—Mr. Grattan was sworn and took his seat for the borough of Malton.—A new writ was ordered for the election of a member for the borough of Helstone, in the room of John Penn, esq. who had accepted the chiltern hundreds.—The Irish Mail Coach Road bill, the Irish Loan bill, and the Irish Dollar bill, were read a second time, and ordered to be committed.—Mr. Baker obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the act of 9 Geo. I. in regulating the duty of parish officers, so far as relates to contracts for lodging, maintaining, and employing the poor.—Mr. Leycester moved, that a message be sent to the house of lords, to request that lord Melville have leave to come and be examined before the committee to which had been referred the further examination of the matter contained in the tenth report of the commissioners of naval enquiry. The Message was ordered, and Mr. Leycester to be the bearer of it.