Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-12
The Queens Speech.

Lord Chancellor on the opening of Par
lament On the 10Th uIt.:l
Ny Lords and Genttemea:-In again
applying to You for your advice and as
sistance, / regret that I have found it
necessary to call for Your attendance at
an unusual, and probably to many. of
you, an inconvenient season.
The sovereign of Abyssinia, in viola
ton of all international law, continues
to hold in captivity several of my sub
jects, some of whomAave been specially
accredited to him by myself. and his
persistent disregard of friendly repre-
sensations has left me no alternative but
that of making peremptory demand
for the liberation of my subjects. and
supporting it by an adequate force.
have, accordingly, directed an expe-
dition to be sent for that purpose alone;
and confidently rely upon the support
and cooperation of my Parliament in
my endeavor at once to relieve their
countrymen from an unjust imprison-
mcnt and to vindicate the honor of my
crown.
have directed that papers on the
subject shall be forthwith laid before
you.
/ receive from all foreign powers as
surances of their friendly feelings, and
see no reason to apprehend the distur-
bance of the general peace of Europe.
A band of italian volunteers, without
authority from their own sovereign,
having invaded the Papal territory and
threatened Rome itself, the emperor Of
the French felt himself called upom to
dispatch an expedition for the protection
of the sovereignApontiff and his domin-
ions.
That object having been accomplish
ed, and the defeat and dispersion Of the
volunteer force having relieved the pa
pal territory from the danger of external
invasion, I trust that his Imperial Naj.
esty aciU .fnd himself enabtedsby an early
withdrawal of his troops, to remove any
possible ground of misunderstanding
between his majesty's government and
that of the king OF Italy.
The reasonable conspiracy commonly
known as Fenianism, baffled and re-
pressed in Ireland, has assumed in Eng
land the form of organized violence and
assassination. These outrages require
to be vigorously put down; and Irely for
their effectual suppression upon the firm
administration of the law and the loyal
ty of the great mass of my subjects.
Gentlemen Of the House Of Commons
The estimates for the ensuing year are
in the course of preparation, and will in
duestime be laid before you. They will
be framed with view to economy and
to the necessary requirements of the
public service.
MAJ Lords and Gentlemen-As q neces-
sary sequel to the legislation of the last
session, bills will be laid before you for
amending the representation of the peo-
ple in Scotland and Ireland.
have reason to believe that the com
missioners appointed to inquire into and
report upon the boundaries OF existing
boroughs, as we'll as of the proposed di
visions Of counties and newly enfran-
chised bOroughs, have made cOnsidera-
BILE progress in their inquiries, and no
time will be lost, after the receipt of
their report, in laying before you their
recommendations for your consideration
and decision.
A bill will also be presented to you
for the more effectual prevent ton of bri-
berry and corruption at elections.
The public schools bill, which has al
ready been more than once submitted to
parliament, will again be laid before
you.
The general question of the education
of the people requires your most serious
attention, and L have no doubt you will
approach the subject with a full appre-
citation both of its vital Importance and
it's acknowledged difficulty.
Measures will be submitted to You
during the present session for amending
and consolidating the varions acts re-
lating to the mercantile marine.
The exemption which the country has
now for some time enjoyed from the
cattle plague affords a favorable appor-
tunity for considering such permanent
enactments as may relieve the home
trade from vcxatious restrictions, and
facilitate the Introduction, under due
regulation, of foreign cattle for home
consumption.
Measures for the amendment of the
law, which have been deferred under tho
pressure of more urgent business, will
be submitted for your consideration.
Other questions apparently calling
for legislative action have been referred
to commissioners, whose reports, as
they shall be received, shall, without
delay, be laid before Parliament.
1t is my earnest prayer that all our
deliberations may be so guided as to
conduce to the general contentment and
happiness of my people.
What do You eat every day that no.