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London, England, 1851-08-08 00:00:00

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lIUNGERFORD HALL, STRAND.
ENTREPOT of INDUSTRY and COMMERCE.
DE WALDECK'S PRANTASIAAGORIA.
BOUTON'S DIORAMAS.
Notice is hereby given, that HUNGERFORD HALL will be
OPENED to the Public on MONDAY, the 11th day of August inst.
Early application for the remaining Stalls in the Illuminated and
Lower Bazaars should be made w sir. E. Poure, Manager, Hunger-
ford Hall, Strand, of whom the Rules and Regulations of the Esta-
blishment, and every in formation may be obtained.

THE PROROGATION,

(THIS DAY.)

The Parliamentary Session of 1851—distinguished
more for its prolonged and exciting debates than for
the actual amount of legislative business transacted—
was brought to a close to-day by her Majesty in person.
The weather was as propitious as the most enthusi-
astic pleasure-seeker could desire. Indeed, rarely does
the Queen select a day for any public display or &-
monstratiou in which she is to take the prominent part,
than the elements arCUI to conspire for the purpose of
renderieg the face of nature as beautiful and as cheering
as the eye can witness.
On the occasion of Royalty attending the opening, or
the prorogCion of Parliament, Londoners always ma-
nsge, especially in fine weather, to muster in very con-
siderable numbers, and it was, therefore expected that,
what with country cousins, strangers and foreigners,
whom the attractions of the Exhibition had brought
to the great metropolis, there would be an unusually
great and brilliant assembly along the whole route of the
Royal procession, from Buckingham Palace to the por-
tals of the House of Peers. Nor did the result disap-
point the expectation.
Long before twelve o'clock the vicinity of Bucking-
ham Palace and the Mall were thronged with people, a
large proportion of whom were fashionably, if not gaily,
attired. As time progressed groups of ladies took
Shelter from the rapidly increasing numbers by
Flocking to the trees, seats, and fences which
were nearest the centre avenue, and submitted
to the exhaustion and annoyance consequent upon a
restless crowd and a burning sky, with that degree of
patience and heroism which the softer sex so
often exhibit on occasions of ,6 sight-seeing."
From the Horse Guards to Abingdon-street, not
only were the streets packed as closely as they
possibly could be, every available space in their houses,
on either side, from the door-step to the attic and roof,
was occupied by anxious spectators, but the gallantry of
the male sex resigned these, almost exclusively, to the
ladies. The Royal procession, which varied in no
respect from that on former occasions, and accompanied
by the usual retinue and escort, had no sooner emerged
from the gates of the Royal abode than it was greeted
with loud cheers, and waiving of hats and handker-
chiefs—a demonstration of feeling which was shown
along the whole route, and which her Majesty recog-
nised by gracious bows. The procession reached the
Meuse of ords at tenby the booming p
of cannonst two o'clock, the
fact bein L
g announced.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER, attired in his state robes, took the
Chair in the new House shortly aftor One o'clock.
THE "BALLOT" OF MEMBERS FOR PRE-
CEDENCE IN THE PROCESSION TO THE
"LORDS."

In accordance with the resolution agreed to last night,
a large concourse of Members assembled round the table
for the purpose of having their names placed in the
balloting-glass, shortly before the Speaker took the
chair. They were each presented by the Clerk with a
small piece of paper, on which each wrote his
name. It was then returned to the Clerk, and
folded up by him and deposited in the glass.
Immediately after the division the Clerk turned the
whole into a box, and called out the different
names as he took them out. Much laughter was
occasioned on the Clerk announcing that the
first lucky Member► was Lord Dudley Stuart.
Colonel Sib;horp's, which came close upon the former,
also gave rise to some little mirth among the members,
who appeared in great good humour at the termination
of their labours. Lord John Russell's name fell ex-
tremely low in the list, but it was received with a loud
" Hear, hear." Some further merriment was exhibited
by the House when it transpired that the unfortunate
Members who were to fill up the rear were Lord Pal-
merston end Mr. Urquhart.
Mr. WAKLEY said, before they proceeded with
the ballot, perhaps the House would allow him to pro-
test against the Noble Lord at the head of the Govern-
ment being required to put his name in the glass. He
was the leader of the House, and, as_ such, ought to
follow immediately after the Speaker, when the House
was summoned to the Lords.

Mr. V. SMITH fully coincided in what had fallen
from the Honourable Member for Finsbury, and sug-
gested, that in addition to the Noble Lord, the Speaker
should be allowed to select three other Members to at-
tend upon him, before all other Members.—(" No.")
The subket then drepp-d.
PETITIONS.
Several peti*ions were presented in favour of the re-
tention of filo Crptal Palace.

Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from a
mechanics' institute, preying for the repeal of the taxes
on knowledge.

2lr. W. J. FOX pmsr.,nte.cl a petition from the Chan-
cery Reform As,:ociation, prayit,g that an equity juris-
diction muy be extended to common law courts.
NOTICE OF MOTION.

Mr. W. WILLIAMS and other Flon. Members placed
notices on the paper for next session.
lONIAN ISLANDS.

Mr. URQUHART wished to ask the Hon. Member
the Secretary fur the Colonies whether Government had
any intention of taking steps during the recess to im-
prove the lonia❑ Islauds?
Mr. H AMES said the question was so vague and ge-
neral that he was unable to give an answer, but the
House and the Hon. Gentleman might rely upon this,
that Government would always be ready to redress the
grievances of those inhabitants, or to adopt any pro-
posal they might make for improving the island.
Mr. URQUHART asked if is was true, as was re-
ported, that n project was on foot for the surrender of
these islands?
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said there was no foundation
whatever for the rumour.
INCOME-TAX.
Mr. WAKLEY moved that the evidence taken before
the Iccorne-,ax Committee be laid before the House.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL understood that the majority
of the Committee were opposed to the motion, and he
therefore could not agree to ir.
Mr. HUME said the manner in which the taxes were
levied upon tine industry of the ccuntry demanded the
immediate attention of the House, for nothing could be
more scandalous.— (Hear, bear.) It was of importance
that the motion should be carried, and he hoped the
House would Rapport it.
Mr. WILSON trusted they would not, for the Com.
mititee had already decided that the production of the
evidence could result in no good.
Mr. HENLEY said the evidence as yet was very
imperfect, and if it were printed in its present shape
it would be only throwing dust in the eyes of the
people.
Mr. RICARDO said the public were just as competent
to judge of the value of the evidence as the Hon. Member
who had just set down.
The House then divided, when there appeared—.
For the motion ... ... 52
Against it ... ... ... 62

Majority ... •••
The motion was calsequently lost.
PROTESTANTISM ABROAD.
Sir R. H. INGlSorwished to ask the Noble Lord at
Foreign the head of the egn Department three questions.
First, z-bother in the i
the English Church
being disposed to erect a
eventof
Church in Rome Government
were prepared to give the
Consular protection to such
church ; secondly, whether Government had heard of
an application made to the Spanish
for the right to construct a authorities
protestant burial-
ground near to Madrid which h
as
made
eadit been granted,
but upon such conditions
impossi-
ble for a civilised committee t quite
accept it.
Thirdly, whether ,Government were :rworoe that two
English gentleman bad been sent out exile,
because they were promoters of the ProtestaTterin•
Lord PALMERSTON said, with regard to the last
question, a correspondence was now going on With Rome" 4
on the subject, but he did not yet feel himself at liberty
to disclose what the effect of this correspondence a
With regard to the first question, under the Consul:/:
Act, the Foreign-office had power to appoint a
chaplain to any toreigu station when the British resi-
dents were prepared to contribute half his:stipends but the
A did nut empower the Government to give any pro-
tection that was at variance with the wishes of the local
auth • •
unt,es• With regard to the second question it was
PerfectlY true
, that an
groundapplication for a new burial
MadridGoveraltuneii. had been accceded to by the Spanish
pered with conditions
unfortunately, the consent was ham-
the applicants It
that must be highly distasteful to
imperative] . t was said, however, that the Spanish law
y required that those conditions should be
ann‘xed to the cone
place on the subject consent.
A correspondence had taken
he was now prepared l,between the two Governments, and
of it as might bo interest" upon the table such portions
On the motion cf the
interesting
loto the public.
erne wa3 laid on the table ::le_ Lord, the correspond-
COMMITTEE 0,4 CHURCH-RATES.
to be printed.
Mr. ELLIS moved that the RCH-RATES.
evidence t
Commtt:co ou elturola-rttes should betaken before the
Sir R. H. 12.;GLIS objected to the Printed*
motion.
After a short discussion,
Lord J. RUSSELL appealed to the r-
uclit non. Ba-
ronet to accede to the motion.
- Sir h. INGLIS nodded au assent, which was met by
a " Hear, hear.'
. The SPEAKER-7J find that the House has al
ready
ordered the evidence to be printed.—(Laughtcr.)
ORDER, OF PROCESSION TO THE LORDS,
Mr. HUME hoped her Maje-ty'a Ministers would be
allowed to proceed to the Lords immediately after the
Speaker.—(Chpo',,.)
Mr. HENLEY said it was a matter of common cour-
tesy to allow the Ministers precedence.--(Cheers.)
The SPEAKER suggested that Members should not
ham
their places until their names were called oYeto •

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