The Press. — London, England, 1856-08-30 00:00:00

824 in the political striding of the Jews, and to lay their proposals at the foot of the Throne. is regards the competence of Jews to fill offices under Government on attaining the degree of Doctor, which I lately re ported as having been conferred on them, it is stated m a recent explanation from Russia that the service of the Government is still reserved for the nobility and such ranks of Christians as are otherwise entitled to study at the Universities; and according to an old law Jews also, who may be baptised and enter the Orthodox Greek Church, are by that course made eligible ; the only alteration in their favour that has been spoken of lately with anything like reality is the admission of un baptised Jews to study in the medical school about to be opened at Warsaw. CARDINAL ANTONELLI when informed the other day of the proceedings of the Municipal Councils of Bologna and Ravenna voting petitions to his Holiness for the removal of the Austrian garrisons, and for giving effect to th 3 municipal law of 1850, said, ironically :—" Ah t hanno dunque imparato dal Con gremo di Parigi a scrivere memorandum: si vivolga no a quid Congress°, puchi le Toro demands vengano esandite." (Ah ! they have learnt then from the Paris Congress how to write memorandums : let them go to the Congress to get their application granted.) THE RIFFS have found a champion in the person of our late vice consul at Tripoli and Tunis. M. Dupuis, in a letter to the Times this week, denies that the Riffs as a nation—and they are a powerful nation—are all pirates and cut-throats. It is merely the coast tribes, like our own Cornish wreckers fifty years since, who look upon every wreck as a windfall and make the most of it without much respect for meum and tuum, and the half-drowned crew, who are either knocked on the head 4 , 1' sold into slavery. M. Dupuis very justly remarks that on the attempt of Prince Adalbert to land, the Riffs could not divine his motive, and it does not appear that any attempt at parley was made. He does not argue much result from any expedition to the coast, which presents admirable facilities for defensive warfare, which has never yet been conquered by caliph or emperor, and on which countless thousands would be summoned in defence : But what number of men must be employed ? Could it be a small army, however brave ? Yet how support one which would raise the war•whoop of Ed'Deen amid popu• lationa untold, and bring the Djahid on its traces? The thought alone would seem to be as preposterous as if the West of Europe, just reposing from its toils in protecting a principle, were to reverse the order of things, and raise a crusade against that principle; and this for trifling in. tenets, which, if general, may be secured without it, or can only be so secured. It is no drawback from the glory acquired by France to say that the capitulation of Algiers was the effect of the jealousy, or fear of the Dey, to employ 110,0(X) Kabyles, mostly cavalry, who solicited to be led to the field; nor disparagement to those masterly manoeuvres whisk enabled a French commander to surprise an army of observation at Islay in time of peace. gull at lasigon. Her Majesty lhe Queen, accompanied by Prince Albert, the Princess Roysl, Prince Alfred, and the Princesses Helena and Louisa, left Osborne on Wednesday morning and arrived in town at three p.m. Her Majesty gave audiences at Buckingham Palace in the afternoon to the Earl of Clarendon ; Count Chreptosritch, Envoy Extraordinary agnd Minister Plenipotentiary from the Emperor of Russia, to deliver his credentials; M. Gonzalez, the Spanish Minister, to take leave; and Senor I. de Francisco Martin, to deliver his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of Guatemala. Her Majesty, on Thursday morning, accompanied by ber Royal Family and Court, left town at eight a.m. by the Great Northern Railway, for Edinburgh and Balmoral. The royal train arrived in saiety at York by 12.50. a.m., and Edinburgh at 6.35. p.m. The Queen proceeded at once to Holyrood. Her Majesty remained at Edinburgh on Friday, and pro- ceeds to Balmoral this morning. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Arthur, and Prince Lewld remain at Osborne. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary have arrived Fafely at Baden Baden. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester is indisposed. Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Albert visited her Royal Highness on Wednesday ivt Richmond-park. His Excellency Baron 13entinck, Minister of the Netherlands, has left town for the Continent. His Excellency will be absent from this country a couple of months. Her Grace the Duche-q Dowager of Cleveland has left Grosvenor-square for Newton-house, Bedale, xorlobire, THE PRESS. THE ROYAL FAMILY OF OUDE. THE Queen Mother and the Royal Princes of Oude held a levee at Southampton at the close of last week, and received a limited number of the nobility and gentry in the neighbourhood who had expressed a wish to pay their respects to the illustrious visitors. The time for visiting the princes was fixed at half past three in the afternoon, and that for the Queen Mother at four o'clock. Soon after three o'clock unusual bustle was observed at the hotel. The crowd before the building became greater, and there was much excitement in the interior. Gold and silver mace-bearers stood inside the door to guard the entracee. Interpreters were in attendance, and none were allowed to pass in but the nobility and gentry, whose names had been pre viously submitted to the heir apparent. The reception was held at the upper Dart of the hotel, where the Princes reside. Oriental servants were stationed along the staircases to show the way to the reception-room. The visitors passed by the apart ments of the zemindars, jaghiredars, and other native gentlemen who have accompanied the royal family of Oude to this country. At half-past throe the reception took place, Major Bird acting as master of the ceremonies. On entering the reception room the two Princes of Oude were seen standing at the farther end, dressed in a magnificent costume. The heir apparent had on a cloak of scarlet and gold. His head-dress consisted of a coronetted-shaped cap of rather large size, the most prominent orna• meta of which was a string of large precious stones projecting from the cap. In his hand he held a scimitar sheathed in a magnificent scabbard. His uncle, the brother of the ex king, was dressed in a blue and silver cloak, with hes,d-dress of the same materials, and of a fezlike shape. By the side of the heir apparent were two gigantic Nubian eunuchs and two other officers of state. Two officers of the royal suite stood by the side of the Prince's uncle. Major Bird led each visitor forward, and mentioned the name to the Princes; the visitor bowed and retired to the other end of the room. As soon as the room was fall, the Princes sat down on a sofa, and the visitors on chairs. Amongst the visitors so introduced were the Earl and Countess of Hard wicks, the three Ladies Yorke, Viscount Royston, Admiral Ayscough and family, Sir George Womb well, General Sir George and Lady Pollock, the mayor, high sheriff, and some of the magistrates of Southampton, and a number of the gentry of the town and neighbourhood. Sir George Pollock entered into conversation with the elder Prince. Several of the higher order of officers of State mingled with the visitors. After the visitors had been sitting for a short time the Princes rose, and the former then stood up, made their obeisance, and retired, after which other visitors were admitted. Soon after four o'clock about thirty ladies of South ampton were admitted into the presence of the ex Queen. Mrs. Brandon, an English lady who long resided at Cawnpore, in Oude, and who accom panied the Queen to this country, acted as interpre tests. When the visitors entered the apartment, the Queen was sitting on a sofa, attended by eight native ladies, one of whom held a fan over head. Her Majesty was dressed in splendid shawls, hut her head, neck, and one arm were uncovered. Her hair was cut rather short, and brushed back over the head ala Chinois. She wore two massive earrings, but no other jewellery about her head. She is reported to be a stout good-looking personage, is not very dark, appears younger than she really is, has a pleasing voice, and from her features and manner would appear to possess an amiable dis position. She received her visitors affably, and seemed gratified. She pathetically lamented to the Countess of Hardwicke, of whose high rank she seemed to be aware, that she could not speak to her in the English language. The interview lasted about a quarter of an hour. The visitors saluted her by making an obeisance, and then stood round her. During the interview the Princes of Oude entered the apartment, and sat by the side of their parent. The native ladies were dressed much like the Queen. Of the domestic habits of the Royal Court little is known befond this, that they get up at sunrise, enjoy a long siesta at noon, and go to bed at midnight. It has been chronicled as a remarkable fact that they don't eat their chicken till they have been killed at least twenty-four hours, and that the fish are always wiped with a towel bt-fore rubbed with eggs and bread-crumb and submitted to the frying-pan; but we attribute these very singular (?) customs more to love of tender meat and sweet-tasting fish than to any peculiar religions rule. On Monday the Princes, attended by a numerous and armed retinue, enjoyed a drive round the neigh bouring country, which they admired much, and on the same afternoon one of the Princesses took a bath at Vardey's Hotel. She was conveyed to the hotel, closely veiled, in a fly, and accompanied by a eunuch, who never left her for a moment any part of the time, SATURDAY, The Qneen Mother, it is said, trusts to have an interview with her Majesty, and arrangements are being made for the speedy departure of the royal family from Sant - ham - man tar London, where magnificent apartments will be fitted up for them. ilittrovolitan. CONVOCATION was prorogued on Thursday, pur suant to Royal writ, until Wednesday, Oct. 8. THE ST. PANCRAS GUARDIANS held a special meet.. ing on Tuesday, with reference to their dispute with the Poor-law Board (who have taken the entire management of the workhouse into their own hands), and, by a majority of 17 to 4, carried a motion denying the right of the Poor law Board to interfere so far, and expressing their determination tc manage the workhouse irrespective of the B o ard's orders. The question will probably not rest here. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE'S private apartments in St. James's Palace were brAten into last Saturday, and a large quantity of valuable plate stolen. The apartments are at present under repairs. THE SAI.E OF UNWHOLESOME MEAT IN LONDON has just been reported on by a special committee of medical officers. The committee consider the frut to be fully proved, that large quantities of unwhcle• some meat are constantly on sale to the lower• orders in London : Twenty-sir live animals, 812 entire caresses, 69(1 var. tars, 8 sides, and 227 joints of beef, mutton, veal, and lamb were seized in the city of London alone last year, besiles an immense quantity of poultry, game, and fish, on demned as putrid. Most of the diseased meat supplied to the metn polis is killed in the country by persons who make this a regular business. More unsound meat is found in Newgate than in any other market, because more country meat is sent there. But there are persons, well known in the London trade, w:m make it their business to dispose privately of meat which could not be exposed openly in any market. As fer the distribution of this meat, there is no doubt that it is purchased after regular market hours, by trades men who retail it to the labouring classes late in the evening, in the suburbs and what are called low neighbourhoods. Much meat is sold by gaslight, which could scarcely be exposed in broad daylight. The report then shows the ill effects of unsound meat, and traces many of the diseases of the poor to its use. For preventive measures the committee recommend that the several inspectors of nuisances appointed under the Metropolis Local Management Act be empowered to act as sanitary inspectors under the Nuisances Removal Act for England, 1.855, and, if necessary, that they also receive authority from two justices, under the act 19 end 20 Vict., c. 1:31. They further recommend that the inspectors be furnished with a statement of the appearances of unsound meat, such as the committee have drawn up for the purpose, and that they be instructed to visit the shops and the markets frequented by the poor, especially on Saturday evenings. That they should proceed cautiously, and take the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health in case of doubt ; but yet that they should peremptorily seize any meat which shall answer to the described signs of un• wholesomeness. THE BRITISH MUSEUM closes for the anneal autumn recess thii day. It will be reopened to the public on Monday the Bth of' September, and con tinue open every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from ten till five o'clock, during the months of Sep tember and Ociober, and from ten till four o'clock during the remainder of the ye Ir. The admission of the public on Saturday afternoons will be discon tinued until May. 1857. THE REGISTRAR•GENERAL'S RETURNS for the week show a decreasing mortality of 1,122, less by more than one hundred than for the two precedin ! weeks. 1,520 births were registered for the same period. Vrobintial. COLONEL HERBERT ON LORD RAGLAN AND THE WAR. COLONEL I'ERCY HERBERT M.P., last Saturday ex perienced a warm welcome and received a sword of honour from his constituents at Ludlow. A public dinner was given, and, after tho gallant colonel's health had been drunk, the sword was presented. Colonel Herbert returned his thanks in an able speech, and replied warmly to the aspersions cast upon the late Lord Raglan : I cannot lay too great stress upon the difficnity he bad to contend with—a sickly army, a small army, not properly supplied with those establishments that are necessary to an army, the consequence of the reduced peace establish ment which it hail pleased the public of Great Britain to support There was, too, a divided command. There was a great army, with an officer of the same standing as Lord Raglan himself, iu command of the French, without whose consent no great undertaking could be achieved or even