Star.
London, England, 1802-05-27 00:00:00

LIFS BOATS.

Mr. BIIRDON rote to make his pi-aided Motion, for having
the Report of the Committee on the merits of the inventor of
the Life-boats referred to a Committee of Supply. That Re-
port had been fo long before the Houfe, that he thought it
wholly unmet: Glary to enlarge on the claims to which, in his
opinion, the invention was entitled. He Mould only tor-
roburate that opinion by obferving, that the Trinity Houfe,
that the Society of Arts and Manufactures, and that the Un-
derwriters at Lloyd's bad not only pronounced the invention to
be of the molt important ufe,but that this teltimony of the latter
defeription of Gentlemen has been further evinced by a gratifica-
tion to the inventor of too guineas, and a fubfcription of wool.
for encouraging the conitrudion of Life-boats. Theft additional
teftimanies to what the Committee were already in poireffion
of, would, he trufted, induce the Houfe to accede to the mo-
tion he Mould now have the honour to make, viz. " That the
Report of the Committee on that fubjedt be referred to a
Committ,e of Supply." As to the day on which be Mould
move it to be referred to that Committee, he was not at pa-
rent prepared to ftatc; but be Mould take care to give due no-
tice to the Houfe of tuck his intention.
The qucition was then put and weed to.

IRISH ACCOUNTS.

Mr. Rossom made fome obfervations relative to
fome inaccuracies in Accounts reipeiting the Fi-
nance of Ireland, which•had been laid upon the
Table.

Mr. Comer Paid that there might be fome inac-
curacies in the Accounts, but they were owing to
the change which had taken place in all the old of-
ficial forms, and the expedition with which the
Accounts were obliged to be made up.
The S►EAKER having obferved that there was
no fpecific motion before the Houfe,
Mr. Rosso), snored th4t the Accounts of the

Dittribution of the Money railed on aVote of C.
dit in Ireland, be laid before the Houle.
Mr. CORRY obferved that there was an order
to this purpofe before the Houle, and that if tile
Honourable Gentleman would wait till

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jet of his motion.
Mr. ROBSON then withdrew his motion.
Mr.Coaß v faid,that as mifreprefentations might
go abroad relative to the Money railed by the
Vote of Credit in Ireland, he fhould move," That
there be laid before the Houfe, the general heads
of an Account of the Dittribution of the 36s,00cii.
railed upon a Vote of Credit in Ireland."—After
Come converfation on the Ira Accounts, the
Lion was agreed to.

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VOLUNTEER CORPS.
The Houfe refolved itfelf into a Committee Gr
the Volunteer Service Bill.
Several claufes were propofed by the SECR ETA P. Y
atlVaa,among which it was agreed,that the power
to be invefted in his Majefty by this Bill, thould
extend to fuck Corps as may be hereafter formed;
that the time for each Volunteer's attendance, in
order to entitle him to the exemptions from cc:.
rain duties propofed by the Bill, fhould be five
days in each year ; and that no other excufe for
non-attendance fhould he received than illnefs, cer-
tified, by a profeffional perfon.
Sir E. Ks ATC HOU IA recommended to extend
the claufe to an exemption of the Volunteers from
the offices of High and Petty Conftables,and ether
Parifh Offices.
This was oppofed by the SECRATART at WAR
and Sir ROBERT BUXTON, on the ground that it
was unneceffary, as the attendance of every Vo-
lunteer to his duty as filch, would reafonably be
accepted as an excufe for the nonperformance of
fuclt parilh duties, and that if not atually in at-
tendance to the Volunteers, no man fhould, from
the known difficulty of finding proper perfons to
execute the different parith offices, be allowed the
exemption required.
A converfation arofe between Mr. FULLER, Mr.
S. Lavas RE, and Sir E. KNevire lull, which the
Ch.tirman terminated by flatifft that it was int-
gular.—The Houle refumed, and the report was
ordered to be received to-morrow.