The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-05-16
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anoon the I'd inst The intelligence she brings is
If a highly interesting character
opyyNG OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT ISAuouhArioN OF
THE SPEAKER.
1u s,e;on nress comment upon the election of new
seaker To the Commons On Friday, the lst says the
pdo Herald the Speaker took the chair few minutes
it tvo o'clock He was In court suit of mourning,
i,I a Main tie-wig and ungowned AT hye minutes
.t two the Usher OF the Black Rod OR A. ohhofo APP
r,,ed AT the table and summoned the Rouse OF Com
mons to the bar Of the House OF Peers 10 near 'e roy
commission read
inc Sneaker and over one hundred members then pro-
d 10 the House Of Lords and absent nearly ten
minutes On their return,
The Speaker said have to acquaint the House tha'
h House has been the House OF Peers where her Ma
- Inv her commissioners has been pleased to approve
IF he choice that the House has made Of myself as
Soker and have laid claim, their beha to all the
ancient rights and privileges Of the House, which her
Majesty has been pleased to confirm in as ample form
I manner as had been granted by any OF her Majesty
predecessors have to remind the House that their
next duty is that the House shall take the oaths
The Speaker first He then announced to the
House that the members would be sworn IN the aphabe
cal order Of their respective counties
In the House of Lords the Lords Commissioners took
their seats on the woolsack precisely at clock Earl
Granville sitting loc tens for Lord Stanley OF ioer
ey who was absent The aspect of the gorgeous cham
her admirably adapted 1t s to state ceremonies but
Altogether untitled for deliberiye or business purposes
was even more gloomy and miserable than yesterday and
;mnsed us still more forcby than 1t had done be-
fore with sense almost of the ludicrous
Sir A. Clifford, Usher Of the Black Rod, having sum
,ad the House of Commons to their lordshps house.
EVELYN Denison the newiy-elected Speaker, appeared
a. the bar accompanied by the Sergeant Arms and
numerous retinue of members.
IaI1, The Tnrlg raj
Then nroceeded to say My lords have to acquant your
joishps that in obedience to her Majesty commands
her Maestys faithful Commons in the exercise OF their
pdoued right and privilege have proceeded to the cleo
ton Of Speaker and that their choice has fallen on my
sef I now present myself at your bar, and submit
myself with all humility, to her Maestys gracious APP
probation.
al "a assure you that her Majesty is fully sensible of your
zeal for the public service and your ample sufcency to
discharge the important duties which her faithful Commons
have selected you discharge She does most readily
approve and confirm you their Speaker
The Sneaker With profound respect and gratitude i
how to her Majesty commands and it is my duty,
in the name and on the behalf Of the Commons OF the
limited Kingdom by humble petition to her Majesty to
Law claim to their undoubed rights and privileges espe-
cay to freedom from arrest and molestaton 70 te per-
sons and servants freedom of speech in debate and free
access to her Majesty whenever occasion shall require,
and that the most favorable contraction should be put
upon all their proceedings have humbly to pray on
my behalf that any error that may occur IN the ds
charge of those duties may be imputed TO me alone ana
not to her Majesty faithful Commons.
The Lord Chancellor Mr.. Speaker, we have it fur
ther in command to inform you that her Majesty most
readily confirms all the rights and privileges which have
ever granted conferred upon the Commons by any
Of her rova predecessors With respect to yourself sir
though her Majesty is sensible that You stand in no need
Of such assurance her Majesty will put the most ia
yorable construction upon your words and acts
The Speaker and the members OF the House OF Com
Inc
drew for a brief period to unrobe.
The Lord Chancellor having resumed his seat on the
woolsack the peers present who had not been sworn
took the oaths and subscribed the parliamentary roll
DEATH OF THE LAST DAUGHTER OF III.
We oopy the following from the London Times
The last Of the children of George Ill has departed this
life Her royal highncss Mary Duchess Of Gloucester,
expired Thursday April 80, at the age of 81 She was
born on the 25th of April 177G and consequently, had
long passed the ordinary limit of human life.
There were thirteen children born from the marriage OF
George III with Queen Charlotte George, Prince OF
Wales afterwards George " Frederick, Duke OF York
William Duke of Clarence, afterwards William ~ Ed
ward Duke of Kent Ernest Duke OF Cumberland, after
wards King Of Hanover Augustus, Duke OF Sussex and
Adophus the Duke of Cambridge OF tue SIX daughters
three died unmarried and three We're married Inc
Names in the order OF BIRTH stand thus the Princess
Royal Charlotte Augusta who was married to the King
of Wuremburg the Princess Augusta, who died unmar-
red the Princess Elizabeth, who was married TO the
Prince OF HeSse Homburg the frncess MARY the ity
just dead who was married to her cousin the DIXIE OF
Gloucester and finally the Processes Sophia and Anne
la, both of whom died unmarried.
With copous race there little danger of dis
puted succession of vacant throne. 1t is singular
however how few in number the representatives OF
this numerous family in the present generation Queen
Victoria the King of Hanover and the three children OF
the late Duke of Cambridge, are, VIC believe, now the only
survivors, and the Princess Charlotte daughter OF George
w. is the only one who has passed away. There Is how
ever happily but little chance that the royal family Of
England will be speedily exhausted But few days be-
fore the venerable Duchess OF Gloucester summoned
from this world ninth child was born to the Queen Of
England, that orderly succession to the British
throne would appear to be among the events which
one may calculate with reasonable certainty
IhpoRrANr FROM DENMARK --syMproMs or REVOLUTION.
Copenhagen letter Of the 2lst ult. says:
The immediate abdieation of the King is again talk
ed of more than ever and has obtained such consistency
~ to make IL matter beyond all doubt that there
some ground for believing it, 1t Is stated that the min
isterial crisis stands in close connection with this subject
RumoB of all sorts are flying about but abstain from
mentioning them to-day more particularly At would,
however, appear that something of the greatest import
ace, not unattended with danger is ON the point OF be-
ing promulgated for am in position to state as an
doubtcd fact that since yesterday all the troops In
TINS city are confined in their respective barracks, and
mat ball cartridges had been served out TO them From
this latter circumstance which is not generally known
mere, is to be inferred that popular comnotion may
expected The King has just returned to his country
residence at fredericksburg
Many people here of opinion that transr of the
crown to another head is the only practical way of solving
we problem of tlcwhole monarchy system, and getting
Denmark credaby out of tho unpleasant enlargement
consequence Of the onesded and selfwilled policy OF er
Won Scheele This 1t Is that imposes almost insurmoun-