The Sun.
London, England, 1803-03-03 00:00:00

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110usE OF PEERS.

WEDNEWAY, MARCH 2.

Tiattta Lordships sat-but a short time this.day ;
the several Bills before the House, Natura.
Izzation and other Private Bills, were forw4rded in
their respe(tiv-e srages.
Two Read and one Naturalization Bill were
Inooght up from the' Corrunons by, Mr. BURDON;
which being read a first time, and some routine
business disposed of, the House adjourned till To.
morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
WEDNESDAY,• ittAteCH Z.
THE, Sr BM:ER took the Chair at three o'clock,
whin a_ great deal of private business was gone
through.
The Dublin YAW Court! Bill - was read a first
time, and ordered to be read a second time on
Thursday next. ,
Sir MATTHEW RI ZILE'? brought up a Report
from the Committee appointed to try the merits of
the Great Grimsby Ele&ion, complaining of Thomas
Hall having prevaricated as a Witness, and also
stating Ms gross misbehaviour to the said Corn-
mittee; in consequence of which he was ordered to
he taken into the custody of the Serjeaor at Arms.
Mr. BRA:IDLING had leave cif abaenCe for a
month.
Mr. MANNINC: had also leave of absence for a

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month,
,Several accounts of the Revenue of Trelarid were.
brought up by Mr. CuorroN, and ord:red to be
laid on the Table.
Mr. \VICKHAIA said, the notice he gave for this
day stands for Friday. • .
Mr, COWRY moved, that the House 'shoWd re.
• soil/ itself into a Committee upon the Irish Re-
venue Ads; and that.the several AcConnts which had
been presented should be reforred to, the said Com.
mirtee,..,-Ordered. •
• 'The Haase then resolved itself into a Committee,
Mr. ALER.cxnsR in. the Chair.
Mr. CORRY said, -that' having stated to the
House, upon a forger occasion, the suhjcft.mattcr
which was now under the consideration at the Cont.
mitree, it would not be 'necessary for him to occupy
much of the time or attention of the Committee, by
going very minutely info the.subjed. The:objeet
of the Notion with,which he should now_ tr....uble
ihe Committee, was to renew, the Grants of the
Revenue of Ireland, which %vac heretofore annual
Grants, Which were so while the ParliaMent Iris.
land sat, and .which hattcontinued to be so since; the
`Union. lt Wes his intelltiOn to move, that
Duties which had liiilierto subsisted, should be con-
iinucd. He had, at different periods, 'given notice, '
t hat he meant to propose to move, /bat these Duties
should be granted Permanently, that is to say, With- ,
cot limitation, instead of granting thetil annually ;
;indite should therefore now move, to continue them
without any period of limitation. 'Pv.; reason why
he proposed to make this alteration, and `clepitrt from
the usual mode, was this, ,viz. fur the purpose of
iiroviding a permanent Fund to meet ,the permanent.'
Charges of Ireland—such „as the Interest of the
Debt, the provision fur, the Sinking Fund, and also
several Grants tinder Ails of 'Parliament, from the
commencement of His kiaj,.sty'* reign to the pre.
sent time. These were- ::11 chatis to which the
Consolidated Fund was liable, without any Annual,
Grants. The case was d'lferent with regard to the
particular
,servicce of each year ; for 'them it was
nectspry to come` to Pallianient for provision every
year,, as in this. Country. But with regard to the
National Debt of Ireland, it had never yet been
permanently provided for, though, upon the pre.
priety of making such a permanent provision, he
was sure there could not be two' opinions in that
House. If the Committee should-concur with him
upon .this occasion, then the Interest of the Na.
tional Debt, and other permanent charges in Ire.,
land, would, as in England, hto4 a permanent pro-
vision.: The other Grants for which he proposed to
make this kind of provision, were also in their.na.
tire permanent. With:regard to the Duties which
he now proposed to continue, they consisted of Du.
ties upon Imports, upon Exports, Bounties, Draw-
, backs upon the lke.exportation of Foreign Comm,
disks, certain Duties upon Tonnage, together. with
all the Inland Duties of every description. They
were generally the same as had Subsisted since the
Union, and since the last Parthiment, of Ireland,
He said generally; because- ,there were sonic small
diarences, but not of ainature Sufficiently import.
ant to render it necessary for him toga into detail
*upon the subject but if the COMmittte,: or any
Gentleman, wished to have any mace detailed in.
formation upon the subjesa, he would give it 'with
the greatest satisfaction. In some cases in ther;e
Duties, where there were (radians of a penny, or
of a farthing, they had been made bp to the 'integer,
but the difference was very trifling indeed. In the
case also of Licences granted to persons' to carry
on certain trades, in some instances the duty of
. the Licence was raised, but he hoped, it had been-
done with due consideration of the nature of the
trade,' and of its capability to afford it and he had
every reason to believe, that they would not in any
instance be found oppressive. With regard to Draw_
backs, to Bounties, and to Inland Duties, they re-
mained the Same'.. He took this opportunity of
stating, that ivith 'regard to the Duties on home-
made Spirits, certain .notions had gone abroad, and
discussions had taken. Otter., but he wished dibrindly
to say, :that there, was nothing in these ReSolutions
which at all touched the subjeds which had -been co "
wader dismission. He was sure that many Gentle.
men who ripreiented ille other part of the United
kingdom, perfe4ly comprehended what he alluded •
to, and. he was therefore anxious to make their
minds easy, as well: es those of their Constituents,
.hy'deelarirtg that the subject was not touched in the
present ResolUt ions i neither would it lie brought kir.,
ward'Without ftfli:notice being given. Mr, Cott it y
proceeded to not ice some other slight alterationswhich
he prop-wit to Make, such as placing two or three,
towns which, from their extent itnti pbpulation were'
entitled to rank among the fi!§t towns in that elasti
to whieji tbey beloogO, tiers se Oe:persßps
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