The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-02 00:00:00

IM PE RIAL PARLIAMENT.

TILE PROROGATION.

HOUSE OF I.ORDS.—TurasDAT, JULY 1.

The fifth session of the third parliament of the reign of
her present most gracious Majesty was closed yesterday by
the Queen in person, preparatory to its dissolution. This
latter cii commoner gave to the event a degree of interest
which it would not otherwise have powessed, and great
anxiety was manifested to obtain the distinguished favour
of admission to the hotter and to the gallery leading thereto,
from which a eight of the procession within the building
stay be, obtained.
Their lordships assembled at 12 o'clock. Lord Renee.
DAL! sat Speaker.
The only business transacted was the second and third
reading of the Suitors in Chancery Relief Itill, for which
purpose the standing orders were suspended, mid the bill
having gone through the stages indicated, passed the house.
About one o'clock, the peers, in their rotes, began to ar-
rive, and the benches in the body of the house and side
galleries soon alter &virile filled with elegantly dressed
sparkling with diamonds and attired in every
variety of colour.
Among the carlieet arrivals of peers we noticed the Duke
of Wellington, the Duke of Northumberland (wearing an
admiral's uniform hsnsath his robes), and the Duke of
iluckineham. Al. the members of her !Majesty's govern-
ment who have seats in the Upper House were present. On
the bench of bishops we observed the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, and the Arch-
bishop of Armagh. the Bishop of Salisbury, the
Bishop of St. Auph, and the Bishop of Oxford. The wool-
sack wee occupied by the Lord Chief Baron Pollock, Mr.
Baron Alderson, Mr. Baron Platt. Mr. Justice Croswell,
Mr. Justice Tattooed, and Mr. Justice Williams. Mr. Ser-
leant Manning also availed himself of his privilege, and, ar-
rayed in his scarlet robe, was not the least important per-
sonage present. The spine. assigned to the nrrps diploma-
lie-, behind the bench of bishop. was tilled by the repre-
sentatives of foreign courts, displaying great variety of
costume, and adding considerably to the brilliancy ut the
scene.
About a quarter past 2 o'clock, a Nourish of trumpets,
with the sinsultaneene hornpipe of the perk artillery, an-
nounced the arrival of the Queen at her Palace of AYest-
spinster : and shortly after, her Majesty entered the house
supported by l'riace Albert on tut left, and accom-
panied by the gnat officers of state. Amid the
rustle of a Niemand dresses, the house rose to
receive her Majesty, and presented a spectacle of
surpassing splendour. The Queen immediately motioned
the assembly to he merited, and Sir Augustus Clifford, the
Usher of the Black Rini, was desired to summon the
faithful " Commons. The Earl of I Wrhy bore the crown
on a cushion, the Marquis of Winchester stood on the right
of her M iinety holding the cap of maintenauce, and the
Duke of Wellington, who carried the sword of state, took
up his position immediately on the left of the Queen. The
venerable duke seemed with difficulty to hold the ponder-
Cu' 'weapon, but paid marked attention to the Queen's
apeeeh, and frequently nodded his assent to different pas-
sages which it contained. Tho Duchess of Atholl, as
DINn ss of the Robes. and a Ledy in Waiting, stood behind
the Queen, They wen dressed in black, and Prince
Albert. who wore a Field-Marshal's uniform, also hail an
arm le It of crape, the court having been suddenly thrown
into mourning, in consequence of the announcement yes-
terday, by electric telegraph, of the death at Vienna of
Count Mensclortf l'ouilly, maternal uncle of her Majesty,
and paternal uncle of Prance Albert.
The Queen. who looked remarkably well, wore a beauti-
ful tiara of diamonds, a diamond necklace, and a dress of
white striped satin and burnished gold.
After the lapse 01 a few minute* the members of the
lower house, {:receded by their Speaker and the Sergeant-
at-Arms, appeared at the bar in considerable numbers. Mr.
Disraeli placed himself close to the right of the Speaker.
The SI'EAKER, having made his obeisance to her Ma-
jesty, delivered the following address: " Most Gracious
Sovereign,— We, your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects,
the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, approach your MMesty with (cellars of unfeigned
respect and attachment. We acknowledge with gratitude
the uninterrupted tranqstillity mil prosperity which, by the
mercy of Providence, this nation has been permitted to en-
joy,—atfording, us it has done, a fitting opportunity of di-
rectuir our attention to questions of domestic policy, and
of carrying into effect various social and unitary improve-
ments which the public interest imperatively required.
The difficulty and cost of obtaining patents for inventions
has long been a subject of complaint. For these
evils we have endeavoured to provide an efficient
remedy ; and, without imposing undue restrictions
on the public, we have secured to industry and talent
that just protection which they required. Availing
ourselves of information afforded us by commissions
appointed by your Majesty, we have made great and
extensive changes in the practice and proceedings of the
superior courts of law and equity ; and we confidently hope
that, by curtailing and simplifying thou proceedings,
which have caused so much aggravated distress and such
great delay, we shall have removed a reproach which
hitherto has too deservedly attached to the administration
of justice in this kingdom. In obedience to your Majesty's
gracious recommendation, signified to us at the commence-
ment of this session, we have framed a constitution for the
colony of New Zealand, and we trust that the same lore of
freedom, and the same loyalty to the crown, which are so
conspicuous in your Majesty's dominions at home, will be
the guiding principle of your Majesty's subjects in that re.
mote but important dependency of the empire. We have
given our most patient consideration to the state
of the military defences of this kingdom. Well aware
of the extraordinary demands made on the service of the
army in your Majesty's distant pasaessions, we have deemed
it advisuble no longer to suspend the opemtiou of the laws
regulating the militia in England and Wales ; but so far to
maiify their proviskna by subaituting voluntary for com-
pulsory enleitment,u to renderthem less onerous to the work-
ing classes. This course has been dictated by no unworthy
motive of jealousy or distrust towards other powers; we
felt it due to a great and generous people to protect them
from the possibility of surprise, and, by adopting such a
measure, to allay those alarms arising from a sense of inse-
curity. We have done much to enure the continuance of
that peace which it is our anxious desire to maintain with
all the world. For these, and other objects connected with
the service of this extended empire, it has been the duty
and privilege of your Majesty's faithful Commons duly and
liberally to provide; and I have now to present to your
Majesty a bill, entitled 'Au act to apply a sum
out of the Consoiidated Fund to the service of the year ;
and to appropriate the supplies we have granted in the
present session of parliament;' and to which we humbly ask
your Majesty's royal assent."
The Consolidated Fund Appropriation Bill, the Patent
Law Amendment Bill, the New Zealand Bill, the Suitors
in Chancery Relief Bill, and other bills, then received the
royal assent in the usual form.
The Lord Chancellor having presented her Majesty with
a copy of her speech (which was given in yesterday's
Express) the Queen proceeded to rend it, in her usual dis-
tinct and emphatic manner, every word being distinctly
heard in all parts of the house.
-The Lord Chancellor having received back the speech,
and been commanded so to do by her Majesty, prorogued
parliament in the following terms: " It is her Majesty's
rule] will and pleasure that this parliament be prorogued
till Friday, the 20th day of August nest ; and this oarlia
meat is accordingly prorogued till Friday, the 20thday of
August next."
The Queen having bowed, rose and left the lions., the
procession forming as at her 'warm—the gay assemblage
slowly dispersed—usi the partiamat created in 1847,
with all its imperlesim as lea bardi." drew its expiring
gasp.

HOUSE OF COMMON3.7-7111:18DAY. JVLT

TheBeae Lig took the chair at halt-part one o'clock.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.

OCEAN PENNY POSTAOL—By Mr. HUDSON, from
Sunderland, in favour of.
Cmt:nen AND STA/I.—By Mr. 0. THOMPSON, from
Pembroke, for separation of.
°raw lift PREACIIINO.—By Mr. G. THOMPSON,
from tke Tower Hamlets, in favour of permitting open air
/mealier in Bonner'afivlds.
MATNDDTH ENDOWMENT ACT.—By Mr. SPOONER,
from Birmingham, for repeal of.

THR STOCKPORT RIOTS.
Mr. ANSTRY—Seeing my right bon. friend the Chief
Secretary foe the Home Department in his place, I am de-
sirou of putting some questions to him in reference to the
unhappy affray which occurred on Tuesday evening in the
borough of Stockport. The first question I wish to ask is,
whether my right hoe. friend has received any further in-
formation on the subject of that affray than that which is
furnished by the morning papers; secondly, I would ask
whether he has reason to think it true that a religion pro.
cession of Roman catholic§ was the original cause of the
riot ; and the third question I wish to ask my right hon.
friend is, whether it is the intention of her Majesty's go•
'eminent from this time forth to adept effectual measures
for preventing religious processions taking place is this
country, +hese, from the current of public feeling, they
are eminently calculated to produce consequences injurious
to the public peace?
Mr. WALPOLE—In answer to the three questions put
to me by my hots. and learned friend, I have to state, first,
that I have received no further information on the subject
of the unfortunate disturbances that have occurred at
Stockport than that which the daily organs of communica-
tion have conveyed to the public. In answer to his second
question, I think I had better read a paragraph from a letter
which I have received from the Mayor of Stockport no the
subject. (Hear, hear.) He say, in this letter "So far as
it is at present ascertains d the disturbance appears to have
arisen out of a quarrel between the English and Irish, in
which I fear religious animosity has been brought into play,
but the whole matter was so sudden and unexpected, and
the attention of myself and brother masestestes has
been so entirely required to the necessary men-
suns for preemvinic the public peace, that the
facts have not yet been accurately ureic lire il."
I•ii•ler tees., iicetitristnncesi. I am sure the house will agree
with me in the propriety of not expressing any opinion, at
present, one way or the other as to the origin of the riot.
(Hear, hear) With regard to my hon. and learned friend's
third question, whether her Majesty's government intend
to take 'netsurf.s for effectually preventing religious pre-
emie= calculated to occasion Meturbances of the public
peace, I can only state, that both in England and in Ire-
land the government have taken every possible precaution
to discourage procemions of 'character that would in any
way lead to disturbances arising out of religious differences.
((Hey, hear.) We Dave done so in Ireland thin year in re-
lo those processions assay take play ; Shag,