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liVrSt Ur COMMONS.

Lord FUSTON, as Chairman of the Committee
up,n the florough of Salt-4111 • 'etition. informed the
Kenos, that in consequence of the indispositioo of
A Roberts, Esq. one of the M=mbers of the Com-
mittee. they did not sit on Friday and Saturday last.
Dr. Halley attended at the Bar of the Mous:. and
5ta....:1. upon oath. that he was called on to attend
Mr RobAr is, in bis pmfessional capacity, on Thurs.
stay teeming. and on Friday. the state of his health
eras sucL, as to render it unfit for him to attend his
dn'y urn that and the following day.
l'ol3 Motion of Lord EUsTON. the further at-
ttinti.ncr of Mr. Roberts. upon the said Committee,
was ordered to be excused.

Mr. YURKE, as Chairman of the Committee
upon the Weymos h Kleaies Petitioo, brought op
the Report of the said Committee, which stated, that
the Sitting Members were duly client, and that the
'Petition was not frivolous or vexatious.

Sir GILBERT HEATHCOTZ, as Chairman of
the Committee upon the Malden Eledion Petiona,
reported to the t-4 use the absence of William Lewis
Hobbes, E• zq. one of the M rnbers of the said Corn.
trine., b contever:ce of tis having teceived an
account, that his fatherlay in a state of danger, in
Co country, which obliged him to leave town.
8:r Robert V.:idioms verified this Net up-n oath,
end upon Motion of Sir GILBERT MATH.
COTE, Mr. flugber vr-s excused any further at-
tei:danee upon the said Ctmmittee.
Nine new Merabcrs were sworn, and took their
_ _

Wm. Russel brought ia a Bill for regula-
tii.v the recovery of small debts in certain pans of
trr ccunty of lent, which uas read a first time,
an.; ne dereJ to be s e4J 4 seconJ time tomorrow.

Mr Pat preseuted at the Bar r.l the licose so-
• aceott:ts horn the Attican C'rnpany ei
Mrr-
c• !rota the year leuS, to the year 1806.—Or-
u ,n lie nn the TA:111?•
Z• .! 0 1 :):Ev% puitT ros,. to nova tile Order
et tie Lily kr int.) a CoUlf:slMc vt:qat the
List. TCJltellf/ 5ai.1,14 took that op-

pettunity to remove soma doubts Which seemed to
have arisen in an I-1 Gentleman's mind (Mr.
Johnstone),upon a former night, respaling th, state
of the finances of Ireland, which that Hon. Gentle.
man bad stared to be its a oaplorahle situation. A
power bad been given last year to the Gz.verement
Ireland. to raise one million upon Treasury Bills,
se:tich power they did not field necessary then to put
into execution ; he hoped, therefore, he would tot
be considered as claiminz an unwarrantable cod-
deuce from the House, if he this year asked a si-
milar grant ; and as no Treasury Bills had issue.l
upon the accouet aheady alluded to, he pegged
leave to ask the Hlse, under such circumstances,
were the finances of that put of the United King-
dom in that deplorable state the Hon. Gentleman
had beets pleased to tepresent them f lHe had the
satisfa&ion also to state to the Horse, that he had
been able to discharge a debt of 276,0001. within
the last year, being an advance from the Govern-
ment of England, to that of Ireland, for payment
of Lottery Prizes, in the year 1802 ; there was,
therefore, no failure of resources in this point. He
' also had the satisfation to state, that there still re-
mained in this country, in Rank, 140,0001. and in
the Bank of Ireland, SOO,OOOI. more, to the credit
of Ireland, both of which sums were unapplied at
pres..nt. He regretted, exceedingly, that indispo-
sitton had prevented his being present at the bid-
' liant display of eloquence and talent, of his Noble
Friend (Lord Henry Petty), on the night alluded
to, which was such as must have done credit to any
nation. And he took leave further to deprecate any
observations upon the financial impoverishment
of any country ; because that country was not able
to raise her gu4nOurn within the year, was she,
r therefore, to be conadered its A bankrupt state But,
he cont..nded, no country could be considered in a
depressed state, while she was competent to
charge her engagements.
Mr .101-INS lON E, in reply, also regretted the
Right Hen. Baronet's absence from the House upon
that occasion, as it was far from him to take ad-
vantage of the absence of any Gentleman. He
did much lament that the Hon. Baronet was not
present when he made these observations, that he
might not have taken them from repot t What he
said was, that Iceland was possessed of little more
than sufficient to discharge her own debts, and that
she was obliged to raise a sum of four millions, by
way of loan, which appeared to him to he a subjed
of notice in the finances et the country ; but he did
not say that Ireland was in a state of bankruptcy.
He could only take his statement from the docii-
menu before the House ; and the fall was, that he
was not in error, for it appeared, that a sum of
3.600,0001. was to be raised by loan ; if then, the
Right Hon. Baronet chose to make a speech to repel
a charge, formed in his own imagination, he was
welcome—he simply stated that which was in his
knowledge, and meant no refleaion upon the na-
tional resources of that country.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT replied, that he must
suppose the Ht.n. Gentleman had stated no more
upon the former occasion than he did then.

Mir. N E answered, that he was still jus-
tified in his observation, as there was still a sum of
4,0,10.0001. to be borrowed.

The House then went into 2 Committee upon the
11;311 Treasury Bills Bill; the several resolutions
were read and agreed to, and the Report ordered to
be received to-morrow.
I.nrd 110 WICK moved the thanks of the Horne
to the Rev. Francis Bares, tor his very excellent
;es mi.ti preacned on Flisitty last. Ordered.
Lord FOLK STON E gave notice that he would,
to-mnirow, move for le tve to bring in a Bill to
amend certain parts of the Contested Eleaion Regu-
la:ion Afts, so far as related to the time of sureties
entering into recognizar.ces.
Mr. ROSE gave notice that he would, on Wed-
neiday neat, move for certain Accounts, which he
meant to make the stihjeft of investigation, upon
the discussion of :he I.Mances is the Committee of
Ways and Means.

Lord HE PETTY begged to be informed
whit particular description of account the Right
Hon. Gentleman wished to have.

Mr. ROSE replied, that it WAS an Account of the
Price paid for certain Arecles, previous to the
Commutation Ad.

TREASURER Or TILE NAVY.

Mr. SHERI6AN--s'iir, in pursuance of the
notice I gave some days ago. I rise to move for
leave to bring in a bill, for the purpose of regulating
the office of Treasurer of the Navy. In doing
this, it is unnecessary for me to say much. I nerd
only observe. that it was intended to be ordained
by the AEI of Parliament constituting that office, that
neither the 'Treasurer nor Paymaster of the Navy
should make any profit of the publiv money ; but
the opinion of the Judges having tht own some doubt
upon the suhjefl, some explanatory and regulating
bill became necessary. With regard to the best
mode of accomplishing this purpose, there may exist
some uncertainty; but, after the most mature delibe-
ration, I have endeavoured to adopt that %ilia ap-
pears to create the least inconvenience to the pubbc
service, and, at the same time, the least trouble to
the B.tuk. This objeft may be best attained by
calling in the abilities of those persons who arc most
conversant with the subjeCi." The Right Hon.
Gentleman then concluded by moving •' for leAve
to bring in a Bill for further regulating the Oifize
Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy ;" and leave was
accordingly given.