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The Week.
THE WEEK .
T HE COURT . —The treaty with Denmark , for the marriage of the Prince of AVales with the Princess Alexandra , is published . Tt provides for the celebration of the marriage according to the rites of the Church of England , and , Avhat is perhaps more important , it secures £ 10 , 000 a year to the Princess , and £ 30 , 000 a year , in " lieu of dower , " should she " have the misfortune to become the widow of His Royal Highness the Prince of AVales . " The first battalion of the Kent Rifle A olunteers , recently sent offer to form of of
in to the proper quarter an part a guard honour to the Princess Alexandra on her arrival at Graveseud ; but the Lord Lieutenant has declined to accede to the proposal , ¦ on the ground that " there is a rule that no guards of honour are ever furnished by volunteers to the Royal Family . " The committee appointed by the Court of Common Council to arrange for the reception of the Prince of Wales and his affianced bride in their progress through the City have been
unremitting in their arrangements . It is now officially settled that the procession is to come from the Bricklayers' Arms , through the Borough , over London Bridge , through King William-street , Cheapside , Ludgate-hill , Fleet-street , and the Strand , and so on westward to the Paddington Station . The Mansion House , Temple Bar , & c , will be gay with flags , and from the arrangements in progress the welcome we are sure ivill he a most gratifying one .
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —On the re-assembling of the HOUSE OF LORDS after the adjournment which followed the reading of the Royal Speech , on Thursday , 5 th inst ., a scene of rare and remarkabie interest was Avitnessed . The Prince of AA'ales , as Duke of Cornwall , entered the house in state , and took the oaths and his seat as a peer of the realm . The address in reply to the Speech from the Throne Avas moved by Lord Dudley , and seconded by Lord Granard . The seconder was followed bLord
y Derby , ivho reviewed at some length the topics referred to in the Speech . He expressed his approval generally of the course which Her Majesty's Government had pursued with reference to the American war , but regretted that they had not accepted the invitation of the Emperor of the French to make an attempt , however hopeless it might be , " to obtain by their good offices such an armistice and cessation of hostilities , as would lead
the two parties themselves to reflect on the miseries and hopelessness of the conflict in Avhich they were engaged . " At the same time , he confessed that he differed from some of his political friends , Avho held the opinion that the time had arrived for recognising the Confederate States . He did not believe that the Northern and Southern States could ever be re-united , but he submitted that tho recognition of the Southern Confederacy at the present moment might be attended
with the most serious complications . The noble Earl then referred to the distress in the manufacturing districts , and expressed a fear that the present apparent improvement in the state of things in Lancashire was only temporary , and that for some time to come it would be necessary to continue the appeal to public benevolence . He strongly censured the policy of the Government on the Schleswig-Holstein question ; and condemned the offer of an asylum to the Popeand the proposed
, cession of the Ionian Islands . Lord Russell defended the policy of the Government , and after a short discussion , in which Lords Malmesbury , Grey , Carnarvon , and AA odehouse , topic part , the house adjourned . —On Friday , Lord De Grey , in reply to a question from Lord Llanover , stated that the Government proposed , in the course of the present session , to introduce a bill for the purpose of giving effect to the
recommendations of the A olunteer Commission . — On Monday nothing of importance took place—On Tuesday Lord Normanb y gave notice of a speech on the Roman question ; and . after a brief conversation on the tickct-of-leave system , their Lordships adjourned . In the HOUSE OF COMMONS , on Thursday , the 6 th inst ., several new members took the oaths and their seats . Several notices of motion having been givenj
Mr . F . Calthorpe moved an address in reply to the speech from the throne . The motion was seconded by Mr . Bazley , Avho , in the course of his speech , referred to the distress in Lancashire , and defended the Avealthier classes of this country against the charge _ of having neglected the suffering operatives . Mr . Disraeli made a bitter attack on the foreign policy of the Government , —or , as he termed it , "the mellow harvest of autumnal indiscretions" on the part of Lord Russell . ' A long discussion followed , ending in the address being adopted . —On Friday Mr . Layard made a statement with reference to the
dispute with Brazil , and expressed his belief that the friendly relations between Her Majesty ' s Government and that of Brazil would soon be restored . The bringing up of the report on the Address in reply to the speech from the Throne , gave several members an opportunity of expressing their views on various subjects . Mr . Darby Griffith deprecated a Tory-Radical coalition for the purpose of upsetting the Government , and Mr . Bentinck and Mr . Newdegate gave auother proof their
determination not to follow the lead of Mr . Disraeli on all public questions . The member for West Norfolk , besides advocating the recognition of the Southern States of America , declared that he totally differed from his leader on the subject of the proposed cession of the Ionian Islands . He thought we derived no , great military advantage from our protectorate of the Septinsular Republic , and he believed that the interests of this country would not suffer from its union Avith Greece . Mr .
Newdegat could not join with Mr . Disraeli in his covert censure of the offer made to the Pope of an asylum on British territory ; on the contrary , he expressed his entire approval of " what had been done in the matter . — On Monday , Lord Palmerston stated , in reply to a question from Mr . Gregory , that if the Admiralty officials reported that the Galway Company were iu a position to carry on the mail service between Ireland and the United States , her Majesty ' s
Government would ask the House of Commons to sanction the renewal of the cancelled subsidy . In answer to another question from Mr . Gregory , Mr . Chichester Fortescue said the Government had declined to give direct aid to the scheme known as the " Intercolonial Railway , " but they were willing to assist the promoters of the project to the extent of recommending Parliament to pledge the Imperial credit with the view of facilitating the raising of a loan . —Sir Charles \\ r ood gave " a very
favourable " report of the progress made in the construction of the harbour works at Sedashegur , and in the opening of roads from the cotton districts to that port . —Lord Palmerston , in reply to a question from Mr . II . D . Seymour , confirmed the statement made in the official journal of Gotha , that the Duke of Saxe Coburg has declined to be nominated as a candidate for the throne of Greece . —Sir G . Grey obtained leave to bring in a bill for the better prevention of corrupt practices at elections . —On Tuesday ,
Sir George Grey , in reply to Mr . Lawson and Lord Enfield , stated that it was proposed to introduce a bill for amending the law relating to the sale of spirits and beer ; but that it was not intended to deal further , for the present , with the licensing of houses for music and dancing . . In answer to a question from Mr . Garnett , the Right Hon . Baronet said no instructions had been issued with the view of securing that convicts liberated on tickets of leave should be better known to the police . AVith
reference to some remarks made by several members on the subject of the proposed cession of the Ionian Islands to Greece , Lord Palmerston explained that it was a delusion to suppose that tho English Government could , by a stroke of the pen , hand over the Septinsular Republic to the Greeks . In reply to a question by Mr . Pope Henuessy , the noble lord denied that Austria had offered to join the Allies against Russia during the Crimean war if France and England would combine with her in
re-establishing the independence of Poland . —On Wednesday the Irish Salmon Fisheries Bill was read a second time . The Drainage of Land Bill for Ireland was also read a second time . Mr . Adderley gave notice of his intention to ask for leave to introduce a bill for the further protection of the public from acts of violence . A new writ was issued for the election of a member for Lisburn , in the room of Mr . Richardson . Mr . Newdegate subsequently introduced his bill for the commutation of
church rates , and Lord Raynham brought in a measure for the protection of women and children from violent assaults . GENERAL HOME NEAVS . —The mortality of London still continues to decline . The deaths last Aveek amounted only to 1310 , which was about 240 below the number in the first week of January , and 134 less than the average rate for the last ten years . The decrease is chiefly in pulmonary complaints . The births amounted to 2093 , a number largely in excess of the
deaths and above the corrected average rate . -The " ordinary " public expenditure for the twelve months ending December 31 st , ivas rather over £ 70 , 340 , 000 , while the income was close upon seventy-one millions . This statement shows a balance on the right side , but the outlay on fortifications—an " extraordinary " item—causes on the year an excess of expenditure over income of upwards of half a million . The balances in the Exchequer amounted at the close of the year to £ 5 , 669 , 865 , or nearly a million in excess of the reserve at the corresponding period of
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The Week.
THE WEEK .
T HE COURT . —The treaty with Denmark , for the marriage of the Prince of AVales with the Princess Alexandra , is published . Tt provides for the celebration of the marriage according to the rites of the Church of England , and , Avhat is perhaps more important , it secures £ 10 , 000 a year to the Princess , and £ 30 , 000 a year , in " lieu of dower , " should she " have the misfortune to become the widow of His Royal Highness the Prince of AVales . " The first battalion of the Kent Rifle A olunteers , recently sent offer to form of of
in to the proper quarter an part a guard honour to the Princess Alexandra on her arrival at Graveseud ; but the Lord Lieutenant has declined to accede to the proposal , ¦ on the ground that " there is a rule that no guards of honour are ever furnished by volunteers to the Royal Family . " The committee appointed by the Court of Common Council to arrange for the reception of the Prince of Wales and his affianced bride in their progress through the City have been
unremitting in their arrangements . It is now officially settled that the procession is to come from the Bricklayers' Arms , through the Borough , over London Bridge , through King William-street , Cheapside , Ludgate-hill , Fleet-street , and the Strand , and so on westward to the Paddington Station . The Mansion House , Temple Bar , & c , will be gay with flags , and from the arrangements in progress the welcome we are sure ivill he a most gratifying one .
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —On the re-assembling of the HOUSE OF LORDS after the adjournment which followed the reading of the Royal Speech , on Thursday , 5 th inst ., a scene of rare and remarkabie interest was Avitnessed . The Prince of AA'ales , as Duke of Cornwall , entered the house in state , and took the oaths and his seat as a peer of the realm . The address in reply to the Speech from the Throne Avas moved by Lord Dudley , and seconded by Lord Granard . The seconder was followed bLord
y Derby , ivho reviewed at some length the topics referred to in the Speech . He expressed his approval generally of the course which Her Majesty's Government had pursued with reference to the American war , but regretted that they had not accepted the invitation of the Emperor of the French to make an attempt , however hopeless it might be , " to obtain by their good offices such an armistice and cessation of hostilities , as would lead
the two parties themselves to reflect on the miseries and hopelessness of the conflict in Avhich they were engaged . " At the same time , he confessed that he differed from some of his political friends , Avho held the opinion that the time had arrived for recognising the Confederate States . He did not believe that the Northern and Southern States could ever be re-united , but he submitted that tho recognition of the Southern Confederacy at the present moment might be attended
with the most serious complications . The noble Earl then referred to the distress in the manufacturing districts , and expressed a fear that the present apparent improvement in the state of things in Lancashire was only temporary , and that for some time to come it would be necessary to continue the appeal to public benevolence . He strongly censured the policy of the Government on the Schleswig-Holstein question ; and condemned the offer of an asylum to the Popeand the proposed
, cession of the Ionian Islands . Lord Russell defended the policy of the Government , and after a short discussion , in which Lords Malmesbury , Grey , Carnarvon , and AA odehouse , topic part , the house adjourned . —On Friday , Lord De Grey , in reply to a question from Lord Llanover , stated that the Government proposed , in the course of the present session , to introduce a bill for the purpose of giving effect to the
recommendations of the A olunteer Commission . — On Monday nothing of importance took place—On Tuesday Lord Normanb y gave notice of a speech on the Roman question ; and . after a brief conversation on the tickct-of-leave system , their Lordships adjourned . In the HOUSE OF COMMONS , on Thursday , the 6 th inst ., several new members took the oaths and their seats . Several notices of motion having been givenj
Mr . F . Calthorpe moved an address in reply to the speech from the throne . The motion was seconded by Mr . Bazley , Avho , in the course of his speech , referred to the distress in Lancashire , and defended the Avealthier classes of this country against the charge _ of having neglected the suffering operatives . Mr . Disraeli made a bitter attack on the foreign policy of the Government , —or , as he termed it , "the mellow harvest of autumnal indiscretions" on the part of Lord Russell . ' A long discussion followed , ending in the address being adopted . —On Friday Mr . Layard made a statement with reference to the
dispute with Brazil , and expressed his belief that the friendly relations between Her Majesty ' s Government and that of Brazil would soon be restored . The bringing up of the report on the Address in reply to the speech from the Throne , gave several members an opportunity of expressing their views on various subjects . Mr . Darby Griffith deprecated a Tory-Radical coalition for the purpose of upsetting the Government , and Mr . Bentinck and Mr . Newdegate gave auother proof their
determination not to follow the lead of Mr . Disraeli on all public questions . The member for West Norfolk , besides advocating the recognition of the Southern States of America , declared that he totally differed from his leader on the subject of the proposed cession of the Ionian Islands . He thought we derived no , great military advantage from our protectorate of the Septinsular Republic , and he believed that the interests of this country would not suffer from its union Avith Greece . Mr .
Newdegat could not join with Mr . Disraeli in his covert censure of the offer made to the Pope of an asylum on British territory ; on the contrary , he expressed his entire approval of " what had been done in the matter . — On Monday , Lord Palmerston stated , in reply to a question from Mr . Gregory , that if the Admiralty officials reported that the Galway Company were iu a position to carry on the mail service between Ireland and the United States , her Majesty ' s
Government would ask the House of Commons to sanction the renewal of the cancelled subsidy . In answer to another question from Mr . Gregory , Mr . Chichester Fortescue said the Government had declined to give direct aid to the scheme known as the " Intercolonial Railway , " but they were willing to assist the promoters of the project to the extent of recommending Parliament to pledge the Imperial credit with the view of facilitating the raising of a loan . —Sir Charles \\ r ood gave " a very
favourable " report of the progress made in the construction of the harbour works at Sedashegur , and in the opening of roads from the cotton districts to that port . —Lord Palmerston , in reply to a question from Mr . II . D . Seymour , confirmed the statement made in the official journal of Gotha , that the Duke of Saxe Coburg has declined to be nominated as a candidate for the throne of Greece . —Sir G . Grey obtained leave to bring in a bill for the better prevention of corrupt practices at elections . —On Tuesday ,
Sir George Grey , in reply to Mr . Lawson and Lord Enfield , stated that it was proposed to introduce a bill for amending the law relating to the sale of spirits and beer ; but that it was not intended to deal further , for the present , with the licensing of houses for music and dancing . . In answer to a question from Mr . Garnett , the Right Hon . Baronet said no instructions had been issued with the view of securing that convicts liberated on tickets of leave should be better known to the police . AVith
reference to some remarks made by several members on the subject of the proposed cession of the Ionian Islands to Greece , Lord Palmerston explained that it was a delusion to suppose that tho English Government could , by a stroke of the pen , hand over the Septinsular Republic to the Greeks . In reply to a question by Mr . Pope Henuessy , the noble lord denied that Austria had offered to join the Allies against Russia during the Crimean war if France and England would combine with her in
re-establishing the independence of Poland . —On Wednesday the Irish Salmon Fisheries Bill was read a second time . The Drainage of Land Bill for Ireland was also read a second time . Mr . Adderley gave notice of his intention to ask for leave to introduce a bill for the further protection of the public from acts of violence . A new writ was issued for the election of a member for Lisburn , in the room of Mr . Richardson . Mr . Newdegate subsequently introduced his bill for the commutation of
church rates , and Lord Raynham brought in a measure for the protection of women and children from violent assaults . GENERAL HOME NEAVS . —The mortality of London still continues to decline . The deaths last Aveek amounted only to 1310 , which was about 240 below the number in the first week of January , and 134 less than the average rate for the last ten years . The decrease is chiefly in pulmonary complaints . The births amounted to 2093 , a number largely in excess of the
deaths and above the corrected average rate . -The " ordinary " public expenditure for the twelve months ending December 31 st , ivas rather over £ 70 , 340 , 000 , while the income was close upon seventy-one millions . This statement shows a balance on the right side , but the outlay on fortifications—an " extraordinary " item—causes on the year an excess of expenditure over income of upwards of half a million . The balances in the Exchequer amounted at the close of the year to £ 5 , 669 , 865 , or nearly a million in excess of the reserve at the corresponding period of