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tanee irate wailing. The Hon. Admiral then reel
a lift of thole Papers which had not been prefented
to the Houfe, (lasting, at the fame time, that he
mould waive that part of his forma motion, which
ordered the prods Lion of what went under the name
of I)oc.mfday Book, and which contained an Ac-
count of what every (hip in the Navy had colt fince
it was built. But he u titled ti the candour and libe-
rality of the Houfe that they would fupport him in
calling on the proper officers to produce the other
Papers tibia had been ordered ; and alto, to ac-
count to the Haute for their not' being. already pro-
duced.
The order of the Vith of May, 1805, for various
Naval Papers was then read, and on the Speaker pot-
ting the queflion that tl.e proper officers do make a
return forthwith,

Mr. JEFFREY Paid, that the Papers had now been
no the table of the Hoare three months, and had the
Hon. Admiral examined them from time to time, as
he had done, he would long ere now have known
which of them were wanting. He contended, that
the Hon. Admiral was aware of the impoffibility of
producing the document which went under the name
of Doomfday-book, even when he moved for its pro•
dudion, and obferved, that it would be Doomfday
before Inch a voluminous Paper could be produced.
He complained of great hardthip in being obliged
from time to time to delay thofe charges which he
had to bring againfl Lord St. Vincent, and which he
was ready at any time to fubtlantiate.
Admiral MARKHAM appealed to the Houfe,
whether he could be chargeable with occafioning de.
lay, in merely moving that the proper officers be
called upon to produce the papers which had been
already ordered. Had he moved for frefh documents,
there might h:ve been fome fhactow of ground for
fuck a charge, though even then it might have been
fufficient to fay that fuch papers were neceffary ; but
he had now only moved, that the Navy Board do
account for certain papers being withheld, and be
ordered to furnifh them forthwith ; he knew Doomh.
day-hook well, and was convinced, that fomething
fimilar ,o it might be fpeedily produced ; but he fhould
waive its produflion, to avoid the charge of wifhing
to cattle unneceffary delay.
Lord HOWICK Paid, that he would not enquire
into the motives by which the Hon. Gentleman op.
polite to him was actuated, in reiterating thole heavy
charges againft the Noble Lord ; but he had never
heard a more unfounded accufation than that which
charged his Hon. Friend with the with to occation
delay. The Hon. Admiral had moved for certain
papers to rebut the charges which'had been made,
and to prevent the Houfe from forming a partial
judgment. Some of thefe papers had been withheld,
trom what motive did not appear; but they had not
been kept back by any fault on the part of his Hon.
Friend, who now called on the Houle to order their
iminejiate FroduCtion. Whether the Hon. Gentle.
man will prefs his motion on Thorlday next, or
whether he would pollpone it, it w.l ;or hint to de-
termine; but in common fainter', ill, uhf
&II be in polliffion of all the documents to
throw light on the fubjed. He, for his part, t
that great I üblie inconvenience would arife from tbe
dilcuffions which the H n Gentleman intended to
bring forward ; and thtmgh the coodue of Lord St.
Vincent was in fome mealure implicated, and bruaght
in ouellion by thole charges that had been made, yet
fo Itrongly was be convinced of their being destitute
of anv toundari n. that he could wifh the Honour-
able Gentleman has: been diffaaded from the prole-
cution t.f them.
Mr. JEFFREY, in explanation, laid, that nothing
fhould deter or Jiffnade him from bringing forwara
the charges referred to ; but ar the fame time he had
nn objedion to wait a few days longer.
The II ole then ordered that the proper °Moms
do forthwith make a return of the papers in queltion,
at the fame time giving their 'Mont for not fucner
complying with the order of the Hoyle.

N scnon s.
General GASCOYNE obferved, that as a fubjeft
was now depending, and likely 'too come before the
Hr.ufe form, relative to the Slave Trade; to prevent
A tip* of Negroes har Foreignlanils, ice. it was
neceffary that tit- Houle Ihould be put in
. poffcf
of the information for which he was now going to
move. which was, the terms nf the Capirulation of
Dmierara. He therefore moved, that an humble
audrets he prefented to his Moiety, praying he will
be gracioutly pleated to give direeinns for laying
before the Houle a copy of the capitulation of De-
merara, Scc. %,:.eit (hole poll ions funerlderetl to the
arms of his Britannic Majelly.—Carried.

IRISH AFFAIR!. •
Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved the order of the
day for taking into confideration the Report of the
Committe: on the repeal of the Bill imporing a halite
duty of three Millings is Ireland. He laid. that be-
fore he moved the concurrence of the Hotife in the
refoiution, he wilhed to ohferve, that rip to the year
1793, there had been a dory of two Millings hearth
money on honks in Ireland, lent that in rm, the
bill for continuing that duty, Slated in the preamble,
that many of the cottagers were toopoor to pay that
duty, for which reafon, an exemption was granted to
the poora order of peoplc lu the fall year, that
tax was commuted to a ditty of do ce Millings upon
all dwelling houfes, with an exemption to thole, the
rent of which was under fifty Millings annually. By
that Ad, the colleaor was condituted, in many in-
flame, a judge of the value of the honks, and, if he
thought proper to demand the payment, the perfon
entitled to exemption would be at as much expence
in of erting his right, as would be equivalent to the
tax itfelf, which was produhive of much dikontent
and diffistisfation am ongfl the people. Thefe were
the grounds on which he was induced to move for
the repeal.____

Mr. FOSTER raid, that though he felt it littlitai
to propofe the tax in quenion, under the
cireumnances of Ireland, he conndered it as one
which ought to be repealed, if it could be done with
propriety. That propriety, however, he bad now
reafon to doubt, when he confidered, that in the pre-
fcut year a loan of three millions had been contrac-
ted for Ireland ; and therefore thought that more
Members for that country ought to be prefent, be.
fore the Houk repealed a tax, the produce of which
wrs ellimated at so,oool. a year. 'This houfe tax
three (billings On Ireland, was only a part of the t‘
tem of window duties here, which in no cafe v.l
der 6s. annually. He Paid that he did not Inc.!' • ,
oppofe the motion, but Rate his opinionsiathei
(rind than an adverfary.

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Sir J. NEWPORT replied, that if this tax really
7 produced mood. a year, yet, as it was prodoelive of
1. great difeontents, /relatively of the ar rrrrr of pay-
went,
he fhould think it his doty to move for its re-
i male.,
wl;liwcshheisti:onttiegniti.tionwofoolndn;aolifmubmit
ore liagficsyle
on
the poor of Ireland, and be much mo►e unexception-
able than this, which gave rife to confidetable animo-
flies.

Mr. LEE witted to know the extent of the pro.
dace of this tax ?
Sir J. NEWPORT &id, it was impoffible for him
to Rate the full extent of the amount ; as, owing to
the caufes before•alluded to, one third part of it had
not been collated. He believed the receipts hitherto
had not been more than 6 or 70001. but had they been
to,oool. he Rill should think it expedient to repeal
it. After Come further et.nverfation, the Refolutinn
was agreed to, and a Bill ordered to be brought in
upon it.
1. The Loan Bill was read a third time and paired.
Sit J. NEWPORT moved the further confideration
of the Report of the Committee on the frith Bank
Note currency.
Mr. FOSTER faid, he had no intention of oppof-
iog the motion, but to obierve. that as the objeß of
it was to enable the Lords of the Treafury in Ireland
to compound with the Bank for the Ramp duties on
its notes, he though it had better be deferred till after
the opening of the Li& budget, and more erpecially
fa. as it was a well-known fait, that the great Hines
of the bank notes of that country, were the means of
depreciating the paper currency, and keeping thee,
balance of exchange fo very much againß Ireland.
Sir J. NEWPORT replied, that the objet of the
meafure avowedly was, to allow the Commiffloners
of the Treafury to compound with the Bank for the
Stamp Duties; but what the quantum of that compo.
fition ihould be, would be open for dircuMon when
the bill fhould be brought in; but it mull be evident,
that an extraordinary Wise of Bank Notes mull be
(offered, fo long as the furpenfion of payment in fpecie
was continued. He obferved, that the iffue of Myer
r from this country was continued, until that article
was at the rate of fs. 7d. per ounce, and there was
a lofs of 410,0001. incurred upon it ; but ihould the
price fall, he was convinced, that it would be the
dirpofition of his Welly,' Minifters to renew the fame
accommodation.—The Refnlution was then agreed
to, after a few explanatory obfervations, and a Bill
ordered to be brought in upon it.
Sir J. NEWPORT moved—" For leave to bring
in a Bill, to regulate the packing of Butter in Ireland,
for fele or exportation."—C ranted.
COMOIITTII OT SUPPLY.

The Houfe refoved Welt into a Committee of Supply, Mr. HAW•
TllOlllOO the Chair; to which the Barrack Eftimates were refer.
red, when a number of fame were voted for Military purpofes—
amongft which were,
a59,a231. for the Pay of Officers.
669,c00L for Allowances.
slie,ocoL for reduced 011ieerp--and
565.000 L for the Charges of Barracks in Great Britain.
A number of other Items were olio voted, which were ordered
to be reported to morrow.
Mr. JEFFERY moved for an account of the number of line of
battle Ripe and frigates in ordinary, on the tR of Oetober, toot,
!hewing the nature of the repairs which they required. Ordered.
The fecund reading of the Ida Population Hill was pottpemed
to the IR of Augult pert.
The Land TaX Coramillioners 818 was read a fiat time, and
ordered to be read a fecond time this day fortnight.
A perfon from the London How Company prefented the An-
nual Accounts.
Another from the Exchequer, anima:lst of the rums remaining
In it on the at of January :Sod, bft part of the grants of the year
gime : and a third from the Pay Ogee, of the hams in that °Mee
on the IR of January agog, being part of the grants of :goo, and
the balance remaining in the bands of the paymafters, diftinguilh-
ing each quarter. All of which were ordered to He on the table,
and to be rioted;p as Walla& an account from the India Board of
the lift of penance, the eievaiants entered into on behalf of the
Compaq, he.
An account was ordered to be prefented of the net produce of
the permanent and war taxes of the years :goy-6, and the
charges outftanding on them i and alto of the charges on the con •
folidated fund, for the three years ending on the sth of April,
diftingulthing each quarter.
The COMlllatteC on the Tea Duty Bill was deferred to Thud-
day next, and that on the Tobacco Duty Bill, to Wednefday.
Mr. VANSIITART gave notice, that in the Committee of
Supply on Wednefday next, be Mould move for a Mull additional
Duty on haft India Sugars.
The Iron Duty Bill was ordered to be read a (mad time to-
morrow fe'anlight, and to be printed.
Admiral Duckworth's Annuity BM went through a Committee.
._Report to-morrow.
Mr. YANSITTART gave notice, that on Wednefday next, he
t weld, in the Committee of Supply, move to vote the milkella-
woos fervioes,and the elpences of the African Society. Adjourned.