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London, England, 1847-11-23 00:00:00

Sarah Sherratt and George Sherrat, blacksmiths,
Hilton, Derbyshire, Dec. 3 and 31, at twelve, at the
Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee,
Nottingham; Reece, Birmingham.
Isaac Gaze, builder, Stroud-road, Gloucester, Dec. 7,
and Jan. 4, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Lovegrove, Glou-
cester.

George Edwards, coach builder, Newton Abbott,
Devonshire, Dec. 7, and Jan. 4, at eleven, at the Exeter
District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ;
Turner, Exeter; Cow lard, Lincoln's Inn-fields.
Theodore Napoleon Benard, merchant, Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, Dec. 3, at half-past ten, and Jan. 7, at one,
at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker,
official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Bates and Dees,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Williamson and Hill, Oreat
James-street, Bedford row, London.

Benjamin Firth, cotton spinner, Dewsbury, Yorkshire
Dec. 4 and 28, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court,
Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Sudlow and Co., New
Boswell-court; Ethan), Brighouse, near Halifax;
Courtenay, Leeds.

Williarn.Morris, builder, Great Crimsby, Dec. 8 and
29, at half-past ten, at the Leeds District Court. Stans-
' feld, official assignee, Hull ; Williamson and Co., Great
James-street ; Veal, Great Grimsby.
Edward John Scott and Son, paper stainers, Kington-
upon-Hull, Dec. 8 and 29, at half past ten, at the Leeds
District Court. Stansteld, official assignee, Hull; Haw-
kins and Co., New Boswell court, London; Levett and
Champney, Hull.
John Simpkin Austwick, draper, Bradford, York-
shire, Dec. 16 and Jan. 13, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis-
trict Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Reed,
Langford, and Marsden, Friday street, London; Sale
and Co., Manchester; J. and H. Richardson, Leeds.
Thomas Howarth. chemist, Rochdale, Lancashire,
Dec. 8, and Jan. 4, at at twelve, at the Manchester Dis-
trict Court. Fraser, efficial assignee, Manchester ;
Johnson, Son, and Wetherall, Temple, London ; Lord,
Rochdale.

George Cowsill, calico printer, Prestwich-cum-
Oldhaam, Lancashire, Dec. 6 and Jan. 4, at eleven, at
the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee,
Manchester ; Clarke, Gray, and Woodcock, Lincoln's
Inn-fields, London ; Alfred and Grundy, Bury, Lan-
cashire.

Charles Davies, bookseller, Liverpool, Dec. 7 and 27,
at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan,
cfficial assignee, Liverpool ; Bower and Co., Chancery-
lane, London; Atkins, Manchester; Payne, Liverpool.
Samuel Gundry and Walter Eustace Gundry, bankers,
Eridport, Dorset, Dec. 2, and Jan. 18, at ten, at the
Bridport District Court. Ilernaman, official assignee
Paul-street, Exeter; Templer, Bridport; Terrell, St.
Martin's-lane, Exeter; Cowes, Weolake and Cowes,
Temple.
John Beynon, iron merchant, Glamorgan, Dec. 6,
arid Jan. 12, 1848, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Brittan and
Son, Bristol, White and Co. Bedford-row, London.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The Imperial Parliament was this day opened by
Commission for the dispatch of business, with the
usual formalities. The hour appointed for the Com-
mission was two o'clock, but as early as 12 o'clock
the usual search was made by the officers of the Lord
Chamberlain under the House of Lords, in order to
guard their Lordships from the danger of another
Gunpowder Plot. The proceedings consequent upon
the opening of the Parliament attracted compara•
tively little interest, partly in consequence of its
being known for some days past that it was
not the intention of her Majesty to open
the House in person and partly from the un-
favourable state of the weather When the galleries
of the House of Lords were opened at one o'clock
there was a very fair sprinkling of ladies on the back
Ist nches of both sides of the House. The scene was
by no means so brilliant as on the occasions when her
Alajesty comes down to the House in state. The
greater portion of the ladies wore bonnets, and with
the exception of the Commissioners, who were in their
state rcbes, a'l the Peers present were in plain dress.
Among the earliest arrivals were the Duke of
Wellington and the Marquis of Londonderry.
The Earl of Sheffield having been chosen Speaker
pre tern., prayers were read by the Bishop of Roches-
ter, after which several Peers took the oaths, among
whom we noticed the Earl of Warwick, the Earl of
Zetland, &c. The: Bishops present were the Bishop
of Durham, the Bishop of Rochester, and the Bishop
of Asaph.
Shortly after two o'clock the Marquis of Lans-
downe, the Marquis of Clinricarde, Earl Spencer,
the Earl of Auckland, and Lord Campbell, took their
seats as Lords Commissioners, when
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE commanded the
Usher of the Black Rod to summons the Commons
to the bar.
In a few minutes the Speaker, attended by a large
body of Members, appeared at the bar, when
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE read her Ma-
jesty's most gracious Speech (for which see another
part of our paper).
At the conclusion of the reading of the Speech the
Speaker and the Commons retired, and the Lords
Commissioners having left their seats, the swearing in
of Peers was again proceeded with.
Their Lordships re-assembled at Five o'clock.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY (in the absence
of the Lord Chancellor) took his seat on the Wool-
sack, as Deputy-Chairman of the House, and read
the Royal Speech.
The Earl of YARBOROUGH then rose to pro-
pose, the: address in answer to the speech. After
bespeaking the indulgence of the House for a Mem-
ber addressing their Lordships for the first time, the
Noble Earl expressed his opinion that, whatever
might be, the opinion as to the propriety of the ad-
vice which the Ministers had given to her Majesty,
under the circumstances of distress with
~tihich the country was labouring, none
could doubt of their sincerity or honesty.
Some might attribute the distress existing to Peel's
Act:; he, however, attributed it partly to the demand
fur money required to purchase food, and partly to
the contemporaneous demand for money for the con-
struction of railroads. The quantity of corn im-
ported into the United Kingdom for the present
year: up tol the 10th; of November, was 10,898,000
qrs.—(Cheers.) He understood those cheers, but
be believed that that importation had been rendered
necessary by the failure of the potato crop ; and
whatever might be the opinions of Noble Lords as to
the policy of; the repeal of the corn-laws, he believed
that they would themselves, under the circumstances,
have authorised the free importat ion of corn.—(Cheers )
Thus, in 1845, Parliament authorised the raising of
59,000,000/. of capital ; in 1846, 132,000,0001. was
authorised to be raised. The parties promoting
these railways did not in general promote them as
matters for permanent investment, but as mere
gambling speculations. These causes had partly
contributed to produce the distress; but the distress
had been greatly aggravated by a panic, arising not so
much from want of money, as from want of confidence.
The measures adopted by the Government had greatly
tended to dissipate this panic and to relieve the com •
mercial interests, and therefore he thought their
Lordships would approve of these measures. It
was, however, a satisfaction to reflect that the
harvest had been abundant, and if next year
we were blessed with such another harvest,
it would be found that the distress would be
greatly alleviated, but if such were not the case, he
feared the agricultural would suffer, in common with
the manufacturing and commercial interests. He
believed that this country would again willingly come
forward to relieve the distresses of Ireland, but they
would first insist that every exertion should be made by
the landlords of Ireland to maintain their own poor, and
that the Irish people should yield a speedy and wil-
ling obedience to the law, and he trusted the Govern-
ment would propose such measures as would protect
the well disposed, while they would bring to
condign punishment that band of miscreants who were
going about the country setting the laws at defiance
and committing atrocious crimes. He believed that
they were few in number, although they inspired
a greater terror than the law, but he trusted
that the Lord Lieutenant, who had professed
his determination to administer the law with
firmness, and 3et with mercy, would suc-
ceed in making the law respected. Nearly
10,000,000/. had last year been voted for the relief
of Irish distress, of that nearly 8,000,0004 had been
expended. He trusted their Lordships would make
ample provision for the exigencies of the country.
He trusted that the co• operation of the States of
Europe would restore tranquillity to Switzerland.
He was of opinion that the measures about to be
proposed by the Noble Lord at the head of the
Colonial Department for the introduction of free
labour into the West Indies would have the effect of

alleviating the distress of the Colonies. Considering
the general desire manifested for a revision of the
navigation•laws, he thought the subject was one
well worthy the consideration of the House.
The sanitary condition of the people was
also a subject well worthy the consideration of their
Lordships. If disease should be imported from abroad
into this country, its ravages would be terrific, owing
to the ill-ventilated, ill-drained habitations of the

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address. The Noble Earl addressed the House only
for a short time, but he was so inaudible in the gallery
during the whole of his address that it was impos-
sible to catch even the purport of what he said.
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