The Press. — London, England, 1854-11-18 00:00:00

NOVEMBER 18, 1854 lon* ad Colonial antriligtitte. FRANCE. The Emperor has abandoned the intention of going to Compiegne. He will pay a short visit to Fontainbleau. The hunting establishment of Com piegne has been removed to Fontainbleau, but there will be no hunting parties unless the news from the Crimea should be favourable. The Minister of Marine has obtained a decree for an extraordinary credit of 23,150,00(1 francs. The necessity for supplying reinforcements to the army of the East has occasioned some changes in the conscription for the ensuing year. The soldiers whose period of service expires this year, and who were to have returned to their homes, will probably be retained in the field, and it is stated that instruc tions have been given to the authorities in the de partments to hasten the drawing of the conscription list for the new levies. The drawing, which usually takes place about April or May, is intended for January, and the conscription, from which in ordi nary fears only 80,000 are taken, but which last year yielded 140,000, will be expected to give in 1855 160,000. It has been stated that a thousand wounded soldiers had been brought from the East to Mar seilles in the Gange and the Euphrate. They have been in general lodged in the buildings of the Old Lazaretto, but a certain number have been sent home to their families. The wounded are to be sent to Paris, and placed in the military hospital of the Val-de-Grace. Letters from two French officers, taken prisoners by the Russians, speak of the excellent treatment they had received, and of the great attention paid to their wishes. Count de St. Aulaire died in Paris on Monday at the age of seventy-seven. Under King Louis Philippe the deceased was successively member of the Chamber of Deputies, peer of France, and am bassador at Rome, Vienna, and London. His diplomatic tite.ents were of a very high order. As ambassador at London he constantly laboured to promote a good understanding between England and France. GERMANY. The German journals continue to repeat the oft told tale that Russia is willing to negotiate upon the four points. There have been received, however, no official notification to that effect. Count Nesselrode's answer to the Prussian note of the 23rd ult. is still expected. The official accounts of the ravages committed by the late inundations in the Government circle of Frankfort•on-the-Oder by that river overflowing its banks are now completed. No less than 524 dwelling. houses, 374 stables, and 312 barns were washed away or destroyed, and the quantity of land overflowed VMS 262,986 Prussian acres. The total loss amounts to 1,407,767 dollars, or about 200,000!., without includ ing the expense of repairing and rebuilding the dykes and bridges, which will fall on the Prussian Govern ment. ! 7 . -- SWEDEN. Stockholm was the scene of a grand festival on the 4th inst., the day having been appointed for the inauguration of the equestrian statue of the King's father, the late monarch, Charles John. The crowd was immense. The nobility and magistracy, the church, army, people, in short all classes of society, were represented at this national solemnity, over which the King presided in person. The statue is by Professor Fogelberg. SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 11th publishes a general amnesty granted by the Queen on the occasion of the opening of the'Corteg. General San Miguel has been chosen President of the Cones. The Vice-Presidents are MM. Madoz, Infante, Dulce, and Calatrava. The question of the oath will not be discussed till after the Assembly has been definitively con stituted. _ _ _ THE PRESS. in the last despatches, hold high rank in the Russian army. The Grand Duke Nicholas, third son of the Emperor, is twenty-three years of age ; he is Inspector-General of the Engineering department, Aide-de-Camp of the Emperor, titular Colonel of a regiment of Dragoons, of a regiment of Grenadiers, and of the Regiment of Cuirassiers of Astrakan. He is, besides, proprietor of the 2nd Regiment of Austrian Hussars, and Chief of the oth Regiment of Prussian Cuirassiers. The Grand Duke Michael, fourth son of the Czar, is twenty-two years of age; he has the title of Quartermaster-General of the Artillery, is Commander of the 2nd Brigade of Artillery of the Imperial Guard, Aide-de-Camp of the Emperor, Colonel of a regiment of Lancers, of a regiment of Dragoons, and of a regiment of Horse Chasseurs. He is, moreover, proprietor of the 26th Regiment of Austrian Infantry, and Chief of the 4th Regiment of Prussian Hussars. According to a despatch from St. Petersburg, Prince Woronzow has, at his own request, been re lieved from the Command-in-Chief of the Crimea and the Caucasian provinces. Letters from Russian officers at Warsaw assert that the junction of the two remaining divisions of I)annenberg's infantry corps, which was expected to be complete about the 4th, would raise Menschikoff's moveable army to a strength of 60,0(X) men, capable of taking the offensive, while still leaving a sufficient garrison in Sebastopol. Letters were received at Memel on the Bth instant from St Petersburg merchants, ordering that their goods should not be shipped in British vessels, as they feared the Russian fleet would put to sea and capture them, there being so few British cruisers in the Baltic. UNITED STATES. New York papers of the Ist have arrived by the Africa mail steamer, but contain no political intel ligence. All the vessels that left Newfoundland in search of the Arctic's missing passengers had re turned without success. INDIA AND CHINA. - • The October overland mail reached Alexandria on the 6th, and Trieste on Tuesday last. The dates are :—Calcutta, October 5; Shanghai, Sept. 4 ; Hong- Kong, Sept. 27; Singapore, Oct. 7; Penang, Oct. 8; and Bombay, Oct. 14. India is tranquil. The markets are made dull by the holidays. The harvests are fine. Shanghai is still in the hands of the insurgents. Fighting is also still going on in the neighbourhood of Canton, and no tea has arrived there. The British, French, and American plenipoten tiaries were to proceed to a revision of the treaties with China. Nothing was doing in imports; the shipments of silk are diminished. The Russians, it is said, have taken Tasliend, next to Kokan. Court ad Sastion. Her Majesty continues to reside at Windsor Castle, whither a succession of distinguished visitors have been invited from day to day to partake of the royal hospitality. On Tuesday the Queen held a Privy Council for the purpose of issuing orders for the further prorogation of Parliament. Cabinet Councils have been held three times within the sen'night—on Saturday and Monday last, and again yesterday. The Hon. Charles Murray, C. 8., the new minister to the Shah of Persia, is expected to leave town almost immediately, to assume his diplomatic duties at Teheran. The hon. envoy has had several con ferences with Lord Aberdeen and Lord Clarendon during the last few days. Baron Brunnow, formerly Russian ambassador at this Court, arrived at Berlin last week, and dined on the 11th with the King of Prussia. The object of his journey was believed to be that of supporting the diplomatic note from St. Petersburg due at Berlin about that time, and from which great things ..........___. PORTUGAL. Berlin about that time, and mom wnicn grew, wimps ----- A fire broke out in Lisbon on the Bth in the Boa were hoped. tory of decorative colour and design, as applicable to • Vista, which destroyed property estimated at from architectural ornament, and to the decoration end 10,0001. to 15,0001. The principal property consumed l'elisek Tt for the reopening of Her Majesty's illumination of books, at the Architectural Museum, and injuredbelonged to Messrs. Colares and Brothers, Theatre next season are again said to be on foot Cannon-row. The class to whom the lecture was the machinery and engine makers. Wheat has risen with a prospect of success. The opera chiefly relied more particularly addressed was the workmen who twenty per cent., in consequence of orders for English upon in the repertory is Meyerheer ' s Etoile du Nord are in the habit of executing ornamental designs account. THE BEDFORD ELECTION will take place the week (more especially letterings) on walls, shop fronts, TURKEY. after next, the usual notification from the Speaker &c. There was a considerable body of workmen, Letters from Jassy of the Bth state that the move- having appeared in Tuesday's Gazette. The candi- architectural students, and persons engaged in ment of the Ottoman troops towards Moldavia and dates now announced are Captain W. Stuart on the designing or executing decorative works, present. the Pruth continued with great activity. This Conservative side, and Mr. J. S. Trelawny, who has, The Rev. Canon Wordsworth and Mr. W. Beresford march was producing a great sensation in the princi- it is stated, been invited by the Radicals as being Hope were also amongst the audience. polities. It is not doubted that the Turkish army the most likely to conciliate all sections of that FIFTY TONS OF LEAD were shipped last week is capable of vigorously resuming offensive opera- party. from London to Memel, vii Hull, which it hits tions. Omer Pasha was himself expected at the IN ABINGDON the vacancy will not be filled ty known would be taken from thence to St. Petersburg. Pruth. until the session has commenced. Major Reed and The Custom-house authorities at Hull refused to RUSSIA. Mr. Morris are the only candidates in the field. The pass it, but a telegraphic message was received twin The two Grand Dukes, sons of the Emperor Hon. J. W. Fortescue has resigned, not wishing to London authorising them to forward it, and that was Nicholas, whose arrival at Sebastopol is announced divide and endanger the Liberal interest. accordingly done. . .. . —....... .—_ - . . , • Pti anh Volta. THE AFFAIRS OF MESSRS. PRINCE, formerly the proprietors of the " Princes Club" have been in vestigated at the Bankruptcy Court. On Wednesday the balance-sheet was exhibited, extending from the 29th September, 1850, to the date of the bankruptcy, 2:2nd August last. The principal items are the fol lowing :—To creditors, 17,3981.; to ditto holding se. curity, 13,773/. ; capital 5901; profits, 7,935/. By debts estimated to realise 1,700/. ; debts assigned, 2,7891.; cash at banker's, 61. 15s. 2d. ; property, 5551.; ditto held by creditors, 17,5771. ; interest and discount, 4,3191.; law charges, 091)1.; trade expenses, 11,0021. ; house and personal ditto, 3,200/. ; drawn out by George I'rince, 5001.; by James Prince, 500/. ; losses, 1,682/. After some controversy among the lawyers engaged the bankrupt's examination was adjourned. THE PROCEEDINGS arising out of the late appre hension of 114 persons at the Rising Sun public house, Long-acre, were resumed on Tuesday at Bow-street Police Court, by Mr. Jardine. The num ber of defendants had been reduced to about seventy by the discharge of those who were not found in the rooms devoted to betting purposes. The others were all set at liberty upon their own personal re cognisances, with the exception of Ryan, the waiter, who was required to find bail. The magistrates now inquired whether all or any of the present defendants could be distinctly shown to have been engaged in betting when taken into custody : Superintendent Pearce was under the impression that all persons present, whether so engaged or not, wri a liable. Mr. JARDINE presumed that a distinction must be drawn be. tween the persons taking part in the betting and mere spectators, such • distinction as was generally observed In proceedings against unlicensed theatres, &c. The managers on such occasions were the persons chiefly responsible. Mr. HUDDLESTON said it never was intended by the Legislature that mere betting in a room should come within the provisions of the act for the suppression of batting-shops, for in that ease the establishment or Mr. Tattersall and many of the London clubs would he eqeally liable. The language of its promoters and the preamble of the bill itself clearly proved that the measure was designed to suppress those offices in which the owner was in the habit of keeping a sort of bank, advancing or receiving money upon racing events, or similar contingencies, to or from persons who assembled there for the purpose of betting. The defendants in this case were assembled together, taking refreshments, end betting among themselves. Neither Mr. Morbey the landlord, nor any other person connected with his house took any part in the betting, either by holding staked or otherwise, and therefore the defendants were in exactly the same position as the Arian). cratio frequenters of Tattersall's. All the defendants were ultimately discharged, with the exception of Ryan, the waiter, who was tined 50L., or three months' imprisonment. Tar. TEMPLE GARDENS now present one of the finest floral exhibitions. The chrysanthemum, so acceptable as an autumn flower, is here cultivated with the greatest care and skill. Being what may he termed a coarse-breathing plant, it is able to con tend against the smoke and dust with which the atmosphere in the City is charged ; and in these gardens may be seen every variety of colour and size of which the flower seems capable, from pure white to the deepest red, and from the size of a button to that of a common cauliflower. THE following has been published as a list of the new Sewers' Commission for the metropolis Richard Jebb, Esq. (chairman), Sir John Villiers Shelley, Bart., Thomas Hawes, Esq., Lawrence Red head, Esq., O. Spencer Smith, Esq., Augustin Sayer, Esq., M.D., James Pascall, Esq., George Offer, Esq., Francis Chalmers, Esq., John Thwaites, Esq., William Evans, Esq., John Wade, Esq., Cutbbett William Johnson, Esq., Joseph Hodgson, Esq., Frederick Oldfleld Ward, Esq., Waller Augustus Lewis, M.D. Mr. Jebb, the chairman, with Mr. Hawes, Mr. Redhead, and Mr. Spencer Smith, were members of the late commission ; Sir John Shelley, Dr. Sayer, and Messrs. Pascall, Offer, Chalmers, Thwaites, Evans, and Wade, have been nominated by the representatives of the metropolitan con stituencies ; while Messrs. Johnson, Hodpen, Ward, and Dr. Lewis, are selected by the Home office. MR. Rysitrit, author of " Modern Painters," pm on Saturday the first of a course of lectures, ex decorative colour and design, as appli ' ornament, and to the decoration of books, at the Architectural Museum, The class to whom the lecture was particularly addressed was the workmen wbo - habit of executing ornamental designs especially letterings) on walls, shop fronts, was a considerable body of workmen, - engaged in 1091