Star.
London, England, 1802-12-09 00:00:00

NUMBER 436,23

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PARLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, DEC.&

Some Orders were made relative to hearing Scotch Appodp
old other routine bonnet's difpo'ed of.
The third reading of the Small Notes BM was poßpene4
Mr. Forwrow, attended by feveral Members, brought tip
the Cheftcr Road Bin, which was read a firft time.
After waiting fonic tinae in espeaation of farther communi-
otion. from the Conunows,their Lord&lei adjourned till to-
aurrow.

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HOUSE OF COMMON&
Mr. SHAZZI having taken the Chair, at. half part three
(after (due Mcinhen were fworn, and fome private buikefs
was gone through) informed the Houle that he himfdf had been
reamed on the late Election to ferve for two planes; namely,
Meyteibory, M Wilts, and Wooditoek, in Oxfaitilkire; that
Ise had made Ms choke to ferve for the latter, and confequently,
that it would be needfary that a new Writ do Mae for the eke-
din of a Member to ferve borate former.—Ordered accordingly.
Ordered alfo that new Writs be iffued for the eleation.of a
Member to ferve for the Borough of Ennifkillen, in Ireland, in
the room of the Right Hon. John Beresfard, who had been re-
turned alto for the County of Watnicrd, for which latter place
he made his elation. MIN for Chelter, in the room of Lord
gelgrave, called up to the Houle of Peers. Alto. fur Great
Marlow, in the room of Williams, Erg. decesfed. Alto,
for the Borough Otroorey, in Cornwall. Alto, for the Bo-
rough of POrtarlinreo, in the room of Henry Parini, Efq. who
had accepted the place of Efebeator of Manlier (fimilar to the
Chiltern Hundreds.)
A Petition was prefented from Counfellor Plunkett. oldie
lrilb Bar, and late a Candidate for the Corporation of Trinity
College, Dublin, complaining of the undue return of the Hon.
George Knox, as not being a Member of that Univerfity,--•
Ordered fur confideration on the pft of May.
Mr. Desaynes prefented a Petition from the Truftea of the'
Commercial Road. Referred to a Committee, to fit tomorrow.
Mr. Alexander brought up the Report from the Committee
m the frith Militia ffiq. Agreed to, and ordered to be read
the third time to morrow. He alto brought up the Report
from the Committee upon expiring Laws, which was agreed
mond leave given to bring in Bills purfuant thereto.
Sir William Pulteney prefented a Petition from the Makfters
of ihrewibury, aslinft the Malt-wetting Aft.—Ordered to lie
on the Table.

Read a feeond time the Malt Duty, Plate, and Pefifwn Tax,
aid Exchequer Bilh Bill. —Committed for to-morrow.
E L [CT lON I, /LT I TION S.

The CIIANCILLOR of the Esenstlesa,adverthog to a notice
be bad given to the Houle, on a former day, Minding the Pe-
tition from Great Grlmfdale, laid, it was his intention to
more, that no Petition on the fub}ed of eontefted Weaken be "
tam into confideradon before the Chriftmas reeds, to avoid
the interruption, which would otherwife gik to preffing and
indifpendbie bounds. He therefore •1 0i That the Peti-
tion grdanted to the Houk, refpedting congaed Medicos,
ihssidnck be taken into conlidention until a day fiddeoptent to
the 17th of February. next. that the Hook would
kat an oppor unity, after the of splinting the days
tripoli,* for the confideration of there Petitions which.now
feed for December and january."—TheModon was armed.
Mr. 81. Joule prefented a Petition from certafb kleaors of
the Tenttaltiottingham ; !Wog, that their Nomura bad
bra einsibed to a former Petition, indented to the Hpufe,
anjiainiog of beam retorts for that Town ea the late Eke-
deo, under a at6ttnierAlndium oo their pasta, of the dream-
Imam toted in that Petition, from Which they *adore de-
Auk is skidoo. their neinowi—The Petition being received,
lad iisado
kiblit. Jens till he 111 sold, en a future day, move for
ldtgreferredtoaCemoksea; for the pideet, beady willted
ft to oil the Table. •
Wk. illlll`oll &id, thee what the parties who broeitt forth
!Mr Petition woold tarry projeet fo far as en attempt of
_Mode deceive the Hide di Cameos. he ceded to
Matw at the irbidt had been fo feduloully made,
grOsst dversa• tbelabik eniml upon this tobjea, by
rakellredeliiitetiens and Weds. afterdoes.
liewirpcomedbg. bet Was rmehrled by Mr. Speaker, that
this was not the proper lbge for afeoflon.
Tit Petition was ordered to lie on the Table.

LIMY ESTI mA.Tas.
nbure refolved htelf into a Cothinittee of
supply, to Whom was referred the eftimates pre-
fungi b_y bettetarif at War on the rft inf.
The 81ClairAlif Wit now role and raid, that
ut propofmg to the Committtz a motion for a Shp-
ply on the army eftimates, for the =fait* year,
he adult! Yrefpatfs on their attention as &only as
pbehle. The extent hf the force he had now to
propofe, was undoubtedly Much greater than bad
been ufual uponmy'of die former peace ettablifli-
:tend of the country ; but the queflion for the
Houle to cnntider was, not the dillimilitnde be
twee: the prefent and any former peace tftablifli-
hent, but what were the circuinftances iihderWhieh
the country Rood, aid what the neceffity founded
on thofe tliettlisflanceet or Whether public eco-
homy, tinder fuch circninftinces, and at filch a
time, was to be cohfulted, in preference to the at-
raihnient of thole ample means which the fecuri-
ty of the Nation deManded ? After what had been
already (laced from both fides of the goufe un-
der the knowledge of circumftances notorious to all
Europe, it mull be totally unneceffary to wafte
the time of the Honft, in proving the neceility of
keeping up a great army, as indirpenfibly neceffary
to our fecurity. The fitnation of Europe, at this
moment, but too fully explained and enforced that
neceflity the encreafing power of France ; the ag-
grandixing fpirit of her Government, and the for-
roidabfe attitude that country at this moment at-
famed were cirtumftances too obvious to all Eu-
rtpe to render it prudent, on the part of this coun-,
ttY, one moment longer to delay the neceffary Reps
it/t amply leaning us againft any danger which
ma: nienitte, tor esn.y attack that may be meditat-
tie againft us: but at the retie time without any
with onour part to violate therelations of peace and
=pity. On the contrary, it was the fincere wiflt
or the Government of this Country, by every
means in their power, to perpetuate the Peace; and
by abßaining from every fpecies of language or re.
mark, that might have an irritating tendency; by
maintaining faith, and fulfilling treaties, to
avoid every thing their part, that could provoke
or joßify aggreflion; but at the fame time that
they wifhed to avoid thofe terms of peevifh vitupe-
ration and wonstinifh afperity, that could anfwer
other parpofe than that of an ufelefs and un-
necelfary irritation, it was their duty, and their
determination, to e prepared with the means of
repelling any attach which the ambition, or the
Malice of an enemy might prompt him to attempt.
Feeling then, as the Mule he was fore mull, the
ileeeffity of preparation for either alternative: and
looking to the prefent force of France, he believed
oo ran would fay our Navy alone, formidable as