326 peaces of his offiee.--'t he dame wa• agreed to, and the Bill or dered to be re-committed on Friday.—Adjourned. WEDNESDAY, 31AY 19. KENRICK obtained leave to bring, in a Bill for the Relief of the Poor Debtor,* confined in Dover Castle. Mr. CHERVEY gave notice, that as the Sinecure Bill had been lost in the Lortl4, he would on to-morrow sennight submit a motion to the Hou.e, fur the abolition of the place of one of the Pay masters of Forces, and that he would on Wednesday sennight sub mit another motion for the abolition of the place of Paymaster of the Marine,l. iihNSON wished to know Wit was the intention of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer to oppose the second reading of the Bill for the Repeal of the Leather Duty? The. Cu INCELLOI2 of the EXC./IIi:QUER as he did not con sider that the sense of the House mid been taken upon the question, he was determined to take it upon the second reading. The House hiving gooe into a Committee on the Catholic Bill, Mr. Canning's clause was brought up, and ordered to be printed preparatory to the debate on. the Bill, which is fixed for Mon day next. KFERICK moved the third reading of the General Inclosere 8.11. ;Ii• C.. nURRELL wished to know whether the clause respecting thf. Limitation of Hedges wus still contained in the Bill. Mr. H. Su mr4 ER was sorry to find that objectionable clauses were conplA in this Bill with others, the utility of which were generally :Omitted, as this might prevent the Bill from passing else where.—The Bili then passed.—Adjt.urned. THURSDAY, MAY O. Mr. CR MET gave notice, that having been that day sentenced by the Court of King's Bench to pay a fine of 100 I. for an alledged libel, he should tomorrow tix a day for bringing the subject before the Honse, Mr. PALMER moved for papers relative to the percentage due to Mr. PitIOICI, his lather, on the Post Office Revenue, which were granted. Mr. Loptirtwr rose to make the motion of *Well he had given notice, for the House to go into g consideration of the claims made by the Agierican Merchants. He enumerated the several attempts that had been made, at various times, for adjusting these debts; and the * failure of those attempts, owing to the conduct of the Ame ricans themselves. Commissioners tier* sent out in 1794 to adjust the claims, which then amounted to two millions, but they did not accomplish their object. The amount of the illegal raptures from the Americans was stated to be 1;400,000l. and this had been so *Red np with the American claims prom the merchants here, as to ipsluce the Commissioners to strike a balance of 600,0001. for the perchants, without their privity or consent; and as this had been done to forward and promote the interests of the State, by a sacri fice for the interests of the merchants baying individual claims on America, he considered them as having in undoubted right to ex pect to be remunerated from the public purse. Whatever the House might think proper to give, either on the ground of compen sation or relief, the claimants would be rerly thankfully to accept. UR concluded by moving, " That the petitioners had established eitle4o a ease as forms an equitable ground for Parliamentary relief." Mt. VANSITTART Opposed the motion as tending to establish a dangerons and mischievous precedent ; 600,14001. had been recovered by the claimants, and they were still entitled to all advantages which had been secured to them by the original Treaty of 1784. The House divided—for the motion, 87; agatnst it, 100.—liajority against the motion, 13. On the second reading of the Bill for repeating the Leather Tax, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed it, when a debate eusiii•il; and the House divided —'ffir the seiemial reading of Mr. Benson's Bill. t ; against it, 115.—Majority against the Bill, 3. The tax on leather will therei;ire remain.—Adjpurned. F R HA y 21. The Pancras Lighting and Paving Bill was rood a third time and pas, ed. • The Irish Post Roads Bill was re*d a second time, and ordered to be coinmitied on Monday. Mr. 'f tv.it N EY, in consequence of the Indisposition of Mr. Lyttle ton, postponed 'hat 'lien. Member's motion reipecting the Naval Conduct of the War iii America, to Tocsday se'nnight. Mr. KENRICIi moved that the Insolvent Debtors' Bill here-com mitted, Mr. Serjean% Harisi.ow wished that more time would be given for t►he consideration 'of a 13111 ot so much Importance, and observed MAY 23. that he had mane objections to make to several clauses in it. There were many, he said, in the House. who did not know whether time Bill was to be pet-liniment or temporary. Mr. KENRICK was sorry that a Bill which was so long before the House had not been duly attended to by time Members. The Bill was .most certainly to be immanent ; and as it was of a highly important nature, he should have no objection to postpone it to this day se'nniglit. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY thought the continual delays that had taken place with respect to this Bill, were a ;;neat hardship to the unfortunate persons who expected to be rm lieved by it. 'flair feelings had bt en cruelly trifled with, by a stispecee of two months, and be herd the House would take care not to sanction any delay that would be injurious to the Bill. As to the pretence that this Bill had not been sufficiently considered, there could be no Would*. tion fur it, for ti;e Bill had received the most ample consideration from those best capable ofjudging of the necessity of a permanent measure. The Gentlemen who did not know that the measure was to be permanent could not have paid that attention which their parliamentary duty inculcated. and the mischiefs arising from temporary Acts fer the relief of debtors Were so SClions, that if they, were not actually occasioned by necessity he should nut have voted for them. After a few words from Mr. Lockhart, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Kenrick, the last of whom we understood to say, that the confinement was to be six months before the benefit of the Act could be extended to the debtor. lhe Bill was ordered to be recommitted this day sennight. Mr. RENPON moved for accounts of the amount of the duty on Leather within the last three months, and for several other papers, relative to that article. Ordered.—Adjourned. TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. BANKRUPT!g. J. W. Hiort, late of Great Smith-street, coal-merchant, to surrender, May n, 19, and June 29, at one, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Sandys, Horton, and soarke. Crane-court, Fleet-t-treet. W. Harnett, sen. late of Canterbury, curlier, June 1,1, 811C1 19, at eleven, at the Guildhall, Canterbury. Attoinies, Messrs. Mount, Can terbury ; and Messrs. Brace and Plower, Essex court, Temple. R. Lloyd, of Clement's lane, scrivener, May 2; June 1, and (z 9, at eleven, at Guildhall. Atturnies, Aleasrs. Walker and Rankin, Old Jewry. J. Downes, of High Holborn, earthenware-dealer, May VS, June 1, and 19, at twelve, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Pearson, Elm -court, Temple. T. Robson, of Clendon, Durham, ship owner, May 24, June 8, and ?9, at eleven, at the Bridge Inn, Bishop-Wearmouth. Attornies, r. Symond*s Inn, London ; and Mr. Thompson, Bishop- Wearmont h. W. Clark, of Cullum-street, Fenchurch-street, wine-merchant, May if, June 5, and /9, at ten, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Wilkinson and Smith, White Lion -street, Spitalfe•lds. J. Burgis, of Greenwich, poulterer, May 29, Tune 1, and 29, at ten, Gnildhall. Attorney, Mr. Gregory, Clement's Inn. J. Israel. of Bury -street, St. Mary Atm jeweller, May 22, June 1, and /9, at eleven, atGuildhall. Attorney, Mr. Swann, New Basinglill. street. W. Saunders, of Norton r falgate, linen-draper, May et, 29, and June '29, eleven, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Browne, Crosby-square, Brshopsgate-street. C. Wadsworth, of Bishopsgate-street, grocer, May 22, at twelve,. June 2, and 99, at one, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Patches and Sampson, Swithin's-lane. T. Mabbott, of Satfron-hill, Holborn, leather-dealer, May 22, 25, and June 29, at ten, at guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Brown, Duke-streec Westminster. S. Phillips, of Falmouth, shopkeeper ; June 9,10, and 29, at eleven, at the Cpmmins's Hotel, Falmouth. Attornies, Mr. Young, Falmouth; and Messrs. Reardon and Davis, Corbet-court,Gracechureh-street. P. Pattie, of King's-Lynn, Norfolk, grocer, June 1, at four, 2, nt ten, and 29, at four, at the Guildhall, Attornies, Alessrs: Fairthorne, and Clark, WaintUrd-court, London ; and Mr. Goodwin. King's Lynn. G. Shifter, of Nicholas-lane, insurance -broker, May /2. at one, '9, at ;en, ash June 2q, at one, at Guildhall. Attoinex, Mr. Abbot, Abchurch-yard, Cann u-street. J. Proctor and W. Mapden, of Leeds, and S. Marsden, of W,lkefield, Yerkikire, fax-spinners, :June 3,4, and '29, at eleven, at the While Horse Hose!, Leeas. Ati °flues, Messrs. Carddles and Yuan. Gray' s Inn, Lvauftn; and Mr. 0%41 . 1t, Iced', • THE NATIONAL REGISTER.