The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-16 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS.-FILIDAY.

The prorogation of parliament having been fixed.for to-day,
the doors of the house were opened at twelve o'clock for the
purpose of admitting the peeresses and ladies who had ob
tained tickets to witness the ceremony. As is usual on these
occasions, the seats allotted to the fair strangers were occupied
shortly after the opening of the doors, and the body of the
house, the galleries on either side the throne, and the
strangers' gallery, exhibited a dazzling display of rank and
beauty. The attendance, however, owing, we believe, to the
number of tickets issued being limited, was not so numerous
as we have witnessed on former occasions, nor were the
dresses or brilliants worn of so gorgeous a character. The
strangers' gallery was by no means crowded, and therefore
less warranted a most serious inconvenience to which the
gentlemen of the press were subjected. The greater num
ber of the places set apart for their accommodation, and
called the reporters' gallery, were a few minutes after twelve
occupied by ladies, the friends, we should suppose, of the
messengers ; the consequence was, that those gentlemen,
who had necessarily been delayed by the stream of car-
riages in rank from being in their places punctually at
twelve were unable to obtain seats, unless two occupied the
place of one, and were so crowded as to render it almost
impossible to take notes. We are anxious to notice this cir-
cumstance, in order if possible to prevent a recurrence of it.
The reporters' gallery is devoted to the reporters ; the
tickets they obtain to that part of the house are exclusively
for them, and the messengers are bound to keep the seats
unoccupied in order that they may be applied in the
manner intended. In this instance the greatest inconvenience
was felt by the intrusion of which we complain, and we trust
Lord Shaftesbury, if this should meet his lordship's eye, will
not allow a similar inconvenience on any future occasion.
The Duke of Wellington entered the house at half-past 12 and
was one of the first peers who arrived. His grace appealed
in good spirits, although somewhat feeble. Peers and peeresses
arrived in quick succession efterwards until nearly the time
when her Majesty was expected. In the gallery, on the
right hand of the throne, Dwarkarnauth Tajore and another
Hindoo of rank were accommodated with seats. The foreign
ambassadors and ministers occupied the row behind the
bishops and ministerial benches. His Serence Highness the
reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg, Prince Ernest, and the
princess took their seats in the chairs of state placed for their
highnesses on the floor of the house on the right of the throne.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge occupied his
place as a peer. About 23 peers were present to receive her
Majesty, among whom were the Dukes Norfolk and Buccleuch ,
Earls Ripon, Eldon, Cardigan, Shaftesbury, Aberdeen, Vis-
count Melbourne, Lords Wharncliffe, Langdale, Redesdale,
Campbell, Forester, &c., the Archbishop of Canterbury and
the Bishop of London. Mr. Baron Rolfe was the only
judge present, the other judges being on circuit. When her
Majesty entered the house all present rose, and remained
standing until her Majesty desired theirlordships to be eeated.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, who was dressed in a field
marshal's uniform, occupied the chair of state on the left of
her Majesty. Her Majesty wore the royal robes over a satin
dress, brocaded with gold lace, and crown of brilliants. The
usual time elapsed before the entry of the members of the
House of Commons. but at length silence of the scene was
broken by the unruly rush of the representatives of the lower
house of Parliament.

The SPEAKER addressed her Majesty, giving a resume of
the business of the session.

Her Majesty then read the following speech :
" My Lords and Gentlemen,
" The state of public business enables me to release you
from further attendance in parliament.

" I cannot take leave of yon without expressing my grate-
ful sense of the assiduity and zeal with which you have ap-
plied yourselves to the discharge of your public duties
during the whole course of a long and most laborious
session.

" You have had under your consideration measures of the
greatest importance connected with the financial and com-
mercial interests of the country, calculated to maintain the
public credit, to improve the national resources, and, by ex-
tending trade, and stimulating the demand for labour, to
promote the general and permanent welfare of all classes of
my subjects.

" Although measures of this description have necessarily
occupied much of your attention, you have at the same time
effected great improvements in several branches of juris-
prudence, and in laws connected with the administration of
domestic affairs.

" I return you my especial acknowledgements for the re-
newed proof which you afforded me of your loyalty and
affectionate attachment by your ready and unanimous con-
currence in the act for the increased security and protection
of my person.
" I continue to receive from all foreign powers assurances
of their friendly disposition towards this country.
" Although I have deeply to lament the reverses which
have befallen a division of the army to the westward of the
Indus, yet I have the satisfaction of reflecting that the gal-
lant defence of the city of Jellalabad, crowned by a decisive
victory in the field, has eminently proved the courage and
discipline of the European and native troops, and the skill
and fortitude of their distinguished commander.
" Gentlemen of the House of Commons,

"The liberality with which you have granted the supplies
to meet the exigencies of the public service demands my
warm acknowledgments.
" My Lords and Gentlemen,l

" You will concur with me in the expression of humble
gratitude to Almighty God for the favourable season which
His bounty has vouchsafed to us, and for the prospects of a
harvest more abundant than those of recent years.

"There are, I trust, indications of gradual recovery from
that depression which has affected many branches of mane-
-factoring industry, and. has exposed large classes of my
people to privations and sufferings, which have caused me
the deepest concern.

"You will, 1 am confident, be actuated on your return to
your several counties by the same enlightened zeal for the
public interest which you have manifested during the dis-
charge of your parliamentary duties, and will do your utmost
to encourage by your example and active exertions that spirit
of order and submission to the law which is essential to the
public happiness, and without which there can be no enjoy-
ment of the fruits of peaceful industry, and no advance in
the career of social improvement."

When her Majesty's most gracious speech had been read,
The LORD CHANCELLOR declared that it was her Ma-
jesty's gracious will and pleasure that Parliament should be
prorogued to Thursday the Gth of October next.