House of Lords Journal Volume 20: 4 February 1718

DIE Martis, 4 Februarii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

Georgius Princeps Walliæ.

PRAYERS.

E. Kildare's Estate, Bill.

After reading, and considering, the Report of the Judges to whom the Petition of Charles Duke of Richmond was referred; praying Leave to bring in a Bill, for the Purposes in the Petition mentioned:

It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill, pursuant to the said Petition and Report.

Hodie 1^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for Sale of Part of the Estate of John late Earl of Kildare, deceased, towards Payment of his Debts; and for other the Purposes therein mentioned."

Bathurst's Bill.

The Lord North and Grey reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for establishing the Disposition of the Personal Estate of Sir Benjamin Bathurst, deceased, and the Settlement on his Three Sons, under his Will; and exchanging Ground Rents in Wapping and Middlesex, so another Rent of like Value, and other Purposes therein mentioned," was committed: "That they had considered the said Bill, and found the Allegations thereof to be true; and that the Parties concerned had given their Consents; and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made some Amendments thereunto."

Which were read Twice, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engrossed.

E. Ranelagh's Bill rejected.

The Report of the Judges to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for Sale of the late Earl of Ranelagh's Estate at Chelsea and Cranborn, in the Counties of Middlesex and Berks," was referred, was read.

And it being proposed, "That the said Bill be now read a Second Time:"

The same was accordingly read a Second Time.

And the Question being put, "Whether this Bill "shall be committed?"

It was Resolved in the Negative.

Ordered, That the Bill be rejected.

The Orders of the Day being read:

Annesley, Method of restoring to Possession.

Ordered, That this House be peremptorily, on Thursday next, the First Business, put into a Committee of the whole House, to consider by what Methods the Order of this House, for the restoring Possession to Maurice Annesley Esquire of the Estate in Ireland, whereof he was dispossessed pending his Appeal in this House, may be most properly enforced and executed; and that the Judges do then attend; and that the Lords be summoned.

State of the Coin.

Ordered, That this House be, on Saturday next, put into a Committee of the whole House, to take into Consideration the State of the Coin of this Kingdom; and that the Lords be summoned.

L. Carteret's Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for confirming the respective Sales of a Fee-farm Rent, and divers Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments, in the County of Bedford, lately made by the Right Honourable John Lord Carteret and William Hillersdon Esquire to each other; and to discharge the same from divers Estates, Terms, and Trusts, to which they are respectively liable, by several Settlements made thereof."

The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall pass?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H. C. with it.

A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by Mr. Hiccocks and Mr. Lovibond:

To carry down the said Bill, and desire their Concurrence thereunto.

D. Devon's Bill.

The Earl of Clarendon reported from the Lords Committees, to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for settling the Estates of the most Noble William Duke of Devonshire, and William Cavendish Esquire, commonly called Marquis of Hartington, Son and Heir Apparent of the said Duke, on the Marriage of the said Marquis of Hartington with Catherine Hoskins Spinster, only Child of John Hoskins Esquire, decased," was committed: "That they had considered the said Bill; and that the Parties concerned had given their Consents: and that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and made several Amendments thereunto."

Which were read Twice, and agreed to.

Ordered, That the Bill, with the Amendments, be engrossed.

D. Newcastle's Bill; Committee shortened.

Whereas the Bill, intituled, "An Act for vesting the Manor of Esher Waterville, and other Lands therein mentioned, in the most Noble Thomas Holles Duke of Newcastle and his Heirs, in Consideration of Rentcharges to be issuing out of the same, and other Lands, in Lieu thereof, to the Use of the Corporation of Kingston upon Thames, in the County of Surrey, in Trust for the Poor of the said Town," was, on Friday last, committed to certain Lords then named, to meet on Saturday the Fifteenth Instant: The House being this Day moved, "In regard the said Bill is not within the Reason or Meaning of the Standing Order, which directs Notice to be given Fourteen Days before the Meeting of a Committee on a Private Bill, that the Time for the Meeting of the said Committee may be shortened:"

It is Ordered, That the said Committee be, and are hereby, empowered to meet To-morrow Morning, to consider of the said Bill.

Report on Lyon's Petition to be received.

The House being informed, "That the Committee to whom the Petition of Katherine Lyon was referred were ready to make their Report:"

Ordered, That the said Report be received on Thursday next.

Bertie's Bill; Committee shortened.

Ordered, That the Committee to whom the Bill, intituled, "An Act for the better enabling the Honourable James Bertie Esquire to raise Portions for his Younger Children," stands committed, may meet To-morrow Morning, for the same Reason for which the Time for meeting of the Committee on the Duke of Newcastle's Bill was shortened.

Morison versus Nisbet.

The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed, for hearing the Cause depending in this House, wherein William Morison of Preston Grange Esquire is Appellant, and William Nisbet of Dirlton Esquire and others are Respondents:"

It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on Friday the Seventh Day of March next, at Eleven a Clock.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii, quintum diem instantis Februarii, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.