"My Lords, and Gentlemen of the House of Commons, enabled to put an end to an expensive | ment met at Westminster by commission. though necessary war, by an honourable The Commons being sent for to the House peace, which you have greatly contributed of Peers, the Lord Chancellor said: to preserve by readily and uniformly supporting my measures. You have gone farther; and, whilst the difficulties arising from the war were scarce over, seized the first opportunity to perfect one of the greatest works of peace, by concurring in the most proper means for a gradual decrease of the National Debt; and, at the same time, raising the public credit. You have also, by several new laws, laid a foundation to strengthen and advance the trade and commerce of my kingdoms. Such a series of wise and steady conduct cannot fail to recommend you to the good will and esteem of your fellow subjects, as well as mine. For my own part, I securely rely upon the loyalty and good affection of my people, and have no other aim but their lasting happiness." On the 8th of April a proclamation was issued for dissolving the Parliament. FIRST SESSION OF THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN. Meeting of the New Parliament.] May 31, 1754. This day the New Parlia * "The time of the meeting of the new parliament now drawing near, and the probability of a war with France every day encreasing, his majesty, this summer, made a large promotion of general officers, and settled bis ministry at home. The duke of Newcastle was continued at the head of the treasury, and the other coinmissioners were, lord Barnard, who was created earl of Darlington, Henry Legge, esq.; the lord Dupplin, and Mr. Nugent. Mr. Legge was made chancellor of the exchequer; sir George Lyttelton, cofferer of the household; the earl of Hilsborough was made controller of the same; Mr. George Grenville was made treasurer of the navy, and Mr. Charles Townshend a lord of the admiralty, in the room of lord Barrington, who was made master of the wardrobe; sir Dudley Ryder was made lord chief justice of the King's-bench, in the room of sir William Lee, lately deceased; and Mr. Murray succeeded him as attorney general, and the lord chancellor was raised to the dignity of an earl. "As to the elections, they went very much in the same tract that had been laid out by Mr. "By virtue of his majesty's commission now read, and in obedience to his commands, we let you know, that his majesty doth not think fit that we should declare the causes of your present meeting, until there be a Speaker of the House of Commons: and therefore it is his majesty's pleasure, that you, gentlemen of the House of Commons, do immediately repair to the place where the Commons usually sit, and there chuse a fit person to be your Speaker; and that you present the person who shall be so chosen to his majesty's commissioners here, for his royal approbation by the said commissioners, tomorrow, at twelve of the clock." Then the Commons withdrew. List of the House of Commons.] The following is a List of the Members of the House of Commons: A LIST OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS There Ireland; died, a new writ ordered Nov. Pelham, and his plan was strictly executed, so far as the government had interest. was not in all England above 42 places where any opposition was made, and but few of those were obstinate; that of Oxfordshire being the most considerable. The other oppositions were mostly among the friends of the government, and few, if any, (excepting that of Oxfordshire) formed upon party principles; the words of Court and Country, which used to have such terrible effects, having now lost their influence, even amongst the lowest and most ignorant of the people. As soon as the writs were returned, it was thought proper, on account of some clauses in the Regency Bill, to call the parliament together." Tindal. The Hon. Horace Walpole to Richard Bentley, Esq. Arlington Street, May 18, 1754. "The parliament is to meet for a few days the end of this month, to give perfection to the Regency Bill. If the king dies before the end of this month, the old parliament revives, which would make tolerable confusion, considering what sums have been laid out in seats in this." Lord Orford's Works, vol. 5, p. 293. 23, 1758.-Henry Osborn, uncle to sir Bedford. R. Henley Ongley.-Francis BERKSHIRE. Penyston Powney; a verdurer of Windsor forest; died, a new writ ordered, March 14, 1757.-Arthur Vansittart. Henry Pye. Windsor. Henry Fox; brother to lord Ilchester, and secretary at war. Made one of his majesty's principal secretaries of state; a new writ ordered, Nov. 14, 1755, he was re-chosen. Made paymaster-general to his majesty's land forces, guards, and garrisons; a new writ ordered, July 1, 1757, he was re-chosen.-John Fitzwilliam ; brother to viscount Fitzwilliam, of Ireland, has a company in the foot guards, and a groom of the bedchamber to the duke of Cumberland. Made colonel of a regiment of funt in November 1755, and a major general in June 1759. Reading. Charles visc. Fane, of Ireland. -William Strode; died, a new writ ordered, Nov. 13, 1755.-John Dodd. Wallingford. R. Neville Aldworth.-John Harvey; a Welsh judge. Abingdon. John Moreton, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. Sir W. Stanhope.-Richard Lowndes, Buckingham. Geo. Grenville; treasurer lesbury. Thomas Potter; son of the late archbishop of Canterbury; prin. cipal register of the province of Canterbury; appointed paymaster-general of the land forces, guards, and garrisons in Great Britain; a new writ ordered, Dec. 4, 1756, he was re-elected; appointed one of the vice-treasurers of Ireland; a new writ ordered, July 1, 1757, he was chosen for Oakhampton.-John Wilkes.-John Willis; eldest son of lord chief justice sir John Willis; filazer for London and Middlesex, in the court of Common Pleas. Agmondeshum. William Drake.—Isaac Whittington; one of the six clerks in chancery. Wendover. Ralph earl Verney, of Ire- Great Marlow. Daniel Moore.-Charles CAMBRIDGESHIRE. John marquis of Granby; eldest son of the duke of Rutland; a colonel in the army; made a majorgeneral in March 1755; colonel of the royal regiment of horse guards in 1757; a lieutenant-general in March 1759, and lieutenant-general of the ordnance; commander in chief of his majesty's forces in Germany in August the same year; sworn of the privy council in December 1789.-Pbilip lord visc. Royston; eldest son to the earl of Hardwicke; a teller of the Exchequer. Univ. of Cambridge. Tho. Townshend; brother to lord viscount Townshend; a teller of the Exchequer.-Edw. Finch; brother to the earl of Winchelsea; a groom of his majesty's bedchamber; appointed master of the robes; a new writ ordered, June 9, 1757, he was reelected. Town of Cambridge. Thomas lord visc. Dupplin; eldest son to the earl of Kinnoul; a commissioner of the treasury, and chairman of the committees of privileges and elections; made paymastergeneral of the land forces in Great Britain; a new writ ordered, December 16, 1755, he was re-elected; made chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster; a new writ ordered, Jan. 24, 1758, he was re-elected; succeeded his father as earl of Kinnoul; a new writ ordered, Nov. 23, 1758.-Soame Jenyns; a commissioner of trade and plantations; in this parliament before for Dunwich.Thomas Bromley; only son to lord Montfort, on whose death he succeeded to the peerage; a new writ ordered, Jan. 7, 1755.-C. Sloan Cadogan; only son of lord Cadogan. CHESHIRE. Chas. Cholmondeley; died, a new writ ordered, April 5, 1759.-Thomas Cholmondeley, Samuel Egerton. Chester. Sir Robert Grosvenor; died, a new writ ordered, November 13, 1755.-Thomas Grosvenor.-Richard Grosvenor; eldest son to the other member, he was, April 9, 1761, created lord Grosvenor of Eaton in Cheshire. CORNWALL. Sir John Molesworth.-James Buller. Launceston. Sir George Lee; dean of the arches, judge of the prerogative court of the province of Canterbury, and treasurer to the princess dowager of Wales; died, a new writ ordered, December 20, 1758.-Sir John St. Aubin; voted not duly elected, Feb. 21, 1759.-Peter Burrell; a director of the South Sea Company; voted duly elected, and ought to have been returned, Feb. 21, 1759. Humphry Morrice; appointed one of the clerks comptrollers of the board of green cloth; a new writ ordered, May 5, 1757, he was re-elected. Leskard. Edmund Nugent; made a captain in colonel John Craufurd's regiment of foot; a new writ ordered, November 22, 1759.-Philip Stephens; second secretary to the admiralty.— Philip Stanhope; his majesty's resident at Hamburgh. Lestwithiel. James Edw. Colleton.-Sir T. Clerke; appointed master of the Rolls; a new writ ordered, Dec. 2, 1751, he was re-elected. Truro. Edward Boscawen; next brother to lord viscount Falmouth; a commissioner of the admiralty, and vice-admiral of the white squadron of his majesty's fleet; afterwards made viceadmiral of the red, and admiral of the blue; general of the marine forces, and one of his majesty's most honourable privy council; died, Jan. 10, 1761, no new writ issued.-John Boscawen ; third brother to lord viscount Falmouth; has a company in the foot guards, and groom of the bedchamber to the duke of Cumberland; made colonel of a regiment of foot. Bodmyn. Sir William Irby; chamberJain to the princess dowager of Wales; on the dissolution of this parliament he was created baron Boston of Boston in the county of Lincolu.-George Hunt. Helston. Francis Godolphin.-John Evelyn; one of the clerks of the household to the prince of Wales. Saltash. William visc. Duncannon; son of the earl of Besborough; a commissioner of the admiralty; made a commissioner of the treasury; a new writ ordered, Dec. 4, 1756; he was chosen for Harwich.-Charles Townshend ; second son of viscount Townshend; treasurer of the chamber. George Clinton; uncle to the earl of Lincoln; admiral of the blue. Camelford. Samuel Martin.—John Lade; created a baronet of Great Britain, March 14, 1758; died, a new writ ordered, May 17, 1759.-Bartholomew Burton; a merchant in London, and a director of the bank. Westlooe. John Frederick.-Wm. Noel; chief justice of Chester; made one of the puisne judges of the court of Common Pleas; a new writ ordered, May 5, 1757.-William Trelawney; a captain in the navy. Grampound. Merrick Burrell; deputy governor of the bank of England.Simon Fanshaw; one of the clerks of the household to the prince of Wales. Eastlooe. John Buller; comptroller of the Mint.-Francis Gashry; treasurer and paymaster of the ordnance. Penryn. Richard Edgecumbe; eldest son of lord Edgecumbe; appointed a commissioner of the Admiralty; a new writ ordered, Dec. 22, 1755, he was re-chosen; made comptroller of his majesty's household; a new writ ordered, Dec. 1756, he was re-chosen; succeeded to the peerage on the death of his father, a new writ ordered, November 25, 1758.-John Plumtree.-Geo. Boscawen; second brother to viscount Falmouth; colonel of a regiment of foot, and lieutenant-governor of the Scilly islands. Tregony. William Trevanion; auditor of the duchy of Cornwall.-Jn. Fuller. Bossiney. Edwin Sandys; eldest son to lord Sandys; made a commissioner of the admiralty; a new writ ordered, April 6, 1757, he was re-elected.— Edw. W. Montagu, jun. St. Ives. George Hobart; son of the earl of Buckinghamshire.-James Whitshed. Fowey. Jonathan Rashleigh.-George Edgecumbe; second son of lord Edgecumbe; a captain in the navy, and clerk of the council to the duchy of Lancaster. --- St. Germains. Edward Eliot; receivergeneral of the duchy of Cornwall; made a commissioner of trade and plantations; a new writ ordered, Jan. 14, 1760, he was re-chosen. - Anthony Champion. St. Michael's. Robert Clive; not duly elected. Simon Luttrell; found duly elected, and ought to have been returned, March 24, 1755.-John Stephenson; not duly elected.-Richard Hussey; found duly elected, and ought to have been returned, March 24, 1755. Newport. John Lee.-Edward Bacon; appointed steward of the three Chiltern Hundreds in the county of Bucks; a new writ ordered, June 18, 1756; he was chosen for Norwich.-Rd. Bull. St. Mawes. Robert Nugent; made his election for Bristol; a new writ ordered, December 2,. 1754. James Newsam; took the name of Craggs this parliament.-Hen. S. Conway; brother to the earl of Hertford; colonel of a regiment of dragoons, and principal secretary to the lord lieutenant of Ireland; appointed a groom of the bedchamber to his majesty; a new writ ordered, November 26, 1756, he was reelected. Callington. Sewallis Shirley; uncle to earl Ferrers.-John Sharpe; solicitor to the treasury; died, a new writ ordered, December 2, 1756.-Pane Wm. Sharpe. CUMBERLAND. Sir John Pennington. — Sir James Lowther; died, a new writ ordered, January 15, 1755.-Sir William Lowther; died, a new writ ordered, April 27, 1759.-Sir William Fleming; died, a new writ ordered, April 6, 1757. Sir James Lowther. Carlisle. Sir C. Howard; brother to the earl of Carlislę; colonel of a regiment of dragoons; governor of Inverness and Fort Augustus, and K. B.John Stanwix; governor of Carlisle, deputy quartermaster-general of the forces in South Britain; and ranks as a lieutenant-colonel in the army. Cockermouth. Sir John Mordaunt; cousin to the earl of Peterborough; colonel of a regiment of dragoons; governor of Sheerness; lieutenant-general, and one of his majesty's equerries. -Percy Wynd. O'Brien; brother to the earl of Egremont; appointed a commissioner of the treasury; a new writ ordered, Dec. 19, 1755, he was elected; created earl of Thomond in Ireland, November 29, 1756; made treasurer of his majesty's household; a new writ ordered, July 1, 1757, he was re-elected, and sworn of the privy council. re DERBYSHIRE. Lord George Cavendish; next brother to the duke of Devonshire. Sir Nathaniel Curzon; soon after the dissolution of this parliament, he was created baron Scarsdale, of Scarsdale in Derbyshire. Derby. Lord Fred. Cavendish; third son to the duke of Devonshire; lieutenant-colonel of a regiment of foot.George Ven. Vernon. DEVONSHIRE. Sir Wm. Courtenay.-Sir R. Ereter. John Tuckfield; John Rolle Totness. Sir John Strange; master of the Rolls; died, a new writ ordered, Dec. 2, 1754.-Sir Richard Lloyd; solicitor-general to his majesty; made one of the barons of the Exchequer; a new writ ordered, November 15, 1759. -Richard Sav. Lloyd.-Browse Trist. Plymouth. Will. W. visc. Barrington ; keeper of the great wardrobe; appointed secretary at war; a new writ ordered, November 15, 1755, he was re-elected. -Samuel Dicker; died, a new writ ordered, January 14, 1760.-George Pocock; vice-admiral of the red; ereated K. B. and made admiral of the blue in 1762. Oakhampton. Sir G. Lyttelton; cofferer of his majesty's household; made chancellor and under treasurer of the Exchequer; a new writ ordered, Nov. 23, 1755, he was re-elected; called up to the House of Peers as lord Lyttleton, baron of Frankley in Worcestershire; a new writ ordered, Dec. 4, 1756.— William Pitt; one of his majesty's principal secretaries of state; before in this parliament for Buckingham; made steward of the three Chiltern Hundreds in the county of Bucks; a new writ ordered, July 1, 1757; he was chosen for Bath.-Thomas Potter; one of the vice treasurers of Ireland; before in this parliament for Aylesbury; died, a new writ ordered, November 14, 1759. -George B. Rodney; rear-admiral of the blue squadron of his majesty's fleet. -Robert Vyner, jun. Barnstaple. John Harris.-George Amyaud. Plympton Earle. George Treby.—Wm. Baker; knighted. Honiton. George Yonge.-Henry R. Courtenay; brother to sir William, afterwards lord viscount Courtenay; died, a new writ ordered, Nov. 15, 1763. Tavistock. Richard Rigby; made a commissioner of trade and plantations; a new writ ordered, December 22, 1755, he was re-elected; made master of the Rolls in Ireland; a new writ ordered, January 12, 1760, he was re-elected.— Jeffery French; died, a new writ ordered, December 2, 1754.-Richard Vernon. Ashburton. George visc. Middleton; of Ireland. John Harris; master of his majesty's household; died, a new writ ordered, November 27, 1767. Dartmouth. Walter Carey; clerk of the board of green cloth; clerk in ordinary of the privy council, and a privy counsellor in Ireland; died, a new writ ordered, May 11, 1757.-Richard Howe; next brother to lord viscount Howe of the kingdom of Ireland, to whose titles he succeeded in July 1758; a captain in the navy; in 1759 made a colonel of marines. John Jefferys; appointed warden of the Mint; a new writ ordered, December 2, 1754, he was reelected; made deputy ranger of St. James's and Hyde Parks. Becralston. Sir Franeis H. Drake; ranger of Dartmore forest, and clerk of the board of green cloth.-John Bristow. Tiverton. Sir W. Yonge; one of the vice-treasurers of Ireland; died, a new writ ordered, November 15, 1755.Thomas Ryder; appointed steward of the manor of Old Shoreham; a new writ ordered, December 2, 1756.-Nathaniel Ryder; only son to the late lord chief justice, sir Dudley Ryder, kut. - Henry Pelham; appointed a commissioner of the customs; a new writ ordered, June 19, 1758.-Sir Edw. H. Montagu. DORSETSHIRE. George Pitt.---Humphry Sturt. Poole. Sir Rich. Lyttelton; a colonel in the army, and brother to sir George Lyttelton, bart.; appointed master of the jewel office; a new writ ordered, December 4, 1756, he was re-elected; made a major-general in 1758.---Joseph Gulston. Dorchester. Joseph lord Milton; of the John Cavendish; third brother to the duke of Devonshire. --- Welbore Ellis; a commissioner of the admiralty; appointed one of the vice-treasurers of Ireland; a new writ ordered, December 23, 1755, he was re-elected. ---George Doddington; clerk of the pells in Ireland; appointed treasurer of the navy; a new writ ordered, Dec. 28, he was re-elected; soon after the dissolution of this parliament, he was created baron Melcombe of Melcombe Regis in Dorsetshire.---John Tucker. Bridport. John Fred. Pinney.---Thomas Coventry. Shaftesbury. Sir Thomas Clavering.--James Brudenell; brother to the earl of Cardigan. Wareham John Pitt.---William A. Pitt; the double return made at the general election to the 11th parliament, was by the House declared a void election, and a new writ ordered, Dec. 19, 1754.--William Aug. Pitt; a major of dragoons, afterwards promoted to be a lieutenant-colonel.---Henry Drax. --- Th2inas Erle Drax; the double return made at the general election to the 11th parliament was by the House declared a void election, and a new writ ordered, Dec. 19, 1754.--Henry Drax; died, a new writ ordered, November 13, 1755. --Edward Drax. Corfe Castle. Henry Bankes. John DURHAM. Henry lord visc. Barnard; eldest son of the earl of Darlington; has a company in the foot guards; succeeded his father as earl of Darlington; a new writ ordered, March 10, 1758.---Raby Vane; second brother to the earl of Darlington; a captain in the navy.--George Bowes; died, a new writ ordered, Nov. 20, 1760.---Robt. Shaftoe. Durham. John Tempest.---H. Lambton. Essex. Sir John Abdy; died, a new writ ordered, April 10, 1759.--Sir W. Maynard.--William Harvey. Colchester. John Olmius.--Cha. Gray; not duly elected.---Isaac Martin Rebow; found duly elected, and ought to have been returned, March 13, 1755. Malden. Robert Colebrook.-John Bul lock. Harwich. John Phillipson; surveyorgeneral of his majesty's works; died, a new writ ordered, Dec. 3, 1756.---Wm. lord vise. Duncannon; eldest son to the ear! of Besborough; a commissioner of the treasury; in this parliament before for Saltash; succeeded his father in the peerage, a new writ ordered, Dec. 20, 1758.--Thomas Sewell.-Wenman Coke. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Thomas Chester.--Norborne Berkeley. Gloucester. George A. Selwyn; surveyor of the meltings of the Mint, and register of the Court of Chancery in the island of Barbadoes; appointed paymaster of the board of works; a new writ ordered, Dec. 22, 1755, he was reelected.--Charles Barrow. Cirencester. Benjamin Bathurst; eldest Tewkesbury. John Martin. - Nicholson HEREFORDSHIRE. Edward lord Harley; succeeded his father as earl of Oxford and |