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OFFICE OF ORDNANCE,

Jane 6, tgo6.
IHE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of HIS MA-
ESTY's ORD SrANGE A hereby give Notice, That
Proposals will 6e received at their Office, in St. tl7.rrgrrel: rn-eet,
IP7'stminster, on or before Monday, the 23d instant, fnm lueb
Persons as may be willing to undertake the Supply of such Oran.
tities of FO REIGN'TI MB E R and DEALS as may be reprired
for Service (Phis Department, at the following Station:, viz.
The Tower, Chatham,
Woolwich, Sheernesss,
Purfleet, Faversham, and ,
Gravesend, Waltham Abbey.
Tilbury Fort, •

Farther particidart, together with the-Terms and Conditions of
the Contrati, may be known upon applicalioil at. the &octal."'
Office, in 3t. Margairt-ttreet, au day between the hours of Ten
and Four o'clock, 7elhere the Proposals 41e to be delivered sea; t•'
up, and marked on the. outside, " Proposals for the supptiy
Timber and Deals for SerVici of the Ordnance Department ;" bur
no Proposal cart be admitted after the said 23d day of Ytine.'
By Order of the oard,

R. H; CRElf,'Secrttary.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE.

June 6', tl3*e6,.
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of His JvL4
yESTY's ORDNANCE do heresy give Notice, Tha:
Proposals will be received at their Office, i,z St. 111arga,et.ztreet,'
Westminster, on or before Tuesday the Ist Day of yi.4 next, from
lucb Persons as may be willing to undertake the Supp(y of
TENTS and BEDDING for Service of this Department, to he
delivered at the Tower or Woolwich, as may he required, the
Proposals to,be delivered separately for each Article ; and fur_
the,- particulars, together with the Terms and Condition: of tie
Contra, may be known, upon application at the Secretary's
Office, in Si. Margatet-street, any Day between the FLurs of
Tea and Four o'clock; where the Proposals are to be delivered,
sealed up, and marked an the outside, " Proposals for the Stop.
ply 'of Tents (or of Bedding as the'case may be)-for Service
of the Ordnance Department ;" but no Proposal can be admitted. '•-•
after the said Ist Day of
,74,y.
By Order of the Board, ,

R. EL CREI

LEvIPERIAL

HOUSE OF PEERS.

FRIDAY, JUNE 13.
COUNSEL were heard at considerable. length, in

continuation, respe&ing the Appeal ,Cause, from
, Cpancery,
.Seymour v. Seymour. proceed again
to-1110frow.. •
. The Royal Assent wat given, by, Commision; to
the 'income Tax 111—the Irish Sugar Duties—the
Irish Stamp DutuC, and the IriSh Defence .mt Re•
peAßiil";. and. to twelve' Bills of a private and local
description. - ,•
The Lords cornmissintiers were, „die LORD CHAN-
CELLOR, LordA.,UCKLAND, and Lord WALSINGHAM.
CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMONS.

The. CHANCELLOR df-the ExcliEstui;B, attended
by several Members, appeared at the Bar,. and deli-
vered a Message from the Commons, importing that
that House-required a speedy conference with 'their
Lordships, relative to.a subject in which the repu-
tation of the Country, and the interests of huma-
nity,- justice, and. sound.policy,-were deeply con-
cerned,
After the -Messengers had retired from: the Bar,
their Lordships ordered that:a conference with the
Corrimonsishould be held forthwith, in the Painted
Chamber. And the Deputation from the Commons
again appearing:at the Bar, they were informed of
tine
Mr:ALEXANDER brought up from the Commons
'the Ch'elsea Pensioner Bill, and the Additional Irish
Malt Duties' Bill:
A great number of/Private Bills• were brought up
from the Commons by 'Sir M. B. Foll.:es, 'Messrs.
Byng, Joddrell, GrithaM, and other Gentlemen and
of whiCh the greater part were forthwith read a first

The House then proCeeded.to selea a Deputation
to manage the conferente on the part of their Lord-
ships ; and accordingly the Duke of Norfolk, the Earls
of Radnor and Vicount Falmouth,. Bishop
of St. Asaph, Lords Holland, RaWdon, Dundas,
El-
lenborough, and Lauderdale; were nominated. •
The Deputation proceeded to. the Painted Cham7
ber, to meet' that from, the Qoentnons,' and; in about
eig)it or nine minutes, their Lordships returned ;
\yhen the Duke of NORFOLK reported, in effeet,
that they had had the 'co tieterice with the Commons,
who were represtbted .by Lord. Henry Petty, and
other Members, {vho had communicated a Resole-
-lion to their LOt*hips, that the House of Commons
had. come to a vote, that the African Slave Trade
was injurious to the reputation of the,Country,, and
contrary to the principles of humanity, justice,
.and
sound policy—and that they should proceed in the
next Session of Parliament to take measures with a
view to the total AbOlititgi, thereof,
. •
SCOTCrt P.l Ejt AG E.

Several Petitions were - presented by the Earl of
Aboyne, Lord I.,anderdale, and' other
,Peers, from
certain Peers' of Scotland, among whom were the
,Earls-of Wemys, -Lord .
Sin-
clair, &c. as Subscribers, m ;reference, as we could
collect, to the eircuMstancs of the recent creation
of one of the Scotch Representative Lords a Peer of
the United Kingdom ; Consequence-of which, no
summonses 'being issued
.for the Eledion of a new
Representative Peer, Contrary.to the spirit of the Ad
of Union, injurious to their rights as Peers of that
part of the United. Kingdom, &c. &c. ; and praying
that their Lordships would take the spine into their
serious consideration, &c.
The • Petitions were, for 'the present, ordered to
lie' on' the Table. • • ' •
After a Short conversaticin between the Earls, of
LAUDERDALE, RADNOR,- and Lord HOLLAND, which
seemed to originate in •some proceeding that had ob-
.tained during the, temporary exclusions of strangers,
on former days, 'it was, the rel9vant standing order
having been previou'sFf taken ,into consideration, or-
dered to this' etfe-t, that the time allowed by the
standing orders for entering -protests, as far as re-
speded the trial of Lord Viscount Melville, be ex-
tended until Tuesday next. ---
NEW MU"I'INY BILL.

The Order being read, which was one of those
upon which their Lordships sere summoned, far go-
ing into a Committee 'on the above Bill, the House
resolved itself ' into the same accordingly; -Lord
Walsingham in the Ch:lir.
After a short '.previous conversation, of an expla-
natory nature, between,tho Earls of WEsTmoRLAND
and SPENCER, as to the regularinode.of discussing
the provision or enactment of the Bill, which it ap-
peared was in one of the schedules, e
The Earl v; WESTMORLAND rose, and, in a

speech of corisidtrable length, expressed his objet-'
tions to the Clause alluded to. The NLble Earl
objected to' the, Clause which went to authorize,
genera* throughout 'the Army, 'enlistment for a li-
mited term of years, instead of:the unlimited nUm-
ber, which beti)re generally prevailed. He 'censured
it on various grounds ; chiefly on its being not only
unnecessary,. but .highly injurious to the state' 'of
discipline
.and well-being of the Army ; and, also,
on such a general legislative provision trenching on
the Royal Prerogative. The tustemary Oath intro •
duced into the. Mutiny'Bill he considered of a civil
nature and operation, and no way affeEting, His Ma-
jesty's Prerogative, r Tt ere were but two instances of
an attempt of the kind being made before; one of
these NC as during the Adtninist rat ion of Lord Boling-
broke, in 1712 and the second was moved by the
late Mr. Thomas Pitt,. in the year 1750. He ad-
mitted the Royal Prerogative had, in some. instances,
been altered, and, 'perhaps, upon just and sufficient
grounds ; but it had. never been attacked in such a
general and extensive manner as by the present Bill,
and which was rendered the more censurable, as
the attack was by a 'side wind. Qn occasions .of
real necessity, no Prince bad ever shewn a' greater
readiness to sacrifice considerations of prerogative to
those olthe welfiire. of his subjeth. His Lordship
then went into a variety of calculations, with a view
to shew, that the effea of the provision would be
injurious to the recruiting service; and instead. of
eventually increasing,- would go. to diminish, the
number,of the Army. He particularly dwelt upon
Ihe peculiar circumstances of the Country, with
respeEt to its distant Colonial Possessions—imwhich
view, the dischatges on, the expiration of the term
of years- may :prove destru&ive, and he instanced
some casts Wherein, to a•considerable extent, the
service' was prefemed by those who
He deprecated all schemes /and ape-.

cuWions, especiallr in the present state tl,e
, • .
country,in which measures should be c'stutou, -
ly adopted, and on' the surest grounds., He cen-
sured any regulations which tended to introduce a
state of citizenship among the soldiery ! and ope-
rated, as he contended that under consideration
eventually would, to disorganise the Army. That
the. regulation would operate injuriously, as well in
.point of future economy as in every other point of
view, was plain from the consideration, that sol-
diers, when their times were expired, instead of re-
entering in their own Corps, would enlist in other
Regiments; and so obtain the full bounty. After ad-
ducing a number of other arguments, and desCribing
the comparatively advantageous and superior state
it -which the Empire was found by the present Mi-
nisters, which he could not avoid characterising as
" the zenith of its power and' glory I" the Noble
Earl*concluded by moving, in the way of Amend-
ment, in order to obviate the provision in question,
" that certain words in the Schedule A. be omitted."
On the question being put,

-Earl SPENCER rose, and in a speech of nearly
equal length with that of the Noble Lord whore-
ceded him,, supported'the Bill lb its present shape,
and argued for the expediency and beneficial ten-
dency of the el:Ause, so much the obi* of the
Noble Earl's 'censure. He denied that it infringed
.in the slightest degree upon the Royal PrerogatiVe—
an objetlioll of the kind• was never thought of,
though-various Aels of a similar kind had passed,
especially in 1756, when a term of five years en-
listment was propoSed,. and , these expired in 1761,
one of the hottest periods of the Seven. Years' War.;
and since• that time frequent A6ts for Enlistment for.
three or five yearS, or. during the pending Wars,
.had passed the Legislature.. He did not deem' it
necessary to follow the Noble Earl through his va-
rious calculations ; Most of them were totallyin-
Vplicable. to the topic under consideration ; -and
the power reserved in the schedule, for extending
(11e term of service, would, he .thought, do away all
objections whatcverto the measure—the adoption
'of which,- as settled in the Bill, he would most
strenuously recommend their Lordships to adopt.
He-, Must, of course, resist .the Noble • Earl's
Arnendineut.

The Earl of .IVESTITIORLAND, in explana-
tion, contended, that these Alas of the Legislature,'
to which the Noble Secretary, had referred, were
very ,different in their principle, as well as bearing
and effe&, from the measure now under considera,
tion, which-went to prevent the .King from enlisting
a soldier on any other terries than those prescribed in
the Clause. . . •

Lord BORINGDON ~
in a short speech, supported
theAenendment of his Noble Relative whb had just
sat down.

The Earl of CAkNAItVON supported the Bill in its
present scrape.

. .
The Duke of Morr'raosE, in' an able and argu-
.
it-tentative speech, supported many of the leading
positions of the Noble, Earl . who opened the dis-
cussion.

The Duke of GLOUCESTER, in a short but
spirited speech, supported, the measure ; from which
he felt confident of the most beneficial results,—
His Highness expatiated on the inducements which
the option of enlisting for limited service would
hold forth to young men to enter into the Army,
and described the pleasing and attractive scenes
which migbt attend the return of the young soldier
:into the bosom of his family, in the prime of life,
after having fought the battles of his King and
Country. His Highness was heard with the great-
est attention", and loudly cheered' from the Mini-
sterial side of the House.

. _
Earl GROSV6TOR followed, and offered several ar-
guments in favour of the Bill.

Earl CANiDEN spoke in support of the Amend-
ment.

' The Earl qf LIMERICK followcd on the same
side, and in a speech of sornelengtli, delivered with
his accustomed ability, opposed the measure. He
spoke decidedlyin support of several of the Noble
Earl's positions, who proposed the Amendment ;
particularly the consideraoion of the 'Colonial Pos-
sessions of the Country, which placed it in t very
different situation, with respeel to
.its Military Sys-
tem, from 'that of every Country in Europe; and
he also adduced some instances to shew, where the
plan of enlisting for the unlimited was more pror-
dtietii'e in obtaining men, than ,for the limited ser-
-vie.

:Lord KING displayed his usual talents in supporting
the measure '

The Earl of HARDWICKE was incliped,, from his
view of the subje&, to support the Amendment. -
The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE suppOrti.,4 the
Bill in its, present shape, which, in fa&, he thought
,no more militated against' the Royal Prerogative than
any, of the Mutiny Bills their Lordships were in the
habit of passing yearly.
The-Earl of ROSSLYN, in An able speech of con-
siderable length, supported the Bill in its present
shape.

Lord 11AWKESEVRY, in a very animated and
able speech; in the course of which .he.macic -ttai3!-
of many arguments already before our Readers in
former debates, considered the present mode and
extent of *it as one entire System ;against all
authority; it was a measure, idle, inexpedient,, and
in a great degree desperate. The Clause introduced
was not .a furtherance of the Prerogative of the
Crown, but a liMitation, by which His Majesty was
precluded from raising men either for a limited or a
more extensive period. As a Measure Of. experi-
ment he had no objeaion. to giving it a fair trial,
but would not have it applied as a general measure
extending to the whole Army :as experiment
he would offer a bounty of sixteen guineas for en-
listment for life, and twelve for a limited period::
gee the effe& of this; and then either adopt orre-
je& it, as would. be found 'expedient;, but, he
again, reheated, that this present plan was not
only idle and unnecessary, but desperate
,and daq.,
gerous. '

Lord HOLLAND replied at some length; but
after the sound, true, and genuine doctrine with
which the measure 14ad already been discussed, and
the able statement of an ',illustrious Personage (the
Duke of Gloucester), ht did not think it tiecessari
to enter at large into the Subje4l. Having adverted,
to the various topics made use of in the course of
the Debate, -he considered the :question to be, Nv h e-
thq an alteration in the Army was or wds not tie=
cessary.?: Upon this there. was no. difference:- of-
opiniod. He adMitted a large Army was clulgerNs,

to the Liberties of tae Peup ;- but, when it was ab-
s4:tvly necessary, it should be dune in the way
most cononant -to the feelings of humanity and
sound policy)._ aa a _ a _ • _

-The-Bari of 111011?./1 fel t persOna llv called
on to answer some observations of. a Noble Earl
(Westmorland) relating to 01.3 Artillery, who were
enlisted for a limitted term ; they were known to be
the best disciplined, and, from the advpntageS arising
from that service, a Man considered it a'great dis-
grace to be dismissed. As a iVlilitary Man he must
say, the opinions of General Officers alluded to
could not have been taken with reference to the
present situation of affairs. With respetEt to general
principles, he most sincerely considered it the most.
useful pro Vision" that could be adopted.
• Lord MULGRAYE, at stirOe length, strongly 'de-
precated the principle of the Bill, particutarly as far
as it related to the discharge of men in the time of
War.

Lard GRE ATVILLE, in a most able and convinc-
ing Speech, defended the measure before their Lord-
ships. Its leading principles he said, had -ema-
nated frotnthe great mind of the Statesman whom
the Country lamented, , with whom he had" repeat-
edly'held converse on the subject, 'and who, until
very lately, in this life, had entertained a convietion
of its expediency and justice. His Lordship havino•
concluded, the House divided upon the. Amend-
ment,--Contents, 34—Non-contents, 91—Majo-
rity, 57.

' The Biil then passed through the-committee,and
their Lordships stand summoned tar 'Friday on the
second reading.--;-Adjourhed at Three o'Clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

k'RIDAY, JUNE 13.
Sir THEOPUILUS METcALEE bfought up a Bill
for inebrporating the Globe Insurance Com-
pany.--,Mier a few .words from Mr. Alderman
PRINCEP, Sir W. CURTIS,2THI, Mr: SHAW LEFEV,i; :Es
the debate on the first reading was postponed to
Tuesday nest.
In pursuance of a Message by the Usher of the
Black Rod, the SrEAKER• went to the House of
Lords ; and on his return infbrmed the House, that
he had heard the Royal Assent given by Commission
to several Bills (for which see our Report of the
proceedings in the House of Lords).
SLAVE TRADE. '
_ _

Lord HENRY PETTY, from the Bar of the House,
declared that he had to report that the Lords had
aareed to a Conference with the Commons, on the
subject of the Abolition of the Slave Trade ; and
that they had appointed the same to
.take place im-
mediately in the Painted Chamber. .
A Committee was instantly seleeled, who pro
deeded to the Conference.-0a their return, Lord
HENRY PETTY reported to the House, that the
Committee had communicated to the Lords the Re-
solution of the House of Commons, on Tuesday last,
and that they had left d Copy of the same with their
Lordships,
A Person from the Excise Office. Piesented an Ac-
count of the Dutiei of Excise charged and out-
standing, on the sth of April, 1805, and the 6th of
April, 1806.=—Orderett to lie on the Table..
Mr. PLOVER obtained leave to go into the, coun-
try for a month, on account of his health.
Sir C. PRICE presented a Petition from certain
Dealers in Thread Lace- against the Thread Lace
Bill.—Ordered to lie on the Table until the Report
of the said Bill.
Mr. FottEß, brought up a sßill for the Ere6lion
of a -Jetty or,Jetties in the Port of Brighthelrbstone ;
which was read a first time, and ordered to be read
a second time. •
'On the Motion of Mr. WmaxAm, an humble
Address was ordered: to be presented to His Ma-
jesty, that he would be graciously pleased to cause a
Copy of the Articles of the Treaty between His
Majesty and the Ele&or, of Bavaria, in the year
1800, by which it was stipulated that Commissaries'
should reside, ,on the part of Great Britain, with the
subsidiary. Corps : also a variety of Papers,tending
to strew the instru,StionS given to the said Commis-
saries, and the opinion Of the Commissioners of the
Treasury thereon.
The' Committee to
.whom the different Malt-
sters'Petitions been referred, were ordered to
report their observattons thereon as to them seemed
proper.

On the Motion Of --Mr. GRANT, there were or-
dered to be laid before the House a Copy of the Re-
port of the Committee of Dire&ors on the subjea+
of the Carliatic Debts, &c. and various Letters rela-.
tine thereto.

On the Motion of Mr. P. MooRE,. there were
ordered .to be laid before the 'House a Copy of a
Letter from the Governor of, Fort Se. George to the
Chief of the Mahratta'States, dated the 1 ith of De-
cember, iBO 1 ; and a variety of other Letters and
Papers relative to the affairs of India..

Mr. Fox brolight up a Bill to prevent from clear-
ing out for the African Slave TratY; Ships that had
not hitherto Been employed in the same Trade.-
-Read a first time, ordered to be printed, and to be
road a second time-ou Tiresday next.
Sir J. SINCLAIR brought up the Report ,Of the
Committee on the' Broad-Wheeled-Carriage Ad,
which was ordered to be printed. . , •
, Sit'JOHN NEwroßT,moved for leave to bring in a
Bill to amend several As in force' in Ireland relat-
ing to the Election Of Members to serve in Parlia.-
ment.—Leave granted.
,Sri JOHN A' E POliTmoved for leave to bring
in a Bill' for better regulating the,',Colleaion of the
Duties on Spirituous Litiors in Ireland. He said,
the objecct of this Bill would be to guard against the
frauds of ' Revenue Officers, to remove.-certain in-
conveniences which .had been found in•collealing
the fines upo;.l Parishes, and to make regulations
respeaing the working the Still. •
Mr. STEWART said, he was glad the Right Hon.
Baronet had proposed to make, some, alteration. in
the Law relative to the fines upon Parishes, because
they had been produaive of the .greatest inconve-
nience.

Sir JOHN STEIV4II7' said, he trusted that the
Right :Hon. lkironet, would take elfe6tual care to
punish collusion in the Revenue Othcey ; there
cduld be no doubt that it was now prathsed to a
most shamefUl extent,. some instances or which he
nlntionecit -and suggested the propriety of making
j ilea transportable offence. on the Revenue; Officer.
'Sir RAIN ATEWPOR I' said, he certainly meant
to propose severe penalties upon tilt; Revenuo-Odi-
: ye; wh.o•sliould be guilty *of such pra6tices, but be

did" not mean to go the` extent suggested by ti
Hon.' Member who spoke last. " With resped to the
fines ,upon Parishes; they were in 'some cases pro,-
(dualive 'of inconvenience, but still great benefit was
derived from them.
After a few words froM Mr. rOSTEP., leave Was
:given to bring in the Bill.
Sir JOHN Nrwi,dat moved, Rik the A&s for
the encouragement of Mines in Ireland should be
entered as read ; which being done, he moved for
leave to bring in a Bill to amend the same.—Leave
granted.
Sir Joni; NEtVPORT gave notice, that he should
on Monday move for leave to bring hi a Bill for ap-
_pointing Commissioners to.inquire into the state of
Schools and
_Seminaries in Ireland ; and also that
he should move for leave.- to bring in a Bill to amend
'the Spirit Licence At.
Mr. BERNARD moved, that there be laid before
the House an Account of the different Sums of Mo-
ney,expended on the Port Of bubliti, by the Direc-
tors of Inland Navigation, and 'the authority under
which thesame was expended. He said, his objed
in making this Motion was, to call the attention of
the House to large sums of money which the Di-.
reCtors of Inland Navigation had expended on the
Port of Dublin, and which, in his opinion, ought
to have been laid' out in improving the Inland Navi-
gation of the Country, for which purpose the tno-
ney was originally granted by Parliament.
Mr. FOSTER' said, he did not think that tho
Direetors of Inland Navigation had expended any
money upon the Port of Dublin ; he had never seen
any works carried on.

Mr. EERATARD replied, that he understood that
very considerable sums had been expended for ma-
chinery for removing the Bar, and also for Engineers ;
while many Rivers "in the interior of the Country,
which might be rendered navigable at • a small ex.
pence, were wholly negleEted. •

Sir JOHN STEIPART said, the Dire&ors of In.
land Navigation were not empowered by law to 14y
out any money without' the authority of the Lord
Lieutenant. It would be necessary therefore to know
if they had been properly authorised to expend the
money that had been stated, on the Port of Dublin.
Mr. BERNARD replied, that one objet of the
IViotion was, to ascertain the authoriyy under which
the. DireCtors'aEted.

Mr. FOSTER said, be was convinced that there
had been no money expended on the Port of Dub•..
lin ; there was, indeed, a proposition to lay -Ott*
14,0001. upon it, but it was releded.
Lord CASTLERE4GH said, he *as the person►
who had proposed to grant the sum of 500,0001. fot
the Improvement of the Inland Navigation of Ire«
land ; and also for. the ImprOvement of the Port of
Dublin ; both these objeets were mentioned in the
Bill by which the money was granted,
Sir JOHN .NEIVPORT . replied, that they cer-
anly were both mentioned in the Preamble of the
Bill ; but in the body of the Bill there was not a
single Clause that related to any thing but to Inland
Navigation, .

•
The Motion was agreed to.
Ur. Rost suggested the propriety of printing the
Bill for exempting from the 4ssessed Taxes.
Lord H. PETTY'S reply was totally inaudible.
The SpzAKEtt observed, that it was not a common
pra&ice to print a Tax Bill:.
Mr. ROSE rejoined thatit vas not a Tax Bill.
Mr. PEECEV4L and. Mr. VANSUTART each said a
few words, when the matter was dropped.
The Order of the Day for the House to resolve
itself into a Committee on the West India Auditors'
Bill having been read,

LoRD HENRY PETTY, previollS to moving that
the Speaker do leave the Chair, again stated the ob.
jest nrthe Bill. He entered into a detail of the
appointment of the CoMmission in 180, of the
depntation of Mr. Bearcroft home in the succeeding
year, and of the subsequent discovery of enormi-
ties before unsuspetcled. The Obje& of the present
Bill was to supply the deficiencies in the poWers of
the Commissioners,. and to give them the means
not only of inquiring into the existing abuses, but
also of bringing up the Accounts of persons impli-
cated. It was at first intended that they should
pass these Accounts altogether but another mode
was afterwards deemed eligible. The Noble Lord at
/some length examined and refuted •the various oh-
je6tions that had been made to/the measure by a
Right Hon. Gentleman opposite.
Mr. ROSE admitted the advantage that had been
derived from the return of Mr. Bearcroft. He con-
tended, however, that there had been no former in-
stance of the Treasury having appointed Corntnis-
siOners with such extensive powers, and that the kind
of probationary residence of the.two Commissioners
in England before they were 'sent out to the West
Indies would be to them a.sinecure,
Lord. H. PETTY explained.
Mr. Secretary Fox contended that the situation,
of the Commissioners alluded to would not be that of
a sinecure. ~

•
Mr. PERCEVAL argued on the impra&icability or
.obtaining two men of honour and respedability to'
accept the office of Commissioners resident in Eng.
land, but under the condition of quitting it for - the
West Indies in
.two years. z.
After a short explanation from Mr. Fox, the
House resolved itself into a Committee, Mr. HAw.
altoßN in the Chair:

In the Clause appointing five, Commissioners to
carry the A& into execution, two in the West In-
dies and three in Great Britain, and prescribing a'
rotation of service at the expiration of every two
years, an Amendment was proposed by Mr. PER-.
CEVAL, to limit the number ,of Commissioners to
three; whibh was supported by Lord Castlereagh
and Mr. Rose, and opposed by Mr. Secretary Fox,
Lord 'Temple, Lord Henry Petty, Mr. Wickham,
and the Attorney-General. A division took place—
. For the original Clause - - 91,
For the Amendment - - - 41
Majority - 30 •
The other Clauses of the Bill were then passed
through, and the HOuse being resumed, the Report
was ordered to be received on Monday.

AMTo:RICAN INTERCOURSE BILL.
Lord TEMPLE moved the Order of the Day
for the second reading of the American Intercourse

Mr. PERCEVAL put it to the Noble Lord, whether,
at so late au hour (11 o'clock), he would bring for-
witr3i so important a subjed._ . .

Lord',TENlPit admitted that there would be great.,
weight in the sngrieftion of the Learned Gentleman,