Bill pre-
fented:

Wellesley to
attend.

Then the faid Petition was prefented, and read. ORDERED, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, according to the Prayer of the faid Petition.

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Accordingly, The Lord Walfingham prefented to the
House a Bill, intituled, "An Act to diffolve the Mar-
"riage of the Right Honourable Henry Wellesley with
"the Right Honourable Lady Charlotte Wellesley 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 Friday the 9th Day of February next; and that
Notice thereof be affixed on the Doors of this House;
and the Lords fummoned; and that the faid Henry Wel-
lesley may be heard by his Counsel at the Second Read-
ing to make out the Truth of the Allegations of the Bill;
and that the faid Lady Charlotte Wellesley may have a
Copy of the Bill; and that Notice be given her of the
faid Second Reading; and that fhe be at Liberty to be
heard by her Counsel what she may have to offer against
the faid Bill, at the fame Time.

The Lord Steward reported, "That the Lords with King's An"White Staves had (according to Order) prefented to "His Majesty the Addrefs of this Houfe of Tuesday laft; "to which His Majefty was pleased to give the following "moft Gracious Answer:"

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"My Lords,

"I thank you for your very loyal and dutiful Ad-
drefs.

"I receive the greatest Satisfaction from the Affurances
you have given Me of your Determination to support
"Me in every Meafure which may be neceffary for guard-
"ing the Security of my Dominions, and for defeating
"the Defigns which the inveterate Hoftility of the
Enemy continues to direct against the Profperity of
"this Country."

ORDERED, That the Right Honourable Henry Wel-
lesley do attend this Houfe on Friday the 9th Day of
February next, in order to his being examined upon the
Second Reading of the Bill, intituled, "An Act to dif
"folve the Marriage of the Right Honourable Henry"
Wellesley with the Right Honourable Charlotte Wellesley
"his now Wife, and to enable him to marry again, and
"for other Purposes therein mentioned," if the House shall
think fit, whether there has or has not been any Collufion,
directly or indirectly, on his Part, relative to any Act of
Adultery that may have been committed by his Wife,"
or whether there be any Collufion, directly or indirectly,
between him and his Wife, or any other Perfon or Per-
fons, touching the said Bill of Divorce, or touching any
Proceedings or Sentence of Divorce had in the Ecclefi-
aftical Court at his Suit, or touching any Action at Law
which may have been brought by him against any Perfon
for Criminal Converfation with his the faid Henry Wel-
lefley's Wife; and alfo, whether at the Time of the
Adultery of which he complains, his Wife was, bý Deed
or otherwife by his Confent, living feparate and apart
from him, and released by him, as far as in him lies,
from her conjugal Duty, or whether she was at the Time
of fuch Adultery cohabiting with him, and under the
Protection and Authority of him as her Husband.

"Majefty's most Gracious Answer thereto, be forthwith
ORDERED, That the faid Addrefs, together with His
printed and published.

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dreffes for

The Order of the Day being read for the Lords to be Campaign in fummoned Portugal and Spain, MoIt was moved, "That an humble Addrefs be prefented tions for Adto His Majefty, That He will be graciously pleased to Papers re"direct, that there be laid before this Houfe, Copies fpecting, " of all Inftructions given to Lord Viscount Wellington, negatived. "for the Conduct of the Campaign in Portugal and Spain."

Which being objected to;

The Question was put thereupon?
It was refolved in the Negative.

Then it was moved, "That an humble Addrefs be
"presented to His Majefty, That He will be graciously
"pleased to direct, that there be laid before this House,
"Copies of all Correfpondence between His Majefty's
"Minifter in Spain, and Lord Viscount Wellington, on
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Lords Commiffioners Speech.

Then the Lord Chancellor faid:

"In Obedience to His Majefty's Commands, and by "virtue of the Commiffion which has been now read, "we do declare and notify to you, the Lords Spiritual "and Temporal, and Commons, in Parliament assembled, "That His Majefty hath given His Royal Affent to "the Act in the Commiflion mentioned; and the "Clerks are required to pass the fame, in the ufual Form "and Words."

Then the Deputy Clerk of the Crown, at the Table, read the Title of the Bill to be paffed, as follows; (videlicet),

"An Act to prevent the enlifting of Local Militia "Men into the regular Militia of any other County or "Stewartry than the County or Stewartry to which they belong."

"has recently crowned the Arms of the Emperor of
"Auftria, under the able and diftinguished Conduct of
"His Imperial Highness the Archduke Charles.

"To the Efforts of Europe for its own Deliverance,
"His Majefty has directed us to affure you, that He is
"determined to continue His moft ftrenuous Affiftance
"and Support, convinced that you will agree with Him
"in confidering, that every Exertion for the Re-efta-
"blishment of the Independence and Security of other
"Nations, is no lefs conducive to the true Interests than
"it is becoming the Character and Honour of Great
"Britain."

Then the Commiffion for proroguing the Parliament was read by the Clerk, as follows," (videlicet)

"GEORGE R.

Commiffion for proro"GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of the guing the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King, Parliament. "Defender of the Faith: To our most dear and entirely "beloved Son and most faithful Counsellor George "Prince of Wales; Our moft dear Sons and faithful "Counsellors Frederick Duke of York, William Henry "Duke of Clarence, Edward Duke of Kent, Erneft "Auguftus Duke of Cumberland, Auguftus Duke of "Suffex, Adolphus Duke of Cambridge; Our moft dear Nephew and faithful Counsellor William Frederick "Duke of Gloucester; the moft Reverend Father in

To this Bill the Royal Affent was pronounced, by "God and Our right trufty and well-beloved Counthe Clerk Affistant, in these Words; (videlicet)

"Le Roy le veult."

Then the Lord Chancellor, in pursuance of His Majesty's Commands to the Lords Commiffioners, fpake as follows:

"My Lords and Gentlemen,

"fellor Charles Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate and
"Metropolitan of all England; Our right trusty and,
"well-beloved Counsellor John Lord Eldon, Chancellor
"of that Part of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain
"and Ireland called Great Britain; the most Reverend
"Father in God, Our right trusty and well-beloved
"Counsellor, Edward Venables Archbishop of York,
"Primate and Metropolitan of England; Our right
"trufty and well-beloved Coufins and Counsellors John
"Jeffreys Earl Camden, Prefident of Our Council;
"John Earl of Westmorland, Keeper of Our Privy Seal;
"Our right trufty and right entirely beloved Coufins
"and Counsellors Charles Duke of Richmond, Auguftus
"Henry Duke of Grafton, John Duke of Bedford,
"George Duke of Marlborough, John Duke of Atholl,
"James Duke of Montrofe, William Henry Duke of
"Portland; Our right trufty and entirely beloved
Coufins and Counsellors George Marquis of Bucking-
"ham, George Granville Levefon Marquis of Stafford,
George Marquis Townshend, James Marquis of Salif
bury, Francis Marquis of Hertford, John Marquis of
"Bute; Our right trufty and right well-beloved Coufins
"and Counsellors Heneage Earl of Aylesford, Steward
"of Our Household; George Earl of Dartmouth, Cham-
"berlain of Our Household; Edward Earl of Derby,

"We are commanded by His Majefty to acquaint
you, That His Majefty has great Satisfaction in being
enabled, by the State of the Public Bufinefs, to release
you from your laborious Attendance in Parliament.
"His Majefty doubts not, that on your Return into
your respective Counties, you will carry with you a
46 Difpofition to inculcate, both by Inftruction and Ex-
"ample, a Spirit of Attachment to those established
"Laws, and that happy Conftitution, which it has been
" His Majesty's anxious Wish to support and to main"
"tain, and upon which, under Providence, depend the
"Welfare and Profperity of this Kingdom.

"Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
"We have it in Command from His Majefty, to
"thank you for the liberal Provision which you have
"made for the Services of the prefent Year, and to

exprefs the Satisfaction which His Majefty derives from your having been enabled to provide for thofe Services, "without any great and immediate Addition to the Bur"thens upon His People.

"His Majefty particularly commands us to acknowledge your prompt Attention to His Wishes'refpecting "an increased Provifion for the poorer Clergy; an Ob"ject in the highest Degree interesting to His Majefty's "Feelings, and deferving the favourable Confideration "of Parliament.

"My Lords, and Gentlemen,

George Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, George Earl "of Winchilfea and Nottingham, Philip Earl of Chefter field, John Earl of Sandwich, Frederick Earl of Car"life, George James Earl of Cholmondeley, James Earl "of Lauderdale, Thomas Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, "Charles Earl of Tankerville, George Earl of Macclef field, John Earl of Afhburnham, Charles Earl of Har

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rington, Robert Earl of Buckinghamshire, William Earl
"Fitzwilliam, Philip Earl of Hardwicke, George John
"Earl Spencer, John Earl of Chatham, Henry Earl Ba-
"thurft, Thomas Earl of Ailesbury, Robert Earl Grofve-
"The atrocious and unparalleled Act of Violence nor, Richard Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Henry Earl
"and Treachery, by which the Ruler of France "of Carnarvon, Robert Banks Earl of Liverpool, One
"attempted to furprize and to enflave the Spanish Nation," of Our Principal Secretaries of State; John Earl of
"while it has excited in Spain a determined and uncon-
"querable Refiftance against the Ufurpation and
"Tyranny of the French Government, has, at the fame
"Time, awakened in other Nations of Europe, a deter-
"mination to refift, by a new Effort, the continued
"and increafing Encroachments on their Safety and
"Independence.

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"Saint Vincent, James Earl of Malmesbury, Richard
"Earl of Donoughmore, George Earl of Onflow, Thomas
"Earl of Chichester, Edward Earl of Powis, Charles
"Earl Grey; Our right trusty and well-beloved Coufins
"and Counsellors Henry Viscount Melville, Henry
"Viscount Sidmouth, William Viscount Cathcart; Our

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right trufty and well-beloved Counsellors Saint Although the Uncertainty of all human Events, "Andrew Lord St. John of Bletfoe, Alexander Lord "and the Viciffitudes attendant upon War, forbid too "Dutton, Henry Richard Lord Holland, Dudley Lord "confident an Expectation of a fatisfactory Iffue to the "Harrowby, Thomas Lord Walfingham, Francis Lord prefent Struggle against the common Enemy of "Haflings, Henry Frederick Lord Carteret, William "Europe, His Majefty commands us to congratulate" Wyndham Lord Grenville, William Lord Auckland,

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"Richard Lord Wellesley, Charles Lord Bayning, James "ing, there then to be holden and fit; and therefore

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"We command you, that you diligently attend the Pre* mifes, and effectually fulfil them in Manner aforefaid: "We also strictly command all and fingular Our Arch"bishops, Dukes, Marquiffes, Earls, Viscounts, Bifhops, "Barons, Knights, Citizens, Burgeffes, and Commif"fioners for Our Counties and Boroughs, and all others "whom it concerns, to meet at our faid Parliament by "virtue of these Presents; that they observe, obey, and "affift you in executing the Premifes as they ought to "do. In witness whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

"Lord Glaftonbury, Gilbert Lord Minto, John Lord
Carysfort, Alleyne Lord Saint Helens, John Lord
"Redefdale, Edward Lord Ellenborough, Chief Juftice
affigned to hold Pleas before Us, Charles George
"Lord Arden, Charles Lord Barham, Thomas Lord
"Erskine, and Thomas Lord Manners, Greeting:
"Whereas We did lately, for divers difficult and
"preffing Affairs concerning Us, the State, and De-
"fence of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and
"Ireland, and the Church, ordain this our present Par-
"liament to begin and be holden at our City of Weft."
"minfter the Twenty-fecond Day of June, in the Forty-
"feventh Year of Our Reign; on which Day Our faid
"Parliament was begun and holden, and from thence

by feveral Adjournments and Prorogations was ad"journed and prorogued to and until Thursday the "Nineteenth Day of January now laft paft, and is "there now holden: Know ye, that for certain preffing "Causes and Confiderations Us efpecially moving, We "have thought fit further to prorogue Our faid Parlia "ment; Therefore We, confiding very much in your "Fidelity, Prudence, and Circumfpection, have, by "the Advice and Confent of Our Council, affigned you our Commiffioners, giving to you, or any Three or more of you, by virtue of these Presents, full "Power and Authority, in Our Name, further to pro"rogue and continue our present Parliament at Our "City of Westminster aforefaid, from Wednesday the "Twenty-first Day of this inftant June, until and unto Thursday the Tenth Day of Auguft now next follow

"Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the Twenty"first Day of June, in the Forty-ninth Year of "Our Reign.

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By the King Himself, figned with His Own
Hand.

"BATHURST and BATHURST.”

VOL. XLVII.

Commiffion for proroguing the Parliament:

Anno 49° Georgii Tertii.

Commiflion for proroguing the

Parliament:

Anno 49° Georgii Tertii.

The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That "His Majesty had been pleased to grant a Commiffion "under the Great Seal, for the further Prorogation of "the Parliament."

Then Three of the Lords Commiffioners, being in their Robes, and feated on a Form placed between the Throne and the Woolfack, the Lord Chancellor in the Middle, with the Lord Prefident on his Right Hand, and the Earl Bathurst on his Left; commanded the Yeoman Ufher of the Black Rod to let the Commons know, "The Lords Commiffioners defire their imme"diate Attendance in this House, to hear the Com"miffion read."