Thursday, 20th April.

This Conference was desired by their Lordships upon the subject-matter of the last Conference concerning the Bill for impositions on merchandise, &c., wherein the Commons communicated to the Lords, as their resolution, That there is a fundamental right in that House alone, in Bills of rates and impositions on merchandise, as to the matter, the measure, and the time.

And, though their Lordships had neither reason nor precedent offered by the Commons to back that resolution, but were told that this was a right so fundamentally settled in the Commons that they could not give reasons for it, for that would be a weakening of the Commons' right and privilege,—