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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 14 . REVERSED the Decree of the Court of Session in the AppealPringle v .
, Dove . Adjourned to Friday . Friday . 16 . Read a first time a Naturalization and two Inclosure Bills . Adjourned to Monday . Monday , 19 . Their Lordships , in the Scotch Appeal , Mackenzie v . Scott , affirmed the judgment of the Court of Session ,, and attached 100 I . costs to the appealing party . Read a first time the Bill for the hotter raising the Militia in the Tower
Hamlets , the Mutiny Bill , & c . Read . 1 third time , and passed , the Loan Bill ; the Dutch Property Bill ;„ the Scotch Distillery Bill . Tuesday , 20 . Petitions were read from the prisoners confined for debt in different goals In " the kingdom , stating the hardship * of their condition , and applying to their Lordships' mercy for relief , & c . ~ Ordered to be laidonthe table . Lord Grenville then moved the Order of the Dayfor taking his Majesty ' s
mes-, sage into consideration , which being read-Lord Grenville rose , and after a preamble , in which he set forth the utility of strong Continental Alliances , and the propriety of vigorous preparations to pro-, secute the war , moved , ' That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty , to return his Majesty thanksfor his gracious communication ; to assure his Majesty , & c . ' ( reverberat- .
ing the Message in the usual form . ) The Duke of Bedford said he should suffer the address to pass without opposition ; but in doing so he did not mean to assent to the Minister's conduct in giving pecuniary aid to the Emperor without consent of Parliament . The question being pat , it was then carried nem . dis . Adjourned . Wednesday , 21 . The Marquis of Bute was introduced between the Marqaisses Cornwallis and Hertford , and took the oaths and his seat , he having been raised to the dignity of a Marquis of Great Britain .
Thursday . 21 . The Bill for imposing additional duties on certain Exciseable Goods , the Scotch Distillery Bill , tkc . were read a first rime . The Order of the Day , for the House to go into a Committee upon the Loan Bill , was then read . The Duke of Norfolk rose , and after observing that it would be very desirable to know whether the sum now about to be raised would be sufficient for the whole purposes of the year , he said he should be obliged to the Noble Secretary of State for information upon that head . He next proceeded to show the great
inconvenience it might be attended with , to pay the subscribers in three per cents at 75 , or in money at their option , in the year 179 S , should a new war break out at that period . He therefore moved , That a clause should be inserted in the Bill to enable the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury to delay the payment due upon , such contributions till the three per cent , stocks were at 75 . The Duke of Bedford seconded the motion .
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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 14 . REVERSED the Decree of the Court of Session in the AppealPringle v .
, Dove . Adjourned to Friday . Friday . 16 . Read a first time a Naturalization and two Inclosure Bills . Adjourned to Monday . Monday , 19 . Their Lordships , in the Scotch Appeal , Mackenzie v . Scott , affirmed the judgment of the Court of Session ,, and attached 100 I . costs to the appealing party . Read a first time the Bill for the hotter raising the Militia in the Tower
Hamlets , the Mutiny Bill , & c . Read . 1 third time , and passed , the Loan Bill ; the Dutch Property Bill ;„ the Scotch Distillery Bill . Tuesday , 20 . Petitions were read from the prisoners confined for debt in different goals In " the kingdom , stating the hardship * of their condition , and applying to their Lordships' mercy for relief , & c . ~ Ordered to be laidonthe table . Lord Grenville then moved the Order of the Dayfor taking his Majesty ' s
mes-, sage into consideration , which being read-Lord Grenville rose , and after a preamble , in which he set forth the utility of strong Continental Alliances , and the propriety of vigorous preparations to pro-, secute the war , moved , ' That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty , to return his Majesty thanksfor his gracious communication ; to assure his Majesty , & c . ' ( reverberat- .
ing the Message in the usual form . ) The Duke of Bedford said he should suffer the address to pass without opposition ; but in doing so he did not mean to assent to the Minister's conduct in giving pecuniary aid to the Emperor without consent of Parliament . The question being pat , it was then carried nem . dis . Adjourned . Wednesday , 21 . The Marquis of Bute was introduced between the Marqaisses Cornwallis and Hertford , and took the oaths and his seat , he having been raised to the dignity of a Marquis of Great Britain .
Thursday . 21 . The Bill for imposing additional duties on certain Exciseable Goods , the Scotch Distillery Bill , tkc . were read a first rime . The Order of the Day , for the House to go into a Committee upon the Loan Bill , was then read . The Duke of Norfolk rose , and after observing that it would be very desirable to know whether the sum now about to be raised would be sufficient for the whole purposes of the year , he said he should be obliged to the Noble Secretary of State for information upon that head . He next proceeded to show the great
inconvenience it might be attended with , to pay the subscribers in three per cents at 75 , or in money at their option , in the year 179 S , should a new war break out at that period . He therefore moved , That a clause should be inserted in the Bill to enable the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury to delay the payment due upon , such contributions till the three per cent , stocks were at 75 . The Duke of Bedford seconded the motion .