The Press. — London, England, 1858-11-13 00:00:00

1106 pith the Cation wa t h e Lord• prayer of proceedir bonism. GREEN supporter to the sei letter to object of known m forward i of an ele secession had no w privilege meet eve indepeud Chamber election I on the pt A MoN to be ere who have the Arch cleuch ; Westmin Harrowb London ' Bath and worth, 01 the Righ Hon. S. THEE Newton, of Salist Shaftesb Rumbold of the I known to notice of exempla] long ago not Tilt( dominan poned to great tru THE N ing on T street, S passed u feelings Liverpoo other fail Church, against into the express I and Laii similar c until the entirely 1 THE B visitation Tharsdit3 usually n deliver clergy me A Pu Music.ha mayor, 2 taking in loafing tl the celeb five ye ars remains I there. I be set on one or in cheap ed Ma. p Court of will be is Archhish and inq u which Li which it (Mr. p oc Put que Comman Chur c h.. , TILE E tng in CI to the k( THE PRESS, NOVEMBER 13, 1858. the trial of the brothers Cormaok, and a depu was appointed for the purpose of waiting on Lord-Lieutenant and urging an accession to the -of the memorial. The only effect of these present will be to encourage Rib proceedings at bonisM. an inspection of the Ist Battalion of the Coldstream Guards on Saturday morning, in Hyde-park, when the battalion went through a new drill of field evolu tions, contemplated to be introduced into the army, and which they have been engaged in practising during the last six weeks. OUR MILITARY FORCE AT HOME as thus repre sented :—ln the United Kingdom, at the present moment, there are sixteen regiments of caialry, averaging 350 effective sabres each, which with the addition that could be made from the Indian Cavalry depots of Canterbury and Maidstone, would give fully 6,000 of this arm of the service. Of infantry, we have at home twenty-nine battalions of the regular forces, numbering about 22,000 men, which, added to the different regimental depots, would give us a force of about 35,000 men. Then we have thirty•one regiments of embodied militia, of which twenty-eight are infantry, and setting them down at the moderate computation of 400 each, they would make up 11,200 more, making the total force of effective infantry now in existence about 40,000 men. We presume our tour divisions of Royal Marines serving on shore may be considered equal to 6,000 men. Our respect able force of Royal Artillery will immediately receive an augmentation in the shape of some twenty regi ments of Artillery Militia, which are to be at once embodied and trained in the use of the guns which are now thickly distributed all around the coast. Roughly computing, therefore, we come to the con clusion that, in a few weeks, we shall thus have a land force of 70,000 men.—Globe. the national peculiarity, or rather tendency, that England is so much indebted for the honours she has won on the tented field. Christopher North speaking, in bis "Recreations," of hunting, says— " The hills and dales of merry England have been the best riding school to her gentlemen—her gentle men who have not lived at home at ease, but with Paget, and Stewart, and Seymour, and Cotton, and Somerset, and Vivian, have left their hereditary halls, and all the peaceful pastimes pursued among the sylvan scenery, to try the mettle of their steeds, and cross swords with the vaunted Gallio chivalry ; and still have they been in the shock victorious — witness the skirmish that astonished Napoleon at Saldanlia, the overthrow that uncrowned him at Waterloo." glutton iiittiligtittt. _.swicu.—Some of Mr. Montagu Chambers's supporters having misunderstood his intentions as the seat about to be vacated, be has written a Ito the constituency in which he says :—" The of my letter was in distinct terms to make my resolution not to offer myself or to come ' in the character of a candidate in the event election taking place, in consequence of the ton of one of your present members ; but I t wish to withdraw from the constituency the ge of nominating and returning me to Parlia. even on that contingency by their own free and eudent choice and unsolicited suffrages." Mr. fibers, however, suggests that perhaps a general would be the best time for such a movement part of the Liberal electors of the borough. E4t 6turril. LONUMENT TO THE LATE BISHOP BLOMFIELD is erected in St. Paul's Cathedral. Among those lye signified their approval of the project are ibbishop of Canterbury ; the Duke of Buc • ; the Marquises of Lansdowne, Bristol, and 'luster; the Earls of Derby, Hardwicke, .:by, Howe, and Jermyn ; the Bishops of Lowlon, Durham, Winchester, Oxford, Lichfield, and and Wells; Lords Lyttelton, Brougham, Cran- Overstone, Wensleydale, Ebury, and Macaulay ; iht Hon. Spencer Walpole, M.P. ; the Right Lushington, D.C.L., _ _ _ REV. WILLIAM RIGDEN, 8.A., curate of South :con, Wilts, who has been instituted by the Bishop n‘tlisbury, on the presentation of the Earl of Abury, to the Rectory of Shaftesbury, St. bold, alias Cann, Dorset, vacant by the cession Rev. Joseph T. Parker, was altogether un to the noble patron until brought under the of his lordship, as a hardworking and most ?lary curate, whose consistent course ought ago to have marked him out for promotion, had _ Tra ctarian influence, so long and fatally pre dominant in Salisbury, caused his claims to be post -4 to those of young men less tenacious of the truths of the Gospel. NATIONAL PROTESTANT SOCIETY held a meet- Tuesday evening at the rooms, No. 2, Agar Strand, when the following resolution was unanimously :—" That we have heard with .of deep gratification that the Protestants of :rim], headed by the Rev. Dr. M‘Neile, and faithful ministers of the Reformed Protestant 1, have, at a multitudinous meeting, protested the attempt to introduce the Confessional ie Church of England. And we desire to a hope that the faithful portion of the Clergy Laity throughout the Kingdom will adopt a course, and never rest in their endeavours ie conspiracy to Romanize the Church be ,y broken up." dE BISHOP OF LONDON commenced his primary :tation of his diocese at St. Paul's Cathedral on -(lay. The attendance of the clergy was up ! numerous. On Wednesday the bishop will " his first charge, when upwards of 1,000 men will be present. PUBLIC MEETING was held in the Chester lull on Monday, under the presidency of the Mr. P. S. Humberston, for the purpose of into consideration the best nieans of perpe the memory of the late Rev. Matthew Henry, .ebrated Bible commentator, who spent twenty:- rears of his life in that city, and whose chapel still one of the most interesting relics to be seen It was resolved that a subscription should on foot to erect a statue in the city, to found ' more scholarships at Oxford, and to print a :dition of his celebrated commentary. POOLE'S CASE will probably come on in the if Queen's Bench on Monday or Tuesday. It in the form of a motion for a mandamus to the ;hop of Canterbury, to compel him to hear tuire into the truth of the allegation upon the Bishop of London revoked the licence, it will be recollected was this :—" That he Poole), in admitting females to confession, had 4nestions to them respecting the Seventh Imandment, calculated to bring scandal upon the Saint Intelligence. : DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, as General Command- Chief ; Major• General Lord nukeby, attached toot Guards, and a full staff were present at sparting. THE GREAT SCULLERS' RACE between Thomas White, of Bermondsey, and Harry Clasper, of New castle•upon-Tyty?, came off on Tuesday ; the distance to be rowed being from Putney to Mortlake. At fifteen minutes past three the men rowed to the centre of Putney-bridge, and at eighteen minutes past the hour, after a couple of abortive attempts, a beautiful start was effected. White's first stroke was a miracle—he seemed completely to lift his boat out of the water, the effect of which was to give him an immediate advantage over Clasper. In six minutes from leaving Putney-bridge White was off the Crab Tree two or three lengths in advance of Clasper. Hammersmith-bridge was next reached in nine minutes thirteen seconds, White increasing his lead. At Barnes, in nineteen minutes thirteen seconds, White, who had the race all to himself, frequently turned his head to witness his competitor's vain but plucky attempt to overhaul him, but White was now sure of victory, and the winning post was reached in twenty-three minutes twelve seconds from the time of starting ; Clasper being about 130 to 150 yards to the rear. During the race it was evident that Clasper stood no chance with his opponent, who was by twenty five years his junior ; but it must be confessed that, for a man who has seen forty-eight summers, he acquitted himself most creditably. At starting the betting was 2to 1 on White, hut• in a few minutes after the race had commenced it was " a guinea to a gooseberry." SPORTING VICISSITUDES are exemplified in the death of ➢lr. Ridsdale. Years ago he had a hundred horses and was worth thousands; he died with only 3d. in his pocket, and a subscription saved him from a pauper's funeral. ENGLISH LOVE ow FIELD SPORTS is thus depicted by a contemporary :—The first Napoleon designated us a nation of shopkeepers, and, so far as our com mercial habits and enterprize justify the appellation, it is not a misnomer; but we are also a race of sportsmen—from the little urchin who," with crooked pin, baited with one unwrithing ring of a dead worm, and attached to a yarn-thread, his rod of the mere willow, or hazel wand, stands on the low bridge of the little bit burnie during all his play-hours, as for getful of his primer as if the weary art of printing had never been invented, day atter day, week after week, month after month, in mute, deep, earnest, passionate heart, mind and soul-engrossing hope of some time o: other catching a minnow or a beardie," to the wealthy noble or commoner, who is owner of a stable of bunters, and two or three score couples of noble fox-bounds—English boys and English men love the pastimes of field, flood, and fell. At the proper seasons the merchant leaves the counting-house and 'Change, the tradesman his counter, to tempt the trout from his deep haunts, or put up the covey in the stubble and the red grouse on the moor lands, or follow the trail of the fox with flee►-footed hound. It is a well-known fact that some of the most skilful anglers, the surest shots, and the boldest riders at a five-bar gate are men, the far largest portion of whose time is spent amid the throngs of our com mercial and manufacturing cities and towns. If we take another section of the community, the aristo cracy, the men of independent means, and our agri cultural population—not the mere labourers, how ever—this. enthusiasm for field sports is almost um versa!, and its indulgence is considered as much a maker of duty as more serious occupations. It is to Salt) anb Volta. As OFFICIAL INQUIRY, instituted by the Board of Trade, was held at Greenwich on Monday, before Mr. Traill, assisted by Captain Harris, concerning the loss of the schooner Jane May, on the 19th ult. The vessel sailed from Antwerp for Venice with a cargo of railway iron, and sunk to the eastward of Dunge ness, and became a total wreck. It was alleged as the cause of the misfortune that the commander, Captain Hay, was incapacitated by intoxication for managing the ship. The evidence for the prosectt• tion, extending to a great length, was heard, and the magistrate directed an adjournment of the case, when en opportunity would be afforded to the counsel for the defence to make his reply. THE CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY was resumed at the Westminster Police-office on Thursday. The indict ment set forth that the persons named in the sum monses—that is, the directors, Jcc.—had combined to ruin the trade of the Metropolitan Saloon Omnibus Company. Several witnesses were examined, sad much desultory conversation took place, when the magistrate expressed a hope that the two companies might come to an amicable arrangement. The case was adjourned for a week. SIR Wrrialm MeeNAY, late an alderman of the City of London, has come before the Insolvent De'otors' Court under the Protection Act. His peti tion was opposed on various grounds ; among others that he was a trader, the debts on the schedule amounting to 50,0001. The Court decided that the insolvent was entitled to have a day named for a final order, and appointed the 3rd December for the purpose. A MAN NAMED MATHEWS was charged at the Southwark Police-court on Thursday with having unlawfully disposed of the dead body of a child by placing it on the steps of Southwark-bridge. The ehild, who it appears was an illegitimate one, was placed in the prisoner's care by its parents, they paying him a small weekly stipend. The poor little creature, however, died a few days ago, but the corpse could noc be sent to the parents, as they had removed, and their residence was unknown. Under these circumstances, and to avoid the expense of the burial himself, the prisoner placed the body en the steps of Southwark•bridge. The offence is a mis demeanour, and the magistrate intimated that he would be indicted at the sessions by the parish authorities. ANIEXPENSIVE PRACTICALJOXE has been the subject of an arbitration at Windsor, in which the plaintiff, a farmer at Bedfont, sought to recover 2,0001. damages from certain officers attached to the 2nd Regiment of Life• Guards. It appears that the defendants, on their return from the Derby in a drag, threw some thing at the plaintiff, which struck him in the eye, and deprived him of sight, and to avoid other pro ceedings it was arranged to settle the matter by arbitration. The referee has awarded the plaintiff 7001. as compensation. A CHEMIST'S ASSISTANT, named John Griffiths, has been taken into custody for compounding medicines while in a state of intoxication. He mixed some powders with 50 grains of morphia instead of 18k, which if taken must have caused death. WILLIAM LEMON OLIVER, the stockbroker who stands committed to take his trial on the charge of misappropriating money and securities to the value of 5,0001., was yesterday placed at the bar of the Guildhall police-court, before Alderman Cubitt, charged with appropriating and converting to his own use 1,000 11. shares of the North British Austra lian Company, and 100 51. shares of the Crystal Palace Company, the property of Itcbert Swan, Esq., of Northumberland. It appeared that the prosecutor had been on the most intimate terms with the pri soner for years, and reposed in him entire confidence. The documents had been intrusted to Oliver, locked in a box, foe the purpose of being deposited in the London and County Bank, and unknown to the owner, and without any authority, the prisoner abstracted and applied them to his own use. The evidence having been heard at great length, the pri soner was committed fur trial un the charges of lar ceny and felony.