The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-23 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
FRIDAY, APRIL f2I.
This being the day fixed for the meeting of Parlia-
ment, several Peen assembled about two o'clock. Soon
atter tiLtt hour the Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop of
Can:ro bury, the Doke of Wellington, the Earl of West.
niorlautl, and the Earl of Shafteshorv, took their seats in
front of the throne, as Commisooners.
The Loan HANCELLOR directed the Deputy Gen-
tleman Usher of the Black Rod to proceed to tire Com-
mons, to summon that House to attend at their Lord-
ships' bar forthwith.
Mr. Qoarnse, the Deputy Usher, proceeded accord-
ingly to the blouse of C s, and soon after return-
ed, accompanied by the clerks of that House, and a
considerable number of the members, among %vitriol
were the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the four
representatives of the ci:v of London, in their robes.
The LORD CHANCELLOR stated, that his Majesty
bad been plea-ed to order letters patent to be issued for
the appointment of curtails Lords therein named to open
the Parliamertt, which letters patent the Lords and Gen-
tlemen present svonl,l now hear read,
The Commission being read,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that, in obedience to
his Majesty's commands, he had to infmni the Lords and
Gentlemen then in attendance, that as soon as a suffi-
cient timnber of ltlembers of both Houses should he
sworn, his Majesty would declare the causes for the as-
sembling o; this Parliament. In time mean time, it was
his Majesty's pleasure that the geotletuen of the Home
or Commons should return to the place ty isere they
usually held their sittings, and there proceed to choose a
fit and proper person to be their Speaker, and that they
should present the person so chosen at the bar of that
House to-morrow, at two o'clock, for his Majesty's ap-
probation.
Tne Commons then withdrew, and their Lordships
went to prayers.
Alter prayers, the oaths were taken in the usual
form by the Lords present. The Lord Chancellor and
the Doke of Clarence were first sworn separately. Af-
terwards the following Peers took the oaths, viz.—the
Dukes of Wellington and Athol; Marquisses Camden,
Cholmondeley, Anglesea, and Winchelsea; Earls of
Liverpool, Westmorland, Shaftesbury, Kate, Orford,
Aberdeen, Abergavermy,Caledon, St. Gernisas, Darn-
ley, &c.; Lords Napier, Beauchamp, Cols ille, Sydney,
Keith, Kenyon, Howard of Effingham, Lake, &c.; the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of Norwich,
Salisbury, Worcester,St.David's, Exeter, St. Asaph, &c.
At four o'clock the House adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
FRIDAY, APRIL 21.
This being the day named for the assembling of the '
new Parliament, the Lord Stewart (Lord Chohnondely) '
appeared in the Long Gallery of the House of Commons
to administer the oaths to the Members. His Lordship
remained one hour, from twelve it) one o'clock, thus
engaged ; and he then named a deputation from amongst
the Members, who continued to swear in till 2 o'clock.
At half pat two there being possibly upwards of ibp
Members present, they were summoned to the House
of Peer, by the Usher of the Black Rod.
Having returned, and the several Members having
taken their seats,
Sir W. SCOTT rose amidst cries of hear ! hear! He
addressed himself to Mr. Dyson, the Clerk, seated at
the table, observing that the duty of selecting a Speaker
from their own body once more devolved on the House.
Fortunately for them, the selection of an individual well
entitled to fill that distinguished situation was not a task
of much difficulty ; for the Right Hon. Gentleman
who had occupied the Chair in the two last Parliaments
had peculiarly recommended himself to their notice and
support. lie had become entitled to their preference.
It could not be denied that many Honorable Members
possessed talents which would afford every reasonable
expectation that they could effectively discharge the ar-
duous duties of the Chair ; hut the Hight lion. Gen-
tleman who had already filled the Chair cause recom-
mended to them by the experience which he had enjoyed
in such situation, and by the flattering distinction that
he had given peculiar satisfaction to both sides of the
House, by the manner in which he had discharged
the functions of Speaker.--(Cheers.)---His talents
were of an eletated character. He likewise possessed a
warm affection for the happy Constitution of the Coun-
try; an inflexible regard to the rights and privileges of
the House, and for the just privileges of the peoirle.—
He was :Adequate to tlie ho-t!re, it nhirdts „almost be said,
oppretsise labours of tile Chair. fie had ample and
accurate infrirmation of the s °luminous proceedings atilt
iormer Sessions of Parliament ; en intimate ac-
rinaiiitunce with these forms wi.ely ceslili died for the
regulation of the debates and the proceedings of the
House. Besides Mete was a (facility of access to the
Hight lion. Cient'eurau ; a frankness of conentmication ;
and he had evinced an unsuspected integrity on !every
rjuestion referred to his decisium—(Cheers.)—Above ail
mere was an unaffected suavity of manners and disposi-
tiori—a suavity, that, without courting general or po-
polar applause, obtained it—a suavity that softened
what night otherwise appear rigorous, and com-
manded the respect and attention of all.—With
these sentiments he (Sir W. S.) thought he could
not beler meet the wishes of the I louse than by inovine:
That the Right non. C. M. Sutton do take the Chair
of this House.' —(Cheers )
Mr. li. Su seconded the motion, observing that
it was essential for them to appoint an individual to the
Cuair woo would sopport the regulations,
the nt tufty,
and the order of the 'loose. The Right Hon. Gentle-
man who had been proposed was nut unknown to them
as a Speaker; they had experienced his fitness for such
stations—the ability with which he protected their pri-
vileges, and the disposition with which he preserved
she order and the dignity of the House. lie was highly