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The Oxford Music Hall.
Belling , who all aquit themselves creditably , the four lastnamed gentlemen especially in their four-part songs , and Miss M . Stuart in her Scotch ballads . Mr . Viotti Collins , the eminent violinist , has now firmly established himself here , and it is only pay ing a tribute to the good taste of the audience generally to aecord the fact that his brilliant variations are nightly applauded rnd re-demanded . The comic portion of the entertainment is very strong , including as it does the names of Messrs . W .
Randall , M . P . Foster , E . Marshall , Sam Collins , Wood and Son , and Miss Harriet Coveney . On Monday afternoon we were invited by Messrs . Morton and Stanley to a private rehearsal of the performance of the two youths , named Henri and Pfau , who have been exhibiting their wonderful feats for 300 consecutive nig hts at the " Cirque Napoleon , " Paris . This was their first appearance in England , and their agility was witnessed with .-great scrutiny by numerous critics . Their feats on the double
trapeze were performed with admirable dexterity , particularly that made in one great spring of thirty-seven feet , which was executed in a manner that convinced the beholders that even Leotard himself woidd have to look anxiously to his laurels . MR . AND MRS . GERMAN REED'S ENTERTAINMENT . The announcement of a forthcoming change in the present entertainment has crowded the Gallery of Illustration . The
public , through always eager for novelty , are no doubt anxious to enjoy the performance in its present fonn . AM the late interpobations have been eminently successful . Mrs . Reed ' s "Dolly Chickbiddy and Mr . Parry ' s " Colleen Bawn , " are nightly applauded by large audiences . It is now contemplated , we hear , to effect an entire change of entertainment , but various novelties -will be produced in a few weeks , the best of the illustrations being retained . The author of them is a very popular dramatist , to whom the public are indebted for many hours of agreeable entertainment .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COUBT . —The Queen still remains at Osborne . The Princess Royal arrived on Friday the 14 th . She came from Antwerp by the Victoria and Albert , and instead of coming to Gravesend , as was first proposed , her anxiety to be with and comfort her august mother was so great as to induce her to direct the vessel to proceed direct to the Royal Palace . The rumour current some time ago , that the daughter of Prince
Christian of Denmark had been selected as the future wife of the Prince of Wales , is revived . The formal notification of this matrimonial alliance will , it is stated , be made at no distant date . Prince Alfred is not expected to arrive home nntd the middle of next month , as owing to the delay of the Mail which carried the announcement of the death of Ins august father , it did not arrive nntd two days after the vessel in which his Royal Highness is serving had sailed from Mexico .
IMPEBIAI PARLIAMENT . —In the House of Lords , on Thursday the 13 th , Lord Granville explained the modifications which the Committee of Privy Council has determined to make in the new Minute on Education . It is not to extend to Scotland . The noble Earl ' s speech was followed hy little or no discussion . On Friday , Lord Stanhope called attention to the report that another " stone expedition " was about to bo despatched to
Charleston . The noble Earl strongly denounced this system of destroying commercial ports . Lord Russell said ho had received no official information of the reported " expedition , " but the governments of England and France held identical opinions as to the unjustifiable character of " a practice which would deprive the shipping of all nations of a point of refuge along an enormous line of coast . " On Monday the Earl of Clarendon referred to the recentl-published correspondence of Count
y Cavour , and the statement made therein , that the noble lorcl had urged Cavour to make war against Austria , and promised him the material aid of England . As it was anticipated he would do , Lord Clarendon distinctly and entirely denies that he ever made any such promise , or even advised Count Cavour to provoke a war with Austria . The Lord Choncellor explained the nature of his bdl on the transfer of land , in an able and sometimes
sarcastic speech . He exposed the costliness and complexity of the present system of landed proprietorshi p , ancl proposed by means of registration to give indefeasible titles to land , and facilitate its transfer and mortgage . On Tuesday , Lorcl Carnarvon called attention to the case of Mr . Shaver , a British subject , who , he alleged , had been unjustifiably arrested by the Federal authorities , and subjected to treatment in Fort Warren
which had seriously affected his health . He submitted that a stronger cose for compensation could not be presented to the AVashington government . Lord Russell stated that Mr . Shaver had not himself claimed compensation , and Hor Majesty ' s Government cordd not , therefore , he expected to take any steps in the matter . In the House of Commons on Thursday , 13 th inst ., Sir George Grey stated , in reply to Mr . H . Sheridan , that the recommendations of the Coroner ' s Jury in the case of the
Hartley catastrophe were now under the consideration of the Government , with the view of devising some measure to prevent the recurrence of such a calamity . Mr . Lowe then proceeded to make a statement on the subject of the " revised code "—describing , as the President of the Council did in the House of Lords , the modifications which it had been deemed politic to introduce . A brief discussion followed , and the House adjourned .
On Friday . Mr . W . E . Forster elicited from Lord Palmerston an explanation with reference to the Belgian tariff , the Zollverein regulations , and the Scheldt dues . The noble Lord stated that negotiations were going on with Belgium , which , would place England on the footing of the most favoured nations with regard to its commercial relations . On Monday Mr . Bright adverted to the affair of the Trent . He expressed his approval of the tone adopted bLord Russell in the despatches
y which he had addressed to the British Minister at AVashington , but entirely dissented from the policy of warlike preparation , the cost of which the country was now required to defray . Lord Palmerston replied to the hon . member for Birmingham / defending the conduct of the Government in sending out the troops , on the ground that the American people had appeared to sanction the act of Captain Wilkesancl that Canadabeing the weakest
, , point of the empire , required to he provided with the means of defence . The House having gone into committee of supply , Lord C . Paget moved the supplemental votes , £ 334 , 000 of which were incurred hy the preparations for the defence of North America . After some discussion the vote was agreed to . In connection with the military estimates , Sir G . C . Lewis made an explanatory statement , in which he defended the Government in
sending out reinforcements . This vote was also passed without opposition . On Tuesday , Mr . Cox asked whether it was the intention of the Government to bring iu a Reform Bill this session . Lord Palmerston replied in the negative . In answer to a question from Mr . Richardson , relative to the recent military murders , Sir G . C . Lewis stated that a bill would shortly be laid upon the table , providing for the more prompt punishment of persons guilty of such crimes . Mr . Roebuck brought forward
his bill on trade marks , ancl explained that the measure made forgery of these marks a misdemeanour , and provided for reciprocity wdth foreign countries in endeavotu-ing to check this disgraceful and wide-spread species of fraud . The bill was read a first time ; and Mr . Milner Gibson complied with the suggestion of the member for Sheffield , that it should be referred to a Select Committee , along with the measure on the same subject which had been prepared bthe Government . Mr . Childersin
y , asking for the papers relating to the recent Australian exploring expedition , highly eulogised the heroism which IIBC I been displayed by Burke and his -unfortunate companions ; and the Under Secretary for the Colonies , in agreeing to the motion , echoed the opinions expressed by the member for Pontefract , with reference to the gallantry shown by the hapless explorers . On the motion of Mr . Brady , a select committee was appointed
to enquire into the best means of utilising the sewage of towns , " with a view to reduce local taxation and benefit agriculture . " On AVednesday , the House read a second time , hy a majority of nine , Mr . Hadfield ' s Qualification for Offices Abolition Bill Mr . Monckton Mdnes then moved the second reading of his bill for legalising marriage with a deceased wife ' s sister . After considerable discussion , Lord R . Cecil moved that the bid be read a second time that day six monthsand argued that other
, persons wishing to marry within the prohibited degrees mi ght , on similar grounds , claim exemption . Sir G . Grey , Mr . AValpole , Mr . Buxton , and other hon . members having made speeches , the Honse divided , the result being a majority of eleven for the second reading . Sir H . Cairns obtained leave to bring in . a bill to amend the law of Ireland in relation to the
solemmsation of marriages . GENEEAL HOME NEWS . —The mortality in London is again below the average . In the last week of January the deaths had risen so high as 1569 ; since that time , week by week , there has been a continuous fall , and last week they amounted only to 1345 , which is 32 below the corrected ten years' average ; Of the diseases , fevers of the typhoid type appear to be the most [ fatal . —The births amounted to
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The Oxford Music Hall.
Belling , who all aquit themselves creditably , the four lastnamed gentlemen especially in their four-part songs , and Miss M . Stuart in her Scotch ballads . Mr . Viotti Collins , the eminent violinist , has now firmly established himself here , and it is only pay ing a tribute to the good taste of the audience generally to aecord the fact that his brilliant variations are nightly applauded rnd re-demanded . The comic portion of the entertainment is very strong , including as it does the names of Messrs . W .
Randall , M . P . Foster , E . Marshall , Sam Collins , Wood and Son , and Miss Harriet Coveney . On Monday afternoon we were invited by Messrs . Morton and Stanley to a private rehearsal of the performance of the two youths , named Henri and Pfau , who have been exhibiting their wonderful feats for 300 consecutive nig hts at the " Cirque Napoleon , " Paris . This was their first appearance in England , and their agility was witnessed with .-great scrutiny by numerous critics . Their feats on the double
trapeze were performed with admirable dexterity , particularly that made in one great spring of thirty-seven feet , which was executed in a manner that convinced the beholders that even Leotard himself woidd have to look anxiously to his laurels . MR . AND MRS . GERMAN REED'S ENTERTAINMENT . The announcement of a forthcoming change in the present entertainment has crowded the Gallery of Illustration . The
public , through always eager for novelty , are no doubt anxious to enjoy the performance in its present fonn . AM the late interpobations have been eminently successful . Mrs . Reed ' s "Dolly Chickbiddy and Mr . Parry ' s " Colleen Bawn , " are nightly applauded by large audiences . It is now contemplated , we hear , to effect an entire change of entertainment , but various novelties -will be produced in a few weeks , the best of the illustrations being retained . The author of them is a very popular dramatist , to whom the public are indebted for many hours of agreeable entertainment .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COUBT . —The Queen still remains at Osborne . The Princess Royal arrived on Friday the 14 th . She came from Antwerp by the Victoria and Albert , and instead of coming to Gravesend , as was first proposed , her anxiety to be with and comfort her august mother was so great as to induce her to direct the vessel to proceed direct to the Royal Palace . The rumour current some time ago , that the daughter of Prince
Christian of Denmark had been selected as the future wife of the Prince of Wales , is revived . The formal notification of this matrimonial alliance will , it is stated , be made at no distant date . Prince Alfred is not expected to arrive home nntd the middle of next month , as owing to the delay of the Mail which carried the announcement of the death of Ins august father , it did not arrive nntd two days after the vessel in which his Royal Highness is serving had sailed from Mexico .
IMPEBIAI PARLIAMENT . —In the House of Lords , on Thursday the 13 th , Lord Granville explained the modifications which the Committee of Privy Council has determined to make in the new Minute on Education . It is not to extend to Scotland . The noble Earl ' s speech was followed hy little or no discussion . On Friday , Lord Stanhope called attention to the report that another " stone expedition " was about to bo despatched to
Charleston . The noble Earl strongly denounced this system of destroying commercial ports . Lord Russell said ho had received no official information of the reported " expedition , " but the governments of England and France held identical opinions as to the unjustifiable character of " a practice which would deprive the shipping of all nations of a point of refuge along an enormous line of coast . " On Monday the Earl of Clarendon referred to the recentl-published correspondence of Count
y Cavour , and the statement made therein , that the noble lorcl had urged Cavour to make war against Austria , and promised him the material aid of England . As it was anticipated he would do , Lord Clarendon distinctly and entirely denies that he ever made any such promise , or even advised Count Cavour to provoke a war with Austria . The Lord Choncellor explained the nature of his bdl on the transfer of land , in an able and sometimes
sarcastic speech . He exposed the costliness and complexity of the present system of landed proprietorshi p , ancl proposed by means of registration to give indefeasible titles to land , and facilitate its transfer and mortgage . On Tuesday , Lorcl Carnarvon called attention to the case of Mr . Shaver , a British subject , who , he alleged , had been unjustifiably arrested by the Federal authorities , and subjected to treatment in Fort Warren
which had seriously affected his health . He submitted that a stronger cose for compensation could not be presented to the AVashington government . Lord Russell stated that Mr . Shaver had not himself claimed compensation , and Hor Majesty ' s Government cordd not , therefore , he expected to take any steps in the matter . In the House of Commons on Thursday , 13 th inst ., Sir George Grey stated , in reply to Mr . H . Sheridan , that the recommendations of the Coroner ' s Jury in the case of the
Hartley catastrophe were now under the consideration of the Government , with the view of devising some measure to prevent the recurrence of such a calamity . Mr . Lowe then proceeded to make a statement on the subject of the " revised code "—describing , as the President of the Council did in the House of Lords , the modifications which it had been deemed politic to introduce . A brief discussion followed , and the House adjourned .
On Friday . Mr . W . E . Forster elicited from Lord Palmerston an explanation with reference to the Belgian tariff , the Zollverein regulations , and the Scheldt dues . The noble Lord stated that negotiations were going on with Belgium , which , would place England on the footing of the most favoured nations with regard to its commercial relations . On Monday Mr . Bright adverted to the affair of the Trent . He expressed his approval of the tone adopted bLord Russell in the despatches
y which he had addressed to the British Minister at AVashington , but entirely dissented from the policy of warlike preparation , the cost of which the country was now required to defray . Lord Palmerston replied to the hon . member for Birmingham / defending the conduct of the Government in sending out the troops , on the ground that the American people had appeared to sanction the act of Captain Wilkesancl that Canadabeing the weakest
, , point of the empire , required to he provided with the means of defence . The House having gone into committee of supply , Lord C . Paget moved the supplemental votes , £ 334 , 000 of which were incurred hy the preparations for the defence of North America . After some discussion the vote was agreed to . In connection with the military estimates , Sir G . C . Lewis made an explanatory statement , in which he defended the Government in
sending out reinforcements . This vote was also passed without opposition . On Tuesday , Mr . Cox asked whether it was the intention of the Government to bring iu a Reform Bill this session . Lord Palmerston replied in the negative . In answer to a question from Mr . Richardson , relative to the recent military murders , Sir G . C . Lewis stated that a bill would shortly be laid upon the table , providing for the more prompt punishment of persons guilty of such crimes . Mr . Roebuck brought forward
his bill on trade marks , ancl explained that the measure made forgery of these marks a misdemeanour , and provided for reciprocity wdth foreign countries in endeavotu-ing to check this disgraceful and wide-spread species of fraud . The bill was read a first time ; and Mr . Milner Gibson complied with the suggestion of the member for Sheffield , that it should be referred to a Select Committee , along with the measure on the same subject which had been prepared bthe Government . Mr . Childersin
y , asking for the papers relating to the recent Australian exploring expedition , highly eulogised the heroism which IIBC I been displayed by Burke and his -unfortunate companions ; and the Under Secretary for the Colonies , in agreeing to the motion , echoed the opinions expressed by the member for Pontefract , with reference to the gallantry shown by the hapless explorers . On the motion of Mr . Brady , a select committee was appointed
to enquire into the best means of utilising the sewage of towns , " with a view to reduce local taxation and benefit agriculture . " On AVednesday , the House read a second time , hy a majority of nine , Mr . Hadfield ' s Qualification for Offices Abolition Bill Mr . Monckton Mdnes then moved the second reading of his bill for legalising marriage with a deceased wife ' s sister . After considerable discussion , Lord R . Cecil moved that the bid be read a second time that day six monthsand argued that other
, persons wishing to marry within the prohibited degrees mi ght , on similar grounds , claim exemption . Sir G . Grey , Mr . AValpole , Mr . Buxton , and other hon . members having made speeches , the Honse divided , the result being a majority of eleven for the second reading . Sir H . Cairns obtained leave to bring in . a bill to amend the law of Ireland in relation to the
solemmsation of marriages . GENEEAL HOME NEWS . —The mortality in London is again below the average . In the last week of January the deaths had risen so high as 1569 ; since that time , week by week , there has been a continuous fall , and last week they amounted only to 1345 , which is 32 below the corrected ten years' average ; Of the diseases , fevers of the typhoid type appear to be the most [ fatal . —The births amounted to