The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-02-14 00:00:00

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OPENINCI CIF' PARLIAMENT,

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Tho hit Session of the present Parliament wail opened
on 'Nearby. The Rork' Speech was read by the
Lord Charier.llor, the other commissioners present being
the Duke of Somerset, tho Earl of St. Germans, Lord
Stanley of Alderley, and Lord Sydney.

THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.
MT LORDS AND GENTLRIIRN,
We ate commanded to assure you that Her Majesty
has great satisfaction in recurring again to the advice
and assistance of her Parliament.

The negoeiations in which the Emperor of Austria and
the King Of Prnssia were engaged with the King of
Denmark were brought to • conclusion by a treaty of
peace; and the corninunications which Her Majesty
receives from foreign powers ICA her to entertain •
well•founded hope that no renewed disturbance of the
peace of Europe is to be apprehended.
The civil war in North America still unhappily con.
tinutt Her Majvisty remains s'eadfastly neutral between
the contending parties, and would rejoice at a friend!y
reconciliation I etween them.

A Japanese Daimio in rebellion against his sovereign
infringed the rights accorded by treaty to Great Britain
and to certain other Powers; and tie Tspanese Govern.
inent having foiled to comp..l him to desist from his
lawless proceedings, the diplomatic agents and the navel
commanders of Great Britain, France, the Netherlands,
and the Unitcd States of North America, undertook a
com Mined operation for the purpose of asserting the
righte which their respective Governments have
obtained by treaty. That operation has been attended
with complete success; and the result ha, afforded
security for foreign commerce and additional strength
to the Government of Japan, with which the relations
of Her Majesty are friendly.
Paper* On this subject will he laid before you.
Her Majesty regrets that gm conflict wi h some of
the native tribes in Ne* Zealand has not yet been
brought to a close, but the suecessfUl efforts of Her
Msjesty's regular forces, supported by tliose raised in
the colony, have lei to the submission of sone of the
insurgents • and those who are still in arms have been
informed of the equitable conditions on which their
submission would be actiepted.
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Her hisjesty has had gist satisfaction in giving her
sanotion to the meeting of a conference of delegates
from her several North American provinces, who, op
invitation from Her Majesty's Governor General,
assembled at Quebec. lhosedeJegates adopted resolu-
tions having for their object a closer union of those
provinces under • central government. If theme resolu-
tions shall be approved by the provincial legislatures, a
Bill will be laid before you for carrying this important
measure into effect.

Her Majesty rejoices at the general tranquillity of her
Indian dominion, but Her Majesty regrets that long.
continued outrages on the persons and property of sub-
jects of Her fdsjeay, and for which no redress Gould be
had, have rendered it neeAssary to employ • force to
obtain satisfaction for the past, and security for the
future.

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Her Majesty deeply laments the calamity which has
recently occasioned great loss of life and property at
Calcutta, and at other places in India. Prompt assist-
ance was rendered by the officers of the Government,
and generous contributions have been made in various
parts of India to relieve the sufferings which have thin
been occasioned.
GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
Her Majesty has directed the estimates for the ensuing
year to be laid before you.
They have been prepared with every attention to
economy, and with due regard to the eftioiency of the
public service.

MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
Her Majesty command, no to inform you that the
general condition of the country is satisfactory, and that
the revenue realises its estimated amount. The distress
which prevailed in some of the manufacturing dis-
tricts has greatly abated, and the Act passed for the
encouragement of public works in those districts has
been attended with useful results.

Ireland during the past year has had its share in the
advantage of a good harvest, and trade and manufac-
tures are gradually extending in that part of the
kingdom.
Various measures of public usefulness will be sub-
mitted for your consideration.
Bills will be laid before you for the concentration of
all the courts of law and equity, with their attendant
offices, in • convenient site; a measure which Her
Majesty trusts will promote economy and despatch in
the administration of justice.
The important work for the reviaion of the Statute
Law, already carried to a considerable extent by recent
Acts of Parliament, will be completed by a Bill that will
be laid before you. Her Majesty hopes that this work
may be • step towards the formation of a digest of the
law.

Bills will also be submitted for your consideration for
the amendment of laws relating to patents for inven-
tions, and for conferring on the county courts an
equitable jurisdiction in causes of small amount.
Your assistance will also be invited to give effect to
certain recommendations made to the House of
Commons, after inquiry directed by that House, into
the operation of the laws regulating the relief of the
poor.
A Bill will be laid before you founded on the report
of the commission for inquiring into public schools; and
Her Majesty has directed that a commission shall be
issued to inquire into endowed and other schools in
England, which have not been included in the recent
inquiries relating to popular education.
Her Majesty commits with confidence the great in-
terests of the country to your wildom and core; and she
fervently prays that the blessing of Almighty God may
attend your councils, and may guide your deliberations
to the attainment of the object of her constant
solicitude, the welfare and happiness of her people.