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Tll E SUN, LONDON. W EDNESD. Y, LA N CIA RY 27, 181.

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SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, JAN. 26.

ARCHIBALD GRACIE GRIERSON, hosier, Glasgow,
Feb. 1 and 22, at twelve, at the ChantliTs of E. Railton, ac-
countant, Glasgow.
ANDREW MILLIGAN, leather seller, Glrisgoiv, Jan. 29
and Feb. 19, at one, at the Chambers of E. Railton, writer,
Glasgow.
ROBERT THOMSON, woolagent, Liverpool, Feb. 1 and
2'l at one, at the Chambers of E. Railton, writer, Glasp,ow.
:TAMES ALISON, tailor, Edinburgh, Feb. 2 and March
2, at one, at the Chambers of J. Gardiner, Solicitor Supreme
Courts, Edinburgh.

Parliament was open Al this day by her Majesty in
person, and the attendance of Peers was fully as
numerous as on the occasion of the prorogation of Par-
liament in August last. The galleries and doors lead-
ing to the body of the House were thrown open at
twelve o'clock, and before one o'clock almost every
seat was occupied. Just before the arrival of her
Mgj::sty many of the front benches which had been re-
served for Peers were taken possession of by
ladies, whom the attendants found it impossible to
displace, and the space near the bar was also
filled by persons who were unable to procure accommo-
dation elsewhere. Among the spectators in the right-
hand gallery was au Indian prince, whose Oriental
costume excited much attention.

During the recess the throne, footstool, and c loopy,
appear to have been regilt and decorated ; the steps
were covered with a magnificent purple carpet, em-
broidered with a Norman rose ; and on the left
of the throne was placed a splendid chair of State for
his Royal Highness Prince Albert.
Among the Peers who first entered the House were
the Earl of Redesdale, Lord Portman, the Earl of
Devon, the Bishop of Durham, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Marquis of Normanby, the Bishop of
Rochester, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Ripon,
&c. The Ministerial bench was completely filled, and
temporary seats were placed in the intervals between
the benches for the accommodation of those Peers who
arrived rather late. Lord Melbourne, who appeared
in his usual health and spirits, was the first of her Ma-
jesty's Ministers who entered the House, and conversed
for some time with several of the Peers near him be-
fore he retired to join the Royal procession.
The Judges took their seats on the cross-benches im-
mediately in front of the Throne, and among them were
Lord Langdale, Lord Denman, Mr. Justice Littiedale,
Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Patteson, Baron
Manic, Mr. Justice Coltman, &c.
In the diplomatic circle were the Austrian, Turkish.
Russian, French, Prussian, Belgian, and other Ambas-
sadors, and the variety of costumes, decorations, &e.,
rendered this part of the House extremely brilliant
and picturesque.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived
shortly before two o'clock, and after conversing with
several of the peeresses present, took his scat at the top
of the Ducal Bench.
At two o'clock the discharge of cannon, a flourish of
trumpets, and the shouts of the populace, announced
the arrival of her Majesty, and a buzz of expectation
and excitement pervaded the immense assemblage in
the body of the House, which was at this time
crowded in every part.
At a quarter past two o'clock her Majesty, preceded
by the heralds and the great Officers of State, entered
the House ; all the Peers and Peeresses rising and re-
maining standing until desired by her Majesty to be
seated. The great Officers of State, including the
Earl Marshal, the Lord Chamberlain, the Earl of
Surrey, the Lord Chancellor bearing the Great Seal, the
Duke of Somerset, bearing the Crown, Lord Melbourne,
the Sword of State, and the Earl of Shaftesbury, the
Cap of Maintenance, having taken their places on either
side of the Throne, her Majesty directed the Usher
of the Black Rod, Sir Augustus Clifford, to summon
the House of Commons to the bar.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert who wore a Field
Marshal's uniform, entered with the Royal procession,
and took his seat in the chair of State prepared for him
on the left of the Throne.
Her Majesty was attired in a robe of white satin
richly embroidered with gold, over which was the State
mantle of purple velvet. She also wore a tiara, neck-
lace, and earrings of magnificent brilliants. Her Ma-
jesty appeared to be in the enjoyment of excellent
health and looked extremely well.

The Speaker, in his State robes, attended by an im-
mense body of Members., having appeared at the bar,
the Lord Chancellor, on his knee, handed the Speech
to the Queen, which her Majesty read in her usual clear
and distinct manner. The introductory part was, with
difficulty heard in consequence of the bustle and con-
fusion created by the over-crowded state of the House,
and the anxiety of those in the back seats to obtain a
view of the Throne and the distinguished personages in
its immediate neighbourhood.
HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH.

MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

I have the satisfaxtion to receive from Foreign
Powers assurances of their friendly disposition,
and of their earnest desire to maintain peace.

The position of affairs in the Levant bad long
been a cause of rineasiness, and a source of dan-
ger to the general tranquillity. With a view to
avert the evils which a continuance of that state of
things was calculated to occasion, I concluded with
the Emperor of Austria, • the King of Prussia, the
Emperor of Russia, and the Sultan, a Covention
intended to effect a pacification of the Levant;
to maintain the integrity and independence of the
Ottoman Empire; and thereby to afford additio-
nal security to the peace of Europe.
I have given . directions that this Convention
shall be laid before you.

I rejoice to be able to inform you that the
measures which have been adopted in execution
of these engagements have been attended with
signal success; and. I trust that the objects which
the contracting parties had in view are on the
eve of being completely accomplished.

In the course of these transactions my Naval
Forces have co-operated with those of the Em-
peror of Austria, and with the Land and Sea
Forces of the Sultan, and have displayed upon
all occasions their accustomed gallantry and
skill.

Haying deemed it necessary to send to the
coast of China a naval and military force, to
demand reparation and redress fir injuries
inflicted upon some of -my subjects by the officers
of the Emperor of China, and for indigni-
ties offered to an Agent of my Crown, I at
the same time appo,inted Plenipotentiaries to
treat upon these mat tern with the Chinese Go-
vernment.

These Plenipoter.tiaries were, by the last ac-
counts, in negotiat ion with the Government of
China ; and it be a source of much gratifica-
tion to me, if thiAGovernment shall be induced
by its own sense of justice to bring these matters
to a speedy settlement by an amicable arrange-
ment.

Serious differt2nces have arisen between Spain
and Portugal about the execution of a Treaty
concluded by those Powers in 1835, for re-
gulating the navigation of the Douro. But both
parties have ael •opted my mediation, and I hope
to be able to e E'ect a reconciliation between them
upon terms lion ourable to both.

I have conch-, ded with the A rgentine Republic
and with the R, public of Hayti, treaties fin• the
suppression of -the Slave Trade, which I have di-
rected to be laid befbre you.

GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
I have directed the estimates for the year to
be laid heibre you.

However sensible of the importance of adher-
ing to the principlesj of economy, I feel it to be
my duty to recommend that adequate provision
be made for the exigencies of the public service.
My LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

Measures will be suimitted to you without de-
lay which have for -their object the more speedy
and effectual administration of justice. The vital
importance of this s abject is sufficient to ensure
for it your early and, most serious consideration.
The Powers of the Commissioners appointed
under the Act for the amendment of the laws
relating to the Pow., expire at the termination of
the present year. I feel assured that you will
earnestly directyour attention to enactments which
so deeply concern the interests of the community,
to the advice and .3.s.,,istance of my Parliament.
It is always with. entire confidence that I recur

I place my
relian. ..e upon your wisdom, loyalty,
Coun-
cils may
and patriotism, and I humbly implore of
:Divine Providence that all your Coun-
'
great interests of morality and religion, to pre-
serve peace,
be so (I'.
and to promote,lrected as to advance the
by enlightened
legislation, the welfare and happiness of all classes
of my subjects.

House, and the
Immediately afterwards her Majesty quitted the
Royal procession returned in the same
state to Buckingham PaJam
The House remmed It Five o'Clock, at which hour
the LORD CHANCI:LLOIt took his seat on the Woolsack.
Lord BEAUMONT (late Mr. ;Myles Stapleton,
who has made good his claim to the dormant peerage
of Beaumont), took the oaths and his seat.
Viscount MELBOURNE laid the Convention en-
tered into between. her Majesty and the Emperor of
Austria, the Emperor of Russia, the King of Prussia,
and the Sultan, for the pacification of Turkey, on the
table.

The LORD CH.ANCELLOR then read her Ma-
jesty's most gracious Speech, diving the reading of which
Lord Broughamentered the House, and, walking up
to the Conservative side, shook hands with the
Duke of Wellington, and th en took his scat is his
usual place,

The Speech having been read,
Lord DUCIE rose for the purpose of moving the
Address. He said it appeared to him that it had
always been the custom to fix on the most inexpeienced
person in that House to move the Address i❑ aeSwer
to the Speech from the Throne ; and on the
present oecas.on the Noble Lord had certaitily
not shown himself a Reformer, but had adhered close!
to the old custom.—(A laugh.) He hoped, however,
that their Lordships would not show themselves Re-
formers, by refusing to him that kind and courtemrs
feeling which had usually been extended to those whel
stood in the situation in which he was at present.—
( Hear, hear.) It was most gratifying to find from
her Majesty's most gracious Speech that she std
continued to receive from Foreign Powers assurances
of their most ardent desire for the maintenance of
peace ; and it was still more so to find that the first
wish of her Majesty, and the first object of her Go-
vernment, was to maintain that peace which was
so essential to the welfare and prosperity of
this country, depending as it did so entirely
upon the extension of its manufiActures and
its commerce. But dear and necessary as peace
must be admitted to be, he was satisfied that their
Lordships would be the last persons in the world to
wish that England should lose that high position
among nations which she must necessarily lose if she
should be guilty of any culpable neglect of interfering
in a case in which her interference would become neces-
sary, more especially in such a case as that which had re-
cently occurred, in which that interference hail become
necessary for the maintenance of the peace of Europe.
He believed that the country owed a deep debt of gra-
titude to the heads which had planned, and to the hands
which had so nobly executed, that series of opera-
tions which had ended so satisfactorily. With re-
gard to the expedition to China, he was glad to
learn from the Speech that there was every probability
of our differences with that country being brought to a
speedy termination. Their Lordships should, however,
recollect the dilatory nature of our Chinese friends.
The occupation of Chusan, however, was, he thought, an
event very much calculated to hasten their diplomacy.
Events had taken place in India since they last met
which were calculated to forward the prosperity of this
country, and to secure peace in that quarter of the
globe. With regard to the legislative measures recom-
mended in the Speech from the Throne, it would be
useless for him to debate upon them at any length, be-
cause they had both of them, he believed, in principle,
already received the sanction of their Lord-
ship's House.—( Hear, hear.) Canada was no longer
disturbed, and it was satisfactory to know that the Ca-
nadians seemed fully satisfied with the working of their
new Constitution. With regard to our domestic af-
fairs, we were at present in the enjoyment of quiet. Agri-
culture was in the most prosperous state, and manufac-
tures were rising from the depressed state in which
they had been of late into that limited and uncer-
tain state of prosperity beyond which they could
never rise so long as duties of a restrictive nature w.:‘,re
continued, which rendered it impossible for any human
foresight or precaution to prevent a recurrence of famine
prices in articles of subsistence.—(lronical cheers from
the Opposition.) It was impossible that a large and
extended field for commerce, on which this coun-
try depended, could be opened under these circumstances.
Before proceeding further, he would cast a retrospec-
tive glance at the state of derangement of our com-
mercial affairs in the summer of 1839. This was owing
to a contraction in the currency—to the second great
breaking up of credit in the United States—to the
state of our relations with China—to the blockade of the
South American ports by the French, and to the uncertain
state of our negotiations in the Levant. Since those
affairs had been settled he hoped that such an alteration
would take place in the commercial relations of this
country as would produce a balance of payment in favour
of this country, so that bullion would again return to the
coffers of the Bank, and that the money market of
London would be relieved from the pressure which now
weighed it down, and from the advanced state of in-
terest which had been demanded for the last few years.
That must prove a great relief to the internal interests
of the country, because by it the banks would be
enabled to afford that assistance to commerce which was
necessary for its well-being. In addition to having
those prospects of an improvement in the currency, he
had also the satisfaction of congratulating their Lord-
ships on the hope and belief that many of
those causes which had hitherto pressed upon the
commercial interests were either removed or were
about to be removed. The settlement of the Syrian
question had opened up Syria and Egypt to the spirit
and enterprise of our merchants, and we might also hope
that the influence England had obtained from the posi-
tion she had taken of late would produce an extended
and profitable commerce in those nations. The ces-
sation of the blockade of the South American
ports would again cause our commerce to be resumed
with that people, and the recognition, the wise recogni-
tion he would say, of the large State of Texas, had
opened a large field for the enterprise of our commer-
cial community. The last reports from the Eastern
Seas had given us every hope and right to believe that
the differences existing with the Chinese Government
would soon be arranged, and upon such a founda-
tion as to lead us to expect full indemnity for the
past, security for the future, and a largely extended
commerce with the immense population of that country.
There was no spot more bright in the occurrences of the
past year, nor one more worthy of congratulation, than
the commercial conduct of the people of the United
States.—(Hear, hear, hear.) From the magni-
tude of our commerce and our extended inter-

that which had been put in their lips by the
aarental and constitutional sugsest;ous of the Throne
itself. Therefore the address was an echo of the Royal
Speech, and he trusted that would meat seH!
their Lordships' unanimous east eerdial approval. II
must say a few words on that stib'eci- which was ncaree
Lo their hearts, and, thereire, the more ready to spvirse
to their lips, and he could assure their Lordships
that it was with Lc) ordinary satisfaction he
had heard that paragraph in the responsive Ad-
dress, which proposed to take up to her Majesty
the congratulation of the country upon the birth
.if the Princess Royal. They had longed for the oppor-
tunity of testifying in their united capacity the un-
feigned joy and thanksgiving, that it had pleased Him in
whose hands were 1:le and death, to deliver the Queen
From the perils of her situation and of her travail, anti
the nation's solicitude had now given way to joy on ac-
count of that precious gift which was to perpetuate
the succession to the throne of these realms. Some of
their Lordships were present on that auspicious occa-
sion, cvlien her Majesty, with so much feeling,
wisdom, and expression, and with such remark-
able appreciation of the virtues of the Prince
Consort, entered into that state of marriage which ac-
corded with the wishes and hopes of her faithful
people. The main happiness to he found in that exalted
position was based upon the practice of every virtue, and
while they sympathised with the Royal parents in their
domestic duties as dutiful and loyal subjects, they were
prepared cordially to join with her Majesty's 'Ministers in
that providential Act of Settlement, which, as far as man
could see, secured the possession of the throne to the pre-
sent family. Since they had last assembled in that House,
their Lordships had passed through an interval of critical
importance, and of the utmost moment to that country and
to Europe. He by no means intimated that the late nego-
tiations and transactions which had been carried on with
respect to Egypt and Syria, had been carried en without
the moat imminent risk—nay, the probability of war—and
the public journals of the day might point out to them how
nigh that country had been to a war. But those who con-
ducted the ship best knew how to take it through the
mist, and shoals, and the mazes—
" Intricate, concentric, intervolved"—
of that line of policy and diplomacy which they had been
obliged to resort to ; and he for one put his confi-
dence in that policy which had so successfully and honour-
ably carried that country through its difficult posi-
tion. He had the most perfect reliance upon the public
men at the head of affairs, who had conducted the vessel
of the State prudently and properly to the stag© at which
they had now arrived. He must also state, that, resting
his belief on the common sources of information, and de-
riving his opinions from the outside scope of affairs, and
altogether ignorant of the by-play and under-current of
these proceedings, lie certainly had had serious appre-
hensions, and he could scarcely meet with so inconsiderate
a being as one who could not be induced to think that the
race of European peace was well nigh run, and that the
well of European peace was well nigh drained; and that
the long friendship which had subsisted between that
country and the opposite side of the Channel was almost
at an end. He had almost dreaded the arrival of that day,
and he had now the inexpressible delight of hearing, in
the first part of her Majesty's Speech from the throne, the
welcome and harmonious sounds, that her Majesty con-
tinued to receive flora all Foreign Powers the assurances
of their unabated desire to be at peace with that country.
He believed the crowned heads of Europe had a sincere
desire for the maintainance of peace. If any wisdom was
to be derived from experience, it was that " War was a
game which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not
play at." It was a fearful game to play at—it
was a dreadful game to lose at.—( Hear, hear.) He
had no difficulty whatever, therefore, in uttering his assent
to this sentiment in the Speech. It should, however, be
remembered that it was said Kings would not play at war
" were their subjects wise," and here was an interesting
and important inquiry. He doubted not the gentlemen in
the House of Commons would look sharp into the exi-
gencies of the public service. It was not from throned
potentates, nor from the upper ranks of society, that they
had reason to apprehend war now-a-days ; the question
was, whether their subjects were wise, whether the people
were sufficiently wise, instructed, and virtuous, to restrain
those warlike instincts, and to keep from the rash mad-
ness of the war party around them. All they could do
for this end was to have their hopes and prayers, and
he certainly thought he heard similar sentiments in
every direction. He thought surely his vision
was not paltered with in a " double sense,"
and that ho perceived the advent of the olive
branch that had told him these days of strife
were passed, and that they had reached the place of safety
and peace, the waters having subsided. He believed that
the glorious Minister of France to whom had been confided
the reins of power had already done much for the im-
provement of the nation, and by the honesty of his pro-
ceedings he had maintained peace at home, the result of
which would be to ensure it abroad. He therefore thought
that this country had a well-founded hope that they would
enjoy the bliss of peace. There might have been alter-
cations in past years, and they might still have them ;
there might be alarming appearances, but still he had no
hesitation in saying the peace of Europe would be pre-
served. He felt great pride and satisfaction at the valo-
rous achievements which had been effected by the British
arms in Syria. He was sure that the hest results for the whole
of Europe would be secured thereby. He also could not
but congratulate their Lordships that the British Navy
bad again come to light, and that the wooden walls of Old
England had shown themselves as strong as ever. lie
congratulated their Lordships that the British ships and
crews under Commodore Napier had come up to Acre not
only at the very nick of time, but at the nick of place.—
(A laugh.) Much had been said about the arsenals of
England being deficient in men and ships. Now what
was the fact? Why the arsenals had proved themselves,
notwithstanding all that had been said against them, per.
fectly competent for every purpose for which they were
wanted when required. Every ship had been fully
manned, and no want of arms, men, or ammunition had
been experienced. The crews and officers of our ships

course,.. which took place between England arid had done their duty, to the ntire satisfaction of the
America, it was impossible but that the derangement Queen of England, and to the entiree satisfaction of their
of the internal affairs of the one must tell upon the grateful country. But he would discharge fromfd his consi-
deration all doctrines of chances,or of diceor
other. The evil which had existed in America had esmoonohlogy.
He bad no trust in them, he trusted in nothing
so
‘NMajeeasi-
extended commerce would be resumed which had for- trust in thorn. Queen Elizabeth when her fleet was deli
marl y existed to the advantage of both countries. vered. from enemies and from tempest, thought it no deroga:
He had already done justice to the proper and noble tion from her victory, or from the exploits of her gallant
spirit of the American people, hut he would not pro- subjects to attribute her successes entirely to God's protoc-
perly discharge his duty if he did not call their Lord- and so would one as great as she, be ever ready to
ships' attention to the punctuality with which they acknowledgetcn' the great protection which had been vouch-
had, alter so severe a pressure, met every en- safedto her, and to say Gods providence bath protected me,
g,agement.—( Hear.) They had set a good example so that minethoesneemvies
fslould not prevail. against me.
Throughout
uuhscenes nothainniltistihillaedubneimen more
to their neighbours in South America--(Hear, hear)
conspicuous than teheeehti,Government.
guiienhae.crl
general
-I
—and indeed it was an example, which was not a baj.
able integrity and good fait of principlese Br'
olne, for some of the older states of Europe.—(A laueh.)
The desire of promoting the public good and th
It was indeed pleasing to filed that the general world, had been the distinguishing
peace was not likely to be interrupted ; that was a matter fPeeaateuere of the
tall'el the words and actions of theg British"leg
of general congratulation, . for any interruption of the Government. Throughout the whole of the negotiations on
general peace of Europe would bo fatal to the this Egyptian question, he woulel say there was no pre-
best interests of the commerce of the country.tcncc fur any insinuation that England in putting forth her
It was but an act of justice on his part to call the t power,s
ofor that of her Allies, had been influenced by
tention of their Lordships to the uniform success that eanwynmotiveterritorial aggrandizement, whether as re-
had attended the efforts of her Majesty's present Mi- garded Egypt or Syria,. or Acre, or any other territory,
or by any attempt or desire to add to the number of th
nistcrs. They had now peace at borne, and their
arms had been victorious abroad.—(Hear, hear.) It British dependencies. Such an idea bad never entered
e
bad been said that that success' was attribtable into the heads or the. hearts of those who ruled this coon-
to incidental circumstances, and not to the exertions of try, and if from all thed
hcueernoe,vntrsitttehat had been been brought
forward, from all that had
her Majesty's Ministry. He denied questionh madein
suchh tae wass strict
the this country or in Europe, such a thing° ctoureld
case. Peace at borne had been securedmanifest, then would be admit that he was ignoreantand
enforcement of the law, and the results thaty had takentct presumptuous, and that the English in those negotiations
place in the East were attributable to the admirable had been intriguing and ambitious. The policy of the
policy that had been adopted by her Majesty's Fo-
h.Governmentf had been plain and distinct ; in all respects
reign Secretary.—( Hear, hear.) The birth of an it had eeriiollovyed out in sincerity, as the wisest and best
heiress to the Throne of England was a source course With it there was no impossibility, and we had
of great congratulation to every right-feeling English- gathered d intosteeaudr granaryadh the wonderful advantages result-
man, and the thanks of the country were due to t tng from a lie
weeurlednesetattoe tftnia,t)saruinnehipl 1.1, all our
foreign affairs.
Almighty Disposer of Events for having secured an heir efosirtantaTigoiliy
nations! joy
if ever there was cause for congratulation.—
to the throne in a direct line.—(Hear, hear.) He had for the success of British arms—it was now when our
no doubt, looking at all these circumstances, that their soldiers----
and our sailors had covered themselves with
Lordehips would unhesitatingly adopt the Address which was rescued in one short campaign, yet our conduYci
the should now propose to their Lordships in answer hadriab been forbearing—it was honest and straightforward
hero
Majesty's gracious Speech; The Noble Lord towards the defeated party. All complaints had seemed.
then read the proposed Address, which was almost an to resolve themselves into a charge that the Government
. echo of the Speech. had departed from the policy of peace and non-interven-
Lord LURGAN, in rising to second the Address, tion which they had declared upon their assumption of office
said that he felt conscious of his deficiency to do justice —that they bad interfered in the'affairs of another country
to a subject of such importance, and he trusted, there• and that by so doing we had been estranged f
ally France. But circumstances had renderd thieeriyn, our
dulgence, while he endeavoured to perform the
fore, that the House would grant him its in-
vent ion not only expedient but necessary, and every
us. exTehre-
duty which had been allotted to him. But tion had been made to carry all Europe with
, great majority of the Powers had gone along with us
on the other hand, he must request, that if he through every stop of the negotiations, and this country had
glanced but for a moment at the topics of the Royal offered ertehdo tNootoml make any sacrifice short of the principle
Speech, or ran briefly nod imperfectly over those great in order to unite all Europe
and interesting events which had that day been brought in the 'settlementegeesotfienir (Cries of " Hear.")
before them from the Throne, he would take courage With respect to China hteLireda,efr'oem.—the very first, approved
of the policy of despatchingTireanaval and, military force to
because he felt there was a strength in the case which
had been put by the Noble Earl, the mover of the the coast of China.injuries they had
sustained—the imprisonments indignitiesand inasnultendthey had been
Address, which could not be impaired by the weakness
subjected to, wore such as to excite the i. ifinnation of the
of his advocacy. Yet he thought if ever men in the
entire British nation, and the almost unanoous.osoinnioonf
positions that might be occupied by himself and the of a cloud of witnesses coupled with a recorded
Noble Earl were entitled to speak confidently, and to the greatest man that ever lived, and, thank God,pl still
anticipate sanguinely, they were in that position, under lived, were all in favour of the expedition to the coast of
the auspicious circumstances under which the Session China. He would not refer to the moderation and for-
bad commenced. Ho wished he could state that any bear nee that had marked the. proceedings of that arms.
of those auspicious circumstances had diffused any of menta; they hada tlieurwer with moderation to.
their bright beams through the nature and composition wards the defenceless') people o a defenceless coast, and
of the Address ; but proud as he was at having the it was no part. of the policy, although they drew the sword,
to dispense with more peaceful agents. He trusted, as
honour of standing sponsor to the Noble Lord's prndocre-
they had embarked on these waters, that their demands
tion, and a very promising production he fully anticipated
would he equal to the emergency of the case—he trusted
all their Lordships, without exception, would pronounce
satisfaction would be demanded fur all the insults and
it 1 o be, and naturally disposed as he, was to take upon . •
injuries that had been heaped upon them. He could
himself thatsortof
after-birth paternity that was put on for a moment believe, although such rumours had reachedlut
the seconders of the Address, still, with all iris feelings of him,
that any stipulations or treaties would be entered'
partiality for it, he confessed that he could not die- and that satisfaction for the insults offered to them by the
cover in it any of those sentiments that would have Chinese Government would be obtained through the
made it more agreeable to himself. —(Suppressed medium of
somepiece of parchment. He hoped they
laughter.)ad The Address, like every other Address would havea security as they fit
eh heard read in either House of Parliament, present held. The whereaboutshad beenent
they
was, with one exception, which be was sure was present'chosen, but '
they might rely upon it that the moment
to all their Lordships' minds, and, he had no doubt, relaxed their grasp every thing they had don*etwheouhld be
the same as if !t lied not been done at. all, and
their Lordships' hearts--with the exception of that'
of the expedition would be miserably defeated and 'di°7
paragraph which touched on the birth of the Princess pointed. The Noble Lord who had preceded him2ha -
Royal—the Address was but a dull copy and touched upon many topics which he would otherwise h• had
spiritless echo of the communication from the Throne. dilated upon, and little of these good things hed been ;lei'
—(At laugh.) He did not think the worse of it forfor him to refer to. Upon a review of all these things,t
tha It appeared to him to be a good sign of the he agreed. there remained much to be done -_much to be
state of the country, and to say something of the prac- I bandied with forbearance, delicacy and ju----dgment, and
tical working of the constitution, when the Sovereign j much to be well dorm and done prickly.He would ob.,
cholaudldpso speak out in the face of day before the assem- I serve, Weever, that Continental pce had been pre-
arliament, as to draw forth a faithful response, I served, and that was no small matter. Throughout all the
ay, even an echo of the sentiments, in the answer. It contentions that had recently taken rnce act that could
of I excite the ill will of other Powers place,tad committed.
seemed to h'n to say something for the position'
the Ottoman empire had been carved out Into
that
for
the people, and the suitableness of the Govern- i If
enterprising warriors and avaricious states
ment, when the Parliament could so discharge its duty , have led to interminable war with othermen "PatoeMeigrsL:
to the country as well as to the Crown, as to desire to
,:, but be was not called upon to enter into any •
send back no better answer on the part of the people, such question as that, lie had not to dwell upon