Star.
London, England, 1801-11-20 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. N. VA CAIRT brought up a Report from the Com-
mitter ol Expiring Laws, recommending the continuance,
until the tit January 2802, of an Ad of al ft Geo Ilk for grant-
ing an additional duty on Spirits imported into Scotland, sod
allowing Spirits to be diflilled there at a lower rate of duty.
Mr. N. VA N lITTART moved for ari inftrutlion to the COM.
mktec on the Starch and Diftillery Bill, to make a pros-Hien
agreeably to the kid Report.—Ordered.
The Houk in a Committee on the Starch and Diflillery Bill,
the blank for the term of the continuance of the Bill was filled
up by the aft January, agog, :Ind a Claufe was added in put,
fuance of the above Report.—Report to-morrow.
Mr. N. VANSITTART prefiglted an Account of Monies ad-
sauced for the Public Service out of the Civil Litt, which was
ordered to lie on the Table. . .

The fame Gentletr.an alto brought up the Exchequer BMs
Funding Bill, which was read a flrft time, and ordered to be
read a fecond time to-morrow.
The Houle in Committee went through the Bill to corred
the miazike in the Lottery Ad, and the Report VMS ordered
to be rceuved to-morrow.

Mr. VAN SITTA RT moved, in confequenee of the abfenee of
the Char.cil!or of the Exchequer, that the Order for receiving
the Report of the Committee of Supply fhould be deferred till
to-morrow.--41greed to.

OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.

Mr. NswaoLr moved, that the Aa of the Bth
and 9th William 111. relative to the Relief of the
Poor, might be read, which being read (pro forma),
he moved for leave to bring in a Bill to explain
and amend that A.

The SPEAKkt thought the Hon. Member had
better (tate the precife object of his motion.
Mr. lslxweovr laid, that by a part of that Ad,
Overfeers of the Poor were prohibited from reliev-
ing paupers not wearing certain badges, which
provifion not having been aridly atled upon,Over-
leers of the Poor had rendered themfelves liable to
certain penalties : it was his wills to relieve thole
offic•rs from the firietnefs of that provilion. He
then moved for leave to bring in a Bill to explain
and amend the faid AQ, fo far as it related to the
prohibiting of Ovcrfcers of the Poor from reliev-
ing perfons not wearing certain badges fpecified in
the laid Ad.

Sir WILLIAM arcnto Paid, he did not rife to
oppofe the motion ; an evil appeared to exik and
a remedy mull be provided ; but he trolled the
meafure now propofed by his Honourable Friend
was merely temporary, as he could not confent to
any pin mancnt Alf of this nature : as his objec-
tions, therefore, might be obviated in the Commit-
tee, he &mid not oppofe the motion.
Mr. SHAW LFtEiRF fail, he could not confent
to encourage any relaxation in the duty of Over-
tiers of the Poor. It was not in this initance alone,
but in many other parts of their duty, they were
equally negligent.
Mr. NLWISOLT laid his °Neel was to difcriminate
between the Poor who were ilationary in each pa-
rilii, and thole who received canal relief, and to
rei.eal the prohibition contained in the Ad againll
the relief of the latter, without their wearing bad
geb. Thuc far, and no farther, he intended the
Bill Le had moved for Ihould be permanent, and
not temporary.—Leave given.