House of Commons
Thursday, May 24 1804
Minutes
Mr. H. Lascelles pre-sented a petition from the sheermen and cloth-workers in the county of York, praying leave to have a clause for the protection of their interests, introduced into the bill for the better regulation of the woollen manufacturers of the northern counties, for bringing in which leave had already been obtained. Referred to a committee.—Sir J. Newport deferred his motion relative to the Property Duty act, so far as it affected the property of gent. from Ireland, to Wednesday next.—A new writ was ordered on the motion of Mr. S. Bourne, for the election of a burgess for the borough of Tralee in Ireland, in the room of the right hon. G. Canning, who had accepted the place of Treasurer of his Majesty's navy.—Mr. Shaw gave notice that he should, on Monday next, move for leave to bring in a bill for the relief of Insolvent Debtors.—The Scotch Excise Licence bill was read a third time and passed:—Mr. C. Wynne moved, that the Speaker do issue no writ for the election of a member for Aylesbury before Monday fortnight. Ordered.—Mr. Alexander brought up the report of the Westminster Court-house bill. The amendments were agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time on Monday next.—Mr. Bankes, gave notice, that on Monday he should move for certain accounts relative to the 4½ per cent. duties, in order to complete other accounts that were already on the table; and that he would also move for certain impressed accounts, so far as the same were connected with the civil list.—On the motion of Mr. Calvert, Mr. Plomer obtained leave of absence for one month, on account of his health.—A message from the Lords informed the house, that their lordships had agreed to the Cumberland and Galloway Fishery bill; and that the Lords had passed a bill for the better employment of the poor in the parish of St. Pancras, for erecting a warehouse therein, &c. to which they desired the concurrence of the Commons.
Volunteer Consolidation Bill
brought up the report of the committee appointed to draw up the reasons to be assigned for disagreeing to certain of the Lords' amendments to the Volunteer Consolidation bill, pursuant to the directions of the house. The report having been read, and the reasons agreed to by the house,
moved, that a conference be desired with the Lords on the subject matter of these said amendments; and that Mr. Bathurst be directed to go to the Lords, and desire the conference. Ordered.
, on his return from the House of Lords, where he attended, as directed, to desire the conference, informed the house from the bar, that their lordships had agreed to the conference, and had appointed this day for holding the same in the painted chamber.
then moved, that the committee who had drawn up the reasons to be assigned for disagreeing to the amendments, should be appointed to manage the conference on the part of the house. Ordered. The committee, of course, proceeded forthwith to the painted chamber, in order to hold the conference.
After a short absence, Mr. Bathurst, with the committee, appeared at the bar, whence he reported to the house that their managers had had the conference with the Lords, and that the conference had been managed on the part of the House of Lords by the Duke of Montrose.—Adjourned to Monday.