The National Register.
London, England, 1808-05-01 00:00:00

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Mr. Alderman Comb. obtained leave to briag is ai
preventing forcible or fraadeleot tarry* sway of rag ea-
drea, commonly called child stefilisw.. Read a first Moe..
011 a.,,rafiltrer 1111 rows persnont trovadotke, Ilmitswee
to. juin in a gill for interring the•dead bodies of
drowsed through shipwrecks, that might we washed est:7:
the coasts of England and Wales. The. Hon. Gentleman stated,
that many afflicting instances had occurred, where dead bodies
so. thrown ashore had been utterly neglected; and other instances
had happened, where the dead had been buried in heaps, which
was certainly most disgusting, and highly improper. There
were two recent instances where this had been the case, namely,
int* wreck of the A n-on frigate, and in that of a transport from
Buenos Ayres with troops. lie meant to propose that the per-
sop ending a dead body so washed ashore, should be compelled
to Ore immediate notice to the parish °lnfers, who shall bury
the perms, the e*pences of such interments to he defrayed by
the county treasures, The lion. Genticman obtained leave to
bring is a Bill accordingly.
Ma. W4lllns,ove notice that on Monday, on the Report,
be should move a variety of amendments on the Accessed Taxes
Consolidation Bill. Being on his legs, he wished to learn
frpm Ministers, w holier they meant to take any steps on the
6th Report of the Committee of Alilitary Enquiry, respecting
the Medical Board. lie wished to know whether Ministers
meant to let the enormities there stated pass unnoticed and un-
punished.

Ma. PirscitrAt. replied, that the report alluded to by the
WC. Gent. was so voluminous that Ministers had not had suf-
ficient time to turn their attention to it. Of course he could
eve no answer to the lion. Gentleman's question.
•On the motion of Mr. Foster, the House resolved into it
Committee of Supply on Irish Miscellaneous Services. The
first resolution proposed by Mr. Foster was a UM of 10,6001.
for printing in the Dublin Gazette. and other Newspapers,
Proclamations, &e. by the Goverionent.
Ma. Pwitriet.e objected to the motion. and stated that he
should move as an amendment, that the words " other News-
".papers," he omitted. lie was induced to this from the fact
of these Newspapers having published, one of them. on the
41st of January last, a proclamation, prohibitiik intercourse
with vessels coining from Gibraltar nod the Mediterranean, on
account of a fever that raged its the garrison at that fortress three
years ago. lie quoted other instances equally absurd.
MR. CROAKRR said he could account for the iusertion of these
aqtiquated proclarnation4 in the Irish Papers. lie had the
honour of knowing the editor of one of them ; and often won-
dered how he contrived to fill up Isis paper. His friend told
him he felt some difficulty often when the w intl was contrary,
and the mails from Britain did not arrive. but he had always a
salve for that sore, by patting in a column or two of old pro-
clamations by the Government, which were generally kept a,
standing matter to fill a chasm so occasioned. (A laugh.)
if,. PARCLIAL said the Hon. Geotleman's objection not
being to the amount of the sum, he should wish the grant to
pass, as these abuses would be thoroughly investigated by next
year.

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After a few words from Sir John Newport and Mr. Foster.
the item was agreed to.---25,0001 Irish currency, for the pur-
poses of criminal prosecutions, and other law expenses; 9371.
ditto, for carrying ou the disemeries which
_were begun in tier
rold mines of 11 icklow mountains; 2,000/. ditto, for the Cork
Institution; 1,8.541. ditto, for repairs of Dr. Stevens's 110:-
pita! ; 4,0361. ditto, for erecting buildings, in addition to Sir
P4itrick Dann's Hospital; 51`2/.B+. ditto, to Ldward Kent, fix
arrears paid through mistake to the Treasury in Ireland; 4,4341.
ditto, for salaries to Lottery-Officers in Ireland. The Repri
way ordered to be received to-morrow.
Ou the motion of Mr. Iluskisson, the House resolved itself
into a Committee of Ways and Means, when he proposed that
the sum of 2.,223,000/- being the surplus of the Grants
of la,t year, which ,'needed the Estimates, he applied to the
service of the current year; that the Pay of the Militia of
England he provided for from the proceeds of the Land-Tax,
anJ that of Ireland from the Cousolidated Fund of that Country.
.The Report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
' • Mr, S. R. Lushington moved for the Returns of Wheat, Bar-
le, and Rye. imported to country since the Ist of Juno-
-1195, and tae bounties paid thereon, which were granted.
Adjourned.
Y, A PRIL 23.

The House met at the usual hour of foiir o'clock, but there
being mily 40 Member,' present to make a ballot for the Ho-
root‘b of Grampouud, which stood first iu the orders of the