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opinion that the temporal sovereignty of the Pope was irretrievably gone . With regard to the position of Austria and Italy , the consistent advice which her Majesty's Government had given to both parties was to recommend that neither should become assailents , but to leave it to time to bring about a peaceable solution of the difficulty . On Monday , the wills of personality , by British subjects , the object of which is to amend the present law with respect to wills which rendered it incumbent upon ail British
subjects residing in foreign countries to execute their wills in conpliance with the forms and regulations of the English Wills Acts , although their residence abroad may prevent them from knowing whether the necessary forms had been complied with , was read a second time , as was also the Post Office Savings' Bank Bill . —¦—On Tuesday , the Marriage Law Amendment Bill was , on the motion of the Lorcl Chancellor , read a second time .
In the House of Commons on Thursday 18 th , the House went into Committee of Supply on the Army estimates , after which several bill went through committee , and the Charitable Uses Bill was read a third time and passed . On Friday , in reply to Sir Robert Peels Lord John Russell stated that the Spanish Minister had informed , him that his government were quite willing to accord liberty tu the two Spaniards confined for the exercise of their religion as Protestants , but that they found themselves embarrassed in doing so in consequence of the circumstance that , under the guise of
meeting for religious purposes , secret societies had assembled for objects of a revolutionary character . Mr . Cowper , obtained leavejto bring in a . bill to enable the Commissioners of her Majesty's AVorks to acquire a site for the erection of courts of justice , and of various offices belonging to the same . On Monday , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , in reply to a question from Sir M . Peto , stated that it was his intention to adopt the same regulation as to the drawback of duty on paper as was contained in the bill of last
session—namely , a drawback of one penny a pound on all paper in stock up to a certain day , and of the whole duty on paper made subsequently to that clay . A long discussion followed on the financial propositions of the Government , resulting in nothing . On Tuesday , Mr . Henry Berkeley moved for leave to bring in a bill for the protection of electors iu voting for members to serve in Parliament . The hon . gentleman repeated the arguments which he has so often used on similar occasions in favour of the ballot
, and appealed to the evidence taken before the select committee on corrupt practices to show the extent to which bribery , treating , and intimidation prevailed ; for which he contended the ballot was the only remedy . The motion was lost by 279 to 154 . —•—On AA ednesday , Sir M . Peto moved the second reading of the Nonconformists Burial Bill , the object of which is to legalise the burial | of Dissenters in Church of England burial-ground . The motion was lost by 236 to 115 . ——
-GENERAL HOME NEWS . —In the metropolis last week there were 1210 deaths , a number somewhat under the average , and therefore showing a satisfactory state of the public health . Of births registered there was 1007 boys and 951 girls—in all 1961 . The barometer gave a mean height- during the week of 30-12 Sin . and an average temperature of 4-5- -i degrees was recorded by the thermometer . On Sunday evening a frightful outrage was perpetrated in a house in Chapel-streetIslingtonwhichaccording to
, , , present appearance , may be expected to terminate fatally . From the deposition of Mary Ann Redkison , who now lies in the hospital it appeared that the family had gone out , leaving her in charge of the house , when she was visited by a young man named Frederick Strugnell , a butcher , and formerly in her master ' s employment . Suspecting something wrong , she wished to call in the police , but was prevented by the fellow attacking her with a knife or chopper
, and inflicting such injury that she immediately became insensible . Subsequently the door was forced open by the neighbours , and search being made , it was discovered that a considerable sum of money and other property had been stolen . Strugnell was brought before Mr . Barker at Clerkenwell Police-court , yesterday , and remanded . The latest news of the unfortunate young woman gives great cause to fear a fatal result .
An appeal from the Court of Exchequer , Ireland , has been heard in the House of Lords , involving the question whether a clergyman may marry himself . These are the leading facts in this siul-nlar ease : —In the year 1831 the Rev . Samuel Swayne Beamish went through the ceremony of marriage privately with a lady in Cork , reading the service himself , there being no witnesses present . On his death a younger brother—thc appellant—entered into possession of
certain lauds as heir-at-law , whereupon the son of tlie deceased clergyman , the defendant , brought an action of ejectment . After a sufficient amount of litigation , it was decided that the marriage was valid , and the son consequently legitimate and entitled to his father ' s estates . Against this decision it was that appeal was made , and the Lorcl Chancellor now reversed the judgment of the Court below , declaring the marriage to be illegal . in the Court
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of Probate and Divorce , the petition of Viscountess Forth has been heard , praying for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty and adultery . In consequence of a plea put in by the Queen ' s proctor , that since the filing of the petition Lady Forth had cohabited with a gentleman not her husband , and the judge ' s decision that she had therefore no right to a dissolution of her marriage , the allegation of adultery was abandoned , ancl a judicial separation only sought on the ground of cruelty . The evidence in support of
thepetitionsho-. ved along course of ill-treatmeatof a very aggravated nature practised by the respondent towards the petitioner , from 1855 the time of their union , till 1 S 5 S , when they ceased to reside together . Sir Cresswell Cresswell give his opinion that the alleged cruelty was proved , but directed the case to stand over for argument on the point whether , under the circumstances , he was justified in granting a separation .
FoT-SiGii" INTELLIGENCE . —The Chamber of Deputies in Paris have imaiiimously adopted a project of law , having for its object to exempt from stamp duty the supplements of newspapers when they contain the full reports of the sittings of the Corps Legislatif . Prince Napoleon has addressed a letter to the Emperor of the French in reference to the pamphlet of the Due d'Aumale , urging that , as it contained a personal attack upon himself , it might not be suppressedand pointing out that " to suppress is not to answer . "
, The Moniteur , however , states that it did not seem possible to accede to the wishes of the Prince and to interrupt the course of justice . The Spanish Ministry have prohibited the publication of the Due d'Aumale ' s pamphlet in Spain , on the ground that they desire to live upon good terms with a friendly country . The Pays of Paris states that the movement in Russian-Poland is extending to VolhyniaLithuaniand Posen . According to several
, , Parisian papers , a Russip . n army of 50 , 000 men has been concentrated on the Pr-ath , and placed upon a war footing . The cause of this movement is said to be the disputed condition of European Turkey . Austria , too , is represented as having made some movements of the same kind , but without any intention to order her troops to cross the frontiers .
AMERICA . —The American news does not wear so warlike an aspect as the news which we published on Saturday . Two transport- ships , with five-hundred troops and a quantity of war material on board , accompanied by the cutter Harriet Lane , have sailed under sealed orders . Their destination is reported to be Fort Sumter . It is obvious that so small a force cannot do much mischief . There are other rumours of a more serious character , but as they arc said io be " exaggerated" they areat
presentun-, , , worthy of attention . The State of Massr . chusets has set an example of enlightened legislation by the abolition of capital punishment . INDIA AND CHINA . —The Indian mail does not bring any important intelligence beyond that an outline of whicli has already appeared . In 33 engal there is a complete stagnation of business . From Madras we learn that the whole district is suffering more or
less from famine , the crops having generally failed . A telegram of Chinese news announces that the Yang-tsze expedition had arrived at Nankin ; that a famine prevails at Pekin ; and that the insurgents were continuing to gam ground . From Japan we receive a confirmation of the report that the English , French , and Dutch Ministers had returned to Jeddo upon the invitation of the Government .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
i Fro . Geo . Fearnley , M . D ., the highly esteemed D . Prov . G . M . of I AA ' est Yorkshire , v . as duly installed Prov . G . Com . of AVest Yorkshire by our . rmch-regrettcd Bro . the late Matthew Dawes , of Bolton , on the 22 nd of February , 1860 . REV . J . A . — 'lie do not know when the first Grand Chaplain was appoi-iU ¦ . " ., " :-vt we find that the office was revived in 1775 . 33 EM . I-: VO :.. I ;? . I K . —The present Board of Benevolence is the
legitimate sm-. ovior ofthe Committee of Charity , established in 1752 . AV . M . —Yo . i ...- <_• _ . __ staken with regard to your privileges . The v . r .-. s for tho Loyal benevolent Institution which come to your lodge on m . " .-:- . uit- of tbe donations of Grand Lodge , are yours individually . Those which the lodge possess in virtue of its s-.-b-eriptions . arc- ,.- . the disposal of the members . I ' . ? , should buy a dictionary—we cannot reply to such nonsense .
J . G . AV . — ' . Ye have never asked the Grand Master , and we do not I'Cli . jv . ' ; : e ivould answer us if we did . A GJ . I _! IA . ' Bro . —Jn 1788 . T . S . —The calendar is far from correct , but it is the fault of the Masters acid Secretaries , of the Lodges , v . ho ought to forward any alteration of their time or place of meeting to the Grand Secretary .
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opinion that the temporal sovereignty of the Pope was irretrievably gone . With regard to the position of Austria and Italy , the consistent advice which her Majesty's Government had given to both parties was to recommend that neither should become assailents , but to leave it to time to bring about a peaceable solution of the difficulty . On Monday , the wills of personality , by British subjects , the object of which is to amend the present law with respect to wills which rendered it incumbent upon ail British
subjects residing in foreign countries to execute their wills in conpliance with the forms and regulations of the English Wills Acts , although their residence abroad may prevent them from knowing whether the necessary forms had been complied with , was read a second time , as was also the Post Office Savings' Bank Bill . —¦—On Tuesday , the Marriage Law Amendment Bill was , on the motion of the Lorcl Chancellor , read a second time .
In the House of Commons on Thursday 18 th , the House went into Committee of Supply on the Army estimates , after which several bill went through committee , and the Charitable Uses Bill was read a third time and passed . On Friday , in reply to Sir Robert Peels Lord John Russell stated that the Spanish Minister had informed , him that his government were quite willing to accord liberty tu the two Spaniards confined for the exercise of their religion as Protestants , but that they found themselves embarrassed in doing so in consequence of the circumstance that , under the guise of
meeting for religious purposes , secret societies had assembled for objects of a revolutionary character . Mr . Cowper , obtained leavejto bring in a . bill to enable the Commissioners of her Majesty's AVorks to acquire a site for the erection of courts of justice , and of various offices belonging to the same . On Monday , the Chancellor of the Exchequer , in reply to a question from Sir M . Peto , stated that it was his intention to adopt the same regulation as to the drawback of duty on paper as was contained in the bill of last
session—namely , a drawback of one penny a pound on all paper in stock up to a certain day , and of the whole duty on paper made subsequently to that clay . A long discussion followed on the financial propositions of the Government , resulting in nothing . On Tuesday , Mr . Henry Berkeley moved for leave to bring in a bill for the protection of electors iu voting for members to serve in Parliament . The hon . gentleman repeated the arguments which he has so often used on similar occasions in favour of the ballot
, and appealed to the evidence taken before the select committee on corrupt practices to show the extent to which bribery , treating , and intimidation prevailed ; for which he contended the ballot was the only remedy . The motion was lost by 279 to 154 . —•—On AA ednesday , Sir M . Peto moved the second reading of the Nonconformists Burial Bill , the object of which is to legalise the burial | of Dissenters in Church of England burial-ground . The motion was lost by 236 to 115 . ——
-GENERAL HOME NEWS . —In the metropolis last week there were 1210 deaths , a number somewhat under the average , and therefore showing a satisfactory state of the public health . Of births registered there was 1007 boys and 951 girls—in all 1961 . The barometer gave a mean height- during the week of 30-12 Sin . and an average temperature of 4-5- -i degrees was recorded by the thermometer . On Sunday evening a frightful outrage was perpetrated in a house in Chapel-streetIslingtonwhichaccording to
, , , present appearance , may be expected to terminate fatally . From the deposition of Mary Ann Redkison , who now lies in the hospital it appeared that the family had gone out , leaving her in charge of the house , when she was visited by a young man named Frederick Strugnell , a butcher , and formerly in her master ' s employment . Suspecting something wrong , she wished to call in the police , but was prevented by the fellow attacking her with a knife or chopper
, and inflicting such injury that she immediately became insensible . Subsequently the door was forced open by the neighbours , and search being made , it was discovered that a considerable sum of money and other property had been stolen . Strugnell was brought before Mr . Barker at Clerkenwell Police-court , yesterday , and remanded . The latest news of the unfortunate young woman gives great cause to fear a fatal result .
An appeal from the Court of Exchequer , Ireland , has been heard in the House of Lords , involving the question whether a clergyman may marry himself . These are the leading facts in this siul-nlar ease : —In the year 1831 the Rev . Samuel Swayne Beamish went through the ceremony of marriage privately with a lady in Cork , reading the service himself , there being no witnesses present . On his death a younger brother—thc appellant—entered into possession of
certain lauds as heir-at-law , whereupon the son of tlie deceased clergyman , the defendant , brought an action of ejectment . After a sufficient amount of litigation , it was decided that the marriage was valid , and the son consequently legitimate and entitled to his father ' s estates . Against this decision it was that appeal was made , and the Lorcl Chancellor now reversed the judgment of the Court below , declaring the marriage to be illegal . in the Court
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of Probate and Divorce , the petition of Viscountess Forth has been heard , praying for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty and adultery . In consequence of a plea put in by the Queen ' s proctor , that since the filing of the petition Lady Forth had cohabited with a gentleman not her husband , and the judge ' s decision that she had therefore no right to a dissolution of her marriage , the allegation of adultery was abandoned , ancl a judicial separation only sought on the ground of cruelty . The evidence in support of
thepetitionsho-. ved along course of ill-treatmeatof a very aggravated nature practised by the respondent towards the petitioner , from 1855 the time of their union , till 1 S 5 S , when they ceased to reside together . Sir Cresswell Cresswell give his opinion that the alleged cruelty was proved , but directed the case to stand over for argument on the point whether , under the circumstances , he was justified in granting a separation .
FoT-SiGii" INTELLIGENCE . —The Chamber of Deputies in Paris have imaiiimously adopted a project of law , having for its object to exempt from stamp duty the supplements of newspapers when they contain the full reports of the sittings of the Corps Legislatif . Prince Napoleon has addressed a letter to the Emperor of the French in reference to the pamphlet of the Due d'Aumale , urging that , as it contained a personal attack upon himself , it might not be suppressedand pointing out that " to suppress is not to answer . "
, The Moniteur , however , states that it did not seem possible to accede to the wishes of the Prince and to interrupt the course of justice . The Spanish Ministry have prohibited the publication of the Due d'Aumale ' s pamphlet in Spain , on the ground that they desire to live upon good terms with a friendly country . The Pays of Paris states that the movement in Russian-Poland is extending to VolhyniaLithuaniand Posen . According to several
, , Parisian papers , a Russip . n army of 50 , 000 men has been concentrated on the Pr-ath , and placed upon a war footing . The cause of this movement is said to be the disputed condition of European Turkey . Austria , too , is represented as having made some movements of the same kind , but without any intention to order her troops to cross the frontiers .
AMERICA . —The American news does not wear so warlike an aspect as the news which we published on Saturday . Two transport- ships , with five-hundred troops and a quantity of war material on board , accompanied by the cutter Harriet Lane , have sailed under sealed orders . Their destination is reported to be Fort Sumter . It is obvious that so small a force cannot do much mischief . There are other rumours of a more serious character , but as they arc said io be " exaggerated" they areat
presentun-, , , worthy of attention . The State of Massr . chusets has set an example of enlightened legislation by the abolition of capital punishment . INDIA AND CHINA . —The Indian mail does not bring any important intelligence beyond that an outline of whicli has already appeared . In 33 engal there is a complete stagnation of business . From Madras we learn that the whole district is suffering more or
less from famine , the crops having generally failed . A telegram of Chinese news announces that the Yang-tsze expedition had arrived at Nankin ; that a famine prevails at Pekin ; and that the insurgents were continuing to gam ground . From Japan we receive a confirmation of the report that the English , French , and Dutch Ministers had returned to Jeddo upon the invitation of the Government .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
i Fro . Geo . Fearnley , M . D ., the highly esteemed D . Prov . G . M . of I AA ' est Yorkshire , v . as duly installed Prov . G . Com . of AVest Yorkshire by our . rmch-regrettcd Bro . the late Matthew Dawes , of Bolton , on the 22 nd of February , 1860 . REV . J . A . — 'lie do not know when the first Grand Chaplain was appoi-iU ¦ . " ., " :-vt we find that the office was revived in 1775 . 33 EM . I-: VO :.. I ;? . I K . —The present Board of Benevolence is the
legitimate sm-. ovior ofthe Committee of Charity , established in 1752 . AV . M . —Yo . i ...- <_• _ . __ staken with regard to your privileges . The v . r .-. s for tho Loyal benevolent Institution which come to your lodge on m . " .-:- . uit- of tbe donations of Grand Lodge , are yours individually . Those which the lodge possess in virtue of its s-.-b-eriptions . arc- ,.- . the disposal of the members . I ' . ? , should buy a dictionary—we cannot reply to such nonsense .
J . G . AV . — ' . Ye have never asked the Grand Master , and we do not I'Cli . jv . ' ; : e ivould answer us if we did . A GJ . I _! IA . ' Bro . —Jn 1788 . T . S . —The calendar is far from correct , but it is the fault of the Masters acid Secretaries , of the Lodges , v . ho ought to forward any alteration of their time or place of meeting to the Grand Secretary .