The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-12 00:00:00

DISSOLITTION OF PARLIAMENT.

BY THE QUEEN—A PROCL ‘MATION,
For Dissolving the present Parliament and Declar-
ing the calling of another.
VICTORIA, R.—Whereas we have thought fit, by
and with the advice of Our Privy Council, to dis-
solve this present rarlianis:nt, which stands pro-
rogue 1 to Thurs lay, the twenty-sixth day of No-
vember instant, We do for that end publish this
Our Royil Proclamation, and do hereby dissolve
the said Parliament accordingly; and the Lords
Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens,
and Burgesses, and the Commissioners for shires
and burghs, of the House of Commons are dis-
charged from their meeting and attendance on the
said Thursday, the twenty-sixth day of November
instant ; and We, being desirous and resolved as
soon as may be, to meet Our people, and to have
their advice in Parliament, do hereby make known
to all Our loving subjects Our Royal will and
pleasure to call a new Parliament; and do hereby
further declare, that, with the advice of Our
Privy Council, We have given order that Our
Chancellor of that part of Our United King-
dom celled Great Britain, and Our Chancellor
of Ireland, do, respectively, upon n ,tice thereof,
forthwith issue out writs in die form, and ac-
cording to law, for calling a new Parliament :
and We do hereby also, by this our Royal Pro-
clatnation under our Grew Seal of Our United
Kingdom, require writs forthwith to be issued
accordingly by Our said Chancellors respectively,
for causing the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and
Commons, who are to serve in the sail Parliament,
to be duly returned to, and give their attendance
in, Our said Parliament ; which writs are to be
returnable on Thursday, the tenth day of December
next.

Given at our Court at Windsor, this eleventh
day of November, in the year of our Lora, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, and
in the thirty-second year of Our reign.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

BY THE QUEEN.—A PROCLAMATION.
In order to the Electing and Summoning the
Sixteen Peers of Scotland.

VICTORIA, R.—Whereas We have in our Council
thought fit to declare Our pleasure for summoning
and holding a Parliament of Our United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, on Thursday„ the
tenth day of December next ensuing the date hereof ;
in order, therefore, to the electing and summoning
the Sixteen Peers of Scotland, who are to sit in
the House of Peers in the said Parliament, We
do, by the advice of Our Privy Council, issue
forth this Our Royal Proclamation, strictly
charging and commanding all the Peers of Scot-
land to assemble and meet at Holyrood House, in
Edinburgh, on Thursday, the 3d day of Decem-
ber next, between the hours of twelve and two
in the afternoon, to nominate and choose the Six-
teen Peers to sit an 1 vote in the House of Peers in
the said ensuing Parliament, by open election, and
plurality of voices of the Peers that shall be then
present, and of the proxies of such as shall be
absent (such proxies being Peers, and producing a
mandate in writing, duly signed before witnesses,
and both the constituent and proxy being qualified
according to law), and the Lord Clerk Register,
or such two of the Principal Clerks of the Session
as shall be appointed by him to officiate in his name,
are hereby respectively required to attend such
meeting, and to administer the oaths required by
law to be taken there by the said Peers, and to
take their votes ; and immediately after such elec-
tion made and duly examined, to certify the names
of sixteen Peers so elected, and to sign and
attest the same in the presence of the said
Peers the Electors, and return such certificate
into Our High Court of Chancery of Gnat
Britain. And We do by this Our Royal Procla-
mation, strictly command and require the Provost
of Edinburgh, and ail other the Magistrates of the
said city, to take especial care to preserve the
peace thereof, during the time of the said election,
and to prevent all m inner of riots, tumults, dis-
orders, and violence whatsoever. And 'We strictly
charge and command that this Our Royal Pro-
clamation be duly published at the Marken-Cross
at Edinburgh, and in all the county towns of
Scotland, ten days, at least, before the time