Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-22
LATE FOREIGN NEWS.
VICTORIA APPEARS IN PUBLIC
Loyal Dsmsnsirat tton-ter Majssty's Speech
Foreign Relations slnteraal Affairs.
IBy cable 10 the Dispatch.l


to-day was inauspicious for the re-
appearance Of the Queen in public. 1t
was a dull, heavy day, and the streets
were covered with snow and slush.
Promptly at l:3o p. NJ. the royal party
left Buckingham Palace for the House
Of Lords. The route Of the royal pa
geant had been covered with gravel,
and this prevented the horses from
falling, and enabled more rapid pro-
gress to be made. Her Majesty rode
in an open carriage, drawn by eight
horses. The Household artillery acted
as an escort to the Queen.
Large crowds linedthe streets through
which the royal procession passed, and
Her Majesty was greeted with hearty
cheers oil along the route. The scene
in the House of Lords was very brilliant.
The peers and peercsses, judges, minis
ters, and bishops were present in large
numbers in full court dress. GaS-light
was used in the Chamber, owing to the
absence Of the sun. This enhanced the
beauty Of the scene, as it showed more
fully the brilliancy If the Jewels and
the splendor Of the Dresses worn by those
present. The Queen looked as if she
was suffering from a cold. She said:
My Lords and Gentlemen,-My rela-
tions with other Powers continue to be
of friendly character. The difference
which existed when | last addressed
you between my Government and Rus
sia on the subject Of the boundaries Of
AfghanistaR has been satisfactorily ad-
justed. In pursuance Of the COnven-
tion, which will be laid before
you, the English aud Russian com.
missioners, with the full concurrence
of my ally, the Ameer of Afghanis-
tan, have been engaged in demarklng
the frontier Of that country. | trust
their work, already far advanced, may
tend to secure the continuance Of peace
in Central Asia. The rising in East
ern Roumelia has given expression to a
desire of the inhabitants for change
in the political arrangements under
which they were placed by the treaty
Of Berlin. My object in the nego-
tiatiOns which have followed has
been to bring them, according to their
wish, under the Prince Of Bulgaria's
rule, while maintaining unimpaired
the essential rights of the Sultan
under the convention concluded with
Porte. Commissioners have been ap-
pointed on behalf Of England and Tur-
key to confer with the khedive and re-
port upon the measures that are required
for securing the defence of Egypt and
the stability and efficiency of the Gov
eminent in that country.
Greatly to my regret, | was compelled
in November to declare war against the
King of Burmah. The acts Of hostility
on his part against my subjects and the
interests of my empire had, since his
accession, been deliberate and cOntlnu-
Gus. These had necesstated the with
drawal Of my representative at his court.
Ny demands for redress were systemati-
cally derided and diSregarded. An at
tempt to cOnfiscate the property of my
subjects trading under agreement, and
the refusal to settle the dispute by arb-
tratiOn, convinced me that the protec-
tion of British life and property and
the cessation of dangerous anarchy in
Upper Burmah could only be conducted
by the force of arms. The gallantry of
my European and Indian forces under
General Prendergast rapidly brought the
country under my power, and have
decided that the most certain method OF
insuriDg peace and order is to be found
in the permanent incorporation Of the
kingdom Of Ava with my empire.
The time which has elapsed since | as
sumed direct government of India
makes it desirable that the operation Of
the statutes by which that change was
affected should be carefully investigated.
commend this important matter to
your earnest attention.
The protracted negotiation respect
ing the rights Of the French republic
on the coasts Of Newfoundland under
the treaty of Utrecht has been brought
to a satisfactory conclusion by an agree
ment which will be laid before you and
before the Legislature Of Newfound-
land as soon as it assemblies. An
agreement has also been made with
Spain securing to this country all COM
mercial rights granted to Germany in
the Caroline islands.
Your consent will be asked to legis-
lative measures rendered necessary in
the convention on the subject of inter-
national copyright. to which | have
agreed.
Turning to internal affairs, the Queen
said:
Gentlemen of the House Of Com
mons, Ny Lords and Gentlemen,-l
regret to say that no material improve
ment can be noted in the condition of
trade or agriculture. feel the great
est sympathy for the great number of
persons in many avOcatlons of life who
are suffering under pressure which, |
trust, will prove transient. | have
seen, with deep sorrow, the renewal,
since | last addressed you. of attempts
to excite the people Of Ireland to hos
tiIity against a legislative union be-
tween that country and Great Britain.
| am resolutely opposed to any dis
turbance Of that fundamental law, and
in resisting it | am convinced that !
shall be heartily supported by my Par
lament and my people.
The social no less than the material
condition Of that country engages my
anxious attention. Although there has
been during the last year no marked in
crease of serious crime, there is in many
places concerted resistance to the en-
forcement of legal obligations, and |
regret that the practice Of organized in
timidation continues TO exist. | have
caused every exertion to be used for de-
lection and punishment Of the crimes,
and no effort will be spared on the part
of my Government to protect my Irish
subjects in the exercise Of their legal
rights and in enjoyment of individual
liberty. IL, as my information leads
me to apprehend, existing provisions OF
law should prove to be inadequate to
cope with these growing evils | shall
look with confidence to your willingness