The Sun.
London, England, 1805-04-04 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COAWONS.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3.
Sir .jortte Amniutsorr•brought up the Report of
the Committee on the ILlcere Bill ; which was
agreed to, and the Bill ordered to he engrossed.'
Mr. MArt4 sNG obtained leave to bring in a Bill
fourendering more etfglual the Provisions of the
'London Dock: Mt. °
On the Motion of Dr. DUIGENAN, leave was
given to bring in a Bill to amend the Aft for Build-
ing Glebe blouses'' in Ireland,
, After some conversation between Mr.CRiEVEY,
111 r. STURGES BOURNE, Ijnil Mr. DUNDAS, the
following Papers, on the 'Motion of Mr. CRERV EY,
were ordered to be laid before tlr; noose, viz.

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A Copy of the Power of Attorney, or other In.
strument, granted by the Lords of the Treasury' to
the then Lord Advocate of Scotland, now Lord
Justice Clerk, to prosecute or give discharges for the
Claims made by. Geornment on the late Admiral
KEITH STEWART.
An ACCOUnt of ail Sums, ter'Seeurities for Sums,
paid by the Representatives of the late Admiral
KEITH • STEWART to the Lord Justice Clerk, in
pursuance of the said rower of Attorney, spectly.
AN! the times when such Sums or Securities were
Copy of. the Account settled and discharged
with the Representatives of tits ifte Admiral KEITH
SIVE WMIT, by the Lord Justice Clerk, ailing under
'the aforesaid authority.
A Cepy of the Petition from the Town of Ee..in-
tiorgh to the Lords of the Treasury, praying that
2 hoctli. be granted out of the Balartees due from
the late Admits' KEITH STEWART, th\r the pur.'
roses therein mentioned ; together with the Re:,
f'frence (wale by the Lords of the Treasury to the
Court of Exchequer in Scotlargron bite subjeCt.
On the Motiuo of Mr. STIIRGIA BOURNE, it was
likewise ordered, that there be laidbefute tlie House
a Copy ef such further Proceedings as may have
7seen feta by the Lords of the Treasury for the
Recovery of -tiny Sum due to the Public from the
' P.epreeeetntives of the late Admiral KEITH
STEWAAT.
Sir jotete NeWerier 3noved, that there lie laid
before .the Howe a Copy of he Case laid before the
ATTORNEY and SULK !WEL GVNER ALE of England,
cm the IGttl of May, tBor, by the Direttion of the
Comtrissioters ai‘lting under tine Union Cornpensa.
Lion Act, relative to the Claims of Compensation
trade by the AlroaNey and Sot. c ITOtt GENERALS
vi Leland, together with their opinions demon.—
. in making this motion, Sir Jon N NIiWrORT took
OCC3IIOII to observe, that three years ago the Com.
missionera found the business before them decreased
bu rapidly that they obtained permission. to sit
only once a week. They still, however, continue
lleger in their Office, and as they each receive
t wel,‘ e hut,dred pounds per- annum, it seemed to
him doobtfed, whether they would ever withdra
w
from it..
Mr. DUIGENANrheard nothing of the reference
alluded to by the lion, Baronet, while he was in the
Commission I indeed, several of the Commissioners
being men bred to the Law, and of considerable
legal letiowleeige, such reference seethed to be un.
14cestrary.
" • 81r 301 a NEWPORT assured the House, he
would not have offered his motion on light grounds.
e-it was not a question whether such reference had
been.made by the Commissioners, for in the minutes
Of tf.eir prOceedings'‘Vhieh had been laid on the Table
of she liottse, and atterivards been printed, the cif-
cumstante was mentioned,.
A few words passed on the inbjea between Mr.
5. Bevatle, Mr. Kt oteArtio, Dr. DUIGEHAN, and
Sir loner' NtWPORT, after which the motion Was
agreed to.