The Press.
London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

3,1853.

I.ORD ELLESMERE returned from New York in the
Leander, which arrived at Plymouth on Sunday last,
after a lon of foul teen days from Halifax. His lord-
ship is much indisposed with gout.
THE CONSERVATINE LAND SoctErir have just com-
pleted their thirteenth and fourteenth purchases of
estates. One of them is at Page-green, Tottenham,
near the Seven Sisters'-road, Stamford-hill, close to
the railway station. This new propel qr is situated
near the Markfield estate, which was recently sold at
such a large profit. The other estate is at Reading,
Berkshire, on the Castle-hill, and known by the title
of the Downshire Square and Crescent estate. It
commands a most extensive and beautiful view.
THE DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY
will recommend the proprietors at the ensuing meet-
ing to declare a dividend for the past half-year of ss.
per 301. stock.
THE UOVERNOR OF THE BAHAMAS, John Gregory,
Esq., died at Government-house, Nassau, on the
29th of July, after a short attack of fever. His ex-
cellency was brother to Dr. Gregory, of Edinburgh.

THEIR Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal, the
Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena left Buck-
ingham Palace at eight o'clock on Wednesday morning,
to proceed to Edinburgh, en route for Balmoral.
They reached Holyrood that same evening, and on
Thursday went on to Aberdeen, whence they were to
proceed yesterday to Balmoral.

Itab) BO Voila.

AMONG THE HUSBANDS who have been charged
during the week with bi otality to their wives was
one Johu Wells, a shoemaker, only nineteen years of
age, and whose ill-treated wife was but sixteen. lie
was examined at the Southwark Court on Tuesday :
The eompl LL ill ant, who had the appearance of a child, and who
exhibited bruises on her fuse anti hands, stated that rho was
married to the prisoner in the latter end of July last, at New-
ington Church. She gained her living by Atte-binding, and as-
sisted him in his business, but they had not lived together three
days before be began to ill-use her. She shit not grumble, how-
ever, at that, thinking that lto would not do so again.
The prisoner here, in a very impudent manner, intermpted
her, and said he was drunk at the time, and she aggravated hint.
The wife denied having am,. vvated I • at a% and she was
now willing to forgive him for what ho did on the previous night.
Mr. CoMSE told her that her husband appeared to be &reckless
young brute, and she must tell what she charged hint with.
Tile complainant said that they were in Horse ger-lone,
near the gaol, on the previous night, when he knocked her down
and kicked her. A itoliee-constable canto up at the Owe and
tank hint Into custody.
Mr. Comm: asked the prisoner what he had to say in answer
to the charge ?
Ile replied in a very abrupt insulter that he had nothing to
say, only that he was in r.quor at the time, and he supposed his
wife aggravated I ' .
Mr. Com DE : Well, you appear to me to be a thorough brute,
and 1 think six wonting' hard labour will be of service to you.
What do you say to that?
Prisoner: Well, 1 don't care; I shag be very much obliged to
you for it.
Mr. COMBS: You are an impudent, blackguard fellow, and I
shall commit you to the House of Correct for six months.
The prisoner was then removed, treating the sentence as a
pleasant joke.
Mr. COMBE then recalled the girl, and asked her if her iusolent
husband frequently ill-used her?
She replied, with nowt reluctance, that he had struck her be-
fore, but be was industrious.
The mother of the girl stepped forward, and informed his
worship that Lis family were a set of brutes. She endeavoured
to prevent a tight the other night, and was attacked by his sister.
Mr. Comae told her she had acted very foolishly in allowing en
young a child to get married, eapecia!ly into each a family.
Later in the day John Wells MSS again brought into
court, at the intercession of his wife, and, on his faith-
fully promising not to ill-use her, the magistrate con-
sented to liberate him on finding two good sureties,
in 2.0/. each, to keep the peace for three months.
Bail not being forthcoming, he was committed to
prison.
Iri VIM SMYTH FORGERY CASE fresh traces tine
daily discovered of the means used by the impostor
Prmis in his attempt to claim the title and estates
of the Smyth baronetcy. In the course of the trial
a very antique bible, it will be recollected, was pro
duced, in which were the alleged certificates of his
mother's marriage, and of his own baptism. it has
now been discovered that the bible MSS purchased
by I'rovis at a stall in London for 155., and at the
time it was sold to him it had in it the ancient signa-
ture so much relied upon, "John S. Vandenburgh."
Out of this circumstance the story of the Vanden-
burgh family was doubtless woven, the title of
" Count" being prefixed by the pretended " Sir
Richard" to the name, to give it greater importance,
and to favour the probabilities of the alliance. A
son of Mr. Vandenburgh has now come forward, who
can speak to the handwriting of his father, whose
name was "John Simon," and not "John Samuel,"
the name flied on by the impostor to hear out the
initial signature. When Field, the London inspector,
was conveying his prisoner to gaol, he happened to
say, alluding to the romantic incidents of the trial,
that it would make a first-class novel. "Sir Richard"
sharply replied, " You need not trouble—l shall
write that myself ;" and, accordingly, the prisoner is
now employing his leisure time in writing his life
and adventures.

THE PRESS.

SECOND EDITION.

SAT('RI).I.Y EI'ENING.

I tTEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
FIRNCE. —A despatch Wag received yesterday even-
ing by the `unit-Prefect of Boulogne stating that the
Emperor would arrive there on Monday about noon,
if the weather were tine.

iniee of cora has fallen 9S eontintes t the
market of Rotten.

The Courrier de In Drone records an accident
on the works of the AN;gtion Railway, near Valence,
fly which, from a fall of earth, two men wen Vile('
and three others badly wounded. The English eon-
tractor for that part of the Fue has been wrested, and
*ill be tried for not liming taken sufficient precau-
tions.

The Paris police on Tuesday night made a descent
on a clandestine gaming-house in the Rue Cadet.
The officers effected their entranee so unexpectedly
and rapidly that the players had not time even to
take up the stakes from the table. All the money
found was seized, as well as the furniture. The per-
,ons present were eomposed of the usual frequenters
of such places, namely, old Greeks who live by play,
women of doubtful character but of some personal
attractions, and young men of family induced by
these latter to attend. The establishment was held
in partnership by a man known by the pseudonyme
of Trafalgar, and a woman already compromised
several times in such !natters. The man was taken
into custody, and all the persoas present were obliged
to give their names and addresses.
The Chateau de Beauregard, near St. Cloud, lately
belonging to Miss I Inward, is now being embellished
and fitted up as an !miter:al residence. Tbeir Ma•
jesties sometimes find St. Cloud not sufficiently se-
cluded, and wish for a place in the neighbonclessl
where they may occasionally retire and pass fottr-and.
twenty hours entirely sans fawn. This chateau was
a gift from the Emperor to Miss Howard, and sinee
she became the possessor of it. she has assumed the
te r itA trial title of Countess of I teauregartl. II is
Majesty has now purchased his gift at the price of
40,0001. sterling ; but the title is probably not. incluthst
in the reconveyance.
11KLInua.—Tranquillity appears tobe permanently
restored at lii•ge. The Journal de Liige contains a
statement that may have the effect of enlightening
the ignorant populace who rose to resist the purehase
of grain in their market by French agents :—" An
incident that proves the deplorable influence of
mobs on the price of grain occulted last Monday in
the market of Litle. Several merchants had a tived
from Prussia to sell grain at a price below the
current rates, but on the first symptoms of disturb-
ance they made haste to &matt without hm:ng sold
anything." So the Liige f.oters have ftiglitAmell
more corn from being brought into their country
than they possibly could have kept in it by force.
Prince Gortschakoff had inspected the line of the
Danube when he received despatches informing him
of the Sultan's acceptance of the Vienna note. He
returned immediately to his head-quar.ers, and sent
couriers in various directions. The Russian officers
expect the immediate evacuation of the Pt incipalities.
The semi-official Patrie says:—"(Accounts from
Bucharest, of the Pith, state that the Russian troops
were making preparations to quit. the vount:i. It,
was positively announced that the reti!ing movement
would commence about time end of this month. Theist
are a great many sick among the cot ps. The troops
encamped on the banks of the Danube have been
decimated by fevers and contagious diseases; and
the army was in want of medicine and other medical
stores. The surgeons bad declared that the situation
of the men would become much worse unless they
changed their quarters."
It is said that the political refugees in Constanti
nople continue their intrigues, and that. they have
established a secret tribunal, by which all whom
they suspect are condemned to death.
There is said to be no ground for any apprehen-
sion of a famine in Prussia, though the harvest is
only indifferent.
At latbeck there has been a tremendous fire.
The Milan Government has received orders from
the Emperor of Austria to modify the state of siege.
An additional inmost on direct taxes has been
decreed to cover the deficits of 1852 and 1t453.
The Ern dell ExperieNza tit' Naples of the tlnd
vit. states that the King of Naples is establishing a
commercial port in the island of I schia. A oilman
nicanon has been cut front a lake to the shore, so
that the former has been transfmtned into a secure
'milt' for shipping.

The Tag; with the Penifeoilar mails, al lived at
Southampton last night, hm:ng lett Lisbon on the
nth August. Au knelt/ barque was 1):ug at

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tiibraltar, on isscil of which when at sill the Malay
portion of the crew mute tied and attempted to commit
murkier. Several were shot and the rest were itu-
pt;soneil at tiibraltar.
'rho tieneral Peninsular Railway Contpany of
Pin otgal bits publisiti 1 its whet Lisements, upon the
apprin al by the l'OrteS, of the contract.
Senhor Wilt goes to Brussels on a tiovernment
commission. Public prayers have been tittered for
the health of the Queen.
The Pope's Nuncio at. Usbon was very in, and had
received the last :ites of the Church.
The Duke and Duchess of Terrors have srtived
by the Tagus, too hue to attend the nuni:age of the
Duke of Brabant at Brussels on behalf of the Queen
and King of Portugal.

11E1t MAJESTY'S VISIT TO IRELAND.
Atter leaving the Industiial Exhibition on Thum-
day afternoon, Prince Albet, proceeded to visit the
Royal Hibernian Academy. His Royal Ilighnega
was attended by Colonel Phipps. The exhibition of
painting, sculpture, ite.,being in pmgress, the Prim%
closely examined the works and made several pur-

chases.
Yesterday the Queen paid her fontilt titivate visit
the Exhibition. Iler Majesty mule on immense
number of perchases of the works et' in said menu-
faetitres which attracted her 'Meatier.
I'l the course of the visit her Majesty anal
Allan t passed out to the extet 'tor balcony, which in er-
looks Met.ion-square' where they were reeeivedw;th
enthusiastic cheers by the thoustuals of ladies anal
gentlemen who were awaiting the opening, of (bellow%
for the admission of the public. The royal party left
at at few minutes before twelve.
As an example of the considerat spit a. which ac-
tuates I ler M aiesty in her pat DAM:4e Of the E xhibit ion, it
may be mentioned that she hats perehased her i;ght
of entry, and that of her faunily tint suite, like the
rest all the world who go there, being now the holder
of ten season tickets—A business like ;hub. to the
self-supportiwt characterof such undea.skings.
At. half-past twelve there was a eavalty field flay in
the park, at which Ptince Albet. and the Prince of
Wades were present.
011 the ?vim.' al' his Royal I lighitess from the re
view, her 114ejesty, the Prince Consort, and the royal
children d0...e to Dowth Castle, to visit ''ac earl and
calmness.
lit the course of the atm noon the Prince of Wales
presented a pair of colours to the boys of the Royal
Riliet.tian Wain y School.
In order to give every possible Mat to the Royal
Admiral Lord Adolphus Fiticlarence ordered a
grand navel illumination and broadside salute last
night. Thu vessels of war composing her Majesty's
esein I were directed to take up positions in Kings-
to% .1 harbour in the final of a semicircle, moons' at
two cables length ape with their broadside* to-
wants the town. At dark, at a signal from the
adinind's ship, the vessels were simultaneously
brilliantly lighted up anal the yards miumisl, after
which each vessel in succession fired dotble broad-
slates, concluding with the tremendous broadsides of
La Itofpu . No grander naval alimplay was ever made
in the Bay of Dublin.
Iler Majesty leaves the Viceregal Lodge this day
(Saturday) at half past five o'clock, anal will embark
at. Kingstown about six o'clock. The Queen intends
to proceed tat sett in the course of the evening should
the weather prove favourable.
In Pet(li it is expelled that the Queen will pass
through the lei MAIUS on Tuesday next, shortly before
11104 m.
It is repotted that the present Royal t:sit w:11 be
followed by an net of favour to the officers now doing
duty in Dublin—viz., the issue of a limited brevet,
is on the occasion of the tasit in 0419.

1.111.: ANNUAL CUTI.EIIne FEAST AT SIIEFEILLn 100 k
Ono, on Thursday evening. The Master Cutler, who
happens also this year to be Mayor of Sheffield, poi-
sided, and the guests numbered more than :gm. 'flits
Lord Mayor of Louden, Sir .1. Duke, M.P., Mr. feni-
son, M.l'., and some other distinguished invites to
the banquet were prevented fret,' attending conse-
quence of the serious neeident that happemsl to the
train on the (ireat Not thern Railway by -.'tie!' they
were travelling. Mr. Roebuck, though also a suf-
ferer, persevered in keeping the appointment, and
his speech made one of the principal, events of
the festivity.
Teti: Cott.trum at the Dowlais iron-works, after
being out six weeks on strike, resumed their work on
Wednesday. This result was brought about chiefly
through the interference el the sherkeeperm, whose
interests were mater ally aMsted br the strike. A
donation was offered 141 ever jr collier who should
retm n to Iris empley ment within a given time, and
the expedient had the desired etfeet.
CONIITAI;11:s or the Mettilsolitsti Poliee Force are
now busily engaged in the outskiits of London in
ascertaining toe number of inhabitants, in pursuance
of instructions received from Lord Palmerston, from
the Home.odica.

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