The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-02-29 00:00:00

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IMPERIAL. PARLIAMH:A►T.

ROUSSE OF LORDS, 11010 AT, FIIIIIVARY 2s.

'PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.
The House of Lords sat at three o'clock.
Prayers being read. the Leath CILIIICILLoft. the
Arehhillsop of cottrunsuitlt. .das Margins-1f
enitosn, and live 'Fmk of LIT/SitPooL sod
Werriroatairio, took their seats spas the Wool.
sack es his Mejesly's .Cousenialimseve, sirl.aren-
unmade, the Geoileinsis Uglier sof the Black Rod .
to summon the House of. Commons to their ford.
ehipo' bar, for the purpose of hearing the Com-
• missions ;rad for giving the Rays! Assent' to cer-
tain Bills therein specked, sad also for proroguing
thr Parliament.
The of the House of Commons, al.
tended by several Members, soon after isilvisnevd
to the bar, when the Commission being read. the ,
Royal Assent was given to the Mutiny Bill, the
Civil List Bill, the Annual Indemnity Bill, the
Irish Elections Bill, and several others.
The LORD CIIMICILLOR then, in pursuance of
the commend of his Majesty, delivered the fol-
lowing 'vetch:-
011 y Lord* snrl Gonthosow,
" We art coorereroiecl by his Majesty to inform you, that
it is • great ilkappointasent to his 41sjesty, that en this
first and solemn occasion be is prevented by intlispositista
from meeting you 10 peruse.
0 IL would hart bees a consolation la his Majesty Cs
give utterance in this place to those feelings with which hie
Msjr..ty end the nation alike deplore the loss of a Sovereign,
Cl,. common Father of all hie People.
" The King commands us to inform you, Chat In deter-
to icing to call without delay the sew Parlisment,his Majesty
has been influenced by the consitlemtion of whet is muse ex-
prilient for public banana, as wells. most coodecive to ge.
ueral convenience.
"47etifleisse of Ma Novas of Commons,
" We are directed by his Majesty to thank you for the
ployishos which you have made fur the several branches of
the public service (rum the csonseacesesat of the present
rur, and during the latent:al which must elapse before a
new Parliament can he assembled.
" My Lords and Gentlemen,
We arc commanded to inform you, that io taking leave
of the present Parliament, his Majesty cannot refrain from
coi.e.ling h. you his warmest assnrasees of the arose
wi..rit hie Msjesty estertaius of the important services which
y... 1 have reuslered the country.
" U, rids as his Majesty lamest's' that designs mad pray
tit-s.-ucis as those which you have bees recently called upon
to repreAs, should live existed iu this free and happy cows-
t y, be cannot sufficiently commend the prudence and tingl
Den with which you directed your enmities to the mamas of
eovntersctisg them.

u 'rosy doubt Mad reaseitsed sato the natersof those prin-
ciples by which the peace and happiness of the nation were
•o seriously airspeed, or of the excesses to which they were
likely to lead, the flagrant and banristary conspiracy which
Imo lately been detected must epee the eyes of the mist isp.
r.edotous, and must vindicate to the whole world the justice
and evreslieury of those measures to which you judged it
n.c.w:ny to resort, i■ defeat? of the laws sad constitution
i.l Ose kiss;•loin."

The.' * Coutiniroiow fur proroguing the Parka-
wpm wool reed, after which the Loa CIIANCILL.
I. wit.

" Hy virtue of his Majesty's Commission seder the Greet
‘, io us and other Lords directed, and now read, we Jo,
hir 11,jrsty's num, and iu obedience to his cuninmods,
this Parliament to Monday, t►e thirteenth day of
M.,. rh urxt, to be then ►ere holden ; and this Parlimeot
i • a, cordiagly prorogued to Monday, the thirteenth dry of
M url; neva."

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