Star.
London, England, 1813-12-03 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS.

Lord R/DESDALL'S Bill for amending the Act of last Sessions
fur the Relief of Insolvent Debtors in England was read a third
time and passed.
The House resolved itself into a Committee on Lord Ellen-
borough's temporary Insolvent-Bill. Several amendments were
made, and a clause was added, enacting that nothing in this Act
should affect the Act of last Session, or prevent anit person from
obtaining

his discharge under that Act. A new preamble was
also inserted, stating specialty the grounds for passing the Act,
being expressly for the more speedy discharge of the persons
now in custody, to whom the Act applies. A proviso was like-
wise added, excepting from the benefit of the Act Sheriffs Ofa-
eers, Serjeants at Mace, &c. who had embezzled the monies of
!their employers.
The Standing Orders having been taken into consideration,
the Report was received, and the Amendments agreed to, and
the 'Bill was ordered to be engrossed. Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The new Brandy Duty Bill was brought in by the Cn4Ncat-
.yoa of the Ernst Lovett. Read a first and ordered to be read a
tecond time to-morrow. •
The following Orders were postponed :—namely, the farther
consideration of the Report of the East India Duties' Bill, until
Monday—the committal of the Frame-workers' BM, uutil to•
morrow—and the committal, until the 21st of March, of the
Hop Duw Bill, in whkk Mr. LUSHINOTON observed, that sari.
ous amendments were deemed necessary.
The Watch and Ward Bill was reported, and ordered to be
read a third time to-morrow.

The Police Regulation Bill, the Militia Volunteer Amendment
Bill, anti the Marine Mutiny Bill, were severally committed, and
the Reports ordered to be brought up to-morrow-
-.

The Sugar Drawback Bill was reidl a third time and passed.
Sir Wu. Curtis obtained leave to bring in a Bill for enabling
a certain proportion of the Lotidon Militia to'voluinteer into the
regular army ; and also for enabling the said Militia to enlist
annually a certain number of men in order to keep up their
complement. The Bill was accordingly brought in, read a first
and second time, and ordered to be contraitted to-morrow. '
A Message from the Lords stated their Lordships' assent to
the Subsidy Bill, the London Militia Services Bill, the Sixtieth
Regiment Augmentation Bill, the Militia Serjeants' Provision
Bill, and the Militia Interchange Bill; and 'also to a Bill for
amending the Act of last t;eisietrut for the Relief of Ininlvent
Debtors in Englund, to which-Bill their Lordships desired the
concurrence of that House.
The Insehrent Debtors Bill was accordingly read a first time
and ordered to be read a second time to-marrow, and to be
printed.
A Bill was brought in for levying a more equal County Rate
le the County of Kent, and for building a common Gaol for that
County.

ARMY EXTRAORDINARIES.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
gave notice that -a motion would to-morrow. be
made, in the Committee of Supply,. for the grant of
£3,000,000, to defray the expe:,ce of the Army Ex-
traordinaries.
Mr. BENNETT said, he un•ierstood that the pay
of the Any was no less than six ninths in arrear,
and asked whether such an r,.:nrrence was usual ?
The CHANCELLOR r.t- the EXCHEQUER
replied, that he wns of the existence of
,sach -an arrear, at;d 1-.;:h:r thought that the Hon.
Member was misinfctrned. But te-morrow the case
(would be fully eriliained.
Mr. BENNi._ l'T was assured that the pay of the
array had been in arrear as long as he bad stated.
EAST INDIA TRADE.
Upon Lord CASTLEREAGH's moving the
committal of the East India Circuitous Trade

Mr. C. GRANT, after expressing his regret that
he was not in the House yesterday, when sonic ob-
servations were ihade upon the subject of this Bill,
which he deemed of considerable importance, re-
quested that any further progress upon it might be
pnatponed. As it materially concerned the interests
of the India Company, they naturally required more
time for the consideration of a measure, with the me-
rits of which they had but very recently become ac-
quainted, for it was only this day that a copy of this'
Bill came into the hands of the Directors.
Lord CASTLEREAGH felt great pleasure in
complying with the request of the Hon. Member,
and should therefore postpone his motion until Mon-
' day next. He, however, thought it proper to observe
that he was not aware of the existence of any diffe-
rence of opinion upon the merits of this Bill, and in
agreeing to the postponement required, he did so in
the understanding that the measure would be carried
before the holidays.
Mr. FAWCETT observed, that the India Com-
pany were not alone interested in this measure, as
our manufacturers were also materially concerned.—
For if British triercl..ants were allowed to carry India
produce to the Havattnah, the Brazils, and other con-
tiguous places, that produce would be very likely to
find its way into our colonies, and so interfere with
the British manufacturers, whom the trader in East-
India commodities could easily undersell from the
comparative cheapness of labour and materials in the
East. In this view he thought that the measure
before the House required time for very ample con-
sideration.

Mr. FINLAY rose to correct a misconception of
his Hon. Friend who spoke last, and who appeared
to conceive that the Bill before the House proposed
to grant some extraordinary advantages to British
merchants, whereas it only went to allow them the
same advantages as were already enjoyed by fo-
reigners. For as the case stood at present, if any
Swedish or Russian subjects should think proper to
trade to India, they might carry India, produce to
the places mentioned by his Honourable Friend; and
so engage in the competition he deprecated. But
as tar as he was acquainted with the sentiments and
interests of British manufacturers, they had no ap-
prehension of any competition likely to be created by
this or by any Bill of a similar nature. The commit-
tal of the Bill was postponed until Monday.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
having moved the third reading of* the Mutiny Bill,
Mr. HORNER asked whether it was intended to
make any alteratio* in the preamble ?—ln the origi-
nal Mutiny Act under King William, " the presei-
vation of the' balance of power in Europe," was stated
in the preamble as one of the grounds for its enact-
ment, but about two years ago these worts were
omittod,,and he submitted that this appeared a pro-
per time foi their re-insertion. The BiU was read a
third time and passed. Adjourned.

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• 4 DIMS PA AER.f•
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• HAARLEM, NOVEMBER'24
The advanced guard of the Allies passed the Ysel
Att the 19th. One column immediately marched on'
frykerk, and another on Amerscort. A corps from
the first column, bf about 200 Cossacks? was detached
on Amsterdam, and a part of this corps shewed it-
lallf today at noon before the fort at Halfweg, which
was still in the possession of the French, but which
was surrendered by capitulation.
We learn that in the Zyn and Wiermger Ward
the Orange flag is every where displayed.
NOVEMBER 29.—The English ships which arrived
yesterday evening off Scheveningen are still lying off
the coast. The two which had sailed in the after-
noon to the Northward were lying this mnrning off
Zautvoord, standing back again to the Southward.
Private letters received from several places in Bra-
bant, state that a spirit of insurrection had already
lahewn itself at more than one place in that country.

AMSTERDAM, NOVEMBER 24.
Major Marklay this day appeared with a party of
Cossacks before the Halfweg of Haarlem, and took
po. session of that place in consequence of the capitu-
lation of the French garrison.
Novesszett 28.—8 y a courier arrived here this day
at noon, we have received the pleasing and certain
intelligence that Urrecht was quitted early in the
morning by the French under the command of Ge-
neral Molitor.
Quarters have been ordered to he preparedfor 500
Cossacks, who are to arrive here from liem in vessels
sent from this city.
It is at this moment reported that 18,000 Prussians
have arrived at Zwoll.