The Press.
London, England, 1856-08-30 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

There would probably have been an acrimonious
discussion, as a large number of persons had come
prepared to controvert the opinions of the "Prin-
cites," but they avoided discussion and made a nasty
retreat.

THE NEWCASTLE COMMERCIAL BANK stopped pay•
ment on Wednesday. The liabilities are returned as
25,0001., against 80,0001. assets, 51,0001. of which
are invested in Sadleir's Tipperary Bank. The Sad-
leir frauds are the cause of the stoppage.
MAJOR GENERAL GARRETT, K.H., was entertained
at dinner on Thursday at the Albion Hotel, Rams-
gate, previous to his departure for Gibraltar, and to
congratulate him on his return from the Crimea.
The chair was filled by Mr. J. Ashby Warre, of West
Cliffe-lodge, near Ramsgate, supported by Sir M.
Montefiore, the clergy and gentlemen of the town
and neighbourhood, several officers of the army,
navy, and East Kent Militia, &c. After the usual
toasts of "The Queen," " Royal Family," "Church,"
&c., had been given, the chairman, in an eloquent
speech, proposed the health of General Garrett., re-
ferring to the long. continued military services of the
general from his first campaign in the Peninsula,
when he was wounded, until his recant employmt nt
in the Crimea, where he was at first brigadier general,
and afterwards had the command of the four divi-
sion, during which time he was actively employed in
the trenches, and other harassing duties. He was
the last general officer to quit the late scene of war,
and has since been appointed to a command at
Gibraltar. The toast was drunk with long-continued
cheers. General Garrett, who was decorated with
four orders, in a brief speech acknowledged the kind-
ness with which the toast had been received.
THE NORTH LANCASHIRE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBI-
TION took place at Preston this week, and, as an
agricultural show, has been highly successful, though
the weather was unpropitious. The display of live
stock, and particularly of bulls, was one of the finest
ever seen in the country. Lord Stanley, M.P., pre-
sided at the dinner on Thursday night.
THE REV. Mn. SAMPSON, Curate of Caistor, near
Yarmouth, was drowned last week off Yarmouth,
while fishing in a sailing boat. A squall struck the
boat, capsized her, and Mr. Sampson, unable to
swim, sank after a few struggles. His companions
were saved.
Miss FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE has returned the
following reply to the Newcastle working wens'
address:

Angnst 23, 1856.
My dear Friends,—T wish it were in my power to tell
you what was in my heart when I received your letter.
'Your welcome home, your sympathy with what has been
passing while I have been absent, have touched me more
than I can tell in words. My dear friends, the things that
are deepest in our hearts are perhaps what it is most difficult
us to express. " She bath done what she could." Those
words I inscribed on the tomb of one of my best helpers
whom I left in the graveyard at Scutari. It has been my
endeavour, in the sight of God, to do as she has done. I
will not speak of reward, when permitted to do our
country's work. It is what we live for. But I may say
that to receive sympathy from affectionate hearts like
yours is the greatest support, the greatest gratification,
that it is possible for me to receive from man. I thank
you all, the 1,800, with grateful, tender affection. And I
stould have written before to do so, were not the business,
which my return home has not ended, almost more than
I can manage —Pray believe me, my dear friends, yours
faithfully and gratefully.
(Signed) FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE.
Meetings have been held at Birmingham to collect
subscriptions to the Nightingale Fund.
. .

HER MAJESTY, after her recent sojourn at Devon-
port, graciously commanded that 1001. should be paid
to the Rev. George W. Proctor, as her Majesty's con-
tribution towards the amount necessary for the com-
pletion of St. Stephen's Church, which is in course
of erection in that town for the families of her
Majesty's soldiers, sailors, marines, and dockyard
artificers and labourers.