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Report Of The Proceedings Of The British Parliament.
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT .
THE FIRST SESSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH PARLIAMENT . HOUSE OF LORDS .
MONDAY , DECEMBER 5 . i /^\ PIE ' s Divorce Bill , together with four other , private Bills , were received vJ * from the Commons , and read the first time . Tuesday , 6 . Heard Counsel i . Tan Appeal from the Court of Session in Scotland , in which " ! vlr . John Denny and others were Appellants , and the Marquis of Lorri and others Respondents—The Judgment was affirmed . Adjourned to Monday .
Monday , 12 . Heard Counsel on a Scotch Appeal , Priiigle versus Tod . A message from his Majesty ( see Proceedings of . the House of Commons ) was read , relative to the Declaration of War with Spain , which was ordered to be taken intoconsideration to-morrow , and the Lords ' to be summoned . A . djou ' rned . Tuesday , 13 . Lord Gronville moved the Order of the Day for taking his Majesty ' s message into consideration , announcing to the House ihe Declaration of War upon the part of Spain against this Country .
The Order . being read , - Lord Grenville said , that of ail the real or pretended causes of any war , ' none were ever so frivolous as those of the Spanish Declaration : he affirmed , that Ministers had used their best endeavours to settle the difference by ahiicable discussion ; and doubted not but their Lordships would give his Majesty that support which he bad so often experienced . He therefore-moved , that an humble'Addresi be presented to his Majesty , & c . : The Address , an echo of the Message , was carried nemir . e dissentiente .
House Of Commons.
HOUSE OF COMMONS .
WEB ' HESO ' , October 31 , ( Conlinuei . ) A S to Exchequer Bills , it was intended to issue them for three months onlv , l \ ati-i to receive them inpayment of the Loan , and also to make them bear an interest of something more-than 5 percent , in orderto get at a proper divisional 'fraction of So much percent . Theexcess ' of the Navy debt , for which in ' erest was to be provided , was
6 ; 25 o , oool . whence four millions , for which provision was made last year , were to be deducted . There was also a charge of 140 , 000 ! . which had arisen from the withdrawing of the Collateral Succession Tax , and to make good which the national faith v / ri' pledged . Fortneie several sum ; -five interest would amount to 2 , 222 , 0001 . ; but as the cast India Company bad engaged to 'pav-i 1 z , oool . till the expiration of their charter , the interest to be provided was thereby reduced to ' 2 , 1 io , ocol . For tho . sake of hrevitv sye shall not follow Mr . Pitt in the reasons he brought forward to justifv his choice of objects of taxation : but shall content ourselves with-presenting to our readers an abstract of their nature and amount .
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Report Of The Proceedings Of The British Parliament.
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT .
THE FIRST SESSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH PARLIAMENT . HOUSE OF LORDS .
MONDAY , DECEMBER 5 . i /^\ PIE ' s Divorce Bill , together with four other , private Bills , were received vJ * from the Commons , and read the first time . Tuesday , 6 . Heard Counsel i . Tan Appeal from the Court of Session in Scotland , in which " ! vlr . John Denny and others were Appellants , and the Marquis of Lorri and others Respondents—The Judgment was affirmed . Adjourned to Monday .
Monday , 12 . Heard Counsel on a Scotch Appeal , Priiigle versus Tod . A message from his Majesty ( see Proceedings of . the House of Commons ) was read , relative to the Declaration of War with Spain , which was ordered to be taken intoconsideration to-morrow , and the Lords ' to be summoned . A . djou ' rned . Tuesday , 13 . Lord Gronville moved the Order of the Day for taking his Majesty ' s message into consideration , announcing to the House ihe Declaration of War upon the part of Spain against this Country .
The Order . being read , - Lord Grenville said , that of ail the real or pretended causes of any war , ' none were ever so frivolous as those of the Spanish Declaration : he affirmed , that Ministers had used their best endeavours to settle the difference by ahiicable discussion ; and doubted not but their Lordships would give his Majesty that support which he bad so often experienced . He therefore-moved , that an humble'Addresi be presented to his Majesty , & c . : The Address , an echo of the Message , was carried nemir . e dissentiente .
House Of Commons.
HOUSE OF COMMONS .
WEB ' HESO ' , October 31 , ( Conlinuei . ) A S to Exchequer Bills , it was intended to issue them for three months onlv , l \ ati-i to receive them inpayment of the Loan , and also to make them bear an interest of something more-than 5 percent , in orderto get at a proper divisional 'fraction of So much percent . Theexcess ' of the Navy debt , for which in ' erest was to be provided , was
6 ; 25 o , oool . whence four millions , for which provision was made last year , were to be deducted . There was also a charge of 140 , 000 ! . which had arisen from the withdrawing of the Collateral Succession Tax , and to make good which the national faith v / ri' pledged . Fortneie several sum ; -five interest would amount to 2 , 222 , 0001 . ; but as the cast India Company bad engaged to 'pav-i 1 z , oool . till the expiration of their charter , the interest to be provided was thereby reduced to ' 2 , 1 io , ocol . For tho . sake of hrevitv sye shall not follow Mr . Pitt in the reasons he brought forward to justifv his choice of objects of taxation : but shall content ourselves with-presenting to our readers an abstract of their nature and amount .