The Press.
London, England, 1857-08-01 00:00:00

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His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon arrived
at Osborne on Thursday, upon a visit to her
Majesty.
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of the
French are expected to arrive at Osborne on Wed-
nesday next.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert, who left
Osborne for Antwerp on Sunday last, returns by way
of Dover on Tuesday.
Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands will
shortly visit her Majesty at Osborne.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Princess Mary have left town for
Switzerland and Frankfort.

The Court will leave for Scotland on the 24th.

His Excellency the French Ambassador left town
on Monday evening, for Paris, on receipt of the in-
telligence of the death of the Duke do Mo.cowa, son
of the gallant Marshal Neer, and father of the Coun-
tess Persigny.

Valitztal.

CABINET COUNCILS were held on Saturday and
Wednesday last, all the Ministers attending, with the
exception of the Earl of Clarendon on Wednesday.
THE ELECTION COMMITTEES continue their labours.
The Ipswich and Gloucester Committees have de-
clared Mr. Adair, M.P., and Mr. Alderman Carden,
M.P., duly elected. The Huntingdon scrutiny has
resulted in the return of Mr. Fellowes. The Great
Yarmouth Committee have unseated Mr. T. M'Cul-
lagh and Mr. E. W. Watkin, while the Drogheda,
Cashel, Beverley, and Dublin Committees are now
sitting; and the Sligo Committee have unanimously
unseated Mr. J. P. Somers, and have declared the
Right Hon. J. Wynne duly elected.
BARON ROTHSCHILD has been again returned for
London without opposition. The election took place
on Tuesday. The Baron was proposed by Mr. M.
T. Smith, M.P., and seconded by Mr. Alderman
Wire, who expressed his faith in Mr. Dillwyn's pm,
Foga to set tho baron resoltition, Pll,ollltool'

child in his address alluded as follows to Lord John
Russell's bill and Mr. Dillwyn's proposal :
We all know that no man in the House of Commons is
better acquainted with the constitutional means of carrying
out any measure than the noble lord, and we also know that
anything connected with the Constitution proposed by him
would be sure of success in the Lower House, at least,
Did he not lead us to expect, then, and may we not
hope that if his hill should be thrown out in the House
of Lords, he will endeavour by some other means to
secure our object? I for one fully believe he will.
A REFORM MEETING was held at Rochdale on
Wednesday, and attended by some 1,000 persons.
Mr. Sharman Crawford attended the meeting and
deplored the apathy of the people respecting " politi-
cal progresel." Resolutions in favour of the ballot,
electoral districts, and extended suffrage were passed.
THE THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL was discussed at
a meeting of wharfingers on Thursday. Mr. W. F.
Hall, Mr. Pycroft, and other gentlemen of influence
addressed the meeting, and resolutions were
adopted for endeavouring to modify the provisions of
the bill now before Parliament.
ANOTHER EDUCATIONAL CONGRESS was resolved on
at a meeting held on Wednesday at Lord Brougham's
residence, when arrangements were made for holding,
in October next, at Birmingham, a meeting for
" uniting together the various efforts now being made
by different societies and individuals for the moral
and social improvement of the people." The meeting
is intended to he on the same plan as those of the
British Association, held for the investigation of
matters of physical science, and the following sub-
jects will engage the attention of its committees :
Jurisprudence and Legislation ; Education ; Refor-
matory and Industrial Schools ; Public Health ; the
Industrial Position of Women ; Political and Social
Economy; Finance, Literature, Arts, and Manu-
factures.
THE BILL FOR THE COLLECTION OF AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS, by Mr. Caird and Mr. Garnett, provides
that all occupiers fill up returns which will be sup-
plied to them (containing particulars of their land
and its produce) ; and if any occupier refuse or
neglect to comply with the requirement of the act,
the Registrar• General will appoint inspectors who,
after three days' notice, are authorised at any time to
enter upon and inspect the lands of the recalcitrant
occupier for the purpose of ascertaining the particu-
lars which be factiously refuses to supply for the
benefit of the community. Abstracts of the returns
thus obtained will be prepared and published in due
course. The carrying out of the act is enforced by
penalties. The term " occupier" is construed to
mean every occupier of not less than two statute
acres of land in England and Wales, and " a statute
acre" to mean an acre of land containing 4,840 square
yards, computed by the imperial standard measure.
THE ECCLESIASTICAL CORPORATIONS AND ECCLESI-
ASTICAL ComisrissioN BILLS, upon the recommendation
of the select committee of the House of Commons,
will be shelved this session.