Sitting of 7 May 1880

Preamble
The House met at Four of the clock. Several Lords—Took the Oath.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales—Singly took the Oath.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn—Singly took the Oath.

NEW PEERS.
The Right Honorable George William Viscount Barrington, in that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called Ireland, having been created Baron Shute of Beckett in the county of Berks—Was (in the usual manner) introduced.
The Right Honorable William Watson, late Her Majesty's Advocate for Scotland, appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary under the provisions of the Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1876, with the dignity of a Baron for life by the style and title of Baron Watson of Thankerton in the county of Lanark —Was (in the usual manner) introduced.
Sir Ivor Bertie Guest, Baronet, having been created Baron Wimborne of Canford Magna in the county of Dorset —Was (in the usual manner) introduced.
House adjourned at Five o'clock, to Monday next, Eleven o'clock.