Lords Sitting of 6 February 1805

MINUTES.
The pension duty and malt duty bills were read a 3d time and passed. —Mr. Hayes, from the bank, presented an account of the sums expended in the 12 months from the 5th of Jan. 1804, to the 5th Jan. 1805, for the reduction of the national debt; and an account also of the

287
sums applicable to the same purpose, for the quarter commencing on the 5th Jan. last. — A message from the Commons brought up the pension, &c. bill, the verbal amendment in which had been adopted. —Lord Mulgrave presented the additional papers relative to the rupture with Spain. —Adjourned.