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Tying into éxecution the plan of indemni- 
fications, by means, of — fecularizations. 
He feems by no means inclined to-accede 
to the claims made in the Hanoverian 
note, and hiots, that “to carry the pro- 
pofed plan into execution, without delay, 
is of the utmoft importance to the tran- 
quillity and fafety of the empire; but 
that this can never be done, if obitacies 
to it are continually produced by particu- 
lar claims and pretenfions to ecclefiaftical 
territories, as itis well knéwn that fcarce- 
ly any territory exiits in Germany to 
which fuch claims may not be made, the 
protracted difcuilion of which may occa- 
fion the moft ferious inquiry to the Em- 
pire In general.” 
The principal bufinefs of the Imperial 
Parliament has been as follows : —On the 
x7th of February the Chancellor of the 
Exchequer moved, That-a Select Com- 
mittee be appointed to take into confidera- 
tion the feveral accounts prefented to the 
Houle by him, purfuant to his Majefty’s 
Civil Litt, and that they do report as ap- 
pears to them. Mr. Sutton (Attorney 
General to the Prince of Wales) ob(erved, 
that the revenues of the Duchy of Corn- 
wall were velted in the Prince of Wales, 
from the moment of his birth. He fated, 
that the accumulation during the mino- 
rity of the Prince, namely, from 1761 to 
3783, would have amounted to 40a,000l. 
‘The expence incurred forthe education 
of his Royal Highnefs might be eftimated 
at 100,000l. leaving a furplus of 300,0col. 
which, if vefted in the funds would, at 
this day, amount to littie fhort of 700,000. 
‘The learned Gentleman concluded by ex- 
preffing a wifh, that this fubje& fliould 
be fubmitted to the inveftigation cf the 
‘Houle. Mr. Fox faid, that with refpe& 
to the arrears of the Duchy cf Cornwall, 
he agreed almoft with every word con- 
netted with the fubject, uttered by the 
Hion. Gentleman. He differed, however, 
‘from the Learned Gestleman in one par- 
ticular. If his Royai Highnefs had a con- 
fiderable claim on the public, he thought 
that it fhould be brought before the Houle 
of Commons, to decide the matter finally. 
fr. Pitt faid, in the prefent fiate of 
the bufine/s it was not his intention to fay 
more than a few words. The queftion 
had been itated with great propriety and 
ability by the Learned Member (Mr. 
Sutton) and it certainly became both the 
honour and jultice of the Houfe to put it 
in a fiateof inquiry... Mr. J. Nicols fpoke 
in favour of the claims of the Prince of 
Wales. After which the Select Commit- 
tee was appointed: 
The Sheriffs of London, on the 18th 
> 
State of Public Affairs iz March, 1802, [April 1, 
of February, prefented a Petition from the 
Mayor, Aldermen, and Common council, 
praying that a regular market might be 
eftablithed for the fale of coals, for the 
purpofe of preventing fhat monopely and, 
combination which at pre‘ent enhance the 
price. The Petition was referred to a 
Sele& Committee. The fame day the 
2,100,000]. Loan Bil was read a third 
time, p2fied, and ordered to the Lords. _ 
Sir W. Elford, -on the 22d° of Febru- 
ary, moved for an Account of ‘the Duties 
paid on Printed Books imported during 
the laf two years. |The Bill to enlarge 
the Powers of the Lords A& was read 
a fecond time ; and on the queftion -for its 
committal being put, Mr. Nichols faid, 
that the Bill, if paffed, would effet a 
change in the law of which many Gen- 
tlemen could fearcely have an idea. 
The Committee of Supply was poft-— 
poned until Wednefday. pak iy 
Mr. W. Bootle, om the next day, gave 
notice of a Motion for léave to bring in a 
Bill to compel parifh officers to keep re- 
gifters of parifh children put ‘out appren- 
ticrs.—Col. Wood gave notice of a Mo- ~ 
ticn, for leave to bring in a Bill to regu- 
late the Qualifications of Perfons holding 
Offices in Ireland.—In anfwer to a Quef- 
tion from Dr. Lawrence, Lord Hawkei- 
bury faid, his Majefty’s Minifters had re- 
ceived, from the Court of Denmark the 
Ratification of the Treaty between this 
country and Ruffia.  -— 
Mr. Tierney, on the 26th of February, 
prefented a Petition froma fet of perfons 
calling themfelves German Jews, refidin 
in the City of London. Jt ftated that 
their-number had greatly increafed within 
the laft fifty years, that their poor, now 
become numerous, were prevented, by the 
tenets of their religion, frum enjoying the 
benefits of parochial relief to which they 
were entitled. The Petition, therefore, 
concluded with praying for leave to bring 
in a Bill to enable the Petitioners to tax 
themfelves for the purpofe of raifing a 
fund for the fupport of their own poor. 
Ordered to be Jaid upon the table. 2 
Mr. Wilberforce prefented a Petition 
from Dr. Smith, praying a compenfation 
for his difcovery of a fuccelSful preventive in 
cafes of contagious difeales. The Peti- 
tion was referred to a Sele€t Committee. 
Mrs. Burton ftated, that many lives 
were loft in a ftorm, in the year 1789, at 
the mouth of the Tyne, and a propofal 
was made by the people of South Shields 
for a model of alife-boat. A fhip-builder 
at Durham invented a model, which was 
adopted, and according to-which the life- 
boats now uled at Scarborough, Lowets 
toffe, 
