The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-03 00:00:00

" GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,

" I have given directions that the Estimates
for the next year shall be prepared for the pur-
pose of being laid before you. They will be framed
with a careful regard to the exigencies of the public
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service.

" MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

" Your attention will be called to the laws which
regulate the representation of the people in Parlia-
inent, with a view to consiler what amendments
may be safely and bone ficially made therein.
"Measures will be submitted for your considera-
tion for simplifying and amending the laws
relating to real property, and also for consolidating
and amending several important branches of the
criminal law.

" I confidently commit to your wisdom the
great interests of my empire; and I fervently pray
that the blessing of Almighty God may attend
your counsels, and may guide your deliberations
to those ends which are dearest to my heart —the
happiness and prosperity of my loyal and faithful
people.
At the conclusion of the speech, which was lis-
tened to with profound attention, her Majesty re-
turned the copy of the Royal Speech to the Lord
Chancellor ; and, the procession having re-formed,
her Majesty and the Prince Consort quitted the
house, and the ceremony terminated.
Their Lordships then adjourned until 5 o'clock.
The Speaker, on his return to the House of Com-
mons, read her Majesty's speech, and adjourned
until the usual hour of commencing public busi-
ness.

PARLIAMENTARY ENTERTAINMENTS.

Earl Granville, the Lord President of the Council, as
the leaJer of the Ministerial party in the House of
Lords, gave a full-dress Parliamentary dinner last even-
ing at his lordship's house in Bruton-street, as customary
on the eve of the opening of Parliament. There were
present his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the
Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of
Lansdowne, the Marquis of Cianricarde. the Marquis
Townshend, the Marquis of Anglesey, the Earl of
Clarendon, the Earl of Harrowby, the Eat 1 of Abingdon.
the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl of Essex, the Earl of
Shelburne, Earl Spencer, Viscount Sydney, Viscount
Torrington, Lord Portman (the mover), Lord Carew
(the seconder), Lord Byron, Lord Dufferin, Lord Foley,
Lord Camoys, Lord Stanley, of Alderley, Lerd Lilford,
and Lord Ward. After dinner Earl Granville read the
speech to be delivered by her Majesty at the opening of
Parliament to-day.
Viscount Palmerston, as Fir.t Lord of the Treasury,
had a full-dress !Parliamentary dinner last evening at
Cambridge-house, The cirole included the Right Hon.
the Speaker, Mr. W. Martin and Mr. Ackroyd (the
mover and seconder of the Address), the Right Hon. Sir
G. Grey, the Right Hon. Sir C. Wood, the Right Hon.
the Chanceller of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. It
Labouchere, the Right Hon. V. Smith, the Right Hon.
Sir B. Hall, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, the Right
Hon. W. F. Cowper, the Right Hon. W. G. Hayter, the
Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Castlerosse, Lord E. Bruce,
Lord A. Paget, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor-
General, the Attorney-General for Ireland, the Right
Hon. C. P. Villiers, Viscount Monck, Viscount Duncan,
Mr. T. G. Baring, the Hon. E. P. Bouveiie, the Hon.
H. Brand, Gen. Buckley, Mr. C. Clifford, Mr. C For-
tescue, the Right Hon. H. Fitzroy, Mr. R. W. Grey, the
Right Hon. R. Lowe, Mr. Massey, Mr. B. aiburne, Mr.
11. D. Seymour, the Right Hon H. Herbert, Mr. .1.
Wilson, the Hon. G. Poneonby, ancllMr. C. Barii igton.

DEATH OF MRS. GURNEY.—Mrs. Gurney, relict of the
late R. H. Gurney, Esq , d;ed at Burlingham, Norfo:k,
yesterday, after a few hours' illness, aged 64.

DEATH OF MR. NORMAN MACDONALD.-It is with
deep regret that we announce the death of Mr. Norman
Macdonald, the Controller of the Lord Chamberlain's
Department, who died on Tuesday night under a very
sudden visitation. The deceased gentleman on Tuesday
afternoon, after calling on the Marquis of Breadalbane,
in Park-lane, went to Lady El:zabeth Hope 'ere, and
during his visit he was seiz d with an apoplectic fit while
convening with the Marchioness of Ely and the family
circle present. Dr. Stone was inst intly called in, and
Mr. Martin of Grosvenor-street was sent for, the latter
gentleman having for some years attended the deceased.
Mr. Macdonald was removed about 8 o'clock to his resi-
dence at the Lord Chamberlain's office in St. James's
Palace, and notwithstanding the utmost attention, he
died at a few minutes before 10 o'clock. The deceased
was the only son of the late General Sir John Macdonald,
K C. 8., for many years Adjutant-General at the Horse
Guards. He succeeded about 5 years ago Sir William
Martins, as Controller of the Lord Chamberlain's De-
partment.

Mr. Hodges, of the Western Circuit, has been ap-
pointed Chief Justice of the Cape Colony. The selection
of Mr. Hedges for this appointment has been in no degree
influenced by party considerations, aa.Mr. Hodges has
never taken any share in political discussion. Mr.
Hodges is the author of a valuable work on railway
lands.

Mr. George Cavendish Bentinck met with an accident
while hunting with the Earl of Lonsdale's hounds on
Tuesday last, and had the misfortune to dialocAte his
collar bone. •

Gas LIGHTING:—A very elaborate and useful treatise
from the pen of Mr. Henry Gerner, a distinguished
American engineer, has just appeared. The peculiar
interest attached to the essay is, that it brings under notice
Longbettom's celebrated patent for the production of
brilli est and economical gas from resinous oil. Mr.
Longbottorn's patent is now generally adopted both in
America and Europe, and its power is equal either to
the largest or smallest cluspass for a theatre or a mine,
a palace or a cottaee. Mr. Longbut:e u carried off tt e
prize at the Nsw York Exhibition, and has establishe I
a large factory at Leeds for the elucidation of his bril-
liant discoveries. Some of the most eminent chemist;
of the day have visited the latter establishment, and
witnessed his simple but masterly power in the manage-
ment of light. In our sanitary improvements, at the
present day, gas forms a most important ingredient.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE SIR CLEMENT WOLSELEY, BART
—The remains cf this much-respected baronet arrived
in
this town by the mail train on Tuesday morning, and
were accompanied by his eldest son, aid heir to the
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title and estates ,
, Sir John Richard Wolseley, Bart.
his only brother, Clement Wolseley, Esq. ;
,Rev. Dr.
d
EreAton, J. B. St. George, Esq., and B. Van origb ,
E q., broshers-in-law to the deceased. The body was
removed from the station-house in a hearse, drawn by
four horses, :Led proceeded towards the Club-house,
where it was joined by several carriages, belonging to
the gen•ry of the county. The cortege proceeded towards
Sanctbrooli-park, by Rathglass, where a large number of
the Wolseley tenantry and people of tie district met
it, anti thence proceeded to Tallow, the inhabitants
of which paid every respect to the memory of the '
deceased. The funeral service having concluded,
the body of the late worthy baronet was censigned to
the tomb of his ancestors. The family of Wolseley is a
branch of the very ancient House of Wolseley, of Staf-
fordshire, whose ancestors have held the lordship of
Wolseley in unbroks.uccession from Edric de vVolseley,
in the reign of William the Conqueror, to the present
day. During the Civil War, in the reign of Charies 1.,
Col. Wolseley served with distinction under Cromwell,
and commanded the cavalry (Cromwell's Ironsides) at
.ho battle of Worcester. He served in Ireland with Sir
Tiardress NV;-,Ler, was precept at the assault on Carlow
C,o.t!e, and accompanied the Protector during his
c nii,aizo in the South. Captain Richard SVoleeley,
third son of Sir Charles Wolseley, Staff vrdshire, accom-
panied King William, and was present at the Battle of
the Bayne. He was the founder of the Irish branch of
the We lieley family, of Mount Arran, or Wolseley,
county Carlow. The B,ronetcy was created in 1744,
and the present baronet, Sir John Richard, is the sixth
in succession.—Cortoit &nand. •

LATEST NEWS

HAMBURG, DEC. 2.

It is positively stated in commercial circles
that a proposition will he made to-morrow to the
hereditary burgeoiso of the city to issue a decree
ordering that a renewal of three months shall be
accorded to those who will be otherwise obliged
to suspend their payments in consequence of the
existing crisis.

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 1.

The houses of Johns and Co., John Berger
Strochmberg, jun., J. 11. bench, and several
others of less importance, have stopped payment.
The Credit Society commenced its operations yes-
terday. A feeling of discouragement generally
prevails.