The Press. — London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

3,1853. I.ORD ELLESMERE returned from New York in the Leander, which arrived at Plymouth on Sunday last, after a lon of foul teen days from Halifax. His lord ship is much indisposed with gout. THE CONSERVATINE LAND SoctErir have just com pleted their thirteenth and fourteenth purchases of estates. One of them is at Page-green, Tottenham, near the Seven Sisters'-road, Stamford-hill, close to the railway station. This new propel qr is situated near the Markfield estate, which was recently sold at such a large profit. The other estate is at Reading, Berkshire, on the Castle-hill, and known by the title of the Downshire Square and Crescent estate. It commands a most extensive and beautiful view. THE DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY will recommend the proprietors at the ensuing meet ing to declare a dividend for the past half-year of ss. per 301. stock. THE UOVERNOR OF THE BAHAMAS, John Gregory, Esq., died at Government-house, Nassau, on the 29th of July, after a short attack of fever. His ex cellency was brother to Dr. Gregory, of Edinburgh. THEIR Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena left Buck ingham Palace at eight o'clock on Wednesday morning, to proceed to Edinburgh, en route for Balmoral. They reached Holyrood that same evening, and on Thursday went on to Aberdeen, whence they were to proceed yesterday to Balmoral. Itab) BO Voila. AMONG THE HUSBANDS who have been charged during the week with bi otality to their wives was one Johu Wells, a shoemaker, only nineteen years of age, and whose ill-treated wife was but sixteen. lie was examined at the Southwark Court on Tuesday : The eompl LL ill ant, who had the appearance of a child, and who exhibited bruises on her fuse anti hands, stated that rho was married to the prisoner in the latter end of July last, at New ington Church. She gained her living by Atte-binding, and as sisted him in his business, but they had not lived together three days before be began to ill-use her. She shit not grumble, how ever, at that, thinking that lto would not do so again. The prisoner here, in a very impudent manner, intermpted her, and said he was drunk at the time, and she aggravated hint. The wife denied having am,. vvated I • at a% and she was now willing to forgive him for what ho did on the previous night. Mr. CoMSE told her that her husband appeared to be &reckless young brute, and she must tell what she charged hint with. Tile complainant said that they were in Horse ger-lone, near the gaol, on the previous night, when he knocked her down and kicked her. A i to liee-constable canto up at the Owe and tank hint Into custody. Mr. Comm: asked the prisoner what he had to say in answer to the charge ? Ile replied in a very abrupt insulter that he had nothing to say, only that he was in r.quor at the time, and he supposed his wife aggravated I ' . Mr. Com DE : Well, you appear to me to be a thorough brute, and 1 think six wonting' hard labour will be of service to you. What do you say to that? Prisoner: Well, 1 don't care; I shag be very much obliged to you for it. Mr. COMBS: You are an impuden t, blackguard fellow, and I shall commit you to the House of Correct for six months. The prisoner was then removed, treating the sentence as a pleasant joke. Mr. COMBE then recalled the girl, and asked her if her iusolent husband frequently ill-used her? She replied, with nowt reluctance, that he had struck her be fore, but be was industrious. The mother of the girl stepped forward, and informed his worship that Lis family were a set of brutes. She endeavoured to prevent a tight the other night, and was attacked by his sister. Mr. Comae told her she had acted very foolishly in allowing en young a child to get married, eapecia!ly into each a family. Later in the day John Wells MSS again brought into court, at the intercession of his wife, and, on his faith fully promising not to ill-use her, the magistrate con sented to liberate him on finding two good sureties, in 2.0/. each, to keep the peace for three months. Bail not being forthcoming, he was committed to prison. Iri VIM SMYTH FORGERY CASE fresh traces tine daily discovered of the means used by the impostor Prmis in his attempt to claim the title and estates of the Smyth baronetcy. In the course of the trial a very antique bible, it will be recollected, was pro duced, in which were the alleged certificates of his mother's marriage, and of his own baptism. it has now been discovered that the bible MSS purchased by I'rovis at a stall in London for 155., and at the time it was sold to him it had in it the ancient signa ture so much relied upon, "John S. Vandenburgh." Out of this circumstance the story of the Vanden burgh family was doubtless woven, the title of " Count" being prefixed by the pretended " Sir Richard" to the name, to give it greater importance, and to favour the probabilities of the alliance. A son of Mr. Vandenburgh has now come forward, who can speak to the handwriting of his father, whose name was "John Simon," and not "John Samuel," the name flied on by the impostor to hear out the initial signature. When Field, the London inspector, was conveying his prisoner to gaol, he happened to say, alluding to the romantic incidents of the trial, that it would make a first-class novel. "Sir Richard" sharply replied, " You need not trouble—l shall write that myself ;" and, accordingly, the prisoner is now employing his leisure time in writing his life and adventures. THE PRESS. SECOND EDITION. SAT('RI).I.Y EI'ENING. I tTEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FIRNCE. —A despatch Wag received yesterday even ing by the `unit-Prefect of Boulogne stating that the Emperor would arrive there on Monday about noon, if the weather were tine. iniee of cora has fallen 9S eontintes t the market of Rotten. The Courrier de In Drone records an accident on the works of the AN;gtion Railway, near Valence, fly which, from a fall of earth, two men wen Vile(' and three others badly wounded. The English eon tractor for that part of the Fue has been wrested, and *ill be tried for not liming taken sufficient precau tions. The Paris police on Tuesday night made a descent on a clandestine gaming-house in the Rue Cadet. The officers effected their entranee so unexpectedly and rapidly that the players had not time even to take up the stakes from the table. All the money found was seized, as well as the furniture. The per ,ons present were eomposed of the usual frequenters of such places, namely, old Greeks who live by play, women of doubtful character but of some personal attractions, and young men of family induced by these latter to attend. The establishment was held in partnership by a man known by the pseudonyme of Trafalgar, and a woman already compromised several times in such !natters. The man was taken into custody, and all the persoas present were obliged to give their names and addresses. The Chateau de Beauregard, near St. Cloud, lately belonging to Miss I Inward, is now being embellished and fitted up as an !miter:al residence. Tbeir Ma• jesties sometimes find St. Cloud not sufficiently se cluded, and wish for a place in the neighbonclessl where they may occasionally retire and pass fottr-and. twenty hours entirely sans fawn. This chateau was a gift from the Emperor to Miss Howard, and sinee she became the possessor of it. she has assumed the te r itA trial title of Countess of I teauregartl. II is Majesty has now purchased his gift at the price of 40,0001. sterling ; but the title is probably not. incluthst in the reconveyance. 11KLInua.—Tranquillity appears tobe permanent l y restored at lii•ge. The Journal de Liige contains a statement that may have the effect of enlightening the ignorant populace who rose to resist the purehase of grain in their market by French agents :—" An incident that proves the deplorable influence of mobs on the price of grain occulted last Monday in the market of Litle. Several merchants had a tived from Prussia to sell grain at a price below the current rates, but on the first symptoms of disturb ance they made haste to &matt without hm:ng sold anything." So the Liige f.oters have ftiglitAmell more corn from being brought into their country than they possibly could have kept in it by force. Prince Gortschakoff had inspected the line of the Danube when he received despatches informing him of the Sultan's acceptance of the Vienna note. He returned immediately to his head-quar.ers, and sent couriers in various directions. The Russian officers expect the immediate evacuation of the Pt incipalities. The semi-official Patrie says:—"(Accounts from Bucharest, of the Pith, state that the Russian troops were making preparations to quit. the vount:i. It, was positively announced that the reti!ing movement would commence about time end of this month. Theist are a great many sick among the cot ps. The troops encamped on the banks of the Danube have been decimated by fevers and contagious diseases; and the army was in want of medicine and other medical stores. The surgeons bad declared that the situation of the men would become much worse unless they changed their quarters." It is said that the political refugees in Constanti nople continue their intrigues, and that. they have established a secret tribunal, by which all whom they suspect are condemned to death. There is said to be no ground for any apprehen sion of a famine in Prussia, though the harvest is only indifferent. At latbeck there has been a tremendous fire. The Milan Government has received orders from the Emperor of Austria to modify the state of siege. An additional inmost on direct taxes has been decreed to cover the deficits of 1852 and 1t453. The Ern dell ExperieNza tit' Naples of the tlnd vit. states that the King of Naples is establishing a commercial port in the island of I schia. A oilman nicanon has been cut front a lake to the shore, so that the former has been transfmtned into a secure 'milt' for shipping. The Tag; with the Penifeoilar mails, al lived at Southampton last night, hm:ng lett Lisbon on the nth August. Au knelt/ barque was 1):ug at 419 tiibraltar, on isscil of which when at sill the Malay portion of the crew mute tied and attempted to commit murkier. Several were shot a n d the rest were itu pt;soneil at tiibraltar. 'rho tieneral Peninsular Railway Contpany of Pin otgal bits publisiti 1 its whet Lisements, upon the apprin al by the l'OrteS, of the contract. Senhor Wilt goes to Brussels on a tiovernment commission. Public prayers have been tittered for the health of the Queen. The Pope's Nuncio at. Usbon was very in, and had received the last :ites of the Church. The Duke and Duchess of Terrors have srtived by the Tagus, too hue to attend the nuni:age of the Duke of Brabant at Brussels on behalf of the Queen and King of Portugal. 11E1t MAJESTY'S VISIT TO IRELAND. Atter leaving the Industiial Exhibition on Thum day afternoon, Prince Albet, proceeded to visit the Royal Hibernian Academy. His Royal Ilighnega was attended by Colonel Phipps. The exhibition of painting, sculpture, ite.,being in pmgress, the Prim% closely examined the works and made several pur- chases. Yesterday the Queen paid her fontilt titivate visit the Exhibition. Iler Majesty mule on immense number of perchases of the works et' in said menu faetitres which attracted her 'Meatier. I'l the course of the visit her Majesty anal Allan t passed out to the extet 'tor balcony, which in er looks Met.ion-square ' where they were reeeivedw;th enthusiastic cheers by the thoustuals of ladies anal gentlemen who were awaiting the opening, of (bellow% for the admission of the public. The royal party left at at few minutes before twelve. As an example of the considerat spit a. which ac tuates I ler M aiesty in her pat DAM:4e Of the E xhibit ion, it may be mentioned that she hats perehased her i;ght of entry, and that of her faunily tint suite, like the rest all the world who go there, being now the holder of ten season tickets—A business like ;hub. to the self-supportiwt characterof such undea.skings. At. half-past twelve there was a eavalty field flay in the park, at which Ptince Albet. and the Prince of Wades were present. 011 the ?vim.' al' his Royal I lighitess from the re view, her 114ejesty, the Prince Consort, and the royal children d0...e to Dowth Castle, to visit ''ac earl and calmness. lit the course of the atm noon the Prince of Wales presented a pair of colours to the boys of the Royal Riliet.tian Wain y School. In order to give every possible Mat to the Royal Admiral Lord Adolphus Fiticlarence ordered a grand navel illumination and broadside salute last night. Thu vessels of war composing her Majesty's esein I were directed to take up positions in Kings to% .1 harbour in the final of a semicircle, moons' at two cables length ape with their broadside* to wants the town. At dark, at a signal from the adinind's ship, the vessels were simultaneously brilliantly lighted up anal the yards miumisl, after which each vessel in succession fired dotble broad slates, concluding with the tremendous broadsides of La Itofpu . No grander naval alimplay was ever made in the Bay of Dublin. Iler Majesty leaves the Viceregal Lodge this day (Saturday) at half past five o'clock, anal will embark at. Kingstown about six o'clock. The Queen intends to proceed tat sett in the course of the e vening should the weather prove favourable. In Pet(li it is expelled that the Queen will pass through the lei MAIUS on Tuesday next, shortly before 11104 m. It is repotted that the present Royal t:sit w:11 be followed by an net of favour to the officers now doing duty in Dublin—viz., the issue of a limited brevet, is on the occasion of the tasit in 0419. 1 . 111.: ANNUAL CUTI.EIIne FEAST AT SIIEFEILLn 100 k Ono , on Thursday evening. The Master Cutler, who happens also this year to be Mayor of Sheffield, poi sided, and the guests numbered more than :gm. 'flits Lord Mayor of Louden, Sir .1. Duke, M.P., Mr. feni son, M.l'., and some other distinguished invites to the banquet were prevented fret,' attending conse quence of the serious neeident that happemsl to the train on the (ireat Not thern Railway by -.'tie!' they were travelling. Mr. Roebuck, though also a suf ferer, persevered in keeping the appointment, and his speech made one of the principal, events of the festivity. Teti: Cott.trum at the Dowlais iron-works, after being out six weeks on strike, resumed their work on Wednesday. This result was brought about chiefly through the interference el the s herkeeperm, whose interests were mater ally aMsted br the strike. A donation was offered 141 ever jr collier who should retm n to Iris empley ment within a given time, and the expedient had the desired etfeet. CONIITAI;11:s or the Mettilsolitsti Poliee Force are now busily engaged in the outskiits of London in ascertaining toe number of inhabitants, in pursuance of instructions received from Lord Palmerston, from the Home.odica. 1