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House Of Commons.
Mr . Fox said , that before the punishment of the offence was decreed , it might be proper to enquire into the motives . The Speaker suggested that Morris should be called in , and the mace suffered to remain on the table , by means of which every Member might put such questions as he thought lit . This being cone , Mr . Grey proposed the following question : 'Did any person , after you received the Speaker ' s warrant , converse with you upon the subject of attending the Commitsee ?'
Mr . A : \ struther objected to the question , and moved , that he be brought again to the B . ir to-morrow . Wednesday , ' ,. Mr . Grey , after a few observations respecting the impropriety of calhug Alexander Morris to the Bar , previously to ' the examination of those persons who were supposed to have been guilty of tampering with him to disobey the order of the Committee of the House , moved , that the order for his appearance to-morrow should be discharged .
The Speaker said , such a motion was perfectly regular , in the way it had been put ; indeed there was no necessity for having the party at the Bar at all , when the punishment was declared : the House could proceed to punishment although he was absent . Agreed to . General Fitzpatrick referred to a Motion which he had made two years ago , respecting the unjustifiable imprisonment of that unfortunate and oppressed man , Monsieur La Fayette . He said , he should take the opportunity , on to-morrow se'nnight , of making a similar Motion , in order to ascertain whether the
present Parliament would imitate the conduct of the last , by giving a sanction to the detention of that gentleman , so contrary to the laws of nations and the rights of humanity . Mr . Fox said , it was his intention , on Monday the 13 th of February , to move for a repeal of the two obnoxious and unconstitutional Bills passed during the last Session of Parliament , and which had so much occupied the attention of the people in general . The names of those Bills , he believed , it was perfectly unnecessary to mention . THE BUDGET
. The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and Means , Mr . Pitt rose , and declared that he should abstain from all preliminary observations , and hasten to state the supplies necessary for the year , the mode of their application , and the sources whence they were to be drawn . The first great charge was the Navy : for this the charge for 1797 would be 7 , 660 , 0001 , to which was to be added a vote of credit of 2 , 500 , 000 ! . to prevent a further accumulation of debt , making the total amount 10 , 160 , 0001 . For the Armv ordinaries and extraordinaries 10 , 013 , 000 ! . —the Ordnance 1 , 623 , 000 ! .
—Miscellaneous Services 37 S , 000 . —Deficiency of Land and Malt 350 , 000 ! . — For liquidating the National Debt 200 , 000 ! . There also appeared as a surplus of grants 420 , 000 k but as this arose from a mode of making up the accounts , lie should place the same sum on the opposite side . The total amount of Supplies would therefore be 27 , 647 , 000 ) . To meet this confessedly large expenditure , the Ways and Means were as follow : Loan - - £ . 18000 000 Brought forward - £ . 22025000
,, ,, Land and Malt - 2 , 750 , 000 Surplus of grants - 420 , 000 Consolidated Fund - 1 , 275 , 000 Lottery - - 200 , 000 ¦ Exchequer Bills - 5 , 5 0 O ; ° Carried forward - £ . 22 , 025 , 000 ¦ - £ 2 " : 9-t 5 ; 000 Making a surplus of 295 , 000 ! . beyond the estimated supplies . On the Loan and Exchequer Bills , Mr . Pitt said , it might be necessary to
make some remarks . On the former , the interest was no more than 5 I . 12 s . 6 d . per cent , subject to f . inher reduction , should the funds rise , as might be expected in the event of Peace . [ TO BE HEGULAIILY CONXINUBD . ]
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House Of Commons.
Mr . Fox said , that before the punishment of the offence was decreed , it might be proper to enquire into the motives . The Speaker suggested that Morris should be called in , and the mace suffered to remain on the table , by means of which every Member might put such questions as he thought lit . This being cone , Mr . Grey proposed the following question : 'Did any person , after you received the Speaker ' s warrant , converse with you upon the subject of attending the Commitsee ?'
Mr . A : \ struther objected to the question , and moved , that he be brought again to the B . ir to-morrow . Wednesday , ' ,. Mr . Grey , after a few observations respecting the impropriety of calhug Alexander Morris to the Bar , previously to ' the examination of those persons who were supposed to have been guilty of tampering with him to disobey the order of the Committee of the House , moved , that the order for his appearance to-morrow should be discharged .
The Speaker said , such a motion was perfectly regular , in the way it had been put ; indeed there was no necessity for having the party at the Bar at all , when the punishment was declared : the House could proceed to punishment although he was absent . Agreed to . General Fitzpatrick referred to a Motion which he had made two years ago , respecting the unjustifiable imprisonment of that unfortunate and oppressed man , Monsieur La Fayette . He said , he should take the opportunity , on to-morrow se'nnight , of making a similar Motion , in order to ascertain whether the
present Parliament would imitate the conduct of the last , by giving a sanction to the detention of that gentleman , so contrary to the laws of nations and the rights of humanity . Mr . Fox said , it was his intention , on Monday the 13 th of February , to move for a repeal of the two obnoxious and unconstitutional Bills passed during the last Session of Parliament , and which had so much occupied the attention of the people in general . The names of those Bills , he believed , it was perfectly unnecessary to mention . THE BUDGET
. The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and Means , Mr . Pitt rose , and declared that he should abstain from all preliminary observations , and hasten to state the supplies necessary for the year , the mode of their application , and the sources whence they were to be drawn . The first great charge was the Navy : for this the charge for 1797 would be 7 , 660 , 0001 , to which was to be added a vote of credit of 2 , 500 , 000 ! . to prevent a further accumulation of debt , making the total amount 10 , 160 , 0001 . For the Armv ordinaries and extraordinaries 10 , 013 , 000 ! . —the Ordnance 1 , 623 , 000 ! .
—Miscellaneous Services 37 S , 000 . —Deficiency of Land and Malt 350 , 000 ! . — For liquidating the National Debt 200 , 000 ! . There also appeared as a surplus of grants 420 , 000 k but as this arose from a mode of making up the accounts , lie should place the same sum on the opposite side . The total amount of Supplies would therefore be 27 , 647 , 000 ) . To meet this confessedly large expenditure , the Ways and Means were as follow : Loan - - £ . 18000 000 Brought forward - £ . 22025000
,, ,, Land and Malt - 2 , 750 , 000 Surplus of grants - 420 , 000 Consolidated Fund - 1 , 275 , 000 Lottery - - 200 , 000 ¦ Exchequer Bills - 5 , 5 0 O ; ° Carried forward - £ . 22 , 025 , 000 ¦ - £ 2 " : 9-t 5 ; 000 Making a surplus of 295 , 000 ! . beyond the estimated supplies . On the Loan and Exchequer Bills , Mr . Pitt said , it might be necessary to
make some remarks . On the former , the interest was no more than 5 I . 12 s . 6 d . per cent , subject to f . inher reduction , should the funds rise , as might be expected in the event of Peace . [ TO BE HEGULAIILY CONXINUBD . ]