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IAIPERVII. I' -IR I.I.IMENT.

HOUSE OF LORl),—M.psu•t, Aram 14.
Their I,ndshins na-t mi. dry, pursuant to their
a.ljaarnment, preiriow: to the Easter Recess.
routine hit,inrs.i was disposed of, and
Cie Bills on the t lorwarded in their respritive
t.Age.s.; among whi.-11. the Irish Militia Service Bill
went thron4li a Committee of the whole House,
Lord WalMigham in the Chair, and was reported
ssithnut amendment.
The Ordei of the Day, for the further conside-
ratian of the ppeal Cause from Chancery; the
Countess of Lincoln, r. the Duke of Newcastle,
being read, a discu.sion of considerable length tot k
place ori the subieft.

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Lend ELLENBOROITH-T, Lord ELDON, and
the LORD CH A NCELLOR, delivered their sem i-
mente - respeaively, rite two tomer Peers, at con-
etierable lengzn.
Lord ELLEN BO ROUGH concluded his speech,
by moving a proposition, tending to affirm the de-
cree of the Court of Cliancely, with certain excep-
tions, respefting which the Court was dotard to
proceed, ece.
The discussinn was terminated in consequence of
a suyTestion of the Lord Chancellor; in come.
qtteree of which, the Agents for the parties were
called to the Bar, and questioned respet"ting the age
et his Grace, the Respondent.
The Agent informed their Lnrdships, he had at-
tained his majority, his Grace having been 21
i years of age. the 3041 of last January,
Lord RI .LEN BOROUGH inquired of the wit-
sees, whether he were sufficiently certain of that
fall, to be able to swear to it, if called upon ?
At ' The Agent replied, he would not undertake to
swear to Vie circumstance, though he had no doubt
i 'whatever upon his own mind respeaing it.
After some farther inquiry, it was agreed by their
Lordships, on the Motion of the Lord Chancellor,
~ that the farther consideration of the case be ad-
Jaunted rill Thursday, its order to afford time far
1 the prodniion o? die Parochial Registers, to ascer-
tain the age of his Grace the Duke of Newcastle.
On the Motion of Lord AUCKLAND, who ob-
served, that on that stage of the Bill, it was under-
-1
, stood an opposition was intended the Bill for in.
. demnifying the Governors of the British West India
Islands, and for regulating the future intercourse
between these Islands, and the United States of
America, was ordered to be read a second time, on
Thursday nett.
'1 he healing of the Scotch Appeal Cause, M'Nabb
e Morton, tae of considerable importance, and on
which the new Lord Advocate, and Solicitor-
Ceneral of Scotland are retained, was fixed for the
, Sd of May.
Let d Holland presented a Petition from certain
Debtors, confined in the Gaol of Newcastle-upon.
Tyne. praying Relief, which was ordered to lie on
the table.
Lord GRENVILLE said, that in pursuance of
the notice he had given before the Recess, ho should
now move, and with refe to what he had then
said, teithout farther troubling their Lordships,
" that a Committee be Appointed to search the
Jeer pals e'er precedents respraing the praetice of
the House on former cases of impeachment, and
- to consider of the best mode of proceeding, with
respell to the else of Henry Viscount Melville, &c.
sod to report the same to the House."
This, on the question being put, was ordered ac-
cordingly.
Several private and return Bills were brought up
. frost the Commons, by Mr. Baldwin and other gen-
tlemen.
Dr. Duigenan brought up the Irish First Fruits
Bills and Mr. Baldwin, the Irish Treasury Bills
Bill, and the British Fishery Bill; which, with the
other Bills presented, being severally read a first
time, their Lordships adjourned till to-morrow.
HOUSE OF OF COMMONS.
The Scarborough Harbour Bill was read a second
time, and ordered to be committed to a Committee
above stairs.
Sir II Milbanke breught up a Petition from cer-
tain inhabitants of Bishops Wearmouth, and Sun-
derland, against the said Bill, which was ordered
to he referred to the Committee on the Bill.
He then brought up a Petition from the Prisoners
confined for Debt in the gaol of Durham, praying
relief.—Ordered to lie on the Table.
Sir M Ridley brought up a Petition from the
Prisoners oinfined for Debt in the gaol of the town
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, praying relief.—Ordered
to lie on the Table.
Mr. Calcraft brought up an Account of the sums
remaining in the Exchtquer on the Ist of January
I NOS, being part of Ordnance Grants for 1804.
O'dered to lie on the Table.
A new Writ was ordered to be issued for the Bo-
rough of Helstnne, in Cornwall, in the room of D.
Geddy, Esq. who has accepted the office of Steward
of the Chiltern Hundreds.
elanott tn.' A RCOT's CREDITORS.
Mr. HO iIIiOUSE moved the Order of the Day
for taltifie into further consideration the Report of
the Committee on the Petition of the private Cre-
ditors of the Nalsoh of ATCot, which being read—
He lam sued that an Hon. Gentleman, (Mr. Fran.
els.) %via, was biotay conversant in East India
4fAir.4, C,1..1 hoc ;Lk day be in his place, on
*comma? (as tie eni'et stood, and which he very much
regriereili i t a larnly misfortune—as that lion.
Gentleman had endeavoured to rouse the attention
of the ll,m'e to the importance of the subject
before he moved for leave to bring in a Bill to re-
gulate these matters, he thought it his duty to state
to the House toe rise and progress of these debts, and
the eatute of the hill he intended to submit to the
1 consideration of the House, if he should obtain such
leave. Ile then began with the act of 1 71;4_44 0!
the hire', c. 25. for establishing a Court of Judi-
Catill P i'l India, and went through a regular histnry
of ;h. oiveral treaties which had been made since
shut time ketween the said Nabob and his successors,
and Mr. Dave-on, Goyern•ir of Madras. hlarquis
Cornwallis, and Lail POW:S, by whieit he shewed
.". that the Neo, of the C.onatic had engaged to pay
epwards of nine lacks of rupees annually to the
East blood Company, as a militiny subsidy. wl:ich
Lad, from tame to time, fallen into such arrow. as
to amount At prevetat to upwards of shay note lacks,

wak': i t EnglA. rail is more than tv.7a millions.
The coonity of ne Caenatic had lr-en- mortgaged
'1 the E Indi Courpinv us a security for the
payon-nt el' this hinny ; that nitnv person. in India
,f• '11" C',"rSe that time become private cre-
ditor, a, the Nsbnl, of Are ,t, to a very consider-
able -am mot ; who.. i 0 ctontecoenre of the temittst ies
of he Carnatoc being assigned to the Company, had
dem iockd the amnunt of their several debt. from
the Company, and an a,zreement WAS made between
the Company an I the said Coeditors, that those
claims should he referred to certain Commis-
sioners to inquire into, aid settle the same.
Mr. Hobhnu,e was one of those Commissioners ;
but on entering into the execution of the trust re-
posed in them, it had been found, that the powers
granted to them were not sufh:ient to answer the
purposes which were intended by the parties, and it
became, therefore, necessary those power. should
be extended. The nature of the bill lie should
move for leave to bring in, was for the purpose of
regulating the mode of recovering the debts of the
private creditors of the Nabob of Arcot, by the ap-
pointment of Commiscioneri--not with such powers
as ate given to Parliamentary Commissioners for
Naval Affairs, &c. for no compulsory measures
were to be allowed, hut such an extension of power
as might be deemed necessary. He concluded by
moving—
*. That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable the
Commiimuners, acting in the execution of the at-..enient
made between the Fast India Company, and the Private Cie•
ditors of the Nabob of the Carnatir, the better to carry the
same int.. effect:'
Mr. W. KEENE said, that in looking over the
list of those private creditors, he saw the names of
many persons meting in the highest civil offices in
India, and which appeared to hint at present to de-
serve a cautious inquiry. There were many persons
in the list, whom justice and humanity would un-
doubtedly call on the House to assist. He would
not objelt to the Bill being brought in, nor trouble
the House with any further observations at present,
but would reserve them to some future stage of the
Bill when brought in.
The question was then put, and leave given to
bring in the Bill.
TRIALS FOR OFFENCES BEYOND SEA.
Mr. JERVIS rose to make the Motion of which
he had given notice previous to the recess. It was
unnecessary, he said, to take up the time of the
House, further than to state, that by the statute of
Henry the Bth, the jurisslidion of the Court of Ad-
miralty extended to almost all parts of the world
with respell to ads of piracy, and also by a subse-
quent statute of King William ; but, that in cases
of murder, it had always been the custom to send
persons accused, home for ti hal. It was, therefore,
thought necessary to alter the law in this case, and
to empower His Majesty to issue commissions to
certain persons in our settlements and colonies
abroad, to try persor.s accused of having committed
murder, within their respedive jut isdidims, without
seeding them home. He therefore moved—

" That lease be girea to bring in a Rill for the more speedy
trial olottencet committed in distant parts beyond the seas.•—
Granted.
RESIDENT CURATES.
Mr. PERCIVAL said, he rose, in consequence
of the notice he had given, to move for leave to
bring in a Bill, for the maintenance of Resident
Curates. He believed it would be unnecessary to
trouble the House with any observations, as the Bill
he had to propose was the same as that which had
passed that House last Session, but which had been
thrown out in the other House. on account of some
inaccuracies. He observed a Noble Lord (Porchest-
er), on the other side of the House, who had strenu-
ously opposed the former Bill, in its different stages;
but he hoped, it he continued is the same opinion
reveling it, he would postpone any opposition to
it, to some future stage of the Bill, rather than bring
it forward now. He then moved—

"That leave be given to bring in a Rill for making mere ef-
feClual revision for the M.:intenarree of Stipendiary Curates,
and for their Residence en their Cures."

Lord PORCHESTER said, the principle of the
Bill was to give the Bishops a power to take from
Clergymen a fifth part of their income, if it did not
amount to more than 2501. a year. He thought
the Bill a great novelty in legislation ; there was no
appeal, and to that principle, on a state of taxation
on property, he could not consent. The House was
in a different situation to what it was last Session.
They had, almost immediately, previous to the re-
cess, appointed a Committee to enquire into the re-
ports of the Bishops respelling Residence; and to
give leave to bring in this Bill, would look as if
they meant to recall the powers of their Committee,
before they could well have entered on their func-
tions. He should, therefore, object to the Bill being
brought in.
Mr. PERCIVAL said, there had been no
reason stated, to induce the House to refuse to ad-
mit the Bill, and he hoped, therefore, his motion
would be agreed to. If the Noble Lord had wait-
ed till the Bill was brought in, he would have found
that there is an appeal to the Archbishop. As to
the objedion to the fifth, that is only mentioned as a
ntazimum, in the case of very great benefices. There
were some as high as 2,0001. a year. and surely it
could not be wi►hed or desired, that such a wealthy
clergyman, who was non-resident, should exped the
resident Curate to do his duty for 751. a year, which
was the utmost he could have at present. it was
true the House had appointed a Committee to in.
quire into the reports of the Bishops on the subjed
ill Residence ; but, if they had paused before they
let the Bill pass, till such time as the Committee
should make their report, they would nut at all in-
terfere with their funnums.

Lord PORCI-TESTER, in explanation, said, no
case had been produced, to shew that the ifou,e
should adopt this novel proceeding.
Mr. Secretary FOX said, he did not rise to op-
pose the bringing in this Bill, but to observe. that,
in hi, opinion, the allowance to the Curate ought
not to be proportioned to the wealth of the rectory,
or living, but to the ditty be would have to perform.
and the relative situation in which, in other tespals,
he stood in the parish.
The question ss as then pot, and leave granted to
bring in the Bill.
Sir J. NEWPORT moved—

" For kayo to tem, i t a thll, to .egolate the packing of
Hutterlo a..tl, for sale of Grantrd.

Mr. PA UL gave notice, that he would, on Fri-
day. lay Isidore the Ibuve the grcunds of his charge

against %/at qois Wellesley, 5 Halve to las coo-
t:boll to the Nabob of Hyde-Ovid'; and also, of that
for diaabedience of the orders of the Company in
the experidit ore of the public money, contrary to
ad of parliament; which last, the Diteaort them-
selves most have brought forward, if he had not ;
and he hoped, therefore, they would then be pre-
sent to support him.
Admiral MAR KHAM said, that an Hon. Gen-
tleman opposite (Mr. Jeffery), had, previous ira the
Re( ess, accused him of intention to delay, in moving
for papers in vindic won of the charaaer of Earl
St. Vincent, against the charge with which he was
threatened. He assured the House, however. he
had not moved for a single paper which was not
necessary. There were some, however, that had
been ordered, which were not yet produced, and
in which he thought the Navy Board had beenre-
miss. He mentioned four papers, and moved, "that
the orders for their produOion be read ;" which be-
ing done, be moved, that the said papers be re-
turned forthwith."
Mr. JEFFERY thought he ha f already great
reason to complain of d.lay in the produaion of
these papers, which had been moved for upwards of
three months since. As to 1) mmaday Book, he was
gl id to find that the Hon. Admiral had given it up,
AS it would he almost Doomsday before it would be
produced, for the accounts that should be contained
in it, were more than seven years in arrears, and it
would take at least twelve months to supply the
statements in which it was deficient. There was now,
however, no time for much more delay, as he was
determined shortly to bring on those charges against
Earl St. Vincent, with which he had been prepared
these nine months past.
Admiral MARKHAM disclaimed any wish to
cause the slightest delay, and observed, that in-
stead of moving fur any additional papers, he now
only wished to accelerate the prodation of some of
those which he moved for about three months ago.
IVhy they had not before this time been laid upon
the Table, he was unable to account for.
Lord HOWICK (late Mr. Grey) said, he never
knew a more unfounded charge than that of a dis-
position to delay, now made against the gallant
Admiral. He knew not why the papers in question,
and moved for last Session, had not been produced;
but when the subjea came to be examined, the
House would have an opportunity of appreciating
the motives of the delay. If it were true, as stated,
that the Doomsday Book was in arrears, he had not
yet an opportunity of knowing why it was so; but
that circumstance was not certainly imputable to
the lion. Admiral. He did not wish. he said, to
ask any thing as a matter of favour from the Hon.
Gentleman (Mr. Jeff, ry), but as he was convinced
that the public had a great interest in the chataaer
of Earl St. Vincent, and knew of no possible benefit
that could result from the proposed discussion, he
would submit it to the discretion of the Hon. Goat
denials himself, whether he would precipitate hit
Motion, before there was time for the due consider-
ation of the papers ?
Mr. JEFFEttY declared, upon his honour, that
he knew nothing of the reasons for delaying the
papers ; and though he pledged himself to insti-
tute the proposed inquiry, he should not objeft
to defer it for a few days ; but could not agree
to delay it for any length of time. The Motion
WAS then agreed to.
General GASCOIGNE moved for an Address
to Ills Majesty, praying for the produFtion of
copies of the Capitulations of the Colonies of De-
merara, Essequibo, Barbie', and Surinam, to His
Majesty's arms ; which was agreed to.
IRISH AFFAIRS.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved the order of the
day for taking into consideration the report of the
Committee on the repeal of the Bill imposing a
house duty of Ss. in Ireland. He said, that betore
he moved the concurrence of the House in the reso-
lution, he wished to observe, that up to the year
1793, there had been a duty of two shillings hearth
money on houses in Ireland, but that in 1795. the
bill for coatinuing that duty, stated in the preamble,
that many of the cottag,ers were too poor to pay
that duty, for which reason, an exemption was
granted to the poorest order of the people. In the
last year, that tax was commuted to a duty of 3s.
upon all dwelling houses, with an exemption to
those, the rent of which was under 50s. annually.
By that ad, the colledtor was constituted, in many
instances, a judge of the value of the houses, and,
if he thought proper to demand the payment, the
person entitled to exemption would be at as much
expence in asserting his right, as would be equiva-
lent to the tax itself, which was procludive of much
discontent and dissatisfaftioa amongst the people.
These were the grounds on which he was induced
to move for the repeal.
Mr. FOSTER said, that though he felt it his duty
to propose the tax in question, under the financial
eircumstances of Ireland, he considered it as one
which ought to be repealed, if it could be done with
propriety. That propriety, however, he had now
reason to doubt, when he considered, that in the pre-
sent year,* loan of three millions had been contraeted
for Ireland ; and therefore thought that more
asesohers from that country ought to be present, be-
fore the House repealed a tax, the produce of which
was estimated at 20,0001. a year. This house-tax of
Ss. on Ireland, was only a part of the system of
window duties here, which in no case WAS under 6s.
annually. He said that he did not mean to oppose
the motion, but state his opinions rather as a friend
thin an adversary.
Sir J. NEWPORT replied, that if this tax really
produced 20,0001. a year, yet es it was productive
of great discontents, exclusively of the arrears of
payment, he should think it his duty to move for its
repeal. It was his intention soon to submit a scale
of taxes, which he thought would fall more lightly
on the poor of Ireland, and be much more untxcep.
tionable than this, which gave rise to consilierable
animosities.

Mr. LEE wkhed to know the extent of the pro-
duce of thii tAx ?

Sir J. NEWPORT said, it w.ts impossible fur
him to suite the full extent of the amount; •st owing
to the CAWS before alluded to, one thud part of it
had not been colle,fted. He believed the receipts
hitherto h.til not been more than G or 7,0001. hut had
they hcen 50,0001. he still should think it expedient
to repeal it.—After come further conversation, the
Resolution was agreed to, a-id a D'll 0r;:er:...1. to be
brouz .t in u;:en it.

'I he .T,qin 11;11 was rca -I tS;tJ tim>an I p :s:t j
Sir .1 N EWpoirr fu!th:r c •n.,.1e:
ari.,n of ,he Rep )rt of the C.)rn tt4tre ou the If
Rank Nnt«eurtency...

Mr. FOSTER said, he had no intention of np
pnsi:lg the motion, hut to observe, that AS ti•fe (11,jeft
of it was to enable the Lords of the Tleasio‘ in
Ireland t,) compound with r:te leank in tie ,7 ;ILI)
ditties no its notes, he thought it had hei•er lir sir.
(erred till after the opening of the Irish body:et. and
more especi.rl'y so, as it was a wel -Looa%, rja,
that the great issues of the bank notes of t:,at Loh.c
try, were the means of tieprecia:,n4 the pap,'
rency, and keeping the baldric.: of exchange so ve, y
much against Ireland.
Sir .1. NEWPOR I' replied, that the obje&
measure avowedly was, to allow the Contreisst.,e.
ers of the Treasury to compound with the Kt a
for the Stamp Duties; but what the toinwiu. „
that composition should be. would be open tor d's.
cussion when tile bill should be brought in; but .T
most be evident, that an extraordinary issue
hank-rotes must be suffered, so long as the saspix.
;ion of payment in specie was continued. He
served, that the issue of silver from this cOttittry
c.u,tiriued, until that article WAS at the rate .1.5.7,1„
per ounce, and there was a loss of 4t0,0001.
curled upon it: but should the price fall, he was
convinced, that it would be the disposition of His
Majesty's Ministers to renew the same a :comtno.
dation.
The Resolution was then agreed to, after a few
explanatory observations, and a Bill ordered to be
brought in upon it.
The House resolved itself into a Committee of
Supply, Mr. Hawthorn in the Chair; to which the
Barrack Estimates were referred, when a number
of sesms wire voted for military purposes ; ammo
which were—
. 229,22-0. Itr the Pay of Officers,
669,010 ftt Al!,twAnees
1$4.01)01. Ittr reduced Lacets; and
165"C1. for the Charge', Of Elgrcteks in Great Britain.

A number of other items were also voted, which,
from the low tone of voice in which they were stated
by the Chairman, were perfe.fly inaudible in the
gallery.—Ordered to he reported to-morrow.
Mr. JEFFERY moved for au account of the
number cf line of battle ships and frigates in or-
dinary, on the Ist of OEtober, 1801, chewing t4:e
nature of the repairs which they required. Ordered.
The second reading of the Irish population bill
was postponed to the Ist of August next.
The Land Fax Commissioner.' Sill was read a first
time. and ordered to be read a second time this
day fortnight.
A person from the L7ndon Flour Company pre-
sented the Annual Accounts.
Ancther from the Exchequer, an account of 0-e
sums remaining in it on the Ist of January :80h,
being part of the grants of the year 1804; and a
third from the Pay Office, of the sums in that office
on the Ist of January 180.5, being part of the grants
or 1804, and the balance temaining in the hands of
the pay-masters, distinguishing suds quarter. All
of which were ordered to lie on the sable, and to be
printed ; as was also an accounq from the India
Board, 01 the list of pensions, the covenants entered
into on behalf of the Company, Ste.
An account was ordered to be presented c f ele
net produceerif the permanent and war taxes 44 the
years 18(15-6, and the charges outstanding on,
them ; and also of the charges on the consolidated
hind. for the three years ending on the sth of April,
distinguishing each quarter.
The Commitiee on the Tea Duty Bill was deferred
to Thursday neat, and that on the Tobacco Duty
Bill, to Wednesday.
Mr. VAN 81TTART gave notice, that in the
Committee of Supply on Wednesday next, he should
move fur a small addiecnal Duty on East India
Sugars.
The Iron Duty Bill was ordered to be read a se-
cond time to-morrow se'nnight, and to be printed.
Admiral Duckworth's Annuity Bill went through
a Committee.—Report to-morrow.
Mr. VANSITFAR Is gave notice, that on Wed-
nesday next, he should, in the Committee of Sup-
ply, move to vote the miscellaneous services, and the
vapences of the African Society.—Adjourned.

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