§ Mr. Owen, from the East India House, presented copies of extracts of the correspondence between the British govt. in the East Indies and Holkar, which 365 were laid on the table.—Mr. Vickery Gibbs took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Totness.—Sir W. Young said he had, on a former day, moved for several papers, to shew the importance of the commerce and trade between G. Britain and the West India Colonies. He was persuaded that it would be satisfactory to the house to know the importance also of the commerce between Ireland and the West Indies; and for this reason he would move, that there be laid before the house a return of all the coffee imported into G. Britain from the West India Colonies, and exported, with the drawbacks paid thereon, ending the 5th of Jan. 1803, 1804, and 1805; also an account of indigo imported, and the duties payable thereon, from the 5th of Jan. 1804, to the 5th Jan. 1805; also an account of goods imported from the West India Colonies into Ireland, and the duties paid, thereon, for the same period; an account of the quantity of rum imported from the West India Islands, and exported there from; and the number of ships, and amount of their tonnage, cleared out of the ports of Ireland, for the West Indies, distinguishing all foreign ships, from the 5th of Jan. 1804, to the 5th of Jan. 1805; which motions were severally agreed to.—Mr. Creevey moved, that the copy of the commission for regulating the civil affairs of the navy, passed the great seal the 8th Jan. 1805 should be printed. Ordered.—Mr. Huskisson brought in the loyalty loan bill, which was read a first time.—Mr. James Fitzgerald, pursuant to notice, moved, that there be laid before the house, a return of the several persons in custody of the sheriffs, gaolers, and keepers of places of confinement, in the several gaols and prison ships, since the 23d of July, 1803, under the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, stating how they were disposed of, and stating those who were confined on oath or not. Ordered.—Sir E. Nepean brought in the Irish Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, which was read a first time.