Opening of Parliament.
Tli© Quesns's Speech. London, February 5. Parliament was opened today by the Queen in person, who read the speech from the throne. She said foreign relations were friendly, and the prospects were of a pacific nature, though much remains to be done to repair the disordered state of affairs in Turkey. The unsettled condition of affairs in Afghanistan renders the recall of troops impossible at present, but the principle previously adopted by the Government is unchanged. ""Government have determined to maintain a strong front if but with a desire to maintain friendly relations with the rulers and people of Afghanistan. It is hoped that an African soon be brought about. The speech refers to the measures which the Relief Bill provides for advances from the Church surplus, and hopes to resume the Criminal Code, Bankruptcy, and Law Bills, enlarging the powers of owners of land, and to simplify the system if convenient.
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3469, 6 February 1880, Page 2
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155Opening of Parliament. Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3469, 6 February 1880, Page 2
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