§ On the motion of the arch bishop of Canterbury, the lord bishop of St. David's was requested to preach before their lordships on the Fast Day.—The duke of Clarence presented five Petitions against the bill for Abolishing the Slave Trade; three from Liverpool, one from the Agents for Jamaica, and one from the Merchants in general concerned with the West-India trade. Ordered to lie on the table.—The Annual Indemnity bill went 513 through the committee, and was reported.