Star.
London, England, 1831-06-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The Ilezezza entered the house at half-past two °Work
at which time several members had assembled. The [lobes
of the Black Rod then summoned the house to the Reese of
Peers, whkber the house instantly proceeded. On their
return,

The SPEAKER informed the house, that his Majesty's
Commissioners had been pleased to signify his Majesty's ap-
probation of the choice which the Commons had made of a
Speaker, and to grant to the Commons the privileges which
they had enjoyed from time immemorial. The right hon.
gentleman then begged again to express his deep obligation to
the house for the hammer which they had conferred spots bias.
Every repetition of the honour had made it of grower value
to ►im. It proved to bins, in a way most satisfactory to his
feelings, that his endeavour to discharge to the beat of
his ability the duties of his office, had bees appreciated
by the house. He could assure the house, that as long
as he bad the honour of ailing the chair, he would ans.
tinue his endeavours to exercise strict Impartiality, end to
display the utmost assiduity. He looked for the support of
the house in his endeavours to maintain order in the proceed-
, logs of the house, which was not only essential to the pro-
gress of business, but to the best interests of the country.—
That which was the most valuable to them—the freedom of
debate—could alone be insured by a suiet attention to the
rules and orders of the house. Having said this mock be
begged to inform the house that the only proceeding to which
they could have recourse at the present period, was the taking
of the oaths required by law.

The SPE/XL& and the members present then took the
oaths. The house continued to sit till 4 o'clock for the pur.
pose of affording members an opportunity of taking the
oaths. The house wilCsit for this purpose every day this
week, from 10 till four o'clock.
Yesterday, at two o'clock, the King held an In-
, vestitore of the Bath. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Eking
was introduced by Sir Garr& Nay ler, Garter King at Arms,
when his Majesty was graciously pleased to invest Sir
Charles as a Knight Commander of the Bath.
Shortly after the King held 'a Levee, receiving
in the first instance those who had the privilege of the entree,
viz. the Duke of Brunswick, the Russian, Austrian, French, ,
and Netherlands Ambassadors, the American, Prussian, Da.
nish, Spanish, Sardinian, Neapolitan, Mexican, Hanoverian,
and Wurtemberg Ministers; the Envoy Extraordinary from
the Netherlands; the Brazilian Chargé d'Affaires; the
Archbishops of Canterbury and York; the Bishop of Lon.
don ; the First Lord of the Treasury; the Secretaries of State
for the Foreign and Colonial Departments; the First Lord of
the Admiralty; the President of the Board of Control, &c,
The General Levee woo numerously attended.
His Majesty gave audiences to the Duke of
Brunswick, the Marquis of Winchester, Lord Combatant.,
Sir Wm. Freemantle, Earl Grey, the Marquis Wellesley,
the Earl of Beverly, Lord John Russell; '*and Viscount
Goderich. Lord Byron and Sir Joseph Whatley were the
Lord and Groom in waiting.
DUTY ON PAPER.—WO understand an ar-
tangement is now in contemplation foe taking of the duty
on paper, and as the exigencies of the state cannot do
without the income derived from this branch of mono.
facture it is intended to collect the some amount of
taxation by an advance on the yearly llamas now as.
assay (or carrying on the business, as well as a tax on eves;
machine, vat, and engine, employed in each manufaiusry..—
The advantage to the public, as far as reduction in peke
goes, will be trilling; it will, however, have the riot of
putting a stop to the smuggling geniis, as him Scot-
land and Ireland, and be the fosses of doing away with a
number of excisemen now employed in taking aesssnt of
the stocks of different papa-makes&