§ The Parliament was this day prorogued by Commission.
The LORD CHANCELLORhaving taken his seat at the foot of the Throne, together with the other Lords Commissioners, viz., the Lord President of the Council (the Marquess of Lansdowne), the Lord Privy Seal (the Earl of Minto), the Lord Chamberlain of the Household (Earl Spencer), and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Lord Campbell), directed the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to require the attendance of the Commons; who having appeared, preceded by their Speaker, and the Royal Assent having been given by Commission to some Bills,
§ My Lords, and Gentlemen,
§ WE are commanded by Her Majesty to express to you the warm Acknowledgments of Her Majesty for the public Spirit you have evinced in the Discharge of your laborious Duties during an anxious and protracted Session.
§ HER Majesty trusts that you will be rewarded by witnessing the beneficial Results of the Measures, which have been sanctioned by Her Majesty, for the present Relaxation, and ultimate Repeal, of protective Duties on Corn and Sugar.
§ HER Majesty entertains a confident Hope that the more free Admission of the Produce of Foreign Countries into the Home Market will increase the Comforts and better the Condition of the great Body of Her People.
§ HER Majesty feels the greatest Satisfaction in reflecting that Her Majesty's Efforts to settle, in a manner consistent with National Honour, the conflicting Claims of Great Britain and the United States, with respect to the Territory on the North-west Coast of 1062 America, have been completely successful.
§ HER Majesty continues to receive from all Foreign Powers the strongest Assurances of their Desire to cultivate friendly Relations with this Country.
§ HER Majesty commands us to congratulate you on the victorious Course and happy Conclusion of the War in India, and Her Majesty has much Gratification in announcing to you that perfect Tranquillity prevails throughout the whole of the British Possessions in that Quarter of the World.
§ Gentlemen of the House of Commons,
§ HER Majesty has observed with Satisfaction the Care you have taken to prevent permanent Loss to the Revenue, and to maintain the Public Faith.
§ HER Majesty has commanded us to acknowledge the Zeal and Unanimity with which you assented to the Increase in the Naval and Military Estimates, which a Regard to the Exigencies of the Public Service induced Her Majesty to propose for your Consideration.
§ My Lords, and Gentlemen,
§ HER Majesty has to lament that the Recurrence of a Failure in the Potatoe Crop in an aggravated Degree will cause a serious Deficiency in the Quantity of a material Article of Food.
§ HER Majesty has given Her cordial Assent to Measures by which this Calamity may be mitigated in that Part of the United Kingdom where the Cultivation of the Potatoe has hitherto afforded the chief Supply for the Subsistence of the People.
§ HER Majesty has seen with Pleasure that a considerable Diminution of Crime and Outrage has taken place 1063 in those Counties of Ireland which had been most disturbed.
§ HER Majesty is confident that on your Return to your several Counties you will find a Spirit of Loyalty generally prevalent. The Extension of Works of Improvement has increased the Demand for Labour, and the Tranquillity of the Country has favoured the Pursuits of Industry in all its Branches.
§ HER Majesty trusts that by a Combination of Prudence with Enterprise, and of a willing Obedience to Law with a Desire for social Progress, Her People will, through the Divine Blessing, enjoy the full Advantages of Peace.
§ The Clerk at the Table then read the Royal Commission for proroguing the Parliament, and the LORD CHANCELLOR then said—
§ My Lords, and Gentlemen,
§ BY virtue of Her Majesty's Commission, under the Great Seal, to us and other Lords directed, and now read, we do, in Her Majesty's Name, and in obedience to Her Commands, prorogue this Parliament to Wednesday the Fourth Day of November next, to be then here holden; and this Parliament is accordingly prorogued to Wednesday the Fourth Day of November next.