Star.
London, England, 1802-05-21 00:00:00

ALIENS.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL rote to more for leave
to bring in a Bill to repeal the feveral Ads upon
this fubjea, for the purpofe of fubftitnting other
provifions in their room ; among which the Right
Hon. Gentleman Rated, that every Alien should,
on his arrival in this country, apply to a Magif-
trate of the port at which he arrives, from whence
he fhould receive a certificate, upon explaining his
objca in coming to this country, and the place of
his deftination.

Mr. M. A. TAYLOR hoped that Government had
taken care to have fome underflanding that thic
Bill would not produce any ill.will on the Conti-
nent, as it would be much better to allow Aliens
to come into the country, w;thout any rettraint,
than to endanger the peace.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEVER was per-
kily fure there was nothing in the principle or in
the provitions of the Bill his Right Hon. Friend
propofed to introduce, that could produce the ef-
feet alluded to by the Hon. Gentleman, an dial
which no man in that Houle, or in the country,
would deprecate more than he would.—The mo-
tion was agreed to.

POLICE.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL then moved for leave
to bring in a Bill to repeal the fevcral Ads rcfpetft-
ing the Police, in order to fobaitute other prayi-
lions in their acad.—Among the alterations in-
tended, he faid, it was propofed to add to the
number of the Conftables, and to augment the pay
of the fuperintcnding Magiarates.
Mr. WI LB ISITORCI willed that the propofed ad-
dition to the Conflables lhould not be fmall, and
that the allowance to the Magiftrates ihould be
fufficient.—The motion was agreed to.
The ATTORNEY GEN I NAL moved, that the Houfe
fhould to-morrow refolve into a Committee on the
thirty-ninth of his prefent Majeay, relative to Po-
lice, to confider the propriety of defraying out of
the Confolidated Fund, if neceffAry, the expence
of the offices eftablifhed under the faid a 1, in the
counties of Middlefeit and Surry.—Ordered.

CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS.

The Houle refolved itfelf into a Committee on
the Controverted Elution Bill, _ _ _

Mr. Bouts propofed an amendment, that the
words " the nominees thereto" fhould be left out.
He flitted, (that this admiflion of nominees on
Elation Committees was originally introduced by
the framers of the Grenville Aft, rather as a
matter of neceffity than choice, in order to avert
the °Wades which it was attempted to throw in
the way of its adoption. It was thought defirable
by fome to provide, that fome perfons of legal
knowledge Ihould always be or. thole Committees,
and the parties were accordingly authorifed each
to choofe a friend. Thus a perfon was chofen at
once as the judge and the friend. He would afk,
was there a Member of that Houk who would
like to he placed in fuch a Stuation ?—or was it
probable that any man could at in fuch a capa-
city, entirely free from the influence of private
friendfhip and party fpirit ? Thole words, he re
marked, were omitted in the Irilh Aft on this rub-
jeet, and from experience it appeared that the Iriflt
Parliament ailed wifely.
Mr. M. A. TAYLOR thought the amendment
propofed had better be made thelubjed of a re-
parate Bill, in order that it might be fully dif-
cuffed. For his part, he was not inclined to adopt
the fentiments of the Hon. Gentleman, becaufe he
had known very falutary effects to have arifen
from the arrangement he complained of, and had
often feen nominees vote againft their friends.
Mr. Wibasaroacsrpoke infavour of the amend-
ment, which this was the bell time to introduce.
Mr. BRAGOR expreired hirnfelf adverfe to it.
Si JAMES SINCLAIR alfo orTored it.
The CIIANCELLOS OF THE LEClif vast thought

the adoption of fuch a claufe would convey an i.r.
merited imputation on thole uho had aeted as Ile-
minces in former Can:lli:tees.

After Come further converfation, the (pettier
was called for, and ttranger! ordered to withdraw, ;
whert there appealing to ha only 35 111a:Ii:ers pre.
fent, the Houfe adjourned.

LONDON.

FRIDAY. MAY 21.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK t

3 pctC. Cour money. 74F—for 3CC°Unt, 74it.
4 per Celt. ispi--Q2d 5 [Mr C 021-••••NCI/ 5 per Cent. LOA-
°militia, .

PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
3 per Ct. R:d. 73; I t Short Ann.
3 Per et Cont. 741 74•1 ImIL 3 Pa Cent. 7riti
4 per Cent. 89i Insp. Attn. 11 is-t 6 11
3 pr' C. A. until.. Ezcheq. Bills is. pr n. ts. dS
5 per C. A. 1797 103 i OUITAUM /i zi t
Long Ann. zot 13-16 Con[. Juttoun• 754 76ff

The accounts through circuitous channels from
St. Domingo are fo contradidory, that it is hardly
poilible to reconcile them ; and indeed, it is hardly
poiEble that difpatches of any recent date can have
been received through either Martinico or Antigua.
On the whole, however, the fludied.filence of the
French Journals may be confidered as an acknow.
lodgement, that affairs are not in the molt pronai.
fing fituation in St. Domingo.
We have it now in our power, however, to give
fome particulars that come through an authentic
channel. The Perfeverance, Captain STATER S, EX.
rived at Dover, (poke on the 16th the PrincefsAme-
lia packet, from the Wed Indies, who, on her par:
(age (poke a French fquadron from St. Domingo
for France, which informed the Captain that the
French wen nee in fall force there to quell the infw.
gents.

Whether the fquadron codified of empty tranf-
ports, or was tarrying back the troops, is not flitted,
When we recoiled, however, that the army had
fent to Admiral DucawoaTH for a fupply of pro-
vifions .and camp equipage, which he could not
afford them, we fhould not be furprifed, if a part
at leaft, were returning for the preferip—But it if
molt probable that the !hips were returning for
the purpofe of carrying out more troops.
By the Ramburgh Mail, which arrived this
morning, we learn, that a new project has been
formed in regard to a provifion for the Princes of
the gotzfe of Bourbon of the French line : they
are, it is faid, to receive eaves in Poland, and
France is to enter into an immediate negotiation
on that fubjea with the Courts of Vienna, Berlin,
and Peteriburgh.
This morning we received the Paris Journals of
the 17th and ;13th init. The molt important of
the contents may be fummed up in a few words.
Slavery is to be re-eftablifbed by law in the French
Weft India Colonies! and the Slave Trade is to
be permitted ! ! What a change in France ! We
now hear the Orator of Government fpeaking of
the Wiwi: of Lion, and &poky! We !hall not.
dwell on the fubjed at prcfent, having fubjoined
the fpeech at length.--Tiers Corfoldi 56 f. 6o c.
Past's, May 18.—A letter from Antwerp, dat.
ed May 10, jsys, " Twelve of the principal com-
mercial honks at Brunets, are forming the arrange-
ments neceffary for eftablifhing houfes in our city.
Several American families from ;he United States
have lately arrived here, alfo with an intention of
fettling. We learn on the other hand, that one of
the firlt merchants in London will fend hither one
of his fons to form a houfe of correfpondenee be-
tween England and the north, of Germany in par.
titular. The city of Antwerp becomes, therefore,
every day snore flourifhing. The houfes have al-
ready rifen triple in value. The Scheldt is cover-
ed with merchant 'edits of different nations, which
daily arrive with rich cargoes. In the courfe of
this year, workmen will begin to clear the port,
and to remove the bar, which confines the courfe
of the river."

In the Sitting of the Legislative Body, Floreal
27, (May 17), Prefidency of RABAUT, junior.
the Connie Hors of State, Dueur, BRUII, and
DassocLis were introduced, being charged with
prefenting a projet of a law, refpeaing the Colo•
nies reftored to France by the Treaty of Amiens,
and the other French Colonies.

Durnv.-.0 Citizens Legiflators—the Treaty of
Amiens having reftored to France feveral impor-
tant Colonies, Government thinks it neceffary to
propofe to you a Law, without which this ftipula-
tion, advantageous as it is, would be only a fource
of new difafters, and of the grearefi evils. At the
moment when we are about to take poffzillon of
Martinique, St. Lucia, Tobago, and our eilablifh-
ments in India, it is a matter of urgent neceility
that we should infpire the planters with confidence.
—lt is worthy of your folicitude, as well as
of that of Government, to efface, by a precife
and folemn difpofition, the fears which unfortunate
experience has too fully junified. The fate of the
colonies, indeed, has been long an object of gene-
ral converfation, and every body knows how
much they have fufFered. It is well known how
the illuiont of lilerty and equality Lave km propagok.l
in MO &pot tour:vies, where the remarkable diffe-
rence between man in th c civilized and uncivlli7cO

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