papers customary in every session of Parliament, which were ordered to lie on the table.

On the motion of Lord Walsingham, it was ordered that no petition for a private bill should be received after the 7th inst. nor any report of the judges on a petition after the 13th.

· Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 1.

Lord Stopford appeared at the bar, and stated that the king had been waited upon with the address of the House, in answer to the speech of the lords commissioners on Friday it, to which his majesty had been pleased to return the following answer :—

"Gentlemen of the House of Commons,

"I return you my mos cordial thanks for your loyal and dutiful address, and I receive it with the greate t satisfaction, as it contains the assurances of your firm and effectual support under the arduous circumstances in which the country is placed."

This answer was ordered to be inserted in the journals. A clerk from the commissioners of customs presented, pursuant to order, an account of the imports into the port of London, particularly of West India goods, for the last year. Ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Grant, from the commissioners of military inquiry, presented a copy of the memorial laid before that com mission by Sir Henry Mildmay. Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.

INDIA.

Sir T. Turton rose to give notice, that he would on Friday se'nnight move for the production of several papers, relative to the Polygars. Being on his legs the honourable baronet took occasion to advert to another subject, which was intimately connected with that to which his notice referred, namely, the subject of the Carnatic. Upon that subject he had, in the session of the last Parliament, moved for the printing of certain papers which were not ready before the dissolution, but which had since been distributed among most of the members, and of course they had full opportunity of be

coming acquainted with them. For himself he could say that he was quite prepared to enter into the discussion, but as a matter of courtesy he thought a noble lord (Folkestone) claimed the precedency, and as that noble lord's motion required some preparatio, he could not look for a full attendance upon the question with which he meant to follow. He, therefore, could not feel himself able to promise the introduction of the Carnatic ques tion, in the course of the present session. However, if those who were immediately concerned for the noble marquis, to whom these investigations referred, wished to have this question brought before the House, he could tell them that he was fully prepared to bring it forward.

Sir A. Wellesley professed his anxiety to have this matter at once brought forward and decided. He begged the House to consider the time in which the friends of the noble lord alluded to had been kept in suspense. For no less than six years this question had been under the consideration of the House, and according to the manner in which those who undertook to manage it proceeded, it might be still six years more before they arrived at a final issue, during which that noble marquis and his friends were to be agitated by perpetual discussion, or rather by perpetual abuse. With such a consideration in their minds, it was of course, the wish of all connected with the noble marquis, that the business might be determined as soon as possible. If, therefore, the hon urable baronet was willing to pro-ecute the busine-s, it was the wish of the noble marquis's friends that he should bring it forward at once.

Sir T Turton had no reason for hesitating with regard to himself, for he was as much prepared at present as he required to be. But there was a precedency due to the noble lord already alluded to (Folkestone), which he could not discard: he begged however, to have it understood, that he had no wish for procrastination. The word if, used by the right honourable baronet, was by no means attributable to any part of his conduct in this transaction, for he had always shewn himself willing to proceed in the business, and no part of the delay that had occurred was attributable to him.

Mr. Rose brought in a bill to continue the American treaty act. Read a first, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow; as was a bill brought in by the same gentleman,

gentleman, to indemnify all persons concerned in illegally continuing the provisions of the late American treaty act; and also a bill brought in by the secretary at war, for secur ing with more facility the payment of the pensioners of Kilmainham hospital.

Sir S. Romilly brought in a bill for making freehold estates of traders assets for the payment of simple contract debts. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time the next day, and to be printed.

Mr. Hobhouse brought up the report of the committee appointed to consider the speech of the lords commissioners on Friday last; and upon the resolution of that committee being read, that a supply should be granted to his majesty, it was agreed to: and the committee to consider of the said supply was ordered to sit on Friday next.

Upon the motion of Mr. Huskisson, the army and navy. estimates were ordered to be laid before the House: as were accounts of the exchequer bills issued under several acts of Parliament, and outstanding and unprovided for on the 1st of January last; together with accounts of the 5 per cent. annuities granted under the acts of the 35th and 42d of his present majesty, and the persons who, had, in consequence of a certain act, signified their wish. to be paid their proportions of the loyalty loan in money. Several accounts relative to the exchequer bills and the, loyalty loan were immediately laid on the table by Mr. Huskisson.

· Lord Cochrane gave notice of his intention to move on Monday next; that every member of the House should, be called upon before a certain day to communicate to the Speaker a true and faithful account of the posts, places, pensions, sinecures or reversions enjoyed by him. self, his wife, children or family; and that such accounts should be signed by each member's name.

Mr. Cochrane Johnstone gave notice of a motion for the same day for the production of an account of the military conimissions sold from the year 1795, up to the latest date at which the same could be made out, distinguishing those commissions which had been disposed of in consequence of deaths; stating the persons by whom the money for such sales had been received, and the purposes to which it had been applied.

The notice of Lord Cochrane was afterwards deferred to Tuesday.

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Mr. Adam gave notice of a motion for the next day, for the production of the warrant with regard to the grant of a pension to Lord Cullen, one of the judges of Scot land, and also for an account with regard to the appointment of additional sheriffs for Caithness, Sutherland, Clackmannan, &c. The learned gentleman added, that as he was very well acquainted with the nature of these transactions, he should take occasion in bringing forward those motions, to state his sentiments respecting them.

Mr. Huskisson gave notice of a motion for the next day, with regard to spirits imported or exported.

IRELAND.

Upon the motion of Mr. Foster, the House resolved into a committee upon the act for erecting glebe-houses in Ireland. Mr Foster stated that by the act which passed in 1803, 50,000l. were granted for this purpose, but a clause was inserted in the act, restraining the Irish treasury from the issue of any money, without security from those to whom the issue was made, that such money would he strictly applied to the purpose for which it was legally intended. Now, as the persons to whom such issues were to be made, were the commissioners of first fruits in Ireland, who were men serving without any salary, and who would not willingly incur any additional responsibility, the act was rendered unavailing, and no money was issued. To remove this difficulty, and to render the act effective, by removing the clause alluded to, the right honourable gentleman explained the object of the bill he had in view; which would go to place the 50,000l. for the purpose of erecting glebe-houses, as much at the discretion of the board of first fruits as the 5,0007. annually granted to that body. The right honourable gentleman concluded with moving a resolution, that the chairman should be directed to apply to the House for leave to bring in a bill upon this subject. Agreed to. The House resumed, and Mr. Hobhouse obtained leave to bring in a bill accordingly,

The Irish revenue continuance bill was read a second time, and committed for the next day.

Mr. C. Wynne, adverting to the committee appointed upon his proposition, in the last session of the last Parliament, for inquiring into the sta e of criminal and pauper lunatics in the United Kingdom, and the laws VOL. I.-1807.

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relative thereto, moved for the appointment of a similar committee; which was nominated accordingly, with orders to report, &c.

Ordered, on the motion of Mr. Parnell, that an account should be laid before the House, of the corn, meal, and flour imported into Ireland or England, from the 1st of October last up to the latest day at which the same could be made out.

VACCINE INOCULATION.

Mr. Huskisson adverted to the order made in the last Parliament, for referring the investigation of this very interesting question to the college of physicians, for the purpose of procuring information. In consequence of such order, and of the diligence and close inquiry of the eminent body to which it referred, the most impartial information had been obtained; and he was peculiarly happy to state, that the value of this great discovery, that its efficiency in forming a complete prevention was fully established by the authority of this eminent body, which from its character and the individuals of which it was composed, must be universally considered as incapable of being influenced in their inquiries by any prejudices whatever. When the result of this inquiry should be laid before the House-when it should appear that this distinguished body had completely done their duty, it would be then for the House to consider the duty which remained for it to perform; namely, what reward was due for such useful exertions, and also what further reward was due to the great and scientific individual to whom mankind was indebted for this important discovery. After a few other remarks, the honourable gentleman concluded with moving an address to his majesty, that he would be pleased to order a copy of the report of the royal college of physicians respecting the state of the vaccine inoculation in the United Kingdom, to be laid before the House.

Lord H. Petty was happy to congratulate that House, the public and humanity, upon the beneficial effects of vaccination, now so fully confirmed by the high authority of the distinguished body to whom the motion referred; and expressed his concurrence in the sentiment the House had heard from the honourable mover, as to the propriety of making an adequate compensation, not only to those, the result of whose inquiry must give satisfaction to the country