Star.
London, England, 1803-07-02 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. Pow stump! prefcnted a petition from Sir Thomas Tor-
ton, But. Rating that he had been; candidate, together with the
Right Hon. George Tierney, trim:reknit the Borough of Bomb-
work, at the late eleClion ; tat, id behalf of the taid Right Mu.
George Tierney, feveral sets of bribery and corruption hod been
committed; that undue influence had been ufed to induce *dors
to give their votes for him; that many corrOpt.ind unwarrantable
pmetices bad been retorted to; that the returning Odieer had ad-
Milted many unqualified perfons to vote for Mr. Tickler, and re-
futed to admit others who cane to vote for the petitioner; and that
afterwards, when a fcrutlny toot place, the petitioner could not
obtain the books that were In p4eSon of the Clerk of the ?with,
and which would haveinateridly krved his mite. The petiiioner,
therefore, prayed, that the tibute 'MUM tale his complaint agaiull
the undue return of Mr. Tlertiey Into eanfidaition.
On the motion of Mt. F tea, the petition was ordered
to be taken into conk:lead= est the oath of Anuft.
A new writ was ordered to iffued for the Borough of Ti-
tenon, in the room' of the Right Hon. Dudley Ryder, now Lord
Hitrowhy, and called to the Houk of Peers.
Sir Wit. PULTINET brought up the report of the Committee
which had been appointed for confidcring the propriety of erreling
a Light-lioufe on the Bell Rock on the caftan coati of Scotland.—
Ordered to lie sin the table:
A Mdrage from the Lords Informed the Houfe, that their Lord-
kips had agreed to the Militia Subalterns Allowance Bill, and to
the Irldi Parkinage Houfes Repair
The Houk, in a Committee, took into confideration the Clergy
Refidence Bill; the report was received, and the dill ordered to be
read a third time to-morrow.

In the Committee of Supply, the CUANCtLI.OII of the Felleu
41.01. a moved, that the fum of 5,000,0rn0L mould be granted to hia
Maleity for paying of a funds; (am which was raga- by Exche-
quer Hill during tuft Sefton of Parliament. The fteport was or-
dered to be retetved ao-inorrow.
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--The;CoOunitese kin the Raft India Shipping Bill was poSponed
tyl Monday next.' '
The Haute wit *too Committee on the Eaft India Dock Pc7
dtiort.The Ration to be received to-morrow.
Theleotth Additional Army US was read a third time, and
paired.
Mr. Tt prefented a Petition from the Prlfoners confined
in the King's Bench Prifoo, praying relief, which was ordered to
lie on tie TaNe.
ThgSze TTTTTT at Waa moved the Ordet of the Day, tot; the
fecund reading of the !Mk Additional Army Bill; alto that it
&Mid be committed pr. isms* immediately, and be printed and
takes into oonfiderationon. Monday net. The Houfe accordingly
went into a Ceemnittee ; the Report was reed, and tke mo-
tions 'tithe Secretary at War were feveraßy agreed to.
Mr. WicaliAll Paid, that be mould, on the fetcher confideratton
of the Bill on Moods , move that the Lord Lieutenants in Ireland
mould be empowered to SIM warrants for the Intel:Dent of Vo-
lunteers.
'The Report of the Committee on the Ida Small Note Bill was
received, and the Sill was ordered to be read a third time to-
morrow.

On the motion of Mr. Co aa r, the Honfe went into a Commit-
tee on the Bill for regulating the IA& pi33lcrl Ads. The Houk
relented, and the Report was ordered to be rcedied to-morrow
Ong.
Mr .A prefented the Report of the Commiuee on the
frith Militia Pay Bill. The Ameodinents were read end agreed to,
and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.
The Heide went into a Committee on the Lottery HOW. The
Report was ordered to be received tousorrow morning. '
The Hoare afterwards ntolved Into a Committee on the lei&
Duty Bill. Oa the Houk refunds& the Chairman reported pro-
grefs, and the Committee wan allowed to at again on Monday neat,
in order th confider further the Countervailing Duties for the en-
couragement of Trade In Irehmd.
WOOLLIII CLOTIMIIIe SILL.

On the queßion for the third reading of the Wool-
len Clothiers' Bill, •
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Mr. Baooits rpfe to oppofe it, and moved, as an
Amendment., that it be read on that day three months.
Mr. fluasr approved of the Bill, becaufe he con-
ceived it to be agreeable to the free principles of the
trade and commerce of this kingdom : becaufe it went
to open a fair competition, and repealed all the old
ones which fettered that truth

Mr. Pima Motile conceived that the Bill went to
do away the fyftem of apprenticefhips, by means of
which fo large a part of the population of the coun-
try found employment in that molt ufeful branch of
trade—the Woollen Manufaaories ; and on that ac-
count he would oppofe the Bill, the effea of which
would be to throw about 24.,000 individuals look
upon the public, without having any means of pro-
curing 3 livelihood. It was well known, that chil-
dren from the age of four or five years had found em-
ploymeot in tilde manufaaories. and were confe•
quently ufeful to the public. If the fyftem of ap•
prenticefbips was now altered, thofe children mull be
fent into workhoufes, or fent to pick up lanes in the
highway.
Mr. WiLBLIFORCE was againft the Bill.
Admiral B faid, if it was not paired into
a law, that profecutions founded on the obfulete Aa•
tutes which it went to repeal, would be innumerable.
Dr. Lawaseca thought it would be very proper if
this Wines fhould be delayed a little longer, in order
that a better judgment might be formed up in it.—
The only knowledge be had of it, was what he re-
ceived from a pamphlet that had been fcnt him, ac-
e, ill:sallied by a letter, which he confidered as tome.
thing like a libel upon that Houle. He did, however,
think it highly proper, that (ritual old Ratutes Mould
be repealed, and that fometbing ()mold be done for
the prote&ion of thofe !serious who were under the
lath of thole laws ; for this'reafon, he was friendly
to the Bill.

Mr. SHERIDAN laid, he had received finch a letter
as that alluded to by the Learned Gentleman ' • and
did not confider it to be a libel. It only expreffed the
fears of certain perfons, that the Bill might be paled
too precipitately through the Houle.
Mr. Beacoa Paid, the Bill went to repeal the fia-
tute of Edward VI. which had been enaoed to pre-
vent the ufe of a certain machine, called a gig-mill,
and which machine no longer mailed. Profecutions,
however, had been lately carried on againfi pctfons
for ufing machinesialled by that name, and as it was
necelary to flop fuck profecutions, the Houle could
not do better than pats the Ad now ; but, at the
fame time, they ought not to come to any definitive
opinion as to what at might be found neeefEary to do
nest year. _ _ _

'lite Citrate:Ama of the Excaanyan raid, he fob.
fcribcd to what was joft noted by hit Right Hnn.
Friend, and obferved, that the Houfe fhould no• be
iolittencea io its decifioo by any cnnfiderarion of thole
outrages which had been committed in fame of the
Willem Counties.

The Rat w,o then reads third tin v, aDd raffo.l-
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