The Week.

Queen and Princess Christian rode on ponies on tho morning of the Sth inst . In the afternoon her Majesty , attended by the Dowager Duchess of Athole and the Hon . Airs . Gordon , drove to Birk Hall . The Queen attended Divine Service , on tho 9 th inst-, in the parish church of Crathie . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise , drove out on the morning of the 10 th

Just-In the afternoon tho Queen , accompanied by Prince and Princess Christian and Princess Louise , drove to Glen Ey . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —Tho HOUSE OF L ORDS , on tho Oth inst ., had a short discussion on tho Consecration of Churchyards Bill , introduced by Lord Rodosdalo . Tho Bishop of Oxford had brought forward another bill to effect tho samo object as that of

Lord Redcsdalo , aud eventually tho Bishop ' s bill was read a second time , and that of Lord Rodosdalo discharged . On tho 7 th inst ., tho business was devoid of public interest . In tho HOUSE OF C OMMONS , on tho Oth inst ., Air . Alilnor Gibson called attention to tho conflicting character of tho standing orders of tho two Houses of Parliament as to railway bills . Ho condemned tho

order of tho Houso of Lords , and moved a resolution declaring' it to bo inexpedient this session to make any alteration in the private bills through Parliament . Col . Wilson-Patton , Air . Cave , and Air . Dodson expressed concurrence in those views , and tho motion was agreed to—In reply to Air . Alaguiro , Lord Naas mado the ^ ratifying announcement that none of tho Fenian convicts

would bo hung . Tho sentences would bo commntod to ponal servitude for life . —Mr . Corry announced another act of leniency . Ho said that tho officers who cut tho broad arrow on tho noso of a cadet onboard tho Phcehe had boon reinstated . Thoy had boon warned , however , not to have any more play of that kind . —Tho Homo Secretary gavo somo explanations in reference to tho outrages in tho streets tho other day whon a militia regiment marched to Regent ' s Park . Tho explanations wore , in effect , that tho police

were not able to prevent tho disorders . Tho regiment had marched without giving information to tho police , and thus tho latter wore taken by surprise . The mob of thiovos and ruffians wore too much for the fow constables loft in tho streets in tho daytime . Thoro wore twonty-six peoplo robbed of property -worth . £ 150 . It is not unfair to speculate upon what would have , boon said in Parliament had it boon in tho City , instead of in

tho metropolitan district , that these disgraceful outrages had occurred . Wo should have hoard no end of praises of tho metropolitan police management , and suggestions that tho City police should bo put under tho Metropolitan Commissioners . Suppose tho other courso bo adopted , and tho Metropolitan forco annexed to that of tho City , tho management would have a fair chance of

boing improved . —After tho questions had boon disposed of , tho military men had a field night . All kinds of military grievances wore discussed . Finally the Houso wont into committee of supply . On 7 th inst ., after it had been resolved that the House on its rising should adjourn for the Whitsuntide holidays , several notices came up for discussion on the proposal to go into

committee of supply . The first of these related to the Greenwich sixpence paid by merchant seamen prior to 1 S 34 . Air . Trevelyan , who brought the matter forward , insisted that , though the men who had paid this sixpence a month might have no legal claim for compensation , yet they had a moral right to some benefit from the hospital . This view was taken by other speakers , but

Air . Corry seemed to think that , because some of the pensioners had at one period of their lives been in the merchant navy , therefore all claims of merchant seamen were met . —Another topic of discussion was the distress in Mayo and Galway . Sir John Gray introduced the subject , and insisted that the Govern , nient ought to do something to alleviate the misery prevailing . Lord Naas replied that the Government had made careful inquiry into the state of the district , and the result was that ,

while there was undoubtedly some pressure on the people in consequence ofthe inclemency of the spring , the state of things was not so had as it had been represented . The poor-law authorities had ample means of meeting the distress , and therefore he did not think it would be desirable for the Government to interefere . After a few words from Dr . Brady , the subject

dropped , and the House went into committee of supply on the army estimates . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —The health of London is again reported by the Registrar-General to be iu a satisfactory state , the number of deaths last week being 12 S fewer than the estimated number , aud lower in proportion to the population than

in any week since July , 1862 . The average rates of mortality in thirteen of the largest towns were per 1 , 000 ofthe population as follow : —London and Birmingham 19 , Bristol 20 , Salford 21 , Sheffield 23 , Liverpool and Hull 24 , Leeds and Dublin 25 , Noweastle-on-Tyne and Manchester 26 , Glasgow 30 , and Edinburgh 36 . Thus it will be seen that the Scotch cities are

almost twice as unhealthy as London , and their mortality very much greater than at any other place of similar magnitude . Surely their water supply is not derived from Loch Katrine , which the Registrar-General always quotes as the model of purity . The annual festival ot the charity school children took place at St . Paul's Cathedral on the 6 th inst . The

appearance presented by these children when assembled under the great dome is one of the most beautiful sights which this metropolis affords , while their singing , under the direction of Mr . Henry Bnckland , is the most perfect juvenile choral performance that can be imagined . The fineness of the morning ensured the complete success of the demonstration . The sermon was preached by . the Bishop of Carlisle . The stage-play question in connection with music halls again turned up in one of our

police courts on tho 7 th inst . Air . Strange , of tho Alhanibra Palaco , was brought up boforo Air . Knox , at tho Alarlborough-streot Polico-court , to answer no loss than thirty-four summonses foxinfringing tho law in having brought out what tho prosecuting parties maintained woro stage plays . Tho London and provincial theatrical managers woro tho prosecutors . Tho pioco particularly

dwelt upon in siistainmout of tho charge was tho well-known "Whore's tho Police ? " Tho magistrate inflicted half the full penalty— £ 1 . 0—in each case , and mado an order of 2 s . for costs in each case . Frederick Burton Lewis , tho young man charged with stealing a largo amount of money from his employers , was brought up on romand at tho Guildhall Polico-court .

Tho charge was only entered for ono sum of £ 100 , but tho evidence goes to show that tho defalcations of tho prisoner amount to somo thousands . Ho was again remanded . Tho 10 th inst . was a splendid ono for tho holiday makers . Thoro was an unclouded sun and a cool wind . Every place of out-door recreation in tho neighbourhood of London had its thousands o £ visitors .

Tho river steamboats woro all deeply laden , and tho railways took out heavy freights of ploasuro-sookors . Tho Crystal Palaco was , of course , largely visited . It could not bo densely crowded , but tho approaches to tho building woro taxed as train after train brought crowds of visitor ; . Tho grounds woro in splendid order , and thousands of young people enjoyed themselves thoro

most heartily . Tho . Tuuo sessions of the Coutral Criminal Court began on the 10 th iust . Tho cases tried during tho day woro uot of groat interest . George Edward Gurnoy , tho person charged with attempting to bribe Air . Tubbs , chairman of tho Kensington bench of magistrates , was brought up for trial at tho Central Criminal Court on tho 11 ITi iust . Tho accused , a keeper

of a beershop , was desirous of getting a spirit license , and thought that by sending a private uoto enclosing £ 10 to tho chairman of tho magistrates entrusted with the granting of such licenses , ho