The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-09-04 00:00:00

Imperial Parliament.
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THE PROROGATION.

The Howie of honk met on Tuesday, at half-past one.
The Comiiii.ioners were the Lord Chancellor, the
Doke of Somer.'s, Lord Stanley tit Alderley, Viscount
Sydney, and Lord Monteagle.
Several Hills having received the Royal assent, the
LORD CHANCELIA,K read the following

ROYAL SREECII.

"MT LOHDX AND C;ENTLEMEN,

" We are amienanded by Ifer Majesty to release you
from fort tie attendance in Parliament, and at the salmi
to convey to you her Majesty's acknowledgments for the
seal and assiduity with which you have applied your-
select to the performance of your important duties dur-
ing the long and laborious session of Parliament now
about to close.

" /kr Majesty commands us to inform you that her
relations with foreigns powers are friendly and satis-
factory ; and her Majesty trusts that there is no danger
of any interruption if the general peace of Europe.
Events 1 considerable importance are, indeed, taking
place in Italy ; but if no foreign powers interfere there-
in, and if the Italians are left to settle their own affairs,
the tranquillity of other States will remain undisturbed.
"The proposed conferences on the subject of the
cession of Savoy and of Nice to France have not yet been
held. Rut her Majesty confidently trusts that in any
negotiations which may take place, full and
adequate arrangements will be made for secur-
ing in accordance with the spirit and letter
of the Treaty of Vienna of NIA the neutrality and inde-
pendence of the Swiss confederation. That neutrality
And independence were an ohjectto which all the powers
who were parties to the treaties of Vienna attached
great importance, awl they are no less important now,
than then, for the goner:a interests of Europe.
"Her Majesty c 1111 l molds us to assure you that the
atrocities which have been committed upon the (trio-
tian population in Syria have inspired Her Majesty with
the deepest grief ~na in:lignation. Her Majesty has
cheerfully concurred witb the Emperor of Amtria, the
Emperor of the French, the Prince Regent of l'russia,
and the Emperor of Husain, in mitering int, an engage-
ment with the Sultan, by which temporary military
aieastance bait been afforded to the Sultan, for the
purpose of re-establishieg order in that part of hia
dot ll i ll ions.

"We are comntanded by Her Majesty to inform you
that Her Majesty ',wetly regrets that the pacific over-
tures which, by Her Majesty's direction., her envoy its
China made to the Imperial Goveniment at Pekin, did
not lead to any satisfactory result, and it has, therefore,
been necessary that the combined naval and military
forces which her Majesty and her ally the Emperor of
the French hail sent to the China seas should advance
towards the northern provinces of Clana, fee the purpose
of supporting the just demands of the allied powers.
" Her Majesty, desirous of giving all possible weight
to her diplomatic action in this 'natter, has sent to
China, as special ambassador fur this service, the Earl
of Elgin, who negotiated the treaty of Tiemaing, the full
and faithful execution of which is demanded from the
Emperor of China.

GENTLEMEN OF THE GoUNE OP CoMMONM,
" her liajeaty COOllllAllait OS to convey to you her
warm acknowledgements for the lilieral supplies which
you have granted for the eervice of the present year,
and for the provision which you have made for those
defences which are essential for the security for her
dockyards and arsenals.
" Mr LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

"Her Majesty commands us to express to you the
gratification and pride with which she halt witnessed the
rapid progress in military efficiency which her volunteer
forces have already made, and which is highly honour-
able to their spirit and patriotism.
" Her Majesty ha.s given her coedits: assent to the act
for amalgamating her local European force in India with
her forces engaged for general service.
" Her Majesty trusts that the additional freedom
which you have given to commerre will lead to fresh
development of productive industry.
" Her Majesty has given her ready assent to several
measures of great public usefulness.
"The acts for regulating the relations between
landlord and tenant in Indasel will, her Majesty
trusts, remove souse fertile causes of disagreement.
"Tire act for amending the law which regulates the
discipline of her Majesty a navy has established salutary
rules for the adminstraiion of justice by courts•martial,
and for maintaining good order in the naval service. The
act hearing upon endowed charities will give amine for a
less expensive adu ii ii istmtiust ofthe property of charities,
and for the speedy and economical settlement of disputes
affecting such property ; while, by another act, relief
has been affonied to her Majesty's Homan catholic sub-
jects.with regard to their charitable endownments._
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"Several other acts have been passed for legal refortn,
which must lead to the more iiatisfaatiory administration
of justice.
"Her Majesty has observed with deep satisfaction the
spirit of loyalty, f order, and oteulienoe to the law,
which prevails among her subject, both in the United
Kingdom and in her dominions beyond sea ; and her
Majesty has witnessed with heartfelt pleasure the warm
and affectionate reception given to his Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales by her North American subjects.
"You will, on returning to your several counties,
have duties to jierform scarcely less important than
those which have occupied you during the session of
parliament, and her Majesty fervently prays that the
blessing 14 Almighty tiod may attend your efforts and
guide them to the attainment of the objects of her
constant solicitude—the welfare and hemliness of her
people."
Parliament was then prorogued, in the customary
form, until Tuesday, the 6th of November.