Lords Sitting of 6 February 1834

ANSWER TO THE ADDRESS.
The Lord Chancellorinformed their Lordships, that his Majesty had been pleased to return a most gracious Answer to their Address, which he would read. The noble Lord read, as follows:—"
My Lords;
"I thank you for your loyal and dutiful Address.
"The assurances which you give me of your fidelity and zeal in the discharge of your important duties, and of your firm resolution to support the established institutions of the State, are such as I expected from you, and are, I am confident, in perfect accordance with the general feeling of my subjects.
"On my part, you may rest satisfied, that I shall never be unmindful of the sacred obligations attached to the station to which the Divine Providence has called me; and that the power thus vested in me will never be employed but for the safety, honour, and welfare of a brave and loyal people, whose liberties, as the surest supports of our national prosperity and greatness, I shall always hold it to be my first duty to protect and to maintain."
On the Motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Address and Answer were ordered to be printed.