§ Viscount Duncannonhad to inform their Lordships, that designs for the new Houses of Parliament had been sent in by various architects, and that the Commissioners appointed to examine those designs had made their Report to his Majesty on Thursday last, who had been pleased to confirm it, and had ordered the Commissioners to confer with the architects, in order to have the plans laid before Parliament. Ninety-seven plans had been submitted to the Commissioners, embracing 1,400 drawings. On the 1st of February the Commissioners had finished their Report, having selected four different plans. The first (No. 64) was the work of Mr. C. Barry; the second (No. 14) of Mr. J. C, Buckler; the third (No. 13) of Mr. D. Hamilton, Glasgow; and the fourth (No. 42) of Mr. W. Railton. To the first gentleman was awarded the prize of 1,500l., and prizes of 500l. each to the other three gentlemen. He trusted that in the course of two or three weeks Ministers would be enabled to submit a substantive proposition on this subject to both Houses of Parliament. In the mean time he would move for the re-appointment of the Committee to which this subject had been referred last year.
§ Committee appointed.