The Earl of Shaftesburybrought up the report of the committee appointed to search for precedents, with respect to the petition of the Marquess Townshend. The committee reported, that they had searched for precedents, and that there was no proceeding competent for the relief of the petitioner, except by bill, and they recommended, if the House entertained the claim of the petitioner, that the bill should be in the nature of a private one, in behalf of Charles Vere Ferrars Townshend, commonly called Lord Charles Townshend.
Adjourned.