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IMPERIAL PARLIAbIENT.

113t7CE OF COALS—lsussraw gp,
The Additional Defence Bill. the Irish Linen
Evmption Bill, the Sslicitor's Indemnity Bill, the
Aylesbury Eieetion Bill, and 54 him* Bills, re-
svivea the Royal Assent by Conunielies• Ibe
Commissioners present were. the LORD CHANCEL-
LOR. tarl (-4- CA unr.li, and Lord WALSINGII AM.
The Bill for authorising the B.tle of East India
Prize Goo* at Livetpool. and one Private Bill,
were brought from the Commons. and tend the first
time.

The Bill far suspending the operation of certain
A. 9% relneleko .ao the Woollen Manufaauros, was
rea 1 the turd time, and passed.
On the Minion of Lord W AVIINON Am, the second
teading of the Slave Trade Bill was ordered for
Tuesday next; and the Lords to he summoned.
Adjourned to to.morrow at three o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Speaker, and several tnemliers, were sum-
moned to attend in the House of l'eers ; and on
their return, the Speaker informed the House, that
the Royal Assent had been given by commission, to
the English Additional Foice Bill, the Irish Public
Accounts Bill, the Linen Duty Exemption Bill, the
Aylesbury Eledion Bill, the Caledonian Canal nil!,
and several private Bills.
The Insolvent Debtors Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The Cotton Manufaaurers Bill was ordered to
be committed.for Tuesday next.
A message from the Lords informed the House,
that their Lordships had agreed to the Woollen Ma-
nufaaurers Penalty Suspension Bill.
Mr. DENT said, he wished to ask a Noble Lord,
whom he then saw in his place, whether he meant
to bring forward any motion cm the subjea of the
Report of the Committee, to whom the petition
from the Sierra Leone Company had been referred :
and upon which he had made some observations
on a former day
Lord HENRY PETTY replied, that it never
bad been, nor was it now, his intention to move any
thing upon the subjea. There were others, from
whom such a motion would originate with much
move propriety than from him, and he wished they
might bring it forward. He understood that a
Right Hon4Gentleman, who was net present, in-
tended to move something upon it.
Mr. HUSKISSON said, it was the intention of
his Right lion. Friend (Mr. Ping to bring forward
a motion on the subjea in the Committee of Supply.
Mr. Hcsx isson moved, that an humble address
be presented to His Majesty praying, that he be
graciously pleased to give dire Lions, that these be
Laid before the House, a further account of the
sums of money issued by His Majesty's orders, pur-
suant to addresses of that House, and which had
not been made good by Parliament.
On the Motion of Mr. Rosa, it was ordered, that
the House do, on Monday, resolve itself into a Com-
mittee on the Free Ports Ads of the 27th And 29th
of the King.
The Exchequer Bills Issue Bill, and the Irish
Stamp Duties Bill, were reported, and ordered to
be read a third time to-morrow.
REGULATIONS RESPECTING IRELAND.
Mr. JAMES FITZGERALD observed, that he
had some time ago moved for certain returns, re-
speding Ireland, which were not yet laid before the
House; and he was afraid, from the lateness of the
present season, that these returns could not be nude
time enough for him to bring forward any measure
on the suhjea, during the present sea don. As
these papers, however, related to subjects of very
great importance, he would call the attention of
Parliament to them sect Session. In doing so, his
first objes should be, to avail himself of the labours
of the Right Hon. Gentleman who now filled the
Chair, in endeavouring to ascertain the population
of Ireland. This was a p.iint, to which th it Right
lion. Gentleman, (Or the shun time he remained in
Ireland, had turned hi. attentions and it was
of the utmost consequence to the country at large,
that it should be clearly ascertained.
The Sk'k:Ak Ent here interrupted the Hon. Mem-
ber, by observing, that, in giving notice of a parti-
cular Motion, it was not regular to enter into argil-.
rents in support of such a Motion.
Mr. FITZGERALD then proceeded. He said
the next objed to which he meant to call the atten-
tion of the House, would be that of the R.ttes of
Interest between Great Britain and Ireland, with a
vicar of adopting sonic regtiLtion that might put
them on a more equ it tOcting ; and the third, the'
not the least important objet, would he, to assimi-
late the laws of England and Ireland, as far as it
could be done, consistently with the internal result-
tions of each country.

IRISH SMALL NOTES.
Mr. FOSTER r, ,he said, to bring forward the
motion of which he Fla.i given notice on this subject.
Ile said, that great quantities of small notes bad

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(PRICE SIXPENCE. •

.been issued in Ireland by persons who possesu d
little credit, and no capital to support them. Avd
the greatest mischiefs mu st result from such a pra c tic, a
because, if those persons broke, numbers of people
must lose their property. There would now be less ne-
cessity for small notes than formerly ; because a
large supply of dollars was sent to Ireland, and
these would besides have the effect of drawing go,Jd
silver again into circulation. 'The objea of the Bill"
he meant to move for, would be to prevent the
further issue cif notes tinder 201. but to allow the
circulation of all such notes until the first of January
next; care being taken that whenever they were
paid into the bank from which they had issued`
they shouts not be re-issued. Bu' as Li. 'hars were
to pass in Ireland for 6s. each, he should propose
that telPstered backers in Ir•land should be allowed
to issue small notes under lie. each of which should
be subjett to a stamp duty. Which would have the
effel of preventing them from being issued at too
low a rate. No persons, however, except those
who kept banks lawfully registered, should be al-
lowed to issue such notes. He bad communicated
4iiji measure to several gentlemen from Ireland
and they all concurred with him in saying•ie Aras
one that would be attended with very beneficial
effeas. He then moved that le..ve be given.ta
bring in a Bill to allow the circulation bank
notes under gas. in Ireland. fur a h raked time;
and to restrain the issue thereof after a certain
period.

sae GEORGE HILL thought the benefits to IT-
suit from this Bill would be in some me:l4u.. e done
away, if a privilege of issuing Mull notes und. r
6s. was granted to some and denied to others. Ile
thought it would be better that permission to isms,
these small notes should not be restrieted tv segisr
tered Bankers in Ireland, but be also 4ivers to otltart.
Mr. FOSTER said, he had no pirtictil:r partia-
lity to one sort of provision in the Bill m ,re th~ats
anot:ier ; he only meant that those who.issued north,
as coning from their Banks, should be reguLirly re-
gir er.:d as Ba..kers according to law. Ald it was
in the power of every man, who had capital and cre-
dit to entitle him to become a Banker, to be reds`
toed. The• Bill would have the effed of preventing
the circulation of notes, that were not stamped.
Colonel VEREKER said, the small n .tes circu-
lated in Ireland were a very great nuisance ; but
that did not arise from the• circulation of them by
registered Bankers; but by those who erapiored and
paid workmen in the:n, such as farmers, grillers, Etc.
Mr. FITZGERALD wished that the circulation
of silver notes might be restrained, for, if they were
not, he was afrid the new six shilling pieces would
go out of circulation.
Mr. MARTIN (Galway) said, the Right Hon.
Gentleman would do a great service to Inland, if
he would prevent the issue of what were called silver
notes, by persons not possessing sufficient property
or credit. •
l.eave w•as then given to bring in the grii.
Mr. POOLE gave notice, that on Monday nt.xt
he would more for le.tve to bring in a Bill to vest
in His Majesty certain lands and messuages for di. ,
better accommodation of His Majesty's Ships .and
Ordnance at Chatham.

On the Order of the Day for the s,,cond reading of
the Irish Additional Defence Bill;
Mr. ELLIOTT wished to know whether any,
progress had been made in the augmentation of the
Irish Militia, according to an Act vt sting certain
powers in the Lord Ltcutenant of Ireland for that
purpose
Sir EVAN NEPEAN said, those posiers were
suspended, and there was no intention of reviving
them.

Sir JOHN S fAWART wished that this Bill
might be put off till Monday neat. It was tiqt ev-
pected to have come on to-day, otherwise there
would be a fuller attendance.

Mr. FOSTER said, as there was no objection
against the principle of the Bill, he hoped it would
be uttered to pan in the present stage, and the
clauses of it might be discussed any other day.
Sir JOHN STEWARI said, he did not know
what the Bill contained.
Mr. STURGESS BOURNE said, the !lon. Ba-
ronet would have as good an oppottunity of disc*.
sing it again as at this time. a
After some observations from Sir Eras Nstruip,
Mr. FOSTII R. Mr. LA T orcift. and Sir Gaoao i.
the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to te
committed on Monday next. —s
T.\XES.

The Howse having resolved itself into a Commit-
tee on the Irish Customs Dtuy Bill
Mr. FOSTER observed, that # woeld he more
convenient, and serve the revenue more effectually,
to make sane alterations in the duties on wines by
which they WOUILL be less than he had originally pro_ -
posed.

Mr. FITZGERALJD obj-rtrd to an increlive r‘r
taxes in Ire and entt red into several eaedula-
tions to spew 1114 these new burthens were nut
cessary.
Mr. FOSTER rcpVeJ, that the whole of the re--,
venue now collected in Ireland was not sufficient to
pay the interest of the debt ; And that it would be
impossible the finances of the country conld so on
at all: or that there could, at the conclusion of the
war, be any thing like a peace establishment in
Ireland, if new tares to a large amount were not laid
on, and if the utmost vigilance was not used iu tie
due collection of them.

Mr. FITZGERALD contended, that Ireland ne-
ver would be able to bear those burthens ; and he
hoped Grrat Britain would ‘ee the necessity of re—
lieving that country from a great portion of her
debt and taxes.

Mr. FOSTFR said, he had accommodated rfe
arrangement of the different taxes, as well as be
could.
A conversation then took place between several
M'mben, on other various items in the Bill. The
increased duty n tea was objeeed to by Mr. am.

thorne I because he was certain it would be an en-
cuuragement to smuggling.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT and Mr. HUTCHINSON Ols.
jeted to the duty on foreign salt, import,-1 into Ire-
land. The latter Gentleman observed, that the
provision trade of Ireland was rapidly declining,
and this , uty would have the effect of making it
vrorsr, and of creating an alarm among the trade ;
because, he was sine, it wonld add to the price of
salt, of which SO large a quantify was used it, cnring
MCAT. Besides, this increase of price would overate
as a hardship on the poor Irish cottager, wla,se si-
tuation called for the coropassiosate attention of
evtry HUH.
Mr. FOSTER said, the thing itself was zo 4reat
°Neel. and he was teddy to coincide with the wishes
of those Gentlemen, who thought that Salt train
Portugal ought to be exempted. He would not
press any thing that might even be supposed to have
an effed on the provision trades and for the encou-
ragement of that trade, as well as of the merchants
in hentral, he would introduce a provision to allow
the warehousing of Salt, imported into Ireland.
The Bill having gone through this Committee.
the Report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
The Committees of Ways and Means and Supply
were put off till Monday.—Adjourusd till to-
morrow.