HC Deb 19 March 1805 vol 4 c47

—On the motion of sir W. Young, the account presented to the house of ships and their tonnage, cleared out from Ireland to the West Indies, was ordered to be printed.—Sir J. Anderson presented a petition from several printers in the metropolis, stating, that the journeymen had refused to work without an increase of wages; that their demands were exorbitant, and a compliance with them would be destructive of the trade; and therefore praying, as the only means of counteracting the evil, that they might be allowed to take a greater number of apprentices, and for shorter periods, than they were at present allowed by law.—Ordered to lie on the table.—The Sugar Drawbacks bill was read a 3d time.—The report of the Exchequer Bills bill was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a 3d time.—The report of the Irish Spirits Warehousing bill was agreed to.—A copy of the commission, appointing John duke of Athol governor of the Isle of Man, was presented.—Lord J. Thynne's Indemnity bill was read a second time, committed, and ordered to be engrossed.—The Irish Sugar Drawbacks bill went through a committee, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow.—Mr. Fox stated, that he should, on Monday next, present a petition to the house from the Roman Catholics of Ireland. It was not, he said, necessary for him to give this notice, but he thought it respectful to the house to suggest his intention.