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THE PRESS, OCTOBER 9, 1858. 978 THE BISHOP OF NORWICH is still advised to abstain from any active exertion. The indisposition of his lordship has elicited on all sides deep expressions of regret. THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS have pub. lished a return of all benefices to which permanent augmentations have been made by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners out of their common fund, with the amount of augmentation. Also a return of all cases of patronage which the Ecclesiastical Commissioners have consented to transfer, either in perpetuity or for one or more nominations, in consideration of the building of a church or parsonage-house, or of an endowment being wholly or in part provided. The nature of the consideration and the term for which the patronage has been transferred is stated in this return. THE PRACTICE OF AURICULAR CONFESSION is to be considered at a meeting of metropolitan vestry. men, announced to take place in St. James's-hall on the lfith instant. At a numerously-attended meeting of the inhabitants of Greenwich on the same subject, resolutions were passed urging the necessity for the interference of the laity, that the Protestant cha racter of the Church might be sustained. THE IRISH SPIRITUAL REPRESENTATIVE PEERS, for the next session of Parliament, are the follow. ing :—The Lord Primate, the Bishop of Down, the Bishop of Ossory, and the Bishop of Cork. accused is not likely to take place for some days. Tole's companion died a few days after joining the Russian army. . . THE FORTIFICATION OF CHERBOURG has been much exaggerated. Captain Pym, a good authority, enu merates the batteries, when fully equipped, at 314 guns and 32 mortars, in place of 3,000, as is the commonly received opinion. Saba! anb fdlitarg REAR'ADMIRAL SIR HENRY JOHN LEEKE, C. 8., some time commander•in•chief and superintendent of the Indian navy, has been appo►nted a Knight Commander of the Bath, and Colonel Lord Mark Kerr, 13th Regiment, and Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Henry Lowtb, 86th Regiment, Companions of the Order. TEE COLONELCY OF THE 20TH REGIMENT, vacant by the death of Lieutenant-General Thomas, will, in ail likelihood, be conferred on Major-General Marcus Beresford, an officer of long Indian service, who last year commanded the troops in the Madras Presi dency during the absence of Sir Patrick Grant. COLONEL YORKE, C. 8., late of the Ist Dragoons, and Colonel Daubeney, C. 8., of the 55th Regiment, have been appointed inspectors of clothing. THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY have resolved to increase the strength of the Royal Marines by 5,000 men, and form a fifth division of the corps at Pem broke Dockyard, Wales. THE ARMY CLOTHING COMMISSIONERS are still minutely pursuing their investigations, in the hope of rendering them as complete as possible, of which, however, there is some doubt, as their powers do not appear to be sufficient to compel parties to give evidence. For instance, one individual refused to disclose the name of a person who had accused offi cials at Weedon of taking bribes ; he declined to do so, because the accuser would not permit him ! The commissioners visited the establishment of Govern ment packers in Mark-lane, and examined the way in which books are kept and clothing is packed up for exportation. The commissioners have depre cated newspaper comments during the proceedings. THE DEATHS AMONG THE OFFICERS of H.M. troops in India are reported by the last mail :—Lieutenant- Colonel Cameron, 42nd Highlanders, at Bareilly, August 9 ; Lieutenant Sidebottom, 53rd Regiment, in Oude, on the 9th of August ; Lieutenant and Adjutant W. B. Cowburn, 71st Highlanders, at Gwalior, on the 21st of August. THOMAS ToLE, who so basely deserted to the Russian enemy while serving in the Crimea with the 7th Royal e'usiliers, arrived at Chatham Barracks on Monday, from Manchester, the city in which he was captured, in charge of a strong escort, and is now confined in the guard-house, in charge of two sen tries, until he is brought to trial by court-martial, at Chatham garrison, where the depot companies of the 7th Fusiliers are stationed. He appears to be about twenty-five years of age, and is a native of Ireland. He left the English lines in company with a comrade named Moore on the night of the 22nd of March, 1455, and joined the Russian force. The same night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, a column of Bus sian infantry rushed upon our advanced trenches, bayoneting and killing a number of men of the 7th Fusiliers and 34th Regiment, Captain the Hon. Cavendish Browne, 7th, being killed, and Lieutenant- Colonel Kelly, 34th, severely wounded and carried off prisoner,—the number of killed and wounded being upwards of fifty. Although taken at a great disadvantage, the men of the 7th met the unexpected assault with undaunted courage, and drove the Rus sians back at the point of the bayonet. After the conclusion of the war Tole, beint , afraid to return to England, remained some time at St. Petersburg, and afterwards proceeded to New York, where he re mained until a few months ago, when lie returned to Manchester, but was shortly afterwards recognized by a police-constable who served in the 7th Fusiliers at the time the prisoners deserted. The trial of the sporting. THE TEDWOETH PACK OF HOUNDS, so long hunted by Mr. Assheton Smith, havo been presented to the gentlemen who usually hunted the country, by Mrs. Assbeton Smith, and the generous offer has been accepted, the Marquis of Ailesbury, Sir John Pollen, and Sir E. Antrobus having been appointed a com mittee for the management of a hunt. At the meeting held at Andover on the subject, the following resolu tion was passed : That this meeting of gentlemen interested in the Ted worth hunt cannot separate without recording the sense of gratitude they entertain fur the liberal and sportsman like manner in which the late Mr. Asabeton Smith hunted this country during the long period of thirty-one years ; and they deeply and sincerely deplore the loss of a warm hearted friend and neighbour. AN AQUATIC EXCURSION THROUGH FRANCE AND BELGIUM by six English gentlemen in a light four oared gig, the Firefly, is graphically described in a communication to a contemporary. Througb Paris up the Seine to the junction with the Marne near Charenton, the excursionists commenced ascending the Marne, and soon encountered the first of the numerous weirs built for purposes of navigation across the river. The gate of this happened to be open, and they attempted to pull through, but were borne back by the rush of water, native spectators derisively shouting. They prepared for a second attempt. "Get ready," said the coxswain; "Go !" Twenty strokes brought them to the fall, and after three minutes' struggle in the turmoil the Firefly was steadily proceeding On her upward way. Passing through the vine-covered hills of the depart ments of the Seine, Marne, Aisne, and Epernay, the enterprising crew, sometimes taken for engineers sur- veying the rivers with a view to establish an English steamboat company, or oftener for two " Milors," rowed by four unhappy domestiques, rejoicing in the position of galley slaves. From Chalons they pro• ceeded to Bar-le-Duc, and thence by the Canal du Marne au Rhin, passing upwards of one hundred locks and a tunnel two miles add a half long to Void, near which the Meuse passes under the canal. Pulling and sometimes carrying the boat through the shallows, our voyageurs arrived at the for- tified town of Verdun, where they housed themselves for the night. A native very kindly lent them a waggon in the morning to convey the Firefly round the town. In a rapid between Verdun and Dun the bow caught a snag. In at moment she swings broadside to the rush—if there is not thirty•six feet of water clear of the snags utter grief must be her inevitable and immediate doom ; the crew, helplessly spinning, await the result. She clears safely through, and stern foremost they are hurried to the calmer water below. Halting again at Monthanne, where boat and crew nearly came to grief, they crossed the frontier into Belgium, and thence by Denant, Namur, and Liege, over the Dutch frontier to Maestricht in Hol land. Starting next along the canal for Antwerp they arrived at Bree, engaging here a man with a horse to start at three next morning and tow them till break fast time. Now, towing required great care, for the horse when flogged started off with a rush, and one of the crew had to let out line, or a broken towing poll, or a capsize must have resulted ; it was like the run of a fine salmon. They breakfasted at a village, rowed hard all the hot day, reaching Herinthals at eight o'clock; here they dined, and having secured a post-horse and postillion, started for Antwerp at ten o'clock. At two o'clock in the morning it began to rain hard, the first interruption to the glorious weather they had hitherto enjoyed, and at seven, wet and weary with twenty-six hours' uninterrupted boating, they arrived at Antwerp. The boat was at once carted through the town to the steamer for London, and thus this delightful four weeks' tour was concluded. 4.312 ad Volta. THE COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, on Saturday, dig missed the petition filed by Mr. Charles James Mare, the shipbuilder, in 1837, the creditors in that petition having been paid and the bankruptcy superseded. The petition presented a difficulty to the contracts which Mr. Mare was about to enter into to. THE ARGYLL Rooms in Windmill street, Haymarket, were again licensed by the Middlesex magistrates yesterday, notwithstanding a strong opposition on the part of the vestry and inhabitants of the parish of St. James's in which the casino is situated. The licence, which was withheld last year, was granted 10) it majority of 25 to 14. It was proved that the average the nightly attendance was between S(X) males being in the proportion of four or five to one femalest a T d vi t n o u e rE,ris weresri 1 1) 1 a o r e g T e o d i t a s , t N named e t N e i r ' h o e n l day, under revolting circumstances, with having u m o U f RE.DE caused the . death of a young unmarried woman, the dealer c endeavouring to procure abortion. They were by t h C e H B sa a d t E n s e oz t hFen wife Atip and tN sPO mitred for trial on a charge of wilful murder. enni. against . TliE in St. Paul's-churchyard, has been brought close by being dismissed. The medical attendant a of Mr . . Peter, the prosecutor in this matter, examined as to the condition of his patient,' was pronounced . him to be in such a state of mental an' imbecility as to render his appearance at the Guild.ha hall dangerous to himself. Alderman Wi re expressed his conviction that a compromi s e h a d been effected, bat as the evidence was defective h o could not send the case for trial. THE INQUIRY into the collision on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, which caused the death of thirteen persons, was resumed for the seventh time, at Brierly-hill ' on Tuesday, and was then brought to a termination. The coroner in summing up said, that all the evidence went to prove that if Cook, the guard, had applied the break in a proper manner, as soon as the carriages separated, be would have succeeded in stopping the train before the collision. The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter " against Cook, who was committed, and animadverted in strong terms on the general management of the railway ; they considered " there is gross insubordinate conduct by the station. masters, and apparent unconcern in the higher authorities throughout—that sufficient care is not used in selecting the materials required, such as chains, shackles, &c., as to quality and woikmao ship—that there is irresponsibility of officials in every department of the company from the highest to the lowest; that a sufficient number of servants are not employed at the various stations to insure the safety and comfort of the public." MR. ROBERT JouNsos, a master cutler, carrying on business in the City, has been sentenced to one month's imprisonment by the Lord Mayor for neglecting to support his daughter, and thus causing her to become chargeable to the parish. The un happy young woman bad, in consequence of the gross treatment of her father, who bad advised her to maintain herself by a career of iniquity, attempted self•destruction by throwing herself from London bridge, six months ago, since which time she had been an inmate of St. Thomas's Hospital under treatment for injuries received in her fall. We are glad to find that several benevolent persons are for warding remittances to the Lord Mayor for the benefit of this poor girl and sister, who, we trust, will be thus rendered independent of their worthless father. Amongst the contributors are 194 members of the Stock Exchange, who have made a donation of 1721. Ils. lid. in furtherance of this laudable object. MR. RICHARD ROPER, late corn•dealer, of Roysl• hill, Greenwich, who stands charged with fraud by the Kent Fire Insurance Company, surrendered to his bail, at Greenwich, before Mr. Traill, on Thurs day, for further examination. The appraiser em• ployed by the company to estimate the amount of loss caused by the fire stated that many articles had been over-valued by the defendant, and others inserted in the inventory that were not on the premises at the time of the fire. The fireman gave it as his opinion that the fire was not of so intense a character as to leave no remains of certain pieces . of furniture said to have been consumed. The magis trate having expressed his intention to commit the defendant for trial, remanded him to Friday next. The coroner's inquest on the bodies of the three children of Mr. Roper, who lost their lives in the flames, also stands adjourned. A CHEQUERED WEDDING-DAY WaS passed by James and Mary Wilkins, who were charged before Mr. Hammill, at the Worship•street Police-court, with assaults and disorderly conduct during the carouse with which they celebrate 1 their union. It appe b a . rs that the newly-married couple entered a pulic house, and called for refreshment, which wa s supplied them, and soon afterwards they became so noisy that it was requisite to expel them, in the course . of which process the lady threw the contents of a pint measure in the landlord's face, and then struck him with it so severely that one of his eyes was severely injured, while her husband dealt him a heavy blow in the face with his first. Mr. Hammill , having asked Mr. Wilkins what ho had to say in answer to the charge, the following colloquy took place:—MF• Wilkins, who was attired in a new flannel jacket, with pearl buttons, a turn-down collar, and bandanna, re; plied, " I'm very sorry, sir, your worship, a nd so is she, an't you, Mary Anne, dear; but the fact is, we were married only yesterday morning." —Mr. Hamm!, • Married, and have you been locked up all night Mr. Wilkins : Yes, sir, your worshi Mr. IlaturniLl • You are here in your wedding dress, then, I presume. Mrs. Wilkins, a short and very stout lady, rejoicing