The Press.
London, England, 1855-09-08 00:00:00

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Her Majesty, with the Prince Consort and other
members of the 'Royal Family, left Osborne on
Wednesday, and returned to London. Next morn-
ing, at an early hour, the Queen proceeded by
the Great Northern Railway towards Scotland, and
reached Holyrood by seven in the evening, where
the royal party spent the night. Yesterday the
journey was resumed and completed to Balmoral,
where the Court remains, it is understood, for about
six weeks.

The Inclipendance Beige states of the late royal
visit to Paris :—" The Empress Eugenie made a
present to Queen Victoria, as a parting gift, of a
Porte bouquet, ornamented with brilliants, which cost
a very large sum. The Queen is very grateful for
the reception she met with in France, and, indeed,
almost overpowered by it. A bouquet was given to
her on her departure by General Lawastine, in the
name of the National Guard. Her Majesty pro-
mised to carry it with her to England. An artist,
M. Eugene Lami, is at work at an album, which will
contain sketches of all the fetes and ceremonials
during her Majesty's visit. This album, when com-
pleted, will be offered to the Queen. The decora-
tions of the fete at Versailles were imitated from an
old engraving, as the Empress particularly wished to
see the lustres surrounded with garlands."
Vote's Gazette of Berlin, under date of the 29th
ult., says :—" The Countess of Westmorland re-
turned here the day before yesterday from Ischl.
The Earl has given up his intention of retiring from
public life, and will shortly resume his post at
Vienna."

NEW CHURCHES.—The thirty-fifth annual report of
the Royal Commissioners for Building New Churches
has just, been issued. It appears that twenty-seven
new churches have been completed in various places
Since the last report (which stated that 570 churches
had been completed, with accommodation for
585,780 persons, including,l33B,s7s free seats). In
these twenty seven new churches accommodation has
been provided for 18,375 persons, including 11,774
free seats for the use of paupers. Thus, in the whole,
597 churches have been now completed, and provi-
sion made therein for 584,155 persons, including
350,349 free seats for paupers. Twenty-one new
churches are also in course of erection, and the com-
missioners have approved various plans for more new'
churches, and are now considering the propriety of
approving other plans submitted to them for the pur-
pose. Measures have also been taken for affording
facilities for the erection of parsonage-houses in
various localities. There are twenty-one places
where churches are now being built, and towards the
erection of which the commissioners have made con-
ditional grants of money. The styles of architecture
are generally Gothic of the twelfth, thirteenth, and
fourteenth centuries—that is to say, Early English
and Decorated English. Eighteen applications have
been made for further church accommodation since
the last report.
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THE fotindation-stone of a new workhouse was
laid at Manchester on Wednesday, capable of con-
taining about 1,600 inmates. The guardians have
succeeded in purchasing about fifty-eight acres of
land, exceedingly eligible for the site, about three
miles from the centre of the city. The old work-
house is to be retained for the aged and infirm, while
the new building is to have accommodation for 745
able-bodied male and female paupers, seventyaix
women and as many infants, 241 idiots, epileptics,
&c., 255 children under sixteen years of age, and
281) other persons. One object of the new establish-
ment was to get land, so that the labour test could
be properly applied. It will contain all the latest
improvements in this class of structure, and is esti-
mated to cost about 46,0001. It is expected that the
new building will be ready for the reception of in-
mates by the end of next year, or the beginning of
187.

ITUE prospectus has been issued of the proposed
Lndon Joint Stock Warehousemens' Company under
the Limited Liability Act, The capital is to be
200,0001., in 201. shares paid up, with the power of
increase to 500,0001. The promoters lay stress upon
the well-known profits of the wholesale drapery trade,
and contend that, as the success of the business de-
pends in a peculiar degree upon the possession of an
ample capital, it ape pall adapted for a joiut-stock
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