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IOU*: 61, LOklll—Faiu.v, MAx 4•
kSeat ts,ree o'clock, the bUz.ines% in the High Court of P.
.►3a . their

lionieot her% criodied, nicked e.iriter than - exPentel.
Lordship, returned to the newt thOr own 11013 it ;
Will I, it was ordered, that the Tirol of Lord Viscount Mel.
villa ahoeid be firther proceeded in to-nrnn'ow ; and that a
'Message be sent to acquaint the Commons therekith.
koos PErRAGE
Lord VFALSINGIIIM presented the Repart of the CC:M-
-t:14(0C .if Priyileges, respaßidg tine long-considered ease, the
effect of whisk w -I, that iii the -opinion of the Committee,
'he ISnke of Rutland Was not entdled to the Roan), of Ron,
ciaiiih.,l by the coheirs of Robert de Roos ; and that the said
barony remedit in abeyance between the Kati of Lase, Lady
Fiftyfold, and Sir Henryklunloke, But.
The Orderuf the Day, upon which itd Lords were sum.
enen.d. via. the Commitment of the Slave trade Limitation
Bill, bowie teak their Lordship* accordingly resolved into the
Committee, Lord Walsinliam in the Chair.
The Of nentCiallflt, and provisions of the Bill pissed thro'
the Committee., with. airy Amendment; and the House re-
hrtmilie, the rvy,nrt Wla received forthwith, and the Bill ordered
en be read t third time on Tuesdoy nest, for which day their
7.orJ.ltips were ordered to he summoned, and upon which
stage it is understood the ex,rected &scut:tun upon the melt-
cum will take place.
The 131.1 a upon the tali!e, chief!), private, were then for.
ward.rd in their respectioe stages; arid the Home adjourned till
the ritual hour tmrnoirow, preparatory to their proceeding to
the Hill Court of Parliament in Westortinster

noust. or commons.
A starter from the I.,,rds stated, that they would pro-
fealter in the Impeaahlitent to-momm.
Petah:me wets presaatud from the Curd4.tinees of the city of
0.004 agaiutt the Flaying Bill, end to the same Oka from
the town of Stockport, and the Saddles and Harneu•rtukers

of the e•ry of lond,,n.
Sir Cif PRICE gave natio*, that en Mrinday next
to shoo:d make a Motion relative to the Shipping and Ile-
eigatioo of the City.
Mr Hobliouve brought up the Report of the Committee
•i the Tortola Fire Port Rill, which WAS ordered to be taken

into consideration nn Monday.
Sir J. Si.iclaw brought up the Report of the Scotch Judges'
ant Commiminnet: Salaries R4I, which was agreed to, and the
order. 4 to be read a third time cot Monday.
ARMY V.STIMATES•
tfpott the 'notion of the SECRETARY at WAR, the House
ssyole d itself Mtn a Committee of Supply, to which were rt.
fetrzd tile Army Eitimate; • whets the folloviiag situ: were
voted f.o the .ervice of the Alloy for one mouth, flout the 24th

instant
134,1631. far man and °titers, coninsissioned and nen-conr.
tnenioned.
197.1491 (et the plantations and eabanies. •
163,3491. fur guards and garrisons.
11.11eRAL OF THE ADI.IIIO9IAL FORCE BILL.
blr. Hobhouse brought up the Raport of the
Committee on this Bill ; which being read, •
Mr. TYRWHIT JONES said, that during the
progress of this Bill, he had not hitherto troubled
the House with a single observation, nor xhould be
say more than a few words at present. He had
tinted against this Bill on its first introduftion, be-
cause he thought it was a bad measure ; but bad as
k was, he liked it better than the outline which
was given of that now in conternylation ; and he
. * ' wished to give notice, that should the new Bill be
no better than what was to be expected from the
opening, he should think it his duty to oppose it
from day to day
Mr. ELLISON said a few words, which, as
will as we could collet, was in opposition to the
return of the fines to the comities. which, he said,
bad now become the property of the public.
Mr. BANKS said, he should abstain from
Braking any observation on the sulijett, as he thought
the °bye:lions urged last night had been but very
little answered, and only asked whether it was meant
that the Bill should he printed ?
Mr. WINDHAM replied, that he had no other
objection to it than that there was a great deal of
printing already ordered.
In the en I, however, the Rep•rt was. agreed to ;
ordered to be printed ; and read a third time on
Tuesday nest, if then printed.
Mr. BAKER moved, " That the Maltsters Pe-
titition shi•uld be referred to a Comm:ace ;" which
was agreed to.
Sir J. Newport obtained leave to bring in a
Bill to have all Irish Treasury Bills and Debentures
paid at the Bank of Ireland; as heretofore all the
Treasury Bills were paid at the Bank; and the De-
bentures at the Exchequer ; and for another Bill
to regulate the payments uf the malt duties in
Ireland.
He also brought in the Trish Loan BA and Irish
* 300,0001. Treasury Bills gill ; which were read a
first, and ordered to be read a second time on
Monday.
NON DUTY.
Lord H. PET l Y moved, "'That the blouse
should resolve itself into a Committee on the Iron
Duty Bill."
Mr. CIJRWEN said, that though it gave him
great conce►n to oppose any measure of finance, at
period of so much necessity, yet he must call up-
on His Majesty's Ministers to abandon this Tax, and
find some other which would be more just and equi-
table. By the operation of this Bill, he said. Iron
would be raised to 91. 103. a ton, and must be highly
oppressive, when it was considered that the lowest
species of that article was used in every trade. How
would the people relish inch a rise upon wool ? He
then adverted to the effedl it would have on trades
ef various kinds. It would raise the price of Coals
at least one shilling a chaldron, from the great
quantity of Iron used in the Coal Trade. 'that
wonld be an expence of .50,0001. in the port of Lon-
don only, and would operate equally in every other
port of the kingdom, and in almost every other
". trade, though the most sanguine produce of the
Tax itself was calculated at no more than 350,0001.

Its effect would not be less ;Ton horses, though
• millions were annually paid for toreign corn to feed
these useful animals. The highest so: t of Iron
passed through the hanr!s of six or seven different
manufacturers, ail of whom would be most injuri-
rinusly affe.led by it. Ile next spoke of the canals.
There was one now going lot ward in this country,
made entirely cf cast iron, which this tax must
prevent from ever being finished, without an
exper.ce too enormous to be thought of. The energy
in this trade, too, heretofore kept up by the
spirit and enterprise of the mattufaturers, would be
lost, and never could be recovered. After the
passing of this Bill, it would require 30,0001. to
mike an iron rail read of thirty or forty miles ;
while the commoditi-s %rough t en such roads, were
too heavy lor any other species of conveyance. It
would pro.:ore an additioral expence of 12s. on
ev.sy hosb.:-..:-y bosses and if °caucus= consi-