The Press.
London, England, 1858-04-17 00:00:00

Conn ano laskion.

Her Majesty the Queen and Court arrived in town
from Windsor on Monday afternoon.
Her Majesty the Queen held a Levee on Wednes-
day, which was very numei ously attended.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales left
Windsor on Saturday last, for a tour in Ireland.
Her Majesty will hold a Drawing•room on Wed-
nesday, the sth May.

Court of St. James, arrived at Dover on Thursday
afternoon, and in London the same evening. Hi,
Excellency on landing at Dover was received with
great warmth by upwards of 5,000 persons who had
assembled to greet him on his arrival. His Grace
the Duke of Richmond, K.G., Colonel of the Sussex
Militia, and the Marquis of Londonderry, E.G,
Colonel of the North Devon Rifles, and the Marquis
of Donegal, K.G., Colonel of the Royal Antrim Militia,
with the commandant and officers of the garrison,
received his Excellency. On the arrival of the
cortege at the Royal Warden Hotel, the Mayor of
Dover presented a congratulatory address, which
WAS replied to briefly by Marshal Pelissier, who
observed, "Nothing could have afforded me greater
pleasure than my appointment as Ambassador to this
country, and it will always be my earnest desire to
preserve those cordial relations which have hitherto
existed between France and England." His Excel-
lency left immediately afterwards for London.
AN INFLUENTIAL DEPUTATION from the West
Riding waited upon Lord Derby on Thursday to
advocate the total repeal of the paper duty. Tie
deputation was introduced by Mr. Milner Gibson.
The Premier, having paid great attention to the
statements contained in the memorial, and to the
arguments of the different speakers, after expressing
his sympathy with the deputation, said that he feared
the present state of the Exchequer would not permit
him to hold out hopes of repealing even a tax so
obnoxious in principle, and which he should be very
glad to see repealed.
AT A COURT OF DIRECTORS, held at the East India.
house on Thursday, the thanks of the Court were
voted unanimously to Mr. Ross Donnelly Mangles,
M.P., chairman, and Sir Frederick Currie, Bart.,
deputy-chairman, for their great application and
attention to the affairs of the East India Company
during the past year. A Court was also held, when
the three directors who were re elected the day pre-
vious—viz., William Butterworth Bayley, Esq.,
Russell Ellice, Esq., and Henry Thoby Princep,
Esq.—took the prescribed oath and their seats. Sir
Frederick Currie, Bart., was chosen chairman,
and William Joseph Eastwick, Esq., deouty-chairman
for the year ensuing.
REAR-ADMIRAL SIR H. ICEPPEL has issued an
address to the electors of Portsmouth, in which he
refers to a report that Viscount Monck does not.
intend to be again a candidate for that borough
Should that report prove true, Admiral Keppel informs
the electors that he shall offer himself as a candidate
upon the Liberal interest at the next vacancy, and
that he shall take an early opportunity of making a
fall explanation of his political views .

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.
Tussdisy, April 13.

BANKRUPTS. GEORGE BROWN PELHAM, Albertetreet,
Camden-town, buiIder—CHARLES MtLNER, Cannon-street, to'
baczonist—Thomas BLAILAND, Maidstone, grocer—WM. Jonas,
East Grinstead, SUMS, innkeeper—DAVlD LOGAN DEER. QUOINS.
street, Seven Dials, currier—BENJAMIN FRANCIS HALLOWELL
CAREW, Little Grove.street, I Jison.grove, Paddington, cab
proprietor—Thomas FRANC is, Cross-street, Islington, plasterer
—ROBERT PAris, Foreit of Dean, Gloucestershire, coal owner—
GEORGE SMITH, BllTOlOghltn. grocer—HENßY JOSEPH LAN.
CASIHEE, Dudley, Worcestershire, sprit merchant—EDWAßD
WALEs, Burstein, Staffordshire, coal master—Thos. DEEDNET,
Bathfod. Somersetehire, rag merchant—BENJAMlN Hassoa,
Huddersfield, cotton waste dealer GEoßos Col, 'Wrezham,
Denbighshire, grocer—JAMES ARELE, Sunderland, currier—
EDWARD OTTO STERN 11134 HENRY DALWAT WHITCHORCH BALD.
WIN, New:isatle.upon-Tyne, merchants BEN. ARMSTRONG,
Sunderland, ironmonger.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—A. CRincEsHANE, Bridge-
end-mills, miller—D. BAIN and J. ALLAN, Bower,
shire, joiners—R. FORS/TR. Juniper-bank, near Thurso. Csith-
nessehlre. architect—H. FINLAY. Glasgow, house factor--R.
SrsvENsoN, Old Monckton, Lanarkshire, farmer—M. WurraLaw,
Airdrie, Lanarkshire, tailor—A. W. Our; r 4, Melrose, merchant—
J. Dorithrs, Thurso, Caithnesssbire, farmer.

Friday, April 16.
BAN KRUPTC Y ANNULLED.—SAutraL BENNET'', Mai.

cheater, commission agent.
BA IS KRU PTS.—BOHTLI NOE and Co., Liverpool, merchants--
Wittux YORALL. A sliton-un.ler- 14 no, saddler—JOHN D.
Dicimisox Hastings. draper—WlLLlAll WILD, Counter-street.
Southwark, carman—JOHN PATCH, NurdlSlDpwo, grocer—Jorts
T. BARRsa, Stratford, builder—TuomAs WOOSLEY, Duenden,
Lancashire, cotton spinner—Sritanual BuTt.trt,CIIRISTOPHIIR
BARER, and CHARLES E. Basta, Birmingham, wire-drawers—
JOSEPH SULLIVAN, Bristol, tavern-keeper CHARLES 11.
STEWARD, l'otitill-street, Westminster. corn merchant—Twists
TAILOR, Moddershall Mill, Stone, stafforshire, dint grinder—
C Burro PH R PY BUS, Catterick, Yorkshire. spirit merchant—
CHARLES WILLIAMS, Cardiff. ship smith.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—Hula and Co., manufae-
turers, Glasgow—Roesftr
innkeeper—AßCHlßALD Wallt, Glasgow, wine merchant

•
EDWIN HART, the brother of the murdered man at
Portsmouth, is still detained by the local police upon
strong circumstantial grounds of guilt. The investi-
gation by the bench is again adjourned.
THE BARBAROUS MURDER AND ROBBERY of an old
couple named Bucknall, resident in Coombe-lane,
about four miles from Taunton, was discovered last
Wednesday. The brains of the old man had been
blown out by a gun discharge, and the throat of the
woman was cut fiom ear to ear. The house wee
stripped of some few trinkets and 401. in gold. The
grandson of the obi couple bee been *Meted on
suspicion.