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London, England, 1812-11-29 00:00:00

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trednuely rece goize the portrait of that highly-gifted inditiidnal who
had, i!vring the whole of that period, presided over their proceedings.
--(Hear, itsar !)--I-Te was tire he need not mention the name of Mr.
Abbot.—(Hear, hay 1)—lt would he superfluous to refer back to the
early parliamentary the of that distinguished person, when he dis-
elaYee such a firm and upright conduct, as a Member of Parliament,
and exhibit d sit .h a devoted attachment to the principles of the Con.
stitotion ; neither need he refer to those qualities which had origi-
nally recommeeded him to the choice of the Home. Rut he was
.ware that he had to claim a very large portion of their indulgence
awl candour tor having presonied to addr-ss them on their first meet.
ing: yet, he would frankly confess he could not resist the opportu.
lily of thus pu !idly testifsing those sew iments of esteem, regard,
..eocratien, and respect, w bleb justly belonged to that gentleman,
and which he very sincerely felt towards Min. H.e anticipated with
entire confidence, the unanimous concurrence of the House, in moving
that the Right Honourable Charles Abbot do take she Chair of that
Hettse.—( H ear. hear 1)
Mr. rAterwaictur seconded the motion.
The call of " Chair," having become general throughout the
H use,
' Mr. A stot said, it was impossible for him not to feel gratified with
the iv.ry iitg.i terms in which his Right Honourable Frii ;'d, and the
Honourable Gentleman who seconded him, had mentioned his name,
awl the highly favourable and .flatteriug manner with which what was
delivered by these Gentlemen had heen received by the House. He
begged leave to assure the House, that if he was again called to their
Chair, lie wool I not undertake to discharge the arduous duties at-
tachei to it, if he did not confide that his future endeavours would
meet with the !erne iolulgence as his past. Some attention to the
way in rceeeh business is cal ti-rt on, and the forms of the House,
might have, in.ritaes, enabled him to go during)) their ordinary pri-
vate nd public hnsieess ; but these were by no means the mein dif-
fi ulties of the offiee ; tor such were the many new and unlooked-for
occurrences often su,:deoly sprung no in that Howe, th it un-
less the House %yen: onpared to suppo; i any (ma of their Nleno-,cts
who might sit in that Chen-, all other conside.rations would be boner-
thorns, He only hope that so long as he filed the oilice no part of
• his conduit euld ever be found detrimental to the interests or the
honour of the House.--,Hear, !near !) •
Mr. Abbot hiving then been condoefed to the Chair in the usual
ortnner, proceeded to address the :10,12e-from ie Ile entertained a
deep sense of the arduens ntites which every person who filled that
Chair was celled upon to f iltii ; ancf so long as ee dischareed these
duties, to the best of his jutige.ent and -tbility, he hoped be :dh o' -
ceive the support of the House. He beeged • leave to
I-I, use, that be was entirely devoted to its svi vice.—(Hea:
hear !)
Lord C re ER E AGM observed, that till the choice of rl •
had been communicated to his R yal Highness the Plate--
fm• his approbation, to proceed to any other business v.. • • •
‘'tilar. He could not, however, hens coiteraeolatn.S: •
the choice which they had made. He wds ure. that
t el it as a inaver of individual gratification, ha! he rier.,eri •
foiled returned to the Commons Howe of 1' :hern', i, wei .
elevated to the high situ itioa in which he had • Ire
distinguished himself. There vv .s no m ,it iry :"'
logs of the House could have commenced oiere aus; ; e • •• ;
he trusted that they would terminate their lane- in a r Le.
responding to such ac• mmencement. He did i• wie .to •ie- •••
more of the filtc of the llou;:e, and should conclude with
the Howe do now adjourn to-morrow.—Adjouraed.

EDNESDAY, Nov. 25.
•
At twelve o'clock the Speaker took the Chair, and Ve5S
immediatel••• th-realer summoned, by the Rod, to if •
of Peers, to have the Royal approbation, by n,
their choice of a S,,ealt-r. They accordingly proi_.•eded to .
of Lords, and on their return, the Speaker acquailted the 1-1.)ir,.•, .
the House had been :a the Howe of Lords, where the !:toyal a.- • •
bation had be.n signifi..d to their election of him as tne'r Spa .•
and where he hal claimed for them their accustomed pr:vi:eges, ••
dons of speech, sc .mrity fri.m arrest to tl..!inselves, &c.
The Chair being taken, he Members were called up to the table
al•phabetical order, according to the. Counties they lepi-Nttwct. and
took the oaths. Generally speaking only one or two appeared trout
each county, until the name of Cornvvall was pronounced, whei, more
than twenty members left the ministerial benches, and advAn: e
i to
receive the oaths. This remarkable (lit:proportion, so sineifla,ly ex.
emplified, excited not a little mirth and son confusion in the Howe.
—The swearing contirued until four o'clock, when the Rouse Ati-
j)urned.

THURSDAY, NOV. 26. •
At twelve o'clock ,forty members being 14 attenflance-,:the oath
%vele adminii,ered to viem, and this bitsine occupied the whole ti.ni
of their meeting.
Nothing but the sl taring in of the Members has been .done sine,
Titursday.

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