The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-03 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Four o'Clock.

'ENING of PARLIAMENT.

THE ROYAL PROCESSION.
This was the first gloomy, damp, and cheer-
morning that has witnessed a Royal " Pro-
gress" since her Majesty's accession. On alt
4?ther_ occasions the days have been nearly as
`bright and cheering as the prospects of her libe-
l- reign ; yet the Park, and the approaches to
lhe Palace and the Houses of Parlia.alent, were
I,T3'fudigiously crowded. About one o'clock the
their .Blues, Guards, Blues, and Grenadiers, took up
position, forming an avenue from the Mar-
"? Gate to the House of Lords, and the bands
"13' the Coldstream and Grenadiers commenced
MaYing on the lawn, first, several marches, then
4‘
Rule- Britannia," and, lastly, "God Save the
Queen," as the Procession commenced its pro•
yeas, which was at half-past one precisely. The
Royal
of Prussia left the Palace in one of the
".°Yal carriages, attended by fbur footmen,
fthe Royal State liveries, and a Guard
;, Honour from the Life Guards, shortly
,enefore the departure of her Majesty's
nor
His Majesty. was recognised only in
r_iotrelisa, in Whitehall and at the entrance to the House
or:td
consequence of the rapid rate at
which he was carried.
i• The Queen was accompanied in the State car-
by his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
"37 the Master of the Horse and the Mis-
and ess oldie Robes. She looked remarkably well,
tilp was greeted with continued cheering, along
ou- Mute, by -the vast assemblage, which perhaps
t"tribered any that we • have. seen collected
tipia7 la similar occasion;: It may be supposed
t'e great object of, ,curiosity was to see the
clen-ag Of Prussia, which a, very small number in-
Of those whom it had brought together,
!e able to gratify. Her Majesty was also very
lienh Cheered upon her return to the Palace.
itn-11 the arrival of the Royal Procession at the
toe-,-"Ye of Peers, his Majesty was cheered most
likV°asly. The Duke of Wellington was
se' cheered, but the cheers for his Grace.
not nearly so enthusiastic as those for her
per es The Duke of Cambridge was likewise
:,)1 ell received. When the King of
ir Wlissia and his suite arrived, Baron Von
otiunlboldt, who was recognised by some
[tildel`l the crowd, and was cheered by name
tn alighting from his carriage to attend upon
th-p Prussian Majesty, was received with loud
oi-Dering and clapping of hands. The King
ossia was likewise received with lotid cheer-
\vb, but, with the exception of her Majesty, no one
4s cheered so heartily as Baron Von Humboldt.

'r,Rloß OF THE HOUSE OF

LORDS.
et le have on many occasions witnessed the imposing
tr-,7°ny of the opening of the Imperial Parliament by
rtte 'll°vereign in person on the Throne, but we never
.Vet:uect an occasion upon which greater anxiety
of I displayed to obtain admission to the House
Long before the hour of admission
tilt passages connected with the House were crowded
t--
'tidies, in full dress who most patiently waited the
N471‘11 of the hour of admission, nothing daunted by the
and dampness of the day. The doors of the
-pkries, and those leading to the body of the House,
1,1:-e °Petted precisely at twelve o'clock, and very few
des in the galleries appropriated to Members of the
'llse of Commons and Strangers were unoccupied in a
'kr
ter of an hour from that time. All the seats were
1,-"ect from these galleries, and the ladies by whom they
filled were obliged to stand from the hour of admission
„. hie time of her Majesty leaving, an exertion which
to be thought nothing of in comparison with ob-
imiling a siLht, of Royalty. The House, since the last
etsion has undergone considerable alterations for the
'
fitter, the dark red paper, with which the walls were
_ .
, 4 encumbered has been removed, and in its place a
t stone-colour paint instituted, which gives the House.
'Ater and more pleasant appearance. The pannelling
„„e'rit So tk 9- is coloured in dark brown,
niek e other ceiling
colour rts a very happy contrast with the stone
has the interior of the pannels. The Throne
tr!',:e fool-4,4(.4n guilt, and the velvet redecorated ; and at
the throne '4O Throne a new carpet has been laid down.
with it
.right of the- Throne,. and on a level
the I,'s placed a most splendid Chair of State
to tea -"love of Wales; the back of which
n
It„), iificently ornamented with the plume of his
st hp ,Ilighness. To the left of the Throne, and one
ct} "'w it, a chair of state has been also placed for
(Ar4'telh iet',.l..3'hurioinle highness Prince Albert ; and to the right
on the floor of the House, in front of the
the ii-ilBll°Ps' Bench, two chairs were placed, one for
41' ng of Prussia. and the other for the reigning Duke
1-1:e Cobourg Gotha. Seats were reserved in the
thos-e for the Foreign Ambassadors, Peeresses, and
to Ladies who had been fortunate enough
1411.(ti)btain numbered cards for them from the
114 t Great Chamberlain. Those females who had
ueen successful in obtaining such tickets, were
I,o(;ged to stand in places appropriated for them in the
lyellY of the House. The arrangements for the conve-
ikilie of the reporters were excellent, their front seats
of g reserved for them. Amongst the earliest arrival
,kol'ree.r3 We noticed Lord WTynford and Lord Glenelg.
(104,64 g the Peeresses we noticed the Countess of El-
k Lady Bloomfield, the Duchess of Richmond, the
lid hionessof Camden Lady Redesdale,Lady Dinorben,
Lady
441 en.
tt,i4,lllonteagle, Campbell, and Striaedg
the Peers present we observed the Earl of
k,'4ster, Lord Glenelg, Lord Wynford, the Bishop of
ittCieh, the Earl of Redesdale, the Archbishop of Can-
tik 'l:3', the Earl of Camden, the Archbishop of York,
Itiehnishop of Exeter, Lord Hatherton, the Duke of
11141,111" d, the Earl of Roden, Lord Dinorben, the
tttCP of Worcester, the Earl of Sheffield, the
11,1:4 Digby, Lord Forrester, the Marquis of
,slik7°l4, Lord Lowther, Lord Monteagle, Lord
11,1hisq of Chudeley, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord
1::11' Lord awarden Lord Fitzgeral and
keb Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Nor-
'llth?' the Dukes of Buccleugh and Buck-
the Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke of
iltiPll4l, the Marquisses of Landsowne and Anglesea•
tand several others. At a quarter past
lite,e.,l°ek the Lord Chancellor, robed as a Peer,
kt,4 the House, and took his seat on the Woolsack.
"
Y afterwards all the Judges entered and took their
Itr°lllld the Lord Chancellor. At half-past one the
kttlit 61‘ Cambridge, dressed in a Field Marshal's
4
IN With his Royal robes, entered the House.
tOnied by Prince George. In a few minutes
t:4114.8 the reigning Doke of Sax Gotha,
tht to the uniform of the Austrian Hus-
pr,_.v.ty ~!'ed the House,
land was conducted by the
ti.alea'alier of the Blac Rod. to the Chair of State
eii.rsooliaojfes.ttyhe House,: At
the King of.
'42t°,l' him on.
wth
iqtt
entered
hlo:se: dressed in the uniform of
:t it
ds and wearing the collar of the
b,,er rnssian
H 'ma:esty was preceded by the
stake or Gart, r.
„. the Sword of State and
14.4 s ellington carr.yi.n
State appropriated for
tt.ll", "inteted to the Chair'of.
,-mebuitt,ll(l ina (rat ly entered into conversation with
th (If Cambridgelue le
and Prince George.. His Majesty's
the pfowed niratel and took their seats amo.ng
his Majesty entering
itnreigk Amblessiadors., On
allmpraes. present rose, and titnedse uhl
'`'e arrival. of the Queen. f Nty after two o'clock the approaF oer a-
-48 announced by the firing of* cannon.
.It:r lt;
a (Plane t two her Majesty, prceded by
'111) ''eat Offic r s
State and accompanied by Prince
rEt,
entered ers of
Ftgilaetl,llma.t It!owusee(,.and took her seat on the
i graciously to ther !lin%
nof
Liteksia, and the D3rukeoof Saxe Gotha,
the it:ordships and afte
Usheresui of
to be seated, commanded the
4ftek, atek Rod to summon the Commons. Shortly
'v4rds the Speaker, attended by
takers
a great number of
the appeared at the Bar, and then
her Majesty
Lti()ther Speech from the Throne, which will be found in
(Iress :1 lump.
was dressed in
41 a; beautifully embroidered with gold, and seemed
1.:(1*
:611111111.splendid white satin
a
bseellent health and spirits. • •
cn gene l
:the appearance of the House was magnificent
(alew extreme, And the display
'qt.tt 44(1 to impress tkio illustrious foreigners present
of beauty was
/ler idea of the charms of our countrywomen.
forealajesty left the House at twenty-five minutes
palace,
4401 _three, and returned to Buckingham
rte
as before, •
Jame -king of Prussia left immediately after her Ma-
4, and the House adjourned during pleasure.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Prhe (THIS DAY.)
dirks of the Gallery were not opened until
.half
A 4 1311° nseiOck, at which hour not more than thirt).
(404111ers were in jlie House ; among whom were Sir
t4l„!ge Strickland, Mr,. Wakley, who had taken his seat
k4;ileifront Oppositionbeueb ; Mr. F. Shaw, Mr Maclean,
*fil,Colonel Sibthorp, Sir B. shortly after-
h!" entered the House. Members p.ow continued to
th:c‘r,e at intervals until 20 minutes to two o'clock, when
Ivhi°,l)eaker entered, and took his seat immediately alto
en prayers were read.
"everal Members entered the lions: as the reading9l,

prayers was concluded, among 1% hem we paiticularly
observed Mr. Wallace. The first Cabinet Minister who
made his appearance was Sir Henry Hardinge, who ar-
rived shortly before two o'clock, and took his seat on the
Treasury bench; on which Colonel Sibthorp left his usual
seat, and joining Sir Henry on the Treasury bench, re-
mained in conversation with him some time. At five
minutes after two o'clock the booming of the cannon ani
nounced the approach of her Majesty, and a crowd
Of IVleinbers rushed into the House, and took
their places, and from this time the Bar of the
House 'was thronged. At a quarter after two o'clock the
Gentlemen Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the
table, and summoned the House to attend at the Bar of
the House of Pders. The Speaker immediately obeyed
the summons, and was accompanied by the greater num-
ber of Members present, who crowded around him so in-
conveniently, that in his way dOwn the floor of the
House the Right Hon. Gentleman was compelled to turn
round and call " Orde'r, order!" three or four times.
At half-after two the Speaker returned, and the House
adjourned to a Quarter before Four.