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quiries are in progress, by nw direction, with a view
of bringing into harmony the tesitamentary jurisdic-
tion of fwv several Courts; and bills will be submitted
to you for effecting further improvements in the ad-
ministration of the 'aw.
" To these, and other measures affecting the social
condition of the country, lam persuaded that you
will give your earnest and zealous attention; and I
pray that by the blessing of Almighty God, your de-
liberations may be guided to the well-bang and
happiness of my people."
After the Speech, her Majesty left the House and
returned to Buckingham Palace, in the same order in
which she arrived.

Their Lordships then acijourned during pleasure.

The LORD CIIANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool-
sack at 5 o'clock.

Tho attendance of Peers on the Ministerial side was
exceedingly numerous, but the Opposition Peera also
mustered strongly.
The Earl of Derby, the Duke of Northumberland, the
Earl of Eglinton, the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord Col-
chester, occupied the Ministerial bench ; among those
on the Opposition side were the Marquis of Lansdowne,
the Duke of Newcastle, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the
Earl of Carlisle, Lord Brougham, the Earl of Aberdeen,
Lard Stanley of Alderley, Earl Granville.
The attendance of strangers in the galleries
and below the bar was numerous, and the gal-
lery appropriated to Peeresses was filled.
THE ADDRESS.
The LORD CHANCELLOR having read her Ma-
jesty's Speech,
The Earl of DONOUGHMORE rose to move that an
humble address be presented to her Majesty, which, u
usual was en echo of the Royal Speech. The first topic
to which it would be his duty to allude, was an Act
which had been passed in the course of the last Session,
for the enrolment of the Militia. It had been
judged necessary that the people of this country
should be placed in a position to resist foreign invasion,
not because foreign invasion was considered imminent,
but because it was thought right that this great country
should bo prepared to meet an invader upon own
coasts. That measure he was happy to say rd been
most successful. The officers of the Militia deserved .
great credit for the manner in which they had come
forward—(Hear, hear, from Lord Derby)—to use their
influence in the organization of this force. The popu-
lation of the country at large had also come forward in
the most satisfactory manner, and he might state that in
very few instances would it be necessary to have re-
course to the ballot. The condition of foreign affairs was
most satisfactory. They were assured by her Majesty
that she continued to receive assurances of kindly feel-
iug from all foreign Powers. The Noble Earl then pro-
ceeded to allude to the present position of France, and
animadverted in strong terms on the freedom with which
the President had been attacked in the public prints.
The ruler of a neighbouring country, he said,
had 'been subjected to most unmerited abuse. It
was not at this day the feeling of the British
nation to enter upon any propagandism of their politi-
cal principles. The sufferings of the French nation,
which had resulted from a feeling of this
nature, which they had shown at the close of the last
century, was of itself a sufficient warning against this.
He believed there was on beat sides of the House, and
in all parts of the country, a deep uppreciaeion of
the benefits we derived from cur constitution ;
but that was no reason Irby we should endea-
vour to force our system upon any other nation.
The French nation had for reasons best known to
themselves, thought fit to change their system of Go-
vernment, but that was no affair of ours, and he regretted
that the chosen ruler of France as he might call him,
:Amid have undergone such undeserved attacks from a
portion of the press of this country. The next topic
in the Royal Speech, relates to negotiations lately car-
ried en with the United States, and that was a subject
on which there had been so much misapprehensiou, that
he should feel justified in going more into detail
on it. In 1818 a convention of comexterce had been
signed, on the 20th of October, between England and the
United States, in which there was one urticle regu-
lating the rights of both countries to the fisheries on the
coasts of Labrador and Newfoundland. The United
States there renounced all liberty of taking or drying
fish within three marine miles of these coasts. The con-
ditions of this treaty had been rigidly maintained by the
authorities of this country, and between the years
and 1851 35 American vessels had been seised for in-
fraction of it. A discussion subsequently arose whether
the three marine miles meant a lino drawn at that
distance from the detentations or from the pro-
minent headlands of the coast. It turned ent
afterwards, that the valuable part of the fisheries was
within the distance of two miles from the coast, even
according to the American interpretation, so that had
we accepted that interpretation, the American Govern-
ment would not have enjoyed the cod-bank fisheries—
the most valuable portion. He was happy, however, to
state that there was reason to hope that the American
Government had now begun to negotiate cordially on
the subject, and be believed that very large and impor-
tant commercial advantages would be gained to our
North American colonies by a settlement of the question.
With respect to the recent opening of the South Ameri-
can rivers, he believed it was impossible to describe the
great advantages which must be derived to British com-
merce from this opening. The next subject which was
alluded to in the Royal Speech was with regard
to the Brazilian slave trade. (Cries of Hear.")
In the year 1850 the importation of slaves was 23,000 ;
while in the year 1851, it was reduced to 3,000. With
regard to the duty en wine, the present Government
have entered into a treaty with the Oporto
Wine Company, which would tend to abolish monopoly
in that important branch of commerce. The war which
was now gettng on in our Eastern possession rendered
inquiries necessary with a view to legislation. Ile had
no doubt that the general prosperity of the country could
be attributed to the general cheapening of food. With
regard to the unhappy state of Ireland, a mild Govern-
ment, on a sound basis, was the only means of im-
proving its condition ; unfortunately there still
exisdng in Ireland a spirit of insubordination and resist-
ance to legal authority, and until this is removed very
little could be done. The national Church like all other
ancient institutions, required reform administered with
a temperate had. The question of Law reform is one of
the same character. In the case of University reform,
considerable steps bad already been made in the proper
direction. The most important measures of the last Ses-
sion were those of Law reform, and these measures were
now in operation, and gave general satisfaction. There
was outs more topic he would touch upon—it was now
the chief thought of the people at large. He need hardly
say he alluded to the lamented loss of the Duke of Wel-
lington—a loss not only to this country bus to the world.
His funeral would not only be attended by Englishmen,
but by deputations from several countries. It bad been
stated that now that great man was gone, in the event of a
European war no general could be found to lead the
British troops to victory. To this opinion he coulai not
subscribe. for, in his opinion, the Duke of Wellington
would have lived in vain bud he not set an example to
Englishmen which he had no doubt would, at time of
need, be followed. (Hear.) He would not longer de-
tain the House, but would move the adoption of the Ad-

dress.
Tho Marquis of BATH, in seconding the motion, be-
spske the indulgence of their Lordships while he ad-
dressed them for the first time. He was sure that the
sentiments which her Majesty had expressed with refe-
rence to the death of the Duke of Wellington would find
an echo from every individual of every class, and from
none more than from their Lordships. The character of
the Duke of Wellington was the very typ: of the two
national virtues—devotion to his Sovereign and attach-
ment to his country. (Loud cheers.) The subject on
which the Duke had last addressed their Lordships visa
the national defences ; and he must observe that great
praise was due to the people of England for the manner
in which they had come forward to fill the ranks of the.
usititie. The people of Eon-land had no reasrsoicupprow.
head an attack from any foreign l'''''''labce, they would
not that, whatever chan The foe would
have nothing to fear. (Hear,
hear.)
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of England were
not find us unprepared, for thePe-n°ct their altars, and to
now ready to defend their. homesend the institution of the
stand 1,37 their Sovereign
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etshhestrength and vigour from the recent legisla-
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stove the measures which had
proved so beneficial to the rest of the community. He
trusted, therefore, that it might be possible to 'devise
somete es t meanss that would° k
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(Cheers.) Ho would not troyuble their Lordships prosperous.
with
any remarks upon Law reform or theUnisersity Commis-
slop, but he would simply beg to second the Address.
(Cheers.)
Tho Marquis of LANSDOWNE would not have pre-
sumed to say a word after the Speech they had heard
from the Throne, and the remarks of the Noble Lords who
had moved and seconded the Address, were it not tha t
the subject which formed the most prominent feature of
the Royal Speech, and to which the noble Earl had ad-
verted before he sat down, was coo) to which he felt it
his duty not to call the attention of their Lordships, for
Ness of persons in their
that was already fixed upon it, on Ihich to make a few
remarks. Although ho did not feel. himself authorized
hosfdapneyrhaps some claim as an in-
dividualeither upon this or any other subject, to speak the sen-
ccasion, not merely
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pect he had for the
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Noble Duke, who was lost to his country and to this
House—not merely because, without any political con-
nexion with him whatever, the Noble Duke had dose
him the honour at all times to consider him as his friend;