, 1881-01-07

l1GHktHC.
THE EAnt OF K1MnEn1y, COLONIAL aEcnE-
TAltY, |
said II n conspiracy really existed to sep |
nrate Ireland from England. Parliament. by
refusing to remedy the evils, would be only
playing Into the hands of tho consptrators.
THE QUEENS SPEECH.
ITS TENT.
LONDON, JIM. 0.--Thc following Is tho
Queens speech, delivered on tile opening OF
Parliament to-day:
THE QUEENS spEEclt
1fY Lonps AND GENTLEMKx: I have called
yo,l Mt period cnrlcr thnn usual to tho rosump.
ton of your tabors. son1o frasrs OF moro thRi1
common urgency den,aild your attention.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Ny relations with foreign ruwors continue to
bo friendly and harmonious. The mntn qtcs-
ston, relating to tho frontier between Turkey
ant Montenegro. hnB hcen solved. Tho Powers
n1e now engaged Il, communications which havc
In view tho determination of tho frontier bc-
tween Turkey md GrntCe. Some important
portions Of tho Treaty nj 1}cr1!n. which have 80
long remained without fullllMcnt, continue to
form au object Of my anxious attention.
SOUTH AFHlcAx AFF.A1ns.
a rising in tho Trnnsrnai hnB recently Imposed
upon mo tho duties Of taking military measures
With Wow to tho prompt ylntiscnt3on OF my
authority, and Inns Of necessity aot nstle for
timo any plan for securing to European settlers
that full control over thnir own 1ocnl nffars
without prejudice to tho interests Of tho nntivGs
which l had been lcsrouB tn contor. ! rc1rGt
that tho war III HasutoTansl continues, notwith-
stumbling tho efforts OF tho CnpU Government.
1t would causo mo much satisfaction 1t suit
nble occasion should present itself for friendly
action Oil my pnrt. with q View OF tho rcstura-
ton Of pence.
TIE AEonAS1srAS SITUATION.
Tho war tu Afvhanistnn Inns boon brought tn
closo, and, With the exception pf. TIC Cnrtlahar
force. my troops have been recalled within TIM
IndIa frontier. II Ia not my intention that tho
occupation Of Candahar shall bo permanently
maintained, but still tho unsettled condition Of
tho county and tho consequent difficulty Ut es@
tnblishlng aattvo uOvcrnn1ont havo dolayed
for Hmo tho withdrawal Of my nr1ny from that
position. papora on tho several subjects 10
which hnye adyested, % well as further coero.
spandonco on tho military esttIuntvs Of India,
will bo prosontod to you.
REVENUES.
GEa1LEaEN or THE IIousn or COMMONS:
The estimates tor the services Of tho coming
your nro In q forward stato Of preparation. and
will 10 speedily tuid befnro you. Mr. Iortis and
gcnt'nmon, there has bcon Il gradual though not
very raptd Improvement III tho trado OF tho
country, and nm NOW able to entcrtnfu moro
favorable expectation Of rovcnne for tho year
than could form ut its commencement.
THE 1Nss,t SITUATION.
Tho anticipation With which Inst addressed
you OF grcat diutinutlon Ut tho distress in 1rc-
land. owing to an nhuntIapt harvest, was ru-
altzod, hut grierc TINT the local conditions OF
tho country hnvo assumed IN htNrn1tnx ehnracter,
Aquarium crimes In general hnve multiplied far
beyond tho p1portonco of recent years, At
tctHpfs upon lifo havo not grown In tho same
proportion as other olYenses but ,n,tst mid TINT
efforts erc botug n'ndn for personal protection
far boyond All for.ner rtoccdent BY the police
untlor tho direction Ut tho executive. have to
notice other OWLS yet moro widely Spread. Tho
Naturalization Of JUSTICE 1lus boon frustrated
With respcot 10 these 0Non macs through tho I'M
possibility ut securing oyIttencc,ana mn extended
systo1n nf terror has thus hcen established In
vnriDus pHrts nj tho country which has
pArhlyzcti almost nliko the exercise Of private
rights hnt tho performance Of civil dulles. In
this state OF things, new In sotno important so-
spcets, aud hence With little OF available guld-
Auee from former prccctscnts, have iccutcd It
Right to nut in uao the ordinary pnwors Of tho
INV bpfoto mnking my demand; hut tlcn,on-
straston Of their insuticicncy, nInp1y supplied
BY tho present circumstances of tho country,
!cnts me now to nppr,sc sou tl,ni proposals. will
10 Immediately submitted 10 sou far intFusttpR
mo With tho additional power necessary, In my
Judgment, mot only for tho vindicatiun OF order
and public law. but likowiso to secure, on bo-
hn'f Of my subjects. protection for ltro pnd
property and personal liberty or nctioIi, subject
to tho prlniasy and tmpcrioua obligations to
which hare tust referred. continue to do
siro, not loas than heretofore, to prosecute tho
removal Of grievance and tho work OF logtsa-
tIvo improvement In ireland a. wull 10 III 0roat
UrltnIo.
Tho Irish Land act Of l8;U bus been protIuctly0