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London, England, 1816-05-02 00:00:00

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1816.

- OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, 461 5,1111.
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS if

JliSTrt ORDNANCR, do kereig gees stake,
T hat Proposals will be received at their Office in
on or before the loth day of MAY next, from such Penjes
as may be willing to undertake the Performance of the P
TERS' WORK, for service of the Engineer Department of
theOrtinance at WOOLWICH, for a Period of three Years,
determinable after the expiration of the firbt Year, upon notice
of three Months, at the option of either parry.

Farther particulars, together with the Terms and.Fooditions of
the Contract., may be known at the Secretariiii Office in Pall-
Mall aforesaid, any day between the hours of ten and four o'clock,
where the Proposals must be delivered, sealed up and endorsed
" Proposals for the Painters' Work .t Woolwich q" bpi no Pro-
posal can be admitted alt.? the said 10th of May neat, at twelve
o'clock at noon of the same day, neither will any Tender be
noticed unless the party making it, or an Agent in his behalf,
shall attend.

By Order of the Board,

R. N. CREW, Secretor?.

EXCHEQUER BILL OFFICE, April 27, 1816.
TO BB PAID OFF.
MI Exc !leper Bills dated ill the Mungit. of April and May, 1115,
Supply, 1815, £12,500,000 SS Ceo. 111. Cap. 1.
On Aids, 1815, • 55 Geo. 111. Cap. S.
rIII3 E I,ORDS COMMISSIONERS •f XIS
MA-
.I.EST7's TR ERSURT, havinggivem Directions for paying d
the Principal of the above mentioned Excheper.Bills, with the Interest
due thereon, at the Exchequer Bill Office, in the Receipt of Exchequer,
New Palace Yard, li",stminster, on Wednesday, the 15th day of
hiay, 1816, attendance will he given daily (Surs.hrys and Holi-
days excepted) until and including Friday, the 10th Msy, from Ten
o'Cloct in the Morning till One in the Afternoon, for the' parr:ref
re:eiving the fame and, for the greater dispatch, the bearers of tat said
Bills are desired to place each description of Bills in separate Lists,
(which are to be o.'itained at this Oice) clarsing them ix the order of
their respectivedates,suels as are for the same amount bring numeric:l4
arranged, and specifying the principal Sams and Interest du: thereat:,
computed from, but excluding the days ea which they are respectively
dated, to the said 15th day of May inclufive, when the Interest
will cease; and the said Bearers (bang Holders or not) are imEsposildu
required to laden* each Bilt With their usual signatures and to erriit
their Names and Residence at the bottom of teak separate List; and
they are moreover required to attend the Exchequer Bill (lice fur pay.
mew, and to reeeise the new Bills, and give Sae Recdpis for the same.
If any of the holders fMe aforesaid Bills shoaldbe desirously* receivi%
Paym.nt of the Principal and interest, previous to the said 15th day
of May, they may be accommodated, on computing the 'lt:terra
.to
the day cm which they 14411 , tobe paid, and s' awing the said Bills for
examination one day prior tiler do.
Such Persons Of may be lerirous of hat ing new Exchequer Bills in
whole or in part of Payment of Principal, upon meaning new Bis'ls,
and menti.lang the amount at the Inuo,in y• their Lists, deliverd on or
e l.riday, the itith May, may be accommodated with New Bille,l
parable to cc o.dr, carrying On Three.
pen,:e Fart/sing by the day, on every One Hundred Pounds, which
rai I IVlTVeriil liar date the Jahl 1:301 day of May, and
will le deliversl, tog.ther ieith the Interert due in respect of Me
Bills JO desired to be exchangel, burselay, the ltith day of May,
and the )ollowingbayr.
The chequer L' Ile to be iQsued in Ezchange, and =dem-
-------, rr Utdcr, as above mentioned, may be
';tither tranferred I:y eadorement, or will be paid to the Bearer
if the Blank shall nut he filled up.
N.B. All F.:chequer Bills, dated prior to April, 1813, have
been advertised to be paid ofi", and the Interest thereon has
ceased.

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PARLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 1.
Earl FITiWiLLIAM presented a Petition from the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and Corporation of the City of Dublin against
any additional duty on Fees of admission into Corporate Bodies.
The same Noble Lord presented a Petition from the Fl. 1):
Growers In the West Riding of the County of York, praying that
an additional Duty be imposed on all foreign Flax Seed imported. i
Both Petitions were ordered to lie on the Table.
The Transport Office Regulation, the Exchequer Bills in Aid,
the Scotch Excise Commissioners' Indemnity, the Annual In-
demnity, and the Innkeepers' Rates Bills were read the third
time and passed.
The War Customs and Excise Duties Bill was read the second
titne.---Adjourned to Friday.
HOUSE
..OF COMMONS.
Several Papers Were presented from the Bank, among which
were an Account of the amount elf Bank-Notts in circulation up
to Saturday last.—Laid on the Table.
An Account of the Expenditure of the Tax• Office for the kit
ten years was brought up and ordered to be-laid on the able.
Petitions were premn.ted from the Tamier, and Leather Ma-
nufacturer. of Worksop, Merionethshire, l fereford, Denby, Car-
narvon, Alnwick, liexhatu, and Leominster, against the Leather
Tax, which were severally read, and laid on the Table.
A Petition was presented front Met onethlibire, against the
Silt Tax, and the Tax on Hu•bandry liorbes.--Laid on the
Table. _ _ _

A Petition was presented from the Linen Manufacturers,
Merchants, Sm. of the County of Sligo, stating, that the Linen
Manufacture was in a state of decline, -aid praying for protection
and relief from the House.—Laid on the Tattle.
Accounts of the quantities of Linen imported from Ireland,
and of Yarn from Ireland, and from foreign countries, for vari•
out dates, were ordered, on the motion of`Mr. D. BROWN.
the ELI, of YARMOUTH presented a l'etition from a Dis-
trict in Antrim, fur a repeal of Duties on the Importation of
Ashes and other articles used in bleaching.
After soon observations from Mr. FINLAY, on thisubject of
the Petition,
Mr. V. FITZGERALD said it was not his intention to pro-
pose any repeal of those Duties. Forty-five thousand pounds had
been added to the Revenue from Ashes alone.
Mr. D. BROWN agreed with the prayer of the Petition.
Sir J. NEWPORT considered the Duties necessary.
Mr. D. BROWN explained. •
The Petition was laid on the Table.
Papers relative to charges of the Navy Office were brought up,
and ordered to be laid on the Table.
Mr. GRAT CAN brought up a Petition from the Citizens and
Merchants of Dublin against the Dutileary•Harbour lithe
The SPEAKER Informed the Right Honourable Member,
that the Petition could not be received without a recommenda-
tion from the Crown.
The Petition was consequently withdrawn.
Mr. H. ADDINGTON brought up Paper* stating the expense
which had been incurred In carrying the Alien Act into execai-
don since 1793.—Laid on the •rahle.
Papers relative to the Orduance D...partment were brought up,
and laid on the Table,
Mr. WOODMORNI brought up an. Avount of Fortive Gold
sworn off before the Lord Mayor, agreeably to tai 0r.1..r of the
House.—Lail on the Table.
A Petition was presented from Croorne agatist ,the present
Tithing System.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT agreed wi:li the prayer of the Petition.
Mr. iItENCH dilapproved of the Petition.
After some observations !rout Mr. Gear rn ts and Mr...V.
Fit ZGERALD, the Petition was laid on time 'rabic.
Mr. FRENCH moved—" That there be lain before the House
an Account of the amount of Fees on '1 eaccries on Ui~tilletutn,
distinguishing l'rivate Distillations," vel.;ch W. .b agri...3 to, alter
an obs.:: Awn trot's Wit. W. QUIN.
A Mes.age from the Lords 'Moaned the House that their
Lordships had agreed to the Lactiequer Bills in Aids Bill, Willi..
out any amendment.
The Honourable H. G. BENNET brought up a Petition from
Persons confined in Cold Bath-field. Prison, for taking illegal
Insurances, praying for relief. He had no doubt, but ni my of
tlrm were entirely innocent of the charges Lti t agalsist thein.-1
One woman was summoned to Bow .street on the charge of a
common inloriner, and she bad convicted all the witnesses against
her, except one, of various practice., since she had got out of
prison. 'ibis practice of illegal Insurance wasvncouraged by the
&patent of Lottery which excited every species of gambling
Mr. LY FELTON considered, that this was one more in-
stance of the bad effects of the Lottery sygem. tie should on
some future opportunity redeem the pledge he had given, to bring
the subject of Lotteries before the House.
The Petition was read and laid on the 'fable.
Mr. WROT f ESL-EY nose in pursuance ut his notice, to make
a motion respecting Charitable Donation.. He had formerly
moved that several Papers respecting this subject should be
printed, which had been done. 'there had been very detective
Returns In several Charitable Institutiimus, and he thought that a
measure of this kind would, prevent those deficiencies in future.
After several other observations the Ham Metubm-r moved fur
leave to bring in a Bill to amend and extend two Acts of his pre-
sent Majesty, respecting Charitable Donations.
Leave given, and a Committee appointed to prepare the Bill.

• SIR T. THOMPSON.
Mr. W. WYNN rose to call the attention of the,
House to the subject of the Treasurer of Greenwich
Hospital. The question was, whether that officer
was to keep his seat after accepting his office ? A
precedent had occurred in 1736, when an officer very
similar to the Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital, had
been obliged to vacate his seat. There had been'
Resolutions of the House passed, , whiCh he consi-
dered as embracing- the present case. This situation
had been considered as a military appointment, and
on that account a new Wilt ought to be issued. A
Captain Balter had vacated his seat front having ac-
cipted the situation of Surveyor General of the Ord-
nance, and a Captain Luttrel had vacated his seat
froth the same cause. The Hon. Member aoncluded
by submitting a declaratory motion---,' That- the
Office at Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital is a naval
appointment.".—The Hon. Member then moved that
the clause might be read from the Resolutions which
related to this subject, which was accordingly done.
Mr. BANKES thought, that the best way to get'
rid of the present question would be to move the pre-
vious question. He believed that there was a case of
a Treasurer ht. Greenwich Hospital having retained
his seat after his appointment. It might be expected
that the office in question would be held by a Naval
Officer, though it was nevertheless no ' commission.
The Hoa. Member was undoubtedly aware, that our
ancestors had taken to themselves the privilege of
holding seats with various offices;, they had done it
in good times, and though it was some time since
the office had been held by
_any Member of that
House, he saw no reason why it should be held now
as k, had been formerly. The resolution of the
House, as well as the practice, remained just as it
was formerly. There was, he would remind the'
House, no question as to the eligibility of Memters
of Parliament to' the office, the whole question was,'
whether the person who had accepted the office was
to vacate hit seat in order to be re-elected? .
Mt: &leant. •ONSLOW took a different view of