The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-07 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)

The eighteenth parliament of the United King-
dom—the sixth stuntnnued daring the preempt reign—and
the second session of 1858, were to-day formelly inaugurated
by her Majeety in person. The °melon had been looked
forward to with considerable interest, owing to the very
natural anxiety of the public to learn something of
the views and intentions of the crown and govern-
ment upon the Italian war and parliamentary reform.
The attendance both of peers and commoners was
exceodingly summons, and the auditory inclu led many
peeresses, ladies, sad distinguished stranger', whose eager-
DM to hear her Majesty's Address equalled that of the
esmators assembled either below or within the bar.
The magnificent chamber within which the ceremony took
place became full long before the cannon announced the
arrival of the Queen. Peers and peeress thronged the
floor and body of the house, while scarcely a vacant
seat was to be found in the galleries. Under the cir-

cumstances a numerous assemblage of the diplomatic carp
was to be expected. The representatives of the chief powers
are accustomed to show by their presence on these mossioss
their respect for the crown, bat this year not the heads of
the missions only, but several attactis were in attendance,
the latter occupying the ends of the two aide galleries, and
the gallery immediately above the throne.
It had been officially ',mounted that the Quem would
meet her parliament in person; and, the day being fine,
though hot and cloudy, it is needless to say that the route
from Buckingham Palace to Westminster was lined with
multitudes of loyal subjects, and that by one and all at every
point where the crowd had collected in say force, her
Majesty was swayed with enthusiastic cheers. The pro-
cession was probably seen to ea much if not greater 'dean-
tsge num at say former period, the warmth of the summer
atmosphere end the bright foliage of the park increuicg the
attractiveness of the pageant. Both these adjunotelhave
hitherto been wanting when her Majesty hes opened the
Iseislative Hagen in state.

The royal promos'= quilted the Palace about half•put
one o'clock, the state carriage of her Majesty being occupied
by the Queen, the Prince •Consort, the Duchess of Man-
chester (Mistress of the Robes), the Duke of Beaufort, and
the Master of the Horse. The usual order, now so well
known, was observed In the positions and occupants of the
other royal equipages; and the procession, se in former
yeas, reached the Vict.ria Tower by two o'clock.
Her Majesty sad the Prince Consort were in due form and
oeremoey:conducted to the robing-room, and the robes hav-
ing beat assumed her Majesty paswd on to the throne in the
house, preceded by the Earl of Derby taming the sword of
state, the Marquis of Winchester, by hereditary right, bear-
, lag the Cap of lisialenance ; next, the Marquis of Set"iebury,
as Lord President of the Council, and then the Duke of
Hamilton, carrying the Crown on a cushion, and tto Lord
Chancellor with the Greet Seel. Her Majesty was led by the
Prime Comet, and when she had wended the throno the
Premier smiths' LordChencellor took up positions at the right,
and the two Marquises at the left, the Duchess of Man-
chester sad the Countess of Desert standing immediately
behind the chair of state. The Prince Consort sat as:usual
to the left of her Majesty; the seat on the; right being:ap-
propristed to the Prinos of Wales, remained, of course, un-
occupied.
Her Majesiyhaving expressed her pleasure that the assembly
should be seated, Sir Augustus Clifford, the Usher of the
Black Rod, was directed to summon the Commons to the bar.
After an Interval of a few minutes the Speaker, in hie state
robes, with the Usher/ref the Block Rod on his right, sad the
Sageaat-M-Arnie on his lett, appeared at the bar, attended
by the leading member. of the government snd the opposi-
ilea, gad elitism being presently restored, the Lord Chancel-
lee advanced to the foot of the throne, sad, fowling, pre-
seated the document to her Majesty, who proceeded, amidst
1 the most profound attention, to road the followlag

SPEECH:

MT LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

I avail myself with satisfaction, in the present
anxious state of public affairs, of the advice of my
parliament, which I have summoned to meet with
the least possible delay.
I have directed that papers shall be laid before
you, from which you will learn how earnest and
unceasing have been my endeavours to preserve the
peace of Europe.

Those endeavours have unhappily failed ; and
war has been declared between France:andi Sar-
dinia on one side, and Austria on the other. Re
ceiving assarances of friendship from both the con-
tending parties, I intend to maintain between them
a strict and impartial neutrality ; and I hope, with
Goers usistanoe, to preserve to my people the bless-
ing of continued peace.
Considering, however, the present state of Europe,
I have deemed it necessary to the security of my
dominions and the honour of my crown to increase
my naval forces to an amount exceeding that which
has been sanctioned by Parliament.
I rely with confidence on your cordial concurrence
in this precautionary measure of defensive policy.
The King of the Two Sicilia having announced to
me the death of the King, his father, and his own ac-
cession, I have thought fit, in concert with the
Emperor of the French, to renew my diplomatic
intercourse with the Court of Naples, which had
been suspended during the late reign.
All my other foreign relations continue on a per-
fectly satisfactory footing.
GENTLEMEN Or TIIE HOLISE OF Commoye,

The estimates for the year, for which provision
has not been made by the late parliament, will be
immediately laid before you, together with mush
supplementary estimates as present circumstances

render indispensably necessary for the public
service.

MT LORDS AND OIRTLEMEN,

I have directed a bill to be prepared for giving
effect, so far as the aid of parliament may be re-
quired, to certain suggestions of the commissioner@
whom I had appointed to inquire into the best
made of efficiently manning the Royal Navy; and
I recommend this important subject to your
immediate attention. •

Measures of legal and social improvement, the
progress of which, in the late parliament, was neces-
sarily interrupted by the dissolution, will again be
brought under your consideration.
I should with pleasure give my sanction to any
well-considered measure for the amendment of the
laws which regulate the representation of my people
in parliament ; and should you be of opinion that the

necessity of giving your immediate attention to =a-
non of urgency relating to the defence and financial
condition of the country will not leave you sufficient
time for leiciaiating, with due deliberation, daring
the present session, on a subject at once so difficult
and so extensive, I trust Oat at the commencement of
the next session, your earnest attention will be given
to a question, of which an early and eatiefactory
Oettlement would be greetly to the public advantage.
)0. enter with zeal and
I feel secured that
diligence on the discharge t.l your parliamentary
duties, and I pray that the rest: It of your delibera-
tions may tend to secure to the Country the con-
tinuance of peace abroad, and progrees:ve improve-)
ment at home.