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House Of Commons.
^ Mr . LECHMERE thought sporting dogs fair subjects for taxation ; and that the auty should , in a pre-eminent degree , extend to Ladies'lap-dogs . ' Sir GREGORY PAGE TURNER spoke on the same side ; when the motion , as amended by Mr . PITT , was put , and carried . WEDNESDAY , April 6 . —There being but thirty-four Members , at four o'clock" , adjourned . ' THURSDAY April 7—Mr . PYBUS one of the Lords of the Admiralty
, . , , presented a copy of a warrant , for arresting a Member of the House , Admiral Cornwallis , on a charge of disobedience of orders ; and added , that the Marshall , in consequence of instructions from the Admiralty , had taken the Admiral ' s word for his appearance . ' ' - . FRIDAY , April 8 . — Read a third time and passed , the Corn Bounty Bill . ... The Proceedings of the Court Martial on Mr . CAWTHORNE , were presented by Sir C . Morgan ; when , on the motion of Gen . Smith , amended-by Lord Tyrconnelthe entire ordered to be
, were printed . The Committee on the Dog Tax reported , that they had "Resolved that it is the opinion of this Committee , that a duty not exceeding 3 s . per annum , be imposed on all Dogs , without exception . " Mr . Pitt and Mr . Dent were among the members appointed to bring in the Bill . On the motion of Mr . Grev , ordered accounts of arrears due to Generals , Staff and Field Officers , with the several sums of money paid , and whether by Exchequer Bills ornot . Gen . SMITH moved for a Committee to enquire into the expence of erecting Barracksand
, by what authority that expence had been incurred . The principal speakers , 111 a long and highly animated debate , were , Gen . Smith , Mr Windham , Mr . M . A . Taylor , Mr . Fox , Mr . Pitt , Mr . Courtney , Mr . W . Smith , and Mr . Grey . The motion was negatived , 98 to 24 . ,, ' MONDAY April n . —Read a third time , and passed , Ella Inclosure , Leominster Canal , Election Attendance , Lascelles ' s Sheffield ' s , and Hatton ' s Estates , and Ramsey Drainage Bills . Mr . PITT gave notice that on the 18 th he would submit to the House some taxes , in lieu of those he had relinquished ; likewise a mode to assist commercial credit .
WEST-INDIA SLAVES . —Mr . FRANCIS made a strong appeal to the House , as the guardians of the national character , and its own consistency : he said , that in 1792 , one of the fullest Houses that had ever debated the question , had resolved ) " That the Slave Trade should be abolished in 1796 . " He observed , that the Public attributed to the want of candour in the Minister , the recent resolution for the continuance of the Trade ; and instanced a declaration of a Member of that House , who to the enquiry of a friend observed , that though he had voted against the abolition , he had yet voted with the Minister . Mr . Francis , in a speech of considerable
length , fraught with argument and feeling , recommended "that slaves should be universally secured in the possession of those advantages , which the advocates for slavery declared they generally possessed at present ; " to accomplish which he moved for liberty to bring in a Bill . SERJEANT ADAIR reprobated the Slave Trade , which he pronounced repugnant to every thing just and humane , but he conceived , less than a total abolition of the traffic could not ameliorate the situation of the slaves . Mr . Fox observed that the violent opposition of some Gentlemen , and the only ! of others
nommasupport , precluded all hope that a traffic , injurious to every principle of justice , policy , and humanity , would be this session abolished ; that the question therefore was , whether it would be better to make use of a partial remedy , which may in some respects be exceptionable , or permit the evil in its full extent ? Mr . PITT said , no amelioration of a system , fundamentally wrong , could satisfy him ; and that he trusted the House would persevere till it had effected the total abolition of the Slave Trade . - Mr WIN BIIAM conceived , if the proposed Plan could be properly matured , it would be preferable to abolition .
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House Of Commons.
^ Mr . LECHMERE thought sporting dogs fair subjects for taxation ; and that the auty should , in a pre-eminent degree , extend to Ladies'lap-dogs . ' Sir GREGORY PAGE TURNER spoke on the same side ; when the motion , as amended by Mr . PITT , was put , and carried . WEDNESDAY , April 6 . —There being but thirty-four Members , at four o'clock" , adjourned . ' THURSDAY April 7—Mr . PYBUS one of the Lords of the Admiralty
, . , , presented a copy of a warrant , for arresting a Member of the House , Admiral Cornwallis , on a charge of disobedience of orders ; and added , that the Marshall , in consequence of instructions from the Admiralty , had taken the Admiral ' s word for his appearance . ' ' - . FRIDAY , April 8 . — Read a third time and passed , the Corn Bounty Bill . ... The Proceedings of the Court Martial on Mr . CAWTHORNE , were presented by Sir C . Morgan ; when , on the motion of Gen . Smith , amended-by Lord Tyrconnelthe entire ordered to be
, were printed . The Committee on the Dog Tax reported , that they had "Resolved that it is the opinion of this Committee , that a duty not exceeding 3 s . per annum , be imposed on all Dogs , without exception . " Mr . Pitt and Mr . Dent were among the members appointed to bring in the Bill . On the motion of Mr . Grev , ordered accounts of arrears due to Generals , Staff and Field Officers , with the several sums of money paid , and whether by Exchequer Bills ornot . Gen . SMITH moved for a Committee to enquire into the expence of erecting Barracksand
, by what authority that expence had been incurred . The principal speakers , 111 a long and highly animated debate , were , Gen . Smith , Mr Windham , Mr . M . A . Taylor , Mr . Fox , Mr . Pitt , Mr . Courtney , Mr . W . Smith , and Mr . Grey . The motion was negatived , 98 to 24 . ,, ' MONDAY April n . —Read a third time , and passed , Ella Inclosure , Leominster Canal , Election Attendance , Lascelles ' s Sheffield ' s , and Hatton ' s Estates , and Ramsey Drainage Bills . Mr . PITT gave notice that on the 18 th he would submit to the House some taxes , in lieu of those he had relinquished ; likewise a mode to assist commercial credit .
WEST-INDIA SLAVES . —Mr . FRANCIS made a strong appeal to the House , as the guardians of the national character , and its own consistency : he said , that in 1792 , one of the fullest Houses that had ever debated the question , had resolved ) " That the Slave Trade should be abolished in 1796 . " He observed , that the Public attributed to the want of candour in the Minister , the recent resolution for the continuance of the Trade ; and instanced a declaration of a Member of that House , who to the enquiry of a friend observed , that though he had voted against the abolition , he had yet voted with the Minister . Mr . Francis , in a speech of considerable
length , fraught with argument and feeling , recommended "that slaves should be universally secured in the possession of those advantages , which the advocates for slavery declared they generally possessed at present ; " to accomplish which he moved for liberty to bring in a Bill . SERJEANT ADAIR reprobated the Slave Trade , which he pronounced repugnant to every thing just and humane , but he conceived , less than a total abolition of the traffic could not ameliorate the situation of the slaves . Mr . Fox observed that the violent opposition of some Gentlemen , and the only ! of others
nommasupport , precluded all hope that a traffic , injurious to every principle of justice , policy , and humanity , would be this session abolished ; that the question therefore was , whether it would be better to make use of a partial remedy , which may in some respects be exceptionable , or permit the evil in its full extent ? Mr . PITT said , no amelioration of a system , fundamentally wrong , could satisfy him ; and that he trusted the House would persevere till it had effected the total abolition of the Slave Trade . - Mr WIN BIIAM conceived , if the proposed Plan could be properly matured , it would be preferable to abolition .