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instructions that ^ ^ to mention the in them mm were concluded , the R Brethren present , retired to the supper room , where a cold collation was tastefully arranged . The good things havmg been proper ^ upon the Brethreii to charge their passes . This summons having been speedily obeyed , the W . M . rose , and in a few a
" The Queen , " which was responded to vHm trueM singing tbe National Anthem in a superior style . " Prince Albert , and the rest of the Roy al Fam ^ and Scotland ; " " The Prov . G , Masters for Victoria ; " ^ TheW . M . of the Richmond Lodge ; " " The installing Master ; " " The W . Ms . and P . Ms . of the Lodges of Victoria ; "Cl The Visiting Brethren ; " V . The Wardens and officers of the Richmond Lodge , - ' and a few other complimentary toasts followed in quick succession , each of which were briefly , but suitably acknowledged .
The Brethren then departed to their respective homes , all evincing much grati fication at the realization ^ of their wishes / and the pleasing result of the pro ceedings . " ^ v ^ -
The Week
THE WEEK
The Court is still at Windsor . The Queen and the royal family are all in good health , and take their usual drives and walks in the neighbourhood of the castle Mr . Costa ' s oratorio of " Eli "is to be performed before Her Majesty on New Year ' s Eve . There was a dinner and evening party at the castle on Christmas Day . — ¦ — There is a settled impression in Paris that war in Italy is a probable event for next spring . The question is continually recurring in the French journals ; one says there " is nothing in it f another affirms that " there is something ; " while a third
says , "it is the great question of the moment . " The Grand Duke Constantino arrived in Paris from Toulon on the 20 th , under the travelling name of Admiral Romanoff . The Emperor went to the Russian embassy where the Grand Duke Constantine wasj ; his Majesty remained about half an hour . Count de Kisselef , in honour of the Grand-Duke's arrival , gave a grand dinner , at which were present
Count Walewski , M . Foulcl , and a number of French and Russian personages . Although it is hardly probable that the Emperor will risk a quarrel with England by continuing the slave trade , reports are abroad from which it is to be inferred that some temporising on the subject is to be practised . Count de Montalembert ' s appeal was heard on the 21 st . If there had been any doubt as to the wisdom of the count and his advisers in appealing against the iniquitous sentence pronounced
against him , the result of these fresh proceedings would have done away with it . The count is acquitted of attacking the principle of universal suffrage , and the constitutional rights of the Emperor ; and is sentenced to three instead of six months' imprisonment , the fine of SOOOf . remaining unaltered . But nobody believes that the Count will suffer either fine or imprisonment ; if the pardon of the 2 nd of December is found to ba informal , a new pardon will be pronounced , either on Christmas or New Year ' s Day . The results of the trial and appeal are felt by the opponents of the present regime to be a great triumph . General Prim , the leader of the liberals in Spain , has opposed in the Cortes , in the boldest possible way ,
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instructions that ^ ^ to mention the in them mm were concluded , the R Brethren present , retired to the supper room , where a cold collation was tastefully arranged . The good things havmg been proper ^ upon the Brethreii to charge their passes . This summons having been speedily obeyed , the W . M . rose , and in a few a
" The Queen , " which was responded to vHm trueM singing tbe National Anthem in a superior style . " Prince Albert , and the rest of the Roy al Fam ^ and Scotland ; " " The Prov . G , Masters for Victoria ; " ^ TheW . M . of the Richmond Lodge ; " " The installing Master ; " " The W . Ms . and P . Ms . of the Lodges of Victoria ; "Cl The Visiting Brethren ; " V . The Wardens and officers of the Richmond Lodge , - ' and a few other complimentary toasts followed in quick succession , each of which were briefly , but suitably acknowledged .
The Brethren then departed to their respective homes , all evincing much grati fication at the realization ^ of their wishes / and the pleasing result of the pro ceedings . " ^ v ^ -
The Week
THE WEEK
The Court is still at Windsor . The Queen and the royal family are all in good health , and take their usual drives and walks in the neighbourhood of the castle Mr . Costa ' s oratorio of " Eli "is to be performed before Her Majesty on New Year ' s Eve . There was a dinner and evening party at the castle on Christmas Day . — ¦ — There is a settled impression in Paris that war in Italy is a probable event for next spring . The question is continually recurring in the French journals ; one says there " is nothing in it f another affirms that " there is something ; " while a third
says , "it is the great question of the moment . " The Grand Duke Constantino arrived in Paris from Toulon on the 20 th , under the travelling name of Admiral Romanoff . The Emperor went to the Russian embassy where the Grand Duke Constantine wasj ; his Majesty remained about half an hour . Count de Kisselef , in honour of the Grand-Duke's arrival , gave a grand dinner , at which were present
Count Walewski , M . Foulcl , and a number of French and Russian personages . Although it is hardly probable that the Emperor will risk a quarrel with England by continuing the slave trade , reports are abroad from which it is to be inferred that some temporising on the subject is to be practised . Count de Montalembert ' s appeal was heard on the 21 st . If there had been any doubt as to the wisdom of the count and his advisers in appealing against the iniquitous sentence pronounced
against him , the result of these fresh proceedings would have done away with it . The count is acquitted of attacking the principle of universal suffrage , and the constitutional rights of the Emperor ; and is sentenced to three instead of six months' imprisonment , the fine of SOOOf . remaining unaltered . But nobody believes that the Count will suffer either fine or imprisonment ; if the pardon of the 2 nd of December is found to ba informal , a new pardon will be pronounced , either on Christmas or New Year ' s Day . The results of the trial and appeal are felt by the opponents of the present regime to be a great triumph . General Prim , the leader of the liberals in Spain , has opposed in the Cortes , in the boldest possible way ,