"L. 29. After ("Purposes") infert Clause

" (A.) "Claufe (A.) Provided always, and be it further "enacted, That if any fuch Annuity fhall be granted by or to or for the Benefit of any Company exceed ing in Number Ten Perfons, which Company shall be "formed for the Purpose of granting or purchafing "Annuities, it fhall be fufficient, in any fuch Memorial, "to defcribe fuch Company by the affumed Name "thereof."

"Pr. 5. L. 27. After ("any") infert ("fuch ") " and in the fame Line after ("Annuity ") infert (" or "Rent Charge")

"Pr. 6. L. 12. Leave out (" is ") and infert (" shall "be")

The Four next Amendments being again read, were feverally, agreed to by the House.

The next Amendment, in Prefs 2. Line 6. being again read, the following Amendment was proposed to be made by the House to the faid Amendment:

In Line 11. after (" the ") infert (" pecuniary ") The fame was agreed to, and Ordered accordingly. The next Amendment being again read, was agreed to by the Houfe.

again read, the following Amendments were proposed The next Amendment, in Prefs 2. Line 14. being to be made by the House to the faid Amendment: In Line 5. after (" may ") infert (" reasonably ") and ("may") alfo in the fame Line leave out from ("require") to Form, and infert the following Form

Local Tokens Bill:

The fame was agreed to, and Ordered accordingly. The next Amendment, in Prefs 2. Line 29, being again read, the following Amendment was proposed to be made by the Houfe to the faid Amendment :

At the end of Claufe (A.) leave out the Words ("affumed Name thereof ") and infert (" ufual Firm or Name of Trade")

The fame was agreed to, and Ordered accordingly. The rest of the Amendments being again read, were, feverally, agreed to by the House.

Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act to "continue and amend an Act of the prefent Seffion, to "" prevent the issuing and circulating of Pieces of Gold

Meffages to H. C. that

the Lords

have agreed

The Question was put,

"pafs?"

It was refolved in the Affirmative.

It is ORDERED, That the faid Elizabeth Tynte and the

ceding Bills.

Diffenters
Relief Bill

put off for 3 Months.

Infolvent

"An

The Order of the Day being read for the Houfe to be put into a Committee, upon the Bill, intituled, "Act to grant farther Relief to Perfons differing in "Opinion from the Church of England with refpect "to certain Penalties impofed by Law on thofe who "impugn the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity;"

ORDERED, That the House be put into a Committee upon the faid Bill on this Day Three Months.

The Order of the Day being read for the Houfe to be Debtors (Ire- again put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, " An land) Bill, "Act for the Relief of Infolvent Debtors in Ireland;" ORDERED, That the faid Order be difcharged. ORDERED, That the House be again put into a Committee upon the faid Bill To-morrow.

Ecclefiaftical Courts Bill.

5th Report

Come

ORDERED, That the Bill, intituled, " An Act for the "better Regulation of Ecclefiaftical Courts in England, "and for the more eafy Recovery of Church Rates and Tithes," be read the Third Time To-morrow.

The Lord Walfingham reported from the Lords Comfrom Appeal mittees appointed to confider of the Caufes in which Prints of the Appellants and Refpondents Cafes, now depending in this Houfe in Matters of Appeals and Writs of Error, have not been delivered, pursuant to the Standing Orders of this House, and report to the House; and to whom were referred the Petitions of feveral Parties, praying that their Appeals may be received; and to whom feveral other Petitions have also been referred; "That the Committee had met, and confidered the Peti"tions to them referred, and that with refpect to the "Petitions of Sir James Montgomery Baronet and others, "and Michael Cormick Efquire, feverally praying their "Lordships to allow their Appeals to be received; and "alfo with refpect to the Petitions of John Bellenden Ker "Efquire, and Samuel Auften, severally praying that "their Appeals may be received, and the ufual Örders "made thereon, and that they might be permitted after"wards to endorse thereon Certificates of Notice to the

Auften

et al.

"Refpondents Agents; The Committee are of Opinion, "That the faid feveral Appeals, under the Special Circum"ftances, may be received; and that with refpect to the "Petition of both Parties in the Caufe Meade against The "Earl of Bandon, praying their Lordships to order that "all fuch Documents as fhall appear from the Register's "Notes taken on the Hearing of the Caufe in the Court of Exchequer in Ireland to have been read on the Hearing, "and whereon the Petitioners or their refpective Agents "shall have endorfed and figned Confents for the Pur"pofe, fhall be delivered in and received at the Bar of "the House, and be read on the Hearing of the Cause "without any Proof being made of the Comparison or "Atteftation of fuch Documents; The Committee are of Opinion, That fuch Documents may be delivered in and "received at the Bar of the Houfe, but without Preju"dice to any Question that may arife as to their Cor"rectness, or otherwife, on the Hearing of the said Appeal."

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Which Report, being read by the Clerk, was agreed to by the House, and Ordered accordingly.

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Samuel against Tynte Auften Gentleman, the Eldeft Son, Heir at Law and Perfonal Representative of John Auften Efquire deceased, complaining of a Decree of Difmiffal of the Court of Chancery in Ireland, of the 26th of February 1813; and praying, “That the fame may be reverfed, or that the "Appellant may have fuch Relief in the Premises, as to

It is ORDERED, That the faid Francis Plaistow Trapaud and John Mufgrave may have a Copy of the faid Appeal, and do put in their Anfwer or refpective Anfwers thereunto, in Writing, on or before Wednesday the 11th Day of August next.

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of John Bellenden Ker Efquire, complaining of Three Interlocutors of the First Divifion of the Lords of Seffion in Scotland of the 18th and figned the 21st of May, the 18th and figned the 19th of June, and the 29th of June 1813; and praying," That the fame may be reverfed, varied or "amended, or that the Appellant may have fuch Relief "in the Premifes, as to this Houfe, in their Lordships great Wisdom, fhall feem meet; and that James Duke "of Roxburghe and James Horne his Commiffioner, may "be required to answer the faid Appeal :"

et al.

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to amend an Act "of the Parliament of Ireland of the Fortieth Year of "His prefent Majefty, for promoting Inland Navigation "in Ireland;" to which they defire the Concurrence of this House.

The faid Bill was read the First Time.
ORDERED, That the faid Bill be printed.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Lushington and others;

'

To return the Bill, intituled, " An Act to prevent "Damage to certain Bridges in Scotland from the float"ing of Timber;" and to acquaint this Houfe, That they have agreed to their Lordships Amendments made thereto.

A Message was brought from the House of Commons, Hope Affu. by Mr. Lufhington and others;

With a Bill, intituled, " An Act to enable His Majefty "to grant additional Annuities to the Judges of the "Courts in Westminster Hall on their Refignation of "their Offices;" to which they defire the Concurrence of this House.

The faid Bill was read the First Time.

To return the Bill, intituled, "An A&t to enable "The Hope Affurance Company to fue and be fued, to "grant Annuities, and to inrol Memorials thereof, "under certain Regulations ;" and to acquaint this House, That they have agreed to their Lordships Amendments made thereto.

rance Co's Bill.

And alfo, Upon reading the Petition of the Woollen &c. refpe&t and Linen Drapers, and other Traders and Shopkeepers ing. refiding in the Borough of Bradford, in the County of Wilts, whofe Names are thereunto fubfcribed; feverally fetting forth, "That Sales by Auction as well as by

"Hawkers, Pedlars and other Itinerant Traders, have "within a few Years paft very confiderably increased in "all Parts of the Kingdom: That fuch Sales by Auction are frequently conducted under an Auctioneer's Licence, by Perfons who from various Sources collect "almost every description of Goods, which by Means "of delufive Advertisements and otherwife, they are "enabled to difpofe of to a very confiderable extent, " and thereby obtain a large Portion of that ready Money "which in the ordinary Mode of Bufinefs would have "been expended with the Refident Shopkeeper, and thereby have afforded an addition to his Means of fupporting his Family, defraying his numerous and "neceffary Expences, and contributing his proper Share "to thofe Taxes and Parochial Rates which the Exigencies "of the State require: The Petitioners therefore humbly beg leave to fubmit to the Confideration of their Lord"fhips the Propriety of encreafing the Amount of the Duty on Auctioneers Licences, and the Security requir "ed for the Payment of fuch Duty; and that the Duty on "Goods

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Incorporated Traders of Calton.

Order of the Day difcharged.

Lords fummoned.

Gold & Sil

"advanced a Period of the Seffion:" The Petitioners therefore do most humbly pray, "That no Change be "made in the Corn Laws of the United Kingdom as at prefent established, or at least that no Advance be made on the Price at which the Importation of the different "Sorts of Grain may take place :"

His Majefty's Service, for their great Exertions upon the 21ft of June laft, when the French Army was com pletely defeated by the Allied Forces under The Marquefs of Wellington's Command.

Refolved, Nemine Diffentiente, That the Thanks of this House be given to Marfhal Sir William Carr Beres

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Upon reading the Petition of Samuel Wordsworth, Convener and Prefes of the Society of Incorporated Traders of Calton, for himself and on behalf of faid Society, under their Common Seal; fetting forth, "That the Petitioners have with Regret been given to "understand, that it is intended to introduce a Bill to "Parliament for an Alteration of the Corn Laws: That "fuch a Bill, if paffed into a Law, will not only be impolitic in its Principles, but in the Sequel muft prove oppreffive in its Operations, in fo far as that "its Effects will be chiefly felt by that moft ufeful Clafs "of Society, the Manufacturers and Labourers, at a "Time when every Branch of Labour and Commerce "is greatly circumfcribed; and the Petitioners are moft numerous, and compofed of that Defcription; and "therefore praying this House, in their great Wifdom, "not to alter the Corn Laws as at prefent established, "at least not to encrease the Prices at which the Impor"tation of the different Sorts of Grain may take place; "and to permit the Petitioners to be heard by their "Agents and Counsel against the Provifions of the Bill "introduced into Parliament for the Purpose of making "fuch Alteration and Encrease:"

It is ORDERED, That the faid Petition do lie on the

Table.

The Order of the Day being read for the Lords to be fummoned;

ORDERED, That the faid Order be discharged. ORDERED, That all the Lords be fummoned to attend the Service of the House on Friday next.

ORDERED, That there be laid before this House forth. ver, Accounts with, "An Account of the Average Value of Gold in refpecting, "each Year, from the Year ending 5th January 1800 Ordered to the Year ending 5th January 1813 inclufive," forthwith. Ordered to be laid before the Houfe on Monday the 28th of June laft.

Vote of

Thanks to
Field Mar-

fhal The Mar

And alfo, "An Account of the Average Value of "Silver in each Year, from the Year ending 5th January 1800 to the Year ending 5th January 1813 " inclufive."

The Order of the Day being read for the Lords to be fummoned;

Refolved, Nemine Diffentiente, That the Thanks of quefs of Wel- this Houfe be given to Field Marfhal The Marquefs of lington, Sir Wellington, Knight of the Moft Noble Order of the T. Graham & Garter, for the Energy and distinguished Ability with which he hath conducted the late Operations of the

others.

and to the feveral General Officers and Officers of the Portuguese Service, who were prefent at the glorious Battle of Vittoria upon the 21ft Day of June last, for their great Exertions upon that Occafion, when the French Army was completely defeated by the Allied Forces under The Marquefs of Wellington's Command; and that Field Marshal The Marquefs of Wellington be defired to convey to them the prefent Refolution.

Refolved, Nemine Diffentiente, That this Houfe doth acknowledge and highly approve of the diftinguished Zeal, Valour and Difcipline difplayed by the Noncommiffioned Officers and Private Soldiers of His Majefty's Forces ferving under the Command of General The Marquefs of Wellington, in the glorious Victory obtained upon the 21ft of June laft near Vittoria; and that the fame be fignified to them by the Commanding Officers of the feveral Corps, who are defired to thank them for their gallant and exemplary Behaviour.

Refolved, Nemine Diffentiente, That this House doth highly acknowledge the Zeal, Courage and Discipline, difplayed by the Non-commiffioned Officers and Private Soldiers of the Portuguese Forces ferving under the Command of General The Marquefs of Wellington, in the glorious Victory obtained upon the 21ft of June laft near Vittoria; and that the fame be fignified to them by the Commanding Officers of the feveral Corps, who are defired to thank them for their gallant and exemplary Behaviour.

Refolved Nemine Diffentiente, That this Houfe doth highly acknowledge the diftinguifhed Zeal, Valour and good Conduct displayed by the feveral General Officers, Officers, Non-commiffioned Officers and Private Soldiers of the Spanish Forces, who ferved under the Command of The Marquefs of Wellington, in the fplendid and decifive Victory obtained over the French Army upon the 21st of June laft, near Vittoria, and that Field Marshal The Marquefs of Wellington be defired to communicate to them the present Refolution.

ORDERED, That The Lord Chancellor do communicate the faid Refolutions to Field Marshal The Marquefs of Wellington, and that The Marquefs of Wellington be requested to fignify the fame to the Generals and other

Officers referred to therein.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præfens Parliamen- Adjourn. tum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Jovis, octavum diem inftantis Julii, horâ undecimâ Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus.

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