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On the next day Mr. Bagwell rofe to 
make fome obfervations with regard to’ 
the poor of Ireland. Their fituation, in 
many places, he deferibed to be molt de- 
plorable. He had often feen them under 
hedges, andin the nitches of bridges, ly- 
ing naked and dying for want. It was 
therefore his intention, after the recefs, | 
to propofea bill, which would have for 
its obje&t to empower the grand juries, or 
juttices of the peace, to ereét houfes in 
different parifhes for the reception of the 
fick and. indigent. 
Mr: Corry ftated, that this fubjest had 
engaged the moft ferious confideration of 
the Lord Lieutenant and the Government 
of Ireland; already a plan for relieving 
the fick and indigent in the city of Dub- 
Jin was matured; and he had no doubt 
that the fame benevolent attention would 
be extended to every part of the kingdom. 
Mr. Corry was therefore of opinion, that 
his Hon. Friend ought not to bring for- 
ward any mealure of this kind, except in 
concert with the Irifh Government. 
The bill refpeéting the badging of the 
poor, was read a fecond time on the 25th 
of November, and committed for the 27th ~ 
of the {ame month. 
- Mr. Nevwbolt on the 27th of November 
moved the order of the day, for the fecond 
reading of the above bill.—Read a fecond 
time and committed. The bill was or- 
dered. to be priated, and to be read a 
third time on the 30th of November. 
On the 2d of December the Poor Badg- 
Ing Bill was read a third time and. paffed. 
Trith army eftimates.—The Secretary 
at War obferved, that the Houfe had al-' 
yeady voted the principal army eftimates 
forthe f@rvice of Ireland for three months, 
ending the 24th of March. He fhould 
now proceed to move the, remainder, the 
firft of which was a fum of 46,6601. Eng- 
Jith money, for extra torage for cavalry 
€or three month;. 
Mr. Corry moved a large fum for the 
mifcellaneous fervices for Ireland. Mr. 
Robfon ebiefed to voting fo large a {um 
of money out of the public. trealury, for. 
a fervice eutirely of a private nature. 
He did not tee why Parliament: was to 
provide for the cieanfing, paving, and 
lighting the fircets of Dublin, any more 
than thofe of London. Upon which Lord 
Glenberyie rofe to explain the Act of 
Union, as it referred to the refolution 
now before the Conmmittee. ‘The feventh 
article, after particularly enumerating 
certain charities, agricultural premiums, 
Sc. concluded with faying, §* and fuch 
State of Public Affairs in December, 1801. 
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other fervices fhali be provided for by the 
Imperial Parliament.” The word ¢ fach’? 
had an extenfive meaning, and was intend~ 
_ ed to include many fervices not {pecifically 
mentioned, among which were thofe sow 
before the Committee, nih 
The Committee then proceeded to vote 
a, large fum of money for various charities 
mi or near Dublin. ki 
The Houte having refumed, the report 
was ordered to be received on the morrow, 
and the Committee appointed to fit again 
on Wednefday,. sa 
The Committee on the Bread Bill be- 
ing wefumed on the 2d of December, Mr. 
Alderman Curtis moved, that the claufe 
he had fabmitted to theHoule, on the pre- 
vious difcuffion, relative to the weekly re- 
turns of the fale of flour, meal, grain, &c. 
do fiand part of the bill, which was agreed 
to. Mr. Alderman Curtis then followed 
up his motion with a variety of claufes, 
the moft interefting of which were the 
following, viz. A claufe for putting the 
allowance to bakers, on account of the 
additional falt duties, on its original foot- 
ing, by repealing the aét which granted 
them four-pence on every fack of flour, 
and fubfituting in its flead the former al- 
lowance of five-pence on every quarter of 
wheat, 
Mr. Bragge propofed a verbal amend- 
ment, which was adopted. Mr. Alder- 
man Curtis then propofed a claufe for 
continuing the aét in force from the 1 
of January 1802, till the 1ft of January 
1803; but,.after fome remarks from Mr. 
Vaniittart, confented to, withdraw it, 
in order to make room for another claufe, 
calculated to accelerate the abrogation of 
the affize, by enacting, that the faid bill 
-may be altered, amended, or repealed, at 
any time during the prefent feffion-ot Par- 
liament that the Houfe may think proper. 
This latter claufe was agreed to; andthe 
bill, en’ the motion ‘of Mr.. Alderman 
Curtis, ordered to be printed, and the 
report to be taken into turther confidera-= 
tion on Monday next. _ : 
On the 8th of December, the Sheriffs 
of London prefented a petition from the 
Lora Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons, 
in Comnion Council aflembled, againtt the 
act of the 2d of the prefent reign, regu- 
-laung the fale of fith in the London Mar- 
Ket; it prayed that the faid act .of the 
2d of the prefent reign be repealed. On 
the motion of ‘Alderman Curtis, the peti- . 
tion was ordered to be referred to a Com- 
mittee. 
On the 3th of December the Sheriffs of 
London 
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