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

PROROGATION

OF

PARLIAMENT.

QUEEN'S SPEECH.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.) ,
Parliament was this day prorogued by commission.
Shortly after two o'clock the Lord Chancellor, the
Earl of Granville, the Earl of Harrowby, the Duke
house robed
and Lord Stanley of Alderley entered the
I..,?use robed as her Majesty's Commissioners, and the
'l4°llse of Commons having been summoned,
The following bills received the Royal Assent by Com-
mission :—Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) ; Exche-
quer Bills (7,000,000/.) ; Customs' Tariff Acts Amend-
tent and Consolidation ; Customs' Laws Conso-
Excise Duties ; Turkish Loan ; Office
Speaker ; Trinity College, Dublin ; Dwelling
T
"Ile (Scotland) ; Religious Worship ; Slave
Crade (Sherbro) ; Youthful Offenders (No. 2) ;
Suits • Merchant Shipping Act Amendment ;
Turnpike Acts Continuance (Ireland) ; Militia Officer
livalification ; Fisheries (British Island and France) ;
.-,"Ming-street Public Offices Extension ; Turnpike Acts
Continuance (No. 2); Sale of Spirits (Ireland) ; Turnpike
-urusts Arrangements ; Lunatic Asylums and Regula-
tic). A
Ti" Acts Amendment ; Militia Ballot Suspension ;
.684ttid of Tobago Loan ; Coal Mines Inspection ;
nmalic Outrage (Ireland) Act Continuance
"Adsylums (Ireland) Advances ; Navigation
Works (Ireland) ; Court of Judication (Prince of Wales
„and) ; Bills of Lading (No. 2) ; Sale of Beer ; Ord-
-Mee Board • Passengers Act Amendment ; Metropo-
litan
Local emegnt ; Nuisances Removal and Dis-
'•ili:ieesBt:nrevßeanitli:allgy; ; Huddersfield Burial Ground Act
tlaendinent ; Ledbury Prebend ; London and South-
Dundalk Marbour and
.Port ;
oi.B.Bg°v,, Dumbarton, and Helensburgh Railway ;
/t:i:tt Western and Brentford Railway ; Stokes Bay
1 ts.vaY and Pier ; Westminster Improvements ; Der-
Ishire, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire Railway
;14,°' ; Royal Conical Flour Mill Company ; West-
TLUster Lead Company ; New River Company, and
)1,-"; etees of the River Lea (No. 2) ; Western Ter-
-132118 Railway (Clapham to Norwood) ; Chinese
tedienger Ships ; Metropolitan Building ; Despatch
gßusiness (Court of Chancery) ; Charitable
nu° ; Inverness Bridge ; Criminal Justice ; Public
lim"tises (Ireland); Public Health (1854) Continuation and
q-Aendreent ; Diseases Prevention • Militia Pay ; School
2)r:111,1148 (Security for Application); Public Health (N o.
,s'.-'wellings for Labouring Classes; Burials; Limited
16,4,41„itY ; Union Contiguous Benefices ; St. John's Col-
-lesB Estates ; Harvest's Estates ; Morton Col-
ile Estate ; Haltord's Estate ; Handcock's Estate ;
t.ar,ernorit's Estate • Mar hell's Charity Estates.;
vjne's Divorce ; Wvndham's Divorce ; Jones's Di-
`ce ; Sumner's Divorce ; Hadow's Divorce.
jb° LORD CHANCELLOR then read her Most
1,,,4ci°118 Majesty's Speech, as follows
thwe are commanded by her Majesty to release
e from further attendance in Parliament, and at
meats sante time to express the warm acknowledg-
wit of her Majesty for the zeal and assiduity
agh which you have applied yourselves to the
barge of your public duties during a long and
11°110us session.
the Ler Majesty has seen, with great satisfaction,
while you have occupied yourselves in pro-
Italla Means for the vigorous prosecution of the
ta„„-) You have given your attention to many
'menres of great public utility.
tier -
her Majesty is convinced that you will share
eve liatisfaction at finding that the progress of
whieta has tended to cement more firmly that union
40 ell has so happily been established between her
th:ernMent and that of her ally the Emperor of
French.
tells Majesty trusts that an alliance, founded on a
flue of the general interests of Europe, and consoli-
Ithr m ,
by good faith, will long survive the events
the en have given rise to it ; and will contribute to
two Permanent well-being and prosperity of, the
bon great nations which it has united together in
Ttills of honourable friendship.
4(1,4 accession of the King of Sardinia to the
I?rentY between her Majesty, the Emperor of the
port:111 and the Sultan has given additional im-
the /ace and strength to that alliance, and
jeav efneient force which his Sardinian Ma-
oper has sent to the seat of war to co-
ti.to iftrutzith the Allied Armies, will not fail
It the high reputation by which the army
ltsrclinia has ever been distinguished.
for ber Majesty has commanded us to thank you
Its 'iss-ving enabled her to avail herself, as far
tt tb'as been found to be required,
she Patriotic offers of extended service which
kit urftli received from the Militia of the United
4111,,e`1,13133) and for the means of reinforcing her
fre in the Crimea by an enlistment of volunteers
)11 abroad.
keens Majesty acknowledges with satisfaction the
s YOU have adopted by giving effect to the
the°c;ation by which, in conjunction with her Ally,
t4e4:sllerOr of the French, she has made arrange-
*hi for assisting the Sultan to provide the means
ttti are necessary to, enable him to maintain in
ltithaetecY the Turkish army, which has so gallantly
nod the assaults of its enemies.
*l4 Majesty, in giving her assent to the bill
treat you Presented to her for the local manage-
kaht:4 the metropolis, trusts that the arrange-
Stobl'reYided by that measure will lead to many
4 'enientconducive to the convenience and
of s
Thl4 this great city.
te • e abolition of the duty upon newspapers will
t lon
horer 0, diffuse useful information amongst the
he °lasses of her Majesty's subjects.
hitei Principle of limited liability which you have
dill ,4,ellalY applied to joint-stock associations
'3fekpi!,rd additional facilities for the employment
0,741,3 and the improvement which you have
1e0u,,,,"4e laws which regulate friendly societies will
'44 Cge habits of industry amongst the labour-
tfez7ses of the community.
5,11te il'al,ajelity trusts that the measures to which
,5 given her assent, for improving
vitto;.'nnstitution of New South Wales,
,the ft,' and Tasmania, and for bestowing on
''°ilvtenrishing colonies of Australia extended
*Li° tie Of self-government, will assist in
of will of the national resources,
itttiltit Promote the contentment and happiness
is ilk), thillhabitants. Her Majesty commands us
Nt6at she has been deeply gratified with the
CoNV Manifested for her soldiers and sailors
thtir Atti°llt her Indian and Colonial Empire ; and
the 8 acknowledges with great satisfaction
.ktd;.
tlineus contributions which her subjects in
tk Is Legislature, and the inhabitants of the
ha Legislature,
sent for the relief of the sufferers by
ities of war.
Cikrtz
t-VLE.I.Z OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
)!i
1i.41 jast
J for the readiness and zeal with which
on %Provided the necessary supplies for carry-
-4,4 0 War in which her Majesty is engaged.
IVlaje
f aithf it 8-t
Y laments the burdens and sacrifices
has become necessary to impose upon her
bah Whth°lsl° ; but she acknowledges the wisdom
1;44 b You have alleviated the weight of those
have remt:7.f tile mixed arrangement which you
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or Providing those supplies.
'ger eltDs AND GENTLEMEN,
ineSty
ill With se eeramands us to say, that she has
c'nujutioiv.ere regret that the endeavours which,
me Ilreiich:l°ll With her Ally the Emperor of
on tshe made at the recent conferences
Ainnditio ° bring
the war to a conclusion
es 1:1 Ce•—•
anduststent with the honour of the
114: Proveciwith the future security of Europe,
jen.4l4 failed in ; but those endeavours
viD/ hut to n° other course is left to her Ma-
of°°llr: and et°secute the war with all possible
444 llarliatneer Majesty, relying upon the support
new, Patriotin upon the manly spirit
Ithc;t-failitla 'l3l of her people, upon the
Dow4e patieu onura-,
n 6' of her army and navy,
with of enie under sufferings, and whose
ktertadreiratiltralloe, her Majesty has witnessed
j44..43' of °II ; relying upon the steadfast
her e horn
allies, and above all upon the
ikehtTllll:;:itl of iletrheemause! her Majesty humbly puts
is
e, an issue cll'lghty Disposer of events for
5 en an
C 4 great contest in which she
to in and ruaY secure the blessing of
3'en las'
to ,-r tang peace. On your return
4'°419 etd4 co
entries you will have duties
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little le" Important than those which

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belong to your attendance in Parliament.
Her Majesty trusts that your powerful influ-
ence will be exerted for the welfare and
happiness of her people, the promotion of which is
the object of her Majesty's constant care, and the
anxious desire of her heart.