Star.
London, England, 1808-06-11 00:00:00

HOUSE. OF COMMONS.

Mr. BANKES postponed till Monday his motion relative to the
exemption of the property of Foreigners in the British Funds from
the Property 'lax.
Mr. ROSE presented the Brazil Trade Regulation Bill. Ordered
for the second reading on Monday.
The House in a Committee for the Regulation of Trade withthe
Cape of Good Hope, resolved, en the motion of Mr. ROSE, that
leave be asked to bring in a Bill for enabling his Majesty to regu-
late the said trade during the war.
The House resolved into a Committe to consider the expedi-
ency of continuing the bounty on the Southern Whale-fishery,
granted by the Act of the 38th of the King.—Leave obtained to
bring in a Bill.
The Irish Malt Duty Regulation and Permit Bills, and the 13 sr-
rackAccountAudit Bill, were read the second time and committed

for to-morrow.
The British Malt Regulation Bill, and the Scotch Clergy Bill;
were read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Lords.
The Paddington Canal Coal Bill was committed, and ordered
to be reported to-morrow.
The Sugar Distillation Bin was ordered to be read a third time
on Monday.
Mr. HUSKISSON presented a Bill for the better Pre►ention of
Smuggling; also the Exchequer Bills Bill; they were read the first
time, and ordered for th, ir second reading to-morrow.
The SECRETARY at WAR *brained leave to bring in a Bill
to regultite the Office of Paymaster of the Army.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, after a prefatory
explanation of considerable lergth, moved for leave to bring in a
Bill to remedy the inconv2rdence which had arisen from passing
Acts of Parliament for the continuance of other Acts Which had
expired before the continuing Act passed into law.
After some comments from Mr. PONSONBY,Ieave w as given.

SOPPLIN
The kruitie went into a Committee of Stipply, ht which
/4111 FOSTER proposed several Resolutions, expressive of the
eipedlency of imposing Additional buries on the Importation of
Foreign Spirits into Ireland, and of levying New Duits on Irish'
Spirits exported into England.
The Resolutions were agreed to, and the Report otiltred to be
received this day.

ROYAL MESSAGE.
Mr. CANNING delivered to the Hogie a Message from his
Majesty to the following effect :
" G. R..—His Majesty thinks proper to inform the House of
Commons that he has concluded a Treaty of Alliance and Sub-
sidy with his Sicilian Majesty, a copy of white he has ordered to
be laid before the House; and his Majesty trusts that his faithful
Commons will make good the engagements contained therein."
Ordered, on the motion of Mr. CANNING, that his Majesty's
Message be referred to the Committee of Supply.
Mr. CANNING said, that although the treaty was not laid
before the House till now, it was by no means a new matter, but
one which had been entered into so tong ago as the year 1805, and
under which it was agreed to pay to his Sicilian Majesty a subsidy
of 300,0001. a year to aid in the defence of Sicily. The events of
the latter end of 1805, and the beginning of the subsequent year,
were sufficiently impressed upon the recollection of the House to
explain why nothing had been-done since in that business. The
change of Ministers in 1806 preventing any thing Curtner from
being :tt that time done ; and In consequence of the change in his
Majesty's Councils, his Majesty was not advised to comply with
the terms proposed% and Mr. Drummond was sent back with the
treaty to his Sicilian Majesty. Other circumstances had since oc-
curred which rendered it advisable to confirm the treaty, and it
was finally ratified, but not returned to this country till within
these two weeks ; so that the House would sec it was not a mea-
sure arising out of any new circumstances, but one which had nit.
ginated a considerable time before. Ordered to lie on the table.

BARRACK EXPENDITURES.
Mr. HUSKISSON presented to the House an account of the
number Of Officers Lmployed in the Barrack Department. He re-
gretted the absence of an Hon. Gentleman, who had made some
observations upon this subject on a former night, as he could now
convince him, that the system of paying the architect and surveyor
in the Barrack Department, by a per tentage of 25 on the build-
ing expenditures in that department, instead of salary, was a sa-
ving of one-third the expence to the public, and that while the rate
of commission in other public institutions varied from 5 per cent.
down to 35, a much more economical bargain was made for the
Barrack account, being only charged 25, Which he hoped would
completely acquit the Treasury of any charge of improvidence on
this bead.

PETITIONS:
Mr. SHERIDAN presented two Petitions to !he House, the
one from Mr. richt:dee Grey, one of the atturnies of his Majesty's
Court of Common Pleas in Ireland, complaining of a series of
creel persecution, and of long, repeated, and harassing imprison•
ments in various parts of Ireland, particularly Wexford and Kil-
mainham, ender the authority of warrants front the Chief Secre-
tary of the Lord Lieutenant; notwithstanding his repeated appli-
cations to be brought to trial for any offence alledged against him,
which was constantly iefused ; and he was finally liberated with-
out any trial or specific charge being alledgel against him, but not
before he was ruined in bis professional business, his health cone
plettly destroyed, and his family driven to extreme distress. TM
other was from James Dixon, heretofore a wealthy and ropeessi.t.
ble tanner, V Kilmainham, complaining also of lorg, frequent,
and severe imprisonments, by the like authority, without trialot
specific charge alledged against him, and praying for relief.
Mr. SHERiDAN said, that he should on Monday bring for-
ward a specific motion on the subject of these, and some other pe-
titions of a sniffler nature now before the House. Now that he
was up, he should also give notice of another motion on Monday,
for the purpose of obtaining from his Majesty's Ministers sonic
inforniztion respecting a subject (the affairs of Spain) which had
become of high importance to this country. He could assure, bow-
ever, the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite to hint, (Mr. Canning)
that he did not wish to ask for any information on that subject
which he should deem improper to be communicated, but he
thought the subject was one which ought to come under discussion.