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Prorogation Of Parliament--the Queen's Speech

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Day
16
Month
August
Year
1872
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Public Domain
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IjOndo", Aug. 10. - Parliament was proroguod this uftomoon. Tho inember of tho House of Conimoni assombled in the Chambor of the Peen, whero the npcech of tlio Queeu, who was not present, was read by a royal committoe. The following is tho full toxt of tho Queon's speech : Mr Lords and Oeti.i.mhn- The time has arrived when you ruay proporly relinquish tho performanoe of your arduous dutiesfor a term which has been honorably earned by your Mñdttity. 1 rojoice to inforra you that tho controversy whioh had ariarn between my government and the United States, in consequence of tlio prOTentfttíon of the Amerioan claims ffir indirect dnimiget under tho treaty of Washington, was eorapoied by a spontaneous deolaration of tho arbitrators eutirely consistent rith the view I annouucod to you at the opening of the esoion of Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Pailiament of Canada has passed the acts nenessary to givo offect to the troaty within the Dominion. All ararngoinciilB conteuiplívted by thtit iustruinent are thurufore now in progresa, and I rarleot with Batisfaotion tb ut tho snhjeots with which it has dalt no longer offer any impediment to perfect OOnoord betwecn two kindrod nstions. Since I addressed jou at the eommencement of the seMton l have reoeived irom France a formal notico which would bring to au end the commercial treaty of 1860. That governmvut, howuvor, has iudioated a desire for further communietitions. In any oorrtpondence on the gubjoot I shall be guidod by my earnest nnsiety to teoure attention to the just claims of my subjects, the fricndly feeling which has bo long united the two oountries, and by my convicticn of the moral ai well as material benctitö dorived by each from free intercourae botwoeu them. (: I had groat satisfaotion in concluding ■With (iermany, in conformity with tlio provisión of the act of 1H70, n troutv for the mutual surrendei of fugitivo crimináis. I am engaged in fraining similar arningemeiits with other power. My goTernmont has taken steps intended to prepare the way for dealing moro ffectunlly with tho sIuto trado on t he east coaet of África. 1 havo cheerfully givon my assent to au act of the Ijtgislatnro of Capu Coloiy t'ur the establishmont iu that colony of what is now generally known as a rusponsiblu goverumeni. Gc]tlemen"of the IIouso of Commons, my acknowledgments are due for tho ampio provisions which you lmvo made for the viirying eiigonoies of the public serTÍO0. My Lords and gontlemen, altliough the wr.nts and expectations of thu country socm to outstiip erery effort of Parliament in its careor of legislative improvement, I notioe with satisfaction thu main addition whiph you have been able to make during the present year to our law The act in referunce to outrages on natives on the islands of the Pacifto is vrcll designcd, by proriding for the more easy and effuclual preventiou and punishinent of tho offonsos at which it is aimed, to promotc tfee onds of humanity and the honor of tho empire. Tho act for the localization of the army, while it strongthena tlio defensivo nystem of the oouutry, will lond indispensable Bid in effectiiig these important reforme which have been approvod by Parliament. Tho oot which ostablishes the ballot will aseist to Bocure aliko tho independonce of tho voter and the trauquility and tho purity. of eleotions for mombers of Parliamont. AHhough you havo been unable, during the prosent soslion, to maturo any measures directly against corrupt practices in the choioo of Membors of tho House of Commons, I observe with pleasuro that the cognatO6ubjeotof munioipal elections has had our attention, and that you have presented to mo a law ■which is well oalculuted to chock existing evils, and which provides a tribunal for trying the validity of such elections. By tho Scottish Education act you havy inado provisión for tho future extcneion nd greater officacy of the training of tho young throughout Scotland, in accordance with the conscientious and deop-rooted oonvictions of the people and ■with the principios of roligious freedom. The act for estublishing a board of local ppovernment in lreland, modeled on the English statute of 1S71, Boppliea the machinory for giving effect to uiany u?oful laws, and promises to extond within that portion of the United Kindom tho solid bonr-fits of popular local institutious. The measure tor tho amendmout of the ct ot uniformity, based on caroful inquiry and on a large aniount ot aBOertained consent, has, without oifense or shock, introduced uscful moilification3 into the ancient systeiu of Divine worehip to which a ïurge portion of my people arO warnily attached. The public health act, olthongh it does not embrace all the onactincnts which could have been dosired, bas by the establishment of ofticiont, duly organized local authorities, doue much for the enforcement of the present ganitary meaeures, and for renderiug more eaey what yet remains to be aecomphshfd in the way of leginlative provisión on the subject. The act for rogulating the custody and management OTtBe largo funds held by the Court of Chanccry will relieve a numcrous clagg of suitors in that court from the risks and incomvnit-nce to which they have keretofore been expoied, and )ikewiso teud to increase the ïtability of our financos. 1 am grutified to find that by the acts for the rognlation of mines you have been euabled to supply new securitien for the safoty and advantage óf largo bodioti of my subjects eugnged in this grc.at brancli of industry. The enactmenta cmbodiod in the mensure for th regulation of the liconsing system conKtittites a sensiblo improvoment upon the existing luw. I trust tho several regulatious for tho pólice, whieh they includo, will be found conducivo to publio order. I um able to spaak favorably both of tho tranquility and the growing projjority of lreland. The revenue is in a fíourisliing conditon, while I cordially yongiatulate you on tho aotivity of trade and industry. I hope it will bo borno in iiiiud that poriods of unusually rajjid changos in prioes of conuuodities and in the valué of labor nr likewiso periods which more tlmn ever cali for tho cxeroise of moderation and forethought. lu biddiug you faevrll I ak you to join with me in aoknowlerifrrngthe abundant meroies of Almighty ('rod und imploring their eoiitiuuruico.

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