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71OUsE OF CuSIMONS.

She Sheriffs of the City of London presorted a
Petition from the Lord Mayor, Ahlermen, and
Common Council, stating, that the Ads of the 49d
and 44th of the King, appointing a tree market fur
the rale of coals, were found productive of very
heiwticial effects, and pi .1% ing for an As to amend
and enlarge them; which was referred to a
Committee.

Sir Ralph Isfilbanke presented a Petition from
the Master Boot and Shoe-makers, cornplaio;ng of
a combinatitat Amongst the -journeymen of the
trade, and praying tot a legislAttive rernedy.—Or-
dered to lie on the table.

Mr. fiat:Mouse presented a Petition from the
Creditors or the Nabob of Ai cot ; the purport of
► Lich he ■rated to be, that these :red.tors hod
made an agreement with the East indea Comp my,
lay which theis chtims were referred to ChlAill Cum-

missioners ; but in the progress of their investigation,
they found that their powers were pot extensive
enough to examine witnesses upon oath, and sub-
jeCt them to tile penalties perjury ; they there-
fire prayed for a Bill to give that extension to their
powers.
Mr. KEANE. opposed bringing up the Petition,
on the ground, as well as We cotleCt what he said.
that although some of the claims were very justly
founded, there were others founded upon bAnd,
which had been unjustly obtained.
Mr. GRANT said, the Lust lndi t Comparty hid
no objection to the ohjeCl of the Petition, 3 the
Commissioners were sworn' to arbitrate fairly be-
tween the parties.
The Petition was then brought up, and referred
to a Committee.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer brought ul. the
Annual Petitions relating to Irish Charities, from
the Hibernian Marine Society, the Free School:,
Orphan House, the }louses of Industry, the Societe
for discountenancing Vice and propagating the
Protestant Religion, the Roman Catholic Semi-
nary, kc. &c.
On the Motion of Mr.Whitbread, the Order ofa
former Day was rescinded. and a new one made,
for a correct return of the Volunteer effective Force,
distinguishing the number in each county.
Mr. Alderman PRINSEP gave notice, that on
Monday next he would move for the Port Lists of
the Trade of the Settlements of the India Company
inindia, with Europe, Asia, and America.
On the motion of Mr. Keane, copies were ordered
to he presented, of the covenants made by the Ser-
vants of the East India Company, for Loans to the
Princes and other natives of that country.

T)FFFNCF. ACT.
Lord CASTLEREAGH moved, " that there be
laid before tie House, an abstrad of the number nt
effe6tive men raised under the Defence AEI. in
each week, to the latest period, distinguishing the
numbers raised by the respeltive parishes, and those
raised by the regimental Officers, in Great Britain
and Ireland ; as also of the quotas of each County,
and the numbers now upon the returns ; also copies
of the circular letter, sent by the Secretary of State
to the Lard. Lieutenants nt. 'Counties, in February,
tips, and the correspondence which followed there-
; aLo of the circular letters to the Infircelor-
General, and from him to the Field Officers, and
their answers; also a return of the ordinary re-
mitting, fur the Regular Service, from the Ist of
Ja:tuary, Mt, to the latest period; also of chose
enlisted for limited service, distinguishing those
raised from Militia, and otherwise;" all of
which, after a very few words, were agreed to.
The CIIANCELLOft of the EXCHEQUF.R
then moved for "an account of the amount of tile
penalties levied on the dttFerent parishes, for failnre
in raising the quotas required cf them, by the 4ert
together with the amount of the sums already so
raised; and distinguishing. what each iespettive
parish was assessed at ;" which was agreed to.
Lord OSSULSTON deferred hi. intended Mo-
tion till Monday next.
ADDITIOVAI. ARTICLE OR IMPFACIngrNT
AOAINSF LORD VISCOUNT hl ELY,' LLE..

Mr. WHITBREAD unwed the Order of the
Day, for taking into consideration the Report of
the Committee upon Lord Melville's Imperehnent,
which being. agreed to, h- said tie shoal be as unwil•
ling, as he thought it must be unnecessary, to take
up the time of the House, by any observations, for
the purpose of inducing them to concur in the
Report of the Committee, and the Motion he had to
submitto them. But altheugb the fafls evidently spoke
for themselves, he though: it right to siy a few
words respefling the mode of proceeding adopt-
ed by the Committee. iV.I must agree, the
the information vi:tich last came to the know-
hot- of the Coirostotee, could not be withheld
then the Mouse of Commons, especially as it.
tbimed a new subjeft of crimination, to a greater
extent then the form: r one. They discovered,
that, sllll 44 the time Mr. Douglas was Pat roaster,
Lord Melville had acknowledged, that he owed ar-
rears tram his first treasurership, to the amount of
10,0001. which bad not been applied to public pm-,
poses; that his Lordship remained a deb:or to the
public in the interval of the time that he was out of
office ; that he was debtor even at the time that he
brought in his bill, and all the time that he conti-
nued in office, after the passing of the Aft. Some
gentlemen were of opinion, that this Additional
charge might be included in the first article of Im-
peachment ; but, on the other hand, it was thought
rather unfair, as it had not been offered up at :he
time we Impeachment was adopted. Toe Corn-
mittce :lad not; he said, received this infctrnation
till two days before the end of the last session; they
continued to sit every previous day. On the ant
day of this Sessi -n, Lord Melville pet in his an-
swer, before the Committee had gone through the
laborious investigation which was necessary to get at
the whole of these transatlions. He WAS aware,
that there was not, at least in modern times, any
precedent of a fresh article being presented after an
answer was put in. But it could scarcely be con-
tended, that the warn of precedent could preclude
the right of the Commons of Great Britain ; for
otherwise, a general answer, pin in at any time,
would prevent them nom proceeding any farther.
All that he had further to add was, that he had the
pleasure to inform then.), that as soon as Lord Mel-
ville should put in his answer to this acistienl ar-
tick, the Committee would be ready to proceed to
trial on the earliest day the Lords should appoint for
that purpose. He then moved, "that the impeach-
ment Committee be direeted to prepare an addi-
tional article et Impeachment against Henry Lord
Viscount Melville, upon the matter contained in the
said report"--which was agreed to.
Mr. WHITBREAD, in a short time afterwards,
brought up the report of the Committee, contailting
the additional article (the 10th in number) alluded
to. It charged, in substance, that Lord Melville WAS
appointed to the office of Treasurer of toe Navy in
1782, and that while in that office, from that time
to the Sth of Jsnitar y, 17114, and afterwards to the
Ist of Janitary, 17sti, he, at vatiosss times took dif-
ferent sums of the public money, to the arnottnt
117.0001. which he trauditlently and illegally con-
vened to his own use, or to other corrupt purposes;
• and that he continued to du so during his Treasurer-
! ship, contrary to the Ad of Parliament proposed by
I himself.
Mr.VERCIVAL disclaimeil any with of uSstrust-

ing the course of the proceeding now proposed; he
wished to suggest it as an objet for the considera-
tim of the gentlemen composing the Committee,
as they acknowledged this Was the first time of pre-
senting an additional article atter an answer bait
been put in, whether it might not he an obstrtieliriu
to it in another House, w;rich might at least be
produaive of d-lav?
Mr. WHITBREAD replied. that the prissibli:y
such an objeCtion did rot escape the attention of
r!:e Committee, but the reason of the thing was so
tarsious, that an obstrudion of that kind was scarce-
ly to be e,peCted. liowever, if the Lords, on that
account, should think proper to rej,Cl it, the He-use
would then have to consider what farther step,
should be taken, and might prefer a fresh Impeach.
mcnt, whicl. a wonld not be in the power of the
other littase reject.
The Report was then ordered to be taken into
further coma:era:too oa bloodily next, and to as

printeJ.
A Menage frf,rn thaLtards state?, that they
agreed,tolhe 2aalitierdora

ARMY rATIM A its.

The SECRETARY At WAR moved, g, thr c
House should resolve itself into .a Committee of
. _

General TARLETON Oserved, that the preen- t
estonates were only . a Continuation of the fot mer
systera ; though, ha understood. it was in contem-
vation to abash the former Frospati ve mirasore of
the Defence Mt, which had produced all along fromS
400 men every we...lt, and in the course even of

the last neck, 30:i men. Evert the report of the
repeal of this local measure was very d ingerons,
before some substitute was proposed, which would
produce an equal number. The speeches of the
Right Hon. Secretary (Wintl;,:itt,) were well krovirt
to be extremely hostile to the Volunteers, and he
thought it wrong to hurt the high spit it of the Of-
ficers who com.nauded them, at the time that their
pay and clothing remained still to he voted. We
had arrived at the 7th of March, and though, Irons
the speeches of the Bight lion. Secretary, it teas
to be expelled that he had many systems read!,
not one had yet been brought forward. Tiie exist-
ing state of the country did not so much reqaire
inetaphysie2l gentlemen, as men of commoi.-sesse.-
Though there was nut at present any war on the
Continent, there was reason to expert, that there
shortly would; and, it was unpleasant to 'cacti,.
that nothing had hitherto been done by the resest
Ministers of the country.
Mr. WINDHAM diJ not think it necessary to
'mate any apswer to the general charge against
hint, of his hostility to the Volunteers ; hat, to the
chary of delay he would reply, that, though the
Hon. Officer may think it an easy task to dash off
at once a new ant extensive system, and raight like
that Est aftipidizy in Ministers, which was often se
effeelual in the fieid, yet others might be of opinion r
with those who feel the necessity for much consults-,
lion with experienced military men ; for, though tip,
plan in cor7emglation might not E.) so tar as tb;
overthrow ali that was done before it, it mightliss
very ,extens:ve and complicated. The Geademeai
opposite to him seemed to be very impatient, and
got into the custom which was usual .at theetre of%
calk g cut for the curtain to be drawn up, to ol-
der that the entertainment should isegio ; hut 411
that should not provoke him to make stazerceots
one moment the s —ler As to his declaration of
an it:Kt:mien t repeal the 1) fence Aa, he observed,
that it %sal wrung from him by ,questiess, velais*,
though they might be one of their stratagems of
war, yet, if he spi..ke at oil. ha had , rigl.t LO speak
the truth.
Mr. CANNING nirservcd. that the d claratica
alluded to was not wrung impr.'petly trout the
Right Hoa. Genthrman ; for the notice of the re-
peal of the all given on the first day of the Session
by oie of the present Ministers (Mr. :Theridan) had
a great e3' 't on the operation of that measure .n its
parts of the country. The House had certainly a
right to have eapeded their system bJ.re this.
He had read of
'• A nsioty matt, hot ant without a plan ,"
bet this Administration seemed to be,
.` A ottighty mate, std without s

_ .
Mr. WINDHAM replied, that the quvitatiros
might be very happy ; but Oat' was no tear
son why, at the call of every Gentleman wly.
thoutzh, proper, he should hate a plan ready cut
and dry for them.
The House haring then resolved itself into the
Contmittae,
he SLCIIETARY at WAR said, that this pro-
pesal formed or. part of the general plan of 1806, but
would go in aid of the more extensive plan cf the
whole year, and was calculated merely for the put-,
poses of the moment. He then moved a vote
1,4,000 efetiove men for the military service of the
sixty-one days, from the 24:h of March to the 2401
of May ; 743,1.611. fur the supply of pay ard
doodling of the Guards and Garrisons ; end
336,t'931. fur the Plantations and Colonies; whio:l
was agreed to, and the report ordered to be received
to.morrow.
Mr. Fox presented a Petition from the inhahitants
of IVestminster. London, and Southwark, praying
to be relieved from the penalties imposed on tato.
ly the Defence Ad, which was referred to the'
Committee no..v .sitting on a Petition to the were
effedl, from the Corporation of London.
The Ordnance Treasurers' tegulation,• and 01?
Cora Exportation Bills, were read a 2.1 time, and
committed for Monday.
The Foreign Corps Enlistment Bill was read
third time, and passed.
The House then went into a Committee of WP-t
and Means, wheo the Pay and Cloeshing of
English Militia, from the esti% March, 1306. to
45th March, 1607, inclusive; also, the Pay of the
Adjutants, Suhalternt, and &leant', for the .ar:'
period, were voted ; to be paid out of the I." t
Tax. MI Par and Cloathing of the Irish ale..'
ans the Pay of the Sualtertt Officer% in tin" '
peace, sea; obis 'Feted for the same period,- t° 1:
paid out et the Consolidated Irish Fund.
The Report was orderevi to be received on Ma-
-1 day. .

The Irish Conti:ll:mace Duty Biil w.!3 also con—
Twitted. arisl tile Reiarrt order ,l t., be received ea
Monday.
Several private Petitions were presented. 111
other Orders of the Day were then 4.. posed GC 0"
the Haase adjourned td Meade,.

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