Sitting of 3 February 1804

Preamble
At half past three o'clock the House met, for the. purpose of ballotting for two Committees to try the merits of the returns for the county of Middlesex and the borough of Middlesex. About five the gallery was opened. After a considerable time, during which no business took place, Air. White appeared at the bar with the following list of members, to try the merits of the Middlesex Election Petitions: viz. Sir W. W, Wynne, Bart.; R. W. Backer, Esq.; Hon. M. G. Stewart, Esq.; C. Hawthorne, Esq.; R. S. Ainslie, Esq.; C. S. Hawthorne, Esq.; J. A Wright, Esq.; Sir D. Carnegie, Bart,; Lord Viscount Marsham; Hon. E. S Cooper; Lord John Thynne: J. B. Walsh, Esq.; Hon. N. Fellowes, Esq.—The names being read, the Speaker stated to the House that the sitting member having waved his right of appointing a nominee, it was now the duty of the members already chosen to choose a person for this purpose from among the members present, at the time the ballot was made. The members accordingly withdrew, and in a few minutes after returned with the names of Isaac Hawkins Browne, Esq.; and Nicholson Calvert, Esq. as the nominees for the two parties. The Committee were then sworn at the table and ordered forthwith to proceed with their investigations.—Mr. Dickens appeared at the bar from the Chief Secretary's Office of Ireland, and presented the 29th report of the commissioners for investigating the state of the Irish accounts. It was ordered to lie on the table.—The Committees of Ways and Means and of Supply were deferred till Monday.

MINUTES—
The House met this day pursnant to their lordships' adjurnment for the Christmass recess.—some routine and private business was disposed of—several orders were made with respect to the hearing
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of and decisions on appeal causes; in the course of which the appeal, Morthland v. Cadell, some time depending before their lordships, was ordered to be withdrawn in conformity to the wish of the parties.—Adjourned till Monday.