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London, England, 1807-03-13 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

A Petition from the Ship Owners of the Port
of Glasgow, pray'ag relief, was read, and ordered
to lie ou the Table.
The Secretary at %7.-r presented a list of the
numLer of Recruits raised in the two first to ;nths
of the years 1805 and 1806, and for the ye.sr
1607, as 141 as the a.counts could be made
up.
Several hfembers had, upon :notion, leave of ab.
seace for limited periods.
The House was ordered to be called over on,
Tuesday next, and the d fau:ters to be taken ir.to
the custody of the Seijeant at Arms.
Mr. ADAM, after some preliminary observa.
tions. moved, " That the Order, for taking into
consideration the Petition on the Aberdeenshire
Ele;tion, be discharged."
Mr. R. Dundas, the Lord Advocate, Sir J.
Pulteney, Mr. Pereeval, and Mr. Canning, spoke on
the Motion, which was negatived.
The following are the ulnae', upon the reduced
list, for the city of Dublin Committee:
L Lnrezien I.nynties. Eli. George Thomas, Esq.
John R. M' Kenzie, E.q. Anthony amens, 1.4.
Jahn Robio.nn,t4i. Samuel Horrocks, Lug:
Ear; of Y.a.snouth. llun. "kw ton Falonsa.
Thomas Johan, F,q. 706,11...nr.natt
Fran,* Fano, 1.'4. bar. J 444 r, Conrail, BIN
Sir C. Manlaunt, Bart.

NOMINLES.

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Sir J. Newport brought ep the Dublin Pavement
Bill.
After some observations from Mr. SHAW and
the SPEAKER, the second reading was deferred
to Monday three weeks.
Mr. Hobhouse brought up the Report of the
Royal Marine Mutiny Bill ; which was metered to
be read a third time tromorrow.
The Report of the Cnmmittee of Supply was
brought up, and the various Resolutions were
screed to.
!'he Irish Hearth Tax Bill, the Irish Unmanu-
faßured Tobacco Bill, and the Loan Bill, were seve-
rally read a third time and agteed to.
Mr. Vansittart presented an account of the
estimate of the sum awarded by Dr. Swahey, kc.
in consequence of the loss of the ship Dunkirk, which
was ordered to be laid on the Table.
The House went into a Committee on the Sugar
Drawback 13i11 ; when
Mr. VANSIT FART moved, "That it he an
instenaion to the Committee, to make provision, in
the said Bill, for suspendieg the countervailing
duties on refined sugar, exported from Ireland to
Great Britain, and for allowing other bounties and
drawbacks in lieu thereof."
The House being resumed, the Report, with the
Amendments, was brought u,), and ordered to be
received to-morrew.
The Pad lington Canal Bill, and the Coffee and
Cocoa Wareh )(Ise Bonding Bill, were committed.
On the Motion of Mr. VANSIT RT, Ae-
eatints were ordered to be laid before the House,
of the Number of Licensed Stills, in England and
3.:orland, and of all scuts of Worts and Wash,
brewed for Exportation, from the Ist (Maher.
gOO, to Ist March, 1807, and the quantity of dis-
tiiied Spirits exported from Scotland to England,
for the same periods.
Mr.WHITBREAD moved," That the Order for
the Attendance of Witnesces, on Mr. PanlPs Petition,
which stood for Toesday next, be discharged;'
which being done, he diets moved, "That the said
Order stand for Wednesday next." Agreed to.
Sir THOMAS TURTON proposed to postpone
his motion for papers revelling she Cam natic, until
Tuesday sennight.
Mr 'PIERNEY complained of this delay.
After some conversation, the day was fixed for
Munday sennight.
Mr. lIIBBk.R.T said, he rose for the purpose of
making a motion, founded on the Petition which
had been presented front the Planters, Annuitants,
and Mortgagees of the West India Colonies, pray-
ing for refits ; bet, first of all, he wished to make
same observations relative to the value and import.
fusee of the West India Trade. Mr. Hibber t then
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went at considerable length into the native of the
Colonial Trade, its exports and imports, and quoted
the opinions of Sir dosOua Child and Mr. Adam
Smith. Atter enlarging on thcie topics. Nlr. Hits.
bert moved, "That the 1 titi.n of the West India
Planters, &c be reterrtd to a Meet Committee, to
examine tine matter thereof, and to report, t-other
with such opinion: and observations as shall appear
ke them, from time to time."
Mr. JACOB said, he did not rise for the pur-
pose of opposing the mco ion, but to repel the insi.
nuition of the Hon Geetleman, that both former
and present Ministers had looked upon the Colonies
with cold indifference.
Mr. ROSE did nut agree with the Hon. Gentle.
man in opir.i-n.
Earl TEMPLE defended the measure of the
American letercourse Bill.

Sir T. TUR lON also denied that there was any
want of attention to the interests of the West India
Colonies. He instanced the quantity of rum used
in the Navy. &e.
Mr. ‘VILBERFORCE was glad that this Peti-
tion had barn brought forward. previous to the pas-
sing of the Slave Trade Abolition Rill, and trusted
due attentirp, would be pail to the interests of all
parties. The Motion was then put and carried.

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