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London, England, 1806-06-28 00:00:00

13E1.L-ROCK LIGHT HOUSE.

On the Motion of the LORD ADVOCATE of ScOT-
.
;AND, gip House resolved itself into a Committee,
consider of the Report relative to the erection of
Vgfr 1406 e on the Bell4-Rock, near the junc-
tion of tb.e 1 icth aqd Clyde, on the Eastern Coast
-of Sc.pt!and; Nyhen he moved a Resolution, that it
Nipp.if be j ighl beneficial to the Trade and Naviga-
tjon cf'
this Country, -if a Light > ouse were ereeted
on the *ll-Roo*: •

Mr. BAKER observed, that certainly in 'many
situations Light Houses were found to be extremely
useful things-; liut when the. Learned Lord meant
to engraft upon it a grant of public money,, some
other explanation should be given -of it.
The LORD iIDVOCATE said, the explanation
would be found in the Report laid . before the
House, . 80-far back as the year 1803 ;as to the

utility, he•.should think no proposition more Self-
.evident, than that it would be beneficial if a light,
house could be ere&ed upon every rock in the ocean,
and surely much' more so on the coasts of these
islands. Th-ere were. infinitely more persons lost
upon this rock than the .public ever knew of; for,
unfortunately, it generally happened that all on
board perished, and nothing Could be saved. He
thought it a sufficient explanation to say, that the
rock was a very dangerous one, and that &light-7
house cou!-!'k be ereEted upon it. •
. Mr. PERCIVAL thought the circumstance of the
Report remaining unnoticed since the year 1803
did not make • very favourably for the Bill. He
could not help observing, that it was but yesterday
the House heard from the other side that nothing
should be agitated of interest to Scotland, at this
time, when
,so many Members from that part of
the Country were absent. If that was to be the case,
in a matter of such general utility as the training
of the people, why shotild not the same argument
hold in this, which was a bOon, and not a burthen.
He doubted the truth of his Learned Friend's posi-
tion, that it would be, advisable to ered
house on every rock in the ocean; for though it
may have a pretty effect, yet a plan of that kind
would form such a constellation round the Coasts of
these Islands, as would dazzle the eyes, and,be.pro-
duetive of a ruinous confusion. The Learned Lord
stated, that the Navigation was to pay the expellee,
by a duty of one penny halfpenny a ton on all
Vessels trading -in. that direCtion, ,which would
fall principally upon Scotland ; but the great ex 7!
pence of the erection at" least, he fancied, would fall
upon the Public: Besides, it was not certain that
such contributiOn would be sufficient ; for, if he
remembered right, when this projeEt was before
submitted,' the Ports of Hill and' Scarborough were
also to pay their share of the contribution ; and if
the duties, by the present Plan, should not be found'
sufficient, it must in -the end be defrayed by the
Public.

The LORD ADVOCATE replied, that he re-
mained last night in the House till he was compelled
to leave it from indisposition„.but while he remain-
ed, he heard no objection made to any Scotch Bills
being brought forward at this period of ,the Session:,
He had discharged his duty in layincr- the matter be-,
fore the House, and it rested with' them in what
manner they would dispose of it.
Mr. JOHNSTQNE spoke in favour of the Bill.
'Mr. SMITH said, that the Coll3Mittee to wh9M
this subject was referred in a former year, were
unanimously of opinion, that • the Bell Rock was
an extremely dangerous one; and that the ereCtion
Light-house Upon it would be highly beneficial
to the' Trade ,of great Britaint It so' happened,
however, that Vessels from Hull and Scarborough,
were, by the former Bill, not the present, subje& to
their share of the contribution, and the merchants,
though sensible of the utility of the scherne, 'chose
rather. to run the risk than pay their :share of the
expetweb. Tat objcaion, however, 11* obviated
in the present measure, and he give it his
support. •

The first Resolution was then agreed to.:
The second Resolution was, that eliery.Ship and
VeSsel belonging to Great Britain and:lreland, which.
Shall sail to or from any of the Coasts South of Ber-
wick,' to the Eastern Coast of Scotland, towards the
jhation of the Forth 'and Clyde, within a given ,dis-
tance, shall pay one penny-halfpenny `per ton to-.
wards the expence of a Light-houSe' on the 'Bell
Rock ; which was, agreed to, and, the RepOrt ordered
to be received to-morrow.
MARQUIS WELLESLEY.

Mr. flonnousE brought up the. Report of the.
Committed appointed to examine General Sir Jatnes.
Craig, at his own residence,' on the subject of:the
Oude Charge against Marquis Wellesley ;
was ordered to he printed. -
Sir ARTHUR WELLRSLRY,MOVed;" That a Copy
of the Minutes of, the remaining Evidence taken
on the Dude Charge against Marquis Wellesley,
be laid upon the Table ;" which was agreed to ;
brought up by Mr. Tiobhouse, and ordered to lie on
the Table.

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY, ARMY EXTRAORDI-

NAMES, &d.
Mr. VANSITTART moved, " That the. HOuse do
now resolve into a Committee .of Supply, and that
the Army Extraordinaries, and various.otherAc-
.counts, be referred to it ;" which beingg agreed to,
Mr. Hobhouse in the Chair; he stated that the
Accounts of the Army Extraordinaries had been so
long delayed by reason of the difficulty in making
them . up, arising from a number of Expeditions
sent out ; and without delaying the Committee any
longer moved; " That for, the. Extraordinaries of the
Army, from the .2th of December,. 1804, to De-.
Cember 1805, there be granted to His Majesty the
sum of 207,3721. 6s. 10d."

Mr.
Huiictssow said,he. oniy rose for the purpose
of remarking, that from 'motives of general conve-
nience, a great part of that business .was' transferred
last ye3r,from the Barrack to the Commissariat De-
partment. •

L. s. a'.

For the purchase of Buildings in Palace-yard,
West n»nster, • -
For Works done, to both Houses of Parlia-
ment, since the 6th of April, 1805,- , - • r 2,600 o' o
British Museum, , - - 0
Payments from the. Civil List Revenue, 3eu 0 0
To the Clerks of the Exchequer; for 'ascer-
taining the Residence of Clergy, - 278 o o
To the Commissioners for Auditing the Pub-
lic ccounis, - • /•' 5,243 '0
0
Additional Clerks to ditto, - 2,718 -0 6
For early* on Public Prosecutions, - 5,000 ca. o
For carrying on Buildings at the new Jlint, - .1•0,00 o o
the Magistrates of the Thames Police,' for
Charts and Plans', • - - - 324 .•0 0
For inserting the. Prices of Sugars, Ac. in The
Lourlon Gaiette, - 434
17 0
.
To Messrs. Winter and Kaye, Solicitors on
the Impeachment of Lord Viscount Mel- •
Nil le,
. -
Mr. HUSI;ISSON observed, that there remained
many more' Supplies to be voted,. such as . two mil,
lions Arrears of Subsidies, Src. • and few of the
xuaterial'sums bad 'yet been brought forward, e 1.7
cept the Land and Malt, and the provisions for the
Lean. He d wishe to knOw the whole woiltl'
, when
be submitted'
.1, •

44,024 0

-Lord 1-1. PETTY replied, but in so low a tone of
voice as to be inaudible in the Gallery.
The livsolutions were theta agreed to and ordered
to be reported on Monday.
Mr. HODHOUSE brought up the Report of the
Irish Distillery ColleEtion Bill; which was agreed to,
and the Bill,ordered to be read a third time on Mon-
day.
Lord H. PETTY gave notice that he would, on
Wednesday, submit to the considerat ion of the House
a Motion on the subje& of Vaccine Inoculation' in
the United Kingdom.