Star.
London, England, 1806-07-10 00:00:00

The SPEAKER reminded the Houk, that dais'
was the ufual enema in a Bill of this kind ; and a
Committee was then appointed.

INDIA.
The Hon& refolved into a Committee upon the
Nab, b of Arson's Debts Bill.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEWEIt
propofed Claufes to empower the Comm,&nets
under this Bill to apprehend perfons rdufing to at-
tend, and to commit perfons refofing to anfwer quer-
dons; alto to order the Corn niffioners to make a re-
port of their proceedings to Parliament at leaß it
days after the meeting of the &Mons, and from time
to timeafterwardai loch reports to tomprebend Ells of
the claims preferred, and of the deeirloae Pravifiaa-
ally or abfolutely made thereon, tog ether with a
Ratement of the grounds upon which fih"
Were made. h decifions
After fome converfation between Mr. c.ercendi
Mr. Windham, Lord H. Petty, Mr. Paull, mr•
Grant, and Mr. W. Keene, there amendments w. `c
agreed to. The Houle refumed, and the Report
WAS ordered to be brought up to-morrow.
CALICO raorreas.
Mr. MOO RE role. purfuant to notice, to call the
attention of the Houle to this fubjee. The evidence
to which this motion would refer had now lain before
the Houle for a confiderable time, without any re-
port being made upon it, and this could not ire con-
fidered by any means fair towards any of the parties
concerned, but particularly towards the Petitionem
who had been for many years applying to Pun.
meat for redrefs. Their cafe was of fuch a nature
as to call for a fatistaeory decifion, and he felt ea-
couraged to perfevere in his exertions to obtain its
from the refult of the inveßigation refpeting the
Woollen Manufafturers which the Hods had heard
to day, and which he bad never relined his endea-
vours to produce. While the parties in that cafe were
left in fufpcnle, the determination of their ballads
being long poßponed, great diltrefs prevailed among
them; and fuch mull naturally be equated to arils
among the parties in this inflame alfo, if the Hou6
declined much longer to decide upon the aka of
their application. He did not mean is pupas that
the Hoofs should come to a final decifion upon the
fubjeta in the courfe of the ordain Seim's, bus merely
to refer it to a Committee, who would not, be yen-
lured to Rate, require more than one hose's deliber-
ation to determine upon it, in Itch a tray as &mild
fatisfy the parties, and form the balls of a legiflative
• arrangement, which her:ages! hlmfelf to bring for-
, ward early in the nesti
• Colonel STANLEY was glad to nadsrfland that
it was not the Honourable Ckodeman's intention to
: propofe any legiflative provifion in the made of the
• pedant Sedlon, as the attendance was fo thin frogs
the Northern part of the country, to which bin by
• eels was fo particularly intereaing.
The motion was agreed to, and a Committee or
pointed to At to-morrow.

1111•11CII.
Mr. HUSICISSON gave notice of his ;steatitic
to move on Friday, certain Refoluticms refpeeiog
the Revenue and Expenditure of the Country.—+
Thefe Refolotions, the Honourable Gentleman at/
ded, would not be of the fame nature with thoGs
which had been annually fubmitted to the Houfe for •
Come years back, but would relate rather to the mode
of making up the public accompte.
SUPPLIES.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER

moved, that the HOu fe Gould go Into a Committee
of Supply, and that therelltoold-be infirueions to the
Committee to make compenfation to the Corntnif-
Goners of Naval Inquiry, and to make Tome allow-
ance to the Commit:Goners of Military Inquiry, anti
that the Veterinary College Petition, and the Bell
Rock Report, thould be referred to the Committee.
—Qrdered.
In the Committee the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER Rated, that the 6rR refolution which.
be Should !live to propofe was one reffittling an in-
'reared allowance to the Princefs Sophia of Gloucef.
ter, founded on the particular circumfiances of her
cafe. The other Princeifes had not loft their parents,
*ad had the benefit of furvivorihips, which was not the
cafe with her. Inflead therefore of 4,0001. annually
which had been voted before, he would sow move,
than an allowance of 5,0001. a year Gould be made
to the Princefs Sophia of Gloncefier, in lieu of 4,0001.
which had been charged on the Aggregate Fund—
, and alto an additioual allowance of a,oool. to cont.

mace from the death of the Duchefs of Gloucetler.
Agreed to.
The next refolution which he had to propofe was
a compenfation to the Commiffioners of Naval In-
quiry, who had drawn near to the dole of their la-
bours. This, no doubt, would be granted with plea.
fore by every Member of the Houle. He therefore
moved, that the turn of a 6,5001. &mild be granted
to the Commiffioners of Naval Inquiry, as a recum-
pore for the diligence and ability with which they
had difcharged the troll repofed in them by Parlia-
ment; and that this turn &old be paid without fee
or any dedtalion whatever.—Ordered.
He next moved, that to,sccil. fhould be granted on
account to the Commtffioners of Military Inquiry ;
and that this (WA! be paid without fee or any de-
duElio n.
Mr. PAULL agreed int:R cordially in the grant
that had been made to the Naval Commiffioners ;
but as to the prefent Refolution, he thought that we
ought to fee a little more of the labours of the Mili-
tary Commiffioners before fuch a furn was voted for
them. As yet they had done nothing to deferve it.
But he would not infiß on the obje(lion if the Noble
Lord was refolved to carry his motion.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
raid that the fum was different from that granted to
the Naval Commiffioners, and the furn was only
granted on account. He agreed that we had not
equal experience of their Cervixes, nor could we as yet,
but as nobody could fay that they had not done their
duty fatisfadorily, it was reafonable to grant this Run
on account. Betides, the Honourable Gentleman
Gutted to have forgot that they had already prefent•
ed a laborious Reps.rt to the Houle, Rating a parti.
enter abide, and he was happy to have it to Rate to
the Houle and the public, that in confequence of the
difcovery which they had made, and the Reps taken
' upon it, Government was in poffeffion of iecurity for
tae balance doe to the public.
Mr. WINDHAM laid that the principle upon
which the Honourable Gentleman's argument fecal.
ed to rooted was " nc ablfe, no pay." (4 lase)

Were the Comm;toners to she paid only in eal'e they
dilcovered abides ? It was rather to be wifhed thin
they fhould have nothing to dircover in this way.
Mr. HUSK ISSON Ilared, that CommifGoners hid'
applied to the late Government, and that it had been
deemed expedient to make them Dime allowance on
account. In commillions of long continuance this
would he in general ahfolutely neretrary.
Mr. S. LE FEVRE fupported the Refolution from
the knowledge that he Modell had of fome of the
Comtuinioners, and his obfervation of the diligence
with which they did their duty. He fuggelted to
the Noble Lord whether fotne allowance fhould not
be made to a meritorious let of Commiffioners, he
meant thole [or invelligating the claims on the New
Forel
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
laid, that this had not as yet particularly engaged
the attention of Government, but that the fuggellion
would be attended to.
Mr. TYRWHHT JONES raid, that this was ta.
Cher an unprecedented mode of granting compenfa.
tion. He thought that it ought not to be ellablifhed
as a precedent that allowances fhould be given on
account, otherwife account would go on on account ;
anJ this was the mode in which the aso millions of
unaudited accounts had been railed.
Mr. PAULL (toted. that no compenfation had
been made by the late Government to the Commit•
(toners of Naval Inquiry, and he thought that no al-
lowance ought to be made to the prefent Comrnif-
fiorers until their labours drew to a period.
Mr. WINDHAM obferved, that it might be a
commitlion that could not goon without fome allow-
ance in the mean time ; and if, in every cafe, we were
to wait till the dole of their labours, we could'not
know what bad dials this might have un fuch la
tours.
Mr. BURTON oblerved, that after the two fiat
years of the labours of that deferving let of Cosninif.
fiances, which had been appointed fume time ago to
invefligate die Public Accounts, compenfation had
been annually allured them for the fervices of the
preceding year. This was a precedent for money on
account, though the miter mode was the more com-
mon.—The refolution was then agreed tn.
Mr. WINDHAM propelled that t,sool. ihuld be
granted to the Veterinary Cullege.—Ordered.
Sir JOHN SINCLAIR fisted, that the Commif-
fioners of the Northern Light-houfes had a fund of
30,0001. which they could not immediately lay their
hands upon, but which they would pledge to the pub-
ic
as recut ity for the rum necefral y to ereil a Light
Hook on the Bell Rock. He therefore moved that
25,0001. be granted to there Corsuniflionurs for the
above purpofe, and on the above fecuroy. Ordered.
Report to morrow.
The Houfe then went into a Committee an the Bell
Rock Report, when the fame fort of 25,00ci. was
voted.—Report to•utorrow.

VoLUNTIER OFFICIIIS.
Mr. WINDHAM moved the sd reading of the
Volunteer Officers Bill. .
Alderman COMBE wifhed to be informed by the
Right Honourable Secretary, whither this BiH was
to affeft the rank now held by Colonels and Lieute.
nant Colonels, or only filch whole fervices m.ty be
accepted from this time ? On being anfwered that its
operation would be upon prefent Commandant;, he
laid he objedled to it, becaufe it went to degrade of.
ficers, without any reafon being given for it. Had
it at &ft been propofed that Majors in the Line, or
in the Militia, were to take command of Lieutenant-
Colonels and Colonels in Volunteer!, he did not
think that any objection would have been made, be-
cattle lie really believed that thofe who accepted fuch
Commitllons, did it from public fpirit ; that it was
riot from a defire to obtain military rank, but from
a dTpofition to do fuit and fervice in any way that
might be ufeful to their country; but as the Legifla-
cure at that time thought it proper to give them equal,
though junior ranks with the other forces, he thought
that thus to deprive them of what they held by Aft
of Parliament, without any juft caufe beingaffigned fot%
it, would difguit as well as degrade them, and these.
fore, he should vote againft it.
Mr. PERCIVAL anted, whether the regulation
was to extend to the Militia, fo that no Militia Officer
Mould command a Major in the regulars ?
Mr. WINDHAM laid, that it did not extend to
the Militia. They were a more regular body, and
were often commanded by old Officers.
Mr. PERCIVAL contended, that there was a
greater proportion of Regular Officers in the Vulun-
leers than in the Militia.
Mr. HOLT LEIGH afked,whetherthisregulation
was to take place immediately or on all mations, or
only when the Volunteers joined the Regular Army ?
Mr. WINDHAM replied, that it was only when
they joined the Regular Army.
The Bill was then read a fecund time, and ordered
to be committed to-morrow.

WOOLLIR MIINUTACTURI.
On the motion of Lord TEMPLE, the Houfe took
into farther confederation the Report of the Commit-
tee on the Woollen ManufaCture. The Refolution
being read,
Lord TEMPLE ()braved, that however anxious
he might have been that all difputes on this fubjea
fhould have been finally arranged and fettled in the
prefent &Ilion, yet the Report was laid before the
Houfe at fn late a period, as precluded the poffibility
-1 this. He did not mean to reflea on the Commit-
. ee, who had deferved every praife for the energy and
ativity which they had difplayed. He fhonld there-
fore now only move, that leave be given to bring in
a Bill founded on the report, not with the &Jig° of
bringing it forward in the prefent tieflion, but merely
as a pledge that the Houle would bellow every at-
tention en the fubjea at the co.nmeneement of the
next Sefßon.—Leave granted.
INCRIAIIII OF PAT TO MILITARY °Metal.
General FITZPA'FRICK laid on the table the
eflimatca for additional pay to the OfEcers of the
• Army, and gave notice of his intention to move refo.
lutions grounded upon thofe effimates, in the Com-
mittee of Supply, on Friday. The Right Honoura-
ble Gentleman thought it proper to inform the Houle
that it was nor propofed to extend the increased pay
to a certain rastk of Officers in the Militia, who, for
obvious tealons, flood in need of no loch addition.
It war therefore meant as there was a elaufe in the
Militia Alt, extending the ramt pay to that body as
was received by the Regular Army, to p►epare a
Windham)which his Right Honourable Friend (Mr.
would move lot to-morrow, and the ob.