The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-31
VICTORIA'S SPEECH
IN PROROGUING THE BRIT
ISH PARLIAMENT.
Thankful to Recognize the Signs
of Growing Prosperity i'm the
Returning Confidence Every
where DiScernibIe.

where Discernible.
LONDON, August 3O.-Thc Parliament
was prorogued to-day until November
16. The Queen in her speech Of proroga-
ton said: my Lords: 1t is with much
satisfaction relieve you from the labors
of protracted session. Our relations
with other powers continue most cor
dial. Since the beginning of the session
nothing has happened to diminish our con-
fdent expectations ofunbroken European
peace. The only exception to the tram
guilty of events has been the vcrypartial
renewal of the attempts formerly made
by the followers of the Mahdi to invade
the Southern frontier of Egypt The
invading force was arrested and dis
perscd with conspicuous ganantry and
complete effect by the khcdiye' 5 troops,
supported by small British contingent
under General Grentell The conference
upon the affairs of Samoa, consisting of
Representatives of Great Britain, Ger
many and America, which assembled at
Berlin in the spring, agreed upon a con
vention, regulating the government OF
those Islands. This instrument has been
accepted by me, and by the Emperor OF
the American Senate. At my suggestion,
the King of Belgium has consented to
summon an autumn conference of Euro
pean powers to be held at Brussels to
consider the present condition of the
slave trade by land and sea, and dcliber-
ate measures for the arrest and mitiga-
tiOn of the evils, which this traffic still
inflicts upon mankind | have come to
an agreement with the French republic
by which various controversies respect
ing the boundaries OF our respective pos
sessions on the west coast of Africa have
been adjusted. new postal telegraph
convention has been concluded with
France and Germany. 1t has afforded
me much pleasure to accept the loyal
offers of'everal native princes and chiefs
who have come forward to share the
military burdens imposed upon my sub
jects in British India. | welcome their
cooperation in the common defense of
the empire. Gentlemen of the House of
Commons, gladly acknowledge the care
and liberality with which you have pro-
vided for the wants of the public service"
My Lords and Gentlemen THE meas
ures you have taken5wth no grudging
will enable my subjects to pursue indus
try and enterprise in more complete Sc
Curity of peace, and the act reforming
local government of Scotland will, | am
convinced, contribute largely to the
welfare and contentmcnt of my people
i'll Scotland. much regret that pressure
upon your time prevented your passing
the bill comforting responsible govern
ment on my subjects in western Australia
and trust this very desirable object will
be effected at an early period.
| note with satisfaction the improve
ments introduced into the constitution
of the universities of Scotland and the
steps you have takeu towards the estab-
lishment of technical education i'll Eng
land and Wales. The intermediate cd
ucational act for Wales will supply the
deficiency in the educational system
which has been acutely felt for many
years, and have assented with much
pleasure to the bill for bringing the less
prosperous portions of Ireland into rapid
communication with the principal mar
kets Of the United Kingdom by means of
systematic extension ofrailways. This
provision will confirm the increasing
agricultural and commercial well being
which has accompanied the gradual sup
preston Of disorder in Ireland, and
sincerely hope the new board of agricul-
turc will be the means of still further de-
veloping the oldest of our nationalindus-
tries. | am thankful to be able to recog-
nize the signs of growing prosperity as
the fruit of returning confidence every
where discernible. In hope that under
the o. Grafton of your wise counsel itmay
be strengthened by hearty concord Of
all my subjects, | commend you revcr-
emily to the merciful care of Almighty
God"