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Knights Templar.
the proceedings of the District Grancl Lodge , and must not go forth as the act of the District Grand Lodge ; for if the officiating Prov- G . M . were to permit it to issue as such , he might lay himself ¦ open to the blame of having acted without rule and against usage . "Under these circumstances , the officiating Prov . G . M . would suggest whether it would not be better that some expedient should he adopted for communicating to the lodges in the province the
names of such of the brethren as may be eligible for the office of Prov . G . JL , ancl inviting votes ( each lodge having only one vote ) , returnable within a fixed period . On receipt of the votes , the result might be forwarded to the AV . JI . the Grancl Master , for his Lordship ' s consideration . I am , < tc , Wm . H . HOEF . September 11 th , 1860 . Provincial Grand Secretary .
After various opinions had been offered , the officiating Prov . G . JL adhered to the objections set forth in the above letter . He stated that , in the absence of any rule or a single precedent , he could not allow the election to take place in tiie District Grand Lodge without the express permission ofthe JI . AA ' . GM . He could not take upon himself the responsibility of doing that which , afc some future time , misfit be quoted as a Precedent obstructive of the free exercise of the nreroa-ative of the . M . AA' . G . JI . Tf the
brethren , however , wished it , he ivould apply to the G . JI . for permission . He himself was of opinion that the officers ancl members of the District Grand Lodge , acting irresponsibly as individuals , might at once adopt suitable measures , cut of the District Grand Lodge , for making a nomination . Such an act would not be ou record , ancl would bear altogether a different complexion from that to which he saw objection . A course was thus open to the brethren for immediate action . But if it should be
adopted , the suffrages ( which , he thought , should not be restricted to the nine lodges of the presidency , when , there , ivere twenty-nine in the province ) , sh 6 uld be sent to England through some unofficial channel , not through the Prov . G . Sec . A motion that the JI . AA ' . G . JI . should be solicited to permit an election for nomination to take place in the District Grand Lodge ivas moved by Bro . Jonesseconded bBro . Anderson .
, y The motion was followed by un amendment , proposed by Bro . Clark , sec-.-nded by Bro . Ladlie , that the question should not ' be referred to the M . AV . G . M . Bro . Jones then withdrew his motion . There being no other business , the District Grand Lodge was closed iu form .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
lilE OOUP . T . — ino Roi'al family still continue at . A ' . 'indsor . ivhere they will spend the Christmas . On Saturday her jJMajesty ' held a private investiture at the Castle , when several gentlemen , " civil and military , reeived the honour of Knight Commanders and Companions of the Bath . On the previous evening the second dramatic performance of tho season took place in the Theatre of St . George's Hall . The piece selected for representation was Jlr . Tom Taylor's "Babes in the AA'ood . "
GryEEA ! HOME NEWS . —Some time- ago Jlr . Train received permission to lay down a line of street railway from Ball ' s-pond , through Hackney ancl Shoreditcii , to Ropc-maker-street ; ancl desirous to continue ifc as far as the Bank—a necessary continuation to give a r " -:-j chance of success—he applied to the Cit y authorities for leave to extend the line to Jloorgate-street . The improvement committec-of the Commissioners of Sewershaving reported favourabl
y on the application , the desired request has been acceded to , coupled with sufficiently stringent conditions for the proper carrying out of the work . At the half-yearly examination of cadets at the Royal India College , Addiscombe , prizes were presented to the successful students . The Council of Military Education recommend that all the members of Class A should he commissioned , and that the dux be appointed to the Engineers . It would appear that the progress
made has not been altogether such as could be desired , but this may be accounted for by the shortness of time allotted to study . Christmas would be in clanger of passing off somewhat lugubriously but for that most necessary decoration to the festive board furnished by the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market of the season . Consequently it is a point of no small interest how the supply stands , what the quality , and how range the prices . On
all these heads thc report of Monday ' s Christinas market furnishes a satisfactory answer . The total supply of head of cattle on sale was , home and foreign , —beasts , S 725 : sheep , 24 , 650 ; calves , 370 ; and pigs , 515 . The Eev . Dr . H . Philpott has been appointed to the bishopric of AA'orcester , vacant by the death of Dr . Henry Pepys . Dr . Philpott ' s University career was ono of considerable distinction , and bis popularit y in Cambridge is sufficiently shown by the fact of his having been three time , elected to " the office of Vice
Chancellor . Jlr . Traill , the magistrate of the Greenwich Policecourt , has just furnished his official report to the Board of Trade on the loss of the Connaught steamer . This vessel , one of the Galway and New York line of packets , sailed from Gal way on the 25 th of September last , with 591 passengers and crew . On the 6 th of October she was found to he leaking to such an extent that , notwithstanding the application of the whole pumping power , but little impression could be made on the leakage . At this time the
Connaught was on her way to Boston , after calling at St . John's . The day following the discovery of the leak the ship took fire , and in the short space of two hours the flames had gained such an ascendency that all on boarcl gladly transferred themselves to the Minnie Schiff ' er , an American brigantine , commanded by Captain AA'ilson , which providential hove in sight at the moment . Two mail bags were saved ; £ 10 , 000 in specie , together with the . cargo
ancl the baggage of the passengers ancl crew , were abandoned with the ship . The investigation has not led to any conclusions as regards the cause of the leak or the origin of the fire . At the Central Criminal Court , Eobert Ernest Graham , convicted last session of stealing watches , was brought up and sentenced to five years' imprisonment . A young married woman , named Jane Hannah Haynes , wife of a solicitor , was charged with throwing
sulphuric acid in the face of her husband , with intent to injure him . She was found guilty , but sentence was respited , in the hope that an arrangement would be come to between the parties . In , the New Court , George Catt was found guilty of bigamy , and sentenced to three months' imprisonment . George Huntington , who pleaded guilty last session of feloniously making away with property on purpose to defraud his creditors , was brought up and sentenced to three years' penal servitude . The somewhat notorious Mrs . Archer was placed on her trial for bigamy , found guilty , and sentenced to two months'imprisonment , with hard labour . In the Court of
Common Pleas an action has been brought by Mr . Ailing , a commercial traveller , against the South-Eastern Eailway Company , for damages sustained in thc month of February last , through a collision at the Grove-ferry-road . It was shown that veiw serious iiijury hacl been sustained , ancl the jury found a verdict for the plaintiffdamages , £ 2000 . An action for assault , recovery of jewellery and wearing apparel , ancl for money lent , has occupied the Court of Queen ' s Bench for two dai-sand discloses an amount of moral filth
, nauseating in the extreme . The parties in the case ivere Anna Hooper , plaintiff , ancl Jlr . AA'arde , described as a magistrate in AVarwickshire , defendant . In 1818 , Jlr . AA ' arde , having been divorced from Ms wife , took the plaintiff , at the age of seventeen , to live with him as his wife , and it was in the interval from that time up to last year that the matters complained of occurred—cartwhips , sticks , and such like gentle weapons being the implements of
assault . A verdict was returned for the plaintiff—damages , £ 500 for assaults , £ 100 for the jewellery , and £ 80 money lent— £ 680 in all . At the Oxford AA'inter Assises , AA'illiam Slinun , iron dealer , was charged with an assault on Enoch Cooper , with intent to commit murder . The circumstances of the charges occurred at Oldbury , in the mouth of July , and altogether were of the most deliberate ancl ferocious character , without one redeeming feature . A verdict of guilty haying been returned by the jury on
the chief count , the learned judge directed that sentence of death should be recorded against the prisoner , at the same time assuring him that he need not look for a greater commutation than penal servitude for life , or for twenty years . On AA ' ed' . iesday morning Aid . Sir George Carroll expired at his residence , Cavendish-square . The deceased knight was in his eighty-first year , ancl had represented the ward of Candlewick for nearly twenty years iu the Court of Aldermen . He has also filled the office of Sheriff , and that of Lord Mayor .
FOEEIOX I _ S . T _ . LMGE . VC _ .. —Ihe Moniteur states that from January next the French passport system is to be abolished in favour of Englishmen . The removal of the restriction is itself a matter of congratulation , but tbe complimentary terms in which the concession is made will enhance its value in the estimation of our countrymen . The Iiulependance Beige , at the conclusion of some remarks on tbe abolition by France of the passport system iu favour of Englandpoints out that Belgium iu the link of connection
be-, tween the AVest ancl the East , ancl contends that for that country to maintain the passport system , now that France has abolished it , would be simply ridiculous . It is therefore to be hoped that Belgium will soon follow the example set by her neighbour . A letter from Paris states that as soon as the formation of the 4 th battalion is completed , t-. vo fighting divisions are to be formed in each of the six great military commandsby whichon tiie
, , peace footing , the Emperor will have an army of 120 , 000 men read y to march at a moment's notice . At the suggestion of France and England , a suspension of hostilities was agreed to between the belligerents at Gaeta , in order that negoeiations for its surrender might he arranged . The only condition that Victor Emmanuel
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Knights Templar.
the proceedings of the District Grancl Lodge , and must not go forth as the act of the District Grand Lodge ; for if the officiating Prov- G . M . were to permit it to issue as such , he might lay himself ¦ open to the blame of having acted without rule and against usage . "Under these circumstances , the officiating Prov . G . M . would suggest whether it would not be better that some expedient should he adopted for communicating to the lodges in the province the
names of such of the brethren as may be eligible for the office of Prov . G . JL , ancl inviting votes ( each lodge having only one vote ) , returnable within a fixed period . On receipt of the votes , the result might be forwarded to the AV . JI . the Grancl Master , for his Lordship ' s consideration . I am , < tc , Wm . H . HOEF . September 11 th , 1860 . Provincial Grand Secretary .
After various opinions had been offered , the officiating Prov . G . JL adhered to the objections set forth in the above letter . He stated that , in the absence of any rule or a single precedent , he could not allow the election to take place in tiie District Grand Lodge without the express permission ofthe JI . AA ' . GM . He could not take upon himself the responsibility of doing that which , afc some future time , misfit be quoted as a Precedent obstructive of the free exercise of the nreroa-ative of the . M . AA' . G . JI . Tf the
brethren , however , wished it , he ivould apply to the G . JI . for permission . He himself was of opinion that the officers ancl members of the District Grand Lodge , acting irresponsibly as individuals , might at once adopt suitable measures , cut of the District Grand Lodge , for making a nomination . Such an act would not be ou record , ancl would bear altogether a different complexion from that to which he saw objection . A course was thus open to the brethren for immediate action . But if it should be
adopted , the suffrages ( which , he thought , should not be restricted to the nine lodges of the presidency , when , there , ivere twenty-nine in the province ) , sh 6 uld be sent to England through some unofficial channel , not through the Prov . G . Sec . A motion that the JI . AA ' . G . JI . should be solicited to permit an election for nomination to take place in the District Grand Lodge ivas moved by Bro . Jonesseconded bBro . Anderson .
, y The motion was followed by un amendment , proposed by Bro . Clark , sec-.-nded by Bro . Ladlie , that the question should not ' be referred to the M . AV . G . M . Bro . Jones then withdrew his motion . There being no other business , the District Grand Lodge was closed iu form .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
lilE OOUP . T . — ino Roi'al family still continue at . A ' . 'indsor . ivhere they will spend the Christmas . On Saturday her jJMajesty ' held a private investiture at the Castle , when several gentlemen , " civil and military , reeived the honour of Knight Commanders and Companions of the Bath . On the previous evening the second dramatic performance of tho season took place in the Theatre of St . George's Hall . The piece selected for representation was Jlr . Tom Taylor's "Babes in the AA'ood . "
GryEEA ! HOME NEWS . —Some time- ago Jlr . Train received permission to lay down a line of street railway from Ball ' s-pond , through Hackney ancl Shoreditcii , to Ropc-maker-street ; ancl desirous to continue ifc as far as the Bank—a necessary continuation to give a r " -:-j chance of success—he applied to the Cit y authorities for leave to extend the line to Jloorgate-street . The improvement committec-of the Commissioners of Sewershaving reported favourabl
y on the application , the desired request has been acceded to , coupled with sufficiently stringent conditions for the proper carrying out of the work . At the half-yearly examination of cadets at the Royal India College , Addiscombe , prizes were presented to the successful students . The Council of Military Education recommend that all the members of Class A should he commissioned , and that the dux be appointed to the Engineers . It would appear that the progress
made has not been altogether such as could be desired , but this may be accounted for by the shortness of time allotted to study . Christmas would be in clanger of passing off somewhat lugubriously but for that most necessary decoration to the festive board furnished by the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market of the season . Consequently it is a point of no small interest how the supply stands , what the quality , and how range the prices . On
all these heads thc report of Monday ' s Christinas market furnishes a satisfactory answer . The total supply of head of cattle on sale was , home and foreign , —beasts , S 725 : sheep , 24 , 650 ; calves , 370 ; and pigs , 515 . The Eev . Dr . H . Philpott has been appointed to the bishopric of AA'orcester , vacant by the death of Dr . Henry Pepys . Dr . Philpott ' s University career was ono of considerable distinction , and bis popularit y in Cambridge is sufficiently shown by the fact of his having been three time , elected to " the office of Vice
Chancellor . Jlr . Traill , the magistrate of the Greenwich Policecourt , has just furnished his official report to the Board of Trade on the loss of the Connaught steamer . This vessel , one of the Galway and New York line of packets , sailed from Gal way on the 25 th of September last , with 591 passengers and crew . On the 6 th of October she was found to he leaking to such an extent that , notwithstanding the application of the whole pumping power , but little impression could be made on the leakage . At this time the
Connaught was on her way to Boston , after calling at St . John's . The day following the discovery of the leak the ship took fire , and in the short space of two hours the flames had gained such an ascendency that all on boarcl gladly transferred themselves to the Minnie Schiff ' er , an American brigantine , commanded by Captain AA'ilson , which providential hove in sight at the moment . Two mail bags were saved ; £ 10 , 000 in specie , together with the . cargo
ancl the baggage of the passengers ancl crew , were abandoned with the ship . The investigation has not led to any conclusions as regards the cause of the leak or the origin of the fire . At the Central Criminal Court , Eobert Ernest Graham , convicted last session of stealing watches , was brought up and sentenced to five years' imprisonment . A young married woman , named Jane Hannah Haynes , wife of a solicitor , was charged with throwing
sulphuric acid in the face of her husband , with intent to injure him . She was found guilty , but sentence was respited , in the hope that an arrangement would be come to between the parties . In , the New Court , George Catt was found guilty of bigamy , and sentenced to three months' imprisonment . George Huntington , who pleaded guilty last session of feloniously making away with property on purpose to defraud his creditors , was brought up and sentenced to three years' penal servitude . The somewhat notorious Mrs . Archer was placed on her trial for bigamy , found guilty , and sentenced to two months'imprisonment , with hard labour . In the Court of
Common Pleas an action has been brought by Mr . Ailing , a commercial traveller , against the South-Eastern Eailway Company , for damages sustained in thc month of February last , through a collision at the Grove-ferry-road . It was shown that veiw serious iiijury hacl been sustained , ancl the jury found a verdict for the plaintiffdamages , £ 2000 . An action for assault , recovery of jewellery and wearing apparel , ancl for money lent , has occupied the Court of Queen ' s Bench for two dai-sand discloses an amount of moral filth
, nauseating in the extreme . The parties in the case ivere Anna Hooper , plaintiff , ancl Jlr . AA'arde , described as a magistrate in AVarwickshire , defendant . In 1818 , Jlr . AA ' arde , having been divorced from Ms wife , took the plaintiff , at the age of seventeen , to live with him as his wife , and it was in the interval from that time up to last year that the matters complained of occurred—cartwhips , sticks , and such like gentle weapons being the implements of
assault . A verdict was returned for the plaintiff—damages , £ 500 for assaults , £ 100 for the jewellery , and £ 80 money lent— £ 680 in all . At the Oxford AA'inter Assises , AA'illiam Slinun , iron dealer , was charged with an assault on Enoch Cooper , with intent to commit murder . The circumstances of the charges occurred at Oldbury , in the mouth of July , and altogether were of the most deliberate ancl ferocious character , without one redeeming feature . A verdict of guilty haying been returned by the jury on
the chief count , the learned judge directed that sentence of death should be recorded against the prisoner , at the same time assuring him that he need not look for a greater commutation than penal servitude for life , or for twenty years . On AA ' ed' . iesday morning Aid . Sir George Carroll expired at his residence , Cavendish-square . The deceased knight was in his eighty-first year , ancl had represented the ward of Candlewick for nearly twenty years iu the Court of Aldermen . He has also filled the office of Sheriff , and that of Lord Mayor .
FOEEIOX I _ S . T _ . LMGE . VC _ .. —Ihe Moniteur states that from January next the French passport system is to be abolished in favour of Englishmen . The removal of the restriction is itself a matter of congratulation , but tbe complimentary terms in which the concession is made will enhance its value in the estimation of our countrymen . The Iiulependance Beige , at the conclusion of some remarks on tbe abolition by France of the passport system iu favour of Englandpoints out that Belgium iu the link of connection
be-, tween the AVest ancl the East , ancl contends that for that country to maintain the passport system , now that France has abolished it , would be simply ridiculous . It is therefore to be hoped that Belgium will soon follow the example set by her neighbour . A letter from Paris states that as soon as the formation of the 4 th battalion is completed , t-. vo fighting divisions are to be formed in each of the six great military commandsby whichon tiie
, , peace footing , the Emperor will have an army of 120 , 000 men read y to march at a moment's notice . At the suggestion of France and England , a suspension of hostilities was agreed to between the belligerents at Gaeta , in order that negoeiations for its surrender might he arranged . The only condition that Victor Emmanuel