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The Week.
of tho French took their lcavo of tho Emperor and Empress of Austria on the 23 rd inst . Boforo tho parting thoro was a gonoral distribution of pacific assurancos . Both Emperors gavo audience to journalists and others , and niado known to them that tho friondly fooling botwoon . Franco and Austria-was firm , and that
poaco was mado certain . Tho Berlin journals do not socm to lie quite so sure about this . They havo a good deal of suspicion about this Austro-Fronch compact . Really , wo imagine , thoro is no causo for alarm . AVhatever Franco may wish , Austria is not likely to tako any stop which may precipitate a war . Tho Spanish insurrection , like that in Crete ,
is each day . subdued and each day stronger than over . Tho bands which wo woro at first " told dispersed when tho troops appeared , seem to have fought something like a battle with their pursuers . That they were defeated , and all but cut to pieces , we are told in a telegram from Perpignan . But from other sources there are tidings of other bands , and everything indicates that the insurrection is spreading . Italy and Franco are not on tho best of terms . A
rumour prevailed in Paris on the 23 rd instant that the King of Italy had recognised Juarez . Of course this could only be a sort of backhanded blow at French inllucnce . Moreover , most sinister reports are circulating in the Italian papers . All these , however , simply mean that Italy is impatient about Rome , and believes that the Emperor of the French alone keeps her from
tbo possession of that city . The Spanish telegrams grow more and more confusing . Of course what comes from Madrid is for the most part rose-colour . But the French papers do not give quite such glowing accounts of tho progress of tho Spanish troops in putting down tho rebellion . The France , it is true , says that tbe insurgents are everywhere beaten , and that
the army remains true . But the Temps speaks of tho defeat of a body of royal troops in Arragon , and says that a number of the soldiers passed over to the insurgents . The Fpoque , too , says that desertions from the army are growing most numerous . The news in the Temps is partly corroborated b y a Madrid telegram , which records that the 22 nd Regiment of Navarre Infantry had been completely beaten by the insurgents in Arragon , and adds that troops had been sent off at once to that
province . It seems , therefore , that the insurrection , which was at first supposed to have been confined to Catalonia , has spread , and is progressing vigorously . The blockade-runner Arcad ' i has been destroyed . A Constantinople telegram says that the Turkish frigate Izeddin had , after a severe action in Cretan waters , driven the Arcadi ashore , and destroyed her , with much loss of life
. The Izeddin was a good deal injured . The Eastern question altogether assumes an awkward look-There are fresh troubles in tbe Principalities , and Russia seems disposed to foster these . The new reforming zeal of the Sultan docs not find much favour in St . Petersburg ! ,. The Lnxalil Husse declares in effect that the so-called reforms all
are hum bug , and that nothing will settle the Eastern question but the granting of their independence to tbe Christian population under the sway of Turkey . A Russian yessol and a Tui ' l vessel seem to bare nearly come to blows in Cretan viter- - — Symptoms of an alarming character are bodnnin- to "" , ! ,, ™ , themselves in the French and German newspapers , fho FrZl profess to believe that
papers France and Austria have form a treaty , and that they intend to demand of Pr „ 4 literal Ailfihnent of the articles of the Treaty of Prague ' Z . he benefit of Russia , too , it U added that the new allic / intoiK to emand the fulfilment of the oblation * of the T ¦ ! o IMn , Some of the more audacious journalists c de the name of England with these demands . The Pru £
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papors also profess to boliovo in tho allianco , and start rumours that Prussia is seeking to ronow hor allianco with Italy . All thoso aro unpleasant symptoms , because thoy indicate that , so far as public opinion is concerned , on tho Continont the belief obtains that poaco is in danger . Tho ImUpendance Beige says thoro havo been concentrations of French troops on tho frontierand that it
, was bolievod part of this concentration had been dono in accordance with orders sent from Salzburg by tho Emperor Napoloon . It is not easy to boliovo that Austria is wilfully placing hersolf in danger of extinction . Whatovor might bo the result of a war botwoon Franco and Prussia , if Austria took part in it , with Russia assailing her on tho flank , sho must suffer . Tho idoa of England in of
faking part any thoso now combinations is too absurd . Tho news from Spain is somowhat scanty . Again woarc assured from Madrid that tho insurgents aro ovorywhoro flying boforo the royal troops . Thoso generalities , howovor , will scarcely bo robed upon . Thoro is littlo doubt that , whoovor may bo at tIio head of this rising , it has enlisted tho popular sympathy , ami wilt yet give tbo Government of Narvacz a good doal of troublo boforo it is put down .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
V ; All communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisbury-street , btrand , London , H ' . C . F . M . —Masonic Notes and Queries . ll ' n ' ®'~ A W > ' t 0 W- Gray Clarke , Esq ., Freemasons' Hall , r , Y ; , reilfc Q » eon-strcer , London , W . C . AVe cannot interfere . -. 1 . —hor tho fortieth time we reply to the same inquiry . The I i-ince ot Wales has not been initiated into Freemasonry . C . KOBEKTSOX A . —We cannot undertake to arbitrate the matter , burcly there are many able brethren in South Yorkshire who would be willinsr to act . Ask tbo T ) . P . ™ a \ r
JL M —1 . I he lod ge m question is in a disgraceful condition . and should be brought before the Board of General Purposes ; ~ . \\ here the W . M . 1 S incapable of performing the duties he lias solemnl y undertaken and engaged to perform , and the last Masters and the principal officers are alike incapable , tho meetings of the lodge should be suspended . 3 . You would be doing your duty to the Craft ( and yourself ) by bringing the before the
subjoct proper Board , and we trust you will do so . 1 . It h not competent "for either a junior olnccr , or a brother not iu office , to initiate , & c" 5 . The circumstance of your being a joining member does not affect mat question . \ ou are not , however well acquainted with the ritual ,- „ ,, may bo , authorised to perform the duties of an installed Master , and must not occupy the Master ' s chair . ft ¦ \ lien neither the
W . M . nor a P . M . is present , adjourn the meeting , or , at least , postpone the ceremonies . 7 . The Master cannot alter the regular days of meeting , nor the place ot meeting , on Ins own moro motion . He may , however , chrec summonses to issue for a meeting at some other time than the regular day for special business . To L . N-Qi-n EI ! . » _ TI , e Trestle Board , Part 2 for the of
, use Shrf mV w , ' JL 1 Ur - yillA ™» ' *¦ »» d S . Maslr vnighfs of he Red Cross , Templars , and Malta degrees , by C v vooro Boston U . S ., can be procured at Spencer ' s Masonic ' Ins . tin " ¦ % v ' ' * T 0 X , °° k of JIaS ° Jurisprudence ! . lu , t ting the w ,, ten and unwritten laws of Freemasonry , " by Albert 0 . M . ekey . Charleston , U . S . Ask the other T question of Bro . Spencer direct . T * } - - —The following is the ron \ v wo ™™;» 1
Dieu ^ amo ,, ! concord ,, - ,, ^ * s I voihi l 1 ' objet de lenrs oris des Chevalier , du Temple . ' Manuel ' des Clievali ' ers t 'Ycnt ' ° D-, '" ' ;;; ¦[ ' —™ tl . initial letters ofthe " ci iv- ; -i ; , ! : ; ,, ; o 7 w ] ? l coust ™ y »*«• in the are ' , " ,, ' „ , "¦ ' aml at paU 30 S ! n tho ceremonies . uL w . pc . uui I , ai present in a manner somewhat similar to
C 1 „ , of , " ! ;?„ ? T' ? 0 lic mas 3 » N s h service of thi ^ nuicii 01 L . igl . m 1 , and arc also frequently placed at the lipid or termination of statutes , allocutions , le iters , Ac an some M Zo ' rn'rT , ' t " ° Cr 03 s pat & - » * s AT " happ ^ toobl " '~^ 7 0 t 2 m' DQCembor so " ^ Always ZJ £ : ^ * ' V *^ ' ™> ' « auire a favour
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Week.
of tho French took their lcavo of tho Emperor and Empress of Austria on the 23 rd inst . Boforo tho parting thoro was a gonoral distribution of pacific assurancos . Both Emperors gavo audience to journalists and others , and niado known to them that tho friondly fooling botwoon . Franco and Austria-was firm , and that
poaco was mado certain . Tho Berlin journals do not socm to lie quite so sure about this . They havo a good deal of suspicion about this Austro-Fronch compact . Really , wo imagine , thoro is no causo for alarm . AVhatever Franco may wish , Austria is not likely to tako any stop which may precipitate a war . Tho Spanish insurrection , like that in Crete ,
is each day . subdued and each day stronger than over . Tho bands which wo woro at first " told dispersed when tho troops appeared , seem to have fought something like a battle with their pursuers . That they were defeated , and all but cut to pieces , we are told in a telegram from Perpignan . But from other sources there are tidings of other bands , and everything indicates that the insurrection is spreading . Italy and Franco are not on tho best of terms . A
rumour prevailed in Paris on the 23 rd instant that the King of Italy had recognised Juarez . Of course this could only be a sort of backhanded blow at French inllucnce . Moreover , most sinister reports are circulating in the Italian papers . All these , however , simply mean that Italy is impatient about Rome , and believes that the Emperor of the French alone keeps her from
tbo possession of that city . The Spanish telegrams grow more and more confusing . Of course what comes from Madrid is for the most part rose-colour . But the French papers do not give quite such glowing accounts of tho progress of tho Spanish troops in putting down tho rebellion . The France , it is true , says that tbe insurgents are everywhere beaten , and that
the army remains true . But the Temps speaks of tho defeat of a body of royal troops in Arragon , and says that a number of the soldiers passed over to the insurgents . The Fpoque , too , says that desertions from the army are growing most numerous . The news in the Temps is partly corroborated b y a Madrid telegram , which records that the 22 nd Regiment of Navarre Infantry had been completely beaten by the insurgents in Arragon , and adds that troops had been sent off at once to that
province . It seems , therefore , that the insurrection , which was at first supposed to have been confined to Catalonia , has spread , and is progressing vigorously . The blockade-runner Arcad ' i has been destroyed . A Constantinople telegram says that the Turkish frigate Izeddin had , after a severe action in Cretan waters , driven the Arcadi ashore , and destroyed her , with much loss of life
. The Izeddin was a good deal injured . The Eastern question altogether assumes an awkward look-There are fresh troubles in tbe Principalities , and Russia seems disposed to foster these . The new reforming zeal of the Sultan docs not find much favour in St . Petersburg ! ,. The Lnxalil Husse declares in effect that the so-called reforms all
are hum bug , and that nothing will settle the Eastern question but the granting of their independence to tbe Christian population under the sway of Turkey . A Russian yessol and a Tui ' l vessel seem to bare nearly come to blows in Cretan viter- - — Symptoms of an alarming character are bodnnin- to "" , ! ,, ™ , themselves in the French and German newspapers , fho FrZl profess to believe that
papers France and Austria have form a treaty , and that they intend to demand of Pr „ 4 literal Ailfihnent of the articles of the Treaty of Prague ' Z . he benefit of Russia , too , it U added that the new allic / intoiK to emand the fulfilment of the oblation * of the T ¦ ! o IMn , Some of the more audacious journalists c de the name of England with these demands . The Pru £
The Week.
papors also profess to boliovo in tho allianco , and start rumours that Prussia is seeking to ronow hor allianco with Italy . All thoso aro unpleasant symptoms , because thoy indicate that , so far as public opinion is concerned , on tho Continont the belief obtains that poaco is in danger . Tho ImUpendance Beige says thoro havo been concentrations of French troops on tho frontierand that it
, was bolievod part of this concentration had been dono in accordance with orders sent from Salzburg by tho Emperor Napoloon . It is not easy to boliovo that Austria is wilfully placing hersolf in danger of extinction . Whatovor might bo the result of a war botwoon Franco and Prussia , if Austria took part in it , with Russia assailing her on tho flank , sho must suffer . Tho idoa of England in of
faking part any thoso now combinations is too absurd . Tho news from Spain is somowhat scanty . Again woarc assured from Madrid that tho insurgents aro ovorywhoro flying boforo the royal troops . Thoso generalities , howovor , will scarcely bo robed upon . Thoro is littlo doubt that , whoovor may bo at tIio head of this rising , it has enlisted tho popular sympathy , ami wilt yet give tbo Government of Narvacz a good doal of troublo boforo it is put down .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
V ; All communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisbury-street , btrand , London , H ' . C . F . M . —Masonic Notes and Queries . ll ' n ' ®'~ A W > ' t 0 W- Gray Clarke , Esq ., Freemasons' Hall , r , Y ; , reilfc Q » eon-strcer , London , W . C . AVe cannot interfere . -. 1 . —hor tho fortieth time we reply to the same inquiry . The I i-ince ot Wales has not been initiated into Freemasonry . C . KOBEKTSOX A . —We cannot undertake to arbitrate the matter , burcly there are many able brethren in South Yorkshire who would be willinsr to act . Ask tbo T ) . P . ™ a \ r
JL M —1 . I he lod ge m question is in a disgraceful condition . and should be brought before the Board of General Purposes ; ~ . \\ here the W . M . 1 S incapable of performing the duties he lias solemnl y undertaken and engaged to perform , and the last Masters and the principal officers are alike incapable , tho meetings of the lodge should be suspended . 3 . You would be doing your duty to the Craft ( and yourself ) by bringing the before the
subjoct proper Board , and we trust you will do so . 1 . It h not competent "for either a junior olnccr , or a brother not iu office , to initiate , & c" 5 . The circumstance of your being a joining member does not affect mat question . \ ou are not , however well acquainted with the ritual ,- „ ,, may bo , authorised to perform the duties of an installed Master , and must not occupy the Master ' s chair . ft ¦ \ lien neither the
W . M . nor a P . M . is present , adjourn the meeting , or , at least , postpone the ceremonies . 7 . The Master cannot alter the regular days of meeting , nor the place ot meeting , on Ins own moro motion . He may , however , chrec summonses to issue for a meeting at some other time than the regular day for special business . To L . N-Qi-n EI ! . » _ TI , e Trestle Board , Part 2 for the of
, use Shrf mV w , ' JL 1 Ur - yillA ™» ' *¦ »» d S . Maslr vnighfs of he Red Cross , Templars , and Malta degrees , by C v vooro Boston U . S ., can be procured at Spencer ' s Masonic ' Ins . tin " ¦ % v ' ' * T 0 X , °° k of JIaS ° Jurisprudence ! . lu , t ting the w ,, ten and unwritten laws of Freemasonry , " by Albert 0 . M . ekey . Charleston , U . S . Ask the other T question of Bro . Spencer direct . T * } - - —The following is the ron \ v wo ™™;» 1
Dieu ^ amo ,, ! concord ,, - ,, ^ * s I voihi l 1 ' objet de lenrs oris des Chevalier , du Temple . ' Manuel ' des Clievali ' ers t 'Ycnt ' ° D-, '" ' ;;; ¦[ ' —™ tl . initial letters ofthe " ci iv- ; -i ; , ! : ; ,, ; o 7 w ] ? l coust ™ y »*«• in the are ' , " ,, ' „ , "¦ ' aml at paU 30 S ! n tho ceremonies . uL w . pc . uui I , ai present in a manner somewhat similar to
C 1 „ , of , " ! ;?„ ? T' ? 0 lic mas 3 » N s h service of thi ^ nuicii 01 L . igl . m 1 , and arc also frequently placed at the lipid or termination of statutes , allocutions , le iters , Ac an some M Zo ' rn'rT , ' t " ° Cr 03 s pat & - » * s AT " happ ^ toobl " '~^ 7 0 t 2 m' DQCembor so " ^ Always ZJ £ : ^ * ' V *^ ' ™> ' « auire a favour