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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Mr. BULLS. V, (tom the Exchequer Office, pre-
sented an account of the permanent and war taxes,
pursuant to an address of the House, to the sth
of January, 11305, which were ordered to lie on the
table, and be printed.
Mr. Poole, fr.mi the Ordnance Office, also pre-
sented the estimate of the expences of that office, up
to the same period, which were disposed of its the
same manner as the former.
The Land and Malt, Sac, and Pension Duty Bills,
were read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted on "Iliirsday next.
On the Motion of Mr. Huskisson, it was resolved,
that the House, at its rising, should adjourn to
Thursday next.
EXPORTS FROM SPAIN.
Lord HENRY PETTY said, that finding the
motion he did himself the honour to make yester-
day would, on account of the papers presented on
Friday, be superfluous, moved, that his motion be
discharged, and that the latter accounts be printed,
which were agreed to.
Mr. Ifosuissow brought up an Account of the
Permanent Duties on Excise, as far as the same
could be made up, conformably to an Order of the
House, which, on the motion of Mr. N. VA NSI-
- Aar, was order to be printed. He also presented
an Account of the Premiums, Bounties, and Sums
of Mosey, paid for the Importation of Corn during
the last year ; which was ordered to lie on the table.
Atter which he obtained leave to bring in the An-
nual Indemnity Bill, exempting persons in the
United Kingdom from penalties incurred by not
complying with the Test AEI.

ELECTION.
Lord MA RSHAM moved, that the Order of the

Day fitr taking into consideration the Report of the
Seled Committee on the condor.% of Sir W. Rawlins,
Knight, and 3. A. Cox, Esq. High Sheriffs of
Middlesex. in the year 1802, be read ; and also the
Resolutions contained in the Report ; which being
complied with, as well as the precedents of the
proceeding; of the House, in the cases referred to in
the Report, of New Shoreham and Great Grimsby :
he further moved, that the said Resolutions he taken
into consideration on Friday the Ist of February
next. His Lordship said, that, though he was aware
that the two precedents alluded to required the exa-
mination of witnesses at the War of the House ; yet,
in the present instance, he should propose its being
dispensed with as altogether unnecessary.
The SPEAKER here observed, that the three
first motions which he understood the Noble Lord
to intend making c•ere quite conformable to Nair
mentary precedents ; but, in rasped to what was in-
timated of dispensing with the attendance of wit-
nesses at the bar, as a departure from precedent, it
would be matter for the consideration in a future
stage, but was not a subjed which could be dis-
cussed at present.
Mr. FRANCIS remarked, that in the way in
which the Noble Lord explained himself, it would
appear that the House had nothing to do, but to
adopt the regulations of the Committee, without
bearing witnesses, or enquiring :my further about it.
In that case, he should like to know what sort of
question there could he before them ?
Lord MA RSHAM replied, that the time for
considering any such question would be when the
subject should be [nought under regular discus-
sion. The question then would be whether the
evidence taken upon oath before the Committee
should justify their resolutions ?
Mr. FRANCIS was about to proceed in his ob-
servations.; when
'I he SPEAKER raid, he thcar:ht it his duty to
state, that what the present conversatifin referred to
could form no part of the discussion of this day.
Lord MAHSHAM then submitted his Motions in
regular form.
t‘t. That Sir William Rmilitis, KM. and Robert Albion
cex, P.:Aube ordered to attead at the bar of this [louse on Fri-
day ne.t.
• 2d. That they be at liberty to be heard by themselves, or
their Cniiiisel on the same day :
which were agreed to
L•rd ARCHIBALD HAMILTON adverted to
a notice he had given towards the close of last Ses-
sions. that, early in the present, he should make a
Motion relative to certain Irish Salaries and Pen-
sion!, which, he understood to be paid at par, and
gave notice, that he should bring it forward on Fri-
day next.—Adjoutiaed till Thursday.

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