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

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HUNGERFORD HALL, STRAND.
ENTREPOT of INDUSTRY and COMMERCE.
WALDECIi':, P, ANTASAAGURIA.
BOUTON'S DIORAMAS.
No:ire is hereby given, that HUSGERFORD HALL wig be
CI'EN ED to the Public on Mo\ DAY, the 11th cla, of Auz,ust inst
Early application for the remaining Stalls in the Illuminated and
Lower Bazaars should be made to Mr. 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 de-
monstration in which she is to take the prominent part,
than the elements seem to conspire for the purpose of
rendering the face of nature as beautiful and as cheering
as the eye can witness.

On the occasion of Royalty attending the opening, or
the prorogation of Parliament, Londoners always ma-
nage, 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 alongllie 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 Backing-
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 " sight-seeing."
From the Horse Guards to Abingdon-street, not
only were the streets packed as closely as they
posibly could be, every available space in their houses,
on either side, from the door-step to the attic and roof,
Ras 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
Souse of Lords at ten minutes past two o'clock, the
fact being announced by the booming of cannon.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS DAY.)
HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAKER, attired in his state robes, took the
Chair in the new House shortly after One o'clock.
TIE " BALLOT " OF MENII3EItS 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
ne small pi 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 Sibthorp'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 and 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 subject then dropped.
PETITIONS.

Several petitions were presented in favour of the re-
tention of the Crystal Palace.

Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from a
mechanics' institute, praying for the repeal of the taxes
on knowledge.
Mr. W. J. FOX presented a petition from the Chan-
cery Reform Association, praying that an equity juris-
diction may be extended to common law courts.

- NOTICE OF MOTION.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS and other Hon. Members placed
notices on the paper for next session.
lONIAN ISLANDS.
Mr. URQUHART wished to ask the Hon. Member
the Secretary for the Colonies whether Government had
any intention of taking steps during the recess to im-
prove the lonian Islands?
Mr. HAWES 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 it was true, as was re-
ported, that a 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 Income-rax Cororryttee be laid before the House.

Lord JOHN RUoSELL understood that the majority
of the Committee were opposed to the motion, and he
therefore could not agree to it.
Mr. HUME said the mannor in which the taxes were
levied upon the industry of the country demanded the
immediate attention of the House, for nothing could be
more scandalous.—(Hear, hear.) It was of importance
that the motion should be carried, and ho hoped the
House would support it.
Mr. WILSON trusted they would not, for the Com•
mikVe had already decided that the production of the
evidence could result in no good.
Mr. HENLEY said the evidence as yet was very
imperfict, and if it were printed in its present shape
it would be only throwing dust in the eyes of the
pegle.

. Air. RICARDO said the public were just as competent
to judge of the value of the evidence as the Hon. Member
whec'ehed just set down.
The House then divided, when there appeared—
For the motion
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Majority
motion was ~,nse- 1 ..••••
The motion Tient y lost.
Gtif Ate TISNI ABROAD.
Sir R. H. IN
the head of the Foreign
to ask the Noble Lord at
Department three questions.
First, whether in thel-aenvtof the English Cnurch
being disposed to erect Churchi in Rome Government
weee prepared to give the co,
Gsouv ar protection to such
church ; secondly, whether
the erie7t had heard of
an application made to
a Spanish authorities
for the right to construct
hartestant burial-
grouted near to Madrid which
it been granted,
but upon such conditions as made quite impossi-
ble for a civilised committee to
nat.wita roeme eetehei al): twot i
t.
Thirdly, whether Government were
'English gentleman had been sent out
because they were promoters of the Protestant rell'lgieeile,
Lord PALMERSTON said, with regard to the l an?
sit
question, a correspondence was now going on with Roe
on the subject, but he did not yet feel himself at liberty
to disclose what the effect of this correspondence was
With regard to the first question, under the Consular
Act, the Foreign-office had power to appoint :a
chaplainie to any foreign station when the British resi-
_ere prepared to contribute half his:stipendebut the
act4ertecti:zot empower the Government to give any pro-
autherie t was at variance with the wishes of the local
1". With regard to the second question it was
perfectly
ground intZoarthat an application for a new burial
Government
but,
had been acceeded to by the Spanish
pered with condltt; unfortunately, the consent was ham-
the upplicants.
requiredeeld,
It Ne°an: that must be eighly distasteful to
imperatively however, that the Spanish law
conaenttl.iat those conditions should be
annexed to the
place on th© subject between A correspondence had taken
the two Governments, and
ha was now prepared to la upon the table such portions
of it as might be interestinyploTiethe public.
On the motion of the Lerd, the correspond-
ence wn3 laid ou the tab!p' and o
to he printed.
COMMITTEE ON c Ruird!red
t.
Mr. ELLIS moved that the evidenceell-RATES.
taken h c
Committee on church-rates should be printed the
Sir R. IL INGLIS objected to the motion.e -n-:
After a short discussion,
Lord J. RUSSELL appealed to the Right 'lon. Ba.
ronet to accede to the motion.
Sir H. INGLIS nodded an assent, which was
met by
a " Hear, hear."
The SPEAKER--eI find that the House has already
ordered the evidence to be printed.—(Laughter.)
ORDER. OF PROCESsION TO THE LORDS.
Mr. IIUME hoped her Majesty's Ministers would be
allowed to proceed to the Lords immediately after the
Speaker.—(Ch. era.)
Mr. HENLEY said it was a matter of common cour-
tesy._a to allow the Ministers precedenee.—(Cheers.)
leave
SPEAKER suggested that Members should not
ae4VO ;heir places until their names were calked over.