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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
WEDNESDAY, JUNr 8,
The Pilchard Fishery Bill, and the Copper Duty Bill wefts
,passed and ordered to the Lords.
Ordered, on the motion of Mr. Rose, that the House do re-
solve itself into a. Committee, to consider of the trade to the
Cape of Good Hope and the Southern Whale Fishery.
Mr. Brand presented a Petition from Major Cartwright,
against the Local Militia Bill, stating at length that it infringed
on the rights and liberties of the subject, and praying that it taay
not pass into a law. Ordered to be laid on the table.
SUPPLY,
The House resolved itself into a Committee, Mr. Wharton is
the Chair, and voted, on the motion of Mr. Iluskisson. the fug.
lowing sums :-
68,160/. for Secret Service Money.
54,0001. for the Buildings on Tower-hill.
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1,9131. for Salaries of Officers of the House of Lords and
Commons, for the Session 1808.
6,000/. for bringing Fish to the London market.
51,0001. for Inland Navigation in Scotland.
The following sums were afterwards voted :-
12,1001, for Public 'Works done to both Houses of Parliament.
5,009/, for extra Messengers.
3,0001. for the Board of Agriculture.
1,0001. for the Veterinary College.
9,5001. for Printing and making an Index to the Joumdt,
for 1808.

20,000!. for the suffering Clergy and Laity of Frante, for
1808, and
22,000 f. for Repairing and Building Forts on the Coast of
A fri ca.
Mr. Dundas deferred his motion respecting a Loan to thq
East India Company, from Friday till Monday next, in cowl!
quence of the report on the subject not being ready,
PLYMOUTH 'tacit roues.
Mr. Tyrwitt moved " for leave to bring in a Bill to enable
his Majesty to establish a Police in Plymouth Duck."
Leave was given to bring in the
HUSH BUDGET.
Mn. Togrzn said, he would call the attention of the Howe to
It brief statement of the Finances of Ireland, for the year begia..
ning at the Ist of datwary. Ile then proceeded to state the ex-
pellees of Ireland, including the interest of the funded debt, at
9,70,000/. the ordinary revenue he took at 4,800,000/. There
wa4, he observed, 2,700,000/. to be burrowed for !relate%
which, with the money to be advanced by the Irish Hank for its
charter, would make a stun of 9,768,0(X11. leaving a surplus of
6:4,000/. Ile then proceeded to state the terms of the !oar con-
tracted for Ireland, in the three and a half per cents. v. hie,'
were the same as the terms of the contract for the loan in this
country. Ile next stated Oat fvauds were committed in the
fineries in the malt duties, as the distillers used raw barley., and
therefore he would propose laying a doiy on that, mid regulating
the duties paid per gallon on Irish spirits ; and concludeO by
moving a long string of resnianuasl The resolutions were
agreed to.
The Howe then proceeded to the other Drders of the Day,
and adjourned.
THURSDAY, JUNE
Mr. Ashley Cooper presented an account of the Ordnance and
Stores takeout Copc.nhugen,aud their conditioa, which was laid
on the table.
Mr. Lethbridge brought up the report of Mr, Palmer's An-
nuity Bill, to which Mr. Baukes moved an amendment, and
strangers were ordered to withdraw, a division being called far.
hut we understaod that the House did not divide. and after a
long conversation. while the gallery was shut. the report was
agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to ho ongsasted.
Mr. Long moved the Amami Account respecting the Ariiish
Museum, of the number of persons, from June ta Januar) 1808,
which was ordered accordingly.
The report having been brought up by the Chairman of the
Committee on Mr. Palmer's account, it was orderei to be
printed. •
Sir Thomas Turton gave notice, that he would moved s sum t
Mr. Palmer, agreeably to the report, la the Coma lite a soap
ply on Monday.
Mr. Western brought in a Bill for the'pmteitiaa of t
Fisheries, which was read a first time, and was orals
read a second time on Monday, and printed.

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