§ On the motion of Mr. Huskisson, the house went into a commitee 483 on the Distillery,acts. Resolutions, containing certain new regulations respecting the distillation of spirits in England and Scotland,when intended to be exported from either country to the other, were agreed to. The report was received, and a bill ordered accordingly—Mr. Peter Moore presented a petition from the clothiers of YorkShire, Wilts, Somerset, and Gloucester, against the. bill now pending for the suspension of penalties. affecting their trade. The petitioners Were,ordered to be heard on the report to be heard on the report— On Motion for the second reading of this bill for the suspension of penalties in the woollen manufacture, Mr. Brooke opposed the bill,on the ground that it gave a monopoly to those who made use of the prohibited machines, under favour of the suspension. Admiral Berkeley defended. the bill. He hoped that before the expiration of the short period for which it:Was to be in force (till 1st May) a full arrangement would be brought forward by his majesty's, government. Mr. Peter Moore opposed the bill which had only the signatures of 83 manufacturers to recommend it, while the number of its opponents amounted to 200,000 The official proceedings, so far as they went, coincided with the bill brought forward by his hon. friend (Mr. Brooke). Mr. Brooke wished to take the sense of the house on propriety of putting off the further proceedings on this bill till this day three months; but he deferred pressing the division till another day. The bill was read a second time and ordered to be committed to-morrow—Mr. Huskisson presented accounts of the exchequer bills outstanding on the aids of the last year, and gave notice that a motion would be made with respect to them in the committee of ways and means to-morrow—Mr. Foster presented an estimate of the compensation be granted to persons in public offices in Ireland for 1805, for extra trouble,—The Irish Civil List bill went through a committee, in which there was some conversation between Mr. Vansittart, Mr. Sheridan, and sir John Newport, on a clause subjecting the accounts of the expenditure of sums granted for secret service to the approbation of the lord lieutenant. The cause was agreed to, and the report ordered to be received to-morrow,—Mr. Huskisson presented an account of pensions granted by the crown, and a copy off the warrant of the barons of the exchequer in Scotland, for granting certain arrears of the stewardship Fife to lady Melville. Lord Henry petty gave notice, that he would bring forward some resolutions on this sub- 484 ject early in the ensuing session—Mr. Alexander brought up the report of the committee of ways and means. Bills were ordered conformably to the resolutions for the appropriation of the surplus of the consolidated fund for the last year.—Mr. Paul deferred till Monday his notice relative to the nabob of Oude. He thought it proper to state particularly that he the same day to bring forward a distinct charge against the marquis Wellesley, from the conduct observed towards that prince.