India.

LAHORE . We have been favoured with a view of an illuminated address delivered in the Lodge Hope and Perseverance , No . 1084 , Lahore , East Indies , by tbe AV . JL , beautifully written in gold ancl colours , as a testimonial , recording the services of the immediate P . JL , Bro . R . E . Egerton ; also a gold P . JI . ' s jewel , manufactured by Bro . R . Spencer , JIasonie jeweller , Great Queen-street . The following is the Address : —

Address delivered by the Worshipful Master of Lodge Hope and Perseverance , Eo . 108-4 . To Worshipful Brother Robert Eyles Egerton , Past Jlaster of Lodge Hope and Perseverance ( No . 1084 ) , Lahore . It is my pleasing duty , at the unanimous request of the brethren , to express their feelings of unmingled satisfaction at the admirable manner in which have presided over them during the past year ,

you and to present you with a Past Jlaster's jewel , suitably inscribed , as a token of their affectionate respect ancl esteem . During your tenure of office , the lodge has passed through some trials ; but through all its difficulties it has been carried under your Hiram successfully to its present state of high prosperity , and your rule has been distinguished by zeal , by true fraternal kindness , and by a firm discharge of all your JIasonie obligations .

The jewel , however , is not presented as a reward for past services ; these must have brought their own reward to your own heart—¦ but as a testimonial of the high respect and esteem entertained by the brethren to your great JIasonie worth . That you may long live to wear this jewel is the sincere and heartfelt wish of all the brethren of Lodge Hope ancl Perseverance . The jewel hears the following inscription : —

Presented by the Members of Lodge " Hope and Perseverance , " No . 1084 , Lahore , to AVor . Bro . Past Jlaster Robert Eyles Egerton , as a slight token

of their fraternal regard and esteem . 1861 .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

TUB COUBT . —Her JIajesty ancl family continue at the AVhite Lodge , Richmond Park . On Friday , the Prince Consort presided at a meeting of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 ; and , on Saturday , held a levee on behalf of the Queen at St . James's Palace . One hundred and twenty noblemen and gentlemen were presented to His Royal Highness . IMPERIAL PAHLIAMENT . —In the HOUSE OP LOTOS , on Thursday ,

2 nd inst ., the Marriage Law Amendment Bill , and the Leases , & c ., by Incumbents Restriction Bill , were respectively passed through committee ; and the Queen's Prison Bill was read a third time and passed . In reply to a question from the JIarquis of Norinanby , in reference to a report made to thc Parliament at Turin with regard to the late Italian elections , and forwarded in a despatch to the Foreign Office by Sir J . Hudson , Lord AVodehouse said that as no such despatch had been received bSir James Hudsonnone

y , could be produced . ——On Friday , Earl Granville brought up a message from the Queeu , informing their lordships of the approaching marriage of the Princess Alice with Prince Louis of Hesse , and moved an address to her JIajesty in reply , expressive of satisfaction at the auspicious event . Tlie Earl of Derby seconded the address , which was agreed to . The Bankruptcy mid Insolvency Bill was referred to a select committee . Ou Jlondaythe report on

, amendments on the Marriage Law Amendment Bill was agreed to . On Tuesday , tho Wills of Personalty by British Subjects Bill ivas referred to a select committee . ——The Smoke Nuisance ( Scotland ) Act Amendment Bill , and the Railway Companies Jlortgage Transfer ( Scotland ) Bill were respectively read a second time . In the HOUSE OE COMMONS , on Thursday , the 2 nd inst ., Lord John Russell replied to a question that the Government had directed an

adequate naval force to proceed to the coast of America for the protection of British shipping and British interests in that part of the world . The accounts which reached the Government daily , as to the civil war now going on in the States , were of a most lamentable description , and nothing but imperative duty would justify

our interference in any way . AA e had not involved ourselves in the contest , either by offering advice or otherwise ; and , being thus completely free , his recommendation was for God ' s sake to keep out of the quarrel . The House went into Committee on the budget , and the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved the continuance of the tea ancl sugar duties , when Jlr . Horsfall moved as au amendment that the duty on tea should , after the 1 st of October next , he Is . per pound . After a long discussion , the

Housedivided , when the numbers were , for the resolution , 299 ; for the amendment , 281 ; majority for ministers , 18 . On Friday , Lord Pahnerston brought up a message from Her JIajesty , announcing that a marriage had been agreed upon between the Princess Alice and Prince Louis of Hesse , ancl expressing reliance upon the loyalty of the House to make suitable provision for her royal highness . The noblo lord moved an address of congratulation to Her JIajesty . Jlr . Disraeli seconded the motion ,

which was agreed to nem . con . Lord Pahnerston proposed a series of resolutions for amending the practice of the House in the conduct of public business . ' -The resolutions were agreed to by 253 against 98 . The House went into Committee of Supply , ancl £ 500 , 000 were voted on account of civil contingencies . On Jlonday , the House went into committee to consider the Queen ' s message with regard to the provision to be made on the marriage of the Princess Alice . Lord Palmerston stated that the proposition

which the Government were prepared to make was that a sum of £ 30 , 000 , in addition to an annuity of £ 6 , 000 per annum , should be given to Her Royal Highness . The proposition was agreed to . The various resolutions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer with respect to the Budget , including the repeal of the Paper duties , ivere agreed to . The Copyright in Works of Art Bill wasread a second time . On Tuesday Jlr . Jlaguire moved an address for copy of papers and correspondence relative to the mission of

Jlr . Gladstone to the Ionian Islands , as Lord High Commissioner Extraordinary , in November , 1858 ; and of papers and correspondence in continuation , namely , from the arrival of Sir Henry Storks in Corfu , on the 16 th day of February , 1859 , to the latest period , including those in relation to the prorogation of the Legislative Assembly by Sir Henry Storks , in JIarch , 1861 . The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that a portion of the papers asked for were of a historical character , and could only be produced at the risk of inflicting injury on the public service , but that the portion of the correspondence and reports which tended to show tne feelings

of the Ionian people should be laid upon the table . The visit which he had made to the islands had convinced him that there was no real desire to withdraw from the protectorate of Great Britain , except on the part of a few demagogues who attempted to take advantage of a strong feeling of reverence entertained by the respectable class of the people for the origin from which they hacl sprung . On the contrary , it was felt that there were at present practical objections of an insurmountable character to prevent union

with Greece , and the precipitate measures which , under the influence of popular zeal , were being fomented for selfish purposes , were strongly deprecated . As far as he was individually concerned , he was rather disposed to think that England might be quite as well off if released from her protectorate . She had no selfish or peculiar interest in retaining the islands , but she had a character to maintain in the eyes of Europe , and she had duties and obligations to dischargefrom which she could not with honour absolve herself .

, Neither was he convinced that the condition of Greece was such as to make annexation desirable . AVe could not keep faith with Turkey if Corfu were united to Greece , neither could wo consent to withdraw our protectorate until we were persuaded that the Ionians were fit to receive the blessings of free institutions . The fact , however , was that the system of government in the islands was radically corruptand that every practical effort to improve it was rejected b

, y those selfish agitators , who feared that the introduction of liberal institutions ivould strike a fatal blow at their own aggrandisement . After some discussion the motion was withdrawn . Sir L . Palk moved the second reading of the Labourers' Cottages Bill , the object of which was , he said , to provide for the erection of cottages for the labouring poor . Sir G . C Lewis said he would not oppose the present stage of the bill , but that he feared there would be great

difficulty in carrying its provisions into effect . After some discussion the bill was read a second time , on the understanding that it should be committed pro forma , with the view of introducing amendments . The second reading of the Cruelty to Animals Bill was opposed b y Sir G . C Lewis on the part of the Government , on the ground that its details were absurd and impracticable , ancl the bill was ultimatel y withdrawn . On the motion for the second reading of the Valuation ( Scotland ) Billthe object of which was to arrange the assessment

, of parishes on the nett and not on the gross rental , a long discussion took place , the supporters of the measure contending that the principle hacl already been applied to Ireland , ivhere the system worked better than that of England or Scotland . The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the principle of the bill would do no-