Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1818-03-24

that the Emperor oil Raliia intends TO
proceed to OdeGA next month, and pro.
Pofes 70 be at Warfaa in april
Ii is lsid tina, the Cabinet of London
has communicated to our Court noti1ca-
ton of the higheh political interef with
regard to the affairs of Spanilh America
LONDON, JAN. II.
Opening gftbs Se6f9n Prince Regents
Speech. The s. ilion was opened this day
by commillion. rs foon as the Lords
CommilIioners had taken their feats in
the Houfs of Peers, the attendance of
the House of Commons was commanded
and the Speaker of the Houf- of Com
mons, attended by large number of
members, having obeyed the luminous,
Speech, of which the following is cor
rect account was delivered by the Lords
Commiihoners.
The Speech begins by announcing the
continuance of his Majety's lamented ins
difpoltion.
Ii then proceeds TO exprefs his Royal
Highness's conviction that Parliament
will participate in the affection which his
Royal Hlghnefs feels in the untimely
death of his only and beloved child. But
under this fevere vi6tation of Providence
it has been great comfort 10 his Royal
Highnefs TO have received from all ranks
of his Majefy's fubjects the deepea as
furnaces of the fenfe they entertain of
the lofs they have experienced, and of
their participat ion in his parental forrow,
find in the midft of his own grief his
Royal Lii ghnefs has nor been unmindful
of the effect which this forrowlul occur
renee mutt produce upon the proipeas
and upon the interefts OF this nation
The Speech then proceeds to fate, that
the Prince Regcnt receives from Foreign
Powers the frongeit afurances of their
amcable disposition towards this Country
and of their d-iire to maintain the gene
raj tranquility
His Royal Hignefs has the pleafure to
be able to fate, that the confidence which
ne has always entertained in the liability
of the main fources of our national prof
perity, has not been disappointed.
The Speech then itates, that his R.
Highnefs has concluded Treaties with
Spain and Portugal upon the subject of
the fave trade. in which he has endeav-
ored to carry into execution, as far as
was in his power. the recommendation
of the two Houses. and he relies upon
Parliament to enable him to fulfil the
engagements he has entered into.
The Speech then aludes to the def
cheney which has long been remarked in
the number of places of public worfhip
belonging to the Efabliihed Church,
compared with the population of the
country and he recommends this impor
tant fubjta 10 their confederation, fully
convinced of the many benefits which we
have enjoyed by the bleflings of Divine
Providence, ard with the knowledge that
the religion and morality of the people
are the most certain BATS Of national
PROPERTY.
JAN. % The Duke of WelIington's
recent arrival in England, Is attributed,
in the Brufels papers, to caufes of the
utmoa moment
1t was lately stated, that the Emperor
Alexander bad applied to the duke of
Wellington, propoGng to his Grace to
mediate between France and her pri
vate creditors, among other nations, par
ticularly ,hofe of Pruflia.
The lait new rumour relative to the
finances is, that the revenue this year
will be fifty two millions, and the expen-
diture fifty eight millions !; the dehcien,
fix to be supplied from the linking fund
Of FRANCE