The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-04 00:00:00

HANOVER.

iI The following is the text of th A l lres preserved
I to ,the King of H ,hover by the two Cn.9au ers of the
St •Jes, as we n:n-e-itiaeed a feN de.l,s ago
Tne faithful SA'C3 unite with your Majesty in
sincerely deploring the great loss which their auew.e.
Sovereign and all his faithful Hanoverians, have expe-
rienced in the death of her late Majesty the Queen.
They honour the just grief which has prevented your
Majesty from personally pointing out to your faithful States
the duties of their important vocation, and which has pre-
vented them front having the happiness of con-vincing
themselves of the state of the precious health of your Ma-
jesty. Respectfully convinced that only motives of the
first importance could have to so hasty a convoca-
tion, the faithful States of the Kingdom have readily
assembled round the- throne of your Majesty. The
more they are numerous, in spite of the difficulties oc-
casioned by the supreme order of the sth November of
this year, as also by the extension given to paragraph
196. of the law of the Constitution of the country, the
more they are confident of meriting the good graees of
your Majesty. The faithful States intreat your Majesty
to accept their respectful thanks for having called upon
them to exercise the rights and duties attributed to
them by the Constitution, in deciding upon matters so
important as justice and administration, which have in
part been waiting their accomplishment for se leral
years ; and the States also acknoevledge the necessity
of giving their attention in particular to those new ways
of communication which open such valuable sources of
nat;onal prosperity, and the development of intelligence.
Every lover of his country must have viewed iv ith satis-
faction, during the late embarrassments, the national
force and union displayed by the Princes and people
devoted to Germany, in firmly defending its honour and
its safety against the common danger with which it was
threatened. The faithful States animated by such sen-
timents, after a conscientious examination of the de-
mands which may be addressed to them, will zealously
contribute by their constitutional co-operation to the
fulfilment of the obligations of your Majesty, which are
stipulated in the military constitution of the Germanic
Confederation, well persuaded, as they are, on the other
hand, that the force of the States does not reside alone
in the force of armies, and that they ought to regard
themselves as called upon to take into consideration
all the means necessary for diminishing the burdens of
subjects. Above all things they address the most ar-
dent prayers to Heaven that the Almighty may pour
his blessings on the head of your Majesty and on the
country, and that he may still grant many years to
their august Monarch, for the happiness of the brave
Hanoverian people, whose unshaken devotion for the
father of their country was so gloriously shown in recent
circumstances. They add their sacred promise that,
conformably with their oath, they will faithfully fulfil
their duties, having no other object in their discussions
than the inseparable welfare of their King and their
country, and they will use every effort to strengthen
more and more the bonds of confidence established be-
tween the Government of your 111 tjesty and the people,
remaining, with the most profound respect, your Ma-
jesty's very humble and very faithful States-General of
the Kingdom."

T►,e Leipsic Gazelle says that this address was sent
to the King, his Majesty having refused to receive it by
the medium of a deputation, on account of his being in
mourning, and that, in consequence of this, no reply
from the Crown will be given to it. The document was
signed by the Prince Royal and all the Members of both
Chambers. It ivas said that his Royal Highness and
two Members of the First Chamber added to their sig-
natures the mention that they had voted against this
address.