§ EARL GRANVILLEI beg to move that the Address adopted by this House, in reply to Her Majesty's most gracious Speech, be presented by the Whole House. In making that Motion, I may state that the Queen felt great regret at being prevented from opening her New Parliament in Person. If, however, Her Majesty had done so, it would have been against the express opinion of Her medical advisers. No Parliament during Her Majesty's reign has been chosen by so large and free an expression of the will of Her loyal People as the present. Your Lordships' will therefore easily understand and appreciate the desire of Her Majesty under these circumstances to meet your Lordships and the representatives of the People forming the other branch of the Legislature. I am authorized to say that it is Her Majesty's gracious intention to come to town for this especial purpose, if the Motion which I have made, and which has already been unanimously agreed to by the House of Commons, is adopted, as I have no doubt it will be, by your Lordships.
§ LORD CAIRNSI am sure your Lordships will have heard with pleasure the communication which has been made by the noble Earl, both because the Motion which he has made will afford your Lordships an opportunity of personally laying at the foot of the Throne the loyal Address to which you have agreed, and also because the communication furnishes fresh proof, if proof were needed, of the anxious solicitude entertained by Her Majesty to perform Her high public functions in a manner most gracious and gratifying to Her loyal subjects.
§ Motion agreed to.
§ Ordered, That the Address to Her Majesty agreed to on Tuesday last be presented to Her Majesty by the Whole House: Ordered, That the Lords with White Staves do wait upon Her Majesty to know at what time Her Majesty will be graciously pleased to appoint to be attended with the said Address.
§ House adjourned at a quarter before Six o'clock till To-morrow a quarter before Five o'clock.