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London, England, 1807-02-17 00:00:00

HOUSE. 01' COMMONS.

Mr. Fuller presented a lteport from the Maid•
stone Zleilion Contmittee.infoa ruing the House that
they met this morning as usual, aa:d received a let-
ter from Sir Robert Pecl, Ham stating, that he
dauld not attend the Committee, on account of a
severe attack of the gout.
' A Medical Geraleman attended, and verified this
statement upon oath; adding, that it was impessible
to say when the Hon. ilaroni.t could be able to come
wt.

This excuse fur non-attendance was accepted;
sad the Report laid on the Table. _ _

Mr. Sheiiff Mites presented a Petition from the
Lord Maycr, Aldermen, and Cuminou Council of
the City of Loudon, stating the taccavenience that
arose from the sma.moss or the space allowed for
Smithield Market, and praying fot leave to enlarge
it; and also another Pethion from the same body,
pray at.; for an tricensian of the time and the powers
contained in the Alts p.is:td in the 34th, 39th, 49th,
41,t, and )-..a• ‘1..jr.,), tot widening
and improving the Slice:, near 'temple Bat and
On the motion of Sir Ci RLES PRICE, these
Petitions were severally read, and ordered to be re-
ferred to a C.mmittee to.r sarnine the nt mess there.
of, and to report the sante., with thew opinions
'het eon, to this House.
Mr. Jenkinson presetted a Peti.ion from the
Pilots of Dover arid Medway, praying for a fur-
ther continuance of the Atls, and for Altering and
enleiging the power, thetein conui.ied, re/ativc to
Pilotage.
Mr. Fuller presented a Pe:ition from certain,
Tanners, against the Oak Bork B,ll.—Ordered to
he referred to the Committee to whom that 1411 is
referred.

The SOLICITOR-GEN7ERAL said, that as it
was possible sirne Gentlemen might abink proper to
sil,jeZl to the &II which be had brought in fur the
furpose of subletting real Estates to the Payment
of Personal Debts, be wished to allow them a fur-
t')er tiz.e, and theref.re he slsouid propose to 6s
s.cond reading of it for Weduesdsy seat.—lt
sal ordered accordingly.
Oa dm Motion of ?or. BANICES. it woe ordered.


that Gawp Garland, Zip. hare leave of absence
for one month, .n account of urgent business, he
ben), augastat icr extension mercantile transaaions,
and b.
,A lately ame with a swarm loss, by the cap-
ture of tie ships by the.enettif.
Mr. Hothouse brought up the Report of the
Committee of Ways and Means, stating their reso-
lutions, that the Stamp Duties in Ireland should
cease and determine, and other duties be imposed
in lieu thereof.
On the !station of Sir JOHN NEWPORT, this
Report was ordered to lie on the T.sble, and be
printed.
l'he Irish Sugar Drawback Rill, the Quit Rents
Rill, and the Auftion Duty Bill, were, upon the
Motion of Sir JOHN NEWPORT, severally com-
mitted, and the Report ordered to be received to.
morrow.

PRECEDENTS OF EXPULSION.
Mr. Bathotst brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee appointed to search for Precedents as to the
Expulsion of Menihers from the House.—Ordered
to lie upon the Table, and to be printed.
Lord Temple brought op a Sill for altering the
Aft relative to the Importation of Prussian Yarn in
British Ships, and for extending its Provisions to
German Yarn, on the Payment of the like Duties.—
Read a first, and ordered to be read a sestond time
to-mot MM.
Sir THOMAS TURION postponed the Motion
relative to the Carnatic Charge, of which he hag
formerly given notice, to Thursday se'nnight.
After some conversation, the above day was finally
fixed for that subj..d, and Sir I'. TURTON fut.
ther added, that he wished to know from the Noble
Lord opposite (Lord H. Petty) whether it was
his intention, during the present Session, to make
any alteration upon the Property Tax, as to the
mode of distribution ? If riot, he should think it
his duty to oppose the system which the Noble Lord
had proposed, horn its being founded upon a tax
so partially apportioned.
Lord HENRY PETTY answered, that that
Tax did not interfere essentially with the Srdern
of Finance which he bad laid before the House.
It was not his imention to make any alteration Ispoa
the Tax to which the Hon. Baronet alluded.
A Petition was presented Lora the Merchants,
Ship Owners, and Ship Tradess of the Port of Lon-
don, against the Slave Trane Abolition Bill, aad or-
dered to lie on the 'fable.
A Message from the Lords informed the House,
that their Lordships bad passed a Bill, intituled,
" Baron De Dunstanyille's Indemnity Bill," to
which they desired the concurrence of the House.
On the mu:ion of Mr. D. \' lES GIDDY, the
Bill was read a first and second time, and ordered
to be committed to-mot:ow. He stated, that it
was a Bill founded upon the precedent of the Bill
of Indemnity, which was passed fur the Islarquis
of Lar sdowii, for having spoken and voted in
the House of Lords, without haying taken the
oaths.

Mr. MANNING gave notice, that he would,
to-morrow, move tur the produCtion of Copies of the
Commi,eions of Sale and Grants t,f Lands in she
Wet.t InJi4 Lianas.

Sir Charles Price presented • Petition from
some of the most resp-Ettble Ship-owners of the
City of Landon, stating their apprehensions, that the
Duties upon frdinage of Bs itish Shipping, with
goods and merchandice, carried coastways, are to be
continued by Ministers beyond the prevent war ;
which would be attended with the most injurinus
consequences to the Shipping Interest; and praying
to be allowed to state the grievances which would
arise from a continu ince of the suspeasiGn of tl.e
Navigation Acts, and to make pod the same by
evidence.— Ordered to be on the table.

On the Mo inn of Lord HENRY PE l' CY, the
Order of the Day for the House going into a Can-
nii•tee upon the West India Trade, WAS postp.iiied
till to-morrow.