The Press.
London, England, 1854-10-28 00:00:00

Lord Elgin, the

Montreal on the 6th inst. on his way to Quebec, after
having made a triumphant tour through the Upper
Province. Everywhere his excellency was received
in the most cordial manner, and every manifestation
was shown to prove to him that it was with much
regret that they had, in all probability, to look upon
that visit as his last. Addresses were presented to
him wherever he stopped. At Kingston a holiday
Was made of his arrival in that city, and a sumptuous
dijeuner prepared for his excellency.
Sir Edmund Head, the new Governor, is on a tour
through the State. He is not expected to enter upon
his official duties until the beginning of the new
year.
AUSTRALIA.
The clipper-ship Lightning reached Liverpool on
Monday trom Melbourne, having made the run in
sixty-three days, the quickest on record.
The Adelaide papers report that the produce of
last year's clip of wool was almost all shipped. The
total quantity exported in the first six months of
1854 was valued at 142,9001., against 182,103/. in the
same period in 1853, showing a decrease this year of
40,2621. The land sales continued far above the
anticipated average, and the revenue for the second
quarter of the year from all sources was in excess of
that of the corresponding quarter by about 40,0001.
The total quantity of public land sold in June and
July was 48,950 acres, realising 98,0001. The Port
Adelaide Railway was in a course of rapid con
struction. Loans to the extent of 85,0001 bad been
taken, of which 40,0001. were secured by the Banks
of South Australia and Australasia, at I premium.
The previous amounts had been taken at par.

THE REV. E. OwEN and the Rev. J. Shepherd are
appointed chaplains to the army serving in the East,
and have been ordered to proceed without delay to
their destination.

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Her Majesty remains at Windsor, where a succes-
sion of guests have been honoured with invitations
to the Court circle. The French Ambassador and
Countess Walewski have spent two days at the castle
during the week. Many of the Cabinet Ministers
also, together with Lord Hardinge and other military
functionaries, have formed members of the royal
dinner parties.
The Countess de Neuilly and the Duke and
Duchess of Nernoure visited her Majesty on Monday.
Prince Albert went to London on Tuesday, by the
Great Western Railway, and visited the Duchess of
Gloucester at Gloucester-house. His Royal High-
ness returned to the castle at two o'clock.
M. Foucault had the honour, on Thursday, of
exhibiting before Prince Albert some experiment*
with the gyroscope, in demonstration of the rotatiolit,
of the earth.
VISIT OF THE FRENCH EMPEROR AND EMPRISS.-1
The anticipated visit to the English Court of the;
Emperor Napoleon and his Empress is now formally
arranged. The Queen and Prince Albert, Unmet&
ately after keeping the birthday of the Princess Royal
at Windsor Castle, on the 41st of November, will
proceed, as usual at this period of the year, to chill
r
Isle of Wight. The Court will remain at Gabe i •
until about the middle of December. Here, at h
Majesty's marine residence, and about this peri
the Emperor and Empress of the French, it is
pected, will pay their first visit to the English
On the arrival of the illustrious visitors her M
and Prince Albert will accompany them to Windsor
Castle, where a series of banquets, balls, concerts,
&c., on a scale of magniticense and splendour un-
equalled in the present reign, will be given. During
the stay of the royal visitors at the castle, which, it
is expected, will be about six or eight days, the Em-
peror will be installed a Knight of the Garter. The
three knights who have also been nominated to fill
the vacancies occasioned by the demise of the Mar-
quis of Anglesea, the Marquis of Londonderry, and
the Duke of Beaufort—namely, the Earls of Carlisle,
Ellesmere, and Eglinton—will also be installed at
the same time. The insignia of the Emperor of
Russia as a Knight Companion of this order retail',
their position over one of the stalls in the Cha
Royal of St. George; but it will no doubt be remov
before the Emperor of the French is installed. It
understood that the portion of the castle occupi
by the King of Prussia when that sovereign 1
visited England will be fitted up for the express u
of the Emperor and Empress and suite during
stay at Windsor.
Her Majesty, out of respect for the memory of
Captain Hyde Parker, hail been pleased to adopt the
two little liustencUie orphans, whose sad ease h
lately caused so much commiseration. The little f
lows are to-remaiu on board the l'irebrand until
safe and suitable opportunity for sending th
England shall occur. They are very intelligent
dren, and the eldest displays &proficiency, not
in speaking English, but also in the sword and
ket exercises.
The cost of entertaining the Queen in Hail
Friday and Saturday week amounted to 85,0001., '
eluding all expenses. It is stated that one in
received 8001. for the use of variegated lamps, whi
he let out at 4d. a piece.
A patent engine-room telegraph has been fit
on board the Royal Albert. It communicates
the conning stations on both sides of the poop di -
to the engine room, by a connecting galvanised •
of sufficient strength to ensure security. The sb
in addition to this apparatus, is also fitted with Me,
Benney's patent gutta-percha speaking-tubes, which,
together, must give every facility for communications
from the poop to the engi


Tan Quasi( has appointed John Thomas Abdy,
LL.D., Fellow of Trinity Hall, Regius Professor of
Civil Law in the University of Cambridge.

Tog anniversay of the Bedford Literary and
Scientito institution was celebrated on Thursday
evening last week by a soiree at the Bedford• rooms.
The mayor of the town presided, and among the com-
pany were Lord John Russell, Sir Hamilton Seymour,
Baron Parke, Lord Charles J. F. Russell, the Hon. C.
C. Cavendish, M.P., Mr. Hastings Russell, M.P., Mr.
S. Whitbread, M.P., the High Sheriff, Sir D. Dundee,
&c. The Duchess of Bedford, with a distinguished
company from Woburn, was also present. Lord JoL;
Russell delivered along speech in favour of the exten-
sion of knowledge, and concluded by moving " That
literary and scientific and mechanics' institutions
have greatly tended to the benefit of the people in
this country, by cultivating their minds, refining their
tastes, and improving their social habits." The
motion was carried unanimously. Sir Hamilton
Seymour, Lord C. Russell, Mr. S. Whitbread, M.P.,
and some other gentlemen, also addressed the meet-
ing.