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Commons, House of: petitions from various 
reg on American affairs, xviii 50] 52] 
251] 
-»+- warded off by referring them to a se- 
parate and subsequent committee, 75. 
«+++ second petition from the merchants of 
London, xviii 52] 56] 
3 iat of the last parliament, xviii 
«+++ petition from Congress to the king re- 
ferred to, xviii 55] 
++. refusal to hear the American agents 
on it, xviii 56] 
e+e. conflicting petitions from Birming- 
ham, 2d. 
++.» petition from the W. India merchants 
and planters, xviii 62] 103*] 
+++. minister’s motion for an address to the 
king on American affairs, xviii 62] 
sata to recommit the address, xviii 
..+- conference with the Lords, xviii 71] 
«++» message from the throne for an aug~ 
mentation of the forces, xviii 78] 251] 
++. bill for restraining the trade and fish- 
a of the New England colonies, xviii 
79) 
«+. London petitioners against it heard at 
the bar, xviii 83*] 
oe par np cure petitions from Pool, xviii 
e+++ petition from the Quakers, xviii 85*] 
«-.. debates on the augmentation of the 
forces, xviii 93*] 
»+++ lord North’s conciliatory motion, xviii 
95*] 130*] 140*] 
«++. Mr. Sawbridge’s annuzl motion for 
shortening parliaments, xviii 100°] 
«+.. Sir G. Savile’s annual motion on the 
Middlesex election transferred to Mr. 
Wilkes, xviii 101*] 93] 
«++. production of a letter from the minis- 
ter for America to the lieut. gov. of New 
York refused, and a motion foran address 
to the king for it refused, xviii 101*] 
e+.» petition and memorial from the assem- 
bly of Jamaica to the king in council, 
that ministers pretended to have kept 
back from inattention, now produced, 7b. 
e+. petition from Waterford on American 
affairs, xviii 102*] 
-».. bill for restraining the trade of the 
southern colonies brought in, xvili 102*] 
110*] 
«++. evidence in support of the W. India 
petition, xviii 103*] 
-... Mr. Burke’s conciliatory propositions, 
xviii 105*] 
-+-- another attempt by Mr. Hartley, xviii 
110*] 
...+- motion for including other counties in 
the second restraining bill, xviii 110*] 
e+e. various petitions, xviii 111*] 
«+++ motion for encouraging the fisheries of 
G. Britain and Ireland, xviii 113¥*] 110] 
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Commons, House of: representation from 
the general assembly of New York, xviii 
115*} 
.... another petition from the inhabitants 
of Quebec, xviii 118*] 
«+++ Speech of the speaker to the king on 
carrying up the money bills, xviii 119*]_ 
xix 256] 
+++.+ attempt to set aside the 30th of Jan-_ 
uary sermon, xviii 86] 
«.-++ report of the committee on the Hin-— 
don election, xviii 89] 
«.+- proceedings against two pamphlets 
deemed libels, xviii 94] 
-. ++ bill for preventing the circulation of 
small notes in Yorkshire, xviii 102] 
+--. motion for repealing the act of Eliza- 
beth respecting cottages, xviii 102] 122] 
+.» report of the committee on the Shaftes- 
bury election, xviii 109] 
-. +. bill to vest a perpetuity of certain . 
copyrights in the Universities, xviii 118] 
«+++ petition from the Common Council of 
London, xviii 167] xix 252] 
——— W. India merchants, 
xviii 170] 
---. committee on a petition from Nova 
Scotia for granting a poundage on imports, 
xviii 173] xix 121*] 
..-++ debate on the address in answer to the 
king’s speech, xix 56] 
introduction of foreign 
troops, xix 65] 81] 
«+++ bill of indemnity proposed, xix 80] 
100} 114*] 
«-.. debates on the new militia bill, xix 83] 
101] 114*] 
+++. motion for a return of the troops in 
America, xix 86] 
on the naval force, xix 87] 
alanine for authorizing the commis- 
sioners to receive proposals from any ge- 
neral convention, xix 88] 
+++. estimates of the land service, xix 89] 
-»..- motion for raising the land tax to 4s. 
in the pound, xix 99] 
..-+ fresh conciliatory propositions by Mr. 
Burke, xix 104] ' 
.+.. prohibitory hill brought in by the mi- 
nister, xix 109] 
---- petition of the W. India merchants 
against it, xix 111] 112] 
..++ Mr. Fox’s motion for an account of mi- 
litary contingencies in America, xix 113*] 
-... motion for an address to be informed 
of advisers of certain measures respect- 
ing America, xix J15*] 
..+. fresh conciliatory propositions by D. 
Hartley, xix 116*] 
-+-. complaint against earl Harcourt for 
engaging public money without the con- 
sent of the House, xix 124*]- 
«++. motions on the subject, xix 127*] 
.--- motion for an inquiry into the causes 
. of our ill suecessin America, xix 128*] 
