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Show (By W. U Tolegraph-I THE 411'EEX'S SPtKffl. London, 10. Parliament was prorogued pro-rogued this eveuing- Tho members ol the Commons assembled ia the chamber cham-ber of tho peers when the speech ot the queen, who was not present, wa. read by tho royal commission. The first subject touched, alter tho announcement an-nouncement oi' the prorogation, is the oontroYery over the American indirect claims, which the queen rejoices to inform parliament has been composed by spontaneous declaration of the arbitrators ar-bitrators entirely consenting to the views announced by her majesty, at t he opening open-ing ol" the session. Tho Canadian parliament par-liament having passed acts necessary to give c licet to the treaty of Washington Wash-ington with the Dominion, all arrangements arrange-ments contemplated by that instrument instru-ment are now in progress. Her majesty majes-ty rellects with satisfaction that the subjects with which the treaty deals no longer offer an impediment to perfect concord between tho two kindred nations. na-tions. Tho formal notification from France of the termination of the commercial com-mercial treaty is mentioned, togothor with tho dcaire of tho French government govern-ment for further correspondence on tho subject, ihc conclusion of the es-traditiun es-traditiun treaty with Germany is announced. an-nounced. Tbo iiueen declares the do-termination do-termination of the government to deal more etfcctually with the Kast African slavo trade. Tho uual acknowledgments acknowledg-ments aro made to tho Commons. The queen reviews tho most im portant measures of tie session, recounting iheir tfoVct upon tho country. Tho tranquility tran-quility and growinjr prosperity of Ireland Ire-land aro favorably adverted to. Tho queen concludes as follows: "While I oorJ.:g!ly congratulate you upon your active trai and industry, 1 hopo it mil be borne jo mind thn periods, of unusually rapid changes ui the prices of commodities, and the value of lnoor, are iil;!wie periods which, more than ever, call for tho exercise of modtra-I modtra-I 'ion and Ibr thought, lu bidding you i laivwell I ak you to join in the ao- ktiowlcdgTicnt of the abundant mer- of Almighty God, imploring their I cohiiDuarjL-e." j 8 uetn leaves for Balmoral Tups- |