HC Deb 24 February 1806 vol 6 c181

Lord Temple, lord W. Russell, lord Ossulston, lord R. Spencer, lord Morpeth, Mr. Windham, Mr. Calcraft, and Mr. Erskine, took the oaths and their seats.—Mr. Whitbread moved, that lord Temple, lord R. Spencer, and Mr. Calcraft, be added to the committee appointed to prepare articles of impeachment against lord viscount Melville. Ordered.—On the motion of Mr. Calcraft, the following new writs were ordered to be issued, viz. for the borough of Inniskillen, in the room of sir W. Burroughs, who, since his election, had accepted the office of one of the judges in the supreme court, at Bengal; for the borough of Plymouth, in the room,of P. Langmead, esq. who had accepted the office of steward of his majesty's manor of East Hendred; and for the borough of Portarlington, in the room of T. Tyrwhitt, esq. who had accepted the office of steward of his majesty's Chiltern Hundreds.—Lord Henry Petty moved, that there be laid before the house an account of all offices granted in reversion in England, stating the nature of each office, the date of the grant, and the period of time for which it was granted,—Mr. Rose observed, that a return of this nature had been lately made, and therefore that the account need only be called for from the date of the last return. He had no objection, however, to the motion. The motion was then put and carried, without any amendment.—His lordship then moved, "that an account of all offices granted in reversion in Scotland, with the nature of each office, the date of the grant, and the period for which it was granted, should be laid before the house." Ordered. He made a similar motion for Ireland, which was also agreed to.—Lord Henry Petty moved, that there be laid before the house an account of the increase or diminution, between the 1st of Jan. 1805, and the 1st of Jan. 1806, of the salaries, emoluments, and expences of all offices in England. Ordered. He then moved for a similar account with respect to Ireland, which was also ordered.—Lord H. Petty brought down the following message from his majesty: "G. R His majesty, taking notice that by the act of parliament for allowing an annuity to earl St. Vincent, that annuity is limited to the earl and his two heirs male; and, being desirous that it should be further extended, recommends this object to the consideration of that house." On the motion of lord H. Petty, his majesty's message was ordered to be referred to a committee of the whole house on Thursday next.