Tuesday, May 15 1804

The house met at four o'clock, and proceeded to ballot for a committee on the petition of Thomas Sheridan, Esq. complaining of an undue return for the borough of Liskeard. The names of the members of the committee chosen were, C. Yorke, Esq.; J. Allen, Esq.; H. Beach, Esq.; N. Vansittart, Esq.; W. L. Hughes, Esq.; H. Leycester, Esq.; J. Pattison, Esq.; J. Brodie, Esq.; W. Adams, Esq.; H. Burland, Esq.; A. Holdsworth, Esq.; Sir H. Mildmay, Bt.; Sir J. Graham, Bt. Nominees, R. Ward, Esq.; J. Johnstone, Esq.—New writs were ordered for the election of members, in the room of Lord Geo. Thynne, and the Hon. John Spencer, who had accepted, the former the place of comptroller of the household, the latter of receiver general of the land tax for the county of Oxford.—A petition was presented from the prisoners confined in the county goal of Warwick, and ordered to lie upon the table.—The committee on the several petitions from the Irish Linen Merchants was, on the motion of Mr. Foster, postponed till to-morrow se'nnight.—Mr. Poole, from the sec. of State's office, presented, "An Abstract of the Returns made pursuant to the act of the 43d of his present Majesty, intituled, 'An Act for procuring returns relative to the Expellee and Maintenance of the Poor in England, in so far as such returns have been transmitted to his Majesty's sec. of state for the home department, up to the 9th of May, 1804."—Ordered to lie upon the table, and to be printed.—Adjourned.