House of Commons
Thursday, July 5 1804
Minutes
Sir E. Nepean presented to the house a return of the number of men raised in Ireland for the army of reserve. Ordered to lie on the table.—Mr. Alderman Combe brought up the report of the committee on the London Coal Market bill, which was agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be read a 3d time tomorrow.—Sir E. Nepean brought in a bill to continue the act of the 27th of his present Majesty, for the better execution of the law and preservation of the peace in counties at large in Ireland. Read a 1st time.—A similar order was made with respect to a bill to exempt from payment of postage, letters and packets sent or received by the quarter-master general, adjutant general, barrack-master general, and by certain persons in each of those offices; also a bill to explain and amend certain acts respecting Hackney Coachmen; also a bill to regulate the appointment of commissioners for carrying the Property act into execution; also a bill to repeal the several duties upon stamps, and to enact other duties in lieu thereof.—The Foreign Troops Enlistment bill was read a 3d time and passed; as was the bill to relieve certain Incumbents of Livings in London; also the bill for paving, lighting, and cleansing the several streets, &c. in the borough of Southwark.—Mr. Rose brought in a bill for creating certain Free Ports in the West Indies. Read a 1st time.—A message from the Lords stated their lordships' assent to the Exchequer Bills bill, and the Irish and Scotch Stamp Duty bill.—Mr. Alexander brought up the report of Lady Kilwarden's Annuity bill, which was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a 3d time to-morrow.—The hon. member also brought up a farther report from the Expiring Laws committee; the resolutions of which were agreed to, and bills ordered accordingly.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer brought in a bill for the better support of his Majesty's household, and for the better maintaining the honour and dignity of the crown. In answer to a question from Mr. Johnstone, he stated, that the several items of the civil list, to which the proposed augmentation of the revenue was to be appropriated, would be laid before the house to-morrow. The bill was read a 1st time, and ordered to be printed.—Mr. Foster moved the farther consideration of the report of the committee on the Corn bill. On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a clause was added to the bill, by which it is enacted, that notwithstanding any prohibition which may be issued against the importation of corn into this country, any ships which may appear to have bonâ fide taken in their cargoes of corn in the ports of the Baltic or America, before they could have been apprised of such order of prohibition, shall be allowed to unlade, and dispose of such cargoes in this country. The several amendments were agreed to, and the bill was ordered to be read a 3d time to-morrow.
Irish Additional Force Bill
moved the farther consideration of the report of the Irish Additional Force bill.
said, he understood that this bill was to be re-committed.
observed, that if the hon. gent. had any objections to offer, or any amendments to propose, in the detail of the bill, he would assents to its re-committal.
said, he had some objections to offer with respect to the power which it was proposed to vest in the lord lieut. for fixing the quotas to be furnished by the several counties, and he conceived that the committee was the proper place in which to state them.
thought it right to state, that at the time this bill went through a committee, there was an express understanding that it should be re-committed.
declared, that he had no objection to the re-committal, it desired.
said he had not read this bill, but he had just understood from an hon. friend of his, that it was a very objectionable measure. His hon. friend had stated to him, that there was not a clause in it to which he did not object, except the last, "that it might be altered or repealed within the present session." The hon. member wished for time to investigate the subject.—The re-committal of the bill was then ordered for to-morrow.—Adjourned.