Star.
London, England, 1805-02-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. BACKS took the oaths and his feat for Hertford.
On the motion of Mr. WALLACE it was ordered, that the Reg,.
Dr. Charles Henry Hall, Prebendary of Chrift Church, Orford,
be requeßed to preach before the Houfe, in St Margaret's Chapel,
on Wednefday next being the ac-th inftant.
Mr. Rose pr.:fenced an Account of the Extraordinary Eapenees
of the Army, front January iSot , to January and.
Sir Jon N Newroar, in pbrfuance of a previous notice, moved
that there be laid 1 dor: the Hotife an Account of the Penfioos,
on tie frith Eftablithment, on the firit of January, 1804, fo far
u the fame can be made out, fpecitying the year when each has
been granted.
Mr. Maine orefented a Petition from certain Inhabitants of
Belfaft, praying th .t the Aet, laying a Duty of Six per Cent. on
Imports made by the Retail Traders, under a certain Amount,
may be repealed, as operating very much to the difadvantige
of fuch traders, while giving an undue advantage to the wholefale
dealers.

On the queftion being put that it lie on the Table,
Mr. FosTea rote to fay, that he bad no objcetion whatever to
its lying on the Table, but did not with to be nndcrttood for that
reafon as concurring in the oiled of the Petition.
Mr. Kcal pkdrd himfelf to fupport the Poition, and fold,
it had come from people of the greateit rcfpedtability, and was
figned by perfoas of every denomination.
Mr. MAINE prefented a Petition silo from the wholefaic dealers,
(toting tbcir modifiers to concur in the ohjed of the preceding Pe-
tition.—Bot h Petitions were ordered to lie on the 'Folic.
Mr. Kama gave notice, that on Friday neat' he would move
for a Repeal of the Duty complained of by thole Petitions.
Mr. HOICISION prefcntcd an Account of the Da:barks:nen., of
the two millions five hundred pounds, granted by an Ad of loft
Sefhon of Parliament for purpofes therein nsentioned.—Ordered
to lie on the Table —4 rm.. is always preparatory to the Budget.]
Mr. Joao al out moved alio for an Account of the Exchequer
Bills outltanding on the 14th of February, 11104, and charged
on the Supply of 13c4, dillinguiling the Ads under which they
wee.: d.

Mr. IJUN‘TONE, In prt.":cing thcfe two motions, complained
that there was too tr..que..tly a want of proper doctimentsbefore
the Hour.: when the Budget was brought forward, to enable Gen-
tlemen to form a judgnina of t:le propriety of its flatements
I.aft year, the itlght Ho:. Gentleman who was then Chancellor
of the Exchequer had fia::c•ect the Hoare that the Surplus of the
Confolidated fund would :mount, on the sth of April next, to
five milUons,• but, on examining the Accounts, he found that the
Surplus, on the iath of this month, was not more than one mil-
lion fifty thoufand pounds ; and, if he might at all Judge of the
prop- rtion, ha could nut think that in April it would amount to
near what it had been calculated at.

Mr. Hu salSiON admitted that the Honourable Gentleman was
cowed as to the amount of the Surplus at the period he had
Rated; but though it could not amount in April to five millions,
yet, for feveral reafons, it would not come fo far fitort of that (um
as the Honourable Gentleman. imagined.'
Mr. Guts gave notice, that he Would poltpone his motion
refpeding the Comnififwocrs of Naval inquiry till Monday feu-
night.

SLATP TILADS.

Mr. WILBERFOIiCE;;;WrmabIy to his notice
of a motion fur the abolition of the Slave Trade, rofe,
and eapreffed great faiisfaClion in not finding it need-
, fary to trefpals long on the time of the houfe, on
account of the ample difetitllon which the fubjed had
fo lately received. He was alfo induced not to oc-
cupy the attention of the' Houle at prefent, becaufe
it had paffed a Bill for the Abolition of the Slave
Trade in the tall SeLfion. Thefe confiderations de-
termined him not to trouble the Houle any longer
than whild moving, that leave be granted to bring in
a BiU for abolifhing the Slave Ttade, after a time to
be limited and alto, that it be refereed to a Commit-
tee of the whole Houle to confider the propriety there-
of. On the quellion being put,
General GASCOYNE (aid, that he lbould oppofe
lice Bill in all its Rages.
' Sir WILLIAM YOUNG obferved, that the fub-
jed moved by the Hon. Gentleman, was one of great
importance in every point of view, and ought not
to be hurried through the Houfe.
Mr. FULLER rofe merely to fay, that he Ihould
oppofe the 'pal:6oz of Inch 'a Bill by all the means in
his power.
General TAR LETON *declared, that he was lent',

'by the-Mayor, Corpniat;nn, and ten thoulslnd other
Ifnhabitanti of Liverpool, to oppole the Bill, which
he thould do in the fuhleyient it,!ges.
The queflion was then rit and tarried ; after
which Mr. Wilberforce moved, that the Houfe re-
folve Will then :mo a Cominictte for confidering he
propriety of bringing in a Bill conformable to Lis
motion.

Sir WILLIAM YOUNG oppoted this mode of
batty proceeding ; and, after a few words in reply
front Mr. Wilberfo►ce, the li ufe refolved hr.() a
Committee accordingly on the motion, Mr. Banks
in the Chair ; and having returned, the Report was
received, and leave given for bringing in the Bill.

HLB&AS CORPUS.

Sir EVAN NEPEAN moved the order of the day
for the Houfe refhlving Willi= a Committee no the
Sufpenfion of the Habeas Corpus Aft in Ireland.
The Smuts' having left the Chair, and the Refo-
lotion for fulpendlng the At being read,
Lord HENRY PETTY role, in purfuance of the
notice, and moved, that intlead of the words "'after
fix weeks," the words to the ;a of Mayt" be in-
ferted. It was not his intention to trouble the Houfe
loag, but he hoped for its indulgence and liberty to
Rate, that his objeift in propofing the term of two
months for the continuinee of this fufpenfion of the
rights of the people was, in order to afford Minifters
an opportunity, during the intermediate time, of in-
venigating this important fubjeft thoroughly, and
afcertaining the fags relative to the aortal: (late of
Ireland. The only anfwer he could receive from
Minifters refpeaing the uecellity of palling this Bill
on fuch fhort notice, was preffure of time ; but
he hoped the Houfe would not carry its com-
pliance and obedience to any Milliner fo far as
to fuller him to abrogate the moll invaluable
right which the country panelled, on filch frivolous
ground at that attempted to be laid before Parliament.
He appealed to the Right Hort. Gentleman oppofite
him (Mr. Pitt) whether he did not frequently apply
for Committees of Enquiry on fithjeas of lefs moment
than the prefent ? It was in his own recolleftion,as well
as in that of the Houle, that the Right Hon. Gentle.
man did fo ; and why not agree to the appointment
of Inch a Committee on the prefent folemn occafion ?
The Right Hon. Gentleman could not urge any fub•
nantial argument for fuch an extraordinary proceed.
ing, or (mid'', any unprejudiced man, that fuch an
arbitrary meafure was demanded by the ttate of Ire-
land, becaufe there was no proof that there exilled in
that unfortunate country any difpofitiun to rtbel.—
Milliners could not plead the ground on which the
celebrated Roman Aft was palled, namely, the Se-
Confuhson whims sterePaiir. He did not think that
country was fo 101 l to its own intereft,or forgetful of the
benefits of freedom,as to throw itfelf into the arms of
arbitrary power ; he intreated the Members of Ireland
therefore to panic, before they alTented to this Bill,
which put the people out of the fcale of the conflitu-
tion, and fubmitted them' to uncontroulable power.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER re-
plied, that he felt himfelf Rill called on to fuppi rt the
parent bill, although the arguments of the Noble
Lord made as great an impref lion on his r s toey
could on that of any Member of the H, . ..thould
alfo remind the Noble Lord, that the ri of time
was not the ground on which thi- bib was brought be-
fore Parliament, but on much lbonger, namely, the
eaiftence as had been mentioned before, of a Commit-
tee of Irithmen in Paris, on the notoriety that Irifh
(pies and imerpTeters were placed along the French
coan, and an Irilh regiment emlo.died for the invafion
of that country. Thefe were fume of the grounds,
which Were well known to exift, and which made it
amount to a conviffion in his mind, that the prefent
Bill ffiruld paA. If precedents were reforted to,
it would be found, that out of eleven times, on which
the Habeas Corpus Alf had been fulpended, this took
place in eight of the cafes, on the ground of neceffity
alone. As to the cafe of notoriety he thould not take
up the time of the Houfe with any obfervations on it,
as Gentlemen on the oppofite fide conceded that it
was fufficient ground for matting loch a bill as the
prefent. Even the Right Hon. Gentleman on the
other fide (Mr. Windham) acknowledged the vali-
dity of fuch an argument.
Mr. WM. WYNNE contended, that the power
with which this Bill would invert the Lord Lieute-
nant of Ireland was too great, and might be at-
, tended with the wont of confequences to the liberty
of the people. In proof of which, he inftanced the
treatment which perfons had experienced during the
aihniniftrations 'of Lords Somers, Raymond, and
NOrth. He intreated the Houfe not to give filch
unlimited power without fume more fatisfaftory
ground than that laid before Parliament at prefent.
Mr. WINPFIAM laid, he never objefted to the
meafure, but to the itifufficiency of the ground laid
for it; if the ground were ellabliffied, he fhould
then give his concurrence. But the Right Honour-
able Gentleman thought there was fufficient notoriety
adduced to induce the Houfe to pats this Bill ; there
might be fufficient notoriety to fatisfy the mind of
the •Right Hon. Gentleman and others ; but he con-
ferred- himfelf one of thofe who was not at all fatis
(led, and mull, of courfe, with for an enquiry.
Mr. MARTIN Paid, he fhould vote for the amend-
ment prcipofed by the Noble Lord, becaufe he thought
that enquiry (hould precede the palling of fuch an ar-
bitrary theafure•as that before the Houfe.—He was
decidedly againft granting exceffive power to any
man, even 'to Lord Hardwick, whole virtues and:
other good qualities he acknowledged.
Mr. WARD fupported the original motion, and
maintained that the meafure not being a new one, a
previous inquiry was not fo neceffary. He went at
great length into the different precedents, that bore
do the queftion.
Mr. WINDHAM and Mr. WARD feverally ex-
p),ained.•
• Sir JOHN NEWPORT contended warmly for the
amendment, and maintained-that in no -cafe could',
futh a meafure take place without either having been
recommended by a fpeechfrom, the Thtone". or as
the refult of a previous inquiry;
Mr. FOX, Mr. ROSE, and. Mr. , WARD had
route converfation refrain the furpen fion thait, took
place in toraa.
hir. MAC tIAUGHTON, Coloineß A G WELL,
Loid DE BLAQ3JIERE. Dr. DUIGENAN, lhd
Mr: MAY fawned the original motion.
laord TEMPLE reprobated the meafure in Moog
terns.
lolonel HUTCHINSON did not approve of the
mckfute, but thought it prudent not to oppofe Mini.

flers in their attempts to ameliorate the fituation of
Ireland, that he might run no rilk of being anfwer-
able for the confequences.
Lord HENRY PETTY explained. He allowed
certainly that notority was a good ground for fuch
meafure, but nct unlefs accompanied with danger.
Where the danger was not to imminent as to prevent
inquiry, that inquiiy thould be made, and his amend-
ment went to give Gentlemen time to make that in-
quiry before giving any conliderable duration to the
meafure in quefiion,
Mr. KINNAIRD alto fupported the amendment
of his Noble Friend.

The divifion was then called for, and the gallery
cleared.—For the amendment, s+—Apinfi as 159.
Majority for the original motjon, soy.
The finufe then retuned, aPd the other orders
being difpofedof, adjourned till Monday.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, FEERVARY 16.

PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bank Stock t 78• Bk. L. Ann. t7l
3 per Cent. Red. Ann.s9ll 59 Ditto Short 1;i:
3gper Cent. Conf. 38} 59, sB# s per Cent Imp. 58i}
4 per Cent. 761 Imp. Ann. 9 17.16
s per Cent. Navy 891 90 Lottery Ticktts, set fe.
.5 per Cont. 1797, tot too; Conf. for Feb. 18, 381 59} 58t
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY A I' ONE O'CLOCK:
Cora)ls, for money, 5811.—for Feb 5811—for AprilisBlf
Keduced S9i.

The debate of laa night ferves to throw much
light on the lime of parties. Lord DARN LEY'S motion
for a repeal of the Additional Force Bill, had forty.-
five fur it, and one hundred and thirteen againa it.
Lord Sinfactura took a decided part againa the
bill, and was confequcntly for the repeal. This will
no doubt be held by Come pe.ople a arong evidence of
vatting differences in the C4Linet. It is, however,
only a proof of the contifleney of his Lordthip, who
on fuch a quation could not Le espeaed by Mr.
PITT, or indeed by any perfen who knows his Lord-
fhip, td follow any other line of condo t.

Accounts from Holland [late, that the Toulon
Fleet is at fea:--that it is full of troops--and that it
is deftined for the Ifland of Sicily. The laft part of
this rumour, of ceurfe, is merely conjeaural. It is
laid to confift of ten (hips of the line and fix frigates.
The troops could very esfily be fpared, it being
well known that for more than a twelvemonth, there
have been more than 22,000 men in the neightsms.
hood of Toulon.

His Royal Highnefs the Duke of CLAZIIIICI Rated
laR night, in the Houk of Peers, that the Breft fleet
was alto at fea. Whether this Ihould be cone dered
as an additional fael, or as a miaake on the part of
that Illußrions P'erfonAge, we cannot now afeertain.
Lord HAWKESBURY, in his reply, left this part of
the Ratement unnoticed t and we are withoutany la*
formation on the fubjeift.
Yellerday feveral Gentlemen waited on the Minißet
at his houfe: in Douning-areet,. to hear his propofals
iefpeding the enfuing Loan. The bidders were di.
Tided into three parties, viz.

RORARTS,CATIII. and CO.
Sir FRANCIS BARING and Cs.
Medial. B. and A. COLDWID and Co.

There wait tome preliminary converfation refpeelists
the holders of the Loyalty lAian. Mr. PITT was
queftioned as to his- intentions. with refpeel to chafe
holders, who. according to their notice, were to be
paid in April next. He replied,_ that he (hould re.;
terve to himfelf the libetty of railing a Teparate
Loan of Four Millions for that purpole, and fhould
Tive the Subfcribers to the prefent Loan a pre.
erence, if they were inclined to take that upoe
the fame terms. If not, he timid probably find
it expedient to raife the four millions by a dill
tin& and feparate Loan.—ln reply to another quer.
tion refpeeling thofe Holders of the Loyalty Loan,
wbo might claim to be paid in money in Oftober
Rest, Mr. PITT laid that he had formed no determi-
nation on the fubjeet, and that it mutt depend nn the
wtfdom of Parliament. He then informed the Gen-
tlemen prefent of his intentions refpeeling the pend.
ing Loan. Every fttbfcriber of tool. he propofed,
thould receive scot. in the 3 per cent. confols. The
biddings to be in the Reduced ; and thofe who would
sake the fmalleathare in the latter fund to be declar-
ed the Coutraaors. The Purrs wanted he fiatedio be,
C. 19poo,ocio for England.
3.soo,oici for Ireland
.t,cco,o-o (more) to be raed In Ireland.
23,c00,e00 Total for the Empire.

The days of payment to be as follow :
Depont February aa, lc) per CCU.
' April 19. I 0
May az, to
June It. 10
July 19, is
Augult 16, zO
Odober Ey,
Noverobu ES,
December 20,
1718/1117 17

'1
---- 10

zoo
What! this negotiation was going on, various rumours
as to the amount of the Loan had reached the Stock
Exchange. The Confols flatuated accordingly be-
tween 581 and 591. When the precife fum was known
they dropped a little, and finally left off at 584.—11
the Loan were to be taken at this concluding price,,
the terms would be neatly as under :
zso Conrols, at 581
Reduced, fay S 8 a 59
t)ifcount, about .

• £B7 15 0
- . 10 Is 4
- - - 4 0 0

102 7 4
The new Omniunt would thus (land at 21 premium
nearly.

Mr. GODWIN'S long promWcd novel made its sp.
pearance this day, under the title of Fcssrwooo.
The Elizabeth, Petyt, from Leghorn for Leith, is
101 l near the Land's End.
''';imainios, FAB. 15.—The outward.hound Wert
Ida fleet, under convoy of the MackCIBNNI frigate,
failed from Cowes Roads this afternoon, and are now
half way through the Needles, with little wind at EaR.

Early yefterday morning, at his houre at Clapham, In the 74th
ar of his age, Robert Den', kfq. of Temple Bar.

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