§ The House being met at a Quarter before Three of the clock, the Clerk at the Table (Sir Courtenay Ilbert) informed the House of the unavoidable absence of Mr. Speaker from this day's Sitting:—
§ Whereupon Mr. EMMOTT, the Chairman of Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table, and, after Prayers, took the chair as Deputy-Speaker, in pursuance of the Standing Order.