Mr. Bakerpresented a petition from Mr. Bowyer, proprietor of the historic gallery, in Pall-Mali, praying leave to bring in a bill, to enable him to dispose of the pictures and engravings byway of lottery. Ordered to be referred to a committee.— Mr. White presented at the bar the names of the members forming the committee to try the merits of the Knaresborough election, which are as follow: lord H. Petty, Robert Adair, esq. lord; viscount Boyle, lord Louvaine, T. Tyrrwhitt, esq. T. Foley, esq. lord W. Russell, sir W. Milner, lord viscount Ebrington, lord Ossulston, sir R. Lawley, bart. H. Holland, esq. hon. G. L. Dundas: Nominees, hon. C. Grey. C. W. Dundas, Esq.— Mr. Creevy rose, pursuant to notice, to move for the postponement of the order, which stood for Thursday, for considering the petition of certain electors of Middlesex, relative to the qualification of Mr. Mainwaring, the sitting member. The hon. member stated his reason for the motion to be this, that till the committee at present sitting on the subject of the Middle- 633 sex election should make their return, which was not expected for several days, it could not be ascertained that it would be necessary to pursue the object of the petition to which his motion referred. If the decision of the committee should seat sir F. Burdett, the petition respecting the qualification of Mr. Mainwaring, would, of course, be abandoned. The hon. member proposed to postpone the order until Thursday, the 26th of April, and his motive for such delay, was in order to accommodate the counsel on both sides, who would be called out of town by the circuits. The motion of the hon. gentleman was agreed to.— Lord Temple presented a petition from the merchants trading to the West Indies, against the bill for the abolition of the slave trade, praying to be heard by counsel at the bar of the house. The petition was ordered to lie on the table until the second reading of the bill. Lord Temple presented a similar petition from Edward Lyon, esquire, agent for Jamaica, which was ordered to lie on the table.— Mr. Foster presented the papers relative to Irish payments at par, moved for by lord A. Hamilton.— Mr Thornton moved, that there be laid before the house, an account of the amount of notes issued by the bank of England from the 5th of Dec. 1803, to the 5th of Feb. 1805, distinguishing those under 5l. and the separate amount of each month.— Mr. Huskisson brought in the additional property Duty bill, which was read a first time.— Mr. Alexander brought up the report of the committee on the loan bill, which was agreed to, and the bill ordered to be read a third time tomorrow.— Sir J. Anderson presented a petition from the master and wardens of the company of bakers, stating the distress under which they laboured, and praying for certain allowances from parliament. Referred to a committee, together with the report of the committee in the last session on the same subject.— Sir J. Anderson presented a petition from the carmen of the city of London, praying that they might receive some compensation for the injury they had sustained by certain regulations about the new docks. Referred to a committee.— Mr. W. Dickenson presented the papers relative to the passengers and private property detained on board the Spanish frigates.— Mr. Wilberforce presented petitions from the shear men and woollen manufacturers of the county of York, praying for leave to bring in a 634 bill to explain and amend the laws now existing on the subject of the woollen manufacture. Ordered to lie on the table.— Mr. Alexander brought up the report of the committee on the additional postage duty bill, which was agreed to.— The speaker acquainted the house, that the clerk had made out and laid on the table, the East India judicature lists.