The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-02-13 00:00:00

imprial farltamtnt.

THE OPENING OF ratuLwarr.

Tim Qiee opened Parliament in perm ea Tuesday.
Her Ms ).sty mem from Windsor early I. the morning
to Battaglia= Palma Prose themes she shMed • /OF
minutes before two o'clock, and paselag through doom
crowds of people ruined the Hewes- of Lords (sow ilied
with noon, pooresees, end their denlaisre, the repro-
forolge powers, and droners) by the Peers'
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111111110 S. The Qom bowed slightly on =dada&
oely pecielmrity Is the appeared* of the Hoses
that excited Um saentios of these fatißar with It in
former times, waa la Throbs, whisk was severed, sad
ad all its gilded ornaments emerald, by somothieg
that at fret glade looked like • obit* sad timers
loosely own it. A liW• leiria *BOW "Zraa6l9°__
that Me arilde was no =dinar, cower*. „ eiee
in fad thee bar Majesty's robs of state, *lid dee
usually wore oe all great coregioes of esremonial, bat
which she could nobtrtexpennaded to wear en tile,
began slate and were in word a Mager.
The robs was there, at the bead to pat it a was
editing.
Her Majesty was_ preceded by Simi Granville 6s
tog the sword of gime. Lord Lowdown, beariag%
=owe, sad the Mama of Witielmeder the eap of mein-
tomato.. Rho stopped for an instant at the foot of the
step, to shake ban& with Me Primer of Wales, who
in sonanoe with the whole seseindage had rises on her
'dream The goers W.V. a Wad —some mid • deep
anis relict robe, which, whether It were
_purple or
black, looked battened ,black
, ack in the da light
of the chamber. trimmed with while miniver,
sod a white lees cop a is Marie Mead, to
the portraits of which unfortunate lady she bore
In this attire, s reemitable similitude. Around
leer neck she wore • seller of brilikets, and
over her breast the Ida ritual of the Order of the
Getter. Other ranseseets she had sae, sad looked In
this ample and highly besoming costume "every inch
a Queen, " and far more picturesque sad regal thou if
she had worn the Royal robes Meat bad beerime so di.-
tasteful to her. Her Majedy wee imemptialed be
their Royal Highnesses t. Primmer Helga ma
Louise, and by his Royal Hiram. the Prises Christian
of Denmark. who stood at the right of the Throne; the
two Princesses attired in half mourning like their
illustrious mother. Her Majesty begin tam her
east oe the Throe., the two Primmest as this maned
lifted the robe of Stake and l'eta.ligidproMd shod bar
arms. Tbe Queen (rys the T ) wore • widow's
rap of the Marie Stead patters.looked perfeetiy
well in health; but her emetessance was gad sad
pensive, and she est with her ohms* for the Wei port
downwards., end without oasis aresoL the data'
she had armed Is and ateupyin the rums. Tie
Court Oircuiter says her Majesty were • risk Week silk
draw, with train. trimmed with seistiver owl snaps, •
Mary gime of Seats cap, with a lag veil_ Me asp
ornamented with large diamonds, with s all coronet
of diamonds end sapphires, worn at the back of the
head. Her Majesty woes a diamond madam and arose
(the latter cootaining the miniature of his Royal
Highness the Prince Consort), sad tie Eali-i-arret as a
breech, se well me the filmed sad the sue of the Order
of the tinder and the Victoria sad Allred Order.
Everything but the Throne (says the Paw) bad a glow of
lively colour; elsewhere were fame full of minutia
sod eheerfainess ; bet monad the Throne treats of s
former sorrow prevailed, as though the Qom bad
oases to Mow that her womanly mid had not alto-
gether seamed. sad Mid she maid WU trust in the
forbearance sad sympothy of her people. Her Majesty
appeared to be in deeded Imaltit. Her fees wee some-
what paler than we were formerly accustomed to see
800 public °maims ; bet that lack of odour may have
been mimed by the doll twilight of the Haas.
As soon as her Majesty bed taken her ma the
Commons were summoned to attend, and reload to the
her. _ . .

—Tim Lord Chancellor, by ectierneed of her Maiesty,
read the following Bpemoh:
.11, Lore end Gaistimum
It is with grant mtialeatioe that I have moans to
your &muleteer* and &dais*
I hare restudy declared my comment to a marriage
between my daughter Primmer Helena and Prime
Cbrirtma of Belikterrig- Holstein Sooderboarg-Augusten-
hum. I trust this unarm may be prosperous sod

"fi'.doetit of ny beloved mole, tbe King of th
Beigi:os, has atoned me with profound grist. I feel
groat °anticlinal, however, that the wisdom white he
'visaed daring his reign will animate his satieseier, sad
preserve for Mean bar isilepisdeoes end prom:Polity.
..111.72,414ti0ns with foreign powers are friendly
and I see no cause to fear any diet
of aka geseirml pence.

Tb.TtiSet-ii-W-oi-ilie limits of France and England in
tint poets of the respootive omintries hos tended to
onsest tits amity of lb* two notions, sod to prove to
the world their friendly seiner{ to the promotion of
. . _ .

rI
hey. observed with satisfaction thst the United
&area after terminating socceedully thc, meagre a
I. wide!' Lb., were se loag engem& are wisely repall4
Lb. ravages of civil war. The abolition of slavery is an
calling forth the Nadal sympathies and °ingrate-
tattoos ol awl country, which ham always been foremost
In showing it. abhorrescs of any institution, repugnant
to every feeling of jostles and humanity.
I have at the lame time the satisfaction to Inform
you that the exertions and perseverinse of toy naval
°lsidro° have reduced the ease trade an the West
Coast of Afriea within airy narrow limits.
A correspond's°, has takes claws betimes my Govern.
moot sod that of the Ucitod Static with reepeet to
injuries iniboted os Animism isomnieree by cruiser"
airier the Confederate lag. Oopies of this owns-
poudenes will he laid before you.
The renewal of diplomatic relatioas with Small ham
given me mach satisfaction, and I solinowledssi with
Imam that the good offices of ref ally, the Lag of
have tiontribeted esesatially to this happy
result

I love to regret the interimption of pesos between
Spain nod Chili. The good °Moos of my Goverament
in ecojcootion with thine of the Emperor of the Preach
have hem accorded by Spain, sod It is my earned hope
that the mimes of dtairreemient may be removed in a
moaner bonici• able sad atidectory to both coactries.
The negotiations Tillie\ hare been long pending in
Japaa, end which have been conducted with great
ability by my 'Moister in that smutty, to coojnoetioo
with tb• representatives of my allies in Japan, her,. been
brought to • coodosion shish .nerits my entire appro-
bation. The elisting treetim have ban, mailed by UN
Mikado; it has be.. mipulated that the tariff shall be
revised in a manner favourable to commerce, sad that
the ledestaity dos wader the terms of the Convention
of October, 1e64. shall be penetnally itisshergad.
have eonelodad • treaty of Dunmore' with tile
Emperor of Art.tria, which I trait will open to that
smears the blemiage of extended commerce, and be pro-
duct i pro-
ductive of mportant bes•lita to both amtatiiet.
... . . .

T. depleirMil• meats whim bare occurred to this
Island of Jimmies hare indused me to provide at mum
for an impartial inqairy, and for the due ntalutasanee
of authority daring that isquiry, by appointing • di-
tiagsishod mailers Atom as ge,.oT and emmusander
of the f0r.... flare given him Ina sesistaaro of tie*
alas and bareod ovesmissiorsere, who will aid him to
szusining into tbe origin, nature, and eirenatetaness of
the mount outbreak, and the reassures adopted in the
mune of its suppression. The legislature of Jamie&
lass proposed Met the pretest political mostitutton of
the bland should be molested by • eow form of govern-
ment. A Bill upos this sublets will be submitted to
your omaidaratimi.

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Papers on these occeureames will be kid before yea.
Papers on the prompt state of New Tasked will be
laid bikes yea.
I hare given digestions far the return to this country
of dm greater potties of my regular forms employed m
*het colony.
I watch with Whereat the preseediags which are still
to progress in British North America with • view to •
slow union among the provinces, and I seutlase to
&Mash great importance to that object.
I have observed with great consern the eglansive
prevalent*, during the last few months, of. vienleat
distemper among cattle to Great Britain, aed it is with
deep regret, and with sinews sympathy for the
that I have learnt the severe lessee whisk It bra=
in many esenties nod diarists. It is satisfactory to
know that Inisad sad • isonsidarable part of licotlead
ant as yet free from Ibis oahuni,y, and I trust that by
kw precautions suggested by experisom, and tits;
Mama bleeding on the means which are now
employed, its further extenuate may he arrested.
The orders • bah have been meek by the Lords of
my Privy Council by virtue 011 k. powers vested in them
by law, with • view to prevent the spreading of this
dosage will be laid before you, and your atteatioe will
be called to the expedisocy of an amentimest of the kw
retain to • subject ea deeply Wasting the interests of
my Pao*.
Gesalensen of the Horse of Commons,
I have divested that tb• estimaes of the ensuing peer
shall be laid briars you. They have been ',tapered with
• due reseal to economy, and are at the same time
coosistent • ith the maintenance of alikisecy in the
public nervioe. .

r Ih• condition of trade is satisfactory.
My Lo-ds and Goilfrings,
A conspiracy, adverse alike to authority, property and
religion, and disapproved and coodenthedf alike by all
wto are intercostal in their maintenance, without dis-
tinction of erred or class, has unhappily appeared la
Ireland. The coostitniional power of tbs ordinary
tribunals has been snorted for its thpressiou, and the
authority of the law bar* bosa firmly and impartially
vindicated. .

• bill will be submitted to you
.foand,tl os Mr !err!

of go Royal roiaMi•aioa, on the enbjert of miclial
punishment, which I have aireoted to Wald before you.
Bclie will lie laid before you for assooding sod mescal-
dating the 4.11 relation to bankruploy, cod for other
improvements I Om law.

immures will also be eunintted to you for •stending
the system of public midi% to branches of receipt and
expeoditure which it has not hitherto reached, end for
mending the provisions of the law with reopen to
isertein damn of legal pensions
Your Memnon will be celled to tnu subject of the
oath, to on by inesabers of partiaisrm. with • •40w to
avoid isenseessary deolantione sod to resame Invidious
distinetioos between members of different religious esar•
[bookies in molten ef
1 hare directed thet information ohoeld to procured
in refonmee to the rights of intim in to elestion of
monition to serve is whinnies% for counties, cities, and
boroagh&
Who. that information is cesipirla. the stiesties of
perliament will et tow to lb, molt dies oistsleed
with. siew to sea impressisents In the laws tibia
moo. she rights el sedan is the election of members
of the Hoes@ of Ceases' as may teed to our
ilea lomitistioes, and conduce to the piabric4=.
I. Mem and is all other deliberations, I fervently
pray that the blmsiag of A.! ahoy Oust'nay guide your
enamels to the promotion of the bowiess of my
The Speech (" the first matesee of whieh wss
reedssed lutereeting by the blush el the Primes etas&
ins by") having bees read, bat ldsissty retired, and the
Noose adieu's'''.
Ths forriag hisidseds esnseeled with the obese
isaperiust mei will be seed with iateeesl s

asosinor of BOTALTT.
Pr;nce as.d Prloom of Wade, ad they u
fiolla,lhutough 1101111111, sUradied m aach faterdnt
Prime and Princes looked very we& The Wise and

gmbleama leo cheered 6s lb. Royal couple mem
11.:.,Aasel the MMus, fair
nd bah Ilaa day As Isola 0
bowed sisla 'aas Mt Me beam*
TIMM WU beard tito 07. " TM Quips Mseackse
sed awasnse like CM pgaleirell sefil offesfavq:
bsl2.- "cell" via-
Tee Zeisiee.—s=iagiall:r
by *IA trouo.ociound .
I bolds( y
fellowsla, oommingar telly allio to isporloss
pars Ma pyed is Os- MUM emmesiel. Ilte mei
Ina wit 40 bid...' 1101-gieerAres4 mob* while bee
messily been bneight up M. Mem epewleus. Is wee
one of tbe tasod &tea tie Qateen per Se Rt.
J•saisee-paiwee ew field • dravin.room and on insod..
Baste event& la it, I.4ing vary wail, 00 lee Qqaaa
and dm Pribeswises Helms* aid Leraima A• the carriage
drew slowly sad her Majeway woe reeterniwnd she
gewerind wee bare ap weeiLawesels. The oeseda Wald
nor liabolihdromin sad we. oboortot mole.
"Her 314. 5.7 Wu oilmen* Well 11,60 lb° ee-
ecl whiab pawed fro* Warr be lawataa ..bb. 11. Y&I
lese•ed *lon. It asered a -Wirt to sa.
themes& whe twi l•s Ibe 4101•0
rbizaa,aad urbane, alai airs sppeerwl te be le mecums
yes that hoe lLej-etc wee awl is. /ail al health.

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