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London, England, 1808-05-13 00:00:00

MOUSE OF COMMONS.

Lord YARMOUTH, the Chairman of the New Tlinlton
Committee, reported, that the sitting Ileinbers were duly
elected, and that the Patio's' was not frivolous nor vex-
atious. This Report was ordered to ho euter&J upon the
Journals.

Mr. 141111111111011 gave notice, that he would to-morrow
move a Resolotion relative to iuclosures of land, in which
the Crowe wall concerned, ill under that the Sarveyor-licite.
cal .houltl appoint Commissiooers, and that the ClidnceHer
of the Duchy of Lancaster should be empowered to attend
to the interests of the Crown in all such casts of ioclosiire.
A Message from the Lord; intimated to the Honer, that
they had passed an ,Ict curicerning the Admiuistration of
Justice in Scotland, by regulating Appeals to the House of
Lords; to which they desired the concurrence of the
Douse. This Bill was accordiugly read a first time, sad or-
'tkved to he read a second time on Weduesdny nest.
On the Motion of Sir dolor CW FORT a production, or-
dered at the cominemcciecat of the tirmal:so, respecting the
Isiah Tontine Annuities, bat which had nut beet laid before
the House, was ordered to be made forthwith.

A Bill (r continuing the Duties upon Curls ready made,
instead d She Reticle vibes lint imported, use Nought up,
read a first, and antlered to be read a second nun uu Monday
next.

Mr. Fennell brought up the Irish Felons' Fees Bill,
which was wad a first, sad ordered to be read a seethed time
ea Monday next.
On the emotion of Mr. Ilysettsson, the the,, millions
Exchequer Bills Bill, and the wee miUiun sad • half Euebe-
qiirr Bills Bill were severally read a third time, and passed.
Mr. Wurrnsina m presented two Petitions: the one from
the Burgessee, and the other from the Corporation of the
Bergh of Ammo, expressing their 'plumb:awn of the Bill
foe the Abolition of Reversionary Grants, which had already
passed that Horse and praying that they might not relax in
their lendable endeavours to economise the expenditure of
the public mosey —Laid on the Table.
Mr. W w brought up the Report of the 11111 to en-
able His Majesty's Post-Master General of Ireland to pur-
chase certain Lands for building • Post.Ofike in Dublin,
which was agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be wad a *lend
time.

The CH•WCILLOR of the Esrurguru gave notice that
to-morrow it was his isittotioo to move fur lame to bring is
a Bill, to asable the Holders of Stuck m the 3 per Cenu. to
purchase Annuities by Ike transfer ant that Stork.
DISTILLATION COMMITTEE
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Mr. YORKE presented a Petition from certain far-
mers and maltaters in the county of Cambridge,
against the Report of the Ccustuittee as to discon-
tinuing the distillation of spirits from grain, and
praying that it may not pass into a law.
Mr. YOWLS in moving that this Petition be laid
upon the table, earsased his hope that the House
would be cautious in adopting a measure which at
most could only be attended with a temporary re-
lief to the colonies, and which might be uttended
with a permanent disadvantage. Ile wished the
Noble Lord would put off the discussion of that
Report, which had been fixed for Monday next, in
order that Gentlemen might have an opportunity
of more maturely considering the evil consequences
likely to arise from it. The Report itself was very
voluminous, and it was impossible that it could yet
have been sufficiently perused and considered by
all those who should enter into the discussion of it.
The Petition ive4 then laid on the table.

Lord BINNING said, that considering the very
advanced period of the Session, and the necessity
there was, that some measure should be taken upon
this Report, before its conclusion, he could not
help still wishing to bring forward the discussion
of it upon Mosiday. Although the Report was
apvarently voluminous, yet a great part of it con-
sisted of recitals of former Reports, &c. which it
GM not absolutely neremary to peruse, in order to
be master of the subject to be discussed.
Mr. W. SMITH was of opinion, that if it were
postponed to any mare distant period, there would
not he the least chance of any measure being taken
upon the Report in question.
SirJOHN NEWPORT stated, that it appeared to
him the Committee bad irone beyond their pro-
vince. and in a certain degree recommended the
violation of the Act of Union.

The SPE:AIMI. here observed, that the only
question before the House was, whether the Noble
Lord would delay his motion or not beyond the day
for which it was already fixed ?
Lord IIt‘NING added, that he was much inclined
to abide by the day he had already appointed. hay-
ing heard nothing stated that *hewed him the ne-
cessity of alteriin( it.