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OUR WEEKLY BUDGET .

IT may be , perhaps , that Lord Middlcton ' s recent motion about the earlier meeting of the House of Lords has had some effect , for tho Peers have had more than one sitting of moderate duration . Thus , on Thursday last , Avhen , on the motion of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon , the Contagious Diseases ( Animals ) Bill had been formally passed

through Committee , thero was a long debate , initiated b y the Duke of Argyll , on the Treaties of 185 G , and the present position of England in respect to them . Lord Stanley of Alderley , Lord Hammond , the Earl of Carnarvon , tho Dukes of Somerset and Rutland , the Earl of Fcversham ,

and the Earl of Derb y took part in it , and it Avas past nine o ' clock Avhen the House rose . On Friday , after various questions about different phases or branches of the Eastern Question had been disposed of , tho Archbishop of York rose and moved that an humble address be presented

to Her Majesty on tho subject of Church Patronage , Avith a view to instituting inquiries into the law and existing practice as to tho patronage , and resignation of benefices . Lord Houghton , the Duke of Richmond and Gordon , Archbishop of Canterbury , and the Lord Chancellor were

amonothe Peers Avho addressed the House . The motion Avith the omission of the word " patronage" Avas agreed to . On Monday , the second reading of the Metropolitan Board of Works ( Election of Members ) Bill Avas moved by the Earl of Camperdown , who Avas defeated by 5-1 to ! JG . After

this , one or two conversations ensued , one of which had reference to the Conference . Half-an-hour , however , sufficed on Tuesday for the despatch of business .

In the House til . " Commons on Thursday of last Aveek , on the motion lor going into Committee on the Comity Government Bill , Mr . Rylands moved its rejection , and his motion was seconded b y Lord 11 . Churchill . Several members , in-

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cluding Mr . Chaplin , Mr . Stansfcld , Mr . Sclater Booth , and tho Chancellor of the Exchequer , took part in the debate that followed , and on a division , Mr . Ryland was defeated by 244 to 44 . On Friday , a motion by Mr . Blennerhassett , on the Representation of Minorities had the effect of

emptying the House , which was counted out at eight o ' clock . On Monday , Mr . W . H . Smith wonld have introduced the Navy Estimates , bnt a long debate on the motion for going into Committee of Suppl y intervened , in which tho subject of Naval Construction Avas treated at great length , and the

House rose shortly before one o clock , the debate being adjourned till Thursday . On Tuesday , Mr . Ashley moved a resolution , expressing the regret of the House at the conduct of Mr . Layard in connection Avith the Gladstone-Negroponte correspondence . An animated debate ensued ,

in Avhich Mr . Sullivan and Dr . O'Leary spoke very Avarmly , but in the end Mr . Ashley Avas beaten by 20 G to 132- On Wednesday , the second reading of tho Abolition of Capital Punishment Bill Avas moved by Mr . Pease , but the proposal did not find favour with the House , and the Bill was thrown out by 263 to 64 .

It is announced that the Queen will hold a Levee and a DraAving Room next week at Buckingham Palace , the former on Tuesday , and the latter on Thursday . Notice

has also been given that Her Majesty ' s birthday will be kept on Saturday , the 25 th May . We have heard likewise that it is the intention of the Queen to leave Windsor for Osborne about the middle of next month .

The Prince of Wales left Pans on Sunday evening after a pretty lengthened sojourn , during which his Royal Highness took a deep interest in the British Section of the Paris Exhibition . He reached London early on Monday , and in the course of the afternoon held a Levee at St . James ' s

Palace , at Avhich the Duke of Cambridge , Prince Christian , and Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar attended . B y the Queen ' s command presentations to his Royal Highness were deemed equivalent to presentations to Her Majesty . Nearly three hundred gentlemen , whose names

had been previously submitted for Her Majesty s approval , were presented . The Royal Body Guard of the Hon . Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms , under the command of Captain the Earl of Coventry , and the Yeomen of the Guard under Captain Lord Skelmersdale , were on duty . On

Wednesday afternoon the Prince of Wales presided at a meeting of the Governors of Wellington College , and in the evening he occupied the chair at the Anniversary Dinner , at Willis ' s Rooms , of the National Orphan Home , the Duke

of Cambridge , Lord Harrowby , Lord Suffield , Lord Redesdale , and the Bishop of Winchester being among the guests . A subscription was announced amounting to upwards of £ 2 , 000 , including £ 100 from His Royal Highness , and £ 20 from the Duke .

Mr . Gladstone has announced his intention of not offering himself again as a candidate for the representation of Greenwich on the principal ground that he is unable to give proper attention to the local interests of the borough . Tho Right Honourable gentleman , it is thought not

improbable , may be returned by the Flint boroughs , in Avhich bis residence , HaAvarden Castle , is situated . The election for Cirencester came off on Tuesday , when Captain Chester Master , Conservative , Avas returned by a majority of more than tAvo to one over his Liberal opponent , the Hon . Ashley

Ponsonby . Mr . P . Miles is the Conservative candidate for the vacancy in East Somerset , and Mr . W . S . Gore - Langton for that iu Mid-Somerset . The polling for Hereford took place on Thursday , tho candidates being Lieut .-Colonel Arbuthnot , Conservative , and Mr . Joseph Pulley , Liberal .

A terrible explosion occurred , on Tuesday , in the Unit y Brook Colliery , Kearsley , near Bolton , by which no less than forty-four lives have been sacrificed . There Averc tAvo mines , the Trencherbone , some 290 yards below the snrfacc , and the Canncl , 60 yards lower still . Both Avere

regularly inspected twice a day by the fireman , and it Avas only shortl y after the second inspection , Avhich took place during the dinner hour , that the explosion occurred . It was heard for half-a-milc round , and at once caused the

greatest anxiet y in the neighbourhood . As soon as possible preparations were made to descend , -with a view to ascertain the amount of damage done , when it was found the miners in the upper mine Avoro safe , though they had to bo assisted to bank . After event exertions the

lower mine Avas descended , and it Avas found that all tho men and boys in it , to tho number of forty-four , were dead . The bodies of all but two have been recovered , but