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London, England, 1803-06-08 00:00:00

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A.Ctze roakluingfor s ime time upon this and other '
points of the nal, his ordahip said he should, in ,
stbilltallethtee, X'st. beat on him to move
sense • me& t I 'ag of tbe'Rischt
4%.1011Qe lvf the Bilko ibe Rigpt Rawisrend,
fi/fc lt,the same solCunint him, that t f rap
spet esteem, and the deesrgratiftrde ; and he was
'surti•that the whole of the ~vererid Profession must
,regard hits) with the utmost complacency. aollkosoith
the most grateful mi-tds. When the Bill should
have brow mittnred in the Committee, and becrme
law, it would be a lasting monument of fame to its
very respcNftable author.
The question was put, and the Bill read a second
The Fl'oshop of ST. ASAPH repeated, that he
fully appnwed the. principle of the Bill, but was
nut .ati..fs...d with its fabrick, and the flame, of its
'clause.. Understanding that at opportunity was to
be given fur ring into detail upon it previous :0 the
Hews resolving, itself into a Committee upon it, lie
sh(•uld then explain on what principles he should
feel it nect.isary to propose several amendrrteuts in
the Committee; bet those would not be mere verbal
amendments, those of leaving out case word, and
insetting another, but amendments that AMU go
as it were, to n•)%)- -ast:ng several of the clauses.
'1 h.., Bill was committed for Friday.
A private Bill, and a returned Bill, were brought
up from the Commons by Mr. Isaac Hawkins'
All the Bills on the table went through their it's-
peaivc sages.
Adjourned at ciglit o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
let.snsv, JUNE 7.
Lord TEMPLE: presented a petition from cer-
tain Lace Manuftfltivers of. Bocisinghasnshire,
against the Consolidated Custom Duty Bill.—Or-
tiered to lie on the table.
ACCOMMODATION TO NIF.ReII ANTS.
On the motion of Mr. Vansittart, the House
resolved itself into a Commiuee, Mr. Hobhouse
in the Chair, to consider of so much of his Majesty's
Speech of the 23d of November as related to af-
fording Accommodation to Merchants.
Mr: VANSITTART then said, that what he
had to propose was rather to be considered as aaac-
corpmodating commutation, than in the light of
new duties. He then, without farther comment, pro-
ceeded to develope the nature of the new arrange-
ments, mhich was contained in the followir.g resolu-
tions :
4. An additional duty of 201. no the value of 10A. ef al!
home-hair imported ihtu Great Mann, and that the drawbar-41
upon thA expoitation of the mid article thould ceabt and dekr-
171111e.

2. That • duty of 4s. per yard be impaled on all foreir
thresdAsee in Tutu thi country, of the v-alue of 235. per
yard arid upwards. 1 iris, he said, was asubject eons:Actable
importance to the Terftflit, and, for the purpose of terming
this arrangement, it w-as thought necessary ID abolish the re!.
sent duty of 201. per rent. ad ',alarm...
3. A duty of Is 3d. for every square yard of damask and ta-
ble liner iikiorted, and a drawback to be allow.ed of 10d. ycr
yard upon the exportation.
4. A duty of 10s. 6d. per hundred weight on the importation
of all foreign pearl-barley, and a drawback of Gs. per hundred
allowed upon the exportation of it.
b. .'t duty on all stock-fish imported of 2s. 6d. on every hun-
dred and twantv pounds weigiit.
6. A duty 4641. 1.. nn every ton of (;emit, ItheniA ind
Hungarian wine, imported in British vessids, • eoltainini
gallons, with a drswbaek of 341. Is. GA on the vnoitatian.
7. Oa the same wines, imported in foreign vessels, a duty of
Gil. ss. allowing a drawback au the export:4ton of the same
'sums to the British roloniss to the West India-s, and American
colonies, of 591. 66.
The resolutions were agreed to, and the report
ordered to be received to-morrow.
• Mr. WICK HAM obtained leave to bring in a
Bill to enable theCummission..-..rs of the First Fruits in
Ireland, to lend money, without interest, to enable
Clergymen, in certain cases, to erect Parsonage
Houses.

Mr. POOLE moved for leave to bring in a Bill
for vesting certain lands and heieditaments, in
Northamptonshire, in trustees, for the use of the
Ordnance service.
Mr. WHITBREAD stated his own knowledge
of a number of abuses in the adulteration of gun-
powder, to the injury 6f the service and the public,
which he mast attribute to the carelessness. though
he could not say wilful neglect, of the Board of
Ordnance. Ik)wder had been sent from Purfleet and
other places in a good state, which was afterwards
adulterated, before it reached its final destination.
Tl.ere were many complaints upon this subject, on
which he had made enquiries, and he should be very
willing to communicate the result of them, to the
Board of Ordnance, if it should be disposed to re-
ceive it.

Mr. POOLE and Mr. SERJEANT said, that
the Board of Ordinmce was perfealy uninformed of
the abuses alluded to. If any such existed,, the
Board had both the.power and disposition to repke.s•
them. and would thankfully receive any intOrmation
the Hon. Gentlenuin would be kind enough to
ford them. Lease was then given to bring in tlic
Bill.
ABUSES IN THE N.W.`.l. DEPARTMENTS.
Mr. WH ITBREAD said, that as the tir.t Report
of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into
Abuses in the Navy, was already on the table, and as
he saw the Minister then in his place, he wished to
know whether this report was to be followed up,
and whether any other report was to be expelted
He thought great.praise was due to the uiligcnce
and aaivity of the Admiralty, but to determine
whether or not he should Move for the minutes of
the evidence in the duck yards on which the report
was founded, was his reason for requesting this ex-
planation.

The CHANCELLOR of the F.XCIIKQUER
replied that the Commissioners were still proceeding
in the cause of their enquiries, and as another report
was to be expert d from them in the present session,
he supposed the Hon. Gentleman would• tOrbear
front malting any motion on the subjea.
'1 he conversation went no farther.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL brought in a
Bill to remedy dcfets in the present mode of issuing
Exchequer Bills; and Mr. Giles, a Bill to report so
much of an Ad of the 42d Gel. HI. as related to
the bribery oaths at elcaions for representatives to
serve in Parliament, both of which were read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second time to-
morrow.

Mr. ALIAANDF.R bronght up the Report of
the Committee of Supply cm the Army Estimates;
the Resolutions of which were agreed to.
Mr. GAR 1 fiSHORE brought up an Estimate
of the Navy Dew t to the 31st of December, 1803,
which was ordered to lire on the table_

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