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everything like decency and order ; it would be better to
lose the bill than pass it with this clause.
After some further discussion, .the Marquis of LANS-
DOWNE explained that he had objected to the amendment
in order that the Commons might have an opportunity of
reconsidering it ; and now that the Commons had done so,
he had no longer any hesitation.in calling upon their lord-
ships to give it their assent.
Their lordships then divided, when the numbers were—
For the clause. 29; against it, 11; majority, 18.
The Commons' amendments were then agreed to.

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

THITRSD AT

The house met at one o'clock, Mr. T. Duncombe
brought before the house the state of Millbank prison,
and the hulks at Woolwich.
Sir G. GREY admitted the existence of abuses, but

stated that new rules had been framed to remedy them ;
and promised that next session a measure would be passed
to carry into effect all the recommendations of the Com-

In reply to a question put by Sir D. L. EVANS,
Lord PALMERSTON said all the prisoners taken during
the recent contest in Portugal had now been released.
There was an earnest disposition on the part of the Queen
of Portugal to fulfil faithfully the engagements she had
come under.
ections The house was then summoned to the House of Peers

to hear the royal assent given

On th,

ie speaker the house adjourned.

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.
THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.
On Friday, the Queen, accompanied by his Royal
Highness Prince Albert, proceeded in state from Buck-
ingham Palace to the House of Lords, amidst enthusias-
tic cheers. After the usual ceremonies, her M
cended the throne, and delivered the following
ciou s sl

,sty as-

most gra-

such Qatisfaction in being able to release

from the duties of a laborious and anxious session: I
cannot take leave of you without expressing my grateful
sense of the assiduity and zeal with which you have applied

yourselves to the considerations of the public interest.
" Your attention has been principally directed to the
measures of immediate relief, which a great and unprece-
dented calamity rendered necesFary.
" I have given my cheerful assent to those laws which,
by allowing the free admission-of grain, and by affording

luantity of human food, and to pro.:

-e in no instance proposed

s a mode of relieving distress

aggravate the evils for the alleviation of
.dopted.

" I cordially approve of the acts of large and liberal
bounty by which you have assuaged the sufferings of my
Irish subjects. I have also readily given my sanction to a
law to make better provision for the permanent relief of

to various bills calculated to promote the agriculture and
develope the industry of that portion of the United King-
do tn. My attention shall be directed to such further mea-
sures as may be conducive to those salutary purposes.
" My relations with Foreign Powers continue to inspire

me with confidence in the r

ntenance of peace

measures which, it
the Qu

•t with the Kim: of the

and the Queen of Portugal, I have
for the pacification of Portugal, have been attended
success, and that the civil war which for many
s had afflicted that country has at last been brought

" I indulge the hope that future differences between
political parties in that country- may be settled without
an appeal to arms. _ _

I thank you for your willingness in granting me the
supplies ; they shall be applied with due care
tray to the public service.
I am happy to inform you that
high price of tbod, the revenue has, up to the pr

notwithstanding the

een more productive than I had reason to antici-
The increased use of articles of general consump-
s chiefly contributed to this result.