The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-08
The Dissolution of. Parliament
The Queens Message.

you from farther attendance in Parlia-
ment, and, at the same time, to con-
vey to You her Majesty's acknowledge
ments for the zeal and assiduity with
which you have applied yourselves to
the discharge of your duties in the
session now brought to close
We arc further commanded to in
form you that, SIS the present Parlia-
mcnt has now SO nearly lasted the
period assigned by law for the dura-
ton of Parliamcnts, that you could
not enter another yearly session with
advantage to the public interest, it is
her Majesty's intention Immediately
to dissolve the present Parliament.
and to issue writs for the calling Of a
new one.
But her Majesty cannot take leave
OF you without commanding us to
express to you her NIaicstyss deep
sense of the zeal and public spirit
which, during the six years of vo:,r
existence rs Il Parliament, YOU have
constantly displayed in the discharge
of important functions, and tcndcrinn
to you her Majcsty's warm acl;now-
Judgments for the many good measures
which you have submitted for her
acceptance, and which have greatly
conduced to the diminlltion of the
public burdens. and to. the encourage
ment Of industry, to the increase of
the wealth end to the promotion of
the welfare and happiness of her Ma
jesty' people.
We are commended to inform YOU
that her Majes.ys relations with
foreig3, powers are friendly onl gatis-
factory, and she trusts that there are
no questions pending which arc likely
to lead to any disturbance Of the peace
of Europe.
Hcr Majesty rcioiccs that the civil
wal in North America has ended. and
she trusts that the evils caused by that
long conflict may be repaired, md that
prosperity may he restored in the
States which have suffered from the
contest.
Her Majesty regrets that thetonfer-
cnccs and communications between
her N1ajesty's North American pro-
vinces on the subject OF the union uf
these provinces i'll Il confederation
have not Vet led to u satisfactory re-
suit. Such 4 union would afford ad,!i-
tlonal strength to those provinces, and
give facilities for many internal i'm
provencnts. Her Majesty has received
gratifying assurances of the devoted
loyalty OF l4e> North American sub
JcctS.
Her Majesty rcjoiccs ut the CONT
nued. tranquility and increasing pros
perity Of her Indian dominions; and
she trusts that the large supply Which
those territories will afford of. the raw
material of manufacturing industry,
together with the termination of the
civil wal>in the United States of North
America, will prevent the recurrence
of the distress which lorg prevailed
among the manufacturing population
Of some OF the northern counties.
GENTLEN!:N OF THE House OF Con-
MONS: Her Majesty commands us to
convey to You her warm acknowledge
ments for tho liberal supplies which
you have granted to her Majesty for
the service, of the present wear, and
towards the permanent defense of her
Majcsty's dock yards and arsenals.
The commercial treaty which her
Majesty has recently concluded with
Prussia and the other States compos-
ing the German Commercial Union
has, by her Majcsty's commands, been
laid before you. Her Majesty trusts
that this treaty will contribute to the
development of commercial relations
between this country and Germany,
and Will promote the interests of the
several countries which are parties to
it.
Her Majesty commands us to assure
you that her attention will continucto
be directed to all such measures as
may be calculated to extend and place
on sound footing the trade between
her Majesty's dominions Ind foreign
countries
My lords and gentlemen, her Ma
jesty has given her cordial assent to
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