Star.
London, England, 1805-06-07 00:00:00

GRAND JUNCTION AND PADDINGT°N CANALS.

Mr. HUKISSON moved the Order of the Day,
for the Honfe in a Committee, taking into confedera-
tion the Report 'of the ComMittee on the expediency
of allowing Coils to be brought to London by the
Grand jundion and ['Addington Canals.
Sir R. MILBANISE dated, that he felt very great
apprehenfions at the introduction of coals to the me-
ropolis by thefe canals, becaufe fuch a meafure, elpe-
dally (hould it be fandioned by Parliament, would
tend molt materially to defiroy the coal trade of the
North, and would alto prove highly injurious to the
intereß of the 'hipping from that quarter. He had
bean told by naval men, that in navigating the coat,
from Newcaale to London, thilailors became hardy
and expert feamen, by their fervice on board the col-
liers; that when they entered into the navy, they
were always called on for exertion when a Ihip of
war was in any extremity, or going through any dif-
ficult or dangerous navigation. He mentioned this
lid with no other view that merely to thew, that
notwithftanding a triling benefit might be conferred
on the metropolis, Rill a great detriment'and inpry
would eventually accrue to the North country coal
trade, the great nurfery of Britilh feamen.
Mr. HUSKISSON dated, thAt the Committee had
been folly aware of the objedions urged by the Hon.
Baro'net, and bad not made, from various mules
which they had fpecified, a full report upon the Cub-
jed ; they had however fufficient information before
theta, to authorife them in their opinion, that 50,000
tons of coals might he brought to London by the
Grand Junction and Paddington Canals; from the
prefent time to the rlt of June, r 1306. Experience
would however [hew whether or not ais meafure
would have the efed cf preventing a rife in the price
of coals, and thole &Jaunting and alarming encreafes
in the value of fuel, which had fo i.ften (Kcal-red.
Sir RALPH MILBANK faid, he tvA of opinion
that the Inland Carriage of Coals would have x ten-
dency to decreafe the number of mott excellent fea-
men that are Annually railed by the conveyance of
that article coaftwife.

Mr. HUSKISSON obferved, that the Committee
to which the petition on the fubjea before the Houfe
was reterred,.had not had time to invetligate the bu-
fines completely, but that they were of opinion that
the prefent meafure ought to be adopted AS a tempo.
racy expedient, and that next Sellion the fubjea fhould
be more minutely inquired into.
Sir M. W. RIDLEY declaied, that the Committee
was driven to the adoption of fuch a Ref°hition, tram
a confideration of the quarter from which the props.
fition came. ?hey had only acceded tis what they
had not the power to refill.
Mr. BURDON had no doubt that, if time was
given to exaznine into the matter, the inadequacy
and inefficacy of the meafure would be completely
expoled.
Mr. SPENCER STANHOPE believed that, if
Gentlemen tried tin experiment of paying ; os. or t
pet in duty, they wu4hl not be very trucit difpofed

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