The Press.
London, England, 1854-08-05 00:00:00

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HER MAJESTY remains at Osborne-house, improving
the opportunity of every fine day by walks, drives, or
cruises upon and around the Isle of Wight.
THE DUCHESS OF KENT left Frogmore for London
on Wednesday. On the following day her Royal
Highness was to have proceeded to Osborne on a
visit to the Queen, but her departure has been de-
layed in consequence of her lady in waiting, Lady
Augusta Bruce, having experienced a slight attack of

scarlatina.
THE DUCHESS OF CA/ABRIDGE and the Princess
Allay are about to leave Cambridge Cottage for
Cowes, Isle of Wi;ht, where their Royal Highnesses
intend to sojourn about three weeks.
THE COUNTESS DE NEUILLY, with several members
of the ex-Royal Family of France, have taken up their
residence at Apsley-bouse, Torquay.
HIS EXCELLENCY THE PORTUGUESE MINISTER, and
the Countess de Lavradio, have left town for Tun_
bridge Wells. His excellency, who was suffering in
his health, has already derived some benefit from the
change of air.
HIS EXCELLENCY VELY PACHA, Ottoman Ambassa-
dor in Paris, arrived in London on Saturday last, on
a short visit.

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER and Mrs.
Gladstone returned to town on Monday from a visit
to the Duchess of Sutherland, at Clevedon, near
Maidenhead.

WE regret to hear that the Hon. C. P. Villiers has
been advised to leave England for some months for
the benefit of his health, which has become seriously
impaired by unremitting attendance in the House of
Commons.
THE appointment of Proby Thomas Cantley, Esq.,
late Lieutenant-Colonel in the Bengal Artillery, and
Director of the Ganges Canal, to be Civil Knight
Commander of the Bath is notified in Tuesday's
Gazette.
THE marriage cf Mr. Holford with Miss Elizabeth
Lindsay is to be solemnised this day (Saturday) at
St. George's Church, Hanover-square.
I'HE following are the Turkish titles given by the
Sultan to General Beatson, commander of bashi-
bazouks, and staff :—His Excellency Shemsi Pacha,
Lieutenant• General Beatson ; Daond Bey, Colonel
Green, Chief of the Staff; Naymi Bey, Colonel Stein-
bach; Kojalo Bey, Colonel Creagh; Yussef Bey,
Major Charles Lane Fox; Munir Bey, Major Lock.
Dr. Sandwith, staff surgeon and principal interpreter,
and the Hon. F. Walpole, have not yet received titles.
A CABINET Commit was held on Saturday et the

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THE Speaker's official dinner took place on.
Wednesday, when the light hon. gentleman enter-
tained the functionaries of the House of Commons'
The following were present :—Sir Denis Le Merchant,
Lord Charles Russell, Mr. Wm. Ley, Mr. Henry Ley
Mr. Goeset, Colonel Forester, Mr. Jones, Mr.
Rickards, Mr. May, Mr. Smith, Mr. Vardon, Mr.
Waldegrave. Mr. Dyson, Mr. Gudge, Mr. Gibbons,
Mr. Rowlands, Mr. Gunnell, Mr. Postlewaite, Mr.
Lefroy, Rev. Mr. Gurnier.

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REAR-ADMIRAL THE HON. MONTAGIT STOPFORD, it
is now stated, will proceed to the Black Sea, and not
to the Baltic. He has, however, rehoisted his flag
at Devonport, and resumed, provisionally, his dock-
yard duties.
THE BEVERLEY ELECTION commenced on Satur-
day last, when the return of the Hon. A. Gordon
was somewhat unexpectedly opposed by the appear-
ance of a new candidate, Mr. G. W. Hastings, who
appealed to the electors as a thorough-going Liberal,
a friend of a vigorous war policy, and a determined
opponent of Lord Aberdeen. At the nomination, on
the show of hands, there appeared a slight majority
in favour of Mr. Hastings. The poll took place on
Monday, when the son of the Prime Minister was
elected by a majority of 493 votes to 192 recorded
for his competitor.
THE HOME SECRETARY has commuted the sen-
tence of death which was passed upon the Spaniard
at the last Hertford Assizes, for the murder of a
young man, to transportation for life. No ground
has been assigned, except that the prisoner, since
his apprehension, has refused to speak.
THE SMOKE ACT came into operation on Tuesday
last, the Ist inst. By this statute it is provided that
any person who shall "use any furnace not made
to consume its own smoke, or shall so negligently use
such Ibrnace as that its smoke shall not be con-
sumed, or shall carry on any trade or business which
shall occasion any noxious or offensive effluvia, or
otherwise annoy the neighbourhood or inhabitants,
without using the best practicable means for prevent-
ing or counteracting such smoke or other annoyance,
the offender being owner, occupier, foreman, or other
person employed, shall forfeit for the first offence
from 40s. to 51. ; second,lot. ; third, ; fourth 401. ;
and so on, doubling every time."