The Chancellor of the Exchequerobserved, that in consequence of the conversation which had passed between him and the hon. gentleman (Mr. Wynn) on the last evening, respecting the Lord Steward of the Household, he had inquired, and found that very considerable doubts were entertained that the oaths taken by members before the deputy and the other officers would not be valid, and consequently their seats would be void. That being the case, he should propose to bring in a Bill to indemnify those persons who had acted, not from any wish to infringe the law, but through ignorance. The House, under these circumstances, he hoped, would have no objection, when the Bill was brought in, to pass it through with as much rapidity as possible, in order that no inconvenience might arise.
Mr. Wynnwas convinced that there was no neglect to be imputed to the members for taking their seats, none on the part of the commissioners for administering the oaths, but that the neglect had been on the part of those who did not recommend the filling up of the office of Lord Steward much earlier.