Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-18
FROM THE THRONE
rHE SPEECH OF QUEEN VICTORIA.

! FROM IHE IHkONf
THE SPEECH OF QUEEN VICTORIA
Her Majesty Hopeful of . Peaceful and Sat
isfactory Solution of the Russian-Turlkis
War, but Measures of Precaution Advise
General Recommendations.
LONDON, Jan. 1.-THE following is He
Majesty speech upon the opening of Parlia
ment to-day:
MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN ~ hay
thought fit to assemble you before the usua
period of your meeting in order that 20
might become acquainted with the efforts
have made to terminate the war new devas
tating eastern Europe and Armenia, and tina
l might have the advice and assistance o
Parliament in the present state of public af
fairs. You are aware that after having un
successfully striven to avert that war, de
clared mX intention to
OBSERVE NEUTRALITY
in contest which / lamented but hai
of my empire, as designed by my government
time my earnest desire to avail myself Of
any opportunity which might present itself
for prompting peaceful settlement of the
question at issue between the belligerent
powers. The successes obtained by the Rus
sian army in Europe and Asia convinced the
Porte he should endeayor to bring to close
hOSti1itiaS. which were causinp
IMMENSE SUFFERING
to it's subjects. The government of the Sui
tan accordingly addressed to neutral powers
parties to the treaties relating to the Turkish
empire, an appeal for their good offices. It
did not, however, appear to the majority of
the powers thus addressed that they could
usefully comply with the request, and they
communicated this opinion to the Porte.
The Porte then determined on making
SEPARATE APPEAL
to my government, and at once agreed to
make inquiry of the Emperor of Russia
whether his imperial majesty would enter
tain overtures for peace. The Emperor ex-
pressed, in reply, his earnest desire for
peace, and stated at the same time his
opinion as to the course which should be
pursued for it's attainment Upon this sub
ject communications have taken place be-
tween the governments of Russia and Tur-
key, through my good Offices, and earnestly
trust they may lead
TO A PACIFIC SOLUTION
of the points ct issue, and to the termination
of the war. No efforts on my part will be
wanting to promote that result. Hitherto, SO
far as the war has proceeded, neither of the
belligerents have infringed the conditions on
which
MY NEUTRALITY is FOUNDED,
and I willingly believe both parties are de-
sirous to respect them SO far as it may be in
their power. So long as these conditions are
not infringed, my attitude will continue the
same, but cannot conceal from myself that
should hostilities be unfortunately prolonged,
some unexpected occurrence may render it
incumbent on me to adopt
MEASURES OF PRECAUTION.
Such measures could not be efficiently taken
without adequate preparation, and trust to
the iberality of my Parliament to supply the
means which may be required for that pur-
pose. Papers on these affairs will be forth
with laid before you. My relations with all
foreign powers con tinue friendly. am
that
THE TERRIBLE FAMINE
which ravaged southern India is nearly at
an end. Strenuous and successful exertions
have been made by the local governments
to relieve the sufferings of the population,
and in that duty they have been powerfully
seconded by the liberal aid of my people at
home and in my colonies. have directed
that an inquiry shall be made into measures
most proper to diminish the danger of such
calamities for the future. The condition Of
NATIVE AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AFRICA
of 1o4o loo
demanded the watchful attention of my gov
inforce my troops in that part of my empire.
be prepared and presented to you without
delay.
LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
bill will be laid before you upon the sub
ject of county government and your attention
will be again called to the consideration of
the factory law and to summary jurisdiction
of magistrate. You will be asked at an
early period of the season to take into your
bill on the subject of the cattle disease in
this country. Your attention will be invited
to the subject of intermediate education In
Ireland. A bill will be laid before you to
simplify and express in one act the whole
law and procedure relating to indictable
ofenses, l commend these subjects to your
most cafeful consideration, and pray that
the blessings of the Almighty may attend and
guide your DELHI rations.
Debate IN the House of Lords.
LONDON, Jan. 1S.-In the debate on the adj
dress in the house of lords Earl Granville said
the utterances of Lord Beaconsfeld during re-
cess, had been couched in tone Of belligerent
ra,yfro tvs b,I
ments expressed by his colleagues. He said if
the assurances given by Russia in regard to
British interests were unsatisfactory parlia-
ment should have been called together imme-
diately, If they were satisfactory, the only eff
feet of summoning parliament now was to
cause feeling Of insecurity
Lord Beaconsfeld says the summons to Par
lament was issued when there at first appeared
to be an opportunity for the Inauguration Of
peace negotiations. The Porte's appeal to Eng
land TO intimate bus readiness to open peace
negotiations, was in measure made at the
ms lance of the British agent, although it was
at the same time spontaneously adopted by the
Porte. Lord Beaconsfeld repudiated the news
paper statements announcing the Govern
ments policy, and strongly repudiated the accu-
satlon OF a division in the cabinet When the
Government after mature deliberation decided
on policy OF neutrality, they were not influ-
enced by the considerations in regard to the
value of Kars and Batoum. but had to consider
the policy and conditions of many other coun-
tries. The Government never varied from the
decisions they had first arrived at.
He declared he had written no letter on pub
lie affairs during the recess, and had only
spoken once, and then in the presence of his
colleagues, on which occasion he had, with
their approval, declared the governments pol.
ICY to be one of conditional neutrality. Lord
Derby's felicitous statement ssthat the greatest
British interest is peace, was rhetorical ex
preston. but Lord Granville seemed to take il