The Press. — London, England, 1857-09-19 00:00:00

918 TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION Per Annum .. Half Yearly.. Quarterly ... .. 41 _0 0 :. - 0 13 0 .. 0 6 6 be lOrtos: ( STAMPED ) PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Subscribers are requested to send their orders through News Agents; if direct to the Office, accompanied by a remittance. Advertisements also must have a reference or remittance. Money Orders to be made payable to Mr. ALFRED I'm, 110, trend, London. Vbx 2p) rtgg. LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPT. 19, 1857. POSTSCRIPT. ASSASSINATION OF PRINCE DANILO OF MONTENEGRO. &telegraphic despatch from Constantinople, Sep:. 12, announces the assassination of Prince D.tnilo of Montenegro by some of his kinsmen, in revenge for the death of his nephew, recently assassinated at his instigation in Constantinople. PARIS, Thursday Evening. The Duke of Cambridge left the capital this morning for the camp at Chalons, where important military operations are about to be represented in his honour. Three aides-de-camp accompanied his Royal Highness. Count de Morny will, it is said, accompany the Emperor to Stuttgardt as well as Count Walewski and Count de Rayneval, the recently appointed Ambassador of France to St. Petersburg. The Emperor of Russia will be accompanied by Prince Gortschakoff, his Foreign Minister, and Count Kisseleff. GERMANY. The Empress of Russia, who is with her family at Darmstadt, is suffering from, it is said, suites de couches. Her physicians rigidly enjoin the most complete repose. Of course, therefore, her going to Stuttgardt is out of the question. AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna, September 15, states that the only intelligence to be forwarded to-day is that some new financial measure is about to be taken by Government. The Bourse is of opinion that Reich schatz scheine (Exchequer Bills) to the amount of 150,000,000 H. are to be issued, but the Minister of Finance is not likely to have recourse to a measure which could not but have a most injurious effect on the paper currency. Should the State begin to fabricate notes again, the proba bility is that the premium on the precious metals would soon be as high as it was two or three years ago. SPAIN. A telegraphic despatch of the 15th inst., from Madrid, yesterday announced that the Narvaez Ministry had given in its resignation, which the Queen had refused to accept. The telegraph is very concise in its announcement, and we await the de tails, which are doubtless already on the road. It has been conjectured that the question of Queen Christina's return to Spain may have been the cause of the resignation of the Cabinet. According to accounts received from Genoa, the grand jury of that city has not yet decided whether Miss Jessie Merriton White, notorious from her connection with Mazzini, shall be put on her trial. Miss White is defended by Brofferio, the well-kncwn leader of the ultra Oppositioa in the Sardinian Chamber. The Yen. Henry Foulkes, D.D.. Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, died on Thursday, at five p.m. Dr. Foulkes, who, we believe, was eighty-four years of age, had been principal of his college forty years, having been elected to succeed Dr. David Hughes in 1817. The rev. gentleman proceeded to his B.A. degree April 30, 1794 ; M.A. April 6, 1799 ; BD. May 3, 1804 ; and D.D. March 29, 1817. The elec tion of a new principal is vested in the hands of the Fellows of Jesus College. Dr. Foulkes, in conse quence of the infirmities attendant on old age, had taken no active part in university affairs for several years past. Colonel Sykes has addressed a letter to the Aberdeen Journal upon the rebellion in India. Colonel Sykes regards the n•utiny to have originated in " a religious delusion, stimulated by anterior im pressions," and says, "an equally sudden revolt might havo occurred at any time in the last hundred years had the same religious chord been touched by RES S, §ErTraßEn 19, 1857 : rough and imprudent bands." In conclusion, Col. Sykes admits that the original phases of the military revolt have passed away, and that wa have now to contend with a " Mahomedan conipiraoy." (court an lotion. Her Majesty and the Royal Family continue in the Highlands. On the 15th October next, her Majesty, as at present arranged, will honour Earl Fitzwilliam with a visit at Wentworth-house. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, accompanied by Lord Burghersh and two aides de camp, left town on Tuesday night, en route to the French camp at Chalons. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess de Persigny have left town for Paris en conqi, for a short period. His Excellency the Count Chreptowitch, Russian Minister at this Court, has returned to Chesham house from a tour of visits in Scotland. The Countess Chreptowitch is still sojourning at Wies baden. . The Marquis of Lansdowne has left Lansdowne house, for Norfolk. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon and Lady Constance Villiers have arrived at Blair Atholl, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Atholl. The Earl of Harrowby has loft town for his seat in Gloucestershire. Lord Stanley, M.P., has concluded his tour through Cornwall. The noble lord passed nearly a week at Trevince, enjoying the princely hospitality of Mr. M. Williams, M.P. for the county. During his stay at Trevince. Lord Stanley, accompanied by his host, visited the United Mines, and descending under. ground passed a considerablo time closely inspecting all the operations. The noble lord was highly de lighted with his visit to this celebrated county: Volitztai. CABINET COUNCILS were held on Monday and Tues day at the official residence of Lord Palmerston, in Downing-street. The Ministers present were : Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Harrowby, Sir George Grey, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lord Pan mure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, and the Right Hon. M. T. Baines. SIR WALTER RIDDELL, BART., the revising,barrister for East Surrey, held his first court on Tuesday, at the Vestry-hall, Kennington-green, for the revision of the list of voters for the parishes of Clapham, Lambeth, and Streatham. The new claims were as follows :—Clapham, Conservative claims, 41 ; allowed, 40 ; Liberal claims, 9 ; all allowed. Lambeth, Ccm servative claims, 55 ; allowed, 53; Liberal claims. 65 ; allowed, 62. Streatham, Conservative claims, 36; allowed, 27 ; Liberal claims, 2 ; both allowed. THE GREENWICH SUPPORTERS OF MR. MONTAGTJ CHAMBERS, Q.C., have held several meetings during the week, with a view of securing that gentleman's election, in the event of the anticipated retirement from the representation of Mr. Tovrnshend. THE MIDDLESEX REGISTRATION REVISION com menced on Tuesday, at Uxbridge, before Mr. Laun celot Shadwell. The number of new claims by the Liberals is about ;. 50, but they have entered about 670 objections. The number of claims by the Con servatives is about 580, very many of which are re claims, they being already on the register, but dis qual.fied by change of residence or qualifications. THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Rear Admiral the Hon. Henry Keppel, C 8., to be an ordinary member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the Most Hon. Order of the Bath ; and of Commodore the Hon. Charles Gilbert John Brydone Elliot, RN., to be an ordinary member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Com panions of the said Most Honourable Order. tiropolitan. DR. LETHEBY, at the City Sewers Commission meeting this week, in bringing before the court a case of nuisance in Bow lane arising from storing lucifers in the lower premisc , a, explained that the fumes of phosphorus were most dangerous and dele terious : For more than twenty years—in fact, ever since lucifer matches came into use—the observations of physicians, both in this country and on the Continent, have established the fact that the fumes of phosphorus, when continually inhaled, were dangerous to health, even when largely diluted with atmospheric air, producing a disease known as the " lucifer disease," which arose from the storing of lucifer matches. Smelling it only produced a slight de rangement of the digestive organs, sometimes slow fever, and sometimes affection of the jaw, killing the bone, and at last wearing out the life of the sufferer by a lingering hectic. The poison was of a most insidious nature, and sure to act, although sometimes not till after years of exposure; and in two cases similar to the one under notice brought before the Central Criminal Court about three years ago, the verdicts were decidedly in favour of the Crown. Dr. Letheby was highly complimented upon his ability in dealing with the question, and instructions were given to gee that the removal of the nuisance was rigidly carried out. THE MORTALITY RETURNS OF THE WEEK SNOW favourable state of the public health. The deaths, which lately rose above 1,200, had last week fallen to 1,023. The births amounted to 1,575 children. Vrobintial. ONE OF THOSE PAINFUL ACCIDENTS unhappily too frequent at the seaside occurred at Dunbar last Saturday. Two of the youngest children of Mr. Wilson, who was staying at Dunbar with his family, went out on Saturday afternoon to bathe ; the rough sea becom ing too much for them they were in danger of being drowned, when the father and eldest brother rushed in after them. Whether they all got out of their depths, or whether Mr. Wi►son and his son became entangled with the younger children, is not known, hut the whole four were drowned within sight of Mrs. Wilson on the beach. The eldest daughter Helen was sixteen years old, the younger sister Alice four teen, and the son James eighteen. The father's body bad not been recovered on Saturday evening. The deceased gentleman was brother of Mr. Wilson, Financial Secretary to the Treasury. THE FLOATING ISLAND ON DERWENTWATER Was seen for the first time this year on the 10th inst., and is much larger in appearance than has been seen for several years back, its length being about thirty yards by ten broad, and it is somewhat remarkable that it should invariably appear in September, as we find in 1840 it appeared on the 13th ; in 1850, on the 22nd; in 1851, on the 27th ; and in 1854, on the 13th ; but on all these occasions it was only visible for a few days, being submerged in conse quence of heavy rains; but if fine weather continue it may probably remain visible for a longer period. THE BEAR kept at the Elolms, near Clifton, last Monday most savagely attacked a young lady who was foolish enough to venture within the limits of Bruin's tether. The bear fastened his teeth in her person, threw her down, and hugged her with great violence. Her screams and shouts attracted several gentlemen to the spot, who boldly seized and beat the brute till he bad relinquished Miss —. The young lady is much hurt and seriously shaken. MR. J. T. SENIOR, of Broughton-hall, Aylesbury, was last week fined 5/. and costs by the local magistrates for shooting w ithout a licence. Mr. Senior is himself one of the county magistrates. THE CATTLE MURRAIN is retorted to have made its appearance among the cattle in the neighbour hood of Devizes. In one dairy, near the town, several cows have been slaughtered, and losses have occurred in other parts of the county.—The Bridg water Times reports the appearance of the disease in that neighbourhood, and says it was first heard of as attacking a beast recently imported from Ireland, the owner believing it had brought over the complaint, but it also has appeared simultaneously in other parts of the low grazing lands of Somersetshire, and where there was no reason to suppose it was im ported by any foreign cattle. In fact much dif ference of opinion prevails as to the contagious power of the disease. THE HERRING FISHERY for the year has closed. The season has been brief, and not satisfactory. John o' Groat's Journal, an authority on the question, remarks :—" To many families the return of tho fishermen will this year bring little to cheer the fire side for the next twelve months, for scores have not only failed to earn a sixpence, but have sunk them selves in debt which may not be wiped off for years to come." The trade, which appears to have been conducted very recklessly, is said by the writer to have received a check which may result in good, and business men, it is to be hoped, will in future endeavour to conduct their business on better prin. ciples. THE FIRST ANNUAL REPORT of the Woodbury (Worcestershire) Reformatory School has just been made. Thirty-seven boys have been admitted in the course of the year—all under the 17th and 18th of Victoria—of which number Worcestershire supplied fifteen. Four of the inmates had been removed to other reformatories ; two, who had absconded and been recovered, to the 4kbar school-frigate ; one to St. Bernard's, and one to Hardwicke ; two had been discharged as unfit for reformatory treatment; ono is at Parkhurst, having absconded ; and three have absconded and not been recovered. This leaves twenty-seven still in the house, of whom one has run away twice and been recovered ; three have run away once and been recovered ; and four are waiting their discharge as cured.