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tance which vitally concerned the country, and could only he
Induced to defer the coesidrosion of it by the earnest solicita-
tiotis of his friends. 'I be l ostponament Would be attended
with great personal inconvenience to,liimself. but he was con-
soled by the reflect;on, that if
.the question was brote,tlit for-
ward at the present pelriod, it would only find an unwilling au-
ditory; fatigued by die irk,inineness of.the long debates upon
the Bullion Commit t,•e. As lie was obliged to go to the coun-
try, he would nut lix a day for the dscussion, but would cer-
tainly bring it forward early in the enluing wont!).
The Cott.bn Wool Bill went through a Coninettee, in which
it was resolved thlt an additional duty of one penny pc.r
pound should be laid upon cotton wool.
The East-India Copp •ity's "Petition went thronA a Commit-
tee to rake a sun, of nio.;ey on bonds instead of increasing the
capital stock.
Mr. W. Pox obtained leaVe to bring in a Pill for appointit g
Commissioners to superitiv-rid the schools of public t..ducatien
ih Ireland, and the r,gulatieu vi endowed grammar schools
there. ~ • -
Mr. rFAcv.vAt. brouollo.in the Bill for granting his Majc:ty
certain addition it Duties on Spirit Wash. The bill was read a
first time. and order.d to he read tsecoud inn to•morrow.
On the Order of the Day being read for takirg into further
consideration tt'e Report of the Bullion;Comnottee, and on the
third Resolution read, the debate on tins subject was
again' renewed • several ainen.'ment, were pri.pot,ed by Mr.
Tierney, Mr. renewed;
&c. in opposition to the resolutions of
Mr. Vansittart, but they were ail negat:ved, and the busioess.
of the Rtptrrt of the lioNon Committee was thus at L•ogth dis-
posed of by the adopth.n of the whole of Mrs Vansittai Cs Re-.
solutions..-Adjourned at eleven o'clock.

TI:tIRSDAY, MAY 16.

Sir JOHN Coxt HirrtsLET moved the Otchr of the Pay for
cc,11:4 .•.11.116 Luc uland Junction Canal Water
Works BT. ,
Sir W. eukTlq op osec! the motion as rrflit4tin7 az:lino the
itterests of the city of London, as Cort.i.rvators of the River
'1 Annus.

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Mr. S. I efreve, Mr. Sinikou, Mr. Byng. also• protested
against it, vt bile it was Ful pprted by Mr. Carew, Mr. Sullivan,
tec.,—Sir JOHN ANs•rso rtiknt moved., " bat the Report be
considertd.tbis day three moittbs." •
A long conversation are respecting the inrrirgement of the
Stng Order of the House which es duties any Hon. Mar.-
betilllving pecuniary interest in a Bill front giving his vote. At
length, upon a suggestion from the Speaker, that tin., question
might he retch d on a tuture occasion, till liou,e dividt el—For
the otiginaldnotion, 43, for the antencl;,vnt W.—Majority in
favour of the Bill 3:3.
Mi. Gs ATT A N presented Petitions from. the Brewers of Dub-
lin, Cerk, and N\ att rtord, praying- fur an increase on the duty
on spirits. The. Pe it tins bt in rtcuiet (I, he moved that they
be referred to $ Select Committee. Ordered.

Mr, f.4ttAw, of Lubhn, brought up a petition from the pro-
prleors of newarainr.; In Dublin, pi ayini a repeal of the addi-
tion:3 duty oil ztdverti,etne tits laitl'on last year. He: lso moved
that at Committer be app.onitill to take it frto consideration.
The motion was epi-ost.4 by the CH/Xi...00.1MR Of the Ex-
vm and Mr. Oita re. and rejected by a majority of 12.
The our:carders of the la, ay bring diaposed of; the House aid»
istifuet3.•. - .
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Militia was not under the immediate eontratil of the Crown, it
would be cutting up root and branch all. princidle, if such
a, measure were adopted. The Officer; c.f the Mil tia, pa 6
ticularly in the country, where they were Gentlemen of
the first respectability, must be caled on either to leave
their homes or give up their commissifms. As it respected the
privates, their wives anti families cmild have no claim, the
men would lose that constittnional spirit tlfat has ever been te-
marked, and their families would become a burthen on the
parishes to which they belonptd.
Mr. Secretary RA are did pot know how it could be consi-
dered by the Nible Lord that this measure would meet with so
any inconveniences. What the Noble Lord meant by the
Militias being a Constitutional force he knew not, and he de7
fif-d the Noble Lord to prove th.:t the Mi:itias were independent-
Of
_the Crown. lie licpeciit Would go to a second reading.

LOre PLE Eirplltilled.
Mr. HE It is ricr surported the Bill.
Colonel BAs LARD spoke against the Bill.
Sir Jo H N N :AVM K T made a few observations.
Mr. Secretary RYDER oli,ereeti, that by this Bill the Irish,
Roman Catholic Soldiers, when in this country, w old not he
prevented from exercising their religion the same as when At
their own. The Bill was read a first time, and ordered ast cola
time on Thuittday.
Sir J. Ntv?Pos.r gave notice for leave to bring in a Bill for
repealing part of,,,an Act pasted in the last Sessions, impositig
additional duties on Advertiseroent; and Hand-hills in Ireland. •
S.r F. BURDETT moved to enforce an order, already twice
made, to lay before the House an account of the net in oduee of
the itch and Danish East Indiamtn, taken under the directiong
of the Fast India Company.
The ( tIANcELLoR of the EctiEQUER explained the cause of
th,• delay.•
The Hosa. Baronet next moved for an Account of the whole
Amount of Sums which arose from the Ships of his Danish
Majesty, condemned as lawful prizes in the Court of Admiralty
at the declaration of hostilities. Also for an Account of the
whole A.- ount of Sumeariiing front the Ships, Cargoes, &C:
&c. condemned as' lawful prizes to his Majesty at Malta, Gib—
raltar, JatnaiCa, Tobago, &c. &c. &c. from the year 179 down
to the latest period such accounts could be correctly made out.
After some conversation between Mr. Rost and the Hon.
Bartmet, the motions were agreed to, and the Papers containing
the Aicounts,ordered to be laid before'the House.
Mr. Fos I ER brought up the rill for abolishing the Prisage
and Butterage of Wioes in Ireland, whit h was'read a first times
ordered to be printed; and read a second time on Monday next. .
Mr. Ruse produced the. Canada Rum Importation Bill, which*
was read a first time, and ordered for a second reading 'next
week.
The Hon. Gentleman likewise presented to the House the Ell
for the Importation of Sheep to thelsle of Man, which, on being,
re id a first time, was ordered for a second reading on Monday
next. • IPS