence of thus gaining a let-
dement in the parifh, proved burthenfome upon
the inhabitants, he thought it extremely hard that
a meafure fhould therefore be propofed which
would go to the material injury of the whole cotton
trade of the country. The grand principle of Le-
gifiation, be begged leave to fay, was that which
knew no individual feelings, and it was impoffible
to deny, upon the general principle, that Appren-
tices became juftly entitled to fettlements.—How-
ever contrary the law upon that head might have
been in the time of Queen Elizabeth, the circum-
fiances of the country had lance been greatly
changed, and more particularly with refpea to the
encreafe of population and capital. He therefore
hoped that the Hon. Gentleman would not pert&
in preffiug the Claufe.
Sir ROBERT BUXTON Paid, that the Apprentices
to the cotton trade, particularly in the (pinning
branch, could not obtain a livelihood after the ex-
piration of their fervitude—they merely learnt to
fpin, which did not afford adequate means of fub-
Silence, and by obtaining fettlements, proved bur.
denfome on the pariffies.
Sir Rosser Pasi.z anfwered that they were
taught according to their years. Employment of
a lighter kind was allotted, in every well regulated
manufattory, to thofe of a tender age, and tilde
of more mature year; were taught what was more
fuitable to their powers and capacity.
Mr. Cams having fpoken a few words in ex-
planation, the Qaeftson was put, and the Claufe
rejeaed.The Bill was then re4d a third time,
and fent to the Lords.