The Sun.
London, England, 1805-05-09 00:00:00

HOUSE OP COMMONS.

wEDNEtDAY, MAY S.
An Account was ordered of the Number of Bushels of
Malt mad,' front Barley in Scotland from the Sth of july,
1803, to the sth Maly, 1804, with the Duty thereon ; and
'from the sth of July, 134, to the sth of April, ries. Also,
of theintunber of Bushels ut Malt made m Scotland from
Beer and Bigg, with the Duty thereon, within the semi
tteidcl(l.s.
A Periim from the °Bice of the Chief Secretary in Ireland
prei.eitted at the Bar an Account of the Expellees incurred
by State Prosecutions in Ireland for the years tBoi, 2,3; and
4, retPedivuly. Ordered to lie on the Table, and to be
vrinted.
The Irish First Fruits Bill passed through a Committee.
To be reported ,to.tnotrotv.
Sir Wm, ltot.ur.rr presented a refitiOn from the Chancel.
tor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Oxford,
*gains'. the prave,r of the Catholic Petition on the Table of
the House Ordered to lie oti the Table.
Mr. Lit brought up aBM for the more expeditious Re.
.covery of stii..ll Debts in-Ireland. _ Read a first time, to be
read a.eecotuci time tomorrow.,
MIDDLESEX SHERIFFS' PETITION.
Mr. tt A Nets VAN, piesented a Petition-from Sit William
Knight,' and Robert Albion Coxe, EN: late. She;
.tiny of !.onion and Middlesex, stating, tb4ii owing tO entot:
tuinv, advice, they had been su unhappy as to draW utitm
them the ,tiatleastire of the House by their conduct. at the
Electron for mom, .cx, in 1402. at Which they had presided
46 Returning ()Hick foe Nv Inch oftiAlce they had been corn.
totted to NewKato on the itth at M itch, and praying leave
to express their sincere sorrow loctlwir said odonce; and AS
longer confinement would be pr.:judicial' to their health, and
thelriwivate concerns, to Mutat the Indulgent consideration
of the liuuse.
The Petition having !men read by the Clerk, was ordered
to lie on the Table; and Mr. I. w Nt gave notice that he-should
teftnorrow move that the S.herilt's should be brought up the
tot townie. day to the bar, in order to be discharged.
The Irk)) Post Road Bill was reported ; to be read a third
time to-morrow.
The Irish Batik' Token and !Asti Promissory Note BUN,
Were read te third
The Hons., en the Motion or
.Mr. FOST AR, went intos
Committee, to consider al the propriety of encouriging.the
consuinption Beer in Ireland, anti on rite Ifull4 being re,
4ISSIIVa, the itcport was Ordered to be received to-marrow.,
COMMVI"f LE OF WAYS AND MEANS.
Ur. PoSTE moving the Order of the. nay
for going into a eossisnittee of Ways and Heart,
acquainted the Hout.e• that pursuant to Mitt.declare:
lion, when he had the honour to submit the
House the Statement of the Irish Fin4nces, ,„Le now
. . ,
proposes; to bring, forward his arrangement, for an
augmentation of the Stamp Duties. The various
beads an which he prt,poitit an increase were as lot.
lows :—A considerable addition, no the Stamps on
Admission of A uornies and Cierlcs a rise' on the
Indentures of Apprentices. in proportion to the fee.
paid ; a rise on Letters of ~Asiorney giving power
to want Lease, ; inn Letters of Attorney to receive
Rents ; on all Leases for a reserved Rent above
201, or art a fine Of top),, proportioned' to 'the
ani,}ii,,t of the fine or rent.; on Probates'of Wills,
the Stamps on nrhich would not be so bight as in
this Country ; frn ; on Almanack‘, the
stamr.dmyt)n wt.,ich hr proposed -to raise from 6d,
'to 9J. e,,c,fi and, lastly, on Insurances of Property
tyre, which in swot
against , instances were higher,
and its others lower, than the duties payable ; and,
enr would be made exat.i.
acct'! ling to err iogeth
ly (Iva', in all instginces, to the rate of duty in this
Coumt ry. ,
the Hoirse Iw/ill resolved itself into the CM].
mince,

• Sir
_font,/ i! Itt 7 RI threw Ott, snme ob,,ervations
on the inyolicy or the Augmentation ot the
Duty on indt.n,ures, a 9 calculated to interfere with
the valuable right to elective franchise ; but. Mr.
Fosria observing that any communication of the
Han. Baronet, on this subjett, twuld be properly
attended to, the Resolutions were agreed to; and
the Howe being resumed, the Revolt was ordered
to he received to morrow.

Mr. 1-lu,Krssote brought up a Bill for rendering
the last llu►ies on Wine permanent; another for
repealing so much of the 34th of •the King as ex.
empts Slates tinder xos. per Ton from Duty ; and
the Spanish Wine Importation Bill; which were• se.
Yuan), read a first time, and ordered to be read a
second time to.tnorro4. •

The Land Tax Commissioners None Bill pasted
through a Committee ; .to be reporteti to.morrow.
Mr. Darn. gave notice of a Motion for an Ac.
coxot of the Officers who had been promoted tiurlni
the Administration of Lord 'Spencei and Lord
Vincent, in the Department of the Mmiralty.
The Committee on the Thames li.dlastagt Bill,
fixed for Monday, was discharged, and the Bill re-
ferred to a .Seleft CoMMittee.
.A new .iWrit was, no:ahe MAion of Mr. Get
Ohlered for the'Counay'af Galway, in the room of
Lord Dvst.o., nowEarl,of.Clanearty, an Irish Peer.
A &lett Committee was, on the Motion of the
qiitase ,the*ExCliscitrs la, pursuant to no.
appointed to consider of the state of the Ac.
count` between_ the ast India Company P... 1 the
Public; and an Order inatte:that nine be aquotum.