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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

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LONDON: Article 2
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 3
THE LIFE OF BISHOP WARBURTON. Article 4
CURIOUS ACCOUNT OF A DUMB PHILOPHER . Article 6
AN HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL ACCOUNT OF IRELAND. Article 9
THE LIFE OF XIMENES, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. Article 18
THE LIFE OF CONFUCIUS. Article 23
ON DREAMS. Article 27
DESCRIPTION OF M1DDLETON DALE, Article 30
DESCRIPTION OF THE SOURCE OF THE RHINE, Article 32
ON THE PRESERVATION OF DEAD BODIES. Article 33
THE COLLECTOR. Article 34
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 38
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 41
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 42
POETRY. Article 50
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 54
IRlSH PARLIAMENT. Article 60
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 62
INDEX TO THE TENTH VOLUME. Article 74
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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

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