The National Register.
London, England, 1821-01-29 00:00:00

No. 1,1196.—V0t. XIV.]

9itipertat Varitantent.
HOUSE OF LOH 94,
TVICSDAY, JAM. 23.
This being the day appointed for the meeting of Parliament,
his Majesty opened the Session with a Speech troth the Throne.
THE ADDREB3.
At Ire o'clock. the usual hour for business, the Lord Chan •
allot requested the attention of the Lords to Cat) ring's some
gracious Spaeth.
•, UT Loam AIM Geert.trazer
" I have the satisfaction of acquainting you, that I continue
to repairs from Foreign Powers the strongest araurances of their
friendly disposition towards this country.
4' It will be a matter of deep regret to me, if the occurrences
which have lately taken place in Italy should eventually lead to
any interruption of tranquillity in that quarter ; but it will in
lush a ease, be my great object to secure to my people tbe eon-
inuanee of penes.

GENTLEMEN Or THE if OCISE OF COMMONS,
" The inessures by which. in the last Session of Parliament.
you mode provision for the expenses of my Civil Government,
sind for the honour and dignity of the Crown, demand my warmest
seltilowledviests.
' 1 hose directed that the Estimates fur the current year
shall be laid before you ; and it is a setioNetion to me to have
been ena►led to make some reduction in our Shilitsry Esta-
blishments.

" You will observe from the amount of the Public Revenue,
tt.at notwithstanding the receipts in Ireland have proved ma.
tonally deficient, in consequence of the unfortunate citcutn-
atanaes which have affected the Commercial Credit of that part of
the United Kingdom, and although our Foreign Trade, during
the early part of this time, Wall in a Mate of depression; the total
Nevenue has, nevertheless, cum...led that of the preceding year.
f* A considerable part of t'dis increase must be ascribed to the
new Tates I but in some of those branches which aro the surest
Indication of internal wealth, the augmentation has fully rea.
any expectation which could have been reasonably
formed of it.

,• The raporate provision which was made for the Queen, 'ea
Princess of Wales, in the year Ifni, terminated with the demise
of his late Majo.ty,

" I hart in the mean tittle, directed advances, as authorised
by law, and it will, under present circumstances, be for you
to consider what new arrangements should 6c mails on this
subject,
" MT LOID. AND CIENTI,1110:11.

" I hare great pleasure in being able to acquaint you, that a
I considerable improvement has taken place within the last
half year in 'rewind of the most important branohes of our
commerce and manufactures r and that, in many of the manu-
facturing districts, the distress which prevailed at the COM.
rnenaeraCtit of the last Session of Parliament have greatly
abated,

" It will he my most anxious deblro to concur in every
mange which may be considered as calculauxl to advance our
Internal prosperity,
st j well knew that, notwidadandiug the agitation produced by
temporary 6reismataneos, and amidst the distress which still
Presses upon a large portion of my stihjecta, the tirmeat reliance
slay be placed on that alllctionate and loyal attachment w my
Person and Government, 91. which I have recently received se
many testimonies from all ports of the kingdom t and which,
t shall ever (topsider as the best and surest safeguard. of my
Throne,

" In the diseliergo of the important duties imposed upon you,
you will, 1 am confident, be sensible of the indipensublc ne-
ctmoly of promoting qnd maintaining, to the utmost of your
power, a duo olredience to the bows, And of instilling into all Oa-
tes army sutticcte,a letpeot for lawful authority, and fur chase
oatablished Institutions under which the Country has been
•neblod to overeome co mat•.y difficulties, and to which. under
providently, may uur happiness and TV Down, as a
Nation."

1,011 BELMORP r,eo to move so Address, which was as
usual, an echo or the Speech.
Lord PIIUDIhOIi rose to *mond the Address. He had the
oatisfisetion to concur with lti. Noble Friend in every part of U.
hcrlltliV seal, it cow not his intention, to 01(4 any rip..
position to the Addrtsa, but he mold not concur in iit.ntittiouti
which the Noble Mover eapeettxl to be unanimously adopted.—
He had to rej,,,ret that he did not tee in the Speech num the
Throne, or in the Attdreur, any intention to alter the system of
Government so long unhand!), purhiod, and whieh be watt per.
intattod would involve the country, at DO di,tallt pi,rintl, in re•
volution. lie hoped tbia House, f liintse of l'Ar-
liatrient, would nod the neces-tty of compelling his Al4josty s
Ministotfi to holt in the eoutsv which had lorg ritgags
attention, and led to the present unfortunate state of riff .i:s. it
was stated in alts t•istech front the 'throw:, that the
the cottony was greatly improve4l,—.Tie cute tie the sorettue
was iniroveit. All he Ita4 to say on thin suili.cct was, that ho
sincerely bopcil the cxp,tetatione bcl4 out wou4l not prove tabu.
pew, •Thm; 101 ti (1•!.. .n.gm!. to which no reft!rti,t,c •ng wAtjc,