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The Queen, led by the Prince Consort, and preceded
by the great officers of state, took her seat under the
centre of the triple canopies of the throne, while Prince
Albert occupied his usual place upon her Majesty's left
hand. Considerable curiosity was manifested as to who
would be the bearer of the sword of state, in the place of
the late Dnke. Lord Derby now filled his place, and
took his stand with the sword of state on the left of her
Majesty. The crown SC as borne by Lerd Lonsdale, Lord
President of the Council, and the Ladies in Waiting were
the Duchess of Athol and Viscountess Canning. The
House of Commons was summoned with the usual for-
malities, and the Speaker, attended by the Ministers and

other members, havinz appeared at the Bar, the Queeu
proceeded, in a clear and distinct voice, to read

HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH

" My Lords and Gentlemen,

" I cannot meet you for the first time after the dis--
solution of Parliament without expressing my deep sor
row, in which I am sure you will participate, that your
deliberations can no longer be aided by the counsels of
that illustrious man, whose great achievements have ex-
alted the name of England, and in whose loyalty and
patriotism the interests of my Throne and of my people
ever found an unfailing support. I rely with confidence
on your desire to join with me in taking such steps as
may mark your sense of the irreparable loss which the
country has sustained by the death of Arthur, Duke of
Wellington.

" I am happy to acknowledge the realness with which
my subjects in general have come forward, in pursuance
of the act of last session, to join the ranks of the militia ;
and I confidently trust that the force thus raised by volun-
tary enlistment will be calculated to give effective aid to
my regular army for the protection and security of the
country.

" I continue to receive from all foreign powers assur-
ances of their anxious desire to maintain the friendly re-
lations now happily subsisting with my government.
' " Frequent and well-founded complaints on the part of
my North American Colonies of infractions by citizens of
the United States of the Fishery Convention of 1818 in-
duced me to despatch for the protection of their interests
a class of vessels better adapted to the service than those
which had been previously employed. This step has led
to discussions with the Government of the United States,
and, while the rights of my subjects have been firmly
maintained, the friendly spirit in which the question has
been treated induces me to hope that the ultimate result
may be a mutually beneficial extension and improvement
of our commercial intercourse with that great republic.

The Special Mission which, in concert with the Prince
President or the French Republic, I deemed it right to
send to the Argentine Confederation, has been received
with the utmost cordiality, and the wise and enlightened
policy of the Provisional Director has already opened to
the commerce of the world the great rivers hitherto closed,
which afford an access to the interior of the vast con-
tinent of South America. _

" I have the satisfaction of announcing to you that the
sincere and zealous efforts of the Government of Brazil
for the suppression of the slave trade, now nearly extin-
guished on that coast, have enabled me to suspend the
stringent measures which I had been compelled reluc-
tantly to adopt, a recurrence to which I anxiously hope
may be proved to be unnecessary.
" The Government of Her Most Faithful Majesty have
fully recognised the justice of the claim which my Govern-
tnent have long urged for the abolition of the discriminat-

ing duties on the export of wino, and have passed a
decree for giving complete effect to the stipulations of the
treaty on this subject. _

"You will probably deem it advisable to resume the
inquiries which were commenced by the late Parliament
with a view to legislation on the subject of the future
government of my East Indian possessions.

" Gentlemen of the House of Commons.
" The estimates for the ensuing year will in due time be

laid before you

" The advancement of the fine arts and of practical
science will be readily recognised by you as worthy of the
attention of a great and enlightened nation. I have
directed that a comprehensive scheme shall be laid before
you, having in view the promotion of these objects,
towards which I invite your aid and co-operation.

fy Lords and Gentlemen

" It gives me pleasure to be enabled, by the blessing of
Providence. to congratulate you on the generally improved
condition of the country, and especially of the indus-
trious classes. If you should be of opinion that recent
legislation, in contributing, with other causes, to this

happy result, has at the same time inflicted unavoidable
injury on certain important interests, I recommend you
dispassionately to consider how far it may be practicable
equitably to mitigate that injury, and to enable the indus-
try of the country to meet successfully that unrestricted
competition to which Parliament, in its wisdom, has de-
cided that it should be subjected.
"I trust that the general improvement, notwithstanding
many obstacles, has extended to Ireland ; and while I
rely with confidence on your aid, should it be required, to

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lence, which prodlices many and aggravates all of the
evils which afflict that portion of my dominions, I recom-
mend to you the adoption of such a liberal and generous
policy towards Ireland as may encourage and assist her
to rally from the depression in which she has been sunk
by the sufferings of late years.
" Anxious to promote the efficiency of every branch of
our national Church, I have thought fit to issue a corn.
mission to inquire and report to me how far, in their
opinion, the capitular institutions of the country are
capable of being made more effective for the great objects
of religious worship, religious education, and ecclesiastical
discipline. . . .

" i have directed that the reports of the Commissioners
far inquiring into the system of education pursued at
Oxford and Cambridge should be communicated to the
governing bodies of those universities for their con-
sideration, and I rely upon your readiness to remove any
legal difficulties which may impede the desire of the uni-
versities at large, or of the several colleges, to introduce
such amendments into their existing system as they may
deem to be more in accordance with the requirements of
the present time.
" The system of secondary punishments has usefully
occupied the labours of successive Parliaments, and I
shall rejoice if you shall find it possible to devise means by
which, without giving encouragement to crime, trans:

portation to Van-Dieuien's Lana may at no distan-t period
be altogether discontinued.

" The subject of legal reform continues to engage my
anxious attention. The acts passed in the last session of
Parliament have been followed up by the orders necessary
for putting them in operation ; inquiries are in progress,