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London, England, 1806-03-25 00:00:00

WITNESSES'

The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved. , thq second
reading 'of -the Witnesses' Declaratory. Bill.
Mr. PEECEVAL did not rise to oppose the se7
cond reading, but he' hoped that some distant day
would be named for the Committee. A great-many
alterations
,would, at all
„events, be required, hilt be-
yond that, .he was very doubtful whether the Bill
was at all necessary. : It was very Obje6tionable, as it
.did not state the Law 'exactly according to the opi-
nions of the' Judges.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL did not wish at
present to anticipate any thing that might be said On
the subjel, but .he hoped'that the Bill would be
allowed to go into a Committee, and objedions to
the principle might be afterwards stated. The Bill
was 'then read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted on 'Thursday-.
Ott the Motion of Mr: WHITBREAD, the SOLI-
CITOR-GENERAL and Mr. SHERIDAN were ordered
to. be added .to .Lord -I\lelville's Impeachment Coin,
rnittee.

Mir. 'Wright, from the Board of Controul, pre-
sented certain Papers relative to India ; which, on the
Motion of Mr. PAULL' were'ordered,to be printed,

WAYS AND _MEANS.

Mr. ROSE adverted.to:,tile, iptention of the No-
ble Lord opposite to him, to propose the Ways and
Means of the year on Friday, and said that since
the observations which 'he had last made on the sub-
ject, he. had' consulted the Precedents, and. found
what he had said to be exaatly true, that no, example
of ,Ways and .Means having been brought forward
before the. Supplies .voted, bad occurred since the
Revolution. If the I.pan; as was said, was to be
only 18 or 19 millions,•the Ways and Means for the
Army must be, in a great measure, conjeaural. He
wished anxiously to call the attention of the House
to this subjeat, though the voting .of any sumi that
might appear tc be; necessary would meet with .no
opposition •from him.
Lord 'HENRY PETTY replied, that oft Friday
he:might not perhaps move to the full amount of
4iidAlaansTequirecl, but that they wetlid be
subjeEt to any Saternent that might hereafter be
made: , It was. probable that any defeats might- be
supplied before the Resolutions could be acted upon.
Mr. HU SKI S SON said, that in Case,of any defi-
ciency it might not, be so.easy to act.o:lllllodatt the
'Taxes to it, or to raise-or di ninish the Loan,: which
certainly ought to be made after the Supplies had
.been all voted. . .

• Lord HENRY ,PETTY replied, that if the Con-
traetors would be satisfied on that point, there need
be no objection froth any other quarter.

. After a few words from Lord HENRY PETTY and
Mr. RosE, the Conversation was interrupted by the
SPEAKER, who said there was no question before .the
1-Touse.
LORD,MELVILLE.

Messengers froin.the
,Lords. Presented to the
• House a Copy of the Answer of Lord Melville to
. the Tenth Article of Impeachment.
• The Answer, on the Motion of Mr. WHITBREAD,
, was read a second time.—[See the Report of the
Lords.]
Mr. WHITBREAD then moved, That it should be
referred to the Impeachment Committee, with or-
ders to consider it and, report what ought further to
be done.—Ordeied.

•
The Committee then reported, That Lord Mel-
ville was-guilty of the Charges contained in the said
-tide. • .

On the Motion of Afr. WHITBREAD, this Repli-
cation was read a second tiync, and. ordered to be
engrossed.—lt was engrOssed accordingly,, and then
ordered to be, carried by Mr.. Whitbread to the
Lords.

Mr. WHITBREAD gave notice, that, at the proper
time, he would Move that the House of Commons
uo
.attend.. the Trial .as. a - ComMittee of ;be . whole
House.. •