Star.
London, England, 1803-07-13 00:00:00

CHATHAM! CUM.

Mr. C. Pots moved, that the Dill for improving
the funds of the Chatham Chell, removing its admt.
niftration to Greenwich, and ameliorating the condi-
tion of the Penfioners, be read 4 &II time.
Captain Halms urged the extreme utility of the
inaitution, and hoped that the Hnn. Member would
poftpone the meafure till nett Seffion, when Gentle.
nten ;night be better enabled to form an opinion re-
(peeing the need-sty of an alteration in the fyftcm.
The Arroaner G faith that one material
cbjetft of the Bill was to free the Petitioners from the
power of agents, who frequently fleeced them by
charging 35 per cent. for what they had done for them,
It alto appointed weekly meetings inilead of monthly.
to prevent the expence to which thefe poor, but molt
trafttable fet of men were frequently fubjee when they
came, perhaps a day or two beyond the time of the
Committee meeting. It was alto intended that the
lame or infirm fkould be relieved, as well by fending
from difiant pats r‘f the kingdom. as it they had
been a: the pain and expence or attending in mfr.*.
Thefe were cabjchs to which he was eonfidrnt Abe
•Ilant Admiral wool.' as readily give Lis fupport al
ly iither member in that hoof,.
Mr. C. Pots nWcrved, that it five 11$4111 equal to
hurinefb of managing that fund could be found
Greenwich 11440, he thought it was the mon
,per 1 I.tc: ; at any sat,: lie th•,ught it had be:t:r
Laken out o the Lana u: a it: of *attain ogters

who came accidentally or protnifcuoutly into the ma.i
nagement of it.
Captain HAMMY explained, His objedlott -Fes
only to the removal.
The queßion was then put, and the Bill read Afire,
and ordered to be read a fecond time to-morrow, and
alfo to be printed.
LONDON QSOTA OS Tin ARMY OF RIMY'.
The Loan MAYOR brought up a Bill for enabling
the City of London to raise a certain quota of men
for the better defence of the country, which was read
a firß time; and on the motion for the fecond reading,
The LORD MAYQR laid, he hoped the Houfe would
indulge him while he laid a few words, in order to
vindicate the City of London from certain imputa-
tions that had yone abroad into the world, concerning
the number of men that were to form its quota of
'the new Army of Referve, and in which it was faid
that the City did not fupply a number proportioned
to its population. It was faid, that London eon-
' tained one-ninth part of the population of the whole
kingdom. So far was that from being the fad, it
would appear from the returns made under the late
Population Aft, that the population within the walls
of the City did not exceed 74,000 perfons ; and that
without the walls it was not more than 54,000. In
fad, it would be much nearer the truth had it been
Rated that the inhabitants of the City did not exceed
thofe of the peril's of Mary-la-bonne. The number
of men, therefore, as a part of the Army of Referve,
to be railed by this Bill, was fufficiently great in
proportion to what was railed by the refi of the coun-
try ; but he believed it would be found at all times
maR cheerfully to contribute and to maintain its
quota of the public force, in proportion to its popu-
lation and its ability ; and it would appear, by refo-
lotions recently entered into, that the City of London
had (hewn a t;egree of fpirit and determination which
proved it did not deferve the imputation of apathy or
backwardnefs thrown out againit it; but that on the
contrary, the Citizens would always be ready to bear
their portion in contributing towards the public de-
fence; that they would be ready to (bed the lan drop
of their blood, and fpend their fall chilling in the de-
fence of their country; that they would ever ad in a
manner which became Britons, and by their conduit
preferve that character which they had ever main•
tained as Members of the firft City in the empire.
The Bill was then ordered to be read a 4;00 tips
to-morrow,