Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-08
FOREIGN NEWS.
The English Parliament Proragued Yes.
terday The Queens speech - Royal
Views on the Eastern Question.

LONDON, September 7th-Parliament was
prorogued to-day. The following was Her
Majesty's speech read by the Royal Com
missioner:
MY Lords and Gentlemen 1t is with satisfaction
fad myself at length enabled to release you from
your arduous iabors. | continue to receive assur-
ances OF the most friendly character rom all fore gn
powers The failure Of the Sublime Porte to exc
cute according to its engagement, the plan agreed
uron in April last for the determination of the
Ottoman frontier lying towards Montenegro has
caused unfortunate delays in the settlement OF that
question, and the treaty Of Berlin has not taken
effect in other points of importance which remained
open at the commencement OF the session. The
Governments which were parties to that treaty have
communicated to the Sultan their Judgment on the
means of bringing to satisfactory settlement
the Greek and Montenegran frontier question by
an administrative organization, of the European
provinces of Turkey, and on the principal reforms
required in the Asiatic provinces inhabited by
Arnlenians For the attainment OF the objects in
view continue place reliance on the fact thai the
concert Of Europe has been steadily maintained,
in regard to the Eastern question, and that the
Powers who signed the treaty OF Bern are pressing
upon the Sublime Porte, with all the authority
which belongs to their unita3 action, measures
which, in their beliei, best calculated to insure
TRANQUILITY in the East | hava net been uumind-
full during the few months which have elapsed since
last addressed you, of consideration which have
stated would quite my policy on the northwestern
frontier of my Indian empire Measures have al
ready been taken Ceupete nllllt'lly
of northern Afghanistan, and some progress has
beea made toward the pacihGatiop and settlement or
the country. renewal OF hostilities by the
| Afghans under Ayoob Khan has rendered necessary
further military operations in southern Afghanlstan
| F-pmpt measures were taken by the Government OF
India for the relief of the garrison of Cahdabar,
aad the conspicuous ability and energy displayed ~
many officers and troops in the execution OF those
measures resulting in the brilliant victory gained
| by the gallant force under the command OF Sir
Frederick Roberts, will, | trust, speedily bring an
honorable termination 10 the IN that division CT
country. regret that 1t has not hitherto been pos
sible to Give YOU such information on the general
state of Indian finances and the recent mscarriages
in presenting the accounts OF military expenditures as
as yon would justyrequre before entering ca pract
cal consideration of the subject You may however,
rest assured that shall redeem my pledge 20 supply
you with this information at the earliest period in
| my power. No aGyanee has recently been made In
the project of the South African Confederation, mol
could any advantage arse from an enefor TO press
it forward, except in proportion to the favorable
movement OF public opinion in that portion OF the
empire The general state Of affairs iItSouth Africa
however is on the whole satisfactory, except y
lasutaland, where trust that moderate and con
cil tory policy may allay the agitstion causet D,
she enforcement Of the Disarmament Act
| Gentlemen OF the House of Commons tender
YOU my thanks Cor the liberal precision which yot
have made to meet the charges of the public service
My Lords and Gentlemen: | acknowledge with
thankfulness to Almighty God the happy. continu
ance during several weeks OF fine weather fcS secur
ing the harvest, which gives in many places reason
able promise OF abundance. / am thus enabled t
anticipate both the further revival of trade and SOM
addition to the revenue of the country. congratu
late you with especial pleasure upon the probable I'M
provement in the condition OF the people OF Ireland
who have seriously suffered from previous faiiur
of crops l rejoice also to observe that notwith
standing the lateness CT the period in which YOU
began your Iabors, Your interchangeable zeal and pa
thence have enabled you to add to the statute boo
some valuable laws. l refer particularly to you
settlement of the long contested question relating
the subject of burials, to the Education Act. AM
the Act for the better determining of the liabt
Of employers, and TO these | would add the Ac
relating to game. the repeal of the malt duty, tn
ayings and Bank Act, the Postofiice Money Order
Act ar d the measures for the lettering OF the
dition OF the merchant seamen, and providing 70
safer carriage Of grain cargoes, and trust tbs