The Press.
London, England, 1853-08-20 00:00:00

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En MAJESTY has remained liming the week
almost in seclusion at Osborne. On Wednesday the
Queen visited Cowes, where the Yacht Club Regatta
was in progress; and on Thursday steamed to Spit-
head, where she went on board the Duke of Welling-
ton, screw-ship, and took a large detachment of the
Channel fleet under her command for a few hours'
cruise at sea.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON A PRIVY COUNCIL was held
at Osborne, when the royal speech on the proroga-
tion of Parliament was finally arranged. The un-
finished state of some new works at Buckingham
Palace is said to be the cause why her Majesty does
not come to town and deliver the speech from the
throne in person.
Tun COFRT, it is said, will remain at Osborne,
house till the birthday of Prince Albert, on the
28th inst., which will be celebrated at the marine
residence of the Prince and his Royal Consort. The
Court will depart for Ireland on the morning of
Saturday, the 27th, but the Queen and Prince will
not enter Dublin until Monday, the 29th inst. Her
Majesty will be attended by the Duke of Newcastle,
one of the principal Secretaries of State, and by the
Lord Chamberlain, the Marquis of Breadalbane.
The Queen will remain at the Viceregal Lodge till
the end of the week, when she will proceed on her
annual visit to the retirement of her Highland
home.

THE ROUTE OF THE QUEEN FROM OSBORNE TO
HOLYHEAD will be from Southampton to Basingstoke,
and thence by the Great Western to Leamington,
whence the Royal party will be transferred to the
narrow gauge.' From Leamington her Majesty is to
proceed via Coventry and Nuneaton, and on by the
Trent Valley to Staffs d, Crewe, and Chester. Owing
to the breaks of gauge, her Majesty will have to
change carriages at Basingstoke and at Leamington.
WEDNESDAY, BEINU THE BIRTHDAY OF' HER IIoYAI.
j-hoHNEss THE DUCHESS OF KENT, way celebrated at
Kensington with the customary honours and festivi-
ties in London.
A CounT MOURNINU was ordered in Tuesday's .
Gazette for his late Royal Highness the Duke of
Saxe-Altenburg. The mourning was to begin on
Thursday, the lSth, change to-morrow (Sunday), and
terminate on Thursday next.
Mr: AMBASSADOR OF FRANCE AM) COUNTESs
WALEWSKA gave a grand entertainment on Monday
evening to the corps diploniatique and members of
the Administration, on the occasion of the fête day of
the Emperor Napoleon.
PRINCE ALBERT OF PRUSSIA, Lord High Admiral
of the Prussian navy, arrived at Gosport on Tuesday
on a visit to her Majesty at Osborne.
Ilun MAJESTY took another cruise with the Spit-
head fleet on Thursday. The Queen arrived from
Cowes in the royal yacht early that morning, and
without warning given to the civil subjects and sight-
seers. She went on board the Duke of Wet ington,
131, about half-past ten, and then steamed away to the
south-east, accompanied by the following screw-
ships :—Ayamentnon, 91.; Imptrieuse, 51; Arrogant,
47 ; Highftyer, 21; Encounter, 14 ; Desperate, 5;
with the Victoria and Albert, Fire Queen, Sprightly,
and Elfin in attendance. The squadron went off to
wa, performing various evolutions in their progreus
round the back of the Isle of Wight. About two
they were lost sight of from shore, and at four again
appeared on the horizon, when a double column was
formed, and the vessels in this order steamed rapidly
back to ~pithead. Her Majesty left the Duke of
Wellington at half-past live, and returned to
Osborne.

THE PRESS.

Volitttal anb 6tittral.

WE understand that Mr. Edmond lEFlalterty has
been appointed, conjointly with Mr. Godley, commis-
sioner of income tax for Ireland.
Tin: BON. FREDERIC b: BRUCE, now Charge
d'Affaires and Consul-General to the Oriental Re-
public of the Uruguay (Monte Video), is appointed
her Majesty's Agent and Cowed-General in Egypt.
Mr. Richard Birnie, of the Inner Temple. is ap-
pointed Advocate-General for Western Australia.
Tin: MINISTERIAL WIIITEISAIT DINNER took place
on Saturday, at the Trafalgar, Greenwieh, previous
to the prorogation of Parliament. The following
members of the Ministry were present :—ltight Hon.
W. E. Gladstone, Lord Alfred Hervey, Right Hon.
Sir James Graham, Mr..lames Wilson, Right lion.
K. titrutt, Lord Sydney, Lord Wodehoutte, lion.
Robert. Boyle, Duke of Newcastle, Mr. Grenville
Berkeley, Right lion. Sir W. Molosworth Mr. Wil-
liam Keogh, the Lord Chancellor, Lord lie Tabley,
Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Right lion. W. 6.
Hayter, Viscount Drninhunig, Sir A. J. E. Cockburn,
Mr. W. Monsell, Sir Richard Bethel!, Mr. Robert
Lowe, lion. W. Cowper, Earl of Mulgrnve, Mr. John
S'adleir, Lord Ernest Bruce, Earl of Aberdeen, Mr.
Frederick Peel, Duke of Argyll, Right Hon. E.
Cardwell, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Canning,
Mr. Ralph Osborne, Earl Granville, Marquis of
Breatlalbane, and Lord Klein'.
A VACANCY has occurred in the ancient and
honourable corps of the Military Knights of Windsor,
by the death of Ensign John Lamb, of the 2ti Royal
Veteran Battalion. Mr. Lamb served with great
credit for many years in her Majesty's 29th, or Wor-
cestershire Regiment of -RSA, was iu the Peninsula,
and present at the battles of .ltoleia, Vimiera, and
Talavera, for which he had the war medal and three

TELEORAPIIIC COMMUNICATION will be continuous
by the Ist of October between London and Cork,
Dublin, Belfast, and Killarney ; the land lines being
completed in Ireland, and the submarine link be-
tween Portpatrick and Donaghadee being at work.
THE ROYAL AsSENTLO many railway bills was given
on Monday. Among the acts them sanctioned were
those for the Worcester and Hereford, Bayswater, Pad-
dington, and Holborn Bridge ; West Cornwall, 6riell
Junction, Tralee and Killarney, Chard, East An-
glian, Momnouthshire' Severn and Wyre, South
Wales Mineral, Stamford and Essendine, Cork and
Bandon, and the Electric Telegraph Company.
TILE ROYAL COMMISSION for the Exhibition of
INSI held a meeting on Monday at the Pi ivy Council
Ottice. The commissioners present wore Earl Oran-
vidle, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, Sir W. Cubitt, Sir
C. Eastlake, Sir C. Lyell, and Mr. Coulson, Q.C.
Mr. Edgar Bowring, Secretary to the Commission,
was in attendance.

METROPOLITAN IMPIoIVEMENTS continue to form
the sulkject of acts of Parliament. One just passed
enables the Commissioners of Public Works to com-
plete improvements in Pimlico and the neighbour-
hood of Buckingham Palace. Certain houses spe-
cified may be purcha-sed, streets altered, and the
contemplated improvements forthwith commenced.
By order of the commissioners for the city of lAm-
don, a further number of houses in Ray-street,
Clerkenwell, are forthwith to be demolished, to com-
plete the direct line of communication from Black-
friars-bridge and Farringdon-street to Islington and
the Great Northern Railway terminus at King's-
cross. The long-talked-of widening of Fenehureh-
street is at last being carried out, and the whole of
the houses on the south side, extending from Mark- -
lane, crossing London-street and Railway-place,
up to Church-row, contiguous to the East. India
Company's warehouses, are being demolished for
that purpose. Many houses are being pulled
down on the south side of Threattneedle-street, in
Finch-lane, and Spread Eagle-court, to complete the
approaches to the Royal Exchange, as also in Dow-
gate-hill, to widen and improve that thoroughfare
The commissioners have obtained possession of pre-
mises at the corner of Mark-lane and Tower-street,
to widen the latter thoroughfare, and form a direct
line of communication from King William-street to
Tower-hill. The new thoroughfare from London-
bridge to the south side of St. Paul's-churchyard is
nearly finished ; it is to be opened throughout early
in October. The Commissioners of Works have re-
commenced operations to complete the new street
through Spitalfields, called Commercial street, ex-
tending from the London Docks, through White-
chapel, to Shoreditch.
THE BRITISH ASMOCIATIoN FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
OF SCIENCE intend to commence their sittings for
the present year at Kingston-upon-Hull, on Wednes-
day, the 7th of September.
IN Sof:TH WARWIcKsIIIRE, Mr. Shirley, son of Mr.
J. E. Shirley, formerly member for the division, is a
candidate, in the Conservative interest, for the
vacancy occasioned by the succession of Lord Brooke
.1 to the earldom of Warwick.

Tug: CLERGY ORPHAN CORPORATION, which was
established in 1809, held a quarterly court on Mon-
day, for the purpose of electing six children into the
asylum, and the transaction of general business.
The Rev. Dr. Russell, who presided, announced
scver►l subscriptions to the fund for building a new
school at Canterbury, and urged upon the clergy tho
necessity of exertions to obtain the amount still
needed to carry out the objects contemplated. This
fund was set on toot by the 11ev. 1)r. Samuel Wilson
Warneford, who gave 3.0001. to purchase a site for a
new boys' school ; 4,0001. towards building a school
for ltiti boys ; and (I,OIXI/. to ft►und six scholarships,
three scholar► to be elected annually for two years
each, at 801. per annum, frtm► the date of their regu-
lar superannuation.
TILE M►►RTALITI OF• LONIVON has exhibited little
va►iatien during the last month. lu the week
ended on Saturday last the number of deaths regis-
tered was 1044.

TH►: SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE ELECTION Caine off
on Monday at. Lichfield, when the Hon. E. R. Little
ton was elected without opposition. In his addresses
the new member declared himself a thorough sup•
porter of the present Ministry. lie did not show at
the nomination, and the whole affair passed off in 14
tame and spiritless manner, barely 100 spectators
being present.
VisCOUNT STRATHALLAN is a candidate for limo
%waney in the representative peerage of Scotland
caused by the demise of the Earl of &Wield.
AT CHATHAM, Captain Vernon having announced
his intention not to defend his return, the elector:
have presented a petition requesting permission of
the I louse of Commons to he allowed to► do so on their
own account.

REIIIONATRANCES having been sent from Dunbar,
to the Fishery Board and to the Treasury, stating
that from 10 to 100 large French lugger% were fishing
every night amidst our boats, anti causing havoc to
the gear of our men, Sir James Orahatu ordered
another steamer north to protect the fisheries. It is
said that the Frenchmen have taken almost entire
possession of the Northumberland coast; but the
Tartarus has gone to the spot, and, it is to be hoped,
will put matters to rights.
NEws vao COMMANIbER ENOLKEIELDS ARCTIC
ExsmortoN has been received by the afore-transport
Diligence, which accompanied the Phasic with extra
store of provisions, and has now returned. The ex•
pedition had safely proceeded as far on their voyage
as the island of Disco, where she picked up the crew
of a whaler, the Rose, tit Hull, in deep distress,
owing to their ship being wrecked and abandoned in
the ice in Melville Bay. Commander Engletteld,
with the other transport, pushed on for Beechy
Island, from Disco, on the pith of July last; on the
211th of which month the Diligence sailed homewards,
and has not spoken another vessel. Comunuider
Engletield and his (Akers and crews were all well
when the Diligence left them.
Tin: DoesEur.st.Es between the colliers of Kings-
wood, near Bristol, and their employers have been
amicably arranged. The men have resumed their
labour4, and in the course of next week all will go on
as usual. _

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Ste JAmes lbtoot /Ming to the Singapore
Free Press, has been seriously ill with an attack of
smallpox. The complaint began while he was on
board the Werof, on his passage from Singapore to
Sarawak ; tuul, for some time after his arrival, great
leant were entertamed for his safety. He was, how-
ever, considered convalescent when the latest accounts
were despatched.
'rite Cto NNE ATIVE LAN Sol • rry held their ninth
public drawing at the offices on Saturday, the 13th
inst., in the presence of Viscount Illanelagh, chair-
man, several members of the committee, and share-
holders front all parts of the country. Ninety-two
numbers were drawn, the fortunate holders residing
in Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Essex, Suffolk, Middlesex,
Westmorhind, Hampshire, Durham, Staffordshire,
and Yorkshire. The secretary announced that 5,469
shares, representing a capital of 2143,450/., had been
takeui and that forty shares, in addition to the
numbers drawn, would be placed in the order of
rights by seniority. 'the tenth public drawing ix
fixed for Wednesday, the 7th of September, at Free-
masons flan.
August ls.—( From a Corrsapon-
dento—The Dawsonian mess is still the chief topic
of conversation. The congregation of this rani
reverend have subscribed some 40111. odd towards
paying his share, of the bill; hut, as the whole of the
four defendants " worship " at the sante shrine, it its
suggested that it ought to go to a general fund,
One ballad on the subject is being privately circu-
lated, from welch I extract a couple of verses
ho syli!ipogee's in mourninu, the eiders gape appaird,
They ne er think, the ge9tlo—tnett, to be so badly Messlit4l;
Itut lehalesi is en their wells, which mute hie presence haled,
The "bevel-A chain" 'a exposed st bust, the prophet, aids Wl*
veiled!
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S. 'cutup on, end discontent, ran ever to a flame,
Thou oast not add to the huge blot now resting on thy tame;
Preach on of truth and kindness, sad for " social unit poi,
Bet Meet knelt metrieted cue, the damages to pay:

THE LONO-STAISING CLAM of Bonacich,
is respect el the aii4 Nat" has decided in
die negative by • ed eammeittee, whose report is
Now before Parliament. The claim took the shape
of compensation demanded for the seizure of the
vessel as far back as the year IHOB :
The ship was seized tinder rather curious; circumstances.
She belonged to Vendee, but which state, daring her voyage,
111111 transferred by the treaty of Prealmarg to France, and,
dilhoegh the Nerelin went to sea as theptuperty of Austrian
=, she was liable, on arrival in -England, to be con-
es the of Frank eabheets. The usual
maims won gives s to easilemaindoe, but Captain
Ilemsiek. who sisiesed to he half owner, did not appear.
Ake geese negatistion. the Addy, on a report front '
1r Jahn Nichol! ordered the vessel to be restored as a
OM to which liberality and forbearance might be shown.
Oakes, however, were put in spinet the vessel for repairs
And es, and bell was net pet in ; so that, atter some
between the claimants and the marshal of the
Admiralty Court, the ship was finally sold in July, 1811,
by the Commereiel Dock Company, for WOOL Captain
reedier thew elehned MO,UtJIN. as the value of the cargo,
100,0001. es the less of a voyage, 11,000 i. as compensation
for his imsriresasst. and WNW. for the vessel itself ;
in all, 21 The segsmittee report, with respect to
the first claim, that the imp was removed previous to the
-seizure of the vend GM dtieJeriediction of the Admiralty ;
-with respect to the mend claim, that the delay was owing
to the owners, to whom the ship would have been sooner
• restaged if they had l in court at once ; as to the
third claim, that the risossasst was the result of a
!prints snit ; and with regard to the fourth, that it is not
• preyed that Captain Based& was the owner of the vessel.
• the edam of whisk was neither Mewl nor improper, and
• the restitution having been made solely on the grounds of
liberality and forbearance. -
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THE BARNSTAPLE Baum COMMISSION has been
mi= aeon weeks, in consequence of the coin-
_ Mr. M. Prendergast, Q.C., Sir John
Eardley Wilmot., Bart., and Mr. Leofrio Temple,
:having been unable to attend until after the assizes
: had closed. The day for opening the inquiry is fixed
. for the 30th instant. It is expected that some curious
revelations will take place.
Six or THE RIVAL. REAPING MACHINES exhibited at
• the late meeting at Gloucester were selected by the
• council of the Agricultural Society, and a time fixed
! for a grand trial and judgment upon their respective
: merits. This trial came off on Tuesday and Wednes-
• day last, at Mr. l'usey's farm. The wet weather had
unfortunately left the corn and other crops in melt
t a state as hardly to afford a fitting test of tho per-
:formances of the several machines. The judges,
nevertheless, persevered, and, after a careful and
-varied trial, adjudged the society's prize of 21/l. to
Messrs. Crosakill's " Bell's Reaper." They also
44 higbj commend" Messrs. Burgess and Key's
xeaperNpon McCormick's principle; and they "com-
ment; " Messrs. Dray and Co.'s reaper, upon Hussey's
principle. The judges report with much satisfaction
that a decided improvement has taken place in the
working of the reaping-machines brought under their
notice; but they are, nevertheless, of opinion that, by
a combination of certain elements which exist in the
various machines exhibited, there might be pro-
duced one surpassing anything hitherto brought be-
fore the public. Such an implement might be made
to unite the advantages of simplicity in construction,
greater durability, lightness of draught, and reduction
in price, with the thorough capability of being more
easily managed by the agricultural labourer.