PROROGATION OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH.-COPYRIGHT.] London, June 25.
Both Homes of Imperial Parliament were formally prorogued to-day by commission. The Speech from the Throne stated that the Parliament was about to be dissolved fot the- purposes of ascertaining the sense <>f the people An the question of the creation of an Irish Parliament. It alluded to the settlement of the difficulty between Bulgaria and Greece, and the improvement in the state of affairs in Egypt. It trusted the arrangements concluded with Spain, if approved by the Cortes, will tend to encourage the importation of Australian wines into the United Kingdom. The Speech goes on expressing the lively pleasure experienced by Her Majesty in promoting the Colonial Exhibition, and says : — " The cordial interest displayed therein by the }>eople prove* the sympathy that oxUts between them, and unites the ncver.il portions of the Empire, which the Exhibition will powerfully tend to confirm and promote." The Speech concludes by praying that the new Parliament will promote the peace and contentment of the people, and strengthen thereby the Empire.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2180, 29 June 1886, Page 2
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177PROROGATION OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. [BY TELEGRAPH.-COPYRIGHT.] London, June 25. Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2180, 29 June 1886, Page 2
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