Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-05
: THR QUEENS SPEECH.
PrOrOgatiOn of the British ParIi,
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| PrOrOgatiOn of the British ParIfa.
On, the afternoon of the 21st ult., .Parlia,
Inent was prorogued by commission. The
Lord Chancellor read the Queens speech
which is worded as follows:
MY LORDS AND DGENTLEMEN:-I am happy
to be enabled 10 release you from the labors
ofa long and more than usually.eventfuls ses.
sion, and to offer you my acknowledgements
for the successful diligence with which you
have applied yourselves to your Parlia-
mentary duties. -g ss ~ -s--H-.sz-t.- p
My relations with foreign countries con-
tinue on friendly footing. % 50
At the, commencement of the present
year.g great fears were entertained that diff
ftrences which had arisen between France
and Prussia might have led to war of
which it was impossible to foresee the ulti-
mate result. Happily the advice rendered
by my Government, and by those of the
other neutral States, aided BY the modera-
tion of the two Powers chiefly interested,
sufficed to avert the threatened calamity;
and trust that no ground at present exists
for apprehending any disturbance of the
general peace. dI ~
The communications which / have made
to the reigning Monarch of Abyssinia, vii h
a view to obtain the release of the British
subjects whom he detains in his dominions,
have, l regret to say, thus far proved inef-
fectual. j have therefore found it neces-
sary to address to him peremptory de-
mand- for their immediate liberation, and
to take measures for supporting that de-
mand, should it ultimately be found neces-
sary to resort TO force. :, 'eI E1sss
The reasonable conspiracy in Ireland, to
which i have before called your attention,
broke out in the early part of the year in a
futile attempt at insurrection. That it was
suppressed, almost without bloodshed. is
due not more to the disciplined valor of my
troops, and to the admirable conduct of the
police, than to the general loyalty of the
population and the absence of any token of
sym pathy with the insurgents on the part
of any considerable portion of my subjects.
L rejoice that the supremacy of, the law
was vindicated without imposing on me
the painful necessity of sacrificing single
life. '1'l7
The bill for the abolition of certain local
exemptions from taxation enabled me to
avail myself of liberal concession made,
IN anticipation, by the Emperor of the
French, whereby several taxes were re-
moved which pressed heavily upon British
shipping. s..~ 3E-t A-s S f-s
have concluded a Postal Convention
with the United States of America, where
by the rate of postage between the two
countries will be diminished one-half, and
further arrangements are in progress for
increasing the intercourse between this
lea. 't5Fs sH 81
The act for the union of the British North
American Provinces is the final accom-
plishment OF scheme long contemplated,
whereby those colonies, now combined ia
one dominion, may be expected not only
to gain additional strength for the pur-
poses of defense against external aggres-
sion, but may be united among themselves
by fresh ties of mutual interest, and attach
or "a mn nfY.xyh hxfla
which can effectually secure such impor-
tant dependencies-those of loyalty to the
Crown and attachment to British connec-
tion. ltce
GENTLEMEN OF THE House OF COMMONS
L thank you for the liberal supplies which
you have voted for the public service.
My LORDS AND GENTLEMEN: 1 have
great satisfaction in giving my assent to a
bill for amending the representation of the
people in Parliament. earnestly trust
that the extensive and liberal measure
which you have passed may effect dura-
BILE settlement of question which has long
engaged public attention; and that the
large number of my subjects who will be
tor the first time admitted to the exercise
of the elective franchise may, in the dis
charge of the duties thereby devolved upon
them, prove themselves worthy of the con-
fidence which Parliament has reposed in
them.
It is gratifying. to me to find that the
heightened consideration which you have
necessarily given to this important ques-
5ion has not prevented your entering on
many subjects to which your attention was
directed at the commencement of the ses-
sion. and particularly to such as have inn
mediate reference to the well-being of the
industrial classes.
i have had especial pleasure in giving
my assent to bills for extending to various
trades, with such, notifications as have
been found necessary, the provisions of the
Factory Acts, the success of which has
proved the possibility of combining effec-
children with due consideration for the
interests of the trades Immediately con-
cerned.
Iconfidently anticipate from the opera
ton of the present Acts the same improve
ment in the physical. social and moral con-
dition of the working classes, which has
been found to- accompany the application
have been hitherto confined.
I The restraints alleged to be imposed on
workmen and their employers'by trade un-
iOnsand other associations, appeared to me
to call for inquiry; and the revelations de-
rived from the examinations before the
Commission, to which, you gave your leg
islative sanction, have disclosed a state of
w La OuI mOob cdTu-
est attention. -
The administration of the poor laws,
which generally has conferred great bene-
tit on the community, and especially on the
poor themselves. requires constant super
vision; and have readily asseated to a bill
which, applied to the metropolis alone, will
tend to equaliZe the pressure of taxation
and improve the treatment of the sick poor,
whose condition will be greatly benefited
by your we'll considered legislation.
The bill for the regulation of the mer-
chant shipping contains important provis-
ions, calculated to add to the health and
comfort OF those engaged in the mercantile
marine. sEf5g
These and other valuable amendments of
the law have been the result OF your labors
during the present session; and in return
ing to your homes you will carry with you
the gratifying consciousness that yourti
and pains have not been misapplied, and
that they have resulted in series of meas
ures which l hope and earnestly pray may
contribute to the welfare of the country,
and the contentment and happiness of my
people. =
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