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IN presenting this Volume to the Public, it seems necessary to say a few words as to the plan of publication, and also as to the nature and arrangement of the contents, especially as there is so very great a difference between this work and every other, which, under a similar title, or professing a similar purpose, has...	S1V0001P0_66815ee792cf08d8	null	ADVERTISEMENT.	{"house": "", "speaker": null, "word_count": 564}
The Speaker acquainted the House that the House h3d, in obedience to his Majesty's command, attended in the House of Peers, to hear his Majesty's most gracious Speech from the Throne; of which, to prevent mistakes, he had himself obtained a copy. Ho then proceeded to read the Speech from the chair, for which we refer t...	S1V0001P0_dc103f87d42931bb	null	[KING'S SPEECH.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 8126}
The Speaker informed the house that certain petitioning burgesses, complaining of an undue election and return for the borough of Great-Grimsby, in the county of Lincoln, had failed to enter into their recognances within the period prescribed by the act of parliament, and that, consequently, their petition could not be...	S1V0001P0_d543552bd5b53f81	null	[MISUTES.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 228}
Mr. Dundas reported at the bar, from the committee of the Waterford election, that two of the members of that committee, Mr. Ward and Mr. F. W. Grant were absent, and that the other members, after waiting one hoar, ajourned. The Speaker informed the house, that since the nomination of the committee Mr. Ward had ceased...	S1V0001P0_293c655f4fe78280	null	[WATERFORD ELECTION COMMITTEE.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 183}
Mr. Ellison adverted to the petition of John Ogle, Esq. complaing of an undue election and return for the borough of Boston, in the county of Lincoln, against Mr. Fydell, the present sitting member. He desired that the entry on the journals respecting this petition, might be read; which was accordingly done. He then de...	S1V0001P0_65d4f0dfabbee60f	null	[BOSTON ELECTION FETITIOM.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 359}
The Speaker called the attention of the house to the renewal of petitions respecting contested elections, and intimated that they should be brought forward in the order of their priority, as they stood last session. Those of the fifth class were then brought forward; among the first of which were the petitions for Midd...	S1V0001P0_818c9e7257a2dc32	null	[RENEWED ELECTION PETITIONS.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 278}
The Hon. Cropley Asbley brought up the report of the address proposed to be carried by the house to the foot of the throne, in return for His Majesty's most gracious speech delivered yesterday to both houses of parliament. The address was read a first time, and on the motion that this address be now read a second time,...	S1V0001P0_e0348e2c01b11d8f	null	[ADDRESS.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 2099}
This day the Speaker cams to the house at half past two, according to the adjournment of the preceding day. Very few members, however, gave their attendance, and at twenty minutes past three, when the Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived, there were not above thirty members present. The de>pair of making a house was at ...	S1V0001P0_db3965fb0f47dbdf	null	[MINUTFS.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 237}
As soon as the house met, the Speaker stated that he, accompanied by several members, waited yesterday on His Majesty, to present the address voted by the house in reply to His Majesty's speech: to which His Majesty was pleased to give the following most gracious answer:—"Gentlemen, I return yon my warmest thanks for t...	S1V0001P0_41409e3ae8564d88	null	[MINUTES]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 412}
Mr. C. Dundas, at the bar, reported from the committee appointed to determine the merits of the petitions complaining of an un due election and return for the city of Waterford, that, pursuant to the permission of the house, that committee had adjourned from Wednesday to this day. That they had met consequently at thre...	S1V0001P0_1f552a87dc3e1531	null	[WATERFORD ELECTION COMMITTEE.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 1156}
Mr. Jarvis rose, pursuant to the notice he had given, to move for leave to bring in a bill to prevent the desertion and escape of petty officers, seamen, and others, from his Majesty's service, by means or under colour of any civil or criminal process. He should detain the house, but a very short time, in stating the g...	S1V0001P0_e0ae1c3ef6cbe67d	null	[DESERTION OF SEAMEN.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 497}
The Speaker took the chair at half after three.—Col. Hayne then presented a petition for leave to bring in an inclosure bill, which was granted.—Mr. Foster appeared at the bar from the Exchequer office, with an account of the net produce of the taxes of the current year, ending the 10th of October. The account was orde...	S1V0001P0_48e0793a87010d6f	null	[MINUTES.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 477}
Mr. Alderman Combe wished to be informed by the Secretary of the Treasury, whether there was any intention to bring in a bill to simplify the act of last session, relating id this tax. Much difficulty was, at present felt, in making out the returns; and it was therefore extremely desirable, that it should be decidedly ...	S1V0001P0_755ef07c384f3bc9	null	[INCOME TAX.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 223}
Admiral Berkeley wished to know, whether the expense of the barracks now building, was to be included in the estimates just moved for. Mr. Vansittart said, the expense of barracks was not one of those included in the estimates, which he had moved the house to order.	S1V0001P0_8e2ddac1a625940e	null	[BARRACKS]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 47}
Mr. Hurst brought up the report of the Committee on the expiring 46 laws. It was ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.—Sir Robert Buxton moved that, there be laid before the house an account of the quantity of strong beer, table beer, and small bee, brewed in this country and liable to duty, from the 5th Jan....	S1V0001P0_a7183bb67cd9c1ff	null	[MINUTES.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 314}
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, he thought it necessary to fix upon some specific day, beyond winch private petitious would not be received by the house, in order to prevent the inconvenience which frequently took place in consequence of the too long extension of the lime generally allowed for that purpose. He wi...	S1V0001P0_df2ad30286d343e0	null	[PRIVATE PETITIONS.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 174}
Mr. Deverell, a member of the Waterford Election Committee, rose to move that James Pedley, Esq. one of the members of the said committee, be excused his attendance on that committee, as his presence was necessary elsewhere, on accout of the death of a near relation, and private business of a very urgent nature. The S...	S1V0001P0_91d2f20ede8a6235	null	[WATERFORD ELECTION COMMITTEE.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 433}
Admiral Berkeley, seeing the Secretary at War in his place, rose to ask a question respecting the mode in which the house were to be informed of the expense of the barrack department. When he had inquired into this matter yesterday, an hon. gent. [Mr. Vansittart] had not been able to give him an answer which he could c...	S1V0001P0_680fe718a8cd9c8e	null	[BARRACKS.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 290}
Colonel Stewart took the oaths and his seat.—The Speaker acquainted the house, that the petitions complaining of undue elections, and the returns to the boroughs of Hull, Leominster, Shaftesbury, and Boston, had not been renewed in the present session of Parliament, pursuant to the provisions of the 28th of his present...	S1V0001P0_7183645328cb93e8	null	[MINUTES.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 459}
Lord Castle reagh, pursuant to his notice on a former day, rose to submit his motion to the house, on the subject of the East-India Company's bonds. The house would be aware of the importance of the measure he had to propose inasmuch as the value of the East-India Company's capital was materially influenced by the circ...	S1V0001P0_023e45b0ccf07a18	null	[EAST-INDIA BONDS.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 726}
The Chancellor of the Exchequer after moving, "that the several acts imposing a restriction on the issue of cash in the payments made by the 52 Bank be read," stated, that it was not his intention to preface the motion he meant to submit to the house with many introductory observations. There had, on a former occasion,...	S1V0001P0_0b58b0b99062a33c	null	[BANK RESTRICTION BILL]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 714}
Mr. Deverell moved the order of the day, for renewing the debate on the motion for excusing Mr. Pedley from his attendance on the Waterford committee. The Speaker said, he conceived it to be his duty to state to the house, that affairs of an urgent nature having called the hon.gent. mentioned in the motion, to the isl...	S1V0001P0_9442d0865643a776	null	[WATERFORD ELECTION COMMITTEE.]	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 1168}
[MINUTES.]— Mr. Smith informed the house, that his Majesty had been waited upon with the address of this house, and had ordered the proper officers to prepare and lay before the house, the several estimates accordingly.—Sir P. Stephens presented estimates of the expense of maintaining prisoners of war, sick and in hea...	S1V0001P0_4632d634cd004dea	null		{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 424}
Sir William Scott rose to move for leave to bring in a bill to encourage the residence of stipendiary curates. It would, he said, be in the recollection of gentlemen, that a bill had been brought forward on this subject last year, which had passed that house, but was rejected in another place, on account of a money pro...	S1V0001P0_ab37a6b6576dc18c	null	[STEPENDIARY CURATES BILL.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 301}
The Chancellor of the Exchequer (who was not in the house when Sir William Scott made the above motion) said, he understood that a motion had just been made, and leave given, to bring in a bill similar to that of last session, to encourage the residence of stipendiary curates. It would be in the recollection of gentlem...	S1V0001P0_3c849067dfd51353	null	[CURATES RELIEF BILL.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 222}
Mr. Dent moved for leave to bring up a petition from the merchants of Liverpool, praying for leave, to bring in a bill, to enable I hem to fortify their harbour and town at their, own expense.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, the petition was recommended by his Majesty, so far as the crown was concerned.—The petit...	S1V0001P0_e477e6e5268cbcd7	null	[FORTIFICATION OF LIVERPOOL.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 923}
Mr. Wharton, from the Bank of England, presented at the bar, "an account of the number and amount of bank notes in circulation on the 1st of June, the 1st of August, the 1st of October, and the 25th of November, I803, distinguishing those under £5." Ordered to he on the table, and to be printed.—On the motion of Sir W....	S1V0001P0_68d4f91cc682dfff	null		{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 823}
The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved the order of the day, that the house do now resolve itself into a committee, to consider of the most effectual and expedient mode of affording a temporary relief to curates, who might be deprived of their cures, by the operation of the clergy residence act, passed last session. Si...	S1V0001P0_9bda3d6c5f64df4a	null	[CURATES RELIEF BILL.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 746}
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a committee of ways and means, drew the attention of the committee to the notice which he had given yesterday, of his intention to move this day, for leave to issue exchequer bills to the amount of five million. He stated, that he had a satisfaction in mentioning, what he had no doub...	S1V0001P0_5f76667e2fe43946	null	[EXCHESUER BILLS.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 273}
Mr. Secretary Yorke. I rise, Sir, in consequence of a notice which I gave a few days ago, for leave to bring in two bills to continue two acts; the one for suspending the Habeas Corpus Act, and the other for the re-enactment of Martial Law in Ireland. The house may be assured, that it is with the sincerest regret for t...	S1V0001P0_c7158d39c288984c	null	[SUSPENSION OF HABEAS CORPUS ACT IN IRELAND.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 5970}
Mr. Secretary Yorke next moved, for leave to bring in a bill to continue, for a time to be limited, the bill of last session, for the Suppression of Rebellion in Ireland, by enabling government to establish martial law. On the motion being put from the chair, Mr. Burrows rose to express his reasons for opposing the mo...	S1V0001P0_bea92a6eaf8db05d	null	[MARTIAL LAW IN IRELAND.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 2268}
Mr. Carry, pursuant to notice, moved for leave to bring in a bill to continue, for a time to be limited, the restriction on the issues of cash by the bank of Ireland. It was unnecessary for him to urge any reasons to induce the house to agree to his motion. The same motives that induced the house to entertain the bill ...	S1V0001P0_4530f23273ed3425	null	[IRISH BANK RESTRICTION BILL.]—	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 220}
Mr. Hobhouse brought up the report of the committee upon expiring laws. The resolutions were read and agreed to, and bills were ordered to be brought in pursuant to them.—Mr. Secretary Yorke presented a copy of a proclamation issued by the lord lieutenant of Ireland, to prevent distillation from oats and oatmeal in tha...	S1V0001P0_983d36a3b99ccb96	null		{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 520}
The bill for inclosing lands in the manor and parish of Fulbeck, in the county of Lincoln, for making compensation for the tithes arising within the same parish, was read a second time, and committed.—Mr. Manning brought in a bill to enable the London dock-company to raise a farther sum af £500,000 for the con structio...	S1V0001P0_eaf205ae41ab98af	null	[MINUTES.]	{"house": "Commons", "speaker": null, "word_count": 675}