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§ Sir John Andersonbrought up a bill for making provision for widening the entrance into the City of London by way of Temple Bar, for erecting buildings at Snow-hill, and for raising further sums of money on the credit of the Orphan's Fund, for that purpose. Read a first and ordered to be read a second time.—The Scotch creditors bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to be carried to the lords on the motion of Mr. Win. Dundas.—Mr. Corry moved the order of the day for the House to go into a committee of the whole House, to consider of the Irish revenue acts, as far as they related to Salt, Hops, and Coals. The House being in a committee accordingly, Mr. Corry briefly stated, that the duty on Salt which was now to be proposed, was precisely the same without any variation whatever, as he had formerly staled when that subject was before the House. The other objects were those of Hops and Coals. He then moved his resolutions, which were put and carried on the subject of Salt: after which he moved two other resolutions for a duty of 7s. 7d. Irish currency, upon every barrel of Irish Malt; and a countervaling duty to the same amount, on every barrel of malt imported into Ireland, from the 24th of March 1S04, to the 24th of March 1805, which passed.—The House being resumed, the report was ordered to be received to-morrow.—Mr. Foster moved, "That there be laid before the House an account of the existing duties now payable on the several articles contained in the resolutions of the committee of the whole House, reported on the 3d of Match instant, specifying each article on the several acts, &c. and the amount payable under each act, &c." Which was ordered accordingly.—Mr. Corry then moved the order of the day for the second reading of the Irish duty bill. The bill was accordingly read a second time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House on Thursday next.—Mr. Corry 719 then moved the order of the day for the second reading of the Irish countervailing duty bill. The bill was accordingly read a second time, and ordered to be committed to a committee of the whole House on Thursday next.—The royal marine mutiny bill was read a third time, and passed on the motion of Mr. Vansittart.—Mr. Creevey gave notice that to-morrow week he should make a motion for papers respecting the war in Ceylon.—Mr. Francis also gave notice of a motion on the same day, relative to the war in India.