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cellor stood on the right of his Royal Highness with the seals. As
boon as tl►e Prince was seated, the Speaker of the House of Com-
mons addressed the Throne in the following teims

May it please your Royal Highness*
We His Majesty's faithful subjects, the Commons of Great Bris
tain and Ireland, in obedience to your Royal Ilighness'a commands,
attend your Royal Highness; and, accoeding to our ancient privi-
lege, we crave leave to present with our own hands our grant ot
supply, which concludes the labours of the eession Itethe ordinary
course of our proceedings, much of our time has been occupied in
discuising measures of great importance to the State, with respect
to its agricultere, shipping, and finances. We have endeavoured
so to regulate the corn laws with prudence and Immnese, that ptod
tectiun and encouragement may be given to the agricultural inter-
ests of every part of the United Kingdom, without en6angeritig the
prosperity of our trade and manufactures. We have endeavomed
also to derive new means of maritime strength from the valuable
resources of our Indian possessions ; and after devising and prepa-
ring such plans for adjusting the public revenue and expenditure,
as might suit a period of returning peace, we have been called
upon by unlooked-for events, to renew our exertions and sacrifices
upon the mpst extended scale of war. Scarcely had we closed our
contest with America, atrd scarcely had the Congress of Vienna laid
the first foundation of those arrangements, which were destined
to consolidate the peace of Europe, when, in direct contravention
of the most solemn engagements, the disturber of Europe, and
destroyer of the human race, re-appeated upon the throne of France,
and the world was once mere in arms. In the short space of three
months, by rapid strides, the fate of Europe has been again brought
to issue; and the conflict was tri-ineiluous, but the result has been
glinious. The most warlike nations, headed by the most renowned
commanders have met in battle ; and as Its itons, we have the
triumphant satisfaction to know ( m wever much that triumph may
be saddeeed with private grid), that it is now no tonger doubtful
to what name, end to what nation, the woild vvill hencetorth
asetibe the preereineuce for military skill and micoinieerable va-
lour. To consecrate the trophies, and perpetuate the tame of our
brave countrymen who fell in that unrivalled victory, we-have
declared it to be our ardent desire, and it will be the distinguishing
glory of your Royal Highness's der, to erect in the metropolis of
this empire, such a lofty and durable monument of their military
renown, and out national gratitude, as may command the venera4
tine of our latest posterity. Great however and glorious as this
Victory has been in itself, it is not to the joint exertions and heroic
achievement' of the British and Prussian arms in that memorable
conflict, that we must limit our admiration. We have also to con-
template with equal pride and satistaction its immeliate cense-
miences, military* political and moral. We have seen the illnsttions
Commanders of the Allied Armies advancing at once into the
heart of France; and Park twice conquered, has again opt ned her
gates to the conquerors‘ The Usurper of a Throne, which he has
twice abdicated, has sought his safety in an ignominious flight, and
the rightful Sovereign of France has once more resumed tire Scep-
tre ot his Ancestors. Witt' these awful scenes passing before us,
we may presume also to hope, that the period is not now- distant,
when the hand of Providence will finally extinguish the remaining
effects of that guilty and perfidious spirit of domination which has
so long raged without conntroul, and restore to desolated Europe
the blessings of peace and justice. lint, Sir, whatever may be the
final issue of these great transactions, we look forward with con&
dence to their satisfactory conclusion, under the auspices of your
Royal Highhess; and we doubt not of the happiest results, from
the same Councils which have planned, and the same hands that have
executed* those wise and vigorous measures which have hitherto
been crowned with such signal success. On our part, it is our
humble duty - to strengthen the means of your Royal Highness's
Government; and towards effectnating that purpose, we, his Maks•
ty's faithful CoMmons, do this day present to your Royal Higiniese
a Bill, An Act for enabling his Majesty to raise the sum
of Sie Millions for the Service of Great Be itain."eo which, with
all humility, we intrcat his Majesty's Royal Assent.
The public business Inning thus been completed, His
Royal flightless the Prince ftegent addressed both Ilout;c9
in the following terms

lily Lords and Gentipinot,—l cannot clase this t e.4sion of Parliaa
ment witliont,again expressing my deep regret at the continuance
of His Majesty's lamented indisposition, At the commencement of
the present Session 1 entertained a confident hope, that the Peace
Which I had concluded in Conjunction With His Majesty's Allies
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