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than usnal . Her Majesty having indicated the policy she intends to observe towards Rnssia and Turkey , and having thanked tho Commons for their liberal supplies , briefly noted tho principal measures which have become law during the Session , and then bade them farewell for a season , Parliament being formally prorogued till the 30 th October .
In the House of Commons , on Thursday , one of the new Rules of the House was enforced for the first time , the offending member being Mr . Whalley . The honourable gentleman having refused to obey the ruling of the chair , the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved that he bo not
heard , and the motion was agreed to unanimously . The Expiring Laws Continuance Bill was read a second time , and so was the Consolidated Fund ( Appropriation ) Bill , a long debate on the policy of the country in Central Asia being raised on the latter motion . Mr . Duffy , Lord George
Hamilton , the Marquis of Hartington , and the Chancellor of the Exchequer , were the principal speakers . The Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill passed through Committee , though opposition was offered and several divisions took place on sundry of the clauses . The Colorado Beetle Bill was
brought in and read a first time . On Friday , a letter of apology was read from Sir James Elphinstone , withdrawing an expression he had used with reference to the Irish Obstructives , and expressing regret for having used it . Mr . Monk , having put a question as to
whether the temporary occupation of Constantinople by Russian troops would cause a rupture in the friendly relations between this country and Russia , the Chancellor of the Exchequer declined to answer it . Subsequently , on the motion for going into Committee on the Appropriation
Bill , after Mr . Callan bad called attention , to the condition of the agricultural labourers in Ireland , Mr . Monk again rose and re-snbmitted his question in a more formal manner . Sir D . Wolff and Mr . Forster having interposed with a few remarks , the Chancellor again , and still more emphatically ,
declined to answer . The Appropriation Bill then passed through Committee , and so did other measures . The Colorado Beetle Bill was read a second time , some time after which the house was counted out . At the sitting on Saturday , on the motion for the third reading of the
Appropriation Bill , tbe action between the Peruvian ironclad , the Huascar , and our Shah and Amethyst , was discussed at some length , SirW . Harcourt and the Attorney-General being the principal speakers . An unsuccessful attempt was made by Mr . Fawcett to fetter the free action of the
Government in the Eastern crisis , after which the remaining business of the Session was despatched . On Monday , there was no meeting , and on Tuesday , after a few questions had been asked and answered , the House was summoned to the Lords' House to hear the Queen ' s Speech .
On returning to the House , the Speaker re-read the Speech , and then , amid general hand-shaking , the members dispersed for the Session . On Monday two new members
were returned—namely , Lord Barghley , by a large majority , in . place of the late Mr . Ward Hunt , and Sir Bryan O'Loghlen in succession to his late brother , Sir Colman O'Loghlen .
On Friday , the Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz visited the Queen at Osborne . On Saturday , Her Majesty inspected the ironclad Thunderer , being conducted over it by Captain Wilson . On Monday , she held a Council , at which the Duke of Richmond and Gordon ,
the Lord Chamberlain , the Right Hon . R . A . Cross , and the Right Hon . G . Selater-Booth were present . The Earl of Coventry , and Mr . W . H . Smith , the new First Lord of the Admiralty , who has been returned again for Westminster without opposition , were sworn in as members of the
Privy Council . Subsequently , Mr . Holmes , our Consul at Bosnia , and three officers of the navy were introduced and had the honour of knighthood conferred upon them . On Tuesday , the Queen held a private investiture of the Orders of the Bath and Star of India , when several
Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commander of the former , and certain Knights Commander of the latter , received the insignia at the hands of their Sovereign . After the ceremony was over , luncheon was served in a tent upon the lawn , the band of the 19 th Regiment playing at intervals during the repast .
On Monday , the Prince of Wales went on board the Thunderer , and thoroughly inspected the ship . The gnns were fired , and indeed the Prince himself fired a double broadside , the concussion not seriously affecting the monster . The same day the King of Denmark arrived at
the Charing-cross Station o « o » visit to the Princess of Wales
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at Marlborough House . Her Royal Highness was m waiting at the station , and was most affectionately greeted by her father on alighting . On Saturday , the Prince and Princess Christian presided at a Forester ' s fete in Windsor Park , and at the end the Princess gave away tho prizes to the winners .
The usual Ministerial Whitebait dinner was not held this year , out of repect to the memory of the late lamented Mr . Ward Hunt . For a season , the Cabinet will enjoy a
term of repose ; but tho Premier and Foreign Secretary will not , for the present , leave town , while the other Ministers , though dispersed to various parts of the country , hold themselves in readiness to assemble at short notice .
The Hon . Mr . Stanley has succeeded Mr . Smith , as financial Secretary of the Treasury , while the choice of the latter gentleman as successor to Mr . Hunt has been very generally approved . Mr . Smith ' s knowledge of naval matters may be infinitesimally small , but he is known to be
a good man of bnsiness . He is not much of a speaker , but he is a capital worker , and no doubt he will preside very effectively over tho Navy . It is satisfactory , at all events , to know that we have a good man of business filling so important an office at this critical juncture .
The Commission of Inquiry to whom the Home Secretary delegated the task of overhauling the administration of Christ ' s Hospital have delivered their report . It reads somewhat tamely , perhaps ; nevertheless it is eminently
satisfactory in so far as it shows , on the clearest evidence , that the unfortunate boy Gibbs , who committed suicide , was not driven to take that step by the harshness of the authorities or the ill-treatment of his monitor . It is also
proved that every change in the government of the school has tended in the direction of mildness , not severity . The system may , in former days , have erred on the side of harshness , but it certainly does not do so now . The average number of boys flogged by the masters is about
four or five per annum , and the average flogged by order of the warden , who has charge of the discipline out of school —between six and seven . All floggings are carefully registered , and all canings ought likewise to be so . The Commission recommend , that greater powers should be
vested in the Head Master . They consider the monitorial system is indispensable under existing circumstances , but in the event of the school being moved into the country , then they think the Masters should look after the discipline as well as the education .
This month will see the close of the Cricket season
proper , and the few remaining first class matches are being rapidly disposed of . Surrey has beaten Sussex in one innings , with ninety-two runs to spare , and Gloucestershire has treated Notts similarly , with forty-five runs . This latter match proves that though Mr . W . H . Grace
has not done much this season in the way of sensational scoring , he has proved himself an even greater adept than he was before with the ball . In the first innings of Notts he took nine out of the ten wickets , and in the second eight out of the nine that were bowled . In the latter
innings he took seven wickets in ten overs and a ball , nine of them being maidens , and one run only being made . Altogether Mr . Grace bowled 76 . 1 overs , 86 maidens , 89 runs , and seventeen wickets—a feat which is very rarely accomplished against such a team as that of Notts .
The news , both from the Danube and Asia , shows that there has been some sharp fighting , but yet no considerable battle . Suleiman Pasha is slowly , but surely , making his way through the Balkans , in the direction of Tirnova . He is said to have inflicted two defeats on the Russians
and their Bulgarian sympathisers , in one case as many as 500 men being killed , to say nothing of the wounded and missing . Rustchuk has been bombarded by the Russians , and Gnirgevo by the Turks . Kustendjie has been
abandoned by the Russians and re-occupied by the Turks , but , generally speaking , the position may be regarded as one of expectancy . The Grand Dnke Nicholas is anxiously awaitins' the arrival of reinforcements . Ifc is rumoured that he
has only about 130 , 000 troops south of the Danube available for operations , and that no serious movement will be made till another 100 , 000 have reached him . These are being rapidly pushed forward , at the rate of a few thousand daily , among the reinforcements being the Imperial Guard , some
40 , 000 strong . The Turks are blamed by many for nofc attacking the enemy , and so following up the previous advantages thoy have gained . If Osman Pasha has over 60 , 000 men , and Mehemet Ali over 80 , 000 , while Suleiman musters some 30 , 000 , the numerical superiority certainly
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than usnal . Her Majesty having indicated the policy she intends to observe towards Rnssia and Turkey , and having thanked tho Commons for their liberal supplies , briefly noted tho principal measures which have become law during the Session , and then bade them farewell for a season , Parliament being formally prorogued till the 30 th October .
In the House of Commons , on Thursday , one of the new Rules of the House was enforced for the first time , the offending member being Mr . Whalley . The honourable gentleman having refused to obey the ruling of the chair , the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved that he bo not
heard , and the motion was agreed to unanimously . The Expiring Laws Continuance Bill was read a second time , and so was the Consolidated Fund ( Appropriation ) Bill , a long debate on the policy of the country in Central Asia being raised on the latter motion . Mr . Duffy , Lord George
Hamilton , the Marquis of Hartington , and the Chancellor of the Exchequer , were the principal speakers . The Turnpike Acts Continuance Bill passed through Committee , though opposition was offered and several divisions took place on sundry of the clauses . The Colorado Beetle Bill was
brought in and read a first time . On Friday , a letter of apology was read from Sir James Elphinstone , withdrawing an expression he had used with reference to the Irish Obstructives , and expressing regret for having used it . Mr . Monk , having put a question as to
whether the temporary occupation of Constantinople by Russian troops would cause a rupture in the friendly relations between this country and Russia , the Chancellor of the Exchequer declined to answer it . Subsequently , on the motion for going into Committee on the Appropriation
Bill , after Mr . Callan bad called attention , to the condition of the agricultural labourers in Ireland , Mr . Monk again rose and re-snbmitted his question in a more formal manner . Sir D . Wolff and Mr . Forster having interposed with a few remarks , the Chancellor again , and still more emphatically ,
declined to answer . The Appropriation Bill then passed through Committee , and so did other measures . The Colorado Beetle Bill was read a second time , some time after which the house was counted out . At the sitting on Saturday , on the motion for the third reading of the
Appropriation Bill , tbe action between the Peruvian ironclad , the Huascar , and our Shah and Amethyst , was discussed at some length , SirW . Harcourt and the Attorney-General being the principal speakers . An unsuccessful attempt was made by Mr . Fawcett to fetter the free action of the
Government in the Eastern crisis , after which the remaining business of the Session was despatched . On Monday , there was no meeting , and on Tuesday , after a few questions had been asked and answered , the House was summoned to the Lords' House to hear the Queen ' s Speech .
On returning to the House , the Speaker re-read the Speech , and then , amid general hand-shaking , the members dispersed for the Session . On Monday two new members
were returned—namely , Lord Barghley , by a large majority , in . place of the late Mr . Ward Hunt , and Sir Bryan O'Loghlen in succession to his late brother , Sir Colman O'Loghlen .
On Friday , the Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelitz visited the Queen at Osborne . On Saturday , Her Majesty inspected the ironclad Thunderer , being conducted over it by Captain Wilson . On Monday , she held a Council , at which the Duke of Richmond and Gordon ,
the Lord Chamberlain , the Right Hon . R . A . Cross , and the Right Hon . G . Selater-Booth were present . The Earl of Coventry , and Mr . W . H . Smith , the new First Lord of the Admiralty , who has been returned again for Westminster without opposition , were sworn in as members of the
Privy Council . Subsequently , Mr . Holmes , our Consul at Bosnia , and three officers of the navy were introduced and had the honour of knighthood conferred upon them . On Tuesday , the Queen held a private investiture of the Orders of the Bath and Star of India , when several
Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commander of the former , and certain Knights Commander of the latter , received the insignia at the hands of their Sovereign . After the ceremony was over , luncheon was served in a tent upon the lawn , the band of the 19 th Regiment playing at intervals during the repast .
On Monday , the Prince of Wales went on board the Thunderer , and thoroughly inspected the ship . The gnns were fired , and indeed the Prince himself fired a double broadside , the concussion not seriously affecting the monster . The same day the King of Denmark arrived at
the Charing-cross Station o « o » visit to the Princess of Wales
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at Marlborough House . Her Royal Highness was m waiting at the station , and was most affectionately greeted by her father on alighting . On Saturday , the Prince and Princess Christian presided at a Forester ' s fete in Windsor Park , and at the end the Princess gave away tho prizes to the winners .
The usual Ministerial Whitebait dinner was not held this year , out of repect to the memory of the late lamented Mr . Ward Hunt . For a season , the Cabinet will enjoy a
term of repose ; but tho Premier and Foreign Secretary will not , for the present , leave town , while the other Ministers , though dispersed to various parts of the country , hold themselves in readiness to assemble at short notice .
The Hon . Mr . Stanley has succeeded Mr . Smith , as financial Secretary of the Treasury , while the choice of the latter gentleman as successor to Mr . Hunt has been very generally approved . Mr . Smith ' s knowledge of naval matters may be infinitesimally small , but he is known to be
a good man of bnsiness . He is not much of a speaker , but he is a capital worker , and no doubt he will preside very effectively over tho Navy . It is satisfactory , at all events , to know that we have a good man of business filling so important an office at this critical juncture .
The Commission of Inquiry to whom the Home Secretary delegated the task of overhauling the administration of Christ ' s Hospital have delivered their report . It reads somewhat tamely , perhaps ; nevertheless it is eminently
satisfactory in so far as it shows , on the clearest evidence , that the unfortunate boy Gibbs , who committed suicide , was not driven to take that step by the harshness of the authorities or the ill-treatment of his monitor . It is also
proved that every change in the government of the school has tended in the direction of mildness , not severity . The system may , in former days , have erred on the side of harshness , but it certainly does not do so now . The average number of boys flogged by the masters is about
four or five per annum , and the average flogged by order of the warden , who has charge of the discipline out of school —between six and seven . All floggings are carefully registered , and all canings ought likewise to be so . The Commission recommend , that greater powers should be
vested in the Head Master . They consider the monitorial system is indispensable under existing circumstances , but in the event of the school being moved into the country , then they think the Masters should look after the discipline as well as the education .
This month will see the close of the Cricket season
proper , and the few remaining first class matches are being rapidly disposed of . Surrey has beaten Sussex in one innings , with ninety-two runs to spare , and Gloucestershire has treated Notts similarly , with forty-five runs . This latter match proves that though Mr . W . H . Grace
has not done much this season in the way of sensational scoring , he has proved himself an even greater adept than he was before with the ball . In the first innings of Notts he took nine out of the ten wickets , and in the second eight out of the nine that were bowled . In the latter
innings he took seven wickets in ten overs and a ball , nine of them being maidens , and one run only being made . Altogether Mr . Grace bowled 76 . 1 overs , 86 maidens , 89 runs , and seventeen wickets—a feat which is very rarely accomplished against such a team as that of Notts .
The news , both from the Danube and Asia , shows that there has been some sharp fighting , but yet no considerable battle . Suleiman Pasha is slowly , but surely , making his way through the Balkans , in the direction of Tirnova . He is said to have inflicted two defeats on the Russians
and their Bulgarian sympathisers , in one case as many as 500 men being killed , to say nothing of the wounded and missing . Rustchuk has been bombarded by the Russians , and Gnirgevo by the Turks . Kustendjie has been
abandoned by the Russians and re-occupied by the Turks , but , generally speaking , the position may be regarded as one of expectancy . The Grand Dnke Nicholas is anxiously awaitins' the arrival of reinforcements . Ifc is rumoured that he
has only about 130 , 000 troops south of the Danube available for operations , and that no serious movement will be made till another 100 , 000 have reached him . These are being rapidly pushed forward , at the rate of a few thousand daily , among the reinforcements being the Imperial Guard , some
40 , 000 strong . The Turks are blamed by many for nofc attacking the enemy , and so following up the previous advantages thoy have gained . If Osman Pasha has over 60 , 000 men , and Mehemet Ali over 80 , 000 , while Suleiman musters some 30 , 000 , the numerical superiority certainly