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Report Of The Proceedings Of The British Parliament.
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT .
THE FIRST SESSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH PARLIAMENT .
HOUSE OF LORDS .
TUESDAY , May 9 . MR . Pybus and others , from the Commons , brought up a Bill to enable his Majesty to carry into effect an Order of Council of the 3 d of May , for increasing the pay of the seamen , & c . which being read a first time , Lord Grenville immediately moved for its second reading . The Earl of Suffolk said , that this was the subject which had brought him to the House , and called upon Ministers to explain their delay . Upon this a
desultory debate took place , in which the Duke of Afh ' ol , Lord Grenville , Lord Sidney , and the ' ord Chancellor , severally deprecated discussion , and the Dukes of Bedford and Grafton , Lords Suffolk and Moira persisted in thinking an explanation absolutely necessary . The Bill was then read a second and third time , and passed .
3 TOFPAGEOF THE BANK . ¦ Monday 15 . The Duke of Bedford lamented that so intricate a subject had hot fallen into abler hands . Considering , however , the Report of the Secret Committee on the Order of Council of February 26 as a gross misrepresentation , he felt it his duty to lay the real facts before their Lordships . After adverting to the composition of the Committee , the Duke proceeded to comment upon what was called the Summary of Evidence , and took an extensive view of the cause ' s and probable consequences of the Order of Council ; insisting throughout , that the
Stoppage had been occasioned by the sending of money out of the kingdom ; and that Mr . Pitt , according to Mr . Bosanquet , Governor ofthe Bank , and of Messrs . Boyd , Thornton , and Drew , had been guilty of treachery , delusion , and a breach of faith . In this censure he implicated the whole Cabinet , who , no doubt , had sanctioned the proceedings of the Chancellor of the Exchequer . After speaking near two hours , his Grace produced a great number of resolutions . The first was to resolve , that the sending of money to the Continent was the real cause of the Order of Counciland hence was gradually deduced a direct censure of Ministers
, . If these Resolutions were rejected , weak and wicked Ministers , he said , might ihink themselves secure while they had honours and emoluments to bestow ; but did they suppose this nation would long submit to a system of corruption ? Now was the time for their Lordships to shew whether they had yet some few sparks of British Liberty in their bosoms—whether they dared throw off the shackles of corruption , or whether they were willing to be slaves . After apologizing for his warmth , his Grace concluded by moving his first Resolution . The Earl of Liverpool entered into a long justification of Ministers . He
opposed the testimony of Mr . Raikes , Deputy Governor of the Bank , to the evidence on which so much stress had been laid . He said that the money sent abroad in the last four years amounted only to 14 , 900 , 000 ! . while in the war ending in 1763 , fw ' enty millions had been remitted to the Continent , and that consequeirly Ministers could not suppose this smaller sum would operate the mischief complained of . He remarked that Mr . Pitt had only promised the Bank Direc'ors to negotiate no Loan ; and not that he would make no remittances . Hence he inferred that he was guily of no breach of faith , and concluded by moving , the previous question . Earl Guildford and the Duke of Leeds spoke in favour of the Resolution :
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Report Of The Proceedings Of The British Parliament.
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT .
THE FIRST SESSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH PARLIAMENT .
HOUSE OF LORDS .
TUESDAY , May 9 . MR . Pybus and others , from the Commons , brought up a Bill to enable his Majesty to carry into effect an Order of Council of the 3 d of May , for increasing the pay of the seamen , & c . which being read a first time , Lord Grenville immediately moved for its second reading . The Earl of Suffolk said , that this was the subject which had brought him to the House , and called upon Ministers to explain their delay . Upon this a
desultory debate took place , in which the Duke of Afh ' ol , Lord Grenville , Lord Sidney , and the ' ord Chancellor , severally deprecated discussion , and the Dukes of Bedford and Grafton , Lords Suffolk and Moira persisted in thinking an explanation absolutely necessary . The Bill was then read a second and third time , and passed .
3 TOFPAGEOF THE BANK . ¦ Monday 15 . The Duke of Bedford lamented that so intricate a subject had hot fallen into abler hands . Considering , however , the Report of the Secret Committee on the Order of Council of February 26 as a gross misrepresentation , he felt it his duty to lay the real facts before their Lordships . After adverting to the composition of the Committee , the Duke proceeded to comment upon what was called the Summary of Evidence , and took an extensive view of the cause ' s and probable consequences of the Order of Council ; insisting throughout , that the
Stoppage had been occasioned by the sending of money out of the kingdom ; and that Mr . Pitt , according to Mr . Bosanquet , Governor ofthe Bank , and of Messrs . Boyd , Thornton , and Drew , had been guilty of treachery , delusion , and a breach of faith . In this censure he implicated the whole Cabinet , who , no doubt , had sanctioned the proceedings of the Chancellor of the Exchequer . After speaking near two hours , his Grace produced a great number of resolutions . The first was to resolve , that the sending of money to the Continent was the real cause of the Order of Counciland hence was gradually deduced a direct censure of Ministers
, . If these Resolutions were rejected , weak and wicked Ministers , he said , might ihink themselves secure while they had honours and emoluments to bestow ; but did they suppose this nation would long submit to a system of corruption ? Now was the time for their Lordships to shew whether they had yet some few sparks of British Liberty in their bosoms—whether they dared throw off the shackles of corruption , or whether they were willing to be slaves . After apologizing for his warmth , his Grace concluded by moving his first Resolution . The Earl of Liverpool entered into a long justification of Ministers . He
opposed the testimony of Mr . Raikes , Deputy Governor of the Bank , to the evidence on which so much stress had been laid . He said that the money sent abroad in the last four years amounted only to 14 , 900 , 000 ! . while in the war ending in 1763 , fw ' enty millions had been remitted to the Continent , and that consequeirly Ministers could not suppose this smaller sum would operate the mischief complained of . He remarked that Mr . Pitt had only promised the Bank Direc'ors to negotiate no Loan ; and not that he would make no remittances . Hence he inferred that he was guily of no breach of faith , and concluded by moving , the previous question . Earl Guildford and the Duke of Leeds spoke in favour of the Resolution :