chequer in the House of Commons, for fettling an annuity of 2,000l. per annum on Lieutenant-General Lord Hutchinfon. His Lordship then moved, "That an humble Addrefs be prefented to his Majefty, affuring him that that Houfe would moft heartily concur in promoting the object recommended to them by his Majesty." The Address was agreed to nem. dif. MONDAY, JUNE 14. On the motion of Lord Suffolk, the House agreed to an account being brought up of the produce of the Sale of Naval Stores to 1800. TUESDAY, JUNE 15. The Weft India Dock, Neutral Shipping, French Poftage, and feveral other Bills, were brought up from the Commons, and read a first time. THURSDAY, JUNE 17. The commitment of the Debtors' Relief Bill was, after fome difcuffion between Lord Alvanley and the Chancellor, on certain points of law connected with the Bill, on the motion of the former, deferred till that day three months. MONDAY, JUNE 21. ILLEGAL GAMBLING. Lord Holland remarked, that there was a Bill upon the table entitled the LittleGo Bill. He faid, that he did not think it was neceffary for that Houfe to interfere in gambling for gingerbread. He moved that the Bill be printed. The Lord Chancellor replied, that though fuch petty gambling might be of little confequence, yet that the fpecies alluded to might tend to affect the Na tional Lottery, and thus become of much importance. After a few words, the Bill was ordered to be printed. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23. AFFAIRS OF INDIA. Lord Suffolk rofe to ftate to their Lordhips the objects which he propofed by the prefent motion. The attention of the public had of late been very much engaged by the fituation of the depofed Nabob of Oude, to whofe family the Eaft India Company and the British nation had been under the greatest obliga. tions. To the grandfather of the late Nabob this country owed, in a very great measure, the extention of its Indian territory, and in dying he bequeathed to his fon, as the best part of his inheritance, a perpetual attachment to the British intereits. The Prince now depofed, in fucceeding to the Throne of his ancellors, found himself involved with claims by the Eaft India Company, in which, as he did not think proper to accede, his royal ftation became vacated by the authority of our Government, and a fucceffor appointed in his room. His Lordship faid, he fhould content himself with faying that in which he was confirmed by the most approved authorities-namely, that the policy of this country fhould be not to extend, bevond a certain limit, the ter ritorial poffeffions of this nation in Hindoftan. This policy it was which induced a Nobleman (the Marquis Cornwallis) to arreft fpontaneously the progrefs of his victorious career, when he arrived as conqueror at the walls of Seringapatam. Though the lines of our Indian empire were augmented at that time, yet they were kept within those bounds which prudence fuggefted; but the Noble Lord who now exercifed the powers of Government in that country went upon a different policy and a differ ent plan. He, by means of the valour of our troops, feized upon the capital and the whole of the dominions of Tippoo, extending our Eastern empire much, he feared, beyond its due proportion; much beyond any thing the French had acquired in Europe; and diffufing our power over 30,000,000 inftead of 15,000,000 of subjects, whom we had before. His Lordship then took a fhort view of the financial fate of the East India Company, calculating on the last statement of its affairs made by Mr. Dundas in the Houte of Commons. The result of these calculations was, that the Company, which in the year 1786 was declared to have no more debt than 18,000,000!. was now 26,000,000l. in arrears. This circumftance alone was fufficient to exhibit no very flattering profpect of its financial profperity. He owned that much of this embarraffment was owing to the wars in India, and the expences of fending an army from Bombay to Egypt. He was far from difapproving of this meafure, as that reinforcement, which Great Britain would have eventually to pay for, might have been neceffary to the fuccefs of our Egyptian expedition. The force originally fent from this country was by no means commenfurate or proportionate to the object it had to accomplish. Every praife was due to the astonishing gallantry of our troops; but when it was confidered that we landed only 15,000 men to contend againft 27,000 French, of acknowledged experience, skill, and bravery, every unprejudiced man would be led to afcribe our fignal and glorious fucceffes as much, Lord Dartmouth expreffed his extreme willingness to meet the prefent motion. The fituation of the Eaft India Company was far from fuch as would induce it to fhrink from the most fevere inquiry. He controverted all the pofitions of the Noble Lord who preceded him, and held, that the increased territorial revenues of the Company, independently of its aug mented trade, were more than fufficient for the difcharge of any additional debts, which it might be reprefented to have incurred. The motions of Lord Suffolk, after a short converfation, were agreed to nem. dij. SATURDAY, JUNE 26. The judgment of the Houle was declared in the Merthland and Cadell Scotch Appeal Caufe, that the judgment in the Court below be affirmed without cofts. Judgment was alfo declared in the Scotch Appeal Caufe of Cunninghame and others, that the caufe be referred for reconfideration to the Courts below. The Royal Affent was declared by Commithien to forty Bills, public and private. Read a third time, and passed, the Little Go-Bill, and three other Bills. MONDAY, JUNE 28. About three o'clock his Majefty came in State to the Houfe; and being feated on the Throne, the Houle of Commons attended at the Bar, pursuant to fummons, when the Speaker addreffed his Majelty in the following terms : "Meft Gracious Sovereign, "It is my duty to present to your Majefty the Bills for completing the Supplies, which your Majesty's faithful Commons have granted for the fervice of the year. "With heartfelt gratitude they acknowledge your Majesty's paternal goodnefs and wifdom, which have already enabled them to make a large reduction of the public burthens, by the termination of a long and eventful war; a war juft and neceflary in its origin, conducted with energy, fuftained with fortitude, fignalized by triumphs furpaffing the fame of our ancestors, and obtained in countries unvifited by their arms-and concluded at length by a Peace, which has added new conquefts to your Crown, and given repofe and fafety to thefe its ancient dominions, whofe Peers and Commons have now for the fecond year the happiness of being affembled in one United Parliament at the foot of your Throne. "Thus circumftanced, your Majesty's faithful Commons not only look forward with a fanguine hope that they may not foon be called to the hard neceffity of augmenting the public debt by future burthens, but they have deemed it their duty to look back to the debt already incurred, and with the fame characteristic fpirit which first laid the foundation of an effectual fyftem for the extinction of the national debt, they have proceeded to arrange and fettle a plan for accelerating that extinction, by pledging the future application of their growing means to the accomplishment of the fame great obje&t. "At a time when their attention had been directed to thefe confiderations, and when they have allo found that taxes of unprecedented weight, though wifely impofed to meet the exigencies of fuch a war, might neverthelets be now prudently repealed, it has given the highest fatisfaction to your Majesty's faithful Commons to relieve thofe preffing demands which the general difficulties of the times had calt upon the provifion alligned by Parliament, for the support of your Majelty's Household and the honour and dignity of your Crown: For this country has not now to learn, that its Monarchy is the best and strongest fecurity for its liberties, and that the fplendour of the Throne reflects luftre and dignity upon the whole nation. "Thefe, "Thefe, Sire, are amongst the memorable events of a Seffion thus far protracted; upon which we reflect with a confcious fatisfaction, that to the difcharge of great duties we have brought proportionate exertions. "And we now indulge the flattering hope, that we may fafely apply ourselves to cultivate the arts of peace; arts long dear to your Majesty, and congenial to the temper of your people, whofe fpirit of enterprize in foreign commerce, and internal improvement, unexampled in its exertions throughout the war, may now expand itself with redoubled activity; and by providing new fources of ftrength and wealth for this country, fix the ftability of our own power, and at the same time promote the common interefts of Europe, and of all the civilized nations of the world. "The Bills which I have to prefent to your Majelty are "An Act for granting to his Majefty certain Sums from the Confolidated Fund; and "Án A&t for granting to his Majefty certain Duties on the Imports and Exports of Ireland. "To which your Commons, with all humility, entreat your Majesty's Royal Affent." The Royal Affent having been given to thefe Bills, his Majesty delivered the following Speech : "My Lords and Gentlemen, "The public bufinefs being concluded, I think it proper to close this Seffion of Parliament. "During a long and laborious attendance, you have invariably manifefted the just fenfe you entertain of the great truft committed to your charge. The objects of your deliberations have been unusually numerous and important; and I derive the utmost fatisfaction from the convic tion that the wildom of your proceeding will be fully proved by their effects in promoting the best interests of my people throughout every part of my dominions. "Gentlemen of the House of Commons, "The ample provision you have made for the various branches of the public fervice demands my warmeft acknowledgements; and my particular thanks are due for the liberality which you have fhewn in exonerating my Civil Government and Household from the debts with which they were unavoidably burthened. "Whilst I regret the amount of the fupplies which circumftances have ren "In communicating to you this intention, I cannot fupprefs thofe fentiments of entire approbation with which I reflect upon every part of your conduct fince I first met you in this place. The unexampled difficulties of our fituation required the utmost efforts of that wifdom and fortitude which you fo eminently displayed in contending with them, and by which they have been so happily furmounted. From your judicious and falutary measures during the last year, my people derived all the relief which could be afforded under one of the fevereft difpenfations of Providence; and it was by the fpirit and determination which uniformly animated your Councils, aided by the unprecedented exertions of my fleets and armies, and the zealous and cordial co operations of my people, that I was enabled to profecute with fuccefs, and terminate with honour, the long and arduous conteft in which we have been My endeavours will never be wanting to preferve the blethings by which we are fo eminently distinguished, and to prove that the profperity and happiness of all claffes of my faithful fubjects are the objects which are always the nearest to my heart." Then the Lord Chancellor, by his Majefty's command, said, "My Lords and Gentlemen, "It is his Majesty's royal will and pleasure, that this Parliament be prorogued to Tuesday the 17th day of Auguft next, to be then here holden; and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Tuelday the 17th day of Auguft next." HOUSE HOUSE OF COMMONS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2. THE Secretary at War prefented the Army Estimates, which were ordered to be laid on the Table. The Cotton Apprentices Bill was read a third time. Mr. Shaw Lefevre and Mr. Henry Lafcelles made feveral objections to the Bill, to which Sir Robert Peele replied. DR. JENNER. The House refolved into a Committee of Supply, to which the confideration of Doctor Jenner's Petition, rela. tive to the Vaccine Inoculation was preferred. Admiral Berkley rofe, and after adverting to all the particulars contained in the report on the petition of Dr. Jenner, the discoverer of the Cow-pox, ftated, that Dr. Jenner had loft an extenfive price in this country, by his application in carrying into effect his difcovery, and when he had accom. plished it he voluntarily promulgated the fecret for the benefit of the world. The expence of foreign correfpondence with this Gentleman coft him from 25 to 30 fhillings a-day, which to a man of fortune would be deemed confiderable, but to a man of none of ferious confideration. The number of patients loft annually in the United Kingdom by the fmall pox was eftimated, he said, at 45,000, and taking the number throughout the habitable globe, a victim fell every fecond of time to this deftructive malady. He concluded by moving, "That it is the opinion of the Committee, that a fum not exceeding 10,000l. be granted to bis Majesty, to be paid as a remuneration to Dr. Edward Jenner, for promulgating the discovery of the Vaccine Inoculation, by which mode that dreadful malady the fmall-pox was prevented." Sir Henry Mildmay moved an amendment, that instead of the fum of ten thousand pounds, the words "twenty thousand pounds" fhould be inferted, which was also feconded. A long conversation enfued, and a divifion took place on the amendment. For the original motion to remunerate Dr. Jenner with a fum not exceeding 10,000l.-Ayes, 59-Noes, 56. course the amendment was loft. VOL. XLII. Aug. 1802, of After a long difcuffion on remune rating Mr. Greathead, the inventor of the life-boats, Mr. Burdon having moved that he receive a fum not exceeding 1000l. and Sir M. W. Ridley having moved an amendment that he fhould have 2000l. it was agreed, on the fuggeftion of Mr. Addington, to give him 1200l. to cover the fees of office. THURSDAY, JUNE 3. Sir H. Mildmay obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act for regulating the hooting of Black Game, as far as relates to the New Forest in Hampshire. The Houfe having refolved itfelf into a Committee on the Sinking Fund Bill, The Chancellor of the Exchequer ftated the principle and outline of the Bill; and faid, he thould now move to fill up the firft blank, on which motion Gentlemen would have an opportu hity of delivering their fentiments. The benefit arifing from the new plan to the public was, that they would not now have to provide for taxes to the amount of 900,000l. and a loan of 56,000l. în lieu of the tax on income. From the prefent plan, 512,006). would fall in on the fhort annuities, which would be at the difpofal of Parliament in the year 1808. There would also be another advantage, on paying of the short annuities, amounting to a fum of 1,500,000l. which, if Parliament thought proper, might then be applied to paying off taxes, with other favings, to the amount of 3,000,000l.-He then proceeded to ftate the various calculations, and contended, that it was no infringement on the original plan adopted to liquidate the national debt. After a defultory conversation, the report was ordered to be received on Wednesday. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9. Sir W. Scott faid, he should not pro ceed any farther in the Clergymens Non-Residence Bill this Seffion; but that he should certainly bring it for ward again in the next Seffion; and recommended, that the prefent temporary Bill fufpending the penalties be continued in the mean time. The Houfe having refolved itfelf into a Committee of Supply, T Mr. FRIDAY, JUNE 11. The Bill to enable Officers, Soldiers, and Marines, in the Land or Sea Service fince the 24th year of his prefent Majesty to exercife Trades, was read a third time. AFFAIRS OF THE CARNATIC. Mr. Nicholl faid, he rose, pursuant to his notice, to move for certain papers, to the production of which he hoped there would be no objection. His first motion was, "That there should be laid before the Houfe a copy of the orders and instructions given by the Hon. Eaft India Company to Lieutenant-Colonel M'Niel when he marched his troops into the gardens of the Nabob of the Carnatic, fome days anterior to the demife of his Highnefs; together with all other orders given him up to the time he was relieved by Colonel Bowfer." He next moved for copies of the letters, papers, and propofitions to Lord Clive and Secretary Webber upon the fame fubject; alfo the copy of the will of his Highness the Nabob; alfo a copy of the orders and inftructions to Colonel Bowfer, upon his relieving Lieutenant-Colonel M'Niel in the command of the gardens of the Nabob. Mr. Wallace fincerely hoped no mo tion would be thought of till the papers were on the table. Mr. Nicholl faid, if he was rightly informed, the papers might be produced immediately. He thought the Seffion ought not to clofe without the fubject being canvaffed in fome thape or other-the character of the country was implicated in it. If he could have the papers he would make them the ground of his motion; if not, he would proceed without them on this day fe'nnight. The Houfe having refolved itfelf into a Committee of Supply, The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved, that 2,676,000l. fhould be granted to complete the 3,100,000l. the difference arifing out of the Confolidated Fund; 1,066,493). 75. id. for paying the Exchequer Bills paffed on the aids granted for the fervice of the year 1800; 30,000l. for Bills drawn from New South Wales; and the other Refolutions he referred to in his fpeech. to. The Refolutions were feverally agreed The House having gone into a Committee, The Chancellor of the Exchequer rofe to move certain Refolutions. The first object to which he called the attention of the Committee was the furplus produce of the Confolidated Fund, which, for the year ending the 5th of April 1803, he calculated at 4,500,000l. and the grounds of his calculation were thefe Produce of permanent taxes Odd fums paid for bounties on Corn, and deficiency on Distilleries Eftimated produce of duties 1802 Estimated to be received from Income Duties Impreft and other Monies Income One year's produce of Land Tax unredeemed 22,596,000 2,030,000 20,566,000 2,500,000 2,400,000 2,500,000 300,000 28,266,000 1,300,000 29,566,000 ESTIMATED |