The Press.
London, England, 1855-08-04 00:00:00

AUG. 4, 1855.

Volitual an/1 6tntral.

THE prospectus is issued of the British Slag Com-
pany, with a capital of 120,0001. The object is the
application of the patent of an American inventor
to the transformation of the refuse thrown out in the
process of the manufacture of iron into a material
suitable for paving, tiling, building, and other pur-
poses. This material, it is stated, can be very cheaply
produced, and, besides being of great beauty when
polished, is capable of artistic design by the incor-
poration of colour at will, and can be moulded to any
shape or size. All remuneration to the inventor is
to be dependent on the complete success of the test-
ings proposed.
MR. MECHI'S ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL GATHERING
took place at Tiptree-hall Farm on Saturday last.
ANOTHER NEW BANK is, it is stated, about to be
started in the City. The establishment will be con-
ducted upon the joint-stock principle, with English
and French capital, and have the character of an inter-
national bank as applicable to the two countries, France
and England. It is said also that the Government
of the Emperor express their approbation of the
project, and influential capitalists and financial men
connected with both nations are already prepared to
take part in this important extension of the existing
alliance.

THE EARL OW WESTMORLAND, now colonel of the
56th Regiment, it is believed will succeed Lord Rag-
lan as colonel of the Royal Horse Guards. Lord
Westmorland entered the army in 1803.
THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY have just made
their twenty-first purchase of land for distribution
amongst the members. The estate, which is situated
at Clapton, belonged to the late Samuel Berger, Esq.,
and consists of a family residence, with pleasure-
grounds, garden, &c. This valuable property is
within three miles of the City, in the parish of St.
John, Hackney, and close to the church and the
station of the North London Railway, so that, by a
few minutes' ride on this line, any part of the metro-
polis can be speedily reached.

THE deaths of several well-known members of the
Stock Exchange have occurred within the past month.
Amongst these are Mr. Robert Field and Mr. John
Isaac Hensley, both men of eminence and long
standing in the house, in which they belonged to the
class technically known as " Consol jobbers." Mr.
Field was reputed a man of considerable wealth.
THE ELECTION FOR THE BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE,
in consequence of the office of Chief Commissioner
of Public Works having been conferred upon Sir
Benjamin Hall, took place on Saturday morning.
There was 'was no opposition to the return of Sir B.
Hall. After some speeches from the right hon.
baronet, Lord Ebrington, and other gentlemen, the
proceedings terminated. On Monday Sir B. Hall,
together with the new Colonial Secretary, Sir W.
Molesworth, took their seats on reelection in the
House of Commons.

LIEUTENANT JAMES IRWIN, R.N., has been appointed
Admiralty agent on the Southampton station.
THE QUIHENII NEW YACHT, the Victoria and Albert,
has been round the Isle of Wight in three huurs,
which is at the rate of 20 miles an hour.

PRINCE NAPOLEON gave his last soiree as President
of the Industrial Exhibition on Saturday evening, at
the Palais Royal. The reception was a very brilliant
one, and most numerously attended. Several of the
commissioners of the foreign Governments and the
members of the international jury were present, as
well as statesmen, savans, artists, and literary men.

M. (Stu J.?) HERSCHELL, of London, according to
the Paris journals, has just been elected foreign cor-
responding member of the French Academy of
Sciences, vacant by the death of the celebrated
mathematician Gauss.

THE SUSSEX MEMolUAL—Shortly after the death
of the late Duke of Sussex subscriptions were set on
foot and 1,4001. contributed, chiefly by the body of
Masons, to found some public memorial of their late
Grand Master. The committee appointed to find a
suitable mode of applying this fund determined to
appropriate it in extending the hospital accommoda•
tion of the metropolis, and for various reasons the
Royal Free Hospital was selected as the institution
best adapted to give effect to these charitable
designs. It was therefore agreed that a new wing
should he added to the hospital, to be called the
Sussex Wing, and to contain one hundred beds, as
soon as the requisite amount to complete the scheme