Sir W. Elford asked to what extent the indemnification was to go, and whether or not the bill was to protect the persons alluded to from civil as well as criminal proceedings?

Mr. Whitbread replied, that the bill would certainly defend such persons against criminal prosecutions alone.

The bill was then ordered to be read a second time the next day, and to be printed.

Mr. Rose presented some accounts relative to ships under quarantine, and obtained leave to bring in a bill to indemnify certain persons from the penalties they had incurred by infringing the quarantine acts.

Lord Brooke presented a petition from Mr. Greville, an American settler at Milford Haven, against the southern whale fishery bill, which, after a few words from Mr. Rose, was ordered to lie on the table.

On the motion of the Attorney General, the lords' amendments to the offenders' bill were taken into consideration and agreed to.

The house, on the motion of Mr. Rose, went into the further consideration of the report of the committee on the Irish infirmary bill, when the amendments were agreed to, others were introduced, and the bill was ordered to be read a third time the next day.

The committee on the Irish revenue jurisdiction bill was deferred till the next day.

On the motion of Mr. Rose the house took into consideration the lords' amendments to the Irish distillery bill, the Irish paper duty bill, and the Irish hearth-money bill, when these amendments being found inadmissible consistently with the privileges of the commons, the further consideration of them was adjourned to that day three months.

On the motion of Mr. Vansittart, the further consideration of the report of the committee on the Dublin police bill was postponed to that day month.

The house went into the further consideration of the report of the committee on the Dublin paving bill. Several amendments were introduced, on which a short conversation arose between Mr. Vansittart, Lord De Blaquiere, and Mr. John Latouche. Eventually they were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be read a third time the next day.

On the motion of Mr. Huskisson, the distillery bill was read a third time and passed.

Mr. Rose brought in a bill for the better regulation of pilots and piloting vessels navigating the British seas, which was

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read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time the next day.

On the motion of Mr. Huskisson, the Paddington canal coal bill went through a committee, and the report was ordered to be received the next day.

Colonel Stanley presented a petition from Mr. Chalmer, of Liverpool, corn-merchant, against the corn laws, which was ordered to lie on the table.

The Leith harbour bill was read a third time and passed.

Mr. Baldwin brought up the report of the committee on the members of parliament bankrupt privilege bill, and the amendments were agreed to. A new clause was introduced by Mr. Serjeant Best, which, after being opposed by Sir W. Elford, and defended by Alderman Prinsep, was adopted, and the bill was ordered to be read a third time the next day.

Mr. Serjeant Best, adverting to the notice of his motion on the eleventh report of the commissioners of naval inquiry, which stood for Thursday, declared his intention of deferring it until the next session of parliament.

The consolidated fund bill went through a committee, and the report was ordered to be received the next day.

Lingham's divorce bill was read a third time and passed. The report of the committee on Gardner's divorce bill was brought up by Mr. Baldwin, agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time on Thursday.r

On the motion of Sir John Frederick, the report of the committee on the Lambeth water-works bill was taken into further consideration, agreed to, and the bill ordered to be engrossed.

Mr. Alexander obtained leave to bring in a bill for regu lating the collection of various duties on hearths, carriages, servants, &c. in Ireland; also a bill for regulating the collection of duties on spirituous liquors, &c. in Ireland; also a bill for regulating the collection of duties on paper, &c. in Ireland. Mr. Alexander then brought in bills to the above effect, which were read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time the next day.

The sugar drawback bill was read a second time, and or dered to be committed the next day; as were also the glass duty bill, the hop duty bill, the linen drawback bill, the Irish military survey bill, and the Irish loan amendment bill.

Mr. Alexander brought up the reports of the committees on the Spanish red wine duty bill, and the straw plat bill, VOL. III. 1805.

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The commissioners of accounts bill was read a third time, and passed.

Mr. Justice Fox's bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed the next day.--Adjourned.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3.

Several bills were brought up from the commons, among which the Duke of Athol's indemnification bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to be printed.

The bills brought up the preceding day were read a second time, and on the second reading of the corn regulation bill,

Earl Suffolk intimated his intention of taking another opportunity to make some observations upon. its tendency, and to shew the necessity of another corn market besides that of the city of London. He might, perhaps, propose the establishment of it at Paddington.

The committee on the smuggling bill was deferred till the next day at the instigation of Lord Holland, who renewed his notice of a motion respecting the trade carried on between the Island of Jamaica and America; and the committee on the custom-house fees bill was deferred till Friday on the suggestion of the Duke of Norfolk, who said, that however salutary might be the regulations of the bill with regard to those who hold places at the pleasure of the crown, yet they might not be considered in the same light when they went to affect persons who held them as freeholds, or under patents from the crown. The bill under this extent appeared to him of much importance, and he wished for the sake of those whom it concerned, that it might not be precipitated through the house at so late a period of the session.

The Earl of Westmorland wished every possible information to be afforded on the subject, and acquiesced in postponing the committee till Friday.

DUKE OF ATHOL'S CLAIM.

The Earl of Westmorland moved, that a message be sent to the house of commons, requesting they would furnish their lordships' house with a copy of the evidence from which they

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had passed the bill for indemnifying John Duke of Athol, &c. for his claims on the revenues of the Isle of Man.

The Marquis of Buckingham was well aware that the present moment was not the usual time to make any observations upon the bill, as it had only just been ordered to be printed; -but he rose merely to observe, that he and many noble lords now absent might not think themselves satisfied with the evidence that might be brought from the house of commons; and therefore he wished now to enter his caveat against any objection that might hereafter be made against the production of other grounds of evidence; and against any idea that the evidence taken before the commons, and being admitted by their lordships, should preclude any noble lord from moving for whatever documents he might deem necessary to throw light upon a measure that had been hastily taken up at the close of the session, and which to him appeared of considerable importance, whether it concerned an individual or the public.

The Earl of Westmorland never intended, by making the present motion, to preclude any noble lord from calling for whatever additional information he might judge necessary to elucidate the nature of the question.

The Lord Chancellor observed, that there was nothing unusual or extraordinary in the motion, it only requested the evidence taken before the house of commons as a part at least of the grounds upon which that house might proceed; but it never would be conceived of a nature to preclude any further evidence which any individual of that house might be inclined to move for. For his part, he knew nothing of the matter at present; but when it came to be decided upon, he should form his judgment from the whole of the evidence then before the house.

The Marquis of Buckingham shortly explained; after which the motion was agreed to, and the house adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 3.

Mr. Calcraft presented a petition from the noblemen, gentlemen, and freeholders, of the county of Kent, on the subject of the votes of the 8th and 10th of April, relative to the tenth report. Ordered to lie on the table.

The members privilege bill, the Dublin paying bill, the Irish Spanish

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Spanish red wine duty bill, the pilchard fishery bounty bill, the Townleian collection bill, the straw plat and hat duty bill, e Camberwell water-works bill, the Irish infirmary bill, the hames tunnel bill, and Judge Fox's proceedings bill, were severally read a third time, and passed.

The Irish military survey bill, the Irish loan amendment bill, the sugar drawback bill, the glass duty bill, and the linen duty bill, passed each through a committee, to be reported the next day. The committee on the Irish revenue jurisdiction bill was put off till the next day.

The Irish paper duty bill, the Irish fire hearth bill, the Irish distillery bill, and the quarantine indemnity bill, were read a second time; to be committed the next day.

Mr. Hawthorne brought up the report of the Paddington canal coal bill, to be read a third time the next day.

Mr. Bankes brought up the report of the committee on the petition of the trustees of the British Museum, relative to a grant of public money, for the erection of a building to preserve the Townleian collection. Mr. Bankes, in presenting the report, acted only as the organ of the committee, without being responsible for its contents, or being pledged in approbation of it. After a few words from Mr. Hoare, the report was ordered to lie on the table.

The returns respecting grand jury presentments in Ireland, presented on the 26th of June last, were, on the motion of Mr. Elliot, ordered to be printed.

On the motion of Admiral Markham, the several accounts presented on the 7th and 28th of June, and on Monday last, relative to the navy, were ordered to be printed.

EARL ST. VINCENT.

Admiral Markham, in consequence of the discussion that had taken place on Monday, and the explanation that a hon. member (Mr. Jeffery) had given of the tendency of the motion which it was his intention to bring forward next session, on the subject of the administration of the navy, felt it his duty to move for a number of papers, which, in order to save the time of the house, he should omit enumerating, leaving them to be severally put from the chair :-The first was, that there be laid before the house copies of all directions issued by the admiralty to the navy board, respecting the repairs of his majesty's ships, from the 1st of October 1801, to March 1803; the second, copies of all directions from the admiralty to the navy board, on the subject of working shipwrights, from

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