TUESDAY, APRIL 23. Several Bills from the Commons were brought up, and read a first time.

A Meffage was received from the Commons, ftating that the Houfe had concurred in their Lordships' Addrefs; in confequence the Lords, with white staves, were ordered to wait upon his Majefty, to know when he would be pleafed to receive the joint Addreis of both Houfes of Parliament.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24.

The Lord Chancellor announced to the Houfe that his Majesty had been gra. ciously pleased to appoint Friday next, at two o'clock, at St. James's Palace, to receive the joint Addrefs of both Houfes on the Union with Ireland.

Several Bills were forwarded in their refpective stages, and fome received from the Commons.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25. The Bills upon the Table were forwarded in their refpective ftages.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26. After forwarding the Bills upon the Table, their Lordships proceeded with the joint Addrefs to St. James's.

MONDAY, APRIL 29.

The feveral Bills on the Table were forwarded in their respective stages; and the Duke of Portland having brought a packet fealed, containing papers of confiderable tendency, gave notice, that, he would move to-morrow for a Secret Committee to take the fame into confideration, and make their Report to that Houfe thereon.

TUESDAY, APRIL 30. Their Lordships agreed to feveral Bills which were fent to the Commons.

Lord Grenville moved, that a Secret Committee, be ballotted for to morrow,

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to confider and report the papers laid before the Houfe by his Grace the Duke of Portland.

His Lordship then gave notice of his intention of moving that the Commons be requested to tranfmit their Report of their Secret Committee to that House, that the fame might be referred to their Lordships' Secret Committee.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1.

On the motion for the Secret Committee, Lord Grenville acquainted their Lordships, that having a circumstance to communicate which nearly concerned the privileges of that Houfe, he would move the order for the exclusion of strangers.

The strangers were accordingly ordered to withdraw-they were strictly excluded until the tranfaction of the routine bufinefs, during which interval the Secret Committee was ballotted for, to examine and report upon the State Papers laid before the Houfe by order of his Majesty.

The Bills upon the Table were then forwarded in their refpective stages.

His Majefty having been graciously pleafed to take into his confideration the many and faithful fervices of Sir James Marriot, Knt. late Judge of his High Court of Admiralty, and being defirous of conferring upon him fome lafting proof of his approbation of, as well as reward for fuch fervices, is alfo gracioufly pleafed to grant him an annuity, during his natural life, of 2000l. the fame to be paid out of the Confolidated Fund, for which he defires the concurrence of this Houfe."

The Meffage being read, Lord Grenville moved that the fame be taken into confideration in a Committee of the whole Houfe to-morrow.-Ordered.

The Bill for granting to his Majefty 3,000,000l. by Exchequer Bills, was brought up from the Commons by Mr. Long, read a first time, and ordered for a fecond reading to-morrow.

Several private Bills were read a third time and agreed to.

THURSDAY, MAY 9.

Lord Carnarvon's motion on the MiJitia Reduction Bill was poftponed. Some Bills were received from the Commons.

day the Houfe was ordered to be fummoned.

A number of private Bills were brought up from the House of Commons, which were read a first time.

TUESDAY, MAY 21.

Read and forwarded the Bills on the Table in their respective stages, and agreed to the Scotch Bail Bill and Weit India Governor's Indemnity Bill.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23.

Read a third time and paffed the Eng; lifh Small Note and other Bills, and forwarded thofe on the Table in their refpective stages.

The Houfe in a Committee on the Militia Reduction Bill, a long and uninterefting difcuffion occurred relative to its various clauses, which were read and agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be brought up, and the Bill to be read a third time.

THURSDAY, MAY 23.

The Order of the Day for the fecond reading the Slave Limitation Bill being read, Lord Grenville moved that the fame be fixed for Tuesday next.-Agreed

to.

Several Bills were received from the Commons.

FRIDAY, MAY 24.

The Report of the Militia Reduction Bill, which stood for this day, was, on the motion of Lord Grenville, poftponed to Monday next, as were allo the other Orders of the Day.

MONDAY, MAY 27.

The Duke of Clarence brought up a petition from the Liverpool Merchants against the Slave Carrying Bill. It was ordered to lie on the Table.

Lord Grenville, as Chairman of the Committee appointed to examine into the purport of the treasonable papers which, by order of his Majefty, were laid before their Lordships, reported the fame, which upon his Lordthip's motion was ordered to be printed.

The Bill for preventing fedition and feditious meetings was poliponed.

TUESDAY, MAY 28.

The Order of the Day for the confideration of the Slave Carrying Bill was poftponed to a future day, after a converfation between the Duke of Clarence, Lord Grenville, and the Lord Chancellor. FRIDAY, MAY 31.

On the motion of the Duke of Clarence, the Houfe was refolved into a Committee on the Slave Limitation Bill, when witneffes were called in and examined. Adjourned.

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MONDAY, APRIL 22.

N the motion of Mr. Rofe, the Bill

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for allowing further time to make returns of statement of Income to Commercial Commiffioners, was ordered to be committed to morrow, being read a fecond time.

The Bill for allowing the importation of Rape Seed was read a third time and paffed.

Mr. Pitt moved the Order of the Day for taking into confideration the Addrefs of the House of Lords to his Majesty, on the fubject of the Union with Ireland, which being agreed to, and the Address read, he next moved, "That the fame be not taken into confideration."

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Mr. Douglas feconded the motion, and, in a speech which occupied upwards of three hours, took a most comprehenfive view of the neceffity and utility of a Union with the Sifter Kingdom. entered into a diffuse and general history of Ireland, and minutely animadverted on the rage of party in that country, opposed to its intereft, for a fucceflion of nearly 20 years. He then proceeded to combat the prevailing arguments urged on that fide of the water against the meafure, and feemed to be of opinion that prejudice more than principle governed those who refitted it.

General Loftus fupported the quef tion, and stated, that unlefs the meafure be adopted, this country and Ireland would inevitably be feparated, and the feparation of either from the other would be the deftruction of both.

General Fitzpatrick was of a different opinion, and could not fee how a Legiflative Union was to prevent fuch a feparation, if the like wefe intended. On the contrary, as it would tend to aggravate the mind of that people, to it would tend to difunite the two countries. He alfo thought the forms adopted to carry this object were highly improper and impolitic.

The question being put and carried, it was agreed, that to the Addrefs of the Lords the word "Commons" be added; therefore the Addrefs to the Throne on this fubject will be that of the Lords and Cominons of Great Britain.

The Lord Mayor then brought in the Bill for the more effectual fuppreffion of rebellion, which was read a firit time, and ordered for a fecond reading.

The Houfe went through the English Militia Redution Bill.

TUESDAY, APRIL 23.

A Meffage was received from the Lords, that their Lordships had agreed to the Bill for amending the Act for punishing Offences committed on the High Seas, within the jurifdiction of the Court of Admiralty; and alfo to the Innkeepers Subfiftence Bill, without any amendments.

Mr. H. Thornton moved the Order of the Day for the farther confideration of the Slave Trade Limitation Bill.

Alderman Lushington brought up a petition from the planters, merchants, and others, interested in the trade to the West Indies, against the Bill.

On the motion of Colonel Gafcoyne, the petition of the Corporation, and also from the Merchants of Liverpool, against the Bill, were read.

Mr. Dent moved, that the farther confideration of the Bill be postponed to this day four months.

After a few words from Mr. Pitt, the Houfe divided-for deferring the Bill, 14; against it, 35.

Another divifion took place on hearing counfel against the Bill, pursuant to the petition of the Merchants of Liverpool

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Bill, when counfel were called in and heard thereon.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25.

A Meffage was received from the Lords, ftating that their Lordships had agreed to feveral private Bills.

Mr. Dundas obtained leave to bring in a Bill to render more effectual the recruiting for men to ferve in the army of the East India Company.

Mr. Pitt announced his Majesty's compliance with the Addrefs of that Houfe, in giving orders that certain other accounts fhould be laid before it.

The other Orders of the Day were poftponed.

The Houfe proceeded on the Committee on the British Herring Fishery.

FRIDAY, APRIL 26.

The Committee of Supply and Ways and Means, and the other Orders of the Day, were poftponed to Monday, and the Houfe then proceeded to St. James's, to prefent the Address to his Majesty.

MONDAY, APRIL 29.

On the motion of Mr. Henry Thornton, the confideration of the Slave Trade Limitation Bill was poftponed to Thurf day, in confequence of the abience of the Chancellor of the Exchequer; as was that of the Slave Carrying Bill, on the motion of Mr. W. Smith, for the fame reason.

Mr. Long moved for an account of Exchequer Bills iffued to be laid before the House.

Mr. W. Dundas brought in a Bill, which was read a firit time, for regulating the Militia of Scotland-second reading ordered for Friday.

Accounts were laid before the Houfe of the quantity of copper purchased for the ufe of his Majesty's Navy fince the year 1788. Ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Hufkinfon brought in a Bill, which was read a first time, for the better recruiting the forces of the East India Company, and ordered for a fecond reading.

The other Orders of the Day were poftponed.

TUESDAY, APRIL 30.

A Meffage was received from the Lords, ftating that their Lordthips had agreed to the Rape Seed Bill, and to the Attornies' Clerks Certificate Bill, befides leveral Road and Inclofure Bills.

The Bill for the better fuppreffing Sedition was read a fecond time, and ordered to be committed on Friday next.

Mr. Pitt having postponed the further confideration of the Report of the Secret Committee till this day fe'nnight,

Mr. Abbott took that opportunity of giving notice, that on the fame day he would move for a repeal of the Acts of Queen Anne and his late Majefty, as far as they related to the forfeitures of eftates of perfons attached to the Pretender, for the purpose of introducing a Bill for extending the law of forfeitures in all cafes of Treafon hereafter."

The Houfe then went into a Com. mittee on the Bill for extending the time for making returns to Commercial Com miffioners under the Income Act, and

Mr. Pitt then gave notice, that in a Committee of Ways and Means tomorrow, he would move for a further loan by the iffue of Exchequer Bills.

The Bill for extending the period for transferring flock upon contracts for redeeming Land Tax, was read a first time, and ordered for a fecond reading to

morrow.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1.

Several petitions from Manchefter and Bolton, against the East India Ware, houting Bill, were received.

The House in a Committee of Supply, Mr. Pitt moved for a loan of three millions, by iffue of Exchequer Bills, for the ufes of the current year. No Gentleman oppofing this motion, the Refolution of courfe paffed the Committee, and the Report was ordered to be received tomorrow.

The Mafter of the Rolls moved, that a printed Copy of the Report of the Secret Committee be fent to the Lords. It was ordered, and Mr. Bragge was defired to deliver the fame.

THURSDAY, MAY 2.

Mr. Bragge brought up the Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, and the Houfe having agreed to the Refolution for granting to his Majefty a loan of three millions, by way of Exchequer Bills, a Bill was ordered in accordingly.

The Bill for extending Bail in cales of Sedition in Scotland, was poftponed to Monday, as was the Bill for preventing fedition and feditious aflemblies, till the fame day.

The Bill for limiting the African Slave Trade was read a third time, paffed, and ordered to the Lords,

The Houfe then went into a Committee on the Slave Carrying Bill, when feveral claufes were received.

SATURDAY, MAY 4.

On the motion of Mr. Long, the Bill for granting to his Majefty, for the fervice of the prefent year, the fum of three millions, to be railed on Exchequer Bills, was read a fecond time.

The Lord Mayor brought in a Bill for continuing, for a time to be limited, the further fufpenfion of the Habeas Corpus A&t.-Read a first time.

MONDAY, MAY 6.

The Bill granting his Majefty three millions, by way of Exchequer Bills, went through a Committee, and ordered to be reported to morrow.

Mr. Burden moved for leave to bring in a Bill for the continuation of the Act for the authorizing the circulation of Sinall Notes in England.-Leave given.

The Bill for continuing the Sufpenfion of the Habeas Corpus Act, was, on the motion of Mr. Pitt, read a fecond time, and ordered to be committed on Wednes day next.

The Houfe then proceeded to a Committee on the Bill for preventing Sedition and Seditious Practices, when several claufes were introduced by Mr. Pitt, and agreed to; amongft which was one for exempting Freemafons from its pains and penalties.-The Report was brought up.

TUESDAY, MAY 7.

Several petitions were received, among others one from perfons confined for debt in the gaol of York. They were ordered to lie on the table.

The English Small Note Bill, on the motion of Mr. Burdon, was ordered to be read a fecond time to-morrow.

The Bill for extending the period for Returns under the Income Act to Commercial Coinmiffioners, and that for extending alfo the period for transferring Stock, under the Land Tax Redemption Act, were feverally ordered for a third reading to-morrow.

On the motion of Mr. H. Thornton, the Slave Carrying Bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Lords.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8.

The Bill for granting his Majefty three millions by way of loan on Exchequer Bills, and that for extending the period to make returns to Commercial Commiffioners under the Income Act, and fome private Bills, were read a third time, and ordered to the Lords.

A Meflage from his Majefty (for which fee page 410) was prelented by

Mr. Pitt for granting 2000l. per ann. to Sir J. Marriot. It was ordered to be confidered to-morrow in a Committee.

The Houfe in a Committee on the Bill for fufpending the Habeas Corpus A&,

The Solicitor General filled up the blank for the fame to continue in force till the ft of March 1800. The Report was then brought up, and the Bill ordered for a third reading to-morrow.

The Report of the Sedition Bill was brought up, and the feveral amendments agreed to. It was then ordered alfo to be read a third time to morrow.

The Marquis of Tichfield gave notice, that after the holidays it was his intention to bring forward a motion to amend two Acts paffed relative to the Militia. He pointed out how far thefe A&ts had proved defective, efpecially as they related to the Militia of Middlefex; and he should also propofe, that the fum of about 2000l. railed from defaulters, be applied to the better recruiting of the Militia.

The Committee reported on the A&ts for allowing a bounty on linen-yarn imported.

THURSDAY, MAY 9.

The English and Scotch Small Notes Bill was forwarded; and the Bill for continuing the Sufpenfion of the Habeas Corpus Act was read a third time, and

ordered to the Lords.

Mr. Pitt gave notice of bringing forward his New Budget on Saturday the 25th init. He also gave notice, that in pursuance of the Report of the Committee of Finance, it was his intention, as foon after the recefs as convenient, to make a propofition to that Houte relative to the fituation of the Judges, who, from that Report, do not appear to be adequately recompenfed for their laborious avocations.

Mr. Abbot rofs, and, in purfuance of notice given, moved,. "That leave be given to bring in a Bill to repeal fo much of the Acts of the 7th of Anne, and the 17th of George II. as limits the forfeiture in cales of Treafon, and to extend the fame."

The Master of the Rolls vindicated the neceffity, the policy, and the wisdom of

the meature.

The question being put, was carried, and leave given to bring in a Bill açcordingly.

The Sedition Bill was read a third time. A claule was added by Mr. Pitt; it was then palled, and ordered to the Lords.

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