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The Week,
THE WEEK ,
The Court and the fashionable world appear to be enjoying the delights of quietude , which has naturally succeeded the marriage festivities ; but her Majesty and family have visited the Haymarket , Princess ' s , Olympic , and Adelphi theatres . A series of levees and drawing-rooms are announced , and everything gives promise of a cheering season . —In the House of Lords the Archbishop of Canterbury has brought in a bill for providing for extra religious services where required ; Lord St . Leonards one for reforming the law of debtor and creditor ; and Lord Brougham one to abolish imprisonment for debt . Lord St . Leonards has also
introduced two bills , which have passed their second reading , for the relief of trustees , and simplifying the transfer of real property * Lord Granville , in reply to the Earl of Carnarvon , stated it was the intention of the Government to introduce a Beform Bill in the course of the session . There has been some sharp sparring in the House of Commons ; first , on the vote of thanks to the army and navy in India , which was objected to , because the resolution included the Governor-General , Lord Canning ; but ultimately agreed to , it being tinder stood that the House was not thereby precluded from calling some of his acts into question
hereafter . Secondly , on a bill for amending the law relating to conspiracy to murder , by which it is proposed to make such conspirstcies , when proved to have been entered into , even though they are to be carried out abroad , felony , which was objected to by Mr . Boebuck and others , on the ground that it was an alteration of the law of England at the dictation of a foreign power ; and , thirdly , on the ministerial measure for the future government of India , by which the double jurisdiction of Leadenhall-street and Cannon-row will be got rid of , and the general affairs of India placed under a Secretary of State , assisted by a council of
eight , to be selected for their knowledge of the country . A bill for improving the oaths taken by members of the Legislature , and admitting Jews into Parliament brought in by Lord John Russell , has been read a second time . Mr . Headlam has introduced a bill to abolish the distinction between joint-stock banks and other joint-stock companies ; and Sir J . Pakington carried a resolution , praying her Majesty to issue a commission to inquire into the present state of popular education , with a view to its improvement . — The news from India continues of
the most satisfactory nature ; victory following victory wherever the mutineers are met with , and no doubt is now entertained that the outbreak will be steadily overcome . From China we learn that Canton has been bombarded , and taken by the allied English and French forces , with comparatively little loss . The most agreeable news from the continent relates to the grand entry of Prince Frederick William and his royal bride into Berlin ; and her Royal Highness can have no cause of complaint relative to the warmth of her reception in her adopted country .
Precautions continue to be taken against future attacks upon the governor of France , and the army of France is in future to be divided into five divisions ; Marshals Magnan , Castellane , Bosquet , Canrobert , and Paraguay D'Hilliers , have been nominated to the commands . MM . J . Pierri , Charles de Budio , Antoine Gomez , Felix Orsini , and Simon Francis Bernard , the latter reported absent , are to be put on their trial for attempting to assassinate the emperor of the French . Bernard has since been arrested in England by the British police . In
Switzerland the Federal Council has decided that French and Italian refugees who reside at Geneva without exercising a profession shall be sent to some fixed residence . -The commercial world is quiet ; the bank has reduced the rate of discount to three per cent ., and the railway dividends are gradually augmenting the cast in hand of the various banking establishments . The trial of the British Bank Directors has commenced , and is leading to some curious disclosures as to the management of that ill-fated undertaking ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Week,
THE WEEK ,
The Court and the fashionable world appear to be enjoying the delights of quietude , which has naturally succeeded the marriage festivities ; but her Majesty and family have visited the Haymarket , Princess ' s , Olympic , and Adelphi theatres . A series of levees and drawing-rooms are announced , and everything gives promise of a cheering season . —In the House of Lords the Archbishop of Canterbury has brought in a bill for providing for extra religious services where required ; Lord St . Leonards one for reforming the law of debtor and creditor ; and Lord Brougham one to abolish imprisonment for debt . Lord St . Leonards has also
introduced two bills , which have passed their second reading , for the relief of trustees , and simplifying the transfer of real property * Lord Granville , in reply to the Earl of Carnarvon , stated it was the intention of the Government to introduce a Beform Bill in the course of the session . There has been some sharp sparring in the House of Commons ; first , on the vote of thanks to the army and navy in India , which was objected to , because the resolution included the Governor-General , Lord Canning ; but ultimately agreed to , it being tinder stood that the House was not thereby precluded from calling some of his acts into question
hereafter . Secondly , on a bill for amending the law relating to conspiracy to murder , by which it is proposed to make such conspirstcies , when proved to have been entered into , even though they are to be carried out abroad , felony , which was objected to by Mr . Boebuck and others , on the ground that it was an alteration of the law of England at the dictation of a foreign power ; and , thirdly , on the ministerial measure for the future government of India , by which the double jurisdiction of Leadenhall-street and Cannon-row will be got rid of , and the general affairs of India placed under a Secretary of State , assisted by a council of
eight , to be selected for their knowledge of the country . A bill for improving the oaths taken by members of the Legislature , and admitting Jews into Parliament brought in by Lord John Russell , has been read a second time . Mr . Headlam has introduced a bill to abolish the distinction between joint-stock banks and other joint-stock companies ; and Sir J . Pakington carried a resolution , praying her Majesty to issue a commission to inquire into the present state of popular education , with a view to its improvement . — The news from India continues of
the most satisfactory nature ; victory following victory wherever the mutineers are met with , and no doubt is now entertained that the outbreak will be steadily overcome . From China we learn that Canton has been bombarded , and taken by the allied English and French forces , with comparatively little loss . The most agreeable news from the continent relates to the grand entry of Prince Frederick William and his royal bride into Berlin ; and her Royal Highness can have no cause of complaint relative to the warmth of her reception in her adopted country .
Precautions continue to be taken against future attacks upon the governor of France , and the army of France is in future to be divided into five divisions ; Marshals Magnan , Castellane , Bosquet , Canrobert , and Paraguay D'Hilliers , have been nominated to the commands . MM . J . Pierri , Charles de Budio , Antoine Gomez , Felix Orsini , and Simon Francis Bernard , the latter reported absent , are to be put on their trial for attempting to assassinate the emperor of the French . Bernard has since been arrested in England by the British police . In
Switzerland the Federal Council has decided that French and Italian refugees who reside at Geneva without exercising a profession shall be sent to some fixed residence . -The commercial world is quiet ; the bank has reduced the rate of discount to three per cent ., and the railway dividends are gradually augmenting the cast in hand of the various banking establishments . The trial of the British Bank Directors has commenced , and is leading to some curious disclosures as to the management of that ill-fated undertaking ,