Star.
London, England, 1813-06-18 00:00:00

RANT INDIA AFFAIRS.

Mr. RostNewt and others, from the House of Commons,
came on the part of the Commons to request a conference with
the Lamle on matters of the highest importance, connected wish
East India Affairs.

The Messengers were informed that the.Honse agreed to the
conference, and appointed the same to take place immediately in
the Painted Chamber.

Lords LITRITOO. RADNOR, CLAN.
CARTT, WALSINGNAN, and the Bishop of CIIZST RR, were ap-
pointed Managers on the part of the Lords. These having pro-
ceeded to the Painted Chamber, returned again in a few ininuLes
with the Resolutions on East India affairs, which had been Agt
to by the Commons.
'lke Resolutions having been read—.
The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE moved, that the same
be taken into consideration on Monday, with a view to go into
a Committee upon .hem on that day, and that the Lords be
stunmouecL—Ordered.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Auction Bill and the LOttery Bill went through a Cum-

The Naval Passions, the Irish Militia, the Militia Adjutants,
and the Militia Sobel. erns Bills, were read a second time.
The Irish Bridges Bill was read a third rinse and passed.
The Curates' Bill was ordered to be teed a second time to-
morrow.

The Report of the Cora Laws Committee was ordered to Le
received next Monday.
The Irish Distilleries, and Tobacco Bills, were committed, and
the reports ordered to be received to-morrow.
Mr. WHITBREAD, alluding to his notice, which stood for
the 29th, on the subject of Peace, said, that since be had given
that intimation to the House, intelligence of an extraordinary,
and he believed authentic kind, had been received, stating that
an Armistice, to continue in force froM the 4th of June to the
20th of July, had been concluded between the hostile Powers in
Silesia. Presuming that it was impossible this measure could
have taken place without General Stewart and Lord Cathcart.
who were officially resident with the Allies on behalf of this
country, being consulted, and not wishing to throw any eleaacle
in the way of the great and good work ; presuming that this was
the case, a:id fearing to embarrass oriitjure the prospect of peace,
he would waive, fur the present, the motion which he Lad in-
tended to bring forward.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS postponed his motion on the subject
of American Cotton, till this day se'nuiglit.
Mr. BR AND rose to move, that Crti:chley's petition, presented
some time ago, complaining of certain abuses in this Court, be
referred to the consideration of a Select Committee. 'I he petitio-
ner's complaint was twofold-4. •Fhat the fees of the' Marshalsea
Court had been illegally raised by the Judge, which as its jurisdic-1
tion in various causes waded over about a million of people,
might prove a very serious abuse; and 2dly, that when the Pe-1
tit•oner, as Prothonotary of the Court. remonstrated against the'
abuse, he was suspended front his office. The Hon. Member
professed himself ignorant of Ilse truth of the allegations in the
petition, but thought •laem deserving of investigation. With
that view he moved for the appointment of a Committee.
Mr. WHARTON observed, that he thought the charges in
the Petition were not at present a fit matter for the consideration
of the House. If any of the Litigants in the Marshalsea Court
thought theme:lves aggrieved by the exaction of illegal fees, they
had their remedy in the Courts below. But he particularly cb-
jetted to the present motion, because serious charges we re prod-
' ing at present against the Mtn:osier hninsell. The Hon. Measlier
entered ;tito a detail of their nature, the substance of which was,
that the Treasury had made an agreement with the Petitioner,
Crutchlcy, as Clerk of the Marshalsea Court, that if the fees did
ran amount ta .FLOCI per annum, the difference should be made
good to him by the Treasury. 'I be Petitioner had for some
tune represented that tl e tees did not amount to that sum, and
had accordingly received the difference irom the Treasury. On
his suspension from office, however, it was discovered that this
was a misrepresentation, and the :elicitor to the Treasury had
been ordered to institute proceedings against bun cur the recovery
of the money so fraudulently obtained. The proceedings were
not yet commenced, bet they would be, and in the mean time
it would be wren;; to bring this, with other matters, before a
Committee of tke House. The Hun. Member said, it we. at
one inne in contemplat on to prosecute this for perjury
in his conduct in this business, but the Law Officers of the
Crown on being consulted, gave it as their opinion, that from
some informality, it could not be maintained.
Mr. BRAND consented to withdraw Lis motion for the present.
On the motion of Mr.WIIITIR LAD, the Petition of Diana
Hargrave, presented the other day, was referred to the cunsi-
dcratien of a Select Committee.
Mr. WHITBREAD rose to pat a question to the Honourable
Secretary of the Treasury. The inhabitants, he said, in the vici-
nity of Windsor Park, were alarmed by a report which had got.
abroad, that the timber which decorated those five grounds was
to be cot down and sold; and that a Palace was to be built with
the produce of the sale What strengthened thC report was,
that the finest trees had been all marked, as if to be cut down.
He hoped that no design was in agitation which would deface
those fine grounds?
Mr. WHARTON said, it was true that many trees had lately
been cut down in the Park, hut they had been stolen for fire-
wood. The depredations of this kind lately oommitted were
really shocking ; and the only season why the nee& were marked
was that their value might be ascertained. There was not the
slightest 4ntention to cut down any of the ornamental timber;
and it was not a Palace that was intended to be built, but a
Lodge.
Mr. FREDERICK ROBINSON acquainted the House at the
Bar, that the Lords had agreed to the conference requested by
the Commons, respecting the India Reseautions.
A Committee was then appointed tea conduct the conference,
and to communicate to their Lordships the India Reaolutions
adopted by the House.
On the return of the Committee,
Mr. ROBINSON acquainted the House, that the conference
was conducted, on the part of tbe Peers, by the Earl of ituce-
INOUAMiIItIIt, and that the said Resolutions had been commu-
nicated.
fir G. HILL moved the second reading of the Bill for pre.
venting illicit distillation in Ireland. He enlarged upon the growing.
mischiefs which resulted from Its prevalence, and declared it to
be the almost universal opinion among the Gentlemen of Ireland,
that were the districts made respoesible by fines, on the disco-
very of illicit stills, the abominable practice would in no long time
be abolished.
Mr. WELLESLEY POLE declared, it gave him pain to op.
pose a measure which he knew to be sanctioned by must of the
Members front Ireland, but to him it appeared most unjust in its
principle and pernicious in its effects. It had already been the
law in Ireland, but had been suspended in 1009, and afterwards
abolished. On trial it was found abominably unjust in its effects,
and would not have beets tolerated for a moment in any other
part of the United Kingdom. The principle of the Bill was, that
where any still, portion of a stiU, wash, &c. was found, the whole
of the parish or town lands where it was found should be re ii-
dered liable to the fine. Was it just that so many • Mein MU,-
viduals should suffer for a crime of which they were tilt .rely ig-
norant ? The penalties under the old Act were so great, that in
the county of Cavan alone, they amounted to 5830,000 whets he I
came into office. If this sum had been rigorously levied, the
effect would have been to depopulate a great part of that county.
After a few observations from Mr. Haw r Hoe se and Mr. Cute
cues-reit,
Sir JOHN NEWPORT supported the Bill. The justice and
necessity of this measure was so evident, that be believed of the
100 Representatives of Ireland, there were not more than three
who were not friends to this Bill. In fact, besides the injury to
the revenue, this practice of illicit distillation wa the destruction
of the morals of the country, Injurious to agriculture, and all the
sources of its prosperity. In the districts where it prevailed, the
.attention of the people was in a great measure taken away from
agriculture, holiest industry, and peaceful habits.
Mr. PEELE concurred entirely in what had fallen from the
Hon. Baronet. It was to him almost a sufficient argument for its
necessity, to find that it was supported by almost the whole uf
• he Representatives of Ireland.
Ale. W. FITZGERALD observed, that as this Bill was sup-
, ported by all the Repreatentation uf Ireland, by du great

!mitten iii that binntry, by ill the poaro of the Conuriiiktii,
of Excise, be hoped die Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Pule) wntikp
withdraw that pertinacious opposition which he bad threatened
Mr. Vina.astsv Pott
Mr. HAWTIIOI/N, Sir H. Auer COMIRT, Lord DZIART,
Mr. O'HARA said each a few word. in favour of the Ball.l
The Amendment Ras then negaihcd; the Bill waa read ati
time, and ordered to be committed to-naorrow.

Lord MILTCN rose to make his motion respecting the pri• t.
lag el Morey Bills. According to the present .practice,
the Members nor any person in the country had an oppuctunil
of knowing what lases were imposed, what grants were madr.
It was a standing order that Private Bills should be printed ;
+tartly if Road or Inclosme Bills were deemed worthy of publ;
cation, .t was more important that the people should be acquaint.
ed with what was the concern of aIL He was sure that, from 'i.e
present method, natty clauses sr i:re passed which were tut,*
unknown to the great bulk of the House. Ho would instant, ,
clause in a late Aet, for granting additional duties on goods
ported and exported; this clause contained a proviso, that hat
Majesty might, during the vacation of Parliament, by his (kJ,
in Council, suspend all or ony of these- duties. He would oak, d 4
any i•Airpetident Gentleman koow oft is clause ?—( Hear, fisa
the Chan:eller tk: Itierkelper.)--Al. the Gentlemen of the Ire..
sury might know it ; but was any independent Gentiernao
of it He concluded by moving that all bills, by a gra.%
of money was made to the Crows, abirukl be printed, sad Km.
ed copies be distributed to the Members before the sd reathag.
'1 he CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, thea sat
a good reason for not printiug those Bills : in general they were
mere repetitions of former nets of regslatitut, which had
somesef them for neatly a century, and of which it would ;,:
mere waste of paper to anthiply copies. When auy
were made, they became the subject of distinct resolution., auit
were discussed and printed. in general, if Bids of this ti. :t wee:
to be printed in the stage mentioned by the Noble Lord, Lit own
purpose would be defeated; for d.l trey came mot of the
they were mere blanks as to new matter. As to
I chusi mentioned by the Noble Lord, k had be-a discussed loth-
House; nor was it stew, for an Act, 4d Geo.III. c. 24, give errs
larger powers of suspension to his Majesty.
Sir I.Ni. Wt OK r supported the motion, and also Mr ItituV4.
Mr. HUSKISSON oppnsAl it.
Lord MILTON agreed to vri:lidt:.w it, asd said, he m. 4:
perhaps bring it forward hertafi er In a shape more !itself to men
, his übject.—lt was then withdrawn.