The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-28 00:00:00

MEETING OF PAT; LT A,MtNT.

This being the clay appointed for the assembling
of Parliament 19r the dispatch 01 busittess, and it
being his Royal Highness the Prince Regent's
ple,,,nre that the Session should be opened by
Commission, the Lord Chancellor and a consider-
able number of Peers attended in their robes on

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Shortly after three o'clocl; the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Monti ose, and the F.:tits of
HarrOwhy and Westmorland, tool: their seats on the Bench
in front of the hrone, as his Majesty's Commissioners.
SirThionasJyrrwhit, linight, Gent. Usher of the Black
Rod, was then ordered to. desire the attendance of the Com-
mons, vho shOrtly after, to a .considerable number, with the
Spea'ier at their 7 heai4, attended at the, Bar.
The Royal Ccnnpission fur authorising the Lords therein
named, or any three sir inorc.of them, to open :they Parlia-
menton the part of his Royal Highness, was then read. Atter
The LORD CHANCELLOR, as organ of the Com-
delivered.the following Speech to both
Houses of Parliament :
" M' Lords,,and Gentlemen,

" We are commanded by his Royal Iligh'ness

the Prince Regent to inform you, that it is with
great concern that be is obliged to announce to
you the continuance of his Majesty's lamented

indisposition.
The Prince Regent is persuaded that you
mill deeply participate in the affliction. with which
his Royal Highness has been visited, by.die ca-
lamitous and untimely death of his beloved and
only child, the Princess Charlotte.

". Under this awful dkpensation of Providence,
has been a soothing consolation to the Pi ince

Regent's heart, to receive from' all desetiptions
of his Majesty's subjects the most cordial assor-
sum bf.th, of their just sense of the loss which
they have :sitstaißetl, and nf their sympathy with
his parental sorrow : awl, amidst his own suffer-
ings, his Royal Highoess has not been notniml-

tool of the effect which this sad event most have
on the interests and tototre prospects of the king-
dom.

" We are conoriantled to acquaint you, that
the Prince Regent contlynes tr.) receive from Fo-
rrign Powers the strongest assurances of their
friendly disposition towares this county, and
of their desire to maintain the general trim-
(vain( y.
His Royal Highness has the satisfaction of

being able 10 assure you, that tile confidence
which lie has invariably felt in the stability of the
great sortr•ces of otu• national prosperity has not
heen disappoititegh
" The improvement erhirli has taken place in

the course of the last year, in almost every branch
of our domestic industry, and the pr'sent state of
public credit, afford abundant proof that the diffi-
culties under which tile coun,ry Was labourbig
'were chiefly to he am flied 'o temporary eauses.
" So important a clignge could not fail to
withdraw fruit the disaffected the principal means
uhicit miry had availed themselves for the pur-
pose of fomenting a spirit of discontent, which
unhappily led to acts of insurrection and treason;
and his Royal HiLdiftess entertains the most eon-
fide,,t expectation that the state of peace oil trait-
quilFty to uhich the country is now restored, will
be maintaiued against ell attempts to disturb it.
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n,y the per&evering vigilance of the Nl3y,istracy,
and by the loyalty anti emir! sense the People.
IC 'Gentlenzen (if the Hods& of Commons,
" The Prnict. Regent hns directed the estimates

for the current year to be laid before yon.
" His Royal Highness recommends to -your
continued attention the State of the Public In-
come and Expenditure ; and he is most happy in
being Mile to acquaint yon, that since you were
last assenible'd in Parliament the revenue has been
in_a state of progressive improvement in its IlloSt
important branches.
" My Lords, and Gentlemen,-
" We are commanded by the Prince Regent to
inform you, that he has_conelutlud Tivaties with
the Courts of Spain and Portugal, on the int-
'poring subject of the Abolition of the Slave
Trade.
" His Royal Highness has directed that a copy
(4- the forma r Treaty should he immediately laid
before you, and he will order a similar c4minn-
nication to be made of the latter Treaty, as
soon as the Ratification of it shail have been ex-
changed.
" 1;1 these Negociations, it has been -his Royal
Highness's endeavour, as far as circumstances

wmild permit, to give dice( to the recominehda-

'ions contaitteo in the joint Addresses of the two
Houses of Pgrliament, and his Royal Highness
has. II toll i your teadioess to adopt such
measures is may be necessat y for fulfilling the

eng:igerlielit hit() which he has ent....reti tor thdt

purpoie.
" The Prince Regent his commanded us to di-

rrct your particular attention to the deficiency
which has so long existed in number of place,
of Public, Worship.belonging to the Ustablisheo
Church, when compared oldh the increased and
increasine population of the Country.
I" His Royal ilighoe'ss most earnestly recom•
mends this itripo.rtaot subject to your early co,;-
s'idert+tion, deeply imptessed, as he has no doubt
yol,l are, with a just sense of the litany bles.in.g
‘vhich this Country, by the favour of Divine Pro.
vidence, has enjoyed, and with the con.ietion,
beat the religions and 'norm! habits of tie Peop!.
are the most sure and firm foundation of the Na•
tioaal Prusperity."

The Coon irons then recited to their own house
Earl Wityrwoara (late Viscount) was intro,

Lornships then aqionrned during plea..
siire..—Aliont five o'clock the House resumed ; and
shortly alter

The Earl of LtveaPoot, moved the formal pro•
eeLeding of the first r,a(ling of the Palish Vestries'.
Regulation Bill. . •