§ On the House meeting this day, pursuant to the summons for calling a new Parliament,
§ The Lord Chancelloraddressed their Lordships:—My Lords,—Her Majesty not thinking fit to be present here this day in her Royal person, has been pleased to cause a commission to be issued under the great seal for the opening and holding this Parliament.
The Lords Commissioners (namely, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquess of Lansdowne, the Marquess of Normanby, the Earl of Clarendon, and Viscount Duncan-non) having taken their seats, and the Commons, headed by Mr. Ley, the chief clerk, having appeared at the bar, the commission in the usual form was read.
§ The Lord Chancellorsaid,—My Lords and Gentlemen,—We have it in command from Her Majesty to let you know that you shall hereafter be informed of the cause of calling this Parliament together; but it being necessary that a Speaker for 2 the House of Commons should first be chosen, you will, for that purpose, return, to the place prepared for your meeting, and there be pleased to choose a Speaker, and present such person whom you shall so choose here to-morrow, at two o'clock, for Her Majesty's Royal approbation.
§ The Commons withdrew.
§ Prayers having been read by the Lord Bayning (no Bishop being present),
§ The Lord Chancellorsingly first took the oaths at the Table.
§ The certificate of the sixteen Peers for Scotland was read, a considerable number of Lords took the oaths, and several Roman Catholic Peers took the prescribed oath.
§ Henry Charles Howard, Esq. (Earl of Surrey) created Baron Maltravers, took the oath prescribed for Roman Catholic Peers. The right hon. Sir Richard Hussey Vivian, Bart., created Baron Vivian, and the right hon. George Hamilton Chichester (Earl of Belfast), created Baron Ennishowen, took the oaths.
§ His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex singly took the oaths.
§ Adjourned.