times adviseable, where his Majesty was advised to bestow a peerage for eminent services, and where a pension was granted with it, to annex such pension to the title, in order to enable its possessors in succession, the better to support their rank and dignity. It had, he believed, been intended to propose in the Irish Parliament, that this pension, which was granted on the revenue of Ireland, should be continued to each possessor of the title. That proposition, however, from some accident, was not made, and the pension, as he had already stated, expired with the death of the late Lord Rodney. He had no doubt that at any future period, if the present lord should have successors tothe title, that Parliament would readily grant the pension to the possessors of the title in succession. Under the present circumstances of the case, it was only intended to propose to grant the pension to the present Lord Rodney for his natu ral life; at any future period Parliament would of course act according to the nature of the circumstances then existing. His lordship concluded by moving an address to his Majesty, declaring their readiness to concur in the object of his Majesty's message. Carried nem. dis.

Mr. Smith from Greenwich Hospital presented an account of the expenditure for the relief of seamen, under the act of the 45th Geo. III. Ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Johnson, from the office of the chief secretary for Ireland, presented the fourth report of the commissioners of inquiry in Ireland. Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

FRIDAY, JULY 4.

Mr. Moore gave notice of his intention to move on Monday, that the minutes of the evidence taken before a committee appointed to consider the petition of the journeymen calico printers in a former session, should be referred to a committee, with a view to make a report thereon.

The Scotch distillery bill, the Irish revenue regulation bill, and the Irish butlerage bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. Vansittart gave notice of motions for the next day, for a committee to consider of the propriety of granting an additional bounty upon the exportation of silk manufac ture from Great Britain. Also, for a committee upon the propriety of allowing the importation of yards, masts, and other ship-timber, from our North American colonies, duty

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free. Also, for a committee to consider of granting a bounty upon the importation of fish into the islands of Guernsey and Jersey from Newfoundland, and the coast of Labrador. Also, for a committee to consider of allowing French wines to be imported into Great Britain from Ireland, in bottles or flasks.

Mr. Calcraft brought in a bill for granting compensation to the proprietors of certain lands at Chatham, Warley Common, and Woolwich, which are to be used for the purpose of his Majesty's ordnance. Read a first, and ordered to be read a second time on Monday.

The English quarantine regulation bill was brought in, as was a bill for regulating the office of the receiver general of the customs. Both were read a first time. The former was ordered to be read a second time the next day, and the latter on Tuesday.

The Westminster-hall and Houses of Parliament avenue bill went through a committee, and the report was ordered to be brought up the next day.

A bill was brought in by Mr. Vansittart, for granting a bounty upon oil of vitriol exported from Great Britain. Read a first, and ordered to be read a second time next day.

A person from the commissioners of inquiry in Ireland presented the second report of that commission. Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.

A person from the exchequer presented an account of all sums issued in consequence of the addresses of that House, and which had not been made good by Parliament. Ordered to lie on the table; and Mr. Vansittart gave notice that he would on Monday make a motion in the committee of supply upon this subject.

A person from Greenwich Hospital presented an account of the expences incurred under the act of the 45th of the present King. Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.

Sir John Newport gave notice of a motion for Monday, relative to the Irish revenues.

On the motion of Mr. Vansitlart, the House resolved into a committee upon so much of the excise act of last session, as related to the tax upon glass; and a resolution was adopted to effect that which was, by mistake, omitted in the act of last session, namely, that a countervailing duty of 14s. 10. should be imposed upon crown or German sheet glass imported into Great Britain directly from Ireland. Report the next day.

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The postage bill went through a committee, and the re port was ordered to be brought up the next day.

The Lords'amendments in the Irish post roads bill, were taken into consideration, but the Speaker, stating that those amendments were made in a bill which related to a tax upon the subject, as it involved a power on the part of grand juries to levy taxes, and, of course, invaded the privileges of the commons, they were, on the motion of Mr. Vansittart, ordered to be read that day three months, consequently the bill is lost; but Mr. Foster announced his intention of moving, the next day, for leave to bring in a bill upon the same subject.

Upon the motion of Sir J. Newport, the House resolved into a committee upon the Irish and English corn free inter

course bill.

Mr. Foster wished to do away the duties upon import, and bounties upon export, which were left standing in this bill, and which were adverse to the principle of a free intercourse; he therefore moved clauses to set them aside.

After a few remarks from Sir John Newport, Mr. Claude Scott, and Mr. M'Dowall, who wished the consideration of these clauses to be postponed till next session, as they were of great importance to Scotland, particularly with regard to malt; and as many persons very much interested were now absent. Mr. Alexander expressed a wish, in conse quence of his indisposition, to leave the chair. The honourable member's wish was immediately acceded to; and the committee was ordered to sit again the next day.

Lord Temple wished that his honourable friend (Mr. Hobhouse) would consent to postpone his motion for the. second reading of the Nabob of Arcott's debts bill, which stood for that day, in order to give way to the important subject which was to come on for discussion.

Mr. Hobhouse felt the importance of the question to which the noble lord alluded, because delay would serve to keep the feelings of the noble marquis, to whom the discussion referred, in the most painful suspense, and there fore he would yield to his noble friend's request. At the same time he must beg it to be understood, that he would press the expediting of this bill, as any further delay might endanger its fate for the present session. The honourable member moved the second reading of the bill on Monday.

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Mr. Rose suggested that the American intercourse bill was to be discussed upon that day.

After some conversation between Mr. Hobhouse, Mr. Rose, and Mr. S. Bourne, the second reading of this bill was fixed for Monday.

Mr. Pattison brought up the report of the committee appointed to consider the several petitions relative to the woollen manufactures, which was ordered to be printed, as were the minutes of the evidence taken before the said committee.

A message from the Lords announced their Lordships' assent to the East-India shipping bill, the thread-lace duty bill, the foreign post bill, the Clyde navigation, and WestIndia docks road bill, with several private bills.

. The Master of the Rolls rose, pursuant to notice, to move for leave to bring in a bill for augmenting the salaries of Masters in Ordinary, belonging to the Court of Chancery, and also for granting a certain revenue to such as may be or become unfit, from age or infirmity, for the discharge of the duty attached to their office. The sum necessary for this purpose, the learned gentleman proposed to have made up from the interest of the money belonging to suitors, which the House must be aware was in the hands of the masters. This interest accrued from the vesting of such money in government securities; and the surplus be yond the purposes to which it was at present assigned, would be quite sufficient to answer the ends which his motion had in view. The salary which the learned gentleman proposed to grant to superannuated Masters, he men tioned to be 1,500l. a year.

The first motion being agreed to, the learned gentleman proposed another motion, the object of which was to grant an addition to the establishment in the Accountant General's office, namely, that four clerks should be added, and that the salaries of all the clerks should be augmented, that the principal clerks should be allowed 500 a year, the second 4007. the 3d 3007. and the junior clerks 1807. This augmentation of salary, combined with a sum which he thought necessary to defray the expence attendant upon the increased business in this office, and to satisfy the executors of the late Mr. Warner for such expences incurred by him, the learned gentleman proposed to provide for from the surplus interest of the fund already alluded to. The sum now vested in government securities by the Mas

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ters in Chancery, the learned gentleman described to be about 21 millions; and the different accounts opened at the Bank in consequence of this sum by the Accountant General, he stated at about 5,000l. This circumstance he mentioned to shew the increased business of the Accountant General's office, and he stated that the arrangement proposed had been agreed to by the late Lord Chancellor, by the present, and by himself.

Leave was given to bring in the bill conformable to the learned gentleman's statement.

The learned gentleman gave notice of his intention to move on Monday for leave to bring in a bill to enable the Lord Chancellor to make certain arrangements in the offices connected with the Court of Chancery.

Upon the motion of Mr. Bankes, a committee was ap pointed to consider of the message received from the Lords relative to the examination of Lord Teignmouth, to search for precedents relating thereto, and to prepare an answer to the said message.

Mr. Whitbread said, that the report of the committee appointed to examine the Journals of the Lords relative to a recent trial being some days in the hands of the members, he should on Monday move that that report should be taken into farther consideration, with a view to move for leave to bring in a bill for the better regulation of the office of the treasurer of his Majesty's navy.

TRAINING BILL.

Mr. Windham moved the third reading of the training bill.

Mr. Yorke, pursuant to notice, proposed a clause to enable the government to suspend the execution of this act in such districts as might offer a sufficient number of volun. teers. If the act before the House were to pass in its present shape, he was very much afraid that the volunteers would consider themselves deprived of that protection for which, from their services, they were entitled to look. The general understanding was, that the object of this bill was to substitute compulsory for voluntary services, and if the clause be submitted, which was to be found in the original bill, were expunged, there was too much ground to warrant that understanding. Were the right honour able secretary to adopt this clause, he was persuaded that the bill would be much more palatable even to its friends.

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