The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-14 00:00:00

ROROGATION

OF

PARLIAMENT.

QUEEN'S SPEECH.

ROUSE Or LORDS.--(THIS DAY.)
Parliament was this day prorogued by commission.
er,h°lll3' after two o'clock the Lord Chancellor, the
of
aA' of Granville, the Earl of Harrowby, the Duke
• rgYl), and Lord- Stanley of Alderley entered the
el robed as her Majesty's Commissioners, and the
m 51,70:). of Commons having. been summoned, -_ -
following bills received the Royal Assent by Corn-
:--Consolidated Fund (AppropriatiOn) ; Exche-
(7,ooo,ooo/.) ; Customs' Tariff Acts Amend-
- 4,1_41' and Consolidation • Customs' Laws Conan-
eat
of °o; Excise Duties; Turkish Loan ; Office
s
Ito Peaker ; Trinity College, Dublin ; Dwelling
1,4:r (Scotland) ; Religious Worship ;Slave.
i.:e (Sberbro) ; Youthful Offenders (No. 2) ,
quaplll Suits ; Merchant Shipping Act Amendment ;
pike Acts Continuance (Ireland) ; Militia Officer.
I)0 Ifi.cation ; Fisheries (British Lland and France) ,
00:L9'11g-street Public Offices Extension ; Turnpike Acts.
Tru 4°114110e (No. 2); Sale of Spirits (Ireland) ;
tio stB Arrangements ; Lunatic Asylums and Reg.o a-
. I Acts Amendment ; Militia Ballot Suspension ;
ezti of Tobago Loan ; Coal Mines Inspection ;
Lon. and Outrige (Ireland) Act Continuance;
Works Asylums (Ireland) Advances ; Navigation
island 8 (Ireland) ; Court of Judication (Prince of Wales
tee; Bills of Lading (No. 2) ; Sale of Beer ; Ord-
litan Board ; Passengers Act Amendment ; Metropo.
eine; 'lca' Management ; Nuisances Removal and Dis-
-4418 Prevention • Huddersfield Burial Ground Act
Wesetndulent ; Ledbury Prebend ; London amid South-
-0144'41 Railway ; Dundalk Harbour and
.Port ;
• Oepegt";,, Dumbarton, and Helensburgh Railway ;
144; "estern and Brentford Railway ; Stokes Bay
by* aY and Pier ; Westminster Improvements ;
.Der-
(so r, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway
atio;t2) ; ,Royal Conical Flour Mill Company ; Westd-
N,ter Lead Company ; New River Company, and
winos eell of the River Lea (No. 2) ; Western
.Ter-
NsitTs Railway (Clapham to Norwood). ; Chinese
°"tiger Ships ; Metropolitan Building ; Despatch.b
That;zuiness (Court of Chancery) ; Charitable
llos luverness Bridge ; Criminal Justice ;t.
a Publicand
A_
sees (Ireland); Public Health (1854)Continua.ion
q'rno ednaent ; Diseases Prevention • Militia Pay ,_ School
2) .11,1:416 (Security for Application); Public Health (N. o.
owellin
"‘birt g for Labouring Classes; B. urials ; Limited
Ith olj lininn Contiguous Benefices , St. John's Col-
.'cford) Estates ; Harvest's Estates ; Morton Col-
„,Clare„;"tate ; Haltord's Estate ; Handcock's Estate ;
4ve -°nt'a Estate ; MarAell's Charity Estates.;
/01.,..the'8 Divorce ; Wyndham's Divorce ; Jones's Di-
-14; Sumner's Divorce ; Hadow's Divorce.
0,1‘.-"e LORD CHANCELLOR then read her Most
-4°tia Majesty's Speech, as follows :
Iv 341 r LORDS
.A.ND GENTLEMEN,
Son 6 are commanded by her Majesty to release
thfr°ra further attendance in Parliament, and at
keiltsattle time to express the warm acknowledg-
Aith 8 Gf her Majesty for the zeal and assiduity
4iaoh:bich you have applied yourselves to the
laho -rge of your public duties during a long and
Itriona session.
414" Majesty has seen, with great satisfaction,
pidinWhile You have occupied yourselves in pro-
Aar ° Means for the vigorous prosecution of the
/tie: you have given your attention to many
Bores
ges of great public utility.
her Majesty is convinced that you will share
qve satisfaction at finding that the progress of
hillethl has tended to cement more firmly that union
Gore has Bo happily been established between her
the b'tnent and that of her ally the Emperor of
ranch.
ger v..
ache
,Majesty trusts that an alliance, founded =ha
tlat the general interests of Europe, and conso -
ad h
%jell ,Y good faith, will long survive the eventst
the bays given rise to it ; and will contribute
the
tAoZtnalient well-being and prosperity of t
1)04.,,eapt nations which it has united together in
The of honourable friendship.
th‘te accession of the King of Sardinia to the
l're44o.letvreen her Majesty, the Emperor of the
Porta " and the Sultan has given additional im-
he tte and strength to that alliance, and
islity 1/411 cient force which his Sardinian Ma-
,_l4aa sent to the seat of war to co-
Of :-‘1.5; With the Allied Armies will not fail
44:111tain the high reputation by which the army
kr'inia has ever been distinguished.
tai Majesty has commanded us to thank you
- hang enabled her to avail herself, as far
Ca° been found to be required,
%he ° Patriotic offers of extended service which
kill 48
received from the Militia of the United
kb: Rd 1,,
and for the means of reinforcing her
the Crimea by an enlistment of volunteers
-.road.
4t4:l‘laiesty acknowledges with satisfaction the
step
41,e,:Y°u have adopted for giving effect to the
at
~,--"°11 by which, in conjunction with her Ally
414443'.15er0r of the French, she has made arrange-
shick
ar assisting the Sultan to provide the means
necessary to enable him to maintain in
IPithatolY the Turkish army, which has so gallantly
•gar the assaults of its enemies.
ith tiesty, in giving her assent to the bill
ISeat n):41 presented to her for the local manage-
-0 the metropolis, trusts that the arrange-
-941),. vro'rided by that measure will lead to many
4 s°verneconvenience and
tsjos rite conducive to the
Ng of this great city.
t4l:toltion of the duty upon newspapers will
Pa4er„i diffuse useful information amongst the
'll4'''iutses of her Majesty's subjects.
,Principle of limited liability which you. have.
114ft11„,.8,13r applied to joint-stock associations
ititTkadditional facilities for the employment
'44%. ' and the improvements which you have.
ec)itraelavra which regulatefriendly societies will
t'slah,,-6° habits of industry and thrift amongst
4el.,ring classes of the community.
Caiesty trusts that the measures to which
ir4 •° oaf! given her assent for improving
tit rla
"natitutions of New South Wales,
the' and Tasmania, and for bestowing on
slte °shi
aring colonies of Australia extended
'`l
tigt self-government, will assist in
ofd iviii°l°Pnient of their great natural resources,
t° their .Promote the contentment and happiness
fihtty
thllhabitants. Her Majesty commands us
the at ahe has been deeply gratified by the zeal
till°Pathilbileesse of her Majesty's arms, and by the
bat 414 Manifested for her soldiers and sailors
till44.°llt her Indian and Colonial Empire ; and
likh,4sne ,
jelitY acknowledges with great satisfaction
b1:1°-8 contributions which her subjects in
the Legislatures and inhabitants of the
°o4l4l2're sent for the relief of the sufferers by
G„ of of war.
tO~P4IEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
),:mlsNitti th Y commands us to convey to you her
41-441,e 4 tll4 for the readiness and zeal with which
104 the Provided the necessary supplies for carry-
phi °,r Ma Aar in which her Majesty is engaged.
tki,4t it Is'eatlf laments the burdens and sacrifices
4kfnl et%
peo„, become necessary to impose upo.n her
411 t, which I" ; but she acknowledges the wisdom
114,"ens You have alleviated the weight of those
re rtivi! the mixed arrangements which you
1:17 fc'r Providing those supplies.
tta. Loun
-t -a AND GENTLEMEN,
; fan ."4Jes
sineY cornmands us to say, that she has
(tl)._er() re tilt) gretthat the endeavours which,
of with her Ally the Emperor of
she made at the recent conferences
411(24itioh:l. bring the war to a conclusion
414;) and consistent with the honour of the
via Proved -Kith the future security of Europe,
failed' ineffectual ; but those endeavours
i~olsllt tn Other course is left to her Ma-
tt hr, "c'liProsecute the war with all possible
Ilarlitkra sr Maiesty,trelying upon the support
4ave,, Patriote,n-lit' upon the manly spirit
Ave,, ef people, upon the
, TN, .
courage of her army and navy,
any tinder sufferings and whose
4°l44llliratiolirtratlee her Majesty has witnessed
jtlPit' )P ; relying upon the steadfast
11 14 alli
et cl her es) and above all upon the
stir tiat cause, her Majesty humbly puts
it " A.141jr,1,4.
e..ty Disposer of events for
ssue
to
171,1101.1.41 aulitclulastin
olNed , 13f the great contest in which she
fir '48.3' secure to Europe the 'blessings
- Bev ---5 peace. On your return
era'
counties you will have duties
le°s lib
portant than those which