Star.
London, England, 1803-07-09 00:00:00

riii(LIA.MENTART PRUCARDMGS,.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, JULY 8.
be Gre. Britain Militia Pay Bill, the Militia Adjutants, and
ant•Majori Allowance 13111, and the Fait India Dock $lll,
brought from the Commons by Mt. Alexander, and read a
&lc

n the Lottery Bill being committed,
he Earl of Sucrose adverted to the Soo men
td by the City of London, as its quota for pro-
ing their native land. He fhould with, however,
informed, whether this ftatement was correft ?
took the number from the account given in the
wthapers, poffibly it was not true ; if fo, he asked
information from thofe Noble Lords who bell
Id give it. He panted for a reply—none would
r give ; then he would take it for granted that
Public Papers were correA. Good Goo I ea-
rned his Lordfhip, is it poflible that the City of
tdon fhould feel Inch apathy at this moll perilous
e ? Is it thus The conveys the effufion of her loyalty
ter Sovereign ? Is it with flop men the tellifies her
riotifm to the Empire ? What, (hall it be Paid by
prefent generation, or by pollerity, that the City
..ondon came forward with the paltry fum which
ild raife Soo men only, when its ruin was denoun-
by the haughty and defperate enemy ? If ifenfe
honour could not tlimulate them to exertion, if
fpirit of independence which aftuated their *P-
on was no longer felt, a fettle of dapper at Icall
ht to frighten them to come forward with a larger
tribution. He thought mono men, according to
coldell calculation. as (mall a number as fhould
provided by the City ; he would have half the
ices of this army appointed by, the Crown, and
Other half by the City. At this awful crifis, when
ry thing we value and hold molt dear were likely
ie at due in the contefi, could tiny &care be
med too great, or any exertions conadered even
imenfurate with our danger ? if not, furely then
City of London has failed in its duty to its Xing,
he regard it mould owe the Conftitution ; it has'
trted the reit of the country, and fharnefully
ed itfelf up. When its population, its refources
wealth were confidcred, what quota, he thould
tould Soo men be confide: ed ? The population
he county in which he W 45 4 proprietor, did not
end too,ooo, and yet its quota amounted to moo
t. It was. the Noble Earl infified, indifpenfibly
Imbent on the City of London. as the heart of the
pire, to fet a noble and dianterefted example to
ry other part; the fpirit, the feelings, and patri-
m of the capital would pervade all quarters, and
large, as it were, the public mind with eleftric
J. that fhould burg with its vengeance on the
Ilse legions. His Lordniip added many other pa-
ck fentirnents. In very energetic terms he dul-
led the fpirit of the inhabitants of Paris with the
in, daftardly fpirit of Lewin under the fame
unsflances.
lie Earl of Mona replied, that the Noble Earl
folk) had certainly milionceived the ground on
cla the City of London had voted only 800 men
the Supplementary Militia. It was done with a
. not to embarrafs the plan of Government. or
icipate its intentions on the ruble.% of patriotic of-
. The Soo men voted by the City of London, he
Id afore the Noble Earl. upon the molt onequivo-
authority, were intended merely as the quota un-
the late Bill, and would not operate as a bar
in& fuch further cos ribution and fupport as the
ref( and fafety of the country might require. The
r of London had always exhibited a proud exam.
of loyalty to the bell of Sovereigns, of a love for
r conflitntion and liberty; and le was confident
it would think no facrifice too great that preferred
bleffings and the independence of the empire.
was well acquainted with the feelings, the petri.
n, and proud fpirit of the CitT, and be would
Ely alert, that when the proper time mould arrive.
oald confirm his opinion, and evince that it was
Tined fo long from tellifying its seal by no other
ire than a dekreoce to Goiernesent. and a fenfe
he duty it conceived due to it. His Lordthip
:lulled by declaring his matriaion that theta was
only els comorearrefolition of refilianca In the
men
ord Hosaar fpoke to the fame Ala
be Earl of Surriric aektiowledged, that it was
the mama pleaforihr beard the 'vindication of
wo Noble Lords for the qty of London. The
e it eontnbuted tower& the defence of the coon-
the greater would be his enema for it ; but be
Id sate, notwitblanding the plans it might have
intemplation, and the views it entertained with
Ato the future, that "Soo men, at prefent. were
inadequate indeed to the demand of the !Lite,
too few as a quota fox the immenfe population
e City of London.
be Bill was then ordered to be reported. The Iris
Referve Bill was read a fecond time. and or.
to be committed to-morrow.—Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Tobsyser !Ilk Bid far spooked. ins read a third time
BAK
bipedler Oseend of Upsets and !garb preratted [mad
rartuaat to order, with Mee ordwol to le on the ethic. '
Chaniky Core Dili. and the Witte Beedieg Bin, were each
freak dm*, sad eonwebted ter Malay:
Waage from the Lords Informed the 1104465 t their Ler&
bad mind a Bill for the better It eguLtdop of the Proceed
f jabots of the Plan, te which they &Arid the concur.
af the Hoek, tees reed. sod ordered te be road • fe
bee on Murky.
e 818 /sr tomer framing the Mock Came le the New Fore*
wernitted. The Reporter Idendar•
R. IWZTOM (try Order oftbe Hook) bank eb the Report
✓ 1111 for reeduins more effedta..l Ibsen Anne's Pommy,
IL wag agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be reed • third time
Nadal.
g Report of tic Committee on the Civil lAR was brought up,
roared to be taken into coardention this day re'soight.
r. VANSITTART p e sake, that be Scold on Meoday move
ore ea bring In a Bill to amend the Ad for enablithing the
sea Parke Butird.aed alb the A 6 ceemealy called the Bum.
4a.
le Mike crafting a Lighbook ore the Bell Rock in Scotland,
nought up, read a firk and ordered to be read a keeled time
leedat.
le BMW Port BM tn. reed • third time and paired.
wend Gibson lea bid, that having given notice of a motion
woad to nuke far the Rdkf of the Euport Trade, be now
rbt a tocelary to obferve, that from certaie circomftaten
hNei hair come In hi. knowledge, be bold polite= that
in. As there was likely to be • great peek of Winds before
leak my work. It coed am new name the day on wtikh be
d inn git forward, teat would take a future opportenirpopt

MIMI MTh MID ACIIIITS.
r W. SC.ITT rose and laid. that previous to his
`mg for leave to ht ins in the lin, which it was Eis
%tiros to tubrolt to the eonfideradun of the Houle,

he thought It his duty to give the Houle a itot out-
line of the leading features of it, in order that they
might be able to -form a judgment of the evils and in-
conveniencies it was meant to remedy. He then
Rated, that as we were now again unfortunately at
war, it was necefrary that every thing poffible fhould
be done, in order to fecure to the brave defenders of
our Country by fen, the prize money which they fo
bravely and gallantly earned at the hazard of their
lives. He mentioned the difficulties and Inman-
niencies they had to encounter at prefect, from the
very look and inefficient mode which had long pre-
vailed, and was (till the euflom, of giving letters or
powers of attorney, generally to perfons who might
happen to gain their confidence, and who were, too
often, perfons polreired of little or no property, and
confequently devoid of all that refponfibility to which
every man, fu far entrufled with the property of ono.
ther, ought to be liable. He alfo hated the ferious
injuriesaccruing to our brave tars, from the cafe with
which thole letters of attorney were revoked, and the
frauds and impofitions confequent thereon. He then
took a general view of the prefent hate of the Admi-
ralty Courts refpeaing this fubjea ; and (hewed that
the regulations were extremely look and dereaive,
and hood in the greateft need of revifion and amend-
ment. He lamented the numerous difficulties which
lay in the way of our failors, or their relatives, in
obtaining information as to the dihribution of prizes,
in thole parts of his Majelly's dominions abroad,
in which there were Courts which held an Ad-
miralty jurifdiaion ;—and the neceffity of as foon as
polfible adopting fome provifions, which fhould ferve
as a remedy to thofe grievances,, which had already
culled but too long, and to which it was very much
the with of his heart to put an end. For that pur-
pole he had given the fubjea his moll ferious and at•
tentive confideration, and had drawn up the bill he
had now to propofe. It was nearly on the fame plan
as the prize agents' ad of Tall war, varying, however,
in many new provifions, adapted as much as poffible,
i to remedy thofe deltas, and to remove thofe nconve-
aiencies whichhave hitherto attached toathis important
objea. In the regulations he &sold have the honour
to fubmit to the Houfe, it was his with and defire to
abide, as dote as poffible by prefent ofage ; but many
things would Rill be necefikry tq be done that had
never before been attempted. Inhead of the old
mode of conducing this matter, he mentioned the
plan of an office for prizes, conduaed on one general
lyftem ; a legal, known, and recognized ryftem ; in
which his firh regulation would be, that on the no.
mination of an agent br any &amen, he (boold be
obliged immediately to regiaer his letter of attor-
ney : he now does not regiller it till (ix months after
condemnation, which gave rife to many frauds, and
by having the letters regilleredthis advantage would
that the agent would be known to the Court,
and would be refponfible for filch afts done byhim, as
related to the bufinefs and concerns of it. The fe-
cond regulation he propofed was, that at the time of
rniflering the letter of attorney, the neat fhould
give fecurity for the due etecution of the trufk re.
porod. in him; at prefent there was no (cavity. and
men were frequently molt materially injured from
the mirconduift of 'bore to whom they had entrnfied
their interells. The next regclation he propofed was,
that the letters of agency having been duly regißered
and fecurity given, thole letters thould not be re-
voked, except on due complaint again& the
.perfon
who had them, and by an order of the Court, in con.
feculence of fuch complaint being eftablithed to its
fausfaltion, and that it fees it proper to grant leave
for fuch revocation. Another regulation he bad to
propofe was, that it (ball be lawful fo the Court of
Admiralty to order the payrpent'of all money due I
of prefent it lies in the' bands of the Agent, and it is
too often the cafe that thofe poor fellows whq are
entitled to it, are put • to the greateß difficulties to
obtain it out of their clutches. Another regulation
was, that after the time of appeal wit elapred, it
fhould be in the power of the Judge of the Admi-
ralty to compel diaribution. At prefent he had no
filch power veiled in him, and the mode is by a Bill
in Chancery, which is attended with confiderable de-
lay and expence. The Judge has a power of verifying
and allowing accounts. but there his authority
ceafea. Another regulation which he propored was,
that no thank= &mild henceforwards be allowed to
make there general powers of attorney to which he
had before atuded ; but. in all cafes, is future, there
&mild be given a (pedal power, pointing to the
particular capture, the part of the world where it
took place, and the Admiralty jurifdletion to which
it was afterwards tent. To thee he propofed to
add another regulation. He bad before mentioned,
that the want of information; relative to 'prices
was very great, and attended with fingular 'scow-
vemence and injury to thofe interned in theta.—'
He therefore propofed that regifters (bould be obliged
to tranfniit lifts of pries condemned in their refpee-
tive Courts. Rating by What Mips of war they were
captured, and all the circunsaances that were neceL.
Cary for the elucidation of the cafe, and the Rate of
the propel?. Tbefe were the chief features of this
Bill. which he intended to fubmit to the confideration
of the Hoare, and to which he begged leave to call
the particular attention of its Naval Members. He
adverted to the fubjedt of Priae Agents being under
the obfervation of theCommif oners of Publie Abates;
but he hoped the modifications he had introduced
would be found not at all to interfere with the objects
of their commiffion. The Right Hon. and Learned
Gentlenian concluded by moving, That leave be
given to bring in a Bill for the encouragement of fee.
men, and for the better and more effeaually manning
his Majelly's Navy."
Mr. jou esrom s raid, he did not rife to oppofe the
tit ingirg in of this Bill; but he was Corry that from
men are of this nature being brought forward at this
particular moment, he could not but augur that there
was no longer any hope that the mediation of Ruffia
would take effelt. For if this Bill is pa&d into a law,
and Peace Mould form afterwards take !Place, there
would neeeffarily stile the utmoß difficulty as to the
reftoration of Prises. This was fully evinced, he (aid,
by what had fo lately takence an the termination
of our difpute with the Northern Powers. He then
adverted to the motion he had made two years ago,
and the Papers he had brought forward' relative to
the Rata of Prise money and Appeals, which were
then moll dreadfully in arrear. Notwithlfinding it
was now two years fine the Peace took Place there '
were Rill near no caufes to be heard. He acknow-
ledged the great ;winery of the Right 'HOD. and '
Learned Gentleman in getting through fo many as he

had clippyind confcited his rare talents were peculiarly
welt d to forward and promote a mann like
that lit!ae propofed by the prefent Bill ; but he
thought it impofllble for the Right Hon and Learned
Genman to attend to (Lich an a of appeals as
that had jua mentioned, and to pay at the fame
time, due attention to the bufinefs of his own Courts.
He raw a neceffity for tome arrangements, by which
appeals may be got rid of, by quickening the proceed-
ings of the Court; at prelim., however, he would not
trouble the Houfe by going into the fubjeli. As to
the prefent Bill, he tbould abitain from raying any
thing further till it came before the Houfe.
Admiral BsaIILBY alluded to fome complaints uric-
ed on a former night by an Hon. Friend of his, when
he was not in his place, which be hoped would be at-
tended to. _ _ __ _ .

The ATTORWIT Gllllll4l. Paid, if any fuch eons•
plaints had been, or Should be made, he had no doubt
but his Right Hon. and Learned Friend would attend
to them. He hoped leave would be given to bring
in the bill. The meafure was called fur from the juf-
Lice of the Houfe. It was always gruel to pats filth
a bill at the commencement of every war, and it.ought
not to be retarded from fo light a copfideration as
that of the mediation of Rufga taking immediate el-
le& as the Hon. Gentleman' oppolite to him (Mr.
Johnitone) had fuggened. He anfwered generally
the obfervations made by that Hon. Gentleman, re-
lative to the number of appeals in arrear, and con-
cluded by hoping no further objeaion would be made
to bringing in the bill, as the Hon. Gentleman would
have many opportunities during its diterent
• to point out what he thought wrong in the bill, and
to propofe what amendments he thould think proper,
Mr. Wltaxaroaca expreffed hir( concern what
julL been laid relative to the. mediation itur.
fia ; he was Corry to hear his Right Hon. andLeart..
ed Friend (the Attorney General) fpeak 4b
as to its probable effea. From fuels a mode of view-
ing it, the meafure that had been adopted teemed ra.
ther to have been a conciliation of parties.in that
Houk, than a grave and ferious intention of effeaing
a peace through the medium of a neutral power.
The Arroaaar Gammas., in
,explanation. (aid,
that in (peaking of the mediation of Ruffia„ he only
meant to fay, that the difficulties alluded to by the
Hon. Gentleman of refloring prizes, were too lighi
a confideration to be allowed to retard a ;mature fo
important and neeeffary as the preheat.
Mr. Wnsaavoaca explained.
The queffion was then put, and leave granted to
bring in the bill.

DIMMI Of TUB ILIALII.
The SIcIITALY at WAR Aid, that as the meafere
for railing the A,rmy of Rehm was now difpofed of,
it weer his duty to give notke that he ilstrld, on Tod,
day next, move for leave to bring in a bill, to render
more efts:noel the AA of the resat Setfoo, for the
better Defence of the Realm.

AILISNAI CASH CONSOLIDATION SILL.
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up. and co *eyelid= that k be toodwol4
Mr. Eras objodbod te do dasfewbieb Imildbhpatalty of tooL
as Surveyors orklog a forchyrre width lbooht Est be snowed by
the coomoUllsowo. Hefted. It was too heavy. sodas foeb would
Set be put i• MAS; bed be thoodbt dot pods addend lowa
be bazar Iltoodlo. If they were Mowed a pootatary reenuot-
ration.

Ho Vietnam easeurrell le *doe odd the Hem Canine=
who Spoke la& wag wilted t dive MI mem* wed ate re-
- tans to pagassiggriend.
The A+ree an demean hid, that what Ifs pawky was
teal aed the Met odes to the Surveyor who Was • brobarge
Suet *MS eat lie slowed by Me Commillesers, tie naafissets, esp.
tabkr pm ac
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Sir W. reoselel &KM wee amdble of the weedity et every
eleefers lir stades the remise lambed, has wes est 'lndio that
forowlies AMA" set be slOe le Me paint eek, mail dim was
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as theate4..esor deed, Me Oder milk realm a premium for
dsiasE;;Testewe at the Itzeopeten 1.11. the 14105.1100 of
the HOlLlkuweee kneed to be Smoded are. alimptias that did
ectietinttze Swrverfir meld ham we pposdem bib whin the
bed dewed blemosieet. 100 mid ea, however,
has mini& eel& the He *edema who mailed' the
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premed via rise*,thespr wee et ad bib( tiod.
he lhould dierehrebeve se to waifs the See, or that so
middens' rawer be slim to Jeeps le dim say porter the Sae
he may Wok proper, t• the piety
Aber • few oblemedeas bialw r 47.4114 , Mr. L ono-
WWI, Me. VAss uT. wd Mr. dins.
The Avnestay Ossean mend se emeettowst to mitigate
peaky, sad iii the judge se award Bei pert of it to the
patty
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