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House Of Commons.
Wednesday , 5 . In a Committee of Ways and Means , the House voted 6 4 6 , 250 ! , should be raised by way of Lottery , to consist of 55 , 000 tickets of ill . 15 s . each ; and that 3 , 200 , 0001 . should be raised by Exchequer Bills . Thursday , 6 . Mr . Pitt brought down a Message from his Majesty similar to that delivered by Lord Grenville in the House of Lords . FAi' . THER SUPPLIES . Friday , 7 . The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply , to
which was to be referred his Majesty ' s message , Mr . Pitt said , that for the farther service of the present year , he had to propose a vote of credit , not exceeding 500 , 0001 . —a provision which it was usually expedient to make in order to answer Ihe unforeseen exigencies of the state in time oT war . This sum was already provided for in the Ways and Meansof the year . He had also to propose , that his Majesty should be enabled to make some pecuniary advances to his ally the Queen of Portugal , the precise extent of which he was nol now able to ascertain ; but he did not expect they would exceed 200 , 000 ! .
the House having next resoived itself into a committee of Ways and Means , Mr . Pitt said , that it was his intention to submit to the Committee certain substitutes in room of the duty on Inland Navigation , which a variety of reasons had induced him for the present to relinquish . The first substitute he had therefore to propose was an additional tax on men-servants , which should not , however , extend to those who kept but one servant . The additions he intended to propose were as follow : ten shillings additional tax on those who kept from tw' 0 to four servants , fifieen shillings on persons who kept from five to eight , and twenty shiladditional those who ei
lings on kept ght or more men-servants ; which last tax could be considered to fall hut on the highest and most opulent class of the com-: munity , and , as such , could not be very objectionable . The amount of this additional duty he had estimated at 34 , 000 ] . The nex' substitute lie had to propose was a tax of 5 s . on each horse kept for the purpose of pleasure , which he intended as a concomitant duty to that already laid on horses employed for the purposes cf agriculture . This tax , he computed , would amount to 24 , 000 k and both -taken toge'her would amount to nearl 6 oooalto this he would add 30000 ]
y , . , . which , he trusted , would arise from the double horse tax , more than it was orir ginally taken at . Monday , 10 . The House being resolved into a Commitee of Supply , Mr . Pitt said , he had a resolution to propose , for an allowance to the Yeomen Cavalry . Hitherto , he observed , the expences of the clothing and accoutrements of this respectable body of national delence was defrayed by voluntary subscription ; but the House would seethat it could not be expected that such a bounty could ' be
, continued ; and the institution was of too great importance to the interests of the country to be neglected . On a supposition , that they had occasion to be newly furnished once in fouryears ( which , considering the nature of their duty , was the utmost ) , the necessary allowance A ouid not exceed 3 I . per man per annum . On a calculation of 10 , 000 ( which number , he hoped , would be rather increased than diminished ) , the whole sum requisite would be 30 , 000 ! .
Tuesday , iS . The order of the day being read for the commitment of the Bill for enabling his Majesty to convene Parliament at fourteen days notice , Mr . Wigley objected to a measure of such magnitude being unreduced at so late a period in the Sessions , when the attendance of members was very thiii . It was investing the Minister , contrary to the Constitution , with a permanent power of compelling the attendance of Members like soldiers on a parade . Sir W . Pulteney and Sir John Sinclair were also against the Bill . Mr . Pitt observed that the time to be allowed the that allowed for
was same as a call of the House . We were in an era , in which many important events' might occur , and considering the celerity of communication , and the exempting of members from long attendance upon the mere expectations of important measures , he thought the Bill equally advantageous to the House and to the country . Thursday , 20 . The House went up to the I > ords , to attend his Majesty for the prorogation of Parliament till the 51 J 1 of Oct . next . And thus ended the first Session ofthe present Parliament .
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House Of Commons.
Wednesday , 5 . In a Committee of Ways and Means , the House voted 6 4 6 , 250 ! , should be raised by way of Lottery , to consist of 55 , 000 tickets of ill . 15 s . each ; and that 3 , 200 , 0001 . should be raised by Exchequer Bills . Thursday , 6 . Mr . Pitt brought down a Message from his Majesty similar to that delivered by Lord Grenville in the House of Lords . FAi' . THER SUPPLIES . Friday , 7 . The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply , to
which was to be referred his Majesty ' s message , Mr . Pitt said , that for the farther service of the present year , he had to propose a vote of credit , not exceeding 500 , 0001 . —a provision which it was usually expedient to make in order to answer Ihe unforeseen exigencies of the state in time oT war . This sum was already provided for in the Ways and Meansof the year . He had also to propose , that his Majesty should be enabled to make some pecuniary advances to his ally the Queen of Portugal , the precise extent of which he was nol now able to ascertain ; but he did not expect they would exceed 200 , 000 ! .
the House having next resoived itself into a committee of Ways and Means , Mr . Pitt said , that it was his intention to submit to the Committee certain substitutes in room of the duty on Inland Navigation , which a variety of reasons had induced him for the present to relinquish . The first substitute he had therefore to propose was an additional tax on men-servants , which should not , however , extend to those who kept but one servant . The additions he intended to propose were as follow : ten shillings additional tax on those who kept from tw' 0 to four servants , fifieen shillings on persons who kept from five to eight , and twenty shiladditional those who ei
lings on kept ght or more men-servants ; which last tax could be considered to fall hut on the highest and most opulent class of the com-: munity , and , as such , could not be very objectionable . The amount of this additional duty he had estimated at 34 , 000 ] . The nex' substitute lie had to propose was a tax of 5 s . on each horse kept for the purpose of pleasure , which he intended as a concomitant duty to that already laid on horses employed for the purposes cf agriculture . This tax , he computed , would amount to 24 , 000 k and both -taken toge'her would amount to nearl 6 oooalto this he would add 30000 ]
y , . , . which , he trusted , would arise from the double horse tax , more than it was orir ginally taken at . Monday , 10 . The House being resolved into a Commitee of Supply , Mr . Pitt said , he had a resolution to propose , for an allowance to the Yeomen Cavalry . Hitherto , he observed , the expences of the clothing and accoutrements of this respectable body of national delence was defrayed by voluntary subscription ; but the House would seethat it could not be expected that such a bounty could ' be
, continued ; and the institution was of too great importance to the interests of the country to be neglected . On a supposition , that they had occasion to be newly furnished once in fouryears ( which , considering the nature of their duty , was the utmost ) , the necessary allowance A ouid not exceed 3 I . per man per annum . On a calculation of 10 , 000 ( which number , he hoped , would be rather increased than diminished ) , the whole sum requisite would be 30 , 000 ! .
Tuesday , iS . The order of the day being read for the commitment of the Bill for enabling his Majesty to convene Parliament at fourteen days notice , Mr . Wigley objected to a measure of such magnitude being unreduced at so late a period in the Sessions , when the attendance of members was very thiii . It was investing the Minister , contrary to the Constitution , with a permanent power of compelling the attendance of Members like soldiers on a parade . Sir W . Pulteney and Sir John Sinclair were also against the Bill . Mr . Pitt observed that the time to be allowed the that allowed for
was same as a call of the House . We were in an era , in which many important events' might occur , and considering the celerity of communication , and the exempting of members from long attendance upon the mere expectations of important measures , he thought the Bill equally advantageous to the House and to the country . Thursday , 20 . The House went up to the I > ords , to attend his Majesty for the prorogation of Parliament till the 51 J 1 of Oct . next . And thus ended the first Session ofthe present Parliament .