THE Parliamentary Register; O R HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS; CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF The moft interefting SPEECHES and MOTIONS; accurate DURING THE FOURTH SESSION of the FIFTEENTH PARLIAMENT O F GREAT BRITAIN, VOL. XIII. LONDON: Printed for J. DEBRETT, (Succeffor to Mr. ALMON) oppofte BURLINGTON-HOUSE, PICCADILLY. M.DCC.LXXXIV. Union of Parties is again intro Mention made of Lord George Lenox's Debate on Mr. Pitt's Declaration that the Minifters had not refigned, 138 Debate on the postponing the Report from the Committee of Supply, 159 Debate on Mr. Powys's Motion that the King will comply with the Wishes Mr. Marsham's Account of the Nego- Lord Nugent's Anecdote of Mr. Pel- Debate on the Receipt Tax, 86, 107, Debate on the Ordnance, 88, 107 Lift of the Divifion on Mr. Fox's Eaft- Mr. Fox's Bill for vefting the Affairs of the Eaft-India Company in the Mr. Fox's Bill for the better Govern- Mr. Pitt's Bill for the better Govern- HOUSE of COMMONS, In the FOURTH and LAST SESSION of the Fifteenth Parliament of GREAT BRITAIN, A Saturday, January 24, 1784. S foon as the Speaker had taken the chair, Mr. Powys Mr. Powys. informed the House that he intended to put a quel tion to the Chancellor, as foon as he fhould appear in his place, the answer to which would determine him either to make or fupprefs a motion which he had drawn up relative to the prefent alarming fituation of affairs. In order to explain the reasons which induced the House to meet this day, it would be fimply neceffary to ftate, that after Mr. Pitt's bill had been rejected last night, feve ral members, and among thefe, fome of the greateft favour ers of the prefent Adminiftration, rofe, and fucceffively put feveral queftions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, relative to the diffolution of Parliament, which feemed to be a fubject of apprehenfion and difcontent to both fides of the Houfe: but the right honourable gentleman refused, for a long time, to give any answer at all. At laft he gave an anfwer; but it was thought fo obfcure or equivocal by the Houfe, that it became the general opinion, the diffolution of the Parliament would be announced in that night's Gazette. This was a point which did not folely intereft the mere partizans either of oppofition or Administration: the independent gentlemen on both fides of the House took the VOL. XIII, B alarm, |