Star.
London, England, 1809-03-16 00:00:00

rIaI4mENTAR r PROCEEDINGS.

11IYSE Of LORDS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15.
'stsneal Indemnity Bill, aid the Sugar Duty Drag/back
fiat thrriugh a Committee.
' WALSINGHANI moved the second reading of the MU-
I.
ROSSLYN said, that he understood the bill 'Outlined
new clauses. He was net aware, that these clauses con-
any provision to wi..ich he should feel it his duty to object.;
thought That the bill biiklit'not-to go through its 'stages
. some ettplanarion of them. Re therefore wished the se-
reeding to be postponed until some one of his Majesty's Mi-
were present to give such an esplanation.
. suggestion was acceded to, and the second reading was
Iponed until toArorroW.—Adjourned.

HOUSE. O/F COVMONS.
(awaited *l'hamer Bridge Bid ivis 'read a'sectiliti 'date.
'ETER MOORE shortly OpPosed tile bill, ind 'preiseetted
ions agaii.st it ; the One from fad Splendor, and At
ant the proprietprs of Battersea Bridge.; wbich were
referred to the Committee on the bill ; and leave was
the petitioners to be heard by Counsel at the bar.
person from the COrnmissfoners of Customs presented an
of the real value of all exports from England to .me-
' the Wrest Indies, for three years, ending the 10th of Oc-
•
.COOPER presented in account of the interest paid
tribequer Bills for three years, ending the sth of January
.—Ordered to lie on the table.
WARD give notice that he shouTd move for the Navy Es-
rt the Committee of Supply, on Monday.
!f-fARLEi POLE postponed till Tuesday his notice which
to-ttioreow.
'ARNELL postponed to the same day, his motion re.
the assimilation of currencies between Great Britain and
MILITIA COMPLETION.
4 CAieItEIEAGIi, pursuant to his notice,
IhritiaVe btin in a bill to complettto its full
- the militia of Great Britain. He said he
. unnecevitait to go then into any minute detail.
.e should -there ore only possess the Mime of 'the
object of his bill: it was to replace the number of mi-
littamen rendered defective by the operation of the
bill of last session, 'for allowing the soldiers of the
militia to volunteer into the hoe. The number al-
ready so straniferrea. was about 2:3,000, and what he
...proposed *as to raise in their place a number of truths
squat to one half of the whole quota for the country,
namely, 21,000 men, within twelve months, from an
early day, tObe named in the bill. Eight months
to be allowed-for raising the men by bounties of ten
guineas pfr man, tO be paid by the public ; but at the
end df that time, if the rhoie 'should-not be raised,
'then a ballot to take ,*l--e in the usual way for rais-
ing the remainder, *iffi'aifallotiance to each balloted
man of ten guiniiitinisitrili- diet:Hilarity of a substi-
tute, if he shottkl-notwfsh.toietiftin person. At the
lame time, * privilege:A(4'g Kolbe allowed to his 'Ma.
jesty, in case of any'rtsenatee of tlAngerai ere Country,
to direct that the ballot teilgitt=prOdeed without delay...
In the interim, he shboldpfopose' that ari advance bed
.Made of about two gulneasiter tnanonwards the
13ences of carrying on therecruiting service. He had
to doubt that a considerablenuniber of men might!
"be raised in this way, and he hoped, in a manner .2:1;::
lisfactory to the country, as there *as no pressing ne-
cessity at present to expedite the raising of the public
force, and as the mode would be bun onerous upon
individuals. He by no means, however, wished to
have it understood that the principleof ballot was to
be laid aside, although he conceived it was desirable
'not to resort to it withoin urgent necessity.
After some observations from Lord TEMPLE, Lord
• MILTON, Mr. &taw Lkervitt, Colonel BASTAIIn, Ca.
tone! FRAN/CLAM). and Colonel CALCRAFT, leave was,
-oven to bring in the bill. Lord Castlereagh preset..
ted it accordingly. It was read the first time, and or-
tiered for the second reading on Monday next.'
ntrstt erdoc sew.
The House rest ved into a Committee on the Mes
tion of Mr. .I.'OSTER, to consider of the expediency
of encouraging, by bounties, the saving of flax seed, ,
the growth of Ireland.
Mr. FOSTER. observed that this was a subject
which very nearly concerned the very existence of the
linen manufacture in Ireland. For although the flax
which supplied that manufacture was almost wholly'
.the growth of Ireland, yet Ireland was indebted:for
the seed to an annual supply from America, Holland,
and the countries in the Baltic ; the consequence of
which was.a considerable failure in the supply of the
last year. It was desirable to obviate, if possible,
such failure in future, by rendering Ireland indepen-
dent of other countries for her supply, by encourag-
lug, as much as possible, the saving of the home-
grown seed. This he thought would be best done in
the first instance, by allowing a certain bounty per
bushel upon all seed, the growth of Ireland, so saved,
to be disbursed under the direction of the Linen Board;
and he concluded by moving, that it is expedient to de-
vote a sum of 20,0001. on the present year for that
purpose, which was agreed to.—Ordered to be repor.,
ted to-mono w.

4..tc• 'Li
HOUSE of
"rho Manua 1
*lll, went thrOu
• Lord WALSI
tiny Bill.
Lord ROSSI
several new clad
taincd any provi
iwt he thotrght •
without some eo
oond reading to
islaters were pre
This insggesti
ostponed until
The Vauxhall
Mr. PETER
,two pithions
other from the
• Yead, and refers
Liven to the peti
A person fror
account of the r
rics and the We
`Sober last.
:Mr. A .000
upon trxribequel
'hos,t.—Ordered
Mr. WARD
timatea in the C
Sir CRAR LI
-Rood for to-inm
Mr. PARNE
wetting the assi
nd.
. .
Lord Cife
IT& fdrititire
number the I
felt it unnece
Fie should 11
object of his
litamen renc
bill of last se
militia to vo
ready so strait
...proposed Was
aqua' to one
namely, 21,0
erayly clay, tc