They desired that the proceedings of the last session of parliament, relating to the union and succession, might be laid before the house.

The lords had solicited the same satisfaction; and her majesty promised to comply with their request.

The lower house having heard and decided in some cases of controverted elections, proceeded to take into consideration the estimates for the service of the ensuing year, and granted the supplies without hesitation.

In the house of lords, while the queen was present, lord Haversham, at the end of a long speech, in which he reflected upon the conduct of the duke of Marlborough, both on the Moselle and in Brabant, moved for an address to desire her majesty would invite the presumptive heir to the crown of England to come and reside in the kingdom.

This motion was earnestly supported by the duke of Buckingham, the earls of Rochester, Nottingham, and Anglesea.