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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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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