§ The Expiring Laws Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be commuted to-morrow.
Lord Suffolkrequested the House to take; notice that certain annuities granted in the I time of Queen Anne, for carrying on the I war, expired in 1804. He wished to know from a noble Sec. of State (Lord Hawkesbury) what was the amount of this sum, what was its intended application, and whether it was destined to go to the consolidated fund?
§ Lord Hawkesburyreplied, that he was not then prepared to state the amount nor the application But this could, however, be no obstacle in the way of the bill, as Parliament would still have the power of disposing of this money in any manner that might be thought exepedient.