Star.
London, England, 1801-02-24 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Several Members were (worn in, among whom Mr. Erficine
the oaths and his feat, and Mr. Percival, who bad ?not-
ci his Seat on being appointed Solicitor General
Leave was granted to Sir John Mordaunt, and Mr. John
rat, to be ablent, notwithitanding the Call of the Houle.
Mr. Su t lUDAN moved fora new Weit for the county of Gal-
uay, in the room of Mr. St. George Daly, who has been sp-
rinted Efcheator of Meath.
Mr. H. &towers moved for a new Writ far the county of
&@s, in the room of Robert Dundas Sanders, Efq. who hat
I:crated the Chiltern Hundreds.
Mr. LONG brought up a variety of Eftimates of different
Tarn of the Public Service, which were ordered to lie on the
Table.
Oa the motion of Mr. Bragge, the Committee on the Expir-
Irg Laws was re-appointed.
Sir Sidney Smith's Penfion Bill was dikulfed in a Committee
oldie whole Houle, and the date of Its commencement was
hull from the sift of May, 1799, the period when the French
:rmy retreated from the walls of Acre. Mr. Hoishoure faid,
that this donee completely anticipated what he meant to ad- I
since, and therefore he fhould content himfelf with expreffing
64 euisfadion at this arrangement.
The Exchequer Bills Bill was read a fecond time, and corn-
t:itted for to-morrow.
The Poit Office Bill was alto read a fecond time, and corn-
rived for Wcdnefilay.
Mr. D. RYDER, after adverting &only to the Ad piffled in
tt, bit Seffion of Parliament for granting a Bounty on American
Hour, moved, that the Ad be read, and that it be confidered
Ina Committee of the whole Houle tomorrow.—Agreed to.
He then moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend an Ad
'Bed in the 36th of his prefent IVlajeßy, empowering Bakers
to flake W.:ad of various kinds of Grain.
It was refolved that the Committee of Ways and Means
,ald again fit oa Wednefday.
MASTER OF THE ROLLS iN IRELAND*
Lord CarrtEREAGH faid, he rofe in purfuance
a Notice which he had given on a former occa-
a:al, to move for leave to bring in a Bill for the
riapofe of making the Office of Mailer of the
olls in Ireland, an efficient, legal Office. It
s As, perhaps, not neceffary to inform the Houfe,
tart in Ireland, that Office was held during the
pleafure of the Crown, and was not, as it was in
11.;; Country, an efficient, legal Office. Under
al prefent circumftances, however, as the 'Lord
~.h.ancellor molt neceffarily be frequently in this
t.,nintry, it was neceffary that he fhould have a
legal Affifiant in the Mailer of the Rolls. With
:ilk view his Lordfhip faid, he fhould move for
'toe to bring in a Bill for the better regulation of
the Office of Mager of the Rolls, for making it a
place for life, as in England, and for fettling the
Salary in a manner different from that in which it
was now paid.
The SPEAKER fuggefted, that as the propofed
Bill would have for Its objeft to make up the de-
fsciency in the falary out of the public confolidated
fund, it would be expedient to refer this motion
to a Committee of the whole Houfe.
Lord CASTLIREAGH contented, and moved,
t the Houfe fhould to-morrow refolve itfelf
Leto a Committee of the whole Houle upon that

Mr. BILAGGS then moved, that it be an inftruo.
:on to the Committee appointed, to confider what
of may be necelary in the orders of
is Houfe in confequence of the Union, and to
sport their opinion thereon from time to time to
is Houk ; to confider• farther what alterations
• refpea of qualifications on property may be ne-
ttifary to be adopted in confequence of the fame
vent.—Agrecd to.

IRISH MILITIA.
Lord CASTL!RIAOH moved, the fecond reading
F the Bill for increafing the number of Field Of-
ets in the Irifh Regiments of Militia.
Sir WILLIAM &SOHO rote, not for the purpore
(Laing any °Nations to the Bill, but to hint
e propnety of adopting Come other regulations
ith regard to the officers of the Militia in this
entry. He conceived that a certain part of the
hccrs in the regiments of Englifh Militia were
• titled to fome other provision than that which
ey poliefred under the laws as they now exifted.
He particularly alluded to the cafe of the furgeons
ho. by the fyftem of the Militia fervice as efta-
ti:ihed in Ireland, obtained half pay, whereas
tey had no provilion made in this country on the
ouchafion of pa peace. He thought it was a debt
uitic.! to men who had been long in the fervice.
.11 who, in fulfilling the duties of their nation in
.
service, had renounced all other profpcfls,
,ould receive Conte remuneration, without which
'LT would be turned look, unprovided for, and
ftitutc of means of comfortable fubfillence. He

rely threw out theft hints for the confederation
the Houle, without, however, bringing for-
d any motion on therubjett.
.4r. 1105140U:I thought, that before attempting
reduce the fyftem of the frith and Englith mi.
to the fame flandard, it was of importance
ifeeit.iin whether any inconvenience has refult-
dfror.) the fyllem which has hitherto obtained ?
was of opinion that before the prefent Bill
d. tie allowed to be expedient, it was the dn.
.1 the Noble Lord who propofed it to Phew
:at it would be produttive of advantage to the
rice.
Lord CAST LtllliAC H in reply Mewed that a con-
4.rable augmentation of the different regiments
4.• taken place, and on this principle contended
at there ought to be a proportional augmenta-
' nal the Field Officers.
3:r. Hos/101711 profeffed himfelf to be perfettly
tied with the esplanation given by the Noble
•ti of the eirctunitances which had induced him
Ling in the Bill.
‘l,• &partials approved highly of the hints
:,."%n out by the Honourable Baronet (Sir W.
and declared his intention to give every
61: encouragement to any plan of relief for
t Pert of the Militia Officers to which he had
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r Trills Member approved of the increafe of the
, Field Officers, becaufe many of them

were Member?, and would be compelled to attend
thcir duty in Parliament.. _ _

Lord ea LLLLL EACH faid, that whatever might
be the opinion of the Monte refpeding the Sur-
pans of Militia, it would perhaps be better not to
infert any claufe upon the fubjeet itt the prefent
Bill, which related entirely to the Irifh Militia.
Sir W. ELFOILD Paid that if Come Steps were not
taken by MiniSlers upon this fubjeet, he Should
himfelf bring forward a Bill for that purpofe.

MESSAGE.
A meflage from the Lords informed the Houfe
that their Lordihips had agreed to the bill for the
repeal of the Brown Bread Ad paired during the
laft fellion of Parliament.