The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-06-23 00:00:00

!!OUSE OF COMMONS.

This dey, at twelve o'clock, the Lord High Stew-
ard of Great Britain. (the Enrl of Aylesion* with
lbw whim md. &igen led* the House of the Civic of
Parliament, in Palace.yard.
His Lordship, atteoded by Messrs. Leys, and the
other Clerks of the House of Common, then pro-
ceeded -c Long Gallery-of the House, Wier* a
comiderable number of the new Members *Aited to
receive them.
After haviag read His Majesty's Proclamation
fee calling a new Parliament, the business of swear-
ing in the Members of the House of Comma's
commenced.
About three hundred of the Gentlemen. returned
to serve in the third Parliament of the United King-
dom, met in the House of Commons, at two o'clock,
most of whom had previously taken the oaths in the
Long Gallery. Sooa after their assembling, the
Deputy Gentleman Usher of the Black Red appear-
ed at the table of the House. and thus adiressed
Owe present:—

•• a, fahno«,
44 The Lora, atelbsisert by virtue of His Majosty's Coin-
taliatioa. Main the isaranatate attendance of tho Honourable
Now is the Houle of Lorrl,, to hear that Cotatitia'aoan
rod"

Mr. Ley, the Chief Clerk of the House, was
the int, according to custom, to rise, in ohedi-
ewe to said summons, anJ, accompanied by
*ll the members present. proceeded to the House
of Lords. After a short absence they return-
ed, and took their seats. A considerable while
intervened before they proceeded to business ; and
at length
M. YORKE rose. sod addressing Mr. Ley, as
the then Chairman, spoke nearly as follows In
obedience, Sir. to His Majesty's commands, we are
now to proceed to el.& a gentlem in from amongst
era r number, to occupy the Chair of this House, and
to perform fundions the must important, as tending
to the general preservation of good order is our de-
liberations, and, coesequently, tending to the ho-
nour and the advantage of the nation at large ; we
are now. I say, about to exercise one of oar most
raciest privileges, that of choosing a Speaker to oc-
cupy the Chair of the House of Commons of this
United Kingdom. In taking upon me this import-
ant task, I son inclined to hesitate, as to whether or
not some apology be not necessary for my thus pre.
sliming to offer myself first to your notice, for the
purpose of nominating a gentleman. who, in my
estimation, is highly fitted for your choice ; when
I look around me, and see so many Honourable
Members. who, I think, from their known abilities
and eloquence, are better able than I am to address
you with sled ; while I am well aware, that there
lmongst you who could add addiiional

are many amongst you wbo could add addosonat l --
lustre to the present form of proceedings, by Deg leave to
making a display of their oratorical talents, in he hassubrul
describing the numerous coaliticarions and endow- Mr. CAL
menu of the person whom I am about to sub- 0 Sir, Intim!
not to your notice ; yet I feel that there are vari- than I now
ras citcumstances which embolden me thus to be in this mstirm
the first to step forward upon this occasion. In the many others
IKlLlificiaj tams! fah that 1 inwardly feel a semi- dasary, and