The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-12 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

OPTING OF THE SESSION.
HOUSE OF LOltDS.—Tuvitsnty, Nov. 11.
The fourth parliament of the present reign, sod the second
mission of 1852, were formally inaugurated to-day by the
Queen of these realms. The noble earsonages who were to
mist at this grind n itional spectacle ',coon to eeriee
shortly after 12 o'cloek, and by 2 the splendid ball was
crowded, tae Danaher of peen present being slightly linter
than usual. Tilsit I rdships excopieil only the craitr.i
benches, all the others, eacept those appertaining to the
hierarchy, being filled by • brilliant assamhhore of ladies in
their es/es:attire. The .. ate usually occupied by the right
TVV. pr, fen were appropriated to the corps diplonagegue,
who, of townie, appeared in their respective uniterins. The
judges sat upon the swages:li, whirls is their accustomed
place whe they arc in attendance on the Upper
Chamber of the legislature. All the gall.-nes were like-
wise crowded, acid for the moat pert with ladies. The ge-
mat effect, :t is needles. to ai'd, woo magnificent; and,
indeed, it is only on thew oremions that full insure i. done
be Sir Charles Barry's happiest effort ; for • Oothie hall re-
quires the armour of the mailed baron, or at least the
(olio' cf worshipful ritinens, to render Cs occupants in I
keeping With the genius of its architecture.
The Judges nrewnt were the Lord Chit f Justice, Lord
Chief Justin Jervis, the Lord Chief Marro, Mr. Justice
Talfourd, Mr. Justice Erie, Mr. Justice l'eunpron, Mr.
Justice Massie, Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Baron l'latt, and
Mr. Baron Alehrson.
Amongst the bialeaps preens, (who wore their barons'
robes over their ordinary episcopal attire) were the Pri-
mate, the Bishop of Defend, the litahup of London, and the.
Bishop of Norwich.
Amongst toe lay peers were the Lord Chancellor, the
Doke of Cambridge, the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke of
Norfolk, the Duke of Iluccleuch. the Duke of Northamher.
laud, the Marquis of Winchester. the Marquis of Clanri-
earde, the Earl of Derily, the Earl of Malmeebury, the Earl
of Eitlinton the E ere of Aberdeen, Viscount Strangford,
Lord Bedew:llde, Lord Truro, ite.
Prayers were read by the B.shop of Nonwiec.
At a quarter-past 2 the arrival of the Queen was an-
senesced by a royal salute. Her Majesty was received at
the grand• entr nice under the Victoria Tower by the
Lon. Great Chamberlain And the other principal officers of
state; and was conducted by them up the grand 'asinine
to the rohine-room. The cerrninny of robing having been
performed, the royal protsewion then entered the house by
the dour sin this right of the throne. Her Majesty waging,-
ported by Prince Albert, preceded by the Earl of Deeby,
who performed the duty oi long that of the Duke of Wel-
lington, namely, of bearing the sword of state. 'the cap of
malutroance was horse by the Marquis of Winchester, the
successor of his Orace in the Lord,Lientenancy of Hemp-
shire. The crown was carried on a cushion by
the Rid of Lonsdale. Her Majesty having taken her
seat, Lords Winchester and Derby placed themselves
on the fuotpace of the throne, upon the right and left hand
of her Majesty respectively. Prince Albert wu seated at
her left hand—the Prince of Wales's chair being of course
vacant. Lord Lonedale, with the crown, stood at a little
distance to the right of the Queen. Her Majesty will re-
ceived by the noble es.embly standing ; hut as soon as she
hail been enthroni d, ehe desired them to be seated ; and
directed the Commons to be sent for. A pause of a few
minutes ensued. daring which the most profound silence
reigned; and during which the Lord Chancellor, who had
be, n standing behind the Prince of Wales's chair, advanced
and handed to the Queen a copy of the royal speech.
Askant as the Gentleman Leber of the Black Rod 'ap-
peased at the bar with the Speater of the House of Com-
mons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. the ether ministers,
and a. many of the members of the lower house as could be
accommodated, he: Majesty proceeded to read the speech,
which appeared in yesterday R.tpreu.
tier Majesty irrati the first sentences relating to the Duke
of Wellington in a somewhat low tone, mad with evident
kiting; but the rest she pronounced in her usual distinct
and emphatic manner. While she was reading it, their
lordships were somewhat scandalised by the continual
slamming of doom, which lasted during a great part of the
tame her Majesty was speaking. Another awkward COTITIV-
Imps followed the turning on of the light.. Several of the
glass shades Mike one after the other and the tilling frag-
ments caused no small alarm to the ladies: who were sitting
sear them. One of the loudest of these eaplosions, oddly
enough, took place just as her Majesty was reading the
sentences referring to Ireland. The lighting up of the
house added mach to the brilliancy of the scene. and set off
admirably the splendid tiara and stomacher of diamonds
which were worn by the Queen. Her Majesty's dress was
of gold and satin brocade, over which she wore her crimson
robe of state. . . . . . . .

The speech Winn ended, ler Majesty handed hack her
copy to the Lord Chancellor, who received it on his knee,
cad the royal train left the house is the order is which it
had entered. _

Tli;;;lll7lshipi then adjourned during pleasure.
The house resumed at 5 o'clock, when there was a very
large a:teodance of peers. The list ministerial bench was
sampled by the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Meitnesbury,
the Duke of Northumberland, the Earl of Errlinoon, Lord
rol.he.se. erd "her members of the calumet. On the front
bomb of .he opposition side of the home we observed the
Marque of Lasuidowne, the Earl of Clarendon, the Marquis
et'Clauricarde, Earl Granville, the Earl of Carlisle, Lord
Truro, Lord &miry of Alderly, sad Lord Broughton, all
members of lb* late adrenal-stratum. The Earl of Aberdeen,
the Earl of Ellenborougb, arid Lord Brougham sat on the
besets opposite the bi.bops.
[We seed hardly soy that the delimit, of beetioa is still
very greed, and that the reporters in Me nous, of Lords
here to make a must painful cam W Web an outline of the
speeches of those noble/ peers stags set Nis* their voice.
to a high pitch, and 'escalate ly,; but the evil is
greatly iiscreased by UN iron pissed es pedestals
is frost of the repeehere Oka, slab sallesly impede the
mood, bat Mee a desellas peeplesigg West apes the
eight; sad or the, molly i.e. sot M M /milked is the
body el the Mese, eel or. well be spased lee their onm
swami &prosiest,, we tess they will weedily be removed]