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Roman Catholic Intolerance.
DEATH OF A PROMINENT COLOURED MASON An immense concourse- of our most respectable ancl wealthy coloured people gathered yesterday afternoon to bury one of their Humber . The deceased was named Edward M . Thomas . Few coloured men in the country possessed a more extensive acquaintance . He was for twenty-five years a runner for the House of Representatives at Washington , and had gained the respect of every member of Congress and habitue of the House . Anecdotes
concerning him have been narrated by the score . He accumulated some property in AVashington , and leaves a family in very comfortable circumstances . He was a native of Philadelphia . He so loved the place of his nativity , that he declared he could not repose in his grave if his bones were laid elsewhere . His wife being on a visit to New York , he left AVashington to join herancl died suddenllast weekiu that cityfrom an attack
, y , , of pneumonia . In accordance with his desire , he was interred in Olive Cemetery , in this city , yesterday afternoon . The body was laid out in the House of James Teagle , in Tenth street above Lombard . The coffin , made , in New York , was covered with black cloth , heavily mounted with silver . At the foot was the large silver cross of the Knights Templar , and masonic emblems were blazoned upon it in various places . The deceased
was one of nine in this country who had received the degree of Sublime Princes of Jerusalem , a degree conferee ! in England only from whence coloured masons in this country derive charters . He was P . G . M . of the Grand Lodge of Masons of the District of Columbia , and Past Right Worthy National Grand Chief of the Independent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria . He was buried with all the honors of those bodies . The officers of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvaniawearing their jewels of
, office , and carrying sprigs of evergreen to drop into the grave , walked beside the coffin , ancl long retinue of carriages extended behind the hearse . At the time of his death deceased was the agent of the Contraband Association . He gave large sums of money to help tho fugitives who came into AVashington , to the freedom of Cannada . —Philadelphia North American .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The Queen and younger members of theRoya- | family continue at AA indsor . Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of AA ' ales visited the ' . Exhibition of the Royal Academy on Fiiclay . The illustrious visitors were received by the president , who accompanied by several other academicians , had the honour of conducting them over the Exhibition . The
Prince , accompanied by his brother-in-law , Prince Louis of Hesse , was present at the dinner of the Royal Academy on Saturday nig ht . The Prince and Princess visited the House of Commons on Monday , The Princess , of course , witnessed the proceedings of the great popular assembly from the ladies ' gallery . The Moniteur formally contradicts the report of an
intended visit of the Prince ancl Princess to Fontainebleau . IMPERIAL P ARLIAMENT . —In the House of Lords on Thursday , the 30 th ult , Lord Russelll stated that he had that day received a communication from Lord Lyons to the effect that the United States government , while insisting on sending the Peterhoff before a prize court , had ordered the mails found on
board that ship at the time she was sc ' . zed to bo forwarded to their destination . A similar course would be taken in all cases of a similar character until some agreement was arrived at upon the subject of mail bags carried by neutral ships . Mr . Seward proposes to make a communication to her Majesty's Government on the subject . After a protest from Lord Grey ,
who regarded the measure as absolutely legalising instead of presenting an obstacle to bribery , the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill was read a second time . Lord Hardwicke " improving " the recent action at Charleston , urged that we ought to look to our fortifications , and especially to the works at Spithead . The Duke of Somerset said that if we had asked the
Americans to try the experiment of ships against fortifications so as to settle all our doubts with regard to the Spitheacl forts , they could not have made a better selection for the work than
Charleston . At present , however , the Government could not prosecute the works at Spithead , as the House of Commons had come to a decision which left them entirely without funds for carrying out such an object . After some remarks from Lord Derby and Grey , the subject dropped and the House adjourned .
On Friday , the business was merely formal . On Monday , Lord Normanby postponed his speech on the caso of Mr . Bishop , in consequence of the absence of Lord Russell , who ,, we regret to observe , was prevented by indisposition from appearing in his place . On Tuesday , Lord Chelmsford preferred a complaint , on behalf of Mr . Churchward , the mail
contractor at Dover . It appears he is in clanger of losing the mail services between Dover and Calais and Ostend , and Lord Chelmsford considered his case a hard one . Lord Stanley of Aldcrley ' s reply was that there was a prospect of having tho work done at a cheaper rate ; but it was necessary to consult Parliament with respect to any change
which on public grounds might be deemed desirable . In the HOESB OE COTOIOKS on Thursday , 30 th ult ., Mr . Lcfroy wished to know whether any of the vacant colonial bishoprics had been offered to an Irishman . —Mr . Chichester Fortescue could not say that such an act of justice to Ireland had been done ; but by way of showing the lion , member for Dublin
Uniuersity how hard it was to please everybody in tho disposal of these little ecclesiastical pickings , he mentioned that he had received a letter from a clergyman in Lancashire , who complained that no Lancashire man had been raised to tbe dignity of a "Colonial , " although the county ] jahitine contained more Protestants than in all Ireland . —Mr . YiUiers stated , in reply to a
question from Mr . Busftcld Fcrrand , that a return was being prepared of the number of unemployed single women in the cotton manufacturing districts . In reply to Mr . Whitskles , the Attorney General said he coulcl not state when the case of the Alexandra would be tried . The Stock Certificates to Bearer Bill passed through Committee . On Friday the members
failed to make a house . On Monday , Mr . Mnguire addressed a question to the Government respecting the hauling down of the American flag on the Island of Sombrero—a wild rock in the C . irribcan Sea—by Captain Tatham of Her Majesty's ship Illusion . There seems to have been an impression in some quarters that the island was discovered by a body of
Americansand that the act of Captain Tatham might give rise to another territorial controversy between the governments of England and America . Mr . Layard , however , stated that Sombrero had long formed a part of the British possessions in the AA ' est Indies .. A party of Americans had recently settled there for the purpose of working a mine , and Captain Tatham hauled down the flag
then displayed in order to show that he did not recognise the occupation . No correspondence had taken place on the subject between the two governments . After angry complaints from Lord | Robert ' Montague , and other members at tho failure of the Government to make a House , on Friday night , Mr . Gladstone , in committee on the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill , entered
into a long explanation of his proposal to extend the income tax to the endowments and permanent property of charitable institutions , but the feeling of the House being against it , tho motion was withdrawn . On Tuesday , in reply to a question from Colonel Dunne , with reference to the case of Captain Nntville , a British subject , who had been arrested by the
Peruvian authorities , on " a frivolous ancl unfounded charge , " and subjected to gross ill-treatment , Mr . Layard stafcd ° that the lav / officers of the Crown had recommended that a demand shold be made on the government of Peru for £ 4 , 500 , by way of reparation . Captam Nutville' however , assessed his own damages at a much higher figure , and required close upon
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Roman Catholic Intolerance.
DEATH OF A PROMINENT COLOURED MASON An immense concourse- of our most respectable ancl wealthy coloured people gathered yesterday afternoon to bury one of their Humber . The deceased was named Edward M . Thomas . Few coloured men in the country possessed a more extensive acquaintance . He was for twenty-five years a runner for the House of Representatives at Washington , and had gained the respect of every member of Congress and habitue of the House . Anecdotes
concerning him have been narrated by the score . He accumulated some property in AVashington , and leaves a family in very comfortable circumstances . He was a native of Philadelphia . He so loved the place of his nativity , that he declared he could not repose in his grave if his bones were laid elsewhere . His wife being on a visit to New York , he left AVashington to join herancl died suddenllast weekiu that cityfrom an attack
, y , , of pneumonia . In accordance with his desire , he was interred in Olive Cemetery , in this city , yesterday afternoon . The body was laid out in the House of James Teagle , in Tenth street above Lombard . The coffin , made , in New York , was covered with black cloth , heavily mounted with silver . At the foot was the large silver cross of the Knights Templar , and masonic emblems were blazoned upon it in various places . The deceased
was one of nine in this country who had received the degree of Sublime Princes of Jerusalem , a degree conferee ! in England only from whence coloured masons in this country derive charters . He was P . G . M . of the Grand Lodge of Masons of the District of Columbia , and Past Right Worthy National Grand Chief of the Independent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria . He was buried with all the honors of those bodies . The officers of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvaniawearing their jewels of
, office , and carrying sprigs of evergreen to drop into the grave , walked beside the coffin , ancl long retinue of carriages extended behind the hearse . At the time of his death deceased was the agent of the Contraband Association . He gave large sums of money to help tho fugitives who came into AVashington , to the freedom of Cannada . —Philadelphia North American .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The Queen and younger members of theRoya- | family continue at AA indsor . Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of AA ' ales visited the ' . Exhibition of the Royal Academy on Fiiclay . The illustrious visitors were received by the president , who accompanied by several other academicians , had the honour of conducting them over the Exhibition . The
Prince , accompanied by his brother-in-law , Prince Louis of Hesse , was present at the dinner of the Royal Academy on Saturday nig ht . The Prince and Princess visited the House of Commons on Monday , The Princess , of course , witnessed the proceedings of the great popular assembly from the ladies ' gallery . The Moniteur formally contradicts the report of an
intended visit of the Prince ancl Princess to Fontainebleau . IMPERIAL P ARLIAMENT . —In the House of Lords on Thursday , the 30 th ult , Lord Russelll stated that he had that day received a communication from Lord Lyons to the effect that the United States government , while insisting on sending the Peterhoff before a prize court , had ordered the mails found on
board that ship at the time she was sc ' . zed to bo forwarded to their destination . A similar course would be taken in all cases of a similar character until some agreement was arrived at upon the subject of mail bags carried by neutral ships . Mr . Seward proposes to make a communication to her Majesty's Government on the subject . After a protest from Lord Grey ,
who regarded the measure as absolutely legalising instead of presenting an obstacle to bribery , the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill was read a second time . Lord Hardwicke " improving " the recent action at Charleston , urged that we ought to look to our fortifications , and especially to the works at Spithead . The Duke of Somerset said that if we had asked the
Americans to try the experiment of ships against fortifications so as to settle all our doubts with regard to the Spitheacl forts , they could not have made a better selection for the work than
Charleston . At present , however , the Government could not prosecute the works at Spithead , as the House of Commons had come to a decision which left them entirely without funds for carrying out such an object . After some remarks from Lord Derby and Grey , the subject dropped and the House adjourned .
On Friday , the business was merely formal . On Monday , Lord Normanby postponed his speech on the caso of Mr . Bishop , in consequence of the absence of Lord Russell , who ,, we regret to observe , was prevented by indisposition from appearing in his place . On Tuesday , Lord Chelmsford preferred a complaint , on behalf of Mr . Churchward , the mail
contractor at Dover . It appears he is in clanger of losing the mail services between Dover and Calais and Ostend , and Lord Chelmsford considered his case a hard one . Lord Stanley of Aldcrley ' s reply was that there was a prospect of having tho work done at a cheaper rate ; but it was necessary to consult Parliament with respect to any change
which on public grounds might be deemed desirable . In the HOESB OE COTOIOKS on Thursday , 30 th ult ., Mr . Lcfroy wished to know whether any of the vacant colonial bishoprics had been offered to an Irishman . —Mr . Chichester Fortescue could not say that such an act of justice to Ireland had been done ; but by way of showing the lion , member for Dublin
Uniuersity how hard it was to please everybody in tho disposal of these little ecclesiastical pickings , he mentioned that he had received a letter from a clergyman in Lancashire , who complained that no Lancashire man had been raised to tbe dignity of a "Colonial , " although the county ] jahitine contained more Protestants than in all Ireland . —Mr . YiUiers stated , in reply to a
question from Mr . Busftcld Fcrrand , that a return was being prepared of the number of unemployed single women in the cotton manufacturing districts . In reply to Mr . Whitskles , the Attorney General said he coulcl not state when the case of the Alexandra would be tried . The Stock Certificates to Bearer Bill passed through Committee . On Friday the members
failed to make a house . On Monday , Mr . Mnguire addressed a question to the Government respecting the hauling down of the American flag on the Island of Sombrero—a wild rock in the C . irribcan Sea—by Captain Tatham of Her Majesty's ship Illusion . There seems to have been an impression in some quarters that the island was discovered by a body of
Americansand that the act of Captain Tatham might give rise to another territorial controversy between the governments of England and America . Mr . Layard , however , stated that Sombrero had long formed a part of the British possessions in the AA ' est Indies .. A party of Americans had recently settled there for the purpose of working a mine , and Captain Tatham hauled down the flag
then displayed in order to show that he did not recognise the occupation . No correspondence had taken place on the subject between the two governments . After angry complaints from Lord | Robert ' Montague , and other members at tho failure of the Government to make a House , on Friday night , Mr . Gladstone , in committee on the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill , entered
into a long explanation of his proposal to extend the income tax to the endowments and permanent property of charitable institutions , but the feeling of the House being against it , tho motion was withdrawn . On Tuesday , in reply to a question from Colonel Dunne , with reference to the case of Captain Nntville , a British subject , who had been arrested by the
Peruvian authorities , on " a frivolous ancl unfounded charge , " and subjected to gross ill-treatment , Mr . Layard stafcd ° that the lav / officers of the Crown had recommended that a demand shold be made on the government of Peru for £ 4 , 500 , by way of reparation . Captam Nutville' however , assessed his own damages at a much higher figure , and required close upon