Star.
London, England, 1803-02-25 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Smart took the Chair at a quarter pail
two o'clock....immediately after which,
Lord STo►roLD appeared at the bar, and in-
formed the Houk, that his Majety had been
waited on to know when be would be pleated to
receive the Addrefs of that Houfe, and that his
Majefty had appointed this day at three o'clock
for receiving the fame.
The Souciroa Gam BILL moved, that William
Wood, Efq. have leave to go to the Northern
Circuit —Ordered.

Mr. H. THourrow (aid, that from the number
of Members engaged in Elation Petitions, they
found it difficult to obtain a fuffieient number of
Members for the Committee appointed to confider
the Petition of the Grand Junction Canal Compa-
ny, for leave to raife a certain fum of money, &c.
he therefore moved that the Paid Committee tbould
be an open Committee, and that all Members who
attended the fame fhould have voices.—Ordered.
HIS NAJRSTY'S IIISSILOS•
The CHANCELLOR of the Excir Kyle moved,
that Mr. W. Dundas do bring up the Report from
the Committee appointed to take into confidera-
lion his Majeßy's Mel-rage.
On the S 's calling on Mr. W. Dundas,
Mr. Foust...Kum rofe, and Paid he was extreme.
l y lorry to interupt the proceeding at that moment,
but he could not Puffer the Report to be brought
up, without offering tome obfervations on the
meafure. In his opinion it fell far (hart of the ob-
hal it was intended to relieve, and the obfervations
e had to make would lead him to a confiderable
length beyond what he feared the fituation the
Houle was now placed in would admit of, unle(s
the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer
would agree to pollpone the confideration of the
Report till to-morrow. If there could be any idea
that fuch a proceeding might be fuppofed to indi-
cate a difrefpat to his Royal Highnefs, no perfon
could be more adverfe than himfelf to propofing it,
but he thought it would have a different effee.—
He underflood. that after the Report had received
the faation of the Houle, it precluded any addi.
tian being made to the fum propofed, without in-
Rituting a new meafure for the purpofe ; and he
thought it need:try that an additional him fhould
be voted, in order to meet the real willies of the
Prince, who was defirous to be difencumbered from
all embarraltments, which, from the gatemen of
an Hon. Gentleman oppofite (Mr. Sheridan) who
was not then in his place, could not be done by
the prefent fum. He was aware of the delicacy of
the fituation in which he Rood, and would be lorry
to detain the Houfe at a time when it was engaged
to proceed on the mai important bulimia to which
it flood pledged; be hoped, therefore, the Right
Hon. Gentleman would agree to poßpone the con-
fideration of the Report till the next day; in loch
cafe, lie Ihould for the prefent wave all further ob-
fcrtaition.

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Houle he fhould trouble them but for a very few
moments. He expreffed his furprife, that after the
full difcuffion the fubjedl had undergone
the Hon. Gentleman had not mentioned his anti-
meats, and more particularly, that he had not.,
brought forward his obfervations when it was pro. •
pored that the Report timid be received to-day.
On both thefe quellions the Hon. Gentleman
might have Hated his objeaions ; and, if he had
then defired that the Report thould not be received •
till Friday, he would not have objeded to it. He
hoped, however, that, as the Houfe had laft night
determined that the Report fhould be received to.
day, they would carry that refolution into effea.
He thought it extremely unparliamentary for any
Hon. Member to introduce into his fpeech the
wifhes of any one, expreffed out of that Houfe,
even of the Illuftrious Perfonage alluded to, and
could by no means conceive that t Houfe would
be jultified in poftponing to carry its refolution into
effea, at the moment when it flood pledged to the
meafttre, and was then, in confequence thereof,
alfo pledged to carry up an Addrefs to the Throne,
on the very Attie& now in queftion. The Hon.
and Learned Gentleman would have an opportn-
nity of bringing forward his obfervations in every
Rage of the Bill, which would be brought in on
the refolution of the Committee ; and, therefore,
with every refpea for his opinions, he hoped the
Hon. and Learned Gentleman would not profs his
obfervations further at the prefent moment.
Mr. FoatmaacLys bowed his affent.
Mr. TYRWHirr laid, that it had been his inten-
tion to have made fome obfervations on the Repot t,
but, in confequence of what had fallen from the
Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he
(tumid referee them for a future occafion.

The Report was then brought up ; the refold.
tion, as u(ual, read twice, and agreed to, and
Bill ordered to be brought in on the fame.—
Adjourned. -

LONDON.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY as.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
3 per Cilat Rol 14.-
3 per C. Conf. money, 7241—f0r April see. lot
Olds per Cast tot 44-.. blew ditto todi...
Omninns 3 diL

Lail night we received Paris Journals to the
21 ft init. inclufive. The Moaner prefents a copy
of the new Conititution, which the FIRST Cosset.
has been pleated to ordsis for Switzerland. The
Ryle of this produtlion deferves notice—H boos
STILT VON s,"—Ws oda, is printed in the Mar
in luxe charaders.

The proceedings in this affair occupy three (lip.
plements to the Masseur. Each of the nineteen
Cantons, into which the Helvetic Confederacy is
now divided, has received a feparate Conflict:dm
On the zsth of Apn, the. new General
ment is to be put in aitivity. From each Canton
a Committee of (even perfons, one of whom named
by the Four Consuz, and the reit by the Dem
ties fent to confer with him at Paris, are to put
the General Government in motion, and admi-
:lifter it provifionally. Agreeably to the Confti-
tution now promulgated, there is to be alternately
what is called a Direaing Canton, being that where
the General Diet (hall meet. Thefe Cantons are
fix. Fribourg, Berne, Soleure, Bane, Lucerne,
Zurich. The Avoyer, or Burgornafter of the. Di-
reiting Canton for the year, is to be Landamman
of Switzerland, and, as to all executive concerns.
is to be the Reprefentative and Chief Magiarate
of the whole. For the firft year Fribourg is to be
the Direding Canton, and the Landamman M.
d'Arrer. The Diet is to be compofed of a dele-
gate from each of the nineteen Cantons, with ad-
junfts to (apply his place in cafe of illnefs or ab-
fence ; hut though there be nineteen Members
there ate to be twentyfive voices, as the larger
Cantons are to have two. They are to have
powers and inftruiftions, contrary to which they are
not to vote. The Diet is to have ordinary and
extraordinary meetings, is to decide on treaties,
peace, and war, give permiffion to foreigners to
recruit, names Ambaffadors, appoints the contin.
gems, and fettles difputes among the Cantons.
A feparate Con R itution for each Canton has been
fettled. In each there is to be a local &trembly for
enading regulations for its internal affairs. In
thefe, according to their wealth, various qualifica-
tions of property for eledhon, &c. are required.—
The religion formerly eftablithed is continued. It
is exprefsly forbidden for the different Cantons to
correfpond with each other or any foreign power.
In what were called the Democratic Cantons,
Schwitz, Underwalden, &e. the Landfgemeinde,
or General Meetings of all the inhabitants, are con-
tinued. There does not appear to be any pecuni-
ary qualifications requifite in thefe. Indeed little
or ❑o change takes place in the functions of the
Landfgemeinde, and of the Magiftrates and execu-
tive officers it appoints. The Arillocratic Can-
tons of courfe have fuffered the greateß alterations.
Of the different Conftitutions we have given fpeci-
mens. The whole are very long, and would 611
two or three papers.
It does not appear that the Swifs are to be per-
mitted to czercife any deliberation refpofting this
Conftitution. They moll take it as they find it,
as the Meager knows much better what is for
their intereft than they themfelves can poffibly do.
Tic five per cents. are 6of.