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The Week.
THE WEEK .
TUB Co PET- —The Gasette announces from the Lord Chamberlain ' s Office , that though her Majesty will hold no leeves this year , yet she will grant letters of certification to her Ministers abroad to any lady AVI IO is going abroad , and wlio ivould hai'e been presented had any leeves been held . In that case the application must he backed by a lady who has herself been presented , and stating that the applicant would have been presented had that ceremony not been in abeyance
for thib year . The applications thus strengthened ivill be submitted for the Queen ' s approval . Ifc is ivith much pleasure we announce that the health of the King of the Belgians continues to improve , and promises to be soon established . His Majesty ' s eldest son , the Duke of Brabant , returned to Brussels on Suiicl ay night . The health of his Royal Highness has much imnroved by his journey .
I AIPEEIAI . PARHAAIENT . —In the House of Lords on Thursday 8 tli inst ., the business ivas unimportant . On Friday Lord Derby obtained a select Committee ' * ' to inquire into the injury resulting from noxious vapours in certain manufacturing process es , ancl into the law relating thereto . " On Monday Lords Shaftesbury took up the cause of the suffering operatives of Lancashire , and urged the Governm ent to relax the labour test . Lords Shaftesbury , Granville ,
and Derby bore ivarm testimony to the noble endurance of our suffering population , and to the generous and liberal conduct of the great body of the employers of the county . The Register of Voters Bill ivas read a second time . On Tuesday the bill providing for the abolition of the oaths relating to the Church of England , at present required to be taken by persons holding municipal ancl other civil offices , was thrown out by a majority of 32 . In the House
of 'Commons , ; 'May 8 th , on the motion for the second reading of the Customs aud Inland Revenue Bill , Sir S . Northcote made an elaborate survey of our financial position , Avhicii lie considered most unsatisfactory . The Chancellor of the Exchequer vindicated his views as to the public expenditure and his financial policy generally , at great length ; and was followed by Mr . Disraeli , who attacked not only Mr . Gladstone ' s management of the national exchequer , but also
the foreign policy of the Government . Mr . Disraeli was in his turn answered by Lord Palmerston , who accused the right hon gentleman as bidding for support from any section of tho house , meaely to become a member of a new administration , without regard either to principle or the honor of the country . On Friday Sir H . IViJiouglibj- gave notice of certain amendments on the Customs and Inland Rei'ciuic Bill . After a long discussion on the case of the naval captains on the Reserved List , —which has been taken up with so much energy hy Sir John Hay—¦ Mv . Cowper explained that it ivas intended to add another Aving to the miserable inconvenient Record Office ; but as Parliament has not yet voted tbe money , nothing has
seen yet done beyond the preparation of the plans . Mr . Algernon Egcrton addressed several questions to Mr . Villiers respecting the Avorking of the Poor Law in the cotton manufacturing districts ; ancl also asked whether it was true that the Indian import duties had been reduced . The hon . gentleman made a lengthened statement on the condition of Lancashire and Cheshire , a subject which was also dealt with by Mr . E . Potter . Sir C . AVood saicl ho had no doubt that the telegram from India would be confirmed by the official despatches ; and Mr . Villiersthe President of the Poor-law Boardrepliedto the
, , , oilier and more important questions addressed to the Government by the member for South Lancashire . The rig-lit lion , gentleman stated that from the returns tlie distress , has apparently been stagnant , or has not increased as it was doing a short time since ; and , as far as the number of persons receiving relief can be judged by the returns , their numbers have rather fallen short than increased " He did not , hoAvever , ivish to underrate the serious character of the crisis ; there was , undoubtedly , much suffering and privation , and he coulcl
see no prospect of an early improvement . At the same time , he thought that the Poor Law as it stood , aided by private charity , ivould prove equal to the emergency , and he explained away ivhat he considered to be grie \ 'ous misapprehensions on this point . It was , howcA'cr . bis intention to send doivn a Commissioner , who would make special inquiries on the spot . The discussion was continued by Mr . Bright , Mr . Hibberr , and other members without any result . -On Monday the House Avent into Committee oil the
Customs and Inland Revenue Bill . The Chancellor of the -Exchequer agreed to Mr . Ball's motion for the omission ofthe clause requiring a license for private brewing , and . conceded a drawback of vs . per cwt . on Kentish (? English ) hops in stock outhe loth of April . A strong opposition was offered to the clause relating to the granting of licenses tor the sale of liquors at fairs and on other special occasions , but , on a division , the Government obtained a majority . Mr . vilaclstonejntrocluced an amendment placing the granting of these licenses in the hands of the magistrates , and limiting the time for
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surpassed in grandeur by those of 1857 and 1859 at Sydenham , naturally led to this result . There is no reason whatever why London should not hold a musical festival once in three years just as ivell as Birmingham ancl the rest ; ancl although the performances must necessarily take place at Sydenham—ivhich possesses the only building vast enough for such a purpose Avithin reasonable distance of the capital—the Handel Triennial Festival will constitute a great London music-meeting to all
intents ancl purposes , inasmuch as people from the country and from abroad are likely , as a matter of expediency in the majority of instances , to make London their home during the festival ; Avhile the fknver of the performers , vocal and instrumental , to say nothing of the bulk and intelligence of the active management , can only be supplied from the same exhaustless source . The proportions of the London festival , compared with those of
fche Birmingham , will fairly represent the difference in magnitude , ivealth , and population between the capital of England and the commercial emporium ofthe 'Black Country' . " Sig . Verdi ' s Cantata , we are informed b y the Musical World , is about to be produced afc Her Majesty ' s Theatre , ivith full band ancl chorus , under the superintendence of the composer . The solo parts , originally intended for Sig . Tamberiik , have been altered for Mile
. Titiens by Sig . Verdi . The public will therefore , be aflbred an opportunity of forming an opinion of a work the rejection of which from fche progremme of the Inauguration of the International Exhibition has created so much sympathy . Herr Henri Hers- lias arrived in London . Among fche foreign manufacturers ivho exhibit pianofortes afc the International Exhibition he is one of the most eminent . Herr Davidoff , the celebrated Russian violoncellist , will arrive in London in time to perform afc the next Philarmonic Concert .
Mr . Charles D'Alberfc , fche popular and ivell-knOAvn composer of dance-music , has quite recovered from his late severe illness . Sig . Ronconi is still very ill , at Granada . It is stated that he has undergone a successful operation for the sfcone . Whether this be true or not , his reappearance among ns Avill be hailed Avith universal satisfaction . Mr . Elliot Galer is about to the New RoyaltTheatre
open y as an Operetta House . He ivill have the assistance of Mr . and Mrs . Henri Drayton and Miss Fanny Reeves . This little theatre is especially suited to the procWtion of light operatic works , ancl as Mr . Galer has had considerable experience , there are reasonable hopes of success . We learn from a neiv paper ( devoted to thveatrical and musical matter , and entitled The Theatrical Times and Musical
Critic : a Record of Metiopolitan , Fiomncial , Australian , and American Theatricals and Music , ancl General Amusement Guide ) , that M . Fechter has taken fche Lyceum Theatre after December next , ? when Mr . Falconer ' s term expires . Some complaint is made about M . Fechter having taken it " over Mr . Falconer ' s head , " and Mr . Arnold is scolded because "Mr . Falconer had not the slihtest intimation of the affair until
g after the document between the contracting parties was signed , sealed , and delivered . " The same authority informs us that M . Fechter has engaged Mr . Edmund Yates as his stage manager . It is rumoured that , on leaving the Lyceum Theatre , Mr . Falconer ivill take Drury Lane Theatre .
VISIT OE THE E : MPEEOR AND EMPRESS as THE FRENCH . — During the approaching season , it is expected that many illstrious foreigners ivill honour fche Metropolis with thei ' v presenee ; conspicuous among Avhom will be the French Monarch and the Empress . As usual during such royal visits , the establishments of the principal London tradesmen will be inspected ; but ive doubt whether so much gratification ivill be experienced
at any , as ivill be , even by their critical taste , at the magnificent emporium , No . 154 , Regent-sfcreet , ivhere Messrs . T . A . Simpson and Co . seem to have taxed all the efforts of art and talent to produce perfection . Combining the mosfc valuable materials , ivith the most graceful creations of artistic skill , they have collected an assemblage of ivares , that , to quote the nursery balladis indeed fit " to set before a king . " There is therefore
, itltle . doubt but thafc several of Messrs . Simpsons' chefs d ' eeuvres will hereafter find a treasured home in many Continental palaces ; unless our own English nobility and gentry , AVIIO daily visit 151 , Regent-street , be first in the field , and obtain a prior right to the possession of the much-admired articles of utilit y and elegance ivith ivhich this establishment abounds .
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The Week.
THE WEEK .
TUB Co PET- —The Gasette announces from the Lord Chamberlain ' s Office , that though her Majesty will hold no leeves this year , yet she will grant letters of certification to her Ministers abroad to any lady AVI IO is going abroad , and wlio ivould hai'e been presented had any leeves been held . In that case the application must he backed by a lady who has herself been presented , and stating that the applicant would have been presented had that ceremony not been in abeyance
for thib year . The applications thus strengthened ivill be submitted for the Queen ' s approval . Ifc is ivith much pleasure we announce that the health of the King of the Belgians continues to improve , and promises to be soon established . His Majesty ' s eldest son , the Duke of Brabant , returned to Brussels on Suiicl ay night . The health of his Royal Highness has much imnroved by his journey .
I AIPEEIAI . PARHAAIENT . —In the House of Lords on Thursday 8 tli inst ., the business ivas unimportant . On Friday Lord Derby obtained a select Committee ' * ' to inquire into the injury resulting from noxious vapours in certain manufacturing process es , ancl into the law relating thereto . " On Monday Lords Shaftesbury took up the cause of the suffering operatives of Lancashire , and urged the Governm ent to relax the labour test . Lords Shaftesbury , Granville ,
and Derby bore ivarm testimony to the noble endurance of our suffering population , and to the generous and liberal conduct of the great body of the employers of the county . The Register of Voters Bill ivas read a second time . On Tuesday the bill providing for the abolition of the oaths relating to the Church of England , at present required to be taken by persons holding municipal ancl other civil offices , was thrown out by a majority of 32 . In the House
of 'Commons , ; 'May 8 th , on the motion for the second reading of the Customs aud Inland Revenue Bill , Sir S . Northcote made an elaborate survey of our financial position , Avhicii lie considered most unsatisfactory . The Chancellor of the Exchequer vindicated his views as to the public expenditure and his financial policy generally , at great length ; and was followed by Mr . Disraeli , who attacked not only Mr . Gladstone ' s management of the national exchequer , but also
the foreign policy of the Government . Mr . Disraeli was in his turn answered by Lord Palmerston , who accused the right hon gentleman as bidding for support from any section of tho house , meaely to become a member of a new administration , without regard either to principle or the honor of the country . On Friday Sir H . IViJiouglibj- gave notice of certain amendments on the Customs and Inland Rei'ciuic Bill . After a long discussion on the case of the naval captains on the Reserved List , —which has been taken up with so much energy hy Sir John Hay—¦ Mv . Cowper explained that it ivas intended to add another Aving to the miserable inconvenient Record Office ; but as Parliament has not yet voted tbe money , nothing has
seen yet done beyond the preparation of the plans . Mr . Algernon Egcrton addressed several questions to Mr . Villiers respecting the Avorking of the Poor Law in the cotton manufacturing districts ; ancl also asked whether it was true that the Indian import duties had been reduced . The hon . gentleman made a lengthened statement on the condition of Lancashire and Cheshire , a subject which was also dealt with by Mr . E . Potter . Sir C . AVood saicl ho had no doubt that the telegram from India would be confirmed by the official despatches ; and Mr . Villiersthe President of the Poor-law Boardrepliedto the
, , , oilier and more important questions addressed to the Government by the member for South Lancashire . The rig-lit lion , gentleman stated that from the returns tlie distress , has apparently been stagnant , or has not increased as it was doing a short time since ; and , as far as the number of persons receiving relief can be judged by the returns , their numbers have rather fallen short than increased " He did not , hoAvever , ivish to underrate the serious character of the crisis ; there was , undoubtedly , much suffering and privation , and he coulcl
see no prospect of an early improvement . At the same time , he thought that the Poor Law as it stood , aided by private charity , ivould prove equal to the emergency , and he explained away ivhat he considered to be grie \ 'ous misapprehensions on this point . It was , howcA'cr . bis intention to send doivn a Commissioner , who would make special inquiries on the spot . The discussion was continued by Mr . Bright , Mr . Hibberr , and other members without any result . -On Monday the House Avent into Committee oil the
Customs and Inland Revenue Bill . The Chancellor of the -Exchequer agreed to Mr . Ball's motion for the omission ofthe clause requiring a license for private brewing , and . conceded a drawback of vs . per cwt . on Kentish (? English ) hops in stock outhe loth of April . A strong opposition was offered to the clause relating to the granting of licenses tor the sale of liquors at fairs and on other special occasions , but , on a division , the Government obtained a majority . Mr . vilaclstonejntrocluced an amendment placing the granting of these licenses in the hands of the magistrates , and limiting the time for
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surpassed in grandeur by those of 1857 and 1859 at Sydenham , naturally led to this result . There is no reason whatever why London should not hold a musical festival once in three years just as ivell as Birmingham ancl the rest ; ancl although the performances must necessarily take place at Sydenham—ivhich possesses the only building vast enough for such a purpose Avithin reasonable distance of the capital—the Handel Triennial Festival will constitute a great London music-meeting to all
intents ancl purposes , inasmuch as people from the country and from abroad are likely , as a matter of expediency in the majority of instances , to make London their home during the festival ; Avhile the fknver of the performers , vocal and instrumental , to say nothing of the bulk and intelligence of the active management , can only be supplied from the same exhaustless source . The proportions of the London festival , compared with those of
fche Birmingham , will fairly represent the difference in magnitude , ivealth , and population between the capital of England and the commercial emporium ofthe 'Black Country' . " Sig . Verdi ' s Cantata , we are informed b y the Musical World , is about to be produced afc Her Majesty ' s Theatre , ivith full band ancl chorus , under the superintendence of the composer . The solo parts , originally intended for Sig . Tamberiik , have been altered for Mile
. Titiens by Sig . Verdi . The public will therefore , be aflbred an opportunity of forming an opinion of a work the rejection of which from fche progremme of the Inauguration of the International Exhibition has created so much sympathy . Herr Henri Hers- lias arrived in London . Among fche foreign manufacturers ivho exhibit pianofortes afc the International Exhibition he is one of the most eminent . Herr Davidoff , the celebrated Russian violoncellist , will arrive in London in time to perform afc the next Philarmonic Concert .
Mr . Charles D'Alberfc , fche popular and ivell-knOAvn composer of dance-music , has quite recovered from his late severe illness . Sig . Ronconi is still very ill , at Granada . It is stated that he has undergone a successful operation for the sfcone . Whether this be true or not , his reappearance among ns Avill be hailed Avith universal satisfaction . Mr . Elliot Galer is about to the New RoyaltTheatre
open y as an Operetta House . He ivill have the assistance of Mr . and Mrs . Henri Drayton and Miss Fanny Reeves . This little theatre is especially suited to the procWtion of light operatic works , ancl as Mr . Galer has had considerable experience , there are reasonable hopes of success . We learn from a neiv paper ( devoted to thveatrical and musical matter , and entitled The Theatrical Times and Musical
Critic : a Record of Metiopolitan , Fiomncial , Australian , and American Theatricals and Music , ancl General Amusement Guide ) , that M . Fechter has taken fche Lyceum Theatre after December next , ? when Mr . Falconer ' s term expires . Some complaint is made about M . Fechter having taken it " over Mr . Falconer ' s head , " and Mr . Arnold is scolded because "Mr . Falconer had not the slihtest intimation of the affair until
g after the document between the contracting parties was signed , sealed , and delivered . " The same authority informs us that M . Fechter has engaged Mr . Edmund Yates as his stage manager . It is rumoured that , on leaving the Lyceum Theatre , Mr . Falconer ivill take Drury Lane Theatre .
VISIT OE THE E : MPEEOR AND EMPRESS as THE FRENCH . — During the approaching season , it is expected that many illstrious foreigners ivill honour fche Metropolis with thei ' v presenee ; conspicuous among Avhom will be the French Monarch and the Empress . As usual during such royal visits , the establishments of the principal London tradesmen will be inspected ; but ive doubt whether so much gratification ivill be experienced
at any , as ivill be , even by their critical taste , at the magnificent emporium , No . 154 , Regent-sfcreet , ivhere Messrs . T . A . Simpson and Co . seem to have taxed all the efforts of art and talent to produce perfection . Combining the mosfc valuable materials , ivith the most graceful creations of artistic skill , they have collected an assemblage of ivares , that , to quote the nursery balladis indeed fit " to set before a king . " There is therefore
, itltle . doubt but thafc several of Messrs . Simpsons' chefs d ' eeuvres will hereafter find a treasured home in many Continental palaces ; unless our own English nobility and gentry , AVIIO daily visit 151 , Regent-street , be first in the field , and obtain a prior right to the possession of the much-admired articles of utilit y and elegance ivith ivhich this establishment abounds .