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alterations it might receive, provided it was right
at loft.
The Order of the Day was then difchatiekt, and
the Lords were Ordered to be funimoned for Friday.
Adjourned.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Lord John Towelled, aid Called Beeenoet took the oaths
and tee fiats-
, Mt. HASINOTON preened a petition from the Blena Leone
Conagaing.grayksi for old.--Ordered to lie on the Table.
Tao Q..Alltlf at WAR moved the remand reading of the
1 &Wm Maori PM It was read a locoed time, and ordered to
as issmakwa tomorrow.
Tat CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEVER moved that Lord
0011bigwoor. Amide" Bill lota be roomadtald os Friday,
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WOOLLIIII CLOTNIIIS.
Mr. WILBERFORCE prefented a petition from
certain woollen clothiers of Yorlabire, praying for the
repeal of certain regulations which were improper
and inadequate in the prefent Rate of the balsas,
which was carried on by the petitioners. The pets
lion, Mr. Wilberforce obferved, was not figned by a
very great number, but the petitioners were a very
refpeaaNa body of men, who were highly deferving
of the attention of the Houfc.—Ordered toile on On
table.
Mr. PETER MOORS prefented a petition eft the
fame fubjea• from the woollen clothiers of York and
Lancaler: He hoped that as the Hoooarable
Gentleman (Mr. Wilberforce) had (aid a few words
in favour of his own divifion, he would alto fay
fomething in favour of the petition which he held in
his hand. This petition had been prefented for three
years ifuccelfively, and lan year it was put off upon
an underflanding that the fubjea was to be ferioufly
invenigated by the Minifters. The change, how-
ever,which took place, had prevented the deGredeffeet
from :his cirenmftance. But, however, the prefent Mi-
niflry had agreed to take the ,affair into confiders-
tion, and he was now authorized to Bate, that this
petition was brought forward with the fanaion of
office.
Lord TEMPLE expreffed the wishes of Mininers
to afford every facility pafible to the Reps that might
be taken for the fettling of this bufinefs. It had en.
gaged the attention of the Privy Council, and it had
occurred to them that another bill (hook' be brought
in to continue the fufpenGon of the prefent regula-
tions, with a view to bring in a bill as loon as OS--
ble, to fix the proper regulations. In his opinion
one bill would not &deter the purpofe. He thought
that different bills would be requifite, according to
the various points to be fettled. .
Mr. H. LASCLLLES expreffed his fatisfaaion
at what had fallen from the Noble Lord. It alviays
appeared to him that the various points embraced in
this bufinefs could not be properly fettled without the
authority of Government, and this therefore was a
courfe of proceeding which he had always recom-
mended. He was doubtful, however, whether the
matter could be finally fettled in the condi of the
prefent &Mon. There were a great variety of
points to be conSidered, loch as the difference in the
quality of the articles, the machinery, and the (even
years apprenticethip required at prefent from thole
who exercifed the trade. He would give no opinion
now on that head, but he hoped that the whole would
be minutely examined when the bills came to a Com-
mittee. The woollen clothiers of York had not as
yet been heard on this fubjea, though others bad
enjoyed that advantage. He was carnally defirons
that this bufinefs might be loon and completely fettled.
After a few 'words from Lord Temple, Mr.
Brooke, and Mr. Lacelles,
The SPEAKER Rated, that the regular mode of
proceeding would be. to refer all that had already
been done to a Committee to fit above hairs. which
should bring in bills according to the variety of points,
and the circumflances of the cafe, as they Should
judge proper.
The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. MOORE then prefented a petition of the
fame nature, from the woollen clothiers of Wilts, So-
merfet, and Gloucener, which was alto ordered to lie
on the table.
SWIDISN MIRCIIANTS.
Mr. SMITH prefented a petition from Meffrs.
Chalmers and Cowie, Swedifh Merchants, under the
following circumflances :—When a Committee of the
Moore was appointed, during the late fcarcity, to in•
quire into the caufes of the high price of provifions,
&c. two Swedifh merchants had appeared before that
Committee, and undertook the importation of a large.
quantity of herrings from Sweden, with a view to re-
lieve, in tome meafiire, the diflreffes of the people.—
Under the fanaion of the Committee they fent out a
cutter to Gottenburgh to buy up the herrings before
the news could arrive, which might have railed the
price of herrings in Sweden. A great quantity was
provided, and in this fituation it was found neceffary
by Government, in purfuance of a more preffing po-
licy, to lay an embargo on Swedifh lards. None
would confequently come here from Sweden ;—and
though the merchants had immediately done every
thing in their power to difpofe of the herrings to the
ben advantage, they had 101 l no lets than 35,0001. by
the (peculation. They applied to the Lords of the
Treafury who fent the matter to be examined by the
Commiffioners of the Calms. It had afterwards
been before a Committee of Parliament, but the prefs
of public bufinefs prevented a report. The affair,
therefore, mull be brought forward anew. It was a
peculiarly hard cafe, and deferved the attention of the
Houle. The petition was then ordered to be referred
to a Committee.
Loan maxvixt.s's INPEACHMINT.
Mr. WHITBREAD rote, in confequence of the
' notice he had yefterday given, that be would make a
Communication from the Committee appointed to
conduft Lord Melville's Impeachment. He had now
the honour of being able to make this communita-
tiun, and to late that frefb and important matter
had come out in the court,: of the examinations,
which the Committee, in compliance with its duty,

ha.] carried on. This matter, is was dcfirous to lay
before this Route, end he therefore moved, that leave
be greeted to the Conmaittee to make a farther rt.
port refpeding the ajtitional matter which they bad
difenneed.—Leave wasiceordiaik
Mr. WHITBREAD thin brought up the Re-
port, which was handed to the Clerk. and ordered to
be read. It was in fubliance as follows—
*, The Committee, in the execution of the duty
impofed upon them by that Houfe, had prepared
feveral ankles of Impeachment, which had been re-
ported to the Houk and agreed to. The Committee
bad fusee that time applied themfelass with the mot
diligent attention to the examination of this barters,
and in the courfe of their enquiries bad procured
Muth new and material information, upon which
come additional article or articles might be founded*
but which they, in the fait plate, ed to fubmit
to the confideration of the Houfe. It would be re•
collated, that so,oool. betbeen Rated to be dist
from Lord Melville to the public when Mr. Trager,
tame to the Paymallerthip, in January 1786. How
this bad coarse about could no%bettated in the former
Reports- It was manila that at bad happened, how.
ever before Mr. Trotter became Pay:natter, and as
Mr:Douglas had been the PayManer during Lord
Melville', fiat Treaftwerthip, the Committee Wo-
eful:led, as many. of the late Mr. Douglas's boobs,
theyicould find, in order, if poffible, to °kaki fomit
light on this tranfaltion. Many. of them bad hem
found in the poffeffion of his widow, and sloe the
examination of them, Come matter had come oat, _
truth of which they bad alfo learned from mho
fources. It bad been already naiad theCLord MI;
vale came to the Treaftwerfitip in 178 a. Chs:6ll
antis of Augur, in that year, Mr. Douglas had
appointed to the Paymaderthip, and had paid muck
to Mr. Drummond, the banker, oa account of 1.40
Melville, but as this was a private tranfation it Mal
only noticed as it might tend to throw fight on kiwi
future proceedings. Till the 6th of November. 178 S,
the money iffua from the Exchequer was paid jute
the Bank. From that time the courfc we* altemd,
as 45.t000L was then allied to the TreishMs. 001/
40.0001. of which was pant into the WAIL The
other soool. was depofited in an iron,chs M
Trpafurer's office. On the s;d of the *OS
solo:tool. was iffued, out of which 474001. OM to
the Bank, and the other
_soca. was placed bthe
chit.. In the following December 93,0001. was
filed, of which 90,00p1. was feet to the end
sOOOL remained in dig abeit. Is AM.
January food, had bees paid is emeest".W
Jellico, the Ex-treafuree, timatheeemem IVs s 7
paid into the chei thee bed M followa-
17sa--seeemieas, - . Loco
Wombat - 3000
December - 3000
MI.-jemmy - sow
Total . Apo°
This was the Cum paid into the theft for naval pr.
pofes. But it appeared that of this funs only soool.
had been applied to naval Cervices, and that the
other 13,0001. had been given by the Payment; to
Lord Melville. on his receipts, in the following pro-
' portions s
sloe—November sr, - • 500
as,
as, rood
25. - aOOO •
December re, - • soco
• • tam
Amg •-•-•• - afro
Teed - Isaw
There was therefore, at the beginning of I 803, a de-
ficiency on Lord Melville's account of 13,0001. This
deficiency was increafed to 33.0001. by a payment of
to,oool. for Mr. jellicoe, which had been given to
Lord Melville. In April 1783, the then funs which
had been iffned for the office. was 89,0001. and that
at the Bank for this purpok, was only 66,0001. leav-
ing a deficiency of 23,0001. In this month, howe.
ever, the deficiency was reduced by pensanu from
Mr:Grey, I Clerk in the Navy Pay 01Ice, with
whom Lord Melville had pecuniary traelialefik and
froth the Hoare of Meas. Muir and Atliarep.....,
There piynseatsemounted to ts,oord. which reduced
the deficiency to 7000 L The Report proceeded to
Rate the different times at which this turn of ts,oool.
had been paid. No reduttion of the 70001. took place
till 1784, when there was an attempt to transfer the
deficiency from the one treafurernsippo the other`` bat
Rill the griefs amount due to the public was 70001.—
In 5184 this deficiency had been increafed to /0,0001.
for the fecond treafurerthip ; but, in .785, it had
again been reduced to 90001. But t6OO had been
Rill left on the firß treafurerthip, fo that putting the
deficiency of 90001. for the fecund, and 06001. for
the Erik together, there was Rill an undifcharged re-
fidve of t 0,6001. The Report then proceeded to
Rate, in a rummer,- manner, the application of part
of thefe funs, as far as the CoMmittee bad been able
afcertain this point. Part had been paid to Mr.
Drummond the banker, part to Mr. Grey, the clerk
above mentioned, and the tomool. paid on account
Mr. Jellico. had been advanced by way of loan to
Ills re. Muir and Atkinfon, whole tircutnßances at
that time appeared to require it. This' however.
bad been difcharged. The Committee forbore to
er into minute details, as to feveral fniall Cums. as,
they had not been able as yet to find fufficient evidence
Itisfpeding them. But thus far they had thought pro.
per to report to the Houk."
The Report, on the motion of Mr. Whitbread, was
then ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.
Mr. Whitbread oblerved, that it would be proper to
confider it as early as poffible, and therefore propof-
ed Friday for that purpofe, which was agreed to.—
Adjourned.

COPY OP A BILL

RRRRR SITED IT EARL STAMMER, AVE READ A TIRST
TEA MOUSE 07 LORDS, LAST SATVIDAT :
" An Act for the more effedual Dlfcovery of Truth
from Witneffes "
For the more effedtual difcmery of truth from Witneffes, be it
renadted, and it a hereby enadted by the King's Molt Excellent
Majefty, by and with the advice and content of the Lords Spiri-
tus( and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament af-
fembled, and by the authority of the fame, that, from and after the
paling of this Ad, whenever any perfon Sall have been examitted
,as a witnefs upon oath, or upon his or her fokmn affirmation (as
the cafe may be), either in any Court whatfoever, or before any
Magiltrate or other perfon authorized by law to tender fuck oath
or affirmation, the evidence which Mall have been given by fuch
perfon mall nut, ander any pretence whatfoever, be produced
againit him or her, in any criminal proficution,ur in any affiton,
tuft, or maces, in any other Court of l.aw or Lquity, or other.
wife bowforver, except only to the cafe of a criminal profeeutioo
being brought agabill him or list for the crime of wilful and
car-
tupr perjury, oa iceboat of the cri4caee In giv.sa,

TILE EVENING STAR•

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LONDON.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK s
Confoh, mosey 39} 6o—toe April toff.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bank Stock sot nos i Insp. ANL 9 I.t6tli
Per Cant CalL I Extol Inns is &Cosa is. pro.
3 Ira Cent. Navy 91 it Lottery Tickets SL Is.
India Stock 575179 CooL for ace. 6o*
Yefterday the outward boned Eait India fleet failed
from Portfosouth under convoy of his Majeßy's Mips
Fasts, Captain Moos.. ArIICA, Captain Wou.av ;
P tens, Captain Kimural. ; and Animate,
captain
The following is a conned lift of the above convoy :
mpumftene. Craig,
wintharat Man* For lairbsy sad Chins.
Caa, Duostard,
Weimar Cells, Bond.
}St. Hclas, licacoolca,
Paroverstait. Twordalc. and Odes.
Itsdadtsoft. Lesko
Alorrick Coale, Prams, least pedalos.
Elea, lioatswa,
Cootac,
LoAlCsSicraik, Know, Coat sod Nay.
Lodi Jene Dowd's, lins.-H.Lladday •
44sdk bats. hilt;
Kr Wei. Beaky Madrs tai Wag&
• sits. ' Wandler, bHdasa IpWl Bawl,
raw. 'akar, Busaboy sad Opts/4
The kR two thins arrived at Portfmooth, jut la
time to fare the convoy. The Walthameow and Lord
Nelfon are alto come round from the Downs, and mt.
main at the Motberbank, not being difpatebell trove
the prefent fleet. •
• •
A report has been circulated io the city, that in
confequence of the recent communication Lego
France, a Plenipotentiary will immediately proem*
hence for Paris s' and fame have even gone fo far as
to name Rosser Amite. Efq. for this lad* Pap
tumour is, however, void of truth. ,
It is certainly poffible that the perfoo who arrived
here left week, on the bufinefs of fettling a carte!,
may have been defined to found the inclinations of
our ;:lovernment ; but we bare no belief that any
regular mefage has been received on the &hied of
Negotiation, though it is probable &eh a map
may follow the change that has taken place is our
Adminiaration, as it has ever been the policy of 80..
sari eta to throw the odiufn of a continuinge of tht
war upon this country.
The diffieulties that have hitherto flood is tit*
way of a cartel with France, have been of two kinds :
.3/3011111.411.11Ta winsed to have the Hanoverian troops
confidered as Britiflt prifoners, and exchanged for an
equal number of French priftraen ; a meafure to
which we could not confent, baying always darer..
terifed the invaSion of Hanover as a meafure of the
moll flagrant injudice. The fecond difficulty relat4
to tl-e East& detained in Frame.. Boaaratra
writhed to have them coofidered as prifonera,of war,
40 which our Government 'objefled, thofe perform
havinglseea detained contrary to the Law of Nations.
and in violation of a folemn prom& made to theem
by the French Government.
The following flatement, copied from a Dublin
piper of the addl.:Lk. we believe to be pretty cor-
ral. It throws Come light on the fyftem io be
followed at prefent rcfpeaing the bilk Catholics.
We have no doubt that the leading individuals of
that refpeelable body will fecond the views of thp
precept Adminiftration, by following that prudent
line of conduit which has long charaeleriled them.
Ind which alone (gems calculated to lead to fuch
Igirangement as may bee promote the tree laterals of
011 claffes in the community :
..." Lord Salewssuar, the Premier 7.30 of Eqg.
pitt.l, and chief in rank among(' the Catholics of the
/Aspire, with becoming prudence and Spirit, took an
early opportunity, after the new Minifterial Arrange-
menu were completed, of defiring, for himfelf and
Mr. SCULLY (another member of the late Deputa-
tion from Ireland), a conference with Mr. Secretary
Fox upon the fubjeB of the Catholic claims. Thy
Minifter readily complied, and, in the courfe of a
free converfation, Rated to them various confider*.
dont, to recommend that the Catholic Petitions
Should be deferred for the prefent. He relied this
recommendation chiefly upon the public prejudices
which prevail in England, and which have been, of
late, widely and aaively diffufed. He raid, that
though the Miniflry have not any legiflative relief in
their immediate contemplation, the Catholics of Ire-
land may be allured of a
,jult and equitable Spirit in
the new executive department—the exiling laws in
their favour (hall be faithfully executed in all re.

(peas, and efpecially in the army—that the tone of
public officers (hall be snore liberal, and the admini-
ftration of juffice huh, as to enfure equal proteaion
to all, without dißinelion of left or party—that the
relief and improvement of the lower claffes !hall be
particularly attended to—and, finally, that the, high
and honourable perfons, about to aflame the govern-
ment of Ireland, are fiedfailly attached to this fyf.
tem, and fincerely inclined to promote the general
profperity, by the moll conciliating and beneficent
matures. He repeated his cordial good willies to-
wards the Catholics, and trufled, that they would
perceive the propriety of deferring their Petitions.
" Lord SNREWinURY and Mr. SCULLY replied,
that they could not prefume to anticipate the deter.
mination of that great Body ; thanked him for the
es.plicimefs of his declaration, and retited,".