The Sun.
London, England, 1817-07-12 00:00:00

PROROGATION OF PARLIANIENT.

Both Houses of Parliament assembled this Ail
about half-past one o'clock. The House of Lords
was nearly filled with Ladies, elega!ltly dressed,
to witness the ceremony of the Prorogation.

Just before two o'clock the arrival of the
PuiNca REGENT was announced, and at two his
Royal Highness entered the House. of Lords, with
his usual Stare.

The PRINCE REGENT being seaze,l on the
Throne, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod
was sent to command the attendance of the House
of Commons.

:Shortly afterwards the SPEAKER, accompanied
by a great number of Members, came to the Bar.

The SPEAKER addressed the PRINCE REGENT ill
a Speech, reterring,as usual, to the principal Events
of the Session.

The Royal Assent was then notifirdto The Ap-
propriation Bill, and the Irish Elections Bill.
His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT then
lelivered from the Throne a Speech, of which the
fo!lowing is a correct anil comprehensive abstract.
It begins in the usual form :
My Lords and Gentlenzen,

Lamenting, in-the first place, the continuance

of his Majesty's Indisposition, it proceeds to no-

tice the diligence which has been shewn by both

Houses in attending to the different points which

had been recommended from 'the Throne at

the comt»encenteut of the Session. It attri-

butes the salutary change in the internal State

of the Country to the wise Measures which

had been adopted to preserve the Public Peace,

and to a firm adherence to the Principles eaten-

late(' to preserve the Credit and Constitution of the

Country. It then observes, that although every

description of artifice had been industriously em-
ployed to excite a spirit of Disaffection in the
Country, and to alienate the minds of his Ma-
jesty's Subjects, and to excite them to Acts of
Insurrection, it was highly gratifying to' find the
most convincing Proof of Loyalty and Public
Spirit throughout the great Body of the People,
It then applauds, in strung terms, the patience

tunic, 3 Cridared it:. severest pliva.

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The Speech then. expresses a doe sense of
.the

cotalence which had been reposed iii thb PitftbE

REGENT, by giving him extraordinary Powers

Laments the necessity that such Powers shouk

be granted, and gives an assurance that they shall

only be exercised in a temperatei but effectual

manner.

Gentlemen of the house of Commoni

Are then thanked for the Supplies, and for
the labor ions Investigations which they made re-

specting the Revenue and Expences of the Colin-

try. It congratulAtes them on .having found Means
to fotnish the. Supplies Without any New BuR-

THENS.

A conclusive proof, it remarks, has been af-

forded, by the State of the Public Funds, of the

wisdom of the Financial Arrangements. Any
falling off in the Revenue was to be ascribed in a

great measure to the bad Harvest, but entertains

sanguine expectations of its amelioration.

My Lords and Gentlemen
Are then addressed on the subject of ..the New

COINAGE, which has been most successfully
carried into effect, and which will shortly be fol-

lowed by a new issue of Gold Coin.

The Speech then states, that the most friendly

assurances have been received from all the Fo-

reign Powers, and congratulates them on the pros-
pect of an abundant Harvest on the Con-
tinent, as likely to remove the pressure of distress
in the different parts df Europe, and to operate

most beneficially in this Country. It trusts that
the result will be an improvement in our Com-
mercial Relations in all Quarters.

The Speech then declare?, that the Prince Ile-

gent cannot allow the two House's to separate

without recommending to both, on the return

of their Members to their respective Counties,

die most active emle3vo,trs to guard the Lower

Bodies of the People against being. misled by the
Arts of the Disaffected, and to inculcate the 13CCCS•

city of Obedience to the LAWS, and of preserving a

Spirit of fiat mony and Concord so indispensably
necessary to OUT 9ENEFIAL IVELFAIIE and PROSFE-

HITT.

The PRINCE REGENT left the House in the
seine State as on his entrance; the Lords retired,
and the Commons withdrew irons the Bar.