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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 ........
Page
1
Feb. 6.
A Bill for granting Letters of Marque and Reprisals against Ame-
rica passed.....
3
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
Act
24. Protest against passing the Bill for suspending the Habeas Corpus
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..............
The King's Message respecting the Arrears of the Civil List
Debate in the Commons on the Arrears of the Civil List
Debate in the Lords on the Arrears of the Civil List..........
April 9.
16.
103
160
-1777.
Apr. 16. Protest against rejecting an Amondment to the Address on the
Arrears of the Civil List
.................
187
28.
General State of the British Museum ........
188
29. Mr. Wilkes's Motion for expunging the Resolution respecting
his Expulsion......
193
Debate in the Commons on the Bill for licensing a Play-house in
Birmingham
198
30. Debate on Mr. Temple Luttrell's Motion for the Admission of
Strangers into the Gallery of the House of Commons............ 205
The Earl of Radnor's Protest against the Bill for the better Sup-
port of the King's Household
May 1.
211
7. Mr. Speaker Norton's Speech to the King on presenting the Bill
for the better Support of his Majesty's Household............... 213
8. Debate in the Commons on a Demand made by the Landgrave
of Hesse for the Expences of Foreign Hospitals during the
late War.......
214
9. Debate in the Commons on Sir James Lowther's Motion for an
Address relative to the Income of the Royal Brothers............ 221
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. ......
234
14. Debate in the Commons on the Budget ...
241
21. Debate in the Commons on the Affairs of the East India Com-
pany .......
273
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 ....
June 6. Mr. Speaker Norton's Speech to the King on presenting the Mo- ney Bills......
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
Nov. 18.10 The King's Speech on Opening the Session...........
Corpus Act..............
461
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 ........
472
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
4. Debate in the Commons on the Ordnance Estimates.......
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.............................
582
542
560
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
589
1 Debate in the Lords on the Motion of Adjournment
592
1778.
Jan. 22.
Debate in the Commons on raising Troops by Subscription with-
out Consent of Parliament.......
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
623
27. Debate in the Commons on Mr. Fox's Motion for General Bur-
goyne's Instructions ....
644
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
..... 647
the
Duke of Richmond's Motion," That no more of the Old Corps
be sent out of the Kingdom"......
650
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 .........
684
6.
Debate on Mr. Burke's Motion relative to the Military Employ- ment of Indians in the Civil War with America.........
Proceedings in the Lords respecting the Commercial Losses oc-
casioned by the American War
694
708
11. 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 .......
Debate in the Commons on the Navy Estimates.............
Debate in the Lords on General Gates's Letter to the Earl of
Thanet respecting the Capture of General Burgoyne's Army at
Saratoga....
726
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 .......
....... 785
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
Feb. 19. Debate in the Commons on Lord North's Conciliatory Proposi-
tions .......
....
762
25.
Debate in the Commons on Lord North's Conciliatory Bills...... 775
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.....
834
867
Debate on the Budget...
870
11. Mr. Sawbridge's Motion for Shortening the Duration of Parlia-
Debate in the Commons on the State of the Navy .................. 874
12. Debate on Mr. James Luttrell's Motion for an Instruction to the
American Commissioners respecting the Removal of obnoxious
Ministers, &c.............................
898
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
Debate in the Lords on the King's Message respecting the
Treaty between France and the revolted Colonies in Ame-
rica...
914
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.............
23. Debate on the Duke of Richmond's Motion for withdrawing the
Forces from America.........
The King's Message for calling out the Militia ......
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............
980
April 2.
Debate on Mr. Wilkes's Motion relative to Private Aids or Loans
to the Crown
996
......
Debate on Sir William Meredith's Motion for the Repeal of the
American Declaratory Act,
7. DEBATE ON THE DUKE OF RICHMOND'S MOTION FOR AN
ADDRESS TO THE KING UPON THE STATE OF THE NATION
-Sudden Illness of the EARL OF CHATHAM............ 10