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The Week.
Gladstone hi support of tho government , and tha debate was concluded by Mr . Disraeli in a speech of great power . On a division the bill was rejected by a majority of only thirty-nine in a house of six hundred and twenty-one members . The House was then adjourned to Monday , when the Chancellor of the Exchequer said it was not the intention of the government to proceed with the Reform Bill , nor to propose to Parliament any other bill . The Conservatives in that houso had displayed a high spiritwhich would bo appreciated throughout the country . Tho
, want of cohesion on the other side of tho house , aud its want of union of purpose aud policy , domestic and foreign , showed that the leaders of its different sections differed in what they anticipated to be the result of their Tote of ctammre . Under these circumstances , ministers had advised her Majesty to dissolve the present Parliament , and he hoped the result would be for the convenience of her Majesty , for the honour of Parliament , and for the best interests of the country . Lord Palmerston said he did not consider the resolutions as a vote of censure ; and if such
votes wero to be so considered no government could go on . The result of a dissolution , he believed , would be that they would have a new Parliament , more likely to require a change of government than the present . Mr . Bright thought the government could take no other course , under the circumstances , than that which it had adopted . Lord J . Russell said that the government had no right to force on such a measure as that of reform if they thought it likely to injuriously affect the stato of Europe unless thoy felt certain ol its success . The dissolution of Parliament was a constitutional proceeding , but whether it was a wise ono Parliament would havo hereafter to consider .
Notices.
NOTICES .
THE Brethren and others are requested to notice , that George AA . Bower has no connection with the Freemasons' Magazine ; and all persons are cautioned against paying him anything on our account . Advertisers will oblige by forwarding their favours at the latest by 12 o ' clock on Monday morning .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
GRAND LODGE P EOPEHTY . — In tho first line of the second paragraph of Bro , Roberts ' s letter , page S 96 of last week ' s Magazine , read " at most the eight hundred , " instead of "almost all the eight hundred , "' which destroys the sense the writer intended to convey . BRO . HAMILTON ' communication has been received . AVo aro extremel y sorry that the error should havo occurred , but we must at the same time repeat our
request to the brethren who favour us with communications , to write all names clearly aud distinctly . AVe havo a tolerably large acquaintance with the leading members of the Craft , both at homo and abroad ,, but occasionally the MS , uhich we receive from valued correspondents contains names written in a way which would puzzle any one to decipher . " G . E . P . "—We consider a brother perfectly justified in writing to a candidate , warning him that he is likely to be blackballed , should he be acquainted with himnot otherwise . The proper course would bo to communicate with the proposer of the candidate ;
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The Week.
Gladstone hi support of tho government , and tha debate was concluded by Mr . Disraeli in a speech of great power . On a division the bill was rejected by a majority of only thirty-nine in a house of six hundred and twenty-one members . The House was then adjourned to Monday , when the Chancellor of the Exchequer said it was not the intention of the government to proceed with the Reform Bill , nor to propose to Parliament any other bill . The Conservatives in that houso had displayed a high spiritwhich would bo appreciated throughout the country . Tho
, want of cohesion on the other side of tho house , aud its want of union of purpose aud policy , domestic and foreign , showed that the leaders of its different sections differed in what they anticipated to be the result of their Tote of ctammre . Under these circumstances , ministers had advised her Majesty to dissolve the present Parliament , and he hoped the result would be for the convenience of her Majesty , for the honour of Parliament , and for the best interests of the country . Lord Palmerston said he did not consider the resolutions as a vote of censure ; and if such
votes wero to be so considered no government could go on . The result of a dissolution , he believed , would be that they would have a new Parliament , more likely to require a change of government than the present . Mr . Bright thought the government could take no other course , under the circumstances , than that which it had adopted . Lord J . Russell said that the government had no right to force on such a measure as that of reform if they thought it likely to injuriously affect the stato of Europe unless thoy felt certain ol its success . The dissolution of Parliament was a constitutional proceeding , but whether it was a wise ono Parliament would havo hereafter to consider .
Notices.
NOTICES .
THE Brethren and others are requested to notice , that George AA . Bower has no connection with the Freemasons' Magazine ; and all persons are cautioned against paying him anything on our account . Advertisers will oblige by forwarding their favours at the latest by 12 o ' clock on Monday morning .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
GRAND LODGE P EOPEHTY . — In tho first line of the second paragraph of Bro , Roberts ' s letter , page S 96 of last week ' s Magazine , read " at most the eight hundred , " instead of "almost all the eight hundred , "' which destroys the sense the writer intended to convey . BRO . HAMILTON ' communication has been received . AVo aro extremel y sorry that the error should havo occurred , but we must at the same time repeat our
request to the brethren who favour us with communications , to write all names clearly aud distinctly . AVe havo a tolerably large acquaintance with the leading members of the Craft , both at homo and abroad ,, but occasionally the MS , uhich we receive from valued correspondents contains names written in a way which would puzzle any one to decipher . " G . E . P . "—We consider a brother perfectly justified in writing to a candidate , warning him that he is likely to be blackballed , should he be acquainted with himnot otherwise . The proper course would bo to communicate with the proposer of the candidate ;