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The Week.
mediately preceding the last . The revenue returns for the quarter and for the financial year have been published . The result must be regarded as satisfactory . The Customs and the property tax , which were both reduced last year , show a deficit on the whole year—the former of £ 660 , 000 , the latter of £ 1 , 126 , 000 . But the Customs are rapidly recovering their
former position ; indeed , there is a small surplus on the quarter just ended ; ancl all the other items , except the miscellaneous , show an increase . The Excise has increased to the enormous extent of £ 1 , 351 , 000 over the amount of last year . The result of the whole is that there is an increase on the last quarter of £ 188 , 062 , and on tho whole year of £ 101- / 1-73 .
Mr . Richard Cobden , M . P ., died in London on Sunday last . Though for many years continually in the thick of political strife , Mr . Cobden made no enemies . His singular abilities and his transparent honesty won for him the respect of his opponents , while his services in the cause of free trade havo endeared his name to the great mass of his countrymen .
His Royal Highness the Prince of AVales , accompanied by Prince Alfred and the Duke of Cambridge , and attended by a largo number of peers and members of Parliament , on Tuesday proceeded by water to Crossness Point , below Plumstead , calling on the way at Barking Creek , where they inspected the Northern Outfall , which has been in operation since
August last . At Crossness the Prince of AA'ales examined the works and started the powerful engines which henceforth continually raise the sewerage into the reservoir whence at high tide it flows into the river to be carried , it is hoped , far beyond the possibility of return to pollute the Thames above bridge . The prizes for the more skilful of the exhibitors at the South London Exhibition were distributed at the Lambeth Baths , where the Exhibition had been held , on
Saturday ; and , according to arrangement , Lord Palmerston went across the water ' and distributed the prizes . There were about 300 exhibitors , who passed in review before his lordship , and received their awards at his hands , though it was observed that some who received only commendations did not very highly appreciate them . At the close his lordship addressed the
meeting in his usual lively style , reminding those exhibitors who had not obtained prizes that though at the Derby only one horse could win , still the beaten horses were the better for their training , and would win prizes elsewhere . The meeting was also shortly addressed by other gentlemen , ancl the proceedings closed by singing the National Anthem . An interesting
exhibition of fine arts ancl articles of verlu has been opened in the AA'indsor Town Hall for the benefit of the AA indsor ancl Eaton Literary Institution . The committee have been favoured with loans of the most rare and . valuable articles from her Majesty the Queen , the Prince of AA ' ales , and most of the nobility and gentry of the neighbourhood , and the consequence is that the
exhibition has proved so attractive as to compel the committee to keep it open longer than they first intended . On Tuesday their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Helena and Louise , attended by their suite , visited the exhibition , mingling freely with the company that at the time thronged tho rooms , and evidently much pleased with all they saw .
The Easter muster of volunteers at Brighton will be placed under the command of Sir Robert AValpole , the commandant at Chatham . The brigadiers will be taken , as is usual , from among the most distinguished officers of the volunteer corps . The railway arrangements devolve upon Lieut .-Col . Hawkins , traffic manager of the Brighton line , and the corps of Railway
Engineer A olunteers will , for the first time , have their services brought into requisition . The Hon . F . Byng presided at a meeting in the St . James ' s A estry Hall , Piccadilly , on Monday
evening , in furtherance of an industrial exhibition by the working men of AA est London . Mr . Morell , the secretary of the movement , stated what had been done , ancl announced that Mr . Gye had granted the use of the Floral Hall at the Italian Opera for the purposes of the exhibition . The Scotsman states that the reports of the Lords' Committee in the
Edmunds case will be laid on the table forthwith . Our contemporary professes to be able to state that the report will entirely exonerate Lord Brougham , while "it seems nearly certain that Mr . Edmunds will come out of the in' quiry in a worse light than when he went into it , ancl that Mr . William Brougham will not he in an enviable or unclouded
position . " As for Lord AYestbury , he is pronounced to be "in considerable danger . " The dispute in the iron trade ha not been confined to Staffordshire . The Scotch masters also determined on a reduction of wages , and as the men refused to submit another strike was the consequence . At a meeting of the workmen at Glasgow on Monday last , however , it was
agreed to refer the matter to arbitration , and steps are to be taken to have that done in concert with the masters . The lock-out in South Staffordshire is now at an end . At a meeting of the metropolitan trade delegates held on AA edne 3 ilay night , Mr . Potter , who was in the chair , announced that the masters in South Staffordshire had put an end to the lo ; k-out
—their works were to be re-opened , and the men wero to resume work at the lowered rate of wages at which they left off , but without signing any document to the masters . A case of some importance to railway companies in the metropolitan parishes has been before the Lord Chief Baron , at Kingston . The parish of Kewington indicted the London , Chatham , and Dover Railway Company for building bridges over the thoroughfares without taking sufficient precautions for
the safety of passengers in the streets . The principal objection was that steps were not taken to deaden the noise of trains passing , whereby horses were frightened and lives endangered . Before witnesses were called , the Lord Chief Baron suggested that this was rather a case for the arbitration of some scientific persons than the verdict of a jury , aud both parties agreed to this suggestion , and to refer the matter to arbitration .
Another apprehension of an innocent man , bearing a strong resemblance to the Shrewsbury affair , except that the acting policeman was not a rogue but a fool , took place at York , when an officer of the army named Crum , was arrested on the charge of having forged a cheque for £ 1 , 500 , on a bank at Buxton . It was to no purpose that Captain Crum
gave up his letters and other documents for examination in order to prove the mistake under which they laboured . They marched him off to Buxton , where , of course , the blunder was discovered , and he was set at liberty . A War Office clerk , named Browne , who was very seriously injured by the collision in the Blackheath tunnel , in December last , brought an action
for compensation against the South-Eastern Railway Company , at the Kingston assizes , on Friday , and the jury awarded him the sum of £ 5 , 550 . An inquest was held on AVednesday at Erith on the bodies of three of the unfortunate youths who were drowned some time ago by the upsetting of a boat belonging to the training ship Worcester . After hearing a good deal
of evidence tho jury returned a verdict of accidental death . The man Fisher , who was convicted a few days ago at Bath of the murder of his wife , has been respited . FOBEIGU INTELLIGENCE . —On Friday the amendment in favour of the freedom of the press was brought forward in the French Corps Legislatif , and gave rise to a very spirited debate ; The amendment was ultimately rejected , but there was the large number of 63 votes in its favour . The opponents
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The Week.
mediately preceding the last . The revenue returns for the quarter and for the financial year have been published . The result must be regarded as satisfactory . The Customs and the property tax , which were both reduced last year , show a deficit on the whole year—the former of £ 660 , 000 , the latter of £ 1 , 126 , 000 . But the Customs are rapidly recovering their
former position ; indeed , there is a small surplus on the quarter just ended ; ancl all the other items , except the miscellaneous , show an increase . The Excise has increased to the enormous extent of £ 1 , 351 , 000 over the amount of last year . The result of the whole is that there is an increase on the last quarter of £ 188 , 062 , and on tho whole year of £ 101- / 1-73 .
Mr . Richard Cobden , M . P ., died in London on Sunday last . Though for many years continually in the thick of political strife , Mr . Cobden made no enemies . His singular abilities and his transparent honesty won for him the respect of his opponents , while his services in the cause of free trade havo endeared his name to the great mass of his countrymen .
His Royal Highness the Prince of AVales , accompanied by Prince Alfred and the Duke of Cambridge , and attended by a largo number of peers and members of Parliament , on Tuesday proceeded by water to Crossness Point , below Plumstead , calling on the way at Barking Creek , where they inspected the Northern Outfall , which has been in operation since
August last . At Crossness the Prince of AA'ales examined the works and started the powerful engines which henceforth continually raise the sewerage into the reservoir whence at high tide it flows into the river to be carried , it is hoped , far beyond the possibility of return to pollute the Thames above bridge . The prizes for the more skilful of the exhibitors at the South London Exhibition were distributed at the Lambeth Baths , where the Exhibition had been held , on
Saturday ; and , according to arrangement , Lord Palmerston went across the water ' and distributed the prizes . There were about 300 exhibitors , who passed in review before his lordship , and received their awards at his hands , though it was observed that some who received only commendations did not very highly appreciate them . At the close his lordship addressed the
meeting in his usual lively style , reminding those exhibitors who had not obtained prizes that though at the Derby only one horse could win , still the beaten horses were the better for their training , and would win prizes elsewhere . The meeting was also shortly addressed by other gentlemen , ancl the proceedings closed by singing the National Anthem . An interesting
exhibition of fine arts ancl articles of verlu has been opened in the AA'indsor Town Hall for the benefit of the AA indsor ancl Eaton Literary Institution . The committee have been favoured with loans of the most rare and . valuable articles from her Majesty the Queen , the Prince of AA ' ales , and most of the nobility and gentry of the neighbourhood , and the consequence is that the
exhibition has proved so attractive as to compel the committee to keep it open longer than they first intended . On Tuesday their Royal Highnesses the Princesses Helena and Louise , attended by their suite , visited the exhibition , mingling freely with the company that at the time thronged tho rooms , and evidently much pleased with all they saw .
The Easter muster of volunteers at Brighton will be placed under the command of Sir Robert AValpole , the commandant at Chatham . The brigadiers will be taken , as is usual , from among the most distinguished officers of the volunteer corps . The railway arrangements devolve upon Lieut .-Col . Hawkins , traffic manager of the Brighton line , and the corps of Railway
Engineer A olunteers will , for the first time , have their services brought into requisition . The Hon . F . Byng presided at a meeting in the St . James ' s A estry Hall , Piccadilly , on Monday
evening , in furtherance of an industrial exhibition by the working men of AA est London . Mr . Morell , the secretary of the movement , stated what had been done , ancl announced that Mr . Gye had granted the use of the Floral Hall at the Italian Opera for the purposes of the exhibition . The Scotsman states that the reports of the Lords' Committee in the
Edmunds case will be laid on the table forthwith . Our contemporary professes to be able to state that the report will entirely exonerate Lord Brougham , while "it seems nearly certain that Mr . Edmunds will come out of the in' quiry in a worse light than when he went into it , ancl that Mr . William Brougham will not he in an enviable or unclouded
position . " As for Lord AYestbury , he is pronounced to be "in considerable danger . " The dispute in the iron trade ha not been confined to Staffordshire . The Scotch masters also determined on a reduction of wages , and as the men refused to submit another strike was the consequence . At a meeting of the workmen at Glasgow on Monday last , however , it was
agreed to refer the matter to arbitration , and steps are to be taken to have that done in concert with the masters . The lock-out in South Staffordshire is now at an end . At a meeting of the metropolitan trade delegates held on AA edne 3 ilay night , Mr . Potter , who was in the chair , announced that the masters in South Staffordshire had put an end to the lo ; k-out
—their works were to be re-opened , and the men wero to resume work at the lowered rate of wages at which they left off , but without signing any document to the masters . A case of some importance to railway companies in the metropolitan parishes has been before the Lord Chief Baron , at Kingston . The parish of Kewington indicted the London , Chatham , and Dover Railway Company for building bridges over the thoroughfares without taking sufficient precautions for
the safety of passengers in the streets . The principal objection was that steps were not taken to deaden the noise of trains passing , whereby horses were frightened and lives endangered . Before witnesses were called , the Lord Chief Baron suggested that this was rather a case for the arbitration of some scientific persons than the verdict of a jury , aud both parties agreed to this suggestion , and to refer the matter to arbitration .
Another apprehension of an innocent man , bearing a strong resemblance to the Shrewsbury affair , except that the acting policeman was not a rogue but a fool , took place at York , when an officer of the army named Crum , was arrested on the charge of having forged a cheque for £ 1 , 500 , on a bank at Buxton . It was to no purpose that Captain Crum
gave up his letters and other documents for examination in order to prove the mistake under which they laboured . They marched him off to Buxton , where , of course , the blunder was discovered , and he was set at liberty . A War Office clerk , named Browne , who was very seriously injured by the collision in the Blackheath tunnel , in December last , brought an action
for compensation against the South-Eastern Railway Company , at the Kingston assizes , on Friday , and the jury awarded him the sum of £ 5 , 550 . An inquest was held on AVednesday at Erith on the bodies of three of the unfortunate youths who were drowned some time ago by the upsetting of a boat belonging to the training ship Worcester . After hearing a good deal
of evidence tho jury returned a verdict of accidental death . The man Fisher , who was convicted a few days ago at Bath of the murder of his wife , has been respited . FOBEIGU INTELLIGENCE . —On Friday the amendment in favour of the freedom of the press was brought forward in the French Corps Legislatif , and gave rise to a very spirited debate ; The amendment was ultimately rejected , but there was the large number of 63 votes in its favour . The opponents