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HOUSE OF LORDS.—March 22, 1800.

•THE were forwarded in their refpective ftages. Amongft those was the Mutiny Bill, which went through a Committee of the whole Houfe.

HE various Bills before the Houfe

24. Several Bills were received from the Commons, each of which went thro' its refpective ftage.

25. Some private and other Bills were received from the Commons.

The Royal Affent was given by Commiffion to the Bill for liquidating the National Debt, the Mutiny and Starch « Ed. Mag. Junë 1800.

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ter, the Lord Chancellor, and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

April 2. The Duke of Portland prefented a Meffage from the King relative to the Legislative Union between the two kingdoms (for which fee the Commons.)

Lord Grenville then moved, that an Addrefs be prefented to his Majefty, thanking him for his gracious communication, and that the House should take his Majefty's Meffage into confideration on the 21st of April inft.-Agreed to nem. dif.

Lord Auckland rofe, and, after expatiating upon the enormous increafe of the vice of Adultery, and the perverfion, as well as abufe, of many Divorce Bills which had paffed the Legislature of this country, moved for leave to bring in a Bill to prevent any perfon divorced for adultery from intermarrying with the guilty perfon.

His Lordship then moved that the Bill be printed, read a fecond time on Friday, and at a day after the recess proceeded on.

3. Read a third time and agreed to the Land Tax Redemption Bill with aimendments, and the Corn Bounty Bill. 4. The Royal Affent was given by Commiffion to the Land Tax Corporation and Corn Bounty Bills, the Hull Pilot Bill, and feveral private Bills.

The Bill to prevent perfons divorced for adultery from intermarrying with the perfon guilty of the adultery, was read a fecond time, and ordered to be committed.

21. The Bishop of London prefented a Bill for the better obfervance of that day before Eafter, commonly called Good Friday. The Rev. Prelate obferved, that though, generally speaking, the day in queftion was very properly obferved, yet it was conceived proper to remove certain liabilities and circum ftances of inconvenience which Bankers, &c. under the exifting laws were fubject to, with refpect to the Negotiation of Bills of Exchange on that day, which object conftituted one of the the principal provifions of the prefent Bill.

The Bill was read a firft time. The Order of the Day for fummoning their Lordships upon the confideration of his Majefty's Meffage relative to the Union with Ireland, being read,

Lord Grenville rofe and moved, "That

his Majefty's Meffage on the fubject of a Legislative Union with Ireland, the papers and documents accompanying the fame, and the Refolutions of the Parliament of Ireland on the fame fubject, be referred to a Committee of the woole House."

The question being put on this motion, it was ordered accordingly.

His Lordship then rofe and moved, That the House do now refolve itself into the faid Committee.

On the question for this proceeding being put,

Lord Holland oppofed it, in which he was fupported by Lord Fitzwilliam, Lord Radnor, and Lord Derby, when a divifion enfued-For the queftion, 82; against it, 3. The Houfe, therefore, went into a Committee, and Lord Walfingham having taken the Chair,

Lord Grenville, after a few prefatory obfervations, moved the three firft Refolutions pursuant to his ftatement in the early part of the debate, and which are as follow:

Refolved, That for the purpose of eftablishing an Union upon the bafis ftated in the Refolutions of the two Houfes of the Parliament of Great Britain, communicated by his Majefty's command in the Meffage fent to this House by his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, it would be fit to propole, as the firft Article of Union, that the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland fhall, upon the ift day of January, which shall be in the year of our Lord 1801, and for ever after, be united into one kingdom, by the name of "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ;" and that the Royal Stile and Titles appertaining to the Imperial Crown of the faid United Kingdom and its dependencies, and alfo the Enfigns Armorial, Flags, and Banners thereof, fhall be fuch as his Majefty, by his Royal Proclamation under the Great Seal of the United King dom, fhall be pleafed to appoint.

Refolved, That for the fame purpose it would be fit to propofe, as the fecond Article of Union, that the Succeffion to the Imperial Crown of the faid United Kingdom, and of the dominions thereto belonging, fhall continue limited and fettled in the fame manner as the Succeffion to the Imperial Crown of the faid Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland now ftands limited and fettled, according to the existing Laws, and to the

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Terms of Union between England and Scotland.

Refolved, That for the fame purpose it would be fit to propofe, as the third Article of Union, that the said United Kingdom be reprefented in one and the fame Parliament, to be ftyled The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland."

The Refolutions were then read by the Chairman, and agreed to without obfervation or amendment by the Committee, who were ordered to fit again on Friday, and the Lords to be fummoned for that day.,

22. The various Bills before the House were forwarded in their refpective ftages. Among these was the Good Friday Bill, which was read a fecond time.

Six private Bills were brought up from the Commons, and read a first time. 23. On the motion of Lord Grenville, the Bill for granting to his Majefty a duty on Penfions, Places, and Tobacco, was read a third time and paffed, as were feveral private Bills, which were tranf mitted to the Commons.

24. The Royal Affent was given by Commiffion to the Land Tax Commiffioners' Name Bill; the Bill to indemnify perfons ferving in certain Volunteer Corps, &c. omitting to take out Licences for wearing Hair Powder; and to fix Bills of a private and local defcription.

In confequence of the indifpofition of the Secretary of State, the motion which the House had agreed to, to go into a Committee to-morrow on the Fourth Refolution of the Irish Parliament, was poftponed.

25. The Seventh Article of the Union was taken into confideration, on the motion of Lord Grenville, which in fubftance is to the following effect:

comparison of the real value of the ex ports and imports of the respective coun tries."

After a long and defultory converfa¬ tion, the Refolution was agreed to. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—March 24.

An Account of the Funded Debt, as it ftood on the 1ft of January, 1800, was prefented from the Exchequer.

An Account of the quantity and price of Copper now used in his Majesty's Navy was also presented.

The Bill for granting a Bounty on the Importation of Wheat, Rice, &c. was ordered to be read a third time to morrow.

Lord Hawkesbury moved the Order of the Day, for the House to refolve itself into a Committee on the Copper Mines and Trade; and the Houfe being in a Committee accordingly, his Lordship faid his intention was merely on this occafion to fubmit certain Refolutions to the Houfe for their mature confideration and opinion.

His Lordship then moved the following Refolutions, which were feverally put and agreed to.

ift, That the exportation of Copper in bars, rods or ingots, plates, fheets, nails, or bolts, when the price fhould exceed a certain fum, be prohibited.

2d, That the importation of Copper unwrought or in bars, rods or ingots, when the price should exceed a certain fum, be permitted duty free.

3d, That when the ftandard price of Copper Ore at the Frikelings, in Cornwall, fhall exceed 1ool. per ton. foreign Copper, unwrought or in rods, bars of ingots, fhall be imported duty free.

4th, That when the ftandard price of Ore at the Frikelings fhall exceed 1ool. as above, a duty of sl. per ton be laid on all British Copper exported.

5th, That when the standard price as above shall exceed 10gl. per ton, a duty of 10l. per ton be charged on exporta. tion.

6th, That when the price as above fhall exceed 1rol. per ton, the exportation to be prohibited.

7th, That the importation of Copper Ore from Ireland be permitted duty free.

25. The Corn Importation Bill was read a third time, passed, and ordered to the Lords.

On the motion of Mr Dundas, the
Houf

Houfe went into a Committee on the State of the Affairs of India, and the feveral accounts were referred to the Committee, Mr Smith in the Chair,

Mr Dundas then rofe and entered into extenfive and comprehenfive ftatements relative to the Affairs of the Eaft India Company; and, having given a detail, laborious and accurate, of the ftate of the financial affairs of the. Eaft India Company at home and abroad, proceeded to fhew the flourishing and increafing profperity of the Company to the prefent period; and inftanced that in the article of tea alone, their fales had increased progreffively from 15 millions to 25 millions annually, within the last 8 years, increasing the revenue on that only from 324,730l. to 1,410,1781. annually.

The Refolutions were then agreed to, and the Report ordered to be brought up to-morrow.

The Bill for indemnifying Volunteers from the Hair-Powder Duty went thro' a Committee.

26. The Hair-Powder Indemnity Bill was read a third time and paffed.

On the Order of the Day being read to confider the Bill for improving the Highways,

Mr Burdon, after a few obfervations, wherein he enlarged upon the neceffity thereof, moved that the confideration thereof be referred to a Committee of the whole Houfe on Friday.

Mr Wilberforce faid, that the failure of the Bill recently before the House, for the cultivation of Potatoes, rendered it neceffary for him to say, that fome other measure of a tendency fimilar, in a graduate nature, was required to avert the forrows that must arife to the poorer part of the community by the difcomfiture of that Bill. That which he intended to introduce would be of a par tial nature, calculated to meet partial exigencies, fince that of a more general tendency was rejected. His object was merely to alleviate, and if poffible foften, fome of the calamities. In many parts, Potatoes might be cultivated without any breach of right or private pro perty, and several places in the kingdom furnished example. To cultivate thefe quarters was his wifh, and in Yorkshire he had documents fufficient. Therefore, after fome obfervations on the prefent high price of Potatoes, he gave notice of moving for leave to bring in a Bill to Enable Overfeers and other Parish Offi

cers to appropriate certain Lands for the cultivation of Potatoes for the benefit of the Poor.

31. A Bill for increafing the rate of fubfiftence for Soldiers billeted, was read a firft time.

The Houfe having refolved itself into a Committee of Supply, Mr Pitt moved a series of Refolutions, of which the following are the principle:

"Refolved, that it is the opinion of this Committee, that a fum not exceeding 2,506,250l. be granted to his Majefty for the purpose of paying off the Exchequer Bills rajfed upon the credit of the Act of laft Seffion, relative to certain Duties upon Income.

"That a fummotexceeding 1,079,740l. be granted to his Majefty to pay off the Exchequer Bills raifed upon the credit of the Bill for Affeffed Taxes, and the Export and Import Duty Bill;

"That a further fum of 3,500,000l. be granted to his Majefty, to pay off the Exchequer Bills iflued in 1799, upon the credit of the aid to be granted next Seffion of Parliament."

Thefe and feveral other Refolutions were agreed to.

Mr Wilberforce then brought up his Bill for fupplying the Poor more effectually with Potatoes, which, after a few words from Mr Buxton in approbation thereof, was read a first time.

April 1. The Lord Advocate of Scotland took the oaths and his feat.

A Meffage from the Lords informed the Houfe that their Lordships had agreed to the Aberdeen Paving Bill, and feveral other private Bills.

Lord Hawkesbury moved, that the Houfe do to-morrow refolve itself into a Committee to confider of the expediency of permitting the Importation from America of goods and commodities belonging to Foreign States in neutral bottoms. Agreed to.

The Reports of the Committees of Supply and of Ways and Means were received, and the Refolutions agreed to.

The Bill for increafing the Rates to be paid to Innkeepers upon Soldiers being quartered on them, was read a fe-cond time,

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2. Sir William Pulteney after some previous remarks on the cruelty and barbarity of Bull-baiting, which, lie obferved, feemed daily to be gaining ground, moved for leave to bring in a Bill to prevent the practice of Bull-baiting.

It is with the most fincere fatisfaction that his Majefty finds himself enabled to communicated to this Houfe, the joint Addrefs of his Lords and Commons of Ireland, laying before his Majefty certain Refolutions which contain the terms proposed by them for an entire Union between the two Kingdoms.

His Majefty is perfuaded that this Houfe will participate in the pleasure with which his Majefty, obferved the conformity of fentiment manifefted in the proceedings of his two Parliaments after long and careful deliberation on this most important fubject; and he earneftly recommends to this Houfe to take all fuch further fteps as may beft tend to the speedy and complete execution of a work so happily begun, and fo interefting to the fecurity and happiness of his Majefty's fubjects, and to the general strength and profperity of the British Empire. G. R Mr Pitt moved, that it be taken into confideration on Thursday fortnight.Agreed to.

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He then moved an Addrefs of Thanks to his Majefty for his moft gracious communication, which being alfo agreed to, it was read, and was, as ufual, an echo of the Meffage, fignifying the intention of that Houfe to confider the meafure with all convenient fpeed.

3. The Bill for prohibiting the practice of Bull-baiting was read a fecond time, and committed to a Committee of the whole House.

In the Committee Sir W. Pulteney moved, that a penalty fhould be inflict ed upon all thofe concerned in Bull-baiting, not less than 20s. nor more than 51. He thought it proper that confiderable difcretionary power fhould be entrusted to the Magiftrate, fo that he might be lenient to those who erred through inattention, and feverely punish all obdurate offenders.

The Refolution was agreed to, the Houfe refumed, the Report received,

and ordered to be taken into farther con-1 fideration on Friday fortnight. to sterz

Mr Long brought up a Bill to enable the Lords of the Treafury to illue Exchequer Bills to a limited amount on fuch Aids and Supplies as have been, or fhall be granted for the 1800. Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.

The Lord Advocate of Scotland brought up the Report of the Committee, to whom was referred the confideration of the moft effectual means to encourage the importation of Oats and Gatmeal. The Report was read and agreed to, and a Bill ordered.

The Lord Advocate of Scotland gave notice, that immediately after the Eafter recefs, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill for the more eafy Recovery of Small Debts in North Britain.

Mr W. Dundas faid, that, he would at the fame time move for leave to bring in a Bill to indemnify fuch perfons in the Eaft Indies as had drawn Bills upon this country to greater amount than is allowed by Act of Parliament.

The Report of the Committee of Ways and Means was brought up, and Bills ordered.

Mr Bragge moved for leave to bring in a Bill to permit the importation of Goods from America in neutral Veffels. -Leave granted.

Mr Rofe brought in a Bill to repeal fo much of an Act paffed laft Seffion, as granted permiffion for the warehousing of Eaft India Goods, and for altering the duties to be paid by the fame.-Read a first time, and ordered to be read a fecond time to-morrow.

The Bill for appointing Commiffioners to carry into execution an Act impofing a duty on Sugar, Malt, and Tobacco, was read a third time and passed.

4. The Houfe having been fummoned to attend the Lords Commiffioners in the Houfe of Peers, the Speaker on his return informed them that the Royal Affient had been given by Commiffion to the Land Tax Redemption, the Corn Bounty, and feveral private Bills.

The Exchequer Bills Bill was read a fecond time.

Columbine's Divorce Bill was read a firft, and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday fe'nnight; as were alfo the Oat Importation Bill, the Militia Cloathing, the Bill for allowing the Importation of Foreign Goods from Ame

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