The Week.

given in his honour . Unfortunately , tho weather was very bad , and this militated greatly against tho enjoyment of tho affair . Tho Belgian riliomon wont to Windsor to seo tho Castle and Park . Tho weather in thoir caso , too , seriously interfered with thoir pleasure . Amplo provision had boon mado , by order of hor Majesty , for thoir substantial entertainment . Tho Viceroy of Egypt paid a visit to tho House of Commons , and was present

in tho Ambassadors' Gallery during a portion of Mr- O'Boirno ' s speech on the subject of landed estates in Ireland . Mr . Gladstone visited tho Viceroy while in tho House , and pointed out to his Highness its various occupants . Tho appearance of tho House of Commons on this occasion was anything hut lively , tho attendance of hon . members not being largo . Tho Lord Mayor , tho

Sheriff ' s , and several members of tho Court of Common Council waited upon tho Viceroy , and presented to his Highness an address of congratulation on bohalf of tho Corporation . Tho Vieoroj gavo a very friendly reply to tho address , and promised tho Lord Mayor that if ho or any of tho members of tho Corporation visited Egypt thoro should bo a hearty reception given to them . London was , figuratively speaking , deserted on tho

17 th inst . Tho House of Commons suspended its sittings , and tho members wont down almost to a man to Spithead . Tho Sultan too , and tho Viceroy , and tho Prince of Wales also went thither , to take part in tho Naval Review . That affair was somewhat marred by tho heavy weather which prevailed . During Tuesday tho wind , which had been blowing a galo from tho S . S . W .. somewhat moderated , and wont round more to tho northward . Still , thoro

was something more than a capful of wind , and tho ships woro unable to leave thoir anchorage . Tho comfort of landsmen who ventured out to sea was not on that account tho less . Thon , too , driving rain fell , and seriously marred tho ploasuro of tho trip However , tho Queon was there , and tho ships , though thoy would not manoeuvre , expended a great deal of powder as hor Majesty ,

and tho Sultan , and Viceroy steamed through tho fleet . That tho vessels could not move was , of course , a great disappointment ; but tho reception of hor Majesty , tho farewell to tho Sultan , and tho various passages through tho avenue , formed by tho wooden and iron-clad ships , was very brilliant in a spectacular point of view . Tho Belgians wont to tho Crystal Palaco , whoro a series of amusements had boon provided for them . Thev wore evidently much delighted with thoir reception , and with all they

saw . FOREIGN IXTELLIGLXOE . —Tho trial of Bcrozowski for tho attempt to shoot tho Czar took place in Paris on the 15 th inst , Tho accused was defended by M . Emanuel Arago . The Act of Accusation is a lengthy document , and traces the wholo history of Bcrozowski from tho time when ho joined tho ranks of tho Polish insurrection to his committal of the crime with which ho

is charged . Tho details of tho manner in which ho went about his work of attempting assassination aro very minute and interesting . Tho jury found Bcrozowski guilty of an attempt at homicide with extenuating circumstances , and ho was sentenced to transportation for life Tho Vistula has overflowed its banks , and dono groat damage to the adjacent country

In tho French Legislative Body M . Gamier-Pages advised a hotter understanding between Franco and Germany . Tho present unsatisfactory relations , ho said , woro prevent inn trade . If Franco should take any step against Germany it would arouse tho patriotism of Germans and consolidate tho Fatherland . The debate was continued by M . Jules Favre . A curious ease is

occupying ono of tho Paris law courts . It is an action in which tho son and daughter of Georges Sand sue thoir father , 31 . Dudovant , in respect to certain property which ho wishes to soil . \[ Dudovant was tho illegitimate son of tho Baron Dudovant . Tho Bareness Dudovant , having no children o £ her own , took a stron "

liking to hor husband ' s illegitimate son . In ono will sho divided her property into two portions , one ol which sho loft to M . Dudovant , and tho other to his two children , tho son and daughter of himself and his wifo Georges ^ Sand . Whon ho and his wife separated tho Baroness Dudovant , it is supposed to mark her disapproval ol tho children being loft under tho guardianship of thoir mother , altered her will , and loft all tho property to

M . Dudovant . Practically , it is this will which is disputed by tho children . The decision is postponed . Tho Emperor Napoleon is well p leased with tho defence of tho Mexican policy mado in tho Legislative Body by M . Rouhor . Tho France assorts that tho Emperor has written a letter to 31 . Rouhor congratulating him upon his speech , and at tho samo timo sending him tho

insignia of tho Legion of Honour- sot in diamonds . Tho Finance Minister of Austria brought in his Budget into tho Lower House of tho Roichsrath on tho 13 th inst . It was hy no moans of a favourable character ; but tho Minister made a speech in which ho poiutocl out tho necessity for reforms in overy department of tho State , and spoke of Hungary in a most complacent manner .

It it clear that under tho direction of Baron von Boust Austria is about to put hor house in order , and take a higher position , constitutionally and commercially , than sho has hitherto dono . Tho Augsburg Gazelle had , tho other day , an amusing squib . It printed what purported to bo a circular despatch from Prince Gortschakoff , declaring that tho condition of Ireland was a European question . Tho circular was a direct imitation of somo of thoso which tho British Government sent out somo years ago as to Poland . Everybody of intelligence who road the circular

in the Augsburg Gazelle must havo seen that it was a squib . Tho Journal of St . Petersburgh , however , gravely declares that tho despatch is a pure invention . Tho debate on Luxemburg in tho French Chambers elicited somo satisfactory assurances from M . Rouhor . Ho declared that tho French Government saw without any alarm the unity of Germany being effected . Such a unification had for a long time boon inevitable under either

Prussia or Austria . It had been decided in favour of Prussia , and tho Emperor saw- nothing alarming in it . Replying to M . Thiers . 31 . Rouhor once more controverted tho ancient theories of that statesman as to tho interest of Franco lying in tho Powers about hor being weak . As to the army reorganisation , ho declared it was essentially a peace measure . It is evident ,

from tho debates in tho Italian Chambers , that tho Government will not bo allowed to compromise with Rome . Tho action of tho Ricasoli Ministry in appointing bishops and making other arrangements with tho Papal Government has been tho subject of a debate , and although tho majority voted against tho consuro which was proposed , Signer Rattazzi was obliged to promise that

thoro should bo no cause of offence in this direction in future . Kossuth's son , who was a candidate [ or a seat in tho Hungarian Parliament , has been rejected by tho constituency to whom ho offered , himself . Kossuth is a candidate at another place . It is asserted that there is somo degree of unfriendliness between Franco and Russia . Thoso who spread tho report cannot givo

any reason for the alleged ill-feeling , and it is more than probable that tho statement is wholly unfounded . Still , it must bo observed that Franco is steadily increasing hor ai-mamonts , and that a general distrust prevails .

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