The most interesting SPEECHES and Motions; accurate Copies of the most remarkable Letters and Papers; of the most material Evidence, Petitions, &c. laid before and offered to the House, DURING THE FIRST SESSION of the FIFTEENTH PARLIAMENT GREAT BRIT A I N. Begun to be holden at Westminster on the 31st Day of O&tober 1780. LLONDON: Priated for J. ALMON and J. DERETT, opposite BURLINGTON, House, in PICCADILLY. MDCCLXXXI. огтне Ebate on the Choice of a Speake Examinations of George Rose, John Fordyce, William Mitford, Tho. 24 ley, Goulston Bruere, Richard Pa- 25, 73 ton, R. Richardson, Thomas Ball, 127, &c. - on the Suspension of the Ha- Hands of the several Receivers 58, 76 General of the Land Tax 148 Report of the Commissioners for the Arrears and Defaulters of examining the public Accounts 62 the Land and Window Duties, ibid ' cise, to the Order of the Commif. Account of what Arrears of Land- fioners of Accounts tas were standing out at Lady-day Debate on the Number of Forces un. 1779; with the Names of the re. der the Command of Gen. Clinton spedire Receivers in whose Hands Thanks to Earl Cornwallis, &c. 163 77 Debate on Navy Estimates 202, 232 Complaint of the Resolves of the the Motion for the Sentence Westminster Committee 82 of the Court-martial, on the Trial 93 of Sir Hugh Palliser, to be laid be- Motion for the Land Tax 94 fore the House Debate on the Motion for enabling Jamaica Petition all Persons in the Commission of Barbadoes Petition the Peace to act in the fupprefsion Petition of the City of London for ibid the Relief of the West India Islands Petition on the Coventry Ele&tion Speeches of Gen. Smith, Lord Noith, 97,116, 245, 377 and Mr. Boughton Rose on Earta Debate on Stafford Perition 102 India Affairs Debate on the Motion for Thanks to State of the British Forces in North the late Speaker Letter from Admiral Rodney to the Account of the Men loft and disabled First Report of the Commissioners for Totals of Embarkation Returns 266 examining the public Accounts ib. Lift of the Returns made by the Britain and Ireland, for his Majes- Receivers General of the Land ty's Land Forces from 1774 to Total of the Number of Men who Account of the weekly Balances of have died in actual Service in his the Revenue of the Post Office, ibid Majesty's Navy from 1774 to 5786 the Post Office, upon the four 270 quarters, ending October 10, 1780 Second Report of the Commissioners appointed to examine and state the of the gross Receipts, &c. ib. ' of the Duties arising from Stamp, List of the Public Offices where Mo. Salt, &c.) for one Year 307 ney is received for Taxes or Du- Examination of E. Naish, Esq. Al- 277. fistant Secretary to the Tax Office Account of the Public Money in the " Hands of the Receiver General of Account of the Number of Houses ib. chargeable to the Duties on Houses ibid horn, 1. Dugdale, J. Lloyd, Mil. Manifesto againit the Dutch, and all ward Rowe, joho Elliot, J. Turner, the Papers relating to the fame 315 and Join Marshall 280, &c. Debate on the Address to his Ma- Account of Receipts and Payments jesty, on the Rupture with Hol. by R. Trevor, Receiver General land . of the Poft Office : 287 Debate on the Morion for an Ac- Examinations of R. Trevor, W. count of Letters of Marque to be Fauquier, W. Ward, E. Mulio,. laid before the House 375 and John Bacon 288, &c. Mr. Eftwick thanks the House for Money received by Edward Mulso, the Relief granted to the Island of Erq. Receiver of the first Fruits Barbadoes 292 The Thanks of the House to Sir F. Examination of R. Chester, Esq. ib. .. Norton, late Speaker 379 Account of the Tenths of the Clergy, Debate on Sir Hugh Palliser's ap- which have been received in the 12 pointment to the government of Years last part, ending at Christ- Greenwich Hoipital ibid Examination of T. Alle, Esq. Re- ... 518, 522 ceiver General of Sixpence in the - on East India Affairs 434 Pound on Pensions: 295 Copies of East India Peririons 458 Account of Monies received and paid Account of the Sums laid out on the into his Majesty's Exchequer, by Extra of ihe Navy from Dec. T. Allen, Esq. Receiyer General 1779 to Dec. 1580 of the Deductions of Sixpence in Debate reípecting the non-attendant Examination of R. Carter, Esq. Re. Debare on Mr. Burke's bill 482 ceiver of the Deductions of One Abitract of a Bill for uniting Wales Shilling in the Pound on Offices &c. and Pensions 303 - on the first reading of Mr. Account of all the Public Monies re- ; Burke's Bill . ceived and paid by R. Carter, Esq. on the Motion for an Account 304 of the Number and Force of Ad. Burke's bill. THE H IS TO RY OF THE PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES Of the FIRST SESSION of the HOUSE of COMMONS, OF THE Fifteenth Parliament of Great-Britain, Appointed to meet at Weftminster, on Tuesday, the 31st day October, 1780. THE new writs having having been made returnable on the 31st of October, 1780, about three hundred members met this day in the rooms adjoining to the House of Commons, and a confiderable number of them having been sworn by the Lord Steward, the King went to the House of Lords about three o'clock, and sent the usher of the black rod to the Commons, commanding their attendance in the House of Lords. When the gentlemen were come to the Lords' bar, the Lord Chancellor [Lord Thurlow] said to them, “ His Majesty has been pleased to command me to acquaint you,that he will defer declaring the causes of calling this Parliament until there shall be a Speaker of the House of Commons. , And therefore it is his Majesty's pleasure, that you, gentlemen of the House of Cominons, do immediately repair to the place where the Commons usually fit, and there chuse a fit person to be be your speaker ; and that you prefent such person who shall be so cholen, to his Majesty here, for his royal approbation, to-morrow at two o'clock."* Accora * Extract from Elsynge's Antient method and manner of holding Parliaments in England. After relating the form used in chusing a spcaker (which is the same as that observed at present) hc says, “ Here may be two questions moved, "1. Whether the Commons might chuse their fpeaker, if the King commands them not? VOL. XVIII. B W 2. Whether |