The National Register.
London, England, 1820-03-05 00:00:00

Sinptrial pattiament.
HOUSE OF LORDS,
MONDAY, FELE IS.
Moro three recta. k the Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop
of Canterbury, the. Lail of liarrowhy, the Earl of
pool, mid tae Earl of Westmorland, took their seats
iu
filitit of the throne as cnnitu issionets.
The Continues, in consequence of the usual summons,
h ing come to the liar, the Itoy al assent was given to the
Annual Indemnity BM, the Lein' ing Laws' Bill, the Irish
I.lectinn's Bill, and live local and private Bills.
A second conunissioe was ilea a read, authorising the laird-
therein named to proro4ue the Parliament, a:id the Lcrd
Chancellor read the follow ing speech
:
" My Lords and Gentlemcn.
" We are cominanded by his Majesty to inform yeu, that
it is a great disappointment to his Majesty, that on this lint
and solemn occasion lie is prevented by indisposition from
meeting you in person.
" It would have been a consolation to Isis Majesty to give
utterance in this place to those feelings with si hich his
Majesty and the nation alike deplore the loss of a Sovereign,
the common father of all Isis people.
" The King commands us to inform you, that, in deter-
mining to call, without delay, the slew Parham/ it, his
Majesty has been influenced by the consideration of what is
must expedient fur public business, as well as most condu-
cive to general convenience.
" Gentlemen of the 'louse of Commons,
44 We are directed by his Majesty to thank you for the
provision which you have made for the several branches of
the public service from the commencement of the present
year and during the interval which must elapse before a
mew Parliament can he assembled.
" My Lords and Gentlemen,
" We are commanded to inform you, that in taking leave
of die present Parliament, his Majesty cammt refrain from
conveying to you his warmest assurances of the seine which
his Majesty entertains of the importaut services which you
have rendered the country.
Deeply as his Majesty lamented the designs and prac-
tices such us those which you have been recently called upon
to repress should have existed in this free and happy country,
he cannot sufficiently commend the prudence and firmness
with which yon directed your attention to the means of
counteracting them.
" if any doubt bad remained as to the Were of those
principles by which the peace and happiness of the nation
Welt DU seriously menaced, or of the excesses to which they
were likely to lead, the flagrant and sanguinary conspiracy
which has lately been detected must open the eyes of the
most incredulous, and.must vindicate to the whole world the
justice and expediency of those measures to which you
judged it necessary to resort, in defence of the laws and
constitution of the kingdom."
Then a Commission for proroguing the Parliament was
read; after which the Lord Chancellor said,.
" My Lords and Gentlemen,
" By virtue of his Majesty's Commission under the Great
Seal, to us and other Lords directed, and now read, we do,
in his Majesty's name, and iii obedience to his commands,
prorogue this Parliament to Monday,.l he 13th day of March
next, to be then here Wilco ; and this Parliament is ac-
curdiugly prorogued to Monday, the 13th day of March
Next."