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London, England, 1857-08-29 00:00:00

DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL.

The royal assent having been given in due form
to the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill,
The LORD CHANCELLOR then proceeded to read the
Royal Speech, following :

My Lords and Gentlemen,
We are commanded by her Majesty to release you from
further attendance in Parliament, and at the same time to
express to you her Majesty's cordial acknowledgments for
the zeal and assiduity with which you have performed yo
important duties during a session which, though shorter
than usual, ha; nevertheless been unusually laborious.
Her Majesty commands us to express to you her satin•
faction that the present state of affairs in Europe inspires
a well•grounded confidence in the continuance of peace.

The arrangements connected with the full execution of
the stipulations of the Treaty of Paris have, from various
causes, not yet been completed ; but her Majesty trusts
that, by the earnest efforts of the contracting parties to
that treaty, all that remains to be done with reference to
its stipulations may era long be satisfactorily settled.
Her Majesty commands us to inform you that the ex•
tensive mutinies which have broken out among the native
troops of the army of Bengal, followed by serious distur•
bances in many parts of that Presidency, have occasioned
to her Majesty extreme concern ; and the barbarities which
have been inflicted upon many of her Majesty's subjects
in India, and the sufferings which have been endured, have
filled her Majesty's heart with the deepest grief ; while
the conduct of many civil and military officers who have
been placed in circumstances cf much difficulty, and have
been exposed to great danger, has excited her Majesty's
warmest admiration.

Her Majesty commands us to inform you that she will
omit no measure calculated to quell these. grave disorders ;
and her Majesty is confident that, with the blessing of Pro•
vidence, the powerful means at her dis posal will enable
her to accomplish that end.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons.

Her Majesty commands us to thank you for the liberal
supplies which you have voted for the service of the pre-
sent year; and for the assurances which you have given
her of your readiness to afford her Majesty whatever sup-
port may be necessary for the restoration of tranquillity in
India.

Her Majesty has been gratified to find that you have
been enabled to provide the amount required to be paid to
Denmark for the redemption of the Sound Dues, without
on that account adding to the national debt.
My Lords and Gentlemen.
Her Majesty commands us to convey to you her heartfelt
acknowledgments for the provision which you have made
for her beloved daughter the Princess Royal on her ap-
proaching marriage with his Royal Highness Prince Fre-
derick William of Prussia.

Her Majesty commands us to inform you that she has
seen with satisfaction that, although the present session

has been sliort, you have been able to pass many Acts of
great importance, and to which her Majesty has given her
cordial assent.

The Acts for establishing a more efficient jurisdiction
for the Proving of Wills in England and Ireland correct
defects which have for many years been complained of.
The Act for amending the Law relating to Divorce and
to Matrimonial Causes will remedy evils which have long
been I.IL
The several Acta for the Punishment of Fraduleut
Breaches of Trust ;
For amending the Law relating to Secondary Punis.

ments ;
For amending the Law concerning Joint•stock Banks ;
For consolidating and amending the Law relating to
Bankruptcy and Insolvency in Ireland ;
For the better care and treatment of Pauper Lunatics in
Scotland ;
For improving the organisation of County Police in
Scotland ;
Together with other Acts of less importance, but like•
wise tending to the progressive improvement of the law
have met with her Majesty's ready assent.

We are commanded by her Mkes yto express to you
her confidence that on your return to your seve al coon•
ties you will employ that influence which so justly belongs
to you to promote the welfare and happiness of her
loyal and faithful people ; ai.d she prays that the
blessing of Almighty God may attend and prosper your
endeavours.
Parliament was then prorogued with the usual
formalities to Friday the 6th of November.
The whole affair was perhaps the dullest of the
kind that has ever taken place during the reign of
her present Majesty. The presence of about thirty
or forty ladies was th e only enlivening feature con-
nected with the ceremony.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY.

The SPEAKER took the chair at one o'clock.

Mr. R. W. GREY moved a new writ for Tavistock,
in the room of Mr. G. H. C. Byng, who since his elec-
tion has accepted the Stewardship of the Chiltern
Hundreds.—Agreed to.