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THE NAVY.

lordship then proceeded to say, that an honourable gentleman behind him had remarked that the loss of the Atalante sloop was as naturally accounted for as the loss of a ship which he (Cochrane) had commanded. His lordship said, that he had applied for a court martial on that occasion, and would have got it, had it not been that the blame would have rested with the person who had sent him to sea in the situation in which the ship then His lordship described the ship as having been in a most deplorable condition, the carronades all loose, and not a cartridge ready, and had they met a single privateer with six guns they must have been taken. (The Speaker informed the noble lord that he must confine himself to replying, and not to introduce new facts.) He was just going to apply this to what had been said by the right hon. gentleman below (Mr. Sheridan). With respect to the state ment of the hon. gentleman behind, he had found, it seems, that the health of seamen was increased by being at sea; but it was asserted by a right honourable gentleman (Mr. Windham) that the health of the commander in chief was improved by his being on shore; he left them to reconcile this contradiction. He had heard no justification whatever of the order to keep the officers and men on board, when they were in port. It was his duty to represent these things to the House. When he had applied to the Admiralty for a court martial, they had given him no answer, whether they would grant it or not. He then adverted to a meritorious officer who had been extremely neglected, because he had no he would not finish the sentence lest he should be out of order. If this motion should be got rid of by the previous question, or an address of thanks to the noble earl whom he accused, he would be deprived of the means of proving the correctness of his statements. As to boards, he had always found that individuals had no chance of being attended to by them.

When he made

representations, he had either no answer at all, or was put off with a letter from the secretary, informing him that his communication had been laid before the board, and that he was his humble servant.

The motion was then put and negatived without a division.

Sir Arthur Wellesley brought up a bill for preventing per insurrections in Ireland, and a bill for preventing impro

per persons there having arms. Read a first, and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday.

Mr. Adam moved that an humble address be presented. to his majesty, praying that he would be pleased to order the proper officer to lay on the table copies of all warrants, for pensions to judges of the Court of Session in Scotland,, or to the barons of the exchequer, since 1786, particularly the warrant for a grant to Lord Stonefield, in 1793. And also for one to Lord Methven, in 1804, specifying the ar rears paid to his representatives. Ordered.

Lord Howick adverted to the statement of Mr. Foster the other day, that the Irish grants were the same as proposed last session. He understood that there was a differ ence in the grant to the seminary at May nooth, as it was proposed to take off the additio al part, and to reduce it to the old sum. He hoped the right honourable gentleman would agree to put off the moving of this grant, as there were some persons not present who would wish to say something upon it.

Mr. Foster had only said that the estimates were the same, he had not said a word as to the grants. He saw no necessity for the addition; but he had no objection to postpone the motion. It was accordingly postponed till Wednesday.

SUPPLIES.

The House went into a committee of supply.
Mr. Foster moved the following supplies:

Irish civil buildings from January 1807 to Janu-
ary 1808

Two hundred copies of the Irish provision acts Expence of advertisements in the Dublin Gazeite, &c.

Printing and stationary

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Criminal prosecutions and other law charges.

25,000

Apprehending public offenders

2,500

Non-conforming ministers

9,400

Port of Dublin

1,407.

Coal Mines, Wicklow.

600

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the Cork society for applying science to the common purposes of life

12,000

Farming society of Ireland

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'Commissioners of Dublin streets

4,500

Dun's hospital

6,204

Commissioners of inquiry in the Irish fees and emoluments of offices, for three years

All these resolutions were agreed to.

22,500

Mr. Perceval postponed the bringing forward the Irish lottery report till the next day.

Mr. R. Thornton presented a petition complaining of an undue return for Okehampton, in Devon. Ordered to be taken into consideration on the twenty-fifth of this month.

INDIAN AFFAIRS.

Mr. Grant moved, that the House should go into a committee on the petition of the East India company, praying for leave to raise money on bonds, instead of increasing their capital.

Mr. Creevey repeated his former assertion, that a previous statement of the company's affairs ought to have been made; but as some information would probably soon be acquired on the subject, he would not object to the motion

The Speaker then left the chair.

After a few words from Mr. R. Dundas, Mr. W. Smith, Sir 1. Turton, Mr. Wallace, and Sir Arthur Wellesley, VOL. 1.-1807.

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Mr. Grant moved, that the House be moved that leave be given to bring in a bill to enable the company to raise two millions by bonds, instead of increasing their stock. This resolution was agreed to. Report the next day.

Mr. Hobhouse brought up the report of the committee on the Irish provisions bill. Leave given to bring in a bill pursuant to said resolutions.

Mr. Hobhouse brought up the report of the coffee warehousing bill.

Mr. Foster brought in the Irish distillery regulation bill. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time the next day.

Mr. Sharpe gave notice that he would upon some future occasion take the sense of the House on the general subject of lotteries.

The Irish spirit licence retail bill, the Iri h-office regulation bill, and the Irish assessed tax bill, were severally read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time the next day.

Mr. Hobhouse brought up the report of the Powerscourt

bill.

The Irish glebe-house bill was read a third time and passed.

The parish apprentice bill was ordered to be read a third : time the next day.

The stock rectories bill was read a second time, and committed to a s lect committee.

The three millions exchequer bill went through a committee, and the repor ordered to be received the next day.

The one million five hundred thousand pounds exchequer bill went through a committee, and was ordered to be received the next day.

The copyholders' relief bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed for Monday.

Mr. Hobhouse moved that the petition of the Philanthropic Society be referred to a select committee, said commitee being of a private nature. Ordered. Adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

SATURDAY, JULY 11.

Lord Newark, and several other members of the House of Commons, brought up the Irish glebe houses bill, and some private bills, which were read a first time.

The

The American trade indemnity bill was ordered to be read a second time on Monday, and the Lords to be sum moned.

Several other bills on the table were forwarded in their respective stages, after which the House adjourned to Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, JULY 11.

The Speaker said, two petitions had been set to him by the clerk of the crown in Ireland: one from the county of Dublin, the other from Tipperary. Ordered to be taken into consideration on the 25th. New writs were ordered for Westborough, Launceston, Tavistock, and Cockermouth, in the room of Mr. Lascelles, Lord Percy, General Fitzpatrick, and Mr. John Lowther, who had made their election for other places; also a writ for Tralee in Ireland, in the room of Sir A. Wellesley, elected for New port.

Mr. Whitbread brought up a bill for the education of the poor.

On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, all the election petitions were put off from this session, except those of double returns. Adjourned to Monday.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY, JULY 13.

Mr. Hobhouse, and several other members of the House of Commons, brought up the 3,000,000. exchequer bills bill, the 1,500,000l. exchequer bills bill, the parish apprentice bill, and some private bills, which were read for the first time.

Lord Viscount Sidmouth, seeing a noble lord in his place, rose to ask, whether it was the intention of his majesty's government to submit to Parliament during the present session any measure for the increase of the military force of the country, or for its improvement. The intel ligence which we were daily and hourly receiving from the continent, rendered this subject to his mind of peculiar and urgent importance, and he hoped the answer he should receive would relieve his anxiety and the anxiety of the

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