Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-10-03
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LATE FROM ENGLAND.

New York from Liverpool, brings Lon
don papers to the 18th and Liverpool
Of the goth of August.
Bread stnfis had fallen in price in
England. The receipts of both foreign
and domestic Wheat had been very
large. Almost all fears respecting the
harvest in France had subsidized, aud
there is now every expectation that j,
will be abundant.
Cotton had been dull during the
week ending with the 18th, but was
more active on Saturday the 18th.
ENGLAND.
Parliament was prorogued by the
Queen in person on The 10Th Of August.
She delivered the following speech on
the occasion.
HER MAJESTY's SPEECH.
My Lords and Gentlemen.
The state of public business enables
me to close this protracled and labor
Gus session.
have to lament that the civil war
in Spain forms an exception to the
general tranquility. continue to re-
ceiye from all foreign powers the stron.
gest assurances of their desire to main.
tain with me the most amicable rela-
tons.
The disturbances and Instructions
which bad, unfortunately, broken out
IN Upper and Lower Canada, have
been promptly suppressed, and | enter
tain confident hope that firm and iu.
dicous measures will empower you to
restore constitutional form of govern
mont, which unhappy events have com.
PEELED you for time to suspend.
rejoice at the progress which has
been made in my colonial possessions
towards the entire abolition of negro
apprenticeship.
have observed with much satisfac.
ton the attention which you have be-
slowed upon the amendment Of the do.
nestle institutions of the country.
trust that the mitigation of the law of
Imprisonment for debt will prove at
once favorable to the liberty Of my
subjects and safe for commercial cred
II; and that the established church
will derive increased strength and eff,
cheney from the restriction of the gran.
ting benefices in plurality.
| have felt great pleasure in giving
my assent to the bill for the relief Of
the destitute poor in Ireland. | cher. !
ish the expectation that ITS provisions
have been 50 cautiously framed, and |
will be so prudently executed, that
whilst they contribute to relieve dis
tress, they will tend to preserve order,
and TO encourage habits ofindustry and
exerton.
trus, likewise that the act which
you have passed relating to the compo-
sl,ion for tthes in Ireland, will increase |
the security of that property, and pro.
mote internal peace.
Gentlemen Of The House Of Commons
canno: sufficiently thank you for
your despatch and liberaHty in provi-
ding for the expenses Of my household,
and the maintenance of the honor and
dignity of the crown. offer you my
warmest acknowledgements for the adj
diton which you have made to the IN
come Of my beloved mother.
thank you for the supplies which
you have voted Tor the ordinary public
service, as well as for the readiness
with which you have provided means
to meet the extraordinary expenses
rendered necessary by the state of my
Cana ian possessions.
Ny Lords and Gentlemen
The many useful measures which
you have been able to consider, while
the settlement of the civil list and the
state of Canada demanded so much of
your attention, are satisfactory proof
of your zeal for the public good. You
are so well acquainted with the duties
which now devolve upon you in your
respective counties, that il is unneces-
sary to remind you of them. In the
discharge of them you may securely
rely upon my firm support, and it only
remains TO express an humble hope
that Divine Providence may watch
over us all, and prosper our united eff
forts for the welfare ofour country"
The Lord Chancellor announced
that the parliament stood prorogued
I'LL Thursday, the llth of October
next.
The Canada Idemniiy Bill was read
a third time and passed, and sent to the
Lords without amendment.
The Commerce says that the police
had been for some days engaged in
searching for secret press from which
papers had been issued tending to ex.
cite the Bonapartists to make an effort
IN favor of Louis Napoleon.
The Courier Francois says that the
Mexican blockading squadron is to be
increased to twenty-five ships. Baron
llefiaudiS had m rived from, M: