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History Of The Week.
On Friday Her Majesty held a Drawing- Room at Buckingham Palace . There was a largo attendance of the nobility ancl gentry , and a number of ladies were presented . So numerous in fact were the ladies who came to pay their respects to the Queen , that two more Drawing Rooms are
announced to be held on the 5 th and 7 th May . The announcement conies thus early in the hope tliat ladies may be able to make their arrangements without undue pressure . On Saturday afternoon the forty boys on King Charles II . foundation at Christ ' s Hospital attended at
the palace , in accordance with ancient custom , in order to exhibit to Her Majesty their charts and drawings . H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge , as President of the School , presented the boys , and the treasurer , Mr . Allcroft , Messrs .
W . Brown and C . Nelson , governors , the Rev . Thomas Johnson Potter , M . A ., head mathematical master , and Mr . H . Watts Mason , head drawing master , accompanied them .
The visit of the Right Honourable tho Lord Mayor to the Great Cit y Lodge , holden at the Cannon Street Hotel , on Saturday , was a brilliant success . There was a large attendance of present and past Grand Officers and other brethren , and the three Masonic charities were
represented by their respective secretaries , Bro . Little ( Girls' ) , Bro . Binckes ( Boys' ) , and Bro . Terry ( Benevolent Institution ) . The banquet , which followed , and at which Bro . Headon W . M . most ably presided , was of a very sumptuous character , covers being laid for nearly 200
brethren . His lordship was , on the motion of the W . M . seconded by the W . M . elect , unanimously elected an honorary member of the Lodge . Nearly the whole of the week has been devoted to the business of athletics . On Friday , Oxford and Cambridge
measured their strength at Lillie Bridge . There were nine events , and Oxford secured the honours of six out of the number . On Saturday the boat race came off . In spite of the rather dismal weather , there was the usual large attendance , ancl the usual bri ght display of colour .
One might have imagined almost that Masonry had turned out en masse to do honour to the occasion ; having previously thrown open the portals of its temples to all the pretty girls ancl buxom matrons in the United Kingdom . Fortune favoured the Dark Blue , who won with
comparative ease , as , indeed , was generally expected . Thus , of the thirty-two races that have been rowed , Oxford has now won seventeen and Cambridge fifteen . In racquets , too , the former carried all before her , winning four games straight off . On Monday was held , at Lillie-bridge ,
the annual Amateur Champion Meeting , the prizes being a series of challenge enps , given by Messrs . J . G . Chambers , Lawes , the Earl of Jersey , ancl other lovers of athleticism . Among the most notable performances may be mentioned the seven miles' walking race , won by W . J . Morgan , in the
extraordinary time of 53 m . 47 sec . ; the high jump , M . G . Glazebrook ( O . U . A . C ) , clearing 5 ft . 11 in ., and only just failing to achieve 6 ft . ; and the four miles ' running , which J . Gibb , of the South Loudon Harriers , accomplished in 21 m . 9 sec . The challenge cups are held .
for a year , each winner receiving also a small silver medal , which he retains as the memento of his victory . Bearing in mind the old saying as to mens sana hi corpora sano , we wish athletics all the prosperity its most enthusiastic promoters can desire .
Early Friday morning the extensive perfumery manufactory of M . Rimmel , in Beaufort Buildings , Strand , was totally destroyed by fire , only two of the four walls remaining , and the six pillars which supported the front wall . M . Rimmel was insured to the extent of £ 10 , 000 ,
but it is believed this will hardly cover the loss sustained Fortunately , his new stock for the season had been recently removed to his premises iu the Strand , and as his facton
in Paris is in full activity , the fair sex need have no alarm as to their wants being attended to by this energetic durveyor of both common and uncommon scents . The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sutherland reached the
scene of action within two hours of the fire breaking out . A curious will has just been proved , by which the testatrix , a Mrs . Fonlstow , of Plymouth , a widow , bequeaths a capital sum of about £ 78 , 000 towards the payment of the National Debt . This amount is invested iu annuities
revertiblc to the National Debt Commissioners , and the country will benefit annually to the extent of about £ 2 , o 00 . If two or three hundred widows wero to follow the patriotic exemply of this lady the aggregate of these bequests would soon make an appreciable difference iu the amount of
History Of The Week.
interest which tho country has to pay for its debt . AH honour to the memory of Mrs . Fonlstow ! The death , after a few days' illness only , of His Excellency tho Count de Jarnac , the French Ambassador to the Court of St . James ' s , occurred on Monday evening ,
at the Embassy , Albert Gate . The Count , on his mother ' s side , was of Irish extraction , and had married an English lady . Having chosen the diplomatic career he was , about 1838 , appointed Secretary to the French Embassy in
London . In his speech at Guildhall , in November last , on tho occasion of the Lord Mayor ' s banquet , Count de Jarnac feelingly referred to his old friendship with the late Sir Robert Peel , the Earl of Aberdeen , and Sidney Herbert . It was only a few months since that he was appointed to the post he occupied at the time of his death .
The death of John Mitchel , who had been in bad health for some time past , will raise a somewhat difficult ' question His second return for Co . Tipperary was , as onr readers know , petitioned against by his rival , Mr . S . Moore , on the ground of his being an unpardoned felon , but the
petition is said to have been lodged with the authorities a few hours after his decease . Will the petition lapse , Mitchel having died before it was presented ? In such case , we presume , a new election would have to be made . Or will the question of the validity or invalidity of his election
be tried before the appointed ti'ibunal , ancl if it be decided invalid , the seat awarded , to Mr . Moore as claimed ? Mitchel was buried at Newry on Tuesday . There have been some exciting atrocities , in the shape of two murders committed in the neighbourhood of the
metropolis ancl an attempted suicide by one of the murderers . The convict Coates , who lies under sentence of death for the murder of a little girl at
Woolwich , is said to have confessed his crime . How thankful the jury who found him guilty must be to know that their verdict is not only in accordance with the evidence , but likewise with the facts .
The French Assembly stands adjourned for a season , and the natural excitement of the Parisians must find
something else than politics to satisfy its cravings . The prospect of a Convention between the Carlists ancl Alphonsists does not seem particularly hopeful . The action of Cabrera is certainly to be commended , his sole object being to secure peace to his unhappy country , but
oven the beginning of the end seems not a whit nearer than it was before he abandoned the cause of Don Carlos . All Italy ancl Austria aro in a high state of expectancy anent the visit of Francis Joseph , in order to meet his brother sovereign at Venice , early next mouth . This approvement of tho two
sovereigns and their respective countries is matter for sincere congratulation to Europe . From Germany we hear that the Emperor , though not fully restored to health , is progressing favourably . He completed his 78 th year on Monday , and received hearty congratulations from all
parts of his Empire . He is yet vigorous intellectually , if not physically . His wife , the Empress Augusta , had a narrow escape a few days since . Her carriage came into such violent collision with an omnibus that the horses were thrown down , and one of them killed . Among
approaching Royal visits , that of the King of Sweden to Berlin , abo \ it the end of May or the beginning of June , is spoken of , aud it is also announced that H . R . H . the Prince of Wales will start for India in the autumn . This last news will be very welcome to the subjects of Her Majesty , the Empress of that country .
On Wednesday next the second annual Ball of tho Masonic and Military Orders of the Red Cross of Constantino , K . H . S . and St . John the Evangelist will take place , and , no doubt , under the distinguished patronage accorded
to it , will prove a great success . Bros . Cooteand Tinney ' s Band are engaged for the occasion , aud it may be as well to announce that non-Masons can obtain tickets if they are so minded . The surplus funds will be devoted to the Ma . v-. mic Charities and the Grand Almoner ' s Fund .
Wo mention , elsewhere , that in the debate on the second reading of the Peace Preservation ( Ireland ) Bill , Lord 11 . Montagu made reference to certain chaises in certain Acts
of Parliament , which exempt Freemasons from the operation of the laws relating to holding secret meetings , and taking secret oaths , & c . The conditions of exemption are , we believe , substantially the same in all the Acts , but as
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History Of The Week.
On Friday Her Majesty held a Drawing- Room at Buckingham Palace . There was a largo attendance of the nobility ancl gentry , and a number of ladies were presented . So numerous in fact were the ladies who came to pay their respects to the Queen , that two more Drawing Rooms are
announced to be held on the 5 th and 7 th May . The announcement conies thus early in the hope tliat ladies may be able to make their arrangements without undue pressure . On Saturday afternoon the forty boys on King Charles II . foundation at Christ ' s Hospital attended at
the palace , in accordance with ancient custom , in order to exhibit to Her Majesty their charts and drawings . H . R . H . the Duke of Cambridge , as President of the School , presented the boys , and the treasurer , Mr . Allcroft , Messrs .
W . Brown and C . Nelson , governors , the Rev . Thomas Johnson Potter , M . A ., head mathematical master , and Mr . H . Watts Mason , head drawing master , accompanied them .
The visit of the Right Honourable tho Lord Mayor to the Great Cit y Lodge , holden at the Cannon Street Hotel , on Saturday , was a brilliant success . There was a large attendance of present and past Grand Officers and other brethren , and the three Masonic charities were
represented by their respective secretaries , Bro . Little ( Girls' ) , Bro . Binckes ( Boys' ) , and Bro . Terry ( Benevolent Institution ) . The banquet , which followed , and at which Bro . Headon W . M . most ably presided , was of a very sumptuous character , covers being laid for nearly 200
brethren . His lordship was , on the motion of the W . M . seconded by the W . M . elect , unanimously elected an honorary member of the Lodge . Nearly the whole of the week has been devoted to the business of athletics . On Friday , Oxford and Cambridge
measured their strength at Lillie Bridge . There were nine events , and Oxford secured the honours of six out of the number . On Saturday the boat race came off . In spite of the rather dismal weather , there was the usual large attendance , ancl the usual bri ght display of colour .
One might have imagined almost that Masonry had turned out en masse to do honour to the occasion ; having previously thrown open the portals of its temples to all the pretty girls ancl buxom matrons in the United Kingdom . Fortune favoured the Dark Blue , who won with
comparative ease , as , indeed , was generally expected . Thus , of the thirty-two races that have been rowed , Oxford has now won seventeen and Cambridge fifteen . In racquets , too , the former carried all before her , winning four games straight off . On Monday was held , at Lillie-bridge ,
the annual Amateur Champion Meeting , the prizes being a series of challenge enps , given by Messrs . J . G . Chambers , Lawes , the Earl of Jersey , ancl other lovers of athleticism . Among the most notable performances may be mentioned the seven miles' walking race , won by W . J . Morgan , in the
extraordinary time of 53 m . 47 sec . ; the high jump , M . G . Glazebrook ( O . U . A . C ) , clearing 5 ft . 11 in ., and only just failing to achieve 6 ft . ; and the four miles ' running , which J . Gibb , of the South Loudon Harriers , accomplished in 21 m . 9 sec . The challenge cups are held .
for a year , each winner receiving also a small silver medal , which he retains as the memento of his victory . Bearing in mind the old saying as to mens sana hi corpora sano , we wish athletics all the prosperity its most enthusiastic promoters can desire .
Early Friday morning the extensive perfumery manufactory of M . Rimmel , in Beaufort Buildings , Strand , was totally destroyed by fire , only two of the four walls remaining , and the six pillars which supported the front wall . M . Rimmel was insured to the extent of £ 10 , 000 ,
but it is believed this will hardly cover the loss sustained Fortunately , his new stock for the season had been recently removed to his premises iu the Strand , and as his facton
in Paris is in full activity , the fair sex need have no alarm as to their wants being attended to by this energetic durveyor of both common and uncommon scents . The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sutherland reached the
scene of action within two hours of the fire breaking out . A curious will has just been proved , by which the testatrix , a Mrs . Fonlstow , of Plymouth , a widow , bequeaths a capital sum of about £ 78 , 000 towards the payment of the National Debt . This amount is invested iu annuities
revertiblc to the National Debt Commissioners , and the country will benefit annually to the extent of about £ 2 , o 00 . If two or three hundred widows wero to follow the patriotic exemply of this lady the aggregate of these bequests would soon make an appreciable difference iu the amount of
History Of The Week.
interest which tho country has to pay for its debt . AH honour to the memory of Mrs . Fonlstow ! The death , after a few days' illness only , of His Excellency tho Count de Jarnac , the French Ambassador to the Court of St . James ' s , occurred on Monday evening ,
at the Embassy , Albert Gate . The Count , on his mother ' s side , was of Irish extraction , and had married an English lady . Having chosen the diplomatic career he was , about 1838 , appointed Secretary to the French Embassy in
London . In his speech at Guildhall , in November last , on tho occasion of the Lord Mayor ' s banquet , Count de Jarnac feelingly referred to his old friendship with the late Sir Robert Peel , the Earl of Aberdeen , and Sidney Herbert . It was only a few months since that he was appointed to the post he occupied at the time of his death .
The death of John Mitchel , who had been in bad health for some time past , will raise a somewhat difficult ' question His second return for Co . Tipperary was , as onr readers know , petitioned against by his rival , Mr . S . Moore , on the ground of his being an unpardoned felon , but the
petition is said to have been lodged with the authorities a few hours after his decease . Will the petition lapse , Mitchel having died before it was presented ? In such case , we presume , a new election would have to be made . Or will the question of the validity or invalidity of his election
be tried before the appointed ti'ibunal , ancl if it be decided invalid , the seat awarded , to Mr . Moore as claimed ? Mitchel was buried at Newry on Tuesday . There have been some exciting atrocities , in the shape of two murders committed in the neighbourhood of the
metropolis ancl an attempted suicide by one of the murderers . The convict Coates , who lies under sentence of death for the murder of a little girl at
Woolwich , is said to have confessed his crime . How thankful the jury who found him guilty must be to know that their verdict is not only in accordance with the evidence , but likewise with the facts .
The French Assembly stands adjourned for a season , and the natural excitement of the Parisians must find
something else than politics to satisfy its cravings . The prospect of a Convention between the Carlists ancl Alphonsists does not seem particularly hopeful . The action of Cabrera is certainly to be commended , his sole object being to secure peace to his unhappy country , but
oven the beginning of the end seems not a whit nearer than it was before he abandoned the cause of Don Carlos . All Italy ancl Austria aro in a high state of expectancy anent the visit of Francis Joseph , in order to meet his brother sovereign at Venice , early next mouth . This approvement of tho two
sovereigns and their respective countries is matter for sincere congratulation to Europe . From Germany we hear that the Emperor , though not fully restored to health , is progressing favourably . He completed his 78 th year on Monday , and received hearty congratulations from all
parts of his Empire . He is yet vigorous intellectually , if not physically . His wife , the Empress Augusta , had a narrow escape a few days since . Her carriage came into such violent collision with an omnibus that the horses were thrown down , and one of them killed . Among
approaching Royal visits , that of the King of Sweden to Berlin , abo \ it the end of May or the beginning of June , is spoken of , aud it is also announced that H . R . H . the Prince of Wales will start for India in the autumn . This last news will be very welcome to the subjects of Her Majesty , the Empress of that country .
On Wednesday next the second annual Ball of tho Masonic and Military Orders of the Red Cross of Constantino , K . H . S . and St . John the Evangelist will take place , and , no doubt , under the distinguished patronage accorded
to it , will prove a great success . Bros . Cooteand Tinney ' s Band are engaged for the occasion , aud it may be as well to announce that non-Masons can obtain tickets if they are so minded . The surplus funds will be devoted to the Ma . v-. mic Charities and the Grand Almoner ' s Fund .
Wo mention , elsewhere , that in the debate on the second reading of the Peace Preservation ( Ireland ) Bill , Lord 11 . Montagu made reference to certain chaises in certain Acts
of Parliament , which exempt Freemasons from the operation of the laws relating to holding secret meetings , and taking secret oaths , & c . The conditions of exemption are , we believe , substantially the same in all the Acts , but as