The Press.
London, England, 1856-07-26 00:00:00

Carl mtb elution.

Her Majesty the Queen, with her royal visitors
the Prince and Princess of Prussia and her family
and Court, has spent the weds in comparative retire-
ment at Osborne.

Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar ba* visited her
Majesty during the week.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and the Princess Mary, attended by Baron linesebeck,
purpose leaving St. James's Palace the week after
next for the Duchess's chateau near Homberg,
where they will reside for the autumn.

His Excellency Count Persigny left town for Paris
early in the week.
His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the
Countess Bernstoff have left the residence of the
Prussian Legation, for Ems.
The Duke and puchess of Richmond leave town
this day for Goodwood, where they will receive a
distinguished circle qf visitors during the races next
week.
The Duke of Newcastle and LadylSusan Pelham
Clinton left town, on Tuesday, for Clumher-park.
The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury left White-
hall gardens, on Tuesday evening, for Heron Court,
near Christchurch.

The Countess of Hardwioke and the Ladies Yorke
leave town next week for Spiney-lodge, Southampton.
Sir Robert Peel, M.P., is about to leave town, ac-
companied by Lady Emily Peel, for St. Petersburg,
in order to attend at. the coronation of the Emperor
Alexander 11., at Moscow. '
Lieutenant• General Sir Colin Campbell has left
town for Dover, where the 'gallant general has taken
a residence for a limited term.

Lady John Russell and family havo left town for
the Continent. Lord John Russell follow nl4.
week.

THE PRESS.

Etutropziita It.

A Minimum, TO TYE BRIGADE OF GUARDS is pro-
jected. On Monday afternoon a large meeting of
noblemen and gentlemen, the great majority of
whom belonged to the military profession, was
held in the Lecture Theatre of the United
Service Institution, Whitehall, for the purpose of
considering the propriety of erecting some
permanent memorial to the officers and men of
the tbrigade of Guards who fell in the late war.
The Duke of Cambridge occupied the chair. Re-
solutions in favour of the erection of the proposed
monument, and appointing a committee to obtain
subscriptions and otherwise carry out the objects of
the meeting, were moved by Field-Marshal the Earl
of Strafford, Major General Lord Rokeby, General
Sir Edward Bowater, Colonel Bruce, and Sir John
Banbury. A committee of officers was appointed.
A vote of thanks basing being unanimously passed
to the Duke of Cambridge for presiding, his Royal
Highness acknowledged the compliment, and said
that, however heavy his duties were, he felt it his
duty to come there and give his assistance, for nn
man had been more closely connected with the
Guards than he had—(cheers)—and whilst be was
commander of that brigade he felt proud of the
position he held :
In speaking of the brigade, he wished to be understood
that he made no distinction between them and the regi-
ments of the line, for he maintained that throughout the
whole struggle the entire army had fought most nobly, and
had given universal satisfaction. ( Cheers.)

The meeting then separated. On the same evening
the officers of the Fusilier Guards gave a splendid
banquet at the London Tavern, at which bis Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge presided.
Tin METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS resumed
on Tuesday the discussion on the main drainage,
and on an amendment to Major Lyon's proposal for
an outfall in Erith Marshes, that the outfall be
carried to Long Reach, the board divided and carried
the amendment only by the casting vote of the
chairman. A further amendment, that "it be carried
to Sea Reach," was proposed, discussed, and ad-
journed mpon.
THE

:S RETURNS fir the week
ending Saturday last show 1,018 deaths. The
average number in the ten corresponding weeks of
the years 1846-55 was 1f032, and if this is raised in
proportion to the increase in population, it becomes
1,135. The deaths of last week are thererore less by
117 than the rate of mortality which ruled in corre•
sponding weeks would have produced. 1,563 births
were registered in London.

HORSEMONOER-LANE GAOL will probably be re-
modelled, in preference to building a new gaol. At
the meeting of Surrey magistrates on Monday it was
decided that Messrs. Barry and Bland's plan for
remodelling the old gaol at a cost of 12,0001. be
adopted.
TWO-HUNDRED AND-FIFTY-GUINEA BRACELETS are
not often lost, and less often found again if lost.
Last Friday "a young lady and a brilliant bracelet,"
valued at 2501., arrived in London by the Great
Western Railway. A cab carried them to a profes-
sional gentleman, and the lady, desirous of keeping
in view her precious charge, placed it on the seat
opposite to her. On arriving at the door of the
lswyer the young lady got out, paid her fare, and left
her bracelet behind her. From some unaccountable
cause she had forgotten all about it, but whilst
giving instructions to her advocate she suddenly
remembered having left it in the cab. The cab
was traced, and, after many inquiries, it was ascer-
tained that a gentleman living at Notting-hill among
others had hired the cab, and found the bracelet just
as it was left. He took it home with him without
saying a word, but of course, on a proper description
being given, he restored it at once to the rightful
owner. . _

MESSRS. HEurrNa's extensive building premises
in Tredegar-row, Tow, consisting of four separate
buildings and vast stores of materials, were burnt to
the ground last Sunday morning.
MESSRS. SMITH, the railway newsagents, gave a
holiday last Tuesday to the several hands employed
on their establishment, and entertained the entire
number (some 180) at the Crystal Palace for the
day. An excellent cold collation and other refresh-
ments, with tea in the evening and a free passage to
and from town, were given by Messrs. Smith, and
their liberality was done full justice to by their
employes.
THE COMMITTEE or ',Num intothe Westminster-
bridge question recommended that the works of the
new bridge be suspended for the present, and the
whole subject be reconsidered by Government and
Parliament. They report, however, in favour of the
proposed east-iron piers. About one-fourth of the
foundation works has been completed, ft A cost of
76,9881.

THE PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM aF Tam exry
to Sir William Williams, the Lord lavor stated on
Thursday, will take place on the'neft tottzt..day.

SATURDAY,

At the same court it was resolved that the site of
the old Fleet-prison should be let out on building
leases, and that the portrait of the Lord Mayor, now•
in the Royal Academy, at the desire of the Common.
Council, be placed permanently in the Guildhall.
THE RAILWAY REFORM ASSOCIATION held its first.
ordinary meeting on Wednesday at the London,
Tavern. The meeting was numerously attended by
influential shareholders in the principal railways..
Mr. Malins (the chairman) presided, and congratu-.
lated the shareholders on the success of the efforts.
of the association to obtain a reduction on the proxy
stamp duty. A deputation had waited on the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, who was so convinced of the.
necessity for the reduction that he readily assented
to it. The chairman proceeded to detail the sub-
jects which the committee thought Parliament ought,
to be memorialised upon for the security of share-
holders, the principal of which were—the separation•
of revenue from capital ; that the common seal a a
company should not be binding merely because the•
directors had sanctioned the proceeding, but thatthe
shareholders generally should have a voice in the
matter; that there should be a uniform system of
accounts on all railway companies; that power should
be given to reject a director before his term of office
expired. in the event of his conduct not being satis-
factory; that a similar system for managing railways
to that existing in France should be instituted by
the appointment of three directors, who should be
paid well enough to devote all their attention to tie
affairs of the company; that a majority of three-fiftl a
of the shareholders should have the power of apply-
ing to Government for the audit of accounts, which
should take place before the bills were paid ; that
there should be published rates and tariffs ; that no
favour should be extended to any particular customer,
as was the case with the Northern and Eastern Coal
Company on the Eastern Counties Railway, but that
all persons, without distinction, should be at liberty
to use any railway upon the same terms ; that three-
fifths of the shareholders should have power to reject
any person who does not give satisfaction, to pre-
vent any official from refusing to quit his appoint-
tnent because he had been elected for a fixed period;
that the legislative powers exercised by the two.
Houses of Parliament in relation to railway property
should be limited, and that a competent authority
should be appointed to decide various questions
instead of leaving them to the decision of a com-
mittee of four members of Parliament; and that
directors should be made responsible for the proper•
management of the affairs of the company. Vari-
ous other subjects were also mentioned by the
chairman as deserving of attention. Major Court
thought a good deal of existing mismanagement

was owing to the apathy of sbareholders, who already
possessed power to make directors do their duty.
Several speeches were made in favour of the sug-
gestions of the chairman ; and a resolution, approv-
ing of a memorial to Government, in which they
should be embodied, having been carried, the meet-
ing:separated.
THE WESTMINSTER AND LEANDER BOAT RACE took
place at Putney on Thursday. The Leanders woo
a desperate race by the shortest of half lengths.
A DUEL took place on Wednesday, at Wimbledon,
between a gentleman named Henry E. Verrall and.
an ex-military officer. When the antagonists met on
the ground, the seconds endeavoured to effect a.
reconciliation, but without success. The ken tlemen.
fired at twelve paces, and one was carried from the.
ground " winged," and in a fainting condition.