The moft Remarkable MOTIONS, SPEECHES, Together with all the PROTESTS during that Period. AND THE Numbers Pro and Con upon each Divifion. WITH An Account of the Promotions of the feveral PEERS, and AND Illafrated with HISTORICAL NOTES and OBSERVATIONS. VOLUME the SEVENTH, from 1739, to 1741. LONDON: Printed for EBENEZER TIMBERLAND, in hip-Yard, Temple-Bar, From March 19, 1739, to April 25, 1741. T HE Earl of Abingdon's Speech, Page 409. The Duke of Abingdon's Speech, p. 404. Divifion upon the Question, p. 409. His Majefty's Speech at the Clofe of the Seffion, ib. King's Speech, p. 410. Debate upon the Address, p. 413. Duke of Argyle's Speech, ib. Motion, p. 418. Lord Ba- thurft's Speech, ib. Lord Haversham's Speech, p. 419. and Motion, p. 421. Lord Hyndford's Speech, ib. Explica- tions of the two Motions, by the Lord Chancellor, and Lord Talbot, p. 424 Lord Carteret's Speech, p. 425. Duke of Newcastle's Speech, p. 437. Earl of Chesterfield's Speech, p. 446. The Earl of Cholmondeley's Speech, p. 454 Duke of Argyle's Speech, p. 459. Lord Chancel- lor's Speech, p. 466. Lord Carteret's Speech, p. 470. Lord Hervey's Speech, p. 476. Lord Bathurst's Speech, p. 477. Lord Gower's Speech, p. 479. Divifion on the previous Queftion, p. 480. Proteft thereon, ib. Amendment propofed and rejected, p. 482. Proteft thereon, ib. Addrefs of Thanks, ib. His Majefty's Anfwer, p. 484. Lord Bathurst's Speech, ib. and Motion for an Address for the Orders, &c. given to Admiral Vernon, p. 489. Duke of Newcastle's Speech, ib. Lord Carteret's Speech, p. 497. Earl of Ila's Speech, p. 506. Earl of Chesterfield's Speech, p. 511. Lord Hervey's Speech, p. 517. Earl of Hallifax's Speech, p. 522. Divifion on the Queftion, p. 530. Lord Bathurst moves for an Address that Admiral Vernon's Letters to the Lords of The Admiralty may be laid before the House, ib. Debate there- on, p. 534, Lord Chancellor's Speech, ib. Moves for an Amendment, p. 536. Duke of Argyle's Speech, ib. The Amendment carry'd, p. 540. Proteft on the firft Motion, ib. Another on the Amendment made to the second, p. 542. Earl of Sandwich's Speech, ib. In which he moves for Admiral Haddock's Inftructions, p. 547. Seconded by Speech, p. 562. Duke of Argyle's Speech, p. 567. Lord Chancellor's Speech, p. 577. Earl of Chesterfield's Speech, p. 583. Lord Hervey's Speech, p. 591 Lord Carteret's Speech, p. 597. The Queftion carry'd in the Ne gative, p: 604. Proteft thereon, p. 605. Debate on the Army, p. 607. Duke of Argyle's Speech, ib. In which he moves, that augmenting the Army by new Regiments is dangerous, p. 615. Duke of Newcastle's Speech, ib. Lord Carteret's Speech, p. 616. Earl of Cholmondeley's Speech, p. 617. Altercations between the Duke of Argyle and the faid noble Lord, p. 618, 619. Earl of Westmoreland's Speech, p. 619. Lord Hervey's Speech, p. 620. Lord Talbot's Speech, p. 621. Lord Chancellor's Speech, p. 623. Lord Carteret's Speech, p. 627. The Motion rejected, p. 630. Proteft thereon, p. 631. Motion for Admiral Vernon's Řeprefentations for more Ships, &c. rejected, and Proteft thereon, p. 632. Motion for Secret Committee rejected, and Proteft thereon, p. 633. Motion for an Address against the Augmentation of the Army rejected, and Proteft thereon, p. 634 Motion for all Papers, &c. relating to the Convention rejected, p. 638. Proteft thereon, p. 639. Debate on the Motion for removing Sir Robert Walpole, p. 641. Lord Carteret's Speech, ib. Duke of Newcastle's Speech, p. 662. The Duke of Argyle's Speech, p. 675. Lord Chancellor's Speech, p. 694. Lord Bathurst's Speech, p. 705. Divifion upon the Queftion, and Proteft thereon, p. 726. The Duke of Marlborough's Speech, p. 728. And Motion for an indirect Cenfure, p. 729. The Duke of Devonshire's Speech, ib. The Lord Lovel's Speech, ib. The Lord Gower's Speech, p. 730. The Earl of Hallifax's Speech, ib. The Lord Talbor's Speech, p. 731. The Earl of Cholmondeley's Speech, ib. Lord Talbot's Reply, p. 732. The Earl of Abingdon's Speech, ib. The Lord Carteret's Speech, p. 733. Divifion on the previous Question, and Proteft thereon, ib. A Lift of the Lords for and against the Addrefs, p. 734. Proteft on rejecting the Place Bill, ib. Proteft on the Mutiny and Desertion Bill, p. 737. The The HISTORY and PROCEEDINGS of the HOUSE of LORDS, with the DEBATES and PROTESTS therein. The Earl of Abingdon. M Y Lords, I rife up only to take Notice, that Ann. 12 Geo.II. 1739. as a Reftraint upon the Crown, with regard to its Power of rewarding Merit. Can the The Earl of Publication, or open Declaration of fuch a Abingden. Reward, be any Reftraint either upon the Giver or Receiver? My Lords, when the Reward is given for real and honourable Services, the Publication of it adds Honour both to the Giver and Receiver; and, therefore, I am convinced, that neither the Giver nor Receiver will ever defire to have the Gratuity concealed, but when it is given for fome infamous Piece of Service; and if this Bill fhould be a Reftraint upon the Power of giving Rewards for fuch Services, I hope, no Lord will fay, it ought to be an Objection to the Bill. For my Part, I am fo far from thinking it wrong, to oblige the Members of the other House to give an Account publicly of the Rewards and Gratuities they receive from the Crown, that I wish we had a Law for obliging every Man in the Kingdom to do the fame. It would be fo far from leffening, that it would render the Favours of the Crown more honourable than they ever can otherwife be. We have a noble Duke amongst us, who now poffeffes an Eitate that was given by the Crown to his Anceftor, with the Confent of both Houses of Parliament, and with the Approbation, I am fure, of a great Majority of the Nation. It was a Reward given for real and great Services; and the giving it in this publie Manner, will be a lafting Honour to the Man that received it, to the Queen that gave it, and to the Nation that approved of it. The Duke of Newcafle. My Lords, as one of the greateft Grievances a Society can The Duke of be plagued with, is a Multiplicity of unneceflary, ineffectual, Ni wcastle. and inconvenient Laws, when we are to give our Confent to the paffing of a new Law, for remedying a Grievance already felt, or preventing one that is forefcen, we ought to confider maturely, whether the Law propofed be neceffary, whether it will be effectual, and what Inconveniencies it may be attended with. In these three several Lights I have confidered the Bill now before us; and the Refult in every one of them, fo far as I can judge, 1739. Fff is |