The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-02-11 00:00:00

Imperial Varliamtnt.

OPENING OP PARLIAMENT.

The fifth session of the eighth Parliament of the
gdiell was opened on Thursday by Royal Commlegion.
Too atteodanoe of peers was extremely limited, but a
number of lain were present, u alba several members
of the diplomatie carpi.
The Lords Commissioners wore the Lord ehanoellor,
lb* Marquis of Ripon, Visoount Sydney, the 13 tri of
Kimberley, sad the Earl of Cork.
The Commons having been summoned by ' Black
Rod," the LORD CRAIICILLOII read the Quesu'e Speech
ae follows :

NT LORDS MID GENTLEMEN,—
I greet you cordially on ,your reassembling for the
discharge rf your momentous duties. I have the
sati.fsetion of maintaining relations of friendahip with
foreign powers thronghout the world. You wore in-
formed when I lost addremed you that Kipp had been
takes to p dealing
prepare the way for you,
more effeetdally
with the Slave Trade on the East (lomat of Airier% I
have now dispatch an Savoy to Zuotlbar furnished
with such instructions as appear to me best
adapted for the attainment of the object in "kw.
He ban recently relished tits place of his destination,
and has entered into communisation with the Suites.
fly elly,the German lesperor,who bad undertaken to
prossettnes judgment she arbiter on the line of water
boundary in dispute, under the terms of the Tresty of
1846, has decided in oenformity with the oontention of
the Government of the United States that the Hero
Channel preemie the Mae most in aosordanee with the
Ire. interpretation ol the Treaty. I have thought it
the course meetbelbthg the s*it of international
friendship and the et lb. oountry, to give
immediate execution award by withdrawing
promptly from my pada aloapeelos of the Island of
lien Juan.

tkie—p—riiesedlnfe bettors the Tribunal of Arbitration at
Genova which waa enabled to proesouts fa eon.
Dignities of the erslnsicio of the Indirect claims
preferred on behalf of the Government of the Umkid
Make,eventusted In an award which in part established
sad In part repudiated the slams allowed to be
relevant. You will in due course be asked to provide
for the payment of the sum coming due to the United
&Mee under this aware.
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My acknowledgements are due lo the Gorman
Emperor, sad likewise to the Tribunal at (hneva, for
the poles and care bestowed by them on ills pew:WO
adjustment of controverkes mach as could not but
Impede the full prevalence of national goodwill in
canes where it was especially to be cherished.
In further praeoutt,n of • well undentood and seta-
blisked policy, I have concluded • treaty for the Ex-
tradition of Criminals with my Ally the King of lb*
B.illra0•0111111011t. GI Fr be. doting the redoes
renewed its communiestioos with toy Governmaut for
the ponces of ococluding a Commercial Treaty to
replace that tf P6t) which I. about to 'spire. in
pr..oecuting there eouiroutocatione, I have kept in view
the double object ciao equitable regard to existing ear-
cumstanece, and cf • general provision more
permanent jolts chareatxr, and resting on • reciprocal
and equal basis, for the commercial and maritime trans-
mations of the two countries. I hope to be enabled
within a short period to announata to you the final
reoult. . . _

It has hewn for some y 114,111 felt b 7 the Governments
of Russia and tl e United Kingdom respectively, that
it would be conducive to tho tranquility of Central
Asia if the two Rovernmeutt omit arrive at sit
identity of view regarding the line which describes the
northern frontier of the domains of iieghanistan.
Amiendionly a corr spoodence hos pamed of which this
s. the main subject. Its tanour, noting than its object,
will, I trust be approved by the public optnion of both
battens.

Papers Mil be laid before you with relation to the
award delivered under the Treaty of Washington, to
the commercial necoalailons with Prance, and to the
torthern frontier of the dominion of Afghanistan.
Gitcrutuac or TEI Homo or Comm.:llga,
Estimatea for the aiming Anomie' year will be pro-
moted to you. They ham been framed with • view to
the efficiency and moderation of our establishments,
under eircumatanoes of imonvenionee, mused by
variations of an eimptiocal nature In Om prime of
some important oommeditiee.
MT LORDS AND ONNTLANIN,—
Although the harvest has Men to some extent deficient,
the condition of the kingdom with reference to Trade
and Commeroe, to the pufficiency of the Revenue for
meeting the publia charge, to the demean, of pauperism,
and to tho relative amount of ordinary crime, may be
pronounced neutrally sailafactory.
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A LOCI4II/9 Will be submitted to you on an early day
for mottling the Univoroit• Education in 'reload. It
will have for Its °bloat the &dottiest:petit of loosening
la that portion of 017 dominions, and will bm
framed with *careful r•gard to the rights of conseismoe.
You will find amp* ociaupstloo In dealing with
other legislative subj.:to of importanoe, Ishii& for the
most part have already been under your notios i•
various forms and at &Remit periods. Among thooe
year attention will speedily On said to the formstl .•
of • Supremo Court of Judicature, including pro-
visions for the trial of apple's.
Among the measures which will.. be brought
bettore you, there will also bo proposals for
furCitating the Transfer of Lend, and for the
amendment of our system of Local TaxsUoo, of cattalo
provisions of the EduasUon Act of 1870, and of lb.,
Genital Acts rogulating Railways sod Canals, together
with various other Bills for the improvement of the
law.

I earneetJy oommeocl your deliberations to the
pilau:toe sad favour of Almighty Gal.

Tbe Berl of CWRINDON MOVVI tb• addreet, and
Lord MOINTIAGLI aeotadecL
Lead ULM oomplaiwat that tire nett roles laid down
In the Alabama tolottatitue had plated tits country to
• dangerous and undignified potition.

FILIDAT. —Replying to the Karl of Carnarroo. Lord
Guevaidat *spritsail his regret that ther• was ao
Named Won Treaty between this country and Beale,
but negotiation/ were la progress with the Spanish
Government on the subjmt. leery oircurnstatee c.ia-
meted with the moot climatic to the Northeast ia the
Cbaannei had eagaged the attention of Mouton,.