The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-11 00:00:00

OPENING

THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

110lTSE OF LORDS.—TRIMIDAY, DE. 10.
Tee eighth parliament of her present Majesty's reign
wet "...rued to-day by tom mission, with a total absentia
et all vermeil.
The Lord Chancellor, after pausing a minute at We
woolsack, proceeded to the Prince's Chamber, where he
was join, dbe the other royal commissioners, awl almost
inmeleately afterward', they entered the bonne, and m-
ei to take their seats on • bench Owed behind the
wooLuele. and in front of the throne. The royal commis-
menus were. in addition to the Lord Chancellor, the Duke
of Argyll. the Pori of Kimberley, Earl de °mend Ripon,
and Viseount Sidney.
'e LAIRD CHANCELLOR, having fake', his "at
Th
had haying two of the Ontesieliestet =At vide of
trammed the house her Majesty,
not being able to be
preen* to-day to her royal person, in order to the opening
of this nr: al parliament, had been pleased to cause letters
under her hand and real, constituting the lords
present and other lords her commissioner, and he lead
now to direct that the letters patent should be road.
The Clerk at the Table then read the commission, after
which—
Colonel Clifford, the Yeoman Polies of the Black Rod,
was directed to summons her Majesty's faithful Commons
to the bar of the house.
After the lapse of a few minutes the members of the
House of Commons made their appearance at the bar,
beaded by Sir Denis Le Marchont, the Clerk of the House,
but there was none of the crushing which is usually the
ease when the Queen opens parliament in person. At that
time there were only about 20 peers present, fiveof whom,
ksluding Earl Granville, were seated on the ministerial
aide of the house, but the front ministerial bench was
entirely unoccupied.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then said—My Lords and
Gentlemen.—We have it in command from her Majesty to
let you know that, as soon as the members of both houses
shall be sworn, the cause of her Majesty calling this par-
liament will be declared to you, and it being necessary
that the Speaker of the House of Commons should be first
chosen. it is her Majesty's pleasure that you, gentlemen
*1 the House of 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 two
o'clock, for her Majesty's royal approbation.
The members of the House of Commons then returned
to their own Louse, and the royal commissioners retired to
enrol e. but shortly afterwards re-entered the house,
when the Lnrd Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack,
and after prayers. the business of swearing the now par-
ham. set commenced. The first of the peers to be sworn
way the fear royal commienoners, and as each peer took
the cch and suttee. Tibad the roll of parliament, he hauled
the w' it summoning his attendance to the Clerk of
Terli.rnents. tfter being sworn at the tittle. several of
IL, l errs pre,. lit proceeded to the woalsa,:k and snook
Lauber u ith the new Lord Chancellor.
toten.,,ioners having been sworn, the Marquis
of .Salisbury presented himself, and was followed by
Ls rd Colonsay. Lord Cairns, Lord Chelmsford, the
Archbishop of York and two other bishops, Lord West-
bury. Elul (iranrille. the Duke of Marlborough. Lord
Eavcnaworth. the Earl of Dalhousie. Lord Houghton, the
Bishop of St. 1 avid'''. sad Lord Tredegar.
Their lordships adjourned at half-past four until twa
o'clock to-morrow (this day;

1101-SE OF COMMONS.—TurasuAr, DEC. 10.
Precisely at two o'clock the arrival of Black Rod was
&menaced. Colonel Clifford, yeoman usher of the black
red. advancing to the table. summoned the attendance of
ben. members in the House of Peers, to hear the royal
commission read. Sir George Grey and a host of other
hen. members then proceeded to the House of Lards, and
upon their return
Sir G. GREY, addressing Sir Denis Le Mar-
slant, Chief Clerk, said—ln compliance with the com-
munication which has just been addressed to us from the
crown, it is our duty now to prooeed, without delay, to
the election of a Speaker. I have great satisfaction in
•peoposing that my right hos. friend the member for North
ottinghamshire, Mr. John Evelyn Denison, should be
arisen to fill that honourable and important office.
(Chews.) I have the greater satisfaction in submitting
this proposal to the house, because I have every mein to
believe that it is one which will be met by unanimous
concurrence. (Cheers.) I can only add that this
unanimity I hope may be taken as the surest pledge
which can be given that on both sides, and from
all parties, the Speaker, in the judicious exercise of
the authority vested in him. will receive that hearty and
willing support which really constitutes the strength of
the authority which he wields. (Cheers.) I beg now to
prepuce that the Right Hon. John Evelyn Denison take
the chair of this house. (Renewed cheers.)
Mr. WA.LPOLE—Sir Denis Le Merchant, at the re-
quest of gentlemen on both sides of the house, and of thew
who have naturally and properly exercised the greatest
influence in it, I ripe with great pleasure to second the
sootieu which my right hon. friend the member for Mor-
peth has so judiciously and ably submitted to our consider-
ation. I mention that Ido this with the concurrence of
those who have justly and properly the highest influence
in this house, because it will show that my right hon.
friend the member for Morpeth is not wrong in his anti-
cipation that the proposal made by him will be unani-
mously accepted from every side. My right hon. friend
has pointed out to us from his tide of the house some of the
duties which belong to the Speaker, and has shown us how
well those duties, both with regard to private business
and also with regard to public business, have been
conducted I.y Mi. Denison. (Hear, hear.) I may
follow him by drawing a distinction between th'ese
who ale older members, and those who have now
come amongst us for the first time. With re-
gard to the former, I will only venture to say that
their knowledge of the care and attention, of the firmness
avid fairness. and of the honesty and impartiality which
Mr. Leuison hes always shown in that now vacant chair,
in their opinions fully entitle him to have the honour of
bring elected there again. With regard to the younger
members, those who C 4200 here for the first time, I might
venture to point out to them some of the qualifications
which the Speaker may he expected to have, fed which I
relieve they will find Mr. Denison, when elected, will pre-
eminently possess. We require, first of all, long experi-
ence, a -knowledge of parliamentary business a vigilant
jealousy of onr rights and liberties, the highest regard for
the honour of this distinguished assembly, and added to
this, what I think is as important, a high sense, alko. of
the traditions of the last, with a judicious application of
three traditions to any new circumstances or any emer-
gency that may possibly arise. When we enumerate
the se qualifications I believe I may honestly say to the
younger members what the elder members will fully bear me
out in saving, that these qualifications pre-einineutly belong
to the Right Hon. John Evelyn Denison. (Cheers.)
Mr. DENISON, who spoke from the first bench below
the gangway on the government side, and whose rising
was greeted with cheers, said—l am deeply grateful to
the hews-, Loth for the words which have been spoken by
toy light hon. friends, and for the manner in which
their nomMation has Leen accepted. The house
prepuces to me a great honour, and it has
greatly added to the value of that honour by
the manner in which it has been conferred. After service
in three parliaments, to have a nomination to the chair
proposer) by both sides, and accepted with general ap-
proval, is an acknowledgment highly priced by me, and
which can never be forgotten. (Hear, Lear.) I shall eon-
fine myself to words of simple thanks. It would he unbe-
wining to occupy the time of the house by a simile un-
necestary word. Whatever of health and strength may
yet be wanted to me I freely delegate to the service of the
house and I now submit myself to its 1)Ww1.1113. (Cheers.)
Mr. bramme was then conducted his proposer awl
seconder to the chair, the members of the house standing.
Having taken his seat,
The SPEAKER rose and raid - I was about to ask a
favour of the house, but I feel by the manner of
the preessedings of to-day that that favour has been
already virtuall/hatgranted. (Hear, hoar.) I was abuut
to ask for full measure of gracious con-
fidence and of generous support which has been
afforded melon
_priat occasions, and by which alone the
duties of my office can Le effectually performed. (Hear,
hear.) My right hon. friend who seconded my nomina-
tion has observed that this is not quite an ordinary occa-
sion, and that new responsibilities devolve in some
degree upon us all, and, perhaps, more particularly oa
the person who has been chum to preside over this
&meow . We are met to-day under a now state of the
law. The late Howe of COMMULLS was *ma-
dared nut adequately to represent the great body of the
Cre. This home has been cleated on the basis of house-
suffrage, and by that it has been endowed with a eon-
siderabki int:ware of power. Whatever measures, &gee due
deliberation, may be considered necessary for the public '
good,lt will deal with them boldly and firmly, but saddler
will forget that the great grace and ornament of
strength is moderation in its exercise, asserting instil, but
respecting the risehb of others. (Hew, hear.) The hones
has always, in iis own proceedings dosif this ',kit-
h has afforded protection to minorities and has gives
fan freedom of speech and ample latitude of debate. No
doubt it will not depart from that were. I hope, and I
!firmly believe, that this house will prove itself worthy of
its Vest lwlvlleges, aid that it will be found second
to sone of these which have preceded it in those great
qualities which have made the name of the Howe of
Commons famous as the great palladium and the bulwark
ef order awl law. (Cheers.) I once more make my
grateful and respectful acknowledgments to the house.
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