The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-08-01 00:00:00

THE CLOSE Or THE SESSION

IT is semi-officially announced that the Minis-
terial white-bait dinner, which is the customary
preliminary, will take place on Saturday week, the
12th instant, and the prorogation may therefore
be looked for a few days afterwards, depending,

perhaps, upon the progress of some particular Bill
‘Vhich accident 'has discovered to be imperatively
necessary. The great Ministerial difficulty will be
so to frame a speech from the Throne as not to
display any 'barefaced violation of the truth, and
at the same time not to be so bald of matter as to
prove a confesgion of Ministerial incapacity. The
War -may, Of course, help to furnish the subject
for two or three paragraphs, in which the bom-
bardment of 'Odessa may be made to flourish as an
important victory, and the absence of any others
may be compensated by details of the vast prepa-
rations Which) have been made for the deeds that
are still to be done. Another paragraph may con-
gratulate the country on the -cordiality existing
with the 'French nation ; and, after some ingenious
allusions to the negotiations for obtaining the co-
operation of the German 'Powers, the Ministers
may indulge in vague promises of their intentions
to carry on the War, until some indefinite satisfac-
tion Allan have been obtained from Russia—pro-
mises which can, of course, be ma

var any

construction according as future events may render
it expedient, A great feature may be made of the
reform of Oxford University, and hopes 'indulged

of the great advantages to relig

learning

from Its operation. Credit will ti

the groat benefit to the shipping
by the labours of Mr. CARDIV

[nsions

other minor measures which might otherwise have
been forgotten,—and, perhaps, a brief expression
of regret that the absorbing interest.of the War
had .unavoidably compelled some other -measures
to be postponed to another Session, but that the

interval-would be so diligently emiiloyed that they
would 'be-matured into a fit state
.for future legis-
lation. The Commons will, of course, be thanked
with much-cordiality for the readiness and liberality
with which they have voted the supplies :to HER
MAJESTY, for the exigencies of the public service,
and the performance of her engagements With her
Allies ; and 'the usual promise will be made of the
strictest economy being exercised in the expeudi-
The Speech will then congratulate the
country on its general state of prosperity, as
evidence of the wisdom of that system of policy
which the Ministers have laboured faithfully to
bring to perfection ; and allusion may also be made
to the peace whic4i prevails in England,. and the
absence of disturbances in Ireland. Some minor
points may suggest 'themselves, including, perhaps,
the Treaty with the United States respecting the
Fisheriesi—and the Speech will conclude with
expressions of gratitude to Providence for the

promise of an abundant harvest, and the hope that,
under the same beneficent influence, the country
gill continue to flourish, and the people enjoy the
reward of their piety, their loyalty, and their
industry.

We have thus given a brief sketch of the pro-
bable contents of the State document, which is
always looked for with anxiety, though no one ever
expects to find anything a interest in it. We do
not, however, anticipate any gratitude for our
suggestions, as we believe that there are several
Members of the Ministry who are very skilful in
making "much ado about nothing," as shown by
many of their speeches, which, though apparently
contradictory, are, afterwards explained so as to
suit any possible variety of construction. We do
not doubt that a Speech Will be constructed with
the requisite number of smoothly-rounded phrases
and variety of topics ingeniously handled; but we
defy the most bigoted Ministerial adherent to
point to any one Act of the Session approaching
its close, by which he has received the slightest
amount of benefit, except it may be a restraint
upon his tendency to luxuriate, by the doubling of
the tax upon his income.