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British Parliament.
without considerable danger to the constitution ? ndly . Whether the attempt to enforce it was not an insult added to the injury that arose from it to ths people of Great Britain ? Several amendments were made , and the Committee reported progress , and asked leave to sit again the next day . Dec . 18 . —In the House of Lords , Lord Grenville moved the order of the day for the second reading of the bill for enabling his Majesty to accept the
services of such British militia regiments as should be willinn- to serve in Ireland . ° Lord Holland opposed the measure , as a breach of contract between the Crown and the people . He conceived it an imputation on his Majesty ' s Ministers , that , in a matter of such importance , they had not moved a call of the House , rather than have hurried it forward without attendance , and without mature deliberation .
Lord Grenville replied . —The bill was then read a second time . ¦ Dec . j g—The military voluntary service bill was read a third time in the House of Lords , and passed . In the House of Commons , the Land-Tax redemption bill was passed , and ordered to be carried to the House of Lords for their Lordshi p ' s concurrence . The House , in a Committee , resumed the consideration of the general Income bill . The Chancellor of the Exchequer saidit was his intention to introduce
, some checks , as well to the mode of making the survey , as to the proceedings to be taken b y the Commissioners . With respect to the mercantile interest , lie felt the delicicy of their situation , and saw great reason for secrecy . In the first place , he should propose , that any property engaged in trade , instead of being declared in a statement by the merchants to the surveyors , should be assessed upon a schedule to be delivered to persons chosen from their own
body , - who shall be called Commercial Commissioners . On reading the clause concerning surveyors , Mr . Tierney proposed another , to en-ible the Commissioners to prevent surveyors from acting , in case they should conduct themselves in a troublesome aiid vexatious manner , by stircharging people more than they had a right to do . This was negatived , upon the principle that it would tend to hold up the surveyors to the public as odious chara 6 ters . U the clause respecting the
pon disclosure of income upon oath , the Committee divided—Ayes 80—Noes 4 .. A considerable difference of opinion arose on the clause which gives to the surveyors or inspectors the ri ght of appealing from the decision of the Com ,-missioners to the higher Commissioners . After a discussion of nearly two , hours , the Committee divided—Ayes 59—Noes 9 ,. The Chairman reported progress .
Dec . 2 . 0 . —In the House of Lords , the bill for continuing the voluntary services of the militia in Ireland received the Royal Assent by commission ; and the Land-Tax redemption bill was read a second time . _ In the House of Commons , the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved for leave to bring in a bill to continue the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act . . The House then resolved itself into a Committee upon the tax on Income . Dec . 11 . —On Ihe motion of the Chancellor ofthe Exchequer for the second
reading of the bill for continuing the aft of last year , for the suspension ot the Habeas Corpus for a time to be limited , Mr . Courtenay adverted to what l . e called rigorous ancl cruel treatment of certain prisoners confined in the prison in Coldbath-fields , which he called a Bastile , and opposed the motion . He was answered by Mr . Dundas , to whom Mr . Tierney replied . _ The Attorney and Solicitor General spoke at large in favour of the motion ; Sir _ Francis Burdet , Mr . M . A . Taylor , and , Mr . Western , against it . A division took place—Ayes 9 6—Noes 6 ,
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British Parliament.
without considerable danger to the constitution ? ndly . Whether the attempt to enforce it was not an insult added to the injury that arose from it to ths people of Great Britain ? Several amendments were made , and the Committee reported progress , and asked leave to sit again the next day . Dec . 18 . —In the House of Lords , Lord Grenville moved the order of the day for the second reading of the bill for enabling his Majesty to accept the
services of such British militia regiments as should be willinn- to serve in Ireland . ° Lord Holland opposed the measure , as a breach of contract between the Crown and the people . He conceived it an imputation on his Majesty ' s Ministers , that , in a matter of such importance , they had not moved a call of the House , rather than have hurried it forward without attendance , and without mature deliberation .
Lord Grenville replied . —The bill was then read a second time . ¦ Dec . j g—The military voluntary service bill was read a third time in the House of Lords , and passed . In the House of Commons , the Land-Tax redemption bill was passed , and ordered to be carried to the House of Lords for their Lordshi p ' s concurrence . The House , in a Committee , resumed the consideration of the general Income bill . The Chancellor of the Exchequer saidit was his intention to introduce
, some checks , as well to the mode of making the survey , as to the proceedings to be taken b y the Commissioners . With respect to the mercantile interest , lie felt the delicicy of their situation , and saw great reason for secrecy . In the first place , he should propose , that any property engaged in trade , instead of being declared in a statement by the merchants to the surveyors , should be assessed upon a schedule to be delivered to persons chosen from their own
body , - who shall be called Commercial Commissioners . On reading the clause concerning surveyors , Mr . Tierney proposed another , to en-ible the Commissioners to prevent surveyors from acting , in case they should conduct themselves in a troublesome aiid vexatious manner , by stircharging people more than they had a right to do . This was negatived , upon the principle that it would tend to hold up the surveyors to the public as odious chara 6 ters . U the clause respecting the
pon disclosure of income upon oath , the Committee divided—Ayes 80—Noes 4 .. A considerable difference of opinion arose on the clause which gives to the surveyors or inspectors the ri ght of appealing from the decision of the Com ,-missioners to the higher Commissioners . After a discussion of nearly two , hours , the Committee divided—Ayes 59—Noes 9 ,. The Chairman reported progress .
Dec . 2 . 0 . —In the House of Lords , the bill for continuing the voluntary services of the militia in Ireland received the Royal Assent by commission ; and the Land-Tax redemption bill was read a second time . _ In the House of Commons , the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved for leave to bring in a bill to continue the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act . . The House then resolved itself into a Committee upon the tax on Income . Dec . 11 . —On Ihe motion of the Chancellor ofthe Exchequer for the second
reading of the bill for continuing the aft of last year , for the suspension ot the Habeas Corpus for a time to be limited , Mr . Courtenay adverted to what l . e called rigorous ancl cruel treatment of certain prisoners confined in the prison in Coldbath-fields , which he called a Bastile , and opposed the motion . He was answered by Mr . Dundas , to whom Mr . Tierney replied . _ The Attorney and Solicitor General spoke at large in favour of the motion ; Sir _ Francis Burdet , Mr . M . A . Taylor , and , Mr . Western , against it . A division took place—Ayes 9 6—Noes 6 ,