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bill for a Habeas Corpus. Leave was granted accordingly.
Mr. Forbes preferred heads of a bill to make the Jud
ges commissions Q^amdiu fe b^ne gefferint.
' Sir Richard Johafon moved, that the call of the House,
which was ordered for Monday next, be adjourned to
Wednesday following, as he on thatday proposed moving
the House for leave to bring in heads of a bill for the re
peal of the Ad passed in the reign of King Henry the
Seventh, in this kingdom, which enafis, " 1 hat all bills
to be transmitted from this kingdom, (hall be drawn and
certified by the Privy Council, commonly called Poyning's
Law." The call was accordingly adjourned.
Mr. Forster rose, and after many pertinent observati
ons on the necessity there was as soon as poffiUle, to give
the extensions our trade had received the fulleft operation,
by taking off the present duties on some articles, and lay
ing some upon others, moved that the Committee of Sup
ply be opened to-morrow.,
Mr. Grattan asked whether this Committee of Supply
was a general one, including the grants or money bills for
eighteen months.
Mr. Forster (aid it was intended that the whole busi
ness of the money-bills should be gone through.
Mr. Grattan said, that fincethat was the case, he must
Gppofe the motion, as it was jmpoffible to finish this bu
siness before the affixes would commence, when of coufrfe
a great number of the Members, and these not the molt
inconsiderable part, would be necessitated ro leave town;
that at this time it was absolutely necessary the sense of the
people should be known, before new grants to the Crown
-'were made; and when they were to be made, it required
rhe ntmoft solemnity of consideration. A long recess had
raff d, and then an adjournment since the last grants; im
mediately at its expiration, the money-bills are again
brought on; muR nothing but money-bills be agitated in
this House ? The appearance, I confefs, this day, is very
alarming; Admini ^ration (hew a concern for relieving our
commercial grievances, but will giveus notime toconfider
of our political ones, and seems fearful that we fliould en
ter upon them and redress them. Do they confider the
spirit of the times, when every man is called upon, if he
regards his country, to serve her to his utmost abilities,
or'fy'H his blood in its defence? The time for lukewarm
hefs irno more ; address cannot extinguish public (pirit.
A free trade, without cnnftitutional freedom, is an abuse
of words. Great constitutional matters require dilcuffion :
The repeal of Poyning's Law, and other great questions;
and therefore it is absolutely necessary for the present to
postpone entering into this Committee.
Mr. Fo:ler again contended that it was the duty of
Parliament to give operations to our trade. The duty,
he said f on Woolens for example, which now exhi fted,
would prevent their exportation ; and was (added he) the
bufineA of affizesthe only business of the nation, that all
muff flop for them?
Mr. Grattan said, that if the money bills were to be
discussed during affixes, it would be only by part of the
House, who were not the sense of the Commons. And
was the palling of the money bills for si months a matter
of fucn hade, that it could not be delayed one ?
Mr. Dennis Daly declared he agreed,in part, with both
the gentlemen who had ipoken on the occasion; he thought
they could not, too soon, give the new extension of trade
operation, but, as to the including the general money
bills in the present motion, it was unprecedented and in
expedient, to give into the (upply during the affixes, when
it must be deliberated in a thin House.
Mr. Connoly fecoudeJ Mr. Former's motion, in doing
which, he only (poke on the expediency of going into the
Supply as a commercial regulation ; but he, Sir Lucious
O'Brien, and Mr. Mason, who all spoke on the fame fide,
seemed to have forgot, that a general money-bill was in
eluded in the morion. h
Sir Henry Cavendifli declared against the motion, as it
went farther than commercial regulations.
Mr. Dennis Daly asked the gentlemen od the other fide
of the House, if they meant that this Committee ihould
fit during the affixes, or adjourn ?
Mr. Forster answered, that by a,diligent attendance of
the Members, the business might be over before the affixes
fruld commence.,
The Attorney-General said, fliall we, while the Par
liament of England are expediting the Irish business as
faft as decency will permit, protraft our part of it here ?
Mr Forbes asked, if tuey intended to afeertaim the
quantum of the (applies to be failed ? and observed, that
it would fouffd^dly to the people of England, if we, who,
a few days or weeks ago, declared our distresses, should
now be in such hafle to grant (applies, without ever con
sidering our abilities to furnish them.
Mr. Metge said he had no objection to the Committee
of Supply opening in part, that isto fay, for thecommer
cial regulation's.
Mr. George Ogle declared against the motion.
Mr. Bushes after afkimg if the Committee would flop
during the affixes, declared alto against it.
Mr. Dennis Daly said, he felt bimfelf in a strange Equa
tion ; he wars realty much disappointed ; for, it was his
inrentiv to support an Adminifl ration, the Members of
which her^fp^ed ; but now, he feared, it was impossible
for him tc do it. as what bad fallen out this day had just
given grounds for firong tufoicion.
Mr. Furer then withdrew a short while "with Mr.
Daly, and, on returning, waved his motion in part, by
confining, it to a Committee of Supply on commercial re
gulations only.
The motion was then put, and passed übanimoufiy.
Sir William Osborne asked the gentleman in the confi
dence of Government, Had every refiriaiori on the trade
of this kingdom been taken off? No answer being made,
be.faid, there still exited some very material ones ; the
Glass Aft, particularly, had be^ but.partially repealed,
and what had been done in refpeft to it, was an infidiods
imposition on this nation ; he therefore gave notice to fhd
House, that he ffiould, on the day appointed for the call,
deliver his (entiments on this (object.
The House adjourned until to-morrow.
TRISH OPI NIO N 3.
TH AT a Revolution when necessary, ought to 1b
effected.
That refinance to evil kings and governors but truly
Constitutional, and the indifpenfible duty of free fubjefls.
That the executive powers of Government ought ever
tn a Parliament held the sth of February, 1780.=
orefent the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses of
Pimlico.
RESOLVED nem. con. that a certain Pamphlet
published in Great-Britains entitled, an Aft made
in the sixth year of George the firft, averting a right to
bind Ireland in all cases whatsoever (that of taxation not
even excepted) is a falfe and (editions libel, highly re,
flefting on the independence of the King, Lords and Com
mons of Ireland.
Resolved, nem. con that the said (editions libel be
Ignominiously burned by the hands of the common hang
man, who is hereby ordered to make use of the fame ce- -
remony that was observed in London, with fefpe& to Mr.
Molyneaux's case of Ireland.
Resolved, that Saturday, 12th February, be the day.
appointed for said execution, at 12 o'clock in the forenoori
in College Green
Resolved, that circular letters be written by the (peak
er to the magistrates of the several cities, towns, and bo
roughs of this kingdom; to have some ceremony obser
ved. . • - .
Faddy Ireland, Cler. Dom, Com.
PHILADELPHIA, April 22.
Extracts from letters taken in the prize (hip Needham,
from Jamaica to New-York. William Ried to James
Robinson, December 5, 1779.
I note your observations on the progress of the Ame
rican war. It confirms me in the opinion that we need
never court enycturning to Virginia;
From William Ried to the fame, January 22, 1780.
From Count D'Eitaing's defeat in Georgia, ^nd his
disaster afterwards, and our equality in the chmnel, X
hope affairs will be brought to a happy crisis i° all this
y^ar. A peace with France and Spain, and their ports
shut to the American, is what I think not impraaica
ble, and will do the business.
Humphrey Taylor to James s,ewart, of the (hip El
derfely, at &ew-\ ork, dated January 23, 1780.
Some time ago there was , (mail expedition to the
Span, (If main, which was fuccefsful, and enriched the
principals among the captors, but as ufud, there has
been quarrels and heart-burnings between the Governor
and admiral about the division of the spoil. There is
another preparing a,,d altncft ready, which I hope will
be equally advantageous at last, now and then some
priz^» are brought in here, but no gre^t number and in
general 'of ftuali value; tiro' the Salisbury carried in a
rich one two days before our arrival (theioth instant). Sh,
war a 64 gun (hip, built for the merchant, but had only
50 gun#. She was loaded with cannon and stores of va
rious kinds, and engaged the Salisbury between two
and three hours in the night.
Robert M'Murdo to Alexander Forleath, dated
zift January, 17/5.
There is nothing new hut what you'll fee in the
papers, except a cursed foolifh dispute, between the two
(block) heads of our civil and naval powers here, about
the Ippils of f^rt OMOA, and the cargoes of the Rcgif
ter (hips —mod hartily do I,with, that tome flout fellow
would' take and knock them together for an hour and
an hrif. Indeed if they were both in one, they would
not make one good ——.
IN C O U N C I L,
Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 18, 1780.
THIS Board taking into consideration the frequent
defections from the Continental army, and having just
season to believe, that many of the deferfers are received
and entertained on board letters of marque and other pri
vate veffelb of war, failing from this port.
t. be under the controu! of legislative fapremacy ; and tri
ennial parliaments restored.
That all our Volunteers ought to be free and independ
ent in their principles.
fiThat, in the present crisis, committees of correfpond
ency fliould be every where established, for the regulati
on of the different corps, and, the more effeAuqlly to
obtain the great national objects now in view.
That the future addresses of Irishmen [in spite of h^
Excellency and company] ought to express the fulled de*
Termination, " to support constitutional rights, and the
freedom and independency of Ireland.".
That his Majesty, being King of Great Britain arid
Ireland, fliould, with his whole Court and houfhold,
wear, English, Irish, and Scots martufaaures, week a
bout.
That he ought to visit his Irish before hie German do
minions.
That ifhis tight political eye be still flint, America will
probably open it.
That Whiggifm is unfashionable at Court. That re
formation and improvements in church .and state are
greatly wanting.
That tythes ought to be properly regulated, and the
mode of collecting them altered.
That a free press is the palladium of liberty.
That a fall-day, without a goodcaufe, is solemn mock
ery, and a religious farce, afled by parsons.
That Sinecure Officers are public nuisances, and ene
mies to Irish prosperity.
That we have several timeserving scoundrels in both
Houses, who would fell their country for a mess of pot
tage.
That his Excellency made just and friendly reprefenta*
tions refpefting the state of Ireland; but that we would
have had a free trade without them.
That virtuous confederacies and resolutions ought to
take place at theenfuirig affixes
That Lord Shannon is not fit to command True Blue
and Enniskillen corps.
That liberty is the birth-right of all mankind ; and
that all tyrants ought to be deposed and punched.
That Lord Clanricard's an(wer to the volunteers under
his command, is the law and the prophets, in Irish poli
tics.
The belt cure for the King's evil, is the people.
That certain parts, of a late prelatical Form of Prayer,
ought to be burned by the hands of the common hang
man.
Resolved, That the owners and masters of fbeh Vef,
fels be requeued and directed to difeourage a practice fd
dangerous and detrimental to the public good ; that they
give all due encouragement and support to officers of the
army in defcryiag and detecting deserters : And it is par
ticularly recommended to the merchants, owners of vef
felsand alj Agents not to pay any prize-money to any
deforter, or to any peffon justly fufpeded to be such, un
til inquiry can be made into the case.
Extrad from the Minutes,
T. MATLACK, Secretary.
fit The CONSTITUTIONAL. SOCIETY will
rheet this evening in the State-House, when a question of
confidetable importance will be debated.
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Port of Philadelphia, Penn/yliaria, ff.
>TOALL whom it may concern.
RTOTICE is hereby giveri, That a Court of Admi+
' ralty will be held at the State-house in the city of
Philadelphia, on Tuesday the ninth day of May next,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to try the
truth of the faffs alledged in the bill of John Day,
(qui tarn, &c.) against the (hip or Vessel called the
Neethem, lately coriimanded by Joseph M'Meakin,
burthen about ebo tons, with her tackle, apparel and
cargo, To the end that the owner or owners, or any
perlon concerned therein, may appear and (hew cause,
if any they have, why the fame should not be condemn
ed according to the prayer of the said bill.
April 17. By order of'tbe Judge, ' 7
ANDREW ROBESON, Reg.
To 6e SOLD ct Vendue,
On Saturday the id day of April, at William Coop
er's Ferry, in the State of New-Jersey, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon. 4
WILL copfift of a large and general aff>rtment cf
ladies and gentlemans belt quilted fiddles, a
neat assortment of chair harnessing, waggon and cart
gears, collars, blindhalters, an assortment of all kinds
of bridles, an assortment of chair harness cdmpleat: A
neat phaeton and harneft arid fulkey, and a variety of
other goods too tedious to mention. . ~ ,
Likewise to be fold at, John Rafs's Vendue Store, in
Froot-ftreet, Philadelphia, an affurtment of china and
glass ware in compleat fetfs, bed ticking, a few pair of
boots, shoes, women's fluff (hoes, sett due buckles, fea
ther beds, beding, silk gowns, fattin cloaks, bonnets,
two clocks ip good order, looking gla£s, linens arid
checks, two fiates, flyer mounted, (words; a Variety of
the above articles advertized for Vendue, will be fold at
private sale at said store, such as a neat fulkey, phaeton,
fiddles, waggon and cart gears, collars and chair bar
neffiag..<
Loft last December in Fofirth-ftreet, a double black
leather Pocket Book, containing a so dollar bill of the
emifons of May or April called out of circulation, a
States Lottery Ticket, marked with Edith Kendell's
name on it, and fur dry.papers ;a reward of one hund
red dollars will be given upon delivering it,,
N; B, Those who please to favour him with their
commands, will oblige their humble servant,
JOHN ROS S.
The Noted Horse GOLDEN FARMER,
The property of Mr. John Hutchinson, at Trot,
~in Morris county, East Jersey,
WILL cover the. ensuing season at Mr. Thomas
Laycock's in Kingfeffing, (even miles from
Philadelphia, four from the Middle Ferry upon Schuyl
kill, and two from Darby. .Golden Farmer, is now ri
sing eight years old, was imported from Great-Britain
in 1774, is full sixteen hands high, free from all ble
mishes, a good bay well marked ; and for shape, strength,
and a&ion, is superior to any Horse on the Continent.
It is needless to fay more, as he is so well known, and.
his Colts have proved his perfections. Golden Farmer
will go to Mares at Three Guineas the season, and One
Dollar to the Groom, to be paid in gold or silver, when
the Mares are covered, or before taken away.
„Good Grass for Mares, and proper attendance, zt
One Giver dollar per week.
Just Publilbed and to be Sold by
FRANCIS BAILEY. Printer,
. In Market-street a little above the Meal-Marker,
And by Dr# SPARHAWK, in Second-ftfeet, a
few doors aelow the Quaker Meeting.
A FIFTH ESSAYon F REE TRADE and
FINANCE, humbly offered to the considera
tion of the public, by a Citizen of Philadelphia.
As this Essay presents to view the state of our public
affairs, and points out the public dangers, difficulties,
and errors, and also the remedies, and means of fafety,
which are clearly in our power, arid contain sundry
Strictures on the important A& of\ Congress, of the
ifth of March last, refpe&ing our currency, it is very
manifeft that the whole fubje& of it; is of the mast in
teresting concern to every American.
Kingfeffing, April 13, 1780.