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Report Of The Proceedings Of The British Parliament.
Mr . Pitt approved of the public spirit of the petitioners , and was of opinion that they had suggested a plan which deserved to be improved by bein ° - made a geneiai regulation . 3 MISDEMEANOUR COST BILL . i i "P , ? ,. - e reso ! ved itstlf ini : o a Committee on the Misdemeanour Cost bill . Mr . Simeon in the chair . Mr . Percival argued , that the costs in cases of misdemeanours should come before the Jud of Assizeand not
ges , before the Justices , who may be considered , ui many cases , where their authority was opposed and a riot ensued , as parties in the transaction . He would therefore move an anv .-ndment to the clause , that the words < the Court' should be left out , and the words < his Majesty ' s Court of King ' s Bench , or any of the Commissioners of the Courts ot Oyer and Terminer , " be inserted in their stead . The House divided ¦ Ayes , 16 . Noes , 29 . —Several clauses were brought up and agreed to . The bill , thus amended , was ordered to be printed . _ Mr . Wigley moved for leave to bring in a hill to enlarge the time for Attornies to be allowed to takeout certificates . —Leave granted .
ADDITIONAL SEAMEN . Friday , 15 . Mr . Pitt said , that he alread y mentioned his intention ofmovi ' m * to augment the number of seamen . For this purpose he would move for leave to bring ma bill to suspend twoaCts of parliament , which granted protection to persons of various classes . The necessity of the measure was obvious , and to carry it into immediate effect , he wished the bill to go through all its stages to-day , and be sent to the Lords this night . He therefore moved for leave to in bill for effe
bnng a more ctually manning his Majesty ' s navy . Mr . 1 lerney said , that he had not heard any thing offered by the Chancellor ot the Exchequer to justify so precipitate a measure . Mr . Pitt observed , that any gentleman who was hostile to a measure necesr \ 7 •? . ° efeat t !' J of France , possessed sentiments respecting liberty totally different from those which he would ever maintain , ' Mr . Tierney conceived the personal attack of the Riht Gentleman
gHon . unparliamentary , and threw himself on the protection of the House . The Speaker said , if the Chancellor of the Exchequer meant anv attack on the Hon . Gentleman , that it certainl y was very unparliamentary and improper ; but then it was for the House to wait for his explanation . Mr . Pitt said , that the House would then wait long enough , if it waited til ! 6 any thing whkh he had sa ' then iven to in
. ? - ? , ~ - Leave was g bring the bill . On the motion that it be read a second time , Mr-Nicholl and Mr . Jp lliffe objeaed to the second reading of it except the Chancellor of the Exchequer explained the urgency and necessity of the measure . J
Mr . Curwen would vote for the bill , though he had no confidence in Ministers . 1 he motion for the second reading was agreed to , and the House resolved itself into a Committee . Sir M Ridley said , that it would be an immediate injury to 9000 persons employed in the coal trade , and be attended with other ill consequences . fcreneral Tarleton and SirE . Baring made some remarks on the hardship of the measure ; and the Solicitor-General spoke in favour of-tlie bill . MrWigley the
. opposed precipitancy of the measure , and was against the principle , for winch there was no precedent . A clause was then brought up , suspending the protections for coal ships tor one month ,. and all other protections for five months 1 -iT " 1 ^' 11 , . y'f though the Committee , the report was received , the bill read a third time , _ and ordered ' to the Lords . It was immediately sent back from the Lords without any amendment . [ TO Bii 1 U _ GU _ . A 11 LY CONTINUEB . J
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Report Of The Proceedings Of The British Parliament.
Mr . Pitt approved of the public spirit of the petitioners , and was of opinion that they had suggested a plan which deserved to be improved by bein ° - made a geneiai regulation . 3 MISDEMEANOUR COST BILL . i i "P , ? ,. - e reso ! ved itstlf ini : o a Committee on the Misdemeanour Cost bill . Mr . Simeon in the chair . Mr . Percival argued , that the costs in cases of misdemeanours should come before the Jud of Assizeand not
ges , before the Justices , who may be considered , ui many cases , where their authority was opposed and a riot ensued , as parties in the transaction . He would therefore move an anv .-ndment to the clause , that the words < the Court' should be left out , and the words < his Majesty ' s Court of King ' s Bench , or any of the Commissioners of the Courts ot Oyer and Terminer , " be inserted in their stead . The House divided ¦ Ayes , 16 . Noes , 29 . —Several clauses were brought up and agreed to . The bill , thus amended , was ordered to be printed . _ Mr . Wigley moved for leave to bring in a hill to enlarge the time for Attornies to be allowed to takeout certificates . —Leave granted .
ADDITIONAL SEAMEN . Friday , 15 . Mr . Pitt said , that he alread y mentioned his intention ofmovi ' m * to augment the number of seamen . For this purpose he would move for leave to bring ma bill to suspend twoaCts of parliament , which granted protection to persons of various classes . The necessity of the measure was obvious , and to carry it into immediate effect , he wished the bill to go through all its stages to-day , and be sent to the Lords this night . He therefore moved for leave to in bill for effe
bnng a more ctually manning his Majesty ' s navy . Mr . 1 lerney said , that he had not heard any thing offered by the Chancellor ot the Exchequer to justify so precipitate a measure . Mr . Pitt observed , that any gentleman who was hostile to a measure necesr \ 7 •? . ° efeat t !' J of France , possessed sentiments respecting liberty totally different from those which he would ever maintain , ' Mr . Tierney conceived the personal attack of the Riht Gentleman
gHon . unparliamentary , and threw himself on the protection of the House . The Speaker said , if the Chancellor of the Exchequer meant anv attack on the Hon . Gentleman , that it certainl y was very unparliamentary and improper ; but then it was for the House to wait for his explanation . Mr . Pitt said , that the House would then wait long enough , if it waited til ! 6 any thing whkh he had sa ' then iven to in
. ? - ? , ~ - Leave was g bring the bill . On the motion that it be read a second time , Mr-Nicholl and Mr . Jp lliffe objeaed to the second reading of it except the Chancellor of the Exchequer explained the urgency and necessity of the measure . J
Mr . Curwen would vote for the bill , though he had no confidence in Ministers . 1 he motion for the second reading was agreed to , and the House resolved itself into a Committee . Sir M Ridley said , that it would be an immediate injury to 9000 persons employed in the coal trade , and be attended with other ill consequences . fcreneral Tarleton and SirE . Baring made some remarks on the hardship of the measure ; and the Solicitor-General spoke in favour of-tlie bill . MrWigley the
. opposed precipitancy of the measure , and was against the principle , for winch there was no precedent . A clause was then brought up , suspending the protections for coal ships tor one month ,. and all other protections for five months 1 -iT " 1 ^' 11 , . y'f though the Committee , the report was received , the bill read a third time , _ and ordered ' to the Lords . It was immediately sent back from the Lords without any amendment . [ TO Bii 1 U _ GU _ . A 11 LY CONTINUEB . J