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The Week.
her Majesty ' s possessions , without the consent of Parliament to the purposes thereof '' On Wednesday the New Trial in Criminal Cases Bill and the Insurance and Assurance Bill Avere disposed of for the session . On Thursday the Government of India Bill was read a third time . Lord Naas moved the second reading of the Police Force ( Ireland ) Bill , the object of Avhich Avastu amalgamate the police force- ' of Dublin , " ' Belfast , and other toAvns in Ireland with the Irish constabulary . Mr . P . O'Brien urged several objectioxis to the bill , and moved as an amendment ,
that it be read a second time that daA r three months . The House divided , and the second reading of the bill was carried hy a majority of 125 to 66 . On Friday , Mr . Cox moved That this House is of opinion that the cost of the purification of the river Thames in the vicinity of the metropolis should be borne by the Consolidated Fund and the metropolitan ratepayers in equal proportions . " General Thompson seconded the motion . The Chancellor of the Exchequer hoped that the motion iiiight be postponeei . It was the intention of Her Ma jest ' s Government next week to introduce a measure to ensure the purification of the river Thames , and he though that that would be a legitimate opportunity of discussing
the question . The motion was negatived without a division ; - ——The Foreign Office received a telegram vza Malta , conveying the distressing intelligence that on the evening of the 15 th June the Mahometan inhabitants of Jeddah rose and massacred the Christians . Among the victims were Mr . Page , the English vice consul ; Mr . Evaillard , the French consul and his wife "; and about twenty others . The Cyclops , which was anchored near the town , conveyed the Christians who escaped to Suez , including the daughter of the French consul and the French interpreter both badly Avounded , and tAventy-four others . — -A Foreign Office telegram also informs us that the steamer Bentinck arrived at Suez on the 6 th inst , Avith
Calcutta dates to the 4 th ultimo . The British columns were marching on Gwalior . ——The intelligence from Lord Elgin is to the 29 th April , when the allied forces were in the Gulf of Peihek ; and it Avas expected that in a . few days the first blow in the north might be struck by the capture of the forts at the mouth of the river . , ——The French Government have it in contemplation to establish telegraphic communication between all the harbours along the French coast ; the electric cables are to be laid along the shores , so that all the different ports can communicate without the necessity of sending dispatches through Paris as at present . ——
Paris circles are chiefly occupied with the approaching fites at Cherbourg , to which the visit of her Majesty and her royal Consort will give additional importance . This visit is not considered as one having a political object , but rather as giving a new proof of the desire of our Sovereign to maintain that friendly relation Avith our Gallic neighbours that is so beneficial to both countries , and in this light it appears to be regarded by the principal French journals . Cherbourg Avill soon be
filled with Ausitors , and the local journals state that there is to be a yacnt race from the Isle of Wight to Cherbourg , in which a great number of yachts will take part . The prize will be a gold cup given by the ^ Emperor . Among the benevolent undertakings of the Emperor of the French for the benefit of his people is the establishment of public baths , a convenience rather rare in France , although much required .- The Madrid Gazette of the 30 th contains Royal decrees , which accept the resignation of the late , and the appointment of the present , ministry . The Iberia remarks that there is not a single Progressist in the new cabinet ; the
Bsjpana says the formation ofthe new ministry had caused general surprise ; and . the Glamor Publico thinks that O'Donnell would not have accepted power if he had not been authorized to act in accordance with his well known principles .- -By intelligence from . Candia , of the 30 th ultimo , Ave learn that affairs are not yet settled there . The new governor ad interim , Admiral Hassan Pacha , had called on the Turkish inhabitants who had taken up arms to evacuate tlie fortresses , but they refused , on account of their dread that if they did the Christians would take
vengeance on them . -The serfs in Esthonia have risen against their masters , and are said to have committed the most frightful excesses , having burned castles and manorial seats , and put their inmates to death ; that murder , plunder , and all the horrors of war have been perpetrated by the enraged , peasantry . The insurrection , "by last accounts , was in full vigour , no troops being at hand to cheek it . By accounts from Copenhagen , we are given to understand that the Cabinet Council have decided that Germany shall be required to state Avhat constitutional
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Week.
her Majesty ' s possessions , without the consent of Parliament to the purposes thereof '' On Wednesday the New Trial in Criminal Cases Bill and the Insurance and Assurance Bill Avere disposed of for the session . On Thursday the Government of India Bill was read a third time . Lord Naas moved the second reading of the Police Force ( Ireland ) Bill , the object of Avhich Avastu amalgamate the police force- ' of Dublin , " ' Belfast , and other toAvns in Ireland with the Irish constabulary . Mr . P . O'Brien urged several objectioxis to the bill , and moved as an amendment ,
that it be read a second time that daA r three months . The House divided , and the second reading of the bill was carried hy a majority of 125 to 66 . On Friday , Mr . Cox moved That this House is of opinion that the cost of the purification of the river Thames in the vicinity of the metropolis should be borne by the Consolidated Fund and the metropolitan ratepayers in equal proportions . " General Thompson seconded the motion . The Chancellor of the Exchequer hoped that the motion iiiight be postponeei . It was the intention of Her Ma jest ' s Government next week to introduce a measure to ensure the purification of the river Thames , and he though that that would be a legitimate opportunity of discussing
the question . The motion was negatived without a division ; - ——The Foreign Office received a telegram vza Malta , conveying the distressing intelligence that on the evening of the 15 th June the Mahometan inhabitants of Jeddah rose and massacred the Christians . Among the victims were Mr . Page , the English vice consul ; Mr . Evaillard , the French consul and his wife "; and about twenty others . The Cyclops , which was anchored near the town , conveyed the Christians who escaped to Suez , including the daughter of the French consul and the French interpreter both badly Avounded , and tAventy-four others . — -A Foreign Office telegram also informs us that the steamer Bentinck arrived at Suez on the 6 th inst , Avith
Calcutta dates to the 4 th ultimo . The British columns were marching on Gwalior . ——The intelligence from Lord Elgin is to the 29 th April , when the allied forces were in the Gulf of Peihek ; and it Avas expected that in a . few days the first blow in the north might be struck by the capture of the forts at the mouth of the river . , ——The French Government have it in contemplation to establish telegraphic communication between all the harbours along the French coast ; the electric cables are to be laid along the shores , so that all the different ports can communicate without the necessity of sending dispatches through Paris as at present . ——
Paris circles are chiefly occupied with the approaching fites at Cherbourg , to which the visit of her Majesty and her royal Consort will give additional importance . This visit is not considered as one having a political object , but rather as giving a new proof of the desire of our Sovereign to maintain that friendly relation Avith our Gallic neighbours that is so beneficial to both countries , and in this light it appears to be regarded by the principal French journals . Cherbourg Avill soon be
filled with Ausitors , and the local journals state that there is to be a yacnt race from the Isle of Wight to Cherbourg , in which a great number of yachts will take part . The prize will be a gold cup given by the ^ Emperor . Among the benevolent undertakings of the Emperor of the French for the benefit of his people is the establishment of public baths , a convenience rather rare in France , although much required .- The Madrid Gazette of the 30 th contains Royal decrees , which accept the resignation of the late , and the appointment of the present , ministry . The Iberia remarks that there is not a single Progressist in the new cabinet ; the
Bsjpana says the formation ofthe new ministry had caused general surprise ; and . the Glamor Publico thinks that O'Donnell would not have accepted power if he had not been authorized to act in accordance with his well known principles .- -By intelligence from . Candia , of the 30 th ultimo , Ave learn that affairs are not yet settled there . The new governor ad interim , Admiral Hassan Pacha , had called on the Turkish inhabitants who had taken up arms to evacuate tlie fortresses , but they refused , on account of their dread that if they did the Christians would take
vengeance on them . -The serfs in Esthonia have risen against their masters , and are said to have committed the most frightful excesses , having burned castles and manorial seats , and put their inmates to death ; that murder , plunder , and all the horrors of war have been perpetrated by the enraged , peasantry . The insurrection , "by last accounts , was in full vigour , no troops being at hand to cheek it . By accounts from Copenhagen , we are given to understand that the Cabinet Council have decided that Germany shall be required to state Avhat constitutional