The Bee-Hive. — 1872-03-23 (London, England)

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.  FRIDAY.  It is understood that her Majesty will embark at Portsmouth to-day (Saturday) on board the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain his Serene Highness the Prince of Leningen, and proceed to Cherbourg, where her Majesty will disembark, on the way to Baden. Her Majesty will not:pass through Paris, but will reach the Paris western station by the circular railway. _ _  The Sultan is said to be contemplating a visit to Italy, leaving Constantinople in April, and proceeding _afterwards to Lyons for the Exhibition.  Thanksgiving services for therecovery of the Prince of Wales have been held throughout Australia. _ _ _  ‘• It is finally settled that the Volunteer Review is to be held, at Brighton on Easter Monday. The Lords of the Admiralty have sent an order to Chatham Dockyard directing that the usual annual examination of junior officers of the yard for promotion is not to be hed. in future, but examinations are to be held only when there is a vacancy to be filled up.  At Wigan on Wednesday delegates representing 39,000 coal miners mot to consider the Mines Regulation Bill. It was stated by one of the committee appointed to watch the progress of the Bill in Parliament that many points of difference between masters and men had been settled, and a resolution affirming the eight hours principle was adopted. The rumour mentioned in several journals, that the Government had sent an order to Toulon to arm three ironclad men-of-war is completely false.  The statement published by certain journals that the Spanish Government was prepared to accept modifications to any existing Treaty of Commerce, is devoid of foundation. The Spanish Government will only not in obedience to the vote of the Cortes, and in order to maintain the decisions previously adopted, will refuse to entertain any modifications proposed with reference to the customs duties.  A crowded public meeting was held at Exeter last night, when resolutions condemning Mr. Morgan's Burials Bills, and calling on local members of Parliament to oppose it t were unanimously carried. It was announced that similar resolutions had been carried at meetings at Barnstaple, Torrington, and Devonport, and other meetings were to be held. A protest had also been sent from Cornwall.  A man named Nagle was brought up at Worship-street on Wednesday, charged with the manslaughter of one Anne Coney, in a low court in Spttalfields. The crime, like many others similar in character, appeared to have been the result of drink. Pending the coroner's inquest, the prisoner has been remanded.  Efforts are being made to transfer the trial of Mr. Edmonds, who is eb.arged with the wilful murder of his wife at Newent, from the Gloucester Assizes to London, on account of the prejudice and ill-feeling which are alleged to exist in that county. Mr. Justices Willos has granted a summons calling upon the prosecution to show cause why the indictment should not be so removed.  Mr. Gatborno Hardy, M.P., on Wednesday presided over the annual meeting of the Charity Organization Society, at which an encouraging report of its progress was given. Amongst the speakers were the Marquis of Westminster, the Rev. J. Martineau, Lord Etch°, Sir W. Fraser, the Earl of Lichfield, and Lord Mahon, M.P.  Professor Huxley was on Wednesday put in nomination for the rectorship of St. Andrew's University.  A large number of distinguished ladies and gentlemen, many of whom had expressly arrived from Paris for the occasion, paid. their respects to the Emperor and Empress of the French, and the Prince Imperial, at Chislehurst on Saturday, which was the sixteenth anniversary of his Imperial Highness's birthday. Among the presents made to the Prince was an inkstand in the form of a bee-l!lvoi of most elaborate and artistio workmanship, and which was subscribed for by the children of Paris.  We learn by Atlantic Cablo that St. Patrick's Day was celebrated with much enthusiasm in New York, and that no serious disturbances occurred.  Last week the total number of paupers in the metropolis was 120,111, of whom 34,7(30 were in workhouses and 83,331 received outdoor relief. Compared with the corresponding weeks in the years 1871, 1870, and 1869, thew figures show a decrease of 27,611, 49,252, and 28,859 respectively. The VAILI number of vagrants relieved was 843.