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Parliamentary Proceedings.
i , } . The bill for the sncourageme ... and disciplining of such corps or companies of men as shall voluntarily enrol themselves for the defence of their towns or coasts , or for the general defence of the kingdom during the present war , was passed , with several amendments . _ 15 . The Earl of Lauderdale moved for the production of the minutes of the proceedings in the trial of Messrs . Muir and Paliner . This , his Lordship declared he intended , if grantedto follow with an address to his Majesty the situation of these
, up , upon unfortunate gentlemen . It was negatived without a division . The Lord Chancellor then moved , « That it is the opinion of this House , that there are no grounds for any interference with regard to the sentences past on Mess . Muir and Palmer . " , ' ' ' ' " Earl Stanhope movedas an amendment , « That the several papers and documents , by which the merits of the question could be decided ^ have been refused , " which was negatived , and the Lord Chancellor's motion " immediately carried without a division .
17 . The Lord Chancellor , after ' some introductory observations , presented a bill for the relief of insolvent debtors , which was read a first time , and his Lordship moved 5 . That it be printed during the holidays . " This bill is the same as that of 17 S 1 , except its extending the benefit to all persons confined for debts under ioool . The former bill went only to 500 I . The benefit to extend only to such as were in prison before the 1 st of January last . Adjourned for the holidays . ' „ 30 . The order of the day being read for taking into consideration his Majesty's Lord Grenvillein ' itulated the
message , , a long speech , recap principal articles of the Prussian Treaty . He insisted that the bargain for the subsidizing of the troops was made at as cheap a rate as could possibly be . His Lordship stated several precedents of this country having subsidized the principal Powers of Europe . - The Prussian troops subsidized are to be employed in making conquests for the maritime powers . He concluded by moving an address to the King , assuring his Majesty of the readiness of this House to enable him to make good his engagements . " " '' '¦ The Marquis of Lansdoxone and Lord Lauderdale opposed the motion . Lord Mans , field and Haiukcsbthy supported / it . On the question being called for , the House divided , Contents on , Non Contents 6 .
HOUSE OF COMMONS . 4 pr ' h } i . Upon the motion for the Order of the Day for the House to resolve itsejf into a Committee upon the bill for regulating the Volunteer Associations for the defence of this cpuntry , Mr . Francis wished to know , whether this bill was to operate as a preclusion of the abstract question , which has been so much , agitated of late respecting benevolences ?
Mr . Pitt said , there was nothing contained in . tlie bill which applied to the subject in any manner whatever . At the ' same time ' he had no hesitation to repeat his . formerassertiqn on the legality of such subscriptions , as applicable to the establishment of forces to be approved of by . Parliament . Mr . Serjeant jdd /« i > declared he would propose a clause in the bill to legalize such subscriptions . Mr . Pitt , considering such a clause as superfluous , expressed his determination to it
oppose . The House resolved itself into a Committee upon the Volunteer Bill , in wliich Mr . Pitt submitted several clauses , which were discussed at considerable length . The report was received and ordered to be taken into consideration on Friday , and the bill to be printed in the interim . 3 . Major Maitlar . d moved , that an humble address be' presented to his Majesty , that he would be graciously pleased to give directions , that there be' laid before that House copies or extracts of the return of guns and military stores left by the British troops on their retreat from Dunkirk , and on the evacuation of Toulon , ' ¦
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Parliamentary Proceedings.
i , } . The bill for the sncourageme ... and disciplining of such corps or companies of men as shall voluntarily enrol themselves for the defence of their towns or coasts , or for the general defence of the kingdom during the present war , was passed , with several amendments . _ 15 . The Earl of Lauderdale moved for the production of the minutes of the proceedings in the trial of Messrs . Muir and Paliner . This , his Lordship declared he intended , if grantedto follow with an address to his Majesty the situation of these
, up , upon unfortunate gentlemen . It was negatived without a division . The Lord Chancellor then moved , « That it is the opinion of this House , that there are no grounds for any interference with regard to the sentences past on Mess . Muir and Palmer . " , ' ' ' ' " Earl Stanhope movedas an amendment , « That the several papers and documents , by which the merits of the question could be decided ^ have been refused , " which was negatived , and the Lord Chancellor's motion " immediately carried without a division .
17 . The Lord Chancellor , after ' some introductory observations , presented a bill for the relief of insolvent debtors , which was read a first time , and his Lordship moved 5 . That it be printed during the holidays . " This bill is the same as that of 17 S 1 , except its extending the benefit to all persons confined for debts under ioool . The former bill went only to 500 I . The benefit to extend only to such as were in prison before the 1 st of January last . Adjourned for the holidays . ' „ 30 . The order of the day being read for taking into consideration his Majesty's Lord Grenvillein ' itulated the
message , , a long speech , recap principal articles of the Prussian Treaty . He insisted that the bargain for the subsidizing of the troops was made at as cheap a rate as could possibly be . His Lordship stated several precedents of this country having subsidized the principal Powers of Europe . - The Prussian troops subsidized are to be employed in making conquests for the maritime powers . He concluded by moving an address to the King , assuring his Majesty of the readiness of this House to enable him to make good his engagements . " " '' '¦ The Marquis of Lansdoxone and Lord Lauderdale opposed the motion . Lord Mans , field and Haiukcsbthy supported / it . On the question being called for , the House divided , Contents on , Non Contents 6 .
HOUSE OF COMMONS . 4 pr ' h } i . Upon the motion for the Order of the Day for the House to resolve itsejf into a Committee upon the bill for regulating the Volunteer Associations for the defence of this cpuntry , Mr . Francis wished to know , whether this bill was to operate as a preclusion of the abstract question , which has been so much , agitated of late respecting benevolences ?
Mr . Pitt said , there was nothing contained in . tlie bill which applied to the subject in any manner whatever . At the ' same time ' he had no hesitation to repeat his . formerassertiqn on the legality of such subscriptions , as applicable to the establishment of forces to be approved of by . Parliament . Mr . Serjeant jdd /« i > declared he would propose a clause in the bill to legalize such subscriptions . Mr . Pitt , considering such a clause as superfluous , expressed his determination to it
oppose . The House resolved itself into a Committee upon the Volunteer Bill , in wliich Mr . Pitt submitted several clauses , which were discussed at considerable length . The report was received and ordered to be taken into consideration on Friday , and the bill to be printed in the interim . 3 . Major Maitlar . d moved , that an humble address be' presented to his Majesty , that he would be graciously pleased to give directions , that there be' laid before that House copies or extracts of the return of guns and military stores left by the British troops on their retreat from Dunkirk , and on the evacuation of Toulon , ' ¦