Star.
London, England, 1807-02-18 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

This day two halloo took place for Cononittem to inquire into
the petitions. &e relative to the Elation* for Li*card and Sud•
bttry. The following is the reduced Lilt of Members chulio to
try the meths of the Lifireard Fleetion
Sir C. M. Pole, But Edw. Levefon Gower, Er*

Sir Charles Morgan Bart.
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Thomas Powell .y.fq,

R. B. Portman, fig. -
John Maitland, KN.
M. Sins,
Jofepb Cripps, Eft.
Jules Hudfun,

R. Trevanion, Efq.
itiehard Long. Efq.
Charles Edmoniton, MA.
K. ti. &adthaw,

NOM I
Thomas Creevey,lifq. I
Petition•ra, Nicholas Toni
S. ' g Members Hon. W.
The fulitivoing term the Comm
Sudbury Petition
I.ord Brooke
M. H. Beach, Ffq.
The Hon. Sir A. Wrllefiey
The Hon Robert Quails%
Lord G. L. Gower
James Graham.Efq.
W. lidellifh,

I The Right lion. C. Long.
%liana, Alexander Maxwell.
. Elliot, William HufkilQi n.
iiittez fur trying the merits of the

The Hon. W A. Townfead
The Hon. C. Butler
Lord Archibald Hamikon
Henry Swan, Efq
The Hon. A C. Bratilhaw
Sir W. ?anon

NOSIINILS.
Sir John Doyle. Bart. I Robert Hurft, Ffq.
Petitioners. Freemen—Sitting Member. John Prelim

A Meffage from the Lord. Rated their Loral:Lips' aff-st to the
itifh Cußoioa Regulation Bill. •
Leave was Riven to bring in a Biß for the more fpeedy and cure.,
tual recovery of Small Debts at Birmingham, and uthsr places in
•
Warts ic k fltire.

The Order for calling over the Hinge was, upon the motion of
Lord HOWlCK,difcharied, acid fixed for l'hurfday neat.
Alderman SHAW prefented two Petitions front certain Tan-
ners and other Dealers In Leather of the City of London, upon
the fubjeift of the Oak Bark BiU.—Refereed to the Committee on
the laid Bill, as was a Petition prefented by Sir John Newport
from the Tanners of Waterford agailift the Bill.
Ordered, on the motion of Mr. MANNINO, that an addrefs
thould be—prefented to his Majetty praying for Copies of fuck
Conunifftons as were, allied by lothgrity of the Crown for the
Sale of Lands to the &WM Welt India Mafia., from the year
576,5 to thl year;l7j, both inclufive.

Uti$TCH CI.ERQY.

The LORD AtVOCA.i'Crofe, pnrfuant to no
tice, to bring forward a motion upon this fubjea.—
Tne -Noble Lord. after Come remarks upon the pro-
priety of enabling the Ckergy to pi ci'erve that indepen
dency of circumitances, and that decency of appear-
ance which•feemed neceffary to &cute the due defer-
ence of their Ration, and not unfrequently to give!
deft to their Wit uaions, called the attention of the!
Committee to the manner in which the Clergy were
provided for, in Scotland. In many•itillenees their.
provifion was extremely inadequate, and his objea
was to remove that inadequacy. With a view to thay
be conceived it necelialy that the Commidlon of
Tythes, which bad heretofore belonged lo the Court'
cif Seffiim, 6,0414 be trans4erred to
-the Court of Ex.l
Tbe'riatim for this irauster moil he-4141
oils to rissole who were at alt acquatiuted with ttle!l
comparative engagements of theft two Courts. In#!
the Court Of &aim th'eYe filch a crowd
if latifirt..a . • . •••• • i

to the difcharge of this CJtrituifflon, while the Cat.
of Exchequer was fully enabled, without any ioces
venience, to execute every thin that uppertainedi.
it. The one Court was really a bankrupt in it. bet
nets to the country, notwithtlanding the extraoedi.
nary activity aril diligence of the Judges, and parti
cularly that of the Chief Judge, who was indeed 41
model of indoilry ; while the other Coon was cote,
partitively 14-engaged. The removing therefore IN
fupelintenclance of tythes to a tribunal which bed
time to attend it, was of cnto fe. defirable. In tilt
next place, he propofed to create a fund for the
pruvifion of the Clergy, from the !Upends recitedi
by patrons from the death of an incumbent to at
induction of his itieceffor. Such receipts patronslud
heretofore difpofed of for fuch. potpies as ilk,
thought proper to confider piaos ; but it *as 4.4
generally felt, that the erection of the fund he 14
mentioned, would he by much. the. moll pion' s?
plieatiuo of it. The noble Lord concluded via
moving a For leave to bring in a Bill for repealit
certain parts of the Aa of the ParliansentlofScothg
paired irs the fourth &Om of the firit Parliamtatif
Q2een Anne, which relate' to 'the. Commilfion of
Ty t hes, for veiling the powers of the laid CommiU
in the Court of Exchequer. and for waking Regal.
tions relative en the exercife of the faid powers."
The SPEAKER oblereed, that as this moth;
concerned religion, the regular mode of proceediatl
according to the Standing Order, would be to tie
it into confideration.• in;the.fira inflainces in &Co&
mittee of the Arthule-•Hotire. •• • • •
After a few words. from Lord A. HAMILTON,
the Houk refolved into the Committee fuggetted
the Speaker, the Ref 'lotion propofed was agreta to;
and on the Hdufe refuming, the. Chair Man, ir. 114.
bottle, obtained leave to bring in the bill.
The Houft, after the Chancellor of the &dope
had announced his Majetly's acquiefcence in at
meafure, refolved into a firnilar Committee on tie
motion of the Lord Advocate ; and the Noble Let
propofed that leave Ihould be given to bring in a ta
to improve the (Upends of fuch of the parochial
Clergy of Scotland as are precluded from feat
augmentation by the erthauflion of thdir tythes..
Mr. W. DUNDAS was as anxious as any naa
that the Clergy timid in all cafes be adequately pm.
vided for, but particularly thole of his native count/.
He would, however, protetl againft that part of ta
Noble Lord's bill which propofed to allow clergyme
to feu their glebes, as fuch alliwance would alai
to many the opportunity of becoming too rich forth
purpofes of their facred duty. The. Right Homes
able Gentleman hoped that full time would be gras
ted for the confide:ration of this.trreafu,re.
Lord A. HAMILTON confidereddllaa meal=
of the utmolt inspiirtance. He had received matt
'communications refpeaing it,. and hoped. that time
' would be allowed .to sit parties to invefligate is
Merit":

The LORD ADVOCATE was difpoied to &teak
to any period of delay that could'bi reafonably
petted, and he had uo doubt that uprid a fair coo&
denation of its merits, fuch patrons as might at pro
feast mifunderttand it, would be rec',nciled to its pta►
Wiring; To aford therefore to any who oppofedatt
augurs an opportunity of corrating their errors, at
amending their feelings; he propofed if the bill &oil
be read a firft time, to move that it be printed, ad
the tecond readiirg fixed for this day three weeks.
The Houfe baying reformed. ;he Report was a
ceived, and the Chair man obtained leave to bring i
the bill moved for by the L:►rd Advbcate.

StVGAxit AND BRANDY.
On the motion. of the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER, the Hottfe went into a committee
to confider Use beft mode of afElting the Welt India
Merchant and Planter, and give encouragement to
the Weft India trade. His Lordfliip fisted that then
was no period when the welfare of our Colonies more
impel ioufly claimed the attention anit proteCtion of
this country than the-prefent mometit—the intent
of bath was fn blended, that it was impeffible to at•
glea the one without manifelt injury to the other.--
Under that conviction, his Majelly's Minitters4sd
turned their conlideration to the relent tkate of.*
trade of the Well India Colonies, aced Eats imam'
diately within their knowledge had prOved, that at
fituation of that trade was Inch as to require fpeedi
regale! and Attention, and that the dittrefs (Atli
Merchants and Planters, from the quantity of fugue
on hand in Great B itain, was extremely levers to
the individual, and highly injurious to commerce
and to our revenues. It was therefore confideed
highly expedient to provisie immediate relief, as a
means not merely of jutii:e, but of found policy. to
prevent the•evil trotn.encreafing. With that vieviit
was deemed advifeable to encourage by bouptrthe
exportation of fugars, and alfo to encourage the coo
fomption of Colonial produce, efpecially rum, by lay•
ing on an additional tax upon brandies importedin
home confurnption, anal upon thole impotted forle
pnrpofes of re•exportation. This he fuggefted whey
Hating recently the ways and means of the eouottit
obferving then, is he did now, that the:tax impokd
would operate as a regulation, more thane's a four"
of taxation burthenforne to the people.
he itt regulatfon would be to grant a bounty of too. neon
on all Double-refined Sugars caported tram Great Britain.
The ad to grant a bounty or as per cwt. on. Raw augan gr
ported, whenever the average price fur the lag quarter, aslo
Used in the London (Lactic. &all not exceed aos per ewe.
The 3d. to grant a bounty of le per ewe. oat Raw Dugan
ii
potted, when the average fu publithed (hall be above cos and ua
451Iper ewe.
All the average prices to be exclufive of duties, &e. Ste.
The 4th to permit Sugars already delivered to be returned*
r the wanton:les and on exportation to be allowed the Wig Iww*
ties as on the ba-mentioned Sugars.
The stb. to imitofe a duty of as. Gd. per gallon on Book ir
ported.
And the 6th Regulation mould he, to impute a duty on Boar
Imported, but Intended for esportation, at the rate or Is pets-Dia'
His Lordfitip then moved the feveral kefolutwo
accordingly, which were' agreed to, and the stun
ordered tomorrow.
On the Motion of Lord Tamper, tle minutes
the Committee appointed to confider the polity 111
making Spirit. from Sugars were ordered; and [gig
accordingly brought up, were direeted to belie:Po
the Tahe and printed.
Mr. Hosuouse brought up the Report of the kith SugarDrre
back Bid.
Mr. Hoanoysz brought up the Report of the lel& Quit Sid
NlL—They were each ordered tube reads third time to-ciorton
i and with their ieveral amendments, to be enrolled, as Waro°
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the
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441- -it a f..cood tune, aid ordered 10 be mid ashiPiumg `"
morrow. •
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