not for a moment believe that fuch a captious confequence would be the refult of the operation of the claufe, which he he had much rather have ftand as it was, than accept the rev. Prelate's provifo. But the rev. Prelate had faid, the claufe was unconftitutional. What, was the object of the bill wholly loft fight of! Was it not to give facilities to fpiritual perfons, and refcue them from the penal feverities of the act of the 21ft of Henry the Eighth, at the fame time that it was meant to enforce the refidence of the clergy? Where the legiflature was inclined to grant a benefit to any defcription of fubjects, was it unconftituional to prescribe the conditions on which it granted it? Surely no fuch argument could be maintained for a moment. With refpect to an appeal being a difgrace or a degradation to a rev. Prelate, were not appeals repeatedly brought into that House, and was not a confiderable part of their Lordships time occupied most usefully for the public in hearing them? His Lordship concluded by recommending it to the Committee to fupport the claufe as it ftood in the bill.

The Bishop of St. Asaph rofe to reply to the very learned and able fpeech, which, he faid, had fallen from the right rev. Prelate behind him; and he could not but observe, that the very first of the learned authorities that that right rev. Prelate had referred to, was a canon of the Council of Nice

The Bishop of Oxford interrupted the right rev. Prelate to remind him, that in that canon were the words “according to the ancient ufages," which, of course, were to be underftood as "ufages of the church in times then long past," or the word ancient could not have been of any meaning.

The Bishop of St. Asaph purfued his reply, which was not a long one, and was more an iteration of his former fpeech than a series of much new argnment.

At length the question was put on this claufe, and the Committee divided.

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The Committee then proceeded to the provifo which follows the claufe juft agreed to, and which enacts, "that licences may be revoked by the bishop who granted them, or by his fucceffors ;" and after that to the five next clauses, in which feveral verbal amendments were moved, and various obfervations were made by the Bifhop of London, the Bishop of St. Asaph, Lord Alvanley, and the Bishop of Oxford, which were answered by the Lord Chancellor, who in fome inftances

inftances declared himfelf unprepared at that moment to offer the amendments which his Lordship faid would be neceffary to be made in fome of the claufes, and which he would pledge himself to prepare and fubmit to their Lord. fhips another day.

Lord Auckland made feveral pertinent obfervations; and the Bishop of St. Afaph gave notice, that he fhould move for the rejection of a clause in the latter part of the bill, which actually went to the re-enactment of the 9th of Edward the Second, a ftatute, on a former day, two noble and learned Lords had afferted was, by implication, repealed by the 21st of Henry the Eighth.

When the Committee arrived at the monition claufe, (the 23d)

Lord Auckland faid, that they were got fo far in the bill, that, as he understood they were to fit the next day, and as more claufes remained to be difcuffed, than they could conveniently go through that evening, yet, if noble Lords would attend early, they might accomplish it in two or three hours next day; he submitted it, therefore, to the Committee, whether they might not then adjourn?

The Bishop of St. Asaph faid, he thought in one half hour more they might get through the bill.

The Lord Chancellor, being called upon by the whole Committee, faid, it was with regret he confented to fit on Saturday, which was a neceffary day of reft to him; but if he was afked, whether he would prefer fitting longer that night, or coming to conclude the other claufes the next day, he fhould fay he preferred the latter.

The Bishop of Durham faid, after what the noble and learned Lord had faid, there could be no doubt but that they ought to adjourn.

Lord Kalfingham put the ufual question; the Committee rofe, and the Houfe was refumed.

The Committee to fit the next day.

The Lord Chancellor faid, a noble Lord, now no more, had in his hearing declared, that when the House was adjourned to three o'clock it meant four, and therefore he would adjourn till two o'clock, hoping every noble Lord and right rev. Prelate would be in his place by three.

Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

FRIDAY, JUNE 17.

The Committee on the London port bill was poftponed to Tuesday next.

. A meilage from the Lords informed the Houfe, that their Lordships had agreed to the foldiers' relief bill withoutamendments.

Mr. I. H. Browne moved, that it be an inftruction to the Committee appointed the preceding day, to make a provision to enable proprietors of lands in Scotland to charge their eftates with certain fums of money, for the purpose of making and repairing roads and bridges in Scotland. Ordered.

The bribery oath bill was read a third time, and paffed. Ordered, that the two reports relative to the coal trade, made to the Houfe in June and December, 1800, be referied to the Committee on the bill now pending, for regulating the coal market in the city of London.

The Scotch militia family relief bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday.

Mr. Sheridan wished to afk a question of his Majesty's Minifters, none of whom happened to be then in their places, whether any fuch measure as the foregoing, was in their contemplation on behalf of the families of Irishmen, whether in the militia or army? He mentioned feveral cafes of diftrefs of the families of unfortunate men of that part of the united kingdom, who had loft their lives in defence of their country, and thought it fo highly neceffary, that fome means of relieving their families in future fhould be immediately provided; and that if it was not the intention of Government to bring forward a measure of that kind, he thould think it a duty incumbent on himfelf to do so.

Mr. Alexander faid, that in the abfence of the right hon. the Secretary for Ireland, he conldonly fay, the matter had been mentioned the preceding day, and that right hon. Gentleman had affured the Houfe of the anxiety of the Government to do all in its power to forward fuch a measure, but that it was found to be a matter of confiderable difficulty. .. Mr. Sheridan faid, he did not know the matter had been mentioned, otherwife he should not have taken notice of it at that time. Here the converfation ended.

The bill for confolidating the custom duties was read a third time.

Mr.

Mr. Vanfittart moved a new claufe for permitting the removal of wine from the outports to the port of London without a certificate from the collectors of the customs at fuch outports, which was brought up, read, and agreed to, added to the bill, and the bill then passed.

Ordered, that the Houfe fhould on Tuefday following refolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to confidér certain acts fo far as relates to the limits of the fouthern whale fishery.

On the order of the day being read for the Houfe to refolve itfelf into a Committee of Supply,

The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved, that the accounts laid on the table by Mr. Vanfittart, and alfo the accounts from the East India Company, be referred to the faid Committee. Ordered.

HIS MAJESTY'S MESSAGE.

Lord Hawkesbury appeared at the bar, and announced a meffage from his Majefty, which being brought up, was read by the fpeaker, as in the preceding debate in the House of Lords.

The address was agreed to nem con, and Lord Hawkesbury then moved,

"That an humble addrefs be prefented to his Majefty, to return his Majesty the thanks of this Houfe for his most gracious-meffage, which affords a fresh proof of his Majefty's increafing folicitude for the fecurity and effential interefts of his people."

Ordered, "That the faid addrefs be presented to his Ma◄ jefly, by fuch Members of this House as are of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council."

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer faid, that the refolutions he had in his hand referred to annual fums laid before the Houfe; and he fhould therefore abstain from troubling the Committee any further at prefent, than to move them. It was then refolved,

"That a fum not exceeding 14.3651. 4s be granted to his Majefty for the payment of the purchafe of ceriain houses and premises for the ufe and accommodation of the two Houses of Parliament.

Alfo, the fum of 150,000l, for fecret fervices. 340,000l. awarded by the American Cominiflioners. 1,400,000l. for the extraordinaries of the army in England.

" 600,000l.

"600,000l. for the army in Ireland,"

And a long ftring of refolutions, providing payment for a great variety of annual fervices.

The House was refumed, and the report ordered to be received the next day.

ADDITIONAL CUSTOMS.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved the order of the day, for the House to refolve itself into a Committee on the additional custom duty bill. On the queftion that the Speaker do leave the chair,

General Gascoyne rofe to object to it. He faid, he was as fully impreffed with the neceffity of raifing taxes, and fubmitting to facrifices, as any other Member could be ; but, in duty to his conftituents, he muft oppofe a certain part of this bill-the duty on fugars. It was no proof, he faid, that, becaufe his conftituents were able to pay those duties during the late war, they were able to do it now. In 1793, the West India merchants of Liverpool were under the neceflity of applying to Parliament for relief, which was granted. In 1795 they did the fame; and he was forry to fay, they muft foon do so again; and all these applications were for relief against the old duties, and to enable them to fupport the fame, whilft the Houfe were going to lay on new duties. He infifted it was a lofing trade. He did not afk for any exemption or diminution of the duty, but only a fufpenfion of it, till fome outport on the continent should be open to us. At prefent we had not one; and therefore could have no export. He contended alfo, that every increafed duty muft decrease the confumption, befides the additional duty on tea muft decrease the confumption of fugar. That the traders in Liverpool were not like thofe in London, agents who receive their profits on what they difpofe of; they were in the fame fituation as the planters, participated in the misfortunes of the islands, and purchased their goods on their own account and rifk; this had been done on encouragements dropped from time to time by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as to the continuance of peace. He said, that while Parliament was laying on 4s. a cwt. duty on fugar, it was falling in price to the fame amount; and if the duties were continued to be fo laid on, thofe concerned in the trade muft withdraw from it. He afked if it was of no confequence that we were excluded from Hamburgh, Bremen, and all the ports on the continent? He did not blame Minifters for this, but they ought to confider whether they can

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