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The Week
The office was declared vacant , and an order issued for the apprehension of the defaulter . — -A cabinet council is appointed for to-day . This will be the first of that series of cabinet meetings which indicate the approach of a parliamentary session , and a Privy Council will soon be held at Windsor , at which the day for the beginning of the session may be fixed , Lord Stanley has declined to stand for the representation of Manchester . The only candidate at present in the field is
Mr . Bazley , but the appearance of Mr . Fairbairn , who issued an address some time ago , is confidently spoken of . — -Meetings of gentlemen interested in the repeal of the paper duty were held , on Wednesday last , at Edinburgh and Dublin . At Edinburge resolutions , condemnatory of the tax , were passed , and a committee formed to carry out abolitionary measures . Lord Naas received , on Wednesday , a depu * tation from the Irish Association , when he said the tax w as merely a question of finance , and the only difficulty was the procuring of a substitute . He would feel
deep regret if the repeal of this tax did not form part of the plan of Mr . Disraeli , who he kneAV to be opposed to the the tax , and ready to repeal it as soon as it could be done . The London Society of Compositors held a meeting on the same day , to pass resolutions and adopt a petition for its repeal- —— -On Tuesday and Wednesday last , important meetings were held at the British Hotel , Coekspur Street , and at the Freemasons' Tavern , to consider the new Medical Eeform Act . Resolutions were passed approving of the provisions of the bill for the
suppression of quackery . ——The Earl of Eglintoun , lord lieutenant of Ireland , was married yesterday to the Lady Adela Capel , daughter , of the Earl of Essex . —From Ireland , we have also to record a most cold blooded attempt to murder a landlord in Donegal , the Rev . Alexander Nixon , who was fired at and badly wounded on Sunday last , while leaving church in company with his wife and daughter . A despatch dated Tuesday night says that the unhappy gentleman was still living , and that hopes are entertained of his recovery . The ball passed
through the neck by the mouth . An important meeting of shipowners has been held at Montrose . The grievances which the body labour under were discussed at great length , pains being taken to show that reciprocity was not carried out by foreign countries . Mr . Baxter , M . P . for the borough , was present , and ' advised a combination | of the shipowners of the various ports of the kingdom to obtain redress for their grievances ; a motion to which effect was agreed to . The London and South-western Railway company held their general meeting last
Wednesday , for the purpose of considering the recommendation of the directors to lease the Staines and Wokingham and the Portsmouth lines . The proposition to lease the Staines and Wokingham lines was agreed to without opposition , but that with regard to the Portsmouth line created a lengthened discussion . The proposition was ultimately carried by a large majority . The half-yearly meeting oi the East India Bail way Company was held on Thursday . The report gave a very satisfactory statement of the company ' s position . Some of the works were still delayed by the insurrection ; but wherever they could be pushed on not a day had
been lost , so long as the means for transporting material could be found , lip to the present time , the traffic upon the railway already open would yield a return upon the outlay of at least 7 J per cent . At the meeting of the Royal Mail Steam Company , the chairman said their fleet was in an excellent condition , and theiv affairs iu a promising position . The report was adopted , with a vote of thanks to the direction . At the meeting of the Globe Insurance , the usual half-yearly dividend of 5 per cent , was declared , Mr . Alexander M'Kenzie and Mr . Sainrabury were elected auditors .
P UBLl C AMUSEMEN TS . The revival of iC Maritana" at Drury Lane drew together on Monday night one of the most crowded audiences of the season . Miss Louisa Pyne has nude the part of the charming Gitana so peculiarly her own that criticism of the performance Is altogether superfluous ; and to say that she acted and sang as became herself is to anymore than the most'laboured elogium woulfl express , Mr . W . Harrison ' s
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The Week
The office was declared vacant , and an order issued for the apprehension of the defaulter . — -A cabinet council is appointed for to-day . This will be the first of that series of cabinet meetings which indicate the approach of a parliamentary session , and a Privy Council will soon be held at Windsor , at which the day for the beginning of the session may be fixed , Lord Stanley has declined to stand for the representation of Manchester . The only candidate at present in the field is
Mr . Bazley , but the appearance of Mr . Fairbairn , who issued an address some time ago , is confidently spoken of . — -Meetings of gentlemen interested in the repeal of the paper duty were held , on Wednesday last , at Edinburgh and Dublin . At Edinburge resolutions , condemnatory of the tax , were passed , and a committee formed to carry out abolitionary measures . Lord Naas received , on Wednesday , a depu * tation from the Irish Association , when he said the tax w as merely a question of finance , and the only difficulty was the procuring of a substitute . He would feel
deep regret if the repeal of this tax did not form part of the plan of Mr . Disraeli , who he kneAV to be opposed to the the tax , and ready to repeal it as soon as it could be done . The London Society of Compositors held a meeting on the same day , to pass resolutions and adopt a petition for its repeal- —— -On Tuesday and Wednesday last , important meetings were held at the British Hotel , Coekspur Street , and at the Freemasons' Tavern , to consider the new Medical Eeform Act . Resolutions were passed approving of the provisions of the bill for the
suppression of quackery . ——The Earl of Eglintoun , lord lieutenant of Ireland , was married yesterday to the Lady Adela Capel , daughter , of the Earl of Essex . —From Ireland , we have also to record a most cold blooded attempt to murder a landlord in Donegal , the Rev . Alexander Nixon , who was fired at and badly wounded on Sunday last , while leaving church in company with his wife and daughter . A despatch dated Tuesday night says that the unhappy gentleman was still living , and that hopes are entertained of his recovery . The ball passed
through the neck by the mouth . An important meeting of shipowners has been held at Montrose . The grievances which the body labour under were discussed at great length , pains being taken to show that reciprocity was not carried out by foreign countries . Mr . Baxter , M . P . for the borough , was present , and ' advised a combination | of the shipowners of the various ports of the kingdom to obtain redress for their grievances ; a motion to which effect was agreed to . The London and South-western Railway company held their general meeting last
Wednesday , for the purpose of considering the recommendation of the directors to lease the Staines and Wokingham and the Portsmouth lines . The proposition to lease the Staines and Wokingham lines was agreed to without opposition , but that with regard to the Portsmouth line created a lengthened discussion . The proposition was ultimately carried by a large majority . The half-yearly meeting oi the East India Bail way Company was held on Thursday . The report gave a very satisfactory statement of the company ' s position . Some of the works were still delayed by the insurrection ; but wherever they could be pushed on not a day had
been lost , so long as the means for transporting material could be found , lip to the present time , the traffic upon the railway already open would yield a return upon the outlay of at least 7 J per cent . At the meeting of the Royal Mail Steam Company , the chairman said their fleet was in an excellent condition , and theiv affairs iu a promising position . The report was adopted , with a vote of thanks to the direction . At the meeting of the Globe Insurance , the usual half-yearly dividend of 5 per cent , was declared , Mr . Alexander M'Kenzie and Mr . Sainrabury were elected auditors .
P UBLl C AMUSEMEN TS . The revival of iC Maritana" at Drury Lane drew together on Monday night one of the most crowded audiences of the season . Miss Louisa Pyne has nude the part of the charming Gitana so peculiarly her own that criticism of the performance Is altogether superfluous ; and to say that she acted and sang as became herself is to anymore than the most'laboured elogium woulfl express , Mr . W . Harrison ' s