§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUERSir, this House, I am sure, will be rejoiced to offer an Address of Congratulation to Her Majesty on the happy event which has occurred in the Royal Family of the birth of a Princess in the 814 direct line of the Royal House. The Royal Family of this country live so much in the eye as well as in the heart of the nation, that some domestic sentiment must necessarily mix with the public feeling which dictates and sanctions this Address, and I am sure the House will offer with every sincerity, and with the utmost and most respectful cordiality, the congratulations which we all feel on this occasion, and the unalterable devotion which we entertain to Her Majesty and the Royal Family. I beg to move—
That an humble Address he presented to Her Majesty, to congratulate Her Majesty on the Princess of Wales having happily given birth to a Princess, and to assure Her Majesty of our feelings of devoted loyalty and attachment to Her Majesty's Person and Family.
MR. GLADSTONEI wish, Sir, to be permitted to second the Motion of the right hon. Gentleman, and I will only add to what has fallen from him, that the indisposition from which Her Royal Highness has been suffering before the event, has contributed to supply an additional interest in an event which would always come home to the hearts of the nation. I beg to express an earnest hope that the Princess may be relieved from any continuance of that suffering, and that she may continue to enjoy, together with every other blessing which Providence has been pleased to bestow upon her, that uninterrupted health which is the desire of the whole country.
§ Address agreed to.
§ Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, to congratulate Her Majesty on the Princess of Wales having happily given birth to a Princess, and to assure Her Majesty of our feelings of devoted loyalty and attachment to Her Majesty's Person and Family.