, was captured, together with his wife and two sons.
The garrison consisted of 36,000 troops, near 10,000 of whom are said
to have been slain during the siege. On the side of the British the
loss was about 1200 men, many of whom were killed by the explosion of
the great mine. After the capture of Bhurtpoor its fortifications
were demolished, and all the other fortresses in the rajah's dominions
surrendered. The rightful prince was reinstated in his authority,
and the inhabitants returned to their abodes and allegiance. For this
achievement Lord Combermere was raised to the rank of viscount, and the
governor-general, on account of the general success of the British arms,
was raised to the dignities of Viscount Holmsdale, and Earl Amherst of
Arracan.

MEETING OF THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

The new parliament met on the 14th of November. It was opened by
commission; and the speech, which was delivered by the lord chancellor,
expressed great satisfaction at the termination of war in India. It
spoke, also, of the distress which still prevailed in the commercial and
manufacturing districts; but expressed a hope that the time was not far
distant when, under the blessings of Divine Providence, the commerce
and industry of the United Kingdom would resume their wonted activity.
Another leading topic in the speech was the admission of foreign grain
into the ports of the United Kingdom, not then admissible by law. His
majesty said that he had called parliament together for the special
purpose of communicating to them the measures which he had deemed
necessary to take in this particular, and that he had directed a copy
of the order in council, issued on that subject, to be laid before them,
trusting that they would see sufficient reason for giving their sanction
to the provisions of that order, and for carrying them into effect. The
address was opposed in the upper house by Lord King, and in the commons
by Mr. Brougham, both of whom complained that the speech consisted of
nothing but blanks. Amendments were moved in both houses; but they were
lost by overwhelming majorities. The grand error pointed out by
the opposition in the speech was the omission of the subject of the
corn-laws, and much discussion was entered into thereupon. When the
report on the address was brought up, indeed, Mr. Western moved another
amendment, pressing the consideration of this subject on the house;
but it was negatived without a division. In the debates,