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7 1 14 S PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDIAGS. TAX Ps. The following is an accurate statement of the in tended plan for the modifscation of certain taxes, as prefented to the Houle of Commons on Thurfday, rune 2: . , Refolved, That the Duties upon Licences to be taken ont by Coachrnakers, and on Carriages to be btf.it for fate, and the leveret Rates and Duties nn-'' ter the management of the Commiffioners for the ' Affairs of Taxes, refpetlively payable in England, do ceafe and determine, and that the feveral Rates and Duties following be alliffed, levied, and colleited, in lint thereof, viz. A Schedule of the Duties made payable for every Dwelling-honfe within and throughout that Part of Great Britain called Eng• land, according to the Number of Windows or Lights in each. No. of Window*. Duty. Not sno•-c than fix Windows or Lights, except in flub linufes which Mall be worth the rent of I. by the 3.,ar, and Onll be charled to the rate or Duty own tion,d in the next Schedule, according to the Rent L s. d. thereof - - o 6 0 Not more than fix Windows or Lights, if of the value betorconentioned • • o 8 0 7 Windows or Lights La a 8 6 34 Ditto - 13 10 0 8 Ditto t so 0 35 Ditto . 22 j 0 9 Ditto • 1 18 0 36 Ditto - 11 0 • 10 Ditto - 210 0 37 Ditto - 11 IS 0 I I Ditto - 3 S 0 58 Ditto - 13 10 0 la Ditto . 4 0 0 39 Ditto . 14 S 0 13 Ditto . 413 0 40 to 44 Ditto 33 is 0 14 Ditto - 5 10 0 45 to 49 Ditto a 8 S 0 is Ditto - 6 5 0 so to 34 Ditto 3o 13 0 16 Ditto • 7 0 0 33 to 39 Ditto 33 5 0 17 Ditto . . 713 0 Itio to 64 Ditto 35 9 0 18 Ditto - Bto o 63 to 69 Ditto 37 9 0 19 Ditto - 9 5 0 70 to 74 Ditto 39 9 0 ao Ditto • 10 0 0 75 to 79 Ditto 41 9 0 at Ditto • 10 15 • flo to 84 Ditto 43 9 0 22 Ditto • Itso o 85 to 89 Ditto 45 9 0 23 Ditto - 12 3 0 90 to 94 Ditto 47 9 0 24 Ditto - 13 0 0 95 to 99 Ditto 49 9 0 25 Ditto - 23 13 0 ICO to 109 Ditto 33 9 0 36 Ditto - 14 20 0 ITO to 119 Dkto 56 9 o 17 Ditto - 13 3 0 110 10 119 Ditto 6o 9 0 38 Ditto - ad 6 0 130 to 139 Ditto 6o 9 0 39 Ditto .. s 6 ES 0 140 to 149 Ditto 64 9 0 30 Ditto • 17 so o :to to :59 Ditto 92 9 0 3! Ditto - 18 3 o So to 169 Ditto S 9 o • - 32 Ditto - ro 0 o t7o to t 79 Ditto to 9 0 33 Ditto - 19 t 5 o 180 and upwinis 83 0 o And for every lo ch Dwelling Houk which &all contain ___ . more than am Windows or Lights, fur every Window or Light exceeding the number of rSO - 0 2 6 A Schedule of the Duties made payable on all inhabited Dwelling Houfes within and throughout that part of Great Britain afore raid, according to the value thereof. Tor every fuels inhabited honk ' which, with the houfe hold and other offices, yards, and gardens therewith occupied and charged, are or ball be worth the rent hereinafter mentioned, by the year, there WI be charged the yearly fums following, viz. 51 and under 201. rent, by the year - - 0 I 4 id and under ed. rent, by the year - - 0 s 0 401. Rent by the year, and upwards - - 0 2 6 A Schedule of the Duties payable for every Male Servant re tained or employed by any perfon or perfons in the feveral capacities of Maitre d'Hotel, Houfe Steward, Mailer of the Horfe, Groom of the Chamber, Valet de Chambre, Butler, Under Sutler, Clerk of the Kitchen, Confectioner, Cook, Houk Porter, Footman, Walter,Running Footman, Coachman, Groom, Portfilion, Stable Boy, or Helper in the Stables of the Mailer or Milirefs, Gardener, Park-keeper, Game-keeper, Huntfrnan, or Whipper-in. Numb rof Servants. Duty. Number of Servants. Duty. For 1 filch (errant ,cs 00 1 7 - •6 0 I 2 - Ato 0 S - 41 a 0 3.3•0 9 - 5 o o 4 - 3 10 o to - 5 to o s : 'I 4 4 0 4 0 0 11 and upwards 6 6 0 For every fuels (errant retained or employed by any male pedal never having been married, over and above the beformnwnioned Duties, the farther funs of - 1 10 0 A SCHEDULE of the DUTIES payable for MALE SERVANTS retained or employed in the feveral Capacities herein mentioned. for ono gardener, or perfon not constantly employed to work in nay garden under any perfon ehargable to the Duties mention ed in Schedule C. No. I. and for every gardener employed in any garden wherein die constant labour of one perfon Stall not be bevel:Cary, the Et mof - - o 5 o A SCHEDULE of the DUTIES payable for every MALE SER VANT retained or employed in the feveral Capacities herein mentioned. For every male fervent employed by any merchant or trader as a traveller or rider, the (urn of - z I 0 For every male fervant employed by any perfon in trade, or nerd flag any profellion whatever, as a Berk or book-keeper, or office keeper, except apprentices where no premium, or a premium Ids in value than the firm of 201. has been paid or can traded fur with fuck apprentice, the funs of - r r o For every male fervant employed by any parfait in trade as a &op man or warehoufeman (eacept apprentices as aforefaid) for ti,e purple of ezpofing to fate or felling goods, wares, or merchan dise, in fuels atop or warehouk, whether by whisk:fate . . . or retail, the funs of - - - t I o For every male fervent retained by any ftabk-kerper to take cart of any boric, mare, or gelding, of any other 'melon or perform, kept for the porpole of racing or running for any plate, prize, Cum of money, or other thing, or any horfe, mare, or gelding, for training for any of the Paid purpofes * whereby fuch Rabic keeper than gain a livelihood or profit, th e fum of a a o Poe every male fervent, bona fide, retained fur the purpoks of hut bandry, or any manufaflurc or trade by which the matter or railtreti ®all gain a livdlbood or profit, and at any time employ ed in any dorndllc employment in any of the capacities in Sche dule C. No.l. and not chargtable to the duties In the — faili iihodule, theism of - - - - o s o ror every male remain, bona Ode, retained for the purpofea of huf iarsdry, or any manufadurn or trade by which the mafter or tniftrefs (hall gabs a livelihood or proat, and at any time en= in tic capacity of a groom, ftable-boy or helper in the , Where the matter or miftrefa tun be chargeable far one borfe, and no more, to the duty on bodes kept for the purpoks of riding, or drawing a taxed cart, or to the duty on fuch tried cart, and not on any other carriage chargeable with dety. the fum of - - o 5 0 A SCHEDULE of the DUTIES payable an SERVANTS LETT to HIRE. Tor every toachnsan, groans, pnftillion, or helper, kept for the purlieu& of being kit to hire, for any period of time Ids than one year, and In fuels manner that the Sterap-Offtee duty, payable by law on borfo lett to hire, fhsil not be payable en every fuck let ting by any pan-ass/ter, inn-keeper, or other perform duly bolded to lett po2 Cicero, by the Comndranners for managing the duties on {tamped Vellum, Parchment, and Paper, or by any coach maker, ut maker of Ina carriages, or other wenn, - . the fora of - • - . -1 0 0 • A SCHEDULE of the DUTIES parable an all CARRIAGES of any of the Dcfcriptluns :motioned herein Ircx carriages, commonly called coaches, balls', Landaus, chariots, c.itathes, casife marines. chalks. ftwiahtcs, or caravans with four wheels, and all carri a gta with tour wheels slid far the lilt Purroks• for t fuck carriage 10 0 0 II 0 0 1$ 0 0 Is 10 0 • al 0 0 - 13 10 0 *4 0 0 • 14 10 0 - 15 0 0 9 and 0;:ortrdo And for rimy a4l.lA:mnal fuc,eikerlir of.a on the fame eam.ige or no:nbrr of whe, 1.. the farther lent of 5 0 0 Foe ealothes, chalk maine., dune.. curricko, chair., or carsmigh kf. ti.r four n end all eorriagt.,attb kb, (kat; foor w hut-, oir.4 f,or tie Wog porpoito rept toted cares) Per .0C1014.11 carriage drawn by an bade, Page, or Olin& wain* 'tort 3 s 0 And for Avery fuck carriage dreier% by two or more horfes, mares, or geldings - - .• 7 7 0 And for every additional body fuceclEvely tiled on the fame carriage or number of wheals, the farther funs of S ro o For every fuch carriage kept for the purpofe of being lett to hire 1 with horfes to be tiled that ewith, for any period of time not ea.. .. . ceeding zR days, fo that the Stamp llNfie . Duty payable by law on horfes lctt on hire than be duly paid and fatisSed on every fuch letting by any pollntalke, innkeper, or other perfon duly lirenfed to let poft-horfes, by the Commilfioners for managing the Duties on (tamped vellum, parchment, and paper, and whereon the name or names, and place of abode, of the perfon or perfons fo licenfed, (ball be marked or painted, according to the directions of the Ad in that cafe made and provi ded,if fueh carriage (h.O have four wheels, the fum of 8 8 o And if fueh carriage Stall have lets than four wheels, the refpedive funs mentioned in Schedule D. No. a, according to the number of horfes ufed therewith, as therein mentioned. For every carriage kept for the purpofe of being lett to hire for any period of time ids than one year, and in fucb manner that the Paid (tamp office duty Mall not, by law, be payable on fuch let ting by any perfon fo heeded as aforefaid, or by any coach maker, or makers of fuck carriages, or other perfons, if fuchcarriage null have four wheels, the thin of so 0 0 And if filch carriage than have lets than four wheels, the refpec five rums mentioned in Schedule D. No. a, according to the number of horfes to be ufed therewith, to be paid by the perfon or miens keeping the fame for the purpufe afore Lid. And for every coach, diligence, caravan, or chdife, with four wheels or more, or other carriage with four wheels or more, by whatfoever name the fame ihall be called or known, which mall be kept and employed as a public Rage-coach or carriage, for the purpok of conveying paffcngers for hire, to and from different places, and which null be duly entered as fuch with the laid Commiffioners of Stamp Duties, the rum of 8 8 0 SCHEDULE—For TAXED CARTS. For every carriage with lefs than four wheels, to be drawn by one boric, mare, or gelding, and no more, which lhall be built and conftrutted wholly of wood and iron, without any covering other than a tilted covering, and without any lining or fprinp, whether the fame be made of iron, wood, leather, or other ma terials, and with a fixed feat, without flings or braces,and with out any ornament whatever, other than paint, of a dark colour, for the pretervation of wood or iron only, and whit.. (hall have the swords A Taxed Cart," and the owner's Chriftian and fur name, and place of abode, marked or painted, on a black ground, in white letters, or on a white ground in black letter, on the outfidc of the back pannel, or back part of fuck carriage, in words at full length, each of the letters thereof being at kaft one inch in length, and of a breadth in proportion, and the price of which, repair: excepted, (hall not have exceeded, or the value thereof (hall not at any time exceed, the fum of tai Mer li n', which dull be kept by any perfon or periwig, for his, her, or their own ufe, add not fur hire, the annual furn of 0 A SCHEDULE of the DUTIES payable by COACHMAKERS and other Maker of Carriages chargeable with Duty, sad on Carriages nude or fold as herein mentioned. By every perfon who dull carry on the trade of a coach maker, or maker of any carriages, in that part of Great Britain aforefaid, the annual duty of - - 0 s 0 By every fuch coachmaker, or maker of inch carriages as aforefeid, for every furl carriage with four wheals, which be et the than make, build, or conitrud, for fate, the fum of And for every fuck carriage with two wheels,which be or flu dull make, build, or cooftroilt for file, the fum of 0 10 A SCHEDULE of the DUTIES payable by perfons felling any CARRIAGES chargeable with Duty, by Audion, or on Com- 1 0 0 million. _ . By every perfon who find fell any carriage chargeable with duty by way of audlon, or on commiffioo, or in expeetadon of profit or reward, in that part of Great • Britain aforefaid, the annual duty of - - o s 0 By every fuch perfon for every fuch carriage with four wheels, which be or file Dull fell by audion, or on commiffion, for or in expedatioo of profit or reward, u aforefaid, the fum of - - - • 1 0 0 And for every fuel% carriage with two wheels, which he or the (hall fell by audion, or on commilßon, for or in ex pedation of profit or reward as afordald,the furn of 0 to 0 A SCHEDULE of the DUTIES payable for all HORSES, MARES, GELDINGS, kept and tiled by any Perfon or Perfona for the purpofe of Riding, or for the purpofe of Drawing any Carriage chargeable with Duty by the preceding Schedule. Na thereof. Duty. No. thereof. Duty. 1 Horfe, Ike. - Ca o o to Horfithatc. - L 4 a 0 2 Ditto - 3 6 0 12 Ditto 4 2 0 3 Ditto - 3 12 0 13 Ditto - 4 a 6 4 Ditto - 3 is o 14 Ditto - 4 a 6 s Ditto - 326 0 is Ditto - 4 a 6 6 Ditto - 4 0 0 t 6 Ditto - 4 a 6 ; Ditto - 4 1 0 17 Ditto - 4 3 0 8 Ditto - 4 1 0 Ig Ditto 4 3 6 • - qDitto 4 s 6 to Ditto 4 4 to Ditto 4 2 0 10 Ditto and upwards 4 5 0 A SCHEDULE of the DUTIES payable on HORSES Lett to Hire. For every horfe, mare, er gelding, lett to hire for the purpok of riding. or of drawing any fuck carriage as aforefaid, for any pe. sled of time leis than one year, in any manner fo that the Stamp Once Duty payable by law on bodes ktt to hire Ran not be payable, the turn of i 0 0 A SCHEU LE of the DUTIES payable on HORSES kept for the purpofe of RACING, or running for any Plate, Prize, or Sum of Money, or other Thing, or kept in training for any of the kid Purpoks. For every bore, mare, Sr gelding, bona Me kept for the purpok of racing or running for any plate, prize, or fun of money, or other thing, or kept in training for any of the fad purpoks, whether In the Rubles of the proprietor or prtitriclorat or of any ether perks or perfons, the fun - i o o A SCHEDULE oftbe DUTIES payable for all HORSES, MARES, and GELDINGS not charged with any Duty in the aaove Sche dule, and alto on MULES. For every horfe, mare, or gelding, not chargeable with any duty according to the foregoing fehedules, and for every mule, Oleept in the cafes after mentioned, whack other duties are • - made payable - 0 to 6 A SCHEDULE of the DUTIES payable on HUSBANDRY HORSES in the Cafes !strain • after mcndoned. Any perks occupying • farm at rack rent, the rent of which flail be Ids than la a year, and making &Livelihood feldy thereby, or occupying any eftate on any other tenure than as a tenant at rack rent foldy, or fuck other eftatc, together with a farm at rack rent, the vane of which, in the whole, mall be Ids than equivalent to a farm at the rack rent of soL a year (reckoning the value of every dime occupied by the owner thereof, or an any tenure other than as tenant at rack rent, as equivalent to double the amount of the like farm at rack rent), and making a livelihood fatly by loch his own eftate or by luck eftate and farm jointly, and keeping not mare that; two korks,flaftl, gel dings, or mules, row file for the pupae of fuck occupation, (hall be charged, far each of loch two bodes, mares, geld or mules, the funs of 0 0 6 Any pafen occupying a farm at rack rent, the rent of which mall be Ids than la tinting a year, aisdasaking a livelihood princi pally thereby. or °coy -kg any Mitts; any other tenure than as a tenant pt rack rent_,w kith other dUd, together with a farm as rack rent, the vane of which, in the whole, !ball be left than equivalent to • farm at the rack rent of toL Aerling a year, reckoning the vane of every eftate occupied by the owner thereof, or on any tenure other than as taunt at rack rent, as equivalent to double the amount of the like farm at rack rent, and making a livelihood principally thereby, and likewife a profit by any trade or employment, and keeping not more than two harks, mares, geldings, or make. loarfile for the porpoks of fuck oc cupation, and of filch trade or employment, jointly, or either of them separately, mill be charged, for each of luck two bodes, mares, geldings, or Musks, the fum of - 0 o 6 A SCHEDULE of the DU'IIES payable on DOGS. . . For every greyhound, bound, pointer, fehisig dog, fpaniel, !grebe'', or terrier, and for every dog, of whatever slderiptiou or deno minatiou tic Lase may be, when say pais tun beep two or roan dogs - o to o For every dog, not being a greyhound, bound, letting dog, [panic!, lumber, or tartar, kept by or for the of, of any pi slug baying one fuck dog amino more, the lam of - o 6 o A SCHEDULE of the DUTIES payable by FrOltSE DEA I.F.RS . Dy'evcry pylon who Sall ale o► atereile the trade and boil/kis of an bark dealer within the cities at•. wan and Weaminiter, and the libcrties of the fame reljedlively, the patina's of Sc. Mary-la-bonne and at. Pancras, an the -minty of Mtddkks, the vreddy bills of mortality, or the Borough of warit.in the county of irrey, the annu:i duty of o o By retry perfon Who Ilia sic or eaczeik the trade and buftnefa of a n nark` dealer In any other pan of Wand, or in Waks, cc tit tows of Ilerencit-uptiu-Tweed, tie annual dut y to o 0 A SCHEDULE of the DUTIES payable by pertain in refpe, l l of HAIR POWDER ufed or worn by them. By every pinion who shall have ufeil or worn any hair powder within a period to be limited, the annual fnm of o A SCHEDULE of the DUTIES payable by per6ms in refpeet of any ARMORIAL BEARING, r ENSIGN, ufed or worn by them by whatever name the fame Bull be called,viz. By every fuch perfon chargeable with any duty fur any coach or other carriage, the annual turn of - s a 0 By every fuch perfon not chargeable for any fuels coach or other carriage. but who fhall be chargeable to any of the duties on in habited booty', or to the duties on honks, windows, or lights, the annual Mtn of - s a o By every fuch perfon not chargeable for any fuels coach or other carriage, not being chargeable to the raid duties on inhabited houfes, or to the duties on honks, windows, or lights, the fum of • o to 6 HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, JUNE g. Counfel were heard relative to the important ap peal, (from the Engliih Court of Chancery) Peter Ifaac Thelluffon, Geo. Woodford Thelluffon, the Hon. Ann Phipps and others v. the Rev. Matthew Woodford, Wm. Thelluffon, Efq. and others, and his Majelty's Attorney General—namely, Meffrs. MANSFIELD and Rost itty, at confiderable length, on the part of the Appellants, after which their Lord (hips deferred the further hearing of Counfel till Wednefday next. The Twelve Judges attended up on the occafion, as did the ATTORNEY and SOLICI TOR GENERAL, and Meffrs. PIGOTT and RICHARDS, and other eminent Counfel on behalf of their refpec tive parties. Mr. ALEXANDER and others brought up from the Commons, three return Bills, namely, the Ship De- Rroying Bill, the Supplementary Militia, and the Soldiers' and Seamen's Relief Bills. _ Several Private Bills were brought up by Lord G. L. GOWER, Mr. C. DUNDAS, Mr. t GER TON, and other Gentlemen: thefe were feverally read a firfl time,. Lord HAwa■ addreffed a few obfervations to the Houle, on the affair of the Chandos Peerage. He underftood the farther confideration of that bufinefs had been fired for to-morrow, and he expreffed his hope it would not farther be poftponed. He alluded to the inconvenience which it would be to certain Peers who fettled to attend on that day for the pur pole of giving their opinions, as well as to the more ferious confideration which farther poflponements I mull naturally prove to the parties. He hoped there fore, on thefe grounds, that their Lordfhips would proceed with the difcuffion to-morrow. Lord WALSINCHASI in confequence of what fell from the Noble Lord, adverted generally to the little difference it would occafion, were the farther confideration of the bufinefs in gueßioa poftponed till Monday. He adverted to the circumftance of a Noble Duke who particularly wilhed to be prefect at the dircuffion, and had hitherto attended to it, but who, on account of tome important bufinefs, was pre cluded from attending a Committee of Privileges to morrow. He hoped, therefore, no objeftion would be urged to deferring the difcuflion till Monday. Lord HAWKS leaned to entertain doubts, in the firlt inflance, whether the reafon alluded to by the Noble Chairman, would be a fufficient ground for poßponing a difcnffion of that peculiar importance, though no one he added would be more glad to con• fult the perfonal convenience of any Noble Peer than himfelf. At the fame time he hoped their Lordfhips would confider that the affair in gueßion was before them for no lets an interval than thirteen years. His Lordlhip alluded to the inftance of a Noble Lord of high confideration in the Law Department, who had attended to the difcuffion from day to day, and yet (he teemed to fay) the difeuffion had been entered 1 1 into in his abfence. The Noble Lord concluded by moving that the cafe of the Chandos Peerage be taken into further confideration to-morrow. _ The Bilhop of Sr. ACAPH rofe to oppofe the mo tion. He firft adverted to the confideration, that the Noble Duke in queftion had clofely attended the dircuffion, and be obferved, that two or three days could rarely make no material difference in a buff- nets which had been pending fo long as t 3. years.— He had ftill a ftronger objedion ; it was impolEble the affair in queftion could be difcuffed to-morrow, without producing great inconvenience to many No ble Lords who were prepared to WEI in the difcuf fion of very important bufinefs which was fixed for to-morrow. He would therefore move as an amend ment to the Noble Lord's motion, that inftead of " to-morrow," 4. Monday be infected. The Loan Chascst.cos then formally Rated the Motion of the Amendment, and regularly put the queftion. The Earl of ROSSLIII adverted to the great incon venience which would attend bringing on the difcul fion tomorrow, under the prefent eircumftances ; and after alluding to the affair of the Noble Duke, obferved, that for his own part, he should not like to be cut out from giving his opinion. In addition to the confiderations of jufUce and honour, the Houfe Ihould Rive an air of candour to its proceedings. Their Lorelfhips Ihould not give the preference to an indi vidual cafe ; their LordOt;ps would confider that the difcuffion which was fixed for to-morrow, was one of great public importance, and an affair that affeeted the whole body of the Clergy : befides, many Noble Lords had remained in town for the tole purpofe of of sing in that difcuflion : He hoped there would be no dentin° on the prefent queftion, but, if DeCCICAry, he Ihould vote for the Amendment. The Duke of CI ARINCe expreffed his acquiefeence in what bad fallen from the Noble Lord near him (Hawke), and obferved, that the Houfe thould con. Cider the very advanced period of the &Son, and his Royal Highnefs afEgned Come further reafons, which induced him to think the butinefs in queftion fhould be further confidered to morrow. The LORD CIIIIIICILLOR quitted the .Voolfack, and expreffed his defire that no decifion fhould be made with a reference to his perfonal convenience.— At the fame time, be could not help obferving, that tomorrow was the 6rft day of Term ; he, therefore, did not think he could proceed to bufinefs in the Court of Chancery before one o'clock : and whence, as matters flood, he did not think be lhould be able to come to the Houfe earlier than between three and four. The dircufGon on the bufinefs fixed for to morrow was likely to be long. He fhould fupport the Amendment. There was another confideration, in reference to which he thought the bufinefs in quef tion Ihould be poßponed beyond to morrow. He alluded to certain letters which were written to Mem bers of that Houfe, and which he thought was an occallon on which the Houfe fbould aft like other Courts of Janice—the confideration ought to be poll. poised to fuck a period, as that the poffible influence a offuch applications would, in all probatiility,ceaf c to operate. His Lordfliip cenfured the proceeding al. luded to as highly reprehenfible. The effc was, the folicitation of a favourable decifion on the part of the Members of that Houfe ;—he regarded it as an ot. fence of a high nature, and one, for which the parties merited to be called to the Bar. It was a confider ation of great and public importance, and which, he thought, called for the enadment of a Standing O r . der: it would then get into print, and their Lord (hips would have a determinate rule for proceeding in fuch cafes. Adverting to the propofed difcutfion in the Committee of Privileges to-morrow, his I.ord (hip that in loch cafe, circunifianeed as he was, it was impoffible he lhould have the honour of attending. Lord Hawes then laid a few words, expreflive of his unwillingnefs to urge any thing produCtive of in convenience to individual Peers :—and the queflion being put, the Houfe decid:d fir the amendment. HOUSE OP COMMONS. A Nieffare from the Lords informed the Houfe, that the Lords had agreed to the Land-Tax Regulation and Militia Bills; and fired that the Houfe would contpiumeaqt to their Lord(hips, Co pies of the F'irß and Second Reports of the Committee to whims the Survey of the Highlands of Scotland had been referred. The London Poet Improvement Bill was read a fecuud time, and committed for Tuefday. A perfon from the Trcafury in Ireland brought up certain Ac counts Ordered to lie on the Table. Mr. Coital' obtained leave to bring in a Bill to Amend Corers? Alta of Parliament for the better Coiledlon of the Revinues in Ireland, and for the Prevention of Frauds therein; and alto to make further Regulations for the like purport . M. COILIT alfo Rated, that a Bill had paired both Houk+ ter more &et - Wally punifking Perfons who mould deßroy Ships at Sea, as well as their Aceefraries on Shore. Wifhing, as he did, in conformity to the Articles of the Union, that all regulations rela tive to trade, mould be the fame in both parts of the United King. dons, particularly every eircumftance relative to Penal Laws; upon that principle he would move for leave to bring in a BUJ to extend the fame law to Ireland. A Motion to that died was put, and Leave was given to bring in the Bill The Bill for Confolidsting the Afferred Tares, and the Bill for Regulating the Colic ion of the runt, were read a fecond time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. The CISAINCILLOR of the Excn tqo ea then obferved,tkat after there Bills were reported, a furaciesit time ftwuldbs glom for tak ing them again into cottfideratioa. The Houfe, in a Committee, west through the Dill for Regu lating the itfue of Exchequer Bills. To be reported to-morrow. The Bill for efta►litbing Magazines In Northaruptotaire, waa read a record time. To be committed tomarrew, Lord EJlenborougls's Wit, for preventing malicious Shooting Scalping, roil*lung, Re. which was pa/fed by the Lords, was read a Sett, and ordered to be read a [mond time on Monday next. CONSOLIDATION OF THE CUSTOMS. The CtIaNCILLOR of the EXCHEckyea obferved, that as Tome Gentlemen intended to offer objedions againft the Bill for the Confolidation tithe Cu'toms, and wifhed to have Tome further time to confider the Cube, he would move to poßpone the Committee on that Bill until to-morrow. With refped to that plan, he could only fay, from every oblervation he was able to make, and from every contideration he could give the fubje&, that it was one which he was bound to adhere to. He hoped, however, that thofe Gen tlemen who difapproved of the plan, would find fuch modifications introduced into it, as would completely obviate their objedions ; and for that reafon, he would move to poapone it until to-morrow. Ordered. General Gescovita gave notice, that before the Houle refolved itfelf into a Committee to-morrow, be would move, that it be an inarudion to the Corn ' mittee to provide that the Tonnage Duty he extend ed to Ireland, the fame as to England ; and alto to make provifion, that no greater duty be levied on goods imported into the out-ports of Great Britain, than was levied on the fame goods when imported into the port of London. Mr. Darr faid, he rofe to a& a Tuition of Mini fiers, which he hoped it would not be confidered im proper in him to put. He withed to be informed, whether they were in pofdllnn of any official infor mation relative to the entrance of the French troops into the territories of Hanover No anfwer was given to this quenion. _ ISAMU. IN TKI MILITIA. The SacasTARY at Was faid;tiai a great many sten of the profeffion of Seamen were now ferviag as privates in Militia Regiments; and as it was mach better they Should be employed in the Navy where their Cervices were more wanted, than carrying &c -locks, he meant to bring forward a meafure, by which they Should be transferred from the one Ser vice into that which they were belt capable of per forming, As theft, however, had already entered into the Militia, and taken the oaths, it was intended that the transfer Should be nothing die than volun tary on their parts; and that they Should go into the Navy only by their own content. There would be Come difference between the Bill now meant to be in troduced, and a Similar one palled during the late war. The prefeat Bill would not admit the transfer of any but thole who were profeffional Seamen ; and before they obtained their diicharge, they Should be esannined by a Naval Officer, in order to have it af certained, whether they were of that defcription or not. The Bill thonld alto provide, that the Sublii, tote who entered the Militia in the room of the Sea -1 man fo transferred, Mould ferve out the whole time other Subffitutesferved. He then moved, that leave be given to bring in a Bill, for transferring to the 1 Royal Navy Such Seamen as were n ow (e r ri ng in the Militia of Great Britain. Leave was given. Mr. HARVEY obferved, that during the lad war, many perfons took bounties to go into the Militia, and afterwards got the bounty for going into the Army. He would therefore aSk the Right Hon. Gentleman, whether Seamen might not now do the very fame thing? The Sacaaraav at Wait replied, that there was a Bill now in the Route of Lords. to which he es pelted the Royal Affent would be given in a day or two; and by that Bill it was enaaed, that no Sea man Should be allowed to be enrolled in the Militia; that every man enrolled Should take an oath that he was not a Seaman ; and that if he was, his enrol ment murk be null and void. Had fuch a provition been made before the embodying of the Militia, there would be no oecafion for the Bill he then moved for; and which only related to thole Seamen that had already entered the Militia. But fuch a thing was not to be done in future. Mr. }laity's. thought there Would be fame mark to let the Houfe know what a Seaman was. The SICRITARY at WA& &aid, he conceived a Se man to be a man who was bred up to the fea, or WA) got his livelihood at tea, The Summit' at WAR then brought op the BM, wbich was read a fiat time, ordered to be printed, aad read a fecond time on Afonday.—Adjotua'J•