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London, England, 1819-01-16 00:00:00

PARLI A MENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, JANUARY 13.

Shortly before two o'clock, Lord Chief Baron
Richards entered the H wise with the accustomed
state attached to the Office of Speaker, immedi-
ately after which prayers were read.
About two the Lord Commissioners, namely,
the Lord President (the B.trl tiarrowhY). ILc
Lord Privy Sea) (the Earl of Wes•moreland), the
Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Shaftesbury,
and tire Earl Bathurst, took their seals.
Tire Lord President directed the Gentleman
U•her of the Black Rod (Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt)
to require the attendance of the House of Com-

moos.
Black Roil went forth, and shortly afterwards
returned with Mr. Manners Sutton, at the head
of a considerable number of Members of the
House of Commons, who advanced, making the
usual obeisances to the liar.
Mr. MANNERS SUTTON.—" My Lords, his Ma-
jesty's Commons, in the exercise of their
undoubted privilege, have proceeded to the choice
of a Speaker, and I am to inform your Lordships
that that choice has fallen upon me. lam fully
aware, my Lords, of all the difficulties attending
tire fulfilment of the duties of the arduous office of
Speaker, and of the qualifications required for
their adequate execution—l attt also folly sensible
how many of these qualifications arc wanting in
me.—Should it therefore be the pleasure of his
Royal flightless the Prince Regent, acting in the
rrrru;e and ou the behalf of his Majesty, to disap-
proie of the choice thus made Ly his Majesty's
faithful Commons, there is no doubt that Iris Ma-
jesty's faithful Commons will, without difficulty,
find many amongst their own Members (vim are
much better qualified than myself to execute the
dates of their Speaker."
The LORD PRESIDENT--" Mr. Sutton, we have
it in command from hii Royal Highness the
Prince R,gent, acting in the raise and on the be-
half of his Majesty, to signify his Royal High-
tress's approbation of the choice made by his Ma-
jesty's faithful Commons, his Royal Highness be-
ing fully satisfied, from the eminent and tried abi-
lities displayed by you in the last Session, inn the
office of Speaker, that you are eminently (rati-
fied to execute all the ditties which that stw ion
requires."
The SPEAK! R—" I humbly submit myself to
the pleasure of his Royal Highness the Prince
Rrgent, acting in the name and on the behalf of
hip Majesty. In becomes therefore my duty, on
behalf of his Majesty's faithful Commons, hoot-
bly to solicit the allowance of their undoubted
jai% ileges, namely, freedom of debate, freedom
from arrest, or moles:ation for themselves, (Itch
servants and estates, and free access to his Majes-
ty, whenever they shall deem it their duty to lay
before him any matters touching the public evel-
faue. I have, lastly, humbly to solicit, that it
any mistake shall arise inn the course of the pro-
ceediogs of the Horse, that the blame of such
emir may be imputed to me alone, and not to
his Majesty's faithful Commons

Ti.e LOUD PRESIDENT--" Mr. Speaker, we
have it in command from his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the be-
half of his Majesty, to grant his Majesty's faith-
ful Commons the. tree exercise of all the privileges
to which they have been accustomed, in as free
and ample a manner as they have ever been en-
joyed under his Majesty, or any of his predeces-
sors. That any mistake should be committed in
the proceedings of the House, the eminent quali-
ties already displayed by you as their Speaker, in-
duce his Royal Highness the Prince Regent to be-
lieve-will not occur ; but should any mistake un-
avoidably arise, we have it in command from his
Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the
mane and on the behalf of his Majesty, to state
that the most favourable construrtion will be put
upon i!, without imputing blame to his Majesty's
faithful Commons."

The Lords Commissioners took off their hats,
and the Speaker having made his obeisance, with-

drew with the Mace carried before biro, and ful
lowed by the Members.

The Lords present, amongst whom were the
Alarytis of Sligo, the Earl Digby, the Earl Dela-
war, &c. &c. were sworn. The oaths were also

administered to the other Lords who came in,

till tour o'clock, when an adjournment, as usual,
took place.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

About two o'clock the House was summoned
to the House of Peers. On their return,
The SreaKElt informed them, that they had
been to the House of Peers, and that their choice
of him as Speaker had there been confirmed by
the Royal approbation—that he had taken that
opportunity to solicit on behalf of himself and
of the House, that his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of
his M.ijesty, would be pleased to grant and con-
fit rn to them the privileges and immonities here-
tofore enjoyed by the Commons House of Parlia-
ment—that is to say, freedom from all arrests,
and full protection of person to themselves, their
office's, and servants—tree and unrestrained ac-
cuss to the Royal presence at all reasonable times
—perfect freedom of debate—and the most fa-
vourable construction of all their proceedings ;
and that his Royal Highness had been graciously
pleased to grant and confirm unto them the said
immunities and`privileges in as full, ample, and
besieti:7ial a manner as the same had ever been
heretofore granted to the House of Commons
by his Majesty, or any of his predecessors.
" Perhaps," continued Mr. Speaker, " I may
now again be permitted to express my acknow-
ledgement to the House for the great proof they
have been pleased to give me of their favour and
esteem. I trust that they will continue to regard
ail my services with the sante indulgence ; and
that while I condone in any degree to mein their
pprobmiou, they will enable me .to maintain a
strict attention to the established rules and orders,
which will be found not more convenient for the
dispatch of business than necessary tor the ho-
nour and dignity of the House. It now only re-
mains for me to say, that no other proceeding
n ill lake place on this occasion, than that those
Alembcrs who are preseut should take the