§ Sir Vicary Gibbs ,the attorney-general, took the oaths and his seat.—A new writ was ordered to be issued for the county of Louth, in the room of the right hon. John Foster, who had accepted the office of chancellor of the exchequer for Ireland.—Mr. Bankes moved, that there be laid before the house an account of the regulations established in the British Museum since February, 1805, for the preservation of the collection, and for the more free and easy access of the public; and also an account of the numbers admitted from the 9th of February, 1805, to the present time, specifying the numbers in each month of that period. Ordered.—General Fitzpatrick brought up the bill for paying the pensions of half-pay officers, their widows, and persons on the compassionate list, at their .several places of residence He stated that the bill was approved of by his successor, who would follow up the arrangement. The Secretary at War said, that the object of the bill was highly proper, that he entirely approved of it, and would contribute every thing in his power to carry it into effect. The bill was then read a first time.