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House Of Commons.
Mr . W . Smith , and Mr . M . Robinson , supported the motion ; which was op posed by Mr . Dundas . Mr . FRANCIS replied : ' when the question was put , and negatived without a di
vision . TUESDAY 12 . —Mr . D . SCOTT took the oaths and his seat . On the motion of Mr . ROSE , ordered that an Address be presented to his Majesty , praying that he will direct an account of all money , issued in consequence -of Addresses of . the House , since the 4 th of December , 1795 , and which have now been made good by Parliament . ' -WEDNESDAY 13 . —Mr : SHERIDAN made his promised motion , for the production of respecting the War in the West Indies ; which was opposed by Mr .
papers Dundas and Mr . Pitt . After some debate ,- the question was adjourned to the 21 st . General TARLETON moved for a copy of a letter written-by M . Sombreuil to the Secretary at War ; which , after a debate , in which Mr . Fox , Mr . Windham , Mr . Pitt , and Mr . Sheridan , were the principal speakers , was disposed of by the order : 0 , f : the : day . ..-On the Pewter Pot . BUI , Mr . Dent apprehended that the poor , many of whom . -xyereiwithout vessels to receive the beer , when brought to their habitations ,-would be induced to to public-houses to drink it . .
go Mr . Fox stated , that it was in every respect better to remove the incitement , than encrease" the punishment inflicted for the commission of offences : that during the last three year ' s , 253 persons had been tried for stealing pewter pots , the loss of which to . Publicans , exceeded ioo , oool . annually . Mr . LECHMERE spoke in favour of the Bill : which on a division was carried , 31 tp 9---Re . ad a first . time .. THURSDAY 14— Read a third time and passedthe Weston Enclosure , and
, Congletori Road Bills .. The Newspaper Bill was ordered to . be printed , and to be . considered the 21 st ; . as was the Committee on the Slaves Carrying Bill . Mr . LECHMERE , in consequence of the thinness of the house , postponed his intended motion respecting flour and corn , till the 1 . 9 th . - FRIDAY 15 . —The Dog Tax Bill was read a first time . ' ; Mr . PITT said , he should persevere in proposing , that for one dog , persons not liable to taxes , should pay one shilling , which should be . received , and applied by should lo ' it
the parish ; and that each other person , who should keep a dog , . pay r three shillings ; but having more than one , should pay five shilling ' s a year for each ; one shilling for each dog being in every case to be applied to the use of the poor ; when the surplus revenue , accruingto the State , would amount to , ioo , oool . per annum . ' - Mr . DENT wished the poor to receive the entire produce of the Tax . The Bill was ordered to be printed , and read a second time on Wednesday the 20 th - ,, ' -,, The Westminster Police Bill was read a second time , and ordered to be
committed on Monday the 25 th . The Committees of Supply , and Ways and Means , and Dutch Property , were ordered for the 1 ith , and City Militia Bill for the 19 th . MONDAY , April 18 . —The Corn Bill was read a first time , ordered to be printed , and read a second time on the 25 th . Jones ' s Divorce Bill read a second time , and ordered to be committed the 27 th . Read a third time , and passed , Tilney Inclosure , and Lewen ' s Naturalization Bills
. Mr . SHERIDAN moved , that Copies of the Letters of the Count de Sombreuil to the Secretary of War , should be laid before the House . Mr . WINDHAM said , that as the House and the Public were already possessed of the letters he should oppose the motion , which implied a necessity that did not exist of their being officially brought forward . General SMITH said , the dying request of a gallant officer , solicitous for the preservation of his character , should be complied with . Mr . Fox was very severe on Mr . Windham .
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House Of Commons.
Mr . W . Smith , and Mr . M . Robinson , supported the motion ; which was op posed by Mr . Dundas . Mr . FRANCIS replied : ' when the question was put , and negatived without a di
vision . TUESDAY 12 . —Mr . D . SCOTT took the oaths and his seat . On the motion of Mr . ROSE , ordered that an Address be presented to his Majesty , praying that he will direct an account of all money , issued in consequence -of Addresses of . the House , since the 4 th of December , 1795 , and which have now been made good by Parliament . ' -WEDNESDAY 13 . —Mr : SHERIDAN made his promised motion , for the production of respecting the War in the West Indies ; which was opposed by Mr .
papers Dundas and Mr . Pitt . After some debate ,- the question was adjourned to the 21 st . General TARLETON moved for a copy of a letter written-by M . Sombreuil to the Secretary at War ; which , after a debate , in which Mr . Fox , Mr . Windham , Mr . Pitt , and Mr . Sheridan , were the principal speakers , was disposed of by the order : 0 , f : the : day . ..-On the Pewter Pot . BUI , Mr . Dent apprehended that the poor , many of whom . -xyereiwithout vessels to receive the beer , when brought to their habitations ,-would be induced to to public-houses to drink it . .
go Mr . Fox stated , that it was in every respect better to remove the incitement , than encrease" the punishment inflicted for the commission of offences : that during the last three year ' s , 253 persons had been tried for stealing pewter pots , the loss of which to . Publicans , exceeded ioo , oool . annually . Mr . LECHMERE spoke in favour of the Bill : which on a division was carried , 31 tp 9---Re . ad a first . time .. THURSDAY 14— Read a third time and passedthe Weston Enclosure , and
, Congletori Road Bills .. The Newspaper Bill was ordered to . be printed , and to be . considered the 21 st ; . as was the Committee on the Slaves Carrying Bill . Mr . LECHMERE , in consequence of the thinness of the house , postponed his intended motion respecting flour and corn , till the 1 . 9 th . - FRIDAY 15 . —The Dog Tax Bill was read a first time . ' ; Mr . PITT said , he should persevere in proposing , that for one dog , persons not liable to taxes , should pay one shilling , which should be . received , and applied by should lo ' it
the parish ; and that each other person , who should keep a dog , . pay r three shillings ; but having more than one , should pay five shilling ' s a year for each ; one shilling for each dog being in every case to be applied to the use of the poor ; when the surplus revenue , accruingto the State , would amount to , ioo , oool . per annum . ' - Mr . DENT wished the poor to receive the entire produce of the Tax . The Bill was ordered to be printed , and read a second time on Wednesday the 20 th - ,, ' -,, The Westminster Police Bill was read a second time , and ordered to be
committed on Monday the 25 th . The Committees of Supply , and Ways and Means , and Dutch Property , were ordered for the 1 ith , and City Militia Bill for the 19 th . MONDAY , April 18 . —The Corn Bill was read a first time , ordered to be printed , and read a second time on the 25 th . Jones ' s Divorce Bill read a second time , and ordered to be committed the 27 th . Read a third time , and passed , Tilney Inclosure , and Lewen ' s Naturalization Bills
. Mr . SHERIDAN moved , that Copies of the Letters of the Count de Sombreuil to the Secretary of War , should be laid before the House . Mr . WINDHAM said , that as the House and the Public were already possessed of the letters he should oppose the motion , which implied a necessity that did not exist of their being officially brought forward . General SMITH said , the dying request of a gallant officer , solicitous for the preservation of his character , should be complied with . Mr . Fox was very severe on Mr . Windham .