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mained in his majesty's exchequer on the consider further of the supply granted to 31st of December, 1804, being part of the his majesty, the resolutions which the comgrants of parliament for naval services for mittee had directed him to report to the the year 1804; and also an account of the house; which are as follow, viz.-Reaggregate amount of the certified balances solved, 1. "That a sum, not exceeding in the hands of the treasurer of the navy 21,6007. Irish currency, be granted to his and his cashiers on the 31st of December, majesty, to be paid to the trustees of the 1804; and also an account of the exche- linen and hempen manufactures in Ireland, quer bills issued from his majesty's exche- for promoting and encouraging the said quer for naval services, which remained in manufactures, from the 5th day of January, the hands of messrs. B. and A. Goldsmid 1806, to the 5th day of January, 1807, on the 31st of December, 1804.-The at- under such regulations and appropriation torney-general presented to the house, ac- as shall be directed by Parliament. cording to order, a bill to prevent the im- That a sum, not exceeding 25,000l. Irish portation of Slaves by any of his majesty's currency, be granted to his majesty, for subjects into any islands, colonies, planta- defraying the expence of civil buildings tions, or territories belonging to any foreign in Ireland, from the 5th day of January, sovereign, state, or power; and also to render 1896, to the 5th day of January, 1807. 3. more effectual a certain order, made by his That a sum, not exceeding 1,200l. Irish majesty in council on the 15th day of August, currency, be granted to his majesty, for 1805, for prohibiting the importation of defraying the expence of printing and bindslaves (except in certain cases) into any of the ing 250 copies of the acts of the 46th year settlements, islands, colonies, or plantations of the reign of his present majesty. 4. That on the continent of America, or in the West a sum, not exceeding 10,500l. Irish curIndies, which have been surrendered to his rency, be granted to his majesty, for defraymajesty's arms during the present war; and ing the expence of publishing proclamathe same was received, and read the first tions and advertisements in the Dublin gatime, and ordered to be read a second time zette, and other newspapers in Ireland, on the 16th inst.-The secretary at war pre- from the 5th day of January, 1806, to the sented several military.estimates, which, he 5th day of January, 1807. 5. That a sum, said, did not relate to the military arrange-not exceeding 21,880/. Irish currency, be ments to be brought forward that night, and granted to his majesty, for defraying the gave notice that, on Monday se'nnight, he charge of the printing, stationery, and other would move their being taken into consi- disbursements, for the chief and under sederation in a committee of supply.-Mr.cretaries' offices and apartments, and other Vansittart presented the second report of public offices in Dublin Castle, &c. and for the commissioners of revision of the civil the riding charges and other expences of affairs of the navy; which was ordered to be the deputy pursuivants and extra messenprinted. Mr. Vansittart brought up a bill gers attending the said offices, from the 5th for granting certain duties on iron; which day of January, 1806, to the 5th day of was read, a first time, and ordered to be January, 1807. 6. That a sum, not exread a second time on Monday se'nnight.- ceeding 25,000l. Irish currency, be-grantMr. Perceval gave notice, that on the first ed to his majesty, for defraying the expence day after the recess he would bring in a of criminal prosecutions, and other law exbill for improving the condition of stipen- pences in Ireland, for one year, from the diary curates. Sir John Duckworth's An- 5th day of January, 1806, to the 5th day of nuity bill was read a second time, and or- January, 1807. 7. That a sum, not exdered to a committee of the whole house on ceeding 2,500/. Irish currency, be granted Monday se'nnight.-The Treasurer of the to his majesty for defraying the expence of Ordnance bill was read a third time, and apprehending public offenders in Ireland, passed. A clause was introduced, provi- from the 5th day of January, 1806, to the ding that the bank should not be account- 5th day of January, 1807. S. That a sum, able for mistakes that might happen in fi- not exceeding 5,000l. Irish currency, be gures.-The house went into a committee, granted to his majesty, to be paid to the pro forma, on the Property Tax bill, which board of first fruits, for building new was ordered to be taken into further con-churches, and rebuilding old churches, in sideration on Monday fortnight.-Mr. such parishes as no public service has been Hawthorn reported from the committee of performed in for twenty years last past, and the whole house, to whom it was referred to for, the encouragement of building giebe

houses on such terms as they shall think That a sum, not exceeding 2007. Irish curfit, for one year, from the 5th day of Janu- rency, be granted to his majesty, to be paid ary, 1806, to the 5th day of January, 1807. to George Hatton, esq. examinator of ex9. That a sum, not exceeding 2541. 18s. cise, for his extraordinary trouble and ex104d. Irish currency, be granted to his ma-pence in preparing accounts for parliament. jesty, for completing the sum necessary for 19. That a sum, not exceeding 150l. Irish the support of the non-conforming minis- currency, be granted to his majesty, to be ters of Ireland, for one year, from the 5th paid to Samuel Hood, esq. assistant exaday of January, 1805, to the 5th day of Ja-minator of excise, for his extraordinary nuary, 1806. 10. That a sum, not ex-trouble in preparing accounts for parlia ceeding 9,429/. 188. Irish currency, be ment. 20. That a sum, not exceeding granted to his majesty, for the support of 2007. Irish currency, be granted to his mathe non-conforming ministers of Ireland jesty, to be paid to Thomas Haffield, esq. for one year, from the 5th day of January, clerk in the office of the auditor of the ex1806, to the 5th day of January, 1807. chequer, for his extraordinary trouble in 11. That a sum, not exceeding 1,0477. 10s. preparing accounts for parliament. 21. 2d. Irish currency, be granted to his ma-That a sum, not exceeding 740/. Irish curjesty, for defraying the expence of pratique rency, be granted to his majesty, for defrayin the port of Dublin, from the 5th day of ing the charge of clothing the Battle-axe January, 1806, to the 5th day of January, guards for eighteen months, commencing 1807. 12. That a sum, not exceeding the 1st day of December, 1805. 22. That 6107. 6s. 111d. Irish currency, be granted a sum, not exceeding 2,000!. Irish currento his majesty, for defraying the expendi-cy, be granted to his majesty, for defraying ture at his majesty's gold mine at Croaghan, the charge of incidents of the treasury of in the county of Wicklow, from the 5th day Ireland, from the 5th day of January, 1806, of January, 1806, to the 5th day of Janu- to the 5th day of January, 1807. 23. ary, 1807. 13. That a sum, not exceed-That a sum, not exceeding 22,6217. 6s. 1d. ing 3407. Irish currency, be granted to his Irish currency, be granted to his majesty, majesty, to be paid to Stephen Moore, esq. for defraying the charge of the incorporated accountant-general, for his extraordinary trouble and expence in preparing and printing the public accounts of Ireland laid before the house of commons in this session of parliament. 14. That a sum, not exceeding 2401. Irish currency, be granted to his majesty, to be paid to John Smart, esq. deputy accountant-general, for his ex-5th day of January, 1806, to the 5th day of traordinary trouble in preparing the public January, 1807. 25. That a sum, not exaccounts of Ireland for Parliament, for one ceeding 1,5887. 15s. Irish currency, he year, ending the 5th day of January, 1806. granted to his majesty, for defraying the 15. That a sum, not exceeding 2007. Irish charge of the Hibernian marine society in currency, be granted to his majesty, to be Dublin, from the 5th day of January, 1806, paid to Paul le Bas, esq. examinator of to the 5th day of January, 1807. 26. That corn bounties, for his trouble in keeping a sum, not exceeding 8,2107. 10s. 10d. the accounts in the said office. 16. That Irish currency, be granted to his majesty, a sum, not exceeding 2501. Irish currency, for defraying the expence of the Hibernian be granted to his majesty, to be paid to School for Soldiers' children, from the 5th Robert Marshall, esq. inspector-general of day of January, 1806, to the 5th day of imports and exports, for his expence and January, 1807. 27. That a sum, not extrouble in preparing the accounts of the im-ceeding 1,0817. 28. 2d. Irish currency, be ports and exports of Ireland for Parlia- granted to his majesty, for defraying the ment, for one year, euding the 5th day of charge of the Female Orphan House January, 1805. 17. That a sum, not ex-near Dublin, from the 5th day of Janu ceeding 2007. Irish currency, be granted to ary, 1806, to the 5th day of January, his majesty, to be paid to Rogers Wether- 1807. 28. That a sum, not exceeding all, esq. first clerk in the office of the in-1,3917. 2s. 6d. Irish currency, be granted spector-general of imports and exports into his majesty, for defraying the expences Ireland, for his extraordinary trouble in which may be incurred by the Association preparing accounts for parliament. 18. for discountenancing vice,and promoting the

Society in Dublin for promoting English Protestant Schools in Ireland, from the 5th day of January, 1806, to the 5th day of January, 1807. 24. That a sum, not ex ceeding 22,500/. Irish currency, be granted to his majesty, for defraying the expence of the Foundling Hospital in Dublin, from the

knowledge and practice of the Christian re- the city of Dublin, from the 5th day of ligion, from the 5th day of January, 1806, January, 1806, to the 5th day of January, to the 5th day of January, 1807. 29. That 1807.-39. That a sum, not exceeding a sum, not exceeding 8,9887. Irish curren- 8,0007. Irish currency, be granted to his cy, be granted to his majesty, for support- majesty, for defraying the charge of the ing the Westmorland Lock Hospital in Roman Catholic Seminary in Ireland, from Dublin, from the 5th day of January, 1806, the 5th day of January, 1806, to the 5th to the 5th day of January, 1807. 30. That day of January, 1807.-40. That a sum, not a sum, not exceeding 22,8627. 178. 10d. exceeding 2,700l. Irish currency, be grantIrish currency, be granted to his majesty, ed to his majesty, to be applied to comfor defraying the charge of supporting the plete the re-building of the parish church House of Industry and Penitentiary in of Saint Andrew Dublin, and building-a Dublin, from the 5th day of January, 1806, steeple and spire thereto.-41. That a sum, to the 5th day of January, 1807. 31. That not exceeding 4,7401. 3s. 01d., Irish a sum, not exceeding 1,030l. 18s. 6d. Irish currency, be granted to his majesty, to currency, be granted to his majesty, for wards defraying the expence of Madam defraying the expence of maintaining eighty Steevens's Hospital, from the 5th day of patients in the House of Recovery and Fe-January, 1806, to the 5th day of January, ver Hospital in Cork-street, Dublin, from 1807, and to complete the repairing, furthe 5th day of January, 1806, to the 5th nishing, and enlarging, of the said Hosday of January, 1807. 32. That a sum,pital."-A Petition of the proprietors of the not exceeding 2,2871. 8s. Irish currency, Birmingham Canal Navigations, was prebe granted to his majesty, for defraying the sented to the house, and read; setting forth, expence of the Lying-in Hospital in Dublin, that, in pursuance of powers granted from the 5th day of January, 1806, to the by 5 several acts, of the 8th, 9th, 23d, 5th day of January, 1807. 33. That a 24th, and 34th years of his present majessum, not exceeding 4,500. Irish currency, ty, the petitioners have made navigable cabe granted to his majesty, towards defray-uals from Birmingham, co. Warwick, to coming the expence of building the intended municate with the canal navigations between Hall for the Royal College of Surgeons in the rivers Severn and Trent, and from Bir Ireland, from the 5th day of January, mingham aforesaid to Fazely and Whitting1806, to the 5th day of January, 1807. ton Brook, which have opened navigable 34. That a sun, not exceeding 10,000l.communications with the Coventry canal Irish currency, be granted to his majesty, and the canal from the Trent to the Merto be paid to the Dublin Society for pro-sey; that they have also completed canals moting Husbandry and other useful Arts and cuts to the lower part of the town of in Ireland, from the 5th day of January, Birmingham, and to the extensive coal 1806, to the 5th day of January, 1807, under mines, in the parishes of Wednesbury, &c. such regulations and appropriation as shall co. Stafford; and that they have expended be directed by parliament.-35. That a large sums of money in improving their said sum, not exceeding 3,000/. Irish currency, canals, and particularly in the part bebe granted to his majesty, for defraying the tween Birmingham and the coal mines at expences of the Farming Society of Ireland, Tipton and Sedgley; and that, by an `act, from the 5th day of January, 1806, to the of the 31st of his present majesty, for ma 5th day of January, 1807.-36. That a sum,king a navigable canal near Birmingham, tỏ not exceeding 400. Irish currency, be communicate with the Severn, at Diglis, granted to his majesty, for defraying the near Worcester, the said last-mentioned ca charge of the Office of the Commissioners nal is not allowed to approach nearer to the of Charitable Donations and Bequests, Birmingham canal than within 7 feet; and, from the 5th day of January, 1806, to the to prevent such approach, a bar hath been 5th of January, 1807.-37. That a sum, not erected, by virtue of the last-mentioned exceeding 10,000l. Irish currency, be grant-act, to separate the said canals from each ed to his majesty, for paving, cleansing, and other; and that application hath been lighting the streets of Dublin, from the 5th made by the proprietors of the said Worday of January, 1806, to the 5th day of Ja-cester and Birmingham canal to the petinuary, 1807.-38. That a sum, not exceed- tioners, to open a navigable communicaing 4,500%. Irish currency, be granted to tion between the said two canals, for the his majesty, to be paid to the commissioners passage of boats, barges, &c., out of the for making wide and convenient streets in one into the other, to which the petition

ers have consented on certain conditions; | Leeds, in the county of York, and its en&c. &c. The petition was ordered to lie virons, was presented to the house, and upon the table.-A petition of the wholesale read; taking notice of the application of the and retail grocers of the city of Dublin, was Master Boot and Shoe Makers; and setting presented to the house, and read; setting forth,that, ifthe bill prayed for thereby should forth, that two acts of the last session of pass into a law, it will be the utter ruin of parliament, one by direct prohibition, and several thousands of his majesty's faithful the other by the indirect effect of some of and loyal subjects; and therefore praying, its provisions, have deprived the descrip- that the same may not pass into a law.— tion of traders in Ireland called Grocers, Mr. Robert Thorntou said, he had put off of the benefit of the sale of spirituous his motion once or twice, in expectation liquors, between which and the other arti- that a discussion would take place on anocles of their trade there existed a long es- ther motion connected with it. And as tablished and necessary conuection; and such discussion was not likely to take place therefore praying, that the said acts may be this day, he would now barely content so far partially repealed or modified as to himself with moving, that there be laid bepermit Irish grocers to sell spirituous li-fore the house a copy of a letter from sir quors by retail on paying the same licence Robert Barlow to lord Lake, dated the duty as other retailers of spirits.-Sir John 20th of Oct. 1805, in answer to a dispatch Frederick reported from the committee, to from lord Lake to marquis Cornwallis, dawhom the petition of Joseph Burnett, of ted the 6th of Oct. 1805. Mr. H. AddingStreatham, in the county of Surrey, and ton said he had no objection whatever to Francis Bigg, deputy land coal meter for the production of this paper, which was orthe said county, was referred; that the dered accordingly.—Mr. Huddlestone said, committee had examined the matter of that as he understood that some objections the said petition, and had directed him to were to be made to the papers he was about report the same, as it appeared to them, to to move for, as there was business of very the house; and he read the report in his great importance coming on this day, he place, and afterwards delivered it in at the would not interrupt it by making the motable, where the same was read. Ordered, tion, but put off the same till after the rethat leave be given to bring in a bill for cess, when he would fix a day for it.—Mr. more effectually preventing of frauds and Rose said, he should be unwilling now to abuses in the admeasurement and delivery take up the time of the house by making of Coals, within the several parishes lying the motion, of which he had given nobetween the parishes of Egham and Ro- tice yesterday. He had heard of an intherhithe, both inclusive, in the county of tention expressed in another place to offer Surrey; and that sir John Frederick and to parliament a measure that went to give lord William Russell do prepare, and bring the governors of the West-India islands a in the same. Mr. Hutchinson presented discretionary power to suspend the navito the house (according to order) a bill for gation laws of this country. They had albuilding a new gaol for the county of the ready done this in certain cases, but they city of Cork, and for supplying the said did so on their responsibility, and on that gaol with water; and the same was re-point alone the matter ought to rest. ceived, and read the first time, and ordered now gave notice that he should bring forto be read a second time.-Mr. Wilber-ward his motion on this day fortnight. force presented to the house (according to order) a bill to enable the justices of the peace for the county of York to provide a convenient house, with suitable accommodations, for his majesty's judges of the assizes of the said county; and the same was received, and read a first time, and [MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS, OF THE ordered to be read a second time.-A bill COUNTRY.] Mr. Windham rose and spoke as for inclosing lands in the township of Skel- follows:-Sir; the measures which, I am ton, in the parishes of Skelton and Over- about to propose are little more than the apton, in the North Riding of the county of plication of those general principles, which York, was read a second time, and com-I have frequently had occasion to urge to mitted. A petition of the Journeymen the house, when questions connected with Boot and Shoe Makers, in the parish of the stateplour Military Establishments have

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Lord Temple said, it was the intention of those members of the board to which he belonged, to propose that the governors of the Islands should be authorised, upon the necessity of the case, to grant those importations alluded to by the hon. gent.

of the country is threatened: for we have gone on too long in thinking only of the exigency of the moment, in supposing that our task was done when he had staved off the danger for the present year, though at the price of exhausting the resources and weakening the defences of the country, for years to come.-The first object that a

made the subject of its deliberations. The seem to flatter themselves, and certainly knowledge that. such ideas existed in the not without reason, that under this head, minds of many of my hon. colleagues, as well as well as under many others, they have as of myself, naturally produced an opinion, completely "clubbed the battalion," and that some change conformably to these then they stand by, grinning and rubbing ideas was likely to be the consequence of their hands, exulting in the confusion they our appointment to office. And, so far, have made, and calling triumphantly upon the expectation was reasonable and just. their successors to shew what they can do, But, when it was further supposed, that in putting things to rights again.-Sir; this change was to be immediate, that our this task I am now to attempt, in that part appointment to office, and the adoption of of the affairs of the country which relates measures meant as a permanent foundation to its Military Establishments. I am to for our Military Establishments, was to state to the house, those measures, by which be one and the same thing, such an expec- his majesty's servants are endeavouring to tation was neither warranted by any thing provide a permanent security against those said by myself or by any of my hon, friends, permanent dangers, by which the existence either subsequently to our coming into office or previous to it, nor countenanced, in any degree, by the nature of the proceeding itself,For, since what we proposed had more for its object to place the service on a right footing in future, than to devise expedients for meeting the present danger, the measures in view were precisely of that sort in which care was of more conse-person engaging in such a task must have quence than time; in which it was more ex- to look to, though it may seem superfluous pedient that whatever was done should be and almost pedantic, formally to lay down done rightly, than that it should be done the position, is an Army: by which I mean, speedily. It is surprising therefore, that a class of men set apart from the general the hon. gentlemen opposite do not see, that mass of the community, trained to particuin calling so loudly for new measures, they lar uses, formed to peculiar notions, goare pronouncing a condemnation on those verned by peculiar laws, marked by partiheretofore taken; that in carrying so high cular distinctions; who live in bodies by their expectations of change, when no themselves, not fixed to any certain spot, change was announced from this side of nor bound by any settled employment; who the house, they betray a conviction that" neither toil nor spin;" whose home is things had been left in a state in which their regiment; whose sole profession change was absolutely necessary. I have and duty it is to encounter and destroy the said, and say still, that the Military Esta- enemies of their country wherever they are blishments of the Country are on a false to be met with, and who in consideration and vicious state, that they stand on a of their performing that duty, and the betfooting on which they cannot stand long; ter to enable them to perform it, receive a but I have never said, that they could stipend from the state, exempting them from not stand for an instant; that something the necessity of seeking a provision in any must be done, no matter what, or the fabric other mode of life. I do not mean to say, that must fall to the ground. It is the hon. Great Britain has not at this time,as it has had gentlemen who are talking this language. at all others, a class of men answering to this There is an expression known in the army, description; that the men of this class are applicable to what happens sometimes not as excellent in their kind as at any for under an unlucky field-officer, and is call-mer period; and that the amount of their ed "clubbing the battalion," by which is number is not great as compared with any meant, throwing the battalion into such thing but the exigency of the times. I do complete confusion, so mixing the front not mean to assert either, that we are not, with the rear, the flanks with the centre, in our language, ready enough to confess the right with the left, the grand divisions their importance, and to declare, that in with the sub-divisions, that it is impossible all the steps we take, we have for our chief for the most skilful adjutant or major, by object the increase and improvement of any series of words of command, to bring this description of men: but, what I do it again into order. The hon. gentlemen mean to say is, that our conduct in this