Star.
London, England, 1805-03-01 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Sheriffs of London appeared at the Bar, and prefeeited a
Petition from the Corporation, pitying for leave to bile. a Dill
t.mght in to enable them to extend the Maim of Smithfield Mar-
ket—Orderedro lie on the table.

Colonel STANLEY palliated three different Petitions from
certain Manufacturers and other Inhabitant* of Lamella, pray-
ing the Repeal of the Corn Ad of left Selene
After an obfavatioo from the SECRETARY at WAR. that
he did oat believe the parcels witommplained to t2da initiate felt
any real grievance from the Adtallodal to, the Petitioei wag or-
dead to he on the table.

Goma! GASCOIGNE prefented Petitions againft the Slave
Trade-Abolition bill, and praying to be heard by Cciuotel tgalnft
it, from the Mayor and Corporation, alfo from the Merchants and
other inhabitant,. 01 Liverpool, and alto from the Manufaetu-
errs and certain Inbabitaatts of Binninghatn,-..Ordered to lie on
the table.

On the motion of Mr. BYNG, leave was given to bring in a
Bill for the Repeal of the Ad of laft &SODS relative to the eon-
ltrudion of a Wurkhoufe, &e. in the parifh Of Pancras. •
The CHANCF 1.1.0 R of the EXCHEQSIER prefented a Pe-
titlein from the Matter, Warden.. and Bret ren. of the Trinity
Houle, praying ail.—Ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. BURROUGHS rule, purfuaot to notice, to move for the
produdion of an Account from the Sid and Hurt Office of the
rations allowed to each man per diem on hoard our Elect in the
Red Sea while under the command of Admiral Blanket and Sir
• Home Popham rr'p .dively, 'according to the charge, of the adibg
malts of that office; and alio for a comparative ftatement of the
rates of exchange under which the bills draws by thole officers
were negociated. The motive to chafe motions the Honourable
Gentleman flared to be, to put the Houk in poffeffion of the com-
paratively unfavourable rate of exchange at which the bills of Sir
Home Popham were negneiated, and thus ti enable the Houk to
come to a fair decitlon upon the real merits of the emettion re-
fpeding that Gallant Officer, whith was Intended for difcuffion.--.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. J FUZGERALV gave notice that he would to-morrow
move for an account of the amount and expenditure of the Civil Lilt in Ireland, from the 'year systs, up to the lateft period at
which the fame could be made our. Alfo for an account of the
produce of the taxes impofed upon Ireland in the courfe of the laft
Seffions. Alfo for the pmduetion of fuel) documents as fitotild
fen; to thew the proportion of the general expences of the BM-
' pire borne by Great Britain and Ireland.
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• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER Paid, that it wad
his intention, in the courfe of the Selllons, to move for the af •
pointmentda Committee to invcftigate the accounts of the too
Countries upon the point to which the laft notice of the Honoura-
bi, Gentleman referred, and he ininincd the Honourable Gentle-
min could not übjcet to wait the refult of that invelli2ation.
Ordered. on the motion of Mr. Creevey, that an Account
&mild be laid bet. re the Houfe of the SUMS paid to the Lords of
the T. calory by th • Eat-rotors of the late Honourable Keith Stew-
art, in difcharge of a debt of £41,150, due by the demoted to
the Public, fpedfying the times] at which fuch payments Were re-
fpcdtively made.