The Parliamentary Register

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Several motions were made for writs, in the room of members who took their feats for other places; after which the Houfe adjourned 'till to-morrow. Thursday, October 16, 1783. Mr. Hartley moved for the continuance of the importation of corn at the fmall duty, as the poor were in a miferable fituation, and...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Several motions were made for writs, in the room of members who took their feats for other places; after which the Houfe adjourned 'till to-morrow. Thursday, October 16, 1783. Mr. Hartley moved for the continuance of the importation of corn at the fmall duty, as the poor were in a miferable fituation, and bread at little more than 7lb. the (hilling; added to this, that there were fhips at Liverpool and other places, ready to bring fuch wifhed-for relief to this kingdom. Mr. Fofter was getting up to fpealc, when Mr. Pelbam acquainted the Houfe that his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant was ready to receive the addrefs; whereupon the Speaker and the Houfe went up with the addrefs. Petitions were prefented from the Right Hon. Robert Stewart, complaining of an undue election for the county of Down; and from Mr.- Bigwell, complaining of the fame in the city of Cork; which were all received, and days appointed for going into committees. Mr. Carry moved, that the committee to inveftigate the regulations for Eaft-India goods, (hould have leave to fit notwithftand- ing any adjournment of the Houfe. The Jt.'irney General obferved, that the great alterations which Ind lately occurred not only in our own (late, but alfo in that of England, demanded fome time, and a more mature confidera- tion, than taking up fo minute a part at this time. A fyftem of commercial laws mufr. be entered into, and he could not help oblerving, that this fingle enquiry upon one branch of commerce, was frivolous, compared to the other great object. Mr. Carry was aftonifhed at the Right Hon. Gentleman's calling it a minute part. And in what tenfe did he-mean to apply the term frivolous ? If he meant to eftablilh a great commercial fjftem, was it not evident that it muft be accompliftied by a minu...