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P4RLIAMENT4Rr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OP LORDS, SATURDAY, DEC to.
Their Lordthips met for a wort time this day, tranadied rouse
routine bofinefs, and forwarded the Bills upon the Table.
In the courfe of the latter proceedings, the Exchequer Bills Bill,
the Place and Penfion Duty, tries Sugar Drawback, Malt Tax,
India Bonds Duty, and the Annual Indemnity Bills,werc faverally
read a fecond time.
The bias Habeas Corpus Sufpenfion and Martial Law Bills lie
over for a fecund reading on Monday; as does the Bank Reftric-
tion Bill for a third reading.
Mr. Hossoess, accompanied by fevers! Members. prefented
the following Bails from the Commons, the kith Oats Diftillatiou,
the Curate? Relief Bill, the Irifls Provifion Import Regulation, the
Britith Sugar Bounty Drawback, the Small Notes, and the Portu-
gal Wines Bonding Bill.
Thefe Bills were feverally read a fiat time, after which the
Houfe adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Honfe, in a Committee, took into confidera-
tion the petition of the Duke of York, refpeaing an
inclofure. The report to be received oa Monday.

VOLV N

Mr. Yoa es moved 7orle;;;io bring in a Bill to
amend and explain the Volunteer Ads. The regu-
lations applied, he obferved, particularly to exemp-
tions, which were to depend on the perfons claiming
them having received a certificate from their Com-
manding Officers, confirmatory of having attended
their duty. After the tit of May next, the Vofun.
teen mull exercife se days in the year, to entitle
them to exemption.—He then moved for leave to
bring in this Bill.
Mr. Calmer laid, if the Volunteers did not do
their daty, they would be loft to the Army of Re-
feree. He way spina paying Commanding Officers,
but was of opinion that the country fhould be at the
expense of Serjeant Majors and Adjutants. He was
for a general fine for mifcnndn& in the ranks and not
attending drill. He was alfo defiroas that the Vo-
-1 lunteers, in particular inftances, fhould receive pay,
and that the fyftens of volunteering mould be follow-
ed up with vigour, as it was necefiry that we fhould
become an armed nation. He trufted, in time, that
the whole of the country might be left, with fafety,
to the care of the volunteers, and that the Regulars
might be fent on foreign fervice.
The CIIMICILLOII of the Exentaysa agreed with
Mr. Curwen. He was againft appointing a Field
Officer to Volunteer Corps. He entertained doubts
how labourers could attend drill 8s days in the year,
without compenfation, as would be the cafe agreeable
to the plan of Mr. Pitt.
Mr. Town obferved, the regulations referred to
might be adopted in the progrds of the bill through
the Honfe. If any particular diftria did not keep
up the number of their regiments, then they were
liable to the provifions of the Defence A. With
refpdt to Field Officers bein appointed to Volunteer
Corps, he Paid it was impollible to procure them.—
He was againft giving Adjutants permanent pay,
when the Corps were to be called out, under the Aft,
for exercife, only 24 days in the year.
The CHANCILLOR of the Excesektna concurred
in the principle thrown out on the preceding night,
and faid, that it was advifeable to carry the feelings
of the Volunteers with the proceedings of the Houle.
He was a friend to the One= of brigading. and
thought that nothing fhould be done to dimituffi the
refpeft of the Volunteers for their Officers.
Leave was given to bring in the Bill.
Mr. YORKI then brought in the Bill, which was read
a firft time. and ordered to be read a fecond time on
Monday.—After difpofing of the orders of the day,
the Houfe adjourned.

LONDON.

The 2 ath Letter et GALOACOS will appear tomorrow.

MONDAY, DECEMBER ts.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK'
Confab Me opt 33H—Reduced 3411.-Ontniuns 6 63.
Long Ann. t3l is-t 6
PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY :
Bank Stock s per C. 1797 r
3 per C. Red. Ann. 54H Long Ann. is
3per C. Cont. Slut Omnium 61
4 pee C. yoff Lottery Tickets, 171 61.
s per C. Ann Met Caul. for cp5.1552
Debar'', Dictum 6.-3 per Cent. Goy. urea St.
Cowie at Eukange--Dublin en Leedom: 63 a a.
Die. 1-3 per Cent. Gee. Debentures, SM.
Conde of Eackangea-Dublin en Leaden sal a 3.

The Gazette of Saturday night announces the ar-
rival of difpatcbes from Admiral Doc =roar m,
containing an account of the furrender of the French
garrifons of St. Mark, Aux Cayes, and Port Dauphin,
iu St. Domingo. At Port Dauphin, la Sageffe fri-
gate, 32 guns, was taken. The French troops at
the above Rations, and indeed at every other place,
were in the utmoß dillrefs. It was to avoid falling
into the hands of the Blacks that the French furren-
dered to our forces, and in every inflance they have
experienced the pretalion of Britint humanity. Cap-
rain &ice, by application to the Blacks, obtained
the Meek of General Dussorr and his fuite had
fallen into their hands. and were in immenent danger.

By the ALt2ASIDIFIt extra fliip,artived at Plymouth
from Bengal, whence the failed on the a Ilth of July,
the important intelligence has been received, that
Admiral Raisiii had received a copy of his Majef

ty's Speech of the Bth March oierlanct in the iltor
(pace of 82 days, in confequence of which, be detain-
ed at Pondicherry the French Admiral Linoss with
his fquadron, on the arrival of the latter in Indic.—
The enemy's fquadron confifted, we believe, of one
(hip of the line, with three frigates, and feveral tranf-
ports, and carried out between two and 3000 troops.
On the news of aEtual war having broken out in Eu-
rope, Admiral ltaistua would, no doubt, finally
capture the enemy's fquadron, aald make the troops
prifoners.
This event is of great importance, as the French
are thus completely difabled from giving us any an-
noyance in India.
The regular (hip EL►HINSTON I bad arrived at
Bombay, on the loth of July, and was about to load
homeward immediately. _ _ _

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The EXPEILIMEsT extra thip was to fail for Europe
in the courfe of July.
The lama letters from Bombay, are of the 16th of
July.

We yefterday were favoured with Rotterdam, Ley-
den, and Haerlem papers of the sth and 6th current,
which contain intelligence from Paris down to the
Both ult. inclufive, five days later than any preceding
accounts from France.

Mr. Hoscaorr's Continental Travels, which have
been fo anzioufly expeacd, are now pofitively promif-
ed in a few days. It is obvious chat no perfon could
be more ably qualified to pourtray the manners of
the various nations among whom he refided, than
'the Author of the Rnad to RMin. Mr. Positsies libe-
rally gave him firers hundred Guineas; and, in order
to render the work in all refpeas the firll of its kind,
he has (pent twice that Cum upon the decorations.
The Law Affociation was infpeaed on Saturday
lail on their own ground by the Earl of HARR me-
TON, accompanied by his Aid-de-Camp. the Hon.
Colonel STSWAIT. Colonel Easataa received his
Lordfhip at the gate, and then took his poll, and the
battalion fainted the General. The weather was
very unfavourable. there being a Rrong driving rain
and fleet during the greateft part of the time, but the
ceremony did not appear to be at all interrupted by
it; the corps marched in review and fainted his
Lordihip, and aferwards performed various mantra-
vres and firing with the greateß Readinefs and preci-
fion. The bufinefs being finiffied, the line was again
formed, prefentcd arms, and the officers fainted Lord
HARRINGTON ; after which, Lord HARRINGTON
came np.to Colonel East:tea, at his poll, to exprefs
the great fatisfaBion he had received from the
fleadtnefs and difcipline of both officers and foldiers.
The brigading of the St. Giles's, Prince Wizziast
FIRDIRICR'S and other Volunteer Corps, which was
to have taken place in Hyde Park this day, has been
poßponed.
The Britith Artificers had a field day yefterday in
the fields near Copenhagen Houfe.
The Duke of CUIRSZILLAND'S Sharp Shooters were
out yefterday at Chalk Farm, firing with ball.
On Friday laft a detachment of the :ft battalion of
the Royal Army of Referve embarked at Southamp-
ton, on board the Hope's Encreafe traafport, for
jerfey. They were to take in more troops at Cowes,
and then proceed to Spithead to wait for Convoy.
The ad battalion of 26th Foot, now at Ayr, is
to proceed on the aotb to Bdfaß.
Lieutenant Colonel Hiss, of the Shropthire Mili-
tia, has lately made his efcape from France, and ar-
rived at Norwich a few days fince,to join his regiment
now lying in that city.
The following veffels, viz. the Thomas and Sally.
from London, tor —; Ifabella, Roosas, of and
from London, for —; and the Hermina, of Bre-
men, from Embden. for St. Thomas's, have been
drove from their anchors in the Downs, and are put
into Ramfgate for Shelter.
There was an inaccuracy in our report of Mr. Fox's
fpeech on Friday, upon the Army DU:Dates. which
we are deGrous of correaing. Mr. Fox is there re-
prefented as having replied to Mr. Gasavisza, as if
that Gentleman had intimated an idea of recruiting
the Army from the Volunteers. No Judi idea you
expreffid or ewe alhukd to by Mr. Gaaavisza, or attri-
buted to him by Mr. Fox. Mr. G. expreffed a gene-
ral approbation of a Volunteer force, provided it
were applied in aid of an efficient regular army. and
not fubilituted in lieu of it. In this fentiment Mr.
Fox entirely concurred, expreffins only an opinion
that the prefent fyftem of training the Volunteers
was not well calculated for an irregular force of that
defcription.
The following are the ERimates voted in the Com-
mittee on Friday
L s.
Goards,Gurifona, ice. - 129049
For Great Britain, &a - 3.113,456 9 9
For Ireland '464168 sII

Total - 4,276,624 11 8
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s Fortes is the notations, he. 58430 1,t74,509 16 6
3 India Forced's( Gnat Britain 23.897 543428 4 s
4 Troops and Campania for Ito.
smiting ditto. for Great Britain 533 29,859 za 9
5 Recruiting and Comitageacias for
Great Meals - - - llopoo • 0
6 General sad Sat Olken, with a
Rate of the particubre of the
charges - . 154,647 3 10
7 Embodied Militia and Ftweihklo-
(entry foe Great Britoil 109447 1,050465 10 6
Foe Ireland - - 640437 17 •

Total 2461.613 I 6

Cloaking for dine
9 Cestingessela fordittokeEnitaal -
11. or Woad

211,793 14 6
s.pco 0 0
11,124 7 0

Total tot.tto 7 0

to Volunteer Corps for Griot Britain
Poe Inland

7 lo,cco 0 0
2,790,767 13 la

Total spso.‘67 13 11
300,144 4,346,4°.0 14 0

Tor Great Britain -
For Ireland - -
Dcduft fze India Forces

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3,t03.113 0 IC
52.197 34.4.618 4 1

Total to (kut BrittLa slog, 7No.sjs 9 .to

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