Star.
London, England, 1823-02-05 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY, FEIIRUARY 5. 1823.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCI E )IXGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 4.

This being the first day of the meeting of Parliament, and the
Rum being prevented by indisposition from being present,
The Luso Cuanett.Loa, the Arehbibbop of CAIITIRSUILT. the
-Rad of Haaaowar, Earl of Werrunanaun, and the Kurt of
Suarramoav, tat as Commissioners to open the •Parliaawin in
his Mammy's name. A little after three o'clock the Secants
and saveral Members of the House of Commons, having been
previously summoned by the Usher of the Black Rod, attended
at the bar, when the following Speech was delivered by the
Loan CHAXCU.IO3I:

" My Lords and Gentlemen,
"We are commanded liy his MAJESTY to inform
you, that since he last met you in Parliament, his
MAJESTY'S efforts have been unremittingly exerted to
preserve the peace of Europe.
" Faithful to the principles which his MAJESTY
has•promulgated to the world as constituting the rule
of his conduct, his MAJESTY declined being party to
any proceedings at Verona which could-he deemed
an interference in the internal concerns of Spain on
the part-of Foreign Powers.
" And his MAJESTY has since used, and continues
to use, his most antious endeavours and good of.
(ices to allay the irritation unhappily subsisting bee
tween the French and Spanish Governments; and to
avert, if possible, the calamity of war between
Fiance and Spain.
" In the East of Europe his MAJESTY flatters him-
self that Peace will be preserved ; and his MAJESTY
continues to receive from his Allies, and generally'
from other Powers, assurances of their unaltered dis-
position to cultivate uith his MAJESTY those friendly'
relations which it is equally his MAJESTY'S object on
his part to maintain.
44 We are further commanded to apprise you, that
discussions having long been pending with the
Court of Madrid, respecting depredations committed
on the Commerce of his MAJESTY'S subjects in the
West Indian Seas, and other grievances of which his
MAJESTY had been under the necessity of complain-
ing; those discussions have terminated in an admis-
sion by the Spanish Government of the justice of his
MAJESTY'S complaints, and in an engagement for
satisfactory reparation.
" We are commanded to assure you that his MA-
JESTY has not been unmindful of the Addrnses pre-
sented to him by the two Houses of Parliament, with
respect to the Foreign Slave Trade.
" Propositions for the more effectual suppression of
that evil were brought forward by his MAJESTY'S
Plenipotentiary in the conferences at Verona, and
there have been added to the Treaties Upon this sub-
ject,
already concluded between his MAJESTY and
the Governments of Spain and the Netherlands, Ar-
ticles which will extend the operation of those Trea-
ties, and greatly facilitate their execution.
" Gentlemen of the House of Commons, -
" His MAJESTY has directed the Estimates of the
current year to be laid before you. They have been
framed with every attention to economy; and the
total expenditure will be found to be materially be-
low that of fast year.
" This diminution of charge, combined with the
progressive improvement of the Revenue, have pro-
duced a surplus exceeding his MAJESTY'S expectation.
His MAJESTY trusts, therefore, that you will be able,
after providing for the services of the year, and-with-
mit affecting public credit, to make a farther consi-
derable reduction in the burthens of his People.

" My_Lords and Gentlemen,
"His MAJESTY has commanded us to state to
you, that the manifestations of loyalty and attach-
ment to his Person and Government, which his MA.
JESTY received in his late visit to Scotland, has made
the deepest impression upon his heart.
4, The provision which you made in the last Ses-
sion of Parliament for the relief of the distresses in
considerable districts in Ireland, has been productive
of the happiest effects, and his MAJESTY recom-
mends to your consideration such measures of inter-
nal regulation, as may be calculated to promote and
secure the tranquillity of that Country, and, to im-
prove the habits and condition of the People.
44 Deeply as his MAJESTY regrets the continued
depression of the Agricultural Interest, the satisfaction
with which his MAJESTY contemplates the increasing
activity which pervades the manufacturing districts,
and the flouribbing condition of our commerce, in
most of its principal branches, is greatly enhanced
by the confident persuasion that the progressive pro.
sperity of so many of the interests of the country
cannotfail to contribute to the gradual improvement
of that great Interest, which is the most imp°, taut
of them all."

The Earl of Tann/as-ma, late Lord OUVLSTO; took the
oaths and his seat.

The House adjourned during pleasure.
About five o'clock the House was fully attended by Peers;
and at half-past five the Loan CHANCELLOR read the Speech
which the Commissioners were ditected by his Mansur to de-
liver to both Houses.
The Pad of LIVERPOOL moved the first reading of the
Select Vestries BM, as usual at the commencement of Patna.
tent.--The BUi was read the first time.
Lord ELLEN BOROUGH gave notice that he would move
for leave to bt.n, in a Bill to amend the late Marriage Act.
THE ADDRESS.

The Earl of MORLEY then rose to move the Ad-
dress to his Majesty. .He said the day had now
passed, when Parliament, on occasions similar to the
present, was in the habit of hearing accounts of the
downfal of countries, and of the difficulties which
our own country wat doomed to encounter ; and
they'must all reflect with pleasure, that a Speech.
more connected with the happiness of mankind, or
containing sentiments more dear to the hearts of
Englishmen, than what they had heard that day.
wa. n'evet delivered by a British Sovereign to hiss
Parliament. In proposing an Address in an .wer to'
the Speech, he should, as a matter of course, make.
an exposition of the seneral grounds by which each
para4raph of the Speech was entitled-to their Lord.
ships consideration. The convulsions by which Eu—
rope had been •agi.atedymust be feill impressed ea