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London, England, 1808-06-06 00:00:00

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rican or'British ships, be permitted in 'be imported'lnio great
.iritain on paying the lowest duties of the most favoured coun-
tries.
The motions were severally agreed to, and the report was or-
dered to be received te-morrow.
THE BUDGET.
Mn. Pencar4r. said, before he stated the terms of the Loan
he would recapitulate the Supply. 'as he had done on a former
night, and afterwards state the Ways and Means to meet the
Supply.
PUPPLY.
For the Navy £l7 ,496,047
Army of Great Britain and Ireland, including Bar-
rack Department, excess of Extraordinarios, &c. 19,439;150
Ordnance for ditto 4,534,571
Miscellaneous Services...
To the East India Company 1,500,000
Vote of Credit ,500,000
Deficiency of Malt, with other particulars, would
make the total supply. • 54,573,000

Leaving to be provided for Great Britain. . 48,319,807
WAYS Aril) MEANS.
Malt Duty
'Bank Advances 2,500,000
Surplus Consolidated Fund 728,000
Estimate surplus of ditto 3,500,000
War Taxes. 20,000,000
Lotteries • 300,000
Loan for Great Britain 8,000,000
Issue of Exchequer Bills
These, with other advances, would amount to "48,441,087
which would leave a surplus in favour of Great Britain.
The -Loan contracted for was 8,000,000/. for Great Britain,
and 12,50000/. for Ireland. The Contractors agreed to take
1181. 31. N. in the 4 per Cents. *which would create a capital,
with the vote of credit, of 9,444,0001. for Great Britain, and
thetiital amount of the charge world be 475,536 i. bearing an
interest of 4/. 14s. bid. Ile then proceeded to 'state the re-
maioder of the Mays and Means arising from the issue of L xche-
tiaer Bills, and the Asseised Taxes that were to meet the Supply,
and pointed out the operation it would have on the Sinking
Fund, and concluded by moving resolutions conformably to his
statement.
n. TIERNEY- and Lonn HENRY PETTY made a few obser-
vations on the statements of the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
after which the resolutions were agreed to, and the r?port was
ordered to be received to-morrow.
On the motion of S! a T. Tu nrox, the adjourned debate on
the Carnatic question was resumed, and after a long distivsion,
four resolutio,s, condemning the conduct of the Marquis of
Wellesley, were separately put—when the numbers were, for
the t:rst 18—against it itr2 : and the remaining three were nega-
tived by a greater majority.—Adjourned.

Y, JUNE 2.

THURSDAY,
--
Mr. Pawl gave notice, that he v. mild 'wive, or Wednesday
-e'nnight, that the Petitions prayini; for a Commutation of
fythes, from the counties of Kerry and Tipperary, be referred
to a. Committee.
SCOTCH JUDGES.
THE Loan AorocAre of SCOTLAND moved, that the Speaker
do 1119.‘1; ICAVe C hair.
Mu. Li AS XEs expressed a wish OM the Bill should he post-
poned for a week, that the lion,e might receive further infor-
mation on the subject. lie was anxious for its being deferred,
for certain documents appertaining to the measure were now in-
ve,tigating nefore•the Committee of Finance. The report, how-
ever, respecting the nosiness before the Ilnuse, could be sepa-
rated, and presented in the course of a couple of tlas. and for
this reason he was au N ions to delay the measure. lie could not
.void et/11)4116w the present opportunity of sta ting his objections
to have the Annuity granted out of the Consolidated. t• mid of this
country, wizen there was a large balance in nand of a Fund in
vthith was appropriated to the 'elisions granted in
thai part of the United Kingdom. lie therefore moicd, that
the word " now" he left out of the motion, for the purpose of
i tserting the wortls " this day se'unight.-
LORD A OVOC .ITE OF c;cor t.Aspdefended the Bill, hut
lid Hot think it by any means necessary to postpone tile Bill
until the report alluded to was laid before the House. The
Fund in Scotlaud mentibucd by the Hon. Gentleman depended

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