The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-08-11 00:00:00

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.
THE QUIENI3 SPEECH.

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The first stesion of the ninth Parliament of the Quern wan
linnight to a close Im Friday with the muttraetive formalities
of • prorogation by commission. The Lora Chancellor, in full
robes, entered the House punctually at three o'clock, and at
that time there were not more than a dozen peers present.
Prayers hathir been read, the Royal Commissioners, namely,
the Lord Chancellor, the E.ui of Derby, the Earl of Bradford,
Earl Bettichamp, and Lord Skelmeredale immediately took
their wads, and directed Colonel Clifford, the Yeollllll Usher of
the Black Rod to summon the Lower House . .

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After • *bort interval, the Speaker, followed by • number of
meniii..rs .4 the Commons, appeared at the liar.
The lAtilit eIIANCALLoIt read the queen's Speech as follows :
MY Loll. AND GENTLItek.N.
The little hat; arils id when lain miabled to release you from
your attendance in Parliament.
In ie. doing, soy And wish is to thank you for the nnidiness
with which you have made jays ision for my sun Prince Leopold,
on hill attaining hi 4 inability.
My relations with all Foreign Poe era continue to be friendly,
and the influence arising [nen the. conlial relations will be
employed, as berskofore, in maintaining the obligations I in 'weed
by treathm, and in promoting and consolidating the peace of
Europe.
The Emperor of Russia having made pniposals fore confe.
mice to be hell at Brussels. the object of which Is to lessen, by
judicious retmlatimis, the severities of war, I have, in common
with other Powers, authorised a delegate to attend that confe-
rence ; but before .loing no I have thought It tight to obtain
inisersiteee (root all the Posers thus represented that no pro-
posal shall be brought forward calculated either to alter the
recognised rules of international law or to place restrictions on
the conduct of nasal oi meatus The recommendations which
may lame from the conference will have my careful considers-
lion ; but I have reserved to myself full freedom of action In
regard to their scceptance or rejection.
Negotiations have been undertaken for the renewal of the
Reciprocity Traity formerly in force between the Dominion of
Canada and the Coifed Statesof America. Theme newitiations,
comnienved at the desire and in the interest of the Domini...,
have been temjurarily suspended by the adjouniment of the
Aincrkait Senate. They will be revived at an early date, and it
Is my hope that they may load to an increase of eognmerivisl
Intensourse between my colonial subjects and the citizens of the
United States.
I deeply lament the continuance in Slain if 'clisterbancul,
which fonn a single exception to the general tninquility of
Europe ; hut while rarilettly desiring the restoration of peace
and civil ontec in that ...muff, I beliese that this result wall be
oust surely bniught about hY a rigid slatinenee from inter-
ference In the internal affair, .4.1' independent and friendly
State
The treaty recently concluded with the Sultan of Zansiber,
having for Its object the suppressiou .4 the Elea African slave
trade, hitt bnni faithfully observed, has already done much
to put all end to that Millie an tarried on by am The exer-
tion, of my used and consular servants in that part of the
world will not be related Until eolliplete Stlecese hie been
obtainel.
I am thankful to say that the famine in India has, U>
Item n attended with little mortality, a result mainly attritd-
table, under Providence, to the prootutimis taken by my Italian
Government The strenous eltertione of my Viceroy slid of
the
odieers aening under him merit my high appreciation
diner the close .4 hostilities on the Gold Coast, steady
program has been made in the teak of pacifying the country
and of ontanising he administration. Treaties of peace have
been concluded with important tribes, and tlie king of Alhalitee
hae perseversi In the diecharge of his obligations to this
COUJItry.

Ca-riming or MI Maces op CoNsega—
I acknowledge the liberality with which you provided for the
charges of the State.
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I have men with pleasure the considerable redactions which
yes have been sink to make in taxation. The total abolition of
the skier duties will not only confer • benefit on the consumers
Of en article in universal demand, hut also prove of much com-
mercial advantage to the nation. rho removal of the duty on
hones in another measure well calculated to encourage the
trade and lodustry of the country. Concurrently with these
remissioni. and with a further reduction of the Inonme-Tax to
a rate which is little none than inal, you have been
enabled to make important grants from the general revenue
t"wards services which, though of Imperial concern, have
hitherto been defrayed, either exclusively or In an undue pro-
Portion, out of load rates. I trust that these measures, when
their full effect shall have been felt, will conduce to the general prosperity of the country, and will impart increased elasticity
to the revenue.
Although your Keaton has been unavoidably curtailed to a
third of its usual dungion, I observe with satisfaction that pita
have been able to carry measures of general interest and Im-
portance. I have cordially given my anent to the Act for
improving the health of women, young person., and children
employed In mannfactoriee By this measure I anticipate that
not only will the health and education of the classes adected by
It be promote' but that the relations between the employers
and employed in those important branches of industry will be
insintaluel on a footing of enduring harmony and mutual good-
will.
I have readily sanctioned the Act for the reform of the system
of patnmage in the Church of Scotland. I trust that the
removal of this ancieut cause of controversy may both strengthen
the church and conduce to the religious welfare of a large
number of my subjects.
The Act for the blow Regulation of Public Worship in the
Church of England will, I hope, tend to prevent or allay the
unhappy controversies which sometimes arise from the
difficulty experienced In obtaining an early decision on
douhUtil points of law, •nfl a definite Interpretation of the
authorised form of public worship Such controversies, even
when they occur between persons loyally desirous to conform
to the doctrine and discipline of the Established Church, beget
merlon. evil,; and their speedy termination is. matter of grave
Importance to the ititcreatm of religion.
The legal measures which you have passed with reference to
the limitation of actions for real property, the law of vendors
and purchasers, and land fights and conveyances in Scotland, as
well as the Acts rvguJating the vale of intoxicating liquors, and
for farryinglo manltary I%,,idation in the United
inay be expectal to be productive of public advantage and
satisfaction.

The commission lamed by me for enquiring into the state
and working of the law as to offences connected with trade,
has been unable to complete Its labours in time to admit of
legislation during the session now about to terminate, and
I regret thah the pressure of business In the House of
Commons has made It necessary to suspend the consideration
of the measures for facilitating the transfer of land in
England, for re-arranging Ow judicature of England and
Ireland, and for establishing an imperial court iof appeal. These
subjects will naturally claim your earliest attention In a future
session.
In returning to your counties and constituencies, you will
have the opportunity of beneecially est:robing that influence
which is the happy result of our local institution. ; and I pray
that the blessing of the Almighty may accompany you in the
discharge of all your duties.
The LORD CHANCRLLOR afterwards said :—fly virtue of her
Majesty's Commiesion, under the Great Meal, we do In her
Majesty's name, in obedience to her commands, prorogue this
Parliament to Friday, the Eiril of october next, to he then here
holden, and this Parliament is accordingly proroguisi to Friday,
the 23rd of October next.

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The Commons thereupon withdrew. and the proceedings
terminated.

EFFECTS OF TRANSFUSION.

The transfusion of blood is a medical experiment which
should only be tried under the best advice, and even then
sometimes produces distressing results. A man named
Simpson was, according to one of the American PaPer;
the other day nearly dead from consumption, when Dr.
Hopkins, who was attending him, decided to try the
effect of a transfusion of blood. As none of Simpson's
friends or neighbours were willing to shed their blood for
Simpson's sake, Dr Hopkins had no alternative but to
use Simpson's goat for the purpose, and accordingly.
opening his patient's arm, injected about two quarts of the
f oat's blood into the sufferer's system. Simpson began
immediately to revive, but his revival was marked by the
most disagreeable symptoms. No sooner had his strength
returned than he jumped out of bed, and, twitching his
head about after the fashion of a goat, made a savage
attempt to butt the doctor. Dr. Hopkins, after Simpson's
bead had been plunged against his stomach three or four
times with the force of • battering-ram, took refuge in an
adjoining room, whereupon Simpson banged his head
against the door with such violence that he would have
soon smashed the panels but that his attention was
divert.' from the doctor by his mother-in-law, who at
this moment entered the room. One well-directed blow
from Simpson's head floored the unfortunate old lady, and
then, as she lay screaming for help, Simpson frolicked
round her, making etfortsto nibble the green flowers which
formed the pattern of the carpet. At last he was securely
tied down, but alarmed the whole neighbourhood by his
frightful " ba'as." Distressed by Sianpson's condition and
the reproaches of Mrs. Simpson, Dr. Hopkins determined
to With, the evil if possible, and, by heavily bribing an
Irishman who was Simpson s servant, Procured fox!) liloaxi
fnma the faithful domestic, and injected Simpson a second
time. Simpson is now quite well, but shocks his old
Republican friends by displaying an irresistible tendency
to vote the Democratic ticket and speaks with a strong
brogue. Ile has only once butted since the last "trans-
fusion." On going into church • few Sundays ago one of
the remaining corpuscles of the goat's blood got into his
brain, and lie butted the sexton half-way up the aisle,
recovering himself, however, in time to apologise just as
the indignant sexton was about to floor him with • hymn
book.