The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-20 00:00:00

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT

BY THE

QUEEN.

The bustle and excitement that prevailed in the
neighbourhood of Buckingham Palace, the Park, and
tile approaches to the House of Lords, the whole of
this morning, was nearly as great as on the morning of
the QUEEN'S visit to the City. From an early hour
workmen were employed erecting platforms and benches
in every open space ; and in St. Margaret's Church-
yard, the space between the south side of the church
and the north side of Henry the Seventh's Chapel m-s
taken possession of by at least a hundred poor men,
women, and children, who covered it with old tables,
planks supported on backless chairs, and other contri-
vances of rather doubtful security, to imitate the more
substantial erections, in the shape of platforms
and benches, which the authorities of St. Margaret's
put up in Parliament-street, and in the entrance. As
early as eleven o'clock, a great number of the stand-
ings erected in the Churchyards by the private adven-
turers above mentioned were engagad and occupied,
at two shillings a head.

Her MAJESTY went clown to the House in State,
and after the usual ceremonies, made the following
gracious Speech :

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.

" MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

" I have thought it right to assemble you for the
transaction of public business at the earliest convenient
period after the dissolution of the late Parliament.
"It is with great satisfaction that I have received
from all Foreign Powers the strongest assurances of
their friendly disposition, and of their earnest desire
to cultivate and maintain with me the relations of
amity ; and I rejoice in the prospect that I shall be
able to promote the best interests of my subjects by se-
curing to them the advantages of peace.
" I lament that civil war still afflicts the kingdom of
Spain. I continue to exercise with fidelity the engage.
ments of my Crown with the Queen of Spain, accord-
ing to the stipulations of the Treaty of Quadruple
Alliance.

" I have directed a Treaty of Commerce, which I
have concluded with the United Republic of Peru and
Bolivia, to be laid before you, and I hope soon to be
able to communicate to you similar results of my
negotiations with other Powers.
" I recommend to your serious consideration the
state of the province of Lower Canada.
" GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
" The demise of the Crown renders it necessary that
a new provision should be made for the Civil List. I
place unreservedly at your disposal those hereditary
revenues which were transferred to the public by my
immediate Predecessors, and I have commanded that
such papers as may be necessary for the full exami-
nation of this subject shall be prepared and laid
before you. Desirous that the expenditure in this,
as in every other department of the Government,
should be kept within due limits, I feel confident
that you will gladly make adequate provision for the
support of .the honour and dignity of the Crown.
" The Estimates for the services of next year are
in course of preparation, and will be laid before you
at the accustomed period. I have directed that the
utmost economy should be enforced in every branch of
the public expenditure.
" MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

" The external peace and domestic tranquillity
which at present happily prevail,• are very favourable
for the consideration of such measures of reformation
and amendment as may be necessary or expedient ; and
your attention will naturally be directed to that
course of Legislation, which was interrupted by
the necessary Dissolution of the last Parliament.
" The result of the inquiries which have been made
into the condition of the poor in Ireland, has been al-
ready laid before Parliament, and it will be your duty
to consult whether it may not be safe and wise to esta-
blish by law some well regulated means of relief for the
destitute in that country.
" The Municipal Government of the cities and
towns in Ireland calls for better regulation.
" The laws which govern the collection of the Tithe
Composition in Ireland, require revision and amend-
ment. Convinced that the better and more effectual
administration of justice is amongst the first duties of
a Sovereign, I request your attention to those mea-
sures, which will be submitted to you for the improve-
ment of the law.

" You cannot but be sensible of the deep import-
ance of these questions, which I have submitted to
you, and of the necessity of treating them in that
spirit of impartiality and justice which affords
the best hope of bringing them to a happy and
useful termination. In meeting this Parliament,
the first that has been elected under my autho-
rity, I am anxious to declare my confidence
in your loyalty and wisdom. The early age at which I
am called to the Sovereignty of this Kingdom, renders
it a more imperative duty that, under Divine Provi-
dence, I should place my reliance upon your cordial
co-operation, and upon the love and affection of all
my people.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex has con
sented to become the Patron of the Newspaper Press Be
nevolent Association.

HAYMA RKET THEATRE.—A bad farce was pro-
duced here on Saturday night. Wapping Old Stairs was
the title, and we presumed the author intended to dra-
matize the well-known ballad of that name. Mr. T. P.
Cooke hitched up his trowsers, and quoted sea phrases
with all decorum. Some monsters rolled about the stage
in the guise of British sailors. Mrs. Waylett sang the old
song, as she does every song, most sweetly ; and Mr.
Buckstone capered from the side scene with the devil's
horns on his head and a cow's tail at his heels. There
was an old father, a young lover, a naughty man, and a
score of pirates. There was noise, and confusion, and
firing, and hacking of swords, and so ended Wapping Old
Stairs. Fortunately for the house, the beautiful drama of
The Love Chase preceded the condemned farce. That
charming piece still proves attractive, and will continue to
be so as long as the British stage is in existence. There
is no modern play which can approach it, either in in-
genuity of plot or richness and delicacy of language.
Miss Mordaunt played with great spirit, and saved the
character of Constance from that roughness, not to say
coarseness, which a less judicious actress might impart
to it. Mrs. Glover played the Widow admirably. The
marriage scene was managed by her in the most artist-
like manner. Mr. Webster played Wildrake judiciously ;
and if a better lover could be found for Lydia, the piece
would altogether be admirably represented. Attractive
as The Love Chase has ever proved, we recommend the
management to look a little closely into the decorations
and the costumes. Both are tarnished ; and we have no
doubt the effect of the piece would be much greater if
they were renewed. We congratulate Mr. Sheridan
Knowles—a modest man, of true genius—on the com-
plete success of his drama.
MRS. GORE'S NEW WORK, "MARY RAYMOND."
—The announcement of a new work of fiction from the
brilliant and versatile pen of Mrs. Gore, will excite that
most pleasant of all species of curiosity—the curiosity that
admits of no doubt as to its gratification. Mrs. Gore is
one of those fortunate writers whose admirable and varied
talents is united with and directed by such infallible tact,
that for her to fail in the object she determines on attempt-
ing, is out of the question. Different classes and grades of
readers may appreciate her several productions dif-
ferently—according to the difference of their intellectual
tastes, habits, and modes of feeling or of thinking. But
no class of readers can peruse even the slightest of her
prose fictions, without feeling that they have been under
the influence of a superior intelligence, and have gained
from it something of pleasure or of profit—or of the two
united,—which they would have missed under any other
circumstances. And this is a power and a privilege, which
nothing but genius—no tn?re talent, however high—exer-
uises and enjoys.

SPORTING INTELLIGEI'

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COURSING.
NEWMARKET NEW MEETING (ALLINGTOS
FRIDAY A ND SA TUBMAY.
The Visitors' Stakes.—Mundi b Dolphin• Glee beat Fay.
g at ,
Second '
Ties.— Cambric beat Mundig; Glee ran a bre.
_sic.
Allington Hill Stakes, for Bitch Pu pies.---Secon lies'
toria beat Kitten ; Graceful beat Lydia.l3 +A •
BILL
Deciding Course.—Graceful beat Victoria, end won the shesest
The Cup.—Second Ties.—Violet beat Sovereig; BaildV "
Go-Cart. After a severe and undecided course, •
ceived 151., and Mr. Vipon the cup A rairase
Chippenham Stakes, for Dog Puppies.—Second Tie 5........--
against Cranberry ; Cranberry drawn ; Sultan beat Tartar,.
Deciding Course.—Sultan beat Ambrose, and won the StSkelbea. t
Port Stakes.—Second 'Ties.—LovelyC L.'s • pailj beat oun L- ,
Adam Brock. the
Shark )
Sweepstakes for Dog Puppies.—Tarrare beat and o°ll
stakes. Lyra "___

Matches.
Mr. Dunn's blk. b. p. Bess boat Mr. EcN•ards's r. ti. ilfre 4it.
d.
Mr. Dnnn's bl. d. Blucher beat Captain Daintree's
blk an
d. King Cole. , plk•
Mr. Dube:.e's blk. and w. b. p. Daphne beat Mrr. Ogilby s
b. b
Captain Daintree's blk. and w. Kirtle beat Mr. OgilbY, sr.
• -
.

Dobede's blk. b. Dirce beat Mr. Gillett's r. Gaeoter-as,..
Mr. Dobede's blk. b. p. Democ beat Mr. Gillett's b. P.
hopper. •
'blk b.
Mr. Gillett's blk. b. p. Georgia beat Mr. Carters
Caroline. A cnot.
Mr. Carter's r. d. Cardinal beat Mr. Edwards's br. (1.
•p.
Mr. King's br. and w. Rarivr beat Mr. Dobede's br.
Dispatch.
Fyson's br. b. Fanny beat Mr. Carter's br. d. Colonel.
The other courses were not run for want of hares.

HUNTING APPOIN7'IENTS. of Fri-
Her Majesty's Stag Hounds meet on Thursday (Instead
day), at the Two-mile Brook-11. Sid
Lord Moreton's Hounds on Thursday at Cold Harbour;
day, at Red Lodge, Braydon—half-past 10. • Vl.'
The Duko of Cleveland's Hounds on Wednesday at RauY '
day, at Hartforth-11.
'f he Hurworth Hounds on Friday at Low Middleton-10.
rk,
The Cleveland Hounds on Thursday at Kirkleatharn
half-past 10. t 9'
The Sinnington Hounds on Friday at Sinnington—half-Pr
The Boroughbridge Harriers on F' riday at Skelton Wind''
half-past 10.
_The Earl of Harewood's Hounds on Wednesday at Strt

Mill ; Friday, at Thorp Arch—half-past 10. e.
The Duke of Rutland's Hounds to-morrow at Bulby
The Norf.)lk Hounds on Thursday at Billingford Bridge
day, at Ryburgh Bridge—half-past 10.
The Knapton Harriers on Friday at Mr. Partridge's Mill, N.
Walsham-11.
Mr. R. Bagge's Harriers on Wednesday at Bilney Lodge'
day, at Middleton Tower.
Mr. Villebois's Stag Hounds on Thursday at Lynn Scoote,
Swag harn-11. Satl9-'
Mr. Horlock's Hounds on Thursday at Pomeroy liro°-;
day, at Dauntsey Wharf, for Greatwood. ;
The Duke of Beaufort's Hounds on Wednesday at /13"
Friday at Alderley. Pi"
Mr. Errington's Hounds on Thursday at Cadby Toll Bar' ,
day, at Great Dalby ; Saturday, at Theddingworth—qr• to t
Colonel George Wyndham's Hounds on Wednesday at Sal
Common ; Friday, at. Top Lea—half-past 10. day at
The Hastings' and St. Leonard's Harriers on Wrecines.
Mexhill Down ; Friday, at Yew Tree Bridge, Westfield.
The Essex and Suffolk Hounds on Friday at Gifford 's 11
half-past 10.
The Atherstone Hounds on Wednesday at Sutton Park ; burs'
day, at No Man's Heath ; Saturday, at Newnham—qr: to 111.
Sir C. Constable's Stag Hounds on Frith.), at SproatleY-,401,
The Heythrop Hounds on Thursday at Hoperaft's Holt ;
at Eyford. y
Mr. Drake's Hounds Thursda Satur.s.,,

Jun, on . nur; .y a, 'oars - , -
Thenford Huse.
The Berkshire Hounds on Wednesday at the Rose and Cfcsti'l'
Pusey Furze ; Saturday, at Wittenham Brick-kiln. t VP°
Mr. Payne's Hounds on Wednesday at Cransley ; Friday, °-
Haddon ; Saturday, at Sulby Hall—quarter to 11. 000 ~„ ocl
The Duke of Grafton's Hounds on Wednesday at 17
Green ; Friday, at Furzon Fields—half-past 10.
The Oakley Hounds on Wednesday at Turvey House ; Thutr
day, at Howbury ; Saturday, at Battlesden-11. it
Mr. Fane's Harriers on Thursday at Berwick; Saturd*
Cut Mill.

Those dismal black stocks, for many years so geliga'
rally worn that they have become common to cab tigers %Ili.,
omnibus cads, are at last giving way to what arc now
ported of very various and improved patterns—some
enough for a dandy of the first water, others suffieie,_°-.0
quiet even for clergymen—we mean Madras cravats. In °,,0
for morning, and white neckcloths for evening, arc
coming again into fashion.
Two young men, cousins, and the only sons of tilt: e
wealthy merchants in Paris, went out on Tuesday last, r
practice pistol-shooting at the country-house of the fid"bit,-
of one of them, near Ivey. After having repeatedlY
the mark at which they were firing, one of them undertn°,
to fire at the button on his friend's cap. The offer w 35.1,5
cepted, and at the first shot the too confiding youth ad
stretched lifeless on the ground. • It appear; that they
bad
breakfasting together, and had both drunk freely bef
proceeding on their expedition.
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THE SPEAKEW—It has been truly said, that
define the qualities which fit an individual to fill the 08/,
of the House of Commons, is to describe Mr. AbercrombY
so completely does he realize the calm wisdom,
impartialitP
and rectitude of judgment which go to constitute A Per
feet Speaker.—Scotsman.
QUEEN'S VISIT—" SUN" EXPRESS.—The
eAef
tions of The Sun proprietors to dispatch the first and fulle-0
account of the• late Royal Pageant, confirm its title to tbe,
gratitude of the public and the provincial press. We,,roo
ceived a copy of that paper of Thursday, by four o'el"'
Saturday.—Perth Courier.
EXTRAORDINARY DESPATCH.—The TCPC'rter:
for The Sun newspaper did not leave the Pavilion at Soce,
port till near one o'clock on Tuesday morning. Their.trio
port had to be written out at great length, to be sent -the
miles to London, and to be returned 00j miles hY,
route of the railway, and yet we had it here by four o'cl°'
on Wednesday I.—Manchester Times. olto
An aged and extremely wealthy Roman Catb,.
gentleman, who died last week in Oxfordshire, has le'Ca'
large fortune to Brown Mostyn, Esq., also a Romsn_,o•
tholic, for the purpose of supporting an expected Peeri';
and has also left 150,0001. to a Catholic Priest for Peer.

pious purposes.—Northampton Herald.
Upwards of 450 Commoners (out of 658) 1131,8,
taken the oaths and their seats. The swearing c°'

tinned to-day from eleven till four o'clock.
We learn from Liege, that on Monday morning 135:
the eminences about Spa Francorchamps Ic Sart, So-, we'.
covered with snow.
The Marchioness of Blth and Lord AshborWild
have been appointed Guardians to the young Marquis
Bath, and receivers of the profits of his large estates. A
The Address in the House of Lords will be
by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex. and sec°n-e
by Lord Portman.
he
We stated some time aoo that in the Comin°--st
Address will be moved by Lord Leveson, and sec°'nae
by Mr. Gibson Craig. of
On Saturday last the ratification of the treatirci
amity and commerce between this country and the rep of
of Peru and Bolivia was signed. This treaty contains but
only stipulations for the suppression of the slave trade,
gives facilities for carrying them into effect.
Amongst the Fashionab!es who visited St. Jaille
Theatre last week, were Lord Burghersh, Lord Bcresfard,
Sir William Lumley, Sir John Marshall, and Ladies Jo
rell and Hamilton. 'II be
The subject of Her Majesty's Civil List vo rest
brought forward in the House of Commons on the earugb
day next week that the usual formalities to bo gone air°
at the opening of Parliament will admit 0f.—05eL.,,,./yer".„..

SILVER WATCHES TWO GUINEAS EA.„„teclf
An Assortment of Second-hand Watches, all of them warirc-es at
and of various sizes, may be selected from, for the above Pr
T. COX SAVORY'S, ~.,
Working Silversmith, Goldsmith, and Watchmaker, 47, `-'°
of
onon. es or
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N.B. A pamphlet, containLingd a detailed list of the Pati„
Plate, Plated Goods, Watches, Clocks, &c., may be had gr
will be forwarded in answer to a post-paid applica

BIRTRS. ,fr, Vis12'
On the 11th inst , at the llermitage, East Grinstead, o''''
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Pearless, of a son. . or.t. '
On the 16th inst. at St. John's Wood-road, the lady
Keeling, Esq., of a daughter. r j‘epPel-
On the 16th inst., the lady of T. Thompson, 111. D., 0.
street, Russell-squar of a so. Consul
On the 16th inst., e,
the lady of P. Ralli, Esq., French
General, Connaught-place West, of a son. cool., of $
On the l'ith inst., at Southampton, the Viscountess
------' daughter.
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L. Halepeil,,,.„ of
On MARRIED.
House Staffordshire
of
seuy
Hall,
«'orcestershire•
hot
Harbor I
the 15th inst., at Northfield, George P. Simeo%, -I'4'l" of
George
On the 17th inst., at Sheldon Church, Warwickshire: Steiger
Lane Fox, jun., Esq., to Miss Steine, daughter of John' °
Esq., formerly M.P. for Bletchingly
orjceemsteiTstreei.ghth claug

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On the 29th of September, at Tei nmoutb, Thomas LW*
g ire
marine painter, aged 77. ..„. ei tt, is
At Clifton-terrace, Notting-hill, on the 13th inst., nail
of Wm. Murray, Esq. see°
rid 000
On the 14th of September, at New Orleans, Richard,
of the Rev. R. Pain of Apsley, Bedfordshire. g, E,q., in
On the 15th inst., at Crayford, Kent, William Tag
his 86th year. ~ e,..strcet'
On the 14th inst., Mr. Collinson Hall, of Tunbr. leg
Burton-crescent. PI'
On the 14th inst., in Nelson-square, Arthur An“A 0n,e17°64-, e
corn-factor, Mark -lane, son of the late 'Arthur Anders
62,0Endt,hirearld5Dtheiiints,tE.,sign,U :r Phillimore-place,
Cunda-craig, Aberdeenshire.
spoil) of the late C. B. Dent" - 0
dras Civil Service. • 0'
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On the 16th inst., aged 72, Margaret, relict of the .05,,,, l'ic
Canham, Esq., of Berners-street, and of Heath-lane L a')
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kenham.
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