The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-01-30 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PA RLIAMEA T.

HOUSE OF LORDS—Wiansszur, .7.mKoA sr 29.
At half past 'three o'clock, the Lord Chancellor
cline down to the House. A few Peers attended,
and after prayers (by the Bishop of Norwich) were
read, some Private Bills, which were on the table,
were read in their respelive stages.
After an interval of some time, during which no
leading Peet at either side made his appearance, the
House (on account of the intcrventios of the
Martyrdom of King Charles the First) adjourned
till Friday.

HOWSE OF COMMONS.
Ordered, that no Petitions for Private Bills be re-
ceived after the 7th day of March nest.
The SPEAKER. observed, this was a very late
time, and the House would do well to consider,
...higher they would agree to enlarge it, if applied
;for.
crottltirrrEE OF WAYS AND MEANS.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of
Ways and Means, and voted the Duties on Land,
Malt, Pensions, ffices, Sugar, Tobacco, and Snuff.
The Report to be received on Friday.
Mr. S. Bourne brought up an account of the
bounties for bringing fish to the London market,
pursuant to Ad of Parliament.—Ord,d to lie on
the table.
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Mr. Young, from the Commissogamp stools,
brought an account °LAs imaba.tiksisseis, with
their tonnage, kc. regiemelfillolladmvereettol ports of
the British Empire, ddritg MM.—Ordered to lie
on the table.
Mr. PAUL said, it might, perhaps, be asked, by
some Members, why be, who was so young in the
House, should interfere so often in the affairs of
India. It was owing, he said, to his 'knowledge of
that country, and the alarming state in which it now
stood. Lord Melville had laid down a plan for
preventing the accumulation of the debt of the Com-
pany beyond the sum of 14,000,0001. sterling. If
it did, he said, it would be the ruin of the Company's
interests in India. The debt new amounted to
30,000,0001. and the Company had net performed
one of the conditions contained it their charter. It
WAS his intention also, to move, on a future day, for
a Seleet Committee, to inquire into the causes of
this alarming state of their affairs. He would, there.
fore, move--
That there be laid Wore the House the Copy of a Letter
from the flight Honourable Henry Hots,
now Lord rook
count Meleilla, to the Chairetan and Depots Chairmen citoti
Court of Diretter.,ollbe Eass-India Cedapany. dated 3ath
January, 1501.
Mr. WALLACE said, he did not mean to op-
pose the produaion of this paper ; bat he, by to
doing,begged the Hen. Gentleman to observe, that
he should not pledge himself to accede to any mo.
tion for a seed or other Committee, and was rasher
surprised..ho should mention such a matter, when
scarcely any one of the Board of Controul was
present.
Mr. PAUL said, he had waited tothe lam mo-
ment, in hopes of some of than being present. lie
then gave notice, that he would, on Tuesday Gen-
night, move for a Klett Committee, to inquire into
the alarming increase of the debt of the East India
Company, and the causes of the failure of the Com-
pany to perform the conditions contained is their
charter.

Mr. JAMES FITZGE R T.D gave notice, that
he would. on Friday, wave for leave to bring in a
Bill to ascertain the Population of Ireland.'
The Secretary at War brought up the Army
Estimates, from 25th December, Idris, to 25ils
March, 1806 ; which were ordered to lie on the
table.
Mr. DUNDAS observed, that wishing not to
impede the service ot Government, or to conene
them in any resped in their ide.ss cf the force wh.cli
might- be necessary for the future defence of the
country, he begged leave to say, th it he had mode
up the estimates for the last thrre months only,
according to those voted for the last year.
Adjourned to Friday.

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THURSDAY. J.sC•ar 30.

Country has lost another gicat mar*, We
have authority to state, that. dispatches have
been received from Bengal', by the Medrasa frigate,
dated the 234 of Onoher, 1,305, containing the me-
lancholy intelligence of the death of Marquis Co. N-
WA L L Is, at Gauzepoor, in the province of lienares,
on the sth of Oetober. The Mreirsa left Bengal en
the 3d of November. at which time there was ever
prospet of a speedy accomplishment of peace with
DOWLUT Row SciNot•ra ; that Chief having sepa-
rated himself from Houtan.
The above intelligence was received yesterday'
at the India House. It was brought by G. A.
Rosinsom, Brag. his Lordship's Private Secretary,
and made a great sensation in the political circles,
at the east and west ends of the town. The Meduie
made the unprecedented passage 6f rat days from