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Mr. Gladstone on Thursday brought down, or thought he brought

down, a message from Her Majesty to the Commons re- questing the usual allowance for Prince Arthur. Some clerk, however, had given him the message to the Lords, and when he came to the words, " Her Majesty relies on the attachment of the House of Peers to concur," there was quite a sensation, the notion evidently being that the Peers were to go without their special message, or be slighted in some other way. Mr. Gladstone explained that some mistake had been committed, but gave notice that he should move the consideration of the message on Monday. There is talk of some opposition, but it is not likely to be serious indoors, though out of doors the workmen are arguing bitterly about excessive payments for doing nothing.

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