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Procedure: speech

Then his grace her majesty's high commissioner made the following speech.

[The commissioner's speech]

My lords and gentlemen,

The public business of this session being now over it is full time to put an end to it.

I am persuaded that we and our posterity will reap the benefit of the union of the two kingdoms, and I doubt not that as this parliament has had the honour to conclude it, you will, in your several stations, recommend to the people of this nation a grateful sense of her majesty's goodness and great care for the welfare of her subjects in bringing this important affair to perfection, and that you will promote a universal desire in this kingdom to become one in hearts and affections as we are inseparably joined in interest with our neighbouring nation.

My lords and gentlemen,

I have a very deep sense of the assistance and respect I have met with from you in this session of parliament, and I shall omit no occasion of showing to the outmost of my power the grateful remembrance I have of it.