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Rill, being se►erally- read a first time, their Lord-
-4121is Adjourned till to-morrow.

NOUSF. 4W COMMONS.
NEW WRITS.
tew writs weie ordered to be issued for !Fulton,
evonshire, in the room of Sir J. Honey wood,
1/4,t deceased ; tor Peterborough, in the of
the Right Hon. Wm. Elliott, who lias'accepred the
nifite of Chief Sezretary of State, in Ireland ; for
Ore county of Sligo, in Ireland, in the room of Chas.
O'Hara. Esq who has accepted the office of one
e* Lords Conanissioneis of the Treasury, in Ire-
land ; and for the Queeri's County. in Ireland, in the
room of Henry Parnell, Esq. who has also accepted
the office of one of the Lot dr of the Irish Tieasury..
The Iris). Exchequer Mils Bill was read a third
time and passed.

PR (317.RTY TAX.
Mr. Vansittart brought in the Property Tax Bill,
which was read a first time ; and on the motion for
its second reading.
Sir ROBERT BUXTON said, that as he had not
had an opportunity of speaking on this subjql before,
he would now remark on the extreme injustice and
hardship which the bill would inflid, as well on the
lower classes of the people, as on the landed pro-
perty of the kingdom in general. If the esemp
tions for repairs, for instance, were taken away,
the tax woul.l fall unequally, at least, ia the pro-
portion of L. 12 or 4.19 per cent. on the landed in-
terest. This doing away of that exemption, he had
always opposed. He did so on bringing in the bill
of last year, and if those whose business it more
peculiarly was should not attend to it, he should
feel it his duty to propose exemptions for that pur-
pose in the Committee.
Mr. VANSITTA IIT replied, that the exemption
alluded to was not included in the present Bill, and
that the Committee was the proper stage for the
discussion of that subject. He said, he meant to
propose, that the Bill should be read a 2d time to-
morrow, for the purpose of having it committed on
Thursday, after which it would be printed, nod a
day appointed for the report, after the holidays,
when it would be competent to any Gentleman, who
thought proper, to move fur its being recommitted.
He assured the House, at the lame time, that his
Noble Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had
everv!disposition to listen to every reasonable sug-
gestion that may be made; but he must also re-
mark, that exemptions of that kind might be just
and right, in panics' ir ca es, which would be highly
injurious if generally adopted.
Mr. Alderman PR INSEP said, he was aware that
this was rut the proper stage for going into any dis-
cussion ; hut promised to deliver his sentiments
upon it, when the Bill should be in a Committee.
Colonel BAS It D said, he hoped care would
be taken in the Bill, that no species of property
should be liable to pay more than another ; but that
it should bear equally on all. Leases of repairs, he
thought, should be particularly attended to, as
sometimes they necessarily amounted to more than
the year's rent of the f,,rmer estate.
Mr. S. LEFEVRK said, that as lie supposed the
Bill must be recommitted, he thought Monday, the
25th inst. would be a proper time for doing so.
Bilt was then ordered to be read a 241 time
to-morrow.

Lard OSSULSTONE repotted, that His Ma-
jolty had been waited upon with the last Address
of the House, and was graciously pleased to an-
swer, that he would give directions accordingly.
INDIA AFFAIRS
Mr. 1-1011110 USE moved, .• that the considera-
tion of the Report of the Ccanmittee on the Debts of
the Nabob of Arcot, be deferred to Monday se'n-
night, as there was not sufficient time yet given for
the proshiftion of the papers."
Mr. FRANCIS asked, whether there would be
sufficient time to have the papers, and consider of
them, between this and Monday se'nnight
Mr. HOBHOUSg replied, that the papers would
be ready, he understood, by the end of the week ;
but should that not be the case, he should not ob-
jed to the time being extended.
Mr. FRANCIS then said, that he wished the
House to be apprized, that this was a question of
considerable magnitude, being no less a sum than
five millions sterling, said to be due to certain cre-
ditors of the Nabob of Arcot ; and if the claim were
made not out, it would remain to be paid by the
Company, as the finances of the Nabob were in the
most extreme disorder.
Mr. HOBHOUSE said, he should defer any dis-
cussion of the subjed, till the:13;11 was brought in,
at which time he should enter fully upon it.
The Motion was then agreed to.
Mr. GOLDING moved, That there be laid
before the House a copy of the letter of the Gover-
nor-General in Louncil, dated the 28th of March,
1805, relative to the friendly conduct of the Nabob
of Arcot."