Commons Sitting of 10 February 1804

MINUTES.—
Sir John William Anderson brought up the report of the Committee to whom was referred the petition of Messrs Boydells, which was read and agreed to, and leave was given to bring in a bill to enable Messrs. Boydells to dispose of their collection of pictures, drawings, and engravings; and also of their leasehold premises in Pall Mall, commonly called the Shakespeare Gallery, by way of chances. Sir J. W. Anderson and Sir W. Curtis, were ordered to prepare and bring in the same.—Mr. Secretary Yorke brought in a bill to consolidate and amend the three acts of the 43d and 43d of his present Majesty respecting the volunteers; and to make further regulations, &c. This bill was read a first time, ordered to be read a second time on Wednesday next, and to be printed.—The copies of the correspondence, &c. respecting the volunteers which have been already printed, were, on the motion of Mr. Yorke, ordered to be printed.—Mr. Creevey gave notice that he would, on this day seen night, move for the production of certain pipers respecting the island of Ceylon.—The London Wet Docks Bill was road a third time and passed.—The report of the Portugal Corn Bill was brought up, agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time to-morrow.—A person from the Bank of England presented an account of the receipt and expenditure of 6,287,941l. by the commissioners for the reduction of the national debt for one year, from the 1st of February, 1803, to the 31st of January,

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1804. Also an account of the receipt, &c. of 1,587,825 l. for one quarter, from the 1st of February, to the 1st of May, 1803. Ordered to lie on the table.—The following are (he members of the Committee appointed to try the merits of a petition against the return for the Borough of Weymouth: The Hon. Richard Ryder, W. Morland, Esq. W. Dickenson, Esq. E. W. Bootle, Esq. Anthony H. Eyre, Esq. W. Mellish, Esq. T. R. Beaumont, Esq. G. P. Holford, Esq. E. Hilliard, Esq. Albemarle Bertie, Esq. C. Smith, Esq. G. W. Gunning, Esq. J. Whitmore, Esq.—Nominees. J. Calcraft, Esq. B. Hobhouse, Esq.—The Speaker announced to the House, that the clerk had laid on the table a list of the members as prescribed by the East India Judicature Bill.

STIRLING PETITION.—
Mr. Creeveyrose, pursuant to notice, to move that the order for a ballot on the petition respecting the election for the county of Stilling, on the 1st of March, should be discharged, and (hat it should be appointed for consideration on the 17th of April next. The grounds on which he made the motion the hon. member stated to be, that a point intimately connected with that election had been decided upon by the Court of Sessions in Scotland, against which decision an appeal was made to the House of Lords. This appeal was appointed to be heard in that House on the 17th of March next, and the hon. member, therefore, expressed a hope that no objection would be offered to the postponement he proposed, particularly as it was essential to the justice of the case.
The Speakerasked if there was any objection on the part of the sitting member?
Sir T Metcalfesaid, that he was authorised by the sitting member who was absent on military business, to give his assent to the proposition. The motion was accordingly agreed to.