THE session of parliament opened on 8th November, 1814. The principal topics adverted to in the speech of the Prince Regent were, the negociations then in dependence with America, and his desire to bring the war with that country to a conclusion on just and honourable terms;-the different naval and military operations in America ;the congress at Vienna, the opening of which, it was stated, had been retarded from unavoidable causes, to a later period than had been expected ;-the flourishing state of the commerce and revenue of the united kingdom, and the supplies necessary to meet the expenditure of the ensuing year. His royal highness regretted the necessity of this large expenditure, but stated, that "the circumstances under which the long and arduous contest in Europe had been carried on and conducted, had unavoidably led to large ar

rears, for which the House of Commons would see the necessity of providing; and that the war still subsisting with America, rendered the continuance of great exertions indispensable." The Prince Regent concluded by remarking, that the peculiar character of the late war, as well as the extraordinary length of its duration, must have materially affected the internal situation of all the countries engaged in it, as well as the commercial relations which formerly subsisted between them; and he recommended that parliament should proceed with due caution in the adoption of such regulations as might be necessary for the purpose of extending our trade, and securing our advantages.

In the House of Lords, the address was moved by the Earl of Abington, and seconded by Lord Delawar.-The latter nobleman, in a speech of consider