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| Oct. 2. |
150. Treasury order for the execution of a warrant from the Lord Chamberlain to the Duke of Montagu, of date 1740, Dec. 24, for the provision and delivery to the Hon. Grey Maynard, Yeoman of the Removing Wardrobe, of furniture detailed for His Majesty's service at St. James's, including inter al. items for the Countess of Yarmouth, Baron Steinberg, the German Chancery, Lady Deloraine, Lord Sidney Beauclerk: all to an estimate of 491l.
[Lord Chamberlain's Warrant Book II. p. 162.] |
| Oct. 2. |
151. Treasury order for the execution of a warrant from the Lord Chamherlain to the Duke of Montagu, of date 1740, Sept. 27, for delivery to same of furniture detailed for His Majesty's service at St. James, Kensington, including inter al. items for Mrs. Lebin, Baron Steinberg, Mrs. Rupton, Mrs. Horne, Mrs. Mailbaune: also furniture detailed for the Tennis Court at the Cockpit: all to an estimate of 820l.
[Lord Chamberlain's Warrant Book II. p. 163.] |
152. Same for same of same from same to same of date 1741, July 4, for the delivery to same of furniture detailed for the House of Peers and the House of Commons respectively, to estimates of 485l. and 445l. respectively.
[Ibid. pp. 164, 165.] |
Oct. 2. Whithall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
153. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon Whitehall, Mr. Clutterbuck.
The Navy Commissioners to be written to for an account of all extraordinary expenses either for transports, victualling or other heads on account of the American expeditions that have been made since the 105,275l. 18s. 8d. and 124,564l. 8s. 1¾d. were granted last session of Parliament, and may be expected to be made good to the Navy, again, the next session.
Mr. Revel's letter of the 16th of the last month (giving notice of his having freighted the “Algarva,” Valentine Burdon, master, with 12 months beef and butter for Col. Oglethorpe's regiment in Georgia) to be transmitted to [Mr. Corbet, one of] the Secretaries of the Admiralty for the Lords of the Admiralty to order convoy if necessary, according to an article in Revel's contract for that purpose.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. p. 376; Letter Book XX. pp. 15, 16.] |
| Oct. 13. |
154. Report to the Treasury from the Board of Works, Whitehall, on the memorial of the Commissioners for building Westminster Bridge, relating to the raising and new laying the pavement on the North side of Palace Yard. Said pavement has always been kept and repaired at the expense of the Crown. As the new buildings are considerably raised for the keeping out the tide, it is absolutely necessary to raise great part of the ground, and new pave same. This is estimated to cost 367l.
Endorsed:—With minutes as under dates 1741, Oct. 16, Nov. 3, Nov. 10 [sic for 9], ut infra, pp. 500, 502, 505. 1 page.
Appending:—Said memorial to the Treasury from the Commissioners for said Bridge. The ruinous condition of the present pavement, and the near approach of term and of the sitting of Parliament, makes it absolutely necessary said work be done, or the approach to the Houses may be entirely impracticable by reason of the great quantity of rubbish lying upon the New Palace Yard.
With Treasury order of reference of date 1741, Oct. 9. 1½ pages.
[Treasury Board Papers CCCVI. No. 10; Lord Chamherlain's Warrant Book II. pp. 160–1.] |
| Oct. 16. |
155. Warrant by the Lords Justices of England, countersigned by the Lords of the Treasury, to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, for directions to the officers concerned to pay to Anthony Bishop of Ossory, all sums of money received by them for the rents and profits of the See of Ossory for the interim period between the translation of his predecessor to the See of Waterford, and his own appointment as bishop as above.
[Irish Book IX. p. 241.] |
Oct. 16.
Downing
Street. |
156. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon, Mr. Clutterbuck.
Order for the issue to the Treasurer of the Navy, out of supplies, anno 1741, of 8,316l. for services as in his memorial of the 9th instant.
Same for same out of same of 17,500l. to the Paymaster of the Forces for 6 months' subsidy, due at Michaelmas last, to the King of Denmark, as by said Paymaster's memorial of this day. Also of 203,334l. 4s. 2d. to same out of same for services as in his same of the 14th instant.
Same for same out of same to the Paymaster of Marines of 24,816l. 16s. 8d. in part of 34,375l. 12s. 6d. applied for by him.
Order for the proper instrument for Willm. Graves to be Solicitor of Customs, loco Mr. Swanistone.
“Upon reading to my Lords a report of the Board of Works on the memorial of the Commissioners of the Bridge at Westminster for paving the north side of Palace Yard, their Lordps are of opinion that paving should be done by the owners and purchasers of the houses, and not by the Crown who has no interest therein.”
Order for the issue out of the Civil List funds of 3,000l. for the Privy Purse.
Same for a warrant to the Commissioners of Hawkers and Pedlars to stay proceedings against Mr. Pang, a riding Surveyor, for 6 months.
Same for same for Mr. Forster, surveyor of the river, to succeed Mr. Harnage, late surveyor of the searchers. The Customs Commissioners to present a proper tide surveyor to succeed Mr. Forster. The person recommended by Mr. Knight, to succeed the tide surveyor. Mr. Tottingham to succeed — as deputy King's waiter, London port.
General Hargrave's letter, dated from Gibraltar, Sept. 16 last, read relating to the charge of building a coal yard there, by Mr. Revell, amounting to 422l. 14s. 6d. A warrant ordered for said sum out of such moneys as can be applied thereto.
“A letter from the Custom House relating to a Spanish prize called ‘Nuestra Seigniora del Camino,’ carried into Postsmouth by way of reprisal is also read; and it is my Lords' opinion that the Commissioners of the Customes should apply to the Admiralty [Court] for [two] persons to be commissioned to sell the said ship and cargo, and to have the produce thereof deposited in like manner as that of the ship ‘St. Joseph,’ et al.”
“The Commissioners of the Lottery for building the [Westminster] Bridge, having by memorial desired that the lottery wheels may be lent and delivered to them for the drawing the present lottery, my Lords consent thereto.”
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. pp. 377–8; Customs Book XV. p. 173.] |
Oct. 27.
Whitehall,
Treasury
Chambers. |
157. Present: Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Sundon, Mr. Clutterbuck.
Reports of the 27th July and the 14th instant read from the Revenue Commissioners, Ireland, on the memorial of Viscount Allen, of that kingdom, and Michael Ward, a Justice of the King's Bench there, relating to the securities for William Maynard, late Collector of Cork, as also another memorial from said sureties. Said reports to be returned to said Commissioners with directions to them to hear the securities as to the facts alleged in their first memorial.
Order for the following issues [out of the Civil List revenues]: |
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
To the Judges and others paid with them 1741, Easter term |
6,582 |
10 |
0 |
|
To the Great Officers, 1741, Lady Day quarter |
3,993 |
9 |
7 |
|
To the several sheriffs mentioned in a letter [of direction] to the Exchequer in that behalf |
964 |
4 |
4½ |
Mr. Lowther to pay out of the King's money in his hands, 16l. 13s. 4d. to Edward Bryant, doorkeeper of the Treasury, in full of his bill for attending the Chancellor to Houghton, from August 28 last to Sept. 21, being 25 days at 13s. 4d. a day.
Order for the issue to the Treasurer of the Navy out of supplies 1741, of 89,500l. 18s. 0d. for services as in his memorial of this day.
Ordered that the charge of the commission for settling differences between the Mohegan Indians and the people of Connecticut be paid out of the 4½ per cent. duty.
[Treasury Minute Book XXVIII. p. 379; Irish Book IX. p. 242.] |
| Oct. 27. |
158. Tho. Corbett to John Scrope, dated Admiralty Office, concerning the complaint to the Treasury from the Customs Commissioners as to the Admiralty's refusal to discharge Samuel Grant, a waterman on the preferable list, who was pressed on board the “Essex,” and 3 marines belonging to a Customs sloop. The “Essex” is sailed abroad to reinforce the squadron under Rear Admiral Haddock. As to the 3 mariners, repeats the substance of his letter of June 16, supra (p. 473). The Admiralty Lords desire the Treasury's orders to the Customs Commissioners to employ no seamen or watermen in their service except the crews of their vessels and boats, “for as their officers are numerous the entertaining seamen and watermen in employments where those qualifications are not necessary is a hindrance to the manning the fleet.” 2 pages.
[Treasury Board Papers CCCVI. No. 11.] |
[After
Oct. 30.] |
159. Memorial to the Treasury from Neil McVicar, His Majesty's Almoner for North Britain. The allowance on the Civil List for alms and beedsmen's gowns on His Majesty's birthday is 108l. 6s. 8d. The rule as to the beedsmen is that there should be so many of them, and each should have as many pence as the King is years old, by which rule the charge is continuously increasing. From 1738 to 1741 this increase has amounted to 82l. 5s. 0d. in all. Prays issue of the said amount. 1 page.
Appending:—(a) Account of said almoner's charges on His Majesty's birthday, 1738, Oct. 30, and of the subsequent increase, and the charges for same in the years 1739, 1740 and 1741. 2 pages.
[Treasury Board Papers CCCVI. No. 12.] |
