The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-15 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

THIS DAY.

PROROGATION.

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.

Parliament was prorogued this day shortly after
two o'clock, by the Queen in person.
The following is her Majesty's smelt
Mr LOADS AND OINTLIMON,
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I ham the satisfaction of being able to release you from
the duties of a laborious session. The assiduity and care
with which you have applied yourselves tothe business which
required your attendee, merit my cordial approbation.
The act for the better government of my Autralian colo-
nies will, I trust, improve the condition of those rising cons-
mondial. It will always be gratifying to me to be able to
extend the advantages of repremstative institutions, which
form the glory and happiness of my people, to colonies inha-
bited by men who ars capable of hurdling, with benefit to
themselves, the privileges of freedom.

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It has afforded me great satisfaction to give my assent to
the act which you have passed for the improvement of
the merchant naval service of this country. It is, I tnut,
calculated to promote the welfare of every class connrcud
with this essential branch of the national Lateran.
The act for the gradual discontinuance of interments
within the limits of the metropolis, is in conformity with
those enlightened views which have for their object the im-
provement of the public health. I shall watch with int.-
rut the progress of measures relating to this imp ntant
subject.

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I have given my cordial assent to the set for the eaten.
sion of the elective franchise in Ireland. I look to the most
beneficial consequences from a measure which has been
framed with a view to give to my people in Ireland a fair
participation in the benefits of our reprmentative system.

I have observed with the greatest interest and satisfaction
the measures which have been adopted with a view to the
improvement of the administration of justice in various de.
pastelists, and I confidently anticipate they will be produc•
Cis of much public convenience and advantage.
OZZTLIMIN OP THE MOUSE OP C 0111111039,

The improvesand of thy , and the large redactions
which have been made in various branches of ezpenditun,
have tended to give to cu- financial condition stability and
.scanty. lam happy to fled that you hare been enabled
to relieve sty subjeets from some of the bushels of tizatios,
without impairing the sufficiency of oar resources to meet the
charges imposed apes them.
Mr Loam axes GENTLEMEN,

I am encouraged to hops that the treaty between Ger-
many and Damark, which has been concluded at Berlin
under my mediation, may lead at no distant period to the
restoration of peace is the north of Europe. No endeavour
shall be wanting on my part to snare the attainment of this
great blessing.
I continue to maintain the most friendly relativist' with
foreign powers and I trust that nothing may occur to dis-
turb the general puce.
I have every reason to be thackful for the loyalty and at-
tachment of way people, and while I am studious to pre-
serve and to improve our lisstiattione, I rely upon the good_
nee of Almighty God to favour my efforts, and to guide
Use destinies of this nation.

BELGIUM.—The ifoisiteur of Brandi publishes
the following ministerial appointments: M. Victor
Teach, to be Minister of Judice, in the room of M. de
Mussy, appointed governor of the National Bank ;
M. Emile Van Hoorebeke, to be Minister of Public
Works; and Lieut. Gener;lßrialmont, to be Minister
of War.

MlMlCo.—Entrart from a private letter, dated Vera
Cruz, July 16.—" Business is completely paralysed by the
cholera, sad from present appearances you need not look for
any satisfactory accounts from me for some months, as we are
brought to • perfect stand-still. Vera Crux is threatened
with famine, the pries of proviaions having advanced 100 per
cent. Without waiting for authority from the supreme
government, permission has been given to admit main, &a.
from New Orleans, which may create a disturbance. Most
of the respectable families who have the means are clearing
out of Vera Crag. The deaths in the city of Mexico from
about are, In all, about 8.000. Government is very hard
pushed for fonds, bat they will raise • loan, pawning the
next Amadeu indemnity money—at least so it is reported."
EXTRAORDINAHT STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.— 031.18-
oOw' lionnsv.—From the Sunday postal delays we have
sheard today of the occurrence of a very eztraortinary
ent, which might have been disastrous, but her happily
not been attended by loss of life. On the afternoon of F.iday
last the Bhaadon steamer (the property of Meters Burns, of
this city)wee en her voyage bons the wes•-end of the Crinsn-
anal ti Ohne, with tUt passengers for the north, and when
aavigati lie narrow straits which separate Esdale
ham Beal • lady's dress breams entangled with the
ands whidi seem the radder. From this trifling cause,
white partially Imo the lady's gown from her person, the
steamer was driven eat el her course, sad before the =gime
could be reversed absented' upon • gasket rock, to the alarm
and horror of ell on board. The passesgen were numerous, in-
cluding Lord Gough, the hero of Goojerat, and many other die-
anguished persons, who, with their families, were Proceeding
northwards to their shooting-quarters, du. In spite of
every effort to get her off, the Sheridan remised fast oa the
reek by the bow or stem; and as there was • heavy swell
in this land-locked mew, she rolled so violently from
side to side, that It was scarcely possible for the crew or
s=eaniers to keep their feet. As the extent of the
e could not be ascertained, the utmost alarm pre.
vaile imperially amongst the ladies, who were terrified
Met the bow would open up, and involve all ina similar
catastrophe to that of the ill-fated Orion. Happily
there were several boats within hail, which imme-
diately prateeded to the help of the steamer, and in a few
minutes the ladies and children were safely removed.
Truth compels u to state that several of the gentlemen
useeegers, some of them valiant-looking men, with a
large breadth of moustache, exhibited symptoms of most
painful trepidation, sad the veteran, Lord Gough, distin-
guished himself by ailing, if not commanding, these timid
gentlemen to give precedence to the Wise and children in
the boats. Not a few of them, however, followed the
ladies in double quick time. The fibandon. bring thus
much lightened, gradually worked off the rocks, and, son-
Mary to expestatioo, it was happily found that' she made
very little water. The es who had been taken off
by the boats were ed, much to the joy of all, fee the
ladies and children thus rejoined their male friends who had
remained by the steamer. She then went on to O'ma, after
the delay of lees than two hours, and the pessengen for the
north were transferred to the Dolphin. The Skandoa was
beached at Oben, in order that the trifling Injury she had
sustained might be seen and repaired. Boma of the pares-
grwe 'offered cossiderably afterwards from the of of their
fright and sonsteraation. The offieers of the Blandon be-
haved themselves admirably on the eamaion.
BIEIBICK PENAL! iiatOOLS.—The moms which
has attended the formates of boys' schools en Dr. Birk-
beck's plan at the Meshanies' limitation km induced the
committee to Weed the benefits by forming a girls' sehool
in 83athamptoa Wadley, in connexion with the boys
schools. This system is eonsidered to be well adapted to
mill a mud awake at a moderate exposes.