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The Week.
THE week ;
On Monday the Queen and Prince Consort left town for Stoneleigh Abbey , the seat of our noble brother , Lord Leigh , Prov . G . M address was presented to her Majesty at Coventry , from whence she proceeded to Stoneleigh Abbey . On Tuesday her Majesty paid a state visit to Birmingham , where addresses were presented to the Queen and Prince Consort , and the mayor ,
Mr . John Ratclifl ; received the honour of knighthood . Her Majesty then proceeded to the inauguration of Aston Hall and Park , which had been purchased by subscription for the use of the people of Birmingham , returning to dinner at Stoheleigh Abbey . On Wednesday the royal party honoured the Earl and Countess of Warwick by a visit to Warwick Castle , and returned to town by the Great Western Railway . On Thursday his Majesty the King of the Belgians , the Duke and Duchess of Brabant , and the Count of Flanders , arrived on a visit to
her Majesty , who gave a grand dinner party in the evening . On Friday the Prince Consort opened in due form the new buildings of the Soldiers' Orphan Home , at Hampstead , intended for of soldiers—about 120 are how in the school . In the evening her Majesty gave a grand concert , to which 480 persons were invited . Her Majesty and trie Prince Consort , accompanied by the King of the Belgians , the Duke of Brabant , & c ., were present to witness the opera of " Fra Diavolo , " at the Italian Opera ,
Coventgarden , on Saturday . Sunday being the anniversary of her Majesty ' s accession to the throne , the special service for the occasion was used in the churches of the metropolis and throughout the kingdom . In the House of Lords on Monday , the Earl of Clancarty gave notice that , on the second reading of the Oaths Substitution Bill and the Jews Bill , he would move , as an amendment , that they be read a second time that day six months . The Duke of Cambridge said that her Majesty was about to appoint a royal commission to take the whole
subject of the militia force into consideration . On Tuesday the Property Qualification Bill Was read a third time and passed . On Thursday several bills of minor importance , which it is unnecessary to specify , were advanced a stage . On Friday the Jew Bill and other measures were postponed in consequence of the absence of the Earl of Derby , who is suffering from an attack of gout . In the House of Commons on Monday the India resolutions were passed , and the Peace Preservation ( Ireland ) Bill read a second time . On Tuesday it was resolved
that Mr . Townsend having been declared a bankrupt , he was ineligible to sit in Parliament for the present . Mr . Townsend declared his full conviction that he should be enabled to supersede the bankruptcy before the expiration of the twelvemonth allowed him by law . A committee was agreed to for inquiring into the case of Mr . Barber , transported some years since for complicity in forgeries of which he was afterwards declared to be innocent , and pardoned . On Wednesday the Edinburgh , & c . Annuity Tax Bill was lost by 130 to 129 . The Bill was
similar to the English Church-Rate Bill , which has been read a third time . After some discussions on Thursday morning on the India resolutions , those of detail were withdrawn as better adapted for consideration in the Bill , which was brought in at the evening sitting . The Joint-Stock Companies Amendment Bill passed through committee . On Friday Mr . S . Fitzgerald said , in reply to questions , that the Government were not in full possession of the details of the
transaction on the coast of Cuba . Probably , there had been too much zeal on the part of our cruisers there , but he had no doubt that a frank and open explanation would remove all difficulty . It was under consideration to withdraw the British squadron altogether from the Cuban waters . The house then went into committee on the Transfer of Land in Ireland Bill . Letters and papers have been received from Bombay to the 19 th ult ., conveying the confirmation and details
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Week.
THE week ;
On Monday the Queen and Prince Consort left town for Stoneleigh Abbey , the seat of our noble brother , Lord Leigh , Prov . G . M address was presented to her Majesty at Coventry , from whence she proceeded to Stoneleigh Abbey . On Tuesday her Majesty paid a state visit to Birmingham , where addresses were presented to the Queen and Prince Consort , and the mayor ,
Mr . John Ratclifl ; received the honour of knighthood . Her Majesty then proceeded to the inauguration of Aston Hall and Park , which had been purchased by subscription for the use of the people of Birmingham , returning to dinner at Stoheleigh Abbey . On Wednesday the royal party honoured the Earl and Countess of Warwick by a visit to Warwick Castle , and returned to town by the Great Western Railway . On Thursday his Majesty the King of the Belgians , the Duke and Duchess of Brabant , and the Count of Flanders , arrived on a visit to
her Majesty , who gave a grand dinner party in the evening . On Friday the Prince Consort opened in due form the new buildings of the Soldiers' Orphan Home , at Hampstead , intended for of soldiers—about 120 are how in the school . In the evening her Majesty gave a grand concert , to which 480 persons were invited . Her Majesty and trie Prince Consort , accompanied by the King of the Belgians , the Duke of Brabant , & c ., were present to witness the opera of " Fra Diavolo , " at the Italian Opera ,
Coventgarden , on Saturday . Sunday being the anniversary of her Majesty ' s accession to the throne , the special service for the occasion was used in the churches of the metropolis and throughout the kingdom . In the House of Lords on Monday , the Earl of Clancarty gave notice that , on the second reading of the Oaths Substitution Bill and the Jews Bill , he would move , as an amendment , that they be read a second time that day six months . The Duke of Cambridge said that her Majesty was about to appoint a royal commission to take the whole
subject of the militia force into consideration . On Tuesday the Property Qualification Bill Was read a third time and passed . On Thursday several bills of minor importance , which it is unnecessary to specify , were advanced a stage . On Friday the Jew Bill and other measures were postponed in consequence of the absence of the Earl of Derby , who is suffering from an attack of gout . In the House of Commons on Monday the India resolutions were passed , and the Peace Preservation ( Ireland ) Bill read a second time . On Tuesday it was resolved
that Mr . Townsend having been declared a bankrupt , he was ineligible to sit in Parliament for the present . Mr . Townsend declared his full conviction that he should be enabled to supersede the bankruptcy before the expiration of the twelvemonth allowed him by law . A committee was agreed to for inquiring into the case of Mr . Barber , transported some years since for complicity in forgeries of which he was afterwards declared to be innocent , and pardoned . On Wednesday the Edinburgh , & c . Annuity Tax Bill was lost by 130 to 129 . The Bill was
similar to the English Church-Rate Bill , which has been read a third time . After some discussions on Thursday morning on the India resolutions , those of detail were withdrawn as better adapted for consideration in the Bill , which was brought in at the evening sitting . The Joint-Stock Companies Amendment Bill passed through committee . On Friday Mr . S . Fitzgerald said , in reply to questions , that the Government were not in full possession of the details of the
transaction on the coast of Cuba . Probably , there had been too much zeal on the part of our cruisers there , but he had no doubt that a frank and open explanation would remove all difficulty . It was under consideration to withdraw the British squadron altogether from the Cuban waters . The house then went into committee on the Transfer of Land in Ireland Bill . Letters and papers have been received from Bombay to the 19 th ult ., conveying the confirmation and details