the House to consider that the practice had never been heard. of in England, of disposing of the hereditary revenues of the Crown, without allowing an hereditary compensation, which was not the case in this instance.

Sir John Newport was surprised at the opposition made to this bill, which was introduced solely to amend a verbal inaccuracy in the Irish bill passed on this subject in the year 1798. The right honourable baronet denied that this bill was meant for an immediate supply to the finances of Ircland; for, from its very nature, its produce must be progressive. No minister could calculate upon the sale of a revenue of 60 or 70,0307. within one year. This revenue was, it must be recollected, commuted for an adequate increase in the Irish civil list; and gentlemen must be aware that those great risks produced more arrears and insolvency among collectors than any other branch of the public reve

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Mr. Foster concurred in the opinion of his hon. friend (Mr. Fitzgerald), and maintained that, as the sum proposed to be raised by this means was one million, the object could be attained on cheaper terms, as the late loan sufliciently proved. He recommended the postponement of the proposition till next session.

The further consideration of the bill was agreed to be put. off till Monday.

The report of the Irish revenue regulation bill was brought ир.

After a short conversation between Sir John Newport and Mr. Foster, it was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time on Friday.

The report of the general training bill was ordered to be taken into further consideration.

Mr. Windham stated, that he had some new clauses to propose, and he would then move to put off any farther proceeding upon this measure until Thursday.

Mr. Canning said, that he should not oppose the right honourable gentleman's clauses, for he did not think it at all necessary, as the bill appeared to him to be such as no amendment could improve, and therefore it was his intention to take the sense of the House respecting its principle, upon the third reading.

Mr. Windham's clauses were agreed to; and, among others, one allowing a bounty of ten shillings to such men as should volunteer under this bill. Also one authorising VOL. III. I805-6,

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his Majesty to limit the extent of the ballot, if he should think it expedient. The further consideration of the bill was fixed for Thursday, and it was ordered to be printed as amended.

The report upon the militia ballot regulation bill was further considered; and, after a few words from Sir William Elford, it was agreed to. The bill was ordered to be read a third time the next day.

The Dublin St. George's Church bill was read a third time and passed.

The other orders of the day were disposed of, and. the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2.

In an appeal from Scotland, Rae v. Newall, Mr. Alexander and Mr. Horner were heard for the appellant, the Lord Advocate of Scotland and Mr. Adam for the respondent, and Mr. Alexander in reply. Judgment was then given on the motion of the Lord Chancellor, affirming the decree of the court of session, with 501. costs..

Lord Minto rose to observe, that in stating the preceding day, that no written correspondence had taken place between the board of controul and the court of directors since the issuing of his Majesty's warrant for vacating the commission of the governor-general and council of Bengal, he conceived, from recollection, that he was correct. He now found, however, that since that event some correspondence had passed between those boards; but to the production of which he should object, and should feel himself under the necessity of opposing any motion for its production, unless some very special grounds were stated.

The Earl of Westmoreland (in the absence of Lord Melville) thanked the noble lord for his information, and stated that it was the wish of the noble lord (Melville) in order to gain time for procuring further information, to postpone the motion of which he had given notice, from Friday till Tuesday next.

Lord Minto wished to know the nature of the motion. He understood from the noble viscount (Melville), whom he had seen that morning, that he intended to move for the papers which were refused the preceding day.

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The Earl of Westmoreland answered in the affirmative. The order for summoning the Lords for Friday was dis charged, and renewed for Tuesday.

Lord Grenville presented a message from his Majesty, re lative to making further provision for the younger branches of the royal family, similar to that brought down to the House of Commons.

His lordship moved to take the message into consideration the next day. Ordered.

The Irish spirit licence bill, and the stamp-office regulation bill were read a third time and passed.

The East India shipping bill, and the thread-lace bill, were read a second time and committed for the next day. The post-office regulation bill passed through a committee, and was reported. Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2.

The insolvent debtors bill was read a first time and ordered to be read a second time on Monday.

The bill for rendering more commodious the entrance to the two Houses of Parliament was read a first time, and or dered to be read a second time the next day.

The report of the committee on the expiring laws was brought up, and a bill ordered to be brought in, conformable to a resolution therein agreed to, for regulating the carriage of coals by inland navigation to London.

A person from the customs presented an account of the average prices of corn in the several districts of England and Wales.

On the motion of Mr. W. Smith the slave ships regulation bill was read a third time and passed.

The land-tax commissioners' name bill went through a committee and was ordered to be reported the next day. The Irish distillery bill was read a third time and passed. In a committee on the postage acts, the resolution allow ing non-commissioned officers and privates of the navy, ar my, artillery, militia, and fencible corps, to send and re ceive letters at a lower rate of postage, was repealed, and a new clause was introduced, granting to all such persons the privilege of receiving and sending single letters on their own private concerns only, for one penny each, under certain

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regulations. The report was ordered to be received the next day.

The Irish prizage and butlerage bill was committed, and ordered to be reported the next day.

The report of the committee on the Scotch distillery bill was taken into further consideration, agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time on Friday.

. The Irish poors bill was reported, and ordered to be read a third time the next day.

In a committee of ways and means, it was voted, that, towards raising the supplies to be granted to his Majesty, a sum be raised by one or more lotteries, in all, of 100,000 tickets, at not less than 101. for each ticket to be drawn a prize. Report the next day.

The Irish roads amendment bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed the next day.

In a committee it was resolved, that a bounty of 5s. 6d. be granted on the exportation of every hundredweight of the oil of vitriol made in Great Britain. Ordered to be reported the next day.

The ordnance messuage bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed the next day.

On the motion of Lord Howick, the committees on the Greenwich chest and hospital bills were postponed till the next day.

The master of the Rolls gave notice that he should on Friday move for leave to bring in a bill for granting additional salaries to the masters in chancery, to the accountantgeneral, and to the clerks in the office.

In the committee of supply, it was ordered, that the sum of 1,000,0001. be granted to his Majesty, to be paid to the East India Company, for the purpose of defraying the expences incurred by them in the public service:

Also, that 3,000,0007, be granted for the extraordinary services of the army in Great Britain, for the year 1806 : That 600,000l. be granted for the same service in Ircland;

And, That 55,5277. 18s. 8d. be granted to the commissioners for docks, ships, &c. at Chatham, for the purposes of the act. Report the next day.

Mr. Foster moved that the report on the linen draw-back bill be taken into further consideration. But after a few words from Mr. Stewart, as to an alteration which he proposed to move for the commencement of the operation of the bill; and

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a declaration by the Speaker that such alteration could only take place in a committee, while, at the same time, the bill could not be recommitted after it had been engrossed, the farther consideration was, on Mr. Foster's motion, postponed till the next day.

On the motion of Sir John Sinclair, the House then went into a committee on the Scotch forfeited estates accounts, when, after considering the report of the former committee, it was resolved,

That the sum of 9641. out of the arrears of rents of the Perth estate, of 10907. out of the arrears of the Lovat estate, and of 12,010/. out of the unexhausted balance and surplus of the rents of the different forfeited estates in Scotland, be applied to the purposes of taking down the old and erecting a new exchequer chamber in Edinburgh.

That 75001. out of the same unexhausted balances be applied towards the erection of a harbour in Wick in Caith

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That 8001. per annum for ten years be granted out of the same fund to the Highland Society of Scotland, for the purpose of encouraging agriculture in that part of the country, the society becoming bound to pay the annuities to the surviving officers of the board of forfeited estates during the said period.

That the sum of 2000. be granted towards the erection of a lunatic asylum in Edinburgh.

And that the residue of said unexhausted balance or surplus be vested in the commissioners for roads and bridges in Scotland, for the purpose of promoting canals, iron railways, harbours, roads, and bridges, in that country. Report the next day.

A message was received from the Lords, stating, that their lordships had agreed to the stamp-office regulation bill, and several private bills.

MESSAGE FROM HIS MAJESTY.

Lord Henry Petty brought up a message from his Majesty, stating, that his Majesty having, by a message of the 8th April, 1778, recommended to the consideration of the House the situation of the younger branches of the royal family, the House had in consequence passed an act, granting to them certain allowances out of the aggre gate fund. This, however, had proved not an effectual inode of meeting the intention of Parliament, which, his Majesty