Commons Sitting of 2 January 1807

MINUTES.
Mr. Vansittart brought up the Malt-Duty bill, and the Pensions Duty

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bill, which were read a first time; he then moved, that the house should resolve itself into a committee of supply, and that the account of Exchequer bills, presented yesterday to the house, should be referred to the said committee. The Speaker having left the chair, Mr. Vansittart moved, that 10,500,000 l. be granted to his majesty, for paying off 10,500,000 l. raised for the year 1805, by loans on Exchequer bills outstanding and unprovided for.—The house resumed, and the report was ordered to be received to-morrow.—Mr. Adam moved to discharge the order for taking the Linlithgow Election into consideration, and app-oint it for the 10th of March.—The following Election petitions were presented and ordered to be taken into consideration: Nottingham, appointed for January 22; Shaftesbury, for March 3; Culross, for March 24; Guildford, for March 5; Lancaster, for March 10; Taunton, for March 10; Melbourne-port, (2 petitions) for March 10; Honiton, (3 petitions) for March 12; Christchurch, (2 petitions) for March 12; East Loo, for March 17; Newry, for March 17; Edinburgh (City) for March 26; Dublin, Shrewsbury, Glasgow, Malmsbury, the same day as the former petitions.