London, 24th October.
Parliament was opened to-day by Royal Commission. The Queen's Speooh comments on the painful uncertainty of the information from the Soudan, praises the energy, courage, nud resource of General Gordon in defence of his position, and states Ubat the troops are advancing from Dongola to his rescue, Tt regrets the oiroumstances which have arisen on the Transvaal frontier, which demand vigilant attention, and that Hor Majeaty has under oo1 tion means to secure strict obser of the Convention, Farther pecuniary provision will be required: for the Soudan, The Speech announces the introduc. tion of a Bill for the extension of the Frauchise, but no other.
The House of Lords voted the address in reply to the Speech after a short debate,
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