The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-12 00:00:00

Varliamentarp Vrorrtbings.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-TUESDAY.
PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.

The Imperial Parliament of the United Kingdom was
this day prorogued by her Majesty in person.
On her Majesty entering the House of Lords, the peers
and peeresses all rose and remained standing, until the
Queen had taken her seat on the throne.

The Lord Chancellor, kneeling, having presented the
royal speech to her Majesty, his lordship directed Sir Au-
gustus Clifford, Usher of the Black Rod, to summon the
immediate attendance of the House of Commons. In a
few minutes the Speaker, attended by a number of mem-
bers, appeared at the bar, when her Majesty, in a clear
and distinct tone of voice, read the following most gra-
cious speech :
" MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
" I am happy to be able to release you from the duties
of a laborious and protracted session.
"The Act for the Prevention of Crime and Outrage in
Ireland, which received my assent at the commencement
of the session, was attended by the most-beneficial effects.
The open display of arms intended for criminal purposes
was checked : the course of justice was no longer inter-
'rupted, and several atrocious murderers, who had spread
terror through the country were apprehended, tried, and
convicted.

"The distress in Ireland consequent upon successive
failures in the production of food, has been mitigated by
the application of the law for the relief of the poor, and by
the amount of charitable contributions raised in other
parts of the United Kingdom.
" On the other hand, organized confederacies took ad-
vantage of the existing pressure to excite my suffering
subjects to rebellion. Hopes of plunder and confiscation
_were held out to tempt the distressed, while the most vi-
sionary prospects were exhibited to the ambitious. In
this conjuncture I applied to your loyalty and wisdom for
increased powers ; and, strengthened by your prompt con-
currence, my government was enabled to defeat, in a few
days, machinations which had been prepared during many
months. The energy and decision shown by the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland in the emergency, deserve my
warmest approbation.
" In the midst of these difficulties you have continued
' 'your labours for the improvement of the laws. The act
for facilitating the sale of encumbered estates will, I trust,
gradually remove an evil of great magnitude in the social
state of Ireland.
"The system of perpetual entails of land established in
Scotland produced very serious evils, both to heirs of en-
tail and to the community ; and I have had great satisfac-
tion in seeing it amended upon principles which have long
been found to operate beneficially in this part of the
United Kingdom.
" I have given my cordial assent to the measures which
'use in view the improvement of the public health, and I
entertain an earnest hope that a foundation has been laid
for continual advances in this beneficial work.
" GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
• "I have to thank you for the readiness with which you
have granted the supplies necessary for the public service.
I shall avail myself of every opportunity which the exigen-
cies of the State may allow for enforcing economy.
" MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
"I have renewed, in a formal manner, my diplomatic
relations with the government of France. The good un-
derstanding between the two countries has continued
without the slightest interruption.
" Events of deep importance have disturbed the internal
. tranquility of many of the states of Europe, both in the
north and in the south. These events have led to hos-
tilities between neighbouring countries.
" I am employing my good offices, in concert with other
friendly powers, to bring to an amicable settlement these
differences, and I trust that our efforts may be successful.
" I am rejoiced to think that an increasing sense of the
value of peace encourages the hope that the nations of Eu-
rope may continue in the enjoyment of its blessings.
•` Amidst these convulsions I have had the satisfaction
of Leine able to preserve peace for my own dominions, and
to maintain our domestic tranquility. The strength of jl
our institutions has been tried, and has not been found
wanting, I have studied to preserve the peopte committed
to my charge in the enjoyment of the temperate freedom
which they so justly value. My people, on their side, feel
too sensibly the advantages of order and security to al-
low the promoters of pillage and confusion any chance of
success in their wicked designs.
"I acknowledge with grateful feelings the many marks
of loyalty and attachment which I have received from all
classes of my people. It is my earnest hope that by cul-
tivating respect to the law and obedience to the precepts
of religion, the liberties of this people may, by the bless-
ings of Almighty God, be perpetuated."
Her Majesty exhibited some emotion in reading those
parts of the speech which related to Ireland. At the con-
clusion of the speech,
The Lord Chancellor came forward and said, "It is her
Majesty's royal will and pleasure that this parliament be
prorogued to Thursday, the 2d day of November next, to
be here holden, and this parliament stands prorogued to
Thursday, the 2d day of November accordingly."
The Queen then quitted the House.