The Press. — London, England, 1853-07-23 00:00:00

JULY .13, 1853 year, so that it is no uncommon affair with him to get forty-three tons of mangold-wttrzel from au acre in one year, and five quarters of wheat the next. These results, splendid as they are, can hardly be fairly appreciated without comparing them with the crops grown in the immediate neighbourhood, and the heath closely adjoining, of which the farm at no distant period tormed a part, growing nothing but some grass and stunted furze-bushes. Some of the great implement-makers had sent down their reaping and other machines which have lately attracted so much attention in the agricultural world. Among these there was the model of the automaton reaper, by Mr. Garrett, of Saxmuudham, and one of Mr. M'Cormick's rea ing-machincs,which Mr. Mechi good naturedly alowed to cut down several flu raws of his rising wheat, in order to test its powers. The ease and rapidity with which the crop was cut. down, the evenness of the straw, and the cleanness with which the whole was removed were the theme of general praise. On another part of the farm Mr. Samuelson's digging-machine was at work, drawn by five stout horses. The work of the machine was tolerably satis factory, but the depth to which the implement pole trated was not very great. Mr. Mechi, however, was hearty in its praise, and declared that the implement would yet supersede the plough. About three o'clock the company were assembled in a long barn, deco rated or festooned for the occasion, where a cold col lation had been spread for them by their generous host. In the course of the conversation that took place after dinner, Mr. Mechi alluded to his published balance-sheet, which he said had been pointed to as proving that he farmed at a loss ; but ho would be able to show this year that the loss was now turned into profit. This statement was received with great cheering. AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR GENTLEWOMEN during illness has for some time existed in London, though hitherto but little known, and restricted in utility by the narrow limits of a small house and insufficient income. Efforts have, however, been made to ex tend the sphere of its operations ; and on Wednes day a meeting of the patrons and supporters of the establishment was held in a new house in Harley street, where the society have taken larger premises, and hope to render their exertions beneficial among a wide circle of recipients. The Bishop of London presided at the meeting, and resolutions declaring the usefulness and advocating the cause of the estab lishment were unanimously adopted. THE Futsr STONE of some extensive buildings de signed as an addition to the Commercial Travellers' School, at Pinner, near Harrow, was laid on Wed nesday lest with appropriate ceremonies by Mr. J. Masterman, M.P. A hundred and twenty-two chil dren, the orphans or necessitous offspring of com mercial travellers, are already receiving education and maintenance in this establishment. LORD A. FITZCLARENCE, Commander-in-Chief in Bombay, is seriously ill, insomuch that it was feared lie would be forced to return to England when the last accounts were despatched from India. BY THE MILITIA ESTIMATES for the year ending 31st March, 1854, it appears that the numbers pro posed are 91,812, in which are included 86,0(X) for /f_lngland and Wales, 2,538 permanent staff for Great Britain and Ireland, and 1,884 out-pensioners ; and the amount required is 478,7401. The numbers for the current year are 56,746 officers and men, and the charge is 386,715/. THE DEATH OF THE EARL OF PORTSMOUTH WAS announced in Exeter on Sunday. The Hon. Newton Fellowes, of Eggesford, in Devonshire, succeeds to the title and estates. THE NORTH DERBYSHIRE ELECTION terminated in favour of Mr. Thornhill, Tuesday's poll having placed him in a majority of 514. Mr. Evans de clined to protract the contest for a second day and retired. Some serious rioting took place on the morning when the poll opened among some of the factory hands at Glossop who were out "on strike." Special constables were sworn in and quiet restored before any lives were lost. Fon AN' est' CORNWALL Mr. M. Williams, of Trewince, was elected on Tuesday without opposition. MR. CHARLES Guile, member of the Peace So ciety, and unsuccessful candidate for Perth at the late election, will, it is stated, present himself to the electors of Canterbury as soon as the new writ is issued for that borough. THERE IS A FURTHER DECREASE in the MORTALITY of London. In the week that ended last ¶aturday the deaths that were registered were 904 ; in the preceding week they were 925. The actual number of deaths in last week is less than the estimated ave rage by 200. COLONEL BENTINCE is progressing satisfactorily, and has been pronounced out of danger. Mr. Wild bore, surgeon of his own regiment, remains in con stant attendance upon him. The gallant colonel is still at Hyanes-lodge. ANOTHER bill, for limiting the hours of employ ment of children in factories, is now before the Com mons, brought in by the Home Secretary. THE PRESS. THE OFFICE or COLONIAL SECRETARY in the island of Tobago is now vacant, Mr. J. Thornton having ac cepted the office of agent and secretary to the Gene ral Screw Steam Packet Company at Calcutta, at a salary of 1,0001. per annum. THE HALF-YEARLY REPORT of the London and Westminster Bank, which was presented at Wed neslay's meeting, showed that the net profits for the past six months, after making provisio t for all bad and doubtful debts, paying the income tax, and setting apart 2,0001. towards the new buildings in Lothbury and Bloomsbury, amounted to 54,5251. Bs. 11d. Out of these profits the directors declared a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum upon the paid-up capital of 1,0 0,0001. The payment of this dividend leaves 24,5251. ss. lid. to be added to the surplus fund, which now amounts to 133,6891. lbs. Ott. TES TERMS on which the LAND TAX may be re deemed are reduced by a bill just printed. This bill provides that the consideration for the redemption of the land tax is to be less by 171. 10s. per cent. than the consideration fixed by the 42nd George 111., c. 116, sec. 22 and 23. THE ST. KATUARINE . S DOCK COMPANY held their half-yearly meeting on Wednesday, when the usual dividend of two per cent. for the six months was de clared, and 9,0001. carried to the reserve fund, which now amounts to 39,000/. Sir John Hall, who has been secretary from the commencement of the com pany, has been lately compelled to resign his office, owing to failing health. He retires with a super annuation allowance of 1,2001. a year. A NEW COMMON COUNCILMAN for Castle Baynard ward was elected on Tuesday, Mr. G. J. Cockerell, coal-merchant of Earl-street, being the only candidate. GRIEVANCES exist among the London policemen, which have threatened to terminate in a strike. They assert two grounds of complaint,—lst, that they are compelled to go to church in uniform, and obliged to sit in a particular part of the church ; and, 2ndly, that their pay is insufficient. There are three classes in the force—the highest receiving 21s. per week ; the second, 18s. 4d.; and the thi , d, 16s. 7d. Various meetings have taken place among the men on the subject. A Btu. for the better care and reformation of juvenile offenders has been laid before the Commons by Sir J. Pakington and Mr. Adderley. Under its provisions reformatory schools may be established and convicted children sent to them, and detained until sureties are found for them. The Treasury may grant a sum not exceeding 10,0001. for the pur pose or aid of a reformatory school. LORD HARROWBY'S CHURCH-BUILDING ACTH AMEND MENT BILL will not be proceeded with further during the present session. THE Lout) MAYOR has issued invitations for a dinner this (Saturday) evening to her Majesty's Ministers and a distinguished party of the nobility, members of the House of Commons, and other gen tlemen, and their ladies. His lordship gives a second grand civic entertainment on the 2nd August next. LEAVE to bring in a bill to authorise the closing of burial-grounds in towns has been obtained by Lord Palmerston. By this measure it is intended to extend to parishes beyond the metropolitan districts the provisions of last year's act in regard to burials in London. sporting. STAMFORD RACES.-.-TUESnAV. SWEEPSTAKES of 20 soya. each, with 25 added, for two year-olds. Lord Exeter's Margaretta (T. Mann) 1 Mr. Tabberer's Red Rose Betting: 6t05 on Margaretta. Won by a neck. STANFORD ST. LEG. of 25 sovs. each, with SO added, for three-year-olds. Lord Exeter's Dove (J. Mann) 1 Mr. Batson's Cock Pheasant BURGHLEY STAELS Of 25 sots., with 100 added. Mr. Williams's Chief .Justice (T. Lye) 1 Mr. Rogers s Pancake Five rim. Betting: 6 to 4 against Chief Justice, 4 to 1 against Pancake. Won cleverly by hall a length. HANDICAP PLATE of 50 ROM Mr. Rogers's fby Knight of the Whistle.. (S. Steggles) 1 Mr. Tabberer's Cavan Won by two lengths. WEDNESDAY. . . ..... Twr. Assrmtax ROE/M STAKES of 15 soya. each, with 30 Mr. Rogers's Black Swan ..___ (Rogers) I Lord Exeter's Dove Betting : 6t04 on Dove. Won easily by a length and a half. SWEEPSTAKES of 15 sovs. each, with 24 added, for two- year•olds. Duke of Bedford's Weathercock .. Lord Exeter's Margaretta Betting : 3 to 1 on Weathercock. Won cleverly by a length. A Goin Cur of 100 aovs., with 20 added. Lord Exeter's Nutpecker Mr. Rogers's Pancake Mr. Blyth's Young England Betting : t to 2 on Nutpeeker, 4 to 1 agst Pancake, 6 to 1 agst Young England. Tut STES AVMs' PLATE Of 100 SOTS., added to a Sweep. stakes of 15 SOTS. each Captain Lowther's Rackapelt Mr. Megson's Weathergage 2 Lord Chfden's Poodle Betting : Even on Weathergage ; d U 3 4 agat Rackspelt. Won by half a length. HANDICAP of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Mr. Rogers's The Black Swan )lr. E. Batson's Cock Pheasant The SwgzesTaiss of 10 son. each, for three yearolis. did not produce a rtes. NOTTINGHAM RACES.—THVHDAY. THY SCARBOROUGH STAKES of 40 nova. Sera► subs. Mr. Copperthwsite's The Deformed (Wells) I Mr. J. Dawson's Lady Vernon Betting : to lon Tho Deformed. The favourite won easily. Tau Roam HOOD Sistine of 10 Goes. each, with Ml added; for two year-olds. Mr..l. Osborne's Brown Brandy .. (J. Osborne) I Mr. Knowlea's The Caliph.. THE SHNHBOOD HAND►CAP of 10 rove. each; tientlemen riders. Mr. T. Dawson's The Italian (Capt. Little) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Pride .. 2 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HANDICAP Of On SOTS. each, with tilts► added. 63 aubs. Baron Rothschild'a Hungerford (Charlton) 1 Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor .. Mr. Goodwin's Musician 3 The following also ran :—Audubon, Indian Warrior, Ethelwolf, Placid, Jacqueline, Contentment, Florist. Betting: t to 1 against Audubon, b to I against Con• tentment, fi Go 1 against Musician, 7 to 1 againat Placid. 10 to 1 each against any other. Won by a length. COUNTY MENDER& PLATE. of b 0 NOYS. Mr. Gibbs'a Nancy Martinson (Wells) 1 Mr. T. Dawson 's Italian CANTLN HANDICAP. Calot Humphrey 2 AQVATICS.—The Brighton regatta commenced an Thursday, and drew a brilliant concourse to the town. A number of races, matches, &c., were arranged to be spread over the three days during which the regatta was to last, hut so many yachts remained weatherbottnd at a distance that the pro gramme necessarily underwent much modification, some of the principal events designed for the first day being postponed. On Thursday, accordingly, but a single race was run, consisting of a highly in teresting match for 120 guitieis, between two cele brated competitors, the A tans and the Swedish schooner Svcridge. About, half-past eleven the start was effected from the chain-pier, and the rival yachts maintained a close context throughout the whole course, which led round a boat in Shoreham harbour, thence five miles out to NM round another boat, moved opposite the pier, afterwards to Rottingdean, and hack to the chain-pier, fifty-two miles in all. At the close the Alarm, came in a winner by only two minutes, having sailed the distance in four hours and ten minutes. gatu anb THE SAVE CUSTODY 01.• THE Ptcrunt:s bequeathed conditionally to the nation by the late Mr. Turner was the object of a suit heard before Vice-Chancellor Kindersley, on Monday. Doubts had arisen touching the validity of the bequest, as also regarding the consent of the trustees of the National Gallery to accept it under the prescribed conditions. lending the settlement of these points the pictures remained in the old house in queen Anne-street, which is in so dilapidated a gate that the counsel tOr the Crown sought to obtain an order for their removal, on the ground that serious injury might be incurred from damp and a bad atmosphere before the legal rights of ownership could be ascertained. The Crown also offered to place the pictures, ad interim, in safe keeping in the National Gallery,subjeet to the future decision of rights between the respective parties : This removal of the pill ere% wm objected to by the next of kin, on the ground that the house was mitifiriently good for their Prenerration ; and they had no desire to allow then. to get into the possession of the Crown, for, mi ptiasestsion was nine points of the law, they were afraid the interest* of the next of kin might he prejudiced. Vter..Citssi tuna said the real question an Marne sp. reared to he, whether the boom in Queen Ann ...street was or was nut a proper place for the custody of the &titres, and an. cunlingly auggested the appoinunent of some well-iptalilled per belle to Ilinlirrt thr buldiui, co d report oil its slab. After mine discussion it was agreed to not kk kk MAR Mr. Han'. wick, who would represent the interests of the next of kin, Mir charles Eastlake, President of the Royal Academy, and Mr. Stanfield, the artist, to make a report In conformity with this suggestion of the court. MARY STUART was charged at Bow-street on Mon day with breaking the windows of Viscount Palmerston in Carlton-gardens. The prisoner, it appears, com mitted the offence under aberration of mind, conceiving herself a descendant of the royal house of Stuart, and entitled to notice from Government. She was brought up a few years ago, charged with a similar attack on Sir James Graham's house, and was then