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Conference had, at the Desire of the Commons, upon the Subject Matter of an Address to be presented to Her Majesty, under the Provisions of the Act 15 amp; 16 Vict., c. 57; and Report made, That the Commons had agreed to the following Address, to be presented to Her Majesty, to which they desire the Concurrence of their Lordships:—
Most Gracious Sovereign,
We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, beg Leave humbly to represent to Tour Majesty, that a Select Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to try a Petition complaining of an undue Election and Return for the City of Gloucester, have reported to the House, that there is reason to believe that corrupt Practices extensively prevailed at the last Election for the City of Gloucester.
We therefore humbly pray Your Majesty, that Your Majesty will be graciously pleased to cause Inquiry to be made, pursuant to the Provisions of the Act of Parliament passed in the Sixteenth Year of the Reign of Your Majesty, intituled 'An Act to provide for more effectual Inquiry into the Existence of corrupt Practices at Elections for Members to serve in Parliament,' by the Ap-
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pointment of James Vaughan, esquire, Lucias Henry Fitzgerald, esquire, and Richard Griffiths Welford, esquire, as Commissioners for the Purpose of making Inquiry into the Existence of such corrupt Practices.
§ Then it was moved to fill up the blank in the said Address with "Lords Spiritual and Temporal and;" agreed to.
§ Then the said Address was agreed to; and a Message sent to the Commons to acquaint them that the Lords had agreed to the said Address, and had filled up the Blank.
§ The Lord Steward and the Lord Chamberlain of the Household to attend Her Majesty with the Address on the Part of this House.
§ The Lord Steward to wait upon Her Majesty humbly to know what Time Her Majesty will please to appoint to be attended with the said Address.