Star.
London, England, 1801-01-01 00:00:00

COLD BATH FIELDS PRISON.

Sir FRANCIS Boum"- Jonas gave notice of a
Motion which he would make the next &Arlon on
the (Late of Cold Bath-fields prifon. He read the
creditable, but he could not
Report made by the Commiffioners, and thought
the extent of their commilEor,
their
ccroondltu
beyondhighly
which was fo limited in its powers, that it gave
them no opportunity to do what they lhould have
done. He had brought forward charges of an afro.
cious nature againft Arts, the Governor of that
prifon, of whom he particularly complained ; there
complaints had as yet no redrefs. The Min filer
had infulted the Houfe after they had voted an
Addrefs to his Majefty, in iffuing fuch a conunif.
fion, which had fo limited the powers of the Cont.
milloners, as to confine them to examine and pro.
teed only upon minutes, and not to grant them
the authority of admiuillering an oath, which could
render their examination full and effeEtual. sir
Francis here read Tome abftraCts from the Report
in confirmation of what he afferted, and infifted
that fuch a Report could never fully latisfy the
Houfe, as long as Aria was in fuch a fit nation.
The Report, limited as it is, Dates, that in this
Prifon no rules of proteftion are obferved—no
limits fet to the arbitrary will of the Ruler—that
the cells are of (Lone and damp, and that ptrfona
confined in them can have no warmth communi.
cated to them s and that the allowance of bread is
not fufficient for the fuftenance of map, which they
are often kept out of from eight o'clock one morn.
ing till eight on the fucceeding one. Such were
the adtual and fecret abatis of the Prifon, that it
required more than human courage to get accefs
to them, yet he had procured information.
Among thofe abn&s he Rated the cafe of R cafe, n,
Which was fo atrocious that Aris at firft denied it,
but when preffed under the teftimony of the Sut.
geed, who bad humanity, he was compelled to
admit it.—This unfortunate man (Redfern) had
a piece of cow's udder adminiftered to him as food,
which was fo bad that the milk was found in it,
and proved to be in a Rate of putrefaCtion ; and
this flatement was corroborated by the Surgeon:
But what was the'confequence of fuck complaint
and remonfirance ? Redferta was takeb, and, with-
out any one charge againft him, was threatened to
be tranfported, and was tent aboard the hulks.—
He befeecbed members to read the Report and
examine it : if they had bowels of compaffion they
would make up their minds againft the next let-
, Don on it.

The CHANCFLLOR of the ESCHEQIIIIR.--" Sir,
I do not think it very refpoftful in the Han. Ba
ronet to addrefs the Houfe as if no one had feel-
ings of compallion but himfelf. I think it would
be better and more confiftent with his feelings to
have, inftead of making a fpeech, only recom-
mended to the Houfe the perufal of the Report,
in which I readily admit there are many things
which nciman can approve; but Curdy it cannot
be very judicious or temperate in the Hon. Barn.
net to call upon the feelings or judgment of the
Houfe, at a time when. there are no documents to
carry on the difctason."
Sir Faericis Mocv Nave acquainted the Houfe
, that the King commanded their attendance in thi
Honfe of Peers. The Houfe then proceeded, and
on their return,
The SPEARS% acquainted them, he had obtained
a copy ofhis Majefly's Speech, which; on hi; read-
ing, they immediately withdrew.

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LONDON.

TO OR FRIENDS.

is ufual for News-papers at the comae:.::
ment of a new year to make new profeffions of
induftry, fidelity, and indejrneleare I At the com-
mencement of a ceritarry, Tome of our contempora-
ries teem to think they (hould make them es huh.
dred fold. We cannot follow their example, and
if we (hould, we would not deferve the confidence
with which our Patrons, Tel Piraxic, have he-
noured us. We have exerted ourfelves all that
was in our power not to difappolnt that confidence,
and we can only promife to continue fimilar exer-
tion, and isseorroptiile &eel& of pocitle.
The allonithing events with which the eighteenth
century has clofed, may be confldered as the birth-
pangs of the nineteenth ; and there teems no like•
lihood at prefent of the News-paper prefs testing
loon to be interefting. Thole who contemplate
the palling occurrences of the prefent day, as
deeply involving the fate of their pofterity, tan-
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is of importance that they be condußed with pro'
bity ; and he who feels not an intereft in being dr,
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'admit that, making allowance for the imperfec-
tions of humanity, Twit Braa, under the fame
m.r.agement that it has been for the 1211 ten
years, is as likely as any other print not to chfaP•
rains kis hopes.

THURSDAY. /AMASS I.

TRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Per
C. Red. 6111.11 Long Ana. 18 1-01
per C. ConL (hut Short Dirt 3 73-13 f
Irr C. Cony 781 79 74 Imp. 3 per Cent. 60f,}
i per C. Navy (hut Imp. Ann. tel
ID:ttu Loy.fty 941 i Conf. for Jan. 62/
Sew Ytaz's DAr..—No Wanda done at the Stock Exchange

The Britifh Parliament terminated its .2iflence
efterday. His Mayssrr's Speech on the occa-
,on is given in its proper place. The Parliament
f the United Kingdom meets on the 22d instant.
This day the Park and Tower guns were fired
!I honour of the commencement of the UN I ON.—
e new Standard was hoifted on the occasion in
the Park, oppoftte the Horfe Guards.
Nry, this day infert a Copy of the Speech de-
livered by the PittsthEnt of the UNITED STATE'
on the opening of the Congrefs at Wafhington, et-
traded from the Federal Gazette of the 24th No-
vember, with which we were yefterday favoured.
The PRESIDENT had not received the official ac-
count of the Treaty with France, as appears from
what he fays on the ftibjea of the negotiation.
The difpute between the Hbufe of Reprefenta-
tives and Senate, in the Provincial Legiflature of
Pennfylvania, Hill continued fo late as the 18th ;
and it feems probable that this State will have no
vote in the choice of Prefident and Vice-Prefident.
The Hamburgh Mail due yefterday arrived this
I morning. The accounts from Germany confirm
the accounts In the salt French papers, of the French
having forced the Anftrians to abandon th po-
fition on the river Inn. Refpeaing other particu-
lars, they do not come down fo late as the French
accounts.
It is confitpted that the Archduke CHARLIE is
again to take the Coinmand of the Auftrian forces.
It is alerted at Vienna, that our Minifier Lord
MI NTO has, by orders from the Court of StJames's;
releafed the Court of Vienna from all its engage.
menu, if it fhould be found neceffary to conclude
a feparate peace.
If the fituation of the affairs of our Ally at the
time thefe inftrualons were tent off, was fuch as
to render this advifable, the events that have fine
taken place Teem to Make it indifpenfible.