TABLE OF CONTENTS

TO

VOLUME XIX.

I. PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES IN | VIII. PROTESTS.
BOTH Houses OF PARLIAMENT.

IX. PERSONS FILLING THE SEVERAL
II. ADDRESSES.

High OFFICES IN CHURCH
III. King's SPEECHES,

AND STATE.
IV. KING'S MESSAGES.
y. Lists.

X. INDEX OF THE NAMES OF THE
VI. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

SEVERAL SPEAKERS IN BOTH

VII. PETITIONS.

Houses OF PARLIAMENT.

I. PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES IN BOTH

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.

THIRD SESSION OF THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT

OF GREAT BRITAIN.

1777.

Jan. 29. Petition of the African Company ............

Feb. 6. A Bill for granting Letters of Marque and Reprisals against Ame-

rica passed ...........

Debate in the Commons on the Bill for suspending the Habeas

Corpus Act.........

Petition of the City of London against the Bill for suspending

the Habeas Corpus Act........

20. Debate in the Lords on the Bill for suspending the Habeas Corpus

A ct ........................................................................

24. Protest against passing the Bill for suspending the Habeas Corpus

Act ....................

Debate in the Commons on the Army Extraordinaries ...........

25. Debate in the Commons on Captain Blair's Petition respecting

the Capture of a Vessel by the Spanish Guarda Costas ..........

Mar. 11. Debate in the Commons on Mr. Temple Luttrell's Bill for the

more easy and effectual Manning of the Navy..........

April 9. The King's Message respecting the Arrears of the Civil List ...

16. Debate in the Commons on the Arrears of the Civil List .........

Debate in the Lords on the Arrears of the Civil List.................

103

103

160

.............

187

29.

1777.

Apr. 16. Protest against rejecting an Amondment to the Address on the

Arrears of the Civil List ..........

28. General State of the British Museum .........

Mr. Wilkes's Motion for expunging the Resolution respecting

his Expulsion ............

Debate in the Commons on the Bill for licensing a Play-house in

Birmingham ...........................

30. Debate on Mr. Temple Luttrell's Motion for the Admission of

Strangers into the Gallery of the House of Commons.............
May 1. The Earl of Radnor's Protest against the Bill for the better Sup-

port of the King's Household
7. Mr. Speaker Norton's Speech to the King on presenting the Bill

· for ihe better Support of his Majesty's Household...............

8. Debate in the Commons on a Demand made by the Landgrave

of Hesse for the Expences of Foreign Hospitals during the

late War...................................................................

9. Debate in the Commons on Şir James Lowther's Motion for an

Address relative to the Income of the Royal Brothers............

Debate in the Commons on Mr. Speaker Norton's Speech to the

King on presenting the Bill for the better Support of his Ma-

jesty's Household .......

13. Debate in the Commons on the Bill for the better securing Dock

Yards, &c. .............

14. Debate in the Commons on the Budget ..........

241

21. Debate in the Commons on the Affairs of the East India Com.

pany ................

26. Debate in the Commons on the Servants' Tax........................ 287

Proceedings in the Commons on the State of the African Com-

pany, and of the Trade to Africa .......

..... 291

30. Debate in the Lords on the Earl of Chatham's Motion for an Ad-

dress to the King to put a Stop to Hostilities in America ...... 316
June 6. Mr. Speaker Norton's Speech to the King on presenting the Mo-
ney Bills .......

352

The King's Speech at the Close of the Session

353

234

FOURTH SESSION OF THE FOURTEENTH PARLIAMENT

OF GREAT BRITAIN.

........

5.20 The King's Speech on Opening the Session........

Debate in the Lords on the Address of Thanks

Protest against the Address of Thanks...........

The King's Answer to the Lords' Address ...........

Debate in the Commons on the Address of Thanks........

The King's Answer to the Commons' Address.............

26. Debate in the Commons on the Navy Estimates ........

Debate in the Commons on the Bill for suspending the Habeas

Corpus Act......

.........

• 28. Debate in the Commons on the Land Tax of Four Shillings in

the Pound ........

Dec. 2. Debate on the Duke of Richmond's Motion for an Enquiry into

the State of the Nation ...............................................

1777.

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Dec. 5. Debate in the Lords on the Earl of Chatham's Motion for Gene-

. ral Burgoyne's Instructions ............

485

2. Debate in the Commons on Mr. Fox's Motion for an Enquiry

into the State of the Nation ..........

513

3. Debate in the Commons on the Army. Estimates : And on the

loss of General Burgoyne's Army at Saratoga ...................

i 4. Debate in the Commons on the Ordnance Estimates ............... 542

:: 5. Debate in the Commons on Mr. Hartley's Motion relative to the

Enormous Expences of the American War......... ...........!

549

8. Debate in the Lords on the Bill for suspending the Habeas

Corpus Act......................

10. Debate in the Commons on Mr. Wilkes's Motion for the Repeal

... of the American Declaratory Act..............

563

, Debate in the Commons on the Motion of Adjournment .........

lb Debate in the Lords on the Motion of Adjournment ............... 592

500

1778.

Jan. 22. Debate in the Commons on raising Troops by Subscription with-

out Consent of Parliament.............

.................. 614

23. Debate in the Lords on the Earl of Abingdon's Motion respect-

ing the Legality of raising Troops by private Aids without

. Consent of Parliament ................................................

...........629

023

27. Debate in the Commons on Mr. Fox's Motion for General Bur-

goyne's Instructions .........

614

29. Debate on a Motion for the Exclusion of Strangers from the

:: Gallery of the House of Commons ................................

Feb. 2. Debate in the Committee on the State of the Nation, upon the

Duke of Richmond's Motion, " That no more of the Old Corps

be sent out of the Kingdom”............

Debate in the Committee on the State of the Nation, upon

Mr. Fox's Motion, “ That no more of the Old Corps be sent

out of the Kingdom" .........

672

4. Debate in the Commons on Clothing the New Levies raised

without Consent of Parliament ........... .........................

6. Debate on Mr. Burke's Motion relative to the Military Employe ,

ment of Indians in the Civil War with America......

Proceedings in the Lords respecting the Commercial Losses oc-

casioned by the American War ....................ode.............

Il. Debate in the Committee on the State of the Nation, upon Mr.

Fox's Motion relative to the State of the British Forces in

America ..

718

13. Debate in the Commons on the Navy Estimates................... 726

16. Debate in the Lords on General Gates's Letter to the Earl of

Thanet respecting the Capture of General Burgoyne's Army at

Saratoga ..

730

Debate in the Committee on the State of the Nation, upon the

Duke of Richmond's Motion respecting the State of the Bri-

tish Forces in America ............

735

19. Debate in the Committee on the State of the Nation, upon the

Duke of Richmond's Resolutions respecting the Expences of

the American War........................................................

Petition from the County of Norfolk to the Commons, against

raising Men and Money without Consent of Parliament ...... 758

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Feb. 19. `Debate in the Commons on Lord North's Conciliatory Proposi.

tions .........................................................

.......... 762

- 23. Debate in the Commons on Lord North's Conciliatory Bills...... 775

25. Debate in the Lords on a Motion for the Attendance of the Sur.

veyor of the Navy ...........

................... 815

Mar. 2. Debate in the Lords on the Duke of Bolton's Motion respecting

the State of the Navy ......................

818

- 5. Debate in the Lords on the American Conciliatory Bills .........

- 9. The Earl of Abingdon's Protest against the American Concilia-

tory Bills.

867

Debate on the Budget .........

.........

11. Mr. Sawbridge's Motion for Shortening the Duration of Parlia-

ment .......................................................................

Debate in the Commons on the State of the Navy ................... 574

- 12. Debate on Mr. James Luttrell's Motion for an Instruction to the

American Commissioners respecting the Removal of obnoxious

Ministers, &C........................

899

Debate in the Lords on the Enquiry into the Conduct of the

Transport Service .........

................... 901

16. Mr. Grenville's Motion for all Communications touching a Treaty

between France and the revolted Colonies in America
17. The King's Message respecting a Treaty between France and the
revolted Colonies in America .....................

............... 912

Debate in the Lords on the King's Message respecting the

Treaty between France and the revolted Colonies in Ame-

rica ................................................

The Lords' Address on the King's Message respecting the Treaty

betwen France and the revolted Colonies in America—The

King's Answer .......................................................... 926

Debate in the Commons on the King's Message respecting the

Treaty between France and the revolted Colonies in America 927

The Commons' Address on the King's Message respecting the

Treaty between France and the revolted American Colonies-

The King's Answer .....................................................

19. Debate on Mr. Fox's Motion relative to the Failure of the Expe-

dition from Canada............

959

23. Debate on the Duke of Richmond's Motion for withdrawing the

Forces from America......

The King's Message for calling out the Militia ..................... 969

Debate in the Commons on the Bill for employing Convicts on

the River Thames

.........

Mr. Burke's Motion relative to the Charge for Scalping

Knives, Tomahawks, &c. in the Army Extraordinaries .........

Debate on Colonel Barré's Motion for a Committee to Enquire

into the Public Expenditure .............

31. Debate on the Earl of Effingham's Motion relative to the State

of the Navy...................

April 2. Debate on Mr. Wilkes's Motion relative to Private Aids or Loans

to the Crown .........

996

--- 6. Debate on Sir William Meredith's Motion for the Repeal of the
w American Declaratory Act ...............

............................. 1010
7. DEBATE ON THE Duke of RICHMOND'S MOTION FOR AN

ADDRESS TO THE KING UPON THE STATE OF THE NATION
-SUDDEN ILLNESS OR THÈ EARL OF CHATHAM............. 102

.............

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