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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3236, 3 July 1879, Page 2

(fbom the home news.)

, •. Beads of Intelligence. -In the House of LorcMast week, Lprd Salisbury stated in detail the progress that had been made in carrying out the provisions of the Treaty of Berlin. Among the other business of the last week in the Peers has been the discussion on a resolution in favour ;of opining museums and art-galleries in London' on Sundays, rejected by 67 to 59, ard on a bill to legalise marriage with a.deceased wife's sister. In the? House of Commons there have been debates on the .Irish Land Act, on the Budget, on a resolution in favour ( cf abolishing the action for breach of promise of marriage except in cases where , actual pecuniary ■ loss could be proved— carried by 106 to 65—and on a bill | ,authorising the formation of volunteer corps in Ireland, -which was read a second time with the assemt of the Government. An important debate has taken place on the Prerogative privileges of the i Crown.

The Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meinin-gen, daughter of the Imperial Princess of Germany and granddaughter of Queen [Victoria, gave' birth to a daughter on |Mayl2. „.,., . • , „>., Pope Leo XIII. 'held a secret' Consistory at the Vatican on May 12, when ten eardhials were created) including- Dr. Jobn H. Newnian.

' .Upon receiving, the official announce-, ment of his elevation, Cardinal Newman delivered an address, in which' he deplored the conflict between authority and free thought, and declared the guidance religion directed by the Church eorld aloes preserve human society. v , , The Porte has been urged by the representatives of tho Great Powers at Constanlinopb to effect an eirly arrangement with Greece upon the frontier question. Obetuaby of th:b Month.—Duke of Kdxburghe; G. Holyoak, M.P. for Staffs : Dr Charles Murchison, F.R.S.; Lady. Naimyth; Bear Admiral W. Boys; Sir W. W. Doyle, Chief Justice of Gibraltar ; Lady Lucy Davies ; Countess of Clare; E. Sznethurst, late High Sheriff for Lancaster; Bear-Admiral Trollope; Dr Q. Mftckay, M.D., U.N. : Mr I. Butf,

M.P., Q.C.; Lady Anne Mackenzie; Gen Sir F. Warde, X.C.8.; E. B. Famham, late M.P.; the Hon G. F. Harberton; Lady W. C. Mcdlycott; R. A. Ogilvie C.8.; the Hon. Maria OtwayCave; Lady Walsingham; the Earl of Westmeatk; Baron Itathdonnel; Sir A. Taylor, M.D.