The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-10 00:00:00

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.

On Thursday Parliament was prorogued, by Commis-
sion, with the usual formalities. The following is a copy
of Her Majesty's Speech :
" My Lords and Gentlemen, _

" We are commanded by Her Majesty, in relieving you
from further attendance in Parliament, to express to you
the warm acknowledgments of her Majesty for the zeal
and assiduity with which you have applied yourselves to
the discharge of your public duties during a laborious and
protracted session. The result has been the completion
of many legislative measures calculated to improve the
administration of the law, and to promote the public
welfare.

" Her Majesty has given her cordial assent to the bill
which you presented to her Majesty for regulating the
issue of bank notes, and for conferring certain privileges
upon the Bank of England for a limited period.
" Her Majesty trusts that these measures will tend to
place the pecuniary transactions of the country upon a
sounder basis, without imposing any inconvenient restric-
tions on commercial credit or enterprise.
" We are directed to inform you that her Majesty con-
tinues to receive from her Allies, and from all Foreign
Powers, assurances of their friendly disposition.
" Her Majesty has recently been engaged in discussions
with the government of the King of the French on events
calculated to interrupt the good understanding and friendly
relations betweens this country and France.
" You will rejoice to learn that by the spirit of justice
and moderation which has animated the two governments,
this danger has been happily averted.
" Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
" We are commanded by her Majesty to thank you for
the readiness with which you voted the supplies for the
service of the year.

" Her Majesty has observed, with the utmost satisfac-
tion, that by the course to which you have steadily adhered
in maintaining inviolate the public faith, and inspiring a
just confidence in the stability of the national resources,
you have been enabled to make a considerable reduction
in the annual charge on account of the interest of the
national debt.

" My Lords and Gentlemen,
" Her Majesty desires us to congratulate you on the
improvement which has taken place in the condition of
our manufactures and commerce, and on the prospect that,
through the bounty of Divine Providence, we shall enjoy
the blessing of an abundant harvest.
" Her Majesty rejoices in the belief that, on your
return to your several districts, you will find generally
prevailing throughout the country a spirit of loyalty and
cheerful obedience to the law.

" Her Majesty is confident that these dispositions, so
important to the peaceful development of our resources
and to our national strength, will be confirmed and encou-
raged by your presence and example.
" We are commanded by her Majesty to assure you
that when you shall be called upon to resume the discharge
of your parliamentary functions, you may place entire re-
liance on the cordial co-operation of her Majesty in your
endeavours to improve the social condition, and to pro-
mote the happiness and contentment of her people."