§ At twenty minutes before ten, the Lord-Chancellor entered the House. The Bishop of Llandaff immediately read prayers. Chief Justice Abbott, Chief Justice Dallas, Justices Holroyd and Best, and the Barons Richards and Garrow took their seats on the woolsack. At ten the House was called over by Mr. Cooper. Sundry peers were excused from attendance on account of indisposition, age, &c. The Lord-Chancellor, stated, that he had received a letter from the duke of Sussex, in which he submitted to their lordships whether on account of the ties of consanguinity which existed between him and the parties who were so intimately connected with the bill, it might not be proper to permit him to be absent upon the present painful occasion.—The Duke of York said, that if any person, on a variety of grounds, had stronger claims than an- 612 other to request leave of absence upon this occasion, he was that individual. He would not, however, suffer any private feelings to deter him from doing his duty, however painful that duty might be.—While the names were calling over, Her Majesty, attended by Lady Ann Hamilton, entered the House from the robing room. On her entrance all the Peers rose to receive her. Her Majesty took her seat in an arm chair prepared for her, on the right of the throne.