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London, England, 1804-07-12 00:00:00

Aeconnts were presented from the office of the
chief Secretary in IMand, and laid on the table.
A person presented certain accounu from the
Trustees of Ramsgate Harbour.
.Idr. WILLIAM+ presented at the bar the seventh
imrt from the Commissioners of Naval Inquiry.
The lipase resolve,: itself into a Committee, to
consider of the prop; iriy of pentritting the exports
tion of salt from disport of Nassau, to New Provi-
dence, and from other ports belonging to die Ba-
hama islands, in ships belonging to the United
States of America, wilich shall come to those places
its ballast. On the Report of the Committee being
received, leave was given to bring in a Bill for that
pass rwse.
The ATTORNEY-GtN ER AL stated, that it
was necessary to remedy certain inconveniencies
arising out of the General Defence Aa, so far as
the same related to the purchase of places on the
coast, for the purpose of ereaing. fortifications there-
on. The ohje of the measure he had to propose
would be, to stcore more effeaually to the Govern-
ment, the works eft.":ted thereon, and to leave to
the public a permanent inheritance of the ground on
which they stood ; also to settle upon the best mode
by which the individuals, who had owned the lands
so purchased, should receive an adequate compensa-
tion for toe same. He then moved for leave to
bring in a Bill, to amend certain provisions in the
General Defence Aft, so far as they related to the
purchase of lands and hereditament, for the public
service. Leave was given.
Lord Ma ISIIANt brought up the minutes of evi-
dance taken before the Middlesex Eloaion Commit-
tee so far as related to the Special Report from the
Committee relative to the condo& of the Sheriffs at
the late etedioo. Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Alderman COMAE moved for leave to bring
in a Bill to alter and amend the Additional Force
Aft so tar as it related to the privileges of the Cite
of London. Leave was given : and the Hoe. M-
derman afterwards brought in the Bill, which was
read a first, and ordered to be read a second time
to-morrew. The Bill states, that the late aft tend-
ed to infringe on the privileges of the City of Lon-
don, which it was necessary to present ; that the
City o•lght not to be liable to be hoed in the man-
ner which was provided for in the other parts of the
kingdom; but that it would raise its due proportion
of men in the way in ahich mot had hitherto been
raised there on similar occiodons.

Sheriffs of Lon Jon presented a petition from
the Lord Mayor. Aldermen, and Commons of the
City of London, stating that the prison of the
Poiltry Cornpter was in such a decayed state, as to
be dangerous tst those. who resided in it; that in
order to rep.i:r vonlJ be necessary to remove
the debtors and p-ismers confined there; and as
this would requite the aid and authority of Parlia-
ment, the potuioners prayed for a Bill to enable
such removal to : :se 10..te0, nail the prison should
be repaired. n was received : and, on
the nt•o:ion of Sir J. 1.1 Anderson, it was ordered to
be ref-•+red to .t i._r Cs' nnuaittee.
The Free l'ost was acid a third time and
A Me-,sag- flora I.o;ds informed the House,
tl .0 they it .1 ~, the Foreign Enlistment, and
Lou.;. n dills: also that they requested
copy of the 5t•:..,: of the Corn Committee. This
request was immediately complied with.