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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1842 k

OPENING of PARLIAMENT.

THE ROYAL PROCESSION.

The following only appeared in part of our
impression of yesterday :
Yesterday was the first gloomy, damp, and
cheerless morning that has witnessed a Royal
" Progress" since her Majesty's accession. On
all other occasions the days have been nearly as
bright and cheering as the prospects of her libe-
ral reign ; yet the Park, and the approaches to
the Palace and the Houses of Parliament, were
prodigiously crowded. About one o'clock the
Horse Guards, Blues, and Grenadiers, took up
their position, forming an avenue from the Mar-
ble Gate to the House of Lords, and the bands
of the Coldstream and Grenadiers commenced
playing on the lawn, first, several marches, then
" Rule Britannia," and, lastly, "God Save the
Queen," as the Procession commenced its pro-
gress, which was at half-past one precisely. The
King of Prussia left the Palace in one of the
Royal carriages, attended by four footmen,
in the Royal State liveries, and a Guard
of Honour from the Life Guards, shortly
before the departure of her Majesty's
cortege. His Majesty was recognised only in
Whitehall and at the entrance to the House
of Lords, in consequence of the rapid rate at
which he was carried.

The Queen was accompanied in the State car-
riage by his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
and by the Master of the Horse and the Mis-
tress of the Robes. She looked remarkably well,
and was greeted with continued cheering, along
the route, by the vast assemblage, which perhaps
outnumbered any that we have seen collected
upon a similar occasion. It may be supposed
that the great object of curiosity was to see the
King of Prussia, which a very small number in-
deed of those whom it had brought together,
were able to gratify. Her Majesty was also very
much cheered upon her return to the Palace.
On the arrival of the Royal Procession at the
House of Peers, her Majesty was cheered most
vociferously. The Duke of Wellington was
likewise cheered, but the cheers for his Grace
were not nearly so enthusiastic as those for her
Majesty. The Duke of Cambridge was likewise
very well received. When the King of
Prussia and his suite arrived, Baron Von
Humboldt, who was recognised by some
one in the crowd, and was cheered by name,
on alighting from his carriage to attend upon
his Prussian Majesty, was received with loud
cheering and clapping of hands. The King
of Prussia was likewise received with loud cheer-
ing, but, with the exception of her Majesty, no one
was cheered so heartily as Baron Von Humboldt.

INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE OF
LORDS.

We have on many occasions witnessed the imposing
ceremony of the opening of the Imperial Parliament by
the Sovereign in person on the Throne, but we never
recollect an occasion upon which greater anxiety
was displayed to obtain admission to the House
of Lords. Long before the hour of admission
the passages connected with the House were crowded
with ladies, in full dress, who most patiently waited the
arrival of the hour of admission, nothing daunted by the
cold and dampness of the day. The doors of the
galleries, and those leading to the body of the House,
were opened precisely at twelve o'clock, and very few
places in the galleries appropriated to Members of the
House of Commons and Strangers were unoccupied in a
quarter of an hour from that time. All the seats were
removed from these galleries, and the ladies by whom they
were filled were obliged to stand from the hour of admission
to the time of her Majesty leaving, an exertion which
seemed to be thought nothing of in comparison with ob-
taining a sight of Royalty. The House, since the last
Session, has undergone considerable alterations for the
better, the dark red paper, with which the walls were
then encumbered, has been removed, and in its place a
warm stone-colour paint substituted, which gives the House
a lighter and more pleasant appearance. The pannelling
work on the ceiling is coloured in dark brown,
which forms a very happy contrast with the stone
colour in the interior of the pannels. The Throne
has been newly gilt, and the velvet re-decorated ; and at
the foot of the Throne a new carpet has been laid down.
To the right of the Throne, and on a level
with, it is placed a most splendid Chair of State
for the Prince of Wales, the back of whit
is magnificently ornamented with the plume of his
Royal Highness. To the left of the Throne, and one
step below it, a chair of state has also been placed for
his Royal Highness Prince Albert ; and to the right

of the Throne, on the floor of the House, in front of the

Archbishops' Bench, two chairs were placed, one for
the King of Prussia. and the other for the reigning Duke

of Saxe Cobourg Gotha. Seats were reserved in the
House for the Foreign Ambassadors, Peeresses, and
those Ladies who had been fortunate enough
to obtain numbered cards for them from the
Lord Great Chamberlain. Those ladies who had
not been successful in obtaining such tickets, were
obliged to stand in places appropriated for them in the
body of the House. The arrangements for the conve-
nience of the reporters were excellent, the front seats
being reserved for them. Amongst the earliest arrival

of Peers we noticed Lord Wy4ord and Lord Glenelg.
Among the Peeresses we noticed the Countess of El-
don, Lady Bloomfield, the Duchess of Richmond, the
Marchioness of Camden, Lady Redesd ale, Lady Dinorben ,
Lady Monteagle, Lady Campbell and Stratheden.

Among the Peers present we observed the Earl of
Chichester, Lord Glenelg, Lord Wynford, the Bishop of
Norwich, the Earl of Redesdale, the Archbishop of Can-
terbury, the Earl of Camden, the Archbishop of York,
the Bishop of Exeter, Lord Hatherton, the Duke of
Richmond, the Earl of Roden, Lord Dinorben, the
Bishop of -Worcester, the Earl of Sheffield, the
Earl of Digby, Lord Forester, the Marquis of
Thomend, Lord Lowther, Lord Monteagle, Lord
Clifford of Chudelev. the Martinis of Clanricarde. Lord
Vivian, Lord Hawarden, . -Lord Fitzgoralii and
Vesci, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Nor-
manby, the Dukes of Buceleugh and Buck-
ingham, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Duke of
Sutherland, the Marquises of Lansdowne and Anglesea,
Earl Fitzwilliam, and several others. At a quarter past
one o'clock the Lord Chancellor, robed as a Peer,
entered the House, and took his seat on the Woolsack.
Shortly afterwards all the Judges entered and took their
seats around the Lord Chancellor. At half-past one the
Duke of Cambridge, dressed in a Field Marshal's
uniform, with his Royal robes, entered the House.
accompanied by Prince George. In a few minutes
afterwards the reigning Duke of Saxe Gotha,
dressed in the uniform of the Austrian Hus-
sars, entered the House, and was conducted by the
Deputy Usher of the Black Rod to the Chair of State j
provided for him on the floor of the House. At 1

twenty minutes to two his Majesty the King of
Prussia entered the House, dressed in the uniform of
the Royal Prussian Guards, and wearing the collar of the
Order of the Garter. His Majesty was preceded by the
Duke of Wellington carrying the Sword of State and
was conducted to the Chair of State appropriated for
him, and immediately entered into conversation with
the Duke of Cambridge and Prince George. His Majesty's
suite followed immediately, and took their seats among
the Foreign Ambassadors. On his Majesty entering
the House all present rose, and continued standing
until the arrival of the Queen. At seven mi-
nutes after two o'clock the approach of her Ma-
jesty was announced by the firing of cannon,
and at a quarter past two her Majesty, preceded by
her great Officers of State and accompanied by Prince
Albert, entered the House, and took her seat on the
Throne Her Majesty bowed graciously to the King of
Prussia, and the Duke of Saxe Gotha, and after desiring
their Lordships to be seated, commanded the Usher of
the Black Rod to summon the Commons. Shortly
afterwards the Speaker, attended by a great number of
Members, appeared at the Bar, and her Majesty then
read the Speech from the Throne, which will be found in
another column.

Her Majesty was dressed in a splendid white satin
dress, beautifully embroidered with gold, and seemed
in excellent health and spirits.

The general appearance of the House was magnificent
in the extreme, and the display of beauty was
oalculated to impress the illustrious foreigners present
with a high idea of the charms of our countrywomen.
Her Majesty left the House at twenty-five minutes
before three, and returned to Buckingham Palace,
accompanied as before. _ _ _

The'King of Prussia left immediately after her Ma
lesty, and the House adjourned during pleasure.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 3.
The Earl of SHAFTESBURY took his seat on the
Woolsack at Four o'Clock, I, hen the Earl of Mansfield
and Earl of Westmoreland took the oaths and their seats.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the
Woolsack at five minutes after Five. Shortly after this
time Lord Brougham, Lord Melbourne, and several of
the Opposition Members entered the House.
The Duke of WELLINGTON moved the first read-
ing of the Select Vestries Bill.
MARRIAGE ACT.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that
be should, on Monday next, put a question to the Noble
Duke opposite, with respect to the intentions of the Go-
vernment as to introducing a Marriage Act with regard
to Ireland, more particularly as it affected the marriages
of Dissenters.

THE ROYAL SPEECH.

The LORD CHANCELLOR then read the Speech
delivered this day by her Majesty from the Throne:—
MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
I cannot meet you in Parliament assembled
without making a public acknowledgment of
my gratitude to Almighty God, on account
of the birth of the Prince, my son—an event
which has completed the measure of
my domestic happiness—and has been hailed
with every demonstration of affectionate at-
tachment to my person and Government, by
my faithful and loyal people.
I am confident that you will participate in the
satisfaction which I have derived from the pre-
sence in this
King countryof of my good brother and
allythe
Prussia, who, at my request,
undertook the office of Sponsor at the Christ-
ening of the Prince of Wales.
I receive from all Princes and States the con-
tinued assurance of their earnest desire to main-
tain the most friendly relations with this country.
It is with great satisfaction I inform you that
I have concluded, with the Emperor of Austria,
the King of the French, the King of Prussia, and
the Emperor of Russia, a treaty for the
more effectual suppression of the Slave-trade,
which, when the ratifications shall have been
exchanged, will be communicated to Parliament.

There shall also be laid before you a Treaty
which I have concluded with the same Powers,
together with the Sultan, having for its object
the security of the Turkish Empire, and the
maintenance of the general tranquillity.
The restoration of my diplomatic and friendly
intercourse with the Court of Teheran has been
followed by the completion of a Commercial
Treaty with the King of Persia, which I have
directed to be laid before you.
I am engaged in negotiations with several
Powers, which, I trust, by leading to conven-
tions, founded on the just principle of mutual
advantage, may extend the trade and commerce
of the country.
I regret that I am not enabled to announce to
you the re-establishment of peaceful relations
with the Government of China.
The uniform success which has attended the
hostile operations against that Power, and my
confidence in the skill and gallantry of my
Naval and Military Forces, encourage the hope
on my part that our differences with the Go-
vernment of China will be brought to an early
termination, and our commercial relations with
that country placed on a satisfactory basis.

GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
The estimates of the year have been prepared,
and will be laid before you•

I rely, with entire confidence, on your disposi_
tion, while you enforce the principles of a wise
economy, to make that provision for the service
of the country which the public exigences re-
quire.

You will have seen with regret that, for seve-
ral years past, the annual income has been ina-
dequate to bear the public charges; and I feel
confident that, fully sensible of the evil
which must result from a continued deficiency
of this nature during peace, you will care-
fully consider the best means of averting it.

MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

I recommend to your immediate attention the
State of the Finances, and of the Expenditure of

the Country.
I recommend also to your consideration the
state of the Laws which affect the Import of
Corn, and of other Articles, the produce of
Foreign Countries.
Measures will be submitted for your considera-
tion for the amendment of the law of bank-
ruptcy, and for the improvement of the juris•
diction exercised by the Ecclesiastical Courts in
England and Wales.
It will also be desirable that you should con-
sider, with a view to their revision, the Laws
which regulate the Registration of Electors of
Members to serve hi Parliament.

I have observed with deep regret the continued

distress in the manufacturing districts of the
country. The sufferings and privations which
have resulted from it have been borne with
exemplary patience and fortitude.
I feel assured that your deliberations on the
various important matters which will occupy your
attention, will be directed by a comprehensive
regard for the interests and permanent welfare
of all classes of my subjects, and I fervently pray
that they may tend in their result to improve the
national resources, and to encourage the in-
dustry and promote the happiness of my people.
THE ADDRESS.

The Marquis of ABERCORN rose for the purpose
of moving an humble Address in answer to the Speech.
In doing so, he must beg of their Lordships for no
ordinary share of indulgence. He must ask for more
indulgence than was usually granted on such occasions;
because, in addition to the important topics contained
in the Speech, he conld not but feel that this was the
first time he had had the honour of addressing their
Lordships. He was fully sensible of the important duty
he had to perform, and he was anxious that nothing he
might state should interfere with a good understanding
among their Lordships. He would occupy their Lord-
ships as shortly as possible, consistently with the im-
portant subjects contained in her Majesty's Speech, and
the unusual interest taken in the topics it contained by-
the people generally. He considered the first topic was
paramount to the rest. The announcement of the
birth of an Heir to the Throne of England had been
the subject of congratulation in all parts of the coun-
try, and among all classes of her Majesty's subjects. The
most lively demonstrations had taken place in all parts
of the country, and if such was the national joy on
such an auspicious occasion, he was sure that their Lord-
ships would most gratefully participate with her Majesty
in the prayers that she offered up to the Almighty for his
goodness. He was sure also that their Lordships would
join with her Majesty in the satisfaction she had expressed
at the presence in this country of her brother and ally the
King of Prussia, in order that lie might stand sponsor
to her Majesty's son, the Prince of Wales. Nothing, he
was sure, had been wanting by the people to ex-
press the high gratification they felt at the presence of
the illustrious stranger on the present auspicious occasion.
His Majesty the King of Prussia had not only seen the
tribute of respect paid to her Majesty by her devoted
subjects, but also witnessed the affection of the
people of England towards her Majesty displayed
at a season when the happiness of the Queen
was at its height.—(Hear, hear.) No other period of
our history was so full of good promise for the future
as was the present. It would not be becoming in him
(the Marquis of Abercorn) to enter more into that
subject at present ; but lie must say, that this moment,
pregnant with domestic happiness to the Sovereign,
was also important to the welfare and happiness of
the country. He would congratulate their Lordships on
that portion of her Majestys Speech, in which was
mentioned the earnest desire of the great Powers of
Europe to maintain the friendly state of relations with
this country. Looking at the unsettled state of affairs
in the East, and considering the disastrous results that
must arise from a dismemberment of the Ottoman
empire, they had reason to congratulate themselves on
the conclusion of the treaty which referred to that sub-
ject. With respect to the Slave-trade, the announce-
ment of the successful result of the treaty which this
country had concluded lately with the Powers of Europe
on that question, would be received by their Lordships
with all satisfaction. After the sacrifices which this coun•
try had made to effect the destruction of that detestable
trade, it must be most gratifying
to find that this treaty
had completely effected all those desirable objects which
it had in view. The Powers of Europe were enlisted
in the cause of humanity, and there could be no doubt
that the extinction of that nefarious traffic would be ac-
complished. In there-establishment of our friendly relit-
tions with the Court of Persia, their Lordships would see
a guarantee of the extension of trade, and the mainte-
nance of tranquillity in that quarter of the globe.
There were other matters respecting the exten-
sion of trade and commerce in foreign coup_
tries, which should be laid before Parliament in
due time, and to which, therefore, it was not necessary
for him to allude,. As to the subject of China, it was a
matter of regret that it was not in the power of her Ma-
jesty's Government to re-establish our peaceful intercourse
with that empire; but that subject had been already dis-
cussed in Parliament, and he would say no more upon it
than that the justice of our claims upon that country
had been recognised, and the success of our arms, there
was every reason to believe, would lead to a satisfactory
settlement of matters in such a way as would place our
commerce with that empire in a most advantageous posi-
ttiioo
ja au then.lleh paddinociwpbroughtmatters
connected with our foreign before their Lordships' atten-

relations. He would now advert to our domestic affairs.
For some time past the revenue of this country had
been exceeded by the expenditure to an extent which
rendered it imperatively necessary that some means
should be taken to remedy this 'eel It had beat thought
practicable, by a former Government, to provide
for this deficiency by continued reduction, and re-
trenchment- had accordingly been carried out to
the utmost limit which was consistent with the
proper maintenance of the State.—(Hear, hear.) Not-
withstanding those reductions the expenditure had
still continued to exceed the revenue to an alarming
extent ; and experience having proved that no such re-
duction could be made as would bring them to the neces-
sary level, it was expedient for. the public safety that
the revenue itself should be raised to such an ex-
tent as would meet the exigencies of the case. He
had no doubt that measures would be proposed
which would meet with the concurrence of their Lord-
ships. There was another paragraph in her Majesty's
Speech which would be regarded with deep interest by
their Lordships, and by a great part of the country, he
meant that which alluded to the law for regulating
the importation of foreign corn.—(Cries of " Hear,
hear.") It was most desirable that a question of
such serious importance—a question not only interest-
ing to the agricultural portion of the empire, but bearing
such immediate relation to the commerce and manufac-
tures of the country—should be considered With the
utmost caution ; and that no experiment should be
hazarded which had not received the fullest and most
serious attention.—(Hear, from the Duke of Wellington.)
It was one of those questions which, from obvious causes,
could only be brought forward, with advantage, by the
Government of the country, and he was glad to see that
it was likely to receive from her Majesty's Government
that mature and profound consideration which the im-
portance of the interests affected by it and the
present state of the country demanded.—(Hear, hear.)
He (the Marquis of Abercorn) confidently anticipated,
notwithstanding the difficulty which surrounded the
question, that some satisfactory settlement would be
made, that something, would be done to pre7ent too
great a fluctuation in the price of corn, while
the interests of the grower and consumer were equally
protected and advanced. He must be allowed to express
his sense of the great error which those persons had
fallen into, who had thought fit, on this question,
to set the manufacturing and agricultural portion
of the community at variance. Nothing could be
more untrue than the supposition that a due protection of
the landed interest was incompatible with the success and
advancement of the manufacturer ; on the contrary, the
prosperity and success of the manufacturer depended in a
great degree on the success of the agriculturist.
This interest then being thus closely connected, any long
continued depression upon the one, or ill-advised with-
drawal of protection from the other, would operate in the
end with equal disadvantage to both parties.—(Hear,
hear.) The distress which had prevailed to so
alarming an extent in many parts of the coun-
try, and especially in the manufacturing districts,
must be a subject of sincere regret to their Lordships, as
it had been of feeling allusion in her Majesty's Speech.
The occasional recurrence of distress in a country like
this was one of those evils which the Government
could not entirely prevent. He would not attempt
to enter into the causes of the distress, or the propel
measures of relief, but he was confident that whatever
alleviations could be proposed consistent with the general
interest of the country would not be withheld. There
were just grounds for hoping that the negotiations
by which our commercial relations with foreign countries
had been extended, and the measures to be brought for-
ward, would have the effect of restoring the manu-
factures of this country to that state of prosperity
from which they had fallen.—(Cheers.) If anything
were required to enhance the desire for alleviating the
sufferings of the people, it would be found in
the exemplary patience with which those suffer-
ings had been borne, and the total absence of
disturbance throughout the country.—(Hear, hear.)
Whatever might be the worth of the measures now
about to be submitted to the consideration of Parlia-
ment—whatever might be the degree of beneficial change
that might arise, he would venture to remind their
Lordships that all ill-considered changes, that all rash and
hazardous experiments, bearing, indeed, a semblance
of expediency, but full of unsoundness within, were much
to be avoided in the settlement of this important question,
and that though a transitory appearance of relief might
be obtained from such sources, yet in the end they might
be found to aggravate the evils they were intended to
remedy.—(Hear, hear.) He would not now detain
their Lordships longer, but should conclude by
thanking them for the attention and patience
with which they had heard him.—(Hear, hear.) He
begged to move that a humble address be presented to
her Majesty, thanking her Majesty for her most
gracious speech. His Lordship then proceeeded to
read the Address, which was, as usual, an eeho of the
Speech from the Throne.
Earl DALHOUSIE said that he felt great pleasur,
in rising to second the Address in answer to her Ma-
jesty's most gracious Speech from the Throne. Its various
topics had been already so fully alluded to, and the
ground before him had been traversed by his
Noble Friend with so much more skill and ability than
he could pretend to, that he felt himself relieved
from the necessity of occupying very much of their
Lordships' time upon that occasion. It was'perhaps the
less necessary that he should enter at any length int'
the topics alluded to in the Address, because li
flattered himself with the belief that there was nothing
contained in it which could necessarily cause that
division of opinion which it was always held as desirable.
should be absent on an occasion of the kind. He hoped
the Address would carry with it to the throne the ad-
ditional recommendation of having been adopted with the
unanimous approval and the entire concurrence of their
Lordships' House. But if he should be mistaken in
that opinion, he would nevertheless enter with the most
perfect confidence and tranquillity upon the considera-
tion of the first topic which presented itself in the Ad-
dress—a topic upon which there could be but one opi-
nion—upon which there was but one unanimous feel-
ing in the House and the country.—(Loud cheer-
ing.) Their Lordships would anticipate that he
alluded to the congratulations to her Majesty upon the
birth of a Prince of Wales.--(Cheers.) It was very true
that the time had long since passed by when the
blrtk of an heir to the Throne was a subject of anxiety
as much as of congratulation to the country, inasmuch
as then depended upon the event the future destinies of th e
Crown, and the happiness and tranquillity of the people.
The birth of the present Prince was a most conspicuous
event, and-worthy of all congratulation, inasmuch as it
secured the continuance of the regal power in a direct
and unbroken line in the hands of that illustrious family
who had so long and so prosperously swayed the sceptre
of these realms. Their Lordships would find matter
for still farther congratulation, in seeing that the Royal
Prince was sprung from parents who, in their public and
private life, had hitherto earned the respect and attach-
ment of the people of this country.(Hear.) One of
those Illustrious personages, though placed upon the
Throne in early life, had discharged the duties of a high
station with an integrity and impartiality, and
an adherence to this strict line, which must have entitled
he to the gratitude and approval of all:—(Cheers.) The
other was a Prince who, during the time he had lived
among us had displayed such unspotted purity of cha;
racter, and such consummate judgment, that no breath
of slander, subtle and penetrating as it was, had
ventured to tarnish his name even with a sin-
gle whisper.—(Cheers.) He (Earl Dalhousie) was
well aware that any man who ventured to pay a compli-
ment to persons of such exalted station was open to un-
favourable suspicions. He knew that many would be-
ready to say that conpliments paid to persons in such a
position meant little or nothing, or that they were in
a greater or lesser degree intended as flatteries. He,
however, had no intention of the kind. In adverting to the
birth of the Prince of Wales he had ventured to allude to
the character and conduct of his Royal parents ; and he
did so because lie sincerely believed that their example
would have an influence upon the youthful Prince, which
would render his life a blessing to those over
whom he reigned, instead of a subject of regret.
He was so confident of the circumstances that had made
an impression on his mind, that he looked with the utmost
confidence to their Lordships' hailing with the highest
satisfaction the birth of the Prince of Wales as a sub-
ject of the highest importance to the country in every
point of view.—(Hear.) He knew that their Lordships
looked upon the Sovereign not as a mere machine for
the purpose of carrying on the Government, but as a per-
son for whose domestic comfort they felt the greatest
anxiety, and such being the case he was sure that their
Lordships would have heard, with the greatest pleasure,
the statement of her Majesty, that the birth of a son had
filled up her domestic happiness.—(llear, hear.) If any-
thing wore wanting to convince their Lordships of the
pleasure her Majesty felt in the auspicious event that
had taken place, it would be found in the statement
of her Majesty herself. The presence of the King ofPr ussia
in this country, who had travelled a great distance, and had
left his own dominions for the purpose of standing as
sponsor to the young Prince, was a circumstance of
great congratulation ; the conduct of that Sovereign
during his stay in this country had only increased the
high opinion that had hitherto been entertained of him in
this country, and had confirmed the high attachment which
had been ever felt in this country to their oldest Protes-
tant ally. In these circumstances he was sure their
Lordships would find abundant cause of joy, and they
would with the utmost sincerity join in the words of the
Address, and express their gratitude to Almighty
God for the birth of a Prince.—(Loud cheers.) He was
sure their Lordships would adopt those terms, not on
any official ground, but because they sincerely and truly
desired it.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that the young
Prince, when he arrived at manhood, would prove a
blessing to the empire.—(Hear.) He was sure their
Lordships would receive with satisfaction the
assurances her Majesty stated she had received from
all Foreign Powers of their desire to maintain the most
friendly relations with this country; and he thought their
Lordships in the ensuing paragraphs in the Address,
had practical evidence of the surety of the maintenance
of those friendly relations, because he there found that
her Majesty stated she had entered into seve-,
ral important treaties with Foreign Powers, especially
the treaty with respect to the slave-trade, the
object of which was to effect its abolitiop.—(Hear.)
It was on these principles that a treaty had been con-
cluded between the Great Powers of Europe, which, it
was hoped, would have the effect of repressing that traffic
which England had made such great exertions and
sacrifices to destroy. Their Lordships would
recognise as a result of the friendly feeling
between these Great Powers, a treaty, which had for its
object the placing the command of the Black Sea
in the hands of its natural guardian, the Sultan, by
which means the Powers had settled a question which,
at one period, threatened the peace of Europe.
Their Lordships would be gratified to hear
that there would be laid on their Lord-
ships' table, a commercial treaty between this
country and the Shah of Persia, and with regard to the
general state of affairs between the two countries, there