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A letter was received from Lady Truro , presenting the law library of her late husband to the House . Adjourned to the 31 st . In the House of Commons on the 29 th February , Mr . Roebuck brought forward a motion condemnatory of the Commission to inquire into the report of Sir John McNeill and Col . Tulloch on Crimean affairs , but , after some discussion , it was withdrawn . In Committee of Supply , £ 6 , 500 , 000 was voted on the Army

Estimates . On the 3 rd of March , Lord Palmerston explained that the Preliminaries of Peace had been signed ; he also denied that this country was at war with Russia . In Committee , the Militia and Ordnance Estimates were voted , and £ 26 , 000 , 000 towards supply for the year from the Consolidated Fund . On the 4 th , Sir De Lacy Evans brought forward his motion against the system of purchase in the army , but it was withdrawn , Lord Palmerston undertaking to have it inquired into by a mixed commission . On the 5 th , Sir Wm . Clay ' s Bill for the

Abolition of Church Rates was read a second time , there being , on a division , 221 for , and 178 against it . On the 6 th , after a long discussion , Lord John Russell withdrew his resolutions on Education , and moved that the House go into Committee on the subject on the 10 th of April , which was agreed to . On the 7 th , Sir Benjamin Hall brought up a report , recommending New Roadways through St . James ' s Park , so as not to interfere with the ornamental inclosure , and the House again went into Committee of Supply . On the 10 th , a majority of

259 against 106 decided in favour of the second reading of the Police ( Counties and Borough ) Bill . On the 12 th , Commissioners of Supply ( Scotland ) and the Reformatory Schools ( Scotland ) , and the Bankruptcy ( Scotland ) Bills , were read a second time , and leave given to bring in a Bill for the More Effective Punishment of Persons inflicting Aggravated Assaults on Women and Children . On the 13 th , Sir Charles Napier ' s motion against the Lords of the Admiralty was brought

forward , but the result only served to damage the reputation of Sir Charles himself . On the 14 th , after various explanations relative to affairs in the East , Sir George Grey announced , that shortly after Easter a bill would be brought in for the Reform of the Corporation of London . Several votes having been taken in Committee of Supply , leave was given to bring in various bills , and the House adjourned until the 31 st .

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES . Covent Garden Theatre was totally destroyed by fire on the morning of the 5 th , just as a Bal Masque , given by Mr . Anderson , the Wizard of the North , was about to be brought to a close . The value of the building is estimated at , £ 100 , 000 , and the loss of Mr . Gye about £ 25 , 000 . There is a doubt whether it will be rebuilt , but a subscription has been opened for the purpose , which her Majesty has headed by a donation of £ 1 , 000 . In the mean time , Mr . Lumley is about to open Her Majesty ' s Theatre , and the Covent Garden company are to appear at the Lyceum .

On the 6 th , Wm . Bousneld was convicted , at the Central Criminal Court , of the wilful murder of his wife and three children , by cutting their throats , in Portlandstreet , Soho , on 3 rd February . At Leicester , on the 6 th , Wm . Fowkes was found guilty of murdering hiss nephew , by shooting him , on the 25 th November last , atSwanston . The deceased had lately come into the receipt of £ 700 , which the uncle was anxious to obtain . Another fire took place at Messrs . Scott Russell and Co . ' s shipbuilding works , at Mill wall , on the 12 th , but the leviathan vessel now building was uninjured .

On the 14 th , a man named Alexander Smart committed suicide by throwing himself from the whispering-gallery into the nave of St . Paul ' s Cathedral , a distance of nearly 150 feet . On the 15 th ., a package of her Majesty ' s plate , valued at about £ 500 , was stolen from the waggon of Mr . Thungood , the carrier , whilst being conveyed from

Buckingham Palace to the Paddington Station , to be conveyed to Windsor . The robbery took place whilst the men in charge of the waggon stopped at a publichouse for refreshment . The chest has been found near Yictoria-park , but the plate has not been recovered .

“The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine: 1856-04-01, Page 63” Masonic Periodicals Online, Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 10 July 2025, django:8000/periodicals/mmr/issues/frm_01041856/page/63/.
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LODGES IN THE WEST AND SOUTH, CANADA, MALTA, TRINIDAD-OUR DUTY. Article 1
FREEMASONRY IN GREAT BRITAIN. Article 7
NOTES OF A YACHT'S CRUISE TO BALAKLAVA. Article 11
THE WONDERS OF NATURE. Article 14
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS. Article 19
FACES IN THE EIRE. Article 25
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 26
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZIN AND MASONIC MIRROR. Article 27
MASONIC CHARITIES. Article 29
NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 30
FINE ARTS. Article 30
THE MASONIC MIRROR. MASONIC REFORM Article 31
NOTICES OF MOTION. Article 36
THE BOYS' SCHOOL. Article 37
METROPOLITAN. Article 41
INSTRUCTION. Article 47
PROVINCIAL. Article 47
ROYAL ARCH. Article 54
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 55
SCOTLAND. Article 56
COLONIAL. Article 60
SWITZERLAND. Article 62
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR MARCH. Article 62
Obituary. Article 65
NOTICE. Article 68
TO COEEESPONDENTS. Article 68
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A letter was received from Lady Truro , presenting the law library of her late husband to the House . Adjourned to the 31 st . In the House of Commons on the 29 th February , Mr . Roebuck brought forward a motion condemnatory of the Commission to inquire into the report of Sir John McNeill and Col . Tulloch on Crimean affairs , but , after some discussion , it was withdrawn . In Committee of Supply , £ 6 , 500 , 000 was voted on the Army

Estimates . On the 3 rd of March , Lord Palmerston explained that the Preliminaries of Peace had been signed ; he also denied that this country was at war with Russia . In Committee , the Militia and Ordnance Estimates were voted , and £ 26 , 000 , 000 towards supply for the year from the Consolidated Fund . On the 4 th , Sir De Lacy Evans brought forward his motion against the system of purchase in the army , but it was withdrawn , Lord Palmerston undertaking to have it inquired into by a mixed commission . On the 5 th , Sir Wm . Clay ' s Bill for the

Abolition of Church Rates was read a second time , there being , on a division , 221 for , and 178 against it . On the 6 th , after a long discussion , Lord John Russell withdrew his resolutions on Education , and moved that the House go into Committee on the subject on the 10 th of April , which was agreed to . On the 7 th , Sir Benjamin Hall brought up a report , recommending New Roadways through St . James ' s Park , so as not to interfere with the ornamental inclosure , and the House again went into Committee of Supply . On the 10 th , a majority of

259 against 106 decided in favour of the second reading of the Police ( Counties and Borough ) Bill . On the 12 th , Commissioners of Supply ( Scotland ) and the Reformatory Schools ( Scotland ) , and the Bankruptcy ( Scotland ) Bills , were read a second time , and leave given to bring in a Bill for the More Effective Punishment of Persons inflicting Aggravated Assaults on Women and Children . On the 13 th , Sir Charles Napier ' s motion against the Lords of the Admiralty was brought

forward , but the result only served to damage the reputation of Sir Charles himself . On the 14 th , after various explanations relative to affairs in the East , Sir George Grey announced , that shortly after Easter a bill would be brought in for the Reform of the Corporation of London . Several votes having been taken in Committee of Supply , leave was given to bring in various bills , and the House adjourned until the 31 st .

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES . Covent Garden Theatre was totally destroyed by fire on the morning of the 5 th , just as a Bal Masque , given by Mr . Anderson , the Wizard of the North , was about to be brought to a close . The value of the building is estimated at , £ 100 , 000 , and the loss of Mr . Gye about £ 25 , 000 . There is a doubt whether it will be rebuilt , but a subscription has been opened for the purpose , which her Majesty has headed by a donation of £ 1 , 000 . In the mean time , Mr . Lumley is about to open Her Majesty ' s Theatre , and the Covent Garden company are to appear at the Lyceum .

On the 6 th , Wm . Bousneld was convicted , at the Central Criminal Court , of the wilful murder of his wife and three children , by cutting their throats , in Portlandstreet , Soho , on 3 rd February . At Leicester , on the 6 th , Wm . Fowkes was found guilty of murdering hiss nephew , by shooting him , on the 25 th November last , atSwanston . The deceased had lately come into the receipt of £ 700 , which the uncle was anxious to obtain . Another fire took place at Messrs . Scott Russell and Co . ' s shipbuilding works , at Mill wall , on the 12 th , but the leviathan vessel now building was uninjured .

On the 14 th , a man named Alexander Smart committed suicide by throwing himself from the whispering-gallery into the nave of St . Paul ' s Cathedral , a distance of nearly 150 feet . On the 15 th ., a package of her Majesty ' s plate , valued at about £ 500 , was stolen from the waggon of Mr . Thungood , the carrier , whilst being conveyed from

Buckingham Palace to the Paddington Station , to be conveyed to Windsor . The robbery took place whilst the men in charge of the waggon stopped at a publichouse for refreshment . The chest has been found near Yictoria-park , but the plate has not been recovered .

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