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Dearth* augmentation, Jaunting Car., Horses, Servants, and new regulation of CJilectlfti In that Department 40,000 Pape, by regulation, and rating Vats as well as Luunnos, Vinegar, Timber, Dye Stuff, 4kc Auctions, new regulation 4.1 Duties Stamps, some additional Duties, atnl much Re gulation . . - arintienter) sLould be first heard; die two forme ()Auden:ben having given way— StATT. OF INDIA. Sr P. FRANCIS again rose, and said. that the subje& on whida he wished to put a question or two, to the Right Han. Gerialeman opposite to him (Mr. Tierney), as late or present President of the Board of Controul, (he did not know w!iich) was of considerable importance, and respelled the pre sent state of India. He had not, indeed, the vanity to flatter himself, that any thing be could say on this subjeft, would , make much impression on the House, but all Ise wished for at present was, to obtain some information to his ineyiiries ; the first of which was—By what means the usual India Budget bad not yet been laid before the Heine ? It was now three years since the last accounts of the Vinances of - Izsl'at hest been laid before Furliainent. He wished also to kiwis whether any or what accounts had been received, relative to the unfortunate transac tion at Vellore, which he considered as one of the most melancholy events, in its nature, aid in its consequencos more dangerous than if ten betties had been lest ? He believed some information OD this subjed had been received within these few days by His Maj-sty's late Ministers. If not misinformed, he believed that other late advices had also been received, of stilt greater consequence and alarm than even what had happened at Vellure, though probably rising out of that transaltion. He had heard that so great an alarm had these occur rences produced in the Camino, that General Mait land, commanding at Ceylon, had received appli cation to furnish the Government of Madras with the assistance of all his disposable European troops. In short, he could assure the House, that if the ad vice he had received was true, it struck at thr.. very exigence r.f the British power in India This was not merely an Indian, it was also a British 4.1.1- tion. Mr. HI./iKISSON here interposed. and said, that when the Honourable Baronet rose for the par pose of putting &question for information, it was per teely irregular is the Honourable Memtser to eater into a ling discussion of the subj.& of such question. The SPEAK EL concurred in declaring such a proceeding to be trreguler. Sir P. FRANCIN will, he boxed with all def.T. ence to the C:iair ; he nad tidy wished to instill his question, by showing the importarme of rt. Mr. el EriNEY said, that no accounts lat'-ly re. IIULIFE OF LORDS....WILDIIESUAT, MARC* 25 . 5,000 . • b,OOO Th e a ppeal cause, Fordyce v. Gordon, Rart. was Whet heard ; Mr. Alexauder, on the part of the Appl' and Mr. Adam, on that of the Respond ent ; when the final bearing of this cause was fixed Lord G. H. CAVF.NDISH, Chairman of the Lanark EleCtion C , mtu;uee, repented, that Charles Ross, Bart. was duly eleEtei, and that the Petition against such EleCtioo, did not appear to be frivolous or vexatious. Several Members took the oaths aid th:ir seats. for to-morrow. Dlr. fdohkome, and a deputation from the House of Commons, presented at the Bar of the Home, the Royal Family Annuity Bill, tte Coffee Warehouse Bill, and a Private Bill, which were se %crony read a lust tame, and ordeted to be read a s econd time to-morrow. Lord GRENVILLE rose and moved the Order of the Day for going into a Committee on the Bill for the better Administration of Justice in the Court of ,Sessionnin Scotland; the Bill was then read, and is Lordship informed the House, that having duly considered the importance of V - e projeattil change in the Administration of Justice in that kingdom. and also the arguments of those who had favoured Din with th-ir sentiments on this subject, he tad determined to conform so far to the wishes of these Noble Lords, as to make the present Bill the subjea of two separate Bills. His inten itom for the present, was, to introduce such verbal amendments into the former part of the Bill, before their Lordships, as would render it eom,ilete in itself. [his fill would then only contain the clauses tespesaing the divi inn of the Court of Session into three Chambers, and a Court of Review for deciding tech causes as were at present the whir& of an im mediate appeal to the jurisdiaion of this House. Tf'ongh lie Was nit encour aleed to hope, from t..e 70 1171crous objeifions of tom- Noble Lords. to t°;e till, when first presented to the Howe. that tv. n this alteration would decrease the number of its op ponents ; yet he conceived it i.is duty to lay tt e matter, in the lairest and most candid manner, open to their 1...2915h.p5' hottest gstion. The Litter part of the present Bill, which' went to introduce the Toll by Joie, in Civil Causes, in the three different Chimbers of toe Court of Session, should be at a tome cosy submitted to tl tit Ln dshipi, as a sec , nd 114 fee the batter regulation of the Court of Ses sions, should their Lordships agree in passing the for Mer part of the Bill into a law But should tae Bill, through some unforeseen circumstances, be ar rested i t its progress, and finally rejeaed, he would, clout, have the satig.taion t, ref Et, that whether in the original suggestion of the necessity of a ra dical reformation its the Count of S:ssinn, or in the preseot accommodation of the Bill to the wish• s of etc h:hle Lisds who ht.! warmly opposed a more vueil refer matioq, he had been aauated lely by t wish. in tlic brit Osseo, so- keresfiLtite. prop/0 pland, by le4litaiii g the administration -of ' ; arid, in the next, to subjelt the whole in reformation to an examination as severe and ends proposed by the alters ion were ,mposing. He concluded with ob ;hough there had been some dcgree of excited abroad, against the measure. :Mated, no doubt, by those interested lance of the enahlishment of the Cour: its otiginal foundation), that it was the pre-ent lh.i to male the place k of the Court of Review, co-exit nt life, and independent of the will of yet it would he found, on a review the Table, there was no foundation sorb a charge. His Lordship th n the dfferent amendments, at le^gth, flee, and stated, that it was his int. n ee:len corn. leted and reported to the be primed for the peiusal of their nig the holidays, after which he the earliest opportunity of moving for :el, when he shwa.' be found, he :y wlhng to adopt any improvement their Lerdships in th_ Committee. ~it amendinentillo-re read and agreed mart adetcd to be teceivod to-morrow. lON said, he had been informed that tee Coos t of Session, summoned to at rice of this House, had asserted their tivilrge of a seat within the House try foutided on their former constitu i seat in the Scotch Parliament, prior . of this country with Scotland. lle moved their Lordships, •' Diet a Corn appointed to ex .mine where the Lords of of Session should be stationed, during their before this House."—Ordered. v.NVILLIC gave notice, that he would, of one of their Lordships tomorrow, adjournment of the House, until after enter into a full explanation of his that of his late colleagues in Offices measure which had for some time oc nf the public attention, and oeca• range in the Administration of the coon as he felt to be a duty not so much due to feelings, as a debt he had, in his official contraaed with the country, and which critical state most imperiously de- Io,f On L.300,0u0 WAYS AND MEANS. He would next proceed to state the Ways and Means for the year. RlTtill us taken at safae rate u last you L. 3,0164,i 110 Surplus of epruolnLtel Futsd ~n St'. Jan 1607 fe....0.1•00 From (kand Clnai C mip4,.y, fur Ire uury Wilt pud off . :0.0114 . . . lush ?Pepsins:6,i •.1 Lutterie, for 1107 . 1119,.563 On Tre:4•l7 lAil:o from Sank of ficl nil . 1,00.4000 New 'farm, awl palace IA Adage'. .al Ilegula uiaua s • . . - . 35w,010111 Loar, 3,101000 Walsh . . 3.791,666 . Mr. LONG moved the following new Writs. for the Borough of Plympton, in the loom of tile Right Hon. Lord Viscount Caulereagb ; est°, since liisledi ion, had . acCepted the Ofgce of one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State; also a new Writ for the Borough of Newton, in the Isle of Wight, in the room of tto Right :ion. George Canning, appointed one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries nt S ate. Lord HOWICK said, that as a motion was about to be made, for an adjournment after to-mor- rnw,for the t.:aster holidays, he felt estremely un willing that this adjournment should take piece without hit having had an opportunity of giving an exp:anation of th . causes which Pad occasioned his and his Colleagues' abandonment of their late efii cial situations He begged it therefore to be under stood. that he would endeavour to give this es. planation to-morrow. Si. J. PUL MN EY gave notice, that, on assent of present earning circumstances, he should post pone Iris Motion, relative to the Military Situation of the Countri. until this day fortnight. Lord HO NICK moved to postpone the ballot which stone for tousorrow, on the Aberdeenshire Eiedlion taarimittee, until reeeday, the 21st April tics . Order..d. On the M aims 0 Mr. ROSE, the order on the Petition. enmplarnmg of as endue Eledton fa , r the City 04 Edeohorgh, was laseha.se , s, and a pea (artier tun -d. for toting it into eatuids tot ton. on Thursday, the loth of April seat. lIANKRIMTS• ASSETS BILL. 'Mr 8' ROMILLY said, he was truly sorry that he bad failed in his attempt to carry through the House, a bill to mike .as Estates of laisodb.ld en in geatral rec a I.m.e for the p o.uretnt of their Simple Cintradt Debt. ; however, as I.e could not do afi the good he wish.:J. this was no reasun why he sontrlo ant endeavour to do all that was practi cable ; be had not been discouraged, therefore, from giving not ire of Lis present 4..tion ; and as he was not swan oft ayagOsienaljn Illiala siwbe 'OE4I Es it. , he Amiga et prelp ekerTlMElVlNEMAPiatilteelt Rl' Spiiviir 1. 9,6115,L93 9,t61,496 Let , log a Soylo+ above the Sup .lies of L. is ,S He would now proceed to submit to the Committee the State of the Revenue of Ireland, for the past and current year, as far as the accounts could be made up. With regard to the 4.flual produce of the Revenue, he had the sada - affirm to state to the Committ , re, that it had, during the respee;ve quar ters of the last year, beers gradually increasing to the amount of upwards of 400,0001. for the year; no withstanding the Sugar Duty Bill fr.id not thy had its fall effect. The Duties on Customs, indeed, had so:newhat decreased, during the lest year, which was occasioned by some of the older duties falling off, and other incidental causes; but the Du ties on Experts to foreign countries, bad increased above one third, beyond last year. Reveouv J molar?, 1306 • L. 5,M6L196 Est. stated prod.,J of former 'faxes oot colledted 160,000 Taxes wid on in Scotism 1!06, with prods& of ItegulAtsulia s t ksn M . soo,eoe 3,844,136 Actual Produce of Revenue, to Januar', Iso7 5,84U,5111 :1 24.74 S TINS it appears that the Excise of 1806, had in creased over that of 1305, 154,7421., and that the increase is the Christmas quarter 1806, as compared with the Christmas qua. ter 1805, amou ;red to 65,600 i., which was more than t•ne thUd of the in mare in the precedi,.g Juty quarter. But the propeft fur the present year was cull more sails. faaery Payments .d Revenue i u Ilraual , es of Customs. Et cite. and Sia ot, JAawry 5. to March 9, aai *mre I. 14 ^ 00 suit:, -la . . 111,4i0t, ceived from India could as yet be Imo be.ore the House The India Bedret had not tee brieight forward. hccaitse the ships 1 ad not a-rived fa tone. It Had been his intention in have brought it b. fore ese Howse-at au earlier pried, wad ha tweLf assaate the Hower abie &meet, that eke ai.trtponemewe Had not proceeded t. arra any twentional neglet ou his part. The Dire:tors of the E.ait In ha Com pany, believed, were in full possession of .11 documents necessary to enable them to to•rn an •pinion ; but the only question was. writih-r the papers lately arrived were proper to be produc;. He could, however, assure the Hon. Baronet, that his private information was wrong as to any appli cation from the Government of Madras to General Maitland ; akhouiji he believed there had been an application Iron an individual officer to General fat-Aland, to send a small for= ; but no dire& in formation bad as yet reached the India House upon this subj..l; and from what had already been re ceived. it would be for the 'turd of Controul and the Court of Diredors to decide what ulterior Inca cures it would be proper to pursue. I h..t wave Ise Veen Via bring in a Bill. i• render the Freehold Estates or T►aders dying intestate. and who were stiosjeti to we Bankrupt Laws, assets for the payment of their contrail deb.s."—Leave was given accordingly. IRISH BUDGET. Sir JOHN NEWPOIt'L' moved the order of the day for the House going i to a Committee of Ways and Means, for granti-g a supply to His Majesty. The House went into a Committee accordingly ; Mr. Ho entrust in the Chair. L. 7 ,7A The strielest measures had been adopted in order to secure the outstanding h 41ances in rue hands of the colledlors, so as t. as brie loss as pos sihle to the revenue. With a view to the farther reduaion of r,xpences, he had also submitted to the House, in t e c lire of the present Sersion, a 1111 for the re ulation and abolition of offices in the revenue department in Ireland, sixty four in num ber ; of which number thirty-eight were to be en tirely abolished on the deaths of the present pos sessors. Orders bad also been issued, to carry into effect the recommendations of the Commis,ioners of Inquiry; and he trusted that, upon the whole survey, it would be found that His Majesty's Goverument in Itcland had not been deficient in their duty to wards the public; and he could not but be sanguine, that, with proper care, the Irish revenue would still continue to flourish and increase. lie would now proceed to point out the present state of trade in Ireland. ) Sir JOHN NEWPOS.I' said, that arduous as he felt the duty imposed up , , n him, he was not th• less ready to fulfil it, in calling the attention of the Committee to the points he proposed to submit in them, on the cubjat of the Irish finances. And here he must begin with recapbulating the state of the Irish Suppiy for 1807, which was as follows : REVERSIONARY PLACES. Mr. HENRY MARTIN—" I rise, Sir. in pure seance of the notice I gave yesterday, to move. • that ar. humble Address be presented to His Ma jesty, praying that he may be graciously pleased not to grant the office of Chancellor of the Du.by of Lancaster, nor any ether Office not rental for life, fsr any other term than during pleasure." I feel very aensitde of the little claim 1 have to ter pass upon the cttie::ce of the House, and I earnestly wish that some per s of greater talents and weight had undertaken to bting such a measure forward. Before I enter into any statement in opport of the matter I am to submit to your consder Aron, there are two points to which I must advert. 1 feel most -aasious to clear away suspicion, if any can exist. that I am *Busted in my present conduit by mo tives of hostility to rho Right Hos. Gentleman (Mr. Perceval), alluded to in the course of tLe discussion of yesterday. So far from that beitg the case, I may state, that I hare cnjiyed his ac quaintance and friendship for many years; and bare always respelled. revered. and loved his private charaller ; and I th-ref ore hope the Hot!!e will believe firmly. that although I feel attached to the late Administration, I am nut induce 4 to bring such ■ matter forward from per sonal motives. I may state too, that I am rct doing that whims can by any means 1•e said to trench upon the prerogative cf the Crown, be..ause I find a precedent of an address. und. r circum stances some•rhat similar. I therefore wish to h.: the House see in what situttion my motion aau.,ll! stand*. S.r, I Find from researches made since I gave the riot;ce, that from the yeah 1660, down to the present time. there have been only two instances in which lilt s y lias given. for the term of life. the Chancellorevp of the Duchy of Lancaster,— These instances were, first, that which occurred in the year 1717, where a Noble lo ;d, who fut. nutty had filled the office of Attorney-General. was placed in such a situation. that he was pre eluded from all advancement in his original pro fession, by his baring been hmoured with a Peer age. 'ibis can hardly be said of the Right senora:At Li‘atleman present. 'f:te person ID whom • I allude was ml• Lord Lee!unere, w 0, whets ex cluded Irons place, was ihilucesl to a.cerat of the office of Chaii.ePor of the •y Lancas•er s on account of his having rel•oqu'shed the ono. Wingate atiape. from his practice at the Bat. la IRISH SUPPLY FOK 1607. Interest, Sieking Fund, Managesneut on the L. Debt .11 Luglan4 died Ireland, as issuicid on Silt Jark , svy, 111117 1,1615,554 . • • • Unfunded Debt, liable t , be demanded, hut not preeehle, being outaelanding Litter) , Vire, 01d Treasury Bills, lon, sine* due, dm. . . 35,nan For I..land Nivieati.n (au...pose) • 1U..,,u0ri • 1-17tlis of Contribution Account, 5.445,6771. British . 6,007,616 • . • Interest and Sinking Fired on Two Millions In. t 0.),, barrowed as part of English Lien, at about 61. S. Ild liritaih per Cent, • . 141,916 • Diet., on 1,34X1,0001. British separate Loan, In ailments to be paid I'. !island, at 61 N. 54. &t -ime _ . . 109.160 . . Onto, no Treasury Bills issued to Zink of Ire. land, at most . 40,090 • • STATE OF TRADE. . L.7,011110f.)4 Imports IF^5 . • 1546 ti. 705,964 Decrease . . 1.376,430 Experts tee:. . . 1806 . L 5,416,93 J 9,314.04 Inc:ease . . L.571,9Y 1 The Rate of Exi-hang, on London bad fallen to 91 per cent. which was lower than it had been for several years past ; all these circumstances and statements combined, were untquivocal was of the growing prosperity of Ireland. Sir JOI N NEWPORT then concluded with moving the following Resolutions:- - - - 1 L. 9,561018., With regard to the separate Loan of 1,5 00 . 0001 . British money, which had been recently negociated with individuals in this country, he had to observe, that it had been contralted for at a rate somewhat exceeding Is. 91. per Cent. more than the preced ing Loan of the lest year. The reason for making this separate Loan arose out of the circumstance that it had been his original °Nes% that as this million and a half world be wanted for the imme diate service of Ireland, he tnerafore felt anxious that the money should be in the Bank of Ireland, without the Irish Government being obliged to sustain the inconvenience of the Bank of Ireland being obliged to draw money at an exchange in a way unfavourable ; however, the terms which were proposed by the Gentlemen who first bid for the Loan, not admitting of an agreement being made, he was therefore under the necessity of resorting to the former system. and of caring the Loan fur Ireland to the Geatlemen who had contrasted for the English Loss, and to form thin agreement at an advance of about Is. 9d. Thus the Irish Supply for 1807, it Mould appear, amounted to the suns of 9.36 1 ,0 6 1. He then proceeded to state the amount of the produce of the additional 'fazes and Regulations, at 300.0001. viz. o.se-tiii re of the merest* ea Distilleries, in pelt of t h e produce of Team for as you Ibta . . L.1t0,00 0 Drawbacks of 16 par Cent. silken away . NOG Duty on Hair, levied as Cunene-hersee in, trout manufacturer sesemilee tl..tate Tex i on neer model " That, towards raiiing the Supply granted to Iris Majesty, the turn of 1,520,000 . 1 Britis'i currant', be word by way of Annuities for the svrstee of Ireland; " That it was the oilman of the Committee, that every cootributer to said Loan should, fnr every WO. sterling sub scribed, receive 1601. Its. led. of :3 per Cent. Consuls, aid the usual discniant to he allowed upon the several instalments; also, that the duties, dravibicks, and bounties, on the export. ation and iinpurtation of census goods, warm, and merchan dise. to And from Ireland, ; and that other dunes, on the following article., be paid an lieu thereof; " That the , e be cimiged on every pound weight of hops, one-penny-farthing, frail currency ; on every bu•hel of white salt, imporLd hum any I.art of Gre t a. Britain to Ir •land, 2s. Irish currency ; nn every ton of rock salt, iniported into Ire land, the produce of Great Britain, 31 Irish c.irreney ; orni ever y too of cosi% the produce of Great Britain, 11111sUrttd IM to Ireland, 14.9 d. Irish currency." ND gave notice, he would, af 4tion of the Easter :ifiliJAys, submit to ips a motion of very concider.able im- X present he should coiitent himself living this intinvtion of his intentions. entering into further particulars.—Ad• These Resolutions were seversilly agreed to, and the House being resumed, the Report was ordered to be received to-mot row. It was also resolved, that on Monday fortnight the House resolve itself into a Committer for con sidering farther of a supply to be granted to His Majesty. Mr. Dent, Mr. H. Martin, and Sir P. 'Francis rose at the same time, when the House wee• for some time divided which of the Honourable Meru bon should be first heard. HOUSE OF CoMMONS. ATHURST, ChAiinial of the Ncwry Committer, i-..tted, cut, on account of of Witnesses to be examined. it 111.11 necessary that a lumber of as.istant Rm .-quid be employed ; it W4ll. thetetore, ordered, that the said Committee do to adjourn, till resuctsoned by the /Mast. ~i I pail-. 5,600 • • . . 24,040 The SPEAKER said. that although it WAS cus tomary for a question of privilege (11r.11enes) to have the prectslence of any other. still it was in Cie disclaim of the House, which of the Iloaouratic tilt Noble Ltsds re4.l/11.4( 1 yri.h. in tio! h . oaceli by Ploce ; and, in b••,.leJselsormAti k:itkal as the et serious and im; serving, that ilia oniaspuratity es by :wider' (circu in Le continuant of Sessions on s the 4mi:stints of of the Prcidert nitir Lis own 1 the Sovereign ; el t h e pia 03 witatever for si went through ti to the Crimmins tion. the Bill. 'Luse. should •irdslsips davit stNialti take the s re co-whin:l opvd, .uggLsoct by th Toe ctiNerent to, and the aer Lewd ELM t',e Lords of tli rend the service ,hint to the ri his claim the timal tight to a to the Onion o therefore move mittee be app, ii the Court itt Set examination he Lore GREG re the rising o to move the ad the holidays, coodufl, with resneatng a nu rpied much skated x change t: y. This he I lux oan feelinl chaiaaer, coo her present v. mended. Lord AUCI it tat the expirati their Lordship penance ; at With merely gi ▪ without enter • 4 41attd. E. Mr. BATI ieftion Cute ei;t e annitsor Ise ound necesta by iners should PO. pon motion, es •ave leav e . .424kt.r's Wr