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London, England, 1807-07-30 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29.
Mr. Howard, from the Exchequer, presented an
Account of all Stims of Money 'issued in pursuance
of Addresses from the House of Common's, and not
triode good by' Parliament. "

Mr HoßitousE brought up the Report of the
Committee on the Duties of Silks; which was agreed
to, and Bills were ordered' accordingly.
The Public, Accountants' Bill and the Post Office
NU were read a second time, and ordered to be
committed to-morrow. •

Mr.--HositousE ,brought up the Report. of the
Coffee Warehousing Bill ; which was
,agreed to,
and'Ae Bill ordered to be read a third dale to-mor-
row.

On the Motion of Mr. Rose, an Account was
ordered to be I4id before the House, of the Receipt
and Expenditure of the Sums voted by Parliament
for the Royal Nova! Asylum ; an Account of the
ratio of Coals, Candles, ere. for one year ; and vari-
ous other Accounts of a similar nature; as, also a
comparative Estimate of the Expellees attending the
Naval and the Military Asylum.
In a Cortunittee to consider of the importation of
Swedish Herrings,. a Resolution was agreed to,
.on.
the motion of. Mr.. Rose, that Swedish. Herrings
should be allowed to be imported into this Country,
on paying t duty of •6s. 7d. per barrel, containing 32
gallons: The Report was ordered to be. received to-
morrow.

Mr: ROSE brought up the Malta Calico Exporta-
tion Bounty Bill. Read a first time, and ordered to
be read a second time to-morrow.

. .
The Dublin Paving Bill went through a Com-
Inittee; -the Report of which was ordered to be re..
ceived to-morrow.

Mr. HOBHOUSE brought up a Repoit of the Com-
mittee on the Justice of peace Bill; which was
agreed to, and the 'Bill ordered to be .read a third
time to-morrow:.

The House went into a Committee on the Ex-
piring Laws Bill. • In that part which related to the
Woollen Nlanufaalures, Mr. Rosa moved, that the
blanks he tided up " to the end of the next Session
of Parliament." If the Noble Lord opposite, who
had on a late evening expressed his wish that the du-
ration of this A& shookl be limited to .a'month or six
weeks after the conimencement of the next Parlia-
ineut, still persevered in that desire, .be had no ob-
je6iion to concur with him, but of course he sup-
posed that the Noble Lord would be • prepared at an
early period of the next Session to bring forward a
Bill for the.purpose of amending the great evil which
would otherwise exist.

Lord MtvroN had no intention of proposing any
Bill on the subject, but be trusted time House would
be induced to appoint a Committee to investigate it
narrowly, and he thought that by fixing the termi-
nation of the present Alit at an early period:of the
next Session, Parliament would more readily be pre-
. veiled on to institute such a Committee,. He'could
not agree with the Right Hon. Gentleman with re
gad to the inconveniencies that would result from
L.Suffering the AO to expire.
Mr. WILBERFORCE differed from his Noble
(bolleague on the subject of the inconveniences that
the expiration of the Ad must occasion. Ina pro-
Apeding of such magnitude, involving so many a:im-
plicated interests, he did not think it would become
Plirliement to fix the termination of the At:..t at a.
n south or six weeks after the commencement of the
n ext Session, that they might as it were, .be
forced to turn their attention to . that which they
o ught readilyand spontaneously to coniiider,;..
Afier;,a . tow words from Mr. Sruitottslßountie,
a a Short explanation from Mr., WILtERFOR.CF.,
t be lalaiikg were filled up with the words " to the,

end of the next Session of Parlisment,l! And the
House having been resumed, the Report was or-
dered to be received to-mol row.

A Message from the Lords; announced the agree-
went of their Lordships, to the Militia Pay Bill, the
Militia Subalterhs -Bill, the Militia Allowances Bill,
the Irish Militia Pay Bill, the Irish Spirit Duty Ile-
'gulation Bill, the Irish Sugar Duty Bill, the Naval
Stores Importation Bill, and the Compassionate List
Bill, &c.
On the Motion of Mr. CALCRAFT, an Account
was ordered to be laid before the House of the
Numbers wanting to complete the Regular, Army;
distinguishing cavalry, infantry, and artillery ; also
an Account of the nurnber of Effe6tive Yeomanry
and Sea-Fencibles in Ireland, distinguishing each
Corps, and the strength of each, as far as the same
could be made out; also an Account of the number
of Sea-Fencibles in Great Britain..

Mr. HusiussoN presented Accounts, pursuant to
order of the House, relative to the, state of the
Established Church in Ireland.

Sir JOHN NSWPORT moved that they be printed,
observing, that they would spew how attentive the
late Administration had been to that subjet.t.....N
Ordered.

Mr. BARHAM gave notice, that on Friday next be
would move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate
the issue of EleOtion Writs.

The 9 SECRETARY at WAR presented comparative
returns of the number of men raised by recruiting
during the last three years.—Ordered to be '
printed.
On the motion of the SECRETARY at WAR,
account was ordered to be laid beforembe House of
the number of Deserters from the Regular Army,
during the years 1805, 1806, and 1807, distinguish-
ing each year.
The Colonial Import Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed to-morrow.

The Sierra Leone Company Bill was read a third
time; On
.the Motion that it do pass—
Mr. DENT argued at some length against it, de-
scribing it as 'an improvident and scandalous expen-
diture of the public money.
Mr. WILBERFORCE defended the_Bill, and stated
the causes which had induced Government to take
the Colonj into their own hands : among the prin-
cipal of these was the protection of the ova Scotia
Corps, and of the Maroons.
Mr. EDEN, Mr. HUSIUSSON, Mr. SHERIDAN, Lord
H. PETTY, and Mr. H. THORNTON, spoke in tavour
of the Bill; Mr. FULLER against it. It was then
passed.
Mr. SHERIDAN gave notice, that on Monday next
he would move for leave to bring ,in a Bill pursuant
to the prayer of the several Petitions from the
Brewers, &c. of the Metropolis.

C9I: Woon presented a Petition from Mr. William
Spurrier, Sheriff of the Town and County of the
ToWn of Poole, who was yesterday committed to
the custody of the Serjeant, at Arms. It stated,
thatf!Mr. Spurrier deeply lamented having commit-
ted a breach of the privileges of the House of Com-
mons, and of lining in consequence incurred their
displeasure. He being duly sensible of his error,
he begged pardon, and threw himself on the mercy
of the House, entreating their, forgiveness and his
release. The Petition was ordered to tie on the table,
Col. Woon then moved, that Mr. Spurrier be
brought to-morrow to the Bar, in order to be dis-
charged.
The SECRETARY. at WAR expatiated on the crime
Of which Mr. Spurrier had been guilty, and observed,
that the only cause which mild be assigned for
strewing him lenity was, that it was, in contempla-
tion to iniroduCe a new law on ' this subje&; a
Subjeat of the utmost importance to the cliaraaer of
the House. •

iVir. FULLER declared himself to be 01 an opinion
similar to that of the Hon. Baronet.

Mr, W. SMITH thought this one of the grossest
cases that could found in the annals of Parlia-
mein. He could not conceive why Mr. Spurrier,
who had been guilty of an o(fence of such magnitude,,
should escape with less punishment than Mr. Brun-
drett, who certainly had something like an excuse
for his condua. Although he 'should riot oppose
the motion of the Hon. Colonel, it by no means bad
his approbation.
The -Cits cup Lott of • the EXCII24IIER animad-
verted with considerable severity on the silence of
the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down, yes-
terday evening, when the first step was taken of
that lenity which he now so much condemned. In
the proposition which he (the chancellor of the Ex- •
chequer) had last night made, he thought that he
had colleded the sense of the House.

Mr. W. SMITH explained. - He had last night
yielded to the general feelings of the House, with
a reserve in his own mind, that if the discharge of
Mr. Spurrier from confinement were proposed at an
early period, to state his objections to it.
After a short discussion, in which Mr. ROse,
Lord H. Petty, Colonel Wood, Mr. Barhatn, Mr.
Pole Carew, and Mr: Bingham participated,'
Mr. LVSHINOTON moved, as an Amendment,
" That Mr. Spurrier be brought to the bar to-Mor-
row se'nnight, for the purpose of being discharged."
Mr. S. THORNTON seconded the Amendment,
conceiving .this to be one of the grossest cases that,
ever occurred.

Mr. WINDHAM, Mr. WILBERPORCE, and Mr.
LoCICHART, said a few words, in support of the ori-
ginal Motion ; after which a division took place.
For the original Motion 45--Against it 29—Majo-
rity t(i.
Mr. Spurrier 'consequently was ordered to be
brought to the Bat to=morrow, in Order to be dis-
charged. •
On our re,admittance, to the Gallery, we found
,the SECRP.TARY at WAR putting off his notice for
moving the ..additional Army Estimates to: Friday
next.'

The House, on the motion of the CIIAWCELLOR
of the EX-G.0.61(4k, resolved itself into a Committee
of Supply, Mr: Hoiiiiouse in the Chair; the Re-
port of the :Royal College-of Physicians respealing
VaCchiatitm, mid several estimates that had been on
the table, having been previously referred to the
CoMmittee..