House of Commons Journal Volume 85: 5 July 1830

Lunæ, 5 die Julii;Anno 1° Willielmi IV ti Regis, 1830.

PRAYERS.

Petition for abolishing unnecessary Oaths.

The House being informed that the Sheriffs of the city of London attended at the door, they were called in; and at the bar presented to the House,-A Petition of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assembled:-And then they withdrew.

And the said Petition was read; setting forth, That, being deeply sensible of the importance and solemnity of an Oath, and of the injurious tendency of administering Oaths unnecessarily, or on comparatively trivial occasions, which only weakens their security, the Petitioners beg respectfully to draw the attention of the House to the Oaths they are required to take by various Acts of Parliament; that the Petitioners are required to make, on their admission to office, a Declaration, under the Act of Parliament passed in the ninth year of the reign of his late Majesty, c. 17, to take the customary Oath of a Common Councilman, and, within six months after, the Oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy and Abjuration; that the Petitioners conceive the clause in the Oath of Abjuration, 6 Geo. 3, c. 53, against the Pretender and his successors, to be useless and unnecessary, that family, by lapse of time, being extinct or unknown; that the Petitioners, deeply impressed with the injurious and demoralizing tendency of the too frequent or frivolous use of Oaths, respectfully entreat the attention of the House to the opinion of the late Archdeacon Paley (in which the Petitioners fully concur), who considered "that the levity and frequency with which an Oath is administered to have brought about a general inadvertency to the obligation of Oaths, which, both in a religious and political view, is much to be lamented, and it merits public consideration, whether the requiring of Oaths on so many occasions, especially in the Customs, and in the qualifications of the petty officers, has any other effect than to make them cheap in the eyes of the people;" the Petitioners therefore humbly pray to be relieved from the objectionable clause against the Pretender in the Oath of Abjuration, and respectfully entreat the attention of the House to the subject of Oaths generally, with the view of abolishing all unnecessary Oaths.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; and be printed.

Committee on Holyhead Roads Bill

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill to alter and amend several Acts for the improvement of the Roads from London to Holyhead, and from London to Liverpool, and for the further improvement of the said Roads, be now read; and the same being read: -The House resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir George Hill reported from the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow.

Lord Mount Sandford's Estate Bill, committed.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the second reading of the ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to enable the Devisees under the last Will and Testament of the Right honourable Henry Lord Mount Sandford, deceased, to make Leases of the Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, lately in the possession of the said Henry Lord Mount Sandford, and devised by his said Will; and also, to enable the said Devisees to execute a Conveyance to the Rector of Kilkevan of a certain Piece of Ground situate in the Parish of Kilkevan, and County of Roscommon, be now read; and the same being read:-The Bill was read a second time; and committed to Mr. King, &c.: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber; and have leave to sit and proceed, and to report To-morrow.

Gwyn's Estate Bill, committed.

An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for establishing, and carrying into execution, the Trusts created by the last Will and Testament of John Gwyn, late of the City of Londonderry, Merchant, deceased, and for incorporating the Trustees therein named, and for other purposes, was read a second time; and committed to Sir George Hill, &c.: And they are to meet this Afternoon, in the Speaker's Chamber; and have leave to sit and proceed, and to report To-morrow.

Meltham Inclosure Bill, passed.

An ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of his late Majesty, intituled, An Act for inclosing Lands in the Manor of Meltham, in the Parish of Almondbury, in the West Riding of the County of York, was read the third time.

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, An Act to amend an Act of King George the Third, intituled, "An Act for inclosing Lands in the Manor of Meltham, in the Parish of Almondbury, in the West Riding of the County of York."

Ordered, That Sir Robert Wilson do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Mildmay's Divorce Bill, passed, with Amendments.

An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Captain Edward Saint John Mildmay with Marianne Catherine his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes therein mentioned, was read the third time.

Resolved, That the Bill, with the Amendments, do pass.

Ordered, That Mr. Western do carry the Bill to the Lords; and acquaint them, that this House hath agreed to the same, with some Amendments; to which Amendments this House doth desire the concurrence of their Lordships.

Surrey Coal Meters Bill, passed.

An ingrossed Bill to continue an Act passed in the ninth year of His present Majesty's reign, to enable His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Surrey to nominate and appoint two or more Persons to act as principal Land Coal Meters within and for the several Places therein mentioned, was read the third time; and an Amendment was made to the Bill.

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, An Act to continue, until the fifth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, an Act passed in the ninth year of his late Majesty's reign, to enable His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Surrey to nominate and appoint two or more Persons to act as principal Land Coal Meters within and for the several Places therein mentioned.

Ordered, That Mr. Charles Pallmer do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Petition against Vice and Profanation.

A Petition of the Minister, Chapelwarden and Congregation of Tavistock Parochial Chapel, Drury-lane, in the parish of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, was presented, and read; praying the House to adopt any and every measure which the wisdom of God may dictate, and which the Petitioners in their behalf devoutly implore, for the furtherance of piety and virtue, the discontinuance of vice of every kind, and more especially of that crying sin, the profanation of the Lord's Day, now threatening the welfare and safety of the British dominions; and the Petitioners humbly request, with all suitable deference, permission to recommend the setting about a national reformation, by individual repentance, and by such acts of legislation, that rulers may become not a terror to the good, but unto the evil.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; and be printed.

Petitionsagainst Duties on Stamps, &c. (Ireland.)

A Petition of Inhabitants of the united parishes of Portarlington, Killenard and Emo, in the Queen's County;- and, of the Corporation of Shoemakers or Guild of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dublin,-were presented, and read; praying, That the intended measures for increasing Stamp Duties in Ireland, and assimilating them to those of England, as also the projected increase of Duty on Irish Spirits and Irish-grown Tobacco, may be rejected by the House, and may not pass into a law.

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the Table; and to be printed.

Petition respecting Inventory Duty (Scotland.)

A Petition of the Lord Provost, Magistrates and Town Council of the city and royal burgh of Perth, was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners, as representing a community of upwards of 20,000 inhabitants, feel themselves called on most humbly to solicit the attention of the House to the Duty on moveable estates of persons deceased in Scotland, than which they conceive no existing tax more oppressive, obnoxious, unequal or inquisitorial, and which arise principally from the manner in which the same has been levied in Scotland, without certainly increasing the public revenue; the Petitioners humbly trust, therefore, that the House will be pleased to investigate the matter complained of, and that they will be pleased to substitute, in levying the before-mentioned tax, more practical and simple rules in place of those which do now exist, and which appear to them so glaringly impolitic; and praying the House to take this matter under consideration, and to grant such relief as may seem proper.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; and be printed.

Petition for repeal of Stamp Duty on Receipts.

A Petition of Merchants, Tradesmen, Shopkeepers and other Inhabitants of Gainsburgh, was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Tax upon Receipts for sums of money under ten pounds is inconvenient and annoying to persons in business to the highest possible degree, indeed so much so to many retail tradesmen, that, from the hurry of business, they sometimes find it impossible to comply with the Act of Parliament, and are consequently subjected to the artifices of the unprincipled informer; and praying, That the House will be pleased to repeal the Duties at present attached to Receipts for sums of money under ten pounds, namely Two-penny and Threepenny Stamps.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table.

Petition for Reform of Parliament.

A Petition of Free Burgesses of Colchester, resident in London, was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners are chiefly of the humbler classes of society, and, as such, exposed in a more than ordinary degree to the privations entailed upon all by the universal distress which the Petitioners believe to pervade all classes of His Majesty's subjects; that the want of employment experienced by the Petitioners, the lowness of wages, the enormous pressure of taxation upon every necessary of life, has led the Petitioners to reflect upon those causes which have produced such melancholy effects upon the comforts and happiness of the Petitioners; and praying for, 1st, a Reform in Parliament; 2d, the reduction and equalization of Taxation; 3d, the repeal of the Corn Laws; 4th, an inquiry into the Land Revenues of the Crown, so as to make them available to the diminution of the public burthens; 5th, the Abolition of all useless Places and Pensions; 6th, an inquiry into the state and Revenue of the Established Church, so as to restore it to the purposes for which it was originally intended.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table.

Address for Returns of Crown Lands.

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return, explanatory of the disposition and management of all the Manors, Messuages, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments in the different Counties of England and Wales, specified in the Report made to Parliament by the Commissioners in 1786; describing the estates which have been sold, as to the number of acres, and the nature and extent of manorial or other advantages; stating the date of the sale; to whom sold; the consideration; the rent at the time of sale; and, if leasehold, for what term; and whether the same were disposed of by public auction or private contract.

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return, showing the present condition of such parts of the said property as remain undisposed of, with the locality thereof; specifying the number of acres; the names of the tenants or lessees of any existing leases; the period when granted; the fine (if any) paid; and whether any map or survey is now in the Office of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests of all or any, and which, of the Crown Property undisposed of; and when taken.

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of the number of Acts of Inclosure since the year 1786; stating the number of acres allotted thereunder to the Crown; their locality; and whether the same has been disposed of, and when and for what consideration, and to whom; and whether by public auction or private sale.

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give directions, that there be laid before this House, a Statement, in detail, of all Monies received respectively since the year 1786 from Rent, Fines and Sales of every description; distinguishing each, in successive years, to 25th March last; with a detailed statement of the appropriation of the monies so received.

Ordered, That the said Addresses be presented to His Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council.

Petition in favour of Northern Roads Bill.

A Petition of the Provost, Magistrates and Council of the royal burgh of Ayr, in Council assembled, was presented, and read; taking notice of the Bill for the improvement of the Roads from London to Edinburgh, and from London to Portpatrick; and for the further improvement of the Roads from London to Holyhead, and from London to Liverpool; and praying, That the same may pass into a law.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table.

Returns of Convicts, presented. No. 600.

Mr. William Peel presented to the House, pursuant to their Addresses to His Majesty,-A Return of the Expense for the Convicts in the Hulks in England, in each year, from the 1st January 1820 to the 31st December 1829; stating the number of Convicts on the average of each year, the gross Expense, the Earnings of the Convicts, and the net Expense to the Public; distinguishing the Expense of the Establishment from the charge for Food, Clothing, &c. and the amount for Repairs of Hulks, in each year, in that period; and showing the average Expense per head in each of these years.

A Return of the Expense for the Convicts in the Hulks at Bermuda, in each year, from February 1824 (their first establishment) to 31st December 1829; stating the number of Convicts on the average of each year, the gross Expense, the Earnings of the Convicts, and the net Expense to the Public; distinguishing the Expense of the Establishment from the charge for Food, Clothing, &c.; and the amount for Repairs of Hulks, in each year, in that period; and showing the average Expense per head in each of these years.

Accounts of the number of Convicts, Male and Female, sent from England and Ireland to New South Wales and to Van Diemen's Land, in each of the years 1828 and 1829; stating the Names, and number of the Ships in which sent, the tonnage of each Ship, and the amount and rate of Freight paid for each Ship, the date of Departure from England and Ireland, and of Arrival in Van Diemen's Land, and the number of Deaths while on board; the Expenditure being stated in detail, so as to show the total Expense, and the average Charge for each Convict, Male and Female, in each year, so far as the same can now be made up.

Ordered, That the said Returns and Accounts do lie upon the Table; and be printed.

Petitions complaining of the Hours of Labour in Cotton Factories.

A Petition of Operative Cotton Spinners, and others employed in the Cotton Spinning Factories in Renfrewshire;-of Operatives, being Card Grinders and Strippers, employed in the Cotton Factories in the preparing cotton wool for the spinning into yarn, in Manchester;-and, of Operative Cotton Spinners of Glasgow,-were presented, and read; reciting several Acts for the preservation of the health and morals of Apprentices and others employed in Cotton and other Mills, and Cotton and other Factories; and setting forth, That the Petitioners have found, from experience, the insufficiency of the existing laws, so far as regards the protracting the hours of children's labour in Cotton and other Mills, from the almost innumerable devices and contrivances which are had recourse to for the purpose of evading their enactments, and that these evasions are not a little facilitated by their provisions being confined to children under sixteen years of age, which, in the opinion of the Petitioners, could not exist if they were extended to parties of twenty-one years of age, and that every contract between them and their employers should be made in writing, with the consent or approbation of the parent or next of kin, or other presumed guardian of the child or children, so as to be admissible evidence before two or more Justices of the Peace, or any Court or Courts of Law or Equity; and praying, That the House will take these matters into their most serious consideration, and devise such means for effectually putting an end to the grievances of which the Petitioners so justly complain, by shortening the duration of the hours of labour, and completely suppressing night working in factories, or such other means as to the House shall seem meet.

And the said Petitions were ordered to lie upon the Table; and to be printed.

Petition in favour of Parish Vestries Bill.

A Petition of Inhabitant Householders, paying scot and bearing lot in the parish of Saint Bartholomew-the-Great, London, was presented, and read; taking notice of the Bill for the regulation of Parish Vestries, and for lighting and watching Towns in England and Wales; and praying, That the same may pass into a law.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table.

The Lords have agreed to

A Message from the Lords, by Mr. Cross and Mr. Trower:

Mr. Speaker,

Buckle's Estate Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to enable John Buckle, Esquire, or other Committee of the Estate of William Buckle, a Lunatic, for and in the name and on behalf of the said William Buckle, to consent to the exercise of a Power of Sale over Estates settled on the said William Buckle for his life, and which power is exercisable with the consent of the said William Buckle, without any Amendment: And also,

Duek of Bedford's Estate Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendments made by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act for prohibiting Burying and Funeral Service in a Chapel of Ease intended to be built for the Parish of Saint George, Bloomsbury, in the County of Middlesex, without any Amendment: And also,

New River Company's Estate Bill.

The Lords have agreed to the Amendment made by this House to the Bill, intituled, An Act to authorize the granting of Leases of Lands, parcel of the Prebend of Stoke Newton or Newnton otherwise Newington, in the County of Middlesex, founded in the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, in London, to the Governor and Company of the New River, brought from Chadwell and Amwell to London, and for empowering the Prebendary of the said Prebend and the Rector of the Rectory or Parsonage of Stoke Newington respectively, to grant Building Leases, and for other purposes, without any Amendment: And also,

The Lords have passed Bayley's Divorce Bill.

The Lords have passed a Bill, intituled, An Act to dissolve the Marriage of James Bayley, Esquire, with Louisa his Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes; to which the Lords desire the concurrence of this House:-And then the Messengers withdrew.

Address for Return respecting 4½ perCent. Duties.

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, that He will be graciously pleased to give directions, that there be laid before this House, a Return of all Payments made out of the Surplus which accrued on the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Fund, between 25th March 1828 and 5th January 1830, over and above the Payments made by the Husband, and the Salaries and Pensions detailed in a Return, N° 273, of the present Session; specifying the nature of the Instrument authorizing the Payments out of such Surplus, and the Names of the Parties to whom such Payments were made.

Ordered, That the said Address be presented to His Majesty by such Members of this House as are of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council.

Petition for reduction of Diplomatic Expenses.

A Petition of Members of the Metropolitan Political Union, inhabitants of the cities of London and Westminster and the borough of Southwark, was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Petitioners, being deeply impressed with the necessity of some relief being afforded to the productive classes of society, pray that the House will urge upon the attention of His Majesty's Ministers the enormous amount from Diplomatic Expenses, and the ease with which the industrious classes might be relieved from some of the oppressive imposts to which they are now subject, by a just and reasonable diminution in the aforesaid expenses; by the Parliamentary statement recently published, it appears that the Diplomatic Expenses for the year 1829, which is about 50,000£. below the mean of the four preceding years, amounted to the sum of 366,900£., while those of the United States, a powerful commercial country, for the same period, which included a special mission at Panama, only amounted to 37,500£.; the Petitioners pray, That the House will ascertain the real cause of this extraordinary difference in the Diplomatic Expenses of the two countries, and effect such a reduction in our own as will enable the Chancellor of the Exchequer to gratify his benevolent disposition towards the poorer classes of the community in the extinction of some of those taxes by which they are peculiarly affected.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; and be printed.

Petition respecting Poor Rates.

A Petition of Gentry, Clergy and Freeholders of the county of Bedford, was presented, and read; setting forth, That the Rates levied for the maintenance of the Poor are becoming annually more burthensome upon the occupiers of land in England, inasmuch as in many instances their actual amount has increased, while in almost all parishes they absorb the proceeds of a greater proportion of the productions of the soil, by reason of the reduction of prices; that on this account the tenants of such parishes are disabled from paying the same rents as hitherto, while the interminable aggravation of the Poor Rates threatens ere long to exhaust the whole surplus produce of the land, and to extinguish rent; that the Petitioners could adduce instances of the near approach to such an extremity; that they are not able to discover any effectual remedy for this state of things, excepting by enabling the unemployed or partially employed peasantry to maintain themselves; that they conceive that the best, and indeed the only way of accomplishing this, would be, to let to labourers of this description portions of conveniently situated land of as good quality as can be obtained, at moderate rents, free from parochial taxes; the extent might vary according to the number of persons to be provided for, to their ability to cultivate, and to the greater or less portion of the year when they are not engaged by regular wages; for unmarried men, one rood, or half an acre, might suffice; for families, a quantity from this to two acres, while perhaps some few of established good character might be intrusted with as much as five acres, to keep one or two cows, besides other smaller live stock; and praying the House to cause an inquiry to be instituted into the effects which the allotment of small portions of land to cottagers may have been found to produce upon the comforts and morals of the labouring classes, and to take such means of facilitating the adoption of this substitute for parochial relief as may appear expedient.

Ordered, That the said Petition do lie upon the Table; and be printed.

Report Supply (30 June.)

Sir Alexander Grant reported from the Committee of the whole House, to whom it was referred to consider further of the Supply granted to His Majesty, the Resolutions which, upon Wednesday last, they had directed him to report to the House; and the same were read; and are as followeth;

Public Buildings.

1. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Thirty-two thousand five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of Works and Repairs of Public Buildings; and for Furniture and other Charges, defrayed by the Office of Works, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Port Patrick Harbour.

2. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Seven thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of Works executing at Port Patrick Harbour, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Donaghadee Harbour.

3. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Eight thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of Works executing at Donaghadee Harbour, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Kingstown Harbour.

4. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Twenty thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of Works executing at the Royal Harbour of George the Fourth at Kingstown, for the year 1830.

Churches in the West Indies.

5. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Six thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, towards defraying the expense of erecting Churches in the West Indies, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Pier at Hobb's Point.

6. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Eight thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, towards defraying the expense of erecting and completing the Pier at Hobb's Point, Milford Haven; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

State Paper Office.

7. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Twelve thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, towards defraying the expense of erecting the State Paper Office, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Howth and Holyhead Harbours.

8. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Four thousand seven hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expenses of the Commissioners of the Holyhead and Howth Roads and Harbours; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

British Museum.

9. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of the new Buildings at the British Museum, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Officers of Lords and Commons.

10. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Thirty thousand five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Salaries and Allowances to the Officers of the Houses of Lords and Commons, for the year 1830.

Expenses D.

11. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Seventeen thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expenses of the Houses of Lords and Commons, for the year 1830.

Fee Funds.

12. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Twenty-four thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to make good the deficiency of the Fee Fund in the Department of His Majesty's Treasury, for the year 1830.

13. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Twelve thousand and ten pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to make good the deficiency of the Fee Fund in the Department of His Majesty's Home Secretary of State, for the year 1830.

14. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Seventeen thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to make good the deficiency of the Fee Fund in the Department of His Majesty's Foreign Secretary of State, for the year 1830.

15. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Seventeen thousand five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to make good the deficiency of the Fee Fund in the Department of His Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the year 1830.

16. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Sixteen thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to make good the deficiency of the Fee Fund in the Departments of His Majesty's Most honourable Privy Council and Committee of Privy Council for Trade, for the year 1830.

Contingent Expenses.

17. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Eight thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Contingent Expenses and Messengers' Bills in the Department of His Majesty's Treasury, for the year 1830.

18. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Eight thousand and forty-five pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Contingent Expenses and Messengers' Bills in the Department of His Majesty's Home Secretary of State, for the year 1830.

19. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Thirty-four thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the contingent expenses and Messengers' Bills in the Department of His Majesty's Foreign Secretary of State, for the year 1830.

20. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Contingent Expenses and Messengers' Bills in the Department of His Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the year 1830.

21. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Three thousand seven hundred and twenty-five pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Contingent Expenses and Messengers' Bills in the Departments of His Majesty's most honourable Privy Council and Committee of Privy Council for Trade, for the year 1830.

Commissioners of Revenue Inquiry.

22. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Six thousand five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to make compensation to the Commissioners appointed by several Acts for inquiring into the collection and management of the Revenue in Ireland, and into certain Revenue Departments in Great Britain, for their assiduity, care and pains in the execution of the trusts reposed in them by Parliament; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Court of Exchequer.

23. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Five thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Salaries to certain Officers, and the expenses of the Court and Receipt of Exchequer, for the year 1830.

Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

24. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Nine hundred and fifty-eight pounds and five shillings, be granted to His Majesty, to pay the Salaries or Allowances granted to certain Professors in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, for reading courses of Lectures, for the year 1830.

Insolvent Debtors Court.

25. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Thirteen thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight pounds and two shillings, be granted to His Majesty, to pay the Salaries of the Commissioners of the Insolvent Debtors Court, of their Clerks, and the Contingent Expenses of their Office, for the year 1830; and also the expenses attendant upon their Circuits.

Aliens.

26. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Four thousand and thirty-four pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to pay in the year 1830 the Salaries of the Officers and the Contingent Expenses of the Office for the Superintendence of Aliens; and also the Superannuation or Retired Allowances to Officers formerly employed in that Service.

Superannuations.

27. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Six thousand eight hundred and eighty-two pounds twelve shillings and seven-pence, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge of Retired Allowances or Superannuations to persons formerly employed in Public Offices or Departments, or in the Public Service, for the year 1830 ; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Emigrants.

28. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Thirteen thousand six hundred and forty-seven pounds and ten shillings, be granted to His Majesty, to grant relief in the year 1830 to Toulonese and Corsican Emigrants, Dutch Naval Officers, Saint Domingo Sufferers, and others, who have heretofore received Allowances from His Majesty, and who, from services performed, or losses sustained in the British Service, have special Claims upon His Majesty's justice and liberality; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

National Vaccine Establishment.

29. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Two thousand five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of the National Vaccine Establishment, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Penitentiary House.

30. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Twenty-one thousand one hundred and thirty-five pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of the Establishment of the Penitentiary House at Milbank, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Refuge for the Destitute.

31. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Three thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for the support of the Institution called, the Refuge for the Destitute, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

American Loyalists.

32. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Four thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for the relief of American Loyalists, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Criminal Lunatics.

33. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Three thousand and thirty-nine pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of confining and maintaining Criminal Lunatics, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Protestant Dissenting Ministers.

34. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Five thousand seven hundred and twelve pounds seven shillings and ten-pence, be granted to His Majesty, to pay the usual Allowances to Protestant Dissenting Ministers in England, poor French Protestant Refugee Clergy, poor French Protestant Refugee Laity, and sundry small Charitable and other Allowances to the poor of Saint Martin-in-the-Fields, and others, for the year 1830.

Secret Services.

35. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Forty-five thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, for His Majesty's Foreign and other Secret Services, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Printing Acts, &c.

36. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Seventy-six thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of printing Acts and Bills, Reports and other Papers, for the two Houses of Parliament, for the year 1830.

Printing Public Records.

37. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Eight thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of printing under the direction of the Commissioners on Public Records, for the year 1830.

Stationery, Printing, &c.

38. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Ninety-six thousand eight hundred and fifty pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of providing Stationery, Printing and Binding, for the several Public Departments of Government, for the year 1830, including the expense of the Establishment of the Stationery Office ; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Gold Coinage.

39. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Nineteen thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Extraordinary Expenses of the Mint in the Gold Coinage, for the year 1830.

Mint Prosecutions.

40. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Seven thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Extraordinary Expenses that may be incurred for Prosecutions, &c. relating to the Coin of this Kingdom, for the year 1830.

Law Charges.

41. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Fifteen thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of Law Charges, for the year 1830.

Convicts.

42. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding One hundred and seven thousand nine hundred and eighty-six pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense attending the confining, maintaining and employing Convicts at Home, and at Bermuda, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Expenses respecting Slave Trade.

43. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Thirty-five thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Expenses incurred for the support of captured Negroes, &c. for the year 1830, under the several Acts for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.

Commissioners respecting Slave Trade.

44. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Eighteen thousand seven hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to pay, in the year 1830, the Salaries and incidental Expenses of the Commissioners appointed on the part of His Majesty, under the Treaties with Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands, for preventing the illegal traffic in Slaves; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Missions to America.

45. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Twenty-eight thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expenses of Missions and Special Commissions to the New States of America, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Public Works.

46. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Five thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, towards defraying the expense of Public Works in Ireland, for the year 1830.

Consuls.

47. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Eighty-seven thousand nine hundred and seventy pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to pay the Salaries of Consuls General and Consuls, their contingent expenses, and Superannuation Allowances to Retired Consuls, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Bills from New South Wales.

48. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding One hundred and twenty thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray, in the year 1830, the amount of Bills drawn from New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, on account of the Expenditure incurred for Convicts in those Settlements.

Turnpike Road Bills.

49. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Nine thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to pay, in the year 1830, the Fees due and payable to the Officers of the Parliament on all Bills for continuing or amending any Acts for making and maintaining, keeping in repair, or improving Turnpike Roads, which shall pass the two Houses of Parliament, and receive the Royal Assent; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Law Commissioners.

50. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Sixteen thousand six hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray, in the year 1830, the Salaries and Expenses of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Practice and Proceedings of the Superior Courts of Common Law, and into the Law of England respecting Real Property; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Bahama Islands.

51. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Three thousand and forty pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Civil Establishment of the Bahama Islands, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Nova Scotia.

52. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand four hundred and forty-five pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Civil Establishment of Nova Scotia, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

New Brunswick.

53. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Three thousand six hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Civil Establishment of New Brunswick, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Bermuda.

54. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Four thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Civil Establishment of the Island of Bermuda, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Prince Edward's Island.

55. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Three thousand eight hundred and twenty pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Civil Establishment of Prince Edward's Island, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Newfoundland.

56. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Eleven thousand two hundred and sixty-one pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Civil Establishment of the Island of Newfoundland, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Sierra Leone.

57. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Ten thousand one hundred and eighty pounds fifteen shillings and ten-pence, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Civil Establishment of Sierra Leone, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Fernandez Po.

58. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Three thousand six hundred and one pounds and fourteen shillings, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge of the Establishment at Fernandez Po, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Gold Coast.

59. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Four thousand pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expense of the Forts at Cape Coast Castle and Accra, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Propagation of the Gospel.

60. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Sixteen thousand one hundred and eighty-two pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the expenses of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in certain of His Majesty's Colonies, for the year 1830; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

Engineer Department (New South Wales.)

61. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that a sum, not exceeding Forty-seven thousand five hundred pounds, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge, in the year 1830, of providing Stores for the Enginer Department in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, Bedding and Clothing for the Convicts, Clothing and Tools for the liberated Africans at Sierra Leone, and Indian Presents for Canada; and that the said sum be issued and paid without any fee or other deduction whatsoever.

The first Forty-five Resolutions of the Committee, being read a second time, were agreed to by the House.

The Forty-sixth Resolution of the Committee, being read a second time;

And a Motion being made, and the Question being put, That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution; it passed in the Negative.

Then the subsequent Resolutions of the Committee, being read a second time, were agreed to by the House.

Committee on Sugar Duties Bill.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill for granting to His Majesty, for a time to be limited, certain Duties on Sugar imported into the United Kingdom, be now read; and the same being read:-The House resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir Alexander Grant reported from the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow.

Committee on Spirit Duties Bill.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill to impose additional Duties of Excise on Spirits, be now read, and the same being read:-The House resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir Alexander Grant reported from the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow.

Committee on West India Spirits Bill.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill to impose an additional Duty of Customs on Spirits, the produce of the British Possessions in America, be now read; and the same being read:-The House resolved itself into the Committee.

(In the Committee).

Bill read 1°; to be read 2°.

Preamble postponed.

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, To leave out from the words "authority of the same" to the end of the Bill, and, insert "That, in lieu and instead of all Duties of Customs now payable on the importation into the United Kingdom of Spirits or Strong Waters, the produce of the British Plantations in America, there shall be raised, levied, collected and paid a Duty of Nine shillings for and upon every gallon of such Spirits imported into Scotland or Ireland; and there shall also be raised, levied, collected and paid a countervailing Duty of Four shillings and two-pence for and upon every gallon of such Spirits which shall be imported or carried from Scotland or Ireland into England; and that there shall be allowed and paid a Drawback of Four shillings and two-pence for and upon every gallon of such Spirits which shall be imported or carried into Scotland or Ireland from England; and the said several Duties and Drawbacks shall be computed, raised, levied, collected and paid, recovered and applied, or granted and allowed, in such and the like manner and under the like powers and provisions as any other Duties or Drawbacks of Customs on such Spirits or Strong Waters can or may be computed, raised, levied, collected and paid, recovered and applied, or can or may be granted and allowed," instead thereof.

The said Motion was, with leave of the Committee, withdrawn.

Several Amendments made.

Preamble read-and agreed to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir Alexander Grant reported from the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report be received To-morrow.

Committee on Administration of Justice Bill; No. 598.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill for the more effectual Administration of Justice in England and Wales, be now read; and the same being read:-The House resolved itself into the Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Pr. 6. 1. 8. Amendment proposed, To leave out from "Majesty" to "Judges" in line 11.

Question put, That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Bill;

The said Amendment was, with leave, of the Committee, withdrawn.

Several Amendments made.

Preamble read-and agreed to.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Sir Alexander Grant reported from the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report be now received.

reported.

Sir Alexander Grant accordingly reported from the Committee the Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and the Report was brought up, and read.

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consideration To-morrow.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed.

Warehoused Sugar Bill, committed.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the second reading of the Bill to continue an Act for allowing Sugar to be delivered out of Warehouse to be refined, be now read; and the same being read :-The Bill was read a second time; and committed to a Committee of the whole House for To-morrow.

Committee on Fees and Stamps Abolition Bill.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill to abolish certain Fees and Stamp Duties chargeable on the renewal of all Appointments, Commissions, Grants, Pensions, and Patents, consequent on the demise of the Crown, be now read; and the same being read:- The House resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Robert Gordon reported from the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill; and had directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment.

Ordered, That the Bill be ingrossed; and read the third time To-morrow.

Arms (Ireland) Bill, passed.

Ordered, That the Order of the day for the third reading of the ingrossed Bill to regulate the Importation of Arms, Gunpowder and Ammunition into Ireland, and the making, selling and keeping of Arms, be now read; and the same being read:-The Bill was read the third time; and several Amendments were made to the Bill.

Resolved, That the Bill do pass: And that the Title be, An Act to regulate for one Year the Importation of Arms, Gunpowder and Ammunition into Ireland, and the making, removing, selling and keeping of Arms, Gunpowder and Ammunition in Ireland.

Ordered, That Sir Alexander Grant do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Committee on Labourers Wages Bill.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill to amend and render more effectual the Provisions of divers Acts for securing to certain Artificers, Workmen and Labourers, in such Acts mentioned, the due Payment of their Wages in Money, be now read; and the same being read;

And a Motion being made, and the Question being put, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair;

And the House having continued to sit till after twelve of the clock on Tuesday morning;

Martis, 6° die Julii, 1830 :

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair:- The House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Pr. 4. 1. 15. Amendment again proposed, To leave out the words "or recommendation."

Question put, That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause:-It passed in the Negative.

Pr. 5. 1. 2. Question put, That the word "Twenty" stand part of the Clause:-It was resolved in the Affirmative.

Pr. 5. 1. 13. Amendment proposed, To leave out "he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor," and insert "and shall be convicted thereof at the Quarter Sessions, shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding Fifty pounds," instead thereof.

Question put, That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Clause :-It passed in the Negative.

Words inserted as proposed.

Clause, as amended, read-and agreed to.

To report Progress, and ask leave to sit again.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Vernon reported from the Committee, That they had made a progress in the Bill; and that he was directed by the Committee to move, That they may have leave to sit again.

Resolved, That this House will, this day, again resolve itself into the said Committee.

Supply, deferred.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Supply granted to His Majesty, be now read; and the same being read;

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Ways and Means, deferred.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of Ways and Means for raising the Supply granted to His Majesty, be now read; and the same being read;

Resolved, That this House will, To-morrow, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Libel Law Amendment Bill, deferred.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill to repeal so much of an Act of the sixtieth year of his late Majesty King George the Third, for the more effectual prevention and punishment of blasphemous and seditious Libels, as relates to the sentence of Banishment for the second Offence, and to provide some further remedy against the abuse of publishing Libels, be now read; and the same being read;

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Usury Laws Bill, deferred.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the third reading of the ingrossed Bill to alter several Acts relating to Contracts for the Loan of Money at Interest, be now read; and the same being read;

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this day.

Parochial Registers (Scotland) Bill, deferred.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act for the better Regulation of Parochial Registers in Scotland;

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Registrar at Madras Bill, deferred.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill for the Relief of the Representatives of Persons who have died intestate in the Presidency of Madras in the East Indies, and for the Relief of the Suitors of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Madras aforesaid, be now read; and the same being read;

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Stage Coach Proprietors Bill, recommitted;

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for taking into further consideration the Report from the Committee of the whole House, on the Bill for the more effectual protection of Mail Contractors and Stage Coach Proprietors against Losses, by the undue concealment of the value of Parcels and Packages delivered to them for Conveyance or Custody, be now read; and the same being read:- The Bill was re-committed to a Committee of the whole House.

considered.

Resolved, That this House will, immediately, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider further of the Bill:-The House accordingly resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported from the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report be received this day.

Half-Pay Apprentices Bill, deferred.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for taking into further consideration the Report from the Committee of the whole House, on the Bill to prevent the taking and employment of Apprentices usually denominated Half-Pay Apprentices, be now read; and the same being read;

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consideration this day.

Exchequer Bills (£.13,607,600.) Bill, deferred.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill for raising a sum of Money by Exchequer Bills, for the service of the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty, be now read; and the same being read;

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Committee on Crown Property Customs Bill.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill to subject to Duties of Customs goods the property of the Crown in case of sale after importation, be now read; and the same being read:-The House resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported from the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report be received this day.

Witnesses (Ireland) Bill, deferred.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill to explain and amend an Act of the fifty-fifth year of King George the Third, for the Payment of Costs and Charges to Prosecutors and Witnesses in cases of Felony in Ireland, be now read; and the same being read;

Resolved, That this House will, this day, resolve itself into the said Committee.

Diocesan Schools (Ireland) Bill, deferred.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the third reading of the ingrossed Bill to amend an Act of the fifty-third year of King George the Third, for the appointment of Commissioners for the regulation of the several Endowed Schools of public and private foundation in Ireland, be now read; and the same being read;

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time this day.

Treasurer of the Navy Bill, passed.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the third reading of the ingrossed Bill to consolidate and amend the several Acts relating to the Office of Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy, be now read; and the same being read: -The Bill was read the third time.

Resolved, That the Bill do pass.

Ordered, That Sir Alexander Grant do carry the Bill to the Lords, and desire their concurrence.

Committee on Fishery Acts continuance Bill; No. 601.

Ordered, That the Order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, upon the Bill to revive, continue and amend several Acts relating to the Fisheries, be now read; and the same being read:-The House resolved itself into the Committee; and, after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair; and Mr. Greene reported from the Committee, That they had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto.

Ordered, That the Report be now received.

reported.

Mr. Greene accordingly reported from the Committee the Amendments which they had made to the Bill; and the Report was brought up, and read.

Ordered, That the Report be taken into further consideration To-morrow.

Ordered, That the Bill, as amended, be printed.

Consolidated Fund (£. 1,500,000.) Bill, presented.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill to apply a sum of Money out of the Consolidated Fund for the service of the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time this day.

Militia Pay Bill, presented.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill to defray, for a time to be limited, the charge of the Pay, Clothing, and contingent and other Expenses, of the disembodied Militia in Great Britain and Ireland, and to grant Allowances, in certain cases, to Subaltern Officers, Adjutants, Paymasters, Quartermasters, Surgeons, Assistant Surgeons, Surgeons' Mates, and Serjeant Majors of the Militia: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time this day.

Beer and Cider Duties Repeal Bill, presented. No. 599.

Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer presented a Bill to repeal certain of the Duties on Cider in the United Kingdom, and on Beer and Ale in Great Britain, and to make other Provisions in relation thereto: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time this day.

Ordered, That the Bill be printed.

Bayley's Divorce Bill, read.

An ingrossed Bill from the Lords, intituled, An Act to dissolve the Marriage of James Bayley, Esquire, with Louisa his Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for other purposes, was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time.

committed.

Ordered, That the Bill be now read a second time:- The Bill was accordingly read a second time; and committed to a Committee of the whole House for Friday next.

Instruction.

Ordered, That it be an Instruction to the Committee, that they do hear counsel and examine witnesses for the Bill; and also, that they do hear counsel and examine witnesses against the Bill, if the parties concerned think fit to be heard by counsel, or produce witnesses.

And then the House, having continued to sit till near three of the clock on Tuesday morning, adjourned till this day.