The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-22 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1853.

Several noteable occurrences rendered more
than usually memorable the Prorogation of both
Houses of Parliament on Saturday by the Royal
Commissioners. Occurrences for the most part,
though occasionally of a personal character, pos-
sessing the attractions of public interest and
some even of great national importance. A few
of the more remarkable of those incidents were,
as a matter of course, referred to by the Queen's
Speech delivered the day before yesterday by the
Lord Chancellor. That document, to be sure,
was made up principally of those official inanities
and ministerial platitudes for which state papers
of this description have lone been proverbial. It
was only precisely what might have been expected
that the community should hear again that " My
Lords and Gentlemen" were dismissed with her
MAJESTY'S " cordial approbation " of the " zeal
and assiduity " with which they had applied
themselves to the consideration of matters affect-
ing the general welfare. It was simply to the
letter what could alone have been anticipated that
the " Gentlemen of the House of Commons" re-
ceived the acknowledgments of the Sovereign for
the supplies granted by them for the service
of the present year—the golden fruit culled
annually from that branch of the Impe-
rial Legislature. Naturally though these
and similar phrases may have fallen upon the ears
of the community, there are other statements and
other expressions calculated to strike more for-
cibly upon the minds and hearts of the popula-
tion. It was somewhat unusual, for example, to
be informed in a Royal Speech that " The Em-
peror of the French has united with her Majesty in
an
earnest desire to reconcile differences, the con-
tinuance of which might involve Europe in war."
It was rather different from previous allusions to
the subject through a similar channel, to find that
Majest rejoices in being able to announce
the termination.
ofwar on the frontiers of the
Cape of Good trope,,,
tions could have
the
Neither of which intima-
be
:puet her than most welcome to
the nation and its rresetnhtaiatives. If for nothing
else, the Queen's
Speech
If
must, on in proroguing
session the British Parliament
by reason of those
two passages at least, haveTbheeen regarded with
considerable satisfaction.
England alliance
between France and cboertdwi a
Aporen Queenf tls_betweene
VICTORIA and the Emperor N
the Cabinet of St. James and the Cabinet
Tuileries ! And this cordial alliance, moreover,
at a
period of unusual emergency, when the eastern
portion of the Continent threatened to be a-flame
with war, when it was deemed advisable, in fact,
by the most pacific of administrations to send the
British and Gallic fleets to Besika Bay to be in
readiness, if required, at once to penetrate the
forbidden channel of the Dardanelles ! Coupled
with this, the close of the protracted and expen-
sive struggle against the incursions of a bar-
barous race on the frontiers of Kafirland—the
restoration of something like quietude among the
colonists in our South African settlement ! It is
particularly observable, however, that the QUEEN
" rejoices" to be enabled to announce through her
Commissioners this " termination of the war on
the frontiers of the settlement of the Cape of
Good,, Hope." Her MAJESTY deems it advisable
thereupon to •
say no more than that " she
trusts that
sent
the establishment of a repre-
sentative in that colony may
lead to the
makvelopment of its resources, and
enable it to
the
creumsStintleemtohre
defence." efficient provision for its future
informingi utas
distill:l the
entitled to observation is
Royal Speech, while
tob receive from her allies
cc her MA,JEsTycontin je in 50 many words, that
their uns
the assurance of
unabated the most friendly relatiao desire to cultivate
adding, nevertheless, thatusc,with this country,"
It is with deep. inte-
er MAJESTY h
the serious misunderstanding4B viewed
which has r
arisen between Russia and the Ottenam, recently
Porte,