NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ON Saturday last the bodies of King Carlos and of the Crown Prince of Portugal were buried in the Royal Church of Sao Vicente. All the impressive customs of the house of Braganza were observed, and the day passed without any sinister incident in spite of foreboding rumours. The coffins had glass lids, and for three days the bodies had lain in state. According to another Portuguese practice, no member of the Royal family attended the funeral. Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and Spain were represented respectively by Prince Arthur of Connaught, Prince Eitel Friedrich, the Count of Turin, and the Infante Ferdinand. King Manuel and Queen Amelie received the Princes and special Missions in the morning, and the latter then went to the Necessidades Palace, where the Requiem service began at ten o'clock. After this service the procession was formed, and the journey, which took two and a half hours, began to the Church of Sio Vicente, where the final service was performed. The British ships `Exmouth' and 'Arrogant' anchored in the Tagus opposite the palace, fired a salute, and this was taken up by the Spanish and Portuguese ships. Four officers of the 'Exmouth' were allowed the unusual privilege of forming a guard-of-honour to the King's hearse. We may note that a strong revulsion of feeling justifies one in hoping for the real success of King Manuel's reign. Senhor Franco, the fallen Dictator, who has moved from place to place since leaving Portugal, announces that he has abandoned politics for ever. His feelings might well be the theme for a new " Sordello " if Browning were still alive.
