The Press.
London, England, 1856-05-03 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION OF PEACE.

THE proclamation of peace was made in due form on
Tuesday morning. The procession, consisting of the
Westminster beadles, the Knights - Marsha.lmen,
pursuivants, and heralds in full costume, headed by
the Garter King-at-Arms, and preceded and followed
by detachments of Life Guards with trumpeters,
formed at St. James's Palace a little before noon, and
after a flourish of trumpets thrice sounded, the
Garter• King advanced and read the following pro-
clamation
VICTORIA R.

Whereas a definite treaty of peace and friendship
between us and our allies and his Imperial Majesty the
Emperor of all the flimsies was concluded at Paris on the
30th day of March last, and the ratifications thereof have
now been duly exchanged : in conformity thereunto we
have thought fit hereby to command that the same be pub-
lished throughout all our dcminions ; and we do declare to
all our loving subjects our will and pleasure that the said
treaty of peace and friendship be observed inviolably, as
well by sea as by land, and in all cases whatsoever ; strictly
charging and commanding all our loving subjects to take
notice hereof, and to conform themselves thereunto ac-
cordingly.
Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, this
28th day of April, in the year of our Lord
1858, and in the 19th year of our reign.

God save the Queen.
At the end of the proclamation, the heralds again
sounded their trumpets thrice, and the procession
proceeded along Pall-mall to Charing-cross, where
the proclamation was again read. The procession
then advanced to Tempiesbar, and, finding the gates
closed, demanded admittance, which, after a short
parley, was granted by the Lord Mayor, when the
proclamation was read inside the gates, and repeated
at Wood-street and at the Royal Exchange. A great
crowd was of course gathered at each point, but,
beyond laughing at the grotesque appearance of the
heralds, and their evident uneasiness in the saddle,
for come of them had not crossed a horse for forty
years, the spectators evinced no other signs of
satisfaction, and refused to raise a single cheer.
Previous to the arrival of the procession at the
gates of Temple-bar, a Court of Common Council had
been held at an early hour, when the Lord Mayor
read an official intimation received from Sir G. Grey
announcing the ratification of the treaty and the
conclusion of peace, and requesting the attendance
of the magistrates and officers of the city of London
at the proclamation thereof.

THE LORD MAYOR gave a banquet on Wednesday
evening at the Mansion-house to Lord Brougham
and the members of the Law Amendment
Society. In proposing the health of the learned
lord, as president of the society, the Lord
Mayor gave a slight sketch of Lord Brougham's
distinguished services in the cause of law reform,
and spoke earnestly of the learned lord's good for-
tune to be known to the public, alike as a great
lawyer, an eminent statesman, a great judge, and
one distinguished in art, literature, and science.
Lord Brougham, in reply, alluded to the immense
advantages of an improved state of the law to the
commercial body among the rest, and denied the
truth of the objections urged against the Law
Amendment Society, that it did not proceed syste-
matically, and acted upon no systematic plan of law
reform. The principle upon which it had through-
out acted was the substitution of natural for tech-
nical procedure ; and if he could only live to see
Courts of Reconcilement instituted, a system which
would prevent a vast amount of painful and expen-
sive litigation, " he should go to his account, and
think that they of the Law Amendment Society had
not lived in vain."

THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S RETURNS show a mor-
tality of 1,048 persons during the past week—a low
average, taking into account the increasing popula-
tion. The number of births amounted to 1,861.

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SATURDAY,

SIR CHARLES NAPIER, on Wednesday, was enter.
tamed at dinner by his Southwark friends at a tavern
in Southwark. The gallant admiral, as usual, fired
a series of broadsides into his opponents, who, it is
needless to add, were not present.

THE ERECTION OF A MEMORIAL CHURCH AT CON-
STANTINOPLE, in commemoration of the services of
the British army, was decided on at an influential
meeting held at Willis's-rooms on Monday. The
Duke of Cambridge took the chair, and resolutions
according to the objects of the meeting, proposed by
the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Granville, and the Bishop
of Oxford, were unanimously passed. A subscrip.
tion-list to the amount of 2,0001. was read out.

THE LESSEES OF THE METROPOLITAN THEATRES
held a meeting on Saturday last for the purpose of
considering the position the various theatres would
be placed in on the 29th inst. from the promised
public display of fireworks in the parks. All the
leading managers, except Mr. Charles Kean, were
present, and it was unanimously resolved that a de-
putation should wait, upon Sir George Grey to repre-
sent to the Home Secretary that, unless Government
would throw the theatres open gratuitously on that
night, every manager, with the exception of Mr.
Kean, would feel compelled to close his establishment.
THE SALE OF THE ROGERS COLLECTION has con-
tinued during the week with great success. On the
first day (Monday) a curiously-carved mahogany
pedestal was sold. The carving on this pedestal was
executed in mahogany by Chantrey in 1803, when,
unknown and in poverty, he was employed by Bo-
gaert, a German, at the rate of ss. a day. It is
related, with reference to the very case, that Chantrey
one day in after life said to Rogers, " Do you re-
member a workman who came in at that door to
receive your orders? I was that workman." The
four days sale of the week realised 4,3001. The sale
of pictures commenced yesterday and continues
to- day.
A GREAT MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE
REFORMATORY AND REFUGE UNION was held at the
Mansion-house, last Friday, under the presidency of
the Lord Mayor. The Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord
Ebrington, M.P., Mr. Smith Child, M.P., &c., were
present. Resolutions in favour of the establishment
of reformatories in London, and for appealing to the
public for support, were proposed by the Rev. Canon
Bickersteth and Mr. Edward Corderoy, seconded by
Lord Shaftesbury and the Rev. Grantham Yorke,
and carried unanimously. Subscriptions to the
amount of 1,1001. were announced.
A NEW TRADE SCHOOL, mainly founded by Mr.
Green, the eminent shipowner, has been opened this
week in the Sailors' Home, at Poplar. The object of
this school is to offer to all the artizans, operatives,
and mechanics of the district instruction in thepnn-
ciples of their work. Not to teach the practice of
the workshop. The subjects of instruction, as
arranged in rotation, will be arithmetic and algebra,
practical mechanics and mechanism, the steam-
engine, practical geometry and mechanical draping,
free hand drawing, surveying and gauging, physical
and commercial geography, and bookkeeping. The
hours of attendance will be from seven to nine p.m.
in summer, and from six to nine in winter. The
foundation of such a school is, of course, merely
experimental, and its results will be looked forward
to with much interest.

THE DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS IN THE PARKS, fixed
as originally stated in THE PRESS for the 29th of
May, will commence about nine p.m., and last for
about three hours. Various devices are in prepa-
ration in addition to the vast numbers of rockets and
ordinary fireworks intended to be used. The dis•
plays in the parks will be precisely similar. That on
Primrose-hill will be mainly confined to the discharge
cf rockets in great variety.
THE RED•hILL REFORMATORY SOCIETY held their
annual festival at the London Tavern on Wednesday
evening. Lord Granville presided, and in an elo-
quent speech upon the advantages of reformatory
schools stated that the Government had resolved to
grant a moiety of the salaries of reformatory schools,
and to advance a certain sum towards the erection
and maintenance of the buildings of those institu-
tions. Lord Granville concluded with a forcible ap
peal to the members of the House of Commons
present to support this proposal of her Majesty's
Government.