The Press. — London, England, 1858-10-16 00:00:00

THE PRESS, OCTOBER 16, 1858. 1002 stating that he Iliad come prepared to avow that he esteemed it to be a high privilege to be one of the clergy of this diocese, under its present diocesan, and if the majority of the meeting were not favour able to the toast as a whole he would not accept it. THE QUEEN HAS DIRECTED LETTERS PATENT to be passed under the Groat Seal, granting the dignity of a Baronet of tha United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, unto Sir James Outram, Lieutenant-General of her Majesty's Indian Forces, and Member of the Council of the Governor-General of India, and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten. _ New Cotants are nominated in Tuesday's Gazette. H. A. Churchill, Esq., C. 8., now her Majesty's Consul in Bosnia, to Jassy; E. St. John Neale, Esq., now Consul at Patre.s, to Bosnia ; H. S. Ongley, Esq., now Consul in the Island of Candia, to Patras ; L. J. Barber, Esq., now Consul in the State of Vir ginia, to the Island of Candia; G. Moore, Esq., now Consul at Ancona, to the State of Virginia. sessions, and the barristers complained of this as most inconvenient. So when the recorder took his seat on the bench this week, there was only one barrister in attendance. The others bad held a meeting, and had resolved to absent themselves. All the prosecution briefs, therefore, fell into the hands of the solitary pleader, who was robed, and also into the hands of two solicitors, who consented to plead. When the grand jury had fulfilled their duties, the recorder made a speech, in which he designated the conduct of the bar as most unprofessional and un courteous, and a scandal and an outrage to public justice and decency. A DREADFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT occurred OR Wednesday at the Primrose Colliery, Pontardawe, near Swansea. The men went to work at six o'clock in the morning, and about half-past eight it was reported that the whole place was full of sulphur. Two hundred men were engaged in the pit. When the foul air had sufficiently cleared off for a descent, the lifeless bodies of fourteen workmen were brought up. Tho calamity appears to have arisen from the opening of a door fixed to prevent the air from the boiler sgain going into the works. A MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE. has happened at Puston, near Wingham, Kent. Two little children, a girl and a boy, were buried alive in a sand-pit. One of them was rescued, but the other was a corpse when its body was taken out. lAttragolitan. AN EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE OF Two CHILDREN is reported. Two girls, aged eleven and nine years, disappeared from the house of their father, Mr. John Bacon, Lower Park place, Plumstead. Both children were seen by their father sate in bed between eleven and twelve o'clock GA Sunday night, but on their father rising, shortly after seven, the next morning, and proceeding into their room, they were mits;ng. The first assumption was that they had been decoyed away from home by some evil disposed per sons ; but this turned out to be i ueorrect. Accord ing to their own statement on being restored to their parents, it appears that before leaving home they packed up the whole of the clothes they could obtain in a carpet-beg, and having obtained possession of a small amount of money, they started off on an adventure which cost their parents considerable anxiety. Having succeeded iu leaving their home unobserved, the next that was heard of them was that they called at the shop of a tradesman who supplies the family with bread, and obtained a guar tern loaf. From this point all trace of them was lost, and information was at once given to the police. On Wednesday morning Sergeant Foy, bearing that two young girls had arrived on Monday, and taken up their quarters at a coffee-shop in White chapel, proceeded to the house, and having obtained an interview, questioned them as to who they were, when, after some little hesitation, they acknow ledged they had left the home of their father at Plumstead. They were at once taken charge of and conveyed to their anxious parents. They stated that they uoth left home of their own free will, unacoom panied by any third person, and they then proceeded to Roff's pier at Woolwich, where they crossed the river, took the train by the Eastern Counties Rail way, and on arriving at the Fenchurch-street station they left their carpet-bag, with directions that it would be called for, at the same time paying a luggage fee of -id. They intended to remain in London, had they not been discovered, until they had spent the whole of the money they had, which was not more than a sovereign. No reason whatever can be assigned by them for being possessed with so strange an infatuation. THE GUARDS' CRIMEAN MEMORIAL, is to be placed at the end of Waterloo-place, on the north side of Pall-mall, and will face St. Jatares's-park. The me. morial, cast from Russian guns, is composed of four large figures. standing on a granite pedestal. The models are all ready for casting, and the work is ex pected to be placed in position by the sth proximo, the anniversary of the battle of Inkermann. THE SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM has been visited during the week ending the 9th of October, 1858, by 9,024 persons. THE BIRTHS of SlO boys and 711 girls, in all 1,521 children, were registered last week in London The deaths only amounted to 993, being more than 100 below the average rate. Scarlatina is still the prevailing disease, to which 145 persons fell victims dating the week. V cobincial. THE DUKE or NEWCASTLE has consented to pre side at the annual general meeting of the Govern ment school of Art, at Nottingham, and to distribute the national and local medals recently awarded to the students of the school. The meeting will take place on Wedn( slay next, the 20th. A large number of the nobility and gentry resident in the neighbour hood have intimated their intention of being present at the proceedings. A VERY PRETTY QUARREL has broken out between thelßecorder of Newcastle, Mr. W. Digby Seymour, and the banisters who belong to the Northern Circuit, wbo prac tise at quarter sessions. The recorder had fixed his own time for holding the Saba! and ftilitarg tttelligtatt. A NEW CARTRIDGE has been invented by Mr. George Redford, late acting assistant surgeon of the 58th Regiment, a very ingenious gentleman, who has contrived a means of making bullets and cartridges for the Enfield rifle ont of the same piece of metal and at the same moment. The cartridge is a pro longation of the bullet into a very thin leaden sheath, winch can be charged, bided, and secured. The metal cartridge sheath breaks readily away from the bullet. If not incompatible with the requirements of good shooting. this kind of cartridge will have many advantages. It can be produced cheaply, and with extreme rapidity—by millions in a day with the proper machinery. When charged and fastened up, bullet and cartridge may be thrown into water and yet sustain to injury. This offers great advantages, especially for naval purposes and the transport of masses of ammunition by sea. THE LATE CAPTAIN PEEL.—A memorial of the late Sir William Peel, better known as Captain Peel, is to be presented to Greenwich Hospital. It is to be a portrait cf the gallant officer by Mr. Lucas, to be placed in the Painted-hall, in order to commemorate the gallantry of one who shed fresh lustre even on the great name he bore. It is further proposed that a cabinet picture, copied from the original, shall be presented to the Dov..ager Lady Peel, and a print, which Messrs. Graves and Co. hope to have ready in May next, will be presented to every seaman and marine who served in the famous Naval Brigade under Sir William Peel. s;orting. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER 3IEETING. TUISDAY. THE GREAT CESABEWITCH DAY. THE ROYAL &I'm:Es, of 2,000 sors each, 120 ft., for three. year-olds. Lord Derby'e Streamer, by Longbow, Sst 71b (Flatm Wadour. THE CEskttEwrrett STAKES, a Free Handicap of 25 sots each, 15ft, with 200 added; certain penalties ; the second to receive 50 sous out of the stakes. Cesarewitch Course (2 miles, 2 furlongs, 28 yards). 75 subs. Mr. (1. Lambert's Rocket, by Chatham, 3 years, 6st Ilb (Cnstance) I Mr. B. Ten Broeck's Prioress, 5 yrs, 7st 91b (incl. 7lb est.) (Fonlham) + Mr. T. Hughe's The Brewer, 5 yrs. 7st ... (1). Hughes) + Mr. E. Bead's Satinstone, 8 yrs, 6st 31b (incl. 31b extra) (J. Snowden) 30 . others ran. Betting at starting 100 to 6 against Rocket ; 9 to 5 against Prioress ; Oti to 1 against Setinstone. The withdrawal of The Roman Candle, and the fact that Prioress should again mu a dead heat for the race--but this time for second place only—were the most remarkable incidents con nected with the Cesarewitch. The winner bad, from some cause or other, been long unpopular the market, although his party, despite the oppositione which the horse encountered in t he Ring, and i o n sinister reports which were circulated about him 0 . 11 all occasions, publicly expressed their confidence In Rocket's chance. His success is the more glaufying to his party from the fact that they sold Beacon, who was et one time an immense favourite, for 501. only. Rocket was ridden with admirable skill by little Custance, one of the most promising light weights of the day. 56,4 t Cturtt. THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF GLOCESTER CATHEDRAL, following the example of the capitular body at Rochester, Durham, and elsewhere, have determined on throwing open the cathedral gratuitously for two hours daily. THE REV. ALFRED POOLE, whose opinions on the subject of the confessional have lately made his name familiar to the public, has been appointed to a mastership in the grammar school at Harlow, Essex. IN ST. CATHEDRAL the large windows in the cupola are undergoing a change. The prison like bars, which tended more than anything else to obscure Thornhill's paintings, are being exchanged for large sheets of ground glass with divisions of a geometric and appropriate character. THE BISHOP OF NORWICH continues to improve in health. His lordship has made arrangements for holding a confirmation at Norwich on the •26th inst. The restoration and extension of the episcopal palace has been steadily proceeded with, and on the north side a new wing has been so far completed that the "roof raising" took place a few days since, an enter tainment being given to the workmen on the occasion. One effect of the alterations is that the palace is now quite detached from the cathedral. During the progress of the works the foundations of an ancient chapel have been traced. THE REV. WILLIAM BURTON CRICKMER, M. A., of St. Edmund-hall, Oxford, curate of St. Marylebone, has been appointed a missionary chaplain for the gold fields in British Columbia. THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND has it in contemplation to establish a permanent service in Paris. For the present the service is performed at the Oratoire, the French Protestant Church, which has been gene rously lent at stated terms for the purpose ; but it is expected that a more central place of worship will soon be obtained. A NICE POINT was raised before the revising barrister for East Surrey on Tuesday. The Rev. Mr. Grenville claimed to vote in respect of pew rents in St. James's Church, Hatcham. The revising barrister said he did not consider that the rev. gentleman had made out his claim, and he could not allow him to vote. A long discussion ensued, and in the afternoon Mr. Grenville produced several documents in support of his right to vote, after which the barrister altered the description and allowed his name to be on the register. The claim of the Rev. Thomas Mitchell was objected to on the ground of improper description, having described himself as perpetual curate of the district chapel of St. Feu], Newington ; but the barrister altered the description and allowed the claim. His GRACE THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK, who was to have preached the sermon at the approaching con secration of the parish church of Doncaster, has been obliged to decline that duty in consequence of his feeble state of health. As a result of the step which his grace has been compelled to adopt, the consecra tion sermon will be preached by the Right Rev. DT. iB ckersteth, Bishop of Ripon. THE How. AND REV. FRANK SI:GDEN, MA., of Trinity College, Cambridge, domestic chaplain to Lord St. Leonard% bas been presented by the Lord Chancellor to the vicarage of Great Hale, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. Richard Bingham, M.A. The benefice is worth about 1,0001. a year. Mr. Sugden's ap pointment to Great Hale renders vacant the vicar ge of Brignall, near Greta-bridge, Yorkshire, which is in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, and worth 350 t a year. THE Bisuor OF LONDON has presented to each of his clergy a programme of the order of his approach, ing visitation, and with it the following letter•— London-house, October, 1A.58. Rev. and dear Sir,—T beg to forward to you a statement of the order of proceedings intended to be observed at the coming visitation. You will perceive that to avoid the formality of repeating the seine address for five days in the same place, I have postponed the charge to the fifth day, on which 1 hope to see the whole clergy of the diocese assembled in our metropolitan cathedral. 1 trust that you will not by this arrangement be exposed to any incon. venience which is not compensated by the better division of the time. Indeed, I have reason to hope that for most of the clergy in London it will be more convenient to attend on two days, for a short time on each day, than to be kept for several hours on one day.—T remain, rev. and dear sir, your faithful servant and brother, A. C. Losnox. SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES FOR THE WORKING CLASSES will be commenced, with the sanction of the Bishop of London, at the close of the present month and continued at stated intervals it various churches of the metropolis. Several clergymen of distinction have offered to conduct these services, and they will iu all probability be continued throughout the whole of the winter. Similar arrangements aro in progress in Lambeth and Southwark and those other portions of the diocese of Winchester which closely abut upon the metropolis. -^IIRR 16, IRSB. -f Rrignall, near Greta-bridge, Yorkshire, which -""the Lord Chancellor, and worth 350 t to each of