, 1877-02-09
The Occupation Of Northern
Turkey Believed to Be
Intended.
Russian Pioneers Buildinu
.Pontoons Across the
Pruth.
Gortschakoff Succeeded as Pretn-
ier by Count AdIerberg.
GREAT BRITAIN.

'tuSopHt FcD' p'-AHc 6cetlOn Ol Tile hfltaSt1
Parliament for 1871 was opcncel bY her Majesty
TIC Queen in person to.lay. The weather was
ialr and mild. Her Majesty left buckingham,
pularo shortly after O'Clock In tho lsoyaI state
cnrrtngc, attended by brilliant suite. Tho
Royai cfcort was composed Of n detachment Of
household troops. Ilcr Mnicsty nliglltcd at Tie
fecrs' cntrancc Of tho Parliament Building,
wiicro she wua received by the Deputy Lord
drcat Chamberlain, Lord Avcland, and thu
great officers of tho State, and conducted Into
the housc. THO princo and Princess Ut Wales
were present, ntld there wns a brilliant as-
sctnblnge Of ladies'. All tho. foreign Ministers
and tho Chinese and Japanese Embassies wcre
nlso present. The Earl Of leacons!icltl carried
the sword Of State before tho Queen. Tic
Marquis Of Sal lisbury WIS not nrcscnt. After
l'rr Mnicsty had taken her place on tho thro.lc,
tho Lord High Chancellor rcad
THE norAL BrEEcH.
Following is tho Quecn'A speech in full:
A1r LoHps AND GENTLEMEN: With mrcl,
satisfaction ut1ait resort to tho advice and as
ststatsce OF my Parliament. Tho hosttltics
which before tllu clozo Of tic last session Of
Parliament lad brokcn out between Turkey Oh
thu ono hand md ecrvlu and Montenegro OH tho
other engaged my most serious attention,
anxlously waited fur an opportunity when my
good offices, together With those Ut MY allies
might bo uscfnlly intcrposcd* This opportunity
presented itself by the solicitation Ut Scryta for
our mediation, thu offer Of wl'lcl, was ultimately
entertained by tho Porte. Iii tho coursc Vi tlc
neCosiations l dcclncd it c1pelicpt TO
l,,.ot! lay TOWN, nn y, concert viii, other
upon silie, llcld that not only ncact might 10
brought about with The prIncipallttcs, lit TINT
tho permnnent qualification Vi tile disturbed
provinces, Including Duigarin. and tic anleliora-
fk{yt k,t,t,
agreed to by. the Powers, they required to 10
expanded, and worked out by negotiation Or By
conference. accompanied by artntstiec. Tic
Forte, though not accepting tho bases, and pro.
to tlIy equitable consideration, of thp Powers.
While proceeding 10 nut In shis mediation, i
thought It right, utter inquiry into tho facts, to
aeSe' o. Sanc 70 to u5to tie cxcessss aseertals
to exnress my reprobatIo, Of their
tollicroncr met nI Constantinoplc for The
sgs'acraton ss.9 q extunde terms III accordance
Win the original bakcs on which tic Conference
we'll IA by my Ambassador t. turkey. i, IL
taking these sters, my object Inns Throughout
1';n beem tG a.a nantal! M tle peaee Of Europc, and
provinces, without Infringing tpon tjo indc.
pentlcncc and integrity Of thu Ottoman. Empire.
IMe proposals recommended by tuysclf md
the Porlc, hut tl,e result of thc Contcfrt.x Lns
betIt 10 SHOW the existence of q Ec,lcral agrce.
ncnt alnorIy the European Powcss Wild, ca1,not
~, 10 naye ~ sltcltotatng slect upon the cum
the arialsttee between Turkey and tlc t,r,n.
clpalltes iias hcon prolongc;i, md is fstill
uuexptFed, anl may, / trust, yet lead TO tnc
SSlflat1 S4aiI. n., of y, honorable pcaec. In teso
ny allies, with whom, Us with other foreign
Iuwers, my fcatlons continue to Lc OF friend.
y charastsr, Thy papers IN tlese sulIects will
10 forthwith laid bcforu you.
Ny assumption Of tho h"'H, fDcr,,, ,,t,o =, no,,,
Was welcomed by the Chiefs and peop1e Of In.
dta with professions uf at1eotloil aid LOYALTY
tnost a sratelul u my feelings. 1t is With deep
lArt OF my iontnfons,. which slli demand lie
lil9st earliest ~atchfnlucRs on. tic pnrt ri nv
Government % there: a famluo not less serious
,nltton au 1st ~ -" H aada has oyesspsead largo
Day. ! nm confident every Fesotlrco viii ho en-.
,ployeu not lneroly IN afrcst Of thln nrcsnnt
tnltltlr, but III obtaining fresh cxperjeiic., 5nr
tlie prevention or mitigation Ut such ylsltations
Ihc prosperity aud progress OF my Colonial
Enni's ss!ain ~ s nscsGe although the pro.
ltepub!ic, and host'tlcs In Which It has been
engnEcl with the nc[ghboring tribes, have
clitscsl sotne apprehcnsious Tor tito safety Of nv
sal ,a ~ s wth AFfa; ttrst
~ ,rsvnt nv ...,s ~, ua'e 1aRea Will suce
~ p's's"' A"s se1pas Ipass3.r,.r W..
Gentlemen uf aIHs' n" Ii,a,sa =, ron,ra.u.
l.ayr directed tho estimates this year to bc pre-
H. ~ mrs psesvaeu sHH t,a" IT, }ou wAn1as delay:
~" 3rri.urst,aa a.a 1Srasen 9is Fglasing to
for a,ue1.lI,'e te law ~ ~ ana hanLl1g LLamHgo nnl
49, .s ",.t ~ s"n ~ ~" ns ~ @ @.Ntuptty ana let
tn tc' VIZ. ,ut 1T m m'smtaons1 VII! ne !ad befnrc
Su . ~ ~! w naHea to sonsttutc one Su-
as,f,e ~ H ,ttnt, ~ ~ iro'att' ANU TO
'eas ~ ~ t.snt i.'sutoh Ut oA LUG County
Wy. a.,,,',.a.,I ~ s.Is ~ ."u'.9; ..t.
r,.,ec eols'n 70 (o1 tneso anu Other measures
WI t.,at ,,. w @ tot your consideration,
M'u MN t!uet iaat tHG u!eAsltlEa OF TIE almighty
""' ""Iau 3.., 3U"s .absta atu uacet 1uuE eAoFts.
n, sAA!shoAf Ahp hKAcoAsFlELp.