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1 EL - - . . .. . utr fAatio ktc 11 1 II k r Lt . c -io t r r+ ._. I - . _ tnir &Ong, ConOtitutton, an labmS. No. 1,1196.—V0t. XIV.] 9itipertat Varitantent. HOUSE OF LOH 94, TVICSDAY, JAM. 23. This being the day appointed for the meeting of Parliament, his Majesty opened the Session with a Speech troth the Throne. THE ADDREB3. At Ire o'clock. the usual hour for business, the Lord Chan • allot requested the attention of the Lords to Cat) ring's some gracious Spaeth. •, UT Loam AIM Geert.trazer " I have the satisfaction of acquainting you, that I continue to repairs from Foreign Powers the strongest araurances of their friendly disposition towards this country. 4 ' It will be a matter of deep regret to me, if the occurrences which have lately taken place in Italy should eventually lead to any interruption of tranquillity in that quarter ; but it will in lush a ease, be my great object to secure to my people tbe eon inuanee of penes. GENTLEMEN Or THE if OCISE OF COMMONS, " The inessures by which. in the last Session of Parliament. you mode provision for the expenses of my Civil Government, sind for the honour and dignity of the Crown, demand my warmest seltilowledviests. ' 1 hose directed that the Estimates fur the current year shall be laid before you ; and it is a setioNetion to me to have been ena►led to make some reduction in our Shilitsry Esta blishments. " You will observe from the amount of the Public Revenue, tt.at notwithstanding the receipts in Ireland have proved ma. tonally deficient, in consequence of the unfortunate citcutn atanaes which have affected the Commercial Credit of that part of the United Kingdom, and although our Foreign Trade, during the early part of this time, Wall in a Mate of depression; the total Nevenue has, nevertheless, cum...led that of the preceding year. f* A considerable part of t'dis increase must be ascribed to the new Tates I but in some of those branches which aro the surest Indication of internal wealth, the augmentation has fully rea. any expectation which could have been reasonably formed of it. ,• The raporate provision which was made for the Queen, 'ea Princess of Wales, in the year Ifni, terminated with the demise of his late Majo.ty, " I hart in the mean tittle, directed advances, as authorised by law, and it will, under present circumstances, be for you to consider what new arrangements should 6c mails on this subject, " MT LOID. AND CIENTI,1110:11. " I hare great pleasure in being able to acquaint you, that a I considerable improvement has taken place within the last half year in 'rewind of the most important branohes of our commerce and manufactures r and that, in many of the manu facturing districts, the distress which prevailed at the COM. rnenaeraCtit of the last Session of Parliament have greatly abated, " It will he my most anxious deblro to concur in every mange which may be considered as calculauxl to advance our Internal prosperity, st j well knew that, notwidadandiug the agitation produced by te m porary 6reismataneos, and amidst the distress which still Presses upon a large portion of my stihjecta, the tirmeat re li an c e slay be placed on that alllctionate and loyal attachment w my Person and Government, 91 . which I have recently received se many testimonies from all ports of the kingdom t and which, t shall ever (topsider as the best and surest safeguard. of my Throne, " In the diseliergo of the important duties imposed upon you, you will, 1 am confident, be sensible of the indipensublc ne ctmoly of promoting qnd maintaining, to the utmost of your power, a duo olredience to the bows, And of instilling into all Oa tes army sutticcte,a letpeot for lawful authority, and fur chase oatablished Institutions under which the Country has been •neblod to overeome co mat•.y difficulties, and to which. under providently, may uur happiness and TV Down, as a Nation." 1,011 BELMORP r,eo to move so Address, which was as usual, an echo or the Speech. Lord PIIUDIhOIi rose to *mond the Address. He had the oatisfisetion to concur with lti. Noble Friend in every part of U. hcrlltliV seal, it cow not his intention, to 01(4 any rip.. position to the Addrtsa, but he mold not concur in iit.ntittiouti which the Noble Mover eapeettxl to be unanimously adopted.— He had to rej,, , ret that he did not tee in the Speech num the Throne, or in the Attdreur, any intention to alter the system of Government so long unhand!) , purhiod, and whieh be watt per. intattod would involve the country, at DO di,tallt pi,rintl, in re• volution. lie hoped tbia House, f liintse of l'Ar liatrient, would nod the neces-tty of compelling his Al4josty s Minist otf i to h o lt in t h e eoutsv w hi c h h a d lorg ritgags attention, and led to the present unfortunate state of riff .i:s. it was stated in alts t•istech front the 'throw:, that the the cottony was greatly improve4l,—.Tie cute t ie the sorettue was iniroveit. All he Ita4 to say on thin suili . cct was, that ho sincerely bopcil the cxp , tetatione bcl4 out wou4l not prove tabu. pew, •Thm; 101 ti (1•!.. .n.gm!. to which no reft ! rti, t , c • n g wAtjc, ••••• 101 MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 18t1. namely. the agricaltural interest. (Hear, hear. He could say there was no improvement there. On the contrary. there was a great increase of distress, and he could sot reconcile the statement of improvement in the commercial and manufacturing branches. whet the agriculture of the country, on which all must depend. was falling into the greatest embamissinent. There was one sub fire which required separate ouneideration. Ile heard with as Isfaction that Foreign Powers had given aasursnoes of Pace and tranquillity; but he had not heard what ought to be said with respect to what was passing in the South of Italy. When the Neapolitans were opposed to those Powers which had formal a Holy Alliance, every friend to the freedom of Europe had peened for apprehension. He could not help asking, when he heard of these Powers summoning a Monarch to appear before them, by what authority they did so ? Was every Monarch to be accountable to them for .cceptiog a government and giving their subjects freedom? What was the House to think when they found an Austrian Army ready to march into Italy, and a British fleet in tits Bay . of Naples? What was it but a conspi racy of Sovereigns against every other Government ? The Noble Eat concluded by came:tering a sincere hope that the independ ence of Europe would not be sacrificed. This country would low the influence it had acquired in Europe, if once it could be said we stood neuter whilst the dearest rights of Europe were violated. lie expressed his satisfaction that there was a reduction in the Military Establishment. He expected it would be considerable. as nothing could more relieve the burthens of the people than a reduction in that system. It was for the safety of this free Con stitution to depart from that military system which had been too long departed front. lle adverted to the prorogation of Parlia ment two months ago. It was most extraordinary that it should have been dismissed without a Speech from the Throne. There was only the other topic, namely, the further Establishment of her Majesty. He sincerely hoped such measures would be taken as might put an end for ever to the unhappy question. If it was arranged on principlesofjuatice, it would. no doubt, calm the agitation of the country. The Earl of LIVERPOOL believed it was the opinion of the great thinking body of the country, that ell the advantages it had enjoyed was to be attributed to the system of Government now established. When the Noble Earl spoke of a change of system. did he mean revolution ! lie adverted to the views of Govern ment respecting Naples. The Noble Lord should look to what would have been the consequence of taking any line of policy in support of the King of Naples. He did not admire a revolution because it was a revolution. His judgment and feeling 00 the question was this • that an abstinence from interference was the soundest policy th is country could adopt. Advert rig to thespro ceedings against the Queen last Session, ho felt shut business could not have been proceeded in. There was no disrespect in. tended to Parliament, but it WHO considered the must liberal mode of proceeding to give her Majesty. at the present Session. the full benefit of discussion upon aU mottos cunuected with the Civil List. Lind HOLLAND was not disposed to go into this subject beyond a few observatiuns. Ile should con fino all he had to say to the tupies of the speech. With respect to the state of the South of Italy, be did not suppose the Congress of Sovereigns would venture to call the King of this country to account; but the Noble Lord should not forget that he had often called this Coun try the Arbiters of Europe. To become a party to the infamous designs of these parties openly would 'cie more manly than to remain totally silent upon such a subject. The Noble Lord contended, that the Emperor of Austria ought to be just before he was generous, and pay back the debt due to this country before he coot :ad in a crusade against Naples. He concluded by asking the Noble Earl. Liverpool, several questions respecting Naples. which the Earl of Liverpool refused to answer, unul the subject came regularly before the Haw. Alice a few observations from Lord Ellenborough, the Address was agreed to next. dir. and ardend to be presented by the Lords with white staves.—Adjourned. WEDNESDAY, JAW. 24. • THE ADDRESS. _ _ . The Leeds met at one o'clock, for the purpose of going to Carlton Palace with the Address. The Lord Chancellor, the k'orl of Belmore, Lord Prudhoe, the Earl of Liverpool. and several other Lords, formed the cavalcade, which arrived at Carlton House about two o'clock. Alter the presentation of the Address the Lord Chancellor returned to the House, but so busineet was done. The other Lords di 1 not return, and at four o'clock the Lord Chancellor adjourned the House. -~. Y . _~ Paws 9d• Earl OItOSV ENOR expressed a desire to say a few words on the conduct of Sheriffs. Unless the partiality they had shown in some instances was ss 'thin the reach of the the consequences would he dam:crow to the Con.iiiution.— A recent nieetiug was held fa the county of Chester. and the Shedd' took on himself to dictate how the Address should be drawn up, and whether it was adeaissable. All this was pareinlity I hut he complained swot that the Sherif kook ui himself to say the neseadment was irrelevant, in COitirtilletlee of which no resolutions were agreed tis„ and moray freeholders were deprived of the right of petitioning. If a Sheriff was entitled to set that way, he was a ministerial of ; bat the f.ict was, by the law be had no right to act so, and therefore had been guilty of agree. neglect of duty. If this conduct could be supported, the freeholders must is future go cap in hand to the Sheriff, Were they could sub mit an anteiedinent. The Petition was then read, and before it was laid on the 1..1arl Darnley adverted to the prayer of the Petitioners. They prayed to have the Queen restored to her rights, and Lied her name replaced in the Liturgy. If the Haase of Commons did not set ibis et rest, he should confider it his duty, at an early opportunity, to make one filial more to induce his Majesty's Hereditary Ceausellurs to goop with an humble request to the Throne. The Nlarquis of LANSDOWNE, in the absence of a Noble. Duke, lose to pres.mt a Petition from the nobility, i:entry, clergy, and freeholders of the county of Wilts.— The object of the Petition was to resture the Queen to her rights. The Noble Marquis. prevented a second Petition from the town of Devises, having the same object. Both were read and Lai I on the table. Lord !JOLLA N D presented Pelitiona from the Mayor and Corporal of Nntunghum, the fintonsermen of the town of Perth, and one frum the parish et' St. Saviour, Suathwark, all praying for the restoruti JJJJ of the 111108111 . 11 rights. Earl Glt I.Y presented it Petition from the corporation of Perth. new from Dinewell, in the county of Row, and one from Fife, and one from the Ward of Broboiesgate, in the City of Loudon all urging a restetution of the Queen's rights. Laid on the aside. The Curl of CARN AR VON presented a Petition, signed by sere-11ot eight thousand respectable persons, from the county of Hampshire. Ile observed, that this Petition had been signed under stn attempt in prevent the meeting. The poison to whom they had addressed the Requisition Stated, us the grouud of refusal to comply, that a Loyal Address had been signed, and that it W4S Improper that the county should meet again. The meeting was notwillistandiog held, and one more respectable was never sees is any county. The Duke of WELLINGTON said be was not one who signed the Requisition for the Loyal Meeting in Hampshire. It was not because he disapproved of it s but because lie felt that he could not as Lord Lieutenant of the County, sign it. There were Out less than 11000 most respectable persons, His Grace considered the Meeting a farce, because the greater part of the people of Hampshire had eat, eased their opinions, The Kid of CARNARVON deprecated the principle upon which the Noble Duke considered the Alerting a farce. It was well conducted. The circumstance of one part of the County having been prevailed upon to vote a Loyal Address, could not prevent the rest from eaereising 'brie Constitutional Rights at a County Welling. Liie Marquis of LANSDOWN E contended, that the Counter Requisitionists had esstnibled cuostittitiosially, and that their Meeting did nut bear the character of a farce. Lord HOLLAND supported the argument of the Earl 1 01 Carnarson. lie rapt eNsed a hope that the Noble Duke and his eolieagues used the word“ farce" em it was Matsu. tiously used by public men anti public writers. It was a le/I+oll to the friends of the COII6 1111111.111 out to apply that term rashly. They hail that night heard die most valuahle of constitutional 4ehis termed a farce. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that looking to a pe• tition like that which contained 7000, he should look at it as a respectable proceeding g het his opinion was that no meetings could he fair unless each party had au impartial hearing, . Lail GREY said he attended several Meetings, and with few cm-coition., they ware regularly conducted. I- Some uregitiorilies would urrur, but it was to he traced t to tho ulna-loyal parties. They had on ‘Vednesday a t Mooing of Merrhauts and Traders in the City, and those • 1 per4oll6 wino 1171,1 lint up the loyal dellakeLasi in titivate. were the hist to distut It th , reetiO ••;.... _ . • lint with respect to the Colitlg , , ... tact. • Whitt upiuiee badthe.l'• 0 \t • . 1 .4. 1 respect to ie.:Wring 11)( 1. I t ikeA ° o i o ° . .: g U ii There could he nitiks# ll% . 0 ,10 i .e4 .4 ' t • coorwil. If it was I. 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Pgrlrloall.—Lord ERSt IN E pre.riord Petitions from the ftu)ol ISutouglu of tlauti, IJumtros, ftlantruee, Selkirk, Alitirdoep r i .d nth, r tuK na w 1141104m1, ityin: for the res. toritum 0i her alaje , ty the ()urea to her tights, and the re itivertiuu of in-c 114111 e to the Loamy. The Petitions Were laid un the wile. The Noble Lord ul o preteuied a Peln lun trolls the buril Al s or, Alderoo-u, and Council lit liar Ca, of loattiud, tor the iiu,'rliuu (I' the Qiitelee name iii lht LiiiiriO• Head, au .l Inid MI 1110 !Alb* , teat IMIt 1.14 pretroted 4 Petition front the etergy,wul freeltuldets of the Count) 0! Kent, itra: the folaettion of her Al , jetty's nuone ill the Liturgy. restoration of her right.. The N Ark 1: ill took tut! (unity or ;adverting to u hut he colootirletl it"cult`l' toodttel ill the 111th *herd Of Kent. A tuertitt.:, was ctottitsued itt eteetegitetwe o f th e f efo b al of nigh Sheila' to ugrea ton retiottur more mullet tesitertuhl mord (hit on) tar had hettr.i of. It ject, iu the upiuiienuf the Noble Lull, wortl •Iderattott ut 0'111;010.ot and of the tuuttity. tin the slimmed sitActier of the Llteewi , corm lo rivet to the oilier of i.teriff 0111) thus their tlritchtletit,, the Ft prhaiderb ui the tiig . rtei %wild he retooled, ut the wilt of the sit vorgole..l, f,oau (01'0 tlipie)oo4 th‘ ir ~ettht werteor sonvcd the Peiipon he trod. Tate on Uri of GllPLltt'ool.. oi.tietl to bay it ilhods. wassu:brivot 10 mach Ono libel( other tilt,0:11; 1.:•1•4.' I.tot 4.6te‘l - 4, A fi - Ns. : .138rmist* Al. a' the gentry, the exerciae. at .raying for 'fur Doke ( gy, nod the of Dobiev.i. - 0 0" toe ',pilot.. politic: 4 4 o to pre'vol‘ti he •,tA, the rug it er.lllE)y 41111 " V .‘ 1 it Ad). wove?. „ o \l Iltv up- TheAv 4 mice i , %AD 0"." ‘'` i‘t• ciwyr f f,- I rim* c•114:11 le , to ;le aft.,...1.•••4 ~rri~ r , 0 -