Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t for enlarging the Term and Powers of an A&t paffed in the "fourth Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty for repairing and widening the Road from Shillingford in "the County of Oxford, through Wallingford and Pang"borne to Reading in the County of Berks, and for building a Bridge over the River Thames, at or near Shilling ford Ferry." The Question was put "Whether this Bill fhall pafs?" Epus. Gloceftr.

Adjourn.

"habitants of the faid United States:" to which they " enlarge the Term and Powers of an A&t made in the
defire the Concurrence of this Houfe.

Hodie 13 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An
1a & 3a
"Act to continue, for a limited Time, an A&t made in
"the laft Seffion of Parliament, intituled, " An A&t
"for preventing certain Inftruments from being re-
"quired from Ships belonging to the United States of
"America, and to give to His Majefty for a limited
"Time, certain Powers, for the better carrying on
"Trade and Commerce between the Subjects of His
Majefty's Dominions and the Inhabitants of the faid
"United States."

ORDERED, That the faid Bill be read the Third Time
To-morrow.

Comes Mansfield Capitalis Jufticiarius Banci Regis declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Veneris, decimum nonum diem inftantis Decembris, horâ undecimâ Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus.

I E Veneris, 19° Decembris, 1783.

D1

"Third Year of the Reign of His prefent Majefty, in-
"tituled, "An Act for repairing, widening, and keep-
"ing in Repair, the Road from Kirkby Kendall in the
"County of Westmorland, to Kirkby Ireleth in the
County of Lancafter;" to which they defire the
Concurrence of this Houfe.

Hodie 3a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act to East India continue fo much of an A&t made in the laft Seffion Company's "of Parliament, as allows further Time for the Pay- Debt Bill: "ment of certain Sums due, and to become due to

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes "the Public from the United Company of Merchants

Archiep. Ebor.

Epus. Bristol.

Eaft India

Debt Bill.

fuerunt:

"of England trading to the East Indies.'

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill fhall
"pafs?"

It was refolved in the Affirmative;

The Earl of Mansfield fat Speaker by virtue of a E. Abercorn. former Commiffion.

The House (according to Order) was adjourned Company's during Pleafure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to continue fo much of an "Act made in the laft Seffion of Parliament, as allows "further Time for the Payment of certain Sums due, "and to become due to the Public from the United "Company of Merchants of England trading to the Eaft Indies."

Kirkby Ken. dall Road Bill.

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After fome Time the House was refumed,
And the Lord Scarfdale reported from the Com-
mittee, "That they had gone through the Bill and
"directed him to report the fame to the House without
any Amendment."

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A Meffage was brought from the House of Commons, by Mr. Braddell, and others:

E. Galloway.

E. Aberdeen.

E. Ferrers.
E. Temple.
E. Radnor.
E. Spencer.
E. Chatham.
E. Bathurst.
E. Clarendon.
E. Mansfield.
Viscount Stormont.
Viscount Sackville.

L. Abp. York.

L. Bp. Bristal.

L. Percy.
L. De Ferrars.
L. St. John Blet.
L. Grantham.
L. Scarfdale.
L. Rawdon.

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet To.
morrow, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in
the Prince's Lodgings, near the House of Peers;
and to adjourn as they please.

Comes Mansfield Capitalis Jufticiarius Banci Regis Adjourn.

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act to continue and declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe

3

ufque

ufque ad et in diem Sabbati, vicefimum diem inftantis
Decembris, horâ undecimâ Aurora, Dominis fic decer- .
nentibus.

DIE Sabbati, 20° Decembris 1783.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes

Epus. Brifto!.

Borrowftounnefs Canal Bill:

Meffage to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to it.

Adjourn.

fuerunt :

Dux Richmond.
Dux Rutland.

Comes Winchelsea &
Nottingham.
Comes Carlife.
Comes Abercorn.
Comes Galloway.

Comes Lauderdale.

Comes Aberdeen.

Comes Ferrers.

Comes Spencer.

Comes Bathurst.

Comes Mansfield.

PRAYERS.

The Earl of Mansfield fat Speaker by virtue of a former Commiffion.

Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act to Kirkby Ken"continue and enlarge the Term and Powers of an dall Road "Act, made in the Third Year of the Reign of His Bill.

prefent Majefty, intituled, "An Act for repairing,

"widening, and keeping in repair, the Road from
Kirkby Kendall in the County of Westmorland to
Kirkby Ireleth in the County of Lancaster."

ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to the

The Earl of Mansfield fat Speaker by virtue of a for. Confideration of the Lords following: mer Commiffion.

The Lord Scarsdale reported from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled "An Act to enable "the Company of Proprietors of the Borrowftounnefs "navigable Cut or Canal, more effectually to complete "and maintain the fame," was committed: "That they "had confidered the faid Bill, and examined the Alle"gations thereof, which were found to be true, and "that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and "directed him to report the fame to the Houfe, with"out any Amendment."

Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An A& to "enable the Company of Proprietors of the BorrowStounnefs navigable Cut, or Canal, more effectually "to complete and maintain the fame."

E. Ferrers.

E. Temple.
E. Radnor.

E. Spencer.

E. Chatham.
E. Bathurst.
E. Clarendon.
E. Mansfield.
Viscount Stormont.
Viscount Sackville.

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet To-
morrow, at Ten o'Clock in the Forenoon, in
the Prince's Lodgings near the House of Peers;
and to adjourn as they please.

A Meffage was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Ord, and others:

With a Bill, intituled, " An A&t for granting an Land Tax "Aid to His Majefty by a Land Tax, to be raised in Bill. "Great Britain, for the Service of the Year One "thousand seven hundred and eighty four;" to which they defire the Concurrence of this House.

Hodie 12 et 2a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&
"for granting an Aid to His Majefty by a Land Tax,
"to be raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the
"Year One thousand seven hundred and eighty-
"four."

ORDERED, That the faid Bill be read a third Time
To-morrow.

Interlocutors of the Lords of Seflion in Scotland, of the
4th, 16th, and 17th Days of this Inftant December,
and praying "That the fame may be reverfed, varied,
"or amended, or that the Appellant may have fuch
"other Relief in the Premifes, as to this House, in
"their Lordships great Wisdom, fhall feem meet; and
"that John Colquhoun, Tenant in Gartcofh, John Cor-
"bet of Tolcrofs Efquire, and His Majefty's Advocate
"and Solicitor General for Scotland, for the Public
"Intereft may be required to answer the faid Appeal :"
It is ORDERED, That the faid John Colquhoun, and

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes the faid feveral other Perfons laft named, may have a

Kirkby Kendall Road Bill.

Land Tax
Bill:

Kendall
Road Bill:

Meflages to H. C. that the

Lords have

fuerunt:

Dux Portland.

Comes Derby.
Comes Suffolk &
Berkshire.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Effex.
Comes Carlife.
Comes Scarborough.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Abercorn.
Comes Galloway.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Ferrers.

Comes Temple.
Comes Bathurst.
Comes Mansfield.

Viscount Stormont.

PRAYER S.

Ds. Abergavenny:
Ds. Paget.
Ds. Chedworth.
Ds. Scarfdale.

Ds. Brownlow.
Ds. Harrowby.
Ds. Rawdon.

The Earl of Mansfield fat Speaker by virtue of a former Commiffion.

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The Lord Scarfdale reported from the Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act to con"tinue and enlarge the Term and Powers of an Act, "made in the Third Year of the Reign of His present Majefty, intituled, " An Act for repairing, widening, and keeping in repair, the Road from Kirkby Kendall, in the County of Westmorland, to Kirkby "Ireleth, in the County of Lancaster," was committed: "That they had confidered the said Bill and examined "the Allegations thereof, which were found to be true, "and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, "and directed him to report the fame to the House, "without any Amendment."

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Hodie 3a vice lecla oft Billa, intituled, " An Act for DIE Mercurii, 24° Decembris 1783.

granting an Aid to His Majefty by a Land Tax, to be

"raifed in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year

"One thoufand feven hundred and eighty four."

The Queftion was put, "Whether this Bill fhall
pafs?"

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It was refolved in the Affirmative.

And Meffages were, feverally, fent to the House of
Commons by Mr. Leeds and Mr. Pepys :

agreed to the.
Two pre-
To acquaint them," That the Lords have agreed to
ceding Bills. the faid Bills, without any Amendment."
Carfe against
Colquhoun
et al:

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of James Carfe
younger, of Blackhoufe, Efquire; complaining of Three