Exchequer
Bill,

(10,500,0001.)

Bill

Watchett

Harbour Bill: «

Militia Enliftment Bill.

Hawkins

againft the King, in Error.

It was refolved in the Affirmative.

Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for raising the Sum of Ten millions five hundred thousand "Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of Great Britain, for the Year One thousand eight hundred "and nine."

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

It was refolved in the Affirmative.

Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An A&t for continuing the Term and Powers of feveral Acts paffed "for repairing the Harbour and Quay of Watchett in "the County of Somerset."

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

It was refolved in the Affirmative.

Upon reading the Petition of Anne Preflon Campbell of Lochlane, in the County of Perth, Spinfter, Catherine Prefion, Second Daughter of Patrick Preston Efquire the younger, of Valleyfield, deceased, by Catherine his Wife, the Honourable John Abercromby Major General of His Majesty's Forces, for himfelf, and on Behalf of Ralph Abercromby his Son, an Infant, the Honourable Anne Cameron, Wife of Donald Cameron, of Lochiel, Efquire, and the Honourable James Abercromby of New Street, Spring Gardens, in the County of Middlefex, for himself, and on Behalf of Ralph Abercromby his Son, an Infant, all Heirs of Entail of the Eftate of Lochlane, in the County aforefaid; praying Leave to bring in a Bill for the Purposes in the faid Petition mentioned :

The House being moved, That a Day may be ap- Hone against "pointed for hearing the Caufe, wherein Nathaniel Davies et al. "Hone Efquire is Appellant, and Sarah Davis Widow, "and others, are Refpondents :"

It is ORDERED, That this Houfe will hear the faid Caufe by Counsel at the Bar, on the First vacant Day for Causes, after thofe already appointed.

ORDERED, That the Accounts laid before the Houfe by the Earl Bathurst (by His Majesty's Command) on Friday laft, be printed.

Accounts refpecting the

British North American Colonies, to be printed. Eighth RePort of Com

The House being informed, "That Mr. Johnfon, from "the Office of the Chief Secretary for Ireland, attended, “he was called in, and delivered at the Bar, pursuant to "the Directions of an Act of Parliament; "The Eighth Report of the Commissioners of Enquiry delivered." " in Ireland.”

And then he withdrew.

And the Title thereof being read by the Clerk; ORDERED, That the faid Report do lie on the Table. ORDERED, That the faid Report be printed.

miffioners of Enquiry, (Ireland),

Kennet and Avon Canal Bill.

Aberdeenfhire Canal Bill.

Pemberton et al. againft Oakes and Willington, in Error.

Adjourn.

Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, "An Act for "better enabling the Company of Proprietors of the "Aberdeenshire Canal Navigation to raise the neceffary "Fund to complete the fame.'

ORDERED, That the faid Bill be committed to the Confideration of the Lords Committees aforenamed:

Their Lordships, or any Five of them, to meet on the fame Day, at the fame Place; and to adjourn as they pleafe.

ORDERED, That the Errors affigned upon the Writ of Error, wherein Mary Pemberton and others are Plaintiffs, and Charles Oakes and Thomas Willington are Defendants, be further argued by One Counfel on each Side on Friday next.

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

King's Answer to Addreffes.

Bills paffed by Commiffion.

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Dux CUMBERLAND. Ds. Eldon, Cancellarius.

Comes Aylesford,
Senefcallus.

Comes Graham.
Comes Buckingham-
fire.
Comes Nelfon.

PRAYERS.

Ds. Haftings.

Ds. Napier.
Ds. Walfingham.
Ds. Hood of Cather-
ington.

Ds. Arden.

The Lord Steward reported, "That the Lords with "White Staves had (according to Order) waited on His Majefty, with their Lordfhips Addreffes of Thursday "laft and Monday last; and that His Majesty was pleased "to fay, He would give Directions accordingly.'

The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That "His Majefty had been pleafed to iffue a Commiffion to "feveral Lords therein named, for declaring His Royal "Affent to several Acts, agreed-upon by both Houses of "Parliament."

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

Then Three of the Lords Commiffioners, being in their Robes, and feated on a Form placed between the Throne

"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 trufty and right "well-beloved, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and "to Our trufty 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 seen 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 endorsed by you, as hath been ac"customed, the Titles and Names of which Acts "hereafter do particularly enfue; (that is to fay), "An Act for continuing to His Majefty certain Duties on Malt, Sugar, Tobacco, and Snuff, in Great Britain, "and on Penfions, Offices, and Perfonal Estates in England, for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and nine.” "An A&t for raising the "Sum of Ten millions five hundred thousand Pounds, by Exchequer Bills, for the Service of Great Britain, "for the Year One thousand eight hundred and nine." "An A&t for raifing the Sum of One million five hun"dred thousand Pounds, by Exchequer Bills, for the

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Service of Great Britain, for the Year One thoufand eight hundred and nine." "An Act for continuing "the Term and Powers of feveral Acts passed for repair"ing the Harbour and Quay of Watchett, in the County "of Somerfet." And albeit the faid Acts, by you Our "faid Subjects, the Lords and Commons, in this Our "prefent Parliament affembled, are fully agreed and "confented unto, yet nevertheless the fame are not of "Force and Effect in the Law, without Our Royal "Affent given and put to the said Acts: And forafmuch "as for divers Caufes and Confiderations, We cannot "conveniently at this Time be prefent in Our Royal "Perfon in the Higher House of Our faid Parliament, "being the Place accustomed to give Our Royal Affent "to fuch Acts as have been agreed upon by you our "faid Subjects, the Lords and Commons, We have "therefore caufed thefe Our Letters Patent to he "made, and have figned the fame, and by the fame do

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give and put Our Royal Affent to the faid Acts, and "to all Articles, Claufes, and Provifions therein con"tained, and have fully agreed and affented to the faid "Acts; Willing, that the faid Acts, and every Article, "Claufe, Sentence, and Provifion therein contained, "from henceforth fhall be of the fame Strength, Force, "and Effect, as if We had been perfonally present in "the faid higher Houfe, and had openly and publickly, "in the Prefence of you all, affented to the fame: "And We do, by thefe Prefents, declare and notify

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"the fame Our Royal Affent, as well to you the Lords "Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons aforefaid, as "to all others whom it may concern: Commanding "alfo by these Presents, Our right trufty and well"beloved Counsellor John Lord Eldon, Our Chancellor "of that Part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain "and Ireland called Great Britain, to feal thefe Our "Letters Patent with Our Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and alfo commanding Our moft dear and entirely beloved Son " and moft faithful Counfellor George Prince of Wales; "Our most dear Sons and faithful Counsellors Frederick "Duke of York, William Duke of Clarence, Edward "Duke of Kent, Erneft Duke of Cumberland, Auguftus "Duke of Suffex, Adolphus Duke of Cambridge; Our "most dear Nephew and faithful Counsellor William "Frederick Duke of Gloucester; the moft Reverend "Father in God, Our right trufty and well-beloved "Counfellor Charles Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate "and Metropolitan of all England; Our faid Chancellor "of that Part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain "and Ireland called Great Britain; Our right trufty and "right well-beloved Coufins and Counsellors John Jeffreys "Earl Camden, President of our Council; John Earl of "Weftmorland, Keeper of Our Privy Seal; Our right

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trufty and right entirely beloved Coufins and Coun"fellors James Duke of Montrofe, Master of Our Horfe; "William Henry Duke of Portland; Our right trusty "and entirely beloved Coufins and Counsellors James "Marquis of Salisbury, Francis Marquis of Hertford; "Our right trufty and right well-beloved Coufins and "Counsellors Heneage Earl of Aylesford, Steward of Our "Household; George Earl of Dartmouth, Chamberlain "of Our Household; George Earl of Winchilfea and Nottingham, Groom of our Stole; Philip Earl of "Chesterfield, Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire, William “Earl Fitzwilliam, George John Earl Spencer, John Earl "of Chatham, Henry Earl Bathurst, Henry Earl of Carnarvon, Robert Banks Earl of Liverpool, One of Our Principal Secretaries of State; John Earl of St. Vincent, Thomas Earl of Chichester; Our right trusty and "well-beloved Coufin and Counsellor Henry Vilcount "Sidmouth; Our right trufty and well-beloved Coun"fellors Henry Richard Lord Holland, Dudley Lord "Harrowby, Thomas Lord Walfingham, William Wyndham "Lord Grenville, William Lord Auckland, Henry Lord "Mulgrave, John Lord Redefda'e, Edward Lord Ellen

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borough, Our Chief Juftice afligned to hold Pleas be"fore Us; Charles Lord Barham, and Thomas Lord "Erskine; or any Three or more of them, to declare "and notify this Our Royal Affent in Our Abfence, in "the faid Higher Houfe, in the Prefence of you the faid "Lords and the Commons of Our Parliament, there to

"be affembled for that Purpofe; and the Clerk of Our "Parliaments to endorfe the faid Acts, with fuch Terms "and Words in Our Name, as is requifite, and hath "been accustomed for the fame, and alfo to enroll these "Our Letters Patent and the faid Acts in the Parliament "Roll; and thefe Our Letters Patent fhall be to every "of them a fufficient Warrant in that Behalf: And "finally, We do declare and will, that after this Our Royal Affent given and paffed by these Prefents, and "declared and notified as is aforefaid, then and imme"diately the faid Acts fhall be taken, accepted, and "admitted good, fufficient, and perfect Acts of Parliament and Laws, to all Intents, Conftructions, and "Purposes, and to be put in due Execution accordingly; "the Continuance or Diffolution of this Our Parliament, 86 or any other Ufe, Cuftom, Thing or Things, to the "contrary thereof notwithstanding. In Witnels whereof "we have caufed thefe Our Letters to be made "Patent.

Then the Lord Chancellor faid, "In Obedience to His Majesty's Commands, and by "virtue of the Commiflion which has been now read, we do declare and notify to you, the Lords Spiritual "and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament affem"bled, That His Majefty hath given His Royal Affent "to the feveral Acts in the Commiffion mentioned; and "the Clerks are required to pass the same in the usual "Form and Words."

Bills from the Hands of the Speaker, brought them to Then the Clerk Affiftant, having received the Money the Table, where the Deputy Clerk of the Crown read the Titles of thofe and the other Bill to be paffed, feverally, as follow; (videlicet)

1. "An Act for continuing to His Majefty certain "Duties on Malt, Sugar, Tobacco, and Snuff in Great "Britain; and on Penfions, Offices, and Perfonal Estates " in England; for the Service of the Year One thousand eight hundred and nine.”

2. "An Act for raifing the Sum of Ten millions five "hundred thousand Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the "Service of Great Britain, for the Year One thousand eight hundred and nine.

3.

"An Act for raifing the Sum of One million five "hundred thoufand Pounds by Exchequer Bills, for the "Service of Great Britain, for the Year One thousand eight hundred and nine."

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

"Le Roy remercie fes bons Sujets, accepte leur "Benevolence, et ainfi le veult."

4." An Act for continuing the Term and Powers of "feveral Acts paffed for repairing the Harbour and Quay of Watchett, in the County of Somerfet."

To this Bill the Royal Affent was pronounced by the Clerk Affiftant, in thefe Words; (videlicet) "Le Roy le veult."

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Then the Commons withdrew.

The House was adjourned during Pleasure :
The House was refumed:

The Houfe being informed, "That John Anderfon, Gardner and Refpondent to the Appeal of George Gardner and Andrews George Andrew, had not put in his Anfwer to the againft "faid Appeal, though duly ferved with the Order of "this Houfe for that Purpofe;"

And thereupon an Affidavit of Thomas Kyd, Clerk to George Andrew, Writer in Edinburgh, of the due Service of the faid Order, being read;

ORDERED, That the faid Refpondent do put in his Anfwer to the faid Appeal, peremptorily, in a Week.

Anderfon.

The Houfe being informed, " That Thomas Booth and Stewart "Company, and others, Refpondents to the Appeal of against Booth "Richard Stewart, had not put in their Answer to the et al. "faid Appeal, though duly ferved with the Order of "this Houfe for that Purpofe;"

And thereupon an Affidavit of Daniel Mac Gown, 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 Appeal, peremptorily, in a Week.

A Meffage was brought from the Houfe of Commons, Derwent by Sir James Graham and others, with a Bill, intituled, Fisheries Bill. "An Act for amending an Act of the Forty-fourth "Year of His prefent Majefty, for regulating certain "Fisheries in the County of Cumberland, and other "Places therein mentioned, fo far as refpects the Fishery "in the River Derwent ;" to which they defire the Concurrence of this Houfe.

The faid Bill was read the First Time.

Equity Debtors

Bill:

Meffage to
H C. that

the Lords

have agreed to it.

Militia Enlistment

Bill.

Adjourn.

Upon reading the Petition of John Borthwick of Crookston Efquire; fetting forth, "That the Petitioner "obferves from the Journals of this Houfe, that a "Petition has lately been prefented to His Majesty by "Archibald Borthwick Efquire, claiming the Title and "Dignity of Lord Borthwick, (created between the Years

1430 and 1437, in the Perfon of Sir William Borth"wick the First Lord Borthwick), as the nearest Heir "Male of Henry the Tenth Lord Borthwick, who died « in 1772; and alfo of Alexander Borthwick of Neuthorn, "mentioned in the Petition, as Second Son of William, "Third Lord Borthwick, and as Grandfon of William "the First Lord Borthwick; and that His Majefty has "been pleased to refer the faid Petition to their Lordships, and that their Lordships have referred the same "to the Lords Committee of Privileges: That the now. "Petitioner apprehends, and is advifed, that the faid "Title or Dignity has defcended to him as the lineal "Defcendant and Heir Male of John the Second Son "of William the First Lord Borthwick, the whole "Defcendants of William his Lordship's eldest Son and "Second Lord Borthwick being now extinct'; and ac"cordingly means, and is preparing to profecute his "Claim to the Title or Dignity of Borthwick; the now "Petitioner therefore prays their Lordships, That he have Leave to be heard by his Counsel against the may "Claim of the faid Archibald Borthwick Efquire, to the faid Title or Dignity of Borthwick; or in fuch Manner "as to their Lordships in their great Wisdom shall seem "meet:"

It is ORDERED, That the Petitioner be at Liberty to be heard, by his Counsel, against the faid Claim of the faid Archibald Borthwick, as defired.

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

VOL, XLVII

The House being informed, "That, Mr Clifton from the Ruffian Fleet Admiralty attended;" he was called in, and delivered in Lisbon, at the Bar, purfuant to an Order of Monday laft ; Papers ree fpecting

No. 1. (9th Dec. 1809.) "Extract of an Order from delivered, "the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, to Vice « Admiral Sir Charles Cotton Baronet."

2. (28th Dec. 1807.) "Inftructions from the Admiralty to Sir Charles Cotton Baronet."

3. (25th Jan. 1808.) " Copy of a Letter from Sir "Charles Cotton to the Honourable William Wellesley "Pole, enclofing a Letter from him to the Ruffian Vice "Admiral."

7. (16th April 1808.) Copy of a Difpatch from "Lord Viscount Caftlereagh to the Lords of the Admiralty."

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8. (16th April 18c8.) Copy of an Order from the "Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty to Admiral Sir "Charles Cotton."

9. (27th April 1808.) Copy of a Letter from Sir

"Charles Cotton to Mr. Pole."

10. (28th April 1808.) "Copy of a Letter from Sir "Charles Cotton to Mr. Pole, enclofing Proclamation "addreffed to the Portuguese."

11. (18th May 1808.) "Copy of a Letter from Sir "Charles Cotton to Mr. Pole."

12. (12th June 1808.) " Extract of a Letter from "Sir Charles Cotton to Mr. Pole."

13. (12th June 1808.) "Copy of a Letter from Sir "Charles Cotton to Mr. Pole."

14. (4th Sept. 1808.) "Copy of a Letter from Sir "Charles Cotton to Mr. Pole, tranfmitting Convention "entered into with the Ruffian Admirals.

Letter from

Canning to

Mr. Pinkney

17. (17th Sept. 1808.) "Copy of a Letter from Mr. "Pole to Sir Charles Cotton."

18. (30th Sept. 1808.) “ "Copy of an Order from the Admiralty to Rear Admiral Tyler."

19. (30th Sept. 1808.) " Copy of a Letter from "Mr. Pole to Sir Charles Cotton."

20. (30th Sept. 1808.) " Copy of a Letter from "Mr. Pole to Admiral Montagu."

21. (30th Sept. 1808.) " Extract of a Letter from "Mr. Pole to Rear Admiral Tyler."

22. (7th Oct. 1808.) "Extract of a Letter from Rear "Admiral Tyler to Mr. Pole."

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23. (12th Oct. 1808.) Copy of a Letter from Sir "Charles Cotton to Mr. Pole, enclofing Copies of Surveys "on Two Ruffian Ships." And alfo,

No. 1. (25th August 1808.) " Copy of a Letter from "Lieutenant General Sir Hew Dalrymple to Admiral "Sir Charles Cotton (with Two Enclofures.)"

2. (25th August 1808.) "Copy of Letter from Sir "Charles Cotton to Sir Hew Dalrymple."

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9. (2d Sept. 1808.) "Copy of a Letter (with Tranf"lation) from the Ruffian Vice Admiral Seniavin to "Admiral Sir Charles Cotton."

10. (4th Sept. 1808.) " Copy of a Letter from Lieu"tenant General Sir Hew Dalyrmple to Sir Charles "Cotton; and of his Answer."

11. (4th Sept. 1808.) "Copy of a Letter from Ad"miral Sir Charles Cotton to the Ruffian Vice Admiral "Seniavin."

12. (4th Sept. 1808.) "Copy of a Letter (and Tranf"lation) from the Ruffian Vice Admiral Seniavin to Sir "Charles Cotton."

13. (6th Sept. 1808.) "Copy of a Letter from Sir "Charles Cotton to the Ruffian Vice Admiral Seniavin; "together with Schedules thereof."

And then he withdrew.

And the Schedules thereof, being read by the Clerk;
ORDERED, That the faid Papers do lie on the Table.
ORDERED, That the faid Papers be printed.

ORDERED, That an humble Addrefs be prefented to Mr. Secretary His Majefty, to request, "That His Majefty will be graciously pleafed to order, that there be laid before this Houfe" A Copy of the separate Letter of the 23d "September 1808, from Mr. Secretary Canning to Mr. Pinkney, Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States, "and of Mr. Pinkney's Reply.'

and Anfwer, Addrefs for.

Applications

for Money, &c. Addrefs respecting.

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

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ORDERED, That an humble Addrefs be prefented to from Portugal His Majefty, to requeft," That His Majefty will be gracioufly pleafed to order, that there be laid before "this Houfe," Copy of the feveral Applications that have "been made to His Majefty's Government, by the Portuguese Minister refident in Great Britain, or by the Juntas of Oporto and Algaria, fince the Month of "June 18c8, for Money, Clothing, and Arms; with "the Anfwers to fuch Applications, and an Account "of the Supplies fent, as well as the Periods at which they have been furnished."

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

Upon reading the Petition of George Hill and Ralph Bromley Nicholson, Defendants in a Writ of Error depending in again Hill this Houfe, wherein Stretch Cowley Bromley is Plaintiff; and Nicholfetting forth, "That the Plaintiff hath not affigned "Errors within the Time limited by their Lordships "Standing Order; and therefore praying their Lord"fhips, That the faid Writ of Error may be Non-pros'd, "with fuch Cofts as to their Lordships fhall feem "meet:"

It is ORDERED, That the Petitioners do forthwith Writ of Error enter a Non-pros on the faid Writ of Error, as defired; Non-pros'd with Cofts.. and that the Record be remitted to the Court of King's Bench, to the end Execution may be had upon the Judg ment given by that Court, as if no fuch Writ of Error had been brought into this Houfe; and further, that the

Plaintiff