The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-01 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OF LORDS—(THIS DAY).
Their lordships met at two o'clock. The Royal
Commis3ioners having taken their seats in front of
the throne,
The LORD CHANCELLOR ordered the -fisher
of the Black Rod to summon the members of the
House of Commons to attend at the bar.
In a few minutes afterwards Mr. John Evelyn
Denison, attended by, his mover and seconder, Mr.
Wilson Patten and Sir F. Baring, and attended by
a goodly number of members of the House of
Commons (considering it being the Derby day)
appeared at the bar.
Mr. J. E. DENISON then addressed their lord-
ships, saying--In obedience to the commands of her
Majesty, the House of Commons have proceeded,, in
exercise of their undoubted right and privilege, to the
election of their Speaker, and I have to acquaint
your lordships that, however unworthy of it, I am the
object of their choice, and I, with all humility, have
now to ask her Majesty's most gracious approbation
of that choice.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said—Mr. John
Evelyn Denison, we have the command of her
Majesty to assure you that her Majesty is so fully
sensible of your zeal for the public good and your
sufficiency to discharge the arduous duties to which
you have been elected by the members oQ the House
of Commons, that she fully approves and confirms
you their Speaker.
The SPEAKER—My lords, with the most
profound gratitude and respect I submit myself to
her Majesty's commands, and it now becomes my
duty in the name, and for and on behalf of the
Commons of England, to lay claim, by hum-
ble petition, to the free exercise of all
those ancient and undoubted rights, immu-
nities and privileges—more especially those
of freedom from arrest and molestation for them-
selves and servants—free access to her Majesty
when occasion may require, and that her Majesty,
may be graciously pleased to put the most favour-
able construction on all their proceedings and
actions, and for myself, my lords, I have to entreat

that if any errors should be committed, they may
be attributed to me, and not to her Majesty's
faithful Commons.

The LORD CHANCELLOR—Mr. Speaker, we
have it further in command from her Majesty to
assure you that her Majesty most readily confirms
all the rights and privileges of her faithful Com-
mons which have ever been granted by her Ma-
jesty's Royal predecessors; and with respect to
yourself, sir, although her Majesty is sensible that
you stand in no need of such an assurance. her
Majesty will ever put the most favourable con-
struction upon all your words and actions.
The SPEAKER then bowed to the Lords Commis-
sioners, and retired from the bar.

The LORDS COMMISSIONERS then bowed to each
other and retired.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, having divested him-
self of his robes as a Lord Commissioner, shortly
afterwards re-entered the House and took his seat
on the woolsack.

The swearing in of peers was then proceeded
with and continued for a short time, when their
lordships adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THis DAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at the Clerks' table
shortly before two o'clock. The right hon. gentle-
man did not appear in full official costume.

The mace was to-day laid on the table, and not
in front of it, the form observed yesterday.
The Usher of the Black Rod entered the
House shortly after two o'clock, and, addressing
the Speaker, said the Lords Commissioners desired
the immediate attendance of the House in the
House of Peers.

The SPEAKER then proceeded to the House
of Lords accompanied by most of the mem-
bers present. In about ten minutes he
returned, and having taken the chair said—
I have to state that I have been this day to the
House of Peers, where I communicated to the Peers
forming her Majesty's Commission that the house
had proceeded to the election of a Speaker, and
that its choice had fallen upon me. My Lords'
Commissioners, on behalf of her Majesty, have
confirmed the choice, and also her Majesty's most
gracious approval. I, therefore, on behalf of this
house, laid claim to the ancient and undoubted
privileges heretofore enjoyed by this house;
especially the privilege of freedom from arrest for
ourselves and our, servants—the freedom of de-
bate—free access to her Majesty at all rea-
sonable times when we desire it—and also that
her Majesty would put the most favourable con-
struction upon our words and actions, and my
Lords Commissioners were authorised by her
Majesty to concede those privileges to the house.
Having made this communication to the house, I
hope hon. members will allow me to take this oppor-
tunity of again offering them my sincere and
grateful acknowledgments for the high and
honourable position in which they have placed me,
and to invite them to aid me by their counsel and
support in maintaining the authority of the chair.
My next duty is to subscribe to the oaths.

The oaths having been administered, the righ
hon. gentleman resumed the chair.
The SPEAKER then informed the house that
the members would be sworn in in the alphgbetica
order of the counties.

The CLERK having road over the names of the
counties, the swearing•in of members was proceeded
with, and continued up to the hour of adjourn-
ment.