HC Deb 27 June 1806 vol 7 cc856-7

The Clyde Canal bill was read a third time, and passed.—The Solicitor General brought up the bill for altering and amending the several laws relating to Bankrupts, which was read a first time.—Mr. Vansittart, brought up a bill for regulating the Auditing of Public Accounts. Read a first time.—Mr. Dugdale moved the further consideration of the Report of the Birmingham Canal bill; a conversation ensued on an Amendment moved by sir J. Wrottesley, that the report be taken into consideration this day three months; and a division took place; for the amendment 57; against it 33; majority 24. The bill was of course lost for this session.—Mr. Alexander brought up the Report of the East India Shipping bill, which was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday.—Sir John Newport, pursuant to notice, moved that the Order of the Day for taking into consideration the County of Wexford Election Petition, on Wednesday, the 3d of July, be deferred to Wednesday the 10th of July, Ordered.—On the motion of Mr. Vansittart, the house in a committee of Ways and Means, agreed to a resolution for granting a sum of 4,500,000l. from the arrears outstanding of 14,500,000l. voted as the produce of the war taxes of the year 1805, and remaining to he received on 30th May 1806. This was to make good a like sum issued on Exchequer bills, on the aids of this year to replace Exchequer Bills of last year to the same amount, called in.—In answer to a question from Mr. Huskisson as to the amount of the outstanding balance of the war taxes for that Year on 30th May last, Mr. Vansittart stated, that the amount received at that time was about 4,900,000l. He could not however, state exactly; but in a few days the account would be accurately made up. The report to be received on, Monday.—Mr. Hobhouse reported the answers of general Craig to the questions put by a committee of the house, in relation to the charges against marquis Wellesley. Ordered to be printed; as were also the minutes of evidence taken before a committee of the whole house upon the Oude charge against the noble Marquis.