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Die Lunæ, 20° Junii 1831.
DOMINI tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes fuerunt:
E. of Shaftesbury chosen Speaker pro tempore.
The Lord Chancellor not being present, and The Lord Tenterden and The Lord Wynford appointed Speakers by His Majesty's Commissions being absent, the Lords unanimously chose The Earl of Shaftesbury to be Speaker pro tempore:
And his Lordship took his Seat upon the Woolsack accordingly.
PRAYERS.
Lords take the Oaths.
The Lords following took the Oaths, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes:
George Sholto Earl of Morton.
Charles Chetwynd Earl Talbot.
Charles Cecil Cope Earl of Liverpool.
James Andrew John Laurence Charles Viscount Strathallan.
Augustus Frederick Viscount Leinster.
Francis Gerard Viscount Lake.
George John Lord Audley.
Gregory William Lord Saye and Sele.
Francis Lord Gray.
John Lord Colville of Culross.
Robert Montgomery Lord Belhaven and Stenton.
William Lord Bagot.
John Lord Carbery.
William Conyngham Lord Plunket.
L d Stourton takes the Oath.
William Lord Stourton took the Oath appointed to be taken by the Act of the Tenth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, by Peers professing the Roman Catholic Religion.
L d Dover introduced.
The Right Honorable George James Welbore Agar Ellis being, by Letters Patent bearing Date the 20th Day of June, in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, created Baron Dover, in the County of Kent, with Remainder to the Heirs Male of his Body, was (in his Robes) introduced between The Lord Gower and The Lord Mendip, (also in their Robes,) the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod and Norfolk Herald Extraordinary, officiating for Garter King of Arms, and The Earl Marshal preceding: His Lordship, on his Knee, presented his Patent to The Lord Speaker at the Woolsack, who delivered it to the Clerk, and the same was read at the Table.
His Writ of Summons was also read as follows; (viz t.)
"William the Fourth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; To Our right trusty and wellbeloved Councillor George James Welbore Agar Ellis of Dover, in Our County of Kent, Chevalier, Greeting: Whereas Our Parliament, for arduous and urgent Affairs concerning Us, the State and Defence of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Church, is now met at Our City of Westminster; We, strictly enjoining, command you, under the Faith and Allegiance by which you are bound to Us, that, considering the Difficulty of the said Affairs and Dangers impending, all Excuses being laid aside, you be personally present at Our aforesaid Parliament, with Us, and with the Prelates, Nobles and Peers of Our said Kingdom, to treat of the aforesaid Affairs, and to give your Advice; and this you may in nowise omit, as you tender Us and Our Honour, and the Safety and Defence of the said Kingdom and Church, and the Dispatch of the said Affairs.
"Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Twentieth Day of June, in the First Year of Our Reign.
"Bathurst."
Then his Lordship, at the Table, took the Oaths, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes; and was afterwards placed on the lower End of the Barons Bench.
L d Kilmarnock introduced.
William George Earl of Erroll being, by Letters Patent bearing Date the 17th Day of June, in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, created Baron Kilmarnock of Kilmarnock, in the County of Ayr, with Remainder to the Heirs Male of his Body, was (in his Robes) introduced between The Lord Belhaven and Stenton and The Lord Ailsa, (also in their Robes,) the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod and Norfolk Herald Extraordinary, officiating for Garter King of Arms, and The Earl Marshal, preceding: His Lordship, on his Knee, presented his Patent to The Lord Speaker at the Woolsack, who delivered it to the Clerk, and the same was read at the Table.
His Writ of Summons was also read as follows; (viz t.)
"William the Fourth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; To Our right trusty and wellbeloved Councillor William George Hay Carr of Kilmarnock, in Our County of Ayr, Chevalier, Greeting: Whereas Our Parliament, for arduous and urgent Affairs concerning Us, the State and Defence of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Church, is now met at Our City of Westminster; We, strictly enjoining, command you, under the Faith and Allegiance by which you are bound to Us, that, considering the Difficulty of the said Affairs and Dangers impending, all Excuses being laid aside, you be personally present at Our aforesaid Parliament, with Us, and with the Prelates, Nobles and Peers of Our said Kingdom, to treat of the aforesaid Affairs, and to give your Advice; and this you may in nowise omit, as you tender Us and Our Honour, and the Safety and Defence of the said Kingdom and Church, and the Dispatch of the said Affairs.
"Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Seventeenth Day of June, in the First Year of Our Reign.
"Bathurst."
Then his Lordship, at the Table, took the Oaths, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes; and was afterwards placed on the lower End of the Barons Bench.
L d Fingall introduced.
Arthur James Earl of Fingall, of that Part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, being, by Letters Patent bearing Date the 20th Day of June, in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, created a Baron of the United Kingdom, by the Title of Baron Fingall of Woolhampton Lodge, in the County of Berks, with Remainder to the Heirs Male of his Body, was (in his Robes) introduced between The Lord Stafford and The Lord Mendip, (also in their Robes,) the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod and Norfolk Herald Extraordinary, officiating for Garter King of Arms, and The Earl Marshal, preceding: His Lordship, on his Knee, presented his Patent to The Lord Speaker at the Woolsack, who delivered it to the Clerk, and the same was read at the Table.
His Writ of Summons was also read as follows; (viz t.)
"William the Fourth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; To Our right trusty and wellbeloved Arthur James Plunkett of Woolhampton Lodge, in Our County of Berks, Chevalier, Greeting: Whereas Our Parliament, for arduous and urgent Affairs concerning Us, the State and Defence of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Church, is now met at Our City of Westminster; We, strictly enjoining, command you, under the Faith and Allegiance by which you are bound to Us, that, considering the Difficulty of the said Affairs and Dangers impending, all Excuses being laid aside, you be personally present at Our aforesaid Parliament, with Us, and with the Prelates, Nobles and Peers of Our said Kingdom, to treat of the aforesaid Affairs, and to give your Advice; and this you may in nowise omit, as you tender Us and Our Honour, and the Safety and Defence of the said Kingdom and Church, and the Dispatch of the said Affairs.
"Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Twentieth Day of June, in the First Year of Our Reign.
"Bathurst."
Then his Lordship, at the Table, took the Oath appointed to be taken by the Act of the Tenth Year of the Reign of His late Majesty, by Peers professing the Roman Catholic Religion; and was afterwards placed on the lower End of the Barons Bench.
L d Sefton introduced.
William Philip Earl of Sefton, of that Part of the United Kingdom called Ireland, being, by Letters Patent bearing Date the 20th Day of June, in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, created a Baron of the United Kingdom by the Title of Baron Sefton of Croxteth, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, with Remainder to the Heirs Male of his Body, was (in his Robes) introduced between The Lord Durham (Lord Privy Seal) and The Lord Foley, (also in their Robes,) the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod and Norfolk Herald Extraordinary, officiating for Garter King of Arms, and The Earl Marshal, preceding: His Lordship, on his Knee, presented his Patent to The Lord Speaker at the Woolsack, who delivered it to the Clerk, and the same was read at the Table.
His Writ of Summons was also read as follows; (viz t.)
"William the Fourth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; To Our right trusty and wellbeloved William Philip Molyneux of Croxteth, in Our County Palatine of Lancaster, Chevalier, Greeting: Whereas Our Parliament, for arduous and urgent Affairs concerning Us, the State and Defence of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Church, is now met at Our City of Westminster; We, strictly enjoining, command you, under the Faith and Allegiance by which you are bound to Us, that, considering the Difficulty of the said Affairs and Dangers impending, all Excuses being laid aside, you be personally present at Our aforesaid Parliament, with Us, and with the Prelates, Nobles and Peers of Our said Kingdom, to treat of the aforesaid Affairs, and to give your Advice; and this you may in nowise omit, as you tender Us and Our Honour, and the Safety and Defence of the said Kingdom and Church, and the Dispatch of the said Affairs.
"Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Twentieth Day of June, in the First Year of Our Reign.
"Bathurst."
Then his Lordship, at the Table, took the Oaths, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes; and was afterwards placed on the lower End of the Barons Bench.
L d Walsingham takes his Seat.
This Day Thomas Lord Walsingham sat first in Parliament after the Death of his Brother George Lord Walsingham; his Lordship having first, at the Table, taken the Oaths, and also taken and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.
L d Rossie introduced.
George William Fox Lord Kinnaird being, by Letters Patent bearing Date the 20th Day of June, in the First Year of the Reign of His present Majesty, created Baron Rossie of Rossie, in the County of Perth, with Remainder to the Heirs Male of his Body, was (in his Robes) introduced between The Lord Holland and The Lord Foley, (also in their Robes,) the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod and Norfolk Herald Extraordinary, officiating for Garter King of Arms, and The Earl Marshal, preceding: His Lordship, on his Knee, presented his Patent to The Lord Speaker at the Woolsack, who delivered it to the Clerk, and the same was read at the Table.
His Writ of Summons was also read as follows; (viz t.)
"William the Fourth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith; To Our right trusty and wellbeloved George William Fox Lord Kinnaird of Rossie, in Our County of Perth, Chevalier, Greeting: Whereas Our Parliament, for arduous and urgent Affairs concerning Us, the State and Defence of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Church, is now met at Our City of Westminster; We, strictly enjoining, command you, under the Faith and Allegiance by which you are bound to Us, that, considering the Difficulty of the said Affairs and Dangers impending, all Excuses being laid aside, you be personally present at Our aforesaid Parliament, with Us, and with the Prelates, Nobles and Peers of Our said Kingdom, to treat of the aforesaid Affairs, and to give your Advice; and this you may in nowise omit, as you tender Us and Our Honour, and the Safety and Defence of the said Kingdom and Church, and the Dispatch of the said Affairs.
"Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Twentieth Day of June, in the First Year of Our Reign.
"Bathurst."
Then his Lordship, at the Table, took the Oaths, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes; and was afterwards placed on the lower End of the Barons Bench.
Lords take the Oaths.
The Lords following took the Oaths, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes:
William Spencer Duke of Devonshire, Lord Chamberlain of His Majesty's Household.
William Aubrey Duke of St. Albans.
Richard Duke of Buckingham and Chandos.
Thomas Marquess of Bath.
Brownlow Marquess of Exeter.
Spencer Joshua Alwyne Marquess of Northampton.
George Horatio Marquess of Cholmondeley.
George William Earl of Winchilsea and Nottingham.
Robert Earl of Cardigan.
Thomas Earl of Elgin.
John James Earl Waldegrave.
George John Earl De Lawarr.
William Pleydell Earl of Radnor.
John Charles Earl of Clarendon.
Henry George Earl of Carnarvon.
John Willoughby Earl of Enniskillen.
William Earl of Craven.
Edward Earl of Powis.
William Earl Nelson.
Charles William Earl of Charleville.
Gilbert Earl of Minto.
William Earl of St. Germans.
John Edward Cornwallis Earl of Stradbroke.
Edward Jervis Viscount St. Vincent.
Granville Viscount Granville.
Charles Viscount Gort.
George Henry Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells.
Thomas Lord Bishop of Leighlin and Ferns.
Peter Robert Lord Willoughby de Eresby.
Thomas Lord Dacre.
Henry Lord Willoughby de Broke.
Charles Augustus Lord Howard de Walden.
Henry Francis Lord Teynham.
Frederick Lord Ponsonby.
Lewis Richard Lord Sondes.
George Lord Carteret.
Edward Lord Suffield.
Richard Lord Braybrooke.
Henry Hall Lord Gage.
Thomas Atherton Lord Lilford.
John Lord Farnham.
Thomas Lord Lynedoch.
James Lord Ormonde.
Robert Lord Clanbrassill.
Thomas Lord Melros.
Thomas Lord Wallace.
The House was adjourned during Pleasure.
The House was resumed by The Lord Chancellor.
Lords take the Oaths.
This Day George Augustus Frederick Henry Earl of Bradford and John William Earl of Dudley took the Oaths, and also took and subscribed the Oath of Abjuration, pursuant to the Statutes.
Adjourn.
Dominus Cancellarius declaravit præsens Parliamentum continuandum esse usque ad et in diem Martis, vicesimum primum diem instantis Junii, horâ undecimâ Auroræ, Dominis sic decernentibus.