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London, England, 1845-02-04 00:00:00

Their Lordships then adjourned during pleasure.

Their Lordships having re-assembled,
The Duke of WELLINGTON laid a Bill upon the
table, which was read a first time, but of which (amid
the confusion) we did not hear the designation.
Tho LORD CHANCELLOR then informed their
Lordships that her Majesty had come down to that
House, and that she had been pleased to deliver her
Joihaskt gracious Speech, ehich he should read to them.
—4141 U L.cd Chancoror then read the Speech, which
\lvo sko done immediately afterwards by the Clerk at
Ail %Olt's)

THE ADDRESS.
The Marquis of CAMDEN then rose and said : My
lords, in rising to move that your Lordships should
agryethettan humble Address be presented to her Majesty,
Im answer to her most gracious Speech, which we have
this de:, heard from the Throne, I feel that I mast
eommenco by asking you to give me that kind attention,
which during the few years that I have had the honour
of sitting in this House, I have usually seen bestowe,,i
upon these who, like myself, had never before addressed
your Lordships.—(llear, hear.) But, my Lords, I feel
this difficulty considerably lightened by the reflection
that I am addressing you upon an occasion when, with-
out any exaggerated statements of national prosperity,
your Lordships may concur in expressing your gratiti:
cation at the state of the country, in its domestic con-
dition and foreign relations, as they have been repre-
sented in her Majesty's speech.—(hear, hear.) I
.believe that in every branch of manufactures of
this eountry there is an increasing activity. I believe
that the home trade of this country is increasing in
activity in almost every branch. I believe that the
commerce of the country, which is carried through
almost every part of the civilised globe, is largely and
rapidly extending.—([hear.) My Lords, I trust that we
may hope that the gradual improvement in the
mantifactures of the country will be permanent, and will
continue to increase. The next topic in her Majesty's
epe.ech is the satisfaction which she has felt from the
-visits of those Sovereigns whom she received' at
her court in the course of last year. My Lords, I think
that we can most cordially concur with her Majesty in
the gratification which she expresses at the visit which
the Emperor of Russia paid to her Majesty, at great
inconvenience, and at a time when private afflictions
must have weighed heavily upon him. That showed
the anxiety of the Emperor to manifest his ft el-
'cgs toward this country, and to pay a tribute
eatinaranciuty
inB:
respecti to her Majesty. My Lords, the
with this country is of the
ITOSt ancient datc';la it is ono of the oldest which that
power maintains in Ft
rnre
; and nothing could more
tend to contribute to '
cucosion
of
(and, as her Majest the
permanence of this alliance,
.II?, hasai ii,st"lated in her speech, the future
than the visit of the
Emperor to her Majesty. The speech also alluded to the
visits of other Sovereigns,grferaotmswl.iich her Majesty and
satisfaction. And first,
the country must derive'
let me refer to the visit of the Saxony,
terious cot.isort. I
con-
nected as he is with her Majesty's Mg
believe, my Lords, that the more this country is visited
by foreign sovereigns, the more its resources are known,
people is witssiend, trhievagtererr
and the happiness of
will be its influence. I believe that,
so amongst those in the most exaltedp
sta-
tion, tion, the frequency of intercourse will lead
to more lasting and more intimate friendships.
My Lords, it will be in the recollection of your Lord-
ships that in her speech at the termination of the• last
session, her Majesty expressed her gratification at being
enabled to state to this lloike and the country that the
negociationa between this country and France had been
brought to a sati:factory conclusion. That commu
nication or her Majesty was very speedily followed by
the visit of the King of the French ; and I am
sure your Lordships will feel great gratification that his
Majesty was r ceived in this country by the people in
the most gratifyier; manner. When we. consider the
various parts of the world in which the cooperation of
France with this country is necessary for the maintenance
. loyeace, when we consider how likely is the maintenance
-of peace to extend the commerce of this country, and
,that intercourse which, from the facility of cOmmunica-
iion wills France, must naturally follow the al-
., e between these two countries, his Majesty's late
_- • t I.s 4. be looked upon with peculiar gratification. I
4;; Imo mat the reception which the King of the
sm.; sssuctilim!T•ozi the people of this country must
t the peovte are seasible of tbe tteat.