English News.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 25, 24 January 1844, Page 3

English News.

By the arrivals from Sydney, since our last, we have received our English papers to 4th September, and Sydney to 28th December, from which we have extracted copiously in onr present number, Business was much improved in England, but the riot s in Wales, and the Repeal Meetings in Irelaud, were on the increase. Her Majesty and all the Royal Family were in the enjoyment of good health, and on September 2nd,Queen Victoria and Prince Albert left England for France, on a visit to the King of the French, where they were most kindley receivedPROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. There'was a very numerous assemblage in the Park, and along the line of procession on Thursday August 24, and her Majesty was received with every demonstration of loyalty and affection. We ■were happy to perceive that her Majesty was evidently in the enjoyment of excellent health. The plaudits of the assemblage were acknowledged ■with her Majesty’s characteristic grace and condescension. The scene in the House of Lords, when the firing - of the Park guns announced the arrival of Her Majesty, was highly animated. The noble Peers and Peeresses instantly took their places and prepared to receive her Majesty. Shortly afterwards the Queen appeared, attired in the regal robes, accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Albert, and attended by the high Officers of State, She immediately took her seat upon the Throne. The Commons were then summoned to the Royal presence. The Royal assent was given to a number of bills. —the Clerk at the table repeating iu NormanFrench the ancigut forms in .which our Monarchs have, since the first existence of a Parliament, expressed their assent to its proceedings. Her Majesty wore a splendid tiara of pearls and diamonds, a superb diamond necklace, and a stomacher which was literally a blaze of diamonds. Her Majesty then delivered the following most gracious SPEECH. My Lords and Gentlemen, —The state of public business enables me to close this protracted session and to release you from further attendance on your parliamentary duties. 1 thank you for the measures you have adopted for enabling me to give full effect to the several treaties which I have concluded with Foreign Powers. I have given my cordial assent to the Bill, which you presented to me for increasing the means of spiritual instruction in populous parishes, by mas king a portion of the revenues of the Church available for the endowment of additional ministers. I confidently trust that the wise and benevolent intentions of the legislature will be aided by the Zeal and liberality of my subjects, and that better provision will thus be made for public worship, and for pastoral superintendence in many districts of the country. 1 view with satisfaction the passing of the Act for removing doubts respecting the jurisdiction of the Church of Scotland in the admission of minis’ ters, and for securing to the people, and to the Courts of the Church, the full exercise of their respective rights. It is my earnest hope that this measure will tend to restore religious peace in Scotland, and to avert the dangers which have threatened a sacred institution of the utmost importance to the happiness and welfare of that parj of my dominions.

I continue to receive from all foreign powers assurances of their friendly disposition, and of their earnest desire for the maintenance of peace. Gentlemen of the House of Commons, —I thank you for the readiness and liberality with which you have voted the supplies for the current year. It will be my constant object to combine a strict regard to economy with the consideration which is due to the exigencies of the public service. My Lords and Gentlemen, —In some districts of "Wales the public peace has been interrupted by lawless combinations and disturbances unconnected with political causes. 1 have adopted the measures which I deemed best Calculated for the repression of outrage, and for the detection and punishment of the offenders. I have at the same time directed »n inquiry to be made into the circumstances which havg led to insubordination and violence in a part of the country usually distinguished for good order and obedience fothelafv. I have observed with the deepest concern the persevering efforts which 1 are made to stir up discontent and disaffection among my subjects in Ireland, and to excite them to demand a repeal of the Legislative Union. It has been and ever will be my earnest desire to administer the government of that country in a spirit of strict justice and impartiality, and to co operate with Parliament in effecting such amendments in the existing laws as may tend to improve the social condition and to develope the natural resources of Ireland. From a deep conviction that the Legislative Union is not less essential to the attainment of these objects than to the strength and stability of the empire, it is my firm determination, with your support, and under the blessing of Divine Providence, to maintain inc violate that great bond of connexion between the two countries.

I have forborne from requiring any additional powers for the counteraction of designs hostile to t be concord and welfare of my dominions, as Well from my unwillingness to distrust the efficacy of the ordinary law, as from my relianee on the good sense and patriotism of my people, and.on the sot lemn declarations of Parliament in support of the Legislative Union, I feel assured that those of my faithful snbjects who have influence and authority in Ireland will discourage to the utmost of their power a system of pernicious agitation which disturbs the industry and retards the improvement of that country, and exs cites feelings of mutual distrust and animosiiy between diderent olasses of my people. Her Malesty delivered her speech in a firm voice, and appeared in most excellent health and Spirits. The" Lord Chancellor, in her Majesty’s name, declared the present Parliament stood prorogued wntil Thursday, the 19ih day of October,