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aspirations for excellence of his Junior Warden and all his other officers , and of the great supports he had derived from Bro . Barnett acting P . M . and Treas . in the formation of the Lodge . The toast was appropriately and ably acknowledged , and after " The mothers , wives , sisters , and daughters of Freemasons , " "The refreshment ' committee / - ' and
"The host and hostess of the Zetland Hotel , Brother councillor and Mrs . Turner , " had been appropriately proposed and acknowledged , the last toast was given "To all poor and distressed Masons , fee . " The W . M . then vacated the chair , and the Brethren dispersed , with the impression that the events of the day would form a bright page in the annals of Freemasonry .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
The past week has been comparatively quiet , both in fashionable and political circles . The Queen and Court have returned to Osborne for the holidays . Her Majesty and family have gone into mourning for a month for the Duehess of Orleans , who died on Tuesday morning . The Duchess was first cousin , once removed , to H . R . H . the Prince Consort .- ^— -In the House of Lords oh Tuesday , the managers of the conference with , the Commons on the part of the Lords brought up the report , which stated that certain reasons had been handed in by the Commons for disagreeing with the amendments which their lordships had made in the Oaths Bill . It was ordered that these reasons should be considered
on Monday the 31 st . On Thursday , various papers , including letters from Sir Jas . Outrarn , deprecatory of the Oude proclamation of Lord Canningy were produced . On Friday , in answer to . the - jSarl of Minto , the Earl of Malmesbury said that he had received a reply from the government of Naples which he understood to be a refusal of compensation , but he had been informed that morning that it was only an argumentative reply , arid not a refusal . The discussion on Mr . Card well ' s motion relative to the Ellenborough despatch was continued on Monday ,
Thursday , and Friday , when it was withdrawn , the Chancellor of the Exchequer stating that before the motion was threatened , the cabinet had sent out to Lord Canning the assurance that they intended to give him a sincere , hearty and cordial support . On Tuesday , a motion to render real property and impropriate tithes subject to the same duty as real property was negatived by 172 to 68 . A bill was brought in to give facilities for obtaining grants of land for the recreation of the poor , and another bill to regulate assurance companies . Sir
Chas . Napier obtained a provision for a royal commission to inquire into the manning ' of the navy . Telegrams from officers at Allahabad confirm the intelligence of the relief of Azimghur by Sir Edward Lugard on the 15 th of April . He forced the enemy ' s bridge on the 15 th , and on the 17 th the rebels were driven out of the city by a pursuing force under Brigadier Douglas . The rebels evacuated the city and were pursued for fifteen miles towards Goruckpore ; three guns were captured- The insurgents suffered a heavy loss . A reward
of 25 , 000 rupees has been offered for the apprehension of E ' over Singh , who was said to be trying to get into the Bewar districts . Brigadier Jones had dispersed a body of the enemy , 2000 strong , near Kukul . ——The dispute between Turkey and the Montenegrins appears to be increasing in difficulty , a party of the latter having treacherously cut up a Turkish division in violation of a contravention they
had entered into . The Emperor of the French has issued a manifesto recommending ( under threats for non-compliance ) that charitable foundations should dispose of their landed property , and place the produce in the public funds . On Monday the Jenner memorial , erected at Trafalgar-square , was duly inaugurated by his Boyal Highness the Prince Consort , and the interesting ceremony was rendered the more imposing from the large body of noblemen and
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aspirations for excellence of his Junior Warden and all his other officers , and of the great supports he had derived from Bro . Barnett acting P . M . and Treas . in the formation of the Lodge . The toast was appropriately and ably acknowledged , and after " The mothers , wives , sisters , and daughters of Freemasons , " "The refreshment ' committee / - ' and
"The host and hostess of the Zetland Hotel , Brother councillor and Mrs . Turner , " had been appropriately proposed and acknowledged , the last toast was given "To all poor and distressed Masons , fee . " The W . M . then vacated the chair , and the Brethren dispersed , with the impression that the events of the day would form a bright page in the annals of Freemasonry .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
The past week has been comparatively quiet , both in fashionable and political circles . The Queen and Court have returned to Osborne for the holidays . Her Majesty and family have gone into mourning for a month for the Duehess of Orleans , who died on Tuesday morning . The Duchess was first cousin , once removed , to H . R . H . the Prince Consort .- ^— -In the House of Lords oh Tuesday , the managers of the conference with , the Commons on the part of the Lords brought up the report , which stated that certain reasons had been handed in by the Commons for disagreeing with the amendments which their lordships had made in the Oaths Bill . It was ordered that these reasons should be considered
on Monday the 31 st . On Thursday , various papers , including letters from Sir Jas . Outrarn , deprecatory of the Oude proclamation of Lord Canningy were produced . On Friday , in answer to . the - jSarl of Minto , the Earl of Malmesbury said that he had received a reply from the government of Naples which he understood to be a refusal of compensation , but he had been informed that morning that it was only an argumentative reply , arid not a refusal . The discussion on Mr . Card well ' s motion relative to the Ellenborough despatch was continued on Monday ,
Thursday , and Friday , when it was withdrawn , the Chancellor of the Exchequer stating that before the motion was threatened , the cabinet had sent out to Lord Canning the assurance that they intended to give him a sincere , hearty and cordial support . On Tuesday , a motion to render real property and impropriate tithes subject to the same duty as real property was negatived by 172 to 68 . A bill was brought in to give facilities for obtaining grants of land for the recreation of the poor , and another bill to regulate assurance companies . Sir
Chas . Napier obtained a provision for a royal commission to inquire into the manning ' of the navy . Telegrams from officers at Allahabad confirm the intelligence of the relief of Azimghur by Sir Edward Lugard on the 15 th of April . He forced the enemy ' s bridge on the 15 th , and on the 17 th the rebels were driven out of the city by a pursuing force under Brigadier Douglas . The rebels evacuated the city and were pursued for fifteen miles towards Goruckpore ; three guns were captured- The insurgents suffered a heavy loss . A reward
of 25 , 000 rupees has been offered for the apprehension of E ' over Singh , who was said to be trying to get into the Bewar districts . Brigadier Jones had dispersed a body of the enemy , 2000 strong , near Kukul . ——The dispute between Turkey and the Montenegrins appears to be increasing in difficulty , a party of the latter having treacherously cut up a Turkish division in violation of a contravention they
had entered into . The Emperor of the French has issued a manifesto recommending ( under threats for non-compliance ) that charitable foundations should dispose of their landed property , and place the produce in the public funds . On Monday the Jenner memorial , erected at Trafalgar-square , was duly inaugurated by his Boyal Highness the Prince Consort , and the interesting ceremony was rendered the more imposing from the large body of noblemen and