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The Week.
The Queen , with Princess Helena and Princess Louise , drove in the grounds in the afternoon . Her Majesty held a council on the 11 th inst . at one oclock , at which were present Earl Granville , the Duke of Somerset , aud the Right Hon . Sir George Grey . The Queen , with Princess Helena , drov » out in the afternoon of the 11 th inst . The Duchess of Wellington arrived
at the Castle , and had the honour of dining with the Queen and ¦ the Boyal Family . Her Majesty , accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise , left the Castle ¦ on the 12 th inst . at ten minutes past eleven o'clock , and drove to the station of the South Western Bailway and pToceeded to Kew station , from whence her Majesty and the Royal Family
drove to Kew Church , and were present at the marriage of her ¦ Eoyal Highness the Princeso Mai-y of Cambridge with his Serene Highness the Prince of Teck . The Queen drove out in the afternoon of the 12 th inst ., attended by the Dowager Duchess ofAthole . Her Majesty drove in the grounds on the 13 thinst . accompanied by their R- 'yal Highnesses Princess Helena and
Princess Beatrice . Her Majesty the Queen , with Princess Helena , Princess Louise , Princess Beatrice , and Prince Leopold , left the Castle at a quarter before seven o'clock in the evening for Balmoral . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —In the HOUSE OE LORDS on the 7 th inst ., there was a lengthy discussion on the Crown Lands
Bill . Eventually , however , it was 2-ead a second time . On the motion for going into committee on the Companies' Act ( 1 S 62 ) Amendment Bill , Lord Overstone opposed it . After some discussion the bill was rejected by 17 votes to 14 . The House adjourned at 20 minutes to eight o'clock . On the 8 th inst . , at four o ' clock , the Lord Chancellor took his seat on the wool-Back . The Duke of Edinburgh was introduced by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge , and took the oaths and
subscribed the roll . Their Royal Highnesses were attired in their robes of State . After taking the oaths and subscribing the roll , the Duke of Edinburgh took his seat in a chair of State , covered with velvet and ornamented with gilding . The chair was placed for the occasion on the left hand side of tho chair of the late Prince Consort . A few peers and the following official personages were present at the ceremony : —Lord
Edward Howard , Depnty Earl Marshall ; Lord Colville , representing the Lord Great Chamberlain ; Sir William Young » Garter King at Arms ; Sir Augustus Clifford , Usher of the Black Black Rod ; and Colonel Clifford , Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod . Soon after the termination of the ceremonial , the Duke of Edinburgh , accompanied by the Prince
of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge , retired . The debate in reference to the issue of a commission to inquire into corrupt practices at elections at Lancaster was resumed . After a lengthy discussion , the motion was carried by 77 votes to 17 . Similar commissions in the cases of Yarmouth , Reigate , and Totnes were carried . The other business had no public interest .
On the 11 th the chief topic of the debate was the proposed amendment of the Burial Service . Lord Ebury moved for a Royal commission to revise the Lectionary of the Church of England , and to inquire into the steps necessaay to he taken for the amendment of the Burial Service . The bishops generally opposed the motion , and the Bishop of London intimated that
the bishops would have plenty of work to do to put down ritualistic practices in the Church without going into any question of the revision of her Liturgy . Eventually the motion of Lord Ebury was negatived by 66 votes to 20 . The house soon afterwards rose . The Marqui 3 of Westmeath occupied the greater part of the sitting of the house on the 12 th inst . with a severe denunciation of the ultra-ritualistic practices of many of
the clergy who are playing at Roman Catholicism . His lordship described several of the ceremonies to which he objected , and demanded that some steps should be taken to prevent the Church from being unprotestantised in this fashion . The bishops did not appear to be greatly interested in the question , for during the greater part of the time the noble marquis was
speaking only two of them were in their places . The marquis complained of this , and his complaint was endorsed by Lord Ravensworth , who declared that seeing their inattention in such a matter it would be difficult to resist a motion that they should not have seats in tho House . Earl Beauchamp defended the bishops . They would have in all likelihood to sit as judges
on the practices complained of , and therefore they ought not to take part in such a discussion as that which was proceeding . The Bishop of Cashel and the Bishop of Carlisle denounced ritualism , while the Earl of Carnarvon thought much was to be said on both sides . When the discussion dropped the House adjourned .
Iu the HOUSE of COMMONS , on the 7 th instant , the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed that an additional annuity of £ 2 , 000 a year be granted to the Princess Mary of Cambridge on her marriage with Prince Teck . Mr . Disraeli gave the proposal his hearty concurrence , and it was carried unanimously . The House then went into committee on the Reform Bill .
The first two clauses were 3 greed to with verbal alterations . The third was postponed . On the fourth , relating to the county franchise , the Chancellor of the Exchequer ' spoke in vindication of the moderation and wisdom of the proposed £ 14 franchise-. Then another Opposition trick was triod on . Lord Stanloy movod that tho franchise clauses of the bill be postponed until the distribution clauses had been dealt with . This
led to an animated debate . Evidently the Tories expected to snatch a majority , as they did on Sir R . Knightley ' s bribery clauses . They were mistaken , however . Mr . Bright warmly denounced their unworthy tactics , as did the Chancellor of the Exchequer . On a division the Government found themselves with a majority of twenty-seven , the numbers being 287 to 260 .
Mr . Walpole then moved his amendment on the clause to substitute a £ 20 rating franchise for the proposed £ 14 rental franchise . A long and interesting debate followed , bnfc eventually Mr . Walpole's amendment was defeated , the numbers being , for the Government 297 , against it 283 . After some further discussion , progress was reported , and the hill is to he proceeded with in committee . On the 8 th inst ., on the motion for going
into committee of supply , Mr . Disraeli replied to the remarks of Lord Clarendon in the House of Lords on Tuesday night . He contended that though the noble lord did speak against interference with the press , he signed a protocol declaring that under certain circumstances interference might be necessary . Mr . Disraeli read a passage from the protocol to this effect , and then
quoted comments made at the time by Mr . Gladstone , in which the proceedings were spoken of as a blow aimed at a free press . Mr . Disraeli contended that he was justified in the observations he had mado . Mr . Layard ropliod , and contendod that nono of tho charges which had boon mado against the Earl of Clarendon wore well founded . He road other oxtracts from tho
protocols in support of this statement . Subsoquontly a most successful effort was mado to provent the Reform Bill from coming on . A number of motions on a variety of subjects had boon put upon the paper by Tory menibors , and though some of thorn havo boen debated bofore , thero were gone into with as much zost as if they woro wholly now . Tho rosult was , that tho Reform Bills could not bo brought on until so lato an hour as to mako progress impossible On the 11 th inst ., tho Govern-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Week.
The Queen , with Princess Helena and Princess Louise , drove in the grounds in the afternoon . Her Majesty held a council on the 11 th inst . at one oclock , at which were present Earl Granville , the Duke of Somerset , aud the Right Hon . Sir George Grey . The Queen , with Princess Helena , drov » out in the afternoon of the 11 th inst . The Duchess of Wellington arrived
at the Castle , and had the honour of dining with the Queen and ¦ the Boyal Family . Her Majesty , accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise , left the Castle ¦ on the 12 th inst . at ten minutes past eleven o'clock , and drove to the station of the South Western Bailway and pToceeded to Kew station , from whence her Majesty and the Royal Family
drove to Kew Church , and were present at the marriage of her ¦ Eoyal Highness the Princeso Mai-y of Cambridge with his Serene Highness the Prince of Teck . The Queen drove out in the afternoon of the 12 th inst ., attended by the Dowager Duchess ofAthole . Her Majesty drove in the grounds on the 13 thinst . accompanied by their R- 'yal Highnesses Princess Helena and
Princess Beatrice . Her Majesty the Queen , with Princess Helena , Princess Louise , Princess Beatrice , and Prince Leopold , left the Castle at a quarter before seven o'clock in the evening for Balmoral . IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT . —In the HOUSE OE LORDS on the 7 th inst ., there was a lengthy discussion on the Crown Lands
Bill . Eventually , however , it was 2-ead a second time . On the motion for going into committee on the Companies' Act ( 1 S 62 ) Amendment Bill , Lord Overstone opposed it . After some discussion the bill was rejected by 17 votes to 14 . The House adjourned at 20 minutes to eight o'clock . On the 8 th inst . , at four o ' clock , the Lord Chancellor took his seat on the wool-Back . The Duke of Edinburgh was introduced by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge , and took the oaths and
subscribed the roll . Their Royal Highnesses were attired in their robes of State . After taking the oaths and subscribing the roll , the Duke of Edinburgh took his seat in a chair of State , covered with velvet and ornamented with gilding . The chair was placed for the occasion on the left hand side of tho chair of the late Prince Consort . A few peers and the following official personages were present at the ceremony : —Lord
Edward Howard , Depnty Earl Marshall ; Lord Colville , representing the Lord Great Chamberlain ; Sir William Young » Garter King at Arms ; Sir Augustus Clifford , Usher of the Black Black Rod ; and Colonel Clifford , Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod . Soon after the termination of the ceremonial , the Duke of Edinburgh , accompanied by the Prince
of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge , retired . The debate in reference to the issue of a commission to inquire into corrupt practices at elections at Lancaster was resumed . After a lengthy discussion , the motion was carried by 77 votes to 17 . Similar commissions in the cases of Yarmouth , Reigate , and Totnes were carried . The other business had no public interest .
On the 11 th the chief topic of the debate was the proposed amendment of the Burial Service . Lord Ebury moved for a Royal commission to revise the Lectionary of the Church of England , and to inquire into the steps necessaay to he taken for the amendment of the Burial Service . The bishops generally opposed the motion , and the Bishop of London intimated that
the bishops would have plenty of work to do to put down ritualistic practices in the Church without going into any question of the revision of her Liturgy . Eventually the motion of Lord Ebury was negatived by 66 votes to 20 . The house soon afterwards rose . The Marqui 3 of Westmeath occupied the greater part of the sitting of the house on the 12 th inst . with a severe denunciation of the ultra-ritualistic practices of many of
the clergy who are playing at Roman Catholicism . His lordship described several of the ceremonies to which he objected , and demanded that some steps should be taken to prevent the Church from being unprotestantised in this fashion . The bishops did not appear to be greatly interested in the question , for during the greater part of the time the noble marquis was
speaking only two of them were in their places . The marquis complained of this , and his complaint was endorsed by Lord Ravensworth , who declared that seeing their inattention in such a matter it would be difficult to resist a motion that they should not have seats in tho House . Earl Beauchamp defended the bishops . They would have in all likelihood to sit as judges
on the practices complained of , and therefore they ought not to take part in such a discussion as that which was proceeding . The Bishop of Cashel and the Bishop of Carlisle denounced ritualism , while the Earl of Carnarvon thought much was to be said on both sides . When the discussion dropped the House adjourned .
Iu the HOUSE of COMMONS , on the 7 th instant , the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposed that an additional annuity of £ 2 , 000 a year be granted to the Princess Mary of Cambridge on her marriage with Prince Teck . Mr . Disraeli gave the proposal his hearty concurrence , and it was carried unanimously . The House then went into committee on the Reform Bill .
The first two clauses were 3 greed to with verbal alterations . The third was postponed . On the fourth , relating to the county franchise , the Chancellor of the Exchequer ' spoke in vindication of the moderation and wisdom of the proposed £ 14 franchise-. Then another Opposition trick was triod on . Lord Stanloy movod that tho franchise clauses of the bill be postponed until the distribution clauses had been dealt with . This
led to an animated debate . Evidently the Tories expected to snatch a majority , as they did on Sir R . Knightley ' s bribery clauses . They were mistaken , however . Mr . Bright warmly denounced their unworthy tactics , as did the Chancellor of the Exchequer . On a division the Government found themselves with a majority of twenty-seven , the numbers being 287 to 260 .
Mr . Walpole then moved his amendment on the clause to substitute a £ 20 rating franchise for the proposed £ 14 rental franchise . A long and interesting debate followed , bnfc eventually Mr . Walpole's amendment was defeated , the numbers being , for the Government 297 , against it 283 . After some further discussion , progress was reported , and the hill is to he proceeded with in committee . On the 8 th inst ., on the motion for going
into committee of supply , Mr . Disraeli replied to the remarks of Lord Clarendon in the House of Lords on Tuesday night . He contended that though the noble lord did speak against interference with the press , he signed a protocol declaring that under certain circumstances interference might be necessary . Mr . Disraeli read a passage from the protocol to this effect , and then
quoted comments made at the time by Mr . Gladstone , in which the proceedings were spoken of as a blow aimed at a free press . Mr . Disraeli contended that he was justified in the observations he had mado . Mr . Layard ropliod , and contendod that nono of tho charges which had boon mado against the Earl of Clarendon wore well founded . He road other oxtracts from tho
protocols in support of this statement . Subsoquontly a most successful effort was mado to provent the Reform Bill from coming on . A number of motions on a variety of subjects had boon put upon the paper by Tory menibors , and though some of thorn havo boen debated bofore , thero were gone into with as much zost as if they woro wholly now . Tho rosult was , that tho Reform Bills could not bo brought on until so lato an hour as to mako progress impossible On the 11 th inst ., tho Govern-