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NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME, Ham-common,
Richmond, Surrey. Founded 1849. Enlarged 1861
Under the patronage of H.R.H. the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, KG.,
whereby a home has been afforded for 280 Destitute Orphan
Girls of all ages, classes, and denominations, from all parts of
the kingdom.
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lish education, and practical instruction in the kitchen, house,
and laundry, to fit them for domestic service; and, if not other
wise provided for when they attain 15 years of age, to obtain
suitable situations for them.
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HENRY KINGSCOTE, Treasurer,
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ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road,
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern
Railway Terminus, King's Cross.
Patron—Her Most (31" MAJESTY the QUEEN...
Vice-Patron—
His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, K.G.

President:-His Grace the Duke of Butruircts, K.G.
This Hospital, founded in the year 1828, the first to
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without the delay and difficulty of Uovarnors' orders, is
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containing several hundred more beds had the Committee
the requisite funds to maintain them.
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Herries and Co.; Ransom and Co. ; Prescott, Grote, and
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CONT3m6TIONs for the support of the Homes in 1868 are ear
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HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
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clothing for the
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150 boys in the Refuge, 9, Great Queen-street.
94 girls in the Refuges, 19, Broad-street, and Ealing;
370 children.
£l5 will keep a boy or girl for one year.
Contributions received by the London and Westminster Bank
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THE RESCUE SOCIETY'S HOMES
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For Fallen Women.
28, Church-row, Muir- 150, New Kent-road.
stead. 48, Church-street, Stoke
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town. Maize-hill Cottage, Green-
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For Young Girls in Danger.
27, Church-row, Ilampstead.
9, Henstridge-Villas, St. John s-wood.
St. Mary's Lodge, Buckhurst-hill.
Country Home—St. James's- street, Dover.
Temporary Home-80, Queen-street, Cheapside.
The home at Great Portland-street is for young fallen
girls from 10 to 16. The committee ate deeply anxious to
open another house for this pitiable class.
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women and girls. It was compelled to refuse 524 appli-
cants, whose histories are recorded in the applicant's book
In addition to the above-named homes, the Committee
have under their charge throe homes for servants of good
character, in which are admitted about 1,000 friendless
servants annually.
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never read a report of any charitable institution which so
entirely commended itself to my mind and awoke my
sympathy'') may be had on application.
The Society is under the presidency of the Earl of
Shaftesbury. Its bankers are Messrs. Barclay and Co.
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It is said in Dublin that the American Minister
in London has re-eived formal notice of the intention of
the Irish Government to bring Colonel Nagle again to
trial on the 9th of May next in the Court of Queen's
Bench.

A writ of error has been lodged, under fiat of the
Attorney-General for Ireland, in the House of Lords, in
the case of Donis Dowling Mulcahy, a Fenian, found
guilty of treason-folony in 1867. It alleges informalities
n the swearing of the grand and petit juries. The (led-
eicni will affect ether Fenian trials.

The first representation this season of Beetho-
ven's immortal " Fidelio " at Her Majesty's Theatre
had the effect, as usual, of filling the house almost
to suffocation. A good sign, even though the
motive be more attributed to fashion than to the
appreciation of art.. There was also, as a matter of
court e, an immense throng of the musical amateurs
of the day. It is a curious fact, and one which
repeats itself every year, that the first night of
" Fidelio " is invariably the most brilliant of the
season—not as regards the altendance, but as to
the actual performance. In the first place, Signor
Arditi's band plays with a dash and enthusiasm
that amounts almost to inspiration, and this vear
it is no small compliment to say that the band has
improved in a very marked degree. As for Mdlle.
Titiens, it is well known that " Fidelio " is her
favourite opera, and certainly she sings and plays
" Leonora" in a manner that utterly rejects com-
parison with any other character. The entire per-
formance on Saturday was a supreme triumph,
notwithstanding the worse than bad taste of many
among the audience, who, having paid their money
at the doors, think they have a perfect right to
talk loudly, through the glorious overture, to the
intense annoyance of their neighbours. The very
thought provokes a smile, of such a nuisance being
tolerated in any other country but England.
Mdlle. Titiens was in splendid voice, and although
at the commencement of the first act there were
some slight symptoms of huskiness, in the great
dungeon scene her voice rang out with an electrical
thrill that took every one by surprise, and made
one hold one's breath-at the famous " To Son
too, finds Ler
a l
iaanad
ring,
her
sweet,
siLa
and her very charming acting, contribute only
:ai
sympatheticm. "p ersl‘orndalvitoei
en in thise, Swintihetrueoperil;
happiest
secondarily to Mdlle. Titiens, to the general suc-
cess. Mr. Santley is, of course, good, and Mr.
Lyall must be complimented on knowing tho-
roughly (the first time this happened) the very
important music he has to sing, and singing it very
well. To allow Signor Bettini to cope with the
music of " Florestan " is simply a
childish error
on the part of the management.
It is a grave
mistake, and ought not to be repeated.

THE ALEXANDRA PALACE AND PARK.

On Saturday a large party of gentlemen con-
nected with the fine arts, the press, and architecture
Were invited to inspect the splendid property of the
enniiiany. After a short but pleasant trip to Wood-
green station by railway the party alighted close
to the park, and at once proceeded to the palace,
which occupies a most commanding site, and is sur-
rounded by some of the most lovely scenery in
England. The palace itself is in the Italian style,
and is erected principally from the material of th,
Great Exhibition building of '62, at Kensington.
Though outwardly it is deficient in the loftiness which
characterises the Sydenham Palace, its light and
spacious interior is truly beautiful from every point of
view. Itsgeneral plan consists of a nave 200 feet long
and 85 feet wide; a centre transept 430 feet long, and
the same width as the nave ; and two shorter tran-
septs, each 320 feet long, the same width als) as
the nave. The centre has erected on it a great
dome, one of the two employed in the National
Exhibition of 1862, but so elevated and altered as
to render it one of the most perfect and beautifully
constructed domes ever erected. This dome is 170
feet in diameter and 220 feet high in the interior,
appropriately plena° I and decorated ; the summit
of :mire blue, with stars, the light being admitted
near the top, and by lunette windows near the sides.
At the intersections of the shorter transepts there
are octogon cupolas, lighted by windows on the
side, whilst the end of the nave and three transepts
are terminated with large circular or rose windows,
decorated with stained glass. The interior is ele-
gantly decorated throughout in c ;loured ornaments,
and the light is pleasantly subdued by the character
of the buildings.
The Alexandra Park racecourse is formed at the
foot of the hill, leading to the Palace at its southern
side, on a slightly undulating ground. It commences
near the Wood Green railway-station, and has been
well drained and levelled throughout, the turf hav-
ing been taken up and carefully relaid on a bed of
ballast to improve its elasticity. The T.Y.C., or
five-furlong course, is 30 yards in width, and nearly
straight. The one mile and a quarter course com-
mences near the Grand Stand and joins the five-
furlong course by an easy curve. The one mile and
three-quarters and other longer courses will com-
mence at the Grand Stand and be continued round
the cricket-ground for the required distances,
'finishing over the last part of the five-furlong
course. All the running ground has been enclosed
with posts and rails, and will be seen from the
Grand Stand.

The Grand Stand, which is without doubt one of
the most commodious in the kingdom, is situate at
the west end of the five-furlong course, and on the
edge of the rising ground leading up to the Palace.
The saloon is of nimble proportions, being 130 feet
by 24 feet. It is situate on the first floor, and di-
vided into private boxes and stewards' Compart-
ment, adjoining which are the ladies' refreshment
rooms, &c. The whole of this floor is connected with
the lawn by a graduated terrace or step standings,
from whence every one will have a full view of the
races. Above the Grand Stand Rom is a gradu-
ated lead roof of the same dimensions, 130 by 25
feet.

The Alexandra Park Races are to commence on
the 30th June, and continue on the Ist July, under
the most distinguished patronage ; and there is
every reason to believe, from the excellent charac-
ter of the course, its close proximity to London, and
the value of the stakes in the respective races, that
the Alexandra Park Races will quite equal, if they
do not eclipse, in point of popularity and tbe num-
ber of visitors, even the Derby itself.
The inspection concluded, the party partook of
luncheon with the chairman (Mr. William lia,wes),
the directors, the general manager (Mr. Ferrer),
and secretary (Mr. Thomas Dixon). The seat of
honour on the right hand of the chairman was occu-
pied by Mr. Benedict, a very pleasing circumstance
to those interested in music, as it is not too much to
infer that the direction of that most important
attraction is to be placed under the direction of one
of the soundest and best musicians in the country.
The success of the undertaking was pledged in
bumpers of champagne, and altogether a more pro-
pitious visit of inspection wo cannot recollect.

NATIONAL CHORAL SOCIETY. —AlendßlSSOhll'fi
" Hymn of Praise" (Lobgesang) and " The First
Walpurgis Night" constituted Mr. G. W. Martin's pro-
gramme last evening at Exeter Hall. There was an au-
dience which filled every part of the building, and the per-
formance, and very fine one throughout, gave infinite satis-
faction. In the "Hymn of Praise," the principal recita-
tives and airs were given by Madame Florence Lancia, Miss
Lucy Frankloin, and Mr. Wilford Morgan ; Mr.. Renwick
was the additional soloist in the " The First Walpurgis
Night." All these artists exerted themselves with great
success to render the Mendelssohn selection an interest-
ing event in the history of the National Choral Socipty's
reunions. Brilliant execution and sympathetic expression
constitUt3 the criticism on their exertions ; and the
choruses, remarkable for their beauty and sublimity, were
given with great effect. There was about them a steadi-
ness and earnestness-that can only be acquired by a large
number of executants, under admirable• discipline, after
many repetitions. Amid a good deal of enthusiasm, "God
save the Queen" was given before the Mendelssohn music,
the National Choral Society, through their conductor,
wishing to participate in the general rejoicings at the
escape from the assassin's hand of the Sovereign's son.
THE DUKEwOF EDINBURGH.—•A special Court of
.Common Council has been -convened for to-morrow at
Guildhall to agree to an address to her Majesty the Queen
in reference to the recent attempt to assassinate his Royal
Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. The Lieutenancy of
the City, of n. Londowilliieo meet for a similar purpose on
Diouday next. •

The death of Dr. Hampden, Bishop of Here-
ford, says a contemporary—a long forgotten
name—has awakened memories of stirring times
and of a strangely altered state of things. In
those days a charge of heresy against an Anglican
divine sounded strange and startlino• The reli-
c •
reli-
gious public in Protestant England have since bc-
com6 accustomed or indifferent to such a lapse en
the part of its accredited teachers. A gulph
seems to separate our times from those when the
Hampden controversy first agitated Oxford and
aroused the religious energies of England. His
life spans the whole period of the religious revival
—the rise of the Tractarian school, its immense
results in favour Of Catholicism, and of the in-
auguration and triumph of neology in the Angli-
can Church, before the errors of which the semi-
Arianism of Dr. Hampden dwindles into insignia-
cance. To recall to mind the resistance which his
nomination by Lord Melbourne to the chair of
Regius Professor of Divinity provoked in Oxford,
the agitation which it excited throughout the
country, and the solemn censure which by a large
majority was pronounced upon him by Convoca-
tion, is no easy task for the younger generation
which has succeeded but not inherited the
zealous faith of that which Dr. Hampden
so mortally offended. With what ease
would not Dr. Hampden pass muster now
at Oxford. Conteinporary of Arnold, who
was his staunch supporter, of Coplestone, of
of-Pusey, of Newman, who was then.
forming the Tractarian movement, and who a few
years later was his s'renuous and successful op-
ponent, Dr. Hatnpden deliverea those7Thipptoti'
lectures of 1832-33, which became so notorious
at the time_ he was forced upon Oxford
.as a teacher
of Divinity. Dr. Newman exposed the errors
which were contained in these lectures, and suc-
ceeded in uniting both Tractariaps and Evangelicals
against their author, so as to bring down upon his
head the formal censure of Convocation. This
was the first of those great collisions . which in
succession have been so rich in results to the Ca-
tholic Church. The condemnation of -Tract 90,
the Jerusalem Bishopric, the Gorhan decision, and
Dr. Lushington's judgments, have all' served to
show the true character of the Anglican Church,
and to lead multitudes of men back to the Catholic
Church. Dr. Hampden's appointment to the Bishop-
ric of Hereford by Lord John Russell, in 1847,
revived opposition against installing a " heretic "
on the episcopal bench ; but the force of the oppo-
sition was not like that which he had experienced
in 1836, for the strength of the Tractarian move-
ment was broken by the great exodus of 1845. His
great opponents had passed out of a Church where
error and truth are forced to sit side by side, and
where it is now at last considered a. great boon, if
truth be allowed an equal latitude with error.
They had already safely entered that Church where
they had no longer jealously to guard against the
intrusion of an heretical bishop. Anglicanism in
1847 had grown weaker and Protestantistn stronger,
so after a futile attempt of Dean Merewether, of
Hereford, who had been promised the next succes-
sion to the see, and of the remnant of the High
Church party, Dr. Hampden Was installed in the
Anglican episcopate, and his name, which was
famous in a great controversy that agitated half
England, has never since been heard of. In Dr.
Hampden's time events moved with rapid strides,
and a few years changed the face of things.

M. GUizoT has recently published a volume of
biographical sketches, the most interesting of which is
hat devoted to the Princess of Lioven.
There is one person besides the editor of the France who
has a right to feel aggrieved at our victory in Abyssinia,
and that is Herr Schweinfurt, the German Abyssinian
traveller, who,
.a few days before the good news reached
us, published a letter proving incontestably that Magdala
was inaccessible and impregnable. It had been reached
and it had been taken before he wrote, and his bogie
turned out to be of the same unsubstantial character as the
poisonous fly and all the other chimmras dire with which
we had been threatened. Herr Schweinfurt may, how-
ever, console himself with the reflection that a greater
German than he once blundered in a similar manner. It
was Hegel who proved algebraically by "a plus b" that
there could not be more than eleven planets.
' The Vienna correspondence of the Independence Beige
wishes to guard its readers against alarmist news from the
Lower Danube. He admits, however, that movements of
troops have taken place, and that in consequence of the
armaments pursued in Servia, and the equivocal action of
Roumania, the Porte has ordered the corps d'armee
stationed at Schumla. to unite itself to the corps d'armie
stationed in Albania and Bosnia ; but these two anps
d'arinee will remain on their normal footing, and their
effective will not exceed 45,000 men. The cantonments of
these troops will extend along the frontier of Bulgaria.
The Liberte asserts that the British Government is doing
its utmost to bring about a reconciliation between Turkey
and Persia, but that Russia is doing hers to foment the
quarrel, and that, according to present appearances, a war
is inevitable.

The startling news from the Colonial Office, to the effect
that the attempt upon the Duke of Edinburgh's life was
planned by a gang of conspirators in this country, gives a
more painful aspect to that dastardly deed of violence. It
shoes the widespread nature of the organisation, and the
complete unity of the desperm te band which has declared war
against eociety. It also, as the Telegraph points out,
opens up one or two other curious and disagreeable ques-
tions. At the late trial of Barrett more than one witness
spoke of a leading conspirator named Farell or Farrel,
who was supposed to have gone abroad. It will be inte-
resting to ascertain if that person and the Sydney assassin
are one and the same, or merely associates in a dark fra-
ternity of crime. It has also been stated that Mr.
D'Arey M'Gee was murdered in obedience to
instructions despatched from New York. Should
the assertion be confirmed, it will follow that the
leaders of the bloodthirsty brotherhood are served
with blind obedience, by willing tools, at the remotest
points of the British Empire, and that the dark tribunal
pronounces its sentences of doom in full security that they
will be carried out. Even while we believe ourselves to he
gaining ground in our conflict with this strange and lowly
conspiracy, its magnitude seems to grow upon our
sight, and the blow at royalty itself attests the
power of a despotic tyranny which literally spans
the globe. The intelligence likewise adds to the regrets
which had been previously expressed relative to the
failure of the police 'to bring to justice the perpetrators
of the Clerkenwell outrage. Once more the administration
of Sir Richard Mayne is criticised from no very friendly
point of view, and suggestions are made that the aged
chief of the police, who is 72 years of age, should retire
upon his pension.
The single contest between the two veteran earls on
Tuesday evening drew half the Helm of Commons to
the bar and galleries of the Upper Chamber. Lord Derby
Was himself again, and his dangerous illness and resigna-
tion of office seemed for the time to have been forgotten as
his voice rang clearly through. the House, challenging to
single combat his political friend of five-and-thirty years
ago—his political opponent of to-day. To the younger
members of the distinguished assembly it must have
sounded strangely to hear the rival statesmen speaking of
the events of a generation ago as though they were of
yesterday, instead of having convulsed the two great
parties in the State long before many a present peer and
commoner was born. A great point of interest its Lord
Derby's speech was the expression of his opinion that
under any cirennostanees the Government ought not to
re:4w' until theyhad appealed to the constituencies created
by the Rerorin Act of het year. It is evident that Mr.
Disraeli has lookel at the matter in the same light
for some time past, and has resolved that no action of the
present Rouse of Commons shall induce him to surrren-
der the Premiership until he has tested the opinion of the
householders in boroughs and the £l2 occupiers in coun-
ties, whom he was in a great degree instrumental in placing
upon the flex reg'sters. The right hon. gentleman will
theref,,re I e f( and in Downing-street for nearly anoili-v-.
twelve months, perhaps longer.

PRINCE 'ARiiriilt:.-"--Efis Royal Highness Prince
Arthur will, it is understood, terminate his studies as a
cadet, at Woo'wieli, at the next midsummer vacation of
the Royal Military Academy. His Royal Highness will
subsequently be attached to the no3ral Engineer establish-
ment at Chatham for the comp'.etion of his studies, and a
suite of apartments will be prepared for hatand his atten-
dants at the residence of the captaiu-supendeut of the
dookyar -"L •

The Rishop of London lately .
church of St. John the Evangelist, whM is ikats
Grove-street, Commercial-road East. The district is
inhabited almost exclusively by the poorer wage class,
dock labourers, &c. ; the district assigned to the new
church being a portion of the parish of St. George's-in-the-
East, and the church will, when completed, afford
accommodation for G5O persons, and all the sittings will
be free. For the convenience of the spectators a large mar-
quee, capable of holding about 1,500, had been erected
over the spot where the ceremony took place, and on
the arrival of the bishop; about 150, or at most 200, people
were comfortably seated in chairs, leaving a considerable
space within the marquee unoccupied. Those within had
been admitted by tickets ; but without the hoardings, and
where it was impossible to see what was going on, wag
collected a large crowd of persons of both sexes. This the
bishop at once saw, and as soon as the opening hymn—
" 0 Lord of Hosts, whose glory fills," sung to the grand
Old limelredth tune-was over, his lordship quietly
suggested to those who had charge of the proceedings that
it would be as well if the crowd outside, for whose
spiritual help the church was to be raised, were allowed to
occupy the vacant space inside, and stayed the further
progress of the ceremony until: the suggestion could be
acted upon. The gates were opened, and an eager crowd
of men, women, and youths
.entered and filled the mar-
quee. Some were in their shirt sleeves, some without
hats, many of the women without. bonnet or shawl, and
some with sleeves tucked up as though they bad just left
the wash-tub to see the
.sight. They made little noise,
however, but quietly took their places, standing through-
out the whole of the proceedings, and observing the utmost
possible order and decormn. The usual ceremony was then
proceeded with, but it was destined tohave another break, for"ll
just :;s his lordship was about turning to thestone, Mr. J.
Jones 'stepped forward and explained that a working men's
committee was in existence to aid in building the
.cohocch, and in the name of the working men begged hie
lornigkeues acceptance of a silver trowel which bad been
subsseibcd for amongst themselves, and a read a short
and pithy address which had been prepared by them
sAing Ids lordrtip's acceptance of the gift. The bishop--
thanked
the working men for their gift, assuring them that
he should cherish it as one of his dearest treasures, and
proceeded to lay the stone in the customary manner. The
ceremony ovor, his lordship delivered an impassioned and
etostuent address, which was liAcued• to with the most-
breathless 'attention by all present. The offertory at the
close amounted to £3l 13s. aid.

THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OP

THE DUKE OF. EDINBURGH.

On Wednesday the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons was held at Freemo-sone
Hall. The Most Noble the Grand Master took his seat
on the throne, and was supported by the Right Hon. Earl
De Greg and Ripon, as Deputy Grand Master, Lord Ds
Tabley, Provincial Grand Master of Cheshire, and other
eminent masons. There were also about two hundred
brethren of different lodges present. 'After having been
installed as Grand Master for the twenty-fifth time, and
having been saluted in the customary manner on his re-,
election,

The Earl of ZETLAND rose and said : Brethren, I beg to
return my most since e thanks for the honour you have
conferred upon me for the twenty-fifth time in electing me
as your Grand Master. I assure you that I feel proud,
most proud, for the situation I have so long held, and I
thaatk you for bearing with me in my necessary absence
from the last three grand lodges. I feel, I assure you,
that it is time 'you should find some other person
to take the position I have so long held. (No.) I cannot
last for ever, but as long as I have power, and you
choose to elect rne, I will endeavour to perform my duties.
I feel grateful for. your confidence so long reposed in me
by yorr kindness ; but I feel I have not deserved it, for I
am aware of deficiencies at my time of life. I have now
a motion to make in this Grand Lodge, and I trust it will
meet with the unanimous support of the brethren. It has
come to our knowledge that a most atrocious and dastardly
attempt has been made on the life of the Duke of Edit],
burgh, son of our gracious Queen, and I now move that a
loyal and dutiful address_ be presented to her Majesty, ex-
pressing our abhorrence at the attempt that has been
made on the life of her illustrious son, and also expressing
our earnest hope that the Great Architect of the Universe
will restore his Royal Highness to her in perfect Lealth
and safety. If this meets with the sanction of the Grand
Lodge, I will cause an address to be prepared, which I shall
have great pleasure in presenting to her Majesty. (Loud
cheers.)

Tile Eall DE Gnur and RIPON, Deputy Grand Master :
rrethren, lam confident in rising to second the motion
that I shall only give expression to the feeling which ani-
mates every brother in this hall, for I am confident there
is not a Angle man amongst us who has not heard with
feelings of indignation and horror of the cowardly
attempt that has been made in a distant colony to assas-
sinate his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh,
who went thei-e in discharge of his duty as an officer
of the Royal Navy, where he was received with an out-
burst of loyalty and the most generous and hearty feeling.
In that distant possession of the crown, united with this
country and its sovereign, in the midst of rejoicing in that
colony, when the Duke of Edinburgh was attending an
entertainment for a charitable object, that moment was
chosen by a man who was found to shoot his Royal High-
ness in the back, for the purpose of taking away the
life of one who had been innocent of a single injury
to any man—(hear, hear)— but was there solely in
the discharge
.of his public duties. I am confident there
is no one here but will cordially concur in the address, and
I have great pleasure in seconding it.
The GRAND MASTER put the motion, which was carried
unanimously. He then said; I will hare the address
drawn up as speedily as possible, and I trust the brethren
will be satisfied to leave it to myself and the Deputy
Grand Master to present it to her Majesty.
It was then proposed that the address be presented to
her Majesty by the Grand Master and the Deputy Grand
Master, which was put and unanimously agreed to.
The Grand Master then proceeded to appoint his officers
for the yew, and the Grand Lodge was closed in due form,

The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify
her intention of subscribing £2::',o towards the rebuilding of
the Medical Hospital of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

THE COLLIER:,' STRIKE IN SOUTH LANCASHIRE.
—The adjourned meeting of colliers' delegates has been
held at Wigan. The number present was 140, represent-
ing 6,800 union colliers. It was decided to continue the
strike and not to surrender.

THE SEIZURE OP THE TORNADO.—It is stated
that the protracted question of the terms on which the
Spanish Government is to deliver up the Tornado has at
length been amicably adjusted. The exact conditions of
the surrender have not transpired.

THE CLERKENWELL EXPLOSION.-At the Guild-
hall, Francis Peacock, a last-maker from Norwich, was
charged on his own confession with hal iig fired the
barrel of gunpowder at the recent Clerkenwell explosion.
The prisoner belonged to the 3rd Middlesex Militia,
and came to London for training. He got drnnk on
his arrival, and while in that state gave himself up to
the police. Alderman Gibbons reprimanded and dis-
charged him.

MRS. Bruurs.—Mr. Carttar, coroner for Kent,
has resumed and concluded at Deptford the inquiries
respecting the deaths of two illegitimate children. It will
be remembered that at the previous meeting of the jury
some rather remarkable evidence was given as to the
practice of Mrs. Billups, a midwife, who appears to
have largely assisted at the bringing of illegitimate chil-
dren into the world, and that it was suspected that' she
either wilfully, or by reason of ignorance, had made their
sojourn here of the briefest possible character. In the
first case the deceased was the illegitimate child of Eliza-
beth Simner, and was born on the 2nd of April. Within
an hour of its birth, Mrs. Billups, prophesying that the
child could not live, sent it to a doctor naked and
e
wrapped in a blanket. The doctor's assistant salvvould
child, and told Mrs. Billups's messenger that it %after.
die from exposure to the cold. It died two
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lowing day. On a post-mortem examination being made,
it was ascertained that a quantity of water had been
imbibed, and that death had resulted from convulsions.e,aecrh
Mrs. Billups admitted having placed the child in a bath,
but denied all knowledge of how it had imbibed the water
commentsfound in
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case an open verdict was returned, in order that the
inquiries might be rcbjsened if additional evidence could
be obtained. _ -"

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HER MAJESTY'S OPERA
(THEATRE-ROYAL, DAURY-LANE).

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THIS EVENING (THURSDAY), April 10, Mozart's Opera,
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO.
Ii Conte d'A lmaviva, Mr. Santley ; Figaro, Signor Gassier;
Bartolo, Signer Zoboli ; Basilic), Mr. I.yall; Don Curzio. Signor
Agretti ; Antonio, Signor Casaboni; Cherubino, Mdme.Trebelli-
Bettini; Mercellina, Mdlle. Ccrsi; Susanna, Mdlle. Sinico ; and
La Contesse., Millie. Titiens.
Conductor—Signor A rditi.
Doors open at Eight o'clock; commence at half-past Eight.
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Drury-lane (un ler the portico in Brydges-street), open from 10
till S.

THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET.
1 Solo Lessee, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING. A CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT.
Messrs Compton. and Kendal ; Mesdames Chippendale, Dalton,
Lewin.
To be followed by A HERO OF ROMANCE. Characters
by Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers,
Clark, &C.; Mesdames Robertson, Fitzwilliam, Chippendale,
Dalton, Laws, and Danbigny.
Conclulin,r, with INTRIGUE. Mr. Howe, Mr. Kendal, Mr.
Clark, and Miss Burke.

Commence at Seven,

THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI.
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER.
Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon.
THIS EVENING, GO TO PUTNEY: A Tale of the Boat
Race. Messrs. G. Belmore, G. J. Taylor, Miss Harris, aad Miss
Emily Pitt.
After which, at 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. Fechter (his
109th appearance here), Mr. Billington, Mr. H. Neville. Mr. R.
Phillips, Mr. G. Belmore, Mr. C. J. Smith, and Mr. Benjamin
Wehiter: Miss Carlotta Leclercq (her 109th appearance), Mrs.
edfred Mellon, Mrs. BillinCgtonmm, Mrs.
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oence .

QUEEN'S THEATRE, Long-acre.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan.
THIS EVENING, PAUL PRY. Mr. J. L. Toole.
Followed by ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS.
After which will be produced OLIVER TWIST. Master
Dawkins (the A rtful Dodger), Mr. J.L. Toole; Fagin,Mr.Ryder;
Oliver, Miss M. Hodson; Bumble, Mr. L. Brough ; Bill Sykes,
Mr. H. Irving: Nancy, Miss Nelly Moore.
Doors open at Half-past Six, commence at Seven. Acting
Manager, Mr. W. H. Liston.
Box-office open daily from Ten till Four.

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Miss Fanny Josephs.— New and Talented Company. This
Theatre IS NOW OPEN EVERY EVENING with Mr. H. T.
Craven's famous drama of THE POST-BOY; a new grand
spectacular fairy extravaganza, entitled THE WHITE FAWN,
by Mr. F. C. Burnand ; and an original Farce, by Mr. Wilmot
Harrison, called SPECIAL PERFORMANCES. For particulars
see bills. Box-office open daily from ten to five.

BUTTERCUPS AND DAISIES,
THIS EVENING.
THEATRE ROYAL, HOLBORN.

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THIS EVENING
THEATRE ROYAL, HOLBORN.

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