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behind him; the members of the House of Commons bowed to the ground, and
as the Upper House resumed the business of the day, heedless of all
these marks of respect, the Commons departed.
CHAPTER VII.
STORMS OF MEN ARE WORSE THAN STORMS OF OCEANS.
The doors were closed again, the Usher of the Black Rod re-entered; the
Lords Commissioners left the bench of State, took their places at the
top of the dukes' benches, by right of their commission, and the Lord
Chancellor addressed the House:--
"My Lords, the House having deliberated for several days on the Bill
which proposes to augment by £100,000 sterling the annual provision for
his Royal Highness the Prince, her Majesty's Consort, and the debate
having been exhausted and closed, the House will proceed to vote; the
votes will be taken according to custom, beginning with the puisne
Baron. Each Lord, on his name being called, will rise and answer
content, or non-content, and will be at liberty to explain the
motives of his vote, if he thinks fit to do so.--Clerk, take the vote."
The Clerk of the House, standing up, opened a large folio, and spread it
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