HC Deb 21 July 1806 vol 7 c1252

On the motion of Mr. Creevy,new writs were ordered for the election of a member for Seaford, in the room of sir Richard Sullivan, deceased; for Buckingham, in the room of lord Proby, who had accepted the office of Steward of the C[...]il[...]ern Hundreds; and for Enniskillen, in the room of Mr. King, who had accepted the Stewardship of the Hundred of Desborough.—Mr. Perceval adverted to a notice, which he had given some time since, of a motion on the subject of thanks to the managers of Impeachments. The vote of thanks before the judgment was given, in the case of lord Melville, struck him as extremely improper. He was still of the same opinion, and he wished by no means to be considered as having abandoned his determination to submit to the house a resolution for preventing the recurrence of such a practice. His only reason for not having already brought forward this resolution was, that he wished it to be unconnected with the consideration of any particular impeachment; and if he had brought it forward so soon after the impeachment of lord Melville, it would appear to be connected with that. He renewed his notice for the next session.—Mr. Sheridan said it would be recollected, that the notice he had on a former day given of a motion relative to the crown lands, with a view to the improvement of the capital, was conditional. On communicating with his majesty's ministers, he found that the noble lord at the he[...]d of the treasury, and another noble lord now absent (lord H. Petty), had turned their attention to the object he had in view, and had a plan which was apparently well calculated to effect it He therefore begged to withdraw his notice, and to give way to persons by whom his wishes could be best accomplished.