§ Sir J. Stewart, accompanied by several members, brought up a message from the house of commons, in purport requesting, that the earl of St. Vincent be permitted to attend on the select committee of that house, to whom the consideration of the case of sir Home Popham, bart. is referred. On the motion of lord Hawkesbury, it was ordered to be communicated to the messengers, that their lordships would send an answer by messengers of their own; which was accordingly done by the lord chancellor.—Several private bills were brought up from the commons, which were severally read a first time.—The bills upon the table were read in their several stages.