The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-01-09 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Speaker began to count the Howe this day
sit a quatter before three o'clock, and there being
one hundred Members present, they proceeded to
bailot for a Committee to consider the merits of the
Horsham Eltreinn Periti.ot. The following is the
reduced list of the Members who were chosen as
►at.l Committee:
fre,:etbek F. V..•w, Bart.
T. w.
Ni.ttow. F. 411111, k:%,1
Al.ntaa4,, "I •vr, et, rvi
k. Esq.
14.1
Jolin 11. Tvesnain, Esq.
SUPPLY.
Mr. Hobhoose brought up the Report of the
Committee of Supple, containing the Resolutions
as to the Ordnance Estimates.
Mr. JofifsiSTONE wished for come explanation
upon the subjett of 59,0001. fur Ordnancefor Ceylon.
The prii.cipal item in the charge was powder, which
!hou?'.:r might be much better supplied from India.
Mr. C A LCRAFT said, the stores to Ceylon,
end such settle.nents, were sent under an order from
the Seer:taf y of State's Office, and he could as-
so- e the Hon. Gentleman, that they had already
been se,t,
Mr JOHNSTOVE added, that what he had or.
feted WAS tor the consideration of I IA Majrsty's Go-
ye. liment. He thought the whole t .I.•:nce for steles,
Ceylon, was too much ; but pros ably the items
ecedrig years wou!d he found tinFrovided fur.
'rise several Resolutions were then mail and

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agreed to.
Mr. ADAM gore noece, that tomorrow he
would more, that the Order for taking into consi-
deration the Aberdeen Elation Petition ►e post-
poned to a futon, day."
Mr. WALPOLE gave novice. that to-morrow
be would move for enlarging the time for entering
into recognizance, on the Petition from the county
of Derry.
On tl.e Motion of Mr. VANSITTART, the
Exchequer PR. B:11, and the Anntral Indemnity
Bill. veer* severally read a t.econd time, and ordered
to he committed to-morrow.
TRAINING BILL.
Lord CASTLEREAGH rus,...ind pit a qoestion
across the table to the Right Hon. Secrrtary op-
posite I he wished to know whether or not it was
Ilmeaded to put into execution the Training At.
which bad been passed last Session, or to sub.titute
any other measure in its stead ?
Mr. Secretary WINDHAM answered. that he
had no doubt but His Majesty's Government would
be guided by eircaisstaaces; nor did he doubt in
the least that Scotland would bear her charge of the

burden.
L CASTLEILEAGH replied, that he did not
meal merely to apply his question as to whether or
Sot the Right Hun. Gentleman intended t 6 extend
the measure to Scotland, as he h.td no doubt of the
loyahr ar.d attachment to the Gunstitution which
caste!, is Cost part of the '..dr.gclunt, but he wished
mf.rilly to know whether he rocs::: to carry it into
ea citti•s in England in military sense.
Mr. WINDHAM a.:ded, that the Hi!! alluded to
Ey the Noble Lord, Res already puttiug ir.to
lion at chit moment, in so far as teLued to the
,pre-
liminary part, ; it was, however, a measure which
was sul•jedl always to the discretion of the Execut;ve
Goreri.ment, sod might be limited by eitcu:n-
sianzes It certainly was the intention of Govern-
ment to carry it still further into execution, after
certain regulations bad been adopted, wich were
not likely to take a long time, and by means of
which it rn;ght spi•edily be extended over ail the
kingdom—Adjourned.