This was accordingly introduced, and an additional clause was inserted in it, relative to bounties, by Mr.Pitt.But on the second reading, that no obstacle might be omitted which could legally be thrown in the way of its progress, petitions were presented against it both by the Liverpool merchants and the agent for the island of Jamaica, under the pretence that it was a new bill.

Their petitions, however, were rejected, and it was committed, and passed through its regular stages and sent up to the Lords.
On its arrival there on the fifth of July, petitions from London and Liverpool still followed it.

The prayer of these was against the general tendency of it, but it was solicited also that counsel might be heard in a particular case.

The solicitation was complied with; after which the bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed.
On the seventh, when it was taken next into consideration, two other petitions were presented against it.

But here so many objections were made to the clauses of it as they then stood; and such new matter suggested, that the Duke of Richmond, who was a strenuous supporter of it, thought it best to move that the commitee, then sitting, should be deferred till that day seven-night, in order to give time for another more perfect to originate in the lower house.
This motion having been acceded to, Sir William Dolben introduced a new one for the third time into the Commons.