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Parliamentary Proceedings.
the will to offer it for sale to any Foreign Government that should choose to purchase the same . The petition was ordered to lie on the table . . . Mr . Fox presented a . petition for leave to bring in a bill for 'building new streets , and widening the avenues leading to the New Theatre , which was stated to be necessary for the public convenience and safety . The petition was rece > ved , " ^ nd ordered to lie on the table . 5 On the motion of Mr . Burkea committee ( consisting of the Managers for
con-. , ducting the trial of Mr . Hastings ) was appointed to inspect the Lords' journals , as far as relates to the trial of Mr . Hastings , and to report their opinion thereon to the House . The House having gone into a Committee of Ways and Means , Mr . Pitt observed , that the Committee of Supply , had voted the sum of 1 , 500 , 000 ! . for the payment of Navy and Victualling Bills that were in circulation prior to the 31 st of March 1793 . He now proposed to make provision for that sum . He should state the nature of that fund out of which he meant to satisfy those Navy Biffs . He proposed to do what was
done in the years 1784 and 1785 . And after conversing with those who were most deeply interested in this business , with those who were' the principal b . II-holders , he had every reason to suppose , that the terms he was about to propose -would be agreeable to them , to wit , that they should have five per cent , stock at the value of 99 L so that he gave them joil . for iool . the actual . price of that stock being at present rather above par . He also stated , that it was proposed that all Navy Bills to'be issued in
future should bear interest ( 4 per cent . ) from the moment they were issued j and that they should not be current for a longer period than fifteen months . The Committee voted pursuant to these propositions . Mr . Pitt said , it had been at first proposed to impose a duty of so much on each hundred of Slates , and on each ton of Stone and Marble ; but on further consideration it was found that that mode of taxation would be attended with great inconvenience ; and therefore it was now intended to tax those articles according to their value . He said , there was formerly a duty payable on those articles , the production of the Isles
of Guernsey , Jersey , Alderney , Sark , and Man , imported into lingland . It was nowproposed to repeal that duty , and to make it the same with that to be paid in future in Great Britain . He therefore moved , " That the Duties of Customs now chargeable on Slate , Stone , and Marble , of the production of Guernsey , & c . imported in this kingdom , do cease , and be no longer paid or payable . " . Ordered . " That the Duty of Customs of 20 I . be charged on every iool . of the true and real value of SlateStoneand Marblethe production of those islandswhich shall be
im-, , , , ported into the kingdom . " Ordered . Also , " That the Duty of 20 I . be chargeable on every iool . of the true and real value of all Slate , Stone , and Marble , carried by sea from any one port of this kingdom to any other port of the kingdom . " ¦ Ordered . ' The Committee further voted , " That the pay and clothing of the Militia for the ycar . 1794 . be defrayed out of the produce of the Land-tax . " .
6 . Mr . Mainwaring moved for leave to bring in a bill to explain and amend the 29 th of Charles 11 , for the better observance 0 f the Sabbath . He drcsv a very pathetic pictu re of the journeymen bakers , who were obliged to sit up every night throughout cite week , and to work on a Sunday . Leave was given , and Mr , Mainwaring and Sir James Sanderson were ordered to bring in the same . Mr . Pitt moved for leave to bring in a bill to augment the Militia , After a few words from Mr . M . A . Taylor , Mr . Fox , Mr . Bpuverie , & c . leave was given . Mr . Whitbread the younger rose to make his promised mptioh relative to treaties . The
Hon . Member took a view pf the war from the moment this country entered into it , the progress of the same , and ourallies , in order to shew that their objects were dif-, ferent from ours . After a variety of arguments and observations he moved , That an fumble Address be presented to his Majesty , to intreat him to make peace . Mr . Jenkinson spoke against the motion ; Mr . Taylor and Mr . Fox in support , of it , pn which the House divided : for the motion 26 , against it 13 S . ' ' - Po-2
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Parliamentary Proceedings.
the will to offer it for sale to any Foreign Government that should choose to purchase the same . The petition was ordered to lie on the table . . . Mr . Fox presented a . petition for leave to bring in a bill for 'building new streets , and widening the avenues leading to the New Theatre , which was stated to be necessary for the public convenience and safety . The petition was rece > ved , " ^ nd ordered to lie on the table . 5 On the motion of Mr . Burkea committee ( consisting of the Managers for
con-. , ducting the trial of Mr . Hastings ) was appointed to inspect the Lords' journals , as far as relates to the trial of Mr . Hastings , and to report their opinion thereon to the House . The House having gone into a Committee of Ways and Means , Mr . Pitt observed , that the Committee of Supply , had voted the sum of 1 , 500 , 000 ! . for the payment of Navy and Victualling Bills that were in circulation prior to the 31 st of March 1793 . He now proposed to make provision for that sum . He should state the nature of that fund out of which he meant to satisfy those Navy Biffs . He proposed to do what was
done in the years 1784 and 1785 . And after conversing with those who were most deeply interested in this business , with those who were' the principal b . II-holders , he had every reason to suppose , that the terms he was about to propose -would be agreeable to them , to wit , that they should have five per cent , stock at the value of 99 L so that he gave them joil . for iool . the actual . price of that stock being at present rather above par . He also stated , that it was proposed that all Navy Bills to'be issued in
future should bear interest ( 4 per cent . ) from the moment they were issued j and that they should not be current for a longer period than fifteen months . The Committee voted pursuant to these propositions . Mr . Pitt said , it had been at first proposed to impose a duty of so much on each hundred of Slates , and on each ton of Stone and Marble ; but on further consideration it was found that that mode of taxation would be attended with great inconvenience ; and therefore it was now intended to tax those articles according to their value . He said , there was formerly a duty payable on those articles , the production of the Isles
of Guernsey , Jersey , Alderney , Sark , and Man , imported into lingland . It was nowproposed to repeal that duty , and to make it the same with that to be paid in future in Great Britain . He therefore moved , " That the Duties of Customs now chargeable on Slate , Stone , and Marble , of the production of Guernsey , & c . imported in this kingdom , do cease , and be no longer paid or payable . " . Ordered . " That the Duty of Customs of 20 I . be charged on every iool . of the true and real value of SlateStoneand Marblethe production of those islandswhich shall be
im-, , , , ported into the kingdom . " Ordered . Also , " That the Duty of 20 I . be chargeable on every iool . of the true and real value of all Slate , Stone , and Marble , carried by sea from any one port of this kingdom to any other port of the kingdom . " ¦ Ordered . ' The Committee further voted , " That the pay and clothing of the Militia for the ycar . 1794 . be defrayed out of the produce of the Land-tax . " .
6 . Mr . Mainwaring moved for leave to bring in a bill to explain and amend the 29 th of Charles 11 , for the better observance 0 f the Sabbath . He drcsv a very pathetic pictu re of the journeymen bakers , who were obliged to sit up every night throughout cite week , and to work on a Sunday . Leave was given , and Mr , Mainwaring and Sir James Sanderson were ordered to bring in the same . Mr . Pitt moved for leave to bring in a bill to augment the Militia , After a few words from Mr . M . A . Taylor , Mr . Fox , Mr . Bpuverie , & c . leave was given . Mr . Whitbread the younger rose to make his promised mptioh relative to treaties . The
Hon . Member took a view pf the war from the moment this country entered into it , the progress of the same , and ourallies , in order to shew that their objects were dif-, ferent from ours . After a variety of arguments and observations he moved , That an fumble Address be presented to his Majesty , to intreat him to make peace . Mr . Jenkinson spoke against the motion ; Mr . Taylor and Mr . Fox in support , of it , pn which the House divided : for the motion 26 , against it 13 S . ' ' - Po-2