The Press.
London, England, 1857-10-31 00:00:00

THE PRESS, OCTOBER 31,1857.

Coat sat las4tan.

Her Majesty the Queen and Court continue at
Windsor.

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Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess and Princess
of Cambridge have visited her Majesty during the
week.

Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston have arrived
in town, from Broadlands, Hants.
Lord Panmuro arrived at Brechin Castle last
week from London. On Monday his lordship pro-
ceeded to Taymouth Castle, on a v:sit to the Marquis
of Breadalbane.

Lord Aberdeen has been seriously ill during the
week. On ruesilay night the noble earl was much
better.

The Siamese Ambassadors and suite arrived in
London on Thursday. They are at present residing
at Claridge's Hotel. Their Excellencies held an
interview yesterday with Lord Clarendon at the
Foreign office.

son and Sir Benjamin Hall will come to town to in-
vestigate this unfortunate affair. One of two results
is inevitable—either the bell will be melted down
and recast, or a new bell cast of the same or different
make and metal. The diameter o. Ben is nine feet
two inches, his thickness nine inches, his weight
fourteen tons, and his tone is, or rather was,
E flat.

THE PURCHASE OF HAMPSTEAD HEATH 11/1.2 dis-
cussed at a meeting of delegates from a number of
metropolitan parishes, held on Wednesday in the
Marylebone Court-house. It was resolved to take
proceedings in the next session of Parliament to
secure Hampstead-heath and the adjacent ground fur
the benefit of the public.

THE REV. J. N. BELT.r.w delivered an interesting
lecture upon the past and present state of India, on
Tuesday evening, at the Assembly-rooms, St.. John's.
wood. The roum was crowded to excess, and
numerous parties having been unable to obtain
admission, the rev. gentleman has consented to
repeat the lecture on Monday evening next at Exeter.
hall, the proceeds of which will be handed over to
the Indian Relief Fund.

THE HEALTH OF LONDON continues favourable and
under the average. The deaths of last week were
only 988. The births amounted to 1,582.

Vrobintial.

THE BLACKBURN PUBLIC PARK was inaugurated OR
Thursday with great ceremony. There were up-
wards of 5(1.000 persons present. The park has been
laid out with great taste, with lakes, waterfalls,
fountains, and noble plantations. It is in every way
worthy of the people of Blackburn.
THE RECEIPTS of the Manchester Exhibition
amounted to 98,5001., the expenditure reached
99,5001., but against this must be placed the value
of the building, which, when sold, will leave a hand-
some surplus in hand.
THE BOROUGH BANK, Liverpool, one of the oldest,
and generally supposed to be soundest, banks in the
county, has suspended payment. The failure of its
American creditors to maka their remittances is the
cause.

THE HEAVY RAINS last week caused very severe
floods over Hackney and Stratford, and generally
throughout Essex and Kent. Some fatal accidents
have been reported, and much serious destruction of
farm and mill stock and property.
A GREAT STEAM PLOUGHING EXPERIMENT took
place at Shirley last week, on Mr. Forrester's farm,
at Stewart-hall. Mr. Fowler's steam plough was the
machine tested. In heavy soil the plough drove to a
depth of seven inches, at the rate of seven acres
330 yards long, in a working day of ten hours, at a
cost of 9s. an acre. In lighter soil it worked at the
rate of forty-eight acres a week, at a cost of 6s. an
acre. In deep trenching, twelve and a half inches,
it performed at a rate of twenty-two acres a week, at
a cost of 13s. 9d. an acre. _ _

A GARDENER NAMED BAKER, in the service of Mr.
Maisters, of Register's•house, Beverley, in a tit of
jealousy, last Saturday, nearly cut off the head of
the housemaid, with whom he was in love, and then
attempted to cut off his own. He was discovered in
time, and, though the poor girl was dead, her mur-
derer, who, we are told, was "a mild, inoffensive
man," is being carefully nursed for future execution.
BLACKLAND-HOUSE, near Plympton St. Mary, was
broken into by robbers last Friday week, and Mr.
Brillion most severely beaten and robbed. Two
men have been arrested on suspicion.
SIR CHARLES MORGAN'S Great Cattle Show at
Tredegar-park is fixed for the 15th December next.