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Show AVhen Parliament Opens. Lohdon, Fell, fi. The cabinet sat for neai three hours yesterday, shaping the ipeecn from the throne with which parliament parlia-ment will be opened Tuesday. The unusual length of time spent is attributed to a differ, enco of opinion as to whether any reference shall be made to the corning session as bringing bring-ing Hie present parliament toward the cloan of its career. Finally, it was determined that noihlug should be said on the subject. The speech opens with a reference to the sympathy of the nation for the royal family over the recent bereavement; alludes to the death of the khedive as not severing British relations witli Egypt; refers to the continued prosperity of the country and says there is no rea-on w hy England should be ultimately affected by foreign tariff legislation, and congratulates the country upon the pros-peel pros-peel of an early settlement of the Behring sea disputo and the pacific aspect of foreign affairs generally; mentions the Irish local government and education bills as adding completeness to the series of measures for securing order in and the welfare of Ireland. Other measures announced are tho small holdings bill, the district councils bill, and the bills to reform the India council and Scottish private legislation. This last measure mea-sure has importance beyond its application to Scotland, as affirming and extending tho principle of local government The archbishop of Canterbnry has a clergy discipline bill, whieli the government govern-ment will support. This constitutes the bu -iness of the session. The leaders of ths opposition do not intend to make any amendmentfto the address. Gladstone will appear in the houe the first week of tho sc-sion. He lias delegated to Hareourt the task of qdcstloning the government as to its intentions as regards the dissolution of parliament. par-liament. If the reply is indefinite, Gladstone will make the question the subject of a great party fight. The prospect of the extinction of the dissidents in the coming election ia increasing. |