Star.
London, England, 1816-02-07 00:00:00

P.diRLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

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HOUSE OLP LORDS, FEBRUARY Q.
The meeting took place at a quarter before four &do*, and
prayers were read by the Bishop of GLOCICIST
The Annual Accounts bore% the Board of Customs were pie-
seated at dialer by Mr. Rowe, the Chairman, and two oilier
Comminionerk—Ordered to he on the table.
It was ordered, on the motion of the Earl of SOAFTRIDUST,
;bat no Petitions ter Private 13111. be received after Monday, the
1 lilt day of Mai th ; and, that no'Reports from the Judge. on
Petitions for she Private bills be Termed after Wednesday, the
10th day of April next.
Some Petitions respecting Appeal Cause were prisented, and
or den made consequent therein.
for the Naturalization of Marie Pelizer, was read a first

Adjourned till to-morrow, when a meeting will take place St
ten o'clock, for the transaction of judicial businues—the Arsi day
of sitting for,.that purpt; this Session.
His litoyalrHighness the Duke of Earn:, Earl ST/Ml[oKr
and several other Peers, attended in their places.

HOUSE OP COMMONS.
Mr. Rowe, one of the Commissioner. ofthe Customs. pre-
sented, r reuant to the Order of the Hanle; an account of pro-
hibited Last I ittlia Oocile in' their Warehouses, together with se-
veral other Papers.
Mr. CRON ER postpone& tiU Wednesday, his modon rela-
tive to the Itn;,rlsuitnient of persons under the sentence uf Naval
Court.' Martial.
bir CHARLES MCINCX preemie,' a Petition from the Sea-
met; of North Shields, which, on his motion, was read. It
cotraltied a tern/hula/ism of the grievances to which they 'Sedge
they are eaposed by the conduct of the Ship Owners, and prayed
that the Home would take their Ca.e into cough:tendon. '!he
Peation was ordeted to lie 1111 theiable.
Mr. ROSE gave notice, that on Thursday he mould move for
a Committee to inquiretnto the state of Madhouses.
THE AIIDDRICS.S.
Lord OrOnGE lIERESFORD trimmed the Floe se, that his
Royal Highness the Prince Regent had been waited upon with
the Aeldress, by the ft lethers appointed for that purpose, and
that hi. Royal Highnes: had returned a gracious mussel., thank-
ing ;he Haase far to dutiful and loyal Address, expressing, at
'the same pile, cot.filettce, that Parliament would continue
to atford lane thee sepport, by means of which so toasty
ttes had alre.ie:y been surmbunted, and eecring the House to
rely OP bit eau:a:one so prontote every tucastßu for the benefit
of the country bi its present snuation.
KING'S ZENCII
NG LAW, seeing an Honourable Gentleman
( Mr. Bt.nnet) in his place, who had last night its'ecd
some questions as to what had been done towards
impr„ving the state of the Neon: in the Nletropuiis,
he wished to say a 'few words on the subject. He
understood that the Honourable Gentleman had last
night said that no improvement had taken place. It
the Honourable Gentleman had taken the trouble of
in:piling into the fact, he would have round chat the
Report had been under the consideration of the Jus-
tices of the Court of King's Bench, and that by this
means, and by the exertions of Mr. Lushington, im-
portant alterations and improvements had been made.
It had been found that the greatest abase hasl been
in indulgincts, by admitting the wives and children
of prisoners to remain within the precincts during
the night. This had now been remedied. It had
been found that the number of rooms was 19`2, the
number of prisoners.soo, and the number of wvinen
and children excluded was 280. A Surveyor nad
been sent to examine the premises, for the purpose of
suggesting further improvements. The great incon.
venicnce arose from the number of prisoners exceed.
ing the number of rooms, which occasioned great
difficulty in prOviding the accommodation of beds.
Before the commencement of the last Term, the
number of rooms and prisoners being such as he had
mentioned, sixty-three more persons bad been .brought
in. He had great pleasure ii, informing the Honour-
able . -Gentleman, that medical aid was now gra-
tobously furnished to needy prisoners, at the expence
of the Marshal; and that the average number of
deaths within the walls of the prison, was less than
in any other pan of the metropolis. Every indivi-
dual in the prison was anxious to come forward to
state their 54d:1-Attic:ln and approbation of the conduct
of the Marshal.

LONDON.

REMEMBER NEXT WEDNESDAY;VAIENTINE'sDAY,'
YOUR FORTUNE MAY BE MADE. TWO PRIZES OF
45.000 GUINEAS, TWO PRIZES OF 40.0it0 POUN S,
STERLING, IN THIS LOTTERY. NOT TWO
TO A PRIZE.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, NIG.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK
Reduced 6011—Cons. mo. 6141—for acc. al
4 per Cent. 7.511-5 perCcae. Bsl Y9—Bonds Ss. 4s. pr.
Own. 1511 pr.—Doopay. 15i1—kitch. Bills par, to Ss. pr.

The proposed continuance of the Property Tax,
eve* on a scale, excites complaint (we may
Almost say) universally. If there be a possibility of
meeting otherwise the required expenditure, so odious
a Tax ought certainly to be avoided. On no occa-
sion, nor en any pretext, should a Government break
faith with the Public. The Tax on Property or In.
come was 'a war. Tax, laid on in a period of great
exigency, when our very existence as a nation was
threatened by an implacable enemy : it.was acceded
to on the faith that it would expire with the return of
.
peace ; and it was borne with a degree of patience

Mr. BENNET felt himself called upon to make a creditable to the Nation, and which strongly evinced
few remarks on allot had fallen from tie Honourable how highly ',they prized the benefits and protection
Gentleman who had just sat down. die had not enjoy
fited under a free Government.
last night said, that no improvements had been made
It is true, that the struggle in which the country the state of the prison, het that the principal evils
still existed. The keeper of the prison was remune. has, so long been engaged has left to Ministers no
rated principally by the fees which he took for pro- choice but that of raising money in one way or
coring indulgences to prisoners, such as rooms within another; but it cannot follow that the most odious
the Rules. The interest of the Keeper was thus set
in direct oppositiori to that of the prisoner. In this of all the War Taxes should be continued, merely
-
respect he heArd of no improvement. Ever since the because it affords greater facilities than any other for
year 1790, notwithstai3ding a Report on the state of collection. The real question, in raising money from
this prison, such had been the shameful negligence . the people, should be, not what may cause least
of the successite Justices of the Court of King's trouble to the Government, but what may be attended
Bench, that the abases, until lately, continued with. i
with least trouble to those who are to furnish the
out remedy or alleviation.—(licar, hew)..--He
thought the House was much indebted to Mr. Lush- supply.
ington for his exertions. The Public have been given to understand that
Mr. H. ADDINGTON believed that the Ho- thi five per cent. may be wanted for two or thre• '
nouiaMe Gentleman had riot acquired sufficient in-, years—and then Parliament may determine whesiee,l
formation on the subject. The Judges had no power it should be longer In other words, the
continue..
of assigning' to the Maishal of the Prison a salary in
lieu et the customary emoluments of hii office. sum wanted is five or six millions 'yearly for three.
/AIMING STOCK. years—for none will pretend that five per cent: on
Mr. LOCKIIART rose, to -move for leave to ',wine will yielcfmore. Would it not be infinitely
bringin'i Bill to regulate the taking of Farming. prekrable that the money should be Lon.. otv'eff at once,
atoeit in etecutiop. As the law' how is, hotwith. the Nation pay Taxes to, the amount of the inter
standing any agreemeittletween landlord and tenant I, and . .
;u. take in rest, namely, about 4300,000 k and so
.successively
to the conirary, ;he Sheriff 'is permittedd so
exception corn net thread up, as well as cap fur the three years.till, by economy) a reduction of


letpenclitnre, and die increase of the 8;1
this temporary evil be entirely remcved
They appear to ns greatly mistakes
that the Sinking Fund ought not on an
be touohed. On this point the Trestle
coned should embrace every considerati
with throgricultural and commercial
other words,• every thing-connected wit
political health and condition of the e
This depends not on the great tomin
the tares, but on the condition of tile
tribute their individtml tiuntas•with the
diminution of their condom, and the
dirninutiou of the productive powers of I
Property left in the bands of the indus
properr7, increasing the public capital.
the security of the public creditor. His
'is increased, but always the contrary,
the public industry in the shape of taxe
ability of the public to meet futtl..er
time of exigency is thereby reduced. T
from time to time of a portion of tl:e
'to the exigencies of die public service
every view beneficial. Beneficial to thi
by the facilities it affords; to the pep]
them a larger portion of profits in the
come capital in the following years,
accumulation at least four times nr:
than that of compound interest; and
holder, as giving him for his debtors
vent people instead of a pocr and bank