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The Week.

to the 21 st of March . During tho carnival , masks of all the ex-royal family were seen . One who personated Soulouque was stabbed by an imperialist . At the Hull police-court , on AVednesday , Betsey Ferguson and Mary Hanson underwent an examination on a charge of attempting to poison the husband of the former . The prisoner Ferguson gave some broth to her husband for his dinner , upon taking which he became very sick . The prisoners were remanded until AA ' ednesday next . At the Court of Bankruptcy , on Thursday , Mr . John Bagshaw , late M . P . for Harwichwas adjudicated bankruptas a lodging-house keeperupon the petition of

, , , Messrs . Cox , Cobbold and Co ., bankers , of Harwich , whose debt is between ' 1001 . and 5001 . The total amount of liabilities is roughly estimated at between 40 , 000 ? . and 50 , 0001 . The adjourned inquest on the body of tho German who was found dead , with wounds upon his breast and hand , at the bottom of thc cliffs at Ramsgate , was resumed last week , when the jury returned a verdict that thc ; deceased died from a wound iu the left breast , but by whom inflicted there was not sufficient evidence to show . Richard Bedford Allen , underwriter at Lloyd ' s , was charged at the Mansion-house with having forged a transfer for the purpose

of defrauding the Bank of England of tho sum of S 751 . Evidence at some length was given in support of the charge , ancl it seems that the prisoner was arrested by a detective at Altona , where he was residing under an assumed name . The lord mayor intimated his intention oi sending the ease for trial as soon as the necessary depositions should have been taken . According to ancient custom the lord mayor , sheriffs , aldermen , & c , went to Christ Church , Newgate-street , ou Easter-Monday , to hear the Spital sermon , which was preached by the Bishop of Carlisle . The children of Christ ' s Hospital sang an

anthem composed for the occasion . Iu the evening tho lord mayor gave a grand banquet at the Mansion-house , at whicli tho Earl of Derby and several of her Majesty's ministers and a numerous and distinguished party were present . In the coursejof the evening tho noble premier made one , of his usual brilliant speeches , in which he referred to tho present state of foreign affairs , and said the government had exhausted every moans in their power to preserve peace , but he was sorry to say , up to the present time , without effect . One last step , however , still remained to be taken at the eleventh hour , and that they had taken , which was to propose thc resumption of thc negotiations carried on by Lord Cowley at the point where they had been broken off , to be conducted under the solo mediation of England . ,. i

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . AMONG the Easter entertainments this year , Mr . Smith ' s enterprise at Drury Lane is fairly entitled to the first rank , both as regards its magnitude and its novelty . With such singers as Mongini , Giuglini , Badiali , Graziani , Titiens , Guardacci , Brambilla , and Yictoire Balfc ( to mention only the-most celebrated of tho artists engaged ) the manager may naturally count ] ou the fullest support , especially when to these attractions is added that of cheapnessplayhouse prices being the

, rule which Sir . Smith has laid clown . This gentleman led off on Monday with Miss Balfe , who made a pleasing impression on her debut at the Lyceum two years since . The band of fifty-five performers , under Mr . Benedict ' s able direction , and tlie chorus of sixty , were almost all members of Mr . Lumley ' s troupe at Her Majesty ' s Theatre . The opera selected for the opening was the ever welcome ' ' Sonnambula . " The part of Amina was sustained hy Miss Balfe ; that of the Count by Signor Badiali , who gained such great reputation by his performance of various baritone parts at the Drury-lane Opera , last season ; and that of Klvino b

y Signor Mongini , who for some months past has been generally spoken of as the most richly endowed tenor of modern Italy . The theatre was crowded in every part , and the great success of the evening was decidedly achieved b y Miss Balfe wiio has improved generally since her appearance at the Royal Italian O pera . Sho ' acts with more confidence , her voice is clearer and more open , and her singing is now not that of a highly accomplished student , but of a most promising artiste . Signer Badiali fully sustained his reputation of last year . He is a , thoroug h artist

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MASONIC MISSIONS. Article 1
MODERN WRITERS UPON FREEMASONRY.—I. Article 8
THE CRAFT AND ITS CRITICISERS.-II. Article 16
HURRYING CANDIDATES THROUGH THE DEGREES. Article 19
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 20
THE PROVINCE OF DEVON. Article 21
MASONIC HALLS. Article 22
MASONIC ANTIQUITIES. Article 23
MASONIC MISSIONS. Article 23
MASONIC JURISPRUDENCE. Article 23
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 25
METROPOLITAN. Article 26
PROVINCIAL. Article 29
ROYAL ARCH. Article 31
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 34
SCOTLAND. Article 35
IRELAND. Article 36
AUSTRALIA. Article 36
CHINA. Article 38
INDIA. Article 39
AMERICA. Article 40
TURKEY. Article 42
THE WEEK. Article 43
Obituary. Article 47
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 47
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The Week.

to the 21 st of March . During tho carnival , masks of all the ex-royal family were seen . One who personated Soulouque was stabbed by an imperialist . At the Hull police-court , on AVednesday , Betsey Ferguson and Mary Hanson underwent an examination on a charge of attempting to poison the husband of the former . The prisoner Ferguson gave some broth to her husband for his dinner , upon taking which he became very sick . The prisoners were remanded until AA ' ednesday next . At the Court of Bankruptcy , on Thursday , Mr . John Bagshaw , late M . P . for Harwichwas adjudicated bankruptas a lodging-house keeperupon the petition of

, , , Messrs . Cox , Cobbold and Co ., bankers , of Harwich , whose debt is between ' 1001 . and 5001 . The total amount of liabilities is roughly estimated at between 40 , 000 ? . and 50 , 0001 . The adjourned inquest on the body of tho German who was found dead , with wounds upon his breast and hand , at the bottom of thc cliffs at Ramsgate , was resumed last week , when the jury returned a verdict that thc ; deceased died from a wound iu the left breast , but by whom inflicted there was not sufficient evidence to show . Richard Bedford Allen , underwriter at Lloyd ' s , was charged at the Mansion-house with having forged a transfer for the purpose

of defrauding the Bank of England of tho sum of S 751 . Evidence at some length was given in support of the charge , ancl it seems that the prisoner was arrested by a detective at Altona , where he was residing under an assumed name . The lord mayor intimated his intention oi sending the ease for trial as soon as the necessary depositions should have been taken . According to ancient custom the lord mayor , sheriffs , aldermen , & c , went to Christ Church , Newgate-street , ou Easter-Monday , to hear the Spital sermon , which was preached by the Bishop of Carlisle . The children of Christ ' s Hospital sang an

anthem composed for the occasion . Iu the evening tho lord mayor gave a grand banquet at the Mansion-house , at whicli tho Earl of Derby and several of her Majesty's ministers and a numerous and distinguished party were present . In the coursejof the evening tho noble premier made one , of his usual brilliant speeches , in which he referred to tho present state of foreign affairs , and said the government had exhausted every moans in their power to preserve peace , but he was sorry to say , up to the present time , without effect . One last step , however , still remained to be taken at the eleventh hour , and that they had taken , which was to propose thc resumption of thc negotiations carried on by Lord Cowley at the point where they had been broken off , to be conducted under the solo mediation of England . ,. i

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS . AMONG the Easter entertainments this year , Mr . Smith ' s enterprise at Drury Lane is fairly entitled to the first rank , both as regards its magnitude and its novelty . With such singers as Mongini , Giuglini , Badiali , Graziani , Titiens , Guardacci , Brambilla , and Yictoire Balfc ( to mention only the-most celebrated of tho artists engaged ) the manager may naturally count ] ou the fullest support , especially when to these attractions is added that of cheapnessplayhouse prices being the

, rule which Sir . Smith has laid clown . This gentleman led off on Monday with Miss Balfe , who made a pleasing impression on her debut at the Lyceum two years since . The band of fifty-five performers , under Mr . Benedict ' s able direction , and tlie chorus of sixty , were almost all members of Mr . Lumley ' s troupe at Her Majesty ' s Theatre . The opera selected for the opening was the ever welcome ' ' Sonnambula . " The part of Amina was sustained hy Miss Balfe ; that of the Count by Signor Badiali , who gained such great reputation by his performance of various baritone parts at the Drury-lane Opera , last season ; and that of Klvino b

y Signor Mongini , who for some months past has been generally spoken of as the most richly endowed tenor of modern Italy . The theatre was crowded in every part , and the great success of the evening was decidedly achieved b y Miss Balfe wiio has improved generally since her appearance at the Royal Italian O pera . Sho ' acts with more confidence , her voice is clearer and more open , and her singing is now not that of a highly accomplished student , but of a most promising artiste . Signer Badiali fully sustained his reputation of last year . He is a , thoroug h artist

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