The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-14 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-(SATURDAY.)

At the prorogation of Parliament to-day the House of
Lords presented the splendid and exciting scene which
is invariably witnessed when the Queen attends in per-
son. As on former occasions, the whole of the seats in
the body of the house were allotted to the wives and
daughters of peers, and other distinguished ladies.
These were almost entirely filled by half-past one
o'clock, and as the dresses of the fair occupants were of
every imaginable colour and design, it is almost unne-
cessary to say that the coup d'ceil was brilliant and
dazzling. There was a considerable sprinkling of ladies
in mourning attire. _ _ _

Prayers were read by the Bishop of Salisbury.
There was the usual muster of the corps diplontatique.
A. party of distinguished Turks were allowed seats in the
gallery to the left of the throne, which is usually appro-
priated to ladies, and to-day, with that exception, was
entirely occupied by them.
An Indian Prince, in a gorgeous Eastern costume,
attracted much notice. He was seated on the woolsack
with his face towards the throne ; his back was, there-
fore, turned upon the greater portion of the company.
rho Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of
London were early in attendance.
. Nearly all the Ministers in this house were present,
but there were very few other Peers.
In consequence of all the judges being upon their cir-
cuits, the only legal dignitary present, with the excep-
tion of the Lord Chancellor, was Lord Campbell.
Her Majesty entered the house at a quarter after two
o'clock, leaning on the arm of Prince Albert, and pre-
ceded and followed by the customary procession.
The Earl of Aberdeen bore the sword of State, the
Earl of Winchester the cap of maintenance, and the Mar-
quis of Lansdowne carried the Crown.
Having ordered all her subjects to be seated, her Ma-
jesty directed Sir Augustus Clifford, the Usher of the
Black Rod, to summons the Commons. He had not
been absent many minutes, when he returned with the
Speaker, the Sergeant-at-Arms, the principal members
of the Government in the lower house, and a large num-
ber of other members.

The noise'occasioned by their sudden entrance, and
the scrambling which took place to procure good places,
having subsided, the SPEAKER read an address to her
Majesty, giring a brief summary of the labours of the
House of Commons during the session. The right hon.
gentleman made several painful pauses, as if he had for-
gotten what to say.
The royal assent was then given in the ordinary form
to several public and private bills.
The LOBD CHANCELLOR then, kneeling at the
foot of the throne, presented her Majesty with the
Royal speech, which she read with much emphasis and
distinctness.
The LORD CHANCELLOR afterwards declared
that it was her Majesty's wish that Parliament should
be prorogued until the 19th of October next.
Her Majesty and the procession then retired from the
house.

The session of 1854 was thus brought to an end.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-(SATURDAY.)

The SPEAKER, attired in his state robes, took the
chair, at half-past one o'clock, at which time there was a
sufficient number of members present to make " a
house."