The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-10
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Queens Speech-The Crown Prince of
Prussia Successfully Operated on
Prince Williams speech.

| LONDON, February 9.-Parliament as
sembled to-day. The Queens speech
opening the session, was read by roya
| commission. 1t is as follows:
| My LORDS AND GENTLEMEN: continu,
to receive from all powers a cordial as
| surance of friendly sentiments as Well a.
| of an earnest desire to maintain the
| peace of the world. Ny officers, in con.
| junction with those of the Emperor OF
Russia, have completed the demarcation
of the Afghanistan boundary in conform
ity with the terms of the convention of
1887. L trust the work thus concluded
may tend TO remove the possibility OF
Misunderstanding between the two pow
ers regarding their Asian possessions.
Animated by desire to prevent an ef-
fusion of blood, | dispatched a mission
to the King of Abyssinia with the hope
of dissuading him from engaging in war
with Italy. 1 deeply regret that nv eff
forts were not successful.
The deliberations of the conference at
Washington to adjust questions which
have arisen between Canada AMI Amer
lea are still progressing.
The negotiations commenced in 1885
In respect to- the regulation of the Suez
Canal have been brought to a conclusion
so far as the points of difference between
myself and the French republic are con-
cerned. L have also entered into an
agreement with France for the protec-
ton of life and property in the New He
brides by joint naval commission.
The conference of delegates from the
powers interested in the sugar industry
summoned to meet in London in the
autumn to consider the possibility of
ending the injurious system of bounties,
has made considerable progress toward
the conclusion of satisfactory arrange
ments.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons.
the estimates for services for 1898, which
VIII lie laid before you, have been framed
with due regard for economy. You
will be asked to provide for improve
ments of the defense of ports and coal
ing stations rendered urgently necessary
by the advance of military science, and
also to sanction an arrangement provid-
ing for special squadron to protect
Australian commerce, the cost of which
will be partially borne by the colonies.
My Lords and Gentlemen, the meas
ures which at great labor you passed
last session for the benefit of Ireland
have been carefully carried into effect
during the period since elapsed. The
result of this legislation so far as tested
by this short experience is satisfactory.
Agrarian crime has diminished and the
power OF coerclve conspiracies has SEN
slbiy abated. Measures tending to de-
pelop thei resources of Ireland and to
facilitate an increase i'll the number of
proprietOrs of the soil will be laid before
you. Your attention will be invited to
the subject of local government in Eng
he. FOL
dealing with it in combination with pro-
posals for adjusting the relations
between local and imperial finances and
for mitigating the burdens imposed upon
the rate payers.
The prospects of commerce are more
hopeful than any which l have been
able to point to in many years. | deeply
regret that there has been no cores
ponding improvement observable in the
condition of agriculture. l commend
the interests of that great industry to
your attentive care, hoping that means
may be discovered to enable it to meet
more effectively the difficulty under
which it labors. You will be invited to
consider legislative proposals for cheap
ening transfers, for modifying the pro-
ceedure by which the tithe rent charge
Is collected, for promoting tech
nlcal education, for the prevention of
undue preferences in rates charged
by Railway companies in foreign and
domestic produce, for remedying abuses
in the formation of companies under the
limited liability act, for amending the
law of liability of employers in cases of
accidents, for Improving the position of
the Scottish universities, for regulating
the borough police of Scotland, and for
diminishing the cost of private bill legis-
lation.
In these and all other efforts you may
make to promote the well being of my
people, pray you may be guided by the
hand of almighty God