Carmichael man: ❝ted to enter into a Recognizance for Sir Thomas Gibfon It is ORDERED, That the faid James Campbell may Upon reading the Petition of the Reverend John Caragainft Scott michael, Presentee of the Parish of Kinloch, in the County and Banner- of Perth, Appellant in a Caufe depending in this House, to which James Scott Efquire, and Lieutenant Colonel John A. Bannerman, are Refpondents; fetting forth, "That the Petitioner has prefented his Appeal to their "Lordships against certain Interlocutors of the Lords of Council and Seffion in Scotland, pronounced by them "as Commiffioners of Teinds, in a Caufe lately depend"ing before them, in which the Petitioner was a Party; "that all the Petitioner's Prospects in Life are involved "in the faid Judgments, and though the Petitioner has great Reason to hope that the fame would be reversed "by their Lordships, yet, by reason of his extreme Poverty (of which, and of his Grounds for proceeding, "Certificates are herewith presented), he will be unable "to profecute his faid Appeal, unless their Lordships "will be pleafed to order that he may be admitted to "do fo in forma pauperis; and therefore praying, That "their Lordships will be pleafed to order him to be "admitted to appear in this Cause in formá pauperis, "and to affign for his Counsel Mr. Francis Jeffrey and "Mr. Francis Horner; and for his Solicitor, John Richardfon:" Cause ap pointed for Hearing. Marine Mutiny Bill: Jamaica Free Port Bill. Expiring Laws con tinuing Bill: It is ORDERED, That the Petitioner be at Liberty to profecute his faid Appeal in formá pauperis in this House, as defired. The House being moved, "That a Day may be ap"pointed for hearing the Caufe wherein the Reverend "John Carmichael is Appellant, and James Scott Esquire, "and Lieutenant Colonel John A. Bannerman, are "Refpondents :" It is ORDERED, That this Houfe will hear the faid Caufe, by Counsel at the Bar, on the first vacant Day for Caufes after thofe already appointed. The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the Regulation of His Majefty's Royal Marine Forces while on Shore." 66 The House (according to Order) was adjourned dur- Expiring ing Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, Laws perpe intituled, "An Act to make perpetual feveral Laws retuating Bill: lating to the Encouragement of the Silk Manufactures; "to the allowing the Importation of Rape Seed, and "other Seeds ufed for extracting Oil, whenever the Prices "of middling British Rape Seed fhall be above a certain "Limit; to the encouraging the Growth of Coffee in "His Majefty's Plantations in America; and for amend"ing and making perpetual feveral Laws relating to the preventing the clandeftine Running of Goods, and "the Danger of Infection thereby; and to the allowing "the Importation of Seal Skins cured with foreign Salt, "free of Duty." After fome Time, the House was refumed: And the Lord Walfingham reported from the Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill, and "directed him to report the fame to the House, without any Amendment.' 66 "An Account of the Net Balances in the Hands of "the Deputy Postmasters in Great Britain, on the 5th July 1808, 10th October 1808, and 5th January 1809; diftinguishing their Names, land for what Places, and "the Amount of their refpective Disbursements and Al"lowances, during the Quarters feverally ended the 5th July 1808, 10th October 1808, and 5th January 1809. 66 And alfo, "An Account of the Total Amount of Arrears due on the 5th January 1809, from the Post "Office in Great Britain from 5th January 1774 to 5th January 1809; diftinguishing the Names of fuch "Officers, and in what Situation they are or were employed; the Sums originally due from them, and "when, and the Amount and Dates of the Payments "which have been made in Discharge thereof." And then he withdrew. And the Titles thereof, being read by the Clerk; Table. Accounts delivered. The Houfe being informed, "That Mr. Young, from Trade and Navigation the Custom Houfe, attended:" Accounts de He was called in; and delivered at the Bar, purfuant to livered. the Directions of an Act of Parliament; The House (according to Order) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill," intituled, "An Act for continuing, until the Twenty"fifth Day of March One thoufand eight hundred and "fourteen, feveral Acts for the free Importation of "Cochineal and Indigo; and until the Twenty-fifth Day "of March One thousand eight hundred and nineteen, "an Act of the Forty-fixth Year of His prefent Majefty, "to permit the Exportation of Wool from the British "Plantations in America." Attornies "ing Great Britain, Ireland, the British Plantations in "America, and the Weft Indies, as far as the fame can be "prepared." Alfo, "An Account of the Number of Veffels, "with the Amount of their Tonnage, and the Number "of Men and Boys employed in navigating the fame (including their repeated Voyages), which entered in"wards and cleared outwards, in the feveral Ports of "Great Britain, from or to all Parts of the World, be"tween 5th January 1806 and the 5th January 1809; diftinguishing each Year, and British from Foreign." And alfo, "An Account of the Number of Veffels, "with the Amount of their Tonnage, which have been "annually built and registered in the feveral Ports of "the British Empire (except Ireland), between 5th January 1806, and 5th January 1809." And then he withdrew. And the Titles thereof, being read by the Clerk; ORDERED, That the faid Accounts do lie on the Table. ORDERED, That the faid Accounts be printed. "Mooring Chains, &c. in the River Thames, from the "31st of December 1807 exclufive, to the 31st of Decem"ber 1808 inclufive." Alfo, "An Account of Money received and paid by the "Chamberlain of the City of London, in pursuance of an "Act for authorizing the Advancement of further Sums "of Money out of the Confolidated Fund, to be applied " to the Improvement of the Port of London, from the "31st of December 1807 exclufive, to the 31st of December "1808 inclufive." Alfo, "An Account of Money received and paid by "the Chamberlain of the City of London, in purfuance of "an Act for rendering more commodious and for "better regulating the Port of London, from the 31st "of December 1807 exclufive, to the 31st of December "1808 inclufive." A Meffage was brought from the House of Commons," Act to amend, by Sir William Lemon and others: Bill. Barton Turf Enclosure Bill: Orphans Fund, &c. Accounts delivered. 66 The House being informed, "That Mr. Montague, "from the Chamberlain's Office, attended:" He was called in; and delivered at the Bar, pursuant to the Directions of feveral Acts of Parliament: "An Account of the Surplus of the Fund for the Re"lief of the Orphans and other Creditors of the City of London, on the 5th Day of July 1808." Alfo," An Account of Money received and paid by "the Chamberlain of the City of London, in purfuance of "an Act for making, enlarging, amending, and cleanfing the Vaults, Drains, and Sewers within the City "of London and Liberties thereof; and for paving, cleans❝ing, and enlightening the Streets, Lanes, &c. from the "29th Day of September 1807 exclufive, to the 29th of "September 1808 inclufive." Alfo, "An Account of Money received and paid by "the Chamberlain of the City of London, in purfuance "of an Act for enabling the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and "Commons of the City of London, to purchase the pre"fent Tolls and Duties payable for navigating upon the "River Thames, from the 29th of September 1807 ex"clufive, to the 29th of September 1808 inclufive." Alfo, "An Account of Money received and paid by "the Chamberlain of the City of London, in purfuance of " an A&t of the 47th of George the Third, for Metage Duty, &c. on Coals, from the 31st of October 1807 "exclufive, to the 31st of December 1808 inclufive." Alfo," An Account of Money received and paid by "the Chamberlain of the City of London, in purfuance of "feveral Acts for widening and improving the Entrance "into the City of London, near Temple Bar; and for "making a more commodious Street or Paffage at Snow "Hil, from the 31st of December 1807 exclufive, to the 31ft of December 1808 inclufive." 66 Alfo, "An Account of Money received and paid by "the Chamberlain of the City of London, in purfuance of "of an Act towards defraying the Cofts and Charges "of maintaining, repairing, altering, and renewing the 4 Alfo, "An Account of Money received and paid by the Chamberlain of the City of London, in purfuance "of an A&t for establishing a free Market in the City "of London for the Sale of Coals, from the 31st of De "cember 1807 exclufive, to the 31st of December 1808 " inclufive." Also, "An Account of Money received and paid by "the Chamberlain of the City of London, for lighting, "watching, cleanfing, and repairing Blackfriars Bridge, "from the 29th of September 1807 exclufive, to the "29th of September 1808 inclufive." Upon reading the Petition of Thomas Lowndes and Morrifon Richard Batefon, Defendants in a Writ of Error depend- against ing in this Houfe, wherein John Morrison is Plaintiff'; Batefon. fetting forth, "That the Plaintiff has not affigned Errors "within the Time limited by their Lordfhips Standing Order; and therefore praying their Lordships, That "the faid Writ of Error may be non-pros'd, with such "Cofts as to their Lordships fhall feem meet :" It is ORDERED, That the Petitioner do forthwith Writ of enter a Non-pros on the faid Writ of Error, as defired, Error nonand that the Record be remitted to the Court of King's pros'd with Cofts. Bench, to the end Execution may be had upon the Judgment given by that Court, as if no fuch Writ of Error had been brought into this House: And further, That the Plaintiff in Error do pay, or caufe to be paid to the Defendant in Error, the Sum of Forty Pounds for their Cofts, by reason of the Delay of the Execution of the faid Judgment. Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præfens Parliamen- Adjourn. tum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Jovis, vicefimum tertium diem inftantis Martii, horâ undecimâ Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. Dux CUMBERLAND. Ds. Clifton. Ds. Eldon, Cancella rius. Comes Pembroke & Montgomery. Comes Rofslyn. PRAYERS. Ds. Napier. Ds. Walfingham. Ds. Auckland. Ds. Hood of Cather Ds. Ailfa. The Anfwer of Agnes Tough, Widow and Dif ponee of William Gordon deceased, in Links of Arduthie by Stonehaven, to the Appeal of Catherine Gordon, Spouse of Waller Stewart, refiding at Cairntown in the County of Kincardine, and her faid Hufband for his Intereft, was this Day brought in. After hearing Counsel further in the Caufe wherein the Reverend Doctor Playfair and others are Appellants, and the Reverend James Macdonald and others are Refpondents: Hodie 3a vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t for Boconnoc, enclosing Lands in the Parishes of Boconnoc, Braddock, &c. Enclofure "and Saint Winnow, in the County of Cornwall." The Question was put, " Whether this Bill shall It was refolved in the Affirmative. Bill: It is ORDERED, That the further Hearing of the faid faid Bills, without Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for The Question was put," Whether this Bill a It was refolved in the Affirmative. "An A&t for Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, The Question was put, "Whether this Bill fhall "pals?" It was refolved in the Affirmative. a Expiring Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for continuing, until the Twenty-fifth Day of March One "thoufand eight hundred and fourteen, several Acts "for the free Importation of Cochineal and Indigo; and "until the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thousand "eight hundred and nineteen, an Act of the Forty"fixth Year of His prefent Majefty, to permit the Ex"portation of Wool from the British Plantations in "America." Expiring Laws perpetuating Bill: 66 The Question was put, "Whether this Bill fhall It was refolved in the Affirmative. Hodie 3 vice lecia eft Billa, intituled, " An A&t to "make perpetual feveral Laws relating to the En"couragement of the Silk Manufactures; to the allow"ing the Importation of Rape Seed, and other Seeds "used for extracting Oil, whenever the Prices of middling British Rape Seed fhall be above a certain "Limit; to the encouraging the Growth of Coffee "in His Majesty's Plantations in America; and for "amending and making perpetual feveral Laws relating to the preventing the clandeftine Running of "Goods, and the Danger of Infection thereby; and "to the allowing the Importation of Seal Skins cured "with foreign Salt, free of Duty." ་ The Question was put, "Whether this Bill fhall It was refolved in the Affirmative. to the Seven preceding Bills. Hodie 22 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for Newfound- ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to a ORDERED, That the House be put into a Committee Bill. Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act to Attornies "enable the Clerks of the King's Coroner and Attorney, Acto amend, "in the Court of King's Bench, to be admitted as At"tornies." ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House. ORDERED, That the House be put into a Committee upon the said Bill To-morrow. Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for Clergy Or establishing and well governing the charitable Inftitu- phans Bill. “tion, called," The Society of Stewards and Subscribers "for maintaining and educating poor Orphans of Clergy"men, until of Age to be put Apprentice," and for in"corporating fuch Society, and for more effectually "enabling them to carry on their charitable and useful "Designs." ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House. ORDERED, That the Houfe be put upon the faid Bill on Tuesday next. into a Committee for a Bill: After reading and confidering the Report of the Blackwood Judges, to whom was referred the Petition of Shovel et al. Leave Blackwood Esquire, of Pitreavie, in the County of Fife, and others, praying Leave to bring in a Private Bill, for the Purposes therein mentioned: It is ORDERED, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, pursuant to the faid Petition and Report." Hodie 1 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t for Bill read. "empowering the Judges of the Court of Seffion in "Scotland, to fell fuch Parts of the entailed Estate of "Pitreavie, Hh Wyllie againft Grithith. Bernal againft Marquis of Donegall and May, Geddes against Hardie et al. Craven's Petition to change Judges. Proceedings of Commilfioners of "Pitreavie, in the Parish of Dunfermline and County of "Fife, in Scotland, now belonging to Shovel Blackwood Efquire, as fhall be fufficient for Payment of the "Debts affecting the fame." Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of William Wyllie Junior, Merchant, late in Kilmarnock, now in Glasgow, complaining of Six Interlocutors of the Lord Ordinary in Scotland, of the 9th of July 1804, the 15th of January 1805, the 3d and 11th of March, the 23d of May, and 9th of June 1807; and alfo an Interlocutor of the Lords of Seffion there, of the first Divifion, of 66 66 The House (according to Order) was adjourned dur- North Ame the 3d of March 1809; and praying, "That the fame ing Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the Bill, rican Fish may be reversed, varied, or altered; or that the Ap- intituled, "An Act for allowing until the Twenty-fifth Bounties Bill pellant may have fuch other Relief in the Premises, Day of March One thousand eight hundred and ten, as to this House, in their Lordships great Wisdom, "the Importation of certain Fifh from Parts of the "fhall feem meet; and that William Griffith, Merchant in "Coaft of His Majefty's North American Colonies; Edinburgh, may be required to answer the faid Appeal:"" and for granting a Bounty thereon." 66 Upon reading the Petition of the Honourable Henry Auguftus Berkeley Craven; fetting forth, "That the "Petitioner prefented a Petition to this Houfe on the 28th Day of February last, which their Lordships were pleafed to refer to the Confideration of the Lord "Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and "Mr. Juftice Bayley; that on applying to the faid Judges, for an Appointment for the Agents and Wit"neffes to attend them on the faid Petition, they were "informed, that the Lord Chief Juftice of the Court of "Common Pleas had fet out for Bath, and was not expected to return to London, till after the Time limited by this House for receiving Judges Reports will be "expired ;" and therefore praying, "That their 66 66 Lordfhips will be pleafed to refer his faid Petition "to the Confideration of the Lord Chief Baron of the "Court of Exchequer, and Mr. Juftice Heath; or that "their Lordships will be pleafed to make fuch other "Order in the Premises as to their Lordships fhall feem "meet :" It is ORDERED, That the Confideration of the faid Petition be, and is hereby referred to the Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, and Mr. Juftice Heath, who are forthwith to fummon all Parties concerned in the Bill; and, after hearing them, are to report to the House the State of the Cafe, with their Opinion thereupon, under their Hands; and whether all Parties, who may be concerned in the Consequences of the Bill, have figned the Petition; and alfo, that the Judges, having perused the Bill, do fign the fame. ORDERED, That the proper Officer do lay before this House, "A Report of the Proceedings of the Commis Committee. ORDERED, That it be an Inftruction to the Com- Roxburghe mittee, to whom the various Petitions concerning the Peerage, In Titles and Dignities of Roxburghe are referred, to hear truction to one or more Counfel, as the Committee may think proper, upon the Matters of the Petition of Brigadier General Walter Ker, lately referred by His Majesty to this House, on the Behalf of the Parties interested in the Matters of the faid Petition, or fuch of them as fhall be defirous to be heard by Counfel thereupon; and alfo to hear thereupon the Lord Advocate of Scotland, or His Majesty's Attorney General, if they fhall be defirous fo to be heard: And further, in like Manner to hear Counsel upon the Question, what is in Law the true Intent and Meaning of the Words and who are the Perfons in Law, to be confidered as defcribed by the Words, " y' Airis Maill," in the Claufe in the Deed 1648, contained in the following Words; "And qlkis "all failing be deecis or be not obferving of the Pro"vifiouns, Restrictiones, and Conditiounes abovewr'en, "the Riht of the faid Eftait fhall pertene and belang to "the eldest Dochter of the faid Umq Hary Lord Ker "w'hout Divifioun and y' Airis Maill, fhe always mare ing or being married to ane Gentilman of Hono' and "lawful difcent, wha fhall performe the Conditiounes "above and underw'n Quilks, all falzeing and y' fas "Aires Maill, to our nearest and lawful Aires Maill "q'f Sumvir." tition : Upon reading the Petition of the Debtors confined Dublin in the Four Courts Marfhalfea in the City of Dublin, Debtors Pe in that Part of the United Kingdom called Ireland; complaining of their Distress, and praying Relief: It is ORDERED, That the faid Petition do lie on the Table. ORDERED, That the faid Petition be referred to the Referred to Committee appointed to enquire into the prefent State of Committee the Practice of Imprifonment for Civil Debt, and conrefpecting Imprisonment fequences thereof. for Civil Debt. Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præfens Parliamen- Adjourn. tum continuandum effe ufque ad et in diem Veneris vicefimum quartum diem inftantis Martii, horâ undecimâ Aurora, Dominis fic decernentibus. Bills paffed fion. Dux CUMBERLAND. Ds. Haftings. Ds. Eldon, Cancella- Comes Camden, C. P. S. Ds. Hay. Ds. Ponfenby. Ds. Rivers. Ds. Harrowby. Dux Norfolk, Maref- Ds Eliot. callus. Ds. Bulkeley. "That The Lord Chancellor acquainted the Houfe, The House was adjourned during Pleasure. Then Three of the Lords Commiffioners, being in "miffion to be iffued under the Great Seal, and thereby given His Royal Affent to divers Acts, which have been 6c agreed upon by both Houses of Parliament, the Titles "whereof are particularly mentioned; and by the faid "Commiffion hath commanded us to declare and notify "His Royal Affent to the said several Acts, in the Pre fence of you, the Lords and Commons, affembled for "that Purpose; which Commiffion you will now hear "read. Then the faid Commiflion was read by the Clerk, as follows; (videlicet) "GEORGE R. "GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, "Defender of the Faith: To Our right trusty and right "well-beloved the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and to Our trusty and well-beloved the Knights, Citizens, "and Burgeffes, and the Commiffioners for Shires "and Burghs of the House of Commons, in this prefent Parliament affembled, Greeting: Whereas "We have feen and perfectly understood divers and "fundry Acts, agreed and accorded on by you Our loving Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, " and the Commons, in this Our prefent Parliament "affembled, and endorfed by you, as hath been ac "customed, the Titles and Names of which Acts "hereafter do particularly enfue; (that is to say), "An A&t for granting Annuities, to discharge certain "An Act for the Regulation Exchequer Bills." " of His Majefty's Royal Marine Forces, while on "Shore." "An Act for allowing the Importation and "Exportation of certain Goods and Commodities into "and from the Port of Falmouth, in the Island of Jamaica." "An Act to allow the Importation of Rum and other Spirits from the Island of Bermuda into the Province of "Lower Canada, without Payment of Duty, on the "fame Terms and Conditions as fuch Importation may "be made directly from His Majefty's Sugar Colonies "in the West Indies." "An Act to authorize His "Majefty, during the prefent War, to make Regulations "refpecting the Trade and Commerce to and from the "Cape of Good Hope." "An Act for continuing, until "the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thoufand eight "hundred and fourteen, feveral Acts for the free Im"portation of Cochineal and Indigo; and until the Twenty-fifth Day of March One thoufand eight hun"dred and nineteen, an Act of the Forty-fixth Year of "His prefent Majefty, to permit the Exportation of "Wool from the British Plantations in America." " An "Act to make perpetual feveral Laws relating to the "Encouragement of the Silk Manufactures; to the 66 allowing the Importation of Rape Seed and other "Seeds used for extracting Oil, whenever the Prices " of middling British Rape Seed shall be above a certain "Limit; to the encouraging the Growth of Coffee in "His Majefty's Plantations in America; and for amend "ing and making perpetual feveral Laws relating to "the preventing the clandeftine Running of Goods, and "the Danger of Infection thereby; and to the allowing "the Importation of Seal Skins cured with Foreign "Salt, free of Duty."" An A&t for amending so much "of an Act, of the Forty-firft Year of His prefent Ma County of Flint, to the Town of Flint." "An Act for "making and maintaining a Road from Herfham, to join "the Turnpike Road leading to Guilford, with two "Branches therefrom, in the Counties of Suffex and "Surrey." An Act for enclofing Lands in the Parishes of "Boconnec, Braddock, and Saint Winnow, in the County of "Cornwall."" An Act for enclofing Lands in the Parish "9 "An A& " of Barton Turf, in the County of Norfolk." "for naturalizing Peter Urbanus Sartoris." "An A&t "His Majefty, not thinking fit to be perfonally prefent " for naturalizing Rudolph Ackermann." And albeit the "here at this Time, has been pleased to caufe a Com- "faid Acts, by you Our faid Subjects, the Lords and Who being come, with their Speaker; "My Lords, and Gentlemen of the Houfe of "Commons, |