Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-21
PARLIAMENT'S OPENING.
ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN AT
BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN AT
BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
Tho Royal Pageant of Which London
VIII be the scene O-Day-FOrecast
OF the Queens AUusions to the Irish
and other Leading Issues Before the
Country.
LONDON, Jan. 20.-The Queen arrived
in London to-day from Windsor Castle.
Size drove from the railway station to
Buckingham Palace In an open carriage
and received an ovation along her route.
Her Majesty, who is in excellent health,
will open Parliament in person to-
morrow.
The royal procession tomorrow on the
occasion of the opening of Parliament
will include seven state carriages. The
carriage occupied by the Queen will be
drawn by eight cream-colored horses.
Her Majesty will be escorted by the
Household cavalry. The royal party Will
leave Buckingham Palace at 30 O'Clock.
The route Will be along the Mall past ST.
James Park, and the Horse Guards to
White Hall, and then through Parliament
street to the houses of Parliament.
ROYAL sPLENDOR.
The Queen will alight at the Peers en-
/ trance TO the House OF Lords. Guards Of
/ honor and troops will be stationed all
7 along the route. A salute of twenty
guns Will be fired on the arrival of Her
Majesty at Westminster The Queen will
I be attended by pursuivants, heralds,
! knights of arms. gentlemen at arms, yeO-
men, pages, groOms, etc, according to the
| custom OF medieaval times. In the House
[ of Lords the Queen will stt,On,the throne,
| with the Prince OF Wales ON her right
hand. with the Princess Of Wales. Lord
Salisbury, Lord Chancellor, will read the
speech.
IRELAND DECLARED LAWLESS.
The Queens speech was read at the
ministerial dinner to-day. Referring to
tlreiand the speech says in substance that
/ although IN some respects theTe are favor
/ able indications of progress toward order
in that country, yet at present Ireland is
/ disturbed by an increasing tendency to
resort to unlawful practices and a dispo-
! sitIOn to set the law at naught. The gov
l,ernment, therefore, recognizes It's duty to
take energetic steps to enforce the
law in order to provide securi-
ty for life and property, and TO
maintain In It's fullest meaning the in
tegrity Of the Union, and measures neces-
5ary to secure these ends will be submit
ted to Parliament. The speech further
premises a local government measure for
| England, TO be followed by similar meas
ures for Scotland and Ireland, and a bill
to cheaper and facilitate the transfer OF
land.
EGYPT AND BURMAH.
| 1t refers TO the hopeful prospects OF the
| Egyptian commissions establishing a
! stable government in Egypt. saws that the
/ question Of anneXing Burmah will not
Il 1
| the subject, but that the deposition of
! King Tnebaw is necessary, c0ngratulates
| Parliament on the peaceful foreign rela-
tlOns Of Great Britain, trusts that peace
| will be maintained in the Balkans through
| the self-cOntrOl of all the powers inter
ested, and concludes by expressing the
| hope that the new Parliament viii fol-
I low the great traditions Of former Parlla-
ments.
LOYALIsTS WAIT ON HARRINGTON.
A deputation OF Loyalists from Ulster
/ to-day waited on the Marquis OF HartIng-
| ton, War Secretary under Premier Glad
stone. They pointed out that in Ireland
! the legal power Of the Queens writ does
! not run outside Of Ulster, and said they
/ feared that the terrorism existing in the
south and West OF Ireland would extend
/ to Ulster unless 1t was checked. Lord
| harrington replied that in few
| hours they would know the intentions
! of the government respecting the Irish
/ question aud that until then he would re-
| frain from defining his policy regarding
! the matter. The Marquis advised the
| deputation to do their utmost to enlist the
| sympathy Of the English people in their
cause. The dsputRtion also pointed out
to Lord Harrington that if home rule were
granted the American mails would prOba-
| bly, be diverted to ireland, involving a
loss to England Of many thousands OF
pounds.
THE QUESTION OF PROCEDURE.
LONDON, Jan. u, A. M-'The Mems
says Mr.. Gladstone has received from Sir
MJchael-Hicks Beach, Chancellor Of the
EXchequer, "a copy OF a complete govern
nent scheme 10 deal with procedure in
Parliament. Mr.. Gladstone VIII oppose
any attempt OF the government TO press
the procedure question before more i'm
p0rtant measures.
A meeting of the Nationalist members
of Parliament was held last evening. Mr.
parnell and several Of MS followers were
present. They adjourned to meet to-day
after the reading OF the Queens speech.
IL is learned from Official sources that
/ w. II. Smith, now Secretary OF state for
! War. will be appointed Chief Secretary
/ for ireland. 1t ~ stated that the Earl OF
I Carnarvon viii 90 to tha colonial office,
While +. A. Stanley, at present Secretary
tor the Colonies, Will be made War Secre-