The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-27 00:00:00

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.,

This day the two Houses of Parliament 51'
sembled, pursuant to the last prorogation.
At three o'clock the LORD CHANCELS- and
the other Lords Commissioners took their
in trout of the Throne in the House of Lords.
The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod viti
sent to the house of Commons, to require their

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attendance.
Shortly afterwards, the SPEAKECR,VICCOTHP°I—niI
by a great number of Members, came to the 13srt
when the Commission having been read, the Ii"
CHANCELLOR, in pursuance of the I'RLNCE 13.11.
GENT'S Commands, read the Speech, of which
following is a correct outline :

Tits SPEECH, of course, begins in the cdf.

toulary made of Addre,s :

My Lords and Gentlemen,
After noticing the continued Indispositiog el

his MAJESTY, a subject naturally exciting tb.
regret of the Nation, the Speech proceeds to ads
vert to that deplorable Calamity which prevented
his Royal Highness the PRitics REGENT front deli*

vering it in person. It expresses the consoloti°"'
however, which his Royal Highness had received
from the universal and heartfelt sympsalY °I. all

Classes of the People.

It proceeds then to state, that assurances bs"

been received from the Foreign Powers of their

friendly disposition, and their desire to tnitinl'ais
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the general tranquillity, so happily restore

throughout Europe.
The next topic relates to the Improvement Ins'
nifested in every branch of our Domestic Indus.

try, and in the state of Public Credit, a satisDic'

tory and most decisive proof that the liii'
culties under which the Country laboured

during the foregoing year, were principally to "

attributed to temporary causes. Such an int.

portant change, it is observed, had withdrawn
from the Disaffected the chief means by wilich

they attempted to excite such discontent through°

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Out a part of the Country, as led to t 1 IS'

mented Consequences of Insurrection and Treas°";
but his Royal Highness expresses his full COO 6.

Bence that the tranquil State to which the ginger

dom is now restored will, by the persevering 814'

gilance and Firmness of the Magistracy, and
good Sense of the great Body of the People, 0/

maintained and effectually► secured against all A:

tempts that might otherwise be made by the eirii

minded to excite future Disturbances and Coc°

motions.

That part of the Speech which is peculia7ls

addressed to the

Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
Congratulates them on the progressive Nan.

provement of the most interesting and impert'

ant Branches of the Revenue, and recommends dig

State of the Public Income to their continued OS'

unremitted attention, as a subject of essersltil

consequence.

The Speech then generally addresses the 114 01.
bens of both Houses of Parliament, and info

them,

That Treaties respecting the Abolition of 1"
Slave Trade have been concluded with Spain .and
Portugal, at which it was the earnest El ifielve

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"ur of His Royal Highness; as far SS possible,
to carry into effect the Recommendation con-

''fined in the Joint Address of the two Houses ;

8%4 His Royal Highness relies, of course, on Par-
lattiebt to enable Him to fulfil Treaties so in-

In conclusion, the attention of Parliament is

Particularly called to the deficiency in the number
of Places of Public Worship, and the consequent

'lt suPport of the National Faith, a deficiency

l'ich to he regretted, considering the vast popu-
l'tion of the Country. His Royal Highness for-
cibly recommends this important subject to the

Host serious consideration of Parliament, in the

full "nvietion that a continuance of the blessings

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'ye have enjoyed under Divine Providence,
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depend on the Religions and Moral Habits

of a p
eopie, which constitute _the firmest basis

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tie received last night the Paris Papers of
dY last. Those of Saturday, which were (Inc
wine
Morning, have not come to hand. We give
tilrie Extracts (all that is material in them) in
."I'er column.
ll'e Chamber of Peers had closed the dis-
tth
1:81°11 on the Projet respecting the Press, and
44 adop
4 ted, without amendment, the articles of
"0 to the eighth, in which the amendment was
lb
'4e by the Chamber of Deputies to the effect that
the
deposit of a work should not be considered a
Publication. so as to subject the author to prose-
cliii". Another amendment (the terms of which
are not stated) was, it appears, moved for the
Dgrpose of modifying the effect of the first-men-
lolled amendment, but this modification was re-
jected on a division. The Chamber then ad-
i'qrned the discussion till the next day, when the
41/lelldinent made by the Deputies would be most
Probably decided upon.
irl'e tiiscussion on the Reeruitment Projet iu
til
Chamber of Deputies was again continued,
"""I once more adjourned.
.14.11 e kfoniteur publisbes officially a Letter from
.14lettaut-General the Count CAR RA SAINT Cyst,
Ck4altdant of French Guiana, announcing the
Via.
.
Possession of that Colony, on the Bth
4"Ther last.
(If ri
article from Vienna states, that notifications
cf o le highest political interest, from the Cabinet
tie44ondon, respecting the affairs of Spanish Ame-
as
Lad been communicated to the Austrian
.Court,

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received this morning New Orleans Papers
tli•ti,
e 9th December, and Bahama to the end of
Qveitiber, but they contain no news of the least

11th11igh the subiects of the Liberty of the Press,
e 1 ecruhing of the Army, are still in active
among the French Legislators, yet the
yttet' seems chiefly to excite their attention. The
'"fir
nments of Europe, however, from all ac-
:1‘°"111%, have been roused to an attentive consi-
;ration of the subject, and consequently the
Cl)n Cabinet must proceed a little more can-
", uSly in their revolutionary Apeculations.

1.) "ere was a report in one of the last Sunday
niw" of Nn intended Reduction in the Army to
ainount of 30,000 men. -Considering the
:Iree whence. this rumour originated, and the
Y little probability that such intelligence, if
well-founded, could be obtained frona any
tilthetitic quarter, we were induced to conceive
1:,4t tile report V 746 wholly unworthy of notice,
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we own that we are rather surprised to find it
been deemed the subject of a formal contra-
'''on in some of the Journals of this day. When
41). measure of the kind is likely to take place,
1::(1 is ripe for adoption, we shall not be the last
0„ 4ivt the Public due notice and authentic infor-
-I,„ion.

Aleeting, yesterday, held at the Crown
i" Anchor in consequence of the arbitrary rise
the price of Porter, is likely to be attended
rtlr beneficial consequences to the Community.
tr)ie Monopolizing rapacity of the BREWERS has
I"ng been patiently endured, and calls for
;,,ii
e It•gisldtive check. The great body of the
l'e"Pie are interested in the subject. The Re-
-1441 of the Police Committee of last year, an
t%..",
ct from which we inserted a few days ago, in.
'tiled
a system of weariness and corruption on the
114 rt of certain Magistrates which demanded severe
but which seems hitherto to have
Phsteil With most reprehensible impunity. The whole
respecting the granting of Licences should
13e
'cl""ge(I, and the Public should be rescued
, `rcliu the injustice of Magistrates and the tyranny

of the Brewers: We therefore trust that the per
sons who promoted and attended the Meeting
will not suffer the subject to drop, or decline, hut
firmly follow up their Resolutions by an appeal to
the Legislature, till the evil is effectually subdued,
and secured from the possibility of recurrence, by
the establishment of a fair and open competition,
sanctioned and guarded by Law.