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House Of Commons, Financial Measure Of France.
Mr . Dundas obliquely denied the existence of the fact , and thereon the Colonel ' s motion was negatived . 3 d . The Solicitor General said , that after what had been stated by his Right Hon . Friend on a recent occasion to the House , relative to what he was about to propofe , it was unnecessary for him to say any thing ; he therefore moved for leave to bring in a bill , " To prevent the payment for a certain time , of effects or money , in the hands of subjects of Great Britain , the property of French subjects , to the orders , & c . of the persons exercising the powers of Government in France , & c . and for restoring the
same to the individual owners . " The Chancellor of the Exchequer seconded the motion , which meeting the unanimous concurrence of the House , the bill was ordered to be brought in . The House in a Committee of Ways and Means , voted the Land and Malt Taxes , in the usual manner . ' . Ordered , That the sums of 55 8 , 021 / . and 54 . 7 , 310 / . should be granted to his Majesty for the ordinary and extraordinary expences of the Navy , for 1794 .
AUGMENTATION OF THE ARMY . The Secretary at War having stated , that upwards of 10 , 000 men more had been raised last year , than had been raised in any one year of either of the last wars , moved , that 60 , 244 men , including 3 8 S 2 invalids , be granted to his Majesty for the fcrvice of 1794 . Mr . ' HujJ ' ey thought the most vigorous exertions possible of this country , could never . do any service to the cause she was engaged in ; and said he was sick of the war on the Continent . Major Maitland assertedthat the situation of the Allied Powers on the Continent
, was worse at present than at the commencement of the campaign . The miscarriage at Dunkirk , he conceived , was to be attributed to the sending an inadequate force to attack it ; and the unpardonable neglect of the Ministers at the head of the Naval and Ordnance departments refpecting the gun-boats and artillery . Mr . Jenkinfon contended , that the plan laid down by Ministers for conducting the campaign , and the efforts of the several officers in its execution , was such as merited the applause , instead of the censure of the House . He observed , that the enterprise against Dunkirk had been commenced as early as the season , with a view to the health
of the troops in such a low marshy soil , would permit . Capt . Berkley ftated , that the orders which were received for the sailing of the gunboats were , that they should be before Dunkirk between the 21 ft and 24 th of August ; and that they arrived there on the 23 d . The Chancellor of the Exchequer observed , that as he understood it was proposed by gentlemen opposite to him , that the subjects of the present debate should be brought forward on a future day for separate and particular discussion , he should reserve all detailed observations until thenThe question was put and agreed to .
. The Secretary at War then moved for a grant of the different expences of the army ordinaries and cxtraprdinarics , as well as for the subsistence of the above troops , all which were agreed to ; as were those of the ordnance , on the motion of Captain Berkley . 4 th . On the Report of the Committee of Supply , Major Maitland renewed those objections to the increased Staff of the army , which he pressed on a former night . Sir liedthat no addition was made more than necessity required .
George Yongc rep , - Mr . Steele remarked , that the Major himself had acceded to those terms relative to the promotions of rank which he appeared generally to condemn . Major Maitland acknowledged this , and said , that if he had not availed himself of the late circumstances , he might have remained in his present rank as long as Mr . Pitt was Minister .
ROMAN CATHOLICS . Mr . Mitford obtained leave tp bring in a Bill to free Roman Catholics from the double land-tax . FRENCH PROPERTY . The Attorney-General brought in a Bill for preventing the payment of any sums , bills of exchange , & c . to persons resident in France , and subje < £ l to the operations of a late decree of the Convention ; which was read a first , and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday . ... ' ' ' ' '
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House Of Commons, Financial Measure Of France.
Mr . Dundas obliquely denied the existence of the fact , and thereon the Colonel ' s motion was negatived . 3 d . The Solicitor General said , that after what had been stated by his Right Hon . Friend on a recent occasion to the House , relative to what he was about to propofe , it was unnecessary for him to say any thing ; he therefore moved for leave to bring in a bill , " To prevent the payment for a certain time , of effects or money , in the hands of subjects of Great Britain , the property of French subjects , to the orders , & c . of the persons exercising the powers of Government in France , & c . and for restoring the
same to the individual owners . " The Chancellor of the Exchequer seconded the motion , which meeting the unanimous concurrence of the House , the bill was ordered to be brought in . The House in a Committee of Ways and Means , voted the Land and Malt Taxes , in the usual manner . ' . Ordered , That the sums of 55 8 , 021 / . and 54 . 7 , 310 / . should be granted to his Majesty for the ordinary and extraordinary expences of the Navy , for 1794 .
AUGMENTATION OF THE ARMY . The Secretary at War having stated , that upwards of 10 , 000 men more had been raised last year , than had been raised in any one year of either of the last wars , moved , that 60 , 244 men , including 3 8 S 2 invalids , be granted to his Majesty for the fcrvice of 1794 . Mr . ' HujJ ' ey thought the most vigorous exertions possible of this country , could never . do any service to the cause she was engaged in ; and said he was sick of the war on the Continent . Major Maitland assertedthat the situation of the Allied Powers on the Continent
, was worse at present than at the commencement of the campaign . The miscarriage at Dunkirk , he conceived , was to be attributed to the sending an inadequate force to attack it ; and the unpardonable neglect of the Ministers at the head of the Naval and Ordnance departments refpecting the gun-boats and artillery . Mr . Jenkinfon contended , that the plan laid down by Ministers for conducting the campaign , and the efforts of the several officers in its execution , was such as merited the applause , instead of the censure of the House . He observed , that the enterprise against Dunkirk had been commenced as early as the season , with a view to the health
of the troops in such a low marshy soil , would permit . Capt . Berkley ftated , that the orders which were received for the sailing of the gunboats were , that they should be before Dunkirk between the 21 ft and 24 th of August ; and that they arrived there on the 23 d . The Chancellor of the Exchequer observed , that as he understood it was proposed by gentlemen opposite to him , that the subjects of the present debate should be brought forward on a future day for separate and particular discussion , he should reserve all detailed observations until thenThe question was put and agreed to .
. The Secretary at War then moved for a grant of the different expences of the army ordinaries and cxtraprdinarics , as well as for the subsistence of the above troops , all which were agreed to ; as were those of the ordnance , on the motion of Captain Berkley . 4 th . On the Report of the Committee of Supply , Major Maitland renewed those objections to the increased Staff of the army , which he pressed on a former night . Sir liedthat no addition was made more than necessity required .
George Yongc rep , - Mr . Steele remarked , that the Major himself had acceded to those terms relative to the promotions of rank which he appeared generally to condemn . Major Maitland acknowledged this , and said , that if he had not availed himself of the late circumstances , he might have remained in his present rank as long as Mr . Pitt was Minister .
ROMAN CATHOLICS . Mr . Mitford obtained leave tp bring in a Bill to free Roman Catholics from the double land-tax . FRENCH PROPERTY . The Attorney-General brought in a Bill for preventing the payment of any sums , bills of exchange , & c . to persons resident in France , and subje < £ l to the operations of a late decree of the Convention ; which was read a first , and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday . ... ' ' ' ' '