HC Deb 01 July 1805 vol 5 c706

The committee on the Irish Revenue Regulation bill, the further consideration of the Report of the Irish Customs Regulation bill, the consideration of the Lords' Amendments to the Irish Distillers' bill, and the further consideration of the Report of the Dublin Paving bill, were, on the motion of Mr. Vansittart, put off to tomorrow.—The Irish Spanish Red Wine Duty bill passed through a Committee, to be reported to-morrow. —Lingham's Divorce bill was committed, Mr. Parke was heard on the part of Mr. Lingham. Several witnesses were examined touching the circumstance of the case, and the service of the notice of the bill on Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. Lingham's mother. The bill then passed through the Committee, to be reported to-morrow.— The third reading of the Distillers bill was put off to to-morrow.— The house went into a Committee on the Parliamentary Bankrupts Privilege bill; to be reported to-morrow.— Mr. Whitbread moved "that a Committee be appointed to examine the Lords' Journals respecting the Reports of the Commissioners of Public Accounts, and their proceedings thereon, and that the Committee appointed to draw up articles of Impeachment against Henry Lord Viscount Melville be the said Committee." Ordered.— Lord A. Hamilton moved the third reading of the Corn bill. After a short conversation, in which Mr. Ferguson objected to the measure, which lord Archibald Hamilton defended, and sir John Sinclair consented to support, as a temporary expedient, laying in his claim at the smile time, if the bill should he found to be injurious, to propose its repeal in a future session. The Secretary at War also, and Mr. Holt Lee, spoke briefly in favour of the bill, after which Mr. Ferguson withdrew his opposition to the measure, and the bill was read a third time and passed.— A message from the lords informed the house, that their lordships had agreed to the Woollen Manufacturer's Penalty Suspension bill, the Irish and English Corn Exportation bill, the East India Woollens Exportation bill, and the Irish Loyalist Compensation Commissioners bill, without any amendments; also, to the Irish Assessed Taxes bill, and the Irish Paper Duty bill, each with an amendment, and that they had passed a bill for continuing the proceedings in the case of Judge Fox, in which they desired the concurrance of the house.— Mr. Rose obtained leave to bring in a bill for the better regulation of Pilots for piloting vessels navigating the British seas.— An humble address was ordered to his majesty on the motion of Mr. Kinnaird, that his majesty Would be graciously pleased to give directions, that there be laid before the house copies of any reports that tray have been laid before his majesty by the commissioners appointed for regulating the civil affairs of the Navy. The address was ordered to be presented by such members as are of his majesty's privy council.— The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved the order of the day for the third reading of the University Advowson bill. After short discussion, the bill was read the third time and passed.