Star.
London, England, 1816-02-23 00:00:00

STATE Of THE NATION.

The Duke of BEDFORD said, in consequence of the rejec-
tion of the Amendment of his Noble Friend (Lord Grenville),
and conlidering the immense Peace Establishment now in con.
temriation—the great pressure of taxation by wh•ch It was pro
posed to support chat establishment—and the Internal distress of
the Cowrrf, particularly of that part of the United Kingdom
called Ireland, he felt it his duty to call tie attention of the House
to tl,lState of the Nation, and therefore gave notice of a motion
for that purpose for Thursday stinnight. His Grace moved that
the Lords be summoned fur that day, which was ordered.

PROTEST (P LORD MOLLAND,
AGAINST Ttii ADDRESS IN Arritowiriou OF TUR TOUTERS,

ON IbIONDAT TMt 19TH IN&T.

" Because the Treaties and Engagements contain a direct
guaranty of ctic present Government of France against the People
of that Country; and in my judgment limply a general and per.
petual guaranty of al European Governments against the Go-
verned. I hold such a design to br unlawful, 'I believe k to be
impracticable, and, recollecting the principles on which the Re-
volution of 1688; and the Saeces.lon of the Howe of Hanover
were founded, I cannot give the sanction of my vote to a sycent
which, if it bad prevailed in these times, might have deprived
this Kingdom of all the benefits that have resulted from a Na-
tional Government and a free Constitution.

(Signed) a VASSAL!. lIOLLAND."
Adjourned tin toquorteer (this day).
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. LOCKIIART brought in a Bill for tumor regulating the
&ale of Fanning Stick. Mead a that time, and ordered to be read
a second time to-morrow.

Mr. SYNG presented three Petitions, one from the Inhabi.
tams of tl.e old Artillery Ground, the other from the inhabitants
or the Ward ut Alderagats, and the third from the inturbitants
of the Paribh of Heston, in Middlesex, against the reueersi of
the Property Tax; and praying the House to look with a jealous
and Constitutional eye at expensive Establishments in a um. of
Peace, as well as to the existence of unmerited Pensions, and
, useless 0111 cm or Sinecures. Ordered to lie on the Table.
General IiAKT preseared a Per dun from the Grand Jury of
the County of Donegal, complaining that tbe Laws now in force
against illicit Distillation were ineffectual, and praying that some
efficient remedy might be adopted. After a few remarks from
bir JOllll STILWAILT it was ordered to lie on the Table.
Mr. H. SIIMNBA brought in a Bill for Increasing the amount
of the Stipend paid to the Curate of St.Saviclues, in the Borough
of Southwark. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a as.
and time to-morrow.

A Message from the Lords Informed the House that their
Lordabips bad agreed to the Glass Duty Bill, and to Lord
Gower's ludtasuity sill, without any amendment.
Mr. UOOCH presented a Petibon front the Land Owners.
',timers, and other occupiers of Lead in the County of Suffolk,
complaining. of the distresses under wiic► they laboured. The

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Honourable Member dint br *lull astute the House that the
Petition was signed, not as Petitions were sometimes sighed,
by person. Who would put their name; to any thing, but by up-
wards of oho thousand of the mho resiertable inhabitants of the
county,
county, who were absolutely weighed down by the pressure of
the tlines.—(l-ira,, he.st.)— I hey alleged It the Petition, that it
would. be impostibie fur them to gn t)11 it some relief was nut
afforded. They c.oulil nether pay the tares nor their I indlords,
and they pointed out the Malt Dozy and the Agrical oral Horse
Duty, as in things from which relief mi6ht be given to them.—
Ordered to he on the table.
Mr..I.IEINET , from the Tar-Office, presented an Account of
the number of persons assessed for the Property Tax in the City
of London. Ordered to lie on the Table.
The Grand Junction Water Works Bill was read a second
dine; and ordered to be referred to a Committee.
A Petition was preserved from the town of Tiverton, against
the renewal of the Property Fax.
At the suggestion of the Sea/tete, the dropped orders of die
preceding diy were disposed of.
Mr. DARING enquired, if he was at liberty to bring on his
motion respecting the transactiune in Ceylon, without another
notice?
The SPEAKER said, be apprehended that a dropped motion
was gone, until revived by a fresh notice. The House, if ir taw
fit, might resolve upon letting it ',meted, but no Member was
entitled as a matter of right to do so.
Lord CASTI.FAtEAGH observed, that if the object of the
Hon. Member's motion was merely Crt information, which the
Government wool! willingly give,li should feel disposed to let it
come on then, but if it was intended to raise a discussion upon
die question, lie should prefer another notice being given, and as
a matter of personal convenience to hinatelf, should request that
it might not be to-niJrro:w.
Mr BARING then gave notice for Wednesday next.
Sir C. MONCK ninved for a return of various accounts con-
nected with the management of the estates bdunging to Green-
wich Hospital, which we:.e. ordered.
The CIiANCELLOIt of the EXCHEQUER renewed his
notice respecting Lord Petition for tu-morrow.
Mr. TIERNEY fired his intition upm the Austrian Loan for
Monday selmight.