Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-22
1p,Dre.,,nr Foreign Intelligence.

dsy last brings very interesting budget of advices,
including the speeches of the sovcregns Of England and
France at the openings respectively Of their Legislative
bodies. We present, in an abridged form, these and
other interesting matters contained in foreign files
THE QUEENS SPEECH.
On the 9th instant Queen Victoria opened Parliament
in person. She expressed her satisfaction at meeting her
Lords and Gentlemen" and declared that the relations
of her Government with foreign Powers we're friendly
aud satisfactory" She refers to the important events
that are taking place in Italy, and says that believing
that the ta ought be left to settle their own al
fairs she has thought it right to exercise any active
Interference in those matters. Measures have been
adopted that she thinks will give peace and security in
Syria where the Christian population have, OF late SUI
ered such atrocities The expedition against China has
been attended with complete success" and peace has
been established India Is progressively improving. The
speech then proceeds:
Serious diff rences have arisen among the States OF
the North American Union. II is impossible for me to
look without great concern upon any events which can
affect the happiness and welfare Of people purely allied
10 my subjects by descent and connected with them by
the most intimate and friendly relations Ny heartfelt
wish is that these differences may be susceptible OF sat
sfactory adjustment The interest which take in the
well being of the people of the United States cannot but
be increased by the kind and cordial reception given
them the Prince Of Wales during his recent visit
70 the continent Of America.
sm glad 10 take this opportunity OF expressing my
warm eciaon of the loyalty and attachment to my
person and throe manifested by my Canadian and other
North American subjects on the occasion of the resi-
dsnce of the Prince of Wales among them.
have concluded with the Emperor of the French
vcntous supplementary TO the treaty of commerce OF
he 2Sd of January 1860 and in furtheance OF The OBJ.
ect of that treaty have also concluded with the King
of Sardinia convention for the reciprocal protection OF
COPYRIGHT These convent ons will be laid before you.
Gentlemen of the House Of Commons
have directed the estimates for the ensuing year to
b. laid before you and they have been framed with
due regard economy OF several branches OF the public
service.
M Lords and Gentlemen:
Measures will De paced before you for the consoida-
ton of important part of the criminal aw-or the i'm
provement Of the law Of bankruptcy and insolvency for
rendering more easy the transfer OF land for establish
ing uniform system of rating in England and Wales,
and for the general purposes Of public usefulness.
confidently commit the great interests of my empire
to your wisdom aud care aud ferventy pray that the
blessings of the Almighty may attend your councils and
may guide your deliberations to the attainment of the OBJ
iect of nv constant sociude-the welfare and happiness
of my people.
| HOW TIE SPEECH WAS RECEIVED.
In the House of Lords the address, in reply to the
R,yal Speech, was moved by Lord Seton and conded
by Lord Dsmore. Lord Derby, without moving an
amendment, commented upon the DEFICIENCIES OF the
SD ech and in the Of his remarks he referred
follows to American affairs;
AIT il mpo. sble not to feel the deepest at the
threatened disruption OF that great Unlon as 1t must ef
feet the happiness and welfare of that 81 at country
There is no in this country who would lot view with
the deepest anxiety and regret the disruption OF com
munity which without claiming perfection for its institu-
tons and certainly under various disadvantages, has yet
procured for its people amount OF prosperity almost
| unparalleled in the world, and an amount OF personal
freedom only inerior-aud think It Is inieor-o that
epoyed by this country. Blu; is impossible to look at
that threatened dsrupuon-only possible TO be Effected
Al the cost of the horrors Of civil war-wthout looking
so &C the effects il would produce on the manufactures
this country. IL first effects, al all events would be
n.s disastrous great branch OF our industry Up
fortunately does happen-l trust will not be long
so-tha We have beeu almost exclusiv ly pendent on
the cotton OF America. 1t will be of the highest advan
are if the threatened disruption should lead those who
IRE NEST deeply iuterescd-l do not think the Govern
menl interfere wi IN their individual eHertions-to
;urn their serious considerations 70 the best Fans Of
verting the danger involved in failure OF the supply
Of cotton from the United States by promoting al IN
creased supply from other sources. Such supply can
De had ia many parts OF the world provided meaas be
| AIKEN for encouraging It's growth and import Her Ma
y goes on TO state that the interest she takes in the
wi, being of the people OF the United States cannot but
10 Increased by the Kind and cordial reception given by
them TO the Prince Of Wales during his recent visit
ne continent of America With the exception, perhaps
of one little uupl. asanness may graduate Her
Taies,y upon the loyalty aud good fe ling which
i:.pa,td towards the Prince O. Wales uy cur fellow
subjects in Cauldl, well by the people OF the neigh
boring public But there is pout which, although
| must have afforded the utmost satisfaction 10 the
country could not perhaps have been introduced by
Her Majesty into her gracious speech | allude, Of
course to the perfect manner IN which the Prince Of
Wales himself by his personal conduct justified the re-
spect aud good feeling which manifested towards
him in Canada and the United States. Cheers There
is not one Young in ten thousand who would be
able in so difficult position and the spur of the mo
r,eut TO show the same amount of selEpos esson the
same tact and the same dignity Cheers That, Of
course is subject upon which any formal address
eau be presented TO her Majesty, but | sure your
ordshps will agree with me that congratulations in
stad of being limited the reception given to the
Prince of Wales should include in addition the perfect
manner in which He Royal Hghness justified all the en-
,husiasm aud good feeling which his visit called FORTH
TIE EMPERoRS SPEECH.
TIE French Chambers were oponed Feb. 4th, by the
Emperor, in person. His address begins with allusou
to his late concessions in favor of greater freedom of pub
lie DISCUSSION but he takes occasion TO admonsh his law
kers that if bis measures are approved by them
the government will take their disapproval into account
but this wnot obge the Emperor change bis policy
or his councillors. With this understanding he invites
them to full aud free discussion Of the he may
propose He then gives the following exposition of af-
fairs interior and exterior omttug it Will be observed,
all reference to events in this country:
'n the interior all measures taken tend to sugment
Agricultural industrial and commercial production. The
increasing dearuess OF everything is the inevitable
queuce OF growing prosperity but at least, we were
Obliged to make the articles of primary necessity as
cheap as possible It is with this object that have
diminished the duties those articles have signed a
treaty of commerce with Engand have conceived the
poiect Of concluding others with negGboring countries
aud have every where facilitated the of communi-
con and transport In order to realize these economic
reforms we have believed it duty nine
" millions OF our annual revenue. Nevertheless the
budget as informed you last year, will be presented
to YOU balanced without its being necessary have
course either TO the creation of imposts TO public
credit.
"The changes which have take place in the admin
israton of Algeria have placed the superior direction of
affairs in thu midst of the population. The illus
trous services of the marshal who has been placed at
the head of the colony, guarantees Of order and
prosperity.
a regards the exterior have endeavared to prove
in my relations with foreign powers that France sincere
Is sires peace and that, wtout renorncng legiti-
mate influence she does not pretend to interfere in any
place where her interests corcerned and finally,
that if she ympihises with all that great and noble,
she does not hesitate condemn everything which vo-
lates international right and justice.
"Even's difficult to be for sen have combnedin Italy
to compicate of things already embarrassed Ny
government agreeing with its allies has considered that
the best Of obvIng the greatest dangers was 10
have recourse to the principle ofnon-ntervenion which
leaves each country OF lis destiny ocaZes qles-