Star.
London, England, 1801-03-23 00:00:00

SATURDAY, MARCH 27.

The !rids Malt Prohibition BIU, and the Irifh Tax Bills were
read a third time and paged.
A Meffage from the Lords informed the Hook, that the
Lords had agreed to the Anny and Marine Mutiny Bill.,
to tit, Horfe and Stamps Duty Bill ; and the American flour
Euhnty Bill ; together with fevcral private Bills.
The SPEAgEtt faid he had received a letter from Lord Ed-
ward Bentinek, Rating that he was ill with a rheumatic com-
plaint at Ramfgate, fa as to be confined to his room; and hav-
ing been unable to attend the call of the Houle, he requelted
to be escufed from attending on the 3111 instant. The order
fur Ids attendance on that day was accordingly difcharged.
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;;ir Vitt LIAM GEAIIY prefented a petition Fro' nt the prd'onere
confined for Debt in Maidnone Goal, praying fur relief.
Ordered to lic on the table.

SCARCITY.

Mr. WILRFRFORCE prefented a Petition from the
Inhabitants of Lceds and the places adjoining, in
which they Rated that the principal fullenance of
the people of the Weft Riding of Yorkfhire, and the
adjacent Northern parts, was oats; that his Ma-
jelly's Proclamation for diminifhing the confump.
tion of that article had not produced the full effect
for which it was intended = and praying that the
Houfe would lay further reftriatons on the con-
fumption of that article by bodes kept folely for
pleafure. He moved, that the Petition be referred
to the Provifion Committee.

Mr. Coevals feconded the motion. It might,
he Paid, have been expeded that the deatnefs of
oats would of itfelf produce a great degree of ceco-
nomy in the confumption. But he wilhed to fug-
geft to the Hon. Gentleman, Ithether it would not
have a better 4051 to prohibit by law any oats
being given to horfes, except in a eirrifitl (Lite,
which would Pave one-fourth of the ;mock, as it
was afcertained by farmers that the honks ufed in
the mot laborious parts of agriculture were as
well fed, and in as good condition, when a third
part was withheld of the bruifed oats, from that
which was given in the ordinary manner.
Mr. Wt Lisa FOR C I remarked, that the high price
of oats, which was the Rat of life in many parts
of Yorkfhire. did not prevent fuch a confumption
by horfes as was complained of in the Petition; for
Gentlemen, however defirous thty may be of con-
forming to the Royal Prachunation, or whatever
orders they may give for that purpofe, mutt weer-
farily leave fuch buftnefs to their tenants. He
admitted, however, the jultice of the fuggeffion,
that knifed oats would Cave a third of the ordinary
confumption ; but as that was no fecret, but per-
fealy known to every farmer, and, as he fuppoled,
every Gentleman, it would not afford a remedy
for what the petitioners complained of. Great
pains had been taken to introdnce the confumption
of broiled oats, but he apprehended that, from
careleffnefs or inattention, it had not a fufficient
effc!t.
Mr. CUMIN raid, that he had hinsfelf convin-
ced a number of perfons of the advantages of feed-
ing horfes in that way, and was convinced, by ex-
perience, of its effeds ; but Rill, be thought,
much good mi t he produced to the Public, if
Gentlemen a others were compelled by the Le-
gitlature to feed their horfes with bruited oats, in-
Read of the ordinary manner.
The Petition was then ordered to be referred to
the Committee on the High Price of Provifions.