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London, England, 1825-02-03 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY

Extracts front the 3lorning Papers:, Feb. 3, 1825.

[MORNING POST.]
Parliament meets to-day, and under circum-
stances every way flattering, To the support
w-hich the Houses of Lords and Commons have for
years past given the Advisers of the Crown on
every question, of moment,,uray be attributed the
present tranquil, contented, and flourishing state
of the country. Neither distress nor disturbance
prevails among any class of the people, or in any
part of Great Britain ; but of whomsoever we
inquire, or wheresoever we turn, loyalty and pro-
sperity bear witness to the happiness of the com-
munity and the wisdom of the Government. The
Great Council of the Nation is therefore now
convened in the ordinary exercise of the Royal
prerogative for the dispatch of the routine business
Of the State, without the.remotest probability
that during its Session any subject of serious
alarm or urgency shall claim attention. We may
even venture to assert, that the most violent ene-
mies of Administration anticipate from Ministers
on the sitting of Parliament, such a full and satis-
factory explanation of their mcent „conduct, as
well as of the course they intend to follow in '
.future, that no room will he left for cavil or pre-
ferable -suggestion. There is, indeed, between
reasonable Whigs and his Majesty's Advisers
but little difference on points of, principle or
practice. Men out of office will of course con-
tend for the unqualified adoption of measures
which, in office, they would not perhaps dare to.
propose.- There is hence nothing really_incon-
.
Si-stent in one party insisting upon the soundness.
of abstract propositions, whilst another party,
• attempting to reduce them taapplicationtis obliged
to proceed with slow and cautious steps and to be
governed by considerations of circumspect expedi-
ency. A t the present moment, no plausible excuse
exists for advocating extraordinary innovations. in
the established Constittition of the. Realm, nor
any chance that a limited number disappointed
and disputationsToliticians may succeed in con-
vincing the public by an appeal to accidental and
uncontrouflable events, that- great alterations are
necessary in the system of Government and in
the names of those who administer it. 'Visionary
projects of this sort, springity, from the vanity or
'ambition of individuals,' in their own estimation,
no, doubt, the profoundest of Statesmen, would
.he rejected disdainfully by a well fed, well clad,
And in every respect contented population, and
they have accordingly been abandoned among
respectable Whigs, for more sober undertak-
ings. These are matters of just congratulation
to the nation--for men's minds are thus brought
down from fancy to fact—from what was pro-
lflematical to what is practicable. It is alto sa-
tisfactory to reflect, that this approximation to
perfect harmony in the Legislature has not re-
sulted from any deviation on the-part of Ministers
from those great maxims of State polity which
have so long guided the British Cabinet.—
Through difficulties and dangers, in periods of
turbulence and alarm, they have kept the same
course as in happier and more inspiring circum-
stances. The great and primary -Change has been.
in the situation of the country ; and the next and
consequent change, in the tone and pretensions of
the Opposition. We are willing, however, to
bury the recollection of the origin of so import-
ant a public good, in contemplating the lasting
advantages it promises to posterity. Let it suf-
fice that, from whatever cause, the Peers and
Represen!atives of the Realm now meet only so-
licitous on all sides to aid in executing the ra-
tional objects of an enlightened community, and
gratifying the wishes of a Patriot King.

[NEW TIMES.]
This day the King's Speech will be read by
Commission, his Majesty's. health, we lament to
say, being such, that. he cannot prudently un-
dergo the fatigue of opening the Parliamentary
Session in person. The topics of the Speech
may be taken to be nearly as follows :—His
Majesty's first expressions will doubtless be
those of gratulation for the unexampled pros-
perity with which Providence has blessed all
the great national interests ; he will congra-
tulate the two 'louses of ,Parliament more es-
pecially on the recovery of Agriculture from
its late depression, not forgetting, however, to
notice the development of .the national industry
in manufactures and commerce ; whilst the feel-
ings of order; tranquillity, and content, pervade,
every class of society. The state of Ireland
map be considered as in some measure detract-
ing from the sentiments above expressed ; but
still his Majesty may point out how largely that
portion of the Empire partakes in the general
prosperity, from the increasing demand for its
products; and it must afford his parternal
mind . great satisfaction to observe that it has
been found possible to suspend the extraor-
dinary powers .granted for the suppression of
popular disturbances in Ireland. The means
that have been taken to perpetuate feuds and
aninipsities by the extension of . partial Associa-
tion.g, are of such a nature as to demand that a
remedy should he applied by Parliament to the
evil. The condition of the Revenue is such, and
so flourishing, that a hope may reasonably be
1;41d out of still further reductions of the Taxes.
In looking to the Foreign Policy of the Govern-
ment, itisMajesty will have to.state that he has re-
ceived assurances front all Foreign Powers of their
sincere desire for a continuation of, the relations of
Peace and Amity with this Country—an object de-
servedly dear to the heart of our patriotic Sovereign.
The. most interesting part.of the Speech will no
doubt he that which relates to the recognition of
the newly-established South American States.
On this head his Majesty will have to inform the
two.llouses that he has adopted proper measures
for. confirming by treaties ,the commercial rela-
tions which have long subsisted de facto between
Great Britain and the States in question. The
war.inlndia.,will,.of course, demand notice, and
though his Majesty may, no doubt }deeply regret
that..this state of things- produced byhas been.
the exaggerated pretensions and violent aggres-
siots of, the Burmese.Governnrent, yet there is

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