HC Deb 20 December 1803 vol 1 cc374-84

[MINUTES.]—A message from the lords required the attendance of the Speaker at the bar of that House, where the royal assent was given by commission to the volunteer exemption act.—Mr. Mitford presented an abstract of the account of the commissioners of northern light houses; also an account of the number of ships from Scotland engaged in the whale fishery. Ordered to lie on the table.—On the motion of Mr. Sergeant, a new writ was ordered to be issued for the election of a burgess for the borough of Dorchester in the room of the hon. Cropley Ashley, who has accepted the office of clerk of the deliveries in his Majesty's ordnance.——Mr. Sheridan presented a petition from certain electors of the borough of Liskeard, in Cornwall, complaining of the decision of the Committee appointed to try the merits of the last elec- tion for that borough The petition stated the right ff voting vested in all the inhabitants of Liskeard paying scot and lot, although the Committee determined that it belonged solely to the mayor and burgesses, and accordingly decided that the honourable John and William Elliots, the sitting members, were duly elected; but in the opinion and judgment of petitioners, as Thomas Sheridan and William Ogilvie, Esqrs. had the majority of scot and lot voters, the said decision of the Committee was contrary to the law and usage of Liskeard. They, there

An Account the NET PRODUCE of all the PERMANENT TAXES in the Years and Quarters ending the 10th day of October, 1802 and 1803, respectively.
In the Quarters ended In the Years ended.
Oct. 10, 1802. Oct. 10, 1803. Oct. 10, 1802. Oct. 10, 1803.
Customs £. 1,274,[...]54 8 3 1,474,957 9 2,345,461 18 11 3,857,400 18 2
Excise, Consolidated 3,619,647 0 0 3,813,079 0 0 12,203,226 3 8 14,098,990 0 0
Stamps 760,444 0 0 816,747 1 2,931,768 13 8 3,153,040 4 3
Incidental Duties 702,422 18 7 797,008 18 4,539,540 18 5,156,997 6 8
Duties raised in 1803, by means of a Consolidation of the Customs, by the Act of the 43d Geo. III. 62,500 0 0 62,500 0 0
Sugar, Malt, Tobacco, An. 1,773.899 16 1,283,428 17 3,509,095 14 3,995,407 4 9
8,131,168 3 8,245,718 7 25,199,093 14 0 30,192,335 3 9
WAR TAXES
British Spirits 38,335 38,335
Foreign Spirits 120,5505 120,505
Wine 57,886 57,886
Goods and Shipping 198,640 18 198,640 18
Malt 394 394
Sweets 132 132
Tea 215,815 215,813
Exchequer, November 28, 1803. L. 631,705 18 L. 631,705 18
JAMES FISHER.
An Account of the Amount of the NOTES of the BANK OF IRELAND, in Circulation (including BANK POST BILLS payable after Seven Days Sight) on the 1st January, April, August, and October, 1803, respectively; distinguishing the Amount of the several Descriptions of Notes below the Value of FIVE POUNDS.
Value of L. s. d. L. s. d. Value of L. s. d. L. s. d.
L. 5 and Upwards 1,624,401 4 L. 5 Upwards 1,806,194 1 6
L. 1 1,41,403 0 0 999,351 11 L. 1 143,226 0 0 1,012,596 4
1 Guinea 541,208 17 0 1 Guinea 542,976 10 6
1 & ½ 311,597 1 1 & ½ 314,422 2
3 5,142 12 9 3 11,971 1 0
1803. January 1st L. 2,623,752 16 1 1803. August 1st L. 2,818,790 5
L. 5 and Upwards 1,642,254 14 L. 5 and Upwards 1,769,950 9 11
L. 1 139,748 0 0 1,017,696 1 10½ L. 1 143,314 0 0 1,011,891 7
1 Guinea 538,911 2 0 1 Guinea 544,992 3 6
1 & ½ 314,391 18 1 & ½ 312,661. 15
3 24,645 1 6 3 10,923 8 3
1803. April 1st £. 2,659,950 16 6 1803. October 1st £. 2,781,841 17
For the Gov. and Comp. of the Bank of Ireland.
Dublin, 9th Dec. 1803. Wm. Donlevy, Acct. Gen.

fore, prayed permission to oppose the resolutions of the said Committee.—Another petition of o similar nature was presented by Mr. Sheridan, from a Mr. Child, of Liskeard. Both petitions were ordered to be taken into consideration on Tuesday the 10th of April next.—Ordered, that the account presented by Mr. Vansittart on the 14th instant, relative to bounties given on fish brought to the London market, should be printed.—On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer the House adjourned to Wednesday the 1st of February 1804.

An Amount of the NOTES of the BANK OF ENGLAND, in Circulation on the 1st of June, 1st Aug. 1st Oct. and 25th Nov. 1803;—distinguishing the Amount of those that were below the Value of Five Pounds.

Amount of Bank of England Notes of Five Pounds each, and upwards, including Bank Post Bills payable Seven Days after Sight.

On 1st June 1803, 12,847,540.
1st August 1803, 13,013,180.
1st October 1803, 12,570,500.
25th November 1803, 13,502,690.
Amount of Bank of England Notes of £2. and £ l. each.
On 1st June 1803, £ 3,253,600.
1st August 1803, 3,721,330.
1st October 1803, 4,052,010.
25th November 1803, 4,429,240.
Wm. Walton, Acct. Gen.
Bank of England, 2d Dec. 1803.
General Return of the Royal Army of Reserve; made up from the latest Returns received by the Inspector General.
Inspector General's Office, Dec. l803.
SCOTLAND. No. of Men. Rejected Dead. Deserted. Effective and Present. No, due, including Casualties
COUNTIES.
Aberdeen 154 4 150 350
Argyle 76 6 70 203
Ayr 286 2 2 12 270 57
Banff 29 29 105
Berwick 94 2 1 l6 75 41
Bute 3 3 43
Caithness 84 2 1 81 10
Clackmannan 41 41 1
Cromarry 9 —, 9 3
Dumbarron 87 2 13 72 8
Dumfries 177 1 35 141 72
Edinburgh 358 16 39 303 180
Elgin 64 1 63 40
Fife 358 14 334 29
Forfar 293 2 2 289 94
Haddington 75 6 9 60 56
Inverness 122 122 166
Kincardine 70 4 66 36
Kinross 24 24 2
Kirckudbright 66 1 7 58 55
Lanark 509 21 488 75
Linlithgow 67 6 7 54 16
Nairn 21 2 19 13
Peebles 31 1 2 28 6
Peith 462 25 437 53
Rentrew 279 1 25 253 50
Ross 171 3 3 165 38
Roxburgh 100 5 6 89 45
Selkirk 19 19
Stirling 173 6 16 151 46
Sutherland 61 1 60 15
Wigtown 82 2 80 9
Total, for Scotland. 4435 58 3 271 4103 11897
General Return of the Royal Army of Reserve for England and Wales.
ENGLAND and WALES. No. of Men. Rejected Dead. Deserted. Effective, and Present. No Due, including Casualties.
COUNTIES.
Anglesea 45 2 2 41 68
Bedlord 173 2 2 169 87
Buckingham 348 9 3 13 323 112
Berks 392 32 5 36 319 124
Brecon 106 1 2 103 44
Cambridge 318 17 1 12 283 64
Chesbire 594 2 2 28 5 40 162
Cumberland 306 35 2 39 230 176
Cornwall 570 49 2 29 490 85
Cardigan 127 1 1 125 142
Carmarthen 230 2 3 2 223 25
Carnarvon 85 1 84 44
Durham 444 17 2 24 401 77
Devon 12l6 69 4 10 1133 124
Dorset 332 2 3 3 324 61
Derby 587 4 53 530 84
Denbigh 130 8 122 104
Essex 819 31 19 77 693 287
Flint 83 2 1 80 55
Gloucester 675 3 3 7 662 114
Glamorgan 199 3 2 194 81
Hertford 307 13 4 18 272 129
Huntingdon 123 4 1 56 62 57
Hants 597 2 12 48 535 253
Hertford 418 4 2 68 344 76
Kent 1040 26 7 73 934 492
Lancester 2303 82 2 53 2166 258
London and Middleses 1376 28 4 84 1260 1883
Leicester 510 29 1 10 470 59
Lincoln 639 2 3 10 624 132
Merioneth 86 2 2 82 45
Monmouth 127 2 125 52
Montgomery 160 1 2 1 156 11
Northampton 452 7 3 1 442 166
Norfolk 802 32 14 22 734 193
Northumberland 530 45 1 14 470 155
Nottingham 519 32 24 463 97
Oxford 337 27 1 6 303 121
Pembroke 177 1 10 166 2
Rutland 42 2 1 39 15
Radnor 53 1 52 22
Shropshire 571 40 13 12 506 286
Suffolk 713 53 26 12 622 245
Surrey 571 10 3 103 455 508
Sussex 371 2 5 91 345 276
Somerset 890 33 72 785 198
Stafford 745 1 3 741 170
Warwick 595 3 1 8 583 130
Worcester 565 4 1 14 546 42
Westmoreland 166 2 6 158 22
Wilts 683 42 7 10 624 103
York West Riding 1844 113 3 28 1700 289
York East Do 343 1 2 340 237
York North Do 304 1 303 149
Total for England and Wales 26739 952 178 1129 24480 9004
General Return of the Royal Army of Reserve for Ireland.
IRELAND. No. of Men. Rejected Dead. Deserted. Effective and present No. due, including Casualties.
COUNTIES.
Antrim 245 No particular Return of men rejected at the Receiving Quarters has been made, in consequence of no Expense for Pay &c. having been incurred for such Men. 16 229 51
Armagh 241 21 220 60
Carlow 87 9 73 132
Cavan 203 23 180 30
Clare 44 1 43 167
Cork (City) 229 31 198 82
Do. (County) 310 19 291 279
Donegal 108 19 89 261
Down 375 16 359 66
Dublin (City) 283 28 255 25
Do. (County). 134 12 122 88
Fermanagh 189 9 180 30
Galway 166 11 155 195
Kings's 71 11 60 220
Kildare 130 22 108 102
Kilkenny 115 20 97 185
Kings's 206 7 190 81
Leitrim 111 14 97 113
Limerick (City). 110 6 104 176
Do. (County). 109 23 86 124
Londonderry 240 17 223 127
Longford 175 16 159 51
Louth 239 40 199 116
Mayo 349 42 307 193
Meath 206 31 175 105
Monaghan 240 18 222 58
Queen's 151 16 135 75
Roscommon 80 12 68 312
Sligo 207 8 199 11
Tipperary 181 39 142 208
Tyrone 313 21 292 58
Waterford 125 14 111 169
Westmeath 166 16 150 60
Wexford 17 2 15 335
Wicklow 34 34 176
Total for Ireland 6189 610 5579 4521
RECAPITULATION.
England and Wales 26739 952 178 1129 24480 9004
Scotland 4435 58 3 271 4103 1097
Ireland 6189 610 5379 4511
Total for United 37363 101 181 2010 34161 15422

G. Hewitt,

Lt. Gen.

Abstract of a List of such Yeomanry and Volunteer Corps as have been accepted, and placed upon the Establishment in Ireland.
Dublin Castle, 5th Dec. 1803.
COUNTIES. Captains. Subalterns. Serjeants. Drums, &c. Establishment.
Rank and File.
Cav. Inf.
Antrim 66 131 144 54 314 4674
Armagh 29 63 138 20 108 2670
Carlow 17 36 55 14 142 1008
Cavan 37 75 134 30 190 2505
Clare 17 31 41 14 335 499
Cork (County) 73 143 211 70 960 3382
Cork (City) 21 43 77 20 360 1120
Donegal 28 61 123 28 330 2250
Down 79 129 233 58 285 4589
Dublin (County) 37 79 102 36 443 1700
Dublin (City) 87 170 192 66 440 3682
Fermanagh 39 75 160 25 188 3050
Galway 33 76 90 31 427 1413
Kerry 13 25 39 12 148 556
Kildare 17 34 49 14 273 630
Kilkenny 21 41 60 21 325 '971
King's County 32 58 85 29 275 1395
Leitrim 12 31 58 12 180 950
Limerick 27 54 90 25 558 1244
Londonderry 25 55 137 46 266 2630
Longford 14 24 37 11 102 680
Louth 17 38 76 20 247 1140
Mayo 22 43 65 20 120 1140
Meath 24 46 76 20 263 1239
Monaghan 23 46 99 23 170 1800
Queen's County 33 51 92 26 337 1490
Roscommon 14 29 38 13 265 511
Sligo 15 35 46 17 115 892
Tipperary 52 93 172 56 796 2618
Tyrone 67 150 270 67 274 5372
Waterford 20 45 80 19 361 1216
Westmeath 16 33 61 15 139 1022
Wexford 45 67 138 31 371 2252
Wicklow 50 90 132 40 270 2466
1126 2206 3573 1003 1027 64756
Grand Total 82241

Whitehall,

13th December, 1803.

J. King

Abstract of the Returns of all the Volunteer and Yeomanry Corps of Great-Britain, whose Services have been accepted by his Majesty, describing each Corps.

Cav. Infan. Art. Rank and File.
Aberdeen 3400 120 3520
Anglesea 1000 1000
Argyll 2028 63 2091
Ayr 144 2677 2691
Banff 960 80 1022
Beddord 177 1801 1978
Berks 634 3006 3484
Berwick 160 772 911
Brecon 1196 1196
Bucks 1122 2426 3121
Bute 38 90
Caithness 1272 1320
Cambridge 163 2485 2500
Cardigan 567 531
Carmarthen 120 2316 2347
Carnarvon 1100 1073
Chester 732 4841 105 5372
Clackmannon 40 296 536
CinquePorts
Cornwall 383 5432 2328 7772
Cromary 160 164
Cumberland 56 3431 330 3736
Denbigh 194 2344 2464
Derby 330 5277 5852
Devon 1873 13197 1325 15212
Dorset 515 2201 2340
Dumbaeton 88 605 630
Dumfries 84 1875 1879
Durham 573 3814 300 4440
Elgin 770 784
Essex 1251 6335 7033
Fife 350 2613 100 2906
Flint 270 2429 2698
Forfar 47 2692 70 2717
Glamorgan 213 2488 2301
Gloucester 644 6436 176 7161
Hants 1252 7164 836 9509
Hereford 180 3720 8532
Hertford 625 2319 50 2762
Huntingdon 166 840 1006
Inverness 3666 3320
Kent 1530 8804 253 10295
Kincardine 824 824
Kinross 280 280
Kircudbright 200 746 946
Lanark 65 4448 4513
Lancaster 586 13710 560 14278
Leicester 622 2946 3488
Lincoln 713 4560 7866
Linlithgow 80 800 638
Lothian, East 205 700 905
Lothian, Mid 300 1574 1843
Lothian, Mid 4858 415 4757
Edinburgh City
Cav. Infan. Art. Rank and File.
London 560 13338 12460
Middlesex 82 8299 8370
Man, Isle of 695 693
Merioneth 464 464
Monmouth 125 1624 1656
Montgomery, 120 1560 1680
Nairn 320 320
Norfolk 1120 6511 108 6918
Northampton 1037 3430 4089
Northumberland 517 4411 4726
Nottingham 472 3635 4107
Oxford 591 3322 3516
Orkney and Zetland
Peebles 52 480 532
Pembroke 440 1852 70 2701
Perth 160 3897 63 4036
Radnor 1000 1000
Renfiew 2701 2414
Ross 1620 1620
Roxburgh 108 960 1060
Rutiand 160 335 495
Salop 940 5022 5852
Selkirk 50 100 142
Somerset 1544 7747 9080
Stafford 1090 5425 6072
Stirling 308 1318 65 1667
Suffolk 769 6837 7332
Sutherland 1092 1092
Surrey 944 7801 8105
Sussex 1024 6114 637 6198
Tower Hamlets 4173 3742
Warwick 708 3874 4146
Westminster 260 10438 10684
Westmoreland 1420 1420
Wight, Isle of 120 1732 184 2030
Wigtown 105 624 729
Wilts 850 4524 5176
Worcester 494 4046 4304
York, North Riding 267 438 4683
York, East Riding 382 3473 61 3890
York, West Riding 1606 12990 50 14006
Total of effective Rank and File. 341,687
Field Officers 1,246
Captains 4472
Subalterns 9,918
Staff Officers 1,100
Serjeants 14,787
Drummers 6,733
Grand Total 379,943

Whitchall,

9th December, 1803.

Beginald Pole Carew.

List of Acts passed in the present Session of Parliament, from the opening of the Session on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 1803, to the Christmas Recess, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1803.

1. An Act to continue, until six Months after the Ratification of a Definitive Treaty of Peace, the Restrictions contained in several Acts made in the 37th, 38th, 42d, and 43d Years of the Reign of his present Majesty, en Payments of Cash by the Bank of England. [15th Dec. 1803.]

2. An Act for granting to his Majesty the Sum of Eight Thousand Pounds, for the present Relief of certain Curates in England. [15th Dec. 1803]

3. An Act to regulate the Bonds issued by the East India Company with Respect to the Kate of Interest, and the Duty payable thereon. [15th Dec. 1803.]

4. An Act to continue several Laws relating to the suspending the Operation of two Acts of the 15th and 17th Years of the Reign of his present Majesty, for restraining the Negotiation of Promissory Notes and Bills of Exchange under a limited Sum in England; and to the prohibiting the Importation from, and permitting the Exportation to, Great Britain of Corn; and for allowing the Importation of other Articles of Provision without Payment of Duty, until the 25th Day of March, 1805; and to the regulating the Trade and Commerce to and from the Isle of Malta, until six Months after the Ratification of a Definitive Treaty of Peace. [15th. 1803.]

5. An Act to continue, until the 35th Day of March 1805, an Act, pissed in the last Session of Parliament, for discontinuing certain Drawbacks and Bounties on the Exportation of Sugar from Great Britain, and for allowing other Drawbacks and Bounties in Lieu thereof. [15th Dec. 1803.]

6. An Act for suspending, until the 1st Day of August 1804, the Operation of an Act, made in the last Session of Parliament, to continue and amend two Acts made in the Parliament of Ireland, for restraining the Negociation of Promissory Notes and Inland Bills of Exchange, under a limited Sum, within Ireland. [15th Dec. 1803.]

7. An Act to indemnify such Persons in the United Kingdom as have omitted to qualify themselves for Offices and Employments; and for extending the Tunes limited for those Purposes respectively, until the 25th Day of December 1804: and to permit such persons in Great Britain as have omitted to make and file Affidavits of the Execution of Indentures of Clerks and Attornies and Solicitors, to make and file the same on or before the first Day of Michaclmas Term, 1804. [15th Dec. 1803.]

8. An Act to continue, until six Weeks after he Commencement of the next Session of parliament, an Act, made in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act to empower the Lord Liutenants or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, to apprehend and detain Persons as he or they shall suspect for conspiring against his Majesty's Person and Government, until six Weeks after the Commencement of the next Session of Parliament. [15th Dec. 1803.]

9. An Act to continue, until six Weeks after the Commencement of the next Session of parliament, an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, intituled, 'An Act for the Suppression of Rebellion in Ireland, and for the Protection of the Persons and Property of of his Majesty's faithful Subjects there, to continue in force until six Weeks after the Commencement of the next Session of Parliament. [15th Dec. 1803.]

10. An Act to continue, until the 25th Day of March 1S05, several Acts of the 41st, 4 2d, and 43d Years of his present Majesty's Reign, for regulating the Drawbacks and Bounties en the Exportation of Sugar from Ireland. [15th Dec. 1803]

11. An Act for enabling the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland, to prohibit, until the 25th Day of March 1805, the Distillation of Spirits from Oats or Oatmeal in Ireland; and for indemnifying such Persons as hive acted in advising; or carrying into Execution a Proclamation of the Lord Lieutenant and Council of Ireland for prohibiting such Distillation, 15th Dec. 1803]

12. An Act to continue, until the 25th Day of March 1805, so much of an Act, made in the 41st Year of his present Majesty's Reign, as relates to the prohibiting the Exportation from Ireland of Corn or Potatoes, or other Provisions; and to the permitting the Importation into Ireland of Corn, Fish, and Provisions, without Payment of Duty. [15th Dec. 1803.]

13. An Act to prevent the Desertion and Escape of Petty Officers, Seamen, and ethers, from his Majesty's Service, by Means or under Colour of any civil or criminal Process. [15th Dec. 1803.]

14. An Act to amend two Acts, passed in the 41st and 43d Years of the Reign of his present Majesty, for permitting Portugal Wine to be landed and warehoused in the United Kingdom; and to allow Spanish Wine to be so landed and warehoused. [15th Dec. 1803.]

15. An Act for raising the Sum of Five Millions by Loans or Exchequer Bills, on the Credit of such Aids or Supplies as have been or shall be granted by Parliament for the Service of Great Britain, for the Year 1804. [15th Dec. 1803.]

16. An Act for continuing and granting to his Majesty certain Duties upon Malt, in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year 1804. [15th Dec. 1803.]

17. An Act for continuing and granting to his Majesty a Duty on Pensions, Offices and Personal Estates, in England; and certain Duties on Sugar, Malt, Tobacco, and Snuff, in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year 1804. [15th Dec. 1803.]

18. An Act to explain and amend two Acts, passed in the 42d and 43d Years of the Reign of his present Majesty, relating to Volunteers, and Volunteers Corps in Great Britain. [20th Dec. 1803.]