Star.
London, England, 1804-05-10 00:00:00

PARLMMENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9.

The facral Bills on the table was pared In their retpathe

The MR Loan Bill, for two MiEkes and a (tarter ; the Eng-
RR Loan Bill for Is Millions and a Half; the additional Wine
Doty ; the Militia Officers Allowance, and two private Bills, were
brought up from the Commons. and read a Grit time.
la the appeal from the Court of $c on In Scotland, brought by
Heater v. the Earl of Eamon, and othets,the LORD CHANCEL-
LOR pronounced the Judgment of their Lardlkips, by which the
deeibon ot the inferior Court was alma
Lord AUCKLAND moved, that a Merge Mould be Cent to the
Cameos, debris's a copy of the Report node by their Commit-
tee relating to the Rate of Ireland. as to its drodating paper and
Mtthe murk of exchange between that part of the United
and Great Oriole.
06 dittoed= of the Duke of NORFOLK, the proceedings be.
lore tilt Committee of Privileges, as to the claim to theatres, o
Zona d klanngworth, were deferred to Thurfday the grit WV
Adjourned to three o'clock on Friday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. sitArroa took the oatbs and his feat for Durban,.
Oa He webs far die tbi!d trading of die Bill for encouraging

She Salmon FUbery to the Solway Fria,
General OASCOYNE moved, es an amendment. that the
Mods loth day of March be left out, and that the a day of Fe •
brohiseelabitksted in rime thereof, as the time for allowing the
sto ftid commonon
Aker wervabdon relative to this amendment, Orange,'
• were ordered to withdraw. It was afterwards undestood, that
the asomboont was net agreed to, and that the Bill was read a
WWI does and paffed.
A Maass from the Lords snoomeed their Lordbirs' agree-
ment to the &kith Militia Olken' Bill, and the Englilh Statute
Duty Compottion Bill.
On the motion of Mr SHERIDAN, the eminderation of the
two Mdses rdetive to the Llama Iftedtices, which flood ler
to toarrow, was poftpooed to Friday neat.
The CoOssittee of Ways and MOLDS was retrained to Friday
Mat.
Mr. WILBERFORCE retraced his promikd inotko relative
to the Slave Trade to Friday fennight.
Mr. Secretary YORKE retread the confideratko of the
Lords' Amendments on the Yahwism BM till Monday neat ; on
which day alto the Army of Rekrve &imams; Bill was appointed
to be road a faced time.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL, he confemenee of the notice
he had given yeterdsy, moved for leave to bring In a Bill for the
porpok of renderhy the apprehenflon of offenders clearing from
this part of the United Kingdom tom Irdand,and from one coun-
ty of Ireland into another wore wry; and the protamion of them
some 4:credit/one Granted.
LOID ICILWA R DEN'S FAMILY.
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'General LOFTUS took this opportunity of put-
ting a queffion to a Right Hon. Gentleman oppofite
(Mr. Yorke) which he fuppofed be would feel no
difficulty in anfwering. His Majefty's Secretary of
State had on a former occafinn intimated to the
Monti, that it was in contemplation to bring down
a Meffage from his Majelly, relative to a provifion
for the family of the late unfortunate Lord Kilwar.
den. As no fuch meffage had yet been brought down,
be withed to be informed of the caufe of the delay.
Mr. Secretary YORKE replied, that a meliage on
that fubjeft would have been communicated fooner
to the Houk, if a fatting had not been expeaed in the
Sinking Fund of Ireland, from which the provifion
might be made without any dirctl application for the
interference of the Hottfe.
M•NOVIRIAN TROOPS.

Mr. FOX rnfe in purfuance of the notice he had
formerly given to the Houfe, to make his motion
upon this fubjea. He Paid that what had paled tall
year relative to Hanover, would firike the attention
of the Houfe in confidering of the propriety of what
he was about to fubmit to them. There had been a
difference of opinion entertained upon that fubjea, but
for his part he viewed the poffeffion of Hanover as a
matter of importance andconcerntothecountry ;
that the h.fs of it mull therefor! be conlidered as a
very confiderable national calamity, was a truth
which lie thought could not now be difputed, and he
would not take op the time of the Route in difeutfing
it. He would content himfelf at the prefent miment
by adverting to the circumflance of how far that
calamity might have been lamed, by Come further
exertions having been tiled, in order to Cave a
confiderable part of the army in thole polfelLons on
the Continent, from the fituation to which they were
reduced, fo as to have enabled his Majefly to have
the advantages of their Cervices during the continuance
of the war. Under all the circumftances of the cafe,
therefote.and fOr tilde beneficial purpofcs,it was molt
important that fume meafures fhould have been
adopted on the Continent, either to preferve Hanover
itfelf from falling ;ow the hands of the enemy, or to
preferve the army fir the future fervice of his Majefly.
Val ious reports had been circulated upon this fobjea,
ar d it was the truth of thole common reports that
he winged now ,u afcertain, fo as jo thew to the
Houle whether or not the attention of Government
had been fulE:iently directed to that important objea.
He 11. d, heard, that tranfports had been
actually r• k. a t to • VIIVICy over the Hanoverian

Army = but he had alto heard, that they bad been 1
much too late in failing for the purpofe of accom•
phasing the end propofed. He concluded with-
making the following motion :
" That there be laid before the Houfe an Account of the num-
ber and Tonnage of the Tranfports prepared by Government for
rakini on board the Hanoverian Army; alto an Account of the
expellees attending the fame. with a Ratement of the Dates of the
firft Orders lent from the Ttanfport Office, for their failing upon
that ocsaflpei; and laßly, for Copies of the Orders (if any) Which
had been fort by Government for the purpok of countermanding

the fading thereof."
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
fid he concurred with the Hon. Gentleman who
had made this motion, in thinking that the occupa-
tion of Hanover by the French troops was a great
public calamity, and if it had been poffible to have
averted that evil, it was, no doubt, incumbent on
his Majeßy's Government to have ufed every means
for that definable end ; that was a point, therefore,
on which he was not at all inclined to detain the
Houle ; all he fhould Mk of them was, that they
would look back to the Rats of the country at the
period alluded to, and that Gentlemen would recol-
lea the nature of the Treaty of Luneville, and the
Convention at Ratifbon. They would find that the
war was renewed at a time when no part of the dif-
pofable force could aOnally have been fent to Han.
over, for the purpofe of proteting it. The Conven-
tion he had alluded to, had been entered into between
the powers of Enrope, for the purpofe of guaran
teeing the neutrality of the North of Germany.—
There could, indeed, have been nothing more bind.
ing upon theft powers to refill the incurfions of the
French upon that country, and therefore Govern-
ment had every reafon to rely upon its affording fut.
ficient fecurity to his Majelty's poffedions. With re-
gard to the propriety of bringing thole troops home,
he had no objection whatever to epee to the motion
in the manner in which it was worded. He was
glad to fee the ltyle in which it was conceived, and
he looked forward to the produaion of thefe papers ;
with the utmott fatisfaaion. Within two days after
the commencement of hollilities, • communication
had been made with the Eleaoral Minifier, which
led to a recommendation on his part, that meafures
thould be taken to provide (hipping for the convey-;
ante of his Majelly's troops from Hanover to this
country. This recommendation had been made on
the 18th of May, and was inßantly ailed upon. In
a week from that day an agent had been fent to the
Continent for the purpofe of bringing the troops to
their Rations. The (hipping was completely in rea
diners previous to the time when the older was given
for their deftination.. Another perfon had been fent
to the Continent for the purpofe of preparing (mall
craft to convey the troops to the tranfports ; and be
might Rate, that in point of fat, there had been no
lets than 36 tranfports prepared. Owing, however,
to various circumliances, the Expedition had been
hindered from taking place in the manner at firft in.
tended. *Thefe circumnances, he hoped, would
0(14 Government in their condia upon that occa.
Eton, and on that account he felt no hefitation in
agreeing with the motion.
On the quellion being put, the motion was ac-
cordingly carried.

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taus ACIIISCY.
Mr. JERVIS obferved, that the 4th Report of the
Commiffioners of Naval Inquiry had Rated that
there was great impropriety in the condo& of certain
Prize Agents in tome inflames. To remedy this
evil as much as poffible, by preventing the extenfion
of loch praftices, was the objeet of the motion of
which he had given notice to the Houfe. When
Money lay unclaimed in the hands of thefe Gentle-
men for any confiderable length of time, there might
poffibly be a temptation to them to aft apingt their
duty. He thought, therefore, that it would be ad.
vifable to eltablifts one General Office where the mo-
ney should be depofited; that the profits of s per
cent. upon the net proceeds lhould be divided be-
tween that office and their Agents in a given pro
portion ; and that the intereft for the ufe of the large
(urns which were known to be fo frequently in the
hands of Prize Agents fhould not be Coffered to go
into their pockets, but should be accounted for to the
Captors, in order that they might be benefited as
much as poffible in the receipt of the well-earned re-
ward of their gallant exploits. He should alfo with
that the time of payment fhould be made an objeß of
more gineral notoriety than it at prefent is. He
then moved that leave be giv.en to bring in a Bill to
fecore the (peed), iliflribution of Prize Money, and
to regulate the praftice of Prize Agents.
Mr. DENT Rated, that the irregularities to which
the Honourable Member alluded were only the prac-
tice of certain Weft India Agents. If the operation
of the Bill was confined to them only, he should
give it his fupport, but he few no neceflity for the in.
troduttion of any general meafure on the fithjea.
Dr. LAWRENCE (poke nearly to the fame died.
Mr. FRANCIS approved very much of the inten-
tion of the Honourable Member to expedite the pay-
ment of Prizes, and to give the net proceeds to the
Captors, only dedtifting a regular pet centage. He
alto thought it was extremely proper that the Prize
Agents lhould not have the ufe of money, which
might encourage them w protraft the time of pay-
ment beyond what was abfolurely neceffary. Bur he
thought it fit that the Houle fliould underhand
whether any additional expence was to be created to
the public by the regulation which the Honourable
Member propofed.
Mr. JERVIS explained. by declaring that it was
not only his own opinion, but was alto that of (eve.
ral Gentlemen who had been engaged in the inquiry,
that the funds &riling from the net proceeds of the
fate of prizes, under the propofed regulations, would
be amply fufficient, and that it would not be necef-
fary to throw any burden upon the State, to defray
the expences of carrying the plan into execution.
After loom further converfation, leave was given
to bring in the Bill.