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LONDON :
TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 1837.

Yesterday afternoon the QUEEN in person opened the first
Session of the new Parliament by a speech from the Throne—
a copy of which, with a report also of the loyal proceedings
almost immediately afterwards, appeared in the columns of
The Sun, and are, of course, already in the possession of our
readers.

In the House of Lords, the Address was moved by the
Duke of SussEx, and seconded by Lord PORTMAN. It was
unanimously agreed to without any debate, or a single dis-
sentient voice.

In the House of Commons, the swearing-in of Members
continued till past four o'clock. After the QUEEN'S speech
bad been read by the SPEAKER, and the House had resumed, a
great many notices were given ; they are all particularized in
our Parliamentary Report. The SPEAKER having read the
Royal Speech, which her MAJESTY had delivered in the House
of Lords, Lord LLVESON moved and Mr. GRGRON CRAIG
seconded the Address in ansvrer to it.

Mr. WAKLET Was of opinion that the Royal Speech was
vague, that it dealt only in generalities, and that it did not
state any one precise subject to be brought forward. Now, as
be came into Parliament to support the cause of the people,
and not the cause of party and faction, he should move some
amendment which would go to pledge the House to a reform
of the Reform Bill. " Party and faction had been the curse
of this country for centuries, and if they followed the course
which her Majesty's Ministers that night marked out for them,
they were not likely to remove that curse."
Sir WILLIAM MOLESWO Rill seconded the amendment of
his Hon. Friend the Member for Finsbury, with whose opi-
nion on the obscurity and evasiveness of the Speech he
entirely agreed. No reference, for instance, had bt,en
made to the evils of the elective system. " The late
elections had shown that the Reform Bill had been an entire
failure: all the evils of the old system were still in existence.
The object of the Reform Bill was to change that system,
and to make that which was no representation a real repre-
sentation ; but its effect had been to place the whole of the
counties of England in the hands of the landlords. He con-
tended that the Reform Bill had completely failed in its
object, and that that House did not represent those classes of
the community that it pretended to represent ; for, in fact,
the whole of the counties were no better than nomination
boroughs."
Mr. Hesse supported and Lord Joist.; RUSSELL opposed the
amendment. Sir ROBERT PEEL deprecated any further change:
and would resist all attempts to alter the Reform Bill.
Mr. WARD thought that Lord J. Rosottni, was acting dia-
metrically in opposition to his warmest supporters. If the
present Government could not secure the return of Liberal
Members at the elections than by the means the Noble Lord
now possessed, then he must say that, as a Minister, the Noble
Lord, by these expressions, had signed his own death-warrant,
and worked out the term of his political existence.
The House then divided. The numbers were 20 for, and 509
against the amendment. Mr. WA [LEY'S amendment was there.
fore negatived by 489. No division took place on the two
remaining amendments moved by the Hon. Gentlemen for in-
sertion in the Address.

A motion subsequently made by Mr. HARVEY on the sub-
ject of the Crown Revenues and the Pension List was nega-
tived without a division.

We find, as we anticipated, that the organs of the
Tory faction are in a rage at the QUEEN'S Ministers,
for having, in the composition of the Royal Speech, in
the first place, avoided the introduction of any but
leading topics, and then treated those introduced in
such a way as to compel the unanimous acquiescence
of the Opposition in the Address to the Throne. The
public, of course, regard the vituperation of the Tory
press-gang as the highest compliment that can be paid
to those on whom it is bestowed. It will be perceived,
however, by our report of the proceedings in the
House of Commons, that although the Tory Opposi-
tion were disarmed, the Address to Queen VicTontA

from her first Parliament found opponents in that small
section of the Reformers who are generally denominated
Ultra-Radicals, and who, though in the main well-
intentioned, are not gifted with a superabundance of
prudence, either in the concoction of their measures or

in the selection of the time and place for bringing them
forward. The merit of this diversion—for such it
practically is—in favour of the Tory party, is due to
Mr. WALLET, who moved three separate amend-
ments on the Address, which he prefaced by a pretty
long speech, in which there is some cleverness mixed
up with a good deal of extraneous matter, and not a
little inconsequential argumentation. The amendments
proposed to be introduced into the Address by the
Honourable Member, were to the effect that the
House would take into consideration the extension of

he Suffrage, the Ballot, and Triennial Parliaments,

with the view of adopting those measures. Now we
are as anxious for the adoption of those improvements
as Mr. WA KLEY can possibly be ; but we should like
to know what earthly purpose his bringing them for-
ward in the way he did last night could answer, unless
it were to prejudice their future consideration and re-

tard their success. He could not suppose that these
questions would be allowed to sleep because they were
not mentioned in the Speech from the Throne, for Mr.
GROTE had already given notice of his intention to
bring forward a motion on the Ballot, the most impor-
tant of all, while by pressing to an ungracious division
his forlorn amendments, at the sly instigation of Sir
R. PIEL, and in defiance of the remonstrances of
Mr. HUME and Mr. GROTE—both of them fully as
anxious as himself for the advancement of Reform--
he did all that in him lay to show that there was dis-
union in the ranks of the Liberals. Happily the
result did not answer his expectations, as no
more than twenty Members supported him. We
trust that so signal a rebuke will operate as a sa-
lutary warning to the Honourable Gentleman and
others, to temper their ardour in a good cause with a
" moderation that may give it smoothness."
But while we disapprove of the course pursued by
Mr. WAKLEY on this occasion, we cannot but regret
the repulsive tone in which the amendments were met
by Lord JOHN RUSSELL. Were the Noble Lord
a man of a hasty temperament, we might have
supposed that he had been led in a moment of
irritation to express himself more strongly than he
intended. But Lord JOHN is never thrown off his
guard by passion. He is always cool and collected,
and therefore we must suppose from what fell from
him last night, that he is deliberately opposed to the
extension of the Suffrage, the Ballot, and a shorter du.
ration of Parliaments. We do confess, that after what
the Noble Lord has on several occasions stated to
his constituents, we did not expect that the Ballot
would have been included in his sweeping declaration.
For however it may be said that the adoption of the
two other measures would be a " virtual repeal of the
.de ofci
ne'otingcan
would
tignmomerienatmedo
illloetforjiunstlAy ct,'b'esuresoly

almost think, indeed, that this was one of those
matters which the House of Commons had sufficient
power to regulate of itself, without making it a sub-
ject of legislation by King, Lords, and Commons. So
far, is the Ballot from being a repeal of the
Reform Bill, that it is the only thing that can pre-
vent that Bill from becoming a greater evil than
the rotten-borough system which preceded it.

The Duke of Sussßijn moving the Address last
night in the House of Lords, made an excellent speech,
replete with good sense, moderation, and justness of
reflection. He carefully avoided urging any topics
that might bring on a premature or intemperate dis-
cussion ; but contented himself with commenting on
the Royal Speech generally ; a becoming line of con-
duct which was followed by the seconder, Lord PORT-
MAN. The Duke of WELLINGTON, who was the
only speaker on the opposite side of the House, ex-
pressed his warm approbation of her MAJESTY'S
Speech, and of the Address proposed by the Illus-
trious Duke, which last was consequently agreed to
unanimously. If the Tories persevere in the same
pacific spirit in which they have commenced the
Session, who knows but they may in time get credit
for somethin,q, like discretion ?

Within a few days—or at all events weeks—
the state of our relations with Portugal will be brought
under the notice of Parliament, and we confidently
trust that Lord PALMERSTON will then give an ex-
planation which will remove the impression generally
prevailing, not only in that country, but. in England,
that the British Government has taken a decided and
active part in favour of one of the contending factions.
This is due to the honour and interests of the British
Crown.

This impression has already excited the worst feelings
against England in the breasts of a vast number of the
Portuguese people, and particularly those opposed to
the Charter. They say the Charter is of foreign
origin—it is the growth of England, and is forced
upon them with a view to prolong their dependence on
that country, of which Portugal has virtually been a
province for more than a hundred years. In the
excitement caused by such a conviction they have
with their national ardour expressed themselves
strongly against England, but we are quite sure
our Government, in place of taking advantage
of such an indiscretion will overlook it, and rather
sympathize with a people who have been distracted for
years by civil dissensions, and who are longing for that
Constitutional freedom promised to them ever since 1820,
but never realized. Of this we may rest assured, that any
predilection shown for the Charter by the present Go-
vernment, will only tend to prolong the contests. A
strong suspicion prevails (and suspicions are not
easily removed), that we have all along supported it
for the purpose of promoting our own commercial in-
terests, and of retaining Portugal as a fief of Eng-
land. Whatever may be the fact, the history of the
Charter affords hut too good a pretence for such im-
putations. Ever since the suppression of the Consti-
tution in 1823 a strong feeling has existed in that
country for a Constitutional Government, and on the
death of King JOHN in Ib2G, Don PEDRO, in order
to be before-hand with the reformers, and in order to se-
cure his daughter's succession, concocted a charter in Rio
Janeiro. We do not say that the British Minister had
any hand in it ; but at all events Sir CHARLES
STUART brought it over in his pocket, and there-
by incurred the severe displeasure of Mr. CANNING.
It was, however, proclaimed in Portugal, opposed by
the Miguelites, and not warmly supported by the
other party, and the consequence was that we had
to send over to Portugal a large force at a great ex-
pellee to protect it, and no sooner was that force
withdrawn, than it died a natural death. Don
PEDRO having been driven from the Brazils on li
account of his tyrannical conduct, again esta-
blisl►ed the Charter, chiefly through the aid
of foreign soldiers and British sailors ; but no sooner
had the dread of Don MIGUEL vanished, and the
Court both of Don PEDRO and his daughter shown
symptoms of a return to the despotical habits of the
former Sovereigns, than the Charter again fell to pieces.
Not many months ago another attempt was made to re-
vive it. The Chartists tampered with the troops, and
British ships of war were anchored close to the city, but
the attempt miserably failed. A second trial was
afterwards made in the interior of the country, but not
a voice was raised for the Charter, and the leaders were
forced to seek refuge in England. The fact is, tl►e
great body of the people never had the slight-
est regard for it. 'What absurdity then to try
to force such a Constitution on Portugal, and what
madness to urge, as an argument in its favour, that we
could establish better commercial relations with the
Chartists than with their opponents I This is the most
certain way to annihilate the Charter, and defeat what
ought to be our great object, an amicable arrangement.
The expense of such interference for commercial pur-
poses, has always exceeded the profits. Let us con-
vince the Portuguese people that we are impartial and
disinterested, and whatever party may be in power
will soon find it for their interest to be on good terms
with England.

The Paris journals of Sunday have all been received.
A telegraphic despatch had apprised the Government
that the Carlists had quitted the neighbourhood of
Valencia on the 9th inst., without daring to attack
that city. General ORAA was at the same time in
hot pursuit of CABRERA, who, with seventy vehicles,
laden with plunder, was making the best of his way
back to Cantavieja. The Baron de MEER was at Bar-
celona on the 11th, where he continued to preserve
public tranquillity. In order to raise a revenue he had
decreed in the name of the QUEEN that all goods im-
ported by sea or land should be subject to a duty of
one per cent. ad valorem. All cottons, whether foreign
or colonial, are subject to a duty of four per cent., and
foreign manufactured goods are to pay six per cent.
The murderers of SAARSPIELD have been shot by
command of ESPARTERO at Pampeluna. The de-
tails of this affair have not reached us. There is no
domestic intelligence in the Journals of Sunday.
The Carlists boast that the Pretender is preparing
another grand expedition against Madrid. Of what
use can it be, so long as the inhabitants of Madrid
refuse to open their gates to the Carlists ? According
to the organs of the Pretender, he might have captured
the city when he was last before it, had he been able
to overcome his scruples to shed blood. Why then
fatigue himself with another useless march, when it is
manifest that Madrid will only yield to force ?
Advices from Persia state that the Schah, having
narrowly escaped with his life an insurrection planned
by the Rajah of LAHORE, applied to Russia for assist-
ance, in consequence of which the Emperor has
ordered a large military force to embark at several sta-
tions on the Caspian, to be conveyed to Ferabad on
the Persian frontier, with orders to place itself at the
unlimited disposal of the Schah. By this step Russia
hopes to recover her influence in Persia, and thereby
pave the way for future triumphs in the East.
A Ministerial Journal (Le Temps) publishes the following,
in the form of a telegraphic despatch :
" BAYONNE, Nov. 16.—1 learn indirectly that Espartero
has punished the assassins of General Saarsfield. I have not
yet received the details."—Le Commerce.

The German Papers received this morning bring
advices from Hanover of the 16th inst. M. VON
SCHULE had invited deputations of the States to con-
gratulate the KING on the prospects held out to the
country by the Royal Letters Patent, but they main-
tained a sullen silence.

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