§ The House Met at Eleven of the Clock.
§ The House, being met, the Clerk at the Table (Sir Horace Dawkins) informed the House of the unavoidable absence of Mr. Speaker from this Day's sitting.
§ Whereupon, Sir Robert Young, the Chairman of Ways and Means, proceeded to the Table, and, after Prayers, took the Chair as Deputy-Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Order.