Commiffion for proroguing the Parliament. Anno 50° Georgii Tertii. DIE Jovis, 2o Novembris 1809. Domini præfentes fuerunt. Ds. Eldon, Cancella rius. Comes Camden, Comes Liverpool. The Lord Chancellor acquainted the Houfe, "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 of Liverpool on his Left, commanded the Yeoman Ufher of the Black Rod to let the Commons know, "The Lords Commiffioners defire their immediate "Attendance in this Houfe, to hear the Commiffion "read." Who being come; The Commiffion was read by the Clerk, as follows; (videlicet) "GEORGE R. "Bathurst, one of Our Principal Secretaries of State; "Thomas Earl of Ailebury, Robert Earl Grosvenor, "Richard Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Henry Earl of "Caernarvon, Robert Banks Earl of Liverpool, One other "of Our Principal Secretaries of State; John Earl of "Saint Vincent, James Earl of Malmesbury, Richard "Earl of Donoughmore, George Earl of Onflow, Thomas "Earl of Chichefter, Edward Earl of Powis, Charles "Earl Grey Our right trufty and well-beloved "Coufins and Counsellors Henry Viscount Melville, "Henry Viscount Sidmouth, William Viscount Cathcart; « Francis Lord Haftings, Saint Andrew Lord Saint "Our right trufty and well-beloved Counsellors "John of Bletfoe, Alexander Lord Dutton, Henry "Richard Lord Holland, Thomas Lord Walfingham, Henry Frederick Lord Carteret, William Wyndham "Lord Grenville, William Lord Auckland, Henry "Lord Mulgrave, James Lord Saltersford, Richard "Lord Wellesley, Charles Lord Bayning, James 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 have "lately, for divers difficult and preffing Affairs concern ing Us, the State and Defence of Our United Kingdom "of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Church, ordained "this Our present Parliament to begin and be holden "at Our City of Westminster, 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 Pro"rogations was adjourned and prorogued to and until Thurfday the Second Day of November next, then to "be holden and fit at Our City of Westminster aforefaid: "Know ye, nevertheless, that for certain preffing Caufes "and Confiderations Us especially moving, We have "thought fit further to prorogue Our faid Parliament; "Therefore We, confiding very much in your Fide 66 lity, 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 thefe Prefents, full Power and "Authority, from the faid Second Day of November "next, in Our Name, further to prorogue and continue "Our present Parliament at Our City of Westminster aforefaid, until and unto Tuesday the Fifth Day of " December next, there then to be holden and fit: And therefore We command you, that you diligently "attend to the Premises, and effectually fulfil them in "the Manner aforefaid: We also ftrictly command all "and fingular Our Archbishops, Dukes, Marquiffes, "Earls, Viscounts, Bishops, Barons, Knights, Citizens, "GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, of the Burgeffes, and Commiffioners for Our Counties and "Witnefs Ourfelf, at Westminster, the Eighteenth By the King Himfelf, figned with His Own "BATHURST and BATHURST." Then the Lord Chancellor faid, "By virtue of His Majefty's Commiffion under the Parliament "Great Seal, to us and other Lords directed, and now prorogued. read, we do, in His Majesty's Name, and in Obedience to His Commands, prorogue this Parliament to "Tuesday the Fifth Day of December next, to be then "here holden; and this Parliament is accordingly " prorogued to Tuesday the Fifth Day of December 66 next. Commiffion for proroguing the Parliament: The Lord Chancellor acquainted the House, "That "His Majefty had been pleafed 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 Earl Graham on hi Right Hand, and the Lord Ellenborough on his Left; commanded the Yeoman Ufher of the Black Rod to let the Commons know," The Lords Commiffioners defire their immediate Attendance in this Houfe, to hear the Com"miffion read:" Who being come, The Commiffion 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 molt dear and entirely "beloved Son and most faithful Counsellor George Prince "of Wales; Our most dear Sons and faithful Coun"fellors 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 Counfellor William Frederick Duke of Gloucefter; the moft Reverend Father in God and Our " right trufty and well-beloved Counfellor Charles Arch"bishop of Canterbury, Primate and Metropolitan of all "England; Our right trusty and well-beloved Counsellor "John Lord Eldon, Our Chancellor of that Part of Our "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called "Great Britain; the moft Reverend Father in God Our " right trufty and well-beloved Counsellor Edward Vena"bles Archbishop of York, Primate and Metropolitan "of England; Our right trufty and right well-beloved "Coufins and Counsellors John Jeffreys Earl Camden, Pre"fident of OurCouncil; 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 Athol, James Duke of Montrofe; Our right "trufty and entirely beloved Coufms and Counsellors George Marquis of Buckingham, George Granville "Levefon Marquis of Stafford, George Marquis Townshend, "James Marquis of Salisbury, 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, Chamberlain of Our Household; "Edward Earl of Derby, George Earl of Pembroke and "Montgomery, George Earl of Winchilfea and Nottingham, 66 Philip Earl of Chesterfield, John Earl of Sandwich, "Frederick Earl of Carlisle, George James Earl of Chol"mondeley, James Earl of Lauderdale, Thomas Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Charles Earl of Tankerville, George Earl of Macclesfield, John Earl of Ashburnham, "Charles Earl of Harrington, Robert Earl of Bucking"hamshire, William Earl Fitzwilliam, Philip Earl of "Hardwicke, George John Earl Spencer, John Earl of "Chatham, Henry Earl Bathurst, One of Our Principal "Secretaries of State, Thomas Earl of Ailesbury, Robert "Earl Grofvencr, Richard Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, "Henry Earl of Carnarvon, Robert Banks Earl of Liver pool, One other of Our Principal Secretaries of State; VOL. XLVII. "John Earl of 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 trufty and well-beloved "Coufins and Counfellors Henry Viscount. Melville, "Henry Viscount Sidmouth, William Viscount Cathcart; "Our right trufty and well-beloved Counsellors Francis "Lord Haflings, Saint Andrew Lord Saint John of Bletfoe, Alexander Lord Dutton, Henry Richard Lord Holland, Thomas Lord Walfingham, Henry Frederick "Lord Carteret, William Wyndham Lord Grenville, "William Lord Auckland, Henry Lord Mulgrave, James "Lord Saltersford, Richard Lord Wellesley, Charles "Lord Bayning, James Lord Glastonbury, Gilbert Lord "Minto, John Lord Carysfort, Alleyne Lord Saint "Helens, John Lord Redefdale, Edward Lord Ellenboborough, Chief Juftice, affigned to hold Pleas before "Us; Charles George Lord Arden, Charles Lord Bar"ham, Thomas Lord Erskine, and Thomas Lord Man"ners, Greeting: Whereas We have lately, for divers "difficult and preffing Affairs, concerning Us, the "State and Defence of Our United Kingdom of Great "Britain and Ireland, and the Church, ordained this "Our prefent Parliament to begin and be holden at "Our City of Westminfier, the Twenty-fecond Day of "June, in the Forty-leventh Year of Our Reign, on " which Day Our faid Parliament was begun and "holden, and from thence, by feveral Adjournments: "and Prorogations, was adjourned and prorogued to " and until Tuesday the Fifth Day of December next, "then to be holden and fit at Our City of IVeftminter “aforefaid: Know ye, nevertheless, That for certain preffing Caufes and Confiderations, Us especially moving, We have thought fit further to prorogue Our faid Parliament; Therefore, We, confiding very "much in your Fidelity, Prudence, and Circumfpection, "have, by the Advice and Consent 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, from the faid Fifth Day of "December next, in Our Name further to prorogue and Dux Norfolk, Marefcallus. Dux Somerset. March. Lanfdowne. Comes Aylesford, Comes Dartmouth, Ds. Wellesley, Unus Primariorum Secretariorum. Ds. De Clifford. Ds. Haftings. Ds. St. John of Bletfoe. Ds. Saye & Sele. Ds. Clifton. Ds. Sinclair. Ds. Napier. Ds. Dutton. Ds. Hay. Ds. Ponsonby. Ds. Sundridge & Ds. Hawke. Ds. Foley. Ds. Grenville. leven. Ds. Mulgrave. Ds. Yarborough. Ds. Hood of Catherington. Comes Bridgewater. Ds. Douglas of Loch- Comes Aberdeen. Comes Glasgow. Mortimer. Comes Fitzwilliam. Comes Harcourt. Ds. Rous. Ds. Breadalbane. Comes Hardwicke: Comes Chatham. Comes Limerick. Comes Powis. Comes Roffe. Comes Grey. Comes Lonsdale. Comes Harrowby. Vifcount Falmouth. Viscount Sidney. The House was adjourned during pleasure to robe. Then Five 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 Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord President on his Right Hand, and the Lord Steward and the Lord Chamberlain on his Left; commanded the Yeoman Ufher of the Black Rod to let the Commons know, "The Lords Commiffioners defire "their immediate Attendance in this House, to hear "His Majefty's Commiffion read." Who being come, with their Speaker; "My Lords, and Gentlemen, "We are commanded by His Majefty to let you "know, that it not being convenient for Him to be prefent here this Day in His Royal Perfon, He hath thought fit by Letters Patent under the Great Seal to "empower His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, "and feveral Lords therein named, to do all Things in "His Majefty's Name which are to be done on His Majesty's Part in this Parliament, as by the Letters Pa"tent will more fully appear.". "found to be true; and that the Committee had gone Colonel de Adjourn. Which Amendments were read by the Clerk, as follow; (videlicet) Pr. 75. L. 37. Leave out ("fuch") and infert "Pr. 112. L. 3 & 4. Leave out (" in the Liberty of by Edward Westley Esquire, his Guardian, was this Day tion the Caufe, wherein John Bellenden Ker Efquire and Caules. The House proceeded to take into further Confidera Roxburghe Baronet and James Horne are Refpondents; and also, others are Appellants, and Sir James Norcliffe Innes are Appellants, and Brigadier General Walter Ker and the Caufe wherein John Bellenden Ker Efquire and others Richard Hotchkis are Refpondents, which were fully wherein Walter Ker and Richard Hotchkis are Appellants, heard on the 20th of May 1808; and alfo, the Caufe and Sir James Norcliffe Innes Baronet and others are Refpondents; alfo, the Crofs Caufe wherein Sir James Norcliffe Innes Ker Baronet and James Horne are Appellants, and Brigadier General Walter Ker and others are Refpondents; alfo, the Caufe wherein John Bellenden Ker Efquire and others are Appellants, and Sir James Norcliffe Innes Baronet and others are Refpondents; and alfo, the Crofs Caufe wherein John Bellenden Ker Efquire and others are Appellants, and James Norcliffe Innes Baronet and others are Refpondents, which were fully heard on the 17th of June 1808. And Confideration being had; ORDERED, That the further Confideration of the faid ing of the Bill, intituled, "An Act for better fecuring Independence The faid Bill was accordingly read the Third Time. It was refolved in the Affirmative, to it. Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act to Local Militia prevent the enlifting of Local Militia Men into the Enlistment Regular Militia of any other County or Stewartry than Bill: "the County or Stewartry to which they belong.' The Question was put, "Whether this Bill fhall "pafs ?" It was refolved in the Affirmative. A Meffage was fent to the Houfe of Commons, by the Meffage to former Meffengers: To carry down the faid Bill, and defire their Concurrence thereto. H.C. with it. Hodie 3 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An A&t for Strand Bridge "building a Bridge over the River Thames, from the Bill: "Precinct of the Savoy, or near thereunto, in the "County of Middlefex, to the oppofite Shore; and for making convenient Roads and Avenues to communi"cate therewith, in the County of Surrey." The Question was put, "Whether this Bill, with It was refolved in the Affirmative. A Meffage was fent to the House of Commons, by the Mellage to former Meffengers: H. C. with To return the faid Bill, and acquaint them, That the to it. Lords have agreed to the fame, with fome Amendments, to which their Lordships defire their Concurrence. ' Hodie 2 vice lecta eft Billa, intituled, " An Act for Judges Sala "further augmenting the Salaries of certain of the ries Bill, "Judges of the Courts in Westminster Hall, and of the "Chief and Second Juftice of Chefter, and Juftices of "the Great Seffions in Wales." 7 ORDERED, |