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    Article PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. ← Page 5 of 6 →
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Parliamentary Proceedings.

¦ - The report of the French Corps Bill having been brought up , Mr . Sheridan and Mr . Fox objected to an amendment of the Attorney-General , which left the oaths under which this force was to be attested , at the discretion of his Majesty . This produced a very long conversation , at the conclusion of which the House went through the different clauses with their several amendments . To that clause which provides , that the establishment of these corps shall be during the war , Mr . Sheridan objected , as inconsistent with the provision of the Mutiny Bill , and not at all necessary to the purposes in view . He proposed as an amendment , that the establishment should be-annual .

This produced a conversation of some length , after which the House divided ; for the amendment ag , against it 118 . The bill was then ordered to be read a third time on the morrow . 17 . The Volunteer Corps Bill was brought in , and went through its several stages , and was sent up to the Lords for their concurrence . On the motion for the-third reading of the Bill for taking French troops into British pay , a very long debate ensued , in which Mr . Fox and others opposed , and Mr . Dundas

and his'friends supported the bill , which passed without a division . Mr . Burke brought ap his report of the conduct of the Managers in the Impeachment , which was ordered to be printed . Adjourned to Monday se ' nnight . 28 . Mr , Secretary Dundas presented a message from his Majesty to the following effect : " That he had ordered to be laid before the House copies of the Treaty of Convention entered into at the Hague in the course of the present month between the Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty , and those of the States-General , and the King

of Prussia . That his Majesty relied on their ' assistance to enable him to fulfil the stipulations of the Treaty , and to make provision for defraying the expences to be incurred in consequence . Mr . Dundas moved , that the message should be taken into consideration in a Committee of the whole House , on . Wednesday . This motion , after some objections by Mess . Fox and Sheridan to so early a day , ane ! an amendment moved by the former for Monday , which was negatived , was agreed to by the House .

[ In the course of the above conversation , ministry .. being called on to state some outlines of the treaty , the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated , that by the treaty in question his Prussian Majesty was bound to furnish , over and above his contingent troops , thirty thousand men . to be employed for the defence of Holland , and the active operations of the war . For these , in the first instance ,, was to be paid a sum of fifty thousand pounds per month ; and also the sum of one hundred thousand pounds per month for bread and forage for the troops . The sum of three hundred thousand pounds was to be paid in order to put the forces into motion and the sum of one hundred

thou-; sand on their return . These two latter will be paid by the Dutch . Should the war last to the end of the present year , the proportion of expence to be incurred by this country under the treaty , would be one million three hundred and fifty thousand pounds . ] The bill for the further prevention of delays in election was recommitted , and , on the motion of Mr . Fox , the oath , commonly called the Long Oath , was expunged by the Committee ; after which the report was ordered to be received on Monday .

29 . Mr . Burke moved to discharge the order for printing the Report of the delays on Hastings ' s trial , as he had some alterations to offer . The House divided ; for the motion 52 , against it 20 . Mr . Ctir-uieri moved , that the House be called over this day fortnight . In the course of the debate Mr . Whitbread . jun . was called to order , and explained , for asserting , " that it was impossible for those on his side to resist the torrent from the other side of the Housewhich was at the command of the Right Hon . Gentleman ( Mr . Pitt ) . "

, Motion negatived , 9 8 against 19 . Adjourned . 30 . Resolved into a Committee , Mr . Hobart in the chair , on the Prussian subsidy . The Chancellor of tbe Exchequer rose , and observed that his Majesty ' s message referred to two very important points ; the first to the Treaty lately concluded with Prussia ; and the second recommended-to the House the consideration of the means for enabling

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LONDON: Article 2
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 3
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, OR GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY. Article 4
THOUGHTS ON MODERN WIT. Article 8
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS TO QUEEN ELIZABETH. Article 9
QUEEN ELIZABETH TO SIR NICHOLAS THROGMORTON. Article 9
A SPEECH Article 10
JOHN COUSTOS, FOR FREEMASONRY, Article 12
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS IN ENGLAND, Article 16
Untitled Article 17
ACCOUNT OF A TOUR TO KILLARNEY, &c. IN A LETTER TO J. AND E, FRY. Article 18
THE LIFE OF MRS. ANNE AYSCOUGH, OR ASKEW. Article 22
AN ACCOUNT OF DRUIDISM. Article 26
A VIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF NAVIGATION. Article 33
ACCOUNT OF JOHN O'GROAT'S HOUSE. Article 38
MEMOIRS OF THE LATE . DR. PAUL HIFFERNAN. Article 39
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF M. BRISSOT. Article 48
ON THE STUDY OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. Article 50
CHARACTER OF REGULUS. Article 55
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. Article 58
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS Article 63
POETRY. Article 70
THE FIELD OF BATTLE. Article 73
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 74
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 75
DEATHS. Article 80
BANKRUPTS. Article 81
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Parliamentary Proceedings.

¦ - The report of the French Corps Bill having been brought up , Mr . Sheridan and Mr . Fox objected to an amendment of the Attorney-General , which left the oaths under which this force was to be attested , at the discretion of his Majesty . This produced a very long conversation , at the conclusion of which the House went through the different clauses with their several amendments . To that clause which provides , that the establishment of these corps shall be during the war , Mr . Sheridan objected , as inconsistent with the provision of the Mutiny Bill , and not at all necessary to the purposes in view . He proposed as an amendment , that the establishment should be-annual .

This produced a conversation of some length , after which the House divided ; for the amendment ag , against it 118 . The bill was then ordered to be read a third time on the morrow . 17 . The Volunteer Corps Bill was brought in , and went through its several stages , and was sent up to the Lords for their concurrence . On the motion for the-third reading of the Bill for taking French troops into British pay , a very long debate ensued , in which Mr . Fox and others opposed , and Mr . Dundas

and his'friends supported the bill , which passed without a division . Mr . Burke brought ap his report of the conduct of the Managers in the Impeachment , which was ordered to be printed . Adjourned to Monday se ' nnight . 28 . Mr , Secretary Dundas presented a message from his Majesty to the following effect : " That he had ordered to be laid before the House copies of the Treaty of Convention entered into at the Hague in the course of the present month between the Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty , and those of the States-General , and the King

of Prussia . That his Majesty relied on their ' assistance to enable him to fulfil the stipulations of the Treaty , and to make provision for defraying the expences to be incurred in consequence . Mr . Dundas moved , that the message should be taken into consideration in a Committee of the whole House , on . Wednesday . This motion , after some objections by Mess . Fox and Sheridan to so early a day , ane ! an amendment moved by the former for Monday , which was negatived , was agreed to by the House .

[ In the course of the above conversation , ministry .. being called on to state some outlines of the treaty , the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated , that by the treaty in question his Prussian Majesty was bound to furnish , over and above his contingent troops , thirty thousand men . to be employed for the defence of Holland , and the active operations of the war . For these , in the first instance ,, was to be paid a sum of fifty thousand pounds per month ; and also the sum of one hundred thousand pounds per month for bread and forage for the troops . The sum of three hundred thousand pounds was to be paid in order to put the forces into motion and the sum of one hundred

thou-; sand on their return . These two latter will be paid by the Dutch . Should the war last to the end of the present year , the proportion of expence to be incurred by this country under the treaty , would be one million three hundred and fifty thousand pounds . ] The bill for the further prevention of delays in election was recommitted , and , on the motion of Mr . Fox , the oath , commonly called the Long Oath , was expunged by the Committee ; after which the report was ordered to be received on Monday .

29 . Mr . Burke moved to discharge the order for printing the Report of the delays on Hastings ' s trial , as he had some alterations to offer . The House divided ; for the motion 52 , against it 20 . Mr . Ctir-uieri moved , that the House be called over this day fortnight . In the course of the debate Mr . Whitbread . jun . was called to order , and explained , for asserting , " that it was impossible for those on his side to resist the torrent from the other side of the Housewhich was at the command of the Right Hon . Gentleman ( Mr . Pitt ) . "

, Motion negatived , 9 8 against 19 . Adjourned . 30 . Resolved into a Committee , Mr . Hobart in the chair , on the Prussian subsidy . The Chancellor of tbe Exchequer rose , and observed that his Majesty ' s message referred to two very important points ; the first to the Treaty lately concluded with Prussia ; and the second recommended-to the House the consideration of the means for enabling

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