The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-19 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER took the Chair at a quarter to two
o'clock, and Lord John Russell entered at two precisely.
There were present on the Ministerial benches, the
Premier, the Right Hon. Fox Maule, the Lord Advocate,
Mr. Gibson Craig, and Mr. B. Hawes. We observed on
the Opposition side, Sir James Graham, Mr. Henry
Goulbourn, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Sir F. Thesiger, Lord
Lincoln, and Mr. Cardwell. Colonel Sibthorp was also
present on the same side. Ir. E. Bankes-was seated by
Sir James Graham.

At twenty• five minutes after two, Mr, Pulman, Deputy
Usher of the Black Rod, appeared at the bar of the
House of Commons, and summoned the Commons to
attend at the bar of the House of Lords, to hear her
Majesty's Speech delivered.
The Speaker, in his robes, attended by about 50 out
of the 150 Members present, proceeded to the House of
Lords.

On their return, at twenty-five minutes to three, the
Speaker announced the reading of the Speech, and the
House adjourned till a quarter to four o'clock.
We omitted to state in its proper place that the leader
of " Young Ireland " was ranged on the Opposition side,
while Sir R. H. Inglis, and several Members of the Pro-
tection party, were seated beneath the gangway.

The SPEAKER again took the Chair at Four o'clock,
and informed the House that he had, during the vaca-
tions, issued his writ for the election of a new Member
for North Lincolnshire, in room of Lord Worsley, who
had lately been raised to the House of Peers, as Earl of
Yarborough.

NEW MEMBERS.
The Right Ron. E. Smurr took the oaths and his
seat, on being re-elected for Derby, he having
resigned in consequence of being appointed Chief
Commissioner of the new Railway Board.
Colonel MURE took the oaths and his seat for Ren-
frewshire, vacant by the death of the late P. M. Stewart.
Sir MONTAGU JOHN CHOLMLEY took the oaths and
his seat for North Lincolnshire, in the room of Lord

Worsley.
Captain RUSIIOUT took the oaths and his seat for
East ‘Vorcestershire, in the room of John Barneby, Esq.,
deceased.

MINISTERIAL MEASURES.
Mr. TUFNELL rose to give notice, on the part of
.he First Lord of the Treasury, that he should on Tues-
day next move for a Committee of the whole House to
consider the question of the laws relating to the
importation of corn into this country. He would
also, on the same day, move that the House do re-
solve itself into Committee on the navigation laws. He
would also move on Friday next that a Select Com-
mittee be appointed to consider the law of settle-
ment. On Monday the Noble Lord would bring
the state of Ireland before the House, and on Friday
week he would announce the order in which the busi-
ness of the House would be taken.
Mr. PARKER, on the part of his Right Hon. Friend
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, gave notice that on Tues-
day next he would move for a Committee of the House
on the Customs and Excise laws, and on an early day
he would move the Sessional Orders of the House and
the Committee on Standing Orders.
Mr. FOX MAULE said that on an early day he
would bring under the consideration of the House a law
relative to limited enlistment in the army.
Mr. HUME gave notice that on an early day he would
put a question to the First Lord of the Treasury re
lative to the intentions of Government as respected the
Poor-law Commissioners, consequent on the proceedings
of last session.