a 1 1768. 513 The History of the last Session of Parliament, &c. The Hißory of the Sefion of Parliament, which began Nov. 24, 1767, being the seventb Sefion of the Twelftb Parliament of Great Britain ; with an Account of all the mate. rial Questions therein determined, and of the political Disputestbereby occafioned witte out Doors. Continued from p. 462. ON N the 26th of Nov. Mr. On- of wheat and wheat flour from Africa. now, according to order, re- After which Mr. Cooper presented to ported from the committee of the the house, a bill to continue and whole house, to whom it was referred amend an act passed in the last fere to consider of the several acts passed fion of parliament to prohibit, for a lie in the last feffion of parliament, rela- mited time, the exportation of corn, tive to corn and provisions, the resolu- grain, meal, malt, flour, bread, bisa tions which that committee had direct- cuit and starch, and also the extrace ed him to report to the house: which tion of low wines and spirits from he read in his place, and afterwards wheat and wheat flour; and the same delivered in at the table, where they was received and read the fult time, were read and agreed to by the house, and ordered to be read a lecond time. and are as follow. 1. That an act which was no sooner done than Mr. made last fellion of parliament to pro. Cooper, according to order, presented hibit for a limited time, the exporta- to the house a bill to continue the letion of corn, grain, meal, malt, four, veral provitions contained in all the bread, biscuit, and itarch, and also the acts made in the last feflion of parliaextraction of low wines and spirits ment, for allowing the free importafrom wheat and wheat flour, be conti- tion of wheat and wheat flour, barley, nued, with amendments. 2. That the barley meal, pullen oats, and oatmeal, several provisions contained in the se- rye and rye meal, and rice from the veral acts made in the last session for parts therein mentioned, and the same allowing the importation of wheat and was also received and read the first wheat flour, from his majesty's colonies time, and ordered to be read a second in America into this kingdom, for a time. limited time free of duty; for allowing On the ist of December 1768, the the importation of wheat, wheat flour, order of the day being read for the barley, barley meal, and pulse, free of house to resolve itself into a commit. duty, into this kingdom, from any tee of the whole house, to continue part of Europe ; and for allowing the and amend an act made in the last importation of oats and oatmeal, rye seflion of parliament, to prohibit, for and rye-meal into this kingdom for a a limited time, the exportation of limited time, free of duty; and also so corn, &c. there was presented to the much of an act made in the same sel- house an account of all the corn, grain, fion, as allows a free importation of meal, dialt, flour, bread, 'biscuit, and rice, into this kingdom, from his ma- starch, exported from England to any jesty's colonies in North America, be place whatsoever, by virtue, or in purcontinued. 3. That upon the expor. Juance of any of the liberties or pow. tation of such rice as thall be imported ers granted for that purpose by an act duty free, the like duty be laid as part the last feffion to prohibit the exwas impoied upon the exportation of portation thereof; some of which ac. rice imported duty free, by virtue of counts were ordered to lie upon the such part of the said act. It was then table, to be perused by the members ordered, that a bill, or bills, be of the house, and the rest were refer. brought in upon these resolutions, and red to the committee of the whole that Mr. Onllow, Mr. Cooper, Mr. house, to whom the bill to prohibit Secretary Conway, Mr. Tho. Town. the exportation of corn, &c. was comfhend, junior, Mr. Pryse Campbell, mitted. It is proper here to observe, and the Lord Clare do prepare and that the corn, &c. exported in purbring in the same. suance of the liberties granted in the The next day it was ordered, that act to prohibit its exportation, was it be an instruction to the above com- that allowed to be lent' to che ines of mittee, to consider of the importation Jersey, Guernsey, and our garrisons Oct. 1768. Tit at Severn Sea als Slaughter bort 86 Marlborough Downs com 28 Burnham to Sodburys 25 10& 95 Hedding con 83 Aertemi to Stockley boshiphants The Conánuation of the Road from bory to Marke Huntil London to Bristol, Commencing at Marlborough.Com. Wilto. &ending at High GrefoBristol, being 39 11. 77. 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Mr. On- of wheat and wheat flour from Africa. flow, according to order, reported from the committee of the whole house, to whom it was referred to confider of the feveral acts paffed in the last feffion of parliament, relative to corn and provifions, the refolutions which that committee had directed him to report to the house: which he read in his place, and afterwards delivered in at the table, where they were read and agreed to by the houfe, and are as follow. 1. That an act made laft feffion of parliament to prohibit for a limited time, the exportation of corn, grain, meal, malt, four, bread, bifcuit, and starch, and also the extraction of low wines and fpirits from wheat and wheat flour, be continued, with amendments. 2. That the feveral provifions contained in the feveral acts made in the laft feffion for allowing the importation of wheat and wheat flour, from his majesty's colonies in America into this kingdom, for a limited time free of duty; for allowing the importation of wheat, wheat flour, barley, barley meal, and pulfe, free of duty, into this kingdom, from any part of Europe; and for allowing the importation of oats and oatmeal, rye and rye-meal into this kingdom for a limited time, free of duty; and alfo fo much of an act made in the fame feffion, as allows a free importation of rice, into this kingdom, from his majefty's colonies in North America, be continued. 3. That upon the exportation of fuch rice as thall be imported duty free, the like duty be laid as was impoted upon the exportation of rice imported duty free, by virtue of fuch part of the faid act. It was then ordered, that a bill, or bills, be brought in upon these refolutions, and that Mr. Onflow, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Secretary Conway, Mr. Tho. Townfhend, junior, Mr. Pryfe Campbell, and the Lord Clare do prepare and bring in the fame. The next day it was ordered, that it be an instruction to the above committee, to confider of the importation Oct. 1768. After which Mr. Cooper prefented to the house, a bill to continue and amend an act passed in the last felfion of parliament to prohibit, for a limited time, the exportation of corn, grain, meal, malt, flour, bread, bifcuit and ftarch, and alfo the extraction of low wines and spirits from wheat and wheat flour; and the fame was received and read the first time, and ordered to be read a fecond time. Which was no fooner done than Mr. Cooper, according to order, prefented to the house a bill to continue the feverai provifions centained in all the acts made in the laft feffion of parliament, for allowing the free importation of wheat and wheat flour, barley, barley meal, pulfe, oats, and oatmeal, rye and rye meal, and rice from the parts therein mentioned, and the fame was alfo received and read the first time, and ordered to be read a fecond time. On the ft of December 1768, the order of the day being read for the houfe to refolve itfelf into a committee of the whole house, to continue and amend an act made in the laft feffion of parliament, to prohibit, for a limited time, the exportation of corn, &c. there was prefented to the houfe an account of all the corn, grain, meal, malt, flour, bread, "bifcuit, and ftarch, exported from England to any place whatfoever, by virtue, or in purfuance of any of the liberties or pow ers granted for that purpose by an act past the last feffion to prohibit the exportation thereof; fome of which ac counts were ordered to lie upon the table, to be perufed by the members of the houfe, and the reft were referred to the committee of the whole houfe, to whom the bill to prohibit the exportation of corn, &c. was committed. It is proper here to obferve, that the corn, &c. exported in purfuance of the liberties granted in the act to prohibit its exportation, was that allowed to be fent to the ines of Jersey, Guernley, and our garrifons Tit at |