Star.
London, England, 1813-12-01 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A Petition was presented from the Debtors in Worcester Jail,
praying relief.—Ordered to be on the table. .
Mr. ROSE presented a Petition, signed by 6 or 7COO Marin-
factorers and Artisans in the Cottitty of Angus, praying for such
alterations in the Act of sth of Elizabeth as to the wisdom of
Parliament might seem fit. The enfotcement of the Act would
be very disadvantageous to manufacturers, and the Courts of
I.aw had generally, as far as they could, set their faces against
its strict execution: yet a total repeal would Jimo be very incon-
venient, particularly as it acted Apothecaries and. Attornies.
All he should then propose vAs merely that the Petition be re-
cetved.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. PROTHEROE brought up a Petition from the Debtors
in Bristol Jail, praying rehef.—Ordered to lie on on the table.
A person from the East-India Company presented at the Bar
an Account of the l'rices of Sugar at the East-India Company's
sales, (exclusive of the duty) for the last ten years; also, an Ae
count of the Qu7ntities of Sugar imported by them into Great
Britain, for the last ten years: both which were ordered to be
printed.
The Committee on the Lace Frame Bill was postponed to
ThUrsday. '1 he Madder Bill was read athirdtime and passed.

The Reporo of the Exchequer-bills Bill, and the Scotch Salt
Bill, were severally agreed to, and the third readings ordered for
to morrow.

The House went Into a Committee to consider on the East-
Intlia Regulation Bill ; and on the Report being brought up, Mr.
Ltv-lilts GTO N obtained leave to bring in a Bill for that purpose.
Mr. AR BU IHNOT brought up several Papers relative to the
expenses of repairing Road 4, Bridges, &c. in Scotland.—Ordered
to be printed.
The Sugar Bounties Drawback Bill went through a Commit-
tee. The Ripon to-morrow.
Sir J. MACKIN 1.0514 moved for a return of Deaths and De-
sertions in the regular army, for the last three years; distin-
guishing the several stations, aad the names of the Commanding
Officers —Ordered.

'I be East India Trade Regulation Amendment Bill, and the
Militia Extension Amendment Bill, were read a first, and or-
dered to be read a second time to-morrow.

The East India Duty Bill went through a committee; the re-
port was received, and ordered to ►e taken into further coubide.
ration on i'hursday next.
The Sun Fire Ofilce Bill was read a second time, and ordered
to be committed to•morrow.

On the motion for the third reading of the Local
Militia Extension Bill,

Mr. LONG proposed a rider, providing that Ser-
jeants who had served partly in the Army and the
Regular Militia, and completed in the Local Militia
the period of 20 years, should be allowed the same
Pensions as were granted by this Bill to Serjeants
serving in the regular Militia. The proposition was
agreed to.
Sir H. MONTGOMERY expressed a wish to
know from the Noble Lord on the Treasury Bench,
whether it was intended to make any provision of this
nature for the Serjeants of the Yeomanry Corte in
Ireland, whose services were notoriously so de-
serving ?
Lord CASTLEREAGH bore testimony to the
merits of the Yeomanry Corps of Ireland, who were
not only willing to attend during the period of train-
ing prescribed by law, but always ready to extend
the period and nature of their services according to
the wishes of Government. The Noble Lord added,
that the subject alluded to by the Hon. Daronet,
would be taken into-consideration.

•
POLICE MAGISTRATES.
Mr. H. ADDINGTON, in moving for a om-
mittee to consider the expediency of granting an in-
crease of salary to the Police Magistrates, observed,
that these mentoricms Offsets had had uo advance of

salary*ce the year 14792, when the salary or each
was settled at £4OO a.year, which sum was at pre-
sent obviously inadequate. It was clearly desirable
that such selections should be made as to insure that
these offices should be filled by persons of respects.
bility and competent intelligence; and his Noble Re-
lation at the head of the Home Department, who
was alive to the consideration, concurred with him
in thinking that an advance of salary to these Officers
was peculiarly just and necessary. There could in-
deed, he thought, be no difference of opinion on the
subject. The Right Hon. Gentleman added, that
the proposed advance should be such as to raise the
salary of each Magistrate to £6OO a-year.
The House having resolved itself into the Com-
mittee,. the motion was agreed to, and the House
being resumed, the Report was ordered to be brought
up to.morrow.