Star.
London, England, 1803-05-18 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Houk attsnded in the Houle of Peers,to hear the Royal
Anent gisen to feveral Public and Private bills.
Mr.HILLIARD prefented a Petition from John Simpfnn,late
Mayor of Ginn Gr.mfby, declaring his contrition for his con-
dudt, pleading his poverty, and praying to he liberated trom
his prelent Rate of Imprilonment. Mr. Hilliard then moved,
That John Simplon be brought to the Bar of that Houle to-
morrow, In order to be tircharged. Ordered.
The Silver Bullion Bill was r:ad a third time and paned
The Committee on the Indemnity Bill was put off till to-
morrow.

The Houfe, in a Committee of the whole Houfe, agreed to
the M. don fubmittrd to the Houle yefterday by Lord Caftle•
reagh, for leave to bring in a Bill for regulsting the Shipping 01
the Bait India Company. The report of this
tcfolutiun was
afterwards agreed to by the Houfe, and a Bill order,d.
Lord CASTLIIICACH obfer•ei, that after the Bill Ihnuld be
brought in, there would then be a fufßeient opportunity fur any
Gentleman to make obfervations upon it.
Mr. Vanitrr *IT brought up a Bill to explain and amend
the Medicine Duty Aft, which was read a Grit time.

ESSIGR•TION.
The Houk refolved itfelf into a Committee on
the Report of the Committee to whom the Sur-
vey of the Highlands of Scotland had been re-
ferred; and on the motion of Mr. HAWKINS
BROWNE, agreed to the following Refolutionc:

" RefolveciLThat it is the opinion of chit Commitzee.That
perform emigrating from different parts of thi. Unit,d Kingdom
have, in various initances, fuffered great dillrefs and hirdihip on
account of the crowded Hate of the vends, the want of a lotTi-
eient flock of provitions, water, and other nectffsrics for the
voyage, and In various other refpeets.
" Refolved.--.That it is the opinion of this Committee, That
it is expedient to regulate the wallets carrying paffenger. from
the United Kingdom to hi. Majelly's plantar ittW and felt lements
abroad, or to foreign part., with refpect to the number of pal-
frigets which they gall he allowed to take on board, in pro-
portion to the tonnige of tech wilds, as well u with relpedt to
the proviGon of proper neceffaries for the voyage."
On the Chairman reporting the above Refolu-
Lions to the Houle, he obtained leave to bring in
it Bill, purcuant to the fame.

Mr. Coati( laid, that upon this (objeCt, he with.
ed to mention to the Home, that very great abufes
had taken place with regard to the condition of the
wails in which thefe unfortunate perfons failed ;
and he walled the Houfe would provide, that
relicts for that purpcfe were feaworthy before they
failed.

Mr. SPEAKFR laid, fuch a provifion might here.
after he adopted in the Bill, when it Should be
brought up.

LATE NEGOTIATION WITH FRANCE.
General G4scotowa gave notice that he would,
on Friday next, move for certain papers relative
to the affairs between this Country and France,
which occurred' prior to the Treaty of Amiens.
His reafon frir giving this notice was, that he un-
derhand from what fell yeflerday from the Noble
Secretary of State, that the papers to be laid before
the 'Lde were thole fince the Treaty of Amiens.
The CHANCELLOR of the Excusopeit walled the
lion Member would (tate what pouusthofc papers
he meant to move for referred to.
General GAscurcNE laid, feme of them fbroild
refer to Malta, and others to Italy; but it would be
imroffible 1., him tomention the particular papers
he don'd move for, until he law the documents
that we: e In be Lid before the Houle to-morrow.

Mr. W/1171AtAD witheci to know, whether the

Papers intended to he laid before the Hour: were
thole relating to the Treaty of Amiens, and to
every thing that occurred finci that event ; or
whether it was meant to include in them evety
thing that occurred bkween the figning of that
and the Preliminary Treat}, ?
I The CHANCELLOR of the Excittoseit replied,
that it was the intention of Minilters to lay before
the Iloufe all documents that could ferve to throw
any light upon the whole lubjeet of the tranfac-
tions between Great Britain and France, ever fince
the figning of the Definitive Treaty. If the De-
finitive Treaty had not been ligned,Minifierswould
equally have felt it their duty to have laid before
the Houfe every document that could enable it to
form a judgment of the Preliminary Treaty.