§ Mr Shaw brought up a bill for amending the laws relative to bakers in Dublin; read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time.—Mr. I. H. Brown presented a second report of the committee on the Caledonian canal. Ordered to be printed.—The bill for amending the general turnpike act was read a third time, and passed. —The chairman of the committee appointed to consider of the propriety of allowing coals to be brought to London by the Paddington canal, reported that the pressure of time did not allow the committee to give the subject the full consi?deration which its importance required. The committee recommended that 50,000 ton of coals should be allowed to be brought by the canal between this period and the 1st of June, 1806, paying the same duty as coals brought coast-wise. It was also recommended that a committee should be appointed early in the next session for the full and complete investigation of the question. The report was ordered to be printed. —Sir C. Price presented a bill for making compensation to persons injured by the erection of the London docks. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time.—Mr. P. Moore presented a petition from certain freeholders of Middlesex, praying the house to interpose its authority to procure them compensation from the parties in the late controverted election for that county, for their loss of time in attending as witnesses before the committee appointed to try the merits of that election. The precedent of the Carlisle case being read, the petition 145 was referred to a committee.—The bill for regulating the office of paymaster of the forces was read a third time and passed.—The bill for amending the act of last session, for the better prosecution of felons in the united kingdom, was read a second time, and ordered to be committed tomorrow.—Mr. Vansittart brought in a bill to provide for the more effectual administration of the office of justice of the peace in Dublin; and a bill for amending the act allowing bounties for supplying certain places in the united kingdom with fish. The object of this bill was, to allow the lord lieutenant of Ireland to appropriate the sum allowed for bounties in that country, to the repair of harbours. —Both these bills were read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. —Sir John Stuart, as chairman of the committee on the repairs of the Romney, &c. reported, that the lords had, in answer to the request of the house to permit the earls of Buckinghamshire and St. Vincent, and lord Sidmouth, to come and be examined before the committee, as to the proceedings with respect to sir Home Popham, desired to be informed of the grounds of the request, and the particular objects of the examination. The chancellor of the exchequer thought the matter of this report worthy of consideration, and moved that it should be taken into consideration to-morrow. —Mr. Foster brought in a bill for regulating the collection of the hearth duty in Ireland. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second tune to-morrow. —On the motion of the chancellor of the exchequer the order for the production of accounts of monies invested in the funds in the name of the accountant-general of the court of chancery, and the deputy remembrancer of the exchequer, for the account of suitors in these courts, was discharged, and the accounts were ordered in the amended form of account of unclaimed dividends, and that part of such dividends as stood in the names of these officers. —On the motion of Mr. Jeffery, after a few observations from admiral Markham, a number of accounts relating to the supply of foreign timber to the navy, were ordered, with a discretion Of omitting the names of the places and persons. whence the timber was to be obtained, when the disclosure would he inconvenient to the public service. The form of this limitation was suggested by the chancellor of the exchequer. Several accounts relative to the stores of British 146 oak timber, and the building and repairs of ships, were also ordered on time motion of Mr. Jeffery.—On the motion of the chancellor of the exchequer, the Smuggling Prevention bill passed through a committee. When the house being resumed, the report was brought up, ordered to be printed, for the purpose of being taken into further consideration this day se'nnight, and an order made that the petitioners against the bill be heard by counsel against the bill if they think fit, on the further consideration of the report. —The Irish Stamp Duties bill, the Irish Malt bill, and the Irish Excise License bill, were read a third time and passed. —The Irish Distillery bill, the West India Free Ports bill, the Post Horse Duty Farming bill, and the Auditors of Public Accounts bill, passed severally through committees. To be reported to-morrow. —Mr.Alexander brought up the report of the committee on the propriety of allowing the lord lieutenant of Ireland to grant the sum of 20,0001. to the paving board of Dublin for paving that city. The resolution was agreed to; and it was ordered to be an instruction to the committee on the paving commissioners' bill, to make provision therein pursuant thereto.—Mr. Alexander brought up the report of the committee for exempting woollens exported to the East Indies from duties of customs; the resolution was agreed to, and a bill ordered accordingly.—The house went into a committee on the Southern Whale Fishery act; and, on the motion of Mr. Rose, resolved, that the bounties at present existing for the encouragement of that trade, should be continued. The report was ordered to be received to-morrow. —Mr. Alexander brought up the report of the Irish Excise and Customs Offices bill, which was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time tomorrow. —On the motion of Mr. Foster, an order was made for a committee of the whole house to consider of the propriety of improving the harbour of Dublin on the north side of the hill of Howth, and making it a fit station for his majesty's packets.