LONDON, JAN, y.
Imperial Parliament.
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The Parliamest was, this dat, in
the abfence Of His Majefy. opened
with the ufual fcrmalitIes, by Com
million.


Before three O'Clock, a conGdera-
Ole number Of Fcers attended and,
at that hour, the Archbilhor of Can
terbury, the Lord Chancellor, the
Earl Of Dartmouth, Earl Camden,
and Lord Auckland, took their featS
in their robes, as His Majefy's
CommiEoners, on the Bench, in
front Of the Throne. Mr.. Quarme,
Deputy U(her Of the Black Rod, was
then difJached, to order the attend
ance of the Commons, who with the
Spe ker at their head, appeared at
the Bar.


The Royal CommifIioR, aut!ori-
fng certain Peers therein named, or
any three or more Of hem, to open
the Parliament, and, in the name
and in behalf Of His Majeity, was
then read +; after which, the Lord
Chancellor, as organ Of the Commit
6oners, delivered the following
Speech to both Hou(es;-


nv L9rd5 and Gentlemen,


"In purfuance Of the authority
given to US BY his Majefy's Commit
fon under the great seal, among
other things, to declare the caufe Of
his holding this Parliament, his Ma
lefty has directed us particularly to
call your attentions to the mott deci-
five fuccefs with which Providence
has vouchfafed te blc(s his Maie(ty's
arms at f-a, hncc you were lat az
feraAcd in Parliament.


/" he activity and perseverance of
his Maiafys 1ects have been con-
fpicuoully dilplayed in the purfuit
and attack Of th- difftrcn: fquadrons
of the enemy, and every encounter
has terminated to the honour of the
Brlufh Rag, and the dlmlnutlon OF
the naval fore. of the powers with
whom his Moieity is at war. But
The victory obtained over the com
bined feot Of France and SPAN, oil
Cape Trafalgar, has manifched be-
yond any exploit recorded even in
the annals Of tie Britiih navy, the
HkiH and enterprise Of his MIetty's
officers and feamen; and the def
truaion Of 70 largc a proportion OF
re naval itrength Of the eneTy has
not only con6rned, in the mott hg-
ral manner, the maritime fuperiority
Of his country, bur has edertlally
contributed to the feCurity OF hli
Naiehys dominions


. his Maieity mott deeply regrets
that the day of that memorable tri
umph hOuld have been unhaPPlIl