The Press. — London, England, 1857-12-12 00:00:00

F e ars were entertained respecting several Danish houses, but hitherto without sufficient cause." SWITZERLAND. The National Council has elected as its President M. Keller, of Argau, by 78 votes ; and as its Vice- President M. Steplin, of Basle, by 65 votes. M. Gonzebacb, the Conservative candidate, obtained 20 votes. THE PRESS, DECEMBER 12,1857. Rlttropolitait. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. THE Cattle Show of this year is one of the best that has been exhibited by this society. It is the largest —there is a greater average of general excellence, and a more liberal distribution of premiums. In the show this year there are 43 shorthorns, 36 Here fords, 32 Devons, 8 cross breeds, and 57 other cattle —a total of 174, being an increase of 33 over that of last year. There are 130 sheep, or an increase of 34 ; and 59 pigs, or an increase of 18 ; making a total of 363 entries-83 more than last year. Mr. Wortley curried off the gold ox medal of the show ; the Prince Consort, Mr. Overman : the Earl of Liecester, Mr. Heath, Mr. Shaw, Colonel Townley, the Duke of Beaufort, and several other noblemen and gentlemen, carrying off the other prizes for beasts. Among the sheep prizes, his Grace the Duke of Richmond, for the southdowns, carries off the two first. The Earl of Radnor, Mr. ltigden, Lord Walsingham, and Mr. Kent are also fortunate winners. The classes of pigs comprise forty pens of three each, and nineteen single specimens in the Extra Class. They constitute in number a splendid show, but by no means superior to those of former years in quality ; indeed, we have seen better pens, and certainly better single specimens. There are only a few that strike us as being of extraordinary character, either in fatness or porcine beauty. Mr. Morland's are very superior pens, quite equalling the weight and correct proportions of our best years. Mr. Barber's pen deserves our highest praise. Sir J. B. Mills shows a very good pen, as do also Mr. E. L. Betts and Sir William Booth, all of whom take prizes. The Implement Department has grown in extent and importance until the number of exhibitors is more than half what it is at the Royal Agricultural Society's meetings—all our well-known makers bringing specimens of their invention and workman ship, and transacting a large amount of business with a concourse of customers from every part of the kingdom. The galleries, as usual, are filled with an endless variety of farming machinery, and stalls con taining gigantic specimens of mangoki-wurzel and other vegetable reproducers of beef. Amongst others well worthy of notice are those of the Royal Dublin Society, upon which are displayed a portion of the specimens shown at the society's winter ex hibition of farm and dairy produce held last month in Dublin. The society has this year contributed a collection of excellent farm products from various parts of Ireland. The entire arrangements of the show were very complete and satisfactory, and the show has been crowded with visitors during the week. A DENSE Foe. enveloped London during the whole of Tuesday, and towards evening became so thick that all rapid traffic was suspended for about two hours. About seven p.m., without any percep tible cause, the fog cleared off entirely. A NEW ASYLUSI for the city of London lunatic poor has been proposed by the Guardians of the City Union to the Corporation. Tho cost is esti mated at 100,0001. The proposal has been referred to the General Purposes Committee. THE Leviathan continues to wend her way but slowly towards her proper element. The total dis tance accomplished, so tar, is 104 feet 6 inches for ward, and 06 feet 1 inch aft. The operations have been seriously interrupted this week by the " coming home " of the mooring anchors, and the breaking of the mooring chains. Operations, it is hoped, will be resumed this day, and possibly in the course of next week, or the week after, the Leviathan will be fairly afloat. A MOTION to present the freedom of the City and a sword to General Havelock was brought forward by Alderman Hale on Thursday at a Court of Common Council. The court thought the motion premature, and it was postponed. THE Bistior OF LONDON visited Bethnal-green on Wednesday evening, and held a service in St. Matthew's Church. His lordship delivered an im pressive sermon to a crowded congregation of the labouring classes. It was announced that the bishop would preach at St. Peter's Church on the 23rd. MESSRS. OVEREND AND GURNEY, the great bill discounters, have published a letter denying as " unfounded misrepresentations " the report that they had endeavoured to embarrass the Bank in the recent panic. THE MORTALITY OF LONDON continues to increase. It has risen from 1,380 last return to 1,428 this return. The average would be 1,450. Influenza, terminating in bronchitis, is the prevailing disease. 1,812 children were born during last week. TURKEY. According to accounts from Constantinople of the sth inst., Lord Stratford de Eedcliffe was to set out on the 12th for England. SPAIN. The Prince of Asturias has been baptised. An amnesty has been granted for political offences, and to persons condemned to light punishments. ROME. The arrest of the Marquis de Campana, Director of the Monte de Pieta, for a deficiency of upwards of a million scudi in his accounts, has caused a great sensation in the Imperial city. The measure is looked upon as especially harsh and uncalled for, and to have originated more in private feelings than for any regard for the public benefit. (fart au lastion. Her Majesty and the Court have removed to Dsbolne for a short sojourn. Lord and Lady John Russell have arrived at Farranee's Hotel from Woburn. The Duke of Cleveland has left town for Raby. The Duke of Newcastle will leave town early next week for Clumber. Valittral. CABINET COUNCILS were held on Saturday and Wednesday at the otficial residence of the Prime Minister. All the Ministers present. SIR GASPARD LE MARCHANT, at present Governor of Nova Scotia, will succeed Sir R. W. Reid as Governor of Malta. Sir Gaspard will be replaced at Halifax by Lord Mulgrave, who by this appointment vacates his seat for Scarborough. Mr. Spencer Ponsonby, who has long filled the office of Private Secretary to Lord Clarendon, is appointed to the office of Controller of the Lord Chamberlain's de partment, vacant by the death of Mr. Norman Mac donald. He is succeeded in his secretaryship by Mr. Villiers Lister, of the Foreign-office. Mr. Brand, one of the Lords of the Treasury, takes the place left vacant by Lord Mulgrave. A GREAT PARLIAMENTARY REFORM MEETING Wa3 held at Sheffield on Monday. Resolutions in favour of a rate-paying suffrage, the vote by ballot, equal electoral districts, the abolition of the property qualification for members of Parliament, and trien nial Parliaments, were adopted. The speakers were persons of purely local reputation. A letter was read from Mr. Roebuck, in which he said : • I am glad to hear that the constituencies are moving in the matter of parliamentary reform. Upon them depends our whole chance of success. The coming session will have most important matters V> decide--matters greatly affecting England's interests—and I most sincerely wish that they could be decided by a House of Commons accurately representing the people of England. This, however, cannot I c, as they must he at once settled; and I fear that every pretext that can be laid hold of will be adopted to delay reform. But we must do our best with the tools we have. _ . THE following is the text of the Religious Worship Act Amendment Bill introduced by the Earl of Shaftesbury, read a first time on Thurs day last, and postponed till the Bth of February next:— From and after the passing of this act, notwithstanding any powers of inhibition claimed by the incumbent of any parish or ecclesiastical district the population of which shall exceed two thousand by the last preceding census, no inhibition of such incumbent shall avail so as to prevent any ordained minister of the united Church of England and Ireland from conducting or taking part in any congre gation or assembly occasionally meeting for religious worship in any building or buildings not usually appro. priated to purposes of religious worship, unless such in hibition shall be contained in some writing under the hand of such incumbent, countersitmed and sealed by the bishop of the diocese within which such occasional ser vices shall be held. LORD PALMERSTON AND THE REF3RM Bum.—On Wednesday evening a crowded audience attended the debating society which meets in Wylde's News rooms, Leicester-square. The subject for debate was " Does the past career of Lord Palmenton inspire confidence in his future Representative Reforms ?' After an animated and prolonged discussion, it was carried by a large majority that Lord Palmerston, as the introducer and preparer of a now Reform Bill, WAs " not the right wail in the right place Sittu anb Volta. SIR JOHN DODSON, at the last sitting of the Pre rogative Court on Wednesday, was addressed by the Queen's Advocate, on behalf of the bar and proctors, to express " the deep regret and profound re- 1203 spect " with which they parted from Sir John, as judge of the Prerogative Court. The jurisdiction of this court is transferred to the new Court of l'robate, which will commence its sittings next term. MAIN, the detective shot by his prisoner, Settler, while en route from Hamburg here, died at the close of last week from the effects of the wound. The coroner's jury have returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against Settler. AARON MELLort, charged with the murder of' his wife, on the Ist of October last, at Bolton, was tried on Monday at Liverpool before Mr. Justice Wight man, found guilty, and sentenced, without hope of reprieve, to death. THE Two GIRLS who recently represented them selves to be fugitive slaves, are proved to be impostors. Mr. Burcham, at Southwark Police-court, after careful inquiry, pronounced their story to be untrue on Tuesday last, and threatened to punish them severely if they were taken up for begging. MR. ALDERMAN MONK, of Preston, charged with the double offence of poisoning a reed-maker, ono Turner, of Preston, and of forging his will, was examined before his brother magistrates on Tues day on the latter charge, and committed for trial. THE BRAMHALL MURDER TRIAL has resulted in the acquittal of the young man Henderson, who was charged with the wilful murder of his father, a fanner. residing near Stockport. The jury returned a verdict of " Not Guilty." A MR. THOMPSON, of Wakefield, was robbed of his pocket-book, containing :1,000/. in notes, on Thurs day, in the Manchester Corn Exchange. Two bouts afterwards the thief was caught with the pocket-book and all the notes in his possession. SECOND EDITION. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LATEST INTELLIGENCE PORTANT FROM INDIA. The lel lowiog telegram was received at the Foreign office on the night of the 1 lth December : MALTA, December 9, 2 a.m. Captain Lore, in charge of despatches from Lord Canning, states that Lord Canning received the following fr3tu Sir Cohn Campbell, dated 9th Nov., Cawnpore All right at Lucknow. Sir Colin Campbell cross Al the Jumna in Cawnpore on the 9th of November, and stated to have 7,000 men with him to march on Lucknow. _ General Windham, at Cawnpore, in command of reserve, and was to march on to Lucknow as soon as two other regiments joined him. Captain Peel, R.N., was at Alambagh, with a few of his men, some 32-pounder guns. The next (sic) were on their way to join. LYONS, Admiral. Cagliari, 9th December. Received 1.11 p.m., forwarded 6.30 p.m. Cuero, Consul. THE PRINCIPALITIES. THE Paris correspondent of the Post (second edition) says :—" Rather unsatisfactory information has reached me to-day regarding the relations of Russia and Turkey. A very bad feeling prevails both at Constantinople and St. Petersburg. The Danu bian Principalities question is the immediate cause of all this. Turkey appears to be suspicious of the aims of Russia. Turkish as well as Russian forces are gradually approaching the Danube. It is sup posed the policy of the Divans is suggested by Rus sian agents, who flatter the Roumains that the Czar is the only real friend of their nationality and their Church. I do not think Lord Stratford de Redcliffe will leave Constantinople so early as was expected. It is now more probable that 31. Thou venel will find his position at Constantinople im proved, and that he may again approach Redschid Pacha." THE BELGIAN ELECTIONS. The elections in Belgium give a great majority tci! the Liberal party. Out of 107 nominations the Liberals have obtained sixtyniue. In the most im portant cities their list was adopted entirely. HAMBURG. In Germany confidence is becoming restored. The National Bank of Vienna has come to the aid of Hamburg, by lending 10,000,000 mares banco (about .20,000,000 francs), at six per cent., repayable in a year. City, Eleven o'clock. Consols for Account