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Hunt defended the action of the Admiralty , and hoped the House would approve of the course it had pursued . Mr . Goschen could not vote for the motion . Mr . Seely and Admiral Egerton having briefly addressed the House , a division was taken , and Mr . Anderson was defeated by 157
to 65 . Mr . S . Lloyd then drew attention to the position of the Royal Marines , and urged that justice should be done to the officers of that corps , who were a meritorious body , and had done nothing to deserve injustice . Messrs . Childers , Gorst , Goschen , and others having addressed the
House , Mr . Hunt said that it would be as well to wait for the Report of the Royal Commission on promotion in the army , and then the case of the Marines could easily be dealt with in connection with the recommendations that might be made for the army . The House then went into
Committee of Supply on tho Navy Estimates , and on the vote for wages ' of Seamen and Marines , a long discussion ensued , | and at length it was agreed to , as were a number of votes . Progress was then reported , and the House resumed . The Chancellor of the Exchequer having explained the course
of business after Easter , and the report of the Committee of Supply having been brought up and agreed to , the House , shortly afterwards , adjourned till one o ' clock on Tuesday , when , after one or two short discussions , sundry
notices of motions , and an inquiry by Sir H . D . Wolff , respecting the Suez Canal , to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer made reply , an adjournment till the 24 th inst . for the Easter recess took place .
The Queen has left Baden-Baden for Coburg , where she will remain for the rest of her visit to Germany . Here the meeting with the Emperor "William will take place ; here , too , the Imperial Crown Princess of Germany , who quitted Berlin on Wednesday , will remain for about a week , and
here the Grand Duke and Duchess of Baden have paid their visit . Her Majesty , as usual , is favoured with brilliant weather , and avails herself of it to drive about the town and its environs , being everywhere received with the respect due to her rank . The Earl and Countess of Derby have
left for England . En route , the Earl had an interview with Lord Lyons and the Duke Decazes , the French Foreign Minister , an interview which has considerably excited the ingenuity of the political quidnuncs , who have contrived to manufacture a number of remarkable shaves
for the delectation of the Parisians . - The Prince of Wales ' s reception in Malta was very magnificent , and the Maltese may congratulate themselves on having achieved a success well nigh as brilliant as any
that had previously marked , the progress of their Royal visitor . The clay of his arrival was observed as a close holiday . Bread was distributed to the poor , out-door relief to the extent of a florin being given by the Government , while the inmates of charitable institutions received double
rations , and some of the well-behaved malefactors received a free pardon . On Thursday , the Prince dined afc the Palace , which was splendidly illuminated , as were likewise tho Mainguard , the Exchange , the Admiral's residence , and sundry Consulates . Before dinner the Prince expressed
to Mr . V . Bugeja the regret he felt at not being able to lay the first stone of the latter ' s projected Conservatorio or Asylum for poor female children , in consequence of its being a purely Roman Catholic establishment . Nevertheless , by the Queen ' s command , His Royal Highness conferred upon
Mr . Bugeja the Order of St . Michael and St . George . After dinner the Prince saw the illuminations , both in the city and the dockyard and harbour . The ships and yachts in port were also illuminated , and the spectacle was one never before witnessed in the island . On Friday , at noon ,
a Royal salute was fired in honour of Prince Leopold ' s birthday , and there was a review of the garrison on Floriana parade ground . Subsquently the Prince presented new colours to the 98 fch regiment , which had recently arrived from England , and then lunched with tho officers
of the regiment . On Friday evening , the United Services gave a grand ball iu honour of the visit , but it being a Friday in Lent , only a very few Maltese were present . The Prince arrived about ten o ' clock , and opened the ball with Lady Van Straubenzee , dancing later with Miss
Drammond and the Countess of Delawatr . On Saturday , the ships fired a salute in honour of the King of Denmark ' s birthday . In the afternoon there was a sham light between the sea batteries and a number of gun-boats , the
latter being repulsed . After dinner tho-. Prince visited the Opera , which was brilliantly ille ; mated . The National Anthem and . God Bless the Prince of Wales were sung , the audience all standing the meanwhile . On Sunday , the
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Prince attended Divine service , the Bishop of Gibraltar preaching the sermon . On Monday , the Prince having taken leave of the principal authorities , and having witnessed some torpedo experiments , went on board the Serapis . In the evening a state dinner was given , at which
were entertained the Governor and Lad y Yan Straubenzee , the Governor ' s Staff , the Admiral and his lady , the principal officers of the island , Sir Vincenzo Bugeja , and others . There was afterwards a display of fireworks on the deck of the Serapis . At 8 a . m . on Tuesday morning , the
Serapis left the harbour , undera royal salute , andis expected to reach Gibraltar on Saturday . Here , too , preparations on a grand scale are being made for his reception . The Prince , it is believed , will arrive at London on the 22 nd , meanwhile preparations at Portsmouth continue , against the return
of his Royal Highness . And last but not least in the way of news , the Lord Mayor has received a telegram from the Prince ' s Secretary , announcing His Royal Highness ' s acceptance of the civic invitation to a banquet in commemoration of his safe return from the East .
On Monday there was a grand meeting at St . James ' s Hall of the Royal Geographical Society and its friends , for the purpose of welcoming home that gallant young African explorer , Lieutenant V . Lovett Cameron , the latter ' s family
as well as a considerable number of ladies being also present . H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh had gracefully consented to preside on the occasion , and , in opening the proceedings , introduced his brother officer to the audience in a short
complimentary speech . Lieutenant Cameron , who wore the Society ' s gold medal , on rising was received with cheering , again and again renewed , and then gave a brief resume of his journey , time not permitting that he should enter into any lengthened detail .. Having described the
results of his journey , the President of the Geographical Society , ' Sir Henry Rawlinson , passed a eulogium on the services rendered to scientific Geography by the gallant officer , noting , " in particular , the immense number of observations which he had taken en route , and the value they
would be to future travellers . He also announced that , the evening previous , the Society had presented to Lieutenant Cameron its principal gold medal for the year , in
recognition of his important services . After Dr . Badger , and . other authorities on African discovery , had briefly addressed the assembly , a cordial vote of thanks to the Duke , as Honorary President , brought the meeting to a close .
The chief attractions of the week , however , have been the grand doings in athletic circles . On Friday , the Oxford and Cambridge athletic contest came off at Lillie Bridge , the former proving victorious by winning six out of the nine events . There were present some 12 , 000 persons , the
bright eyes and gay dresses of the fair sex mustering in considerable force . The first three events on the programme —namely , the Hundred Yards , the High Jump , and tho Mile—fell to Oxford , Shearman , of St . John ' s , winning the first , Brooks , who cleared the astounding height of 6 feet
2 \ inches , winning the second , and Nichols , of Christ Church , after a hard struggle with Cunliffe , of Trinity , Cambs ., winning the last in 4 m . 27 J-secs . Hales , of Trinity , won the first event for Cambridge , throwing the hammer 138 feet , the longest throw on record . Loder , of Jesus ,
Cambridge , won the hurdles , 10 flights 16- } sees . Hodges , of Queen ' s , Oxon , put the weight 36 feet . Lewis , of Corpus , Cambridge , was first in the Quarter Mile , 52- ? - sees . Brooks , who had previously Avon the High Jump , cleared 21 feet 8 ^ inches in the Long Jump , Bayley , of Trinity , Cambridge ,
being second with 20 feet \ 0 \ inches . The last race , three miles , was won for Oxford by Goodwin , of Jesus , in 15 minutes 12 sees ., another Oxford champion being second , while Cambridge came in about 150 yards behind . Thus the athletic honours fell to Oxford , and the meeting of
the year 1876 will always be a memorable one , Brooks ' s leap of 6 feet * 1 \ inches being an unrivalled performance . On Saturday , however , Oxford had to succumb to its rival iii the contest for aquatic honours . When the crews first came to London , three weeks before tlie race , the Oxford
were the favourites , but Cambridge worked with a will , and so successfully , that they had not been a week ou tho London waters , when the betting veered round iu their favour and rightly , too , as the event proved . The race has been fully described in every London daily ; we content ourselves ,
therefore , with saying that Cambridge took the lead almost from the commencement , and gradually but surely increasing ifc , won easily , in good time , by several lengths . This is a great feather in the cap of Cambridge , for the Oxford , boat included six of tho winning crew of last year , while
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Hunt defended the action of the Admiralty , and hoped the House would approve of the course it had pursued . Mr . Goschen could not vote for the motion . Mr . Seely and Admiral Egerton having briefly addressed the House , a division was taken , and Mr . Anderson was defeated by 157
to 65 . Mr . S . Lloyd then drew attention to the position of the Royal Marines , and urged that justice should be done to the officers of that corps , who were a meritorious body , and had done nothing to deserve injustice . Messrs . Childers , Gorst , Goschen , and others having addressed the
House , Mr . Hunt said that it would be as well to wait for the Report of the Royal Commission on promotion in the army , and then the case of the Marines could easily be dealt with in connection with the recommendations that might be made for the army . The House then went into
Committee of Supply on tho Navy Estimates , and on the vote for wages ' of Seamen and Marines , a long discussion ensued , | and at length it was agreed to , as were a number of votes . Progress was then reported , and the House resumed . The Chancellor of the Exchequer having explained the course
of business after Easter , and the report of the Committee of Supply having been brought up and agreed to , the House , shortly afterwards , adjourned till one o ' clock on Tuesday , when , after one or two short discussions , sundry
notices of motions , and an inquiry by Sir H . D . Wolff , respecting the Suez Canal , to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer made reply , an adjournment till the 24 th inst . for the Easter recess took place .
The Queen has left Baden-Baden for Coburg , where she will remain for the rest of her visit to Germany . Here the meeting with the Emperor "William will take place ; here , too , the Imperial Crown Princess of Germany , who quitted Berlin on Wednesday , will remain for about a week , and
here the Grand Duke and Duchess of Baden have paid their visit . Her Majesty , as usual , is favoured with brilliant weather , and avails herself of it to drive about the town and its environs , being everywhere received with the respect due to her rank . The Earl and Countess of Derby have
left for England . En route , the Earl had an interview with Lord Lyons and the Duke Decazes , the French Foreign Minister , an interview which has considerably excited the ingenuity of the political quidnuncs , who have contrived to manufacture a number of remarkable shaves
for the delectation of the Parisians . - The Prince of Wales ' s reception in Malta was very magnificent , and the Maltese may congratulate themselves on having achieved a success well nigh as brilliant as any
that had previously marked , the progress of their Royal visitor . The clay of his arrival was observed as a close holiday . Bread was distributed to the poor , out-door relief to the extent of a florin being given by the Government , while the inmates of charitable institutions received double
rations , and some of the well-behaved malefactors received a free pardon . On Thursday , the Prince dined afc the Palace , which was splendidly illuminated , as were likewise tho Mainguard , the Exchange , the Admiral's residence , and sundry Consulates . Before dinner the Prince expressed
to Mr . V . Bugeja the regret he felt at not being able to lay the first stone of the latter ' s projected Conservatorio or Asylum for poor female children , in consequence of its being a purely Roman Catholic establishment . Nevertheless , by the Queen ' s command , His Royal Highness conferred upon
Mr . Bugeja the Order of St . Michael and St . George . After dinner the Prince saw the illuminations , both in the city and the dockyard and harbour . The ships and yachts in port were also illuminated , and the spectacle was one never before witnessed in the island . On Friday , at noon ,
a Royal salute was fired in honour of Prince Leopold ' s birthday , and there was a review of the garrison on Floriana parade ground . Subsquently the Prince presented new colours to the 98 fch regiment , which had recently arrived from England , and then lunched with tho officers
of the regiment . On Friday evening , the United Services gave a grand ball iu honour of the visit , but it being a Friday in Lent , only a very few Maltese were present . The Prince arrived about ten o ' clock , and opened the ball with Lady Van Straubenzee , dancing later with Miss
Drammond and the Countess of Delawatr . On Saturday , the ships fired a salute in honour of the King of Denmark ' s birthday . In the afternoon there was a sham light between the sea batteries and a number of gun-boats , the
latter being repulsed . After dinner tho-. Prince visited the Opera , which was brilliantly ille ; mated . The National Anthem and . God Bless the Prince of Wales were sung , the audience all standing the meanwhile . On Sunday , the
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Prince attended Divine service , the Bishop of Gibraltar preaching the sermon . On Monday , the Prince having taken leave of the principal authorities , and having witnessed some torpedo experiments , went on board the Serapis . In the evening a state dinner was given , at which
were entertained the Governor and Lad y Yan Straubenzee , the Governor ' s Staff , the Admiral and his lady , the principal officers of the island , Sir Vincenzo Bugeja , and others . There was afterwards a display of fireworks on the deck of the Serapis . At 8 a . m . on Tuesday morning , the
Serapis left the harbour , undera royal salute , andis expected to reach Gibraltar on Saturday . Here , too , preparations on a grand scale are being made for his reception . The Prince , it is believed , will arrive at London on the 22 nd , meanwhile preparations at Portsmouth continue , against the return
of his Royal Highness . And last but not least in the way of news , the Lord Mayor has received a telegram from the Prince ' s Secretary , announcing His Royal Highness ' s acceptance of the civic invitation to a banquet in commemoration of his safe return from the East .
On Monday there was a grand meeting at St . James ' s Hall of the Royal Geographical Society and its friends , for the purpose of welcoming home that gallant young African explorer , Lieutenant V . Lovett Cameron , the latter ' s family
as well as a considerable number of ladies being also present . H . R . H . the Duke of Edinburgh had gracefully consented to preside on the occasion , and , in opening the proceedings , introduced his brother officer to the audience in a short
complimentary speech . Lieutenant Cameron , who wore the Society ' s gold medal , on rising was received with cheering , again and again renewed , and then gave a brief resume of his journey , time not permitting that he should enter into any lengthened detail .. Having described the
results of his journey , the President of the Geographical Society , ' Sir Henry Rawlinson , passed a eulogium on the services rendered to scientific Geography by the gallant officer , noting , " in particular , the immense number of observations which he had taken en route , and the value they
would be to future travellers . He also announced that , the evening previous , the Society had presented to Lieutenant Cameron its principal gold medal for the year , in
recognition of his important services . After Dr . Badger , and . other authorities on African discovery , had briefly addressed the assembly , a cordial vote of thanks to the Duke , as Honorary President , brought the meeting to a close .
The chief attractions of the week , however , have been the grand doings in athletic circles . On Friday , the Oxford and Cambridge athletic contest came off at Lillie Bridge , the former proving victorious by winning six out of the nine events . There were present some 12 , 000 persons , the
bright eyes and gay dresses of the fair sex mustering in considerable force . The first three events on the programme —namely , the Hundred Yards , the High Jump , and tho Mile—fell to Oxford , Shearman , of St . John ' s , winning the first , Brooks , who cleared the astounding height of 6 feet
2 \ inches , winning the second , and Nichols , of Christ Church , after a hard struggle with Cunliffe , of Trinity , Cambs ., winning the last in 4 m . 27 J-secs . Hales , of Trinity , won the first event for Cambridge , throwing the hammer 138 feet , the longest throw on record . Loder , of Jesus ,
Cambridge , won the hurdles , 10 flights 16- } sees . Hodges , of Queen ' s , Oxon , put the weight 36 feet . Lewis , of Corpus , Cambridge , was first in the Quarter Mile , 52- ? - sees . Brooks , who had previously Avon the High Jump , cleared 21 feet 8 ^ inches in the Long Jump , Bayley , of Trinity , Cambridge ,
being second with 20 feet \ 0 \ inches . The last race , three miles , was won for Oxford by Goodwin , of Jesus , in 15 minutes 12 sees ., another Oxford champion being second , while Cambridge came in about 150 yards behind . Thus the athletic honours fell to Oxford , and the meeting of
the year 1876 will always be a memorable one , Brooks ' s leap of 6 feet * 1 \ inches being an unrivalled performance . On Saturday , however , Oxford had to succumb to its rival iii the contest for aquatic honours . When the crews first came to London , three weeks before tlie race , the Oxford
were the favourites , but Cambridge worked with a will , and so successfully , that they had not been a week ou tho London waters , when the betting veered round iu their favour and rightly , too , as the event proved . The race has been fully described in every London daily ; we content ourselves ,
therefore , with saying that Cambridge took the lead almost from the commencement , and gradually but surely increasing ifc , won easily , in good time , by several lengths . This is a great feather in the cap of Cambridge , for the Oxford , boat included six of tho winning crew of last year , while