PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. House of Lords, Thursday, August 15

New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 496, 15 January 1851, Page 3

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. House of Lords, Thursday, August 15

Her Mi.jesty repaired to the House ol Loub feu the put pose ol proioguing Pniliarnent this day. Ul. M.ijo3(y was accompanied (o the House by the Pi nice Consnrt, who was picscnt dm ing the cerunony. Tlic Ni'pnulese Pimcesaml the Turkish AmbitSFaJoi were | lvsent. After the lapse of a few minutes after Her iL)j'jsl/h -uriial, (lie bj eakernnd iinumcious body of the iik.i. bers of the House of Commons made their app^<U"UC>i at t!ie bar. The Speaker then addrcsned Her Majesty staling tint her Co nnions had Leon luhounn^ in accoidancc with lhi« diiert ons of lior gniciom fijiocch oa ojiutnii" (he gcs, ion. They had ji.is-e.l an Au-,1 Lilian Colours Bill, which was to invest those colonies with I'm: power, Piibjeci to ttei M.ijesfy'*, .ippiiM.i!, of providi 1 thrnT-rlvei v.ith a wprcsenUtivc govtinmcnt ,ul iji'k I to tl'cir "an's; ;\nd I.c expics^ed a hope lint sin 'i iiuMsiuc would pinmoli! ila* Jevi lopment of the v.i,l ichouues of A iibti alia, 'i h,-y hail p.wd a Mi iccni.l • M.uinc Hill, and a Pitt h uueut ny Fi.uu'l.ine (01 hchiiid Bill, and they hud, amon<; olh i mt'^urr'., v,i'ii a reference to which he uouid not tiouhle II i Majesty, cont-ived to rcdurc taxation whiie piovidniji adequate supplies for the exigencies of the nation. tier Mujcsty wub pli>a3cil lo give her Koyal assciii: to seveial hills. Tlie Lotd Chaiiocllu- then advnnccd to the foot Ihe throne, and Kneeling, piuht-niod U?r Alajoßty with the Rojal Speccli, which Her Majesty {uocceded a' once lo icad in a deaf and exceedingly pleasiii" U>ik: of voice.

HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH. < ( My Lords and GentmsmiiN, u I have the sutibf.u lion of bein£ able to rcW-ip yon from the duties of a laborious session. The assiduity and c<ire with which you have applied your.elvc, io lh>; luisiiicss which required your attention, mail my <m dial approbation. " Ihe Act Joi the bettci government of my Aushalian Colonies will, I trust, unpiove the condition in those rising communitiei. It will ulw.ijs bo ;;i<i!'fying to me to be able to extend tlic adv«i'it,f{es of re pri'sentativo institutions, which hum ilie f;!oiy nn ■ li.ijipun.aBol my people, to colonies inhabited l>y nvi who uio capable of I'letc-iiuuf, with benefit to lh."iibllvit, thj I'iivik'^fs of fiiedoiii. 11 It has iiflbrdul me ;>re'it satisfaction to (jive my ;r. sent to the Act which you have p.issed for this impiovtmcnt of tlic Mci chant Nuval Service of this ojuuliy. Ir is, I Uutt, cukulnted to prcniote tlic wclfaic' ol every class connected with ihid essential branch of the national intcie&t. "The Act for tlic giackinl discontimnnce of Intoi. menus within the liini h of the Metiopolib is in noufoi mily with those tnliyhtenii! views wh'ch li.ive foi tlu'ir (iliJL'ot the impiovcinent of the puUu; lnalih. S sh.d! Wcitth with lnioc&t the progress oi measuics reKnniij to tins iuifioiwuit sut'ji'ct. " 1 ln.ve Riven my coidial asseut to the Act for (he Extension of thu Elective I'rancliise in Ireland. I look tj tlic most beneficial consequences fiom a inra^uic winch has been fr.uued with a view to §iiv« to my poo p'e in Ireland a fair puit cipulion m the benefits ol our leprc&pntutive syslem. " I ln\e obscivcd wiih llid giratect uilou'st at>d sntiblaction the in asuies which have been adopted with a vii'w to the improvement of the Adaiunsiution of Jiibtice in various depaitnicnts, and I confidently anticipa'c they will be productive of much public convenience ai.d advantage* " Gl NI'LkMSN 01' '1II!8 rinUSE OP CoRIMONiI, "'lhc impiovcinent of the k venue, and the Idigo reductions which have 1 c j .n made, in vniious bi .inches of expendicim 1 , have tended to »ive our fin.uici.il condition Et.ibili!y and secuiily, lam happy to find that )ou lmva been enabled to relieve i»y subjicts fiom some of the burdens of t<.xa ion, without mipauiug the suilicieucy ol our icaoutces to meet the ch.ngtis uupo^ed upon them. "My Luds and Gentlemen, " I atn cncouiut^ed to hope tint the treaty between Germany and D'iima,k, which h.is been conclude i :,t liorlm under wy mediation, may lead at no distant period to the tebtoiution of peace in the Noilh nt Europe. No endeavour shall bj wanting on my pait to 'cciuo the attainment of this gieat blessing. " T continue to maintain the most fiicnrily leliliona with l r oicign poweis, and I tiust that nothing n\uy occiu to ilisst in t> the general peace. " I liave every reason to be thankfn! for the loy«lly nnd at ti eh me ut of my people, and while I am iitudiuut. to p CBcrve and to improve our institutions, I U'ly upon the goodness of Almighty Cod to favour my cft'oi.B, and to guide, the destinies of tins nation." The Loid ChancJlor then, m II r M.ijeUy'fi name, and by Hi r RI »j city's romm-iuds, declared the L'iul'.jlmcnt piorop;ujd until the 15ih of October next.

KiiriH' . rrriT'fiTi n""?Ti'i'i""Trr ii i 1 tiTTiTrnfTT*iT*rr irri^'TfTTCrimTßiii iiwii wn mi. h \4 Nkw&vai'KU Mi.nsuhaiion. — Tl'e press sunila ronh in dii'y pap >■> alone a pimtrd surface nmountin^ ii I' 2 montl\a to 319,308,000 supeificial feef. li' to thes>e rue added all the papoia pi.u'ed ueeldy oinl hrlni^htly in Lonrfo'i and the piovineej, the whole nmounli to I ,'110,1.^0,000 l qu<jic feet of punted s>uifa«", whn.li. viAt in ISiO placoj before li.c < omprehtntive vision of John Bull. The aici of a single morning p.ipt>t — say The Times — is more than l'J\ nqufiic feet, or ncuily livi; feel by fon . Co.npnicd with an oKii'iiny octavo volume, the quantity of iratter d.iily i .sucJ, is tqn il to 300 jia^cßi Theie arc five morning p>ipci!s vvliosj aupeU'icies is nomly as gieit, without supplement, which they .seldom publibb. A sixth is only hulf iht. size. We uuiy reckon, thcicforo, that the coiiiit'int ei'iivi'ig' of Londoncts for upws is supplied every mom* ing with as much ;u wovJd fill about 1,200 pages of an oidiuaiy novel; oi not less than fn'e volumes. These une.s of piint sown bioadcast piotluce a laily cop to suit ovoy a]>j)(.tile and every taste, it has win«fod its wily from tvery spot on the curth's tuifaco, nnd nt laat settled down and ranged ibd! ino intelligible m.uniii", ma da instinct with ink. Now it teUs cf'v'a i) 'xl,-door iieigliboni ; then of dnellers in the utlurmoot coiners of the earth. ''"The blaclf side' of this black und white, duily hiatoiy eensi ts of battle, nnmkr, and Eudtlcu duith; lighlnini» and tempeht ; of pl'igue, poßtilcnre, and fanvnj ; of sednijt), pi ivy conbpi'ai'y, and icbclhon; of fiilse doi trinr, hert'iiyi and tchion ; ot all other crime-, czitiluos, aad fal ilies, which \Voai"! enjoined to pray to be dt fended from The white M 4,) i lno»ic'ca hcioi^m, ch.iritiblt'nc:*, hi >h purpose. .\ a lof'y deeds, it a.lvcxntrii iJi c 111 1 n o t dotti me», nnd thu practice of tin: incsl c\i!ted vnluo; it w cords ihf Bj)i'Cfid ef cjmmP'i , rcii^i n, and science ; it tNpiesus the wisdo.n of the T-v i,<tgez and slmv.s tlic ipnoian"" of the neglected inii'.y in (iuo good and evil aio «> bioudly di Inn d or v8 mextt icahly mixed in the nev,">papcis ii' they jic over the fo*eal globe itsvlf,-~Dn,|xtus f IloifihoUl Won!,. No. 10.

liORD PALMERSTON ON HIS FoKEIGN POLICY. [The Reform Ciub in London having given a magnificent banquet to the Noble Secretary for Foreign Affairs to celebrate the House of Commons expressing approval of his policy, (respecting which we give extracts of considerable length in our last). Lord Palmerston delivered a speech on this occasion which will be an appropriate sequel to our previous article. It has also the importance of giving— in a popular, attractive, and very eloquent style, a general exposition of the principles by which the Russell Palmerston Foreign Government is guided.] Lord PalmbbsTon was received with loud cheers and every demoustrttion of enthusiasm. He laid :— When I think of the honourable and flattering reception I have met with from you thii day ; and when I think of the terms so far exceeding anything which I feel conscious of deserving— io which my hon. and gallant friend hat been pleased to propose this toast, I am leniible of ibe truth of what you must have often heard, that it is far more easy to find argument! wiih which mccfii* fully to repel one's opponent! than it is to find wordg adequate to expiets thank* and gratitude to one's friendi (loud cheem). It is said, indeed, that out of the fuloen of the heart the mouih spe*keth ; but, my lords and gentlemen, the heart may be too full to allow the tongue its proper utterance (the noble lord wai here much affected). Gentlemen, you have met here to-day not only to testify kind and friendly feeling! to one individtu', but you have met also, I apprehend, to. record, by a public demonstration, jo r opinion ai to great and leading principles of pub ie policy (cheers). lam entitled to infer that the princijilen of policy which have guided the Government, of which I ha»e the honour to be a member, in their administration of tho foreign relations of this country, bare been such generally, ipeaking in general terms, as you have thought deserving of your approbation. Those principles of polity may he described in a few words. The guiding objects of the policy of the Government with regard to our foreign rela'ions have been Ihe interest! of England (loud cheers)— interests which have their beginning in tlie well beintj of thi* country, and which in their progress comprehend the' well- being of every other country. In regard to this country it is needless for me to say that it ought to be the first objeat of those who have the charge of her foreign relk ions to maintain unimpaired its honour, its dignity, and its righii. It ii also their duty to protect our fellow lubjects in whatever foreign land they may be (vehement cheering ) We are eminently a travelling, an inquiring, n commercial nation. There is no part of the great ocetn, which occupies so vast a portion of the globe, on whose boiom oar ships and oar merchandize an not found to float. There is no land, however distant or however near — however civilized or however barbarous —in which Englishmen are not found, for the purposes of recreation or of beaith, in the pursuit of science or of commerce, or in the noble and higher at ocation of shedding through the regions of darkness the light of the Christian faith (cheers). I contend that these fellow-subjects of ours are entitled wherever they may be, to think that tuey are under the guardianship of the watchful eye of this country (loud cbeeri), and lo assume that England will eith r protect them from wroog, or if wrong it done, that her power will obtsin for them redress (cheeis). I have ■aid that tke interests of England is not only that we should ourselves participate in these objects, hut also that we re joice in the well-being of all other nation . The days are gone by, at least in this country, wh*n men thought, when nations imagined, that their own prosperity was to be promoted by the adversity of their neighbours (cheers). We glory in our own wealth, in our own happiness, in our own liberty 9 but we do not desie a monopoly of thoje blessings ; and 10 far as o-ir efforts can be properly exercised, I think it Is the <lmy of the Government or this country to assist other nations in following our «ampk— those who are endeavouring, at least, to attain the portion which we occupy (cheers). Ido not mean to say, as those who have endeavoured to thwart our policy un. foundedly aisert we say, that we ought to go like kniebts. errant of civilization toforce our institutions upon other countries, to excite discontent, to encourage disturbances. Such is no part of the duty of the Government of England ; but when we tee nations endeavouring, in conjunciion with their own Governmenti, to improve their cotuti utions— when we see at* tions, sensible of the evils under which they suffer, cii» deavouring rationally, temperately, and calmly to improve their condition, they deserve at least our sympathy, (cheers); and if other Powers, with different impressioDS and newe, should endeavour to interfere to pre« vent the development of liberty, my conviction is that the Government of England will always be supported and backed by the people of England in throwing their weight into the scale, and endeavouring thui to redress the balance. And be persuaded, geutlemen, that this may often be done without endangering the continuance of peace. Do not imagine that we are less sensible than any other men in the country of the Tftlue and importance of peace. Don't imagine that we think lightly of the calamities of war—of the interruptions wirioh war oppoiei to all improvements, social, political, and commercial. Dj not imagine that we arc insensible to those great reasons which ought to deter, the Government of this country from involving, without absolute necessity, the people with ■whose destinies they are charged in all tho miseries and calamities of war (cheers). But do not let the people of this country imagine that every angry word which may fall from another Government ,ia immediately to be followed by a blow (loud oheers and laughter)— that every angry demonstration of dissatisfaction, whether diplomatic or otherwise (laughter and cheers), mu»t inevitably lead to hostilities with this nation. Anxious as libe people of this country are,. to preserve peace and avoid war with any conutry whatsoever, yet, believe me, there i» no other country whioh is not as disinclined—and that fpp the best of all reasons— to go to war with England as England, can be to go to war with them (cheers). This con cioasness of strength— this feeling .of the national power, ought never to tempt the Government or the people of England to commit anything ibat- is unjust or wrong, but^tpught at least to, bear us up in pursuing the cause, of justice «nd honour, and indue* us not lightly » gWe way to apprehensions founded on no real ground (loud cheers;. I feel that we may be proud, and reasonably proud, of the country in which we h«re the good fortune to be bora (cheers). It seems to me *bat this British n«* tion is derttoed tmde* Providence to bear an honourable part in promoting and advancing the civilisation of mankind (loud cheers). It ii from this hive that the swana Us proceeded— that living and act ye swarm which ha> < vered with the workout n» constructive indugtiy tht * .1- «or prinjevul forests of Nor ik America ;, there isuo laau, however remote, in which Ea&lwhmen, have not introduced th« aits of civilization and the blessings of Chriufcnltyj and,here in this land, where we are at home, we feel proud to think that wo hold out to he civil ized jMtiont of the world an example of iot

ternal organization, of systematic and progressive improvement—a practical proof and conviction that iv tli s improvement and reform of our ancient institution! you give them strength, and do not overthrow or destroy them—nay, that tkii country holds out to the civilized nations of the world an example worthy of the imitation of every statesman, and worthy also of the admiration of ihe wisest philosopher (cheers). Gentlemen, I again thank you— most inadequately thank you— for the great and distinguished honour which you have conferred upon me, but I beg to assure you, though my words fall far short of my feelings, and infinitely below the very distinguished kindness I have received at your hands, that the recollection of • this day will be impressed on my memory ,to tbejatest hour of mv existence and that if in auy act of my public life I shall feel hesitation or duubr, the recollection not only rf the kindness wliic'h" you have exhibited to me this day, but of the handsome and gentrom support which 1 have received in moments of great personal and official difficulty (loud cheer*) will encourage me and support me in the discharge of my duty ; and this you may depend on, that to loug ni this country has the good fortune to be represented by such men as I see arouud me, and as long as the people of this country are animated by the generous and patriotic f filing* which have led you here to day, there is no dauber that any Government of Eng'and will Jhhtink from ihe performance of their duty, and there can never be fear for the fortunes of our country. (The noble lord resumed his seat amidst enthusiastic cheering.)