The Lover's Watch.

Murmur voices under gables Of the stately haunted hall , " Through the past and in the future Love shall still bo lord of all . " So I listen , ' ueath your casement , Through the long hours , till the light Comes againand earth is

gladden'd—, Hush'd the voices of the night . But I wander homeward , chanting Those sweet , hopeful words that fall In soft murmurs from tho gables , * - " Love shall still be lord of all . "

Meetings Of The Scientific And Learned Societies Fob The Week Ending June 30th, 1866.

MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOB THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 30 TH , 1866 .

Monday , June 25 th . —EOYAL GEOGEAI > EICAL SOCIETY , at 8 . 30 . Wednesday , June 27 fch . —SOCIETY OP ARTS , at 8 .

The Week.

THE WEEK .

THE CotrM . —The Queen , Princess Helena , Princess Louise , Princess Beatrice , and Prince Leopold , attended by the Duchess Dowager of Athole , the Hon . Emily Cathcart , General the Hon . C . Grey , Lord C . Fitzroy , Lieutenant Stirling , Mr . Sahl , and Dr . Brown , arrived at Balmoral on the 14-th inst ., at three o'clock . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Helena , drove out on the morning of the 15 th inst . In the afternoon her

Majesty went out , attended by the Duchess Dowager of Athole and Miss Macgregor . The Queen , accompanied by Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice , went out on the morning of the 16 th inst . In the afternoon her Majesty drove out , accompanied by Princess Helena . The Queen , Princess Helena , and Princess Louise , with the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting ,

attended divine service in the parish church of Cratbie on the 17 fchinst . ; the Rev . Dr . M'Leod , Chaplain to lier Majesty officiated . The Queen and Princess Helena drove out on the morning of the IStli inst . In the afternoon her Majesty wont out , accompanied by Princess Helena , and attended by the Duchess Dowager of Athole and Miss MacGregor . IlTPEBIAI , PABLmiEST . —Ill the HOUSE OP LOEDS Oil the 14 th inst ., Lord Lyttleton moved the second reading of a bill

to prevent the dramatising of works of fiction without the consent of the author . The bill was opposed by several peers on the ground that it would lead to interminable litigation . On a division the bill was rejected by S 9 votes toll . The House tlien went into committee on the Ecclesiastical Commission Bill , several clauses of which were struck out on divisions by large majorities . The House adjourned at ten minutes past ten o ' clock .

—On the 13 th inst ., the House was occupied with the consideration of the Capital Punishment Bill in committee . Lord St . Leonards moved the omission of Clause 13 , ordering that executions shall take place in private within the walls of the prison . After a long discussion the clause was retained by 75 votes to 25 . After some further discussion , the Earl Grey

objected to the repeal of the punishment of death for the crime of setting fire to a dockyard during war . After some discussion the clause was omitted . Tho bill then passed through committee . On the 18 th inst ., the chief topic of dobate was a petition presented by the Bishop of Loudon from Miss Burdett Coutts in reference to colonial bishoprics . After the recent decision of the Privy Council as to colonial bishoprics , the Petitioner saw great clanger of the hopes which she entertained

in founding some of these bishoprics being frustrated . After considerable discussion , the Archbishop of York gave notice that on the 21 st inst ., he would move for a select committee to inquire into the state of the connection between the Colonial Church and the Church at home , and that the petition of Bliss Coutts bo referred to the committee . Their lordships shortly

afterwards adjourned . On the 19 th inst . there was a good deal of bustle in the House at the usual hour of meeting . Several ladies had taken their places in the gallery , where also many members of the House of Commons occupied seats . In this part of the House were , among others , Mr . Lefroj-, Sir G Bowyer , Mr . F . Doulton , Lord R . Montagu , Colonel Akroyd ,

Mr . Hankey , and Mr . Powell . About the steps of the throne were many members , including Lord Dunkellin , Mr . Lowe , Mr . Chichester Fortescue , Mr . Brand , Sir . Headlam , Sir George Grey , Mr . Cardwell , and the Attorney-General Mr . Gladstone came in before business was begun . The peers mustered in comparatively small numbers , and it was noticed

that the Earl of Derby was not present . Earl Russell was early in bis place , and most of the ministers having seats in the Houso of Lords were also present . It is simply stating a fact to say they bad no appearance of depression . After the private business had been disposed of , Earl Russell rose , and amidst close silence first suggested that the Princess Mary of

Cambridge's Annuity Bill should be passed through all its stages at once . He then announced that the Government had taken into consideration the vote in the House of Commons on the previous evening , and had laid the result of their deliberations before Her Majesty . He then moved the adjournment of the House to the 25 th inst . Subsequently , however , it was arranged that the House should meet on the 21 st inst . to dispatch private and judicial business . No one was a bit the wiser as to

the intentions of the Government . Iir THE HOUSE Ol Comrrars a question was asked as to whether the Government had any information in reference to the Fenian raid on Canada . Mr . Cardwell replied that he had received a despatch from Lord Mouck , saying that a body of Fenians bad crossed the Niagara and occupied the village of Fort Erie . His lordship added that he had taken steps to dislodge them , and hoped by the nest

mail to be able to give a satisfactory report of the result of those measures . In reply to Mr . Hutt , Mr . Layard said lie had seen the letter of the Emperor Napoleon to M . Drouyn de Lhuys , but did not think it necessary to lay it on the table . Ho added , in reply to another question , that up to the time when he left tho foreign office he had received no information

that Austria had declared war against Prussia . Tbe House having gone into committee on the Representation of the People Bill resumed the consideration of Mr . Hunt ' s amendment for making the county franchise a rating and not a rental franchise . The Tories made a bold effort to repeat the successful inonamvre which they adopted in reference to Sir Rainald

Kuightley ' s bribery resolutions . They had their men in attendance and tried to force a division early . The Government were able to resist them long enough , and when the division was taken there were 2 S 0 for the Government and 273 for Mr . Hunt's amendment . The obstructionists were therefore once more defeated . Mr . Banks Stanhope then moved tbe

omission of a riroviso in the clause to the effect that the qualification must bo for a building or building and land , in wbicli case tho building mnst be worth at least £ 6 a year . After some discussion the Chancellor of the Exchequer agreed to withdraw that part of tho clause on the understanding that a proviso should be inserted to prevent the enfranchisement of an indefinite number of persons .- Mr . M'Laren strongly objected to the withdrawal of that part of the clause . To