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Channel Islands.
his Masonic rank and privileges . Among the visitors present were Bros . Schmitt , P . M . No . 860 ; Le Conteur , P . M . No . 722 ; Dr . Hopkins , No . 860 , and P . M . No . 51 ; F . Marett , S . AV . No . SCO .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . RICHARD TAPPOLET . On the 15 th of March , at his residence in Coleforci-roacl , in his 45 th year , Bro . Richard Tappolet , leaving a widow and five children to bewail their irreparable loss . As a manufacturer of gold lace and Masonic regalia in Little Britain , Bro . Tappolet was well-known and respected hy the fraternity . He was initiated in tbe Lodgo of Temperance ( No . 198 ) , of which he became the AV . M . He
afterwards joined the Lion ancl Lamb Lodge , and was elected to the chair of that lodge in 1858 , discharging tbe duties to the satisfaction ofthe brethren . He was exalted to the Royal Arch Degree in the Mount Sion Chapter ( No . 169 ) .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
Tim COURT . —Her Majesty and family still remain in comparative retirement . On Tuesday morning the Princess Royal , attended by her Ladies in AVaiting , left AVindsor , on her return to Berlin . The Prince of Wales accompanied bis sister as far as Dover , whence she embarked for the Continent in that beautiful vessel the John Penn . According to the last advices from the AVest Indies , Prince Alfred had left Barbadoes , after experiencing the most enthusiastic reception , for St . Vincent , from which island he intended to make a tour of the northern islands , terminating at Jamaica .
GENERAL HOME NEWS . —In the metropolis last week there were 1236 deaths , exhibiting a tolerably satisfactory state of the public health when compared with the visual rate of mortality . The births of 1974 children were recorded , 1031 boys , and 943 girls . At the Royal Observatory an average height of 29 . 526 inches was shown by the barometer , whilst the thermometer registered a mean temperature for the week of 46 . 2 degrees . The cold , bleak , ancl drenching weather of Monday seriously interfered with and marred
the out-door pleasures of the metropolitan holiday-makers , who were fain to seek amusement in the public exhibitions and institutions , especially in the Crystal Palace , where the torrents of rain would not interfere with their comfort . At Brighton , however , tbe sham fight appears to have been a great success , the fineness of the day , the beauty of the scenery , and the proficiency of the volunteers , combining to afford to the visitors a spectacle such as is rarely witnessed in England . About 8500 men of all ranks were
present . —one account states the number at 9800 , ancl the other at 7600—and tbe evolutions were performed with great precision , and within tbe hours originally specified . The volunteers who assembled at AA'imbledon wera not so fortunate as tbeir comrades at Brighton ; the weather , indeed , was so unpropitious that it sadly marred theproceedings . Both volunteers and spectators were wet through several times in the course of the day , and the ground was so saturated , that it ivas reduced io a complete state of mud and slush , and seriously interfered with the movements of the troops , ivhich , however , were gone through with great hardihood ancl energy by both officers and men .
A statement has been published of the revenue for the quarters and years ending March 31 , I 860 ancl 1861 . The deficiency on the last quarter amounts to £ 805 , 995 , arising principally from two causes -. First , the reduction of our import duties ; and secondly , the bad harvest . It is too early yet to predicate anything with respect to the next harvest . On AVednesday , Mr . Yardley , the magistrate at the Marylebone police-court , gave his decision on the charge of obstruction preferred b Mr . Beresford
y Hope , against Mr . G . F . Train , in connection with the Marble Arch street railway . The magistrate ' s judgment was unfavourable to Mr . Train , and he , accordingly , imposed a nominal fine of one shilling ; but he was careful to explain that the question would really have to be decided by a superior court . Notice of appeal was given on behalf of Mr . Train . Immediately afterwards a person was fined ten shillings and costs for obstructing the line .
A meeting worthy of the City of London has been held at the Mansion House to devise measures for the alleviation of the distress which the famine has occasioned in India . The Lord Mayor presided , and was supported by many influential merchants and members of Parliament , not a few of whom were connected with our Eastern possessions . The speech of the day was delivered by Mr . Gladstone , who , with his usual commanding eloquence , pleaded
tbe cause of our famine-stricken fellow subjects . Towards the close of the meeting Sir H . Edwardes made some very pertinent remarks on the disgrace which would have been inflicted upon the English name if it bad gone forth to the world that we refused to
The Week.
stretch out a hand to save the starving myriads of India . The mail of AVednesday took out £ 20 , 000 . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . —On Tuesday , the remains of the first Napoleon were deposited , with befitting ceremonial , in the tomb prepared for their reception , under the dome of the Invalides . The question of Francis Joseph ' s title to call himself King of Hungary is being now broadly raised throughout that country , ancl some of the representatives elected to the Diet have openly
pledged themselves to introduce the subject there , and to maintain that the choice of a king still rests in the hands of the Hungarian people . The act of abdication of Ferdinand , late Emperor of Austria , is now distinctly stated to refer only to the provinces which constitute the empire , and to make no reference whatever to the Kingdom of Hungary , or to Transylvania , Croatia , or Slavonin . The impression that a war between Austria and Italy ,
backed by France , is imminent , daily gains ground . The Perseve-¦ ranza of Milan says the movements of the Austrian army continue , and urgent orders have heen given for tbe adding additional works to the fortifications of Pola . The Opinions of Turin publishes an article on the Roman question , which reiterates the declaration of Count Cavour , that the guarantee of the Pope's safety ancl the freedom of the Church on the part of Italy , will render the stay of French troops in Rome unnecessaryand will terminate the
mis-, sion of French occupation . The same paper announces that the Marquis D'Azeglio , Sardinian Minister in England , had received intimation on the part of the Queen that her Majesty will receive him in the capacity of Minister of the King of Italy . The . Federal Council of Switzerland are represented to have made an announcement of the same nature to tbe Sardinian Minister at Berne .- ——General Garibaldi has arrived at Turin from Caprera , ancl bad a long interview with King Victor Emmanuel . The subject of the
conference is not known , but the proceeding will certainly be received as another proof of war being imminent . A telegram from Constantinople " states that the representatives of the Powers had insisted on the Porte sending a mixed commission to the Herzegovina , in consequence of an invasion of Spitza , in
Albania , by persons who are described , for what reason we cannot comprehend , as Garibaldians . It is also stated that the Porte had declined to submit its scheme of intended reforms to the Powers previous to promulgation , under the apprehension that Russia might again bring forward the project of a permanent Conference at Constantinople . The Powers are represented to have insisted that their demand mast be complied with . Telegrams from Spain bring rumours of spreading discontentand even of risings iu several
, parts of Portugal , in consequence of alleged inequality in the distribution of taxation . AMERICA . —The news from America is becoming more ancl more pacific . Mr . Lincoln ' s administration , it is stated , were still labouring in the interestsof peace , and it was even said that Messrs . Seward and Chase ( the two most influential members of the Cabinet ) were disposed to favour a peaceful separation , as the most
practicable solution of tbe existing difficulties . AVe have also an item of intelligence especially interesting to this country . Our readers will remember the San Juan dispute , which was at one time made to assume such serious proportions . The negotiations which have been going on since this dispute broke out have hitherto had no practical result , but the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations , under the chairmanship of Mr . Charles Sumnerhave recommended
, that the dispute between Great Britain and the United States should be referred to the arbitration of Switzerland . Tbe Hon . Charles Francis Adams , the new Minister to England , is the son of John Quincy Adams , a former President of the United States , ancl one of the purest and most eminent of American Statesmen . According to the latest accounts , three Southern Commissioners would sail for Europe on March 31 sfc , to endeavour to get the Southern
Confederation acknowledged by England ancl France . AFRICA . —Interesting news of the enterprising Dr . Livingstone has been received at the Cape through a Mr . Baldwin , who encountered the Doctor at a Kaffir village , with his band of 70 Makololos . The whole party was in excellent health , and Dr . Livingstone ivould appear to have been most successful in bis present expedition , kavb .-g penetrated as far as lat . 14 1 S , where he found soil and climate suited for all kinds of tropical produce .
To Correspndents.
TO CORRESPNDENTS .
Bro . AVM . MARTIN is thanked . STYLUS shall he attended to . J . AV . —AVe have no reason to believe that the brother named will receive Grand Office this year—and we see no reason why he should . P . M . —A centenary jewel is never refused to a lodge which has completed its hundred years of existence . Bro . SotrraALL ' s communication arrived too late .
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Channel Islands.
his Masonic rank and privileges . Among the visitors present were Bros . Schmitt , P . M . No . 860 ; Le Conteur , P . M . No . 722 ; Dr . Hopkins , No . 860 , and P . M . No . 51 ; F . Marett , S . AV . No . SCO .
Obituary.
Obituary .
BRO . RICHARD TAPPOLET . On the 15 th of March , at his residence in Coleforci-roacl , in his 45 th year , Bro . Richard Tappolet , leaving a widow and five children to bewail their irreparable loss . As a manufacturer of gold lace and Masonic regalia in Little Britain , Bro . Tappolet was well-known and respected hy the fraternity . He was initiated in tbe Lodgo of Temperance ( No . 198 ) , of which he became the AV . M . He
afterwards joined the Lion ancl Lamb Lodge , and was elected to the chair of that lodge in 1858 , discharging tbe duties to the satisfaction ofthe brethren . He was exalted to the Royal Arch Degree in the Mount Sion Chapter ( No . 169 ) .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
Tim COURT . —Her Majesty and family still remain in comparative retirement . On Tuesday morning the Princess Royal , attended by her Ladies in AVaiting , left AVindsor , on her return to Berlin . The Prince of Wales accompanied bis sister as far as Dover , whence she embarked for the Continent in that beautiful vessel the John Penn . According to the last advices from the AVest Indies , Prince Alfred had left Barbadoes , after experiencing the most enthusiastic reception , for St . Vincent , from which island he intended to make a tour of the northern islands , terminating at Jamaica .
GENERAL HOME NEWS . —In the metropolis last week there were 1236 deaths , exhibiting a tolerably satisfactory state of the public health when compared with the visual rate of mortality . The births of 1974 children were recorded , 1031 boys , and 943 girls . At the Royal Observatory an average height of 29 . 526 inches was shown by the barometer , whilst the thermometer registered a mean temperature for the week of 46 . 2 degrees . The cold , bleak , ancl drenching weather of Monday seriously interfered with and marred
the out-door pleasures of the metropolitan holiday-makers , who were fain to seek amusement in the public exhibitions and institutions , especially in the Crystal Palace , where the torrents of rain would not interfere with their comfort . At Brighton , however , tbe sham fight appears to have been a great success , the fineness of the day , the beauty of the scenery , and the proficiency of the volunteers , combining to afford to the visitors a spectacle such as is rarely witnessed in England . About 8500 men of all ranks were
present . —one account states the number at 9800 , ancl the other at 7600—and tbe evolutions were performed with great precision , and within tbe hours originally specified . The volunteers who assembled at AA'imbledon wera not so fortunate as tbeir comrades at Brighton ; the weather , indeed , was so unpropitious that it sadly marred theproceedings . Both volunteers and spectators were wet through several times in the course of the day , and the ground was so saturated , that it ivas reduced io a complete state of mud and slush , and seriously interfered with the movements of the troops , ivhich , however , were gone through with great hardihood ancl energy by both officers and men .
A statement has been published of the revenue for the quarters and years ending March 31 , I 860 ancl 1861 . The deficiency on the last quarter amounts to £ 805 , 995 , arising principally from two causes -. First , the reduction of our import duties ; and secondly , the bad harvest . It is too early yet to predicate anything with respect to the next harvest . On AVednesday , Mr . Yardley , the magistrate at the Marylebone police-court , gave his decision on the charge of obstruction preferred b Mr . Beresford
y Hope , against Mr . G . F . Train , in connection with the Marble Arch street railway . The magistrate ' s judgment was unfavourable to Mr . Train , and he , accordingly , imposed a nominal fine of one shilling ; but he was careful to explain that the question would really have to be decided by a superior court . Notice of appeal was given on behalf of Mr . Train . Immediately afterwards a person was fined ten shillings and costs for obstructing the line .
A meeting worthy of the City of London has been held at the Mansion House to devise measures for the alleviation of the distress which the famine has occasioned in India . The Lord Mayor presided , and was supported by many influential merchants and members of Parliament , not a few of whom were connected with our Eastern possessions . The speech of the day was delivered by Mr . Gladstone , who , with his usual commanding eloquence , pleaded
tbe cause of our famine-stricken fellow subjects . Towards the close of the meeting Sir H . Edwardes made some very pertinent remarks on the disgrace which would have been inflicted upon the English name if it bad gone forth to the world that we refused to
The Week.
stretch out a hand to save the starving myriads of India . The mail of AVednesday took out £ 20 , 000 . FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . —On Tuesday , the remains of the first Napoleon were deposited , with befitting ceremonial , in the tomb prepared for their reception , under the dome of the Invalides . The question of Francis Joseph ' s title to call himself King of Hungary is being now broadly raised throughout that country , ancl some of the representatives elected to the Diet have openly
pledged themselves to introduce the subject there , and to maintain that the choice of a king still rests in the hands of the Hungarian people . The act of abdication of Ferdinand , late Emperor of Austria , is now distinctly stated to refer only to the provinces which constitute the empire , and to make no reference whatever to the Kingdom of Hungary , or to Transylvania , Croatia , or Slavonin . The impression that a war between Austria and Italy ,
backed by France , is imminent , daily gains ground . The Perseve-¦ ranza of Milan says the movements of the Austrian army continue , and urgent orders have heen given for tbe adding additional works to the fortifications of Pola . The Opinions of Turin publishes an article on the Roman question , which reiterates the declaration of Count Cavour , that the guarantee of the Pope's safety ancl the freedom of the Church on the part of Italy , will render the stay of French troops in Rome unnecessaryand will terminate the
mis-, sion of French occupation . The same paper announces that the Marquis D'Azeglio , Sardinian Minister in England , had received intimation on the part of the Queen that her Majesty will receive him in the capacity of Minister of the King of Italy . The . Federal Council of Switzerland are represented to have made an announcement of the same nature to tbe Sardinian Minister at Berne .- ——General Garibaldi has arrived at Turin from Caprera , ancl bad a long interview with King Victor Emmanuel . The subject of the
conference is not known , but the proceeding will certainly be received as another proof of war being imminent . A telegram from Constantinople " states that the representatives of the Powers had insisted on the Porte sending a mixed commission to the Herzegovina , in consequence of an invasion of Spitza , in
Albania , by persons who are described , for what reason we cannot comprehend , as Garibaldians . It is also stated that the Porte had declined to submit its scheme of intended reforms to the Powers previous to promulgation , under the apprehension that Russia might again bring forward the project of a permanent Conference at Constantinople . The Powers are represented to have insisted that their demand mast be complied with . Telegrams from Spain bring rumours of spreading discontentand even of risings iu several
, parts of Portugal , in consequence of alleged inequality in the distribution of taxation . AMERICA . —The news from America is becoming more ancl more pacific . Mr . Lincoln ' s administration , it is stated , were still labouring in the interestsof peace , and it was even said that Messrs . Seward and Chase ( the two most influential members of the Cabinet ) were disposed to favour a peaceful separation , as the most
practicable solution of tbe existing difficulties . AVe have also an item of intelligence especially interesting to this country . Our readers will remember the San Juan dispute , which was at one time made to assume such serious proportions . The negotiations which have been going on since this dispute broke out have hitherto had no practical result , but the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations , under the chairmanship of Mr . Charles Sumnerhave recommended
, that the dispute between Great Britain and the United States should be referred to the arbitration of Switzerland . Tbe Hon . Charles Francis Adams , the new Minister to England , is the son of John Quincy Adams , a former President of the United States , ancl one of the purest and most eminent of American Statesmen . According to the latest accounts , three Southern Commissioners would sail for Europe on March 31 sfc , to endeavour to get the Southern
Confederation acknowledged by England ancl France . AFRICA . —Interesting news of the enterprising Dr . Livingstone has been received at the Cape through a Mr . Baldwin , who encountered the Doctor at a Kaffir village , with his band of 70 Makololos . The whole party was in excellent health , and Dr . Livingstone ivould appear to have been most successful in bis present expedition , kavb .-g penetrated as far as lat . 14 1 S , where he found soil and climate suited for all kinds of tropical produce .
To Correspndents.
TO CORRESPNDENTS .
Bro . AVM . MARTIN is thanked . STYLUS shall he attended to . J . AV . —AVe have no reason to believe that the brother named will receive Grand Office this year—and we see no reason why he should . P . M . —A centenary jewel is never refused to a lodge which has completed its hundred years of existence . Bro . SotrraALL ' s communication arrived too late .