The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-23 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-SATURDAY,

The House of Lords met at two o'clock, for the purpose
of giving the royal assent, by c*rnmissiott, to several pub.
lie bills, and for proroguing Parlianient. The Lords
Commissioners Were the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville,
the Earl of Harrovvby, the Marquis of Breadalbane, and
Lord Stanley of Alderley. The number of peers in attend.
ance was very small, including, in addition to the Corn.
missioners, Lord Panmure, the Bishop of L9ndon, Lord
Wensleydale, Lord Redesdale, and a few others. There
was a considerable attendance of ladies, who filled the
Opposition benches, and Feruk Khan and the members
of his suite, in the picturesque dress of the Persians,
occupied a portion of the episcopal benches.
Sir Augustus Clifford proceeded to summon the Com-
mons to attend the House of Peers, and the Speaker,
shortly after, accompanied by Lord Palmerston, and
about sixty or seventy members of the House of Commons,
attended at the bar.

The Clerk at the table read the commission, empower-
ing the royal assent to be given to the following bills :
Mr. Speaker's Retirement Bill, the Exchequer Bills
(£21,049,700)
Bill, Commissioners of Supply (Scotland)
Bill, the Income Tat Bill, the Indemnity 8.11, the Copy_
hold Enclosure Bill, the Eeclesiastical Jarisoiction Bill,
the Lighting and Watching of Towns (Ireland) Bill, the
Customs Duties Bill, the Racehorse Duty Act Amendment
Bill, the Extra-Parochial Places Bill, the Mutiny Dill, and
the Marine Mutiny Bill.

The reading. of the d9cument having been concluded,

The Lord Chancellor said, in obedience to her Majesty's
commands, we do declare to you the lords spiritual and
temporal in Parliament assembled that her Majesty has
given her royal assent to these bills, and rcquire the clerk
to pass the same in the unial form and words& The titles
of the money bills were first read, and the clerk in the
usual Norman French declared that the Qteen thank-e
the Commons and accepted their benevolence; the bills
not giving public moneys were assented to in the' briefer
and less grateful phrase of" La reine le veult.''
The Lord Chancellor then read the speech from her
Majesty, of which the following is a copy :
My LORDS AN GENTLEMEN,

WE are commanded by Her i\fsjesty to inform
you that in releasing you at this early period from
your attendance in Parliament, it is Her Majesty's
intention immediately to dissolve the present Par.
liament in order to ascertain in the most Constitu-
tional manner the sense of her people upon tho
present state of public affairs.

GENTLEMEN OF TftE HOUSE Or COMMONS,
Weave commanded by Her M ljesty to thank you for
the liberal provision which you hive made for the
exigencies of the public service during the p:.-3ri0.l
that will elapse before the new parliament which,
Her Majesty will direct immediately to be called,
shall have been able to give its deliberate attention
to these matters.
MY LORDS AND GENTLEMENi.

We are commanded by Her Majesty to express
the satisfaction which she feels at your having
been able, during the present Session, materially
to reduce the burthens of her people. Her Majesty
commands us to assure you that it is her fervent
prayer that the several constituencies of the United
Kingdom upon whoni will deVolVe the exercise of
these high functions, which, by the constitution,
belong to them, may be guided by an all-wise
Providence to the selection of representatives,
whose wisdom and patriotism may aid Her Mai esty
in her constant endeavours to maintain the honour
and dignity of her crown, and to prorriJte the wel
fare and happiness,of her people.

Then followed the reading of the Act or Prorogation'
which, after reciting the names of the " dear cousins," and
"well beloved," and "right trusty" of the Commissioners,
proceeded to say " that for certain pressing causes and
considerations, us especially moving, we have thought fit to
prorogue our said Parliament; therefore we, confiding very
much in your fidelity and circumspection, have given
power to you, by virtue of these presents, further to pro-
rogue and continue our present Parliament. in the city of
Westminster, from Saturday, the 21st of Atr,rch, till and
unto Thursday, the 30th of April now next following."
The Lord Chancellor then declared the Parliament pro-
rogued until Thursday, the 30th of April next.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—SATCRDAY.
The Speaker took the chair at half-past one o'clock.
EXCESSIVE ASSESSMENT UNDER TUB TNCOME TAX.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, that a statement
was made a short time since by the hon. member for North
Staffordshire, with respect to a case, arising under the
income tax act, of a person in the employ of Messrs. Minton
(as we understood.) In consequence of what was then
stated he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had called for
a report from the proper officer of inland revenue, and he
moved, as the best means of giving an explanation on the
subject, that the report of the officer be laid upon the
table. It would appear, from the report, that the hon.
member was misinformed on some important facts con-
nected with the case.