New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26
PARLIAMENT PROROGUED.
QUEEN vICToRIA's SPEECH TO THE TWO
HOUSES.
FOREIGN RELATIONS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WITH FRANCE AS TO AFRICA AND SIAM
THE WAR IN THE EAsT-INTERcoLo-
Mai. CONFERENCE

WITH FRANCE AS TO AFRICA AND SIAM
THE WAR IN THE EAsT-INTERcoLo-
MAI. CoNFERENCE-IREL
London. Aug. 25.-Queen Victoria prorogued
| Parliament to-day. At 2:45 o'clock the members
| OF the House Of Commons were summoned TO the
House OF Lords. Lord Herschel, the LORD Chan-
ceor read the Queens speech. after which FAR
lament was formally prorogued for SIX weeks
In her speech the Queen said. in substance:
My Lords and Gentlemen II affords me sensible ,, u.
a session which has been lite less than prolonsa-
Of the previous And hsy ha~ been
| ing have also been fruitful ! am confident that
gS. snaIe m n1 the 'q Birth OF heir in the
Grafton my throne efeht no, ~, 49, rnin
Ky relation. with foreign Powers cont2nf s &c OF Of
regret Thai variety Of question. ,hn tre,ch Ne
Ss. I'm aSy sin 10 mat q wish ,SaI
these Dc n r,- Tous looking
In concert with President OF the United states.
have on the Of 70 INTO on
question Of the seal fisheries in Behrng Sea. and
pose similar TO the act which has been passed. by
the Congress OF the United States The Govern
ments Of the two countries also In communica-
ton with the principal foreign Powers with view
to obtaining their adhesion to the regulations pre-
regret to state that war has broken out between
the Empires Of China and Japan After endeavor-
prevent the outbreak OF hostiiities. have taken
steps preserve strict neutrality between the con-
tending parties. have concluded n treaty with the
Emperor OF japan for the regulation Of commercial
intercourse between that country and the United
Kingdom.
conference was he'd at Ottawa In June. at which
representatives OF the Imperial Government, OF the
dominion and OF the Cape and Austria. asian colonies
met to consider questions relating TO lntcrcoloniai
satisfaction that the proceedings OF the conference
Of character calculated to strengthen the
union OF the colonies concerned. both among them
selves and with the mother country.
for the LIBERAL supplies which you have provided for
the requirement OF the public service, though l
lament the necessity for Increasing the burden OF
taxation 1t had become Indispensable for the
which you have made in the fiscal system OF the
country. and to which the greatest part OF this Sos
sion has been necessarily devoted, Will have the
effect OF materially a!ievating al that portion OF
OF the population. and may rebound TO the ccL;tnt
ment and prosperity OF the Nation at large.
My Lords and Gentlemen: While the general tran
guilty OF Ireland has been maintained In remark
cu.ties still. exist. which continue to engage the
earnest attention OF my Government have given
my ready assent to the bills which. despite the
shortness OF the session. you have been abe %
slider and mature.
The Queen also said she trusted that the final
settlement Of the Anglo French questions In Siam
the passage Of the Local Government for Scot
land and the Equalization Rates in London bills
and OF n number Of minor measures. and prays
that the blessings Of Providence may rest upon
the labors OF Parliament.