HC Deb 13 March 1809 vol 9 c109

Sir John Frederick obtained leave to bring in a bill for building a bridge over the Thames, at Vauxhall, and for making roads adjacent thereto.—The names of the defaulters on the Dublin Election ballot were read over, and lord Bruce was ordered to be taken into the custody of the serjeant at arms.—Lord Howick observed, that, when on the preceding evening he proposed that the second reading of the Roman Catholic Army and Navy Service bill should take place on Tuesday next, he was not aware of certain circumstances which would render it inconvenient to many members to attend on that day: he therefore moved, that the second reading should stand for Thursday; which was ordered accordingly. —Mr. Gooch, from the select committee appointed to try and determine the merits of the petition of Wm. Morland, esq., complaining of an undue election and return for the borough of Tau[...]ton, informed the house, that the said committee have determined, that John Hammet, esq. and Alex. Baring, esq., were duly elected; and also, that the said committee have determined, that the petition of the said Wm. Morland, esq., did appear to the said committee to be frivolous and vexatious.—On the motion of the secretary at war, the Mutiny bill was read a third time, and passed.—Lord Henry Petry brought in two bills. The one was for charging 12,000,000[...]., part of the loan of the present year en the war taxes, and for continuing a certain portion of the war taxes beyond the war, with a view to that object; the other was for the further regulation of the sinking fund, according to the new financial plan. Both the bills were read a first time.