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TJ URSD Y,"` MARCH' I, ..1&)4.

IMP E. 4 (AL P A ii.L LEVEN I:

HOUSE OF. PEERS.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29.

COUNSEL were further heard relative to the Irish
AveAl—Gmle v. Burton, namely; Mr. SoLi cr.
TOR GENF RAL in continuation, and Mr. RtcHAit Ds.
nn behalf of the Respondent.—The further consi:
_deration of the Case was then adjourned tiny:

morrow.
, Yard KING rose to call the attention of. the
House to a circumstance which he deemed of some
importance, and well worthy the notice of Parlia-
writ—he alluded to the pradice which prevailed of
paying certain Officers under the Government of
Ireland their salaries at par in this part of the
United Kingdom; ofshis he spoke in terms of dis.'
approbation, principally as an application of a part
,-,otOthe. Revenues of Itelaral without the sandiao. or
-concurrence of Parliament. He adverted to the
very unfavourable state of the Exchange against
Ireland, which was an additional reason for the pro-
ceeding in question being a proper subjL•Ct'of inves-
tigation. The Noble Lord matte a variety of ob.,
servations on this subject, but in a low tone of
voice. He also alluded to the Bill for continuing
the Restriction upon the Bank of Ireland then before
the other House of Parliament, and intimated, that
as he felt it his duty to call the attention of their
Lordships to that subject, he exoressed.hi's hope that
itoyould not be hurried in its progress through that
House,„ .The Noble Lord concluded by moving,=---
" That an Account he laid before the House of all
Pensions and Salaries chargeable on she Revenues
". of Ireland, and paid at par in this Country.'.'
The Earl .of LIMERICK shortly expresSed his
difference in opinion from the Noble Lord on the •
subject, and stated, that when the Account
,moved
for should come before the House, he had no doubt
of being able satisfadorily, to justify the proceeding
in question to their Lordships, •
Lord KING spoke in explanation. •
The'Earl of SUFFOLK took the opportunity to
express his surprize., that accounts, v !licit he had'
moved for so long since as two years, should not,
he said, be yet laid before the House. He alluded
to the accounts of the proceeds of old Naval &Ores,
the amount of which in all probability was very con_
siderable, and the disposition ,t hereof, he Contended
,it as prover it should be known to Parliament.
_Seetng a.Noble Secretary of State in his plice, he
exor,es,ed his wish to have some explanation on the
,suoket.
HAWICESBURI' expressed his readiness
to atford every pratticable explanation on the topic
touched upon by the Noble Earl, but he was then
unintotmed upon the' subject; not having had the
hooour of a seat in that House at the remote pericid
mentioned,
.he uld not tell what steps had been
take.n•io,co.nsequenee of. the Noble Earl's motion.
The Earl cf SUFFOLK shortly explained, and
ob4etved).:_thar there was another Noble Secretary
of •State wesent with respect to whom such an ex-.
cure C,,clid;sipt be offered. •
Lord H)B ART (who had been sitting on .the
Woolsack) immediately proceeded to•his place, and
rose in consequence of what had fallen from the
Noble Earl. The topic alluded to, be observed,
had , been rather inopportunely mentioned, as the
question regularly before the House related to cer-
tain salaries and
.pensions chargeable on the Re-
venues of Ireland ; this, their Lordships must all
see, had nothing to do with the proceeds of old
Naval StoreS. However, with respeCt to the. de-
sired explanation, be had to remark, first, that-ithe
accounts in question had no connection with his
dtpartment, and, secondly, that if the application
had been made direCtly to himself, he could only
say, as his. Noble
,Friend had stated, that he should
cause inquiries to be made on the subject.
The question upon Lotd KING'S motionrwas then
put, and it wasorderedaccordiogly.
The 29th Report of the Commissioners of Ac-
counts in Ireland, was presented by a person, from
the Irish Secretary of State's Office, and ordered to
lie, inn the Table.
The various Bills before the House Were then
for warded in their resiedive stages, after which
their Lordships adjourned till THREE o'clock to-
morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 29.

THE House proceeded to ballot for two Com-
mittees, to try the merits of Petitions complaining
of undue Elections for London and Coventry, in
the former of which only they succeeded. •
Sir G. CORNEWAEL reported from the Committee
appointed to try and determine the merits of the Peti-
tion complaining of an undue Ele&ion for Aylesbury,
that Mr. Due RE was duly eleCied, that Mr. BENT
was not duly elected, that the Petitioner Mr. FREE_
MANTLE was not duly eleded, that the Eledion, as
far as related to Mr. BENT, was void, and the Peti-
tions were not frivolous and vexatious. He further
reported,
.that such a system of Bribery and Cor-
ruption had been praliscd at the last eleaion, that.
the Committee thought it incumbent upon them to
submit it to the consideration of the House, in order •
that they might institute such proceedings as it
might think proper.
The latter Report was then read by the Clerk,
and on the Motion of Sir GEO. CoRNEWALL, or-
dered to be taken into consideration on next Mon-
day fortnight, and to be printed.
Sir GEo. CoRNEWALL then moved that the Mi-
nutes of evidence taken before the Committe should
be laid upon the Table.—Ordered.
He also moved. Lhat the SPEAKER should not is-
sue any Warrant for a new Writ for Aylesbury un.

. .
tit the Report should t- have been :taken• into cconsi,
I'
deration.L—Ordered. .• -

An account was ordered to he l',reien,ed, of the
artiount. of Inteiebt „received. in:.Grear.Britain. on
Loans raised for Ireland; for eight years'.
Mr. HOW ARD • brOUght. up -the Report of the
Committee relative to the. propoSedt canal from;
Croydon to Portsmouth, which was read, and: agreed
to, and a Bill'orderett. • .
Mr. Joi-iNsTONE, after making a• few obsdt va.
tions upon the amouni'of theproduce,if the Perml!
nent Taxes upon the Table, moved for an'account
of the produce-of the Permanent Tax.:s imposed in
the years rBo2..and z803,-'4tarirg the years ending
thy- sth of January- 1803, and the sth of January
'So+ : which were ordered after a tew words from
the 'CI-IXNCELLOIt'Of the EXCHEQUER and Mr:
VANS I TTAR •
The names of the. London EleCtion Committee
dry ere reported to the House, and are as follow :

1 hn Fane, Esq.
lohn Lemon, Esq.
,Lord Tenipletown
fames Adams, Esq.
Edw. Golding, Esq.
Wm. Gore Langton, Esq.

Lord field
Ceo, Sum, Esq.
W. A. MadOocks, Esq.
lames Longhorn, Esq.
C. M: Ormsby, Esq.
Thos, Fydell, Esq.

Henry Howard,lsq.

NOMINEES.
Edward Hilliard, Esq. and William Baldwin, Esq.

BARRACKS.

Admiral BERKELEY adverted an Estimate
upon the Table relative to the Expence of Barracks,
which lie said was not calculated to afford any in-
formation to -the House with
.respea to what was
mote materially , wanted. In. order, therefore, to
obtain that information, he moved, for an Account
of all Barracks- pulled down, sold or -disposed of,•
with the number of Men and Horses they" were Ca;
pable of containing,• since the RatifleatiOn of 'the
'Kreaty• of Am,',ens, with the _terms iliey were sold
.for. zdly, An Account of all .Barr c!is eretted, or
ordered; 4o be e!capd since
,the 'same period, the
.Placea where situate, and the ntimer of Men and
Horses they . were capable of containing, together
with the Dates of, the. Orders :for ,sCh erthions.
3d1y,.• An Accpupt, of the Expence 'of erFaing ail
such Barracks,' distinguishing. whether built by
Contrad, kT.ngagflnen.t, or , otherwise, together
with'the Dares of such Contrads or Agteements.--
4.thly, An Account of the ,Terris of all
transuch-Con-
„
tras or Agreernsnt4 and,the Names of the Kersons
contra6ted with...
TheSECR,EPARY at WAR; sail there was no
objeaion on,thepag.,of Go.vernttkent to, give every
information ettlatve to the Barrack Department.
-With ,respeft,,to ,the Estimates, complained of, the
Hon. Admiral would find that it ,was rather more
particularin its detail .than those EStiniates had
been on former occasions. As to the third motion
of the Hon.. Admiral, relative to the expences of
ereaing Barracks, the Account could,ntit at present
be made up, because the Several Aceottpts were now
in a state of liquidation: .
Admiral B.FRKSLEY urged that the Motion
might be agreed to, and the Account, presented as
soon as it could he made up.
..
The Accounts moved for were then 'ordered, with
a trifling transposition of words.
Lord G. L. GOWER presented a Petition from
the Maltsters and Barley,Growers-of Tamworth and
its neighbourhood, in Staffordshire, complaining of
the heavy Duty on Malt., and praying relief, which
was ordered to lie on the Table.