§ Complaint made to the House by William Ferrand, esquire, Member for the Borough of Devonport, of a Petition from Harden, in favour of the Representation of the People Bill [presented upon Thursday last], as containing several fictitious signatures, in breach of the privileges of this House.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That it be an Instruction to the Select Committee on Public Petitions to report specially to the House upon the genuineness of the Petition purporting to be a Petition from the Inhabitants of Harden, and of the signatures thereto."—(Mr. Ferrand,)
§ Motion, by leave, withdrawn.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the circumstances connected with the preparation of the Petition from Harden [presented upon Thursday last], and into the genuineness of the signatures thereto."—(Mr. Ferrand.)
§ Motion, by leave, withdrawn.