Star.
London, England, 1803-02-17 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

NACU!, Fry. B.—Citizen SE/AO/MILLI has not
yet done with poring over our plan of a new loan.
It appears that he cannot yet get it to his mind ;
for although the outlines were publilhcd more than
a month ago as good as officially, there is at pre.
fent no likelihood of feeing the tiniffiing hand put
to it. _ _

The Government of State has at length declar-
ed in favour of the merchants and lhopkeepers,
whoa have petitioned againd a part of the law etl.tc-
Ted on the 26tfi of Februatty left year, with refped
to the. yank through this country of certain
woollen msou feel ures,and the prohibition ofothers.
The law, it feems, was paffed at the inftance of
the manufaeurers, who allured the Government,
that they couli produce from their manufaElories
a fofficient fupply for home confumption ; and
that by excluding foreign articles, our own mann-
failures would flourith, and we he enabled to rival
every other country in the goodnels, dye, and du-
rability of our cloths. In a letter, however, to the
Legiflative Body, of yefierday, they feemcd con-
vinced of the Whey of the alTertion of the maru.
faeurers, and allow that general, not particular
good, mug be confulted. They do not will' to
ea with precipitation, and therefore propofe, that
the points of the law which were to have been
tarried into effelt the latter end of this month, be
fufpended for a limited time, till the matter can
b.: maturely canvalted, and a judgment formed
without being influenced by the complaints of the
Merchants and fhopkespers, or the advice and
prang folicitations of the manuftaluret s. They
conclude with fubmitting the form of a Refolution
to the Legiflative Body, for fufpending, or totally
repealing the aforefaid law.
The Englifh merchants in this country have
been particularly active in obtaining a repeal of
this law, which would have greatly operated
a-ainit their interefts, as well as thole of the Bri.
manufacturers, who will ever be enabled to
furl:oafs and to underfell all predations of the Lind
which may be attempted in this Reprblic.
Batavian retetiptions, payable after peace, are
at 64 6g per cent.
ELI. I I.—The French expedition to Louiliana,
tlirtl delayed by the bankruptcy of the houfe in
Paris, which had the contra& to fit it out, ar:(1
fince by Remits and frog, if nothing elk, is Rill
lying in the port of Flelvoetfluys. A courier ar-
rived here the day before venerday, who had bccn
ilifruttehed from the Mit,ifiec of Marine, and after
deliveting l i difpatches he fet off for I lelvosttluys;
returned fo,m thence yeflerday, and then (et cif
for Paris. with extraordinary expedition. It is
guefTed than his art gal is conneaccl with the inllant
departure of the expedition.
On the flth, a propofition was Tent to the Legi
flat.ve Body horn the Government of Stet., lot
granriag ALIStRT vat, Ryst.sc, (et;eral in the
ferviet of this Republic, an anneal gratuity of
:441:icoolirikskipence tr,r his
~Lc Notion which F: al-

id, for iiiiewing
union 444 the

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F.e

Republic, on tl:e payment oft per cent. of the
value, by reafon of the ceffion of the ifland of
Ceylon to the Englifh, and the interefk which com-
merce has in bringing that article to market in.
this country, and to prevent the importation of
other goods under the name of cinnamon.
The fame day an addiers from the municipality
of the city. of Leyden was read, praying that the
law of Feb. 75, tBc2, comprising a prohibition of,
woollen roaotifa&ures r.ight be dill kept in full
for:e and eti'c:l, as a sucans to encourage the
decaying :Ib-izs. This ad:3l.th is meant as an
antidote to the petitions of the merchants and
shopkeepers Sc ho pray for its repeal. The Leyden
Addrefs was ordered to lie on the table.

The order of the day being read, a letter from
the Government of State, containing a prepiifition
r for the pailing of a regul ttion framed in that letter,
reipeeting the right of voting, fixing the property
of the Eleelors, and dividing the Republic into Ar-
rundiffements, the President pot it to the Affembly,
if they could conform to ;be laid propolition, and
the further alteration made in it the day before by
the Government of State, in a private meeting.
Citizen C FAS laid, that he conlldered it his
duty, without waiting for further e‘planatton, to
declare himlelf againfl the propodzion of the Go-
vernment.
The Prefident inflituted the ,aN;tl nom;r:al, when
the prororition was carried, with the alterations
that had been fitggelled.
Citizen GILDANILESTEIL, in name of the Corn-
million which had been appointed the day before.]
leported, that the Affembly ought to adopt the •
ptopolition of the Geyer:mica of State, for de-
daring the general importation of cinnamon free
in this Republic, on the payment of one per cent.
of the value. And it was concluded accordingly.'

An idea is got abroad, that the Batavian—re-
fa
iptions, in conicquence of fume alterations mak-
ing in the plan of the loan, will Ihortly advance
from is to 12 FA- cent. ; fo that no fellers are now
to be foi:nd, and the buyers are extremely numer-
ous. Should this be the cafe, one gentleman in
this place will clear 800,000 guilders by fome late
nurchafei which he made in thefe refcriptions •' but
in all probability the whole is a plan to anfwcr
particular purpofes-

PARLIAMENTART PRuCtEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, WE IVESDAY, RE B. 16.

Ahout a quarter before four &deck the Lorr. CIIANCE :.•
LOR rare dcn•n to the Houk, and Prayer, wen: ••cad by thi.
llil of Hereford.
A Bill for Natut.ilizing J. C. H. Vingotton, was brou;ht in
and a tirft time.

_ ....
he Ltihop of Oxford (Dr. Randolph) was fwetn and took
his feat

The Loan CHANCE Limn flated,that with refpeCt
to the Committee of Privileges which Hood for to-
morrow, he had a proprifition to mac :—The
principal bullnefs of that Committee related to
the Chandos Peerage—a cafe which had already
occupied the attention of their Lordfhips three or
four years. The various hearings had hitivirlo
bean regularly attended by two Noble and very
Learned Lords then abfent, and who, perhaps,
would be unable to attend the propofed dilcuffion
to-morrow. The necelTary abience of two other
Learned Peers, now engaged in the erercife of
?heir Judicial funElions, was alio to be regretted ;
and perhaps, the only profeffional who could
attend fo loon, was the perfon who then had the
honour of adds effing their Lordfhips, and of whom,
he thought it fair to °Verve, that he bad the ho-
nour of attending as Counfel at the Bar on the
very cafe in goeftion. Under all thcfe tircum-
ilance,, lie tho,;glit it would be inkleniLle to poft-
p ‘rie the confideration of the Wine's innii fume
the obitacles he had adverted to, were obviated.
He fliorild therefore propofe, that the Committee
of Privileges to lit for the farther confideration of
the Chandos Peerage, be deferred until Thurfday
fortnight. While be was on his legs, he felt it
ceffary to trouble their Lordlhips with a few words
relpeeling a circuinflance in fome degree conneet-
ed with the above proceedinz. On a former day,
he had appt fed the Houle of his intention to rub-
mit to its confideration fome obfervations refoeCt-
ing the difficulties which (truck him, as fill re-
maining, with refpeCt to the inning of Writ', or
fummuning to the Imperial Parliament the Ira
Spiritual Peers--thefe, he had faid,he thould bring
forwar-t in it, enmmitree of Privileges either to-,
morrow or Monday. His intention now was to
give notice, that he Ihould bring forward thefe
propulitions on Monday next. Before lie fat down,
he lhould add, that it was his intention to move
that the farther cotilideration of the appeal CAUIe,
which flood for this day, be deferred :id Friday.

Thefe obfervations of the Noble and Learned
Lord teeming I irlly to meet the Italie of their Lord-
,' ships, he pot the neceltary rpreilions front the Wool-
rack, which were fever-ally paired in the ailirmrive.
Mr. 11LACR811,00. attendod by feveral Mem-
bers, brought up the 11 ink Reflriciikin liill from
the Commons, which was read a lira time, but no
fpecitic day moved for the fccrind reading.
The Hattie was then adjournedolining pl-afure,
for fame time ; and thortly after its returning,
Lot d Pr E.H.1•1 entered, and delivered a Meirage
from the King regretting u new arrangvrnetit of the
affairs, 3cc. of his Royal I lighnets the Prince of
%Vales, iimilar to that delivered to the Houfe of
Commons, and to which we refer.

Atter the Meirage %V A S read in the anal way.
Lnrd PEL HA M moved that it be taken into con-
nderation this day fennight, and their Lordihips
ilimmoned thereupon, which wa, ordered accord-
itik„if.--iliiournsd till to-morrow.

HOUSE. OF COMMONS.

Th. • !inure proceeded to forfora C:mmittee
os try the merits of the Petition tdp.Eting the
Ektii.in tor Bantam)

'!'be hlembtab cl:-.7fcr, to form the Cornm:ttce
%. ere,
I. At. As, Ts+liam Maatiirg, Vfl.
a F.,11.e., Bart.
J. %Vbirmorr. F.ty. .Sir L. "4, pc..n
I.nr3 V.:enut.t M•ncl.:nbtolle Airy. Ni Karate, Fig.
G. I h...4;:a4, fiat.. I,V. C. P. dues, Erg-
' v,- r•urtn Ceplrrte, C Portman, Y.fq.
I :y. R I. Han. J. Stearlet, Mad
Gwrge GarLinJ, 11. Altuncler,

Colonel STANLIT brought up a Petition from the Cotton
and Woollen NlanufaClurers of the Counties of Laneaßer,
York, and Derby, praying relief anainll the Ad of laft Salon,
for fettling difput es between Malt;rs and Servants in thole Ma-
nufactures.—Ordered to lie on the Table.
Mr. it carol. Diymn spr,tentedaPetitionforleavetobring
in a Bill for the repair of certain turnpike roads in the county
of hdielburgh.—Referred to a COMpli:tef.
A Petition was prefented front the Grand Jundllon Cla]
Company, praying that the Houfe might mpower them either
to rail,: money by fubfcription, atnons; theinfelves, or by the
iffiling of new Shores.—Referred to a Committee.
Colonel Sr oevt brought up a Petition tom the Troller, of
the Ilritifh Muf. um, praying for Pafaanientary Aid.—Order-
ed to lie on the Table.
Colonel SLOAN I moved, that an Account be laid before the
House of the Sums unially granted to the Britith Mu cum, and
atfo an Account of their Expenditurc.—Ordered.
Several Petitions were prefent• el from Brewers in different
parts of the Kingdom, againit the Malt Duty BiU.--Ordered
to lie on the 'Fable.
Mr. Wictcr.txt brought up the Bill for preventing certain
Revenue Officers in Ireland from voting at Yledtions of Mem-
bin of Parliament.—The Bill was read a flrfl. time, and was
ordered to be read a fecond time on Monday.

MESSAGE FROM HIS MAJESTY.
The CHANCELLOR of the ESCH 01, ER delivered
at the Bar a Meffage from His Majefly, to the
following effed ;
" His Majeßy having taken into confileration the percd
which has elapfed lince the adoption of the arrangements which
the witdom of Parliament thought neceffary for removing the
incumbrances upon the affairs of the Prince of Wales,and &lo-
in adverted to the progrefs male in carrying them into effeet
recommends the fituation of the Prince to the attention of the
Houfc of Commons; and noterithftanding the rcluetance zawi
regret which His Majeßy ortuß always feel in fuggeßing any
additional burthens upon his people, he cannot but retort with
confidence to the experienced liberality of his fai,bful Com-
mons, tnilling that they will adopt fueh mcafures as are heft
calculated to promote the comfort, and fupport the dignity o:
fo diftinguilbcd a Branch of hi: Royal Houfe.'
The CHANCELLOR of the Exciacciput fail, that
the Meffage which had jut} been read could not
fail to call for and recciue the ready attention of
that Houfe. it was his with to abflain at prefent
from entering into any obfervations upon the full.
jea, he fhouid therefore content himfelf now with
moving a day for taking it into confederation ; hut
it was necelrary, in point of form, that he fhould
iirft move that his Majefty's Meirage be referred
to a Committee.—Ordered.

l'he CHANCELLOR of the EIC H E fly K a then mov-
ed, that the Houle (hould on Wednefilay next re-
lJvc itfelf into the Paid Committee.

WOOLLEN MANUFACTURER'.
Mr. DICKINSON, jun. rofe, in putf lance of the
notice he hid given, to move, that the different
Peti;i.ms which had been prefinted from the Wool-
len Manufanurers of Glonceiterfhire, Somerfet.
flare, &c. fhould be referred to the confideration
of a Committee. The complaint which the Peti-
tioners had fubmitted to the Houle was againtt the
operation of fume Ads of Parliament which had
been made in the infancy of the Woollen Menu-
faCture, and which threw feveral impediments in
the way of the Manufalturers at prefent, particu-
larly in the employment of Apprentices, in the tile
of Machinery, &c. by which confiderable injury
was fuftained by the Manufatturers. Several ac-
tions had been commenced to recover penalties,
tinder thole Ails, and the Manufatturers had been
advifed that, under the prefent circumftances, no
ordinary means of redrefs would fuffiee, but that
they oug:::. to petition the Houle of Commons to
refer the laid /Os to the confideration of a Com-
mittee. lie fhauld, therefore, without further
fervat ion, move that the Paid Petitions be referred
to a Committee.—Agreed to.
Adjourned at fix o'clock, till to-morrow.