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THE PRESS, DECEMBER 4, 1858. 1180 Liverpool during the present assizes, such causes might, if the plan advocated were adopted, be tried at Liverpool, Birmingham, and Bristol. Mr. Walpole, who listened attentively throughout to the remarks of the speakers, promised to give the subject his beet consideration. A Ski) ACCIDEST happened to the Hon. Miss Plunkett, a daughter of Lady Louth, residing at 8, Brunswick•terrace, Brighton, a few days since. The unfortunate young lady was standing near the fire in her bedroom, when her dress ignited. She rushed downstairs, followed by the nurse, who, with assistance, succeeded with didiculty in extinguishing the flames; but not until Miss Plunkett was dread. fully burnt. The patient was iu a most precarious state on Wednesday. Registration Act. After the health of the newly married couple bad been pledged the gentleman, with his beautiful and accomplished wife, who is said to be the heiress of 00,0001., proceeded to Josez's Hotel, where an elegant dejeuner was served. A delightful afternoon was spent, and the happy pair started off in the evening by the Belfast boat, en route to the gentleman's seat, where we have little doubt their marriage adventure will often be the subject of merry reminiscences. The event abuve narrated is about to be chronicled in the local papers as follows;—" At Glasgow, on the 27th inst., Richard Newcomen, Esq., of Turf-lodge, Kildare, to Marianne, eldest daughter of William Disney, Esq., of Lark lodge, Kildare." rtiattlr. THE LANDED ESTATES COURT, Dublin, a few days since effected a number of heavy sales. The gross proceeds ranged between 80,0001. and 90,0001., more than one half of which was realized by the Clare estates of Sir Hugh Dillon Massey, Bart., petitioner as well as owner. The Roscommon estates of Colonel Greville, M.P., which realized about 35,0001., were also sold on his own petitim. "JOHN OF TUAM."-Dr. Bigiale has written a long letter to the Earl of Derby, denouncing those Roman Catholics who praise the Queen's College ; complaining of the oppression exercised over Roman Catholics ; asking for protection for their lives and liberties; attacking the Established Church ; and warning Lora Derby not to bring in a Reform Bill that shall be a mockery. totlanb. A TENDEA INCIDENT has just occurred at Glasgow which is worthy of notice, not only in consequence of the rarity of such an event, but of the agreeable and satisfactory manner in which it has been brought to a conclusion. A month ago a gentleman called for Mr. Douglas, the Justice of Peace Fiscal in Glasgow, and stated that he wished to be united to a young Roman Catholic lady, with whom he had eloped from Ireland. he had courted her, he said, and was accepted, but in consequence of being a Protestant the lady's mother refused to consent to the marriage. As time wore on the young lady suspected that another match was on the ►spis, in which she was to play a conspicuous part singularly distasteful to her ; and, informing her lover of her fears, they forthwith resolved to get married legally, but on the sly. The gentleman's carriage was in readiness at the appointed time for starting, when the► young lady and her maid, accompanied by ber beloved, drove off from Kildare, round by Wicklow county, and thence to Dublin. On being unsuccessful in their attempt to be made man and wife there they started for Liverpool, and finally for Glasgow, where they were informed the thing could be done off-hand. But in this they were doomed to suffer, if not dis appointment, at least delay ; for, although those useful gentlemen, the justices, can " splice " a couple, they must have sufficient evidence that the pair have resided at least twenty-one days in the county. On the intending bridegroom explaining matters to Mr. Douglas, that gentleman had reason to believe that although the lady's father had given chase as far as Wicklow, where be lost the scent, he had now, in fact, little or no objection to offer to the match, knowing, as he did, that his intended son-in.law was a gentle man of undoubted character and independent means. The couple, however, were determined not to go back, excepting as a married pair, and accordingly a re. spectabie lodging was procured for the young lady and her maid, who was her close attendant, in &quiet retreat in the vicinity of Glasgow, and Saturday last, being the day when " time was up," was conse quently appointed for the happy event, when it took place in all due form in the Justice of Peace Court hall, the justices on the occasion being Mr. David Smith and Mr. James Craig, before whom the Irish Corydon and Phillis lovingly appeared and declared their intense concern to be recognized as man and wife. This was all. By this declaration the knot was tied for ever. There was present a fashionable attendance of ladies on the occasion, who were only too happy to get a quiet hint of that which was in progress ; and the happy couple were attended by a member of one of the first legal houses in the city, whose duty it was to see that the forms of law were complied with in every respect. Mr. Douglas stated he was satisfied there was no circumstance attending the whole affair that could give rise to the slightest scandal. After the ceremony had been concluded Mr. David Smith, a venerable and learned bachelor, gave a suitable address to the bride, after which the marriage was duly registered according to the new Zkt (Stunt. THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE has issued the following handbill to the working men of Carlisle :—" Friends, —The Rev. Mr. Marshall, of St. Cuthbert's, has thrown open his church for two nights in the week, Tuesdays and Thursdays, for the working men of Carlisle. lam thankful to hear it. I am glad to have the pleasure of delivering to you the first address. The pews are to be opened freely to you all. Our object is to speak earnestly to you on matters which concern your souls as well as our own. Let me, as your neighbour, your friend, your Bishop, entreat you to come to St. Cuthbert's Church. We have named eight o'clock in the evening, because we thought this would be the most convenient hour for you and your families. Come in your working dresses. God grant a large blessing on our meetings together, for Jesus Christ's sake.—Your friend and Bishop, H. Montagu Carlisle." THE CONSECRATION Of the Rev. George Hills as Bishop of British Columbia will take place on the 24th of February. Among the gentlemen mentioned as likely to succeed Mr. Hills in the perpetual curacy of St. Nicholas, Great Yarmouth, are the Rev. H. R. Neville, incumbent of St. Marks, Laken ham, Norwich, and the Rev. Mr. Pellew, a relative of the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean of Norwich. The appointment is in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, and is worth 3001. per annum. A requisition in favour of Mr. Fellow is in course of signature. Mr. Hills was offered, it is said, the Bishopric of Natal five years since. THE SUNDAY SPECIAL SERVICES WILL COMMENCE AT ST. PatiL's every Sunday, at 7 p.m. The west doors will be opened for the public. As soon as the Cathedral is filled the doors will be closed, which will be clearly announced. The preachers appointed by the Bishop of London for the present month are : The very Rev. the Dean of St. Paul's, on the sth ; the Lord Bishop of Ripon, on the 12th ; the Rev. Dr. Hook, Vicar of Leeds, on the 19th ; and the Rev. W. Cadman, Rector of St.. George's, Southwark, on the 20th. THE REVISION OF THE BOOK OF CONNOR PRAYER has been the subject of a conference held at the Ca. ledon Hotel, in the Adelphi, on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of considering the best means of se curing a revision of the Book of Common Prayer. General Alexander presided; and Lord Ebury, who, it will be remembered, brought the subject before the House of Lords towards the close of the last session of Parliament, was present, and took an active part in the discussion. His Lordship adverted to the cir cumstances under which he hail made his motion and to the manner in which the bishops had stood aloof. Two or three members of the right rev, bench op posed his motion, but the great body of them had nothing to say upon the subject. He believed this was a question for the laity, and that they would get no assistance towards the accomplishment of their views from the high ecclesiastical authorities of the Church. From the clergy generally he expected great aid, as there was a growing feeling among them that many modifications of our church services were, from various causes, absolutely necessary. If this movement were of God it would prosper, if not it would as undoubtedly come to nought.—Seve ral gentlemen addressed the conference, expressing their desire to build up the Church by the movement they were commencing, and not to destroy it, or in any way to impair its efficiency. The tone of all their remarks was of a thoroughly evangelical cha racter, and it was not concealed that one great aim of the promoters of the proposed revision was to ex purgate those passages of the Prayer book which were mainly relied upon by " Tractarians " as proofs of the soundness of their dogmatic teaching, and of certain points of ecclesiastical discipline which have recently engaged a large amount of public attention. It was stated frequently during the progress of the discussion that the present proceedings were in. tended to be the inauguration of a great national movement in favour of liturgical revision, and steps were taken to procure the presentation of petitions to Parliament, and especially to the House of Com mons, from all parts of the country, in favour of that object. yalu au police. A DOMESTIC MUTINY. A VERY singular charge of exciting some men of the 13th Light Infantry to mutiny was heard a few days ago at Winchester, before Mr. W. Hutchinson, the mayor, and a full bench of magistrates. Colonel Horne, of the 13th, was the complainant, and Mr. Roe, the manager of the railway business of Mr. Lipscombe, residing in Upper Brook•street, Winchester, was the defendant. It appeared from the evidence that Colonel Horne had formed the acquaintance of Miss Cleaveland, step-daughter to Mr. Roe, and had apparently carried on a correspondence with her through her servant. On the 25th of October the colonel received an anonymous letter, attacking him for his conduct to his men, and hinting at dark schemes of reveng e . General Scarlett also received the following letter:— Winchester, 1858. Sir,—Now you are in this city inquire the reason there is to have so many deserters front the 13th Regiment. There must be something, and you will not have much difficulty in finding the cause, and if not removed, you will lose numbers more, and then, perhaps, the poor fellows w►ll be let back from the cat; and, old Home, the iron. hearted (02 years old), the end will be worse than you anticipate. Take warning. Colonel Arthur Home put the letter in, and pro. duced the letters he bad received from Miss Cleave• land on the subject, the lady having waived her ob jection to their being produced. The first letter, as read by the clerk, ran as fol lows : Dear Sir,—l cannot refrain from presuming upon our slight acquaintance to write and say how truly sorry I am to hear of the unpleasant affair which has occurred between you and Mr. Roe. He has, in the presence of mamma, knelt before me, imploring me to exert any infinewte I may have with you to save him. This I would gladly have done, from the position in which, unfortunately, he stands with my own mother; but then, in the event of a failure, he dares to threaten me with the implication of my name in the concern, as " being under his roof," to make up a case to defend himself with. Now, as you may suppose, feel very much anuoyed and disgusted at the idea of haring my name associated with such a transaction. Mr. II ie appears to be ignorant of the consequences of &lawn. raising a lady. Seeing the questionable position in which I am likely to be placed, will, I trust, sir, be a sufficient apology fur the liberty I take in writing.—Yours, sincerely, E. T. D. CLeAYELAND. Upper Brook-street, Monday. Colonel Horne. The second letter ran thus : Tuesday, Nov.': My dear Sir,—l received your letter this morning, asking me i f I could identify either of these disgraceful letters. I will candidly tell you that I no sooner rested my eyes ou the one to the general than i recognized a well-known hand writing, and I have not the slightest hesitation in saying I believe that letter to be Mr. Roe's own production. The other, as far as the writing is concerned, is not at all familiar to me, but the expressions contained therein are, many of them, what both mamma and myself have beeu continually annoyed at hearing. It is a great pity you cannot get some clue to the writer. You alluded again to my name being brought up in the case. You are quite at liberty to use it as connected with either of the letters I have sent you, if they are required ti be shown ; but I shall esteem it a great favour if you will not permit them to be otherwise used in so disreputable an affair.—l am, dear sir, yours sincerly, Upper Brook-street. E. T. 1). CLEAVELANP. Colonel A. Horne. In reply to Mr. Faithfull, who appeared for the defendant, Colonel Horne said further: The letter you produce is in my handwriting. The envelope you produce addressed, " Miss Norgott, Mr. Roe's, Upper Brook-street, Winchester," was written by me. The letter inside was not intended for the person to whom the envelope was directed (it was inclosed in a blank envelope inside). It was meant for Alas Cleaveland. The colonel's letter was put in by Mr. Faithfull, and was read by the clerk amid general laughter : My own darling,—l shall expect to see you on Monday, at a quarter past one. 1 shall be able to get on without you, dearest, but will tell you more when we meet. So bring your sweetest kisses; yes, your very sweetest, for I shall want them all. Your affectionate A. The two privates whom Mr. Roe was accused of exciting to mutiny were then examined. Acccording to their evidence Mr. Roe questioned them about the colonel's age and character, and whe ther a young lady had been admitted into the barracks at night. To the latter question an affirmative reply, on the strength of rumour, was given. It was further alleged that, at two interviews, he repeated the re mark that it was a wonder no one had attempted the colonel's life on account of his severity. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. FAITIMILL said he could not but think that if his friend Mr. Greenfield had been zonsulted be fore the case had been begun, it would never !we been before the bench at all, for be could not ima gine a more flimsy proof of the offence charged — that of maliciously exciting some person to commit • • • • 2 3 3 a e II 11 le CJ lI In ie 4 K I C. a SS It IU le t. e .r It e it