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    Tob Ohe tthrri time this year, Parliamen...

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    Tob Ohe Tthrri Time This Year, Parliamen...

    Tob Ohe tthrri time this year , Parliament lias reaBserribleil for the m ^ ngiiration of a session- ; a third Queen ' s "Bpeedh ^ ana a thirl set of Addresses , 4 iave fallen oti the ears cf listening LotcIb nixl ^ CoTMMeHiB ; and a third time ; taye . we : to record tfoe 'ceremdnieB andpag ^ nts of tbe opening campa * gtt . This time , the Queen 'has appeared in : person , the gravity of the occasion seeming ' .-to require the Royal presence . Her Majesty -arrived from / Wi « dsor on / Wednesday : , ianS , started 'from Buekinghani ! Palaoe * on / T ^ aTCiSay : at abouta quarter before two .: Balconies "were erected along Whitehall elianel andl « everal of the houses in

    PaTliament-TBtreetj arid the W 6 U 91 bevy of bright « hd fascinating ladies looked down upon the old kNstoric road , and on the represewtati'vecif more Hian a thousand ; yea ; ts of ¦ Hionatdhy ; Tfie K , oyisi . etaRdard floated fiponi # ie top 0 f ^^^^ St . M ^ r ^ aTet ' s Gh « TCh , the Admiralty , / Horse Chxardsjiawa other Gov-eraiHewt Offiees •; the Life /; ' (^ a ^ si ' ^ ; 0 ' Femdier . .- <} uarS 8 ' , ' ' -and policemen , mbunted and on febtj lined the -ways ; and behind stood the lieges , innrnnbers sufficient to naake tip a shoWi The day "was fine ¦? the bells clanged in , the steeples ; the people-cheered from : the pavement ;/ aml , " ¦ •• as her Majesty ! proceeded on 'her route , m . 'the' / Btate ' carTiage \ : ' 'dra \ v'a \' b ' y ; -eigirt < hr 6 akb-.

    coloured horses , -a salute of twenty-one gtms wss fired from the Park artillery . Within the House of Lords , there was a brilliant show \'« if peers and peeresses , diplomatists and ^ f o ^ i gn visitors , presenting a warns , rich ; flush of colour ; shadowed lieirearid there ^ alasi ) by ^^ i ^ ladies , w"ho had probably lds-t relaiiGns in . India . Among the | oioteworthy persons present were tlte Brikei . ; ofC < anvbrjage , Prince Frederick V ^ illiani ^ F ¦ Prussia ,- the Princess Royal , tfie Pririeess ; ACary of CanQbridgei and / the SiameseAmbassadors . "The Queen , ' escorted - "by Prince Albert , enteredthe House ata 4 uaTterpasttwo , ahd , feeC ! 6 innioii « 'havi ) bg been summoned , she read as follows : ¦ ¦ . ' ; . ¦" . ' . . . ' ,. . ¦ ¦' .: "¦' ] ¦ ¦ ¦> ' ;¦ '

    " : r v .. : ; . ; :. ;" ;; MIE BQTEAL-. SPEECH ;¦ ~ -r :: : . ' , ; . .., ;; - ¦¦ ^ ^ y Zjordshnd G &^ tlenp ^ i , ¦ ¦ ¦ : ' "¦ ¦) p 'v ; . - ; . ' .. '¦;;' ; ' •• ' / " Circumstances 3 & aye recentlyiarisen , connected with the mercantile interests of ike country , which li « rve induced me to call ^^ . Parliairient tog ^ t lMr before ^ . Tisiiai : '¦¦¦' ¦ ¦¦ . ¦¦ ¦' ¦ . - "¦ •• ' - ¦'¦ '¦ ¦ . ; : ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦¦ . ¦'" . - ¦' : ' , ' : . ' \ : '¦ ; . - . ; ' . ¦/ ¦ ' ¦ . ' '' The failure of certain ^^ 3 (> intr *<) c ^ lia 3 ifcB , and oif some commercial > ft ms , produced , such an extent -of . distrust as ledVBae to authorize my Ministers to recoiamend ! feo the Directo ^ B o f ' the / Ifcaiik < tf England the adoption jof a course > e * f rwpcee & ingwhich , appeared necessaryfiw allaying the "prevalent alarm . As that course lias . involved -a departure ? fpom the exasting law , -a bill for indemriarying those -rpb © ad vise d and those who adopted it will be ¦ subinitted for roar ebrisitfleratidri , , > , ,

    " I hayecAjaerved , with , great regretj that the disturbed state of coTiMBercial transactions in . gerierai has opcasionea . a diminntiijn of employineatin the manutfactnmig dietrictB , - "which' I "fear cannot fail to \ be attended with much local distrees . . 1 triiBtj however , that this evil may not be © flortg dwation ; < aod the abundant harvest wtib which it has graciously pleased Divine Providenoe to bless this land , will , Iihope , dn ¦ some tlegree mitigate the safferingB which this , state of / things uiust ^ unawidably produce / ¦ . ' ¦ . •' . ¦ ' . ' . '¦ .. ' ' ¦¦;¦ ' ' ¦•; : ' : i :. '"¦ ¦ •• ' . ¦• '' . ¦ ¦' .: ' . '' - 'V- ¦• . ' . "' . ' ¦ : ¦ ¦¦ ¦ . ' . ' : ' :

    WMle I deeply deplore Hie severe sufFenng to which Many of my BU'l ) 3 « ct 8 in India liaye been exposed , and Tvhile I grieve for Itho ' extensive bereavements and sorrow ¦ wliichit has cduBccl , Iliave derived the greatest satisfaction from the tlistinguished successes which , have attended the heroic exertions of the comparatively small forces Trhioli have been opposed to greatly superior nuihbers , without tli « aid of tlve powertful reinforcements' ( lespatched fix « n iliis coutitry to their 'aeeisrtanco . "JN * e arrival of thoso reinforcemontB ' -will , I trust , Bpeedily complete the suppveseibiv of this widely-spread lev . oit .

    " The gallantry of the ^ troojis employed againat the mutmeers , their courage in action , their enduranoe under privation , Cutigue , and tlie oflbcts of cditnato ; idhe high . spirit 'and self-devetion of the officers *; 'the ability , skill , and persevering -energy of the 'commanders , liave excited my warmest admiration ; and I have observed "with equal gratification tthat ; many civilians pliioed in icxtreme difficulty and 'danger'have displayed tho highest qualities , including , in eome instances , tiiosotbat would tlo honour to votoran soldiers . * ' It is satisfactory to know that the -general maH 8 of the population of India havo taken no part in the l'ebollion , yrhile tixo ' ihost considerable of the native Priricoa have acted in the -most frioiidly manner , anil harvc a ; en-Qered Itnportant services . * ' I 'have givon ¦ directions 'that pnpoi'e tmlating to th'eeo matters shall be 'laid before you .

    "The afFnir 8 of my Bast Indian 'flominions will require your ^ ari ouB conEiidoration , and 1 recoonmond thoia to yonr aaniCHt attention . " The nuticms of Europe are in tho enjoyment , of the blessings of peace , which nothing flooms likely to disturb . "The stipulations of tho troaty which 1 conoluaed with tlio Shall of Porsia have boea faithfully enmed into execution , and the J ' ovsian forceB hnvo eyaouatod tho territory of Herat .

    "¦' "Geailemeirbgf ike House qf ' Commons , ; ; '¦;¦ 1 ' I hare jgiveii directions thnfc ith * estimaies for the rieit year shall te prepared > for the purpose -of being laid before yooi . : They will be framed with .: a careful jegaid to the e ^ gencies of the pubh ' c service . [ . " ' 3 £ y Lords , and'Gentlemen , / I ' . '¦ ¦' . - : y ' . ' . " ..:. ' ''¦> ' -- li Yaar attention will be cjalled to the laws "¦ rcM gulate'tlie representation of the people in T * arliament , wiith a ¦ vjiewtb consider what amendihehis may be safely and beneficially made tiherein ; r ; " Measures will be submitted , for ybw consideration for fiimplifving and amending' tlie laws relating to real property , and also for consolidating and amending several iinportant branches of the criminal law .

    • " I confidently cbnunit to your Avisdoni the great interests <) f tny empire ; and I fervently pray that the blessing of Almighty God may attend your counsels ^ and may guide your deliberations to those ends which arie dearest to my heart—the ^^ happiness imd proisperity of my loyal and ¦ faithful pepple ; " . : - : By ; half-past two , the speech had been cbncluded , the asseniblage had dispersed , arid the sittings of the two Houses had been temporarily suBpehdecl . In aftother g _ tiarter of an hbut , copies of the Koyal Speech ^ in the eyehing ; papers , were being called about the Strand- " . . '¦ , - : ' : " . - - ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦' : ' - ¦¦¦ :. : - ~ - ' ¦ ¦' ¦ ' ' . ¦ ¦ .:: ¦ - ¦ ¦ '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦'¦

    . - ¦ :: v . ' ;^; . ; - ; ; '' ; V ; . ; .:: ; : THE AD 1 > E ? SS . v : ; ¦ ¦ \ CX ' ¦' ¦ ' ¦' ' . ¦ ¦ . ' :. "TJie House of Loeds reassembled at a quarter past five ; o'clock ; and , the Queen ' s Speech having beea read by the 1 jqju > Chanckixor and repeated by the Clerk at jtheTTablei : ¦ . ¦' "¦ . ; ' ¦' , : ; ' : ; : '•• ¦ . ; : ; - .: % :. '¦"¦ . ,:-V-: \ ¦ :.. ¦ " '¦' . " : \ Lord PoRTicANirose to mbve the Address in reply . Se glancea , as usual , at ¦ ih . e ::-phief rtopicsj- ^ ttb ^^ . to y ^ ' inittinuiedvhis ^ 'cqnvictiba ^ t'hat . / it was absolutely iieceBSEiry tp suspend the Bank Cfearter Act ; Buggested' that Parliament ought to cbiisider whether it could apply a remedy ; to gambling ""• In ;^ trade and . recklesk Epecuiatioris congratulated ; the country . on the excellence of the harvest ; expressed a hope that the criniinai law " would be consolidated ; insisted pxi the necessit y of making : some changes iu our representative system ; , and finally referred to ; the Indian , revolt . The civil and . military affairs' pf India * he observed , should

    engage the attention of their Lordships , as some change in the mode of government is necessary . ; "VVith respect to religion , we are bound to do all we can to advance Christianity , ¦ . consistently wi ' fh a safe arid judipious policy . Still / , he would . . ' - . not " put aside a competent Huidob to ; make room for a less competent Christian , when an office ; . is to be filled . ; That would be a , selfish and an unwise policy : llavlng panegyrizea . the bravery of our officers and nieii in the ^ East , and tile faithfulness of your native allies , his Xordship inade some observations in favour of the Goveriior-General , reiriarking thatj Tvheh we knoty all , we shall . laud instead « F censoring him . He concluded b y briefly alluding to the state of pur foreign relations , and lioping that the « tliance - \ vith Prancei may long contmue .- ^ Lt ) rd GAB ^ v seconded the Address , onS . intirhated his opinion tbat 'a large European force ouglat to be kept in : India for several years'to . 'come . :. ' : ¦ ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ : ¦¦ '¦"" , ' '¦ ¦' , •¦ :. ' ¦ ¦ ' ' . v ¦ - , ¦];¦ ' : ¦ . . ' : ¦' " . - ^ : . " - ¦ ¦ ' ¦ : . ¦' . ¦

    The Earl of DerbtC said he never remembered Parliament meeting under * circumstances of sucli varied interest and gravity . We 'have now a cornplication of misfortunes -to deal - with 5 deep and o ^ erwhelming distress at 'home ,, and our Indian empire ; shaken to its f oundations abroad . ; The only clieerful part of the Speech was tbat which referred to the peaceful state of onx re ^ lations -with the Continent . Had 'there been a foreign war in addition to our other troiibles , we should have been deeply , perhaps fatally , tried , notwithstanding our immense resources and dauntless spirit . TJhe Government , therefore , should have expressed more satisfaction than it had done at this one favourable circumstance . On the contrary , the Speech waa very ccfld on

    tins subject , and in fact breathed the Spirit of the 3 ioble Premier , to whom it is a calamitous thing that there shorfld be ; no > prospect of the peace oF "Duropo being distuibed . * 'Tf the noble Lord at the lusad o'f the Gpvcrnmont cannot disturb * the peace < tf ^ Europe , nothing can . ( Zau

    But how was it there was no wora ab » ut China 111 . the Speech ? No reparation had been exacted for the insult Which wo were said to have-received . All wo had xlono was to bloclcado the Canton river , thus-putting a serious impediment in the way of out * owxivnommeroo . < JIo did not blame ithc Government rfor itrrwnsfoixing to indiatlre teoops dospntched to ( Chian , ibeoanse ithe Government knew notb , ing of tho matter , rtko tEonafor iboimg altogotiver owing lo liis noble and unftDrtunato tfriend { laxufiUer ' y , Lord Elgin . lie fthtmght his noble < frieHd < lcscrvod crcdrt for that actt . He ( Lord 'E > e » by ) widhed to iiear thnt the stipulations of tho Treaty of P « pis are about to be cniricd into execution , and that tho great Powers havo agreed na 'to 'their policy with respect to tho Danubian i ' rinoipnlitics . But ho feaTcd th » t there wafl no prospoot > ot ft aottlenvent of tho qaeation . With

    eeapeet to ihe Bill rf Indtapsaty ¦ ¦¦ . Sue- tfofipeadiaff the Banfc Obaator .. AkA , ie « iuflt 'withhold M » opinioa . ^ tai toe imL hwid irasa the -Gov ^ rniaeat itself the © pound < on SwMoh : A tad ; jpibeeeded . "He Bhoold like -to ktKw ^ hat aie step was Mflkan * aotOn the sole responability » f-.. ike Goverament , bat witk thB ©• noaorence Aiwi full « onse « t of ¦ ¦& dirscstois aid igo-« i ^; 'of lihejto rf | i ^; M » * laouid dike to knpw- if any application h && beea anade £ tdm ttvt Battk of . Jkiglaiul , calliBjg far tbe e « 8 pea « tpji » f ibe « xistinff « cty or whether saiiii -au ) Bpplica ^ e > n * ame irean any » f 4 he leadmg bankers and c ^ innieicial firms In London ( jBmiykear . - ) He Also ^ wisiked tp know why tike i & o ~ venaDaei ? t ^ onoeived . that the vialatipn of "thet particular Art cr f . Parliamfi ^ ccmld « atisfactoiily jneat : * bjs ^

    under whici . tlie country * t tlas time kboars . His owa belief w » s , * s iatkaated & y * he committee ; -whicli 4 & eir LtiTdeb & pB iad ijpppinted in . 1 ^ 8 , that , ^ t ^ ug h . tiie « cfc « f •; , 1844 Jjas no share ia causing ! eal * mity , yet that that act 4 taa & * wery st » ong flJid important influence in yBggmvatbig difficulty when . <& ay ^ iianptexity arises . < fieor , Aisar . ) If , M the ojHBaea of iGowernjnie » tj 4 be rabt pf 1844 had the effect la . » timeiv ' crf -difficulty ;) aot of creating but of aggnwating- the ^ isteewj , fee inqwtned whether , when asking ? forlhe bill © f indeiaBity , they meaat ^ tp adhere ' ^{ , *( te ' ife ^« u- \< pf'itlieia qt ' Of JiBjUL '' fife did o « t isee hownOxey 4 Jo » Xd > ask for an « et of iadeainity for TOslatiBg -tlie ^ act * of : i 844 , . and jtt * he « wm time aefc Parliament ito . contraue their oanctiofiroflhe'penaaaeoot > apeiratio » i a £ 4 kia act : --Xs ] it yreve . t &» sigfet " ttiat ttike

    aet waatd © Btnngent , a pixrvision Bhatild 'be Htadefor that defect in the . act itself . 0 Iedr ^ Jiear . y Reference was made ia the Speech }} tt > the distress ¦¦ ia ithe manufjictariig-disjbriets , ^^ and , as .-cne- connected ^ iitii thoaae < d is-: tricts , he' begged .. io say tbkat the paragraph very-feeblv expressed the amount of distress that ^^< eidet 8 . ; It ww 3 cto be hoped tibat the goodfieDse ;« if jtbe «^)« itiw 6 s iviioaia . keep theni , &» in the icbxaniiasioii of aiay ( OlitibBeak ^ ibut it is not the . operatrpes , Tbiut the matiufatcturexa , ^^ wluiivarfi placed in circumstances of painfiut ianadety . '' Ti he' ^ uaea had-not been made toalLude witli . sufficieDt jBodeinriity to tbiesore trials we jiad ^ experienced in India . ^ . iKbft ' . 'i ^ MflB of ourienrjpiceibhere had been ^ haJ & en , i &«& ; for . a ( tinx « lost ; bit mo words could < dp jiustice rtojfche lierosileao .

    labours taaid noble coiiirage of tlie devoted . 4 mnd to ^ whom we pwe ttie salvation of our ; Eastern possessions . ioa ^ L Gaaning and & is advisers , hewveyfir , had not siibiwii that Togour and promptitude -Wihich were absolutel y required by .-the emtergen 6 y . The Inoiau' . GoveKwrneiit had- , . seemed ' . MsolTe 4 '\ ;; toy / : si-ut ^ . flie'i 3 r ; . . . '« eyes ' ' atoOtlie Hiost patent facts ; and the : Government at home bed ni 9 t proyaad ' r . equal to the occasion . . Suffioiently du ^ e reinforcementsihad iiot been sent out , the residt « f ¦ whicbL has -been > a : ateiriirle enhancement of . the lossbf life . Bot the "GovBrmneiit continued for 4 lo ^ tsayB ia faasarB ithe cbnatry tiiot the mutiny would be cinislied without tBflficulty , and acted with such ; jcpaadenjoe astb tiefuseia let : our troops lavail themeelyes ; oi tihe facilities offered -fey

    the EmpoiTor of the French and ithe Peninsular / end Oriental Steam -Paoket Company for the . transmfeBioa © fitrpops to India . If , id cjonsequehae of this ii ) iiiine » MBeary delay , ijuckiiow « ho « ld fall ihtp tae liaiidB of -the rebels , * he reBporisibility of the butchery that -woodd ensue would rest on ithe headsof her Majesty ' b Ministers Has Jjbrdship then proceeded < to say . that in ideating iwiih . the nrmtmeere -we should . consider justice and < mt » i > - wonge ., Jl Forievery man ,-teken-twitiv arrna ia . lus ; h »» ds there ought to be a righteous . pamiBhmeot , ( and tthtct pomiBhmentaleath . ;( GVaes of- iJE [ ear , riean . ' . ) S ^ orvtholsB iBiacreanijs who have rpeEpetratediunmenticniable and umhnqgiaable atrocities « pon tw : « roen , < danth is too ami & a . sontence . ( Jienetaed . crieeof ^ Mean , JtearS ) > 0 n ttiiom

    ahou » d be inflicted tho iheavisr piniiibimcirtr—a life « n > ; bittered by icarponal puniehmcaxt an tbe ifirst -instanoc , and mfterwarfls doomed to ithe imost idograding slawaivy-Be they SratomiuB of * he hi ^ heBt onBte , ttaey rihoald be foTced rto mndergo ablae lowoert , inost degrading , most hopeless Mflnvery . { Wear , fteawr . ) Ihit , whilo he would taiko tliSe course , jlie earaostly 1 deprecated * he eatcnsioii of a < foeling < of iioetiKty cto tthe nniLdle tmtinre fpajtolation . ( JSTaat-, ( keeir ,, \ at \ d icftoars . ) Bstm fletteiB , ircbi 6 h he had sean , hesfoared thotiowery wiite anon , in Isulia who had suffered ia aaiy-TvxqyAQr ( the mutiny , came to uegaard every anan wiirii a Mack ftace ow > Wa ( Bnemy . ( iat «;/ ttor . T > No , w , tlxatwas-Ji fcoHng whidh lBliouldibe restDained , if inat 4 > y Christianity , a , t dc « st > by motAv « 8

    of UBOttnd pdiBy , ( CAiwrs . ) JMeoHnirosiBhowlclibo tabea to ( coutvinoe tthe natives lliatifho Engiieh am thoir osYfts-* eiJs , < but ( ffliey must also l ) o convincod tthot-the ; En ^ lfirfh tt » o their 'bonefadtoxw . ( iBcar , hear . ) We elvcmld mot * ry ito govara ilndia * y the spword alone . As to * he future jgovenunent to £ India , he > oould ndt » md «« taiifl what wore ithe stntontlons < of ihcr Mftjcatyls JMiuwtera . '" Missionary > 6 n-t ( 3 DpTi 3 e in JAdia- ^ honldibeienaourogod , but any ttid . cm tbc ipart-of the iGovornniMit ^ wuld Ijo a aotious dmpodiment . iWitli roapeot ito : iiie promitefl Rfcforoa BUI , MinaatorB onght to . ininrodiuie lit / cariy in ; th > e BttBBion , if iitibo itttrodluiced at mil . WlievevtM nothing da the Royal i & poecb . jciilliufr for on amomdmont , iand iho and . hia party would g iwe tlio ( Gcxrornment ovory . facility « ar the despiitoh © f ( businosw .

    3 Snrl OiUNVnxn defonded the conrew jpurnaed by ithfi Govonnnont in rogard to "the snspensionof tho BnnkiAtft . Aa to any chango in tho Churter Axit , lie icould Bay that it waa not tho intention of Government rto praposo an alteration of that lnw , though it wauW be submiUiod

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  • Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 5, 1857, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_05121857/page/3/