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Parliamentary Analysis.
PARLIAMENTARY ANALYSIS .
HOUSE OF LORDS . . Thursday , 19 th Feb ., being the day appointed for the meeting of the new Parliament , both Houses assembled at the hour of twelve . Shortly after one , the doors of the strangers' gallery of the House of Lords were opened ; at that time but few peers were present ; the number , however , gradually increased until two , when the Lord Chancellor , the Archbishop of Canterburythe Earl of Rossl the Earl of and Lord AVharn
, yn , Jersey , - cliffe , took their seats as Lords Commissioners in front of the throne . ¦ The Lord Chancellor having directed Sir Augustus Clifford , the Usher of the Black Rod , to summon the Commons , addressed the members as follows : —
MY LORDS AND OENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS , " His Majesty , not thinking fit to be present here this day in his royal person , hath been pleased , in order to the opening and holding of this Parliament , to cause letters patent to be issued under the Great Seal , constituting us , and several other lords therein named , his Commissioners , to do all tilings in his Majesty ' s name on his part necessary to be performed in this Parliament . This will more fully appear by the letters patent themselves , which must be now read . "
Mr . Rose , the Reading Clerk at their lordships' table , then read the letters patent , after which the Lord Chancellor addressed both Peers and Commons as follows : — " MY LORnS AND GENTLEMEN , " AVe have it in command from his Majesty to let you know that his Majesty will , as soon as the Members of both Houses shall be . sworn , declare to you the causes of his calling this Parliament ; and it being
necessary a Speaker of the House of Commons should be first chosen , it is his Majesty ' s pleasure that you , Gentlemen of the House Commons , repair to the place where you are to sit , and there proceed to the choice of some proper person to be your Speaker ; and that you present such person whom you shall so choose here to-morrow at three o ' clock , for his Majesty ' s royal approbation . "
7 he Members of the Commons then withdrew , and the Lords Commissioners quitted their seats . The Lorcl Chancellor shortly afterwards took his seat on the woolsack , and prayers having been read by the Bishop of Hereford , The Lord Chancellor advanced to the table , and the oaths were administered to him . The roll of the sixteen Peers of Scotland , viz . Marquess of Tweedale ; Earls MortonHomeElginAirlieLeven
, , , , , Melville , Selkirk , Orkney ; Accounts Arbuthnot , Strathallan ; Lords Forbes , Saltoun , Gray , Sinclair , Reay , was next presented , and read by the Clerk at the table . The peers present then took the oaths , and subscribed the parliamentary roll . It will be remembered , that tbe representative peers for Ireland are peers of Parliament for life .
20 ft . —Three o ' clock being the time appointed by the Lord Chancellor for tbe presentation of the Speaker of the House of Commons to VOL . II . v
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Parliamentary Analysis.
PARLIAMENTARY ANALYSIS .
HOUSE OF LORDS . . Thursday , 19 th Feb ., being the day appointed for the meeting of the new Parliament , both Houses assembled at the hour of twelve . Shortly after one , the doors of the strangers' gallery of the House of Lords were opened ; at that time but few peers were present ; the number , however , gradually increased until two , when the Lord Chancellor , the Archbishop of Canterburythe Earl of Rossl the Earl of and Lord AVharn
, yn , Jersey , - cliffe , took their seats as Lords Commissioners in front of the throne . ¦ The Lord Chancellor having directed Sir Augustus Clifford , the Usher of the Black Rod , to summon the Commons , addressed the members as follows : —
MY LORDS AND OENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS , " His Majesty , not thinking fit to be present here this day in his royal person , hath been pleased , in order to the opening and holding of this Parliament , to cause letters patent to be issued under the Great Seal , constituting us , and several other lords therein named , his Commissioners , to do all tilings in his Majesty ' s name on his part necessary to be performed in this Parliament . This will more fully appear by the letters patent themselves , which must be now read . "
Mr . Rose , the Reading Clerk at their lordships' table , then read the letters patent , after which the Lord Chancellor addressed both Peers and Commons as follows : — " MY LORnS AND GENTLEMEN , " AVe have it in command from his Majesty to let you know that his Majesty will , as soon as the Members of both Houses shall be . sworn , declare to you the causes of his calling this Parliament ; and it being
necessary a Speaker of the House of Commons should be first chosen , it is his Majesty ' s pleasure that you , Gentlemen of the House Commons , repair to the place where you are to sit , and there proceed to the choice of some proper person to be your Speaker ; and that you present such person whom you shall so choose here to-morrow at three o ' clock , for his Majesty ' s royal approbation . "
7 he Members of the Commons then withdrew , and the Lords Commissioners quitted their seats . The Lorcl Chancellor shortly afterwards took his seat on the woolsack , and prayers having been read by the Bishop of Hereford , The Lord Chancellor advanced to the table , and the oaths were administered to him . The roll of the sixteen Peers of Scotland , viz . Marquess of Tweedale ; Earls MortonHomeElginAirlieLeven
, , , , , Melville , Selkirk , Orkney ; Accounts Arbuthnot , Strathallan ; Lords Forbes , Saltoun , Gray , Sinclair , Reay , was next presented , and read by the Clerk at the table . The peers present then took the oaths , and subscribed the parliamentary roll . It will be remembered , that tbe representative peers for Ireland are peers of Parliament for life .
20 ft . —Three o ' clock being the time appointed by the Lord Chancellor for tbe presentation of the Speaker of the House of Commons to VOL . II . v