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Parliamentary Proceedings.
• j . Tec Chancellor of the Exchequer brought up a bill for augmenting the Militia , which was read a first time , and ordered to be read a second time on Monday next , and to be printed . Sir Francis Basset moved the Order of the Day , for the second reading of the bill for regulating the tolls to be granted to millers for grinding com . Mr . Smith opposed the principle of the bill , and stated several objections to it . A short debate arose , in which the Attorney General , the Solicitor General , the Master cf the Rollsand Mr . Francisopposed the billon the ground of its being an
infringe-, , , ment on the rights of persons to private property . Mr . Sheridan , Sir Francis Basset , and Mr . Husscy , supported it , on the ground of its being a necessary regulation , and for the relief of the poorer classes of society . ' The ¦ faouse divided , for the bill 30 , against it 59 . Bill lost . Mr . Wilberforce moved the Order of the Day for the House ,, to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House , on the bill for preventing the exportation of negroes from the coast of Africa in British ships , or by British subjects , to foreign territories . Colonel Tarleton opposed the motionupon the ground that it was inimical to the
, interests of commerce , and a dangerous innovation at this period . The House divided , for the bill 40 , against it 28 . The House being in a Committee , went through the bill with several amendments . The report was received immediately , and ' the bill was ordered to be recommitted on Friday next . . . '
10 . It was ordered , on the motion of Mr . Secretary Dundas , that the Bill for the better regulation of the conduct of Aliens , should . be renewed . Mr . Adam rose to bring forward his proposition relative to Mess . Muir and Palmer ; he prefaced it with a speech of very great length , and moved , •'' That there be laid before the House a copy of the indictment , warrant of committal , plea , & c . verdict , and sentence , passed the 31 st of August 1793 , on Thomas Muir the younger , of Huntershill , & c . " The Lord Advocate cf Scotland contended that the proceedings of the Court . were in
strict conformity to the known and established Law of Scotland , though perhaps not of this part of Great Britain . A long debate then took place , which lasted till past three in the morning , when the question ' being loudly called for , the House divided : for the motion 34 , against it 171 , 12 . The Penny Post Bill was read a third time and passed . 13 . The House resolved itself into a Committee on the bill for an increase of the Militia , Mr . Minchin in the chair .
Mr . Powis was prepared , as far as he had read the bill , to give his hearty assent to it 5 he only wished to seea clause introduced to provide for the wives and children of such Militia-men as might be embodied under it , similar to that clause which was adopted in the former bill .
Mr . Steele said he approved of the suggestion , and , as it was open to any member to move such a clause in that or any future stage of the bill , he should not fail to give it his support . Mr . M . A . Taylor declared , that he was a friend to the principle of the bill , but he thought it ought to name a description of men' to be embodied under it , as by taking married men'from ' their families , the parish would feel it exceedingly inconvenient , especially'if their families were large . ' ' The bill was then read clause by clause , the blanks filled up , agreed to , and ordered
to be reported ' on Wednesday next . ' ' ' 14 . Mr . ffOlberforce moved to recommit the Slave Trade Bill ; a short conversation ensued , af cr which the House divided ; for the recommitment 74 , against it 4 8 . The bill was then recommitted ; several clauses were brought up and received ; the Report of the Committee was afterwards brought lip , and the bill was ordered to be read " a third time on Monday . Mr . Grey made his promised motion relative to the landing Hessian troops in this country . He did hot call in question the prudence of the measure , or the conduct of ministers in bringing over these troops , but he wished to preserve the constitution , '
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Parliamentary Proceedings.
• j . Tec Chancellor of the Exchequer brought up a bill for augmenting the Militia , which was read a first time , and ordered to be read a second time on Monday next , and to be printed . Sir Francis Basset moved the Order of the Day , for the second reading of the bill for regulating the tolls to be granted to millers for grinding com . Mr . Smith opposed the principle of the bill , and stated several objections to it . A short debate arose , in which the Attorney General , the Solicitor General , the Master cf the Rollsand Mr . Francisopposed the billon the ground of its being an
infringe-, , , ment on the rights of persons to private property . Mr . Sheridan , Sir Francis Basset , and Mr . Husscy , supported it , on the ground of its being a necessary regulation , and for the relief of the poorer classes of society . ' The ¦ faouse divided , for the bill 30 , against it 59 . Bill lost . Mr . Wilberforce moved the Order of the Day for the House ,, to resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House , on the bill for preventing the exportation of negroes from the coast of Africa in British ships , or by British subjects , to foreign territories . Colonel Tarleton opposed the motionupon the ground that it was inimical to the
, interests of commerce , and a dangerous innovation at this period . The House divided , for the bill 40 , against it 28 . The House being in a Committee , went through the bill with several amendments . The report was received immediately , and ' the bill was ordered to be recommitted on Friday next . . . '
10 . It was ordered , on the motion of Mr . Secretary Dundas , that the Bill for the better regulation of the conduct of Aliens , should . be renewed . Mr . Adam rose to bring forward his proposition relative to Mess . Muir and Palmer ; he prefaced it with a speech of very great length , and moved , •'' That there be laid before the House a copy of the indictment , warrant of committal , plea , & c . verdict , and sentence , passed the 31 st of August 1793 , on Thomas Muir the younger , of Huntershill , & c . " The Lord Advocate cf Scotland contended that the proceedings of the Court . were in
strict conformity to the known and established Law of Scotland , though perhaps not of this part of Great Britain . A long debate then took place , which lasted till past three in the morning , when the question ' being loudly called for , the House divided : for the motion 34 , against it 171 , 12 . The Penny Post Bill was read a third time and passed . 13 . The House resolved itself into a Committee on the bill for an increase of the Militia , Mr . Minchin in the chair .
Mr . Powis was prepared , as far as he had read the bill , to give his hearty assent to it 5 he only wished to seea clause introduced to provide for the wives and children of such Militia-men as might be embodied under it , similar to that clause which was adopted in the former bill .
Mr . Steele said he approved of the suggestion , and , as it was open to any member to move such a clause in that or any future stage of the bill , he should not fail to give it his support . Mr . M . A . Taylor declared , that he was a friend to the principle of the bill , but he thought it ought to name a description of men' to be embodied under it , as by taking married men'from ' their families , the parish would feel it exceedingly inconvenient , especially'if their families were large . ' ' The bill was then read clause by clause , the blanks filled up , agreed to , and ordered
to be reported ' on Wednesday next . ' ' ' 14 . Mr . ffOlberforce moved to recommit the Slave Trade Bill ; a short conversation ensued , af cr which the House divided ; for the recommitment 74 , against it 4 8 . The bill was then recommitted ; several clauses were brought up and received ; the Report of the Committee was afterwards brought lip , and the bill was ordered to be read " a third time on Monday . Mr . Grey made his promised motion relative to the landing Hessian troops in this country . He did hot call in question the prudence of the measure , or the conduct of ministers in bringing over these troops , but he wished to preserve the constitution , '