§ As soon as the house met, the Speaker stated that he, accompanied by several members, waited yesterday on His Majesty, to present the address voted by the house in reply to His Majesty's speech: to which His Majesty was pleased to give the following most gracious answer:—"Gentlemen, I return yon my warmest thanks for this dutiful and affectionate address. Such a declaration of your sentiments at the present moment cannot fail to afford me the highest satisfaction. I have the most perfect reliance on the continuance of your support and on the zealous exertions of my faithful subjects, to bring the contest, in which I am engaged, to a successful and honourable issue."—This answer was ordered to be entered on the Journals.—A new writ was ordered for the election of a representative to serve in parliament for the town of Rye, in the room of Lord Hawkesbury, called up to the house of peers; and a writ was also ordered for the Royal Boroughs of Inverness, etc. in the room of Cumming Gordon, esq. who. since his election, has accepted the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved the order of the day, for the House to resolve itself into a committee for granting a supply to His Majesty, and that so much of His Majesty's most gracious speech as referred to his reliance on his faithful commons for o supply, be referred to said committee.—The house having resolved itself into the committee, Mr. Hobhouse in the chair, that part of His Majesty's speech was read, and the committee came to a resolution that a supply be granted to His Majesty.—The house was 40 then resumed, and the report of the committee of supply ordered to be brought up on Monday.—Petitions were presented, complaining of undue returns for the boroughs of Windsor, Weymouth, and Ilchester. The two former were ordered to be taken into consideration upon Thursday the 9th of February, and the latter upon Tuesday the 14th—Mr. Manning presented a petition from the directors of the London dock company, praying that they might be allowed to raise a further sum of 500,000l., in addition to the sum of 1,200,000l. already raised. Referred to the consideration of a select committee, which was appointed.—Mr. Vansittart moved, that there be laid before the house, an account of the net produce of all the permanent taxes in the years and quarters, ending on the 10th of October, 1802, and 1803 respectively. Ordered.