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London, England, 1807-01-08 00:00:00

HOUSE. OF COMMONS.

The Speaker having Liken the Ch it at balf-past
three o'cloc!:

Mr. B•..unr"nt brnught in a Bill for al-ering and
amending seve- fiats for the regidari m of the
Wishery of the :fiver r•serd, which was read a first
time.

Two sow Members took the oaths and their
seats

The Malt Dury and Pension Duty B.lls were se-
verally read the t}. rd c ime, I•
On the Motion .•f Mt. VAN t• FART, an Ac-
count of the net Produce of the e r urr n t end
War I ncc, for ter, years, • r.ding th • s:h of Ja-
nuary, 1807, is ordered to b. laid before the
Howe.

l'he SPEAKER then pare notice, that to-
morrow being the day appointeJ to ballot for
Committee, to cotisid.n- of the double return ..t
Members or the Borough of Horsham, he wui'd
take the Chair at hall-past claw rs'clock, and begin
to count tl.e House at a quarter before tour.
A Bill for raising 10,500,0901. by Lnan and Ex-
chequer Bills, wax read the Erg, and urdered to b
read a second time to-morrow, _

The Qualification Indemnity Bill WAS then read,
and also ordered to be read a second time to-
morrow.

Lord OSSULSTON appeared at the B►r, and
intormed the klou,e, that His Majesty had been
waited utyin with the Address, which had been
voted to him on Monday laq, and that he had been
pleased to retur►► the following► most gracious
Answer :
" Gentlemen,

'6 I thank the House of Commons for the dutiful
and loyal Address you have presented this day. I
receive with satisfadion the assurance you have
tieacin givers me, raid as the Ite.turation of Peace
has b:en prevented only by the ambition and the
unjust aggression of the enemy, I may rely, with
confidence, upon the exertions which you have pro-
mised to use for the vigorous prosecution of the
war."

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY-ORDNANCE ESTI-

14 A T-Is.

On the mntion of Al'l', the House
went into a Committee of Supply. When in the
Committee. Alr.Calcraft said, that it was with satis-
faction he lama to informs diva, that the Estimates of
the Ordr...nce Department were considerably de-
creased this year. For this he did not claim any
degree of merit ; it was entirely owing to the con-
duA of preceding years, a large stock of Stores
having been laid in. The great preparations on the
Coast of Sussex having been completed, and seve-
ral other pirticulars unnecessary to enumerate,
making a difference of rather more than 600,00'01.
betwixt this year and the former one. It was also
satisfaftory for him to state, that thet-e were further
prospeets of greater deduOions, in regard to the
Lines of Chatham, which were about to close; and
the greatimpence of defending the southern Coast,
would be soon completely finished. He also thought
it necessary to say. that the great works which had
been carrying on at Dover, were about to be finish-
ed, which womad also afford a prospeCt of a still
greater decrease of expence. With these few pre-
liminas y observations. he begged leave to move,
••'lost 0 ie the opinion of this House, that ■ sum nut ex-
erre/hug .301,4061. ts. 6.1. be canted ioe deft-tying the memos
of Ills Majests'q mana tee. for the setae( Oahe year 1805, and
not anewee.ly pros ,tie I for by Parham, at.
•' root the sues of 26208;1. Ih. J. be grantr4 His Ma-
jesty for the eireranee r f the Olfim of tklnamce, fee 1606, and
unt presided fur by Parliament.
I liat 4:78.1971. Os. 10d. be 'ranted, for aikid expence, for
the year IA 7; arid,
•• That the suns of 479,2461. be granted for a similar pur-
pee f r Irel.n.l, for the 121 i year 1007."
The I louse resumei, and the Report was ordered
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