The German Parliament was opened on the 27th inst., the
Speech from the Throne being read by the President of the Chancellerie, Herr von Delbriick, as the Emperor is confined to his room by a cold. It contains few points of interest, beyond a statement that "since last year, and at this day, the continued preservation of peace is, so fares human judgment can pronounce, more assured than at any time in the twenty years preceding the reconstruction of the German Empire." Irrespective of any reason for its disturbance, "a firm will, in which the Emperor knows himself to be at one with friendly Monarchs, suffices for its preservation." This means that the present policy of the three great military Courts is peace, which was previously evident from their conduct in regard to the Herzegovina. The Emperor admits a decline in trade, but denies that Government can prevent it, and intimates that the financial policy recently pursued will be continued. The speech excited no enthusiasm, and little remark.
