The Press.
London, England, 1855-06-02 00:00:00

tout an sastion.

Her Majesty returned to town from Osborne on
Thursday afternoon, and visited the Italian Opera
the same night.
The Queen will hold a Drawing-room at St.
James's Palace on Thursday, the 14th instant, at
two o'clock.

The Earl and Countess of Derby gave a grand
dinner on Thursday evening to his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge and a distinguished circle of
the aristoc►acy. Among the company invited to
meet the illustrious Duke were the Countess Howe
and Lady Adelaide Curzon, the Earl and Countess
of Shelburne, the Earl and Countess Constance
Grosvenor, the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord and Lady
Olivia Ossulston, Lord and Limy Claud Hamilton,
and Lord Dunkellin. Atter the banquet the Countess
of Derby held a reception.
The Countess Bernstoff gave a juvenile ball on
Saturday afternoon at the residence of the Prussian
Legation, Carlton-house•terrace. The reunion was
honoured with the presence of their Royal High-
nesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess
Mary, and their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duchess
Hereditary of Mecklenberg Strelitz and Prince
Adolph of Mecklenberg Strelitz.
The Duchess of Beaufort gave her first grand ball
for the season on Tuesday night at the family man-
sion in Grosvenor-square. The Duke of Cambridge
honoured the ball with his presence during the early
part of the evening.

THE birthday of the poet Moore was celebrated
on Monday last, in Dublin, by a grand musical com-
memoration at the Ancient Concert Bourns. The
Lord Lieutenant honoured the performance with his
presence.

A LARGE MODEL OF INDIA, constructed by Mr.
Montgomery Martin, is now to be seen, by special
permission, in the library of the office of the Board
of Control. The model is to be removed to the East
India-house in a few days.
THE parliamentary library of the late Joseph
Hume, Esq., was bequeathed by him to the London
University College.

THE LATE Mn. THOMAS CHARLES has bequeathed
the whole of the collection which he has for very
many years been amassing, consisting of minerals,
fossils, coins, Roman pottery, and other articles of
antiquity, to the town of Maidstone, where it will in
all probability form the nucleus of a public museum.
THE Limerick Chronicle gives the following in its
army news :—."The widow of Corporal John Brown,
of the Royal Sappers and Miner, has married the
Emperor of Morocco. She is an Irish woman."

THE NEW INCOME-TAX ACT, which received the
royal assent on Friday, has just been printed. The
additional duty of 2d. in the pound is to be charged
from the sth of April last, in addition to the rates
and duties chargeable under the act passed in the
last session, for and in respect of all property, pro-
fits, and gains, chargeable under the several acts in
force. The increased duty is to be assessed and
raised under the former acts. The first Income-
Tax Act was passed in June, 1842.
A NEW ACT to amend the parliamentary represen-
tation of Scotland has just been published ; it re-
ceived the royal assent on Friday. The object is to
shorten the time between the receipt of the writ by
the sheriff and the day of election. The sheriff is to
endorse on the writ the day on which he received it,
and within two days to announce the day of election.
which is not to be less than six, nor more than twelve
days. In the case of Orkney and Shetland there is
Ito alteration.
THE PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF ST. JOHN'S COL.
LEGS, OXFORD, celebrated the tercentenary of the
college on Tuesday by a grand banquet in the college
dining•ball, which was attended by upwards ot• 200
of the members. There was no lack of bumpers
quaffed to the pious memory of Sir Thomas White,
who founded the college in 1555.
THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURN for the week
that ended last Saturday does not discover any
decrease in the rather high rate of mortality which
has lately prevailed in London, and which is as great
at the end of May as it was in the beginning of the
month, and is even higher than it was in the last
two weeks of April. Last week 1,187 deaths were
registered. In the corresponding weeks of the ten
years 1845 54 the average number was 051, which if
raised for increase of population becomes 1,046. It
appears, therefore, that 141 persona died last week
more than would have died according to the
ordinary rate of mortality in the fourth week of May.
THE newly formed Bank of London have appointed
Mr. Matthew Marshall, jun., their general manager.
Tau Marquis of Granby and Lords John and
George Manners were prevented from voting on Mr.
Disraeli's motion by the death of Lord Charles
Manners.
THE APARTMENTS AT WINDSOR CASTLE which were
occupied by the Emperor and Empi ess of the French
during their late visit were closed on Tuesday last,
after being open to toe public for about five weeks.