The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-09
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.
The Queens Speech.

diliCleS says the measures TO De announced
in the Queen speech on the reorganzing
of Parliament will include the merchants
shipping bill a bill extending the new system
OF judication TO Ireland, aud the reconsid-
Grafton of the acts. The question OF
the appellate jurisdiction of the House
of Lords is still undecided. A royal COM
mission will be promised TO inquire into the
: slave question. Among other subjects to be
mentioned, is Englands relations with
China. There has been a chance of war
: with China, which may not have entirely
disappeared. Her Majesty will announce
the happy end of the Malay war. Burmah
will also be alluded TO. The most import
ant part of the speech will refer to Eastern
affairs. The intimation- OF continued
friendship with foreign powers will doubt
less have its usual place, and in these days
it would be oatre to say nothing ofthe sun
broken cord" etc.. as matter of course. 1t
Is said the Opposition intend to propose a
specified resolution concerning the pur-
chase of the SueZ canal shares, not as an
I amendment to the address, but in a separate
form, and a powerful oratorical onslaught
| is expected TO be made on the government
for that transaction. The government in
| the debate on the address will also be Sc
/ verely censured by the Opposition speakers
| for the fugitive slave circulars of the admi-
| rally. aI EH. ttef glHE U.
LATER-The Queen opened the new ses-
| sion of parliament soon after noon to-day,
but she did not read her speech in person.
| Though the weather was dull and cold,
thousands of people lined the streets
| through which the Queen and her attendants
passed. She did not go in state, and par
| ticularly requested that the. usual ringing
| of Westminster Abbey, and st. Margaret's
church bells on her appearance be omitted,
/ in consequence of the Illness Of Lady Au-
gusta Stanley. The following are The sa-
lient points of her speech; The relations of
/ England with all foreign powers continue
of a creditable character. The Sultan
not yet having been able TO quell the insur-
rect0n in his GominiOns England has not
stood aloof from the effort now being made
by all other governments to bring about
pacificatlon, Chilli has received, in a
friendly manner the representations made
| by England in regard to the Margary
murderer, and, it is hoped. the discovery
and punishment ofthe offenders will speedily
! follow. The Queen expresses her thanks at
the manner in which the Prince of Wales
has been received by her Indian subjects.
| She declares that the course pursued by
England, in putting an end to slavery with
in her own dependencies makes it important
| that the action of her ships elsewhere
should be in harmony with that course of
| affairs. The colonies have generally con-
tDued to advance in prosperity, though
troubles in Malacia and South Africa are
pointed out briefly.
Bills for regulating the ultimate tribunal
| Ol appear lOT IHe O0IGeu hiIlSuOuh, IOI
| amendments of the merchants shipping
| law and for prison management and primary
education are promised.
| LONDON, Feb. S.--My Lords and gentle
men: 1t is with much satisfaction that
again resort to the advice and assistance of
my Parliament. My relations with all for
| eign powers continues OF cordial charae-
| ter. The insurrectionary movement, which,
during the last six months has been main
| tanned in the Turkish provinces of Bosnia
and Herzegovina, and which the troops OF
| the Sultan have up TO the present time,
been unable to repress, has excited the at
tention and interest of the great Euro
! pean powers. | have considered it my
duty not to stand aloof from the efforts now
being made by the allied and friendly pow
erS TO bring about pacifcation of the dis
turbed districts, and | have accordingly,
while repeating the independence of the
| Portes, joined in and urged the Sultan, by
the eXpediency of adopting such measures
of administration reforms to remove all
| reasonable cause OF dissent among his
| Christian subjects. / have agreed to pur-
chase, subject 70 your sanction, the shares
which belonged to the Khedive OF Egypt, IN
the Suez canal, and | rely confidently upon
your enabling me to complete the transac-
tion in which the public is so much inter
ested and deeply involved. The represent
alton which indorse to the Chinese gov
ernment, as to the inquiry made in the
course of last year on The expedition sent
from Burmah to the Western provinces
of China have been received In friendly
spirit. The circumstances of the laments bic
outrage are now a subject of inquiry in
which [ have the right to request that
member of my diplomatic service should
take part. | await the result of this in
quiry in the firm conviction that it will be
so conducted as to lead to the discovery
and punishment of the offeSders. Papers
on all the above subjects will be laid before
you. | am deeply thankful for the uninter-
rupted health which my dear son, the Prince
of Wales, has enjoyed during his Journey
| through the Indies and the hearty affection
/ with which he has heeQ received by my In
dian subjects Of ai} Glasses and races, assures
me that they are happy under my rule and
! loyal to my throne. AT the time the di-
rect government of my Indian pire was
transferred to the Crown, no formal addi-
ton was made to the style and titles of the
sovereigns have deemed the present an
effective opportunity for correcting
this omission and bill on the subject will
be presented to you. The humane ana en-
lghtened policy consistently pursued by
this country Ia putting an end to slavery
within her own dependencies and in sup
pressing the slave trade throughout the
world, makes it important that the action of
the British ships in the territorial waters OF
foreign states should be in harmony with
these great principles | have therefore CIV
en- directions for the issuance OF royal
commission to inquire into all treaty en-
gagements and other international obliga-
tions bearing on this subject, aed all the in
+ structions, from time TO time. issued TO my
naval officers were with view to ascer-
tain whether any steps ought to be taken 10
secure to my ships and their commanders
abroad greater power for the maintainanee
of the rights of personal liberty. bill
will be laid before you for the Furnishing OF
slave traders who are subjects of my native
5 Indian provinces. The affairs of my colo
NAL empire, the general prospects of when
a have continued to advance, have received a
large share of my attention. Papers OF
r importance and interest will soon be
in your hands showing the proceedings
e with respect to the conference OF
i the South African colonies and States
The murder of public official in the
! Straits settlements whilst acting in