HC Deb 28 March 1805 vol 4 c132
Col. Stanley

presented a petition from the manufacturers, tradesmen, and the inhabitants of Manchester, praying for the repeal or amendment of the Corn bill, passed last Sessions. Ordered to lie on the table.—Sir John Newport brought up a bill for establishing a provisionary Asylum for Lunatics in Ireland; which was read a first time—Mr. Curwen moved, that there be laid before the house copies of the opinion delivered by the Attorney and Solicitor-General before the Privy-Council, upon the claims of John Duke of Athol, on the Isle of Man. Ordered—Mr. Crevey rose to make his motion respecting the claims of the Duke of Athol upon the Isle of Man. He observed, that during the last administration, an order had been made adverse to the claims of that peer, bearing date in Aug. 1802. He was desirous of knowing what gave rise to the sudden change of sentiment with regard to the claims of the noble duke, and produced a contrary order in March last, He would therefore move, "that an humble address be presented to his majesty, praying that he would direct that there be laid before the house, a copy of the order of council, of the 31st March last, in favour of the claims of John Duke of Athol." Agreed to.—Col. Stanley moved for a copy of the memorial presented to the privy council by John Duke of Athol.—Mr. Curwen rose to move for several additional papers relative to the Duke of Athol, and wished for the production of copies of all the papers of the proceedings relative to the compensation granted at the time of the sale to Government, in 1766. Mr. Rose observed, that the most regular way of proceeding would have been for the hon. gent. to have given previous notice of his motions. The speaker having acquainted the hon. member that this would have been more conformable to the rules observed by the house, Mr. Curwen named to-morrow.—Mr. Foster brought up the Irish Spirit Permit Duty bill and the Irish Small Note Restriction bill. Read a first time.—The keeper Rates bill, the Spanish Trade Licence bill, and the American Treaty bill, were severally read a second time.—The Alien Prize Ships bill, the American Goods bill, the Irish Customs and Excise Duty bills, and the Spanish Wine bill, went through a committee. In the committee on the Spanish Wine bill a clause was inserted, for imposing the same duties on Spanish red wines as on French wines, on the ground that the Present cheapness of Spanish red wines was the occasion of their being made use of to adulterate port.