The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-03-06 00:00:00

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.• GIBRALTAR.
THE Public are respeitfully
Duca macerating sad beautiful VIEW wievwlysalla■ .A.PI
awd ter euiamonding ()Meets, i. now painting by W. UNSAY
ASTON BARKER, who has made his Or .wings the Snot.
This Gland View is to be exhibit thi. Spring in the PANO-
RAMA, LEICESTER SQUARE, where Views of 11'3,4 aint
Newburgh otnittnue open as usual, from ten till Duelc.—All.
enhance to enrii Painting, 14.
N. R. Warm Air is introduced into the Room*.

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UN DER THE. PATRONAGE Or HIS ROYAL HIGH

NESS THE PRINCE or
rIIHE original Curious and Wonderful Experi.
I. nscnt of the INVISIBLE GIRLS of Mr. X. CHARLES,
the Inventor thereof, SAVILE-HOUSE, LEICENTER
SQUARE. Ties extrannlinary Ex!sibicon cmtinees open
every Day (Smutty- executed) from Ten to Fuer, and from
Seven to Ten i• the Evening ; mid 'Wallowed by qtr great
Concourse"( Pe0,d,“14 all Ranks, who hare witnessed k, tip be
On? of the most 411,01 •bin; ever offered to public Notify, The
Inviable Girls, who mem to be in the midst of the Audience,
though mum, by them, converse and sing, in English, French,
and German, play on the Fano Forte. &c. Also the amazing
MATED BUS f, which has the Motions of Life, tel 9 the
Number of the Company, their Dress, the Hour, by their
Witches, &v.... Admittance 24. 6d.—.Towim Ladies sod Gen-
tlemen, wader twelve, Is each, during the Holidays.

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HIS ROYAL HIGH.
NESS TH.: MEE OF YOKE, ,NEW and incomparable RAZOR STRAP,
the super.or Qualities of which have obtained His Keys!
ll,thness's sandiest. The superiority of this Strap consists in
ving to the dullest Rum ton a few Timm using) the keen-
a.vl viniothest poatihle edge; and keeping Ravin that are
simosnue strapped upon it in perfect nada IllithOUt lin use of a
one. Very little att.iitien is 'squired in using ilasojt having
o.lir wie tide. This Strap Is particularly recommended to
,it'e 11011 of the army and navy, and to travellers in general,
... .1 ragaires neither pane nor any other composition to keep
inner.

Sold whole ale and retail by Bayley and Rim, No 5, Cock•
a.ur•Areet, London, price 10s. 6d. and 7s. 6.1. each. Sold,
also retail, by the Inventor, T. Cadman, Bath, with whose
came each strap is waled on the handle.

rHE Reversed WILLIAM BAKCLAY'S
ANTIKILIGUS DEOBSTRUEKT PILLS.—The Pub-
l.- are requested to observe, that as the groat benefit to be toe
rived from the above Patent Medicine endis on the Pills
kialt genuine, Hu Majesty's Hon. Commissioners of the
."4"tli Duties ban- been pleased to grant to the Rev. Win.
barelay, the sole Inventor and Patentee of the Antibilinus
Uridietruent Pills, the thous of " The Rev. William fiarcdey,
I:stiniil-use..et, Old Buod-sticet," ci be engraved nn a black
stamp, which stamp Is efixed Meech box, all others are coon
terfen • and any person vending the tame will be prosecuted
• seventy of the taw. They have been used
any thousands ; among.' whom he has the
fallowing distinguished personaeL:s' via
.chlsishop of Canterbury—The Lord Bishop
I,—SirJubit I fonywood, Ken. M.P. for Ho-
e, Lushlngton, Bart. M P. for i'enryn— r.
Litchboe--Jiines Ansratt, Esq. M P. for
nil Forrester Esq. M. P. for Wettlue--Nt-
tq. M.Y. for ford--F.dmund Roe's m, Esq.
gardens—Thomas Horiamersley, Esq Pali.
Les. Esq. Private Secretary to the Arclibishiip
r Rev. Mt. Dlouselt, Librarian to the Arch-
licitly' ate sold at Mr. E. Kerby's, Stafford-
Lost.—Mr. Strstion, Perfumer, Leice.ter-
Chemist, Poultry (late Salter and Cu.
I Cii. Oraescf-street.—Mr. Bolton, Royal
:hell, Medical Rep-sitory, Lotig•acr.•—•
824, Ifollsitra—i.and Mr. Sutler, No. 4,
f Pateriumter.row. When may alan b•• bud,
valuable Medicines, whore hanky effects in
!lave procured the Most disti7guished pa•
. Wm. Barelay's ir the sure slut
Goat t. his Solvent for the Cure of Shine;
o Cordial Drop; and his Volasik oily
Lure of the Gout, Rheumatism, dc. all
be oeulkia.., au.t use sus abovecnow

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rpm.: Original and only Genuine Rey. WM.
RCI.Ar3 PATENT ANTIRILOCS WAS, made
from the P.itent, aoul 101 l at the Elabi,tatory, No. 39, Ileetord.
street, Covent (Isaias, 111 banes ss. lid. sal 10e. each, and by
all Venders in Town and Country.—..4mir poblitah44, mod w4ll
be delivered gratis, on application at the !Loonier', No. 99,
Ili-dford 'Wet, AN ADDRESS TO THE PUSI./C, folly ex-
pla.nioi the manlier in which the Palest and thrive& Recipe
for making the Rev. Wl4. RARLIAV'S PATENT ANTI-
BILIOUS PILLS came Into the pussemion of $$ tneseitt
Haider; also in.wette ti Jy peiving, that the Pill, so:d there are
no., and have always been, the vol • rnume ones, no novelty,
bet ,uc'i as have obtained in the anituration of the public, toe
their const iut retied in adieus, Gouty, en i Nehous C.../11pkint
their prewitt high ehaiitaer, as the .• W.,. Wm. Barclay'*
tent Antibilinua Pills." The ..base Ad tress wi`t be f mad to
biseitithractory ansiterto A..weitis-romits coed" W .Raiciay."
yr R. The poen* difference of •vaclt •t r d Stan; Casa
neenr eeti,ll with a diar-rning Pobl.c, a. to a Pale it Medi-
cine busy genuine , at ts Elano.aroey a, above, the aiuthe
arc invited to • very ddiesent pewit. Th Pat ,it, and only
oritinal Speciricatein by which at.hte the above rare should
be made, will be sows ft any 11Peorlomoo withoug to see
thus.

This Day is published, in one Volume lento. the Sixth Edi•
tiro, priAn •. and in 12mn. en fine papas, the &mends
1141.‘00, Viet 64 bound, printed opiate Imp and Clear
Typli for the Accuin mutation of ',tr.*r advanced in Years,
A VERSION of the PSALMS ; originally
1-1 written by the late Rev. JAMES MERRICK, A. M.
Fellow eiTtinitv C i'lege, Oxford. Formed into Stanzas, and
divided into short Portions, not Ilse Ur of the Church, with
Exidahleary Heads to each Section.
By the Rev W. D. TATTERSALL, A. M.
Late Stoicism of Cheat Church, Oxfird, and Chaplain in On
to Hit Myen..
Introduced, under the Saneiion of the King, with the con-
tent alai Approbation of the Rector, into the Panel Churcb
within the s..roigh of Weymouth, and Vido.ornbe Rep..
Printed fur Louisan, Hurst, Rees, aissi °reap, Patetnosicr.
TOO. Of whom may he bast,
A Inseßee rtion, pare 1s Gd.

PRINTING SUSINESS.
Lento% January, February, 4,..,1 Ma.ch, 1605.
IN the mouth of January. a Letter, accomptnying
a new ant eates.tsd Scare, of Presswork Prices, was de-
barred generally tO the Masteis in the Printing Bosinea,
signed by their reepiebve Workmen. This Scale was ent.tled
" the Pressman', Were of Prices," and pmeniptolily Seed by
then, to take Abe on Monday the:4lo lif February redlining.
In contequenee of this re-quest trifle Pres:men, a eating
of the Trade wit kdd, at the York Hotel, on February the
2.1; when a slllberd answer was published, " That the Scale
pessimE
of 1800 wad 00/ Scab 'Which could be adhered to; but
that any akeentetions on particular parts of that
Scale woe** "Ma bensidemtisn."
In a :seeders Mee pebrithing this notice from the Masters to
the Preramine, the Compositors circulated an Addre-s " To
Master Pruners," dated February 9, 1895: in which. after
assigning their r isons, they " respectfuily otter a Scale for the
Matra' ippon al, rather relying on their liberality fur ant ad-
dition, than wishing to urge the nacemity of the tines as a
claim'—and conclude their Address by op% the earliest con-
sideratmii of their Propoolilmar=lbrileg impiphswer by Ils-
turday, the 16th inst. seessemlegg " Coni:esta-
turs Scale of PILCCI.".•.4IIId pallaielid of Nei/es and weft
subsequent paragraph,; cenclading with winged signatures of
SCS Compositors.
In consequence of ilk Ad Item from the Cemyositors, and
the Pressmen .4111 perost, u in their demands, a second Geneva! •
Moab; of the Trade was held on the Ilth of Felosterr• to
take into consideration both these circiumstances,
This Meeting alleseli,ee a Siecial Comm tree of Fight, to
confer, on M. 1147 All 181 h, vita aii equal number of Pressmen,
and on the neat owf with an -via, number of Conipositors.
Tbe Special sorinnettee bad eine distinct meetings; the
result of which was detailed .0 a General Meniag of the Trade,
held at Stationers' Hall, on Saturday the 2911 of the saiwe
month, when they came to thr following Resonitions:a.
Re.olrial Unanimously.
That we solernnly and defiantly pledge ourselves not to take
into our crank's/tient, On air retsoca or under any circuni-
stances whatever, any Pretenses who may apply at our respire •
lice odi.es 14 that purpose, till ail those who are now
under the warning th, Omnidem have given, do quietly and
pear :ably return to thew respeflieesifrations t , work ei,on the
tepees of the scale es settled and nowira.ly agreed to in Datima-
bar 11104 t. and, that the 114aNter will on any pretence wbarev.w
telpgc any one or nietia,Pressaien WWI any establiMed or con-
so Mated ;ti: e, or do any a, which may uu anywi.e tend to
undo* nr intrtnr upon t,/)true intent arid meaning of this
very nec..esity and jastifa,sle aeon:mem : and that Ito one of
the Driders.fred will reccfre any work teken twos any outer
Gentleman of thn Trade pending the predict dispute.
(Snored)
Ifi,,hols and Soo II.• i IA Law Steeth. Couch matt
Stratum it, Preston Cox, San, Sr Baylis liihri Abraham
Luke Hanard Wlbism Below John Sear
1 homes Beasley Th. as. Davison Win. Spi isbury
George WcwitWl I 42bn Hues Wan. Lane
Thomas Gillett rI. D. Steel Robert Wilkg
C.* II 114r1win J. Whiting Ft ichaer Tnyfort
Rey and Satins Dagen Jr Harvey Wm. Flint
D. N. Shur/ Wm. Nicholson ..Y .n. Cileesir ''
Samuel Brooke F Igo I P Kessibly •
J.rho flistsell W. Seriebedee
Sa-nuid Goan.dl Ti,ci.:lttuth
'oomph Kuwait W I'l
Jo in Wnelet 11..v ge sad UM.
Wit am thetelleel I .al
G dry,
wai idej le•Hmet L. T.. ,•
Fmpese,
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M .Vrn
P N nbur.
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Henry P..yer
Jahn Gaitea
lkorge Siddey
fisher

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E. Stover S.
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C. Whittittglilm 11,th. Biggs J. Arthur'
Wa.Thiseltan Wm. rlineadinaing E. Hrtmerted
Janinala Smith John Bar veld J. Downes
John Bryan T.Phanons r Wised and YAW
&chard Edwards Lew* and toden T Collor,
1. D. Dt.wiek Chutes ‘.le-cicr Knight & Complus%
C .aa. Spibtbdry Wnt. C .)aaa Barnard & sniseer
'wee Odd Waite. M,Dowall C itelratm.
Remised, That the Mocha ons now 11011•9 ed Mtn, awl signed
bi the Maters present, be t.tt puttied for the striatum of all
those who are absent. And,
lilac ibis steetong do now adjourn till Monday morning, at
El:%ad o'clock preeisnly, to take into further emisideretrbat tare
arnerad-td Regulations at the Compositors; and that the
Secretary do acquaint the Deputrtion of the Cod:by-A..a.s
Ikurast

Stationers' Han, Feb. 25, 1805.
1 ••• A liourned Meeting remained and concluded the..r d
an the Coin's:hither,' ausenderl Scale; and confirmed
the Revolutions of Saturday.
Resolved, That the Special Committee de inform the Book-
cakes of their Proueeedingr, and immediately furnish them
with 'Copy of thee* Reedutions Adjourned, J. N.
At a Gerieft! Meeting of Cie BOOESELLKRS of Lorreon
and Westminster, Leld at S!ationers• Hail, rt TbrirsdaYs
Feb. 28, 180:) : Mr. 13 \VIES in the Chair :
Resolved Unanimous! ,
Thar the recent Csnd izs of the MASTER PRINTFRS,
us fir illy anJ unanimously red.ting the ex.ohitaiit and umusti-
Bab • Demands of their J aerie, men, has emitted thin to the
Ap rrobation and Gratited_s of emery Branch of the Community,
and demands, in a partizular manner, the Rapport of this
!doling pl,deed to them mist unequivocally. 27
That. as the most effeauel Means of co-*'sting with the
M titer Printers on this occaavn, the Pattie; pow present, Sol-
luieuig the eiramp!ii set theo. by the, varinuitsepartments of
Public Banat..., the great Corporate Bodies, tc. do collectiy.ely
and inskviduully e.igar to ,u,pend the Printing, both in Town
and Century, of all Works, periodical or of any other delterip-
thin, belonging to any of them, till the Jaurneyesen Printers see
the impropriety ache,/ Conduct, and are satisfied to work se-
cording to the S.:ele of Prices mutually agreed upon between
their Mailers and themselves in Nei mber 1800. when the
Price of Breed and other Neeesseriev et life was much higher
than at present, or till additional Apprentices, or whet PIIMPOIIS,
are sanderedespable or es:eating the
. .

That these ieseltatosis, togeit. er w.th all the ....gnatutes be
printed aid diortoutad as extensitalv as po..tsble amongst the
Bn-dcsehers and Punters of the united Kt. gelem.
WILLIAM DAVIES, Cbairr art.

Resolved.
Thar :he Thanks of this Meeting be glean to the Cnairmon
fin his able and impartial c.,,Auct la tb. Chair.
J. Ishoson W. !sunup & Sod Richard Ryan'
Canal& and Desks Jos Rooker R. li Essio
T. N. Longman J. Asp,me . John Ca' lbw
and Co. Samuel Highly, W. Saocho
,E.& C. Rl:ington Blacks and Parry Gray and Son
Jowsphllutterworth JO4lll Harding L. B. Seeley
G. and W Nicol Tipper Jr R.cloris T Seem
J. Stotitdale [son C. and R. Baldwin A. Diablo and Co.
W. .1. & J .14 ic..ard - Southern Jr Latter. W. R ',is. s
WiliLlMLaoe&Co man Edward Kerby
Cothell and Manin John listehard Dayton & Haney
Tksmas Payne W Otr.dge !.. Son WILII4III Ear -
John Wh to 1. & A. Arch G•eeoland& Norris
Jouph Mawman 'rhornas Egerton W Heather
&sake and Clarks Williams Qs Smith &light& Tri„lhook
Clarke and Sons S. Fisher 3 Redd
Leckingron, Allen, R. Phillips T i .ma- Oat ,11
avid Co. .1. Carisznter RichaLd Los
John Muray Jordan & Maxwell Nwii.o. le & Fell
11. Crosby iii Co. M. Jones • It S. L thy
Vern.; and ttio.l James Noon Alexaocer Hgg
Charles Cooke James Ridgway I T•i.ons. Gsrd.tier
Wynne & Scholey Charles Law W Cake
Georg' Wilk!, W. Miller Jo* Bell
Josiah Taylor 3. Harris W Stewart
Robert Ralatwin Thomas Roomy W Liinlwell
S. Raeder G. Ksarsiey , Them:a:ilia, 'es
H D. S. mind: John Ginger aiokham & Ebers
John Roninson It Don ii W. 13311111tlef
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J. Walks: Horny kbers Tieslmis Wilson

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IMPERIAL: PAR LIAALEYI.

•
HOUSE OF LORDS —Tvt-o‘v, MARCH 5
The Bills upon the table, chiefly of a private or
local description, were forwarded in their respeaive
stages.
One of the Masters in Chancery reported the an-
swer of the House of Commons to their Lordships'
Message, desiring the permission of the House to
the Right Hon. Sir John Stuart, Bart. one of its
Members, to attend a Committee of their Lord-
ships, importing, that the House had granted per-
mission accordingly.
Sir John Stuart was afterwards sworn at the bar,
with respea to his proposed evidence before the Com-
mittee of their Lordships, to whose consideration
the matters alleged in charge against Mr. Justice
Fox are referred.
Lord MULGRAVE, seeing a Noble Baron
(King) in his place, on whose motion their Lord-
ships stand summoned for Friday next, for the dis-
cussion of a subjea of considerable importance, ob-
served, that it would tend greatly to the convenience
of several Noble Lords, were the Noble Baron,
should it m..k.t: no material difference to him, to post-
pone his intended mot :risi until the following Mon-
day. The Noble Sdcretary ads erred to some degree
of inconvenience which might attacti to his own at-
tendance on that day, as well as that of certain other
Noble Lords.
Lord KING, in-reply, adverted to what had al-
ready taken place with respie to postponing the
discussion in question ; it had beets twice postponed,
end very lately, on the requisition of a Noble Lord,
colleague of the Noble Secretary's. His Lordship
alluded to the inconvenience it would be to several
Noble Lords at his side of the House, were the
discussion farther postponed. He was willing to
make every reasonable concession to the con-
venience of Noble Lords; but, as the present case
good. he should, unit ss some strong reasi s for
a further postponement were assigned, adhere to
his intention of bringing forward his Motion on
Friday.
Lord WALSINGHAM acquainted their Lord-
ships, that he should have to-morrow, a propubition
to submit to the House respea.ng a power in the
Committee to whom the matters alleged in charge
against Mt. Justice Fox was referred, to report
f ore time to time, &c. And moved that their
Lordships be summoned on the occasion ; which
was ordered accordingly.
Mr. ALEYANOLR brought up from the Coin-
mons, the Additional Postage Duties Pill, and the
New Loan Bill, which were severally read a first

time.
Earl FORTESCUE athlres-.ecl a few observa-
fons to their Lordships on the point of putting off
his intended rsl-tion of this evening, relative to
certain dismissals from the Dock Yards, until to-
morrow. Thi, proceeding, he was induce] to
adopt, in consequence of the absence of a Noble
Viscount (we believe Lord Melville), who, he un-
derstood, would, to-morrow, be able to attend in
his place, and from his wish to pay every reason-
abie degree of attention to the personal convenii.r.ce
of Noble Lords. At the same tune, he wished to
bare it understood, that the Motion was filed for
tarnorrow, and to be broaght forward at as early
an hour as the usual practice of the House would
permit, which, he conceive.], would be at half past
our o'clock. He concluded by moving that the
Lards be summoned for to-morrow.—Ordered.
After disposing of some routine business, the
House adjourned.

HOUSE. OF COMMONS.
Mr. Baatft obtained leave to bring in a Bill, for
enabling Mr. Bowysr, proprietor of the Historic
Gallery, in Pall-Mall, to dispose of the same by
way of lottery or chances.
Mr. WILLIAMS, from the Board of Naval In-
quiry, presented a copy of the correspondence be-
tween that Board and the Admiralty, on the subj.A
of the papers relating to the squadron under Sir
Home Popham, with the dares ot the papers, arid
the examinatioris taken before the C.munis.ioliet,
of Naval Inquiry. o:sieved to lie on the table, and
to be printed.
Mr. MAY gave natice, that on Thursday next he
should move for leave to bring in a bill fin the re-
peal of the duty of 61. per cent. imposed upon the
imports of retail dealers in !rebind.
Mr. DICKINSCiN brought up the Marine Mutiny
Bill, which was lead a first, and ordered to be read
I. second time to-tenorrow.
Sir .1. B. WARREN Inntlght Up A petition from the
town and corporation of Birmingham, praying tor
the repeal of the late Corn Bill, which was ordered
to lie on the table.
Mr. Youso, from theiCustoms brought up an
account of the tonnage and number ot ships em-
ployed in the West India Trade during the last
year.—Ordered to lie on the Table.
Mr. AL/I/INVER brought up the Report of the
Resolutions of the Committee on the Expiring Laws,
and obtained leave to bring in a Bill on them.
CORN LAWS.
Lord ARCNI II ALE) HAM/LION brought up seve-
ral Petitions from Larark, Ruther Glen, and va-
rious other places in Scotland, praying for the Re-
peal of the late Corn Laws, which were ordered to
lie on the Table.
Tile SECRETARY at WAR said he by no
means meant to disapprove of the conduit ot the
Noble Lord in bringi.'g up any petitims transmitted
to him, but he could not help observing that the
Petitioners from Lanarkshire, and the several other
places, complained ot hardships which they never
felt, as the price of corn in all par's of the kingdom
was hitherto such as did not allow the Bill to coin
into operation. He could not help thinking that the
people a&ed under a delusion, praftised upon these
by persons who persuaded them there were grieva
minces, though they never experienced any.
Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON said that
upon the statement of the Right Hon. Gent. the
Mt should be repealed, for a law ought not to re-
main upon the statute book, which was not fit to be
brought into operation. Even at the time of the
Hill passing, it was very well known to have excited
considerable alarm ; and the people had a right to
complain of the bad tendency of a Bill, even before
they felt the operation of it. This, however, was
not the case. for st was certain that the alarm soles-
eked, bad very mull tended to keep up the price at
C.a•LI

Sir*: ELFOR.D also considered the people to
have been deluded into the persuasion of fancied
grievances, for the objett of the Bill was only to al-
low the ezportation of corn after the consumption
was secured ; and as it did not yet take effeft, the
people felt no more than if the Aft had never
passed at all.
Mr. FOSTER brought up an account of the
ordinary and extraord,nary Revenues of Ireland,
from the Ist of January 1801, to ditto 1805, with Se•
eeral other accounts, preparatory to the Irish Bud-1
get, which were ordered to be printed.
Mr. HUSKISSON (after a former order to the
same efTecet had been dis, barged, on account of some
inaccuracies in the wording) moved that there be
laid before the House a copy of the warrant for
granting any rents, leases, or other grants of the
Lordships of Fife and Strathern, in Scotland, to
the Hon. John Hope, in trust for Lady Jane Mel-
ville ; as also accounts of the balances and arrears
due from the rents of said lordships and manors
by the late John Crawford, Esq. deceased ; which
being agreed to, the account was presented, and or-
dered to lie on the table.
He also brought up an account of the charges
and discharges on the said rents, and a return
to the order of the 12th of February last, giv-
ing an account of the balances remaining in the
hands of John Hamilton, Esq. Receiver-G.., tat
of the Customs in Scotland, which were ordered to
lie on the table.
()smelts ~F THE DAY.
Mr. C. WYNNE, observing the House to remain
for some time unoccupied with any business. said,
he could not submit to a pra&ice that seemed lately
to gain ground, of leaving a fell House waiting
sometimes for an hour, ,eithout proceeding on the
business of the day. He herefore moved that the
ether Orders of the lag be now read.
11r. FULLER said, if the public business was
thus unnecessarily delayed, it would be difficult for
a Member 0 get a dinner one day in the week.
Mr. HUSKISeON said, he had no objeftion to
proceed to toe Order of the Day, though, if the
Hon. Gentleman had not moved it, he was about
to present some public papers, put stunt to an order
of the House.
Mr. WYNNE replied, that it was the order of
the House, that public business should commence
at four o'clock ; but of late, Members were :Ws&
to tie inconvenience of waiting till five o'clock, be-
fore it was proceeded upon.
Mr. J. MAR rIN said, he long witnessed with
pain the pratice that WAS prevailing, and which he
could not consider otherwise than as diuespeflful,
both to the House and to the Chair.
The House then having, pursuant to the Order
of the Day, resolved itself into a Committee on the
Mutiny Bill;
Mr. HUSRISSON, after observing that the
complaint of delay came with a bad grace on this
do, when the House was incessantly occupied
Ifith business, since the Speaker took the Chair,
wished to explain to the Right Hon. General (Fitz-
patrick) the reasons why he was not prepared to pro-
pose the two clauses which the Hots. General
thought proper to suggest. The objea of the first
he understood to he, that Regimental Courts Martial
should have power to examine witnesses upon oath;
and, of the second, to disqualify persons from sit-
ting as Presidents in such Courts Martial, if under
21 years of age. He stated before, that he cculd
see no nbje&ion whatever to either of these clauses;
but, in mentioning them to sonic Officers of very
high rank, knowledge, and experience. they ex-
pressed great doubts of the propriety of introducing
such an tunny:46os into our military system. He
owned, that he could see no great force in their ob-
jettions ; but a deference to their authority induced
him to pause before he could venture to submit them
to the House. As it was necessary that the Bill
should be passed before -,:sth inst. it could not ad-
mit of much delay—hut he proposed to make a
small alteration in one of the clauses, authorising
the House to amend the Bill in the course of the
piesent session, which would afford the Right Hon.
General an opportunity of submitting Lis clauses
whenever he thought proper.
General FITZPATRICK said, that he felt a
great repugnance to taking up the time of the
douse_ in any manner. but most of all upon a subjeft
in which he was happy to hear the Right Hon.
Gentleman express his concurrence. Neither should
he delay them now by stating the arguments with
which he meant to support his proposal, but con-
tent himself with expressing a belief that they were
such as could not easily be answered. In this
House he had heard no objeftion made to Mom
clauses, and what might have been urged elsewhere
was no Parliamentary ground for getting rid of
them. If the officers alluded to were. as probably
some of them may be, Members of. this House they
would no doubt gate their objeaions in their plums.
At the same time, he confessed that, if called upna
to bring forward his charges now. he should feel
himself at a loss, for, the Right Hon. Gentleman
having himself promised to bring them forward. he
came in an unprepared state. But, as this was only
the sth of March, and the Bill would not expire
before the 25th, he hoped the Right Hon. Gent.
would consent to delay the third reading for a cou-
ple of days. when he should be reedy to move the
clauses by way of riders in the Bill.
Col. STUART wished also the third reading to
be deferred, as he hoped that the proposed clauses
would be acceded to. lle thought there should be
a limitation to the punishments inflitted be Regi-
mental Courts Martial, which ought not to have the
power of sentencing to more than two benched
lashes. He was also of opinion, that the number of
all Courts Martial should not consist of less than
five field officers, or of seven if of indiscriminate
ranks.
Sir EYRE COOTE spoke in favour of the
Clauses, and went further, for he was of opinion
that no person whatever should be qualified to sit
upon Regimental Courts Martial, if under the age
o twenty-one years.
The Bill passed the Committee, and was then or-
dered to be read a third time on Monday next.
Mr. WINDHAM wished to knew whether any
inquiry had yet been made respelling the inaccuracy
of the return of the number of men enlisted under
the Defence AEI in the county of Surrey 1
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
replied, that it was found, upon inquiry, that owing
to an accidental mistake, the return of the men en-
listed for Mat meaty. tinder the Defence Aft, was

stated to be fifteen more than the aattal amount.
which was no more than fifty-five.
Lord W. RUSSELL said, he suspeaed this num-
ber also to be erroneous; thr, at a late county meet-
ing which he attended, the number stated was only
fourteen men.
The CHA'gCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
answered, that his inf ,rmation was drawn horn an
examination, made this morning, of the accounts in
the Office of the Inspeaor General.
The Hill for imposing an Additional Duty upon
Pleasure Hot sea was read a third time and passed.
MIDDLESEX ELECTION•
Lord MARSH A M reported from the Committee
appointed to try the merits of a Petition, complain-
in of an undue Election and Return for the County
of Middlesex :
tit That G. VI Mainwaring, Esq. was not duly elected,
and ought not to have been returtivd as • Representative for
the said County in Parliament.
ed. Thu Sir Francis Burdett, Rtrt. wirkuly elected, and
ought to have been returned Representative for the said
County.
S. That the Petition was not frivolous nor v,..xatinrie ; and,
4th, That the defence made to it on the part of O. B. Main-
waring, Evq. was not frivolous nor vexatious.

WAR SALT DUTY.
When the order of the day was read for going
into a Committee on the Salt Duty Bill, and the
question put that the Speaker do leave the chair ;
Mr. JOHNSTONE said, he could not suffer such
a bill to pass, without entering his protest against
it. N r wishiug, however, to detain the attention
of the I louse for any ler.gth of time, he should con-
fine himself to one short argument, relating to the
operation of the Salt Bill in Scotland, whicb, if to-
tally repealed, he thought would be very beneficial
to the country. When the former additional duty
was laid on, the tax in Scotland amounted to 6s. 6d.
a bushel; but as it was found to be altogether rth-
produdive, it was shortly lowered to 4s. a bushel.
He would then ask what reason there was to sup-
pose that Scotland, which was so lately declared un-
able to pay 44. should now be in a condition to pay
a tax of 9s. a bushel, to which the present addition
would raise it ?
The SECRETARY at WAR replied, that the
reason why the former duty had been reduced in
Scotland, was, that tuel was so much dearer and
scarcer in that country than in England ; and as to
the unproduaiveness of the salt revenue, it was very
well known that it principally proceeded from the
facility of smuggling from Ireland, against which
very great precautions were now provided.
The House then divided, when the numbers were
—For the Speaker's leaving the Chair, 126
Aga;nst it, 56. Majority 70.
The Bill then went through a Committee, and
WAS ordered to be reported to-morrow.

PROPERTY TAX.
The House having resolved itself into a Com-
mittee on this Bill, Mr. ALLYANDE R in the Chair ;
Earl TEMPLE said, it was his intention to
move a clause for exemping officers of a certain
rank, and having no other dependence than their
pay, from the operation of the Tax.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, he should certainly objea to a clause, which
would open a door for undermining the whole of the

system.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT adverted to the princi.
ple of the MI of Union between this country and
Ireland, which established that each country should
keep •ts own separate resources, applicable to its
men separate purposes. In respell to funded pro-
perty, the rule was to take the amount of the tax
here, though the proprietor of the funded money
should be absent in another country. This tax went
upon the principle of that upon income, and ex-
empted foreigners from the payment of the tax
upon whatever property they might have in the
English funds. If such encouragement to deposit
their money in our funds was hrid out to fore,gn-
ers, he did not see why the same encouragement
should not be given to the people of Ireland ? Irish
proprietors, resident at home, were ohlige.l to pay
severe taxes, to which they would not be liable if
resident in this country ; and for that reAsmi he
should move that, in the exemption to persons not
subjects of Great BriSAiP, should be added the
words, « DOT to any suhjea contributing to the
hearthorioney and window taxes in Ireland."
Mr. ALEXANDER (Chairman of the Commit.
tee) acquainted him, that, in the present stage, hie
motion was informal.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT replied. that be had
mentioned this sub§eit in an earlier stage. and was
then toga, that the proper time for making his.mo.
lion would be is the Committee.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, this was not a renewal of the income-tax, but
a measure which added to it new duties, under the
same regulations : but he could not withhold the
expression of his astonishment, at the Hon. Baro-
net's drawing an argument in favoitr of his propo-
sal, from ilie principle of the A& of Union, which
was, that the two countries should sink or swim to.
gaiter. The principle of the Hon. But. on the
contrary was, that when a tax was proposed for the
general support of the empire, the English Proprie-
tor was to pay it, and the Irish Proptietur to be ex-
empted. It would be just as fair to contend, that if
a land-tax was propesed separately for Ireland, the
Proprietors resident in England should be exempted
from the payment of it.
Sir JOAN EWPORT then expressed his de-
termination to move for the repeal of the exemption
to foreigners, it it should not be equally extended
to the people of Ireland.
Mr. BANKES brought up a clause, to exempt
from the payment of this tax all lands, money, or
other property, vested in trustees for the use of
almshouses, or other charitable purposes only.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that he should shortly have occasion to move
for leave to bring in another Bill, relating to regu-
lations which would give his Hon. Friend an oppor-
tunity of submitting this exemption ; but, if he
thought proper to offer it now, he did not suppose it
would meet with any opposition.
The clause was then brought up and agreed to,
and the bill, having passed the Committee, was or-
dered to be reported to-morrow.
Mr. HUSKISSON brought in the Bill for im-
posing an additional duty on horses and mules used
in husbandry, which was read a first, and ordered
to be read a second time 'on Thursday next.—
Adjourned.

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