December 1757, 11-20
DIE Martis, 13o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Oxon.
Epus. Roffen.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Petriburg. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
March. Tweeddale.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Breadalbane. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Berkeley Str.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Feversham.
Ds. Lyttelton. |
PRAYERS.
Delany against Tenison & al.
The Answer of Thomas Tenison Esquire, William Tenison Esquire, and Samuel Head Gentleman, to the Appeal
of Doctor Patrick Delany Dean of Downe, was brought
in.
E. of Sandwich & al. to qualify as Vice Treasurer of Ireland, Bill.
The Lord Berkeley of Stratton reported from the
Lords Committees to whom the Bill, intituled, "An
Act to enable John Earl of Sandwich, Wellbore Ellis
Esquire, and Thomas Potter Esquire, to take, in Great
Britain, the Oath of Office, as Vice Treasurer and
Receiver General and Paymaster General of all His
Majesty's Revenues in the Kingdom of Ireland; and
to qualify themselves for the Enjoyment of the said
Offices," was committed: "That they had considered
the said Bill, and examined the Allegations thereof,
which were found to be true; and that the Committee
had gone through the Bill, and directed him to report
the same to the House, without any Amendment."
Ordered, That the said Bill be engrossed.
His Majesty's Advocaté against Hay and Cuthbert.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Robert
Dundas of Arniston Esquire His Majesty's Advocate, for
His Majesty's Interest; complaining of Part of an Interlocutor of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the
9th of March 1756, and of Two Interlocutors of the
said Lords, of the 13th of July 1756, and 27th of July
1757; and praying, "That the same may be reversed
or varied; and such other Relief given the Appellant
as to this House shall seem just; and that Jean Hay
and Alexander Cuthbert may be required to answer the
said Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the said Jean Hay and Alexander Cuthbert may have a Copy of the said Appeal;
and do put in their Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing, on or before Tuesday the 10th Day
of January next; and Service of this Order upon any
of their Counsel or Agents in the Court of Session in
Scotland shall be deemed good Service.
His Majesty's Advocate against D. of Montrose & al. Heretors of Drymen.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Robert
Dundas of Arniston Esquire His Majesty's Advocate for
Scotland, on Behalf of His Majesty, and of Neil Campbell Principal, William Letsham Professor of Divinity,
Thomas Craigie and Robert Dick Professors of Philosophy,
James Moor Professor of Greek, William Rowat Professor
of Oriental Languages, George Ross Professor of Humanity, Hercules Lindsay Professor of Law, John Johnston Professor of Medicine, Robert Simpson Professor of
Mathematics, William Anderson Professor of Church
History, and Robert Hamilton Professor of Anatomy and
Botany, all of the College of Glasgow, and Duncan
Mackfarlane Minister of the Gospel at Drymen; complaining of an Interlocutor of the Lords of Session in
Scotland, of the 2d of February 1757; and praying,
That the same may be reversed or varied; and such
other Relief given the Appellants as to this House
shall seem just; and that William Duke of Montrose,
James Stewart of Finnick, Archibald Buchannan of
Drummichill, William Govanes Elder and Younger of
Drumquhassill, John Gow, John Graham, and James
M'Gowan, Portioners of Drumquhassil, Dougal Buchannan of Craigievern, George Leny Writer in Garchill Factor appointed by the Court of Session on the
Estate of Cremannan, in Name and for the Behoof of
James Buchannan of Cremannan and the Creditors
on said Estate, Archibald Buchannan of Balfrenning,
Patrick Neilson Heretor within the Parish of Drymen,
William Cunningham of Brandalloch, Thomas Graham
of Duchry, John Macklaghlan of Greenhall, Nicol
Grahame of Gartmore, William Craig of Dalnair, Alexander Buchannan of Gartharran, James Buchannan
of Gartinstary, John Buchannan of Glens, Elizabeth
Buchannan Relict of Walter Lechie of Mie, Archibald
Buchannan Portioner of Cameron Logan, Patrick Graham
of Badievow, Thomas Buchannan of Gartwhannan, William Gardner of Wester Balfunning, John Cunningham
of Conochra, William Buchannan of Duchlage, Thomas,
Stephen, and James M'Ilquham, Portioners of Wester
Finnick Tennant, John Stirling of Herbertshire, Alex
ander M'Alister, Alex'r Din, and Alexander M'Alister, Portioners of Kepdouries, all Heretors of the Parish of Drymen, and Proprietors of Lands lying
within the said Parish of Drymen, may be required
to answer the said Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the said William Duke of
Montrose and the several other Persons last named may
have a Copy of the said Appeal; and do put in
their Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing, on or before Tuesday the 10th Day of January
next; and Service of this Order upon any of their
Counsel or Agents in the Court of Session in Scotland
shall be deemed good Service.
L. Irwin against Simpson & al.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Henry Lord
Viscount Irwin in that Part of Great Britain called Scotland; complaining of certain Parts of a Decree of the
Court of Exchequer, of the 17th of December 1755;
and praying, "That the same may be reversed or varied; and that the Appellant may have such Relief
in the Premises as to this House in their Lordships
great Wisdom shall seem meet; and that William
Simpson, Thomas Morris, Thomas Hill, Edward Forster,
Richard Middlebrook, William Middlebrook, Thomas
Middlebrook, Samuel Meggott, and Joseph Howard, may
be required to answer the said Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the said William Simpson, Thomas
Morris, Thomas Hill, Edward Forster, Richard Middlebrook, William Middlebrook, Thomas Middlebrook, Samuel
Meggott, and Joseph Howard may have a Copy of the
said Appeal; and do put in their Answer or respective
Answers thereunto, in Writing, on or before Tuesday
the 27th Day of this Instant December.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii, decimum quartum diem instantis Decembris, hora
undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Mercurii, 14o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Petriburg. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
March. Tweeddale.
Comes Winchilsea.
Comes Carlisle.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Macclesfield.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Buckingham.
Comes Northumberland.
Comes Hardwicke. |
Ds. Abergavenny.
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Bathurst.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Hyde.
Ds. Mansfield.
Ds. Lyttelton. |
PRAYERS.
E. of Sandwich & al. to qualify as Vice Treasurer of Ireland, Bill:
Hodie 3a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
to enable John Earl of Sandwich, Wellbore Ellis Esquire,
and Thomas Potter Esquire, to take, in Great Britain,
the Oath of Office as Vice Treasurer and Receiver
General and Paymaster General of all His Majesty's
Revenues in the Kingdom of Ireland; and to qualify
themselves for the Enjoyment of the said Offices."
The Question was put, "Whether this Bill shall
pass?"
It was Resolved in the Affirmative.
Message to H. C. that the Lords have agreed to it.
A Message was sent to the House of Commons, by
Mr. Edwards and Mr. Montague:
To carry down the said Bill, and desire their Concurrence thereto.
Time limited for Petitions for Private Bills.
Ordered, That this House will not receive any Petition for a Private Bill, after Tuesday the 21st Day of
February next, during this Session of Parliament.
Orphans Fund and London
The House being informed, "That the Chamberlain
of the City of London attended:"
Bridge Accompts, delivered.
He was called in; and delivered, at the Bar, pursuant
to the Directions of Two Acts of Parliament,
"An Accompt of the Surplus of the Fund for the
Relief of the Orphans and other Creditors of the
City of London, on the 5th Day of July 1757."
And also, "An Accompt of Money received and paid
in Pursuance of the Act to improve, widen, and enlarge, the Passage over and through London Bridge,
from the 14th Day of December 1756 (exclusive), to
the 5th Day of December 1757 (inclusive)."
And then he withdrew.
And the Titles thereof being read by the Clerk:
Ordered, That the said Accompts do lie on the
Table.
Delany against Tenison & al.
The House being moved, "That a Day may be appointed, for hearing the Cause wherein Patrick Delany
Doctor in Divinity is Appellant, and William Tenison
Esquire and others are Respondents:"
It is Ordered, That this House will hear the said
Cause, by Counsel, at the Bar, on the First Day for
Causes after those already appointed.
Hamersley to enter into a Recognizance for E. of Blefinton.
The House being moved, "That Hugh Hamersley may
be permitted to enter into a Recognizance for William
Earl of Blesinton in the Kingdom of Ireland, on account of his Appeal depending in this House; his
Lordship residing in Ireland:"
It is Ordered, That the said Hugh Hamersley may
enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellant, as
desired.
Cumming & al. against Boyle & al.
After hearing Counsel in Part, in the Cause wherein
John Cumming Esquire and others are Appellants, and
James Boyle of Montgomeryston and others Respondents:
It is Ordered, That the further Hearing of the
said Cause be adjourned till To-morrow.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Jovis,
decimum quintum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Jovis, 15o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Duresm.
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Cicestrien.
Epus. Bristol.
Epus. Petriburg. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Bridgewater.
March. Tweeddale.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Coventry.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Sussex.
Comes Waldegrave.
Comes Buckinghamsh.
Comes Hardwicke. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Mansfield. |
PRAYERS.
His Majesty's Advocate against Hay.
Upon reading the Petition and Appeal of Robert
Dundas of Arniston Esquire, His Majesty's Advocate, for
His Majesty's Interest; complaining of an Interlocutor
of the Lords of Session in Scotland, of the 27th of
July 1757; and praying, "That the same may be reversed or varied; and that the Appellant may have
such other Relief in the Premises as to this House shall
seem just; and that Jean Hay may be required to answer the said Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the said Jean Hay may have
a Copy of the said Appeal; and do put in her Answer
thereunto, in Writing, on or before Thursday the 12th
Day of January next; and Service of this Order upon
any of her Counsel or Agents in the Court of Session
in Scotland shall be deemed good Service.
Cumming & al. against Boyle & al.:
After hearing Counsel, as well Yesterday as this Day,
upon the amended Petition and Appeal of John Cumming Provost, James Allison and Francis Cunningham
Baillies, William Cunningham Dean of Guild, Thomas
Brow Treasurer, James Campbell late Provost, Robert
Craig, John Gray, John Mcfie, John Gemmill, Arthur
Grahame, James Wyllie, John Deane, Hew Galt, Robert
Weir, and Robert Jack, all Counsellors of the Borough
of Irvine; complaining of Two Interlocutors of the
Lords of Session in Scotland, of the [ (fn. 1) 15th of February and 11th of March] 1757; and praying, "That
the same might be reversed; and that the Appellants
might have such Relief in the Premises as to this
House in their Lordships great Wisdom should seem
meet:" As also upon the Answer of James Boyle of
Montgomeryston late Provost of Irvine, John Glasgow,
Adam Dickie, William Watson, Hew Clarke, and Alexander Edwards, all Merchants in the said Borough of
Irvine, put in to the said Appeal; and due Consideration
had of what was offered on either Side in this Cause:
Interlocutors reversed.
It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the said
Interlocutors complained of in the said Appeal be, and
the same are hereby, reversed: And it is hereby Declared, That, by the Sett of the Borough of Irvine, the
Day of leeting the Magistrates for the said Borough is
the Friday preceding the First Monday after Michaelmas
Yearly: And it is further Ordered, That the Appellants be assoilzied; and that the Respondents do pay, or
cause to be paid, to the said Appellants, their Costs of
the Suit in the Court below; and that an Accompt
thereof be given in.
Dickinson to enter into a Recognizance on L. Irwin's Appeal.
The House being moved, "That Edward Dickinson
of Saint Clements Danes Gentleman may be permitted
to enter into a Recognizance for Henry Lord Viscount
Irwin, on account of his Appeal depending in this
House; his Lordship being in the Country:"
It is Ordered, That the said Edward Dickinson may
enter into a Recognizance for the said Appellant, as
desired.
Chichester to revive her Appeal.
Upon reading the Petition of Anne Chichester Widow,
Appellant in a Cause depending in this House, to which
Arthur Earl of Donegall is Respondent, which stands
appointed for Hearing; setting forth, "That the said
Respondent the late Earl of Donegall departed this
Life in September last, having duly made and published
his last Will and Testament in Writing, and appointed the Honourable Richard Barry Esquire sole Executor thereof; and that Arthur the present Earl of
Donegall is an Infant under the Age of Twenty-one,
and is the Respondent's Heir at Law, against whom,
the Petitioner is advised, it is necessary for her to revive the said Appeal before the same can regularly be
brought to Hearing;" and therefore praying, "That
the said Appeal may stand revived against the present
Earl and the said Richard Barry; and that they may
be required to put in their Answer thereto:"
It is Ordered, That the said Appeal do stand revived against the said Earl and the said Richard Barry;
and that the said Earl by his Guardian, and the said
Richard Barry, do put in their Answer or respective
Answers thereunto, in Writing, on or before Tuesday
the 19th Day of January next; and that, in the mean
Time, the said Hearing be postponed.
Causes removed.
Ordered, That the Cause wherein John Stewart
Esquire is Appellant, and Sir Kenneth Mackenzie Baronet is Respondent, which stands appointed for To-morrow, be put off to Monday next; and that the other
Causes be removed in Course.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Lunæ,
decimum nonum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Lunæ, 19o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
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Epus. Duresm.
Epus. Bath. & Wells.
Epus. Sarum.
Epus. Cestrien.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Cicestrien.
Epus. Bristol. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Dux Devon.
Dux Argyll.
Comes Huntingdon.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Hardwicke. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Hyde.
Ds. Mansfield. |
PRAYERS.
Proceedings and Accompts of the Commissioners of Westminster Bridge, delivered.
The House being informed, "That Mr. Seddon, from
the Commissioners of Westminster Bridge, attended:"
He was called in; and delivered, at the Bar, pursuant to the Directions of several Acts of Parliament,
"A State of the Proceedings of the said Commissioners, from the 30th Day of November 1756, to the 6th
Day of December 1757."
And also, "Accompts of the Treasurer to the said
Commissioners, from the 10th Day of October 1756,
to the 10th Day of October 1757."
And then he withdrew.
And the Titles thereof being read by the Clerk:
Ordered, That the said State and Accompts do lie
on the Table.
Ross against Ross, Pet. to put off the Hearing:
A Petition of Alexander Ross of Pitcalny Esquire,
Respondent in a Cause depending in this House, wherein
Colonel James Ross is Appellant, which stands for Hearing on Wednesday next, was presented, and read; setting
forth, "That the Questions in this Cause are intrieate
and perplexed, arising from the Nature of the particular Forms of Proceedings in the Court of Session in
Suits like the present, as well as from various Points
peculiar to the Law of Scotland; by reason whereof
the Petitioner apprehends, and is advised, that it is
necessary and of Consequence to him to have his Cause
argued by his Scotch Counsel, the Lord Advocate of
Scotland, who is not yet arrived in London;" and
therefore praying, "That the said Hearing may be put
off till after the ensuing Recess."
And thereupon the Agents on both Sides were called
in, and heard at the Bar.
And being withdrawn:
Rejected.
Ordered, That the said Petition be rejected.
Boyle's Appeal received.
The House was informed, "That an Appeal of Bellingham Boyle Esquire was lodged at The Parliamentoffice on Thursday last (being the last Day for receiving Appeals pursuant to the Standing Order); but
that the same was not brought till after the Rising of
the House."
And it being moved, "That the said Appeal be now
received:"
Ordered, That the said Appeal be now received.
Boyle against Evans & al.
Accordingly, upon reading the Petition and Appeal
of Bellingham Boyle Esquire; complaining of Two Decrees of the Court of Chancery in Ireland, of the 9th
Day of June 1753, and 23d Day of May 1757; and
praying, "That the same may be reversed; and that
this House will grant the Appellant such further Relief in the Premises as to their Lordships in their
great Wisdom shall seem meet; and that Eyre Evans
Esquire, Charles Lord Archbishop of Dublin, and
Mary Forster, may be required to answer the said
Appeal:"
It is Ordered, That the said Eyre Evans, Charles
Lord Archbishop of Dublin, and Mary Forster, may
have a Copy of the said Appeal; and do put in their
Answer or respective Answers thereunto, in Writing, on
or before Monday the 23d Day of January next; and
Service of this Order upon their respective Clerks in
Court in the Cause below shall be deemed good Service.
Wentworth, Leave for a Divorce Bill.
Upon reading the Petition of Godfrey Wentworth
Esquire of Hickleton in the County of York; praying
Leave to bring in a Bill, to dissolve his Marriage with
Dorothea Pilkington; and to enable him to marry again;
and for other Purposes therein mentioned:
It is Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a
Bill, according to the Prayer of the said Petition.
Account of Ships employed from Scotland in the Whale Fishery.
The House being informed, "That Mr. Rowe, from
the Commissioners of the Customs in Scotland, attended:"
He was called in; and delivered, at the Bar, pursuant
to the Directions of Acts of Parliament,
"An Account of what Number of Ships from Scotland have been employed in the Whale Fishery to
Davis's Streights and The Greenland Seas; with their
respective Names and Burdens; from whence they
were fitted out, and at what Port they were discharged; and also what Quantity of Oil or Whale
Fins each Ship has imported, from the 10th of October 1756."
And also, "An Account of all Corn, Meal, Malt,
Flour, Bread, Biscuit, and Starch, that have been
exported from that Part of Great Britain called Scotland, from the Commencement of an Act of Parliament made in the 30th Year of His present Majesty,
to the 1st Day of December 1757."
And then he withdrew.
And the Titles thereof being read by the Clerk:
Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie on the
Table.
Stewart against Sir Kenneth Mackenzie.
After hearing Counsel in Part, in the Cause wherein
John Stewart Esquire of Farnese is Appellant, and Sir
Kenneth Mackenzie Baronet is Respondent:
It is Ordered, That the further Hearing of the
said Cause be adjourned till To-morrow.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Charlton and others:
Malt Bill.
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for continuing, and
granting to His Majesty, certain Duties upon Malt,
Mum, Cyder, and Perry, for the Service of the Year
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-eight;" to
which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
Land Tax Bill.
A Message was brought from the House of Commons,
by Mr. Charlton and others:
With a Bill, intituled, "An Act for granting an Aid
to His Majesty, by a Land Tax, to be raised in Great
Britain, for the Service of the Year One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Fifty-eight; and for enforcing
the Payment of the Rates to be assessed upon Somerset
House in The Strand;" to which they desire the Concurrence of this House.
The said Two Bills were read the First Time.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis,
vicesimum diem instantis Decembris, hora undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.
DIE Martis, 20o Decembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
fuerunt:
|
Epus. Litch. & Cov.
Epus. Meneven.
Epus. Glocestr.
Epus. Petriburg. |
Ds. Custos Magni Sigilli.
Dux Argyll.
Dux Newcastle.
March. Tweeddale.
Comes Warwick.
Comes Shaftesbury.
Comes Holdernesse.
Comes Jersey.
Comes Cholmondeley.
Comes Breadalbane.
Comes Gower.
Comes Northumberland.
Comes Hardwicke. |
Ds. Willoughby Par.
Ds. Foley.
Ds. Sandys.
Ds. Feversham.
Ds. Mansfield.
Ds. Lyttelton. |
PRAYERS.
Land Tax Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for granting an Aid to His Majesty, by a Land Tax, to
be raised in Great Britain, for the Service of the
Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-eight;
and for enforcing the Payment of the Rates to be
assessed upon Somerset House in The Strand."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House.
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee
upon the said Bill, To-morrow.
Wentworth's Divorce Bill:
The Lord Willoughby of Parham (pursuant to the
Order Yesterday) presented to the House a Bill, intituled, "An Act to dissolve the Marriage of Godfrey
Wentworth Esquire with Dorothea Pilkington his now
Wife; and to enable him to marry again; and for
other Purposes therein mentioned."
The said Bill was read the First Time.
Ordered, That the said Bill be read a Second
Time on Thursday the 19th Day of January next; and
that Notice thereof be affixed on the Doors of this
House; and the Lords to be summoned; and that the
said Godfrey Wentworth may be heard, by his Counsel,
at the said Second Reading, to make out the Truth of
the Allegations of the Bill; and that the said Dorothea
Pilkington may have a Copy of the said Bill; and that
Notice be given her of the said Second Reading; and
that she be at Liberty to be heard, by her Counsel,
what she may have to offer against the said Bill, at the
same Time.
Witnesses ordered to attend upon it.
Ordered, That Alan Johnson, Richard Burnell,
Sarah Whitehead, Richard Lambert, George Hawkridge,
Alice Hawkridge, Richard Birch, George Johnston, and
Sarah Kell, do attend this House, on Thursday the 19th
Day of January next, in order to be examined as Witnesses upon the Second Reading of the said Bill.
Carlisle Military Roads, Accompts of Trustees delivered:
The House being informed, "That Mr. Bigge, froth
the Commissioners and Trustees appointed to put in
Execution an Act of the 24th Year of the Reign of
His present Majesty, for making a Road for the Passage of Troops and Carriages from Carlisle to Newcastle, attended:"
He was called in; and delivered, at the Bar,
"Copies of the Proceedings and Accompts of the
said Commissioners and Trustees, for the Counties of
Cumberland and Northumberland."
And then he was directed to withdraw.
And the Titles thereof were read, by the Clerk, as
follow:
"1757.
"Copies of all the Orders and Acts of the Commissioners and Trustees; and also the Accompt of the
Receipts and Disbursements of George Blamire Gentleman, Treasurer to and for the said Commissioners
and Trustees nominated and appointed for putting in
Execution an Act passed in the Twenty-fourth Year
of the Reign of His present Majesty, intituled, "An
Act for laying out, making, and keeping in Repair,
a Road proper for the Passage of Troops and Carriages, from the City of Carlisle to the Town of Newcastle upon Tyne," so far as the same relates to or concerns that Part of the said Road which lies in the
County of Cumberland."
"1757.
"The Thirteenth Accompt of the Receipts and Disbursements of John Tweeddell Gentleman, Clerk and
Treasurer to and for the Commissioners and Trustees
nominated and appointed for putting in Execution an
Act passed in the Twenty-fourth Year of the Reign
of His present Majesty, intituled, "An Act for laying
out, making, and keeping in Repair, a Road proper
for the Passage of Troops and Carriages from the
City of Carlisle to the Town of Newcastle upon Tyne,"
so far as the same relates to or concerns that Part of
the said Road which lies in the County of Northumberland."
Ordered, That the same do lie on the Table.
E. of Egmont's Pet. referred to Judges.
Upon reading the Petition of John Earl of Egmont in
the Kingdom of Ireland; praying Leave to bring in a
Bill, for enabling him to raise Money, for purchasing
Lands in England, for the Purposes of his Marriage
Settlement, by Mortgage, instead of Sale, of Part of his
Irish Estate; and for other Purposes therein mentioned:
It is Ordered, That the Consideration of the said
Petition be, and is hereby, referred to the Lord Chief
Baron of the Court of Exchequer and Mr. Justice
Bathurst; who are forthwith to summon all Parties concerned in the Bill; and, after hearing them, are to report to the House the State of the Case, with their Opinion thereupon, under their Hands, and whether all
Parties who may be concerned in the Consequences of
the Bill have signed the Petition; and also that the Judges,
having perused the Bill, do sign the same.
Ross against Ross.
A Petition of George Urquhart, Agent for Alexander
Ross of Pitcalny Esquire, Respondent to the Appeal of
Colonel James Ross, which stands appointed to be heard
To-morrow, was presented, and read; setting forth,
"That the Petitioner did not receive the Respondent's
Case till Yesterday Evening when the last Post arrived;
and though the Petitioner is now possessed of the Respondent's Case, as well as all other Materials for the
Hearing, it will be impossible to print the Case and
instruct Counsel against To-morrow, the Respondent's
English Counsel having declined to sign his Case under
so short a Time;" and therefore praying, "That the
said Hearing may be put off till the First Cause Day
after the ensuing Recess."
And thereupon the Agents on both Sides were called
in, and heard at the Bar.
And being withdrawn:
Ordered, That the Hearing of the said Cause be
put off till the First Day for Causes after the Recess at
Christmas; and that all the other Causes be removed in
Course.
Stewart against Sir Kenneth Mackonzie:
After hearing Counsel, as well Yesterday as this Day,
upon the amended Petition and Appeal of John Stewart
Esquire of Farnese; complaining of an Interlocutor of
the Lord Ordinary in Scotland, of the 12th of February
1755; and also of an Interlocutor of the Lords of
Session, of the 25th of June 1756; and likewise of Two
Interlocutors of the said Lords, of the 16th of February
1757; and also of Two other Interlocutors of the said
Lords, of the 23d of February and 5th of March 1757;
and praying, "That the same might be reversed, varied,
or altered; and that the Appellant might have such
other Relief in the Premises as to their Lordships in
their great Wisdom should seem meet:" As also upon
the Answer of Sir Kenneth Mackenzie Baronet put in
to the said Appeal; and due Consideration had of what
was offered on either Side in this Cause:
Interlocutors affirmed.
It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, That the
said Petition and Appeal be, and is hereby, dismissed
this House; and that the said several Interlocutors
therein complained of be, and the same are hereby,
affirmed.
Malt Bill.
Hodie 2a vice lecta est Billa, intituled, "An Act
for continuing, and granting to His Majesty, certain
Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, for the
Service of the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Fifty-eight."
Ordered, That the said Bill be committed to a
Committee of the whole House.
Ordered, That the House be put into a Committee
upon the said Bill, To-morrow.
Adjourn.
Dominus Custos Magni Sigilli declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Mercurii, vicesimum primum diem instantis Decembris, hora
undecima Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.