‘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 
     
    
   
   
    
     erformed. 
     
    
   
   
    
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     Iam, Sir, 
     
     Your Obedient Servant, 
     
     GEN S OR, 
     
    
   
   
    
     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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     le me for the good of society. Should. 
     
    
   
   
    
     THE BRITISH AMERICAN 
     
    
   
   
    
     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 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     emphasis, discriminating with peculial- en- 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     281 
     
    
   
   
    
     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