Meetings Of The Scientific And Learned Societies For The Week Ending March

MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH

9 TH , 1867 . Tuesday , March 5 th . —INSTITUTION or CIVIL ENGINEERS , at 8 . Thursday , March 7 fch . —CHEMICAL SOCIETV , at 8 .

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THE WEEK .

TnE COTJBT . —The Queen , accompanied by Prince and Princess Christian , drove on the 20 th ult . to Bonchurch and Shanklin , returning to Osborne by Sundown and Brading . Her Majesty went out on the morning of the 21 st ult ., attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe . Tho Queen , with their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian , Princess Louise ,

Prince Leopold , Princess Beatrice , and Prince Henry of Prussia , left Osborne , on the 22 nd ult ., at a quarter before three o'clock ' and arrived at Windsor Castle at ten minutes past six p . m . The Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness the Princess Christian , walked and drove in the grounds on the morning of the 23 rd ult . Tlie Queen , accompanied by her Boyal Highness

Princess Louise , drove out in the afternoon , attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe . The Queen , their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian , Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , and Princess Beatrice , and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting attended divine service on the morning of the 2-lth ult ., in the private chapel . The Rev . J . Rowsell , honorary chaplain to

her Majesty , preached the sermon . Tho Queen and her Royal Highness Princess Louise walked and rode on ponies in the grounds on the morning of the 25 th ult . The Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Christian , drove out in the afternoon . Her Majesty drove on the morning of the 2 Gfch ult . with her Royal Highness . Her Majesty held a Council at a

quarter before three o'clock , at which were present the Duke of Buckingham , the Earl of Bradford , and the Earl of Devon-The Queen , accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise ,

drove out in the afternoon . Her Majesty the Queen , with their ^ Royal Highnesses Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , Princess Beatrice , and Princo Christian , left Windsor Castle on the morning of the 27 th inst ., for London . Her Majesty travelled by special train on the Great Western Railway to Paddington . The Queen , accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , 'Princess Beatrice , and Prince

Christian , left Buckingham Palace at twenty minutes before six o ' clock for Windsor . IMPERIAL PAELIAMENT . —In the House of Lords on the 21 st ult ., after the Masters and Operatives Bill , the Lis pendens Bill , and the Sale of Land by Auction Bill , had each been read a second time , Lord Campbell proceeded to favour the

House with his views on the question of Reform . He moved a resolution which declared that it was neither necessary nor desirable that the franchise in all boroughs should he-based upon the same qualification . He honestly avowed that the object of the motion was , in case the present arrangement was disturbed , to prevent the working classes from having more power than

they possess at present . The machinery he would employ would be plurality of qualification , in other words , a plurality of votes differing in different boroughs . Earl Grey thought there was no use in discussing an abstract resolution of this kind . He approved of the plan of the Government in dealing with the Beform question by resolution ; but he urged that the precedent

of 1833 should be followed , and the resolutions sent up to their lordships before a bill was founded upon them . His lordship argued that the Peers were much more likel y to deal impartially

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with the question than the Commons , because the Peers had no fear as to their re-election before them , Lord Derby deprecated the passing of Lord Campbell's resolution , and , as to Earl Grey ' s suggestion , said be had not had an opportunity of conferring with his colleagues respecting it . His chief auxioty was to got tho Reform Bill rapidly through tho

Commons . Everybody will readily boliovo that ; but ovorybody will scarcely roeoivo without question tho noblo oavVs declaration that ho had soon nothing to lead him to boliovo that tho Boforin propositions of tho Govornmont would bo dofoatod . If ho has not ho must bo vory obtuso . Earl Russoll followed tho Promior , advising that tho Govornmont should take its own conrso . Ho

spoko sarcastically o £ tho Govornmont resolutions , tho moaningof which ho said ho could not mako out , but ho supposed thoy would know all about thom . After somo moro discussion , Lord Campbell ' s motion was withdrawn . —On tho 22 nd ult ., tho Marquis of Clanricardo got up a discussion in tho Houso of Lords in roforonco to land tonnro in Ireland , Ho brought in a bill on

tho subjoct , which , as it has boon brought in boforo and novor . boon thought worthy of much notico , ho thiuks may havo a chanco of bocomhig law now . Tho bill is nothing , and the spooch was only romarkablo for tho attack which it containod on " cortain Roi ' orin agitators , " who probably will not pay much attention to his lordship ' s opinion of thom . Thoro was a short

discussion on tho bill , which was road a socond timo . Tho-British North American . Bill passed through cornmittoo . — On tho 25 th ult ., aftor tho asking of a question by tho Earl of Shaftesbury , having for its objoct tho spoody production of the report of tho commission which was appointed ovor twolvo months ago respecting tho application of tho Factories' Act to children employed in agricultural pursuits , and tho alteration of a standing ordor rondoring a cortain formal notico necessary provious to swoopiug away a comotory and tho bodies contained

therein , tho Earl of Derby procoodod to moro tho second roading of tho Habeas Corpus Suspension ( Ireland ) Act Continuance-Bill . Tho noblo earl rogrettod that circumstancos had occurred sinco tho dolivory of tho Queen ' s Spooch which rondorod that stop on tho part o £ tho Govornmont nocossary . Ho boliovodthat in tho main tho people of Ireland woro loyal , and it was to protect thom against tho consoquoncos of tho plottings of tho foreign

agents who had boon omployiug thomsolvos in trying to croato disturbances that tho Act was to bo for a short timo longor suspended . Earl Russoll and Lord Ivimborloy , whilst rogrotting tho cause , admitted tho nocassity of still further susponding tho Act . The hill was thon put through tho various nocossary stagos and passod . Lord St . Leonards callod attontion to tho quostion of

tho omploymont of voluntoors in cases of riots or " attacks by Fenians , " and quoted authorities in support of tho supposition that in such instancos tho voluntoors could bo callod out . Tho Lord Chancellor was , howovor , of opinion that it was unlawful to employ tho volunteers as a military forco , oxcopt in tho ono caso of apprehended invasion , and citod Lord Ellonborough and Lord

Chiof Justico Tyudall in support of his opinion . Tho di scussion resulted in nothing dofinito . —On tho 20 th ult ., a bill for altoring tho judicial arrangements of tho Admiralty , Probate , and Divorce Courts was read a socond timo . It proposes to create two now puisno judges , who will sit in ono or othor of tho courts ,, and with tho chiof judgo form a full Court of Divorce . A civil

court , it is hoped , will thus ho created , which may oflootually deal with questions of international law . Tho bill is not to bo procooded with until tho action of tho Houso of Commons in . roforonco to tho samo mattor is known—Lord Campbell ondoavourod to havo tho third reading of tho British North American Confederation Bill postponod for a month , but he- , failed . The bill was road a third timo and passod . —In tho House , of Commons , on tho 21 st ult , Lord Naas movod the socond road-