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Ireland.
M . P . for Bridgewater , and the ex-Provincial Grand Master , Bro Michael Fuvnall , 33 , Avhose name was the signal for the entire members rising to compliment the aged and respected head . Several songs were sung and the proceedings were brought to a close by proposing " The Health of the Caterers , " Bros . Captain Saunders and F . N . Young , Avho gave the greatest possible satisfaction to those present .
Poetry.
Poetry .
AFTER THE STORM . Tbe lingering storm clouds break away , Their trailing skirts of gloomy grey , Tinged with the rosy flush Of the sunset ' s deepening blush , For 'tis close of day . Every treeand shruband flower
, , , Is crowned Avith a queenly dower Of gems and diamonds bright , That shed their crystal light , But for the hour . The air is filled Avith the sweet perfume , Of the roses and the locust's bloom , As its cooling breath floats b
y . Bearing with its softest sigh , Some floweret's doom . The robin whistles his evening lay , And other birds on bough and spray Join Avith their sweetest songs , Which the echo repeats , prolongs—Then dies away .
The light fades slowly from the west , Each little bird has sought its nest , And night with her sable pall , Darkly , calmly covereth all , Proclaiming rest . Thus , after the sorrow will come the joy ,
Yet not unmindful with alloy ; For the thought thafc ib must end , Will surely with the gladness blend , And half destroy . C . G
Meetings Of The Scientific And Learned Societies For The Week Ending February 3rd, 1866.
MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 3 rd , 1866 .
Tuesday , January 30 . INSTITUTION OP CIA ' TL ENGINEERS , at 8 . "Wednesday , January 31 . SOCIETY or ARTS , afc 8 .- — "Dwellings for the People . HOAV to multi ply and how to improve them . " By Thomas Beggs , Esq .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —Lord Augustus Loffcus had an audience of her Majesty on the 20 th inst ., and kissed hands on being appointed her Majesty's Ambassador to tiie King of Prussia . Her Majesty , their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena , and Princess Louise , and their Serene Highnesses Princess Hohenlohe , and Prince Christian of Schleswig-IIolstein attended Divine service
at Osborne on Sunday morning . The Rev . G . Profchero officiated . Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice attended the service at AA'hippingham Church . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —There was a debate in the Court of Common Council on Thursday Aveek in reference to
the Holborn viaduct . Ifc seems that the conimitte entrusted ivith the carrying oufc of the work set about it vigorously , and advertised for tenders . The Parliamentary estimate for the construction of the work hail been £ 53 , 000 , but to the horror of the committee the lowest tender for the Avork was £ 239 , 000 . In this dilemma they declined to accept any of the tenders , and called in Mr . Hey wood , architect to the Commissioners of
Sewers , to consult Avith Mr . Jones , the architect ofthe Corporation . These two gentlemen , however , could not agree , and finally Mr . Cubifcfc was called in . He seems to have inclined towards Mr . Heywood ' s views , Mr . Heywood affirming thafc if the viaduct be carried out on his plan it can be done for £ 110 , 000 . The Common Council has passed a resolution
Avhich , we take it , means that Mr . Heywood is to be entrusted Avith fche Avork , -The funeral of Sir Charles Eastlake , the late President of the Royal Academy , took place ac Kensal Green Cemetery . The Royal Academicians assembled at the National Gallery and joined fche melancholy procession . In the Court of Exchequer , in an action , Bryan v . Richardson ,
the plea of infancy was set up as a defence . The plaintiff had supplied the defendant , Avho is an officer in fche army , ivith-cigars and other goods fco the value of £ 44 14 s , He now sought to get that amount . The father of the defendant Avas called , and proved thafc his son Avas under age when the debt was contracted . The judge left it to the jury to say Avhether the goods supplied
were necessaries for fche young man . The jury found for the plaintiff for £ 20 . It is fair , therefore , to conclude that they think cigars are necessaries . But another consideration arises . Out of the £ 44 about £ 30 was for cigars afc 6 d . each . Are we to assums from the verdict for £ 20 thafc w-bile the jury think cigars necessaries for " infants , " they only include cigars afc a lower price than sixpence—say penny Pickwicks ?
A story having a tinge of romance in it was told to the sitting magistrate at the Thames Police-court on the 18 th inst . A surgeon stated that a few days ago a gentleman and lady came hurriedly into his shop , and , informing him that the lady Avas about to be confined , asked for prompt assistance . She ivas put into bed , and immediately afterwards gave birth to a female child . For more than a week she was visited by the
gentleman , and supplied abundantly with necessaries . AVhen strong enough to go out she left the surgeon ' s house on the pretence that she was going to Bow , shopping . He has seen nothing of her since , but the baby has been left on his hands . He Avanted to know Avhat he ivas to do Avith it . The magistrate told him to take ifc fco the workhouse . The case of Edmunds v . Lord
Brougham came before the Court of Chancery on Monday morning in rather a copious form . Mr . Edmunds seeks to recover from Lord Brougham a debt of £ 5 , 000 , Avhich played a prominent part in recent disclosures . The money , it AA-ill be remembered , Avas advanced for the benefit of the late Mr . James Brougham so far back as 1811 , and Lord Cranworth had
expressed his opinion that the amount should be paid by Lord Brougham . His lordship expressed his willingness to pay the sum if Mr . Edmunds would admit that he Avas not liable in law or equity to do so . This offer ivas declined ; and a bill was filed in the Court of Chancery . Lord Brougham paid the money into court , but in his answer he made certain reflections
on Mr . Edmunds , which Mr . Malins , on behalf of that gentleman , applied to the court to have struck out . Some discussion took place between counsel , and ifc was ultimately decided that the question should stand over till the first cause day after term , in order thafc Lord Brougham , AVIIO is at Cannes , should determine whether he would retain the passage to which the objection Avas taken . It is stated that a peerage in her own right has been offered to Lady Palmerston , ivith remainder to
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Ireland.
M . P . for Bridgewater , and the ex-Provincial Grand Master , Bro Michael Fuvnall , 33 , Avhose name was the signal for the entire members rising to compliment the aged and respected head . Several songs were sung and the proceedings were brought to a close by proposing " The Health of the Caterers , " Bros . Captain Saunders and F . N . Young , Avho gave the greatest possible satisfaction to those present .
Poetry.
Poetry .
AFTER THE STORM . Tbe lingering storm clouds break away , Their trailing skirts of gloomy grey , Tinged with the rosy flush Of the sunset ' s deepening blush , For 'tis close of day . Every treeand shruband flower
, , , Is crowned Avith a queenly dower Of gems and diamonds bright , That shed their crystal light , But for the hour . The air is filled Avith the sweet perfume , Of the roses and the locust's bloom , As its cooling breath floats b
y . Bearing with its softest sigh , Some floweret's doom . The robin whistles his evening lay , And other birds on bough and spray Join Avith their sweetest songs , Which the echo repeats , prolongs—Then dies away .
The light fades slowly from the west , Each little bird has sought its nest , And night with her sable pall , Darkly , calmly covereth all , Proclaiming rest . Thus , after the sorrow will come the joy ,
Yet not unmindful with alloy ; For the thought thafc ib must end , Will surely with the gladness blend , And half destroy . C . G
Meetings Of The Scientific And Learned Societies For The Week Ending February 3rd, 1866.
MEETINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND LEARNED SOCIETIES FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 3 rd , 1866 .
Tuesday , January 30 . INSTITUTION OP CIA ' TL ENGINEERS , at 8 . "Wednesday , January 31 . SOCIETY or ARTS , afc 8 .- — "Dwellings for the People . HOAV to multi ply and how to improve them . " By Thomas Beggs , Esq .
The Week.
THE WEEK .
THE COURT . —Lord Augustus Loffcus had an audience of her Majesty on the 20 th inst ., and kissed hands on being appointed her Majesty's Ambassador to tiie King of Prussia . Her Majesty , their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena , and Princess Louise , and their Serene Highnesses Princess Hohenlohe , and Prince Christian of Schleswig-IIolstein attended Divine service
at Osborne on Sunday morning . The Rev . G . Profchero officiated . Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice attended the service at AA'hippingham Church . GENERAL HOME NEWS . —There was a debate in the Court of Common Council on Thursday Aveek in reference to
the Holborn viaduct . Ifc seems that the conimitte entrusted ivith the carrying oufc of the work set about it vigorously , and advertised for tenders . The Parliamentary estimate for the construction of the work hail been £ 53 , 000 , but to the horror of the committee the lowest tender for the Avork was £ 239 , 000 . In this dilemma they declined to accept any of the tenders , and called in Mr . Hey wood , architect to the Commissioners of
Sewers , to consult Avith Mr . Jones , the architect ofthe Corporation . These two gentlemen , however , could not agree , and finally Mr . Cubifcfc was called in . He seems to have inclined towards Mr . Heywood ' s views , Mr . Heywood affirming thafc if the viaduct be carried out on his plan it can be done for £ 110 , 000 . The Common Council has passed a resolution
Avhich , we take it , means that Mr . Heywood is to be entrusted Avith fche Avork , -The funeral of Sir Charles Eastlake , the late President of the Royal Academy , took place ac Kensal Green Cemetery . The Royal Academicians assembled at the National Gallery and joined fche melancholy procession . In the Court of Exchequer , in an action , Bryan v . Richardson ,
the plea of infancy was set up as a defence . The plaintiff had supplied the defendant , Avho is an officer in fche army , ivith-cigars and other goods fco the value of £ 44 14 s , He now sought to get that amount . The father of the defendant Avas called , and proved thafc his son Avas under age when the debt was contracted . The judge left it to the jury to say Avhether the goods supplied
were necessaries for fche young man . The jury found for the plaintiff for £ 20 . It is fair , therefore , to conclude that they think cigars are necessaries . But another consideration arises . Out of the £ 44 about £ 30 was for cigars afc 6 d . each . Are we to assums from the verdict for £ 20 thafc w-bile the jury think cigars necessaries for " infants , " they only include cigars afc a lower price than sixpence—say penny Pickwicks ?
A story having a tinge of romance in it was told to the sitting magistrate at the Thames Police-court on the 18 th inst . A surgeon stated that a few days ago a gentleman and lady came hurriedly into his shop , and , informing him that the lady Avas about to be confined , asked for prompt assistance . She ivas put into bed , and immediately afterwards gave birth to a female child . For more than a week she was visited by the
gentleman , and supplied abundantly with necessaries . AVhen strong enough to go out she left the surgeon ' s house on the pretence that she was going to Bow , shopping . He has seen nothing of her since , but the baby has been left on his hands . He Avanted to know Avhat he ivas to do Avith it . The magistrate told him to take ifc fco the workhouse . The case of Edmunds v . Lord
Brougham came before the Court of Chancery on Monday morning in rather a copious form . Mr . Edmunds seeks to recover from Lord Brougham a debt of £ 5 , 000 , Avhich played a prominent part in recent disclosures . The money , it AA-ill be remembered , Avas advanced for the benefit of the late Mr . James Brougham so far back as 1811 , and Lord Cranworth had
expressed his opinion that the amount should be paid by Lord Brougham . His lordship expressed his willingness to pay the sum if Mr . Edmunds would admit that he Avas not liable in law or equity to do so . This offer ivas declined ; and a bill was filed in the Court of Chancery . Lord Brougham paid the money into court , but in his answer he made certain reflections
on Mr . Edmunds , which Mr . Malins , on behalf of that gentleman , applied to the court to have struck out . Some discussion took place between counsel , and ifc was ultimately decided that the question should stand over till the first cause day after term , in order thafc Lord Brougham , AVIIO is at Cannes , should determine whether he would retain the passage to which the objection Avas taken . It is stated that a peerage in her own right has been offered to Lady Palmerston , ivith remainder to