The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-02-15 00:00:00

Entperial I)arliamcnt.
• TUE OPENINO OF PA121,1.011..:5T BY

T 1 1 E QUEEN.
tin mixed with Stettt—tl large hut orkrly
gr., it 3111 eiut t 1 cheering --el I eaccia4e. -.ma lite eight
wid1•!;.1....1" cream ....loured hor,es the
eh:kr...le:is:les of th.. Qtl•tett.tt pnigress to the houses of
Parli inlellt on Tuesday al teriaect. TIMM WI.: 144.ntY of
lovulty eallibiteil here mot there, lett the we ither was
decidedly agitut much enthusiasm being shown : and as
s cii Mt the procession—not a very imposing one—hail
pas,e,l„ ti,, malinity of the lookers-on dispersed, leaving
to thosis who reinained the pleasure of seeing her Majesty
retunh Parliament-street alone made aay attempt at
decorations, and even these mere of a feeble character ;
but every window was tilled with occupants eager to see
the sight, anil from these the enterprising tradesmen
derived no little gain, seats being charged for at the rate
of :is. each. The rimte to the Horse Guards was kept by
the ',slice and Hussars, while from there to St. Stephen's
tlie streets were lined with the Blues. Her Majesty left
Budcingliam Palace shortly after half-past one dcloek,
and, preceded by other members of the Royal family, lii'
various ofh..ers of the llonseliold and innumerable
Ambassadors, arrived at the Illon.e of Per,, few usinutes
after two o'clo:k. The Dude,. of K lintiingh awl the
Duchess of Tick had token their seats before the arrival
of the Queen. who, upon entering the Hons.% at ones
ascended the Throne, having the Princess Beatrice on the
left and the Princess Louise on the right. All the great
officers of state were grouped on either side. The Queen
looked wonderfully well. The reading of the Speech was
soon got through by the Lord Chancellor ; and immediately
afterwards the Queen left the House, the procession
accompanying her Maieity in the order in which it had
entered the licuse. The "faithful Commons" were so
unruly during the reading of the Speech as to provoke
several Peers into calling them to onler more than once.

KENEALY'S PAGEANT.
The Kencaly procession, whieh took place rather earlier
awl about which we lia:1 heard so :ouch, was a wretched
failure. The banners were the only matters of interest in
the whole affair. These were of the usual deseripti: n
played on such occasians, the release of "Sir It :ger,"
triennial Parliaments. awl the prosperity of the working
mall being apparently in niost dentand. The hon. member
for Stoke was described as an individual whom 11;0 I and
man delighted to honour ; and pamphlets with an alarm-
ing heading, stating that there was a revolution &Wei.
pated in the police force, and that another was soon t be
apprehended in the army awl navy, were freely sohl at
the moderate pike of one penny. The 11. m: admirers
having escorted him to Westminster, evidently very much
to his own gratitication, returned to Charing-er~, where
they held a sort of meeting in Trafalgar.square, at which
the usual kind of speeches were made, and the usual
amount of nonsense talked. Nobody, how.:ver, seeinel Is
take any notice of what they said, and, beyond a few boys,
their audience was a small one.
The House of Commons was very full at four o'clock,
when it re-assembled to hear the Address to the queen's
Speech move:l. The galleries, including the Peers , were
well filled. All the Ministers were in their places. Mr.
Ridley, who proposed the Address, and Mr. Mulholland,
who seconded it, made speeches which were well received,
and for whiclz they were sub highly complimented
by the th..,” .r, Lord Ilartington, in a somewhat tedious
harango tack fell flatly even amongst his own party,
having criticised the queen's speech, Mr. Disraeli replied.
and spoke for an hour. The right hon. gentleman, who
was evidently suffering from a bed cold, made a somewhat
elaborate defence of the celebrated Slave Circular, and
was heartily cheered when he alluded to the purchase of
the Suez Canal shares. There were no fewer than lid
notices of motion--the largest nmaber ever announced at
the openiug of Parliament. Amongst them were, of
course, the Burials, Permissive, and Wunten's Rights Bills,
besides numerous other annals.
The following is the queen's speech:—

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I
reapect of the courts he thought this WAS a in.. ; .1, -ir. In Great Britian and Ireland ther., ~.„., f, .
1.-tt-rs and cards of eorrespoodenee l.'*; us.,
able proposition if his right hon. frtead. With cert.sin D,,,,,,..rk. 16,427,777 ;in Nunes) :. g 31%022 ; ~, ;.,.. '1 ja
alterations he thought this was a aae.t fair and jai.t pro. uossaiatzufwirixttlioutin
Leeh-ii.t.ii.itnw...lH.lisiri.ug.h,turoniiirfrindeput.....das
.--e in G.,ruiany. :.41_,1 204,474 : in &Aland. 51,,,..„,,,Ft.
.;
AllinAsEns.6lj°-11u;ngrrein ay
Ig.;:intget':oruet'itrotryr.e. °nal
1001:01 forward with interest t., a further Ftat«ment %lien j,uxe,,aleaurg.T.lttV,2tl :in 11. lgium, iikagtikaa7;,;i,,.l7-- • .
the i.ili ay.:11.111e reel a Ae.,nel tam-, awl M ill,' still must 3 W. 500,1111; in Italy. ligl.$10,610: in Greece, 2.16.2.411 r,.
el..pvit I %cry nevi' for g1iet...,01 mann its details. he Tan key, 2,U9,1100: in Itennouais, li/21.2t2. This KiVes 4
thought the ho.-,would am inelinuol to further its pro- 1..4 of the population in Great Bntian and Ireland
atntss, and to give the best assistance to his right hon,
sle,tteit.rsdaLidd. cards; : ininueAritnivantriya:ll4o4.o;ininikliliai:tugarji :.... lan-
friewl.
-- _ _ .. France, 10.2: in Italy, 3.8 ; and in furkey. u.;.1.
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ATTEMPYRD SITICIDE BY STARVAYWN.
About ten o'clock on Friday night • young woman wei
found in a state of great exhaustion in Kinked cloud,.
Great Lever, near Bolton. On removal to the workimn"
she related the following sad story :—She was a Welsh
woman named Mary Edwards, and was 24 years of ase,
While living in service in Liverpool she was seduced 4
man named Williams; and, not wishing her mistre., te
know her condition, she left, and hail since been tratuplhs
about the country. After a brief stay in Manchester .4
determined to return to Liverpool. She arrived at iiiresi
Lever on Thursday afternoon, and vntered theclough with
the intention of drowning herself in the river Cro.d Her
heart tailed her, however, at the sight of the water, wet
she resolved to starve herself to death. When found she
had been in the dough for thirty hours; and she told the
medical officer ii the workhouse that she hail nut tsate.4
food of any kind for three days. She 6 odd to be eery
near confinement.