Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-06-02

of the announcement OF the King sintertrDn /
10 come down TO the House. The number |
OF Peers in attendance were exceedingly nv |
merous. Prayers were lead at halt past two |
by the Bishop Of Exeter. Il
On motion Of harl Mansfield, it was resell
scd that Lord Sh4ltesbury do take the chair,
observing that it was quite evident for what
purpose ihey were assembled
The Duke of Richmond spoke TO order
He would move the standing order Of the
House, the peers should take their places as
be saw a noble carl seated near a junior
baron.
Lord Lyndhurst said the noble duke was
in error (Here the Glamour from the 5ar6n's
bench near the bar, was so great that we
could not catch wori)
The Duke Of Richmond rose to order
The noble and learned baron had used often
sye language
The Marquis Of Londonderry rose 10 or.
der, and said il was a miserable shift TO pre-
vent persons from expressing their opinions
on this coup defat. CHEERS aud htHgittey from
he ministerial bcaches) II the noble duke
| wished to put himself at the head Of this coup
| detat, his object was to prevent the express.
| sion Of their opinions.
The Marquis Of Clanrcarde.--'T this TO
| order'-( Ctaninurs, miced teih cheers and
cries for Lord Whwacii6e, aud the order Of
| the day.
| Lord Wharncliac moved the order Of the
/ day, that an address be presented to his Ma
/ jjesty not to dissolve the Parliament under
| the present state Of excitement both in En-
| gland and Ireland. lie would say
The Lord Chancellor rose and said, that
he had never heard any objection TO the King
| dissoving Parliament, when The other house
of Parliament had taken the unprecedented
step of refusing supplies. lChcers and ire.
meudous Glamour, amid cries Of "1he King, !"
| whose arrival was announced by the oud and
Joyous shouts Of the people outside the
House, and the firing Of the minute guns in
the Park
Lord Mansfield had heard from the noble
lord that it was the undoubted right Of the
crctTn to dissolve Parliament, when the other
| House Of Parliament had taken what he cali
ed, perhaps from the ignorance Of our listo
ry. the unprecedented step Of stopping the
| supplies They stood in the most awful SIT
nation, he accused line ministers OF weakness,
OF conspriog against the safety of the state
by making Tue King party to his own de-
structon {bear, hear) He bad not express
ed his opinion on the Reform Bill because
he thought would never come 20 this House,
but that II would have closed the number OF
their aboriive plans-the most ahortve ever
attempted by an incapable ministry. (hear,
hear9 What did the petitions on their lord
ships table pray for2 Was it dissolution
OF Parliament? No reformed Parliament
was what they wanted. THE reduction Of tax
alton. OF the army, the appropriation OF
church property TO the usa Of the state; they
also demanded universal suffrage and the
vote by ballot lie CBord Mausiicil) bad,
he reloIced 10 think, advised his Maesry on
this important subject; he stated to the King
that IT he gave his assent 10 dissolution for
tie sake of this bill, il was a measure so
pregnant with anger that he was certain an
| attack would be made on the credit Of the
cosutry; fret on the privileges aud then on
tic existence Of thi. House, and lastly on the
privileges Of the crown tself--(hear}- priv
ieges which were insoparaily connected with
the happiness OF the people (hear) iie re
joiced that he had spoken in a time Of great
Glamour.
Here the entrance Of his Majesty PIT an
end TO the discussion. One or two OF their
lordshps, however, allowed a ciamorous cx-
preston or two TO reach the royal ear.
His Majesty took his seat on the throne
wearing the crown and sceptre. surrounded
by numerous body of the royal household;
he looked remarkably we'll aud wore beneath
the royal rnhes the uniform Of AN admiral
The Commons were summoned to attend
at the bar, preceded by Sir Thomas Iyrwhitt
and the speaker. About one hundred ;ncm
hers were in Attendance IN the small place
below the bar. They rushed in so tumuItu
ous|y that the speaker vas Obliged twice or
thrice TO cali them TO order
The Speaker, on reaching the bar, brought
up the Civil List Bill. and several others. pre-
facing bis doing so with brief address TO
the King.
The royal assent was given, in the eusto-
mary manner to these bills
! The sight at the moment was most impo-
sing; the three estates of the realm, on per-
/, haps the most important occasion in the his
tory OF the country. 1t was half past three
before the preliminary business was gone
through
His Majesty then read, in firm tone of
voice, the following:
SPEECH FROM THE THRONE.
".6iy LOrds end Gentlemen,
81 have come to meet you for the purpose
( OF proroguing this Parliament with a view
to its immediate dissolution.
81 have been induced so resort this mea-
sure for the purpose of aScertalning the sense
of my people, in the only way in which it can
! be most conveniently and authenticity ex-
pressed for the purpose OF making such chan
ges IN the representation as circumstances
may appear TO require, and which, Sounded
upon the acknowledged principles of the con
sttution. may tend at once TO uphold the Just
rights and prerogatIves of the crown, and
TO give security to the liberties of the people
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