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on its floor ; its steeple would not reach the ceiling , which is to be 13 Sft . on the clear in height . The human voice cannot fill such a space . " " A . B . " writing to " JN " otes and Queries , " observes that the hymn for the Royal Christening , composed by the Prince Consort ,
beginning" In life ' s gay morn , ere sprigh tly youth JBy vice and folly is enslaved , " is a mere alteration from one by Dr . Blackwell in the Scotch Paraphrases for jiublic ( Presbyterian ) worship , and has been in use for half a century in the Scottish Kirk .
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SxsrBOES OF FREEMASONRY . —Amongour antediluvian brethren , Masonic symbols wore at first but few in number—the serpent , the altar or cube , the equilateral triangle , to represent the sacred name : these would be succeeded by the rainbow , tho dove , geometrical signs , the ladder . and still more recently by pillarsglobethe pot of mannathe beehivethe sivord and
, , , , human skull , the tau cross , with all the symbolical devices painted on the banners of the Twelve Tribes . They ivere types or signs of moral and religious duties , or of events iu the patriarchal history , which were thus recorded and perpetuated by oral communications .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COTJKT . —Her Majesty the Queen and the Queen oi Prussia , accompanied by Prince Leopold , drove out on the afternoon of the 3 rd inst . Colonel the Hon . A . Hardinge ivas in attendance on horseback . Her Majesty the Queen , the Queen of Prussia , Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , and Princess Beatrice walked and drove in the Home Park on the morning of the 4 th
mst . Her Majesty the Queen and the Queen of Prussia , accom . panied by Princess Louise , drove in the grounds in the afternoon . Her Majesty , accompanied by their Eoyal Highnesses Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , and Princess Beatrice , drove in the Home Park on the morning of the Sth inst . The Qeen , accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and Princess
Beatrice , drove in the grounds in the afternoon . Her Majesty the Queen , their lloyal Highnesses Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , and Princess Beatrice went out in the grounds on the morning of the Gth inst . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise , drove in the grounds in the afternoon . Her Majesty honoured Miss Nightingale with a visit , and also honoured Baron Marochetti with a visit to his studio . Prom thence her Majesty
drove to the Prussian JEmbassy , and afterwards visited the Princess of Wales at Marlborough House , and then returned to Windsor Castle . Her Majesty the Queen , the Queen of Prussia , Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse , Princess Louise , and Prince Leopold , and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting attended Divine service in the private chapel on the morning of the 7 th inst . The Very Eev . the Dean of Canterbury preached the
sermon . The Queen , accompanied by hor Royal Highness Princess Louis of Hesse , and attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe , Lord Alfred Paget , and Colonel the Hon . A . Hardinge , ivent to London , on the morning of the Sth inst ., and visited the Prince and Princess of "Wales at Marlborough House . Her Majesty returned to Windsor Castle at two o ' clock . The Queen ,
accompanied by the Queen of Prussia and her Royal Highness Princess Louis of Hesse , drove in the grounds in the afternoon . The Queen , accompanied by their Eoyal Highnesses Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess Louise , drove out in the afternoon . Her Majesty , their Eoyal Highnesses Princess Louis of Hesse , Prince Leopold , and Princess Beatrice went out in the grounds on tho morning of the 10 th inst .
JEnrami , PAISIIAMEHT . —In the HOUSE OP LOIIDS , on tha 4 th inst ., there was an interesting discussion on the interpretation to be put on the ivords " collective guarantee" in the Luxemburg treaty . Lord Houghton asked ivhat interpretation the Government put upon the ivords . Lord Derby replied in effect that the ivords meant that in case of tho invasion of Luxemburg
no single Power was called upon to interfere , hut that all the Powers who wore parties to the treaty must interfere collectively . He added that the stipulations of the treaty in that respect were fully binding on England , JEarl Russell and several other peers took part in the discussion , and the result seems to be that , after all that has been said , England has
undertaken a real responsibility in respect to a province as to which she ought to have no concern whatever . On the 5 th inst ., tho principal topic of discussion was that of education . The Earl of Cork complained that no schools should bo allowed to receive a grant from tho State unless the teachers employed were certificated teachers . He contended that this militated greatly
against the progress of education in the country , and pressed ivith great hardship upon schools in poor localities . The Bishop of Gloucester and the Earl of Airlie in some measure endorsed this complaint . The Duke of Marlborough , hoivever , pointed out that tho object of tho Sfcato ivas to ensure that tho education given should bo good , and it ivas obvious that , unless care ivas
taken that qualified teachers ivoro appointed to tho schools , tho Stato would bo put to an enormous expense without any adequate result being obtained . —Aftorsomo discussion , tho Salmon Fishery ( Ireland ) Amendment Bill was rojoctod , ou a division , by 23 votes to 17 . On tho 8 th inst ., after some unimportant business had boon disposed of , Lord Shaftesbury called attention to a , letter ivhieh tho Archbishop of Canterbury had ivritton in roforonco to tho Riibi-ie Commission , In that lottor his Graeo
said that ho quite agreed AA-ifch thoso who thought that thoro was groat danger in making any alteration in tho Book of Common Prayer by tho solo authority o £ Parliament . Ho added that Coni'ocation ivould bo duly consulted about tho matters submitted to tho Royal Commission before Parliament mado auy enactment touching thorn . Tho noble earl wautod to know- ivhat authority tho archbishop had for giving this assurance . Tho Archbishop
replied , tho authority of law aud precedent ; all such matters were invariably discussed iu Convocation and in Parliament pari passu . Ho added , that iu about a fortnight tho Commission ivould bog-in to consider thoir report . After a loug discussion , iu tho courso of which tho Earl of Derby expressed his opinion that Conrocation ought to bo allowed to pronounce on thoso
matters boJoro Parliamentary action was taken , tho Earl of Shaftesbury said if tho report of tho Commission was not presented Avithin a fortnight ho should push forward his bill . Tho Earl of Derby , on tho 9 th inst ., in reply to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe , informed the House that the French Government had received official confirmation of the execution of Maximilian .
He added that the French Minister in Mexico had prepared to leave , but was doubtful whether ho would bo permitted to do so . On this point it may be mentioned that the Moniteur says the legation ivas safe , and that ivhen the Liberals entered the capital they committed no excesses . Having answered the question of Lord Stratford de Redcliil ' o , Lord Derby went on to express his
horror at ivhat he called tho " unnecessary" murder of Maximilian ; but he could not then say what courso the Government would take to have the sense of tiie House of the atrocity of the deed truly marked . Lord Stratford de Itedclifi'c had appended to his question about Mexico another about the Abyssinian captives . Lord Derby could give him no information on the subject , and Lord Redesdale censured him for putting the question ivithout first giving notice of it . Their lordships had subse-
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on its floor ; its steeple would not reach the ceiling , which is to be 13 Sft . on the clear in height . The human voice cannot fill such a space . " " A . B . " writing to " JN " otes and Queries , " observes that the hymn for the Royal Christening , composed by the Prince Consort ,
beginning" In life ' s gay morn , ere sprigh tly youth JBy vice and folly is enslaved , " is a mere alteration from one by Dr . Blackwell in the Scotch Paraphrases for jiublic ( Presbyterian ) worship , and has been in use for half a century in the Scottish Kirk .
Ar01702
SxsrBOES OF FREEMASONRY . —Amongour antediluvian brethren , Masonic symbols wore at first but few in number—the serpent , the altar or cube , the equilateral triangle , to represent the sacred name : these would be succeeded by the rainbow , tho dove , geometrical signs , the ladder . and still more recently by pillarsglobethe pot of mannathe beehivethe sivord and
, , , , human skull , the tau cross , with all the symbolical devices painted on the banners of the Twelve Tribes . They ivere types or signs of moral and religious duties , or of events iu the patriarchal history , which were thus recorded and perpetuated by oral communications .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COTJKT . —Her Majesty the Queen and the Queen oi Prussia , accompanied by Prince Leopold , drove out on the afternoon of the 3 rd inst . Colonel the Hon . A . Hardinge ivas in attendance on horseback . Her Majesty the Queen , the Queen of Prussia , Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , and Princess Beatrice walked and drove in the Home Park on the morning of the 4 th
mst . Her Majesty the Queen and the Queen of Prussia , accom . panied by Princess Louise , drove in the grounds in the afternoon . Her Majesty , accompanied by their Eoyal Highnesses Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , and Princess Beatrice , drove in the Home Park on the morning of the Sth inst . The Qeen , accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and Princess
Beatrice , drove in the grounds in the afternoon . Her Majesty the Queen , their lloyal Highnesses Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , and Princess Beatrice went out in the grounds on the morning of the Gth inst . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise , drove in the grounds in the afternoon . Her Majesty honoured Miss Nightingale with a visit , and also honoured Baron Marochetti with a visit to his studio . Prom thence her Majesty
drove to the Prussian JEmbassy , and afterwards visited the Princess of Wales at Marlborough House , and then returned to Windsor Castle . Her Majesty the Queen , the Queen of Prussia , Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse , Princess Louise , and Prince Leopold , and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting attended Divine service in the private chapel on the morning of the 7 th inst . The Very Eev . the Dean of Canterbury preached the
sermon . The Queen , accompanied by hor Royal Highness Princess Louis of Hesse , and attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe , Lord Alfred Paget , and Colonel the Hon . A . Hardinge , ivent to London , on the morning of the Sth inst ., and visited the Prince and Princess of "Wales at Marlborough House . Her Majesty returned to Windsor Castle at two o ' clock . The Queen ,
accompanied by the Queen of Prussia and her Royal Highness Princess Louis of Hesse , drove in the grounds in the afternoon . The Queen , accompanied by their Eoyal Highnesses Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess Louise , drove out in the afternoon . Her Majesty , their Eoyal Highnesses Princess Louis of Hesse , Prince Leopold , and Princess Beatrice went out in the grounds on tho morning of the 10 th inst .
JEnrami , PAISIIAMEHT . —In the HOUSE OP LOIIDS , on tha 4 th inst ., there was an interesting discussion on the interpretation to be put on the ivords " collective guarantee" in the Luxemburg treaty . Lord Houghton asked ivhat interpretation the Government put upon the ivords . Lord Derby replied in effect that the ivords meant that in case of tho invasion of Luxemburg
no single Power was called upon to interfere , hut that all the Powers who wore parties to the treaty must interfere collectively . He added that the stipulations of the treaty in that respect were fully binding on England , JEarl Russell and several other peers took part in the discussion , and the result seems to be that , after all that has been said , England has
undertaken a real responsibility in respect to a province as to which she ought to have no concern whatever . On the 5 th inst ., tho principal topic of discussion was that of education . The Earl of Cork complained that no schools should bo allowed to receive a grant from tho State unless the teachers employed were certificated teachers . He contended that this militated greatly
against the progress of education in the country , and pressed ivith great hardship upon schools in poor localities . The Bishop of Gloucester and the Earl of Airlie in some measure endorsed this complaint . The Duke of Marlborough , hoivever , pointed out that tho object of tho Sfcato ivas to ensure that tho education given should bo good , and it ivas obvious that , unless care ivas
taken that qualified teachers ivoro appointed to tho schools , tho Stato would bo put to an enormous expense without any adequate result being obtained . —Aftorsomo discussion , tho Salmon Fishery ( Ireland ) Amendment Bill was rojoctod , ou a division , by 23 votes to 17 . On tho 8 th inst ., after some unimportant business had boon disposed of , Lord Shaftesbury called attention to a , letter ivhieh tho Archbishop of Canterbury had ivritton in roforonco to tho Riibi-ie Commission , In that lottor his Graeo
said that ho quite agreed AA-ifch thoso who thought that thoro was groat danger in making any alteration in tho Book of Common Prayer by tho solo authority o £ Parliament . Ho added that Coni'ocation ivould bo duly consulted about tho matters submitted to tho Royal Commission before Parliament mado auy enactment touching thorn . Tho noble earl wautod to know- ivhat authority tho archbishop had for giving this assurance . Tho Archbishop
replied , tho authority of law aud precedent ; all such matters were invariably discussed iu Convocation and in Parliament pari passu . Ho added , that iu about a fortnight tho Commission ivould bog-in to consider thoir report . After a loug discussion , iu tho courso of which tho Earl of Derby expressed his opinion that Conrocation ought to bo allowed to pronounce on thoso
matters boJoro Parliamentary action was taken , tho Earl of Shaftesbury said if tho report of tho Commission was not presented Avithin a fortnight ho should push forward his bill . Tho Earl of Derby , on tho 9 th inst ., in reply to Lord Stratford de Redcliffe , informed the House that the French Government had received official confirmation of the execution of Maximilian .
He added that the French Minister in Mexico had prepared to leave , but was doubtful whether ho would bo permitted to do so . On this point it may be mentioned that the Moniteur says the legation ivas safe , and that ivhen the Liberals entered the capital they committed no excesses . Having answered the question of Lord Stratford de Redcliil ' o , Lord Derby went on to express his
horror at ivhat he called tho " unnecessary" murder of Maximilian ; but he could not then say what courso the Government would take to have the sense of tiie House of the atrocity of the deed truly marked . Lord Stratford de Itedclifi'c had appended to his question about Mexico another about the Abyssinian captives . Lord Derby could give him no information on the subject , and Lord Redesdale censured him for putting the question ivithout first giving notice of it . Their lordships had subse-