The Sun.
London, England, 1806-04-25 00:00:00

NAVY ADDITIONAL PAY:

•
Lord Howicx presented the Estimates of the
Expences arising from the additional pay ordered by
His Majesty in Council to be given to the Officers
and Seamen of the Navy, between the Ist of May
and the 3 ist December, 1806.—Ordered to lie on the
Table.. . ,

Mr: PAin,L gave notice, thaton Monday he would
move forthe printing of his First Article.of In peach-
ment against Lord Wellesley.
On the Motion of Mr. WHITB#Enp, a- Message
was ordered to be sent ~tp the Lords, desiring . that
they Would issue summonses to compel Gentlemen
Of the names of Drummond, Oliphant, Sinclair,
Gordon;' Scott, and Lee, 'to attend
.at the Trial of
Lord Melville. This, was sent accordingly ; and the
Lords returned for answer, that they would coniply.
with the request.
On the Motion for the third reading. of the Custom
Duty Bill,
Mr. Alderman.PIUNSEP observed,. that drawbacks
bac:111ot been allowed on 'certain manufaaures since
the year 1787: The duty on manuf4tured silk had
increased' since that time, from seven shillings and'
fourpence„ on a given quantity; to 12s. and on raw
silks, from three shillings to five—be thought, there-
fore, that a -drawback ought to be allowed, in pror
portion to the increase of duty.
Mr. 'VANSITTART observed, that Ministers had.no
reluelance to enter upon an inquiry into this matter;
but, however, it must remain for future _Considera-
tion.

Mr. BARHAM expressed his approbation of the
liberal and candid manner in which Ministers had
liStened to such representations as had been made to
them on these sub,jetls. He hoped that such modi-
fications would be introduced into the duties on sugar
as would make it possible to pay them. He thought
that a. Committee should be appointed, to examine
the state of 'the Colonies, in many respeas, as this
at present:Was not well understood. The late Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, who certainly was compe-petent 'to form an atcurate opinion on this subjeEt,
had said, that he never could learn the profits of the
Planter-on any average price of Sugar. If he found
other Gentlemen of the same opinion, he would, on
some fitttire day, propose such a Committee as he
'had adverted t 0....

Lord HENRY PETTY said, that certainly, "on
tie part of His Majesty's Ministers, there •must.be
a/disposition to give every sort of attention to this
subjeet, and to listen to every important .representa-
tion., He agreed that the subject was one of some
difficulty, and that an inquiry of one sort or another
would ,be very desirable.
Mr. ROSE contended, that .such an inquiry
would be better conduaed by the InspeCtor-Geueral
than by a Committee of the House.
Mr.,BARHAMonIy meant, by proposing a Com-
mittee, to give assistance to Government, and,• if
there could be a better mode pan this, he would
have no objection.
After a few words from Mr. JOHNSTONE "'and Mr.
MANNING, the Bill was: read a third time and
passed.
Mr. FIGEHOGSE, as the Papers moved for by hii
Hon. Friend (Mr. Francis) could not be presented
in time for the discusSion of the subject of the poWers
to be granted to the CommiSsioners on tne Nabob of
Arcot's Debts, • postponed the second reading of the
Bill from to-morrow till this day se',nnight. •
The Wine Permanent Duty Bill was read a second
time.—Committed to-morrow.

Mr. TlE'lisny, on account of the press of huSi-
ness, moved to postpone the Discussion on the.
Ele&ion Treating Bill till Tuesday._
Mr. CooXE had some objeEtion to that day, and
expressed his desire that another should be fix-
ed upon.
.Ater a few observations from Mr. WHITBREAD,
Lord HENRY PETTY, and Mr. Rose, respe6ting the
degree in Which this might interfere 3,:ith:the.Trial
of Lord Melville, the Motion was agreed to.
Sir ARTHUR WEI,LESLEY moved for certain_Pa7,
perstelating to the Charge against:Marquis
These were, au Account of the Expences of
Governor Hastings in .his visits ;to the Upper Pro'
vinces ; and of the Expences of Lord Cornwallis in
Coromandel ; an Extra& of a Letter from the Judi-
cial Department, appr9ving of the condad of. Lord.
Wellesley, in matters connei4ed With: it ; an Ac-
count of the Expences of the Body Guard ; a"calcu-
lation,of the Military Expences; with a variety of
others of the same nature.—Ordered.