The Press. — London, England, 1855-07-07 00:00:00

JULY 7, 1855. Court anb lastrion. The King of the Belgians arrived in England on Tuesday, and proceeded by special train from Dover to Buckingham Palace, where his Majesty remains on a visit to the Queen. He is accompanied by the Princess Charlotte of Belgium and the Count de Flandres. It is understood that her Majesty and the Court will leave London on Friday next for the Isle of Wight. The Earl of Derby had an audience of the Queen on Thursday, at Buckingham Palace, to present an address from the University of Oxford. The Preue of Vienna mentions a rumour to the effect that Lord Westmorland is likely not to return to Vienna, and that the Hon. Mr. Elliott, a near rela tive by marriage of Lord John Russell, is to suc teed him. His Excellency the Count de Persigny, Ambas sador of France at the Court of St. James's, accompanied by the Countess de Persigny and a nu merous suite, landed at Dover on Thursday. Their Excellencies arrived at Albert-gate-house early in the afternoon. A matrimonial alliance will shortly take place between the Lord Muncaster and the Lady Jane Grosvenor, daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster. The Princess Pauline of Wurtemburg, who died lately at 'Vienna, has bequeathed the whole of her large fortune to her nephew, Prince Richard de Metternich, now secretary to the Austrian Legation in Paris. gab' an Volta. THE DISTURBANCES IN HYDE-PARK. ON Sunday last the scenes of outrage by which on the previous Sabbath a London mob had expressed their disapprobation of Lord R. Grosvenor's Sunday Trading Bill were renewed with greater violence. An enormous orowd had collected, estimated by many spectators at 100,000 or 150,000 persons. Of these a large majority were probably attracted to the spot chiefly by the idea that there was something to be seen, rather than with any idea of taking part in the proceedings, whatever they might be. Enough were, however, collected of more active propensities to create a furious hubbub and lead to numerous collisions with the police. Very few carriages or equestrians ventured upon the Drive that afternoon. Those who came were saluted with yells, bid to "go to church," and in many cases put into serious peril by the fright of their horses. Large bodies of the police were distributed over the park in skilful com binations, and immediately commenced seizing the most riotous of the mass. In return the crowd laid hold of the officers and endeavoured to take their prisoners away, when the constables had to resort to more vigorous measures with the baton, and several poor fellows were struck over the head and the back of the neck so violently that the blood gushed forth. They were at once taken to a temporary look-up, in the house of the head park-keeper, where they were handcuffed, and kept in custody until cabs could be procured to convey them to the Vine-street station. Sir Richard Mayne, with several superin tendents and inspectors, had the entire cobtrol of the police; and, to guard against the presence of the men giving offence to the public, many of the constables were draughted into different parts of the park, and were not called to make an appearance until the proceedings assumed such a fearful aspect that it was deemed absolutely necessary to have the whole force at hand brought upon the scene of action. The moment the men came marching upon the ground they were groaned at and pelted with stones, which some of the spectators had taken care to fill their pockets with. One man, although re peatedly warned, continued to pelt the police as he stood on the bank of the Serpentine, aided by others standing near. A number of officers went for ward to clear that part of the park, when the man, seeing that he was likely to be taken, leaped into the Serpentine, and had swam about half- way over the river when he showed every indication of sinking. Mr. Parsons, of the Royal Humane Society, put off in a boat and rescued the man, when he was forth with claimed by the police as their prisoner. The damage done to the park railings was con siderable. The hurdles placed along the path from the Achilles statue to the bridge were nearly all de stroyed. In the motley throng were several members of the aristocracy, quiet spectators of the disorderly scene. By six o'clock the immense crowd gradually began to disperse, although it was much later hefore the park was thoroughly cleared. The 'emit of the day was to leave 104 prisoners in the custody of the police. Of these thirty-three were charged with picking pockets. The remaining seventy-one were in custody for -various offences, THE PRESS. from merely hooting to desperate assaults on the constables. They were all detained until a late how on Monday afternoon, owing, as it appeared, to some misunderstanding as to the employment of counsel for the prosecution by the Government. It was not until Tuesday that the cases were finally disposed of, when the prisoners being arranged into batches, according to the nature of the charges against them, were either discharged at once, ordered to find recognisance for future behaviour, or fined in small sums with the alternative of imprison• went in case of default. Many of them were sent to the House of Correction, owing to their inability to raise the amount of their tines; but subscriptions were afterwards set on foot, the tines paid, and all the prisoners liberated. THE JUDGMENT of the Court of Queen's Bench upon Mr. Barber's renewed application for his attorney's certificate, which it was expected would have been given on Saturday last, is now postponed until next term, the court observing, " The case re quires a good deal of consideration from the length of the papers ; it was argued so late in the term that we have not had time fully to examine into the matter." AN EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL NMI?, on before Mr. Justice Crampton, in the Dublin Court of Queen's Bench, on Friday, the 29th ult., which brought out the bill transactions, forgeries, &c., alleged to have taken place and first discovered on the flight of Mr. O'Flaherty, not long since. The present snit was Richardson v. W. H. Gregory, Esq., late M.P. for the City of Dublin. It was an action brought to re cover two bills of exchange for 500/. and 3001., the first being the draft of the defendant upon Lord Dun kellin, and endorsed by Edward and A. O'Flaherty; and the other the acceptance of the defendant. The defence was that both the names of Mr. Gregory, as acceptor, and of Lord Dunkellin, were forgeries. The case lasted over two days, during which a large number of witnesses were examined for either side. The jury at last returned a verdict for the defendant, thus affirming the plea of forgery. THE EXAMINATION OF THE DEFENDANTS STRAHAN, PAUL, AND BATES, the bankers at Temple-bar, was resumed at Bow-street Police Court on Wednesday. Some evidence was given touching an advance of 27,0001. obtained from Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Co., upon securities belonging to the customers of the bank. The case was then again adjourned, and the prisoners remanded. *tikes ant( Oftlnns. A DOUBLE Stactoit has been committed at Rich mond, the bodies of a young man and woman, who committed self-destruction by drowning themselves, having been found in the River Thames. THE MANSION AT WOOLNERS-PARK, the beautiful seat of W. Herbert Wodehouse, Esq., in Hertford shire, has had a narrow escape of being destroyed by fire. The flames broke out in the offices at five o'clock on Tuesday morning, but several engines were speedily in attendance, and before eight o'clock the fire was got under without communicating with the principal reception-rooms and main body of the building. Lord Salisbury and several of the neigh bouring gentry arrived at an early hour at Woolmers to offer assistance, and in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs Wodehouse and their family removed to Hatfield house, where they are at present the guests of the marquis. THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE has sailed for the Crimea, GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTIONS have been received in Southampton to prepare for the embarkation of cavalry, on board the Candia on Monday, and on board the Indiana on Tuesday next. THE ADMIRALTY has ordered the old 44-gun frigates, Forth and Sea Horse, at Devonport, and vessels of a similar class at other ports to be fitted as mortar•ships, to carry each 13-inch mortars, and to have engines of 200 horse power to propel them. Thus these much abused ships are brought into actual service, and may be found to be of some use in time of war. A PUBLIC MEETING of the inhabitants of Sheffield, called by the mayor, was held on Wednesday even ing for the purpose of supporting Mr. Roebuck in his vote of censure on the Government for their mis management of the war. From 7,000 to 8,000 per sons were present. THE last exhibition this year of plants, flowers, and fruits of the Royal Botanical Society took place on Wednesday. Everything concurred to make this exhibition the most brilliant of the whole season. The plants, flowers, and fruits were in their highest perfection. The great tent under which the flowers were exhibited was filled with most perfect speci mens. The attendance of visitors was extremely numerous and brilliant. ebituarg. The EARL OF CALEDON, who had for some months past been in declining health, expired on Saturday morning, at the family mansion on Carlton-house terrace. The deceased, James Dupre Alexander, was only son of Dupre, second Earl o f C a led o n, a n d was born 27th July, 1812. He was formerly in the Cold stream Guards, and served with his battalion during the rebellion in Canada, and while in North America succeeded to the earldom on the death of his father, Bth April, 1830. The deceased earl was elected in 1841 a representative peer for Ireland, and was also colonel of the Tyrone Militia. Intelligence of the death of the HON. CRAVEN F. BERKELEY, M.P. for Cheltenham, reached London on Wednesday. The deceased, who bad been in indifferent health for the last few months, at the of his medical advisers proceeded to the German Spas, little more than three weeks ago, to try the effects of the waters, but he was detained at Frankfort by illness, and died on Sunday last. He was youngest son of the late Earl of Berkeley, and was born in May. 1805. Mr. Berkeley was formerly in the let Life Guards, and was first returned for the borough of Cheltenham at the general election in 1832. MR. WILLIAM GAVIN has died at Scutari, having never recovered the shock of his brother's death. The stroke falls severely on Mr. Gavin, of Edinburgh, as this was the last of his three sons, all of whom have fallen when on foreign service, the first having died at Madras, in the Hon. East India Company's Service, about three years ago. MME. EMIT E DE GIBARDIN died in Paris, on Saturday last, at the early ego of forty-eight. This lady, as Mdlle. Delphine Gay, acquired great celebrity in early life as a poetess. When only sixteen she was crowned by the Academy for her poem on the plague at Barcelona. Her verses on the death of General Foy were greatly lauded by the journals of the time. Before the Revolution of 1830 she was in the habit of reciting patriotic verses of her own com position in certain liberal salons. Her success was such that she acquired the appellation of the Tenth Muse. In 1831 Mdlle. Delphine Gay married Monsieur E. de Girardin. She brought him a con siderable fortune inherited from her father, who was receiver-general at Aix-la-Chapelle. Alter her mar riage she continued her literary career, writing feuilletotu in newspapers, novels, and plays. Her last dramatic production, Tartuffe, had a great run at the Thatre Francais. The death of the MARQUIS of THoMoND took place at Bath on Tuesday last. The deceased had in early life seen much active service in the navy, in various parts of the world, and had attained to the rank of admiral, and received the Grand Cross of Hanover, but for the last thirty years he had lived in Bath. His lordship has left no issue, and the marquisate will become extinct, but the Barony of Inchiquin descends go a distant relative, Sir Lucius O'Brien, Bart., of Dromoland, now 13th Lord Inchiquin, the eldest brother of Mr. William Sniith O'Brien. Admiral Sir CHARLES liaise died on Monday at his residence in Cadogan-place, in his eighty-seventh year. Sir Charles was an Admiral of the Red, and held a good-service pension, which now falls into the gift of the Admiralty. Mr. JAMES SEM BUCKINGHAM, the well-known lec turer and writer, died on Saturday, at his residence, Stanhope-lodge, Upper Avenue-road, after a severe and protracted illness. He was in his sixty-ninth year. THE amount of pensions chargeable on the civil list granted between the 20th of June,lBs4, and the 20th of June, 1855, amounts to 1,2001. a year. The pensions includes one of 3001. to Mrs. Montagne. in consideration of the late Mr. Montague's services in the penal settlement of Van Diemen's Land and during the Caffre war from 1842 to 1853; 3001. to Eleanor Philippa Ward, Horatio Nelson Ward, and Caroline Mary Ward, the three daughters of the late Mrs. Horatio Nelson Ward, the adopted daughter of Viscount Nelson ; 200/. to Lady Georgina Hay Ful lerton, widow of Lord Fullerton, the late eminent Scotch judge, in consideration of the destitute con dition in which she is left at his decease ; 1001. to C. Moore, widow of Colonel Moore, who recently lost his life in the Europa transport ; 1001. to Mr. Thomas Keightley, the school historian, in consideration of his literary services, and his present straitened cir cumstances ; 1501. to Maria Margaretta Crafer, widow of the late Mr. E. T. Crafer, of the Treasury, in consideration of her husband's services, and the dis tressed situation in which he has left her with a large family ; and 501. to Mrs. Annabelle Kitto, widow of Dr. John Kitto, in consideration of her late husband's services to Biblical literature. A COMPANY OF PLAYERS, who have just made their first appearance, are engaged at the Palais Royal, to perform in the Provencele patois. THE chorus at the Opk.a Comique, Pans, includes a man who has nine sons fighting in the Crimea. l 639