House of Lords Journal Volume 20: 5 March 1718

Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 20, 1714-1717. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1767-1830.

Citation:

'House of Lords Journal Volume 20: 5 March 1718', in Journal of the House of Lords: Volume 20, 1714-1717( London, 1767-1830), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/lords-jrnl/vol20/pp638-639 [accessed 23 December 2024].

DIE Mercurii, 5 Martii.

Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:

Georgius Princeps Walliæ.



Arch. Ebor. Epus. London. Epus. Winton. Epus. Sarum. Epus. Carliol. Epus. Norwic. Epus. Hereford. Epus. Roffen. Epus. Bristol. Epus. Cestriens. Epus. Gloucestr. Epus. Asaph. Epus. Oxon. Epus. Lincoln. Epus. Bangor.	Ds. Cowper, Cancellarius. Dux Kingston, C. P. S. Dux Kent, Senescallus. Dux Newcastle, Camerarius. Dux Richmond. Dux Bolton. Dux Devon. Dux Marlborough. Dux Bucks. Dux Rutland. Dux Montrose. Dux Portland. Comes Derby. Comes Lincoln. Comes Dorset. Comes Bridgewater. Comes Northampton. Comes Westmorland. Comes Manchester. Comes Stamford. Comes Sunderland. Comes Clarendon. Comes Carlisle. Comes Litchfield. Comes Yarmouth. Comes Berkeley. Comes Rochester. Comes Warrington. Comes Bradford. Comes Greenwich. Comes Poulet. Comes Godolphin. Comes Cholmondeley. Comes Sutherland. Comes Rothes. Comes Buchan. Comes Orkney. Comes Bute. Comes Deloraine. Comes I'lay. Comes Oxford. Comes Strafford. Comes Uxbridge. Comes Tankerville. Comes Bristol. Comes Sussex. Viscount Townshend. Viscount Tadcaster. Viscount Castleton. Viscount St. John. Viscount Stanhope.	Ds. Willoughby Er. Ds. Willughby Br. Ds. North & Grey. Ds. Compton. Ds. Teynham. Ds. Cornwallis. Ds. Lumley. Ds. Carteret. Ds. Guilford. Ds. Weston. Ds. Herbert. Ds. Haversham. Ds. Gower. Ds. Rosse. Ds. Belhaven. Ds. Harcourt. Ds. Montjoy. Ds. Mansel. Ds. Foley. Ds. Bathurst. Ds. Bingley. Ds. Harborough. Ds. Carleton. Ds. Cobham. Ds. Parker. Ds. Coningesby. Ds. Onslow. Ds. Torrington. Ds. Cadogan. Ds. Romney. Ds. Pawlet Bas.

PRAYERS.

Maidenhead Road Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for repairing the Highways from Maindenhead Bridge to Sunning Lane End (next to Twiford) in the Road to Reading, and from the said Bridge to Henley Bridge, in the County of Berks."

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

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to it.

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

To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.

Answer from thence, about Commissioners of Inquiry attending.

The Messengers sent Yesterday to the House of Commons, to desire that some of their Members may have Leave to attend this House as To-morrow, acquainted their Lordships, "That the Commons will send an Answer by Messengers of their own."

Message from H. C. with a Bill.

A Message from the House of Commons, by Sir John Norris and others:

With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for enlarging the Term of Years granted by the Acts of the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of King William the Third, and the Second and Third Years of Queen Anne, for the Repair of (fn. 1) Dover Harbour;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.

Basingstoke Road Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for repairing the Highways from Crown Corner, in the Town of Reading (leading by and through the several Parishes of Shinfield and Heckfield, in the several Counties of Berks, Wilts, and Southampton) to Basingstoke, in the said County of Southampton."

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

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to it.

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

To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.

Dover Harbour Bill.

Hodie 1^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act for enlarging the Term of Years, granted by the Acts of the Eleventh and Twelfth Years of King William the Third, and the Second and Third Years of Queen Anne, for the Repair of Dover Harbour."

Commissioners Inquiry, to lay further Accompts before the House.

Ordered, That the Commissioners of Inquiry do lay before this House, an Account of the Factors for the Lands in Scotland, with the Names of such Factors, and what Salaries have been allotted by the said Commissioners for such Factors; and that the said Commissioners do likewise lay before this House, an Accompt of what Money they have received, or have Orders for receiving, from the Treasury, for incident Charges.

The House being moved, "That the Bill, empowering the Treasury to compound with Mr. Offley, may be now read the Third Time."

The same was objected to.

Bristol Workhouse, Bill.

And the Order of the Day, for reading the Bill relating to the Hospital and Work-house at Bristol, a Second Time, and to hear Counsel against the same at the said Second Reading, being called for:

The Question was put, "Whether the said Order of the Day shall be now read?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Then the same was read accordingly.

And the Counsel were called in.

And the said Bill was read a Second Time.

And Counsel was heard against the same.

And it being observed, "That there were other Counsel present at the Bar:"

The Counsel were directed to withdraw.

And, in regard the former Order for hearing Counsel mentioned only Counsel to be heard against the Bill:

Ordered, That Counsel may be now heard for the said Bill.

Then the Counsel were called in again.

And Mr. Serjeant Erle was heard for the Bill.

And Sir Constantine Phipps, Counsel against the same, having replied:

They withdrew.

And it being proposed, "That the Bill be committed for this Day Month:"

The same was objected to.

And it was moved, "That the Bill be committed for Friday next."

After Debate;

The Question was put, "Whether the said Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House, on Friday next?"

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Ordered accordingly; and that the Lords be summoned to attend the Service of this House on that Occasion.

Newcastle Hospital, Bill.

Whereas this Day was appointed, for resuming the adjourned Debate, which arose after the Third Reading of the Bill relating to the Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne:

It is Ordered, That the said Debate be further adjourned to this Day Fortnight.

St. Giles's Church, to rebuild, Bill.

The Order being read, for the House to be put into a Committee upon the Bill, intituled, "An Act to empower the Commissioners, appointed to put in Execution the Acts of the Ninth and Tenth Years of Her late Majesty's Reign, for building Fifty new Churches, in and about the Cities of London and Westm'r, and Suburbs thereof, to direct the Parish Church of St. Giles in the Fields, in the County of Midd'x, to be rebuilt, instead of One of the said Fifty new Churches."

It was moved, "That the House do now adjourn till To-morrow."

And the Order of the Day being insisted on:

The Question was put, "Whether this House shall be now adjourned till To-morrow, at Eleven a Clock?"

It was Resolved in the Negative.

Then the House (pursuant to the Order of the Day) was adjourned during Pleasure, and put into a Committee upon the said Bill.

And, after some Time spent therein, the House was resumed.

And the Earl of Clarendon reported from the said Committee, "That they had gone through the Bill; and directed him to report the same to the House, without any Amendment."

Ordered, That the said Bill be read the Third Time on Saturday next.

Offley's Bill:

Hodie 3^a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act to enable the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, or Lord High Treasurer, for the Time being, to compound with Mr. John Offley, for the Debt he stands engaged for to the Crown, for the Duties on Tobacco."

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

It was Resolved in the Affirmative.

Message to to H. C. that the Lords agree to it.

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

To acquaint them, that the Lords have agreed to the said Bill, without any Amendment.

Adjourn.

Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis, sextum diem instantis Martii, hora undecima Aurora, Dominis sic decernentibus.