HC Deb 03 June 1805 vol 5 c724
Mr. Calcraft

presented a petition from the noblemen, gentleman, and freeholders of the county of Kent, on the subject of the Tenth Report of the Commissioners of Naval Enquiry. Ordered to lie on the table.—The Dublin Paving Bill, the Spanish Red Wine Duty bill, the Pilchard Fishery Bounty bill, the Townleian Collection, the Straw plat and Hats duty bill, the Camberwell Water Works' Bill, the Irish Infirmary bill, the Thames Tunnel bill, and Judge Fox's Proceedings bill, were severally read a third time and passed.—The Chelsea Bay bill, 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 to-morrow.—The committee on the Irish Paper Duty bill, the Irish Fire Hearth bill, the Irish Distillery bill, were read a second time; to be committed to-morrow.—Mr. Hawthorn brought up the Report of the Padington Canal bill; to be read a third time to-morrow.—Mr. Bankes brought up the Report of the Committee on the Petition of the Trustees of the British Museum, relative to Grant of Public Money for the erection of a Building to preserve the Townleian Collection.—The Returns respecting Grand Jury Presentments in Ireland, presented on the 26th of June last, were, on the motion of Mr. Elliott, 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.—A message from the lords informed the house, that their lordships had agreed to the St. Pancras Poor bill, and desired the house would communicate to their lordships the evidence on which they had passed the duke of Atholl's Annuity bill. On the motion of Mr. Dundas, it was ordered that the answer of the house be sent by messengers of its own.—The Attorney General moved, that the consideration of the Lords Amendments to the Stipendiary Curates bill be postponed till to-morrow. At the same time he felt it his duty to state, that some of them appeared to him to be of such a nature as the house could not entertain. He then gave notice, that he should tomorrow move for leave to bring in a bill that might obviate this difficulty.—Sir C. Price presented a petition from the merchants and ship owners of the city of London concerned in the Whale Fishery in favour of the Greenland Whale Fishery bill, and against the prayer of Mr. Greville's. petition. Ordered to lie on the table.