Sitting of 20 December 1803

Preamble
[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-

375
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

9¼

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

6½

2,931,768

13

8

3,153,040

4

3

Incidental Duties

702,422

18

7

797,008

18

5½

4,539,540

18

0¾

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

3¼

1,283,428

17

3¼

3,509,095

14

6¼

3,995,407

4

9

8,131,168

3

1¼

8,245,718

7

1½

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

9¾

198,640

18

9¾

Malt

394

—

—

394

—

—

Sweets

132

—

—

132

—

—

Tea

215,815

—

—

215,813

—

—

Exchequer, November 28, 1803.

L. 631,705

18

9¾

L. 631,705

18

9¾

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

8½

L. 5 Upwards

1,806,194

1

6

L. 1

1,41,403

0

0

999,351

11

4½

L. 1

143,226

0

0

1,012,596

4

1½

1 Guinea

541,208

17

0

1 Guinea

542,976

10

6

1 & ½

311,597

1

7½

1 & ½

314,422

2

7½

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

7½

L. 5 and Upwards

1,642,254

14

7½

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

4½

1 Guinea

538,911

2

0

1 Guinea

544,992

3

6

1 & ½

314,391

18

4½

1 & ½

312,661.

15

7½

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

3½

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.]

Preamble
[MINUTES.]—Mr. Romilly was heard on the part of the appellant, in the cause of Keighley v. the East India Company, after which the Lord Chancellor at some length delivered his sentiments respecting the case.
374
His lordship was of opinion, that before their lordships came to a decision, some time should be allowed for making up their minds on so important a case to the panics concerned. Their lordships being to adjourn for the recess this night, he should move that the further proceedings be adjourned to the second day of the meeting of Parliament after the recess. Ordered.—Mr. Mitford presented an account of the expense of the northern lights, the southern whale fishery, and some other accounts, which were laid on the table. A message Was sent to the honourable House of Commons by Sir Francis Molyneux, gentleman usher of the Black Rod, acquainting them, that the lords, authorised by virtue of his Majesty's commission for declaring his royal assent to several acts agreed upon by both Houses, desired the immediate attendance of the honourable House in the House of Peers to hear the commission read; and the Commons being come thither, the said commission, empowering the Lord Archbishop of Canter bury, the Lord High Chancellor of Great-Britain, and several other lords therein named, to declare and notify the royal assent to the said acts, was read accordingly; and the royal assent given to, An act to explain and amend two acts parsed in the forty-second and forty-third years of the reign of his present Majesty, relating to volunteers and yeomanry corps in Great Britain: and also one private act.—The House then adjourned to Friday the 3d day of February, 1804.