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Switzerland.
SWITZERLAND /
A rather curious discussion has just taken place in the Grand Council of Geneva , The principal points of it are thus explained : — "The Council of State , on the demand of the members of the Masonic Order of the Temple , presented a bill for granting a gratuitous concession to that Order of a piece of ground for erecting a , chapel . The application was founded on the fact that Freemasonry was a creed as well as any other , as Freemasons recognised the existence of God and the immortality of the soul , and were bound to the practice of every virtue . General Dufour opposed the bill , and denied that a secret society could be designated as a
creed . M . Camperio proposed that the bill should be referred to a committee , as the question was not to play on the word 'creed / but to justly appreciate the claims of the petitioners . This proposition was opposed by M . Pictet , who said that the application was not made by the majority of the Freemasons of Geneva , but by a dissentient minority . M . Fazy supported the bill , and the proposition of its being sent to a committee . He maintained that Freemasonry was a creed ,
and one of the purest kind , as it allowed all opinions to meet as friends on the same ground . As to the dissidents which had been spoken of , it was not worthy of notice , as the same fact also took place among Protestants . He remarked also that Freemasonry is officially recognised in many countries , and that in France a great dignitary of the Crown is at the head of the Order . " After some further discussion , the Grand Council decided that the bill should be sent to a committee composed of MM . Autran , Fourte , Dufour , Mermoz , and Duval .
Summary Of News For March.
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR MARCH .
Though the Terms of Peace are understood to be agreed upon , they have not yet been officially declared . The proclamation of peace is , however , daily expected . On the morning of the 16 th the Empress of the French was safely delivered of an heir . The youthful prince has been baptized as " Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph , Fils de France . " In honour of the event , the Emperor and Empress are to stand as godfather and godmother to all legitimate children born in France on that day . " Mother and child are doing well . "
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . In the House of Lords on the 29 th February , the Government consented to the production of papers relative to tortures in India . On the 3 rd March , after some observations by Lord Brougham on Law Reform , a few bills were advanced a stage . On the 4 th , a motion of Earl Stanhope , recommending the formation of a gallery of portraits of British Worthies , in connection with the National Gallery , was agreed to . On the 6 th , the standing orders were suspended , and the
Exchequer Bills Funding and the Annuities Bill passed through their respective stages . On the 7 th , the royal assent was given to these and other bills , and the Mercantile Law Amendment , and the Mercantile Law Amendment ( Scotland ) Bills read a second time . On the 10 th , Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Bill ( similar in object to the Irish Encumbered Estates Bill ) passed through Committee .
On the 11 th , Lord Pan mure admitted that defective mortars had been received from the contractors , Messrs . Grissell , and condemned . The Agricultural Statistics Bill was read a second time . The Settled Estates Bill passed , and other bills advanced a stage . On the 13 th , Lord St . Germain ' s brought in a Bill to legalize Marriages with the Sisters of Deceased Wives , and several bills were advanced a stage . On the 14 th , the royal assent was given to the Mutiny and other bills .
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Switzerland.
SWITZERLAND /
A rather curious discussion has just taken place in the Grand Council of Geneva , The principal points of it are thus explained : — "The Council of State , on the demand of the members of the Masonic Order of the Temple , presented a bill for granting a gratuitous concession to that Order of a piece of ground for erecting a , chapel . The application was founded on the fact that Freemasonry was a creed as well as any other , as Freemasons recognised the existence of God and the immortality of the soul , and were bound to the practice of every virtue . General Dufour opposed the bill , and denied that a secret society could be designated as a
creed . M . Camperio proposed that the bill should be referred to a committee , as the question was not to play on the word 'creed / but to justly appreciate the claims of the petitioners . This proposition was opposed by M . Pictet , who said that the application was not made by the majority of the Freemasons of Geneva , but by a dissentient minority . M . Fazy supported the bill , and the proposition of its being sent to a committee . He maintained that Freemasonry was a creed ,
and one of the purest kind , as it allowed all opinions to meet as friends on the same ground . As to the dissidents which had been spoken of , it was not worthy of notice , as the same fact also took place among Protestants . He remarked also that Freemasonry is officially recognised in many countries , and that in France a great dignitary of the Crown is at the head of the Order . " After some further discussion , the Grand Council decided that the bill should be sent to a committee composed of MM . Autran , Fourte , Dufour , Mermoz , and Duval .
Summary Of News For March.
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR MARCH .
Though the Terms of Peace are understood to be agreed upon , they have not yet been officially declared . The proclamation of peace is , however , daily expected . On the morning of the 16 th the Empress of the French was safely delivered of an heir . The youthful prince has been baptized as " Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph , Fils de France . " In honour of the event , the Emperor and Empress are to stand as godfather and godmother to all legitimate children born in France on that day . " Mother and child are doing well . "
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . In the House of Lords on the 29 th February , the Government consented to the production of papers relative to tortures in India . On the 3 rd March , after some observations by Lord Brougham on Law Reform , a few bills were advanced a stage . On the 4 th , a motion of Earl Stanhope , recommending the formation of a gallery of portraits of British Worthies , in connection with the National Gallery , was agreed to . On the 6 th , the standing orders were suspended , and the
Exchequer Bills Funding and the Annuities Bill passed through their respective stages . On the 7 th , the royal assent was given to these and other bills , and the Mercantile Law Amendment , and the Mercantile Law Amendment ( Scotland ) Bills read a second time . On the 10 th , Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Bill ( similar in object to the Irish Encumbered Estates Bill ) passed through Committee .
On the 11 th , Lord Pan mure admitted that defective mortars had been received from the contractors , Messrs . Grissell , and condemned . The Agricultural Statistics Bill was read a second time . The Settled Estates Bill passed , and other bills advanced a stage . On the 13 th , Lord St . Germain ' s brought in a Bill to legalize Marriages with the Sisters of Deceased Wives , and several bills were advanced a stage . On the 14 th , the royal assent was given to the Mutiny and other bills .