The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-19 00:00:00

PROROGATION

OF

PARLIAMENT.

lier Most Gracious Majesty has, in the following
terms. , announced to her fifth Parliament the fact
of its dismissal :

-I‘h LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

We are commanded by her Majesty to inform
you that it is her l‘lajesty's intention forthwith to
dissolve the present Parliament, with a view to
enable her people to express, in the mode prescribed
by the Constitution, their opinion on the state of
public affairs.

GENTLEMEN OF THE II01:SE OF COMMONS,
We are commanded by her Majesty to thank
you for the wise liberality with which you have
granted the necessary supplies for the military and
naval defences of the country; and for the provi-
sion
which you have made for the exigencies of
the other branches of the public service during the
intervalh which must elapse before the estimates for
2Year can be considered by the new Parliament,
'Lich her Majesty will direct to be immediately
called.

MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
Her Majesty commands us to inform you that
the appeal which she is about to make to her people
has been rendered necessary by the difficulties ex-
perienced in carrying on the public business of the
country,
more than a
as indicated by the fact, that within little
year two successive Administrations
have failed to retain the confidence of the House of
Commons ; and her Majesty prays that, under the
blessing °f 'Divine Providence, the step
is about to take which she
may have the effect of facilitating
the discharge her high functions, and of enabling
her to conduct the
government of the country
under the advice of a Ministry possessed of the con
fidence of her Parliament and her people.
Th

le anxionslygookee
for revelations respecting
the state of affairs on ti:
of Parliament have 2 Continent to both Houses
been, duly made. It will be
seen that her mut
flB
Government have all
through preserved a fl
the best cal cul to nn and conciliatory course,
ated
quillity, and to prevent preserve
peace and tran-
being let slip throe " the dogs of war" from
ghout the
Europe. fairest regions of
That Austria was the oria,b,
delinquent is
unquestionable. It was her °----a*
interference with quasi indepen most unwarrantable
reducing their Sovereigns to mere entn
Italian States,
every aspiration for
and suppressing—erman satraps,
om and
improved institutions on the part of the oppressed
Peoples, that led to the grave complications
which
have not
as yet been disposed of. There is an in-
nate feeling of despotism prevailing in
every
man Court, Which nothing can mitigate or amelio-
rate. The Ger-
" families,'
as they are styled, fondly
imagine that any increase
of liberty—any consti-
tutional privilege conf
ed on a
n community—i
invasion of their own • san
ghts,
and must be resisted
at any cost. It is true that the
may not be in
ps Wally concerned.
any degree interferedwith,
or y o
But it would be a bad. es
arnel3le, and they might
be expected to make concessions, if
any of the
neighbouring rulers showed the way. Thus we
have heard something more than hints, that" free
institutions were on their trial;" and
even the
Ulysses of the House of COBURG is not disposed to
yield a single point which he could safely retain,
and by the close double matrimonial alliance with'
FRANCIS JOSEPH, has afforded unequivocal evi-
dence of the direction in which his sympathies are
most powerfully engaged.
It was Austria which, in this instance, jointly
with France, crushed the rising hope of decided
ameliorations, not only in the Eternal City,. but in
the States of the Church. It was their occu-
pation by foreign bayonets which protracted--
fortunately
it could not perpetuate—one of
the worst Governments that ever afflicted
a community, and ruled with a rod of iron the
People committed to its charge. As we have
stated, Loiris NAPOLEON was a co.delinquent so