§ The House being met, pursuant to adjournment,
§ The Speakeraddressed the House to the following purport:—"In returning to the chair, I have to express to the House my most grateful acknowledgments for their indulgent consideration during my late indisposition. I beg leave to assure the House that I feel most deeply the favourable acceptance which my humble endeavours to discharge my duty in this chair have experienced from them. With respect to the arrear of business which has been occasioned by the late unfortunate interruption, I have to propose to 1309 the House, first, that all committees should be revived; and, secondly, to extend the time for receiving the reports of private bills, from Monday, the 12th of May to another week; namely, to Monday the 19th of May. As to public business, the course will be, at the proper hour, for the clerk to read over the dropped orders and notices; of which the House will dispose as it may suit their own convenience."
The question was then put, That the time for receiving the reports of private bills be extended to the 19th of May, and agreed to.