The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-06-30 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Speaker took the Chair at halGpast three
o'clock, when a pest number of priece Petitions
were presented. mad nritate Bills brought up.
Sir SAMUEL 110:1ILLY obtained leave to
'sting: in a Sill for the mere earanally securing the
payment of the Debts of Traders,
_or such as tall
wii:iin the meaning of the lidliljirktpt Laws. This
Bill, the Learned Mem')ei stated was 'mealy the
same as that brought in during the lan Parliament.

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Mr. BAN RES moved, is that the Resoletion of
the 24th of March, relative to Reversions ,be read."
This being done. he then stored, " For leave to
bring in a Bill to abolislothe granting of eases in
reversion, or for joint lives for tile benefit of survi.
tors."
Sir JOHN NEWPORT said. that he had dur-
ing last Parliament brought in a Bill for ah^... ang
or regulating certain offices in Ireland. but owing
to sortie omission of the Commissioners of Inquiry,
a certain sinecure office had been omitted. He
meant the office of Surveyor and lostreaor of tt.e
River Kenmore, in that country. which office had
become to a certain degree useless, and ought there-
fore either to be modified or abolished He only rose
fur the purpose of suggesting the propriety of intro-
ducing this office into the Bill propo-ed by the
Hon. Gentleman. The last Gentleman who had
enjoyed it was Sir Boyle Roche, and it hid been
for some time vacant. but he hoped that some mea-
sure would be taken to prevent its beiog granted
de ono.
Mr. HERBERT observed, that the office alluded
to by the Hon. Baronet was far from being useless.
The river Kenmore had very considerable harbours,
which required attention ; and a very extensive
smuggling was carried on, whii.h ought to be pre-
vented. From his local lnualedge of the country,
he thought that such an °dice ought to be conti-
nued. If, however. it were thought proper to be
abolished, he should propose that some other office,
somewhat similar. ought to be created.
Lord HENRY PE ITY said, he did not doubt
the fa& as to the facility of smuggling existing upon
that river; but be had heard nothing said that
eonvinced him the office mentioned contributed in
any degree to present it. He c•incurred with the
worthy Baronet in thinking, that the office ought
either to be abolished, or the nature of the duties
of it altered, and that it should not he given to a
person residing in Dublin, but to A Gentleman re-
siding in that part tit the country where lie was most
likely to acquires local knowledge of circumstances
and events connected with the river in question.
Sir Altruutt WELLESLEY thought. that
instead of being abolished, it ought to be regulated.
Col. VEREKER observed, that there were two
Surveyors appointed for the river Shannon.
After some tut ther observations from Sir JOHN
NEWPORT, leave was given to bring in the Bill.
Lord HENRY PEATY gave notice. that he
shou4l, to-morrow, move foe leave to bring in a
Rill tot the better remitting the revenue of Scot-
land.
Lord TEMPLE said, that seeing an Hon. Secre-
tary in his place. he wished to know whether it was
his uttention to tiring in a Bil to repeal the Ain.
rims Intercourse Bill ?
Mr. ROSE answered, that he certainly should
think it very extraordinary to repeal such a Bill.
while a treaty was depending.
Mr. ROSE moved, ',That the Paymaster-General
be ordered to lay before the House all the estimates
and accounts for paying and clothing the several
corps of Invalids."
Mr. LONG moved, "'That theN be laid before
the House an Account of the Receipts and Exper.-
ditute of the British Museum, since the year t 3 r."
—Ordered.
Mr. Rose presented a Petition from the Trustees
of the British Museum, praying for perniission and
aid to purchase the Lansilown Colle&ions
Mr. LONG observed, that as a Committee had
been formerly appointed, upon a similar Petition.
during last Parliament, unt had :sot made their Re-
port, he sl Id move, s, That another Committee
should be appointed to manioc the matter of said
Petition. and to report the same, with their Opi:.ilts
and observations thereon, to the l louse, and the Mi-
nutes of the evidence taken thereon."—Ordered,
and a Committee appointed.
On the motion of Mr BANK ES, there were or-
dered to be laid before the I louse copies of all such
Itegulatious as were made for the better regulation
sod artengeniem of the British Museum, and the
duties of those en'rusted with its management. and
the names of ad strangers admitted to its in.spation
from the first of January 14105, to the first of July
last.—Ordered.
Mr. BANK XS next

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