Star.
London, England, 1803-03-19 00:00:00

Till NAVY.

Earl CAILISLI rote to apprife the Honfe of his
intention of maki7 a motion rerpeding the artifi-
cers in his Majeß s Dock Yards. As be did not
fee any of his Majeßy's Minillers in their places, it
might, perhaps, be thought uncandid to profs the
motion at the prefent moment. Betides, it might
be Paid, that at an awful crifis like the prefent, when
every thing appeared uncertainty and fufpenfe, it
might be improper to dirk:id the attention of Go-
vernment from the pondrous interelts in which it
mould be wholly bent, by any difeuffion which had
no immediate relation to the increafing of that
energy which it was the unanimous with of the
country Should be exerted in the &tient emergent
toccafion. No man coup be more backward than
he was to propore any meafure that could damp
the ardour or embarrafs the exertions which the
prefent moment Seemed fo urgently to call. for ;
bt‘t if it appeared that his intended motion would
be attended with no material inconvenience, and
if he Should be told that he was only intruding
opinions which prevailed no where but in the nar-
row circle in which he himfelf moved, however
humble might be his own opinion and the opinion
of others of his abilities and confequence, yet as he
was ceenfeious of being an independent Peer,
Uoplseed, oopeolkoood, ao maws Gave or heir—
He should endeavour to alert that independence ;
and he Should never be feen to fell his birthright
for a mefs of porridge. lie ffiould ever be ready
to exprefs thole opinions and Sentiments which a
fenfe of duty infpired, letting at defiance all oblo-
quy, intimidation, and reproach.
The LORD CRANC a LLOR left the Woolfack to ob•
Serve, that as far as he underßood the objea of the
Noble Lord's tnotion, it was not eafy to make any
objedion to it. It purported to he a motion refpea•
ing the artificers in his Majeßy's dock yards, and
in that undefined pofition it did not appear to him
to have any tendency, good or bad. AS to what
the Noble Lord oblerved refpeSting the motives of
his conduit, no one was more convinced than he
was that the conduit of the Noble Lord had always
for its monitor and guide the moll pure and ho-
nourable motives; yet when the Noble Lord was'
pleafed to impute to others folly, and fome thing
worfe than folly, he could not well fuppofe that
men of feeling and confcious worth, could tamely
submit to fuch unwelcome imputations ; and his
fenfe and obfervition mull furely teach him,
food
as he (hewed refpea to others, Co Should be
cape& to have it thewn to himrTlf.
Lord Catmint faid, that the ohjeft of his in-
tended motion was, that the prop .r officer do lay
before the Houle a return of the number of arti-
ficers employed in his Majeßy's dock yards, from
July h Sox up to the prefent moment ; that motion
be thould bring forward on Monday nest. •
The Loan CHascal.Loa raid, that he could not
well dike's:: any °Nation to the motion as weld-

ed by the Noble Lord, at !call he perfonally had
no obje&ion to it.
Several private Bills were brought up from the
Commons, and read a firft time.
The LORD CH am c a tot obferved, that there was
an order of the day for carrying back to the Coin.
mons the Annuity Bill of his Royal Highnefs the
Prince of Wales; it was ufual, where a branch of
the Royal Family was concerned, that the Meffage
from their Lordibips fhould be carried up by two
Judges. That euflom could not now be eafily
complied with, as the Judges were on the circuit.
it was therefore his opinion that as the Bill could
not be delayed, the prefent order ihould be dif-
charged, and another made ont, reciting the caufe
why the Meilage was not brought beck by to.° of
the Judges, and allowing it to be fent in the utatal
manner.—Adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE OP COMMONS.
Mr. HANS HAMILTON and Come other Members oktatotd
leave of abfence.
The Bill for enabling the Grand Junelon Canal Company
to milk certain Sums of Money, for this purpok of extending
the Canal from the Bafon at Paddington to the London Docks.
was read a thind time and puffed, and ordered to the Lords.
S t WAR mimed that the Anienchnenu made
by the Lords in the Mutiny Bill be now taken into coofidcm-
tion.--OrdaaL On the Aniendmenta bring tcad,Mr. S c at.
TART at Wet explained that there Amendments made no al,
teration whatever to the fpirit and perview of the BIN but
merely fupplied certain technical pbrafes, neceffary in law to
give the Bill its Intended aka. The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. VANSITTART prcfcnted a Bill for regidating the Qffice
of Surveyor of ids Majefty's Woods and Fora', read a fint
time, ordered for a ferond reading on Monday.
Mr. Jou:sine moved for an Account of the Receipts and
Difinufments of the Illand of Ceylon during the paled It has
been in portiDon.,—Ordered,
The kith Law Cosa Bill MU read a third time and paled.
The Clutter Paving Bill was read a Bras gid ordered la be
read a (mood dine. _ _ _

The kith Mina BzvotY Bill w,a Me (Mod Watt and
referred to a Committee on Brantley.
The Irilh Vexatious Arrelt BiU woe read a third time and
pared.
Mr. Aziningtina brooyht up &Report of the Mmes. ark
Berme of the Pet and Osman of the kirk
&sod to &Pi the Tolde.
MI Or-
-4 McCaw from this Lords loftwolier the liottfe that their
L„„,--12:loo.. had limed to the Prime of Wder's Annuity Bill,
the Irfth Revenue IW, Ind teresteisene Ana ffillifiletheod•
men; and to the BM for the bettor Promolgatioo die Sta.
totes. with so Antelohnent, to which they cleared the concur.
recce of.that Houk. _ _

-TheDeputation was then Wormed that their Lordkip
would be informed of the opinion of that Honk by a Idefka-
-ger of their own.
n: kik Bank Reerlike BM pafkd through a Coenadttee
azuj ;tie Repot was ordered to be received on Moeda,.
The Laws BM pied, and ordered to te,tr,a4,
On the Monis of Ifs. Diem t sow tu-sm to Ray Pro.
eating, for Abridging the Clergy of a Plurality of Livings
was reed a firft time, and ordered to be read a (mond time cm
Money.