Lords Sitting of 8 February 1836

MINUTES.
Petition presented. By the Marquess of CLANRICARDE, from Westport, for Allowing Bonded Corn to be ground for Exportation.

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Viscount Duncannonhad to inform their Lordships, that designs for the new Houses of Parliament had been sent in by various architects, and that the Commissioners appointed to examine those designs had made their Report to his Majesty on Thursday last, who had been pleased to confirm it, and had ordered the Commissioners to confer with the architects, in order to have the plans laid before Parliament. Ninety-seven plans had been submitted to the Commissioners, embracing 1,400 drawings. On the 1st of February the Commissioners had finished their Report, having selected four different plans. The first (No. 64) was the work of Mr. C. Barry; the second (No. 14) of Mr. J. C, Buckler; the third (No. 13) of Mr. D. Hamilton, Glasgow; and the fourth (No. 42) of Mr. W. Railton. To the first gentleman was awarded the prize of 1,500 l., and prizes of 500 l. each to the other three gentlemen. He trusted that in the course of two or three weeks Ministers would be enabled to submit a substantive proposition on this subject to both Houses of Parliament. In the mean time he would move for the re-appointment of the Committee to which this subject had been referred last year.
Committee appointed.

HIS MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS.
The Lord Cha cellarsaid, he
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had been commanded by his Majesty to return the following Answer to their Lordships:—
"I receive with satisfaction the assurances contained in your loyal and dutiful Address.
"It will ever be my study, under the Will of Divine Providence, to maintain the high character of this country among the nations of the world, and to promote the peace and welfare of all classes of my subjects."
Ordered to be printed.