Commons Sitting of 19 April 1859

THE DISSOLUTION.—QUESTION.
MR. T. S. DUNCOMBE: Sir, seeing Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer in his place, I wish to ask the right hon. Gentleman a question. We know that we are summoned here to-day for the Prorogation of Parliament. I wish to ask when the dissolution will actually take place—when the notification of it will appear in the Gazette, and when the Writs will be issued?
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER: A Council will be held on Saturday morning. We have advised Her Majesty to dissolve Parliament on that day, so that the Writs may go out on that evening.

PROROGATION OF THE PARLIAMENT.
Message to attend the LORDS COMMISSIONERS.
The House went, and the ROYAL ASSENT was given to several Bills; and afterwards a Speech of the LORDS COMMISSIONERS was delivered to both Houses by the LORD CHANCELLOR.
Then a Commission for proroguing the Parliament was read,
After which
THE LORD CHANCELLORsaid:
My Lords and Gentlemen,
BY virtue of Her Majesty's Commission, under the Great Seal, to us and other Lords directed, and now read, we do, in Her Majesty's Name and in obedience to Her Commands, prorogue this Parliament to Thursday the Fifth day of May next, to be then here holden; and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Thursday the Fifth day of May next.