The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-01 00:00:00

ELECTION OF SPEAKER.

After an absence of about ten minutes, Sir Denis Le
Marchant returnd and took his seat at the table as presi-
dent, until a Sneaker should be elected. It is one of the
forms of the house that, in the execution of this duty.

the learned gentleman does not, as in the case of the
Speaker, name the m.mber who catches his eye, but
indicates his selection by pointing to him.
Lord Harry Vane, in proposing Mr. Evelyn Denison for
Speaker, dwelt at some length upon the dignity and
importance of the office, and afterwards urged that the
member for North Nottinghamshire was eminently quali-
fied to discharge the onerous and difficult duties hitherto
imposed upon the occupant of the chair. •
Mr: Thornely seconded, and took the opportunity to
refer to the subject of shortening the speeches of members ;
he also scvested that important debates should be com
menced at five or six, immediately after the private
business, instead of being delayed till ten or eleven.
There being no other candidate proposed, Mr. Denison's
election was declared. _

Mr. Evelyn Denison said he returned his grateful
thanks to his noble and honourable friends who had
introduced his name to the house; the terms, indeed,
were too flattering, and were suggested by the partiality
of private friendship rather than by any qualities to
which he could lay claim. He returned his respectful
acknowledgment to the 'house for the manner in which
they had been pleased to receive his name;, it was
calculated to afford him much encouragement, but when
he thought of the business' of the house increasing year
by year—when he considered the importance of maintain-
ing the rights and privileges of the house, that the position
of the house itself as the framework of the constitution
should be accurately and carefully preserved—he might
well think upon the responsibility attached to any one
who had a share in its management or guidance. Their late
Speaker who had fulfilled his charge during so many years,
and who had given so much satisfaction, would give him
the benefit of his guidance as he had that of his
example, and great assistance must be given to a
Speaker by the experience and ability of the chief
clerk. It would not become him longer to intrude
upon them, and he would content himself with
expressing his sanse of the high honour which had been
conferred upon him, falling in with the suggestion of his
,seconder, and in curtailing his address within the least
possible limit, he submitted himself with all dignity, and
respect to the chair. The right hon. gentleman was
then handed to the chair by his mover and seconder, from
whence he spoke again. He hogged once more, from that
chair, to offer his respectful acknowledgments to the
house. In carrying on the business of the house, be
should not so much rely upon any powers 'of control
which he might be possessed of, as upon the good f'eling
of every member of the house.. He gave all the strength
that might be granted to him •to the service of the honk',
and confidently relied upon the co-operation and support
of that house in giving effect to the rules and to the orders
of the house, and the other important duties imposed upon
him. (Loud cheers.) '
Lbrd Palmerston -Mr. Speaker (loud cheers), I cannot
forbear from saying a few words to congratulate ybu
most sincerely upon finding yourself in the high and
exalted position -in which the decision of this house has
placed you.
,It must be a matter of well-founded praise
and gratifiction to any Min in •the land, to find himself
placed as the president and director of the deliberations
of that, which I a n not saying too much, in declaring it
to be the greatest and the most useful representative
assembly on the face of the earth. The position in which
you are placed, therefore, is one of the greatest a com-
moner of this land can aspire to ; and I am glad
from every consideration of respect to your 'eminent
qualities that the house has made so good'and so proper a
choice; but sir, in congratulating you upon the dignity to
which yon have been raised, I cannot shut my eyes, and I
am sure you have not kept from yourself the difficulties of
t he office which you have now assumed, but you will have
the aid in the performance of those duties of those who are
before me, but you have duties of no less importance to the
public service, but of the house, by the proper discharge of
which you are no less entitled to the approbation of the
house and the country. You will have the lights of those
who went before to guide you in that part of your duties.
Mr. Abercrombie, now Lord Dunfermline, who flied the
chair too short a time for the public good, devoted his able
and comprehensive mind' to the improvement of those
pa,liamentary proceedings which required in his time so
mush alteration, and the memory of his good services will
continue in the minds of, all those who are at all acquainted
with our parliamentary arrangements. His succ,ssor was
more fortunate in the length of his services, and I trust
you will equal Mr. Lefevre. It would be flattery to any
man living to,say it would be possible to surpass
him. I can assure you of the assistance of every Member
of this house ; and, while on the one hand you
are 'new as Speaker, on the other there are
in this house, a great number of members who are new to
it, which will make the office more difficult to you than
those who preceded you, but I am convinced, that every
member will give you their support.
Mr. Walpole could not but regret the unintentional
absence of his Right flan. friend, the member for Buck-
ipghamsbire, owing to a mistake as to the hour of meet-
ing. Had he been there, he was sure he would have
joined him in the congratulations of the noble lord
and for his part he promised to the Speaker every assist-
ance from members of that side of the house.
The house then adjourned till two o'clock this day
Friday.)

Some alleged inaccuracies in Sir William Napierfa
" Life of Sir Charles Napier" are exposed in The Times.
Mr. J. P. Willoughby writes to deny the statements made
by, Sir Charles Napier, and reported by his brother,.that
he (Mr Willoughby) had attacked Napier in the Bombay
Times, or had concealed a letter, &c., &e. To more than
one accusation of this kind Mr.,Welough.by giVes distinct
denials. The other controversial letters refer to Sir Wm,
Napier's omission of all mention of Colonel Seto), of the
74th Highlanders, in his allusion to the good conduct •of
the officers on board the Birkenhead.
On Sunday last, the annual missionary sermons :of the
Manchester South circuit of the Methodist New Con-
nexion were preached in the Peter-street chapel, by the
Rev. J: H. Robinson, superintendent of the Canadian
missions. The annual meeting in behalf of the same was
held ou Monday evening, in Peter street Chapel; Mr.
Halliwell, of Springhead Mills, Lees, in the chair. The
meeting was addressed by the Revs. T. Mills, S. H.
Robinson, W. Shuttleworth, and Messrs. Pember,
Wheatley, Hannum, and others. The collections were
considerably in advance of last year.