Star.
London, England, 1802-02-12 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY, FEB. st.

Some routine and private frame's was dit'pAifed
of, in the courfe of which their
further pc&poned dlliveriro; Judgm,nt relative to
the important appeal, Johnion v. Stotts, till to
morrow.

The Honk was then adjourned during p:eafur..
while the Lords Cumulitlioners, anthoricel to de-
clare the 12,7a1 Apr robation c,f the Spatz-r, re-
tired to robe. This be;ng dor.•!, the Loan CH AM•
CELLOR, Lord Hon %/LT, :Ind Lord W.ILSING HAM,
took thcir feats on the 11‹neli, in.the tiont of the
Throne, as his Majztly's ReFefintativcs on this
Gee:Winn.

The Deputy Ulher of the Black Rod was then
fent to order the atter.•.!l:lc.: cf the Conintoni, who
forthwith appeared at the tar, with th.:ir ntwly
eicaed Speaker, Mr. AI. ;:qT, at their hcad:—he
wa, fupported by the Mas-rFe of the Roc-Ls, and
Mr. BAF:FR.

TIIC LOP.D CIiANCE'LLCIt briefly llatcd, that it
not being convenient to his M:ijelly to be perfo-
nally pretest, he had thou ht proper to appoint
Commiflioners to declare 1:.; Royal Approbation
of the Speaker chofen by hii fai:hfol Commons,
and defired that the Commi:lion be then read.

The Commitlion was accordingly read by Mr.
P.ofe, the Reading-Clerk : it was couched in the
ufual form and language, and audio:iced certain
Peers therein named, or :::.y three of them, to de-
clare and notify his Majefly's royal approbation of
the Right Hon. CHARLES tutor, as Speaker of
his faithful Commons, &c.

Mr. ARROT then a;Jdrcfred the Lords Commif-
floners neatly as follows--., In obedience to his
2vlaielly's commands, his faithful Commons of the
United Realm of Gre:it-Ilritain and Ireland, in
Parliament &trembled, have proceeded to the elec-
tion of a Speaker, and in confequence of which,
it becomes my duty to acquaint your Lordthips,
that the high and dillinguifhed honour of their
choice has fallen upon me.—lmpretred, as I fully
am, with the decj'elt fenfe of the very ardhous
and important datics of that high and honourable
Intl, I have beef:lEloy to regret that their choice
has not been better made, and I am folly pet Ma-
ded that his Ist•jetty's faithful Commons would
have ample cattle to expieis their gratitude to the
Throne,were it his Majelty's royal pleaftire to o
mand them to pi oceed to another eletlion."--
On which
The LORD CHANCELLOR addretred Mr. Abbot
tofthe following effeCl That his Majelly be:ng
perfectly fati:fied with
.his experience of the pin-
dence and y.fidont manifetled Ly his faithful C rn-
rnons in repeated formes eleitions, of perfuns to
fulfil the artiucus duties of tie great and impor-
tant fituation to %%Lich their choice had elevate) the
Member nos: prefeated ft).- !loyal App..ohation,
bit Majcay chief t..intd no d.-niirt of his (Mr. Ab-
bot's) talents, ciilixence, and fuffisiency to dll=
charge the ardooal .t;:d important hat
fituation." feemht to addrefs Mr. A Lot
on the part of the Lords C.,rwr.itli,sn.:rs, tr.. Lord
Ch tncellor ccntinued to uhierse, " that, cuiti;..cier-
ing the eleetion made by his MAiAy's fait i.fel „jean.
mots, they conld not but dc...in him as the pe; fon
bell clitalified to fulfil tittle duties ; that they were
impretred to a ezrtain degree with thefe fcntimer.ts
which he had exprelred ; hut, at the lam:
refleaing how b,-reat was tar: encouragernent tc be
derived ft cm the wicciory and teniii,r
Idled by his Majeay's Coinnicais, in ri.cir
parliamentary fiiii,Ftioni, that rc.zwithitarld.i....g 'i.e
arduous and important n i:iire of thefe .Iv:es
which ;le was eleacd to c.:Charge, it st as with the
higheft fatisfalion they law, th..t. the choir: made
by the Commons was followed by the approba-
tion of his Mdici.7. We, the, &fore, Sir, have it
in command hoof his Isldi.:fly to notify and de-
clare, that his Map] y is gra( ioufly plealed fuliy
to allow,ane highly to approv:: of the choice m..de
by his faiihinl Common .of a Speaker. IVe here-
by, by %jape of his Plajcity's commitlion, and in
his name, and by Maj::ay's authority, allow
and confirm their laid chci.:e."

TIIC SPEAKEK then replied to the follroving ef-
fe.9:—., My Ltusis, I humbly ftibmit to his Ma-
jelly's Royal Pleafurei and beg to return my moll
grateful thanks for the high and dittinguill4d
Item- of his Royal Approbation. .It will become
My duty to a:tert and maintain the ancient and
undoubted rights of the Commons Houle of Par.
liament; aad thould I, in the difcharge of my va-
rious important and arduous duties, commit any
involuntary et-tor, I entreat it ray be imputed to
me alone, and not laid to the account of his Ma-
jelly's loyal anti faithful Commons."
The .':;PEAF: EX accompanied by the Members,
who-were very numerous, then retire.!.
Lord %aro rook the Oaths and his Scat.
No other bulirefs being before the Houle, their
Lordfhips then adjourned till to-morrow.