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SATURDAY NIGHT. PARLIAMENT was prorogued this (lay by the King in person. His Majesty went in the usual state to the House of Lords, soon after two o'clock, and delivered the following Speech.
My Lords and Gentlemen—The state of the public business enables me at length ILO relieve you from further attendance in Parliament ; and in terminating your labours, I have again to acknowledge the zeal with which you have applied yourselves to the public business, and the attention which you have bestowed upon the impottant sub. jects which I brought under your consideration at the opening or the Session. " The assurances of friendly dispositions which I receive front all Foreign Powers,
enable me to congratulate you upon the prospect that peace will coutinee list urbed.
" I lament deeply that tile internal state of Spain still renders t hat country the only exception to the geurral tranquillity which prevails in the rest of Europe ; and I regret that the hopes which have hen entertained of the termination of the civil war have not hitherto been realized. In fulfilment of the engagements which I contracted by the treaty of Quadruple Alliance. I have afforded the Queen of Spain the cooperation Of a part of my naval force; awl I continue to look with unabated solicitude to the restoration of that internal peace in Spain, a Melt was One of the main objects of the Quadruple Treaty, and which is so essential to the interests of all Europe. " I am happy to be able to Inform you, that my entices ours to remove the misunder- standing %Mai hail arisen betaeru France and the United States have been crowned ith complete success. The good offices which for that purpose 1 tendered to the two Governments, were accepted by both in the most frank and conciliatory spirit ; and the relations of friendship have been reestablished between there in a manner satisfactory and honourable to both parties. I trust that this circumstance sill tend to draw Min ClOSPr the ties which connect this country with two great and friendly nations, with which they have so many important relations in common. " I have regarded with interest your deliberations upon the Report of the Commis- sion appointed to consider the state of the Dioceses in England and Wales ; and I hate cheerfully given my assent to the measures which have been presented to me foe carrying into effect some of these most important recommendations. " It is with no ordinal y satisfaction I have learned that you have, with mach labour, brunght to maturity enactments upon the difficult subject of Titliea in England and Wales. which will, I trust, prove in their operation equitable to all the districts con- cerned, and generally beneficial in their results. " The passing of the acts fur Civil Registration and for Marriages in E vela ed, has afforded much satisfaction. Their provisions have been framed upon those large prin- ciples of religious freedom which, a hit a due regard to the a elfare of the Estatulisked Chinch in this country. I have °Nays been desirous of maintainkg and promotiug ; and they will also conduce to the greater certainty of titles and to the stability of pie petty.
" It has been to me a source of the most lively gratification, to observe the tran- quillity which has prevaiksh and the diminution of crimes a hid, has lately taken place in Ireland. I trust that perseverance in a just and impartial system of Government will encourage this good disposition, and enable that country to develop her great national resources.
" Gentlemen of the Douse of Commons—I thank you for the liberality situ whirls you base voted. not only the ordinary Supplies of the year, but the additional sums re- quired to provide for an increase in my Naval force. I am also gratified to perceive that you have made provision for the full amount of compensation awarded to the owners of slaves in my Colonial possessions. and that the obligations entered into by the Legislature have thus been strictly fulfilled.
" The increased productiveness of the public revenue has enaldell you to meet those charges, and, at the sante time, to repeal or reduce taxes, of yillich some awe hijurious in their effects upon my people, and others unequal in their pressure upon %whets parts of my dominions abroad.
'The present condition of manufaetures and commerce affords a subject of congi atu- lotion, provided the activity %%filch prevails be guided by that caution and patience which experience has proved to be necessary to stable prosperity. "My Lords and Gentlemen—'f lie advanced petiod of the year. and the length of time &ring which you have trim employed in public affairs, must render you desirous of returning to your respective counties. You is ill there resume those duties which are in importance inferior only to your legislatise functions; "and your influence and example will greatly conduce to the maintenance of tranquillity, the encouragentent of iialustsy, and the confirmation of those moral and religious habits and principles whielt are esseutial to the wellbeing of every community."
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