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Parliamentary Proceedings.
. i 5 idia Islands of those who surrendered to the British arms ; of the proclamations issued by Sir Charles Grey and Sir John Jervis in the said Islands , on their surrender ; and of the memorials delivered by the Officers serving in the said Islands to his Majesty ' s Ministers , " & c . Upon these papers , if granted , he said , he should move to institute an enquiry into the conduct of Sir Charles Grey and Sir John Jervis during their command in the said Islands . Mr . Grey rose to express the satisfaction he felt at the intended motion , as it
would give those Commanders an opportunity of exculpating themselves from , charges , which , although circulated with peculiar industry , would be found , on investigation , utterly groundless . He should take an opportunity of moving for other papers whereon to ground such enquiry ; and also endeavour to procure the testimony of some of those who had served under those Commanders . 29 . The Speaker informed the House , that the Lords had agreed to the Kair
Powder Bill without any amendment . The Bill for an Indemnity in favour of the Governors and Deputy Governors of the West India Islands , and the Scotch Distillery Bill , were read ' a third time and passed . - ^ Sir John Frederick presented a petition from the Debtors in the King's Bench , Newgate , and the Fleet , praying for relief . Ordered to lie on the table . General M'Leod gave notice , that on the morrow he would move for a return of all die Land Forces in the kingdom . Sir John Frederick moved the second reading of the Bill for preventing the stealing of Dead Bodies ; on which Mr . Maimvaring said , that if the second reading of the : Bi ! l was pressed , he would take the sense of the House unon it ; but .
to prevent farther trouble , moved that the House be counted , when 22 Members only were present , and tlie House adjourned of course . 30 . On the resumption of the adjourned debate on the Bill to procure a full attendance on the days en which Election Committees stood for ballot , Mr . Grenville entered into a detail of the views which governed him , in bringing forward the Bill in question . The object of the present Bill was , to prevent a lax attendance ; buton considerationhe thought it better to trust to the standing
, , orders . of the House to compel an attendance . Ac . the House , however , evinced such a partiality for the former Bill , he should move that the present one be . cpmmitted on that clay six months . Ordered . General M'I . eo . l , after a tew prefatory words , moved , that the latent general return of the Forces in Great Britain , ' Cavalry , Infantry , Artillery , Fencibles , and Militia , be laid before the House . The Secretary at War opposed the motion on the grounds of political prudence . The without division
question was negatived a . The Secretary at War moved the commitment of the Bill to raise the B . ates already allowed to Publicans- who had soldiers quartered oh them . He entered into a detail of the expence which this class already sustained in this respect , and proposed that the one-half of what they requested should be granted them , which « -as agreed to . The continuance of the Bill was made co-exisleru with the Mutiny Bill , namely , to the 25 th of March next . Captain Berkeley proposedthat the benefit of this clause should riot extend to
_ , iiiose'pubiicans who raised the price of travelling by post . Colonel Ca-otlmn supported the clause . Mr . . Hussey , Mr . Baker , the Secretary at War , Sec . opposed it . The clause was negatived without a division . The blanks being filled up ,-the Bill was ordered to be reported .
May 1 . After transacting some private business , the Orders of the Day were disposed of , and the House adjourned to Monday . 4 . Mr . Lnshingtm presented a petition from a committee of West-India traders , merchants , & c . that the house would take steps to prevent the vijt-3 C a
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Parliamentary Proceedings.
. i 5 idia Islands of those who surrendered to the British arms ; of the proclamations issued by Sir Charles Grey and Sir John Jervis in the said Islands , on their surrender ; and of the memorials delivered by the Officers serving in the said Islands to his Majesty ' s Ministers , " & c . Upon these papers , if granted , he said , he should move to institute an enquiry into the conduct of Sir Charles Grey and Sir John Jervis during their command in the said Islands . Mr . Grey rose to express the satisfaction he felt at the intended motion , as it
would give those Commanders an opportunity of exculpating themselves from , charges , which , although circulated with peculiar industry , would be found , on investigation , utterly groundless . He should take an opportunity of moving for other papers whereon to ground such enquiry ; and also endeavour to procure the testimony of some of those who had served under those Commanders . 29 . The Speaker informed the House , that the Lords had agreed to the Kair
Powder Bill without any amendment . The Bill for an Indemnity in favour of the Governors and Deputy Governors of the West India Islands , and the Scotch Distillery Bill , were read ' a third time and passed . - ^ Sir John Frederick presented a petition from the Debtors in the King's Bench , Newgate , and the Fleet , praying for relief . Ordered to lie on the table . General M'Leod gave notice , that on the morrow he would move for a return of all die Land Forces in the kingdom . Sir John Frederick moved the second reading of the Bill for preventing the stealing of Dead Bodies ; on which Mr . Maimvaring said , that if the second reading of the : Bi ! l was pressed , he would take the sense of the House unon it ; but .
to prevent farther trouble , moved that the House be counted , when 22 Members only were present , and tlie House adjourned of course . 30 . On the resumption of the adjourned debate on the Bill to procure a full attendance on the days en which Election Committees stood for ballot , Mr . Grenville entered into a detail of the views which governed him , in bringing forward the Bill in question . The object of the present Bill was , to prevent a lax attendance ; buton considerationhe thought it better to trust to the standing
, , orders . of the House to compel an attendance . Ac . the House , however , evinced such a partiality for the former Bill , he should move that the present one be . cpmmitted on that clay six months . Ordered . General M'I . eo . l , after a tew prefatory words , moved , that the latent general return of the Forces in Great Britain , ' Cavalry , Infantry , Artillery , Fencibles , and Militia , be laid before the House . The Secretary at War opposed the motion on the grounds of political prudence . The without division
question was negatived a . The Secretary at War moved the commitment of the Bill to raise the B . ates already allowed to Publicans- who had soldiers quartered oh them . He entered into a detail of the expence which this class already sustained in this respect , and proposed that the one-half of what they requested should be granted them , which « -as agreed to . The continuance of the Bill was made co-exisleru with the Mutiny Bill , namely , to the 25 th of March next . Captain Berkeley proposedthat the benefit of this clause should riot extend to
_ , iiiose'pubiicans who raised the price of travelling by post . Colonel Ca-otlmn supported the clause . Mr . . Hussey , Mr . Baker , the Secretary at War , Sec . opposed it . The clause was negatived without a division . The blanks being filled up ,-the Bill was ordered to be reported .
May 1 . After transacting some private business , the Orders of the Day were disposed of , and the House adjourned to Monday . 4 . Mr . Lnshingtm presented a petition from a committee of West-India traders , merchants , & c . that the house would take steps to prevent the vijt-3 C a