Star.
London, England, 1803-07-05 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A Mefikge from the Lords Rated their affent to the Excite Ad-
ditional Duties Bill. At the requeft of their Lordikips, a copy of
the evidence taken before the Committee on the Vfoollea Mann.
radium Bill was ordered to be tranfm..•ted to them.
The Houfe was fummoned by the Deputy L'her of the Black
Rod to attend in the Houle of Peers where the Royal Arrant was
given, by Commiffion, to feveral public. and private B.ila. On the
S 'a return, he mentioned the titles of aide Bilis. [Sc. the
Report of the Houfe of Lords.)
The Port of London improvement Bill was read a third time,
and paired.
Anew Writ was ordered for the Eledtion of a Member for War-
getter, In the room of Edward Foley, F.fq. deceafed.
The farther cunfideration of the Report of the kik Additional
Farce BiU was poftporred to Wednefday ; and on the motion of
Mr. Wickham the Houfe wee ordered to refolve Into a Committee
to confider of a propofal for enabling the Lord Lieutenant of Ire-
land
to mile Volunteers under the Paid Bill.
The trills Duties Bill was committed, and the Report ordered
to be received to-morrow.
The Lottery Bill was reported, and o deed to be read a third
time to-morrow.
Mr. VANSITTAIT brought in the Five Million. Exchequer
Bills Bill, which was read a firit time, and ordered to be read a
fecund time to-morrow.
Mr. HuTCIIINION gave notice that he would, to-morrow, move
for an Account of the Stock in hand of the Englifh Dlitillerics.
Sir Was. Putrx Ey propofed to move for 1,. ATI to bring in a Bill
to carry into died the refolution of the Committee appointed to
confider of credting a Light-houfe on the Bell Rock, on the EaR
coaft of Scotland: on the fuggeition of the Speaker, however, the
Hon. Baronet delayed his motion until the Report Should be printed.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIEI,_ •ND ►OOL.

Mr. ROSF brought in a Bill for readying millakes
in the Regiltry of the Rules of Friendly Societies.—
It was read a fiat time, and ordered.to be read a fe-
cond time tomorrow. _ _

Mr. Ron then proceeded to make a Motion, of
which he had given previous notice. The meafure
he had in view comprehended three objets. The
Comfort of the Poor in old age ; idly, employing
them, efpecially youth, in ufeful induftry; and;
idly, the preve,,tion of crimes. If the Houfe fhould
give him leave to bring in the Bill, for which he was
about to move, it was his intention to fuggeft a much
more Pimple meafure than any that had hitherto been
prnpofed for the amelioration of the Pour Laws.—
The meafure he had in view, was nothing more than
fupplying materials for fchocls of induftry, and flimu-
hating the minds of the young to Tuber, induftrious
habits. Plans had been adopted in Tome &hilts
which he knew, in confequence of which the chil-
dren of the poor not only maintained themfelves, but
tafted in the (Import of their parents. In one dif-
tnft in Lincnlnfhire, where pains had been taken to
create a fpirit of induftry among the poor, chil-
dren, at the age of -13 or 14, earned five and fix Gil-
Hogs a week; but in the fame diftrift, in the year
1777, out of So,oool. of poor-rates, moool. was ap-
plied to the fupport of the Poor, and the remainder
(pent in journeys of the Overfeers and other Peril!'
Officers. However wife it might be to get rid of the
workhoufe fyftem, it was necefary before that was
attempted, to fall on tome means of emplcying the
Poor. He hoped the time would arrive when it would
be found necettary to maintain none but children
who had been defected by their parents in work-
houfes ; and there were not wanting examples that
even fuck children might be better managed than
they were by the parillses. Another objet he had
in view, was to afcertain the number and &nation
of the Friendly Societies in this country. Where.
ever there were FriendlyiSocieties, a great proportion
of the Poor were maintained by themfelves. The
money thus raifed was laid out in the molt advanta-
geous manner for the State, as it was almoft always
invefted in the public funds. Five or 600,0001. of
Stock belong to the labouring poor of this country.
It was his opinion that thole Societies ilsould be enti•
tied to fume affiftance from the parithes, in conic.
quence of their preventing fo great a proportion of
the poor from becoming a bort hen upon the rates.-
The money fupplied by the pariffies he would pro.
pnfe thould be laid up by the Societies to Corns a fop.
plemental fund for the fupport of their aged mem-
bers; from which a man, whole earnings in old age
fell fhort of what he ufed to receive in the meridian
of life, might have the deficiency fupplied. If a man
had been accullnined to earn sos. 6d. and stow re-'
ceived only Bs. or 9s. a week, he fhould be allowed
as. or is. 6d. from this fund. He concluded by
moving that leave begiven to bring in a Bill for pro-
curing Returns relative to the Expence and Main-
tenance of the Poor of England.