The Press.
London, England, 1857-07-11 00:00:00

AMERICA.

Intelligence from New York to the 27th ult. brings
the (U31%100411 WWI of 410 total deqnlo49o b; fire! °U

the 28th of June, near Quebee, of the steamer
Montreal, whereby no less than 200 persons, con-
sisting principally of Scotch emigrants, were burned
or drowned.

Advices from Washington report that, upon the
return of Mr. Bowfin, the President will take active
measures for the settlement of difficulties with New
Granada.
The general feeling in the States is urging the
Administration to reopen the Nicaraguan route.
General Scott has been called to Washington by
the President, to perfect the arrangement for the
despatch of troops to Utah.
The Hon. William Reid, Minister to China, was
entertained at dinner, on the 22nd June, at Phila-
delphia. Mr. Reid, in the course of his speech upon
this occasion, said :

Let me not, either here or elsewhere, be understood u
saying that from the legitimate communion and sympa-
thies of the civilised nations of the world with regard to
China the United States should stand coldly aloof; almost
every practical question to be there determined has re-
lations to others besides ourselves. We have nothing to
ask that others may not share, but we choose to ask it in
our own way, and in our own good time. No one can
find fault. It can be no part of the duty of an American
representative to be the sullen spectator of what others
are doing, and have a perfect right to do, to exchange no
word of counsel, to refuse or omit to confer frankly and
hilly on matters of common interest. By one of those
sudden whirls our planet sometimes makes Chins and
Chinese affairs have presented themselves in most im-
posing interest to the eyes of mankind ; they disturbed
Great Britain the other day. It ocenpies the attention of
the two great empires of eontinental Europe. No civilised
nation has more direct and important relations to China
than the United States.

A despatch from Boston, dated the 25th ult.,
says :
The New Hampshire Legislature today passed resole•
tions denunciatory of the Dred Scott decision, and in the
house this afternoon the Negro Disability Clause was ez•
punged from the Militia Bill.

Quart an elution.

Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by helr
illustrious visitors, the King of the Belgians, Prince
Frederick William of Prussia, and the Count of
Flanders, visited Aldershott on Tuesday. Her
Majesty gave a state ball on Thursday.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has left
town for Konigswinten on the Rhine.
The Earl of Derby leaves town early in the
ensuing week for Knowsley, where the noble earl
will entertain a large circle of noble friends during
the Liverpool race meeting.
The Right Hon. William E. Gladstone, M.P., and
Mrs. Gladstone have returned to their mansion in
Carlton•house Terrace for the remainder of the
season.
His Excellency the French Ambassador and the
Countess Persigny will give a grand banquet, on the
22nd inst., at the French Embassy, to his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge,
The Duchess of Wellington will give a ball, on the
27th inst., at Apslephonse.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland have
left Northumberland•house for Herrington•park,

Cornwall.

Volitttal.

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CABINET CouNcn.s were held in Downing-street
on Saturday and Wednesday last. All the Ministers
attended.

EARL GRANVILLE AND THE MARQUIS OF WEST-
MINSTER were invested on Monday by the Queen
with the vacant Blue Ribbons of the Garter. Tier
Majesty subsequently presided at an investiture of
the Order of the Thistle, when Lord Kinnaird
was invested.
MAJOR GENERAL HEARSEY, C. 8., Colonel of the
6th Regiment of Bengal Native Cavalry, has been
nominated by the Queen an eztra member of the
military division of Knights Commanders of the Batb.
THE QUEEN AND PRINCES or OuDE were received
by her Majesty the Queen on Saturday at a private
audience at Buckingham Palace.
A CURIOUS RETURN, on the motion of Mt. Locke
King, has been issued this week. It is a list of
pensions paid by the Treasury to members of the
foreign corps who served in the war ending 181 5. It
appears from this return that 236 gentlemen who
had been officers in these corps receive pensions
from the English Government averaging about 1001•
a year each. These pensions commenced, some of
them as early as 1808, and none later than 1817.
Besides these pensions for service, 26 are given for
wounds, 178 to widows of officers, and 51 to the
children of deceased officers, averaging front 451. to
91. each.
TAE ELECTION COMMITTEES have sat during the
week. Mayo still continues the centre of
The Committees for Lambeth, Bath,
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