‘th a view to their own advantage, Iﬁlingngpense of the public. It may so en that the practice of the court au- hon-hes fees to be taken for services never

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F or the British American.

Ms. Enrroa,—- On perusing the. British lmerican of the 16th ult., I found One {its columns to contain a descant oer. as onapetition presented by him in House ofAssembly, from certain in-

lated at the logical manner in which it was fawn, as he terms it; and he was so much dent in extacy of spirits, that at one sin- le leap he went clean but-of-doors, (de- aring that the person who drew it ex- he a Rrepresentative for Prince ounty the very next vacancy,) and left nly his spectre for the Hon. House to look t, as to what he Was sent there for. wonder that he did not receive a message, tting him know that he had got out-of- 'mself. It is said of Cicero, that he was ways the ﬁrst in his own eyes, and that e sacriﬁced everything to a witticism, dthis appears to be very applicable to eHon. gentleman, for he has acted the cc of a witcracker by vomitting out me of his spleen, in throwing some of his asms at me, though he seems to have a riding his logical horse at the same me, and itis thrown as logically as if a rier was shaving a horses tail, and report pthat he is something of a shaver of this cription. But I assure you Mr. Editor, is as far astray in his ideas in this, as he been concerning the Royal Instructions; rlhave no such expectations, and for

further comfort af the gentleman, I ill inform you Mr. Editor, that my mind ill change very much if ever I canvass one single vote; but Sir, if the Country es meet, lam not against doing anything my power so far as my abilities will en-

hathing ever happen, I trust I never ll oppose those that had been the means sending me there, by bringing forward dsupporting measures to deprive them their Rights and Privileges, to gratify my

private ends, and a few sycophants to egeneral hurt of the Country; neither uldlwish to make a burlesque of those It did not vote for me, for this Mr.Editor. the whole grounds of the slur being cast me. Sir, I have no hatred against any and I only state this to shew that Minot blind though I may not see as well "30 Hon. Gentleman. It is observed

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of Vespasian when speaking to Demetrius, that he said he did not kill all dogs that barked; but were I to be offended on this occasion [would only say, that I do not mind all dogs that bark. But Sir,I must not procrastinate,—-but close by re- questing an insertion of this in the British gmerican, and in so doing you willoblige, ir, Yours, &c.

J} TRUE BLUE- March 28, 1833

ENGLISH NEWS. PﬂR LMMEJV'TﬂRY INTELLI- GENCE.

House or Loans, Tuesday, Feb. 5.

This being the day appointed for the for- mal opening of Parliament by the speech from the throne, the house was crowded so early as 12'. o’clock by persons desirous of witnessing the ceremony. The stran- gers’ gallery was ﬁlled by gentlemen, and in the body of the house between 300 and 400 ladies occupied the back benches. The French, Russian, Prussian, Turkish, and several other ambassadors, took their places on the Bishops’ seats. At half past l°2 the Lord Chancellor entered the house, and prayers were read by the Bishop of Hereford. The Judges Sat upon the wool- sack. The House presented a very stri- king and animated appearance. The pre- sence of a number of peers in their robes, the foreign ministers in brilliant military costume, and an unprecedently large at- tendance of ladies in rich and elegant dress- es, produced a most pleasing effect. At a quarter past 2 His Majesty entered the house and took his seat on the throne, at- tended on his right by the Lord Chancellor, with the Purse and Seals ; the Duke of Norfolk, as Earl Marshal ; the Marquis of Winchester, bearing the Cap of Mainton; ance ; and the Marquis of Lansdownew'as President of the Council ; and supported on the left by Earl Grey, hearing the Sword of State ; the Marquis of Cholmondeley, with the Staﬂ‘of Olﬁce as Deputy Great Chamberlain ; and Marquis Wellesley, as Lord Steward.

His Majesty, on taking his place on the throne, addressed the house, and said, “Your Lordships will be seated.”

His Majesty then directed the Usher of the Black Rod to summon the House of Commons, and in a few minutes the Speaker,accompanied by as many members as the'space below the bar could accom- modate, attended. So great was the crowd of members of the House of Commons, that it was found impossible to close the great doors by which they had entered.

His Majesty then delivered the follow- ing most gracious speech, in a ﬁrm and distinct tone of voice, and with marked

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ergy that portion of it which relates to Ireland :— - SPEECH FROM THE THRONE. “ .My Lords and Gentlemen,

“ The period being now arrived at which the business of Parliament is usually resumed, I have called you together for the discharge of the important duties with which you are in- trusted.

“Never at any time did subjects of greater interest and magnitude call't‘or your attention.

“Ihave still to lament the continuance of the civil war in Portugal, which has for some months existed between the Princes of the house of Bragansa- From the commencement of this contest, I have abstained from all inter ference except such as was required for the protection of British subjects resident in Por- tugal; but you may be assured thatl shall not fail to avail myself of any opportunity that may be afforded me, to assist in restoring peace to a country with which the interests of my dominions are so intimately connected.

“I have also to regret that my anxious en- deavours to aﬂect a deﬁnite arrangement be- tween Holland and Belgium have hitherto beeh , unsuccessful. [found myself at length com- pelled, in conjunction with the King- of the French, to take measures for the execution of , the Treaty of the 15th November, 1831. The capture of the citadel of Antwerp, has in part accomplished that object; but the Dutch Go- vernment still refusing to evacuate the rest of the territories assigned to Belgium by that- treaty, the embargo which I had directed to be imposed on the Dutch commerce has been continued. Negociations are again commen- ced; and you may rely on their being con- ducted on my part, as they have uniformly been, with the single new of ensuring to Hal- [and and Belgium a separate existence, on prin- ciples of mutual security and independence.

" The good faith and honour with which the French government has acted in these transac- tions, and the assurances which I continue to receive from the chief Powers of Europe of their friendly disposition, give me conﬁdence in the success of my endeavours to preserve the general peace. 1 have given directions that the various papers which are necessary for your information on the affairs of Holland and Belgium should be laid before you.

“ The approaching termination of the Char- ters of the Bank of England and the East In- diacompany will require a revision of these establishments; and I rely on your wisdom for ' making such provisions for the important in- _ terests connected with them, as may appear. from experience and full consideration, to be best calculated to secure public credit, to im- prove and extend our commerce, and to pro- mote the general prosperity and power of the British Empire. I _

Your attention will also be directed to the , state of the Church, more particularly ai'p- . gards its temporalities, and the. match” of the clergy. The complaints which'ieve