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favourably noted ; while as regards the petty officers and seamen , their Lordships promise , as soon as they have received Captain Nares ' s report of those worthy of advancement , to bestow upon thorn farther marks of their approbation . The splendid fellows of the Alert and Discovery
will deeply appreciate this kindly recognition of their services . The Queen has farther commanded that the Master of the Mint be instructed to prepare a die , and cast a number of medals sufficient for distribution among the officers and crews of the Alert , Discovery , and yacht
Pandora . Last , bat nob least , the officers and men return from their leave on Friday next , and the Corporation of Portsmouth are proposing to entertain the officers at a banquet , while a town meeting will be convened early next
week for the purpose of taking steps to entertain the crew . Captain Brandreth and the officers of the gunnery ship Excellent will likewise give a dinner to Captain Nares and his brother officers , the 28 th instant being the day selected .
On Wednesday evening a grand banquet was held m the Corn Exchange , Preston , in honour of the visit of the Grand Master and Directors of the Independent Order of Oddfellows ( Manchester Unity ) . Mr . E . HermonM . P . presided , and Mr . Clifton M . P ., the Mayor of the town , Colonel Lowry ,
and others were present , together with a numerous gathering of members . Mr . Hermon congratulated the meeting on the great progress the Order had made . In 1845 , it numbered 248 , 000 members , while in 1875 it boasted 495 , 000 , or very little short of half a million . He also congratulated
the Order on its objects , and the principles which actuated it ; and he further threw out a most valuable suggestion , having for its object the prevention or adjustment of trade differences between employers and the employed . His proposal amounted , in fact , to the establishment of a kind
of court of arbitration for the settlement of all disputes , the court to be composed of the secretaries and representaof both sides . The utility of such a proposal is beyond all question . The Great National Poultry and Pigeon Show at the
Crystal Palace was opened on Tuesday , and closed yestei * - day . No more suitable place for such an exhibition can be imagined than tho Sydenham Palace . There is ample accommodation for any number of exhibits ; and , accordingly , when the show was opened to the public on Tuesday , it
was found there were only very few short of four thousand entries . These included , among the poultry , some splendid specimens of the Dorking , Cochin , Brahmas , Houdan , Spanish , and other breeds ; while the ducks and geese and turkeys were highly to be commended . Among the pigeons
exhibited , there were the usual attractions in the shape of Tumblers , Pouters , Almonds , and Almond-Tumblers , Dragons , Jacobins , Archangels , and Trumpeters . The judges' awards appear to have given pretty general satisfaction .
The appeal of Captain Kuhn , of the Franconia , which ran down the British steam-ship Strathclyde , within sight of Dover , and so caused the death of a British subject , against the sentence of imprisonment passed upon him , was heard before a full Court of Judges , including the Lord
Chief Justice of England , Lord Coleridge , and the Lord Chief Baron , on Saturday and Monday , when the conviction was quashed by a majority of soven to six , it being also understood that the late Judge Archibald , only recently deceased , was on the side of the majority . The
majority was composed of the Lord Chief Justice , Lord Chief Baron Kelly , Justices Lush and Field , Barons Bramwell and Pollock , and Sir R . Phillimore ; the minority , of Lord Coleridge , Justices Brett , Grove , Denrnan , and Lindley , and Baron Amphlett .
On Iriday evening last there was a collision m the English Channel , within a few miles of the Eddystone Lighthouse . Within a few hours after leaving Plymouth Sound , the New Zealand Company ' s iron ship Hnrunni , 1012 tons , bound with emigrants for Wellington , New
Zealand , and having some 300 persons on board , ran into a barque , and had , in consequence , to put back to Plymouth . It subsequently transpired that tho barqne , which had a crew of cloven men on board , sank a short time after the collision , carrying down with her seven of the eleven . The
remaining four managed to scramble into a boat , but having no oars , they drifted into the surf and capsized , one of the number being drowned , while the other three climbed on to the rocks in Polkerry Bay , in a very exhausted state . The Hurnnui su . Tered considerable damage by the collision , and will probably be detained for somo time in har-
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bour , pending the examination she will have to undergo , and the inquiry that will take place . An equally calamitous accident happened on Tuesday morning , on the north-east coast , a few miles from Hartlepool , when the Norwegian barque Insuland was run ashore , having become so
waterlogged on Monday night as to be unmanageable . Her crew were nine in number , but only one of them was able to reach the rocks in safety . As there was a terriblo galo raging in the North Sea at the commencement of this week , this will probably not be the last loss of which we shall hear from the north-east coast of England and elsewhere .
In a few weeks the Smithfield Club will be holding their annual Cattle Show , and the Agricultural Hall , Islington , will be thronged with sightseers , all anxious to inspect the prize beef , mutton , and pork , and the agricultural implements that will be gathered together from all parts of England . About the same time the Alexandra Palace will be
the scene of another interesting exhibition ; a great Dog Show , to be held under the auspices of the Kennel Club , being announced for the 5 th pros , and three following days , when over £ 1 , 000 will be given away in prizes . Londoners need such attractions as these when the weather
is dull and muggy , as it so commonly is now at this season of the year . While there is life there is hope , and so long as peace actually prevails , we may indulge in the hope , however visionarv it may appear to be , that the fell dogs of war will
not be loosed again in the East of Europe . Unfortunately , we have hardly had time to congratulate ourselves that an armistice has been agreed to , when the Czar of Russia addresses an assemblage of nobles at Moscow in a speech which , if it has been correctly reported in the daily papers ,
and words have any meaning , means war . And as if to make his Imperial Majesty ' s meaning still more clear , his Chancellor , Prince Gortschakoff has addressed a circular despatch to all the Russian ministers at foreign courts , the tone of which is said to be even more bellicose than
the speech . Orders have at the same time been issued for the mobilization of six army corps , that is , of little short of a quarter of a million of men , with over 600 guns , and the Emperor ' s brother , the Grand Duke Nicholas , it is said , will hold the supreme command . An
order has also been promulgated forbidding the export of horses from Southern and Western Russia . Thus , just when the commission appointed to mark the boundary between the late belligerent armies of Servia , Montenegro , and Turkey is holding its first sittings ; just
when the plenipotentiaries of the several Great Powers are hastening to meet in Conference at Constantinople , for the purpose of settling honourably the terms and conditions of a durable peace , the news comes upon us , like a thunderclap , that Russia means having her own way regardless
of treaties , or going to war . No wonder there has been , these last few days , something like a feeling of consternation on every Exchange in Europe ; that Funds have fallen , and trade is paralysed eveiywhere . Be it remembered , theseare statements of fact , as recorded , by telegram or
otherwise , in the various daily papers , not expressions of opinion . So , too , is it a fact that news is reported to have reached Berlin from Warsaw , that a rising of the Poles is imminent ; so likewise that Turkey is arming to the teeth , so as to be prepared to meet , as best she may , the deadly embrace of
the Russian bear . The news about the Poles , which may , after all , turn out to be a mere sham , reminds us of certain events in 1863 , which are no more likely to be forgotten by
the friends of humanity than are the Turkish atrocities of last spring in Bulgaria . However , we have stated the chief political news of the week , and that is all it concerns us to say in these columns .
A movement is on foot for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to Bro . Frederick Walters , who , during a connection with the Craft of about one-and-twenty years , has earned for himself the respect and esteem of his fellows . Bro . Walters was initiated in the- Mount Lebanon Lodge ,
No . 73 , in November 1855 , and became its W . M . in 1863 . He has been connected with several other Lodges , in nearly every case as one of the founders . He lias also played an active part in Royal Arch Masonry , having been exalted in
the Chapter of Hope , No . 200 , iu 185 / , and subsequently M . E . Z . of Lebanon Chapter , of which , as well as of other Chapters , he was one of the founders . Bro . Walters is P . G . J . D . Midd ., and P . G . 1 st A . S . Midd . In Mark Masonry he was advanced in No . 1 , St . Mark's , in 1857 , was W . M ,
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Our Weekly Budget.
favourably noted ; while as regards the petty officers and seamen , their Lordships promise , as soon as they have received Captain Nares ' s report of those worthy of advancement , to bestow upon thorn farther marks of their approbation . The splendid fellows of the Alert and Discovery
will deeply appreciate this kindly recognition of their services . The Queen has farther commanded that the Master of the Mint be instructed to prepare a die , and cast a number of medals sufficient for distribution among the officers and crews of the Alert , Discovery , and yacht
Pandora . Last , bat nob least , the officers and men return from their leave on Friday next , and the Corporation of Portsmouth are proposing to entertain the officers at a banquet , while a town meeting will be convened early next
week for the purpose of taking steps to entertain the crew . Captain Brandreth and the officers of the gunnery ship Excellent will likewise give a dinner to Captain Nares and his brother officers , the 28 th instant being the day selected .
On Wednesday evening a grand banquet was held m the Corn Exchange , Preston , in honour of the visit of the Grand Master and Directors of the Independent Order of Oddfellows ( Manchester Unity ) . Mr . E . HermonM . P . presided , and Mr . Clifton M . P ., the Mayor of the town , Colonel Lowry ,
and others were present , together with a numerous gathering of members . Mr . Hermon congratulated the meeting on the great progress the Order had made . In 1845 , it numbered 248 , 000 members , while in 1875 it boasted 495 , 000 , or very little short of half a million . He also congratulated
the Order on its objects , and the principles which actuated it ; and he further threw out a most valuable suggestion , having for its object the prevention or adjustment of trade differences between employers and the employed . His proposal amounted , in fact , to the establishment of a kind
of court of arbitration for the settlement of all disputes , the court to be composed of the secretaries and representaof both sides . The utility of such a proposal is beyond all question . The Great National Poultry and Pigeon Show at the
Crystal Palace was opened on Tuesday , and closed yestei * - day . No more suitable place for such an exhibition can be imagined than tho Sydenham Palace . There is ample accommodation for any number of exhibits ; and , accordingly , when the show was opened to the public on Tuesday , it
was found there were only very few short of four thousand entries . These included , among the poultry , some splendid specimens of the Dorking , Cochin , Brahmas , Houdan , Spanish , and other breeds ; while the ducks and geese and turkeys were highly to be commended . Among the pigeons
exhibited , there were the usual attractions in the shape of Tumblers , Pouters , Almonds , and Almond-Tumblers , Dragons , Jacobins , Archangels , and Trumpeters . The judges' awards appear to have given pretty general satisfaction .
The appeal of Captain Kuhn , of the Franconia , which ran down the British steam-ship Strathclyde , within sight of Dover , and so caused the death of a British subject , against the sentence of imprisonment passed upon him , was heard before a full Court of Judges , including the Lord
Chief Justice of England , Lord Coleridge , and the Lord Chief Baron , on Saturday and Monday , when the conviction was quashed by a majority of soven to six , it being also understood that the late Judge Archibald , only recently deceased , was on the side of the majority . The
majority was composed of the Lord Chief Justice , Lord Chief Baron Kelly , Justices Lush and Field , Barons Bramwell and Pollock , and Sir R . Phillimore ; the minority , of Lord Coleridge , Justices Brett , Grove , Denrnan , and Lindley , and Baron Amphlett .
On Iriday evening last there was a collision m the English Channel , within a few miles of the Eddystone Lighthouse . Within a few hours after leaving Plymouth Sound , the New Zealand Company ' s iron ship Hnrunni , 1012 tons , bound with emigrants for Wellington , New
Zealand , and having some 300 persons on board , ran into a barque , and had , in consequence , to put back to Plymouth . It subsequently transpired that tho barqne , which had a crew of cloven men on board , sank a short time after the collision , carrying down with her seven of the eleven . The
remaining four managed to scramble into a boat , but having no oars , they drifted into the surf and capsized , one of the number being drowned , while the other three climbed on to the rocks in Polkerry Bay , in a very exhausted state . The Hurnnui su . Tered considerable damage by the collision , and will probably be detained for somo time in har-
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bour , pending the examination she will have to undergo , and the inquiry that will take place . An equally calamitous accident happened on Tuesday morning , on the north-east coast , a few miles from Hartlepool , when the Norwegian barque Insuland was run ashore , having become so
waterlogged on Monday night as to be unmanageable . Her crew were nine in number , but only one of them was able to reach the rocks in safety . As there was a terriblo galo raging in the North Sea at the commencement of this week , this will probably not be the last loss of which we shall hear from the north-east coast of England and elsewhere .
In a few weeks the Smithfield Club will be holding their annual Cattle Show , and the Agricultural Hall , Islington , will be thronged with sightseers , all anxious to inspect the prize beef , mutton , and pork , and the agricultural implements that will be gathered together from all parts of England . About the same time the Alexandra Palace will be
the scene of another interesting exhibition ; a great Dog Show , to be held under the auspices of the Kennel Club , being announced for the 5 th pros , and three following days , when over £ 1 , 000 will be given away in prizes . Londoners need such attractions as these when the weather
is dull and muggy , as it so commonly is now at this season of the year . While there is life there is hope , and so long as peace actually prevails , we may indulge in the hope , however visionarv it may appear to be , that the fell dogs of war will
not be loosed again in the East of Europe . Unfortunately , we have hardly had time to congratulate ourselves that an armistice has been agreed to , when the Czar of Russia addresses an assemblage of nobles at Moscow in a speech which , if it has been correctly reported in the daily papers ,
and words have any meaning , means war . And as if to make his Imperial Majesty ' s meaning still more clear , his Chancellor , Prince Gortschakoff has addressed a circular despatch to all the Russian ministers at foreign courts , the tone of which is said to be even more bellicose than
the speech . Orders have at the same time been issued for the mobilization of six army corps , that is , of little short of a quarter of a million of men , with over 600 guns , and the Emperor ' s brother , the Grand Duke Nicholas , it is said , will hold the supreme command . An
order has also been promulgated forbidding the export of horses from Southern and Western Russia . Thus , just when the commission appointed to mark the boundary between the late belligerent armies of Servia , Montenegro , and Turkey is holding its first sittings ; just
when the plenipotentiaries of the several Great Powers are hastening to meet in Conference at Constantinople , for the purpose of settling honourably the terms and conditions of a durable peace , the news comes upon us , like a thunderclap , that Russia means having her own way regardless
of treaties , or going to war . No wonder there has been , these last few days , something like a feeling of consternation on every Exchange in Europe ; that Funds have fallen , and trade is paralysed eveiywhere . Be it remembered , theseare statements of fact , as recorded , by telegram or
otherwise , in the various daily papers , not expressions of opinion . So , too , is it a fact that news is reported to have reached Berlin from Warsaw , that a rising of the Poles is imminent ; so likewise that Turkey is arming to the teeth , so as to be prepared to meet , as best she may , the deadly embrace of
the Russian bear . The news about the Poles , which may , after all , turn out to be a mere sham , reminds us of certain events in 1863 , which are no more likely to be forgotten by
the friends of humanity than are the Turkish atrocities of last spring in Bulgaria . However , we have stated the chief political news of the week , and that is all it concerns us to say in these columns .
A movement is on foot for the purpose of presenting a testimonial to Bro . Frederick Walters , who , during a connection with the Craft of about one-and-twenty years , has earned for himself the respect and esteem of his fellows . Bro . Walters was initiated in the- Mount Lebanon Lodge ,
No . 73 , in November 1855 , and became its W . M . in 1863 . He has been connected with several other Lodges , in nearly every case as one of the founders . He lias also played an active part in Royal Arch Masonry , having been exalted in
the Chapter of Hope , No . 200 , iu 185 / , and subsequently M . E . Z . of Lebanon Chapter , of which , as well as of other Chapters , he was one of the founders . Bro . Walters is P . G . J . D . Midd ., and P . G . 1 st A . S . Midd . In Mark Masonry he was advanced in No . 1 , St . Mark's , in 1857 , was W . M ,