To express their fincere concern, that his Majefty's endeavours to bring back his fubjects in America to a juft fenfe of their duty have hitherto proved fo little fuccefful; and to affure his Majefty, that, as the state of his Majefty's Government there does undoubtly well deferve the ferious attention of Parliament, no endeavours fhall be wanting on their part to make effectual provisions against the unwarrantable measures carried on in fone of his Majefty's colonies, which are fo irreconcileable to every principle of coinmercial fubferviency to the intereit of the mother country that ought to prevail in colonies, and which, by attempting to fubject the highest legal authority to the controul of individuals, tend to fubvert the foundation of all Go

vernment.

To affure his Majefty, that they will, with the utmost chearfulness and difparch, grant the neceflary fupplies for the fervice of the current year.

To acknowledge with the wasneft gratitude, that the welfare of thefe kingdoms has been the conftant object of his Majefty's wishes, and the unwearied rule of his actions. To offer to his Majefty their most dutiful thanks, for the favourable opinion which his Majefty is pleafed to entertain of the conduct of his Parliament; and to affure his Majefty, that they will steadily perfevere in fuch principles as are moft agreeable to the true fpirit of this free Conftitution, and invariably purfue fuch measures as are most conducive to the real happiness of the people.

To declare, that, carneftly defirous of juf tifying to all the world his Majefty's gracious declaration of his confidence in them, they will make it their study to avoid all heats and animotities among themselves, which, they are truly fenfible, is at this time peculiarly neceflary, to give weight to their deli berations, to eftablish the profperity, and to maintain in its true luftre the reputation, of this country.

And that, while they on their part are faithfully executing the truft repofed in them, by endeavouring to the utmost of their power to promote thefe good ends, they trust that all who live under this happy Conftitution will be convinced how indifpenfably it is their duty to pay that obedience to the laws, and just reverence to lawful authority, by which alone their own rights can be preterved, and the diftinguished bleflings which they enjoy above all other nations be rendered fecure and permanent.- A. Committee was appointed to draw up an addrefs, to he prefented to his Majesty, upon this refolution.

On the 19th, Mr. Speaker reported to

'I return you my fincere thanks, for your loyal and dutiful addrefs; I fee, with great pleafure, the continuance of that zeal and public fpirit, which I have always experienced from my faithful Commons, in the affurances you give me of paying an early attention to the important objects re commended to your confideration. My intereft and thofe of my people muft ever be the fame; and, in purfuing fuch measures as are most conducive to their real happiness, you will give to me the truest and most acceptable testimony of your attachment to my perfon and government it'

There was no material business transacted in the Houfe till the 25th, when a bill paffed for continuing an act made in the last feffion of Parliament, to prohibit for a further time the exportation of corn, grain, meal, malt, flour, bread, bifcuit, and starch, and alfo the extraction of low wines and fpirits from wheat and wheat flour.And the fame day it was refolved, That a number of land-forces, including one thousand five hundred and twenty-two invalids, amounting to seventeen thousand fix hundred and fixty-fix effective men, Commiffion and Non-commiffion Officers included, be employed for the year 1770.

That a fum, not exceeding 624,9921. os. 2d. be granted to his Majefty for defraying the charge of 17,666 effective men, for guards garrifons, and other of his Majesty's landforces, in Great Britain, Jersey, and Guern fey, for the year 1770.

That a fum, not exceeding 383,2481. 15. d., be granted to his Majefty, for maintaining his Majefty's forces and gani. fons in the plantations and Africa, including thofe in garrifon at Minorca and Gibraltar, and for provifions for the forces in North America, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Gibraltar, the Ceded Lilands, and Africa, for the year 1770.

That a fum, not exceeding 4,5331. 125. 8d be granted to his Majefty, for defraying the charge of the difference of pay between the British and Irish establishment of five hattalions and four companies of foot, ferving in the Ile of Man, at Gibraltar, Mino ea, and the Ceded Islands, for the year 1770.

That a fum not exceeding 12,2031. 185 6d., be granted to his Majesty, for the pay of the General and General Staff-officers in Great Britain for the year 1770.

That a ium, not exceeding 4,5131. 165.

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8d. be granted to his Majefty, for defraying the charge of full pay, for 365 days, for the year 1770, to Officers reduced, with the tenth company of feveral battalions reduced from ten to nine companies, and who remained on half-pay at the 24th day of December, 1765.

That a fum, not exceeding 6641. be granted to his Majefty, for the paying of penfions to the widows of fuch reduced Officers of his Majesty's land-forces and marines, as died upon the cftablishment of half-pay in Great Britain, and were married to them before the 25th day of December, 1716, for the year 1770.

That a fum, not exceeding 123,2331. 25. 6d. be granted to his Majesty, upon account of the reduced Officers of his Majefty's landforces and marines, for the year 1770.

That a fun, not exceeding 12891. 1s. 3d. be granted to his Majefty, for defraying the charge for allowances to the feveral Officers and private Gentlemen of the two troops of horfe-guards reduced, and to the fuperannated Gentlemen of the four troops of horfeguards, for the year 1770.

That a fum, not exceeding 166,984). 11s. 5d. be granted to his Majelty, for the charge of the Office of Ordnance, for land-fervice, for the year 1770.

That a fum, not exceeding 40,933l. 105. 8d. be granted to his Majelty, for defraying the expence of fervices performed by the Of fice of Ordnance, for land-fervice, and not provided for by Parliament in 1769.

On the 26th, a bill paffed the Houfe, to continue, for a further time, an act made in the 8th year of his prefent Majesty's reign, intitled, An act, to continue and amend an act made in the 5th year of the reign of his prefent Majesty, intitled, An act for importation of falted beef, pork, bacon, and butter, from Ireland, for a limited time, and for allowing the importation of falted beef, pork, bacon, and butter, from the British dominions in America, for a limited time.

On the 19th, his Majefty, being come to the Houfe of Peers, gave the royal alient to the two recited public bills.

The fame day, a bill paffed the Houfe, for indemnifying all perfons, with respect to adviting, or carrying into execution, his Majefty's orders of Council, made for preventing the fpreading of a contagious diftemper among the horned cattle, and for rendering the tame valid and effectual; and for preventing fuits in confèquence thereof; and to authorife the continuing, extending, and executing the fame, for a further time.. And it was refolved,

That, towards raising the supply granted

to his Majefty, the duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, which, by an act of Parlia ment of the 9th year of his prefent Majesty's reign, have continuance to the 24th day of June, 1770, be further continued and charged upon all malt which fhall be made, and all mum which shall be made or imported, and all cyder and perry which fhall be made for fale within the kingdom of Great Britain, from the 23d day of June, 1770, to the 24th day of June, 1771.

The order of the day being read, for the attendance of Dr. Mulgrave, of Plymouth; and the Houfe being informed, that the faid Dr. Mulgrave had material information to lay before the Houfetouching an application made by him to the Earl of Hallifax, in the month of May 1765, the faid Earl being then his Majesty's principal Secretary of State, to inquire into the truth of the account given by him to the faid Earl, in relation to the means by which the late peace had been obtained; Dr. Mufgrave was called in, and heard at the bar, and examined thereto :' And feveral Members, in their places, gave information to the House of what they knew touching the faid matter; and then Dr. Mufgrave was further heard, and then he was directed to withdraw. The Houfe then came to the following refolution :

That it appears to this House, that the information given by Dr. Mufgrave, in the year 1765, to the Earl of Hallifax, at that time one of his Majesty's principal Secreta-' ries of State, and now laid by Dr. Mulgrave before this Houfe, was in the highest degree frivolous and unworthy of credit, and as fuch could not afford any reasonable foundation for profecuting the inquiry demanded by the faid Dr. Mulgrave.

On the 2d of February, a bill paffed the Houfe for naturalifing John Daniel Cailler; and it was the fame day refolved,

That 16,000 men be employed for the fea-fervice, for the year 1770, including 4287 marines. And

That a fum, not exceeding 41. per man per month, be allowed for maintaining the faid: 6,000 men, for 13 months, including ordnance for fea-fervice.

On the 5th, three bills paffed the Houfe; the first, for natur difing John Cafpar Schnei der; the fecond, for punishing mutiny and defertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters; and the third, to enable the Right Hon. George Sackville,, commonly called Lord George Sackville, and his iffue male, to take and use the furname of Germain, purfuant to the will of the Right Hon the Lady Elifabeth Germain, deceased,

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On the 6th, it was refolved, that a fum not exceeding 406,380l. 13s. 11d. be granted to his Majefty for the ordinary of the navy, including half-pay to fea and marine Officers, for the year 1770. And

That a fum, not exceeding 283,6871. be granted to his Majesty, towards the buildings, and rebuildings, and repairs of fhips of war in his Majefty's yards, and other extra works, over and above what are propofed to be done upon the heads of wear and tear and ordinary, for the year 1770.

On the 7th, four bills paffed the Houfe; the first, for continuing and granting to his Majefty certain duties upon malt, mum, cyder, and perry, for the fervice of the year 1770; The fecond, for naturalifing Adam Kroll. The third, alfo for naturalifing Chriftian Gottlieb Schufter; and the fourth, to enable his Majefty to license a playhouse, in the town of Liverpoole, in the county Palatine of Lancaster.

On the 8th, it was refolved, that, towards railing the fupply granted to his Majefty, the fum of 3s. in the pound, and no more, be raifed, within the space of one year, from the 25th day of March, 1770, upon lands, tenements, hereditaments, pentions, offices, and perfonal cftates, in that part of Great Britain called England Wales, and the town of Berwick upon Tweed; and that a proportionabie cefs, according to the ninth article of the treaty of Union, be laid upon that part of Great Britain, called Scotland.

On the 9th, a bill paffed the Houfe for amending the road, from St. Stephen's gate, in the city of Norwich, to Block-hill, in Trowfe, at the angle where the road divides to Bixley and Kirby, in the county of Norfolk.

On the 13th, a bill paffed the Houfe, to enable his Majefty to license a playhouse, in the town or place commonly called or known by the name of Dock Town, in the parish of Stoke Damarell, in the county of Devon.

On the 14th, two bil's paffed the House: The first, for the regulation of his Majelty's marine forces, while on thore; and the fecond, for granting an aid to his Majefty, by a land-tax, to be raised in Great Britain, for the fervice of the year 1770.

On the 15th, it was refolved, That a fum, not exceeding 235,2641. 10s. gd. į, be granted to his Majefty, towards defraying the extraordinary expences of his Majelly's land-forces, and other fervices, incurred t the 26th day of December, 1769, and not provided for by Parliament. And

That a fum, not exceeding 112,423l. 4s. 7d. be granted to his Majefty, upon account, towards defraying the charge of out-penfioners of Chelsea Hospital, for the year 1770.

[To be continned. ]

ON Tuesday, the 1st of May, came

on a very great debate, in confequence of a motion made by L-d C-m, To repeal and refcind the refolutions of the Lower Chamber, in regard to the expulfion and incapacitation of Mr. Wilkes.'

L-dTe -e opened the debate, and expatiated largely on the illegal affumption of that mealine; arraigned the adjudication in very spirited terms; and urged the repeal of a grievance, that fo apparently ftruck at the vitals of all liberty. In this he was feconded by the D-ke of Rd and L-d In who added, That, as the mode of bringing on this question was before objected to, that objection could no longer have any weight, as it was now introduced by a bill.'

L-d D- -gh replied to this in a very long fpeech, and talked a great deal of the inherent exclufive power of the Lower Chamber: That, though he had a great

opinion of the fpirit and abilities of the

Noble L-d who introduced the bill, yet he could not but differ with him in this point, as thinking it unprecedented and illegal, it being totally unbelonging to that Chamber to call to account the adjudication of the other.' He observed, That this was the only bufinefs of any confequence transacted there fince the feffion began, and, notwithstanding every determination was carried againft it, he was furprifed, at almost the end of the feffion, to find the fame question ftill agitated; that, for his part, he could not charge his memory, or his reading, when the L-s ever interfered in a like nature; and that, for thefe and many other reafons, he was against the bill'

Lord C-m then rofe, and spoke to the following purport:

My L-ds,

The Noble L-d who spoke laft has been very loud against this motion. He feems to

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be very angry with the Supporters of this meafure, but then he is angry in fuch a fort, that I am fure no-body can be angry with him I fhall, therefore, wave replying to fome reflections he has thrown out upon the faction, as he is pleased to call it, and take a fhort review of the cause of this motion. Here are 1143 legal, fworn freeholders, vote a Gentleman their M- —r of P—t, against 296 who oppose him: With this apparent majority, he comes to take his feat fo given him by the laws and conftitution of his country. But what do the Lower Chamber? Why, they fhut the door in his face, and, by a new State-arithmetic, make 296 a greater number than 1143.-Is not this, my L-ds, flying in the face of all law and freedom? Is not this apparently robbing the freeholders of their liberty, and making a mere farce of Englishmen's birth-rights? It is very true, the Lower Chamber had a right, if petitioned for by C― L-1, to inquire minutely into the qualifications of his Opponent's Electors; to admit none as fuch, but thofe duly qualified by law; and, after making thefe deductions, then deter-. mine for the majority. But, when none of this was even pretended to, but his feat, point-blank, taken away from him, and given to another, it is an outrage that ftrikes at the letter, as well as the fpirit of our laws.

It has been urged, my L-ds, that there is no precedent for one Charaber taking cognifance of the proceedings of the other; but, if my memory ferves me right (and I have very lately refreshed it) I remember one exactly parallel, in the cafe of Titus Oates, in the reign of Queen Anne, where the Commons took cognifance of the proceedings of the Lords on that fubject; fo that it is no new thing for one to be a check on the other, as it is not only eftablished by precedent, hut by the mode of our conftitution.

It is faid, my L-ds, that a fpirit of difcontent has gone abroad.-I fhould be furprised if it had not; for, How can it be otherwife, when, to ufe a familiar expreffion, CL-1 fits in the lap' of Mr. Wilkes; when a corrupt Lower Chamber invert all law and order, and deny the juft privilege the Electors claim by the conftitution of thefe kingdoms? When a majority in that Chamber becomes a Minifter's State-engine to effect the worst of purpofes, and to produce fuch monftrous and unconftitutional acts, that one cannot help exclaiming, in the language of Shakespeare,

⚫ Fie on it! oh fie!

'Tis an unweeded garden; things 'Rank and grofs in nature poffefs it ' merely?"

As for my particular part, though I will not aid the voice of faction, I will aid the just complaints of the people; and, while I have ftrength to crawl upon the furface of the earth, I will exert the whole of my poor abilities in their honeft efforts; and I here pledge myfelf to their caufe, as I am convinced it is the caufe of truth and juftice.

I am afraid, my Lords, this measure has fprung too near the P- -ce. I am forry for it: But I hope his My will foon open his eyes, and fee it in all its deformity. [Here L-d Pt interrupred him, by calling to order, for his remarking fo freely in the last part of his fpeech]. On which L-d Cm again got up, and faid: I do not retract my words,-I efteem the King in his perfonal capacity, I revere him in his political one; and on these principles I hope he will fee it, and fee it in fuch a light, that he will redress it by the diffolution of a Chamber that could adopt fuch a measure.'

L-d Md (from whom the title of the bill had been concealed, in order to prevent a preconcerted oppofition to the bill; for his L- p was fuppofed to be the Advifer of the prefent Miniftry) framed with fingular art and fophiftry a few trifling objections; but carefully concealed his opinion of the meafure which gave rife to the bilf; faying he had carefully depofited it in the breaft of one of the Royal family [meaning the D of Cd] and fhould never declare it to any other. He then went on what he called the competency' of the Lower Chamber to determine upon the Middlefex election; and concluded with being against the fecond reading of the bill;which was giving the tone (as it is called) to the rest of the Courtiers.

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To this it was hinted by L-d C-m, That he did not mean any thing perfonal to the Adviser of that meafure; it was the bancful advice that he detefted and poke againft; not but, that, if the Advifer would ftep forth and declare himself, he should then more perfonally announce his fentiments.

L-d Cn next flood up, and spoke with great spirit and energy. He compared the proceedings on the Middlefex election to the magnitude of the violation of the people's rights in the cafe of hip-money. He faid no-body doubted the competency of the Judges to give judgment upon that memorable cafe; but their unjust judgment was condemned by the whole kingdom, as

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contrary to the principles of the English conftitution. In like manner, he faid, nobody doubts the competency of the Lower Chamber to give judgment upon controverted elections; but their judgment must be according to law and the conftitution. Now, their judgment upon the Middlefex election, he affirmed, was utterly fubverfive of the conftitution, and directly contrary to the exprefs letter of the law. That it was a deeper and more dangerous wound to the liberties of this country, than any which had been given during the twelve years abfence of Parliament in the reign of Charles the Firft. He went into a full examination of the people's rights; and faid, that every individual in the kingdom was interested in this determination, and called upon not to fit filent at this great and alarming crifis. This had been his opinion a long time; that he never disguised his opinion; that, if the Miniftry ftill continued to deny the people redrefs, they would feek and obtain it with their own hands. He called upon the Noble L-d upon the wool-pack with the most delicate touches of irony; fometimes deep arguments, and at all times perfuafion, to give forth his real opinion upon this matter. But all in vain; for, after he had worked him in every poffible fhape, his wily antagonist held his head abafhed, and durft not reply one word.

He further faid, That, though this bill might be fatally rejected, he trusted in the good fenfe of the people of this country, that they would renew their claims of their inherent and unalienable right to a true and free representation in Parliament, next feffions; and the next after that, if neceffary; and, if the fame fatal influence fhould then continue, he would still truft to the good fenfe of Englishmen, that, at the next general election, they would not lofe fight of the object of this bill; and that then they would make fuch a compact with the elected, as to procure an equal representation, and a full redrefs of the many difficulties under which they at prefent laboured.

Lord Se, in a fevere speech upon the Ministry, endeavoured to call up L-d Md, but it was impoffible.

The E-1 S-pe faid, He had prepared to go abroad, but altered his mind on account of this national and great conftitutional caufe; which he was determined to fupport, at the expence of his life, if neceffary.

L-d Ger made the motion for throwing out the bill. And, it being near ten o clock, the Chamber called out for Question; the queftion' was put, when 8 were against the bill, and 43 were for it.

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Then it was moved, that the faid bill be rejected.

The question was put thereupon.
It was refolved in the affumative.
Diffentient'

Because, the foundations of this bill being fo fully laid in the reasons contained in two protefts entered upon the journals of this Chamber on the 2d day of February last, we think it indifpenfably necessary to proteft againft the rejection of the fame, to the intent that it may be delivered down to pofterity, that this great conftitutional and effectual method of remedying an unexampled grievance hath not been left unattempted by us; and that, to our own times, we may stand a men determined to perfevere in renewing, on every occafion, our utmost endeavours to obtain that redress, for the violated rights of the fubject, and for the injured electors of Great Britain, which, in the prefent moment, an over-ruling fatality hath prevented from taking effect; thereby refuting reparation and comfort to an oppreffed and afflicted people.

Chatham. Portland. Plymouth. Rockingham. Abingdon. Boyle. Grofvenor. Stanhope. Ponsonby. Suffolk. Richmond. Radnor. Archer. Fitzwilliam. Temple. Torrington. Rutland. John Bangor. Wycombe. Fortefcue. Huntingdon. Tankerville. Abergavenny. King. Ferrers. Lyttelton. Bolton. Camden. Coventry. Buckinghamshire. Scarborough. Northumberland. Manchester.

On Friday, May the 4th, another great debate came on in the fame Chamber, in confequence of the following refolution being moved by the E-1 of C-m:

"That it is the opinion of this Chamber, that the advice, inducing his M-y to give the answer to a late humble addrefs, remonftrance, and petition, of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and livery of the city of London, in Common-hall affembled, is of a moft dangerous tendency; inafmuch as thereby the exercise of the clearest rights of the fubject; namely, to petition the Kfor redrefs of grievances; to complain of violation of the freedom of election ; to pray for a diffolution of Parliament; to point out male-practices in Administration ; and to urge the removal of evil Ministers ; has, under pretence of reproving certain parts of the faid remonftrance and petition, by the generality of one compendious word,

Contents,' been indifcriminately checked with reprimand; and the afflicted citizens of London have heard from the throne itfelf, that the contents of their humble ad

drefs,