I. 1. "An Act for continuing and granting to His Majefty certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and "Perry, for the Service of the Year One thousand "feven hundred and eighty-four."

"An Act for granting an Aid to His Majefty by "a Land Tax to be raifed in Great Britain for the Ser"vice of the Year One thoufand feven hundred and "eighty-four."

To thefe Bills the Royal Affent was pronounced, feverally, by the Clerk Affiftant in thefe Words; (videlicet)

8. "An Act for naturalizing John Chriftian Splitgerber and Sebaftian Fridag.'

9. "An A&t for naturalizing Michael Peter Touray." To thefe Bills the Royal Affent was pronounced, feverally, by the Clerk Affiftant in thefe Words; (videlicet) "Soit fait comme il eft defiré."

Then His Majefty was pleased to retire, and the Commons withdrew.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure to unrobe. The Houfe was refumed.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præfens Parliamen- Adjourn. tum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Martis, vicefimum diem Januarii, jam prox. fequen. horâ undecimâ Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus.

DIE Martis, 20° Januarii, 1784.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes

Archiep. Cantuar.
Archiep. Ebor.

Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Eliens.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Norvicen.
Epus. Bristol.

PRAYER S.

fuerunt:

Ds. Thurlow, Can-
cellarius.
Comes Gower,
Præfes.

Dux Richmond.
Dux Queensberry.
Dux Atholl.
Dux Manchester.
Comes Salisbury,
Camerarius.

Comes Derby.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Suffolk &&
Berkshire.
Comes Denbigh.
Comes Westmorland.
Comes Sandwich.
Comes Effex.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Berkeley.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Caffillis.
Comes Abercorn.
Comes Galloway.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes Oxford &
Mortimer.
Comes Ferrers.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Temple.
Comes Harcourt.
Comes Fauconberg.
Comes De la Warr.
Comes Radnor.

Comes Clarendon.

Viscount Stormont.
Viscount Wentworth.
Viscount Mount Edg-

cumbe Valletort. Vifcount Sackville. Viscount Howe.

Ds. De Ferrars.
Ds. Say&Sele.
Ds. Oborne.
Ds. King.
Ds. Grantham.
Ds. Bofton.
Ds. Beaulieu.
Ds. Vernon.
Ds. Cardiff.
Ds. Hawke.
Ds. Amberft.
Ds. Brownlow.
Ds. Rivers.

Ds. Rodney.

Ds. Rawdon.

Ds. Sydney.

Ds. Camelford.

The joint and feveral Anfwer of Edward Thornycroft Pincke and Efquire, and others, to the Appeal of Alured Pincke

Thornycroft againft Thor Efquire, ycroft et al.

Judges Re

ports on Pri

The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That "in pursuance of the Order of this Houfe, of the 23d "of December 1782, he had tranfmitted their Lord"fhips' Refolution of that Day, giving the Thanks of "the Houfe to Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes, "Knight of the Moft Honourable Order of the Bath, "for the important Services performed by the Squa"dron under his Command, in the Eaft Indies, on the

17th of February and 12th of April 1782: And that "he had received a Letter from the faid Sir Edward "Hughes, dated Superb, in Madras Road, 1ft of Auguft "1783, in which he returns an Answer to the faid "Refolution."

The faid Letter was read by the Clerk as follows; (videlicet)

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"My Lord,

"I had the Honour to receive your Lordship's very "obliging Letter, inclofing the Vote of Thanks of the "Right Honourable Houfe of Lords to me for the "Services performed by His Majefty's Squadron under my Command: I efteem myself greatly obliged to your Lordship for the early Communication of the great Honour done me by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, in their Approbation of the Services per"formed by His Majefty's Squadron in this Country, "where every Wifh of mine, as the Commander in "Chief, has been fully feconded by the Zeal and Bra"very of the Officers and Men ferving with me.

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"I beg, My Lord, you will return my moft hearty "Thanks to the Right Honourable Houfe of Lords "for their obliging Acceptation of my Services; and as my Senfe of the great Honour done me exceeds σε any Words I could exprefs it in, I rely on your Lordship's Goodness for your kind Aid to convey to "the Right Honourable Houfe of Lords my warmeft "Sentiments of Gratitude for the condefcending Ap"probation of my Services; and I have the Honour to "be, with great Regard and Respect,

ORDERED, That this Houfe will not receive any Report from the Judges upon Petitions prefented to this vate Bills, Li- Houfe for private Bills after Tuesday, the 6th Day of April next.

mitation of.

L. Camelford

ORDERED, That the faid Order be affixed on the Doors of this Houfe and Westminster Hall.

Thomas Pitt Efquire, being by Letters Patent, bearing introduced: date the 5th Day of January, in the 24th Year of His present Majesty, created Baron Camelford, in the County of Cornwall, was (in his Robes) introduced between the Lord Rivers and the Lord Sydney (alfo in their Robes) the Gentleman Ufher of the Black Rod and Clarencieux King at Arms preceding. His Lordship on his Knee prefented his Patent to the Lord Chancellor at the Woolfack, who delivered it to the Clerk; and the fame was read at the Table; his Writ of Summons was alfo read as follows; (videlicet)

"GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great "Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the "Faith, and fo forth: To Our Right-trusty and Well"beloved Thomas Pitt, of Boconnot, in Our County of "Cornwall, Chevalier, Greeting. Whereas Our Par

❝liament, for arduous and urgent Affairs concerning "Us the State, and Defence of Our Kingdom of Great "Britain and the Church, is now met at Our City of "Westminster. We ftrictly enjoining, command you, "under the Faith and Allegiance by which you are "bound to Us, that confidering the Difficulty of the "faid Affairs, and Dangers impending, all Excufes "being laid afide, you be perfonally prefent at Our "aforefaid Parliament, with Us and with the Prelates, "Nobles, and Peers of Our faid Kingdom, to treat of "the aforefaid Affairs, and to give your Advice; and "this you may in no wife omit, as you tender Us and "Our Honour, and the Safety and Defence of the said Kingdom and Church, and the Dispatch of the faid "Affairs.

Clarencieux King at Arms, delivered in at the Table Pedigree dehis Lordship's Pedigree, purfuant to the Standing Order, livered.

The Lord Brownlow prefented to the Houfe (pur- Nibet's Difuant to an Order of Leave on the 2d of December laft), vorce Bill. a Bill, intituled, "An Act to diffolve the Marriage of "Walter Nibet Efquire, with Anne Blomberg, his now "Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and for "other Purposes therein mentioned."

The faid Bill was read the First Time.

ORDERED, That the faid Bill be read a Second Time on Wednesday the 4th Day of February next; and that Notice thereof be affixed on the Doors of this Houfe, and the Lords fummoned; and that the faid Walter Nibet may be heard by his Counfel at the faid Second Reading, to make out the Truth of the Allegations of the Bill; and that the faid Anne Blomberg may have a Copy of the Bill, and that Notice be given her of the faid fecond Reading, and that fhe be at Liberty to be heard by her Counsel what fhe may have to offer against the faid Bill at the fame Time.

bet:

Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of John Colquhoun Colquhoun, Tenant in Gartcofb, complaining of Two against Cor. Interlocutors of the Lords of Council and Seffion in Scotland, of the 2d of July and 4th of December 1783, and alfo of Two other Interlocutors of the faid Lords, of the 20th of December 1783; 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 Houfe, in their Lordships' great "Wisdom, fhall feem proper; and that John Corbet Efquire, of Tolcrofs, may be required to anfwer the "faid Appeal:"

It is ORDERED, That the faid John Corbet Efquire, may have a Copy of the faid Appeal, and do put in his Answer thereunto in Writing, on or before Tuefday the 17th Day of February next; and Service of this Order upon the faid Refpondent, or any of his known Agents or Counsel in the Court of Seffion in Scotland, fhall be deemed good Service.

The Houfe being moved, "That James Chalmer of Chalmer to "Buckingham-Street, York-Buildings, Gentleman, may enter into "be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for John RecogniColquhoun, on Account of his Appeal depending in Appeal. "this Houfe, he living in Scotland:"

It is ORDERED, That the faid James Chalmer may enter into a Recognizance for the faid Appellant as defired.

A Meffage was brought from the Houfe of Commons, by Mr. Eden and others:

zance on faid

Irish Portage Bill.

Adjourn.

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Epus. Sarum. Epus. Eliens. Epus. Bangor. Epus. Lincoln. Epus. Bristol.

fuerunt;

Adjourn.

fuerunt:

Ds. Thurlow, Can

cellarius.

Dux Chandos, Senefcallus.

Dux Queensberry.
Dux Portland.
Dux Bridgewater.
Comes Salisbury, Ca-

merarius.

Comes Derby.
Comes Suffolk &
Berkshire.

Comes Denbigh.
Comes Chesterfield.

Comes Effex.

Comes Caffillis.

Comes Abercorn. Comes Galloway. Comes Marchmont. Comes Oxford & Mortimer. Comes Aylesford. Comes Effingham. Comes Temple. Comes Radnor. Comes Clarendon..

Viscount Mount Edg cumbe Valletort. Viscount Sackville.

PRAYER S.

Ds. Paget.
Ds. Ofborne.

Ds. Chedworth.

Ds. Bofton.
Ds. Amberft.

Ds. Brownlow.
Ds. Rivers.

Ds. Walfingham.
Ds. Grantley.

Ds. Rawdon.
Ds. Sydney.
Ds. Camelford.

ORDERED, That the Lord Bishop of Llandaff be, and he is hereby defired to preach before this Houfe, on Friday, the 30th Day of this Inftant January, in the Abbey Church, Westminster.

Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t for establishing certain Regulations concerning the Portage and Conveyance of Letters and Packets by the "Poft between Great Britain and Ireland :”

ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole Houfe.

ORDERED, That the House be put into à Committee upon the faid Bill on Friday next.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præfens Parliamentum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Jovis, vicefimum fecundum diem inftantis Januarii, horâ undecimâ Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus..

VOL. XXXVII.

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PRAYERS.

Comes Denbigh.
Comes Abercorn.
Comes Galloway.
Comes Aberdeen.
Comes De la Warr.

Viscount Stormont.
Vifcount Sackville,

Ds. Amberfi. Ds. Rawdon.

Ds. Sydney.

The House being informed, "That John Colquhoun Carfe against "and others, Refpondents to the Appeal of James Carfe Colquhoun Efquire, had not put in their Anfwer to the faid Ap. et al: "peal, though duly ferved with the Order of this Houfe "for that Purpose:"

And thereupon an Affidavit of Robert Thomfon, Writer in Edinburgh, of the due Service of the faid Order being read:

ORDERED, That the faid Refpondents do put in their Answer to the faid Appcal, peremptorily in a Week.

Upon reading the Petition of James Carfe the Younger, Carle's Peti of Blackboufe Efquire, Appellant, in a Caufe depending tion to be fet in this House, to which John Colquhoun and Others are at Liberty, Refpondents; fetting forth, "That the Respondents rejected.

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Colquhoun and Corbet, having fubmitted certain Dif"putes between them to the Decifion of Robert Gray "Efquire and the Petitioner, as Arbitrators, with Power "to David Muir to decide as Overfman or Umpire,

in cafe of the Arbitrators differing in Opinion, an "Award or Decreet-arbitral was made by the Um"pire upon the Ground of there being fuch a Diffe"rence, whereupon Mr. Colquhoun brought an Action " in the Court of Seffion in Scotland, for fetting aside the "Award as improperly made by the Umpire, when in " fact the Arbitrators had not differed fo as to autho "rize his Interference. That the Petitioner having been "examined by the Court of Seffion upon Oath, depo "fed, That there was no fuch Difference in Opinion be"tween him and his Colleague as entitled the Umpire ❝to interfere, and the other Arbitrator, the Umpire, " and the Perfon who acted as Clerk to the Submiffion, "having depofed in contrary Terms, the Court made san Order for the Petitioner's appearing perfonally be "fore them, and having heard him by his Counfel

upon the Import of his Depofition by interlocutory "Order, dated the 16th Day of December last, he was "declared guilty of grofs Prevarication and Conceal"ment of the Truth upon Oath, and by a fubfequ n: In"terlocutor or Sentence, dated the 17th of the fame "Month, he was ordered to be committed Prifoner "to the Tolbooth, or Common Jail of the City of Edin"burgh, there to remain till the 14th Day of January "1784, and then to be fet upon the Pillory for an “Hour, with a Label upon his Breast, and afterwards "difmiffed; and the Sentence further declares the Pe"titioner infamous, and incapable thereafter of any

public Truft, or of being a Witness in any Cause. "That the Petitioner appealed to their Lordfhips from "these interlocutory Orders of the Court of Seffion, "and trufts that he will be able upon the Hearing to

fatisfy their Lordships that the Sentence is unjust and "immoderately fevere. He was not allowed to bring "Proof in Exculpation which he offered, or to fhew the "Partiality of the Witneffes who contradicted him, as he

could have done, and if he did err, it was Error in Judgment, the Questions put to him refolving into Mat"ter of Opinion and of Law, whether there was fuch a Difference between him and the other Arbitrator as "entitled the Umpire to interfere. The Petitioner is a I young

Adoun.

young Man of refpe&table Family and Connections,

"the Son of a Gentleman of confiderable Property, "who muft deeply feel the Difgrace which the Sentence "inflicts. Under the Sentence the Petitioner is now in "a loathfome Gaol, and muft remain there till their "Lordships' Judgement upon the Appeal, unlefs libe"berated for a Time. He applied to the Court of Sef"fion for a temporary Liberation offering Bail, but "his Petition was refufed, upon an Idea that the Court "could not interfere in any Shape pending the Appeal. "He therefore makes this humble Application to their "Lordships to be fet at Liberty upon giving Bail to "furrender himfelf if the Sentence fhall be affirmed, "or the Appeal difmiffed; which he is ready to do, "either to the Satisfaction of this Honourable House, or "of the Court of Seflion." And therefore praying their Lordships "To order the Petitioner to be fet at Liberty, "-upon his giving fufficient Bail to furrender himself to "Prifon to abide the Sentence, in cafe their Lordships, upon hearing of the Appeal, fhall be of Opinion that "he ought fo to do, or to give him fuch other Relief as to their Lordships in their great Wisdom fhall feem proper."

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Epus. Roffen.

Epus. Lincoln.

Epus. Bangor.

Epus. Bristol..

E. Orford

takes the Oaths.

Irish Portage

Bill.

Ds. Thurlow, Cancel larius.

Comes Gower, Præfes.
Dux Atholl.

Comes Denbigh.
Comés Abercorn.
Comes Galloway.
Comes Oxford &

Mortimer.
Comes Effingham.
Comes Orford.

PRAYERS.

Ds. King.
Ds. Chedworth.
Ds. Sydney.

This Day George Earl of Orford took the Oaths, and made and fubfcribed the Declaration; and alfo took and fubfcribed the Oath of Abjuration, purfuant to the Sta

tutes.

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The Houfe (according to Order) was adjourned durof Letters ing Pleafure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, An Act for establishing certain Regulations concerning the Portage and Conveyance of Letters and "Packets by the Poft, between Great Britain and

DIE Lunæ, 26° Januarii 1784.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præfentes fuerunt:

Archiep. Cantuar.

Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Exon.
Epus. Lincoln.
Epus. Bangor.
Epus. Landaven.
Epus. Briftol.

PRAYERS.

"His Majefty thinks it proper to acquaint the House "of Lords, that the two last Divifions of Heffian Troops "which were employed in America, in the Service of "Great Britain, not having arrived in the Downs, the "Place of their Rendezvous, until the fetting in of the "Froft in the River Wefer, had made it impracticable "for them to proceed immediately to the Place of their final Destination: His Majefty has found it unavoid"ably neceffary to order the faid Troops to be difembarked, and to be ftationed in the Barracks at Hilfea, "Dover, and Chatham, and at the fame Time has given "Directions, that they fhall be re-embarked and fent "Home as foon as the Wefer is navigable, every neceffary Preparation for that Purpofe having by His Majefty's Orders been already made.

Troops, Meffage from His Majesty relative to:

ORDERED, That an humble Addrefs be presented to Addrefs His Majefty, to return His Majefty the Thanks of this thereupon. Houfe, for the gracious Communication contained in His Majefty's Meffage to this House.

ORDERED, That the faid Addrefs be prefented to His Majefty by the Lords with white Staves.

Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for Irish Portage "eftablishing certain Regulations concerning the Portage of Letters "and Conveyance of Letters and Packets by the Poft, "between Great Britain and Ireland."

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

It was refolved in the Affirmative.

Bill:

A Meffage was fent to the Houfe of Commons, by Mr. Meffage to Holford and Mr. Leeds :

the H. C. that the

To acquaint them, "That the Lords have agreed to Lords have "the faid Bill, without any Amendment." agreed to it.