The new King of Holland has been quickly called upon
to exercise one of the grandest functions of the regal office— that of meeting his Parliament and delivering his opening speech. The speech does not present much of novelty beyond the imme- diate circumstances which gave occasion for it. There are no dieations of those strong me:tem-es whish the late Kin. in his valedictory address, said the exigt :icy of ie times required. end far the conduct of which a eounger ead firmer hantl was neeessary. continued excess of the expt ...ese over the income of tee
country is notes, d, note ithstandin4 a:1 a eseseeee ce psespctity
in the :everal brimehes of nee:elle .,.:e se ' . 1.:sese.e Fieaerial
arrangements and economy are sieeo ie., ens heel the expenditure will he met willeset tee u.. seee loans. Chaegcs are a?-o mentioned as ,Ceeet te H:ro.ime the- tariff'
of import, export. and transit-,int S., to be adopted in the VOW .11 thea. Seems to have been ne necese:■ Rine to ser,iek from the re:Tons:Utility of their eNt
'Fite Irish Repeal dememstratioes tee, rece thee , on a scale oh' unusual magnitude. If al‘e iseeese ese. on estimates vale ine, teem twenty Ili.' I: tee •,
fifty thousand, the meeting at .e0\ is em. eiee of people ever assembled to speeches. 'Faking the numb, ■,NN1 . it SLOWS that tile ;17;]1,0,H
for eome reospeet is etcset eees.
titel it troublesome to se . es.
Nem.. rather thster than be Fess. . That the people aisle's:4,i us ;dem,. I. seen. was not feen the ileum...ince mS; melee:teed, that if then chose to
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kenny one. Both were remarkable for the absence of persons of property or distinction in the country. Mr. O'CONNELL himself seemed to feel this falling-ofF among the ranks of the upper classes; who have tbught shy of Repeal since the Government denunciation. The anti-patronage threat from Dublin Castle seems to be work- ing wonders among the placeltunters.
