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Report Of The Proceedings Of The British Parliament.
Dukes of Norfolk and Bedford , Lord Moira , Lord Su ( folk , and Lord Fitzwilliam and opposed by the Lord Chancellor , Lord Grenville , and Lord Auckland . The House divided upon the motion;—Contents 19—Non-contents 7 6 . Monday , 18 . A Message from his Majesty , similar to what was delivered in the House of Commons , was read . Thursday , 21 . The Royal Assent was given by commission to the bill for allowing 12 , 000 militia to go to Irelandand a great number of other bills
, , which had received the sanction of the two-Houses of Parliament . Wednesday , 17 . The Earl cf Besborough made a motion on the subject of the state of Ireland , which we understood to be of the same tendency as that submitted by Lord George Cavendish in the House of Commons on Friday last . On this motion the House divided;—Contents 31—Non-contents 51 , Majority against the motion 30 . The Duke of Bedford then moved an address similar to that proposed b y
Mr . Fox on Friday in the House of Commons , which produced a second division—Contents 20—Non-contents 53 . Lord Besborough , Lord Suffolk , Lord Holland , the Duke of Bedford , the Bishop of Rochester , & c . took part in the debate .
PROROGATION OF P _ VR . LIAME . NT . Friday , 29 . His Majesty was attended in the House by Lord Chesterfield , master of the horse ; Lord Sydney , who bore tbe cap of maintenance , and stood at the right hand side ofthe throne ; by Lord Moreton , bearing the sword of state ; and Lord Gwyder , who stood on his Majesty ' s left hand . His Majesty , being seated on the throne , the Commons were sent for , and having attended accordingly , with the Speaker at their head , his Majesty delivered the following most gracious speech :
c M y Lords , and Gentlemen , * By the measures adopted during tbe present session , you have amply fulfilled the solemn and unanimous assurances which I received from you at its commencement . ' The example of your firmness and constancy has been applauded and followed by my subjects in every rank and condiiion of life . ' A spirit of voluntary and ardent exertion , diffused through every part of
the kingdom , has strengthened and confirmed our internal security ; the same sentiments have continued to animate my troops of every . description ; and my fleets have met the menaces of invasion , by blocking up our enemies in all their principal ports .
' Gentlemen of tbe House of Commons , ' The extensive and equitable scheme of contribution , by which so large a proportion of our expences will be defrayed within the year , has defeated the expectation of those who had vainl y hoped to exhaust our means and to destroy our public credit . * You have been enabled to avail yourselves of farther resources , from a commerce increased in extent and vigournotwithstanding the difficulties of
, war ; and have had the singular satisfaction of deriving , at the same'moment , large additional aid from individual exertions of unexampled zeal , liberality , and patriotism . ' The provision which has been made for the redemption of the land-tax has also established a system which , in its progressive operation , may produce the happiest consequences , by the increase of our resources , the diminution of our debt , and the support of public credit .
' My Lords , and Gentlemen , * The designs of the disaffected , carried on in concert with our inveterate enemies , have been unremittingly pursued , but have been happily and cf-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Report Of The Proceedings Of The British Parliament.
Dukes of Norfolk and Bedford , Lord Moira , Lord Su ( folk , and Lord Fitzwilliam and opposed by the Lord Chancellor , Lord Grenville , and Lord Auckland . The House divided upon the motion;—Contents 19—Non-contents 7 6 . Monday , 18 . A Message from his Majesty , similar to what was delivered in the House of Commons , was read . Thursday , 21 . The Royal Assent was given by commission to the bill for allowing 12 , 000 militia to go to Irelandand a great number of other bills
, , which had received the sanction of the two-Houses of Parliament . Wednesday , 17 . The Earl cf Besborough made a motion on the subject of the state of Ireland , which we understood to be of the same tendency as that submitted by Lord George Cavendish in the House of Commons on Friday last . On this motion the House divided;—Contents 31—Non-contents 51 , Majority against the motion 30 . The Duke of Bedford then moved an address similar to that proposed b y
Mr . Fox on Friday in the House of Commons , which produced a second division—Contents 20—Non-contents 53 . Lord Besborough , Lord Suffolk , Lord Holland , the Duke of Bedford , the Bishop of Rochester , & c . took part in the debate .
PROROGATION OF P _ VR . LIAME . NT . Friday , 29 . His Majesty was attended in the House by Lord Chesterfield , master of the horse ; Lord Sydney , who bore tbe cap of maintenance , and stood at the right hand side ofthe throne ; by Lord Moreton , bearing the sword of state ; and Lord Gwyder , who stood on his Majesty ' s left hand . His Majesty , being seated on the throne , the Commons were sent for , and having attended accordingly , with the Speaker at their head , his Majesty delivered the following most gracious speech :
c M y Lords , and Gentlemen , * By the measures adopted during tbe present session , you have amply fulfilled the solemn and unanimous assurances which I received from you at its commencement . ' The example of your firmness and constancy has been applauded and followed by my subjects in every rank and condiiion of life . ' A spirit of voluntary and ardent exertion , diffused through every part of
the kingdom , has strengthened and confirmed our internal security ; the same sentiments have continued to animate my troops of every . description ; and my fleets have met the menaces of invasion , by blocking up our enemies in all their principal ports .
' Gentlemen of tbe House of Commons , ' The extensive and equitable scheme of contribution , by which so large a proportion of our expences will be defrayed within the year , has defeated the expectation of those who had vainl y hoped to exhaust our means and to destroy our public credit . * You have been enabled to avail yourselves of farther resources , from a commerce increased in extent and vigournotwithstanding the difficulties of
, war ; and have had the singular satisfaction of deriving , at the same'moment , large additional aid from individual exertions of unexampled zeal , liberality , and patriotism . ' The provision which has been made for the redemption of the land-tax has also established a system which , in its progressive operation , may produce the happiest consequences , by the increase of our resources , the diminution of our debt , and the support of public credit .
' My Lords , and Gentlemen , * The designs of the disaffected , carried on in concert with our inveterate enemies , have been unremittingly pursued , but have been happily and cf-