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Public Amusements

riage will be celebrated by various forms of rejoicing—dinners , balls , illuminations , & e . Prince Alfred has advanced a step in his profession . He has received an acting order as lieutenant , but an examination at the Eoyal Naval College still stands between his Eoyal Highness and confirmation in this rank .

GENERAL HOME NEWS . —The mortality of London has fallen below the average . For the last week the deaths fell to 142 G , which was 57 lower than the corrected average for the last ten years . For some weeks previous the deaths had been above the average . The births are as much above the average as the deaths are below them . In the City the same healthy condition of things is found to prevail . It is stated by the Observer that Mr . Gladstone will be ableon " the budget night" to

, , announce an increase of income to the extent of £ 3 , 000 , 000 , and that the expenditure for 1863-6-1 will fall below that of 1862-63 by " more than two millions . " The Army and Navy Gazette , indeed , asserts that the military expenditure alone will be reduced by an amount which will enable the Chancellor of the Exchequer to remit twopence of the income tax . There will it is said , be a decrease in the land forces of something like '

5000 men , but tbe promised saving will mainly be effected under the head of " warlike stores , " for which £ 2 , 200 , 000 was voted last year . The Army and Navy Gazette assures us that with all this pruning , " the advocates for efficiency will have no cause for lament . " In the report to the Central Belief Committee , by Mr . Farnall , it is stated that a further decrease of 4-900 has taken place in the number of in receipt of

persons parochial relief in the cotton manufacturing districts . Comparing the return of the Gth of December with that of the 17 th inst ., we find a total decrease of 32 , 583 ; but notwithstanding this partial , and we fear , only temporary improvement , the pauperism of tbe present time is 2-11-2 per cent in excess of that of the corresponding period of last year . The unions of Asbton-tmucr-Lyne , Blackburn Glassop , Hasliugden ,

Manchester , Oldham , Preston , Salford , Stockport , Rochdale , and Todmorden , are now in a position to avail themselves of the provisions of the Rate in Aid Act ; and it would seem from an announcement made , that Ashton and Glossop have already received the necessary authority for casting a portion of their burden upon their neighbours . The Poor-law Board have issued an order requiring the unions of Cheshire to contribute from their " common funds " the sum

of £ 8097 in aid of the poor rates of the Aston-under-Lyne anion . A similar order has been issued to the Derbyshire unions for the assistance of Glossop—the amount in this case being £ 1718 . The ship Hope has arrived at Liverpool , from New York , with 1010 barrels of flour and 987 tons of guano , which are to he sold—the proceeds to be handed over to the Central Relief Committee in Manchester . The George Griswold , which recentlleft New York for Liverpoolwith a large l

y , suppy of provisions for the Lancashire operatives , will , in accordance with instructions from official quarters , be welcomed on her arrival in the Mersey , by salutes from Her Majesty ' s ship Majestic , anel the batteries on each side of tbe river . A first instalment of £ 500 has been received in Manchester from the Watercolour Painters' Lancashire Relief Fund . The Artists' Committee hope that their collection will realise 4-500 guineas A

. movement is on foot to provide a suitable cricket ground for the artisans , clerks , & c , of East London . May it prosper . Sir Michael Seymour is expected to succeed Sir Henry Bruce as naval commander-in-chief at Portsmouth . This would cause a vacancy in the representation of Devonport , and speculation is busy among the politicians of trie borough as to the gallant Admiral ' s successor . Sir James Hope and Mr . Otway a brotherinlaw of Lord

- Clarence Paget , are mentioned on the Liberal side , while it is taken for granted that Mv . Ferrand will again come forward in trie Conservative interest . It is stated that Colonel Adair , the Liberal candidate for the borough of Cambridge , will be opposed by Mr . Powell , who formerly represented AVigau . The ceremony of the confirmation of the Rt . Rev . Dr . W . Thomson , Bishop of Gloucester anel Bristol , to the of Yorkhas taken

Archbishopric , place at St . James , Piccadilly . ¦ The proceedings of the Thames Conservancy Board are creating considerable alarm among the wharfingers and owners of property along the banks of the Thames . The board proposes to obtain a bill still further to increase its powers , and the passage of this bill promises to be warml y contested . A meeting of persons interested was held on AVednesday , at the Fishmongers' Hall , and resolutions were passed appointing a committee to take steps to oppose the bill . A subscription

was entered into , and considerable sums were put down . A meeting was held on Wednesday , at the London Tavern to take into consideration the question of transportation to Western Australia . Major Sandfoi-cl occupied the chair , anel stronglysupported the sending of convicts to Western Australia . These views were supported by other speakers , and it was shown that there was in the colony indicated a great want of labour , and that convicts as labourers would be gladly welcomed by the

colonists . Eventually it was resolved to present a memorial to the Colonial Secretary on the subject . The British North American Association has promised its support to the scheme for opening up a direct route between Canada and British Columbia . The subject was brought under the notice of the Association on AVednesday by Mr . Malcolm Cameron , who has arrived in this country as a delegate from the colony . Mr . Cameron pointed out the importance of facilitating

communication between England and her promising dependency , and he quoted a good deal of evidence to show that few serious pnysical difficulties stand in the way of connecting by a good road or railway the shoves of the Atlantic and the Pacific . Miss Fray , who is not unknown to the frequenters of the courts of law , has again appeared in the Court of Queen ' s Bench to prefer an action against one of the judges , Sir Colin Blackburn , claiming £ 50 damages from the learned judge as the amount to which

she had been wronged by an unjust decision of his . Miss Fray once brought an action against tire Countess of Zetland , to whom she had been lady's-maid ; she afterwards raised an action against her own solicitor ; anel it was for unjustly deciding against her iu this case that the action was now brought against the judge . Tlie Court , of course , at once dismissed the application . The inquest on the labouring man Champion , who was found severely hurt and in a dying condition at a

stable door in a lane in Nine-elms , as far back as December last has been brought to a close . The surgical testimony went to prove that the man died from injuries which could not have been inflicted by accident , and suspicion pointed to one or two

men with whom he had been drinking in the course of the night he met with his death , but there was no clear evidence tending to criminate any of them . After repeated adjournments , the jury eventually returned a verdict that tbe death of the deceased was caused hy violence , but by whom inflicted there was not sufficient evidence to show . A dreadful murder has been committed at the village of Ashby-Folville , near Melton . Two farm servants were left alone in a

farmhouse on Sunday afternoon , while the family were at church , and it appears that one of them , a lad of sixteen , shot the other—a young man named Harvey—dead . The murderer at once absconded , but he was apprehended on the following morning at Leicester . He had in his possession the deceased ' s Prayer-book , and a pawn-ticket for Harvey ' s watch . The prisoner , when taken into custody , said he had killed his fellowservant " by accident . " We continue to receive accounts of

. the disastrous effects of the recent gales . The saddest narrative which has yet reached us is that of the loss of the ship Premelia Flood , which foundered about twelve miles off Holyhead on Tuesday week . Caught in the dreadful hurricane which swept along the coast on that day , the vessel became leaky and disabled , and the crew were making preparations for abandoning herwhen she was struck by a tremendous seawhich at once

, , sent her to the bottom . Every soul on board perished , with the single exception of the captain , who caught hold of a piece of Wood , to which he clung for upwards of twenty hours . At length he was cast ashore near Carnarvon , and he now lies in a very feeble state . On Saturday , the loss of no fewer than three ships were reported at Lloyd ' s , and we regret to say that in each of the three cases nearlall hands went to the bottom

y . One ofthe ships fo-rndered at sea ; the two others went ashore , but the loss of life was the same in all . Miss Burchell , the daughter of the well-known railway solicitor , has been burned to death by her clothes catching fire in her bedroom . On the same evening , two of the corps de ballet at the Princess ' s Theatre were also seriously burnt ; one has since died , and the other is in a dangerous state .

FOEEIGN Ii-TEraifiEN-cE . —It is announced that the Prince of Lehuugen , the grandson of the late Duchess of Kent , by her first husband , and therefore distantly related to our Queen is to be put forward as a candidate for the throne of Greece . The Prince is a Protestant , and Post-Captain in the British navy . He is aged 33 , and married to the Princess Marie of Baden The suppressed discontent of the Poles , of the existence and

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THE ROYAL ARCH. Article 1
ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. Article 1
THE THREATENED SECESSION FROM THE SUPREME GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF SCOTLAND.—No. IX. Article 1
THE ANTIQUITY OF MASONIC DEGREES. Article 3
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 6
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 7
GRAND LODGE PROPERTY. Article 8
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 9
ROYAL MASONIC INSTITUTION FOR BOYS. Article 9
ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED MASONS AND THEIR WIDOWS. Article 9
METROPOLITAN. Article 11
PROVINCIAL. Article 13
MASONIC FESTIVITIES. Article 16
SCOTLAND. Article 16
ROYAL ARCH. Article 17
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. Article 18
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE. Article 18
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS Article 18
Obituary. Article 18
THE WEEK. Article 18
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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Public Amusements

riage will be celebrated by various forms of rejoicing—dinners , balls , illuminations , & e . Prince Alfred has advanced a step in his profession . He has received an acting order as lieutenant , but an examination at the Eoyal Naval College still stands between his Eoyal Highness and confirmation in this rank .

GENERAL HOME NEWS . —The mortality of London has fallen below the average . For the last week the deaths fell to 142 G , which was 57 lower than the corrected average for the last ten years . For some weeks previous the deaths had been above the average . The births are as much above the average as the deaths are below them . In the City the same healthy condition of things is found to prevail . It is stated by the Observer that Mr . Gladstone will be ableon " the budget night" to

, , announce an increase of income to the extent of £ 3 , 000 , 000 , and that the expenditure for 1863-6-1 will fall below that of 1862-63 by " more than two millions . " The Army and Navy Gazette , indeed , asserts that the military expenditure alone will be reduced by an amount which will enable the Chancellor of the Exchequer to remit twopence of the income tax . There will it is said , be a decrease in the land forces of something like '

5000 men , but tbe promised saving will mainly be effected under the head of " warlike stores , " for which £ 2 , 200 , 000 was voted last year . The Army and Navy Gazette assures us that with all this pruning , " the advocates for efficiency will have no cause for lament . " In the report to the Central Belief Committee , by Mr . Farnall , it is stated that a further decrease of 4-900 has taken place in the number of in receipt of

persons parochial relief in the cotton manufacturing districts . Comparing the return of the Gth of December with that of the 17 th inst ., we find a total decrease of 32 , 583 ; but notwithstanding this partial , and we fear , only temporary improvement , the pauperism of tbe present time is 2-11-2 per cent in excess of that of the corresponding period of last year . The unions of Asbton-tmucr-Lyne , Blackburn Glassop , Hasliugden ,

Manchester , Oldham , Preston , Salford , Stockport , Rochdale , and Todmorden , are now in a position to avail themselves of the provisions of the Rate in Aid Act ; and it would seem from an announcement made , that Ashton and Glossop have already received the necessary authority for casting a portion of their burden upon their neighbours . The Poor-law Board have issued an order requiring the unions of Cheshire to contribute from their " common funds " the sum

of £ 8097 in aid of the poor rates of the Aston-under-Lyne anion . A similar order has been issued to the Derbyshire unions for the assistance of Glossop—the amount in this case being £ 1718 . The ship Hope has arrived at Liverpool , from New York , with 1010 barrels of flour and 987 tons of guano , which are to he sold—the proceeds to be handed over to the Central Relief Committee in Manchester . The George Griswold , which recentlleft New York for Liverpoolwith a large l

y , suppy of provisions for the Lancashire operatives , will , in accordance with instructions from official quarters , be welcomed on her arrival in the Mersey , by salutes from Her Majesty ' s ship Majestic , anel the batteries on each side of tbe river . A first instalment of £ 500 has been received in Manchester from the Watercolour Painters' Lancashire Relief Fund . The Artists' Committee hope that their collection will realise 4-500 guineas A

. movement is on foot to provide a suitable cricket ground for the artisans , clerks , & c , of East London . May it prosper . Sir Michael Seymour is expected to succeed Sir Henry Bruce as naval commander-in-chief at Portsmouth . This would cause a vacancy in the representation of Devonport , and speculation is busy among the politicians of trie borough as to the gallant Admiral ' s successor . Sir James Hope and Mr . Otway a brotherinlaw of Lord

- Clarence Paget , are mentioned on the Liberal side , while it is taken for granted that Mv . Ferrand will again come forward in trie Conservative interest . It is stated that Colonel Adair , the Liberal candidate for the borough of Cambridge , will be opposed by Mr . Powell , who formerly represented AVigau . The ceremony of the confirmation of the Rt . Rev . Dr . W . Thomson , Bishop of Gloucester anel Bristol , to the of Yorkhas taken

Archbishopric , place at St . James , Piccadilly . ¦ The proceedings of the Thames Conservancy Board are creating considerable alarm among the wharfingers and owners of property along the banks of the Thames . The board proposes to obtain a bill still further to increase its powers , and the passage of this bill promises to be warml y contested . A meeting of persons interested was held on AVednesday , at the Fishmongers' Hall , and resolutions were passed appointing a committee to take steps to oppose the bill . A subscription

was entered into , and considerable sums were put down . A meeting was held on Wednesday , at the London Tavern to take into consideration the question of transportation to Western Australia . Major Sandfoi-cl occupied the chair , anel stronglysupported the sending of convicts to Western Australia . These views were supported by other speakers , and it was shown that there was in the colony indicated a great want of labour , and that convicts as labourers would be gladly welcomed by the

colonists . Eventually it was resolved to present a memorial to the Colonial Secretary on the subject . The British North American Association has promised its support to the scheme for opening up a direct route between Canada and British Columbia . The subject was brought under the notice of the Association on AVednesday by Mr . Malcolm Cameron , who has arrived in this country as a delegate from the colony . Mr . Cameron pointed out the importance of facilitating

communication between England and her promising dependency , and he quoted a good deal of evidence to show that few serious pnysical difficulties stand in the way of connecting by a good road or railway the shoves of the Atlantic and the Pacific . Miss Fray , who is not unknown to the frequenters of the courts of law , has again appeared in the Court of Queen ' s Bench to prefer an action against one of the judges , Sir Colin Blackburn , claiming £ 50 damages from the learned judge as the amount to which

she had been wronged by an unjust decision of his . Miss Fray once brought an action against tire Countess of Zetland , to whom she had been lady's-maid ; she afterwards raised an action against her own solicitor ; anel it was for unjustly deciding against her iu this case that the action was now brought against the judge . Tlie Court , of course , at once dismissed the application . The inquest on the labouring man Champion , who was found severely hurt and in a dying condition at a

stable door in a lane in Nine-elms , as far back as December last has been brought to a close . The surgical testimony went to prove that the man died from injuries which could not have been inflicted by accident , and suspicion pointed to one or two

men with whom he had been drinking in the course of the night he met with his death , but there was no clear evidence tending to criminate any of them . After repeated adjournments , the jury eventually returned a verdict that tbe death of the deceased was caused hy violence , but by whom inflicted there was not sufficient evidence to show . A dreadful murder has been committed at the village of Ashby-Folville , near Melton . Two farm servants were left alone in a

farmhouse on Sunday afternoon , while the family were at church , and it appears that one of them , a lad of sixteen , shot the other—a young man named Harvey—dead . The murderer at once absconded , but he was apprehended on the following morning at Leicester . He had in his possession the deceased ' s Prayer-book , and a pawn-ticket for Harvey ' s watch . The prisoner , when taken into custody , said he had killed his fellowservant " by accident . " We continue to receive accounts of

. the disastrous effects of the recent gales . The saddest narrative which has yet reached us is that of the loss of the ship Premelia Flood , which foundered about twelve miles off Holyhead on Tuesday week . Caught in the dreadful hurricane which swept along the coast on that day , the vessel became leaky and disabled , and the crew were making preparations for abandoning herwhen she was struck by a tremendous seawhich at once

, , sent her to the bottom . Every soul on board perished , with the single exception of the captain , who caught hold of a piece of Wood , to which he clung for upwards of twenty hours . At length he was cast ashore near Carnarvon , and he now lies in a very feeble state . On Saturday , the loss of no fewer than three ships were reported at Lloyd ' s , and we regret to say that in each of the three cases nearlall hands went to the bottom

y . One ofthe ships fo-rndered at sea ; the two others went ashore , but the loss of life was the same in all . Miss Burchell , the daughter of the well-known railway solicitor , has been burned to death by her clothes catching fire in her bedroom . On the same evening , two of the corps de ballet at the Princess ' s Theatre were also seriously burnt ; one has since died , and the other is in a dangerous state .

FOEEIGN Ii-TEraifiEN-cE . —It is announced that the Prince of Lehuugen , the grandson of the late Duchess of Kent , by her first husband , and therefore distantly related to our Queen is to be put forward as a candidate for the throne of Greece . The Prince is a Protestant , and Post-Captain in the British navy . He is aged 33 , and married to the Princess Marie of Baden The suppressed discontent of the Poles , of the existence and

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