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House Of Commons.
ber : o serve in Parliament , for Bath , in . the room of Lord Viscount Weymouth , called up to the House of Peers , upon the death of his father , the Marquis of Bath . Mr . Whitbread presented Mr . Tierney ' s 2 d Petition , complaining of an undue election for Son'h . vark , and founded on the following points . Mr . Thelluson ' s inelig . bili ' . y , in consequence of the decision of the Committee ; the employment of prize-fighters at the last Election to obstructthe Poll ; the votes given for Mr . Thelluson by persons confined for debtand lastlbribery .
; y Some donb's were suggested by the Speaker , as to the propriety of taking the-Petition into consideration , no certificate from the returning officer having been made to the House ; but his objection was combated by Messrs . Grey and Whitbread , and the Petition was ordered to be taken into consideration on the 15 th . The Speaker for the satisfaction of the House , announced that the return had been made at the Crown Office . Adjourned . Wednesday , 30 . The House in a Committee of Ways and Means voted _ 420 , oool ,
being the overplus of the Grants for 179 ( 1 , to report . Mr . Manning presented a Petition from the Merchants of the City of London , stating , that from the great increase of Trade , some further accommodation was necessary for the shipping or the Merchants , and praying that the House would grant such relief as might be deemed proper . Referred to a Committee . Sir William Young moved for a copy of the Report of the Commissioners of the Customs to the Lords of the Treasury , upon the subject of the Plans , referred to them , for providing further accommodation for the Shipping of the
Merchants , on account of the increased trade of the City of London ,, , Mr . Alderman Anderson expressed his satisfaction at such a motion having been made ; lie hoped that the Report would be printed , and would be in the , ' hands of all the Members , particularly as the City of London had . evinced the greatest readiness to procure Plans for the better acco ' mmodatioii of the Merchants . The Report was ordered to be laid before , the House . Mr . Pitt moved , that it is the opinion of this Committee , that the , sum of 4200001 . remaining in the Exchequerbe issued and appliedbeing the disposal
, , , overplus of the grants of 1796 . Agreed to . Thursday ; Dec . 1 . The Report of the Committee of Ways and Means , respecting the disposal overplus of 420 , 000 ! . remaining in the Exchequer , was received , read twice , and a Bill ordered to be brought in , pursuant to the Resolution of the Committee .
Friday , 2 . Mr . Coke rose , and begged leave to bring in a Bill forihe purpose of allowing actions and indictments , within limited jurisdictions , to be tried in the county at large . Formerly , said he , when men were better than at present , it might answer the purposes of justice to try people at their own doors ; but now , when a cause is prejudged in every alehouse in the neighbourhood , it is very difficult for a man to obtain a fair trial in the limited jurisdiction , where the offence was committed . From the operation of this Bill , he should move to except ' the Cily of Loudon . Mr . Lefcvre seconded the motion , and leave was given to
bring in the Bill . The Order of the Day being the second reading of the Gamekeeper ' s Bill , " the Chancellor of the Exchequer said , that a clause might be introduced into some other Bill , exempting from the Supplemental Militia , such Gamekeepers as should voluntarily make themselves liable to be called with the Militia of the . district . He therefore moved lo postpone the second reading to this day six months . Agreed to . The House having then resolved itself into a Committee of Supplythe
Se-, cretary at War , after observing that the estimates , by being so much matter , of course left him little to say , moved that 70 , 000 ! . be granted for horse furniture , for the ensuing year . General Tarleton took occasion to observe , that by the estimates on the Table , it would appear , that the army expences next year would be six millions ; and that he understood it was intended to persevere in the ruinous , war in the West
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House Of Commons.
ber : o serve in Parliament , for Bath , in . the room of Lord Viscount Weymouth , called up to the House of Peers , upon the death of his father , the Marquis of Bath . Mr . Whitbread presented Mr . Tierney ' s 2 d Petition , complaining of an undue election for Son'h . vark , and founded on the following points . Mr . Thelluson ' s inelig . bili ' . y , in consequence of the decision of the Committee ; the employment of prize-fighters at the last Election to obstructthe Poll ; the votes given for Mr . Thelluson by persons confined for debtand lastlbribery .
; y Some donb's were suggested by the Speaker , as to the propriety of taking the-Petition into consideration , no certificate from the returning officer having been made to the House ; but his objection was combated by Messrs . Grey and Whitbread , and the Petition was ordered to be taken into consideration on the 15 th . The Speaker for the satisfaction of the House , announced that the return had been made at the Crown Office . Adjourned . Wednesday , 30 . The House in a Committee of Ways and Means voted _ 420 , oool ,
being the overplus of the Grants for 179 ( 1 , to report . Mr . Manning presented a Petition from the Merchants of the City of London , stating , that from the great increase of Trade , some further accommodation was necessary for the shipping or the Merchants , and praying that the House would grant such relief as might be deemed proper . Referred to a Committee . Sir William Young moved for a copy of the Report of the Commissioners of the Customs to the Lords of the Treasury , upon the subject of the Plans , referred to them , for providing further accommodation for the Shipping of the
Merchants , on account of the increased trade of the City of London ,, , Mr . Alderman Anderson expressed his satisfaction at such a motion having been made ; lie hoped that the Report would be printed , and would be in the , ' hands of all the Members , particularly as the City of London had . evinced the greatest readiness to procure Plans for the better acco ' mmodatioii of the Merchants . The Report was ordered to be laid before , the House . Mr . Pitt moved , that it is the opinion of this Committee , that the , sum of 4200001 . remaining in the Exchequerbe issued and appliedbeing the disposal
, , , overplus of the grants of 1796 . Agreed to . Thursday ; Dec . 1 . The Report of the Committee of Ways and Means , respecting the disposal overplus of 420 , 000 ! . remaining in the Exchequer , was received , read twice , and a Bill ordered to be brought in , pursuant to the Resolution of the Committee .
Friday , 2 . Mr . Coke rose , and begged leave to bring in a Bill forihe purpose of allowing actions and indictments , within limited jurisdictions , to be tried in the county at large . Formerly , said he , when men were better than at present , it might answer the purposes of justice to try people at their own doors ; but now , when a cause is prejudged in every alehouse in the neighbourhood , it is very difficult for a man to obtain a fair trial in the limited jurisdiction , where the offence was committed . From the operation of this Bill , he should move to except ' the Cily of Loudon . Mr . Lefcvre seconded the motion , and leave was given to
bring in the Bill . The Order of the Day being the second reading of the Gamekeeper ' s Bill , " the Chancellor of the Exchequer said , that a clause might be introduced into some other Bill , exempting from the Supplemental Militia , such Gamekeepers as should voluntarily make themselves liable to be called with the Militia of the . district . He therefore moved lo postpone the second reading to this day six months . Agreed to . The House having then resolved itself into a Committee of Supplythe
Se-, cretary at War , after observing that the estimates , by being so much matter , of course left him little to say , moved that 70 , 000 ! . be granted for horse furniture , for the ensuing year . General Tarleton took occasion to observe , that by the estimates on the Table , it would appear , that the army expences next year would be six millions ; and that he understood it was intended to persevere in the ruinous , war in the West