HC Deb 03 March 1806 vol 6 c285
Mr. Hurst

presented a petition from the debtors confined in the gaol of Horsham in Sussex. Mr. Sheridan, col. M'Malion, Mr. Courtenay, and admiral Markham, took the oaths and their seats, on their re-election.—The sheriffs of London presented at the bar a petition from the lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common council assembled, relative to the enlargement of Smithfield Market. Referred to a committee.—Mr. Whitbread said, he was desired by the committee, of which he had been appointed chairman, to give notice, that he should to-morrow make a special communication to the house on the subject of the impeachment of lord Melville.—It was ordered, on the motion of Mr. Foydell, that there be laid before the house an account of all the wool, woolfells, &c. imported into England for the last 20 years, distinguishing the quantity imported from the United States.—The Greenland whale-fishery bill was read a second time; to be committed to-morrow.—The qualification indemnity bill was read a third time, and passed.—On the motion of Mr. Vansittart, pursuant to notice, the house went into a committee on the Irish revenue acts. In the committee a resolution was agreed to for continuing the duties granted to the 25th of this mouth for a time to be limited. The house having been resumed, the report was ordered to be received to-morrow.—Mr. Alexander brought up the report of the committee on expiring laws. The resolutions were severally agreed to, and it was ordered to be an instruction to the committee appointed to prepare the expiring laws bill, to make provision therein pursuant thereto.—The order of the day for the house going into a committee of supply, being read.—Sir P. Stephens moved, that the estimates for the navy and transport service, presented in Jan. last, be referred to the said committee, which was ordered.—The house then resolved into the committee, when the different estimates were moved, and the report ordered to be received to-morrow.