necessary to
disappoint or defeat any enterprises or designs of his enemies, and
as the exigencies of affairs may require." This message being read, a
motion was made, and agreed to _nem. con._ that it should be referred to
the committee, who forthwith formed upon it the resolution, whereby
one million was granted, to be raised by loans or exchequer bills,
chargeable on the first aids that should be given in the next session.
This produced a bill enabling his majesty to raise the sum of one
million, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, comprehending a
clause, allowing the Bank of England to advance on the credit of the
loan therein mentioned any sum not exceeding a million, notwithstanding
the act of the fifth and sixth year in the reign of William and Mary, by
which the bank was established.

BILLS RELATING TO THE DISTILLERY, &c.

The bills relating solely to the supply being discussed and expedited,
the house proceeded, as usual, to an act other laws for the advantage of
the community. Petitions having been presented by the cities of Bristol
and New-Sarum, alleging, that since the laws prohibiting the making of
low wines and spirits from grain, meal, and flour, had been in force, the
commonalty appeared more sober, healthy, and industrious: representing
the ill consequences which they apprehended would attend the repeal of
these laws, and therefore praying their continuance. A committee of
the whole house resolved that the prohibition to export corn should be
continued to the twenty-fourth day of December, in the year one thousand
seven hundred and fifty nine; subject nevertheless to such provisions
for shortening the said term of its continuance as should therefore be
made by an act of that session, or by his majesty with the advice of
his privy-council during the recess of parliament; that the act for
discontinuing the duties upon corn and flour imported, or brought in as
prize, was not proper to be further continued; and that the prohibition
to make low wines or spirits from any sort of grain, meal, or flour,
should be continued to the twenty-fourth day of December, in the year
one thousand seven hundred and fifty-nine. Before the bill was formed
on these resolutions, petitions arrived from Liverpool and Bath, to the
same purport as those of Bristol and Sarum: while on the other hand, a
remonstrance was presented by a great number of the malt-distillers of
the city and suburbs of London, alleging, t