The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-30 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(This Day.)

The new Parliament was opened in the House of
Lords by Royal Commission. The Royal Commis-
sioners present were the Lord Chancellor, the,
Duke of Argyll, Lord Stanley of Alderley, thet
Earl of Harrowby, and Earl Spencer.

The peers present on the Ministerial benches!
were Lord Panmure, the Marquis of Huntley,
Lord Belper, and Lord Godolphin.

The only occupant of the Opposition benches]
with the exception of a few ladies, was the Earl of
Beauchamp.
The Lords Commissioners took their seats at the
foot of the Throne shortly after two o'clock, when
The LORD CHANCELLOR, advancing to the Wool-
sack, directed Sir A. Clifford, the Usher of the
Black Rod to summon tte members of the House
of Commons to give their immediate attendance at
the bar.

The Usher of Black Rod accordingly retired and
in a few minutes afterwards returned to the House,
accompanied by Sir Denis Le Marchant, the Chief
Clerk of the House of Commons, and a large body
of the new Members.

The Chef Clerk of thelionse of Lords then read
the Royal Commission for the opening of Parlia-
ment ; after which

The LORD CHANCELLOR, in the name of her Ma-
jesty and by virtue of the Commission which had
just been read, directed the gentlemen of the House
of Commons to retire to their own chamber and
choose a Speaker. The Members of the House of
Commons accordingly withdrew.
Their lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—',This Day.)
The assembling of a new Parliament is always s
matter of much excitement and interest, not onl3
with the public, but the members themselves.
usual there were a large gathering of the former in
Palace-yard, who greeted many of the popular fa-
vourites as they arrived. Within the house the
various members as they arrived took up their
position on the seats on either side of the house,
according to the political predilections, or congre-
gated in knots on the floor of the house
congratulating their friends on their first appear-
ance or on the constancy of their " old loves" w
the case might be. It is usual and natural to ex-
pect something peculiar in a new thing, and Par-
liament are no more exempt from it than other
worldly affairs. The usual mode of proceeding
is to keep the reporters gallery closed till after
prayers, the reporters not being allowed the
inestimable privilege of praying with the members,
but on the assembly of a new Parliament thing:
are different—prayers are dispensed with, anc
consequently the reporters are admitted ru
soon, if not before the general assemblage
of the members. The hour appointee
was 2 o'clock, but as early as half-past 1 o'clock
hon. members were seen wending their way alor4
the approaches to the house from their clubs am'
residences, and by twenty minutes to tw(
o'clock the house was nearly full, and pre-
sented a most animated appearance, accom-
pared with a Babel of sounds from the buzz ol
congratulation and conversation of the members.
Mr. Hayter, the whipper-in, was early in at
tendance, offering his congratulations to hot'
old and new members, and the affectionate
manner in which he shook hands with
et .1141 U. nave impressed a stranger with the
belief that his own happiness consisted alone
in witnessing it and promoting it in others
Amongst the earlyarrivals were the Solicitor-Gene-
ral, Sir B. Hall, Mr. Fitzroy, Mr. V. Smith, Si
C. Wood, Mr. Baines, Mr. Secretary Labouchere
Sir G. Grey and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Mr. Thomas Havakey, General Thompson, Mr
Hadfield, Mr. v,;( ilcox, Mr. Locke King, Sir Joh,
Potter, Alrlerman Copeland, Mr. Fagan, Mr.
Mr. Wyld, Col. French, Sir Jas. Duke.
Mr,_illa3l
er, Mr. A. Stafford, Lord Elcho, Ad
rAiral Walcott, Sir James Graham wh(
straightway went to his old seat below the
gangway—Sir Frederick Thesiger, Sir J. Paxton.
Mr. Keating, Q.C., Mr. W. Jackson, Mr. R. Lowe.
Mr. Spooner, Sir F. Kelly, Mr. Miles, Sir A.
Elton, Mr. Gladstone, Lord Stanley, Aldermal
Sir R. Carden, and others. As the members al
wore their hats, it was with difficulty they conic
be recognised.

About 10 minutes to 2 o'clock, Sir D. Le Mar-
chant, the chief clerk, took his seat at the table
the Mace being placed on the floor of the house, an(
at ten minutes past two, Sir Augustus Clifford, th(
Usher of the Black Rod, with a message, was an-
nounced. An immediate cry of "Place—place '
was raised, and the floor of the house was speedill-
- when Sir Augustus, in full uniform;
entered the house, and advanced to the table of th,
house, when he addressed the Chief Clerk as fol-
lows :—" I am commanded by the Lords Corn
missioners by authority of the writs addressed t(
them by her Majesty, to require the immediate
attendance in the Howe of Peers of their honour-
able house, to hear the Royal Commission read."
Sir Augustus Clifford then withdrew, and
The Chief Clerk, accompanied by Sir G.
Grey, Sir C. Wood, and a large number of the
members proceeded to tle House of Lords, when
the Royal Commission was read.

Lord PALMERSTON entered the house at 25
minutes past two o'clock, and was' loudly cheer.ed,
and shortly after the holto proceeded to the