The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-05 00:00:00

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TRE pli
OROGATION

PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)
Eterlr • --______,....._--.
,tEr,i)n, 'l-legy prorogued Parliament this day in

Tile
p-
oz Posing royal cortege, with all tie attendant
hcf..l3 nu splendour, left Buckingham Palace about
sprit twelve o'clock, and wound its way, at the usual
Pca.e",, face, through the avenues leading from the
Wi4ht°4ll to the Horse Guards, and from thence down
W 1 through Parliament-street, to the Palace at
estrainst er.
brilhe daY being uausually fine, and the weather salu-
ar°,,,e, though hat, a vast number of persons con-
ehee°ll4o along the entire route. Her Majesty was
ratil3trite,,tlPl a most enthusiastic and loyal manner by thetba
Du'e of her subjects who awaited the approach ofrt
the 1°1.13.ce53100. Her Majesty and her illustrious Consort
the ther, ranee gracefully acknowledged the homage pa
Y repeated bows.
ele'illetrniever noticed so large a number of beautiful andbut
path
attired ladies on any former occasion0 ,
sir,tlrhaPs we were not such scrutinising
t_be-
-0(.441.8 a female beauty and elegant attire on _
hqt, I°9B referred to. Handkerchiefs were wavedof
the d
kesernalsed in the air at many points, in honour
hiledce °f the Queen, and the utmost enthusiasm pre-
p
ere 8 ttr'leraent-street a number of richly-coloured flags
Wizd,,u3Pended across the street, and bung from the
Airrs of the houses.
Ita.‘°Rether, owing to the fineness of the weather, the
aGee tli attire of the ladies, and the dignified appear-
s I,°tt the military, who wore their best uniform adnd
l'ett's°tKteill'hts, the prorogation of Parliament to-day
kind kitd thost splendid of the many occasions o
hewe have witnessed.
ij;rtr Majesty arrived at the Houses of Parliament at
er after one o'clock, her arrival being announced
Ate firing of artillery.
pearater delivering her most gracious Speech (which apo-
tu,k. tu another column) her Majesty returned t
Ncitill&h.am Palace, the procession going in the same
It 3 it had approached the House.

RIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)

Th. 11 °USE OF LORDS.
i bein
g the day fixed for the prorogation of Par-
rhe their Lordships assembled at Twelve
t,th °has° Was opened about half an hour previously
ijaciteb„-„e'lr of assembling, and the side galleries andis
alecilatleaes in the body of the House were almost
day
ThethroC,Pher,b; and the effect of the sun's rays streaming
Ihe tne painted glass windows, and reflected from
i
‘,ll trl':,rgealla ornaments of the llouse, was beautiful
a)artrae, and the various colours of the
44ee dresses the ladies took away from that appear-
ardit';` heaviness which the House exhibits on
tf CrY °cessions. Never has that chef d'oeuvre
oc°rld Gothic, the new House of Peers, appeared
1441,,ater advantage than it did this morning. It com
NatjiZllised the idea of Mr. Barry—the home of a
At tw7n•
44t •e•ve o'clock the LORD CHANCELLOR took his
Praye°ll the Woolsack, and immediately afterwards
The were read by the Bishopof
HEREFORD.
%rlite 1)4k0 of Wellington was, as usual, among the
LEtat arrivals; he was soon followed by the Marquis
1-1ard1,1‘,3.4,(v0P, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of
t'fk--iteKe, Lord Campbell, Lord Monteagle, the Earl
4rrivielld-°: an d several other Peers. The Peers, as they
tekrlet "nok their seats on the front bench and OR.it
Illtesisi-,l‘°4a, trimmed with %bite fur, formed a plc-
'talieraContrast with the many coloured dresses of the
'll :,,no occupied the back benches.
1%,e1y "reign Ministers began to arrive at half-past
4-411- 4ninli." the earliest of them were the Ti,olsisiah
'l.lll3qt:l.r: and M. Gustave de Beaumont, the Irene

lisrd x, NORTH WALES RAILWAY.
had li- "4°NI EAGLE moved that the messengers who
QtAireell directed to summon Mr. W. Chadwick, the
North n, and Mr. John Mariner, the Secretary of the thisi 'vales Railway Company, to attend their Lord-
The
411001 d be called to the bar.
pitl an wTessengers having been called to the bar, stated,
'8,358 -r to questions from the Lord Chancellor, Lordh
ti, „Ilhel, the
Earl of into, and Lord Monteagle, t a .
4111. ut"d called last night at the respective residences ot
1,1,1,-,• Chadwick and of Mr. J. Mariner, and had been
ta„„!sat both gentlemen were out of town, and conr-..
)141tly they td y had been unable to make personal se
1.14'``,.e summonses.
,Itirvi pi L'IONTEAGLE believed that as no personal
`,'ltt ets- had been effected, it would not be legal to order
sthesss-e6e persons be taken into custody. Ile would
Isar' Move that William Chadwick and John
4hipsii-etsr be ordered to attend at the bar of their Lord-
Itleht 'Puse on the first Monday. after the commweitihcea-t
111) b°,,,.. the next session, and
.ho intended to f 11
4toZi ..""ing for the production of alldocuments and
Way r,"3 relitting to the affairs of the North Wales null-
to`'„"llosnr.
these.' CA.M-PBELL supported the motion.. He believed
the Persons were purposely absenting themselves.
tr,l - tr'ethod proposed to be adopted by his Noble Frie_n_de
Vioaehillinree their attendance was slow but sure. 11
Ili suPsort the motion.
try) was then agreed to.
111)4,4 je,,were several foreigners of distinction present,
Ate't‘nelal WAS M. Guizot.
tl'utaa„wenty minutes before one o'clock a flourish of
tlis hris announced the arrival of his Royal Highnessd
Ills fitleKe of Cambridge, who shortly afterwards ente.rel
uerc, s—use• Lord Chief Justice Wilde arrived a littbe
the al.,snne o'clock and took his seat on the Woolsack. y
tot 'ue of the Lord Chancellor, with whom he continued sss ,;_, _ .
4t "'see in conversation.
hsaa, °he o'clock the arrival of her Majesty
was an-
after ~,,-eQ by the firing of the Park guns, and
immediately
ofih. atds n flourish of trumpets preluded the entrance
sifter Sovereign into the New Palace of Westminster.
tl,t; 4 short delay, the royal procession entered the
y ;he' The Crown' was borne on a rich velvet cushion,
15,Y The Marquis of Lansdowne; the Sword of State
4,,inia-t.le nuke of Wellington; and the Cap of
4tess--lianee by the Earl of Shaftesbury. Iler
folft ;I_,'s train was borne by the Duchess of Nor-
k;se ..',an the other ladies in attendance on her Majesty.
t4helt"d;,,,ue Present rose on the entrance of the Sovereign,
L'asal„;`' not resume their seats until her Majesty,
,nsise„,, taken her place upon the throne, Lots
,sft
„"4, all to be seated. The chair on h
111 the the Throne was occupied by his Royal
la'', ''ss Prince Albert. Her Majesty, who was dressed
of thsnPerb white satin dress, and who wore a tiara
Pria—egnincent diamonds, looked exceedingly
.fwell.
ihee Albert was dressed in a Field Marshal's um ormk.
It„od-eh.,°1,111rions having been summoned by the Blac
"nit'll-Z °Peaker, accompanied by several Members of
h -s...lier,aPPeared at the bar with several Bills. .
70s ep,"*"alk.R.Eß addressed her Majesty. as followsh.f—ul
easos'-a'elle Sovereign,—We your Majesty's faltlrs.
and, --(ma of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
ile4si Itttend Your Majesty after a protracted and laborious
aaa (3,11 with our last Bills of Supply. After a most. patienti,
3'otir-ttisreful examination of the estimates which, y
have atajesty's commands were laid before us, we.
Dttlitiateitd° every practicable reduction in the public ex
-
t 0 the '",,re ; at the same time, that we have had regard
tffsatunancial state of prosperity of this country, asst
Year, '''' bY the commercial embarrassments of the pa
the ' a" by the interruption of trade consequent upon
taken ]ate political events in Europe, we
.have
t'f. alid.every precaution to secure the efficiency
Yoas Vartments of the public service. In obedience
Ivas ,aiesty's most gracious recommendation,cmwrniicsh-
6ion r:°lnnsuticated to us by the Lord C.
attene-o' at the commencement of the session, our-
lstn-°ll has been specially directed to measurlecsverre..
r4gt° the üblic health. It is impossible
affecting
the importance of a subject so deeply
%rid toornfort and happiness of the poorer classes.
heahw,e confidently hope that if the Bills which h
‘vhiehra,3B°Q are carried out in the same spirit in
t 0 ]ea— they have been framed they
I‘Lt labouring
the en the amount of human suffering, and to promote
t, s tasoral ; iit of
will greatly tend
-mprovement as well as contentment
i_.
e state
of classes in dense and populous
tressedunmindful of the condition of Ireland, or of the d
additional disetri_citss:
4(14 additional ":143.t ol demand for labour,
the poor in that country, owing to the
we have provided
funds, arising from the repayment of
1
a is nans, to be expended in public works;
of •we have removed the impediments to the sale
atcs
thirauenunchna oared estates, in order to encourage
l
as possible the application of capita
tlitta . improvenaent of land. The spirit of insubor-
the tion which has prevailed in various parts of
abo, eeuntry, especially in Ireland, has force
Rrtiv our consideration topics of a far more
cozen° and anxious character We have cordially
lasa,—rred in those measures which have been thought
44, Ssary to secure obedience to the laws, and to repress
'-` t?
the outrage and rebellion. Deeply sensible.
1-‘7, tr value of those institutions under which
part illye the happiness to live—no effort on our
evil deli
been wanting to preserve them from the
of "igns Of misguided men, who, taking advantage
l'ouraea Be4s°ll of temporary distress, have endea-
Is_ to excite discontent and insurrection. We
'll7e witnessed with gratitude rid proud satisfaction
100"s_nequivocal expression, on atho part of the great
went 5 ot the people, of those marks of attach-
,,,_ . to their Sovereign and respect for the
t 0 the
and
we, as their representatives, participating
' fullest extent in these feelings, now tender to your
kajest the 10 , Y sincere expression of our devotion and
Presentedt Toe
the Consolidated Majesty, for the royal assent,
chequer-bills Bill. Fund Appropriation Bill, and the Ex-
anlcilern!aj
etostyththeenCgopavpoerher Royal assent to these,
and -Lead Duties Bill,'
Aarid Muscat Slave-trade Treaty, Preliminary Inquiries
ct Amendment Bill, British West India Colonies and
Mauritius Bill g
, Ssvin s' Bank (Ireland) Bill, and City
of London Sewers Bill.
The Lord Chancellor' then advanced to the foot
of the Throne, and handed her Majesty a copy of
the Speech (for which see another column).
s Majesty having concluded the reading of the
tiesp
The, LORD CHANCELLOR advanced to the foot of