country. Standing in the fituation in which he did, it was his duty to confult the opinion and feeling of the public on every important occafion, and not to prefs a measure which could not ultimately meet with their sanction. Mr. Jones, without charging the Right Hon. Gentleman with any arrogance, ftill thought his own obfervations concerning the commercial interest founded in justice, and intitled to fome confideration. Arrogance, perhaps, might be more properly charged to himself, attempting, as he did, to difpute a point with the Right Hon. Gentleman, who could, on all occafions, produce nineteen words to the dozen. He would ftill, however, repeat that this claufe refpecting the farmers was brought in to make up the defalcations of the commercial intereft. The landed interest was a willing horse, but ought not to be pushed too far. The Mafter of the Rolls faid, that it was in confequence of the expreffed defire of the farmers themselves, that a criterion had been fixed upon by which they fhould pay the tax. The Houfe then divided on Mr. Vanfittart's amendment. 23 88 For it On the re-admiffion of ftrangers, Mr. Hobhoufe was fpeaking on the furcharging claufe, and objected to the power delegated to the Commiffioners of doubling the affeffment where there was any proof of fraud. Mr. Smith difapproved of the part of the claufe which enabled Commiffioners to demand a schedule according to the form they liked beft. After a few obfervations from the Attorney General in favour of the claufe, the Houfe divided upon it, Ayes 61 Noes - 8 Majority for its continuing part of the bill-52. HOUSE OF LORDS. THE Wapping Wet Dock bill being read a first time, The Earl of Liverpool moved, that it be read a fecond time on Friday.-Ordered. Lord Walfingham prefented a petition from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of London, praying to be heard by their Counfel, and to give 9F2 evidence evidence at the bar against it. His Lordship made à motion accordingly. The Earl of Liverpool faid he would not object to Counfel being heard against it on the fecond reading, but he muft fet his face against the examination of witneffes, as in that cafe it would take five years to go through the evidence, as it had done in the House of Commons, It was then moved, that a message be sent to the House of Commons, to defire a copy of the report, which their Committee had made of the evidence taken by them on the fubject, that it might be laid before the Houfe.-Ordered. A Meffage was fent accordingly, and an answer returned that they would fend the report by Meffengers of their own. The queftion of printing the evidence was, on Lord Eldon's fuggeftion, deferred till after Counsel should have been heard, as the evidence fills five volumes in folio. The Commons fent up a Meffage, ftating that they had agreed to the addrefs of the two Houfes of Parliament in Ireland, and the refolution refpecting countervailing duties and to the addrefs of the Houfe thereupon, in order to make it a joint address of the two Houles. Mr. Douglas brought up a copy of the countervailing duties agreed on by the Commons. Lord Auckland moved to agree to the address and refolutions, having previously moved to fill up the blank with the words "Spiritual and Temporal."-Agreed to. Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS: A Meffage from the Lords informed the Houfe that their Lordships had agreed to the Hop Duty bill, and to several private bills. The bill for preventing Butchers from damaging hides, &c. was read a first time, The Sugar Duty and warehousing bill was read a third time and paffed. Sir Charles Bunbury moved, that there be laid before the Houfe an account of the number of perfons confined for debt in the different jails within the Bills of mortality, dif tinguishing the number confined in each jail.-Ordered. A Meffage from the Lords acquainted the Houfe that their Lordships had appointed Friday next for taking into confideration the bill for building Wer Docks for the im provement of the port of London, and defired that that Houfe would furnish their Lordships with a copy of the minutes MAY 27.] PARLIAMENTARY CHRONICLE. 1513 minutes of the evidence given in at the bar, and the reports given in by their committees on that fubject in the years 1796 and 1799. The Speaker informed the meffengers that the Houfe would furnish the minutes and papers defired by their Lordships. Mr. Douglas brought up the report of the Committee on the countervailing duties, to be paid on articles of British manufacture, on being imported into Ireland. The refolutions being read and agreed to, The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved, that an humble addrefs be prefented to his Majefty, laying before him a ftatement of the countervailing duties, which it was thought neceffary should be impofed upon articles of the growth, produce, or manufactures of Great Britain, when imported into Ireland, and praying that his Majefty would be gracioufly pleased to communicate the fame to the two Houses of Parliament in Ireland. This motion was agreed to, and a Committee appointed to draw up the addrefs. Mr. Abbott moved the order of the day, for the House to refolve itfelf into a Committee on the bill for the more effectually enforcing the payment of intereft by Public Accountants. But previous to the House refolving itself into the faid Committee, Mr. Abbott moved, as instructions to the Committee, that interest should also be allowed to Public Accountants where a balance was found to be in their favour; and that provifion fhould be made in the bill for the more effectually compelling the payment of balances due from Public Accountants. Thefe inftructions were received by the Committee, and the chairman was ordered to report progress, and afk leave to fit again. Mr. Bragge then brought up the report of the Committee on the new Income bill, when The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved a variety of clauses, which were ordered to make part of the bill. Mr. W. Smith objected to the claufe which empowered the commiffioners to dictate the form of the schedules to be given in, and to call for as many of them as they might deem neceffary. This power was far too large, and it was his opinion that the claufe fhould be withdrawn altogether, The Chancellor of the Exchequer contended that the commissioners had now only the power of getting that information in writing, which they before might collect viva voce, After fome further converfation, Mr. Smith was going to prefs prefs a divifion, but not being willing to interrupt the progrefs of public bufinefs he would not perfevere in his intention, feeing the House was fo very thin. The claufe was then agreed to without a divifion. The Mafter of the Rolls was of opinion that the cafe of the farmers was ftrained rather too far; he should therefore propofe thus to amend the claufes refpecting them, viz. That where the aggregate of their rent, tythes and parochial rates, did not amount to 300l. that their income should be taken at one half instead of three fifths of fuch amount: and that where the above aggregate amounted to 300l. and upwards, the income should be taken only at three fifths inftead of three fourths. ` to; This amendment was agreed to. The refolutions were then read a fecond time and agreed Mr. Douglas acquainted the Houfe that he had been at the Houfe of Lords, and had delivered the addrefs to their Lordships. Mr. Douglas brought up the report of the Committee of Supply which was read and agreed to. A Meffage from the Lords informed the Houfe that their Lordships had agreed to the addrefs to his Majefty, communicated to them by the Commons. Mr. Sheriff Flower prefented a petition from the Lord Mayor, Alderman and Commons of the city of London against the Bank of England buildings bill, which was referred to the committee on the bill; and another petition, praying for the extenfion of the bill for regulating the driving of carts in London and Westminster, which was referred to a private committee. A Perfon from the Chamberlain's office of the city of London prefented several accounts with regard to the tolls taken on the river Thames.-Ordered to lie on the table. Leave was given to bring in a bill to difcharge feveral eftates belonging to John Kerr, Earl of Errol, and Lord High Constable of Scotland, from certain dormant and difputed titles of the public. The Houfe went into a Committee on the Judges increase of falary bill. The Rye bounty importation bill was read a third time and paffed. The Public Accountant's intereft bill went through a committee of the whole Houfe.-Adjourned. 4 HOUSE Α. ABBOT, Mr. moves for an account of the amount of the fees of " Addrefs to his Majefty on his efcape from affaffination, 1385 4397-47 Adultery, proceedings on the bill for the prevention of 917, Anderfon, Sir J. W prefents, a petition from the Livery of on- Appeal Caufes, proceedings on, Knight v. Halley, 727, Hack- B. Baker, Mr. gives notice of introducing a bill for the relief of the Bank Charter bill, proceeding on the, 812, 861. Banks, Mr. remarks by, on the refolutions relative to a Union Baftard, Mr. objects to the statement of Mr. Everitt, refpecting Bedford, the Duke of, remarks of, on the Adultery Bill, 1473- Bills paffed, 905, 948, 1144, 1948, 1382. a Bolton |