1801.) 
were ready to ‘give their concurrence, 
which he expegted hourly... Mr. Grey 
was of opinion that Minifers had -adted 
judicioufly, in the ftate matters were in, ta’ 
make a compromife rather than carry the 
bufinefS farther ; but he thought it rather 
unparliamentary to. call, for unqualified 
approbation, without any official docu-. 
ments from Sweden and Denmark. , The 
favourable termination of the bufinefs he. 
attributed to the death of the Emperor 
Paul. , He concluded by faying,. that not- 
withftandine the obfervations he nuade,. it 
was not bis intention to oppole the Addrefs- 
Lord Yemple and Lord Hawkefbury 
feverally. (poke, the former, againft, the 
latter, in favour. of the Convention. Lord 
Glenbervie, Sir W. Scott, Mr. Sturgefs, 
and Mr, Newbold, were in favour of the, 
Addrefs, as neil: as Mr.. Erikine, who 
daids he placed the fulleft confidence in the 
meatfures of the prefent Government. Mr. 
‘Tierney was in: faveur-of the Addrefs. 
He approved of the meafures of his Ma- 
jefy’s Minifters, and: faid, 
golden gléam<of that happinefs we were 
encouraged to te from the reftoration 
of peace. The queftion was, after a long 
debate, carried without a divifion. 
Mr. Vanfitrart, on Saturday, the 14th 
of November, brought. up. the. report of . 
the Committee of Supply. The feveral 
wefolutions were read and agreed to. 
Mr. Tierney moved for “leave to bring 
in a Bill to repeal an A& paffd in the lait 
Seffion of Parliament, rendering it penal 
for bakers to fell, or expofe to fale, bread 
that had not been baked twenty-four 
hours, He obferved, that the Bill had 
been brought in to antwee” a temporary 
purpofe, arifing from the fcarcity of corn, 
which now, by the bounty of Pravidence, 
in fending us a-plentiful harvelt; no longer 
exifted. The Act had a fortnight to run, 
but it would neverthelefs bé a confidera- 
ble relief to a number of induftrious and 
honeft bakers, who might have infringe 
its provifions under the idea that the caule 
had ceafed, 
pealed+ he wittied, therefore, that it fhould 
have a retrofpective operation from. laft 
Monday. The Secretary at War faid, 
he was too well convinced of the motives 
of the Hon, Gentleman to doubt the pro- 
ptiety of adopting a meafure he recom- 
mended, but he wifhed to fuggeft, whe- 
ther, as tights of actions might have already 
accrued, it would not be unjuft towards 
thofe who had. commenced them to give 
the Bill a retrofpective operation. He 
thought it would be better if the Bill took 
effect from the day of giving the notice. 
Mr, ‘Tierney faid, he would wilh to 
State, of Public Affairs in Novenber, 180). 
this was. a. 
if it was immediately - re- 
A5k: 
confult with his friends upon the fabjegt. 
—Leave was given to bring in the Bill, 
The Revenue Bills on the Table were for- 
warded in their refpective fiages. 
The Houle refolved itfelf into a Com- 
mitte of Ways and Means on the 16th of 
November, Mr. Bragge in. the Chair: 
‘The Chancellor.of the Exchequer faid, the 
. Houle had determined, for wife and pnudei: 
reafons, to continue for three months our 
naval and military eftablifhments the fame. 
as they. were during the preceding years. 
It was therefore beoome neceffary to pro= 
vide the ways. and means for carrying. inte 
effeét. the. intentions and vote of Parlia- 
ment. 
In the Supply the as fums were 
voted —- ae 
SPIT A tery ass Bla pe ond wae ante Gail 
Nay spe vars vow torte diet 0) SeGeyeas 
“OQudamenget> : . / siy cig Pte. in ihe 400,000 
Miscellaneous Services) « .« 100,000" 
Army of Irelandand Ordnancé 620,000 
Makingin the wnolenear 7,000,000 
The Land and. Malt produced 2,7 50,0001. 
for the purpofe of. meeting part of the de« 
mand, ; 
In providing the Ways.and Means 
there were three modes that offered them-. 
felves to his confideration. Firit, an ifue 
of: ee ‘Bills. to.-be fu; added ta 
thofe already ouiitanding. Secondly, that 
of afhort loav. And thirdly, tofund the 
Exchequer Bills. new, afloat. “he fecond 
confideration he reGited, becaule was aware 
that two loans in the fame year operated 
to. the injury of the public funds, as the 
payments clafhed continually, and would 
confequently’ occafion their depreffien. ’ 
‘The outfanding Exchequer Bills amount-° 
ed’ to 8,500,000]. of thefe  2,300,000I. 
were held by the Bank, and the zsemain-- 
der were in the hands of private indivi-- 
duals. 
Oa the rith of November the terms 
agreed upon betugen the Chancellor of 
the Exchequer aud the. Committee agpoint- 
ed to wait upon him that day, for fertling 
the terms of funding 8.500,000l. of Ex. 
cheguer Bills, were as follow, viz. 
For each s00l. of principal, the holders 
are to receive the undermentioned fums of 
ftock, which are eftimated at the following 
prices :— 
fr. Jpe Se. de 
25 Confols at 622° 6 6 « 17. 1 10k 
25 Rediiced BG Ie «jis: way 3 Oy RO 10% 
25 New 5 per Cents. at'99 . 24 15 “0 
50 Four per Cents. at 842... 42 7, 6 
o1 9 Long Annuities ab pgs 114 4 
free ICT 
a 
The 
