The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-03-24 00:00:00

Imperial parliament.

Parliament neaasembled on Thursday for the &matt*
of basins'', and at two o'olook the Royal Spews& ear
read by the Loan Cflastigium from the Woolsack la
the Hones of Lords in the presence of the Speaker and
▪ oonalderable body of members of the Rouse of
Commons.
MT LORDS IND OUTLINZEI,—
I recur to your advise at the earliest period permitted
by the arrangements eonfequent on the retirement of
the late Administration. My relations with all Foreign
Powers csontinne to be most friendly. I shall not fell
to exereise the iiiirtenee arising horn these cordial
relations for the maintenance of European Pesos,
and the faithful observance of International obliga-
tions. The marriage of my sou the Duke of Edin-
burgh with the Grand Duoheee Marie Alexandrowna
of Bloats is at °two a source of happiness to
myself, and a pledge of (deniable between two
Great Empires. The war with the Elog of Atalanta)
haa terminated in the captur• and destraotion of
his capital, and in negotiations which I trust may
lead to • more satisfactory eontiition of affairs than has
hitherto prevailed on the Walt Coast of Africa. The
oottrage, diselpline, and eoduranee displayed by my
Forces, both of the land and sea eervioe, together with
the energy and skill evinoed in the oondsat of the
expedition, have brilliantly maintained, under the most
trying oireumsteneee, the traditional reputation of
the British arms. I deeply regret that the drought
of last summer has afraid the most populous
proviDoes of my Indian Empire, and hee produced
extreme scarcity in some parte, amounting to &Mail
famine over an area inhabited by mane millions. I
have directed the Governor-General of India to spare
no coat in striving to mitigate this terrible calemity.
OANTLEDES or TH2 LIOIII3Z Or (IONDONS,
The eatitnatea of the expenditure of the coming
Scandal year will be forthwith submitted to you.
MT LOADS AND OUTLINED,
The delay and expense attending the the Tarsier of
Land in England have long been felt to be • reproach
to our system of law, and a serious obstacle to dealings
In Real Properly. Thia subject has to former sessions
occupied the attention of Parliament, and I trust that
the measures which will now be submitted for your
consideration will be found calculated to remove
much of the evil of which complaint Les been made.
You will probably be of opinion that the re-arrange-
ment of the Judicature and the blendlog of the
administration of law sod equity which were effected
for England by the enactment of fat Session, ought
on the same principles to be extended to Ireland, and
you will be asked to devote some part of your time to
the woompliahment of this
no greater part of these chariots would be inapplic-
able to the tribunals of Scotland, but you will be
invited as to that part of my Kingdom to consider the
moat satisfactory mode of hrioging the procedure upon
appeals into harmony with recent legislation, and,
among other mistaures relating to her special interest, a
Bill for amending the law relating to land-rights and for
facititatiog the transfer of land will be laid before you.
Serious differences have orison and remonstrances
been made by large classes of the community, as to the
working of the sweet Act of Parliament affecting the
relationship of Masters and Servants, of the Acit of
1871 which deals with offence. aneected with trade,
and of the Law of Conspiracy more especially as eon.
oersted with there (fiancee. On these subjects lam
desirous that before attempting any fresh Legislation
you should he in possession of all material facts
and of the precise questions in trontroversy, and for this
pupae I have issued • Royal Commission to moguls,
into the state and working of ths present law, with a
view to its early amendment, if it should he found
necessary.
A Bill will be Introduced dealing with euch parts of
the Act regulating the eat* of intoxicating liquors as
have given rise to complaints, whieh appear to deserve
the irterferena of Parliament, _ _

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Your attention will also be directed to the Lau
affecting Friendly and Provident Societies.
All these matters will riqulre your grave oonsidera-
tion, and I pray that the Almighty me, guide your
deliberations for the welfare of my realm.