The Speaker reported to the house, that the house attended His Majesty on the 11th instant, with the resolutions of the house of the 8th instant, relative to lord viscount Melville, whereupon His Majesty was pleased to give the following most gracious answer: "Gentlemen; I shall on all occasions receive with the greatest attention any representation of my commons; and I am fully sensible of the importance of the matter which is the subject of your resolutions."—On the motion of Mr. W. Smith, it was ordered that a new writ should be issued for the election of a representative for Hereford, in the room of J. Scudamore, esq. deceased.—Mr. Johnstone, from the office of the chief secretary of Ireland, presented at the bar the various statements relative to the prisoners in Kilmainmam gaol, which had been ordered upon a former day, on the motion of lord Henry Petty. Ordered to be laid on the table.—Sir Thomas Metcalfe moved, that the second reading of the Pancras Poor bill be fixed for Monday next, which, after a few observations from Mr. P. Moore, was agreed to and ordered the house.—Sir .J. W. Anderson obtained leave to bring in a bill for the formation of the Tunnel under 376 the Thames.—Lord John Townsend and Mr. Garrow took the oaths and their seats in the house.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave notice, that on Monday next he should move for leave to bring in a bill to continue the commission of naval inquiry; and also that he should submit a motion for the purpose of appointing commissioners to inquire into the conduct of the principal departments connected with the great military expenditure of the country, with powers to examine witnesses on oath, and to report to both houses of parliament, in order that if no abuse existed that required correction, the public may be satisfied with the assurance of the fact; or if, after investigation, new measures should seem necessary, parliament should adopt such as in its wisdom it may think fit.—Mr. Kinnaird presented a petition from B. Tucker, esq. late a commissioner of the navy board, stating that a letter of the navy board to the admiralty, on the subject of the report of the navy board relative to sir Home Popham, prepared by Mr. Tucker, contained many gross, false, and scandalous charges against him, which were not communicated to him by the admiralty or the navy board, and from which he prayed an opportunity of clearing himself.—On the motion of Mr. Kinnaird, it was ordered that there be laid before the house, a copy of Mr. Tucker's letter to the admiralty on this subject.—Sir A. S. Hammond gave notice that he would to-morrow move for certain papers connected with the 11th report of the commissioners of naval enquiry.