The Week.

¦ Her Majesty travelled by special train on the Great Western Eaihvay to Paddington , and drove from thence , accompanied ¦ b y her Royal Highness Princess Louise , to Marlborough House , and visited the King and Queen of Denmark and the Prince ¦ aud Princess of Wales . Her Majesty afterwards drove to Buckingham Palace . The Queen , accompanied by her Royal

¦ Highness Princess Louise , and attended by the Countess of ¦ Caledoa , drove out on the morning of the 23 rd inst ., and visited the King and Queen of Denmark and the Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House . Her Majesty also visited the prince ancl Princess Teck . The Queen , accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise , Prince Arthur , Prince Leopold ,

Princess Beatrice , and Prince Henry of Prussia , left the Palace in the afternoon for Windsor Castle at half-past five o ' clock . The Queen arrived at Windsor Castle in tho evening , at a quarter before seven o ' clock , from Buckingham Palace . Her Majesty ivas accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise , Prince Arthur , Prince Leopold , Princess Beatrice , and Prince

Henry of Prussia . The Queen , their Eoyal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian , Princess Louise , Prince Arthur , Prince Leopold , and Princess Beatrice , and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting , attended Divine Service in the private chapel on the 21 th inst . The Queen and Princess Louise rode on ponies ou the morning of the 25 th inst ., in the Home Park . The Queen ,

accompanied by her Eoyal Highness Princess Christian , drove out in the afternoon , attended by the Duchess of Roxburghe . Her Majesty , ivith their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian , drove out on the morning of the 26 th inst ., in a iu a carriage and four . Major General Hon . A . JN " . Hood , Equerry in Waiting , was in attendance upon horseback . The Queen drove out in the afternoon , accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice .

IMPERIAL PAP . LIAKENT . —In the HOUSE OF LOEDS , on the 21 st inst ., the chief business was the discussion in committee of the Trades' Unions Bill . Eventually the bill passed through committee with amendments . —¦—Ou the 22 nd inst . there was a long and interesting discussion in reference to the position of the colonial bishoprics . Subsequently the Metropolitan Poor Bill passed through committee , and other measures having been

advanced a stage , their lordships adjourned at five minutes past seven o ' clock . On the 25 th inst . the House had several matter under discussion . One of these was the pension to Young , " the agricultural and historical poet . " Lord Dufferin justified himself for signing the memorial for a pension for Young , and Lord Derby declared that , in granting the pension , he had

simply acted upon the representations which were made to him . This did not satisfy Lord Stanhope , but the discussion was carried no further . Subsequent !) ' the conduct of the Irish police during the late Fenian rising ivas lauded , and several bills were advanced a stage . There was no business of importance in the House on the 26 th inst . In the Hor / SE or

COIDIOXS , on the 21 st instant , Mr . Adderley replied at great ength to a question put by Mr . Buxton in reference to the , outrages in Jamaica . The tenor of Jlr . Adderley ' s reply was that the Government had taken every step possible to punish those who , it was alleged , had been guilty of excessive cruelty in putting doivn the so-called rebellion in Jamaica . One fact

came out which had not hitherto been stated . It was , that Ensign Cullen and Dr . Morris had been acquitted by the courtsmartial by which they were recently tried . —Jlr . Haubury Tracy called attention to some recent promotions in the navy . Sir John Pakington had promoted young lieutenants to be commanders over the heads of older members of the service . Sir John Pakiiigton ' s reply to this impeachment was of the tu quoque order . True , he had made the appointments complained

of , but the Duke of Somerset had made several quite as bad . A warm discussion followed . —The Government was questioned again , on the 22 nd inst ., in reference to the Reform Bill , and as to their intentions with respect to Ireland . Sir R . Anstreuther is not satisfied with the postponement of the introduction of the Scotch Bill till after Easter , and promises to call

attention to the matter . Then there is a very natural curiosity to know whence the increased representation of Scotland is to come . Captain White , seeing that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had said that the improved representation of Scotland is not to be satisfied by the sacrifice of English interests , asked if that meant that the number of Irish

representatives was to be diminished . The Chancellor of the Exchequer became a joker in a moment . He had been , he said , at first- disdisposed to think it a friendly intimation to the Government as to the place whore the increased representation of Scotland might be obtained , but he could assure the hon . gentleman that the Government had no intention of robbing the sister

isle . Then came Captain Speirs , ivho ivunted to know ivhere the new Scotch members were to come from . The answer he got ivas virtually a piece of advice Avhich lias sometimes been given to children . The Scotch members were told to open their mouths and shut their eyes and see what good will he sent to them . They are not very likely to be satisfied ,

however , with any such answer . Subsequently Mr . Warner asked a question as to the number of ten-pounders who ivould be enfranchised in the newly-created boroughs , but he got no satisfactory reply . —On the motion to go into committee of supply , Mr . Baxter pleaded that more attention should be given to Scotch business , and urged the appointment of a civil officer to assist the Lord-Advocate . The proposal met with the concurrence of the Scotch members and the approval of

Jlr . Walpole , who promised to give the matter his best attention . Another and most interesting discussion arose in reference to mines , and the necessity of further legislative measures to secure their better ventilation . —Subsequently the night was practically given up to the discussion of Irish questions . In the course of this discussion satisfactory assurances were given by the Government as to the state of Ireland , and

the poiver of the authorities to deal with any difficulties wliich might arise there . The propriety of the pension to Mr . Robert Young-, "historical and agricultural poet , " was called in serious question by Mr . O'Reilly . We ourselves pointed out some months ago the wretched rubbish which had been called poetry by Jlr . Robert Young , and Mr . O'Reilly read numerous

extracts from Young ' s works amidst the laughter of the House . Jlr . Hunt , for the Government , could only plead that Lord Derby had not bestowed the pension ivithout making full inquiry ; but this did not satisfy Sir W . Stirling-Maxwell , who insisted that the pension could not be defended . On the 26 th inst ., the arrangements which had been made as to the

admission of strangers to the House operated in the prevention of those disorderly scenes in St . Stephen ' s Hall which have been usual when a great debate was expected . The interest shown was , however , considerable . The House of Commons itself was very full , and the notices and questions and answers were not listened to very attentively . Yet there ivere some among

these which brought silence to the House . First , Lord Elcho gave notice , on behalf of Earl Grosvenor , that in committee on the Reform Bill he would move that the borough franchise be £ 5 rating , and that personal rating should stop at that point . This is virtually adopting the suggestion made by Jlr . Gladstone ; so that the Adullamite schism is at an end . Sir E . Deriug followed ivith a notice of another amendment , which is to reduce the countv franchise to a £ 12 rating . Then Mr .