The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-12 00:00:00

SWEDEN.

We give from the Stockholm journals 4he following speech
of the King of Sweden on closing the r
" Gentlemen, when you arrived e'„ tjhisiet
.17:071et I greeted yen
with an entire confidence i your patriotic intentions and
your attachment to me and fru
sentiments, the cordiality 'bf. which
tude, that I to-day b;'' family. It is with the same
ch has been increased by gra-
private occupations you farewell, restoring you to your
have
to the duties of which for so long a time given way
- the public good. Several resolutions of supe-
riorhave 17. importance have been adopted during the time that we
ooured together for the glory and happiness of our be-
-I°-wed country. If your conscientious deliberations have not
always succeeded in conciliating opposing opinions, we ought
not to lose sight of the fact, that rarely has an assembly of
possessing so strong an
the States, restricted to the same duration of time, embraced
influencequestiens
osno
agirlatvheei n
relations themselves,
social a d
right. The complicated
affairs that you have had to examine scarcely allowed a com-
plete solution to be given to all; but what the present has re-
fused us, will, with the aid of the Almighty, be soon effected in
the future. Whilst each of you is going to fulfil in your pri-
vate circle the duties which Providence has confided to you,
I shall devote all my solicitude to the ameliorations which our
social condition may demand, in the firm conviction, that
when I shall convoke you again you will continue on your
side to proceed in the path leading to the public good, and
which, in order to be the means of producing a calm and en-
lightened improvement, ought also to be marked by union and
mutual confidence. The question of a modification of the re-
presentative system has given birth to serious discussions.
l'he
theim difficulty
rtane
e and
gravity of the matter explain satisfac-
torily of conciliating opinions divided, not as to
the necessity, but as to the nature of the change. 111 order to
resolve, in the interest of the country, this grand problem,
it becomes necessary to make reciprocal concessions. The
States-General, I am persuaded, will be able to discover, in
the patriotism with which they are animated, the means of
satisfying the wishes of the nation in this respect. In the
course of the session 1 presented you with a Bill for a new
penal code, and another relative to prisons. Although
you have not had time to complete a profound
examination of these matters in detail, you have,
however, adopted principles of a penal system, uni-
ting to the severity which public safety demands the
consideration which the elevated precepts of religion
and humanity call for in favour of the dignity of man.
You have by this decision laid the basis of the ulterior labour
which you will have to discuss at your next coming together,
and on which I shall then present to you a new proposition.
In placing before you the budget of receipts and expenses, r
thought it my duty, Gentlemen, to call your attention to the
necessity of employing the means that could be disposed of in
grants for public instruction, science, and the fine arts, for
regularising our system of defence, and executing public
works to further agriculture and manufactures. Your deci-
sions prove in a satisfactory manner how you have appreciated.
the constant object of my solicitude—the glory and pros-
perity of my country. 1 have been informed of your delibe-
rations to guarantee the solidity of the national bank, and
the maintenance of the value of the monetary tokens of the
kingdom. I shall follow with all the attention that the gravity
of the subject merits the results of your measures in this
progressivere-
spect.
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ieptoytion improvement
effe
thesee t
reductionthe
unforseen interior,
in
enabled
resources
The successive augmentation of the indirect revenues
of the State, testifying an extension in the commercial move-
mente
perso personal
al afitdthae xa e
spn By present
t
employing
in favour of primary instruction, you have again proved your
zeal for all that can contribute to the progress of enlightenment
and morality. At the opening of this session, I informed you,
gentlemen, of the resolution which I had come to, in concert
o ith a neighbouring monarch and ally, not to pay any longer
the annual tribute which for upwards of a century the king-
doms at present united had given for the protection of their
commerce and their navigation, to one of the states on the
northern coast of Africa. Negotiations entered in for this
object, and which have found a powerful support in the friendly
mediation of England and France, have just been crowned with
success. An arrangement with the Emperor of Morocco con-
cluded on the sth of last April, by plenipotentiaries recipro-
cally appointed for the purpose, has established, from the date
of the convention being signed, the abolition of that annuity.
In virtue of paragraph 109 of the Constitution, I declare your
present session closed. In imploring the Divine goodness to
renew to you,
Gentlemen, the assurance of my royal benevolence.
pour over our country his heavenly blessing,

DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL SIR J. BATANT,
C.B.—We have to announce the demise of the above gallant
officer, a director of the East India Company. He entered the
mi!itarr service of the East India Compay, on the Bengal esta-
blishment, 1798, became a Captain in 1812, and, subsequently,
attained the rank of Colonel, and possessed in India the local rank
of Major-General, received the honour of Knighthood by patent, and
was elected an East India Director in Feb., 1841.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Juue 11.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.
NEWCASTLE AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY.

on the order of the day for the report on the Newcastle and
Darlington (Brandling Branch) Railway being read,
Mr. LIDDELL moved that the Bill be recommitted.
Mr. H. HINDE opposed the motion, which was negatived
without a division, and the report was agreed to.
NEWCASTLE AND BERWICK RAILWAY.
On the motion for the third reading of the Newcastle and
Berwick Railway Bill,
Mr. H. HINDE moved that the Directors appointed by
the Duke of Northumberland shall be shareholders in the
company ; and that the standing order requiring such amend-
ment to be referred to the Standing Order Committee, be sus-
pended.
The amendment was agreed to, and the Bill was read a
third time and passed.
MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.
The report on the Manchester and Birmingham Railway
(Ashton Branch) was agreed to.
ASHTON, LIVERPOOL, AND STALEYBRIDGE
RAILWAY.

The report on the Ashton, Staleybridge, and Liverpool
Junetion Railway Bill was brought up.
The Newcastle-upon-Tyne Coal Iron Bill was read a third
time and passed.
PONTYPOOL RAILWAY.
Mr. BECKETT brought up the report on the Pontypool
Railway Bill.
MANCHESTER IMPROVEMENT BILL.
The Manchester Improvement Bill, and the Manchester
Courts Bill were respectively read a third time.
GREAT WESTERN (IRELAND) RAILWAY.
Sir W. SO3IERYILLE moved that certain reports on the
subject of inland navigation (Ireland), should be referred to the
Committee on the Great Western Railway (Ireland) Bill.
Lord HARRY VANE, moved that certain persons should
be summoned to give evidence before the Committee on the
Nunea'on Railway Bill.—Agreed to.
CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.
The report on the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Bill was
brought up.
Mr. BRIGHT presented a petition from Durham in favour
of the Hartlepool Railway Bill, and another from Heywood in
favour of the Liverpool and Birmingham Railway Bill.
ACCIDENT TO SIR B. HALL.
Lord SANDON reported from the Committee of which he
he was Chairman, that Sir Benjamin Hall had net at-
tended in consequence of an accident which had befallen the
Honourable Baronet, by which be had sustained serious injury.
He moved that Sir B. Hall be discharged from further at-
tendance on the Committee.—Agreed to.
LYNN AND DEREHANI RAILWAY.
The report on the Lynn and Dereham Railway Bill was
brought up.
WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY BILL.
The report on the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Bill was
brought up.

POOR-LAWS (SCOTLAND).
Mr. H. DRUMMOND presented a petition from Perth
against the Scotch Poor-laws.

DISTRESS.
Sir H. HALFORD presented a petition from the operatives
of Leicester, complaining of distress, praying for relief, and
mere particularly for an alteration of the poor-laws. The
Hon. .Member gave notice that he should to-morrow move
that the petition be printed.

Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from the beer-
sellers of Salford, praying to be placed on the same footing as
the licensed victuallers.
Mr. F. KELLY presented a petition from Cambridge
against the Parochial Settlement Bill.
Mr. COWPER presented two petitions from Yorkshire in
favour of a Ten Hours' Bill for young persons and females.
Mr. BRIGHT presented three petitions from Rochdale to
the same effect.

Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition in favour of the
Smoke Prohibition Bill.

ARRESTMENT OF WAGES (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE brought in this Bill, which was read
a first time.

RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION (IRELAND).
Mr. LAW gave notice that, on the motion for the third reading
of the Irish Colleges Bill, he should move an amendment to the
effect, that the inculcation of religion was an essential element
in a system of national education, and that no measure brought
in by her 'Majesty's Government on the subject of education
ought to receive the sanction of the House unless it contained
provisions for religious instruction.
RAILWAY CONSOLIDATION CLAUSES (SCOT-