The Press.
London, England, 1853-06-11 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

PIMLICO IMPROVEMENT BILL.
On the motion for the second reuliug of this bill,
Mr. Wil.t.itms complained of the smuts expended on royal
palaces, and estowially of the large amount of which
had been already expended on what were called Pimlico ituprovc•
meats, but which was, in fact, clearing away of Mimics for ad-
ditimis to Buckingham l'alace. lie objected to proceeding with
the bill till all estimate was pmduced.
sir W. Moi.Eswintrit explained that the expense of the
provements in question would be borne by the hunt revenues
of the Crown, and ill one of the future hinges of the bill eta esti•
uncle and plan would be laid before the
The bill was read a second time.

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ARMY ENLISTMENT.
Mr. Rum inquired if the War-miles contemplated extending
to the army ketch lok•iieficial provisions for the encouragement of
enlistment, and the formation offal efilk•ietit reserve fork..., by u
%yawns of rewarda, and u riming kwale of pensions, as had by a
recent order been isnifemsl kan the navy?
Mr. S. 11rAttivirr said that there was, at the present moment,
no ramie for offering any additional inkluct•tuelit to enlistment in
the army, because the army was never reerllited with greater 1.11.
fility nor with a better class of men tl at this period. (Mvor,
hear.) With regard to the formation of an efficient reserve terra.,
the question of dealing with those meets who had entered for the
tell years' Menke, Fa the expiration of their term, was generally
under the ekiiikkifleration of the Goveniment. lint it should be
olekervi•d that the two serviees stalk 51 011 IL perfectly diNtillet
AKA WIZ. The nature of their ditties was alifti•retit, the anemia of
I'llllllW' it ion for their labour was fdways different; anal he should
extreniely sorry if it were Aways to be vonsiderell as a matter
et...nurse that every regulation adopted in the one was i
til he MXIOIIIII4I 10 Uae other service. The ellly result of
that would be to limit the advantages now enjoyed by both art.-
vices.
EXCLUSION OF STRANGERS.
The select ell iiiiii Wee appointed to eotisider if ',granger' call
Ike allowed to n.llllllll in the house flowing divisions lima' pre-
Molded their repOrt. TheV find that in certain parts oldie house,
for example the seats 'below Una' law anal in the front gallery,
strangers, if allowed to reniain, might ereige some confusion and
render pOSSilde Ull 111444101 a wharh they discover to have hap-
pened olive (in 1771), viz., that of a 11011.1110111ber hieing vomited
by the lettere in a division. In other retteetS they lOW uu 116.
jl.l.titlik to the prk•senee of strangers, subject always to the sulker-
Vil4loll Of the upiu,hlted messengers, and the will of the Speaker
or ellairllll4ll of e 'e, who are us retain their present plerier
Of ordering the galleries 10 be perelllpterily clewed sit ally mks
went. In oiler, however. to give member* •to eon's. flown to
divisions, for which the interval occupied in viewing the house
of strangers is tsow /411pp011ell to Nnitiee, the ell re propose
that. a two-minute gaud-glass shall be turned by the clerk at the
table upon& fliviai 111 l being called, and that the door shall not be
abut until the saint hue run out.

THE CRYSTAL PALACE at Sydenham was On Mon-
day, visited by her Majesty and Prince Albert.
Under the guidance of Sir Joseph Paxton and Mr.
Owen Jones, the royal party inspected every part of
the building, and expressed themselves highly satis-
fied with the progress made in the works and park.
A Sell: von Tlll PR(,PoSED PARK AT FINSBURY was
nn Tuesday explored by Sir Wm. Molesworth, her
Majesty's Chief Commissioner of Works, and Lord
It. Orosvenor, who examined the ground and pieces
of water in the neighbourhood of Highbury pointed
out for the formation of the park by Mr. Llo)d, the
projector.
A NEw STEAMER, the Solent, built for the loyal
West. India Mail Company, was launched on Wed-
nesday at Cowes. She is the largest vessel ever built
on the shores of the Solent, being only three feet
shorter than the Great Britain. Two other steamers
of about equal size are nearly ready at Northdeet,
and on the Tyne; and in a few months the company
will have added six new powerful vessels to their exist-
ing fleet. The new ships are intended to reinforce the
inter colonial service in the West Indies, and the
company will then have a large reserve of ships.
Two will always be kept ready for sea at St. Thomas's
or .1 maim.

THE WORKMEN'S STRIKES, which have terminated
in the north, still continue in the west and midland
counties. In I►evonshire the wages movement occa-
sions much agitation. At Exeter, trediton, Tiver-
ton, and other places, the men have met and passed
resolutions expressing their determination not to
return to their work until their demands are com-
plied with. At Teignt 11111 l th and Torquay the
plasters and joine►s have applied for an increase
of wages. Lancashire presents many signs of
dissatisfaction. on Monday night the operatives
at Glossop carried out their resolution and left work.
The weavers at Bolton have given notice for
a ten per cent advance. One of the employers
offered an immediate compromise of five per cent.,
but it was not accepted. The splinters at Bolton
have obtained their advance. The masters at Stock-
p►ort engaged on India goods are refusing to advance
wages in the present state of that trade, and a turn-
out appears to be imminent. About '_:►l) constables
in the Manchester police force have sent in their
resignations with a view to leaving their situations a
month hence, unless their wages are advanced. The
salaries given are Us. and ltis. In Liverpool, on
Monday, the cotton-porters, who haul made an un-
successful application for an advance of ttd. a day,
struck work, and have expressed their determination
to remain out until their demand is conceded. The
movement met with the co-operation of the dock
labourers, upwards of 5,000 strong, who also struck
on Tuesday. Only one ship in the port was at work.
The letter-carriers of Liverpool have petitioned the
Postmaster-general for an advance of wages, on the
ground that 20s. a week is inadequate to their re-
quirements, owing to the increased price of pro-
visions, &c. The application has met with a decided
negative from Viscount Calming.