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phere , and in giving our fraternal greeting to our new contemporary , we hope it will prove equal to the noble task that it has undertaken . Prefixed to the first issue of the " Espejo " are these words , by Bro . Cassard : — "My life has been devoted to the great work of the redemption of the human species ; and though I may not attain my object , I shall at least be conscious of
having , to the best of my ability , contributed towards the welfare of mankind . " The Editor , Bro . Cassard , is assisted in his work by Bros . Albert G . Maekey , Albert Pike , A . Ma de Zubiria y Herrera , and A . T . C . Pierson , all of them belonging to the thirty-third Scottish grade . An excerpt from -the " Espejo " is given in another column of our present issue .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The Queen , Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , Princess Beatrice , and Princess Hohenlohe , and the ladies and gentlemen in-waiting , attended Divine service on Sunday morning in the Private Chapel . The Itev . C . Kingsley , Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty , preached the sermon . Her Majesty received on Sunday afternoon , with profound sorrow , the
announcement of the loss which has fallen on her Majesty and the Royal family by the death of the King of the Belgians , her Majesty ' s last surviving uncle , ancl the last of his generation of the House of Sa . xe Coburg . The loss , though not unexpected , is not less felt by the Queen , who , in the King of the Belgians has lost a most affectionate relation , ancl a most sagacious
adviser—a friend and councillor of the Prince Consort , to whom he was warmly attached , and whom from early childhood the Queen has . looked upon in the light of a father , whose interest in the Queen ' s welfare was unceasing , ancl whose kindness the Queen will never forget . It being indispensably necessary for the despatch of public business , her Majesty held a Council on
Monday at one o ' clock , at which were present Earl Granville , the Duke of Somerset , and the Bight Hon . E . Cardwell . Tlie Prince of Wales , attended by Lieutenant Colonel Keppel , arrived at Marlborough House on Tuesday night from Sandriiigham . GEHJEEAE HOJIE NEWS . —We trust for the honour of the magisterial bench that there is no other court in England in which
such a scene as that which is reported to have taken place at Leamington on the 6 th inst ., could have occurred . It would have been much better to adjourn the proceedings altogether than to have allowed so indecent an altercation in a public court . While the oath was being gabbled out to witnesses by two persons at the same time the crowd enjoyed the fun , but it must have occasioned sorrow to many who do not like to see
a court of justice turned into a boar garden . We regret to have to report another sanguinary poaching encounter which was attended with serious results . The affray took place in the preserves of Mr . Rowland Burden , near Hartlepool . Shots were exchanged between the two parties , the result being that a county policeman and a keeper ' s son were severely
wounded , and that one of the poachers called out that he was killed . Such are some of the fruits of the game laws . An action for breach of promise of marriage was tried in the Court of Common Pleas . A young girl named Berry sued a Mr . Da Costa for damages . There could be no doubt that the promise bad been made , and that the plaintiff had been seduced .
Ultimately the defendant married his mother's maid . The jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for £ 2 , 500 . The lingering and painful illness of the King of the Belgians has at last terminated in death . He died on Sunday morning in the 76 th year of his age . The intelligence that has been received from time to time of his condition , both from public and private sources , could
leave no doubt that this must be the result . His Majesty had been for some days past conscious of his serious condition and of the certainty of his speedy dissolution . On this account the Duke and Duchess of Brabant bad taken up their abode in the palace , and were constant in their attentions to the illustrious sufferer . The dying scene is described as most touching , the King , up to the moment of his death , being surrounded by his
children and his grandchildren , who were bathed in tears . The grief of the nation bears evident proofs of sincerity . In France and on the Continent generally the newspapers speak highly ofthe late King . A murder is reported from the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton . Some Irish labourers had been drinking and got into a quarrel with a policeman , who called to his assistance
one of his companions . A man named Hooper came up and was about to seize one of the rioters , when he was stabbed with a sharp-pointed knife , or rather dagger , and died almost instantly . The man who is charged with the crime is in custody . A densely-crowded meeting , under the auspices of the JVational Reform League , was held iu St . Martin's Hall on
Tuesday evening . Indeed , so great was the crowd seeking admission , that a number of those who eould not get into the great hall filled a lower room , and there held another meeting . In the hall Mr . Edraond Beales , the president of the League , occupied the chair , and delivered a sound speech , in which the necessity for Reform was insisted upon . Various other speakers
addressed the meeting , and resolutions and a memorial in accordance with the object of the gathering were enthusiastically agreed upon . A great Reform meeting was held at Halifax on Monday night . Mr . Stansfeld and Sir P . Crossley delivered good Reform speeches , the former emphatically protesting against handing over the question to a royal commission . A memorial urging Lord Russell to introduce a Reform Bill in
the next session was enthusiastically adopted . The Smithfield Club Cattle Show was visited on Tuesday by over 20 , 000 persons . The exhibition appears rather to grow in attraction than otherwise . An action was tried in the Court of Exchequer on Tuesday , in which Mr . Moss Defines sought to recover damages from the South Eastern Railway Company for injuries received by him in the accident at Stapleburst . After hearing a good deal of
evidence , the jury found for the plaintiff , with £ 3 , 300 damages . At the Bow-street police office a case was heard which has attracted some attention in the theatrical world . Mr . Charles Hoskins , formerly a comedian at Drury-lane Theatre , and now a licensed victualler " , at Cheltenliam , was summoned by Mr . Meagreson , comedian , and now engaged at Drury-lane Theatre ,
for having written certain threatening letters to him . Both parties , are also concerned in an action for libel which is now pending . On Tuesday the defendant pleaded guilty to having written abusive letters , and was bound over to keep the peace for six months . The libel case is said also to have arisen from tbe writing of anonymous letters .
An important case growing out of the railway demolitions in Somers Town was decided in the Marylebone county court , and many similar cases will be ruled by the judgment which Mr . Lake Russell has now given . He decided the principle that weekly tenants are entitled to no compensation from railway companies who may have occasion to remove their dwellings .
This decision is in strict accordance with the law , but it will inflict immense hardship upon large numbers of small tradesmen in Somers Town . Tbe young man Storer , who was committed for trial for causing the death of Miss Blake at Salisbury , has committed suicide in Salisbury Gaol . On Tuesday he was allowed to take a warm bath , and contrived to drown himself in the water . Once before , since he has been in gaol , it is said he endeavoured to
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Reviews.
phere , and in giving our fraternal greeting to our new contemporary , we hope it will prove equal to the noble task that it has undertaken . Prefixed to the first issue of the " Espejo " are these words , by Bro . Cassard : — "My life has been devoted to the great work of the redemption of the human species ; and though I may not attain my object , I shall at least be conscious of
having , to the best of my ability , contributed towards the welfare of mankind . " The Editor , Bro . Cassard , is assisted in his work by Bros . Albert G . Maekey , Albert Pike , A . Ma de Zubiria y Herrera , and A . T . C . Pierson , all of them belonging to the thirty-third Scottish grade . An excerpt from -the " Espejo " is given in another column of our present issue .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —The Queen , Princess Louise , Prince Leopold , Princess Beatrice , and Princess Hohenlohe , and the ladies and gentlemen in-waiting , attended Divine service on Sunday morning in the Private Chapel . The Itev . C . Kingsley , Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty , preached the sermon . Her Majesty received on Sunday afternoon , with profound sorrow , the
announcement of the loss which has fallen on her Majesty and the Royal family by the death of the King of the Belgians , her Majesty ' s last surviving uncle , ancl the last of his generation of the House of Sa . xe Coburg . The loss , though not unexpected , is not less felt by the Queen , who , in the King of the Belgians has lost a most affectionate relation , ancl a most sagacious
adviser—a friend and councillor of the Prince Consort , to whom he was warmly attached , and whom from early childhood the Queen has . looked upon in the light of a father , whose interest in the Queen ' s welfare was unceasing , ancl whose kindness the Queen will never forget . It being indispensably necessary for the despatch of public business , her Majesty held a Council on
Monday at one o ' clock , at which were present Earl Granville , the Duke of Somerset , and the Bight Hon . E . Cardwell . Tlie Prince of Wales , attended by Lieutenant Colonel Keppel , arrived at Marlborough House on Tuesday night from Sandriiigham . GEHJEEAE HOJIE NEWS . —We trust for the honour of the magisterial bench that there is no other court in England in which
such a scene as that which is reported to have taken place at Leamington on the 6 th inst ., could have occurred . It would have been much better to adjourn the proceedings altogether than to have allowed so indecent an altercation in a public court . While the oath was being gabbled out to witnesses by two persons at the same time the crowd enjoyed the fun , but it must have occasioned sorrow to many who do not like to see
a court of justice turned into a boar garden . We regret to have to report another sanguinary poaching encounter which was attended with serious results . The affray took place in the preserves of Mr . Rowland Burden , near Hartlepool . Shots were exchanged between the two parties , the result being that a county policeman and a keeper ' s son were severely
wounded , and that one of the poachers called out that he was killed . Such are some of the fruits of the game laws . An action for breach of promise of marriage was tried in the Court of Common Pleas . A young girl named Berry sued a Mr . Da Costa for damages . There could be no doubt that the promise bad been made , and that the plaintiff had been seduced .
Ultimately the defendant married his mother's maid . The jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for £ 2 , 500 . The lingering and painful illness of the King of the Belgians has at last terminated in death . He died on Sunday morning in the 76 th year of his age . The intelligence that has been received from time to time of his condition , both from public and private sources , could
leave no doubt that this must be the result . His Majesty had been for some days past conscious of his serious condition and of the certainty of his speedy dissolution . On this account the Duke and Duchess of Brabant bad taken up their abode in the palace , and were constant in their attentions to the illustrious sufferer . The dying scene is described as most touching , the King , up to the moment of his death , being surrounded by his
children and his grandchildren , who were bathed in tears . The grief of the nation bears evident proofs of sincerity . In France and on the Continent generally the newspapers speak highly ofthe late King . A murder is reported from the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton . Some Irish labourers had been drinking and got into a quarrel with a policeman , who called to his assistance
one of his companions . A man named Hooper came up and was about to seize one of the rioters , when he was stabbed with a sharp-pointed knife , or rather dagger , and died almost instantly . The man who is charged with the crime is in custody . A densely-crowded meeting , under the auspices of the JVational Reform League , was held iu St . Martin's Hall on
Tuesday evening . Indeed , so great was the crowd seeking admission , that a number of those who eould not get into the great hall filled a lower room , and there held another meeting . In the hall Mr . Edraond Beales , the president of the League , occupied the chair , and delivered a sound speech , in which the necessity for Reform was insisted upon . Various other speakers
addressed the meeting , and resolutions and a memorial in accordance with the object of the gathering were enthusiastically agreed upon . A great Reform meeting was held at Halifax on Monday night . Mr . Stansfeld and Sir P . Crossley delivered good Reform speeches , the former emphatically protesting against handing over the question to a royal commission . A memorial urging Lord Russell to introduce a Reform Bill in
the next session was enthusiastically adopted . The Smithfield Club Cattle Show was visited on Tuesday by over 20 , 000 persons . The exhibition appears rather to grow in attraction than otherwise . An action was tried in the Court of Exchequer on Tuesday , in which Mr . Moss Defines sought to recover damages from the South Eastern Railway Company for injuries received by him in the accident at Stapleburst . After hearing a good deal of
evidence , the jury found for the plaintiff , with £ 3 , 300 damages . At the Bow-street police office a case was heard which has attracted some attention in the theatrical world . Mr . Charles Hoskins , formerly a comedian at Drury-lane Theatre , and now a licensed victualler " , at Cheltenliam , was summoned by Mr . Meagreson , comedian , and now engaged at Drury-lane Theatre ,
for having written certain threatening letters to him . Both parties , are also concerned in an action for libel which is now pending . On Tuesday the defendant pleaded guilty to having written abusive letters , and was bound over to keep the peace for six months . The libel case is said also to have arisen from tbe writing of anonymous letters .
An important case growing out of the railway demolitions in Somers Town was decided in the Marylebone county court , and many similar cases will be ruled by the judgment which Mr . Lake Russell has now given . He decided the principle that weekly tenants are entitled to no compensation from railway companies who may have occasion to remove their dwellings .
This decision is in strict accordance with the law , but it will inflict immense hardship upon large numbers of small tradesmen in Somers Town . Tbe young man Storer , who was committed for trial for causing the death of Miss Blake at Salisbury , has committed suicide in Salisbury Gaol . On Tuesday he was allowed to take a warm bath , and contrived to drown himself in the water . Once before , since he has been in gaol , it is said he endeavoured to