longer period, he trusted, than would be necessary on the present occasion.

Mr. Rose explained that, on that occasion, it was only suspended during the then war. Here it was not for the present war, but a general suspension during every war in which we might be engaged.

Sir C. Price also disapproved of the bill.

Mr. Fox declared his readiness to confine the bill to the present war; and if his doing so could remove the objections of other gentlemen, who, from misconceiving, the effects of the measure, opposed it, he would even consent to limit its durance for a time to be specified, or during the war.

Mr. Rose replied, that he objected to the principle of the bill.

Sir C. Price wished it referred to a committee up stairs. Lord Temple moved that the bill be read a second time on Monday; but, at the request of Sir C. Price, agreed to postpone it till Tuesday; then to stand the first of the orders.

In answer to a question from Mr. Huskisson, Mr. Vansittart stated, that he believed the extraordinaries of the army would be brought forward some day next week.

Mr. Alexander brought up the report of the committee on the Prussian yarn duty; which was agreed to.

He also brought up the report of the Gibraltar and Mat ta postage committee. The resolutions were agreed to, and a bill ordered to be brought in accordingly.

Mr. Alexander obtained leave to bring in a bill for confirining the agreement between the treasury and the Duke' of Grafton, of the 43d of his Majesty.

On the motion of Mr. Foster, the report of the foreign linen drawback bill was ordered to be received on Monday.

The excise office regulation bill was committed, and ordered to be taken into further consideration on Wednes day, and to be printed as amended.

The stamp office regulation and post office regulation bills were ordered to be committed on Monday."

The custom fees bill was committed and ordered to be reported on Monday.

The additional assessed tax bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday.

Mr. Huskisson gave nolice that he should then move

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that it be an instruction to the committee to divide the bill into two-the one half being for relief, and the other for an additional duty.-Adjourned at twelve o'clock till Monday.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14.

In the appeal, Seymour, an infant, v. the Earl of Euston and Lord Henry Seymour, the Solicitor General was heard in reply.

Lord Eldon stated the circumstances of the case, and the reasons upon which his own decree was founded, and immediately left the House.

The Lord Chancellor contended, that the House ought to judge of the case entirely according to the evidence before them-and after delivering his own opinion at considerable length, concluded by moving four resolutions, the objects of which were to reverse so much of the decree of the Court of Chancery as authorises the appointment of the Earl of Euston and Lord Henry Seymour, as guardians of the appellant, to affirm the dismissal of the appel lant's petition relative to the appointment of Mrs. Fitzher bert, as her guardian; and lastly to appoint the Marquis and Marchioness of Hertford as her guardians.

Some conversation ensued between the Bishop of St. Asaph, the Earl of Romney, and Lord Ellenborough. The last-mentioned noble lord wished to hear from the noble marquis some declaration of his intentions respecting the future education of Miss Seymour.

The Marquis of Hertford declined entering into any stipulations respecting his future conduct as guardian of Miss Seymour. He should use his own discretion, as to suffering her to remain in her present situation, or removing her from it, according as he should deem it most advisable.

The resolutions were agreed to, and the bills upon the table having been forwarded in their respective stages, the House adjourned till Monday.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY, JUne 16.

The House proceeded farther in the appeal " Graham v. the Countess Dowager of Glencairn," during which Lord Ellenborough sat for the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Grant was heard for the appellant, and the lord advocate of Scotland partly for the respondent. The further hearing was postponed till the next day.

Mr. Owen, from the East India house, presented several papers pursuant to an order of the House, which were ordered to lie on the table.

Lord Grenville gave notice that he should bring forward his propositions relative to the judicature of Scotland on Wednesday next, for which day the lords were ordered to

be summoned.

Lord Auckland observed, that as a measure was about to be brought before Parliament for increasing certain allowances to seamen, it was necessary that their lordships should be in possession of information upon the subject when it came under discussion in that House. He therefore moved for several accounts relative to the revenue of Greenwich hospital, and the chest at Greenwich, which were ordered.

The Irish malt duty bill and the Chelsea allowances bill were read a second time, and committed for the next day. Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, JUne 16.

The Irish minor's bill was brought up, read a first, and ordered to be read a second time the next day.

Sir John Sinclair brought up the report of the committee on the forfeited estates in Scotland. Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.

The Irish election law amendment bill was brought up, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time the next day.

The report of the Irish militia services bill was brought np, and, after a few words from Mr. O'Hara, the bill was ordered to be recommitted the next day.

Mr.

Mr. Meheux, from the India board, presented papers, pursuant to the orders of the House. Ordered to lie on the table.

The Scotch distillery bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Wednesday.

The land tax commissioners' bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed that day se'nnight.

The Gibraltar and Malta postage bill was brought up, read a first, and ordered to be read a second time the next day..

The Duke of Grafton's agreement bill, and the Prussian yarn bill were brought up, read a first, and ordered to be read a second time the next day.

Sir John Newport moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the Irish spirit licence act of last session. Leave given.

Sir John Newport moved for leave to bring in a bill to revive and amend an act of the Irish parliament, of the 28th of the King, for appointing commissioners to examine into the state of the funds and revenues of the schools in Ireland. He stated that the powers of this act had been continued by other acts up to the year 96. Though great abuses had been discovered, no legislative measure had as yet been brought forward for remedying these abuses, and preventing the misapplication of the funds in future. The object of the present bill was to appoint a separate enquiry, so that, from a comparison of the various reports, some data might be obtained for a permanent legislative measure, as the subject was of the utmost importance. Leave given.

Mr. Bernard requested to know from the right honourable the chancellor of the exchequer for Ireland, if it was his intention to bring forward any measure, during this session, to regulate the paper circulation of Ireland. He stated the great inconvenience which existed in that country on account of the great issue of bank paper, and the

merous frauds practised by persons styling themselves private bankers, who were not possessed of any real property whatever. The country of Ireland, he knew well, expected some immediate redress upon this head, and looked with considerable anxiety to the right honourable baronet, from the great information he possessed respecting that and other subjects relative to that part of the united kingdom. Sir John Newport replied, that he certainly had intended to bring forward certain propositions relating to that sub

ject, but had been prevented from submitting them at present, in consequence of several failures, which had produced considerable distress among the banking companies in Ireland; and therefore he conceived that any step of that kind would, for the present, do more harm than good.

On the motion of Mr. Paull, the following gentlemen were ordered to attend the House, when the charges against Lord Wellesley should be taken into consideration on Wednesday the 18th inst.: William Cowper, esq. John Stracey, esq. J. Riley, esq. Lieutenant-colonel Meric Shaw, and Henry Strachey, esq.

Mr. Bankes gave notice, that on Wednesday next, immediately after reading the first charge against Marquis Wellesley, he should move that the House should entirely dismiss the same.

On the motion of Sir Charles Price, there was ordered to be laid before the House an account of all imports and exports from this country to the countries within the Medi terranean, down to the latest periods, distinguishing the British ships and tounage employed in the trade from the foreign.

Sir H. Mildmay begged to learn from a noble lord who sat opposite to him, whether any measure relative to an exchange of prisoners between France and ngland had been agreed upon by the two governments. He was induced to put this question, from the circumstance of certain French naval officers having been allowed to return to France.

Lord Howick replied, that no exchange of prisoners had yet been agreed upon. Some persons had indeed returned from France, who could not be considered in the light of prisoners; he meant those who had been detained on the breaking out of the war. Only one naval officer, Captain Gower, who had been a prisoner, had been permitted to return to this country, and he had come on his parole.

The committee on the assessed taxes' bill was postponed till the next day.

Mr. Alexander brought up the report on the custom house fees' abolition bill, which was ordered to be taken into farther consideration the next day.

Mr. Hobhouse rose to postpone the second reading of the Nabob of Arcot's debts' bill. Before he fixed a day for that purpose, he wished to say a few words to the House. The bill had now been three months before them, and there certainly had been full time for the consideration of it. Be.. Vol. III. 1805-6, sides,

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