§ Mr. Bankes(Chairman of the East India Committee to enquire into the Sale of Places, &c. in the Company's service) rose in his place and addressed the Chair.
§ The Speakerdesired the Serjeant might be called, who immediately appeared at the bar. The Speaker asked him if he had any thing to communicate to the house relative to Mr. John Annesley Shee?
The Serjeant answered, that Mr. Francis Wright, one of the messengers, had been to Mr. Shee's lodgings for the purpose of serving the Speaker's warrant on him, but that he was not to be found.—Mr. Francis Wright was then ordered to attend; and he stated at the bar, that on Tuesday evening last, he received the Speaker's warrant to take into his custody the said 1127 J. A. Shee; that he went accordingly to his lodgings at No. 31, High-street, Mary-le-bone, and on enquiry for him was told he was gone out, and would not return till evening. He waited there till midnight, in expectation of his return, but Shee never came. He went again on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, but he was not returned. Mr. Wright, on the Friday, proceeded from No. 31, High-street, to No. 51, Upper Mary-le-Bone-street, where J. A. Shee had formerly lodged, and where he had advertised the sale of Commissions in the Army, &c. under the firm of Shee and Calvert; but the said Shee was not there, nor had been for a great while, nor did they know any thing of him. He was ordered to withdraw.
§ Mr. Bankesthen moved, That it appeared to the house the said John Annesley Slice had absconded to avoid being examined: which being agreed to, he moved that an Address be presented to his majesty, in the usual way, praying him to issue his Proclamation with such rewards as to his majesty should seem meet, for apprehending and taking the said John Annesley Shee, alias Calvert, which was ordered.