The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-26 00:00:00

TEE OPINING OP PARLIANINT.

Assuming (says the Times) the precedents of
former parlimente to be followed, when the sew house
first meets on Thursday salt. the members will he
first summoned to the bar of the Hones of Lords
to hear the commission read. On relenting them-
selves titers they will bees from the lips of the Lord
Chancellor a statement to the effect that, as soon
al the members of both houses shell have bees swore, the
ceases of parliament being called together will be declared
to them, and that they should first of all repair to their
owe chamber, and there praised to the appointment
of some proper perms to be their Speaker. The
Commons will then withdraw for that parpees, and the
House of Lords will be adjourned during pleasure, hut ooly
to throbs. On that bona* having resumed the Lotd Mama-
lor will first take cad subscribe the oath singly,,
at the 'ebb.
Arxading to Mr. Erskine May, the Clerk of tNi Crown then
delivers a certificate of the retitle of the sixithe representa-
tive Peers of Boatload, and Garter Kies of Arms the roll
of the Lords Temporal ; after which the Lords who are Ere-
sent take and subscribe the oaths required by lay la
the meantime the members of the Lower Howe will be sit-
gaged in sleeting their Speaker. When a member rims to Do-
minate a Speaker, the Clerk at the Table, to whom be hal to
address himself by name, is expected to ' stand up, ppoohit to
him, eadtheeeitdowa." ThieformalityweseolemslyoMr
by fib Dents Le Marehaat, the Clerk, oboe is April. 1857,
Lord Harry Vane roes in his plaice to propose Mr. Deeisea
to be Seethe', sad spite is May, 1859, when Colener
nca Patten did the like. The modem having theatheended,
if DO Gem member than one be proposed as Speelbr, the
member so nominated is called by the house to the chair
without say question being pot He Shea steads up in his
plass, and, expressing his seam of the bother intended to
be eenfeered apes hha, submits himself to the house.
The Irene a mead time unanimously eall hint is the chair.
apes which his proposer and seconder "take him oat
of his plaos" and amidst* him to the chair. Ar.
steed thbe, "he stands on the upper step," and
expressing his sense of the high honour the house
has been pithead to weber upon him, takes his scat
The mace, which up to this time bee been under the table,
is then laid upon the table, where it always remains
daring the sit?,:rf the holm, with the Speaker in the
their. The elect is then congratulated by some
leading mem , aid the house adjourns, Whom the
home assembles on the day following, the Speaker, on the
sesesage of "Black Rod," and ethompanied by the mem-
bers in attendanth presents himself at the bar of the
House of Lords and " submits himself, with all humility,
to her mgesty's gracious approbation." Oa rebitning
from the Lords, the Speaker reporta to the home his
approval by the Sovereign, and puts them is mind that
their first duty is to take and subscribe the cattle
required by law. Thee be himself fisst, ales^ "standing
upon the upper stop cd the chair," takes and subscribes
the oath acoordWy, the other members present following.
The manner of Wring the oaths is presimibed by the sta-
tutes, 30th of Charles 11., statute 2; the 13th of William
lIL, asp. 6; and the Ist of George L statute 2. cap 13.
It Is there emoted that "no member of the Meese of
Peers shall vote or mete hie proxy in the House of ' Peers,
or nit there during any debate," nor shall any member of
the-Hoes* of COODOODS vote or sit there daring thy debate
after their Speaker is chosen, until In has duly taken the
oaths of allegiance, supremacy, and abjuration. By the
21st and 22nd of Victoria, cep. 48, one oath was substi-
tuted for the oaths of allegiance, supremacy, sad abjura-
tion. The oaths are to be solemnly end publicly made sad
subscribed between 9 ia the morning and 4 is the sitar-
roc, at the table, with a full house, and with the Speaker
' in his plasm," or ia his chair.

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