, 1873-08-06
Queen Victoria's Address..-FeIicitations
on the Renewal OF the French
Commercial Treaty.
Tho East African Saso Trade Suppressed. Taxation
acknowledgement Trado and Manufactures
Not So bod as They Night 10.
Nancy Evacuated by the Germuns--.Tho
French Resume Possession,
1lliers Does Not Believe TINT tho Or
lcanists md D0urbons will Unite,
GREAT BRITAIN,

to-dny. Tho Quoon's speooh, which WIS road by
royal commission, Is rs follows:
| atu Lords ind Gentlemen:
| am now roleased from tho necessity Of ca1l-
ing upon you for tho furthor prosecution of
your arauols occupations. In bidding yo,1 faro-
vol for tho recoss, I make it INV irnt duty to
thRnk you for tho loyal promptitudo with Which
you have made further provision for my Bon, Tho
Duko Of Edinburgh, on tho occaaion Of tho
approaching marriage. This marrsage will.
! ompircs.
| Tho bost relations continue to substst botwoen
myself and foreign, powoIs I "1l ablo to nu-
sion to Zanzibar. Troatics llnyo boon conolul-
| ell with tho Sultan Of Nfuscat md other nativo
| powers, which will provide means for tho more
oGoetual repression Of the slavo trade OH tho
Eust coaBt Of Africa. I hayo boon enabled to
bring to satisfactory Issue commercial nngo-
tiations with Franco in which my Government
Inns been for Home time engaged. Undor pro-
visions Of the instrument, BfgHod on tho 23d OF
July, and awaiting ratification, tho treaties Of
1860 were ngain put it, forco, with q comprohon-
! Hivo engagement contracted botWe0n the two
countries for mutual treatment on tho footing
Of tho most favored nation, md tho dfferonliAl
Tux on shipping under tho British flag s removed.
Thoro aro separate provisions III tho troaty
for the adjustment Of tho question Of du-
tics on mineral oils, and for tho general re-
lict md extension Of trado. I have lkewiso
Of the troatieB with tho two last-namod powers
hnyo not yet boon exchanged, but T anticipate
no difficulty in this final stop. I am engaged in
negotiations for agreements Of 2 similar char
] meter with other States, both in Europe and be-
| yond. I am still occupied i'll giving effect to
| thoso claims In Tie Troaty Of Washington which
rolato to British claims against tho United
statos and to tho interesta or my posseasions in
! North America.
0ontlemon Of the House OF Commons: UNI
| worry sensible Of tho liborality with which you
havo provided for tho various charges of tho
State, and likowise enabled mo promptly to moot
| tho obligations imposed upon mo by tho award
Of tho arbitratlonB 81 Gonoya during tho past
yenr.
Ny Lords and Gentlemen: Ihavo observed
with satisfaction tho progress you avo boon OH
denB BY reducing both the s,lgar duties and i'll
| come tax to points lover tl,an a:ly at which tlloy
previously stood: I,e establishment Of tile SUI
promo Court Of Jua;asufe by wio the 1ccofd 1
DO found; ! llopo, to confer corresponding
benefits on the country in more cheap, cortnl,
expeditions and etreotual administration of JUS
act TS o iSs @ for s hs e e noNed edS S Es ct
of 1860, will, aB trust, tond to accelerate tho
attainment Of solid national advantages through
tho extension Of education III tho middle aud
| most humorous claaaes Of tue community. The
act rotating to tho regulation Of railways md
canals promises to eonduco to q moro har1noni-
! o'ia working Of tho railway system OF tho
| country.
| hive with pleasure asaontod to tho act relat-
| ing to notwithstanding, from which, and from
tho labors Of the Commission recently appointed,
I hopo for dnnution Of the risks to which tho
| scafaring population aro exposed.
| Tho revenue has up to thiH timo fully answer
oil expectations, and although nctiylty in trado
| III some Of it's branches may have been como
what restrained by variety of oa,lHeB, tho gon-
oral condition Of tho people continues to OK
libit evidences Of Improvement.
1 nr11n nj NM NJ
| will I trust, find suitable acknowledgements alike
| III our works ind hoarts.
| LoSpoN iAug. 5;-l'he bqtrotlal Of Prince
| Donmarl, iB announced.
From the Saturday Rcpicw.
| The English Government will shortly be asked
to renew for limited time tho Eronoll con,mor-
| cial treaty Of 1860; and there will probably DO
or without conditions. Tho Goyerumopt Of
Marshal MaoMallon il happily relieved from the
necessity Of humorngIthe strange economic pref
| uaices Of n. Thiors. Tho country aud
| tho majority Of the Assembly had already
policy; and almost oil parties will welcome tho
opportunity of escaping from complication of
recent embarraasments. Whom the English Coy
ornmont. after long hesitation, agreed to form
. now commercial treaty, N. Thiors applied to
| the Powers which havo unoxpired treateB with
Franco to concur in anticipating tho torn for
which they still remain in force. The request
HH6 IN QpprY CAHo met Nv courteous TofltHNl 10
| that It bocnno imnnssibjo ror tte ITronch INV.
ornmont to i1nnoaa tho taxes which Ind furniH},-
cd u motive for comuonciDg The return
| to rrotoctiyo turifr. The tnx
ipsienilicant ooutribution to tho rcyonuo an1
tic only rogult Of Il ial1orious rorot;ot;n, wns
to place a wanton ilnpodiment IL " tho way @ Of
commercial intercourse with England. 1t nav
now bo cousidored fortunato that Lord arsnvilioo
and hiB colloaguos carriod conciliation almost to
an extreme. It was uudorstooJ that thore Ind
boon some difference Of opinion IN tho EncliHi,
Cabinet, and it was only after q delay WiieL
| indicated wholesome indifYoranoe To lin
commercial troaty that the nueation M NJ
| modification was finally entertained, i storm
rofuaal Of concession. though it migbt have boon
consistent with tho orthodox eoonoulo doctrine,
%oaa h&yH furnished a NJ Ter wt an excuse
| tainly have caused irritation In france. T'bo
eiroct Of the agroemont to form q now troaty was