The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-02-09 00:00:00

fmptrial Varlianunt.
HOUSE OF LORD&

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

On Thursday afternoon the Imperial Per[lament wee
°P,ord by royal commission. The ceremony was •
very simple one. A few ladies assembled in the Willie
of Lords, and occupied the bull meets usually taken by
the peers. In the galleries there were also a few ladies
Al 0000 as tie ro3 al ampuipionen entered. the Lord
Cbasioell.4 dinated the Usher of the EMU Rod to "Mi-
nion OW Min..of Colllloolle. and in • few minute.i
afterwards the Speaker, in has State robes, and miaow
puled by a few members of lb. Hones of Commone,
appeared at the bar. The Lied Chancellor then
rose, sod read, in the following terms,
THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.

biT LORDS AD GINTI.INEII,
We art, ro.unotoded to assure you that Her Majesty
ha. great satialaction in recurring again to the advice
and sa4dance ot her Parli.ment.
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Her Majesty is confident that you will share bet
feeling of gratitude to Almighty Gisd on account of the
Princes. of Walca haring given birth to a son, an event
which Mu called forth from her faithful people renewed
demonstration. of devoted loyalty and attachment to
her person and family.
The state of affairs on the continent of Europe has
been the mow of great moiety to Her Majesty. The
death of the late King of Denmark brought into imme-
diate application the stipulations of the treaty of May.
1852, concluded by Her Majesty, the Emperor of
Austria, the Emperor of the French, the King of
Pruesia, the Emperor of Russia, the King of Sweden,
sod afterwards acceded to be the King of Hanover, the
the King of Saxony, ills King of Wurtemberg, the
King of the Belgians. the King of the Netherlands, the
Queen of Spain, the King of Poriugal, and the King of
Italy. That treaty declared that it is conducive to the
preservation of the balance of power and the peace of
Europa that the integrity of the Danish monarchy
should be maintained, and that the several territories
which have hitherto been under the sway of the King
of Denmark should continue so to remain, and for thin
!surpass it was screed that upon the death of the late
Kino, and of his uncle Prince Frederick. without
imue. his present Majesty, King Christian IX., should
be acknowledged as succeeding to all the dominions
then united under the sceptre of his Majesty the King
of Denmark.

Her Majesty, actuated by the same desire to preserve
the peace of Europe which was one of the declared
objecta of all the powers who were parties to that
treaty, has been unremitting in her endeavours to bring
about a peaceful settlement of the differences which on
this matter have Driven between Genmany and
Denmark, and to ward if the dangers which might
follow from a beginning of warfare in the North of
Furope, and Her Majesty will continue her efforts in
the interest of pears.
The barbarous warders and cruel ersaults committed
in Japan upon the subjects of Her Majesty rendered it
neeerser7 that demands should be made upon the
Japanese Government, and upon the Dairnio. by whose
retsiners some of those outrages were committed. The
Government of the Tycoon complied with the demand
made upon them by Her Majesty's Government, and,
full satisfaction having been made, the fliegdly relations
between the two Governments have continued
unbroken ; but the Daimio Prince of Batavia. refused
to comply with the just and moderate demands which
were made upon him. His refund l rendered inessuras
of coercion necessary, and Her Majesty regrets that,
while those ineuures have brought this I/Arnie to ea
arrangement for eoalpliance, they led incidentally to
the de•truction of • considerable portion of the town
of Kagosisna. Papers on this subject will be laid before
YOU.

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The insurrection which broke out last year among
some portion of the native inhabitants of New Zealand
dill, unfortunately. Ormtioues ; but there is miaow to
hope that it will before long be put down.
Her Majesty coniumnds es to inform you that shakes
concluded a treaty with the Emperor of Austria, the
liroperor of the French, the King of Prima*, sad the
Emperor of Russia, by which /ler Majesty consents to
give up the protectorate of the lonian Wands ; and
alio, agrees to the annexation of Him* islands to the
kingdom of OreeoB. This treaty shall be laid before

Fier Koj.sty is alio negotiating s treaty with the King
of the ffivllenes for regulating the arrangements con-
nected with the union of the lonian Islands with the
kingdom of ()ream.
Ormrtruss or rum Horse or Comuoro,—
Her IllajeAty has desired the ratienstes for the ensuing
year to be laid before yon. They have been prepared
with every attention to economy, and with a due regard
to the efficiency of the pahlie aervies.
MT LORDS AND GINTLIMIDC--
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Her Majesty cominand• nat. inform you that the °au-
dition of the country is no the whole satisfsetory. Tt•
recenue has fully malted its expected amount. The
commerce of the United Kingdom is increasing. and
white the distress in the ruanufacouring districts
has been in some degree lessened, there is reason
to look forward to an incrivieed supply of cotton from
various countries which have hitherto but scantily fur-
niktied our manufacture. with this material for their
industry.
Her Majesty has directed that a Commission shaU be
issued for the purpose of revising the serious forms of
subscript end declaration required to be made by the
clergy of the Estshlished Church. A copy of that Com-
mission will be laid b. fore von.
Variou, measures of public usefulness will be sub-
mitted for . your considerstion.

Her Majesty commits with conalence the great
interests of the country to your iadorn and care, cod
she fervently prays that the blessing of Almighty God
may attend your deliberationeand prosper your councils
for the advancement of the welfare and happiness of her
loyal and faithful people.

The Lord Chancellor having read the Queen's
Speech, the Marquis of Sligo moved the address to the
Throne in reply. He simply praised the policy of
Government, and spoke cheerfully of the prospects
of the county—Lord Abercrombie seconded the ad-
drcu.—Barl Derby said that Earl Russell had inter-
fered in every dispute be possibly could, and his policy
was aptly illustrated by the words" meddle and mud-
dle " We had not, he said, a friend in Europe; our
menaces were disregarded, and our remonstrances
treated with collier:Tx lie especially complained of
the way in which the Emperor of the French had been
thsrartart, and characterised Earl Russell's de:patch on
the Congress proposition as "abrupt and blunt" With
reference to the Schleswig-Holstein question, England
could nut expect the Germans to recede from their
pretensions when they knew that we had not a friend
to second our efforts. For his own part he should
shrink from a war with ficrineny "as one of the
greatest diwsters that could befall this country." and
he trusted that we were not pledged to hostilities.
a.l Russell, in reply to the philippic of Farl Derby.
confined hiodrelf almost entirely to the consideration
of the German question, and sail that when the request
for delay was refused by Austria and Prussia. the
British Goveniment proposed • protowil, to be signed
by the non-German powers, in which it should he
stated that if the November constitution was not
revoked, Denmark should rewire no support from
England, France, or Russia. This proposal, too, had
met with • peremptory refusal. The conduct of
A ucria was, he said, "inexplicable and melancholy;"
but officially palliated on the ground that if the army
of invasion had not crossed the Eider there would
have been a civil war in Germany. "Was it for such
trivial reasons,' asked Earl Russell, "that Denmark
should be made to bear the brunt of this unhappy con-
tipt r Seeing that au-tria and Prussia were bent on
the invasion of Schleswig, he had asked them if they
intended to adhere to the treaty of London. and he had
that day received every ambiguous reply, the substance
of which be repented to the House. Judging from this
reply, the German Powers reserve to themselves the
right of sdopting any course they choose. With refer-
eerie to England going to war. Earl Rowell stated that
the Government had given no assuranoe or seen hope
of material east-taws to Denmark. "hut what the
future might bring forth It wield be rash in him to
say." He asked the HOl2lO to leave the Government
free and unfettered. "to do the beet they could as
events arose." after a few words from Earl Grey the
address was adopted.
FRlDLT.—During the short sitting of the Homo the
Archbishop of York moved for Tinton relating to the
proceedings of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and
entered into explanations in defence of that body
against the impression which exist* in the public mind
as to the inefficiency of their operations. After a short
debate the motion was agreed to.