Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-02-22

THE QUEEN 8 SPEECH.
Her Majesty opened her speech, and at once
read out, loudly and distinctly as follows:
MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN II lie with great
satisfaction that meet you again in Parliament,
and have recourse to your assistance and advice
My relations with foreign Powers continue to
be friendly and satisfactory, and trust that the
moderation of the Powers OF Europe will prevent
auy interruption of the general peace
Events of great Importance are taking place 10
Italy. Believing that the Italians ought to be
lett to settle their own affairs, have not thought
it right 10 exercise any active interference in
those matters. Papers on the subject will be
laid before you.
announced to you, at the close of the last
session of Parliament that the atrocities which
had then recently been committed in Syria had
induced me 10 concur with the Emperor Of Aus
tra, the Emperor of the French, the Prince
Regent of PRUSSIA, and the Emperor OF Russia,
in entering into IN engagement with the Sultan
by which temporary military assistance was TO
be afforded to the Sultan for the purpose of es-
tabliehing order in that part Of his dominiopg.
That assistance has been afforded by body
of French troops, who have been sent to Syria,
under the direction of an able officer aud trust
that tranquility will soon be re-establlshed in
that province, and that the objects of the Con-
yentiOn will have been fully attained
announced to you also, at the close of the
last session of Parliament, that the pacific over
lures which my envoy in CHM had made 10 the
Imperial government at Pekin having led to no
satisfactory result, my naval and military forces
and those of my ally, the Emperor Of the French,
were to advance toward the northern provinces
of China for the purpose of supporting the Just
demands of the Allied Powers, and that the Earl
Of Elgin had been sent to China as special am
bassalor to treat with the Chinese Government.
am glad to inform you that the operations of
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pleto success After the capture of the forts at
the mouth of the Peho and several engagements
with the Chinese army, the allied forces became
master of the Imperial city Of Pekin, and the
Earl of Elgin, and Baron Gross, the ambassador
Of the Emperor Of the French, were enabled to
obtain an honorable and satisfactory settlement
OF all the matters in dispute.
Throughout these operations and the negotia-
tons which followed them, the commanders and
ambassadors of the Allied Powers acted win
the most friendly concert Papers on this sub
ject will he laid before you.
The state OF my Indian territories is progress.
siyely improving, aud trust that their financial
condition will gradually parlake OF the general
amendment
An insnrrection of portion of the natives of
New Zealand has interrupted the peace of a
part Of that colony but hope that the measures
which have been taken will speedily suppress
these disturbances, and enable my Government
to concert such arrangements us may prevent
their recurrence
Serious differences have arisen among the
States Of the North American Union. ltisimpos. |
sible for ms not to look with great concern upon |
any events which can affect the happiness and |
welfare Of apeople nearly allied to my subject by |
descent, and closely connected with them by the |
most Intimate aud friendly relations. My heart
felt wish is that these differences may be sus
ceptible of a satisfactory adjustment.
The interest which take in the well-belnR
Of the people Of the United States cannot but be
increased by the kind and cordial reception given