The Press. — London, England, 1858-11-06 00:00:00

• lOW THE PRESS, Novranum i, 1858. -151mr-. a. Ale d• 'lan) 'II IRK Sipe. Majt. CA. Tad, '6 • MI6 Gl) ha. 'hey . -gore twet. bilw sas of U. -a p. 'elf 'boa. of "U. m., -ter. 21. 'RS Cu ‘tio. hy. 'he, bt. yen the bt. U. 1, gout anti ,f as HER MAJESTY will receive a numerous and distin- guished party at Windsor Castle during the early part of the ensuing week. The company honoured with invitations will assemble on Monday and separate on Wednesday. The Prince of Wales is expected at the Castle to day to pass a few days with her Majesty and the Royal Family. THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE DUCHESS OF CAM BRIDGE AND THE PRINCESS MARY, attended by Lady tieraldine Somerset and Col. I - Lome Purves, have .men staying at Ashridge.park, on a visit to Lady Marian Alford, since Monday last. A select circle werwiiivited to meet the royal duchess and princess. Their loyal Highnesses return to Cambridge Cottage to-morrof. THE► DUKE OF NEWCASTLE has quite recovered from his late iniisposition. THE EARL AND COUNTESS OF DERBY and Lady Emma Stanley anived on Thursday afternoon on a visit, and dined with her Majesty. THE CHANCELLOR C,F THE EXCHEQUER arrived in town, on Monday, from a visit to Baron Lionel de Rothschild, at Gunnersbtry•park, Acton. LORD STRATFORD DE RELCLIFFE has left Constan tinople, and intends to pass the winter at Rome. LORD RAGLAN and Mr. J. R. Ormsby Gore have succeeded the Earl of Verulam and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell as Lord and Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. says Grindlay's Home News," is highly creditable to Lord Stanley ; and may b 9 accepted as an evidence of his determination to select none but competent and experienced men, strong as the temptation may -oinetimes be to make appointments on other grcunds. Mr. Lade, who, in the ordinary course of promotion by seniority, would have succeeded to the secretaryship of the military department on the re tirement of Mr. Philip Melva', retains his position as assistant secretary." The same authority also says : —" When the new Indian Council was formed much clamour was raised at the appointment of Mr. Charles Mills, chiefly because his wealth rendered the salary a mere superfluity to him, and because it was not his intention to retire from the banking•honse of Glynn and Co., of which he is a member. Mr. Mills has deprived these objections of whatever weight they might be supposed to possess by declining to accept more than the 5001. per annum which he received for twenty years as an East India director, transferring the balance of 7001. a year to the credit of the Indian revenue." MR. WYLD, M.P., has addressed his constituents at Bodmin on the events of the session. In regard to India, he advocated a policy of mercy and justice, and declared that we should use the resources of India for the benefit of the Indian people. Upon the Reform question he expressed himself favourable to an extension of the suffrage, which should include every taxpayer. MR. GLADSTONE has accepted the office of Lord High Commissioner Extraordinary to the lonian Islands, and will at once leave England for Corfu. Instructions have been sent by telegraph to the admiral commanding the Mediterranean fleet to despatch a steamer to Trieste for the purpose of conveying her Majesty's Special Commissioner to his destination. Mr. Gladstone was expected to arrive et Trieste yesterday. The great body of the lonians are of the Greek Church and s?eak the Greek language, and, since the Protectorate has been established, and particularly of late years, have evinced a constant antipathy to British rule. Her Majesty's Government, wishing to obtain the most accurate information respecting the causes which have led to the political disorganization of the dependency, have determined to intrust the investi gation of the grievances of our lonian fellow-subjects to a special commissioner, whose information will be acquired by personal observation. Mr. Arthur Gor,lon, third son of Lord Aberdeen, will accompany Mr. Gladstone as secretary in his mission to Corfu. Mr. Gordon was for some time precis writer at the Foreign-office, and also acted as Private Secretary to his father while Prime Minister. BANBURY.—Three candidates are now in the field— Mr. Hardy, Conservative ; Mr. Pigott, Whig ; and Mr. Samuelson, Liberal. TRH SOUTH KENSINGTON Muscat has received g most handsome gift from Mr. Sheepshanks in order to aid in the formation of a series of the works of British engravers which is in progress. Mr. Sheep. shanks has given a valuable collection of te eny hundred engravings, chiefly proof impressions, tog e . ther with several series exhibiting the various state. ; of the plates. The donation includes impressions after paintings by Leslie, Landseer, and others, wha ms works form a portion of Ow gallery of pictures which he gave to the public. Mr. Sheepshanks has also given an interesting and valuable collection of etchings by Landseer and others. The number of visitors during the week ending 30th October 1858, was 0,119. THE BIRTHS of 909 boys and 871 girls, in 011,780 children, were registered last week in London. Th e deaths were 1,133. Scarlatina has maintained &high mortality throughout October. The deaths from it last week were 136 ; corrected average of ten cone• sponding weeks is 77. AN ♦PPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGFI LIFE is announced in the Morning Post, which says :—" We understand that a marriage is arranged, and will shortly take place, between Mr. Edgar Drummond, son of Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Drummond, and the Hon. Louisa Pennington, sister of Lord Muncaster." plitlcal. LDRD STRATFORD DE RE DCLIFFE ON THE RESULTS OF THE LATE WAR. LORD STEATFORD DE REDCLIFFE, in the course of an interesting speech in laying the foundation-stone of the Memorial Church at Constantinople, said : Its site was selected with reference to its object as a me morial, and we have only to look to the noble prospect now stretched beneath our eyes in order to appreciate its fitness. We may now anticipate the time, apparently near at hand, when the British mariner, in approaching Constantinople from the south, will recognize among its first objects the tower of his country's church, and, welcomed by its appear ance, lose the feelings of a stranger in the most endearing recollections. We may hope that his thoughts will rise in grateful acknowledgment to those who have subscribed the funds for its construction; to our gracious sovereign, to her ally, the Sultan, who granted the site, to those who, in various ways, have aided the progress of the work; and, above all, to that Great Being on whose protection and guidsnce we ultimately depend for its completion. 0 God, how full of wonder are thy ways! The tempest goes forth in destruction; but the skies are cleared by its appalling energy, and na.ure soon reviving repairs its ravages with increased fertility. War, which is but too often the tempest of human passion, is also an agent of destruction ; but its course awakens our highest energies, and in its final consequences the hand of a wise and benevolent Pro- vidence ma) not unfretpiently be traced. Ta that war which was lately an object of such intense anxiety to all of us dining so many successive months, we are indebted for the plan which our Memorial Church is destined to aectom plish. The Sultan's grant of the land required fur it is • link in the long chain of munificent concessions which have distinguished his reign. It is a part of that far greater and more comprehensive act of justice which crowned the results of the war, in so far as moral principles, apart from mere political questions, are concerned, by establiahin4 liberty of conscience in religious matters throughput the Ottoman dominion. It was but natural that a triumph so interesting and beneficial to mankind should spring out of that gigantic straggle, of which the Crimea was the main battle-field, and which, originating in the vindication of national nglits, was productive of sympathy and union between rival powers and repulsive populations. It is not beyond hope that the same causes may eoetinue t o operate, aid that the reliaiou of Christ, the religion of peace, may spread far and wile its civilizing influence, and ultimately realize by its universal extension—l mean by the natural prevalence of truth slid reason—hopes which 1 confess to be the most ardent desire of my heart! The noble lord concluded by a glowing tribute to the memory of those who fell in the war, whose names, without distinction of rank, will be engraven on the walls of the sacred edifice. MR. DRUMMOND WOLFF, of the Forel:to-office, has succeeded Mr. W. Higgins as private secretary to Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton. THR VACILMT SECRETARYSHIP in the military de partment at the East India Biome bas just been tilled up by the appointment of Colonel W. E. Baker, of the Bengal Engineeni, now at home ou f urlougb, and recently connected with Use public works department in Calcutta. This appointment, Aittrogalitan. THE BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY transmitted from Birmingham on the occasion of Mr. Bright's address to his constituents, and a similar quantity on the following Friday night, twenty columns of close newspaper print. We are informed that such a quantity of news in so short a space was never transmitted from a single telegraph station in this or any other country. PAROCHIAL MATTERS appear to be in a very un pleasant state in the parish of St. Pancras. A few weeks ago several collectors were dismissed for mai versation of funds, and now the vestry clerk has been dismissed for keeping back certain rents which he had received. THE VESTRYMEN, in accordance with the resolu• tions passed at the recent metropolitan meeting in reference to the Confessional, one of which provided that a copy of the resolutions should be sent to each vestry, with a request that they would adopt a retition on the same subject, are already in motion. A. meet. ing is to be held in the vestry-ball, Paddington, and at St. George's, Hanover square, on Thursday next, to adopt a petition. The borough of Marylebone has fixed this morning for the same purpose; and at St. James's, Westminster, at the ordinary vestry on Thursday, the matter was considered, and after a brief discussion a petition, moved by Mr. Beal, and seconded by Mr. Chinno ck, was agreed to by an overwhelming majority. The vesniea of Chelsea, Kensington, and Lambeth, meet during next week on the same subject. A DENSE Foo enveloped the whole of London and its neighbourhood for many hours on Monday morn ing, although at an early hour the sky was clear, with a bright and thick hoar frost. As the morning advanced the fog became so thick as to renter caution necessary on the part of drivers of vehieles through the streets of the metropolis; and on the river above bridge it was found necessary to suspend the running of the numerous steamboats. In the City and at the West end, the Bank of England, the various banking houses, public companies and build ings, as also the principal tradesmen, were oompellad to keep the gas constantly burning during the morning. It is understood no iecidegte occurred, Vrebintial. THE BOARD OF CUSTOMS has issued the following notice in reference to Southampton, which is of considerable importance to passengers landing at that port :—" A clerk is in attendance in the baggage warehouse to receive Customs' duties on articles sub ject theret), brought by passengers with their hag gage. No charge is made by the Customs for re ceiving these duties ; and passengers, if so inclined, may pay them and pass their effects without the intervention of an agent." THE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE WORCESTERSHIRE TESTIMONIAL TO San JOHN PAKINGTON, limited in amount to 21.25., already exceed the sum of 500/. THE AFFAIRS OF THE LIVERPOOL BOROUGH BANE came before the Court of Queen's Bench on Thurs. day, on the application of the Attorney-General for a rule to show cause why the verdict in the important case of " Scott and another v. Dixon," should not be set aside. The action was brought by the plaintiffs, who became the joint purchasers of only ten shares of 101. each in the Liverpool Borough Bank, which afterwards stopped paymect. The plaintiffs charged the defendant, who was a director of the bank, with having fraudulently and deceitfully, and with intent to persuade and induce the plaintiffs to become purchasers of those shares, represented to them that the bank was in a flourishing and solvent condition, and that its capital was untouched. The trial resulted in a verdict in favour of the plaintiffs. The Attorney- General contended that there had been no evidence to support the charge, and that no representation at all had been made by the defendant to the plaintiff.. The court granted a rule nisi. ]relant. MARRIAGE OF THE LORD LIEUTENANT. His Excellency the Earl of Eglintoun and Wintou was married on Wednesday, at half-past three o'clock, to Lady Adele Caoel, by special licence, at the Vice- regal Lodge. The Countess of Eglintoun arrived on Tuesday night at Kingstown, from Holyhead, accom panied by her father, the Earl of Essex, and her brother, the Hon. Reginald Capel, and proceeded to the Royal Hotel, where they remained fulfil twelve o'clock, when they took their departure for the Vice regal Lodge in one of his excellency's carriages, drawn by four horses, with outriders, and arrived at their destination shortly after one o'clock. The marriage ceremony, which was strictly private, was celebrated by the Venerable Arebdeacon &mid, assisted by the Very Rev. the Dean of the Chapel Royal. The noble bride and bridegroom remain at the Viceregal Leige. The Evening Mail of Wednes• day says :—" The marriage of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant with the Lady Atkin Capel was cele brated this afternoon at the Viceregal Lodge, Phoenix: park. This event has come, in some sort, as a surprise upon the public mind, fur seldom was secret of the kind better kept ; but it will not the less gratify society in every class in Ireland Wnatever can contribute to the happiness of the genial and truebearted nobleman who represents ber Modest! In this country will be pleasing to his friends, among wham are numbered all who have in a n y way been brought into contact with him ; and enemies he has . none. In the completion of Lord Egli niouns domestic circle, which is this day accomplished, the citizens of Dublin have a peculiar interest, and" have no doubt that they will with one voice and mind join in hearty wishes for long life and happiness to his excellency and his noble bride. As the honey moon is to be kept at the Viceregal Lodge, the aides de-orimp and other otfloery of the houvehold have rt.- calved leave of absence." Da. CULLEN, WhO IS at present in Borne, w i n , 'lowan g w the Freensan'd Aimal, there Wove "s °oedipal'. hot,"