The Week.

They , at the same time , exonerated Mrs . Burroughs from any imputation Avhich might be supposed to rest upon her . Tho jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff— -damages , : £ 350 . In the Court of Arches Dr . Lushingfcon gave judgment on the objections urged by Air . Bomvell , the perpetual curate of St . Philip , Stepney , against the articles drawn up by tho Bishop of London . The learned judge , without expressing any opinion as to the truth of the articles , decided that they were properly drawn up . An amusing case of alleged

Roman Catholic proselytism came before the Norwich magistrates on AVednesday . A Catholic priest and three other persons wore charged with being implicated in the attempted flight from Norfolk to London of a son of Air . A ' ansittavt , ALP . The young gentleman , it appeared , was being educated by a clergyman of tho Church of England , when he imbibed Roman Catholic opinions , and conceived the idea of running aAvay , in which scheme , it is alleged , he AA-as assisted by the persons above alluded to . The magistrates resolved to issue a Avarrant for the apprehension of the priest , and tho other defendants were admitted to bail .

FOREIGN NEWS . —• The IICAA'S from the French capital is meagre . The Senate has unanimously adopted the Consul to relative to tho annexation of Savoy and Nice , and on the 1 st January next tho French laws and constitution Avill como into force in thafc new portion of the empire . The approaching interview' of the Emperor Napoleon with the Prince Regent of Prussia is announced to be a measure of conciliation on the emperor ' s part toivarels Germany . There can be no doubt that tho intcrvieAV will hai'c a very tranquillizing effect upon the public

mind in that country . Tho King of Sardinia has sanctioned the law approving the cession of Savoy and Nice to Franco , so that that act is UOAV finally and irrevocably accomplished . General Garibaldi has constituted the Government of Sicily as follows : — Baron Pisano , Foreign Affairs ; Siguor Orispi , Interior and Finance ; Signor Orsini ( a Sicilian ) , AYar ; Abbe Coligni , Public AVorship . It is positive that Garibaldi found 24 , 000 , 000 francs in the treasury . He has already promulgated several decrees . One requires all Sicilians between the

ages of seventeen aud fifty to take up arms in defence of their newly won liberties . Another requires the customs duties , and all other taxes to bo paid to the revolutionary government . The King of Naples , by ratifying the armistice betiveen General Lanza and Garibaldi , has recognised tho revolutionary government as a power , and has therefore rendered foreign mediation possible . The king has despatched an envoy to Paris to solicit the Emperor ' s intervention , bufc he it is said has expressed his intention to act only in concert with England and the other great powers .

Signor Carafa called all tho ambassadors together , and requested from them a pledge that iu the event of Garibaldi ' s offering the crown of Sicily to the King of Sardinia , they would refuse to recognise the annexation ; but this pledge they declined to give . The capitulation of General Lanza , with his eighteen thousand troops , is confirmed , aud of the state of affairs afc Palermo , and in Sicily generally , wc have no later advices than those already communicated . No doubt all remains quiet , the new Government consolidating its strength and extending its organisation .

Tho Wanderer of Vienna publishes a letter from Aneona , dated the Gth , ivhich says : — "Tho Irish yesterday had a fight among themselves , ancl wounded some of the gendarmes who intorfei-red to separate them . The delegate has hitherto treated the Irish like princes , and their pretensions are , in consequence , unbounded . Ei'ei-y soldier insists on having his OAVU room , table , & c . It is to be feared that , after all , the Pontificial Government will be under the necessity of requesting the Irish to go home again . At a

banquet given at Palermo on the occasion of the armistice , Garibaldi ( according to the Courier de Paris ) proposed as a toast "The Independence of Hungary , " and , turning to his adjutant-general , Colonel Tun-, saicl"Friend , you were my guest at Como ancl Varese , and you are UOAV my guest here ; but in January next I will return your visit afc Pesth . " By the Peninsular mails ive lcavn that the Ambassadors appointed by the Emperor of Morocco to act as his representatives at Paris aud London , ivere daily expected afc Tangiers , from whence they would sail for their destinations , the one in an English and the other in a French frigate .

COLONIES . —Alails from Sydney and Melbourne have arrived , ivhich announce that another rich gold field has been discovered near Twofold Bay . 210 , 000 ounces of gold have been shipped during the month . On account of a native rebellion in New Zealand , troops have been despatched from Melbourne , Sydney , ancl Hobai-fc Town . Her Majesty ' s ships Pelorus ancl Victoria have left Melbourne for NCAV Zealand . Tho cause of the Avar , AA'hich is connected with the fatal land question , is not very clearly explained in the reports ive have received ; but the natives consider themselves aggrieved by the system under AA'hich their lands are disposed of to the English government .

Public Amusements.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS .

THE CRYSTAL PALACE . THE Crystal Palace has IIOAV fairly taken its stand amongst the institutions of the country , and how fast it is progressing to ultimate prosperity may be seen from the fact that whereas in the six months ending 31 st of May , 1858 , the number of visitor ; : ii-ere 500 , 393 ; in the same period of the following year they were 522 , 305 ; and in tho six months just ended 588 , 672 , being an increase of upAvards of 5 , 000 a week , or in money at 1-5 . each , £ 250 ,

Public Amusements.

The great fete of the present year will commence on the 25 th instant , AA'hen the French Orpheonistes to the number of something like 3 , 000—from thirty different departments of France—will for the first time visit England and give a Grand Concert in the Crystal Palace . The arrangements for the Festival rapidly approach completion . Moiis . Delaporte , ancl his little army of inspectors , haA'e returned from their tours through the provinces of France , and the numbers from each society who will take part in tho Festival are noiv exactly reported .

Special arrangements by the various lines of communication betAveen London ancl Paris have been entered into for the conveyance of tho performers , Avho Avill reach London by Sunday the 21 th inst . A rehearsal will take place at the Crystal Palace very early on the following morning ( Monday , the 25 th June ) , after which ( at tivelve o'clock ) the doors of tho Palace Avill bo open to the public , and the performance of the first day of the Festival commence at three o ' clock . Included in the selection of music for the first day , will be found the

choruses of the " Enfants do Paris , " by Adolphe Adam ; the " A ' cni Creator" of Besozzi ; the " Retraifce" of Laurent cle Rille ; the " Depart elu Chasseur" of Mendelsshon , & c , & c , ( popularly known in England as the Hunter ' s FareAvcll ) concluding the first part with the celebrated Septuor in the duel scene of Meyerbeer ' s " Huguenots , " ivhich , sung by thousands of voices anel accompanied by military music , produced the most marked enthusiasm when performed in Paris at the Palais de l'fndusti-io in Alarch last year , ancl it is expected will be equally successful on the present occasion . In addition to the preceding choruses , selections of military music will be interspersed AA'ith them , ancl two choruses expressly Avritten for

this 1 ' estival by M . J . F . A ' auclin , to ivhich music has been respectively composed by M . AL Hah ' -vy anel Ambroise Thomas , tho celebrated French composers , will be performed for the first time . These are entitled " France ! Franco ! " and " La Nouvelle Alliance . " Iu compliment to this unprecedented assemblage of foreign visitors the great orchestra will be appropriately decked with groups of French flags aud appropriate emblems , and during the stay of the Orpheonistes in England , the tricolour will wave from the lofty flag staffs in the front

of the Palace and the grounds . The tickets for this interesting international Festival arc issued in sets for the three days , at 12 s . Gd . the set , or by single day ticket , which must bo purchased beforehand , five shillings . The price of admission will aftovAvards bo raised . The reserved seats , at the same price , will be arranged in blocks , as afc the Handel Festival , and tho same arrangements for the comfort of visitors bo carried out by stewards , as in 1857 ancl 1859 .

The leading Northern Railway Companies have agreed to consider periodical tickets as available from the 23 rd to 29 th of June ; and on the Southern aud other lines , Avithin a clay ' s excursion , Special Excursion Trains will be run . Ifc has been suggested that the reception to bo given to this largo body of our neighbours during their brief glimpse of this country shall be such as to send them back to their homes full of the pleasures and advantages AA'hich ivill result from a visit to England , by the throwing

open to them , as far as possible , our public buildings and institutions . Of the musical societies , it is stated that the Sacred Harmonic Society and Mr . Henry Leslie ' s Choir intend inviting them to a public performance , and it is hoped some other associations ivill folloAV the example .

BRO . JULIAN ADAAIS . Oun- Bro . Julian Adams , son of Bro . T . A . Adams , G . Purs ., has been making a most successful tour through Scotland with an Anglo-Italian Opera Company , including Aliss Florence Lanooa , Afiss Annie Long , Air . Edward Soguin , and Bro . Augustus Braham . The Scotch papers speak most enthusiastically of the exertions of the company , and more especially of the playing of Bro . Adams on the pianoforte and concertina , HOAV ho can play is ivell knoiA-n to many of tho English brethren .

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

" II , A . " ( Adelaide , South Australia ) . —AA'o cannot recommend any published ritual to you , as the use of all are prohibited by the Alasonic laiv in England , ancl a short time since a brother ivas cited before the Board of General Purposes and reprimanded for having sold a so-called ritual . The one you inform us they have in use in South Australia is the most Avortldess of the lot . Ask the brother you allude to to teach

you the ceremonies as ivorked in Bristol anel the province of Somerset . AA ' e have seen some excellent working in that district . AA ' o regret to hear that brethren who have been made in Europe but seldom go amongst their Colonial brethren , and then not with the view of properly instructing them in Masonry . "J . G . M . "— To the right and left of tho Prov . G . M . Arrange the

Lodges according to their numbers . AA ' e have handed the enclosure to Bro . Afattheiv Cooke . "B . B , "—Do not place belief in every silly rumour you may hear .