HC Deb 18 April 1806 vol 6 c795

New writs were ordered to be issued for the county of Wicklow, in the room of the right hon. George Ponsonby, who, since his election, had accepted of the office of lord high chancellor of Ireland; and for the county of Galway, in the room of D. B. Daley, esq. who since his election, had accepted the office of joint muster-master-general of the forces in Ireland.—Mr. Giles moved, that a message be sent to the lords, with a list of the names of the witnesses to be adduced for substantiating the charges against lord Melville, and requesting of the lords to issue their summons to such witnesses for their attendance on the said trial, on Tuesday, the 29th instant. Orered.—A message was afterwards received from the lords, stating that they had received the message from the commons, and had ordered the necessary summonses to be issued for the attendance of the witnesses, and also for bringing with them, and producing the papers, books, and accounts set opposite to their names.