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determined , thought it would serve to allay apprehensions if he explained the reason for his late colleague ' s retirement from office , ancl he then stated that it had been resolved in the present critical state of the Eastern Question to call out the Reserve forces , and that it was this step to which
Lord Derby took exception . A few remarks from Lord Cardwell , and then this memorable meeting was brought to a close . On Friday , the Premier , in reply to Earl Granville , stated the nature of the correspondence that would be laid on the table of the House , and likewise that the Queen ' s message , announcing her intention of callimr out the Reserves would
be delivered on Monday , on which day he should bo in a position to fix a date for the discussion of the Message . Accordingly , the Message was read on Monday . A discussion followed , in which Earl Grey , the Earl of Redesdale , ancl Earl Granville took part . A second reading was then
accorded to the Education ( Scotland ) Bill , aud to the Mutiny Bill , and the other business having been despatched , the House adjourned . On Tuesday , there was a short debate on the propriety of opening Museums and Picture
Galleries on Sundays ; among the speakers were Lord Thurlow , the Lord Chancellor , tho Bishop of London , and the Dukes of Westminster and Somerset . The Mutiny Bill was passed through Committee , and the Marine Mutiny Bill was read a first time .
The sittings of the House of Commons have been equally exciting . The Chancellor of the Exchequer , in reply to Lord Hartington , described the character of the latter portion of the correspondence among the Powers relative to the Berlin Congress , after which the House went into Committee on
the Mutiny Bill , and after a long and wearisome debate pver sundry of the clauses , with some half dozen divisions , in which , with one exception , the minority consisted of less than twenty , the Bill was ordered to be reported without amendment . It was also announced that the Queen had
resolved on calling out the Reserve Forces , and subsequently the House adjourned at an ad vancedhourof thenight . On Friday there were further questions as to the Eastern crisis , and sums on account of the Civil Service Estimates and Revenue Departments were voted . On Monday , Mr .
Hardy presented the Queen ' s Message at the bar of the House , and it was at once read by the Speaker , all members present being uncovered . A discussion as to the day on which the policy advocated by the Message should be debated , resulted in Monday , the 8 th instant , being named ,
as Thursday had already been fixed by Sir Stafford Northcote for the delivery of his Budget speech . Mr . J . Derby Allcroft , the newly-elected member for Worcester , having taken the oaths and his seat , the House went into Committee on the Intoxicating Liquors' Sundav ( Ireland ) Bill ,
but though the House sat till twenty minutes past six on Tuesday morning , the result was nil , the whole of the sitting being occupied in debating the alternate motions that the Chairman leave the chair , and that progress be reported . Tuesday evening was principally taken up
with the discussion of a series of three resolutions , proposed by Mr . Fawcett , on Indian Finance . Pie was defeated , however , on the first by 163 to 87 , and on the second by 159 to 96 . The third resolution was withdrawn . The House was counted out just before half-past
twelve o ' clock . On Wednesday afternoon the motion for the second reading of the Vaccination Law ( Penalties ) Bill was defeated by 271 to 82 . The vacancies for
Worcester and Belfast have been filled by the election of Messrs . Allcroft and Ewart , both Conservatives , vice Sherriff ( Liberal ) and Johnston ( Conservative ) . There are also vacant seats in North Lancashire and South
Northumberland , the former by the acceptance by Colonel Stanley of the Secretaryship of State for War , and the latter by the elevation of Lord Eslington to the peerage . The Queen held a Council at Windsor , on Tuesday , at which there Avere present the Duke of Richmond and
Gordon , the Marquis of Salisbury , and the Right Hon . Gathorne Hardy . The Earl of Derby , the Marquis of Salisbury , and Mr . Hardy previously had audiences , ancl delivered up their respective seals of office . Colonel Stanley was then introduced ancl sworn in a member of the
Privy Council , after which he was sworn in as one of Her Majesty ' s Principal Secretaries of State . The Marquis of Salisbury then received the seals of office as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , Mr . Hardy those as Secretary
for India , and Col . Stanley those as War Secretary . Mr . C . Lennox Peel was in attendance as Clerk of the Council . On Wednesday , the Prince and Princess of Wales visited Her Majesty at Windsor Castle , ancl remained to lunch ,
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It is announced that Her Majesty will hold Drawing Rooms at Buckingham Palace on the 7 th and 9 th May , and that His Royal Highness tho Prince of Wales will , by the
Queen ' s command , hold a Levee at St . James ' s Palace on tho 17 th May . It is Her Majesty ' s pleasure that presentations to the Prince shall be deemed equivalent to presentations to Her Majesty .
A numerous deputation of Liberals had an interview with Enrl Granville and tho Marquis of Hartington , at the Westminster Palace Hotel , on Wednesday afternoon . Mr . Bright introduced it , and having stated its object in waiting on tho Liberal leaders , and various members of it
having expressed their views , the Earl and the Mai'quis severally addressed the meeting at great length , but very guardedly , and without committing themselves to any particular policy at the present juncture . This is exactly what might have been expected from two statesmen of such experience and bearing such serious responsibilities .
There has been a terrible outrage in the North West of Ireland , surpassing in atrocity any previous outrage of a similar character . On Tuesday evening , the Earl of Leitrim , with his clerk and car-driver , was driving from his residence , Manor Vaughan , Milford , Co . Donegal , to
keep an appointment with his solicitor , when the whole party were shot at and killed . Tlie car-driver ' s death was instantaneous ; the clerk's wound was mortal , and he died almost immediately afterwards ; but the Earl was not injured at first , and was only beaten to death after a brief
but terrible resistance , his arms being broken and his head battered in . The late Earl was born in 1806 , and though kind and charitable to the poor , was a strict and even exacting landlord , so that the general belief appears to be that fche outrage was of an agrarian nature . The valet
was following in another cart , and , according to the evidence he has given at the inquest , he saw his master resisting the onslaught of two men . Some evidences were left behind by the murderers , and two persons have been arrested on suspicion . The deceased nobleman had formerly
been in the army , but retired in 1855 , on succeeding to the title and estate . His life had been attempted on a previous occasion , when he himself arrested the would-be murderer , and since then he has been threatened , so that he invariably went about armed .
The preparations for war continue on a large scale , and the Queen's Proclamation calling out the Reserves was issued on Tuesday . In accordance with this important instrument , the Reserves of the first Army Corps are to join their several depots by tho 19 th instant , so that
shortly after that date there will be ready for service in the field a force of some 30 , 000 men and 90 guns , a second corps of equal strength being likewise in course of organisation . We have , too , an enormous fleet ready for any emergency , and every preparation is being made for the
transport of troops by sea . Measures also are being taken for enabling our merchant navy to carry guns and protect themselves in the event of war breaking out . It is satisfactory to note further that militia officers in the dominion of Canada are coming forward in great numbers , and
offering their services to the British Government . Indeed , there is little doubt if we should be forced into war that a strong Canadian contingent , of from 10 , 000 to 20 , 000 men could be added to our regular army . Lord Salisbury inaugurated his rule at the Foreign
Office by the issue of one of the most important manifestoes ever despatched to our representatives at foreign courts . In this document his lordship gives first or all a concise summary of the correspondence with other governments as to the proposed Congress , and then he
shows how the treaty of San Stefano , taken in its entirety , must necessarily be a danger to the interests of Europe . It is not for us to enter into the merits of our new Foreign Secretary ' s arguments ; it is enough that we note them , with the mere additional remark that the leading journals in
Paris , Berlin , Vienna , and Pesth , recognise as well the clearness and force of this manifesto as its importance . Many even regard it as more likely than anything else that has lately been issued to secure a peaceful issue out of tho present clilticulties .
This day week the great amateur aquatic event of the year will take place , and wc shall then know whether what is cilled the Blue Riband of the Thames has fallen for
1878 to Oxford or Cambridge , to Dark Blue or Light Bine . Both crews are now in full practice over the London course , ancl , as usual their doings are eagerly watched and keenly criticised both by those who do not know how to row as
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determined , thought it would serve to allay apprehensions if he explained the reason for his late colleague ' s retirement from office , ancl he then stated that it had been resolved in the present critical state of the Eastern Question to call out the Reserve forces , and that it was this step to which
Lord Derby took exception . A few remarks from Lord Cardwell , and then this memorable meeting was brought to a close . On Friday , the Premier , in reply to Earl Granville , stated the nature of the correspondence that would be laid on the table of the House , and likewise that the Queen ' s message , announcing her intention of callimr out the Reserves would
be delivered on Monday , on which day he should bo in a position to fix a date for the discussion of the Message . Accordingly , the Message was read on Monday . A discussion followed , in which Earl Grey , the Earl of Redesdale , ancl Earl Granville took part . A second reading was then
accorded to the Education ( Scotland ) Bill , aud to the Mutiny Bill , and the other business having been despatched , the House adjourned . On Tuesday , there was a short debate on the propriety of opening Museums and Picture
Galleries on Sundays ; among the speakers were Lord Thurlow , the Lord Chancellor , tho Bishop of London , and the Dukes of Westminster and Somerset . The Mutiny Bill was passed through Committee , and the Marine Mutiny Bill was read a first time .
The sittings of the House of Commons have been equally exciting . The Chancellor of the Exchequer , in reply to Lord Hartington , described the character of the latter portion of the correspondence among the Powers relative to the Berlin Congress , after which the House went into Committee on
the Mutiny Bill , and after a long and wearisome debate pver sundry of the clauses , with some half dozen divisions , in which , with one exception , the minority consisted of less than twenty , the Bill was ordered to be reported without amendment . It was also announced that the Queen had
resolved on calling out the Reserve Forces , and subsequently the House adjourned at an ad vancedhourof thenight . On Friday there were further questions as to the Eastern crisis , and sums on account of the Civil Service Estimates and Revenue Departments were voted . On Monday , Mr .
Hardy presented the Queen ' s Message at the bar of the House , and it was at once read by the Speaker , all members present being uncovered . A discussion as to the day on which the policy advocated by the Message should be debated , resulted in Monday , the 8 th instant , being named ,
as Thursday had already been fixed by Sir Stafford Northcote for the delivery of his Budget speech . Mr . J . Derby Allcroft , the newly-elected member for Worcester , having taken the oaths and his seat , the House went into Committee on the Intoxicating Liquors' Sundav ( Ireland ) Bill ,
but though the House sat till twenty minutes past six on Tuesday morning , the result was nil , the whole of the sitting being occupied in debating the alternate motions that the Chairman leave the chair , and that progress be reported . Tuesday evening was principally taken up
with the discussion of a series of three resolutions , proposed by Mr . Fawcett , on Indian Finance . Pie was defeated , however , on the first by 163 to 87 , and on the second by 159 to 96 . The third resolution was withdrawn . The House was counted out just before half-past
twelve o ' clock . On Wednesday afternoon the motion for the second reading of the Vaccination Law ( Penalties ) Bill was defeated by 271 to 82 . The vacancies for
Worcester and Belfast have been filled by the election of Messrs . Allcroft and Ewart , both Conservatives , vice Sherriff ( Liberal ) and Johnston ( Conservative ) . There are also vacant seats in North Lancashire and South
Northumberland , the former by the acceptance by Colonel Stanley of the Secretaryship of State for War , and the latter by the elevation of Lord Eslington to the peerage . The Queen held a Council at Windsor , on Tuesday , at which there Avere present the Duke of Richmond and
Gordon , the Marquis of Salisbury , and the Right Hon . Gathorne Hardy . The Earl of Derby , the Marquis of Salisbury , and Mr . Hardy previously had audiences , ancl delivered up their respective seals of office . Colonel Stanley was then introduced ancl sworn in a member of the
Privy Council , after which he was sworn in as one of Her Majesty ' s Principal Secretaries of State . The Marquis of Salisbury then received the seals of office as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs , Mr . Hardy those as Secretary
for India , and Col . Stanley those as War Secretary . Mr . C . Lennox Peel was in attendance as Clerk of the Council . On Wednesday , the Prince and Princess of Wales visited Her Majesty at Windsor Castle , ancl remained to lunch ,
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It is announced that Her Majesty will hold Drawing Rooms at Buckingham Palace on the 7 th and 9 th May , and that His Royal Highness tho Prince of Wales will , by the
Queen ' s command , hold a Levee at St . James ' s Palace on tho 17 th May . It is Her Majesty ' s pleasure that presentations to the Prince shall be deemed equivalent to presentations to Her Majesty .
A numerous deputation of Liberals had an interview with Enrl Granville and tho Marquis of Hartington , at the Westminster Palace Hotel , on Wednesday afternoon . Mr . Bright introduced it , and having stated its object in waiting on tho Liberal leaders , and various members of it
having expressed their views , the Earl and the Mai'quis severally addressed the meeting at great length , but very guardedly , and without committing themselves to any particular policy at the present juncture . This is exactly what might have been expected from two statesmen of such experience and bearing such serious responsibilities .
There has been a terrible outrage in the North West of Ireland , surpassing in atrocity any previous outrage of a similar character . On Tuesday evening , the Earl of Leitrim , with his clerk and car-driver , was driving from his residence , Manor Vaughan , Milford , Co . Donegal , to
keep an appointment with his solicitor , when the whole party were shot at and killed . Tlie car-driver ' s death was instantaneous ; the clerk's wound was mortal , and he died almost immediately afterwards ; but the Earl was not injured at first , and was only beaten to death after a brief
but terrible resistance , his arms being broken and his head battered in . The late Earl was born in 1806 , and though kind and charitable to the poor , was a strict and even exacting landlord , so that the general belief appears to be that fche outrage was of an agrarian nature . The valet
was following in another cart , and , according to the evidence he has given at the inquest , he saw his master resisting the onslaught of two men . Some evidences were left behind by the murderers , and two persons have been arrested on suspicion . The deceased nobleman had formerly
been in the army , but retired in 1855 , on succeeding to the title and estate . His life had been attempted on a previous occasion , when he himself arrested the would-be murderer , and since then he has been threatened , so that he invariably went about armed .
The preparations for war continue on a large scale , and the Queen's Proclamation calling out the Reserves was issued on Tuesday . In accordance with this important instrument , the Reserves of the first Army Corps are to join their several depots by tho 19 th instant , so that
shortly after that date there will be ready for service in the field a force of some 30 , 000 men and 90 guns , a second corps of equal strength being likewise in course of organisation . We have , too , an enormous fleet ready for any emergency , and every preparation is being made for the
transport of troops by sea . Measures also are being taken for enabling our merchant navy to carry guns and protect themselves in the event of war breaking out . It is satisfactory to note further that militia officers in the dominion of Canada are coming forward in great numbers , and
offering their services to the British Government . Indeed , there is little doubt if we should be forced into war that a strong Canadian contingent , of from 10 , 000 to 20 , 000 men could be added to our regular army . Lord Salisbury inaugurated his rule at the Foreign
Office by the issue of one of the most important manifestoes ever despatched to our representatives at foreign courts . In this document his lordship gives first or all a concise summary of the correspondence with other governments as to the proposed Congress , and then he
shows how the treaty of San Stefano , taken in its entirety , must necessarily be a danger to the interests of Europe . It is not for us to enter into the merits of our new Foreign Secretary ' s arguments ; it is enough that we note them , with the mere additional remark that the leading journals in
Paris , Berlin , Vienna , and Pesth , recognise as well the clearness and force of this manifesto as its importance . Many even regard it as more likely than anything else that has lately been issued to secure a peaceful issue out of tho present clilticulties .
This day week the great amateur aquatic event of the year will take place , and wc shall then know whether what is cilled the Blue Riband of the Thames has fallen for
1878 to Oxford or Cambridge , to Dark Blue or Light Bine . Both crews are now in full practice over the London course , ancl , as usual their doings are eagerly watched and keenly criticised both by those who do not know how to row as