The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-24 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1821.

A ItLIAM:gNt,

lIQUSE QF LORD:, JAN. '23.

As early as .twelve 0'c10...k, the 'seats in this
ma,guiticent Hous.e, with the except!on of the
front onesovere filled,with Peeresses )and Ladies,
in.full dress,, the sisters or daughters _of Peers,
presenting aly assem ge of elegance and beauty
which has perhaps never been surpassed. At one
the Peers, Judges. and list IN4gan to, 'enter,.
in their robes, and a crowd .of .foreign Officers
and Ambassadors, to collect round the Throne.
At half-past one the Lord- Chancellor took his
seat on the Woolsack, and shortly after, external
and repeated shouts, announced that Maiesty
Was approaching ; cannon peals confirmed the
surmise, and a few minutes before ,two o'clock,
the King entered the house, and sat on the
Throne, with the Duke. of Wellington on his left,
holding the Sword Of S:ate.. His Majesty look-
ed in excellent health and spirits, and graciously
bowed to both sides of thc.llo tree The ;ripeaker
having then been intf.oducot, the head of the
Commons, his, Majesty delivered the following
Speech, with a clear tone, and impressive
manner (the substance of which we g4ve in our
Paper of yesterday):—

Ji:o, Lords and Gentlemen,
"1 have the satisfaction of .;leriottintlng tou, that•l conti-
nue to receive front Voreign Powers the al tom:scst assurances
of their friendly disposition tow. rds this country.
" It will he a 'natter of deep ;regret to me, if the occur-
reaes which have lately taken .pface in Italy should eventual-
ly lead to any interruption of tranquillity in that quarter ;
but it will, in such ease, he tuy great object to secure to thy
people the coutintutnee of peace:

'• Gentlemen of the Rouse ,f Co;nylons,
" The men,ures by ‘shicli, in the la,t Session of .Parlia•-
ment, you made provision for the expellees of my Civil Go-
vernment,::and fur the honour and dignity of the Crowni de-
malid my warivest acirhowle4-,enient.
- "-I have direeted that the Estimates for the current Year
shall be laid before von, and it is a sati,faction- to toe to have
been enabled to make souse reduction in our Military Esta-

blishrhenta.
" You will fdiserve front the -Accounts of the Public Reve-
nue, that not wit hstanditiga he Receipts-in Ireland have proved
Materially deficient, in consequence of the 'oafortunate cir-
CurnStances which have allezted the Commercial Credit of that
part •of the United Kingdom, and althoUgh our Foreign
Prade, during the early part of-this .time, was in a state of
depression, the total Revenue has•nevcitlieless- exceeded that
of this preceding year. .
" A considerable part of this increase must be ascribed to
the new taxes_: but in some of Iliase branches which are the
surest indications of , internal -wealth, the augmentation has
fully realized any expectation which could have ilee4i reason-
ably of it.
Ihe sepaarate provision which. was made for the Queen,
as Princess of Wales, in the year 18i4, terminated with the
demise of _his late Majesty.
" 1 hive in the mean time directed advances, as authorized
*by law; Mid it will; under present circumstances, be for you
to consider what'new arrangements should 'be Made ou this
sulject.
Lurg,,rind ntlemen,
"I hire great pleasure in being able to acquaint you, that
considerable improvement has taken 'place wit'iin the • last
half-scar' in several of the most ilaportatit branches of our
comtnerce and manufactures; and that in.inauy of -the mann-
fact uring -dist riets the distresses which prevailed at the coin-
mencement of the last Session of Parliament have greatly
abated.
" It will be niymost anxious desire td-takcar in every ;nes-
sure %).hich may be considered • calcula'‘ed to•advauce our
intcenal piuspecity.
" I well know that, notwithstam!ing the agitations pro-
duced by temporary circumstances, and amidst the distress
avloch still presses upon a large portion of toy subjects, the
firmest reliance may be placed on that affectiaaate anti loyal
attachment to my Person-and Government, of which I have
recently received so many testimonies. tram all parts, of toy
kingdom, and which, whilst it is iewst grateful to the strong-
est feelings of my heart, I shall ever consider as the best and
surest safeguard of my Throne.
" In the discharge of the important duties imposed upon
you, you will, I am confident, be sensible of the indispea.a-
hie necessity of promoting and maintaining, to the utmost of
your power, a due obedience to the Laws; and of instilling
into all classes of my subjects a respect for lawful authority,
and for those established Institutions, under which the coin-
-try has'beenvnabled to.overeoale so many and to
which, under Providence', May be ascribed eur'happincis and
inoseat 515 a Nation.". • . '

HIS MAJESTY then immediately 'retired, and
the House adjourned until live o'clock:
A few minutes after five the House' re-assem-
bled. On the motion of- the Earl of Liverpool,
the Select Vestries Bill was read a first time.