The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-11 00:00:00

SPEECH OE LCJIJIS XVIII.
ON OPENING THE SESSION OF THE CIirAM-
BERS ON MONDAY.
GaIsTLIIIIIM—It is always with confidence, and, on
the pi esent 01'4%1011, ler tat uurable enspices, that I
come to open this Session.
66 In preceding years I Was compelled to participate
Mgriefs with you.
More happy now, I have only to return thanks to the
AU-powerful for the constant protection which He has
vouchsafed to France. The son, with which Heaven has
soothed my sorrows,grows with the public prosperity, and
continues to be to me a source of ceosalati and hope.
This child, my heart feels confident, will lie worthy of as;
lie will merit the love with which my subjects eurround
his cradle
" My relation with foreign Powers have never ceased
to be amicable, and I have a firm cutifidence that they
will continue to be so.
" Great calamities Abet the East. Let us hope that
they approach their lerminati .... and that the prudence
and cordiality of all the Powers will fluid the means of
satisfying what religion, policy, and humanity, may justly
demand.
" The naval force, which, nod. r these circumstances, I
have stationed i the seas of the I.evunt, has accomplished
the object which I contemplated. Our aldps have always
effectually protected my subjects, and often they have
afforded to misfortune a timely aid.
" A destructive sennrge desolates a portion of Spain :
I have prescribed, and I will maintain, Ilse riaornies pre-
cautions which protect our coast and frontiers from the
contagion.
'6 If we take a view of our domestic state, what motives
have we not to bless Providence 1 The sensible progiesa
of industry, agriculture, and the arts, attests that of coni-
melee s and very soon new channels, by multiplying' the
means of communicatiun and of traffic, will extend the
general good to all parts of the kingdom.
" The prosperity of the finances, the intelligible expo.
Olen of the public accounts, and fidelity to engagements,
have consolidated public credit, and increased the re-
sources of the State.
" The period at which I have convoked you, and the
orders which I have given that the financial laws should
be first submitted to you, sufficiently mildest my desire
to put an end to provisional grants the Chambers will,
doubtless, be eager to second my intention*.
'• (her auspicious situation, and the retort of internal and
external tranquillity, have already admitted of a diminution
in one of the most onerous of the lases—that whir ti attacks
reproductions in its source, by overcharging landed property.
111. st year, *hoses° assessed will e holly enjoy this reductimi.
I desire that surcesaavrly, mid as Saint as the exigencies of the
State and the dignity of France will, permit, the various
tuxes which constitute the public revenue shall be !invest i-
gusted, and, if it be practicable, iliminished,or better assessed.
''' The laws ore respected, and the depositories of my
power become every day snore mid more imbued with their
spirit Order sod discipline reign in the army.
" Every where pas-ions are subsiding, and suspicions
wearing away ; nuJ it gives me pleasure to acknowledge,
gentlemen, that by your loyal co-operation, you huve pow-
fully contributed to do all this good.
" Let us persevere in the wise measures to which such
prosperous results must he attributed. Let us persevere in that
unity of views, which has so efficaciously defeated the vigi-
lance, and resti tinted the last ell'ort,, of the spirit of troatile
and disorder.
" la this the repose of Europe is not less interested than
ours. It is thus that all the generous sentiments will he de.
'eloped with which I know your hearts abound; and that
you will establish, upon the gratitude, the love, and the reit-
pect of my subjects, the Throne, which protects the liber-
ties of all,"
When his Majesty had concluded his speech, the
Chancellor, having received the King's orders, in-
formed the newly-elected Deputies who were pre-
sent, that his Majesty would permit them to take
the oath before himself. He then read the formula,
and the Minister of the Interior, calling over the
names, each Member stood up in his place, and re-
plied by the words " I swear."
The following was the form of the oath:—
" I swear to be faithful to the King, to obey the Consti-
tutional Charter, and the laws of the Kingdom, said to
conduct myself; in all respects, as befits a good and loyal
Deputy."
The Deputies having thus taken the oath, the
Chancellor announced, in the name of the King,
that the Session for the year 1821 VPas opened, and
all of them were invited to assemble on the follow.
ing day, in their respective Chambers, to commence
their labours.

Ilia Majesty descended from the Throne amid the
liveliest acclamations of " Vive le Rui!" which were
prolonged fir a considerable length of time.
Salvos of artillery announced the return of his
Majesty to the Tuileries.

Amongst the curious events of the last Meeting
at Newmarket was the appearance of Sir Robert
Wilson, mounted on the Duke of York's bay colt by
Blucher, a spirited animal of 17 hands high, and the
great favourite in a former week for the Grand Duke
Michael stake. Various were the speculations upon
the appearance of the gallant Knight on the Com.
mander-in-Chief's favourite racer. All we can
vouch for is the accuracy of the filet as above stated.

The recent rumour of his Majesty's determinafon
to be always a Hanoverian, like many other mil or
indications, tends to prove the complete change of
opinion and sentiment which has taken place of la e
years. At a dinner which the Prince of Wales ga e
in 1804, to thirty gentlemen of the opposition, is .
eluding Messrs. Fox and Sheridan, his Royal Higl .
ness took occasion to say, in a speech ufler dinner,
that William (the Dul.e all'.) and himself were tI e
the only membas of the ltuyal Family who were
~art (..krtuult.3.