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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 long 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
"Her Majesty rejoices in being able to announce
the termination of the war on the frontiers of the
Cape of Good Hope." Neither of which intima-
tions could have been other than most welcome to
the nation and its representatives. If for nothing
else, the Queen's Speech
this
the British Parliament session in proroguing
must, by reason of those
two passages at least, have been
een regarded with
considerable satisfaction. n The cordial alliance
between France anda
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the Cabinet of St. James and the C
Tuileries ! And this cordial alliance, moreover, at
period of unusual emergency, when the eastern
portion stern
fact,
portion of the Continent threatened to be a
with war, when it was deemed advisable, in
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-
t the incursions of a bar-
sive struggle agains
barons 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 the establishment of a repre-
sentative Government in that colony may
lead to the development of its resources, 'and
enable it to make efficient provision for its future
defence." Still more entitled to observation is
the circumstance that the Royal Speech, while
informing us distinctly in so
many" her MAJESTY continues to receivefrowmorhdes; allies
the assurance of their unabated desire to cultivate
relations with this country,"
IN fa °AP Wet, most friendly
,r-T7-1"-a24:ilig, nevertheless, that " It is with deep inte-
res,„---,jaa.' concern that her MAJESTY bas viewed
the serious misunderstanding which
.has recently
;anvil between Russia and the Ottoman Porte"—
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