220 Arguments against that Claule, Farther Arguments in Favour of the Clause, 216 The Clause offer'd for excepting Punch out of the Bill relating to Spirituous Liquors is rejected, The Bill relating to Spirituous Liquors pass’d, and Farther Debate on the Quakers Bill, Further Proceedings on the Yorkshire EleElion, Motion for an Address to the King, on the Marriage The Quakers Bill ordered to be engrossed, Farther Debate on the Quakers Bill, Debate on a Bill to prevent Smuggling, ib. The Bill against Smuggling committed, Debate on a Bill for explaining the Bribery-Act, ib. The Bill agains Smuggling read a third Time, and Debate on an Amendment made by the Lords, ib. ib. The Third Seffion of the Second Parliament The Lord Chancellor's Speech, in the Name of the Lords Commissioners appointed by the King, ata opening the Sellion, Feb. 1,1736-7, The Commons Address of Thanks, Petition relating to an undue Election for the County Resolution of the House upon Lifts of Controverted Voters, with the Debate thereon, Debate on a Petition complaining of an undue Elec- 238 The Speech of the Lords Commisioners taken into Debate on the Number of Land-Forces for the Year 239 277 Resolutions of the Committee of Supply, Debate on a Motion for granting 10,000 I. for Sir Robert Walpole's Motion for granting to his Majesty 1,000,000 l. for redeeming the like Sum of the encreas'd Capital of the South-Sea Company, com- monly calld Old South-Sea Annuities, with the Sir John Barnard's Motion for enabling the King to raife Money by Sale of Annuities for Years, or towards redeeming Old and New South-Sea An- nuities, with the Debate thereon, Sir John Barnard's Motion for taking of such Taxes as are most burthen some to the Poor, and to the Manufacturers, as soon as the National Debt shall be reduced to 3 l. per Cent. Interest, with the - Robert Walpole's Motion for laying a Duty upon Sweets made for Sale, with the Debate thereon, 480 ate on a Bill , intitled, An Act to disable Alex- der Wilson, Efq; from taking, holding, or en- cing any Office or Place of Magistracy in the City Edinburgh, or elsewhere in Great Britain, and imprifoning the faid Alexander TVilfan, and for phing the Guard kept up in the faid City, com. By called the Town Guard, and for taking away 'ates of the Nether-Bow Port of the said City, Bill with Amendments paljes into a Law, 545 's-Speech at putting an End to the Third ib. Directions to the Bookbinder. Frer Ee follows * Ff, * Gg. Cancel F f, and you'll find one Leaf in this Half Sheet to supply those Four Pages. Cancel Sff 2. P. AGE 235, Line 26, read proceeded. P. 239, L. 6, read Sir Williari , Forces for the Year 1737. Ibid. read, Speech for Sir William Yonge's Moe tion. P. 287, L. 43. read thus, free from Payment. P. 295, L. 6. read publick Debts. P. 310, L. 10. read Ense rescindendum. P. 321, read Lancafter. P. 341, L. 29. for 1733 read 1737. P. 370, L. 34, read Samuel Holden. P. 449, L. 34, read Ulurers. P. 453, L. 20, dele Mr. P.479, L. 35, read Sir Edmund. P. 506, L. 47, read Nether-Bow Port. P. 514, L. 28, for Gamers read Gain- ers. P. 524, L. 18, for Magistrate read Magiftrates. P. 527, L. 19, fir through read throw. P: 528, L. 2, add at. P. 538, L. 40, for Erskine read Areskine. P. 543, L. 23, read Walter Plumer. Ibid. L. 36, read thus, It was resolved by 224 against 2i8. P. 544, Ls 39; read James Erskine, Ibid. L. 40. read MINUTES, &c. of the Fifth SESSION ; by way of Introduction to, and Illustration &C. February 1. 1731. ! TIS Majesty came to the House of Peets, and opened the The 5th The House resolved that a Supply be granted his The 6th. Ordered divers Estimates of Accounts to be laid Resoived, that His Majesty be addressed for several Me- 'Address for inorials, Petitions, &c. fince the Treaty of Seville, relating to Memorials,Pea titions, any Lolies sustained by his Majesty's Subjects by Depreda- since the Treafons committed by the Spaniards, &c. to be laid before them, ty of Seville. which have not already been laid before this House. A Motion was made, and the Question put, that his Majesty A Motion for be addresfed to lay Admiral Haddock's Inftructions before Admiral Hada them, it passed in the Negative, on a Division, Ayes 113, dock's InstrucNoes 183, See the Debate page 359. &c. After which it tions over-ru. led. moved that several Papers relating to Spanish Captures be laid before them, which passed in the Negative : Ayes 120, Noes 200. See the Debate, page 369. &c. The izth. The House agreed to the Report of Yesterday's Refolved, that a Sum not exceeding 41. per Man per The 14th. In a Committee on the Supply came to the Re olved. That 17704 Men be granted for Land Forces for the Service of the Year 1939. On a Division : Ayes 253, Noes 183*. See the Debate, page 403. &c. That 647,5491. 11 s. 3d, be granted for maintaining them. That was a The Minority proposed 12000 Men only. That 228,0621, be granted for the Garrisons of Minorca, Gibraltar, Georgia, &c. That 27,172 I. be granted for Out-Pensioners of ChelseaHospital. That 5041 1. be granted, for defraying several extraordi. nary Expences incurred in 1738, and not provided for by Parliament. The 20th. Read a third time, and passed the Malt-Bill. The 23d. Read a second time, the Bill for punishing Rogues, Vagabonds, &c. and for the Relief of Lunatics, and Foundling Children. Received a Petition from the Weft-India Merchants, trading to America, and another Petition from the Merchants of Bristol : See Page 417. After Debate, Ordered that the Petitioners be heard by themselves, (not by Counsel) on two Divisions ; Ayes 237, 242, Noes 208, 297. The 26th. Received Petitions relating to Westminster. Abbey, St. Margaret's Church, the African Company, and the Colony of Georgia. Glassmakers The 28th. Received a Petition from several Glassmakers, &c. Petition. Brewers, Sugarboilers, Smiths, Dyers, &c. Consumers of Coals, complaining of the Abuses and Frauds in enhancing the Price, and praying Relief. Referred to the Consideration of a Committee of the whole House. March 5. Received a Petition from the Merchants of Edinburgh, expressing their Dissatisfaction to the Convention. Referred to the Committee on the Convention. The 6th. In a grand Committee, took the Convention into Consideration, and several Merchants were called in, and examined, relating to their Loffes sustained by the Spaniards ; Captain Vaughan, and Captain * Copithorne were also examined relating to their Losses and cruel Usage. The * The Case of Richard Copithorne, fole Owner and Mafte: of the Ship Betty Galley, Burthen 150 Tons; relating to his being taken by the Spaniards, and the Losses sustained by himlelf and the Freighters thereby; humbled addressed to the Honourable the House of Commons, This Ship having been taken in Europe near twelve Years ago, and the Sufferers gone they all the Formalities of making · good their Claim for the Loss thereof, both here, pursuant to |