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Summary Of News For May.

SUMMARY OF NEWS FOE MAY .

THE PEACE . Sunday , May the 4 th , was observed as a Day of Thanksgiving for the return of Peace , and appropriate sermons were preached throughout the land . Her Majesty and family attended divine service in the chapel attached to Buckingham Palace , in the morning , and in Westminster Abbey in the afternoon . In the course of the "following week , an address from both Houses of Parliament approving the peace were presented to her Majesty . On the 29 th there was a grand display of fireworks , and illuminations in various parts of the metropolis in honour of the event .

IMPEBIAL PABLIAMENT . In the House of Lords , on the 28 th April , Lord Brougham brought in a bill to consolidate the Marriage Law of Scotland with that of England , and Lord Clarendon laid on the table the treaty of peace . On the 29 th , the Exchequer Bills Bill and some private bills received the royal assent . On the 2 nd May , Lord Bedesdale brought in a bill for doing away with exemptions under the Smoke-consuming Act . On the 5 th , the Earl of Ellesmere moved an address to the Queen on the

treaty of peace , assuring her of the satisfaction with which it had been received by the House . The address was agreed to without a division . On the 6 th , the County Courts Amendment Bill and the Joint-Stock Companies Winding-up Amendment Bill were read a second time . On the 8 th , the grant of £ 1 , 000 a year to General Williams , whom her Majesty has created a baronet , was approved , and a vote of thanks given to the Army , Navy , Marines , and Militia , for their services during the war . On the 9 th , at the instance of the Bishop of Oxford , a

select committee was appointed to investigate the mode of carrying out capital punishments , and then some bills having been advanced a stage , the House adjourned for the Whitsun holidays . On the 19 th , a motion of the Earl of Albemarle for a select committee to inquire into the affairs of the Indian Empire was negatived . On the 20 th , the Lord Chancellor ' s Matrimonial Causes and Divorce Bill was referred to a select committee . On the 22 nd , Lord Colchester drew

attention to the Maritime laws , and moved a resolution deprecating their alteration as was proposed by the plenipotentiaries at Paris . His motion was negatived by 156 to 102 . On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury a committee was appointed on the 23 rd to consider the operation of the ticket-of-leave system . On the 26 th the Earl of Albemarle ' s motion for returns on the subject of tho administration of India affairs was after some discussion withdrawn . On the

27 th , after some explanations relative to the Danubian principalities and Central America , several bills were advanced a stage . In the House of Commons , on April 28 , Lord Palmerston laid on the table the treaty of peace , and Mr . Whiteside brought on his motion relative to the fall of Kars , declaring it to be owing to the want of foresight and energy on the part of her Majesty ' s administration . The debate lasted throughout the evenings of the 28 th , the 29 th of April , and the 1 st May , when it was negatived by a majority of

SOS to 176 . On the 30 th April , the House was in committee on the Dwellings for the Labouring Classes ( Ireland ) Bill . On the 2 nd , after some conversation on tho propriety of military bands playing in the parks on a Sunday ( since relinquished in consequence of the interference of the Archbishop of Canterbury and members of various religious bodies ) , the Boroughs and Counties Police Bill went into

committee . On the 5 th , Mr . Evelyn Denison moved an address to the Queen , approving of the treaty of peace , which after some discussion and cavilling relative to the words "joy" and " satisfaction / ' was agreed to on the following day . On the 7 th , the Tithe Commutation Rent-Charge Bill was read a second time , and the Aggravated Assaults Bill lost by a majority of 135 to 97 . On the 8 th , the grant of £ 1 , 000 a year to General Williams was approved , and a vote of thanks given

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MASONIC REFOEM. Article 1
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF CELBREATBD FREEMASONS. Article 3
THE SIGNS OV ENGLAND; Article 13
NOTES OF A YACHT'S CRUISE TO BALAKLAVA. Article 17
THE ANTIQUITY OF FREEMASONRY. Article 24
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS, Article 25
MUSIC. Article 27
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 29
THE PRINTERS' ALMSHOUSES. Article 36
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 37
METROPOLITAN. Article 46
INSTRUCTION. Article 52
PROVINCIAL. Article 57
ROYAL ARCH. Article 74
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 78
SCOTLAND Article 80
COLONIAL Article 81
AMERICA. Article 81
SUMMARY OF NEWS FOR MAY. Article 83
Obituary. Article 87
NOTICE. Article 88
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 88
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Summary Of News For May.

SUMMARY OF NEWS FOE MAY .

THE PEACE . Sunday , May the 4 th , was observed as a Day of Thanksgiving for the return of Peace , and appropriate sermons were preached throughout the land . Her Majesty and family attended divine service in the chapel attached to Buckingham Palace , in the morning , and in Westminster Abbey in the afternoon . In the course of the "following week , an address from both Houses of Parliament approving the peace were presented to her Majesty . On the 29 th there was a grand display of fireworks , and illuminations in various parts of the metropolis in honour of the event .

IMPEBIAL PABLIAMENT . In the House of Lords , on the 28 th April , Lord Brougham brought in a bill to consolidate the Marriage Law of Scotland with that of England , and Lord Clarendon laid on the table the treaty of peace . On the 29 th , the Exchequer Bills Bill and some private bills received the royal assent . On the 2 nd May , Lord Bedesdale brought in a bill for doing away with exemptions under the Smoke-consuming Act . On the 5 th , the Earl of Ellesmere moved an address to the Queen on the

treaty of peace , assuring her of the satisfaction with which it had been received by the House . The address was agreed to without a division . On the 6 th , the County Courts Amendment Bill and the Joint-Stock Companies Winding-up Amendment Bill were read a second time . On the 8 th , the grant of £ 1 , 000 a year to General Williams , whom her Majesty has created a baronet , was approved , and a vote of thanks given to the Army , Navy , Marines , and Militia , for their services during the war . On the 9 th , at the instance of the Bishop of Oxford , a

select committee was appointed to investigate the mode of carrying out capital punishments , and then some bills having been advanced a stage , the House adjourned for the Whitsun holidays . On the 19 th , a motion of the Earl of Albemarle for a select committee to inquire into the affairs of the Indian Empire was negatived . On the 20 th , the Lord Chancellor ' s Matrimonial Causes and Divorce Bill was referred to a select committee . On the 22 nd , Lord Colchester drew

attention to the Maritime laws , and moved a resolution deprecating their alteration as was proposed by the plenipotentiaries at Paris . His motion was negatived by 156 to 102 . On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury a committee was appointed on the 23 rd to consider the operation of the ticket-of-leave system . On the 26 th the Earl of Albemarle ' s motion for returns on the subject of tho administration of India affairs was after some discussion withdrawn . On the

27 th , after some explanations relative to the Danubian principalities and Central America , several bills were advanced a stage . In the House of Commons , on April 28 , Lord Palmerston laid on the table the treaty of peace , and Mr . Whiteside brought on his motion relative to the fall of Kars , declaring it to be owing to the want of foresight and energy on the part of her Majesty ' s administration . The debate lasted throughout the evenings of the 28 th , the 29 th of April , and the 1 st May , when it was negatived by a majority of

SOS to 176 . On the 30 th April , the House was in committee on the Dwellings for the Labouring Classes ( Ireland ) Bill . On the 2 nd , after some conversation on tho propriety of military bands playing in the parks on a Sunday ( since relinquished in consequence of the interference of the Archbishop of Canterbury and members of various religious bodies ) , the Boroughs and Counties Police Bill went into

committee . On the 5 th , Mr . Evelyn Denison moved an address to the Queen , approving of the treaty of peace , which after some discussion and cavilling relative to the words "joy" and " satisfaction / ' was agreed to on the following day . On the 7 th , the Tithe Commutation Rent-Charge Bill was read a second time , and the Aggravated Assaults Bill lost by a majority of 135 to 97 . On the 8 th , the grant of £ 1 , 000 a year to General Williams was approved , and a vote of thanks given

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