The Press.
London, England, 1855-07-14 00:00:00

THE CAPE.

Papers from Cape Town to the 16th of May, in-
clusive, have arrived. The colony was quiet., and the
Parliament occupied with the discussion of local
measures of improvement. The Governor, Sir George
Grey, was about to proceed to Natal, for the purpose,
it was said, of adding Delagoa Bay to the Natal
colony.

INFORMATON regarding the public income and
expenditure for the year ending the 30th of June
last is given in a parliamentary return issued yester-
day. The income for that period amounted to
61,153,0001., and the expenditure to 73,055,0001.;
leaving an excess of the latter over the former of
11,901,0001. Of the expenditure, 27,863,000/. was
on account of debt, 1,614,0001. charges on the Con-
solidated Fund, 9,890,0001. for the army,17,528,0001.
for the navy, and 6,442,0001. for the Ordnance ;
3,000,0001. vote of credit on account of the war with
Russia, and 6,176,0001. for miscellaneous Civil
services. The balance in the Exchequer on the sth
of July, 1854, was 4,003,0001., and on the 30th of
June, 1855, 3,882,0001.

. . .
THE Select Committee on the office of Speaker of
the House of Commons have framed a bill and new
standing order intended to provide for the inconve-
nience which may occasionally arise from the
Speaker's absence. The bill simply provides for the
validity of the proceedings taken by the Deputy
Speaker,—to be the Chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means. The Deputy-Speaker is to have
no power of appointing to an office except for such
time as he shall continue to be Deputy-Speaker.
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ENGLISH RECRUITING AGENTS have enlisted a
number of men for the Foreign Legion at Lille, and
in its neighbourhood. The French who tender their
services, says the journal La Veriti " are not admitted,
from a feeling that does honour to our allies. They
only accept young Belgians and others, who are very
numerous in our country."
THE EVESHAM ELECTION took place on Wednesday.
Mr. Holland was proposed by Mr. T. N. Foster and
seconded by Mr. J.:New, and, the two other candidates
having previously retired, was declared duly elected.
Mr. Holland, in returning thanks, said he was for a
vigorous prosecution of the war, and not only of the
war, but of everything right and just, whether at
home or abroad. He was not a member for any par-
ticular class of politicians, but for every class, for
every elector, and every non-elector.
THE DEATHS REGISTERED IN LONDON, which in May
rose to nearly 1,200 in a week, and in June to nearly
1,100, fell to 926 in the week that ended last Satur-
day. The average number in the ten corresponding
weeks of 1845-54, when corrected for increase of pop-
ulation, is 1,058. The present return is therefore
of a favorable character.

THE Lord Mayor entertained on Saturday evening,
in the Egyptian-hall, Mansion-house, a distinguished
party to meet the president and members of the
B4al deadeav% Coyest were laid for 110 pieta

SATURDAY,

gout an (fasten.

The Queen left London on Tuesday for the Isle of
Wight, accompanied by the King of the Belgians,
who still remains her Majesty's guest. On Thurs-
day the Queen and King Leopold embarked on
board the new royal yacht, and sailed on a short
cruise. This was the first occasion on which her
Majesty had used this new and splendid steamer.
The Queen held on. Saturday afternoon, at three
o'clock, an investiture of the Most Honourable Order
of the Bath, at Buckingham Palace. Several officers
who happen to be now in England then received their
decorations from her Majesty's hand. The complete
list of the honours conferred is given elsewhere,
from the Gazette. In the evening of the same day
the Queen, with the King of the Belgians, visited
the Crystal Palace at Sydenham.
On her way to Portsmouth on Tuesday, the Queen
visited the new camp at Alders:hott.
Her Majesty's visit to Paris, which had at first
been intended to take place on the 2nd of August, is
now definitively fixed for the 17th. Parliament
will, of course, be prorogued before Her Majesty's
departure.
The Duke of Cambridge, on Tuesday, delivered
the Crimean medal to about thirty invalid and
wounded soldiers of the Scots Fusilier Guards (who
were unable to be present at the recent distribution
by her Majesty), at the Military Hospital, Vauxhall-
bridge-road.
The Queen has given apartments in Hampton
Court to the widows of General Strangways ana
Admiral Boxer.

The Portuguese brigantine St. Pedro arrived at
Southampton on Thursday from Lisbon, with a
variety of presents from the King of Portugal to
Prince Albert. They consist principally of statuary,
slabs of marble, acc., and some horned cattle of a
peculiar breed.
The Earl of Derby left town on Tuesday for
Knowsley, where be has been entertaining a large
circle of friends during the races at Liverpool.
Lord Haddo, M.P., is residing with Lady Haddo
and family at the Ranger's Lodge, Blackheath, the
residence of the Earl of Aberdeen. His lordship
continues in a very delicate state of health, and is
quite unable to attend to his duties in the House of
Commons.

A pension of 501. a year has been granted by the
Government, front the Civil List, to the well-known
and popular author of many works of Christian
philosophy and literature, Dr. Dick.
Some German newspapers announce, no doubt at
his request, that Prince Woronzoff, who is at present
at Dresden for the benefit of his health, possesses
neither chateau nor estate in the Crimea, and that,
consequently, the English cannot have spared either,
as has been reported.

LETTERS FROM CONSTANTINOPLE state that Sir G.
Brown was to embark there in the Nubia on the 2nd
inst., in order to return to England for the recovery
of his health. Miss Nightingale was at Therapia,
and did not intend returning home unless obliged.
REPORTS have been current in Plymouth that Mr.
Collier, M.P. for the borough, had received the re-
ward of his partisanship to the present Government.
Sould this prove true, the Plymouth Mail adds, wo
are in a position to say that a Conservative candidate
every way eligible to represent this important borough
in Parliament will be forthcoming.
A PARLIAMENTARY RETURN gives Some particulars
regarding appointments to commissions in the army.
It appears that from the Ist of January, 1853, to the
18th of January, 1855, the sum realised by the sale of
army commissions on account of the Government was
82,9701.

IN consequence of tl e attempt made in the House
of Lords to defeat the bill for securing the liberty of
religious worship, which has passed the House of
Commons, a public meeting of the friends of reli-
gious liberty was held on Thursday in the Free-
masons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-
fields, in support of Lord Shattesbury's efforts.
The chair was taken by Rear-Admiral Vernon Har-
court.

THE large and beautifully-proportioned wrought-
iron cannon constructed at Gospel Oak, in Stafford-
shire, burst and fell into many pieces on Wednesday
at Woolwich, under the usual charge. The gun was
10 inches in the bore, 10 feet long, and weighed
06 cwt.

ON Tuesday at a late hour a gentleman took
lodgings at Eastey's Hotel for the night. Nothing
being seen of him in the morning his room-door was
forced open, when he was found dead, having shot
himself with a revolving pistol. A pocket-book was
found containing 81. in gold and 251. in notes, and an
order for 100/. on the Belfast Bank, signed by Miss
Wilson, and 355. in silver. The deceased's name has
sinced proved to be Mr. Thomas Wilson.
THE REMAINS OF LORD RAGLAN are to be sent
home to England, in charge of Lord Biughersh', onb
t his late lidos-do-camp,

JULY 14, 1855.

SO *mg.

WAR-OFVICE, JULY 10.
BREVET.

The undermentioned officers, having been selected for
service with the Turkish Contingent, to have local rank
while so employed:—
To have the local rank of Colonel—Lieutenant-Colonels
James John Graham and Forbes.
_ _ . _ _ _

TO have the local rank of Lientenant-Colonel—Major E.
R. Wetherall.
To have the local rank of Major—Captain Crease.
To have the local rank of Captain—Captain Methuen
Edmund Stedman.

To have the local rank of Veterinary Surgeon—Thomas
Walton Mayer, Gent.
The undermentioned officers, having been selected for
'service with the Irregular Cavalry under MsjorGeneral
Weatson, to have local rank while so employed :
To have the local rank of Majors—Captains Alexander
Tbeophilus Blakeley and G. Cololough.
To have the local rank of Captain—Lieutenant George
Carleton.
To have the local rank of Staff Surgeon, of the First
Class—Dr. Alderson. _