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London, England, 1811-05-15 00:00:00

PARLIAMEIVT4Iir PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MA 14.
The Royal Assent was declared and pealed by s Commission
signed by the Prince Regent, to the Irish Loan BM, the Slave
Trade Felony Bill, the Irish Ships Bill, the Scots Creditors Bill,
the Coinmercial Docks Bill, several Local and Private Bills, in
all sixty-one.
The Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of
Winchilsea, and Lard Mulgrave.
The Innkeepers Rates Bill passed through a Committee and
was reported.
The Malt Duties Bill, the inland Coal Bill, some Local and
Private Bills were brought up from the Commons by Sir James
Graham, Mr. Lushingron, Sir Mark Sykes, Colonel Wood, Mr.
Shaw Lefevre, and other Members, and read a Ent time.
The further proceedings in the ease of the Berkeley Peerage
were hied for to-morrow.
Adjotirned till to-morrow (this day.)

HOUSE O 1 COMMONS. 1
Mr. Quarme, Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at
the Bar, and requested the attendance of the House in the House
of Lords, to bear the Royal Assent given by Commission to cer-
tain Bins.
On his return the Speaker informed the House, that be had
heard the Royal Assent given to the Irish Loan Bill and to other
Bills (lor which see the Loris).
The Five per Cent. Loam Bill was read a third time, and
passed.
'f he Committees on the Militia Volunteering Bill and on the
Act relating to Light Houses in Ireland, were postpooed till to-
morrow.
'The British Calico 818 went through a Committee, the report
of which was received, and the Bill ordered to be read a third
time to-n arrow
Mr. WHARTON presented a paper relating to the Royal
Nava Asylum.--Ordered to lie on the table.
On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, the accounts presented
from Ireland on the Bth of May, respecting the merchandise im-
ported, the excise, and taxes, was ordered to be printed.
The Order which stood for Friday, respecting the Malt Brew-
ers, was diocharged.
On the motion of Mr. Forma, it was ordered that the House
should to-morrow resolve into Committees on the Acts relative
to Duties on Chocolate ,and Cocoa-Nuts between this Country
and Ireland, for the purpose of equalizing theta; on the subject
of Fringe and Buttlerage on Wines in Ireland; and on the sub-
ject of the importation and exportation of Hams and Tongues to
' and from Ireland.
The House in a Committee agreed to a Resolution for cites-
ding the trade front Newfoundland to the Coast of Labradore,
and other coasts in North America.
Mr. ROSE brought In a Bill for laying a Duty on all Foreign
Linen imported into Great Britain.—Read a ird and second time.
The Copper Duty Bill was read a second time.
l'he Committee on the Distillery Indemnity Bill was deferred
till 6a-morrow.

BOARD OF OONTROUL. supply their places. •
Mr. DUNDAS submitted the motion, of which Lord CASTLEREAGH denied that there was
he had given notice on this subject, to the House. any intention, on the part of Government, in 1804,
The Right Hon. Gentleman said, that at the esta- to extend the measure to the English Militia; the
blishment of this Board in 1793, the sum appointed only object of Government was, to allow 10,000 of
for the payment of the salaries was £5,000: this the Irish to pass over into England, to supply the
sum, according to the present existing circumstances, place of that part of the English Militia which had
was not sufficient ; there hod been a fund from which volunteered into the line. With respect to the Bill,
occasional advances had been made, but that fund he was more sanguine of its success than the Hui
was now exhausted, and unless the House should Member who spoke last ; and he hoped the House
agree to the motion he was about to propose, the sa- would not be discouraged from proceeding in it.
laries, already below what they ought to be, must be Mr. W. WYNNE, in explanation, said, be did not
still further reduced ; it had been the intention of mean to say what were the intentions of Government
every President of the Board of Controul for six years in 1804, but merely what was supposed to be their
past to bring the subject before the House, the addi- intentions.
Lion he had to propose would amount to 5e1,700 per Colonel DUCKETT supported the measure. He
annum, and it was proposed to make the addition to was persuaded it would be embraced almost generally
the salaries of those clerks who had been longest in by the officers of the Militia, as one which tended
the set vice of the Board. The Right Hon. Gentle much to their advantage.
man then adverted to the salaries of clerks in other Colonel LEMON supported the measure.
offices relating to the affairs of the East India Corn- Lord JOCELYN also supported the measure; and
pany, to whom also it would, in his opinion, for the said, the Right Hon. Gentleman who introduced it
reasons before stated, be necessary to make some ad- was entitled to the thanks of the country.
dition. The next object was to introduce a clause Mr. HERBERT also considered the proposed
,enabling the Directors to restore persons, officers, measure as one which would prove of considerable
dismissed by Courts-martial, to their rank in the ser- advantage to the Empire.
vice ; this, according to the Act of 1793, they could Sir J. HIPPISLEY thought there was a great ob.
not at present do. The next matter was to enable jectton to the measure, namely, the circumstance of
the Directors to hire ships upon any emergency; at•l Catholic soldiers not being allowed to attend their
present they could only take up ships by public ad- l own places of worship.
vertisement, and giving 14 (lays notice; cases had Mr. ELLIOT said the Bill, in his opinion, would
arisen in which the service of the Company required ogo to introduce disaffection and division into the
they should be enabled to take up ships without any ' army, and, therefore, was a measure which ought not
such notice. The Right Hon. Gentleman concluded to be adopted ; he should,in some future stage of the
by moving, " for leave to bring in a Bill to effect Bill, take the sense of the House upon it.
these different objects." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
Mr. CREEVY said, he should not oppose the Bill said, he did not conceive there would be any ne-
,being brought in ; nor should he oppose the pioposed nessity to alter the Militia Law, as respecting the
addition to the salary of the President of the Board ; protection of the Irish Officers, or soldiers; although
who, he was of opinion, had a claim to more than he in England, they would still be the Militia of Ire-
at present received. land. With respect to protecting the Catholic sol-
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, the Clerks alluded dices from being marched to Church, the manner in
to by his Right Hon. Friend were highly deserving of which that was done in Ireland had been before
some consideration ; they had an arduous service to the House already, ansl the explanation then given
perform, and performed it with ability, appeared satisfactory.
Leave was given to bring in a Bill. Mr. WHITBREAD said, in the course of this Bill
INTERCHANGZ OF lIILMA. there would be many important circumstances to be
Mr. Secretary RYDER rose to call the attention considered; it might, however, be advantageous
of the House to the subject of an interchange of the and he should not now oppose it. If the measure
'Militia of this country .'nd of Ireland. This object, should be adopted, he trusted it would be left to the
be said, if it could be attainedohe was convinced
,Erse choice of every one to volunteer or not; and