The Press. — London, England, 1855-10-06 00:00:00

`,4lrtlant. DR. O'Barnx, the new Roblin Catholic Bishop of Waterford, was consecrated with great pomp in the Romish chapel of Waterford on Sunday last. The consecration sermon was preached by Dr. Cullen, the Roman Catholic primate, who insisted chiefly on the doctrine that the same commission which our Lord received from his Heavenly Father, that very same commission he gave to his apostles, with the promise that it should remain in full force until time should be no more. Dr. Cullen took a cheerful view of the prospects of the Romish Church, which always flou rished the more from the persecution carried on to subdue it. The laws of this country against her for the last three hundred years, written like those of Draco in blood, had not conquered her : She has not departed from her ancient. faith; on the contrary, that very persecution was the means of spreading it amongst the " isles afar off," and to " the uttermost bounds of the earth," for millions of Irishmen had left their native shores, carrying with them the " sweet depo sitory of faith" to Sydney, to Australia, to North America, to the East and to the West Indies, to England and to Scotland, and had established vast congregations, and had founded, and were founding, churches in all those countries. Still she was suffering from adverse circumstances : He was sorry to say that persecution had not yet ceased in Catholic Spain—the Government had seized on and suppressed monasteries and nunneries, and in Piedmont the same course was adopted, and the pious inmates turned into the streets without the means of support, while this country (Ireland) was over-run with missionary and other proselytising societies, with immense sums of money, which were used in tampering with the faith of the poor and of the lowly, and enabling " wolves in sheep's clothing "—robbers who let themselves down through the roof into the fold—to roam at large through the country, seeking whom they can devour, " and what needy one they can pick up." He alluded to Ireland as the battle-ground on which the future religion of Ireland would be decided, con demned the Queen's colleges, and insisted that the national system of education was only good while the appointment of teachers rested with the pastors of the people. The Christian Brothers, the Ursulines, and the Sisters of Charity he recommended as the best and soundest educators of the people. A sump tuous dinner was given by the new bishop to his brethren at Cummins Hotel in the evening, when the report tells us the advice of sound doctrine was fol lowed, and the guests took a "little wine for their stomach's sake." VISITORS TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM should be aware that several personal robberies have lately been committed there. Ladies in particular have been robbed of their purses or porte-monnaies. On Tues • day one lady, who suddenly discovered that her pocket had been picked, informed her companion of the loss; she felt her pocket to be assured of the security of her own property, and found her purse safe, but soon afterwar.ls, to her great chagrin, she discovered the contents, which were considerable, had been abstracted, and the purse replaced in an empty state. On the same day a lady lost a valuable gold watch and a photographic portrait set in gold. She perfectly well remembers being inconveniently pres sed by the crowd, but the apparent respectability of the parties near her allayed all suspicion of any evil design. The police are keeping a strict look out. A BANQUET AT GLASGOW, in celebration of the fall of Sebastopol, is fixed for the 12th inst. The Duke of Hamilton and Sir Archibald Alison, Bart. (who respectively take the prominent position of chairman and croupier), the Duke of Montrose, the Earl of Eglinton, and Lord Belhaven, have expressed their high approval of this patriotic gathering, and their intention of being present. Cot,ormr. TorraN, at Panama, after a series of careful tidal observation, has decided that the main level of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans is without difference, although, owing to the variations in the rise of tide of both places, there are times when one of the oceans is higher or lower than the other ; but their mean level, that is to say, their height at half tide, is now proved to be exactly the same. A Pr.AouE OF FLIES has prevailed in parts of Gloucestershire during the week. The air is filled with the black-winged aphis to an insufferable de gree. A similar nuisance was remarked in several parts of England last year, immediately previous to the appearance of cholera. THE REGISTRATIONS FOR WEST SURREY were re vised on Monday last. No particular case of interest occurred. Among the names struck off by the Re formers were Sir E. Sugden (now Lord St. Leonards) and Mr. Strahan the banker. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY has just made its twenty-third purchase of land, in the city of Lincoln, near the south toll-gate, and close to the two railroad stations, being the well-known historical site of St. Catherine's. This is the second estate bought for the society in the county of Lincoln. 1\... Tlit dismal strains occasioned, he (Mr. Way) jumped out of bed, threw up the window. and begged him to leave off, especially as he could have no right to be there at such an unseasonable hour of the night. The prisoner, however, took no further notice of the appeal than simply to make a vulgar noise with his mouth, at the same time continuing to grind his in strument. Distracted by the noise, and enraged by the insolence of the man, be dressed himself, and went down to look for a constable, and finding one gave the fellow into custody, for he felt certain that the law must be strong enough to protect the people from such annoyances as these. Mr. Jardine said it certainly was, and he should always enforce it against men convicted of playing after being once requested to go. This, too, was a very bad case. He should tine the man l Os., or ten days ; and if he was again convicted, the penalty would be 40s. The fine was paid. Attibtitts ant Oftacts. STAFFORDSHIRE has been the scene of some ter rible murders and suicides. At Bilston, on Monday morning, the wife of a Mr. Russell (confidential clerk in the employ of Messrs. Perry and Sons, iron founders) rose suddenly from her bed, and going to the children's room, cut the throat of the youngest boy, a child four years old, and then attempted to destroy herself in a similar manner. An alarm was raised by the family, and medical assistance pro cured, but the child died in a short time, and Mrs. Russell was not expected to survive. It is imagined that she also intended to kill her two other children. The only assignable cause f r the act is a depression of spirits from which the poor woman has been re cently suffering. An inquest was held on Wednes day, when a verdict of " Wilful murder" was returned against the unfortunate woman, who remained in the most precarious state. At Wednesbury, in the same county, on Thursday, a woman named Budd, the mother of three children, killed her youngest child, two years old, and herself, by jumping into the canal. Her body was found in the canal with the child locked in her arms. In this case the cause alleged is that she had spent some money with which her husband had intrusted her, and that she was afraid to meet his reproaches. On Friday night a woman named Mary Davis drowned herself at Lea-brook, near Bilston, from disapppointed affection. A COLLIERY ACCIDENT happened on Monday at Blackburn, which resulted in the death of four men. The colliery where the casualty took place is called the Moss Coalpit, and belongs to Mr. Thomas Simpson. It appears that at the usual hour the four men got into the tub for the purpose of descending to their work. Just as the last man got into the tub, one of the folds of the rope coiled round the vertical slipped; the tub consequently descended with rather a sudden jerk, which snapped the rope close to the fastening, and the unfortunate men were all thrown to the bottom of the abyss, a depth of thirty-six yards. They were killed almost instantaneously, as when taken up shortly afterwards they were all found to be quite dead. A FIRE IN SHOE-LANE broke out on Tuesday morn ing, between five and six o'clock, on the extensive premises of Messrs. Devey and Dale, brassfounders, Nos. 8 and 9, Shoe-lane, Fleet-street. The building in which the fire was discovered is situate between Shoe-lane and Poppin's-court, and surrounded by dwellings chiefly inhabited by poor persons. Informa tion was promptly despatched to Farringdon-street Fire Brigade station, whence, in the course of a few minutes, two powerful engines arrived, followed by several others, as well as by the royal tire-escape from Bridge-street. The engines, with a good supply of water, got to work, when the flames were speedily arrested in their progress, but not before the upper part of the finishing shops (thirty feet long by twenty feet wide) and the roof were burnt, and the premises of Messrs. D. Cooper and Co., ink makers, Nos. 5,6, and 7, damaged by fire and water. The cause of the calamity is unknown, as the work men left the premises quite safe on the previous evening. The loss will fall on the Hand-in-Hand and Sun Fire Insurance-offices. AN EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER occurred last Satur day in a fuse factory at Plymouth. Five women employed in an upper apartment were more or less seriously injured. The whole factory was burnt to the ground in a few hours, despite the most vigorous efforts of the fire brigade. At one time great fears were entertained that the store magazines of powder would ignite ; but happily an entrance was forced, and the powder removed by working parties of the Marines and Royal Artillery. Great praise is due to the efforts of the officers and men of both corps. A MUTINY AMONG THE CONVICTS broke out in Portland prison on Thursday. Whilst in the quar ries several of the convicts refused to work, and in endeavouring to handcuff them the prisoners threw their officers down and kicked them most brutally ; by the help of many other warders who rushed to their assistance they were soon secured, and placed &VittMi t in confinement. Coninuinication was immediately made to the bail acks at Weymouth for a strong body of soldiers, who were soon on the spot, and double guards were kept both on Fkiday, Saturday, and Sunday, at every point *here they would be likely to escape. We hear that about thirty of the ring leaders will shortly be whipped. Hari they suc ceeded in their attempt the cousepiences *mild have been serious, as there ate no* ibont sixteen hundred convicts in the prison. THE STORM of THURSDAY fell with unprecedented fury upon Liverpool. The steep► streets were swept with the torrents of water whicn rushed through them. About two p.m. a tretnendous explosion occurred on the premises of Mr. Lawrence, a fire work manufacturer. The cause remains at present unexplained, but a few minutes before it occurred Mr. Lawrence noticed a strong sulphurous smell, and expressed his fears to the Workmen that the lightning might ignite some of the combitstibles. Almost immediately after a terrific explosion occurred, which not only blew up and destroyed Mr. Lawrence's premises, but also the greater por tion of the publichouse and surrounding premixes. It is supposed that the ignition of the combustibles was caused by a flash of lightning coming through the skylight window, as no lights were being burnt at the time. So soon as the smoke had cleared away a scene of utter ruin and destruction was pre sented, while, to add to the difficulty of relieving those involved in the debris, the remains of the shop were blazing furiously. A number of firemen, under Mr. Hewitt, and several policemen, under Superin tendents Quick, Brennan, Walker, and Inspector Sproton, arrived, however ; soon afterwards the flames were extinguished. Fortunately no lives were lost, as few people at the moment were on the premises. Seven men, and Mr. Lawrence, were more or less injured, but are doing well. AN ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY on the North British Railway was curiously discovered the other day. Four of the company's servants one night last week proceeded, in the dark, to broach a cask in a waggon. The watchman, to facilitate the boring process, placed his lantern close to the cask. Unluckily it zontained aqua vita. When the barrel was per forated, the whisky rushed out and ignited at the lantern, producing a conflagration which destroyed the waggon and the whole of the goods in it. One of the men was much burned. A DEAD INFANT was found on Sunday last in Kensington-gardens. The body was wrapped in brown paper. An inquest was held before Mr. F. S. Langham, deputy coroner for Westminster, on Tuesday, and the evidence of Mr. Lances, surgeon, was to the effect that he had made a post-mortem examination, and that he fully believed the death was the result of violence by the compression of the nose and mouth, and that it was not the result of accident. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown." A BRUTAL MURDER was committed at Hereford by a party of drunken navvies on Saturday night last. The men, without any ceremony, or, as far as can he ascertained, the slightest provocation, burst open the door of the house of a girl residing in Bonsey-lane, entered the premises, and, pulling a female out of bed who had only been confined about a month, dragged her down stairs, and kicked her shamefully. Her screams aroused her neighbours, but before the police could arrive the ruffians had gained a forcible entrance into an adjoining house kept by one Priscilla Morgan. Whether any of them had been in the habit of visiting the house, and were on this occasion refused admission, leading to a scuffle, is not known ; but it is certain that, on enter ing, some, if not all of them, conducted themselves in a very outrageous manner. Seizing the girl Morgan, they beat her not only with their fists, but with what is stated by some persons to be a rolling-pin. In the attempt which was made to apprehend the ruffians, a collision took place between them and the police, in which some of the latter came to the ground. Inti mately, four men, named James Ford, John Wilson, Henry Williams, and Robert Scott (the foreman or ganger), were apprehended and conveyed to the station. house; but three others escaped during the bustle occasioned by the crowd running hither and thither, and striving to see the injured woman. The police were throughout the night active in pursuit of the fugitives, and on Sunday morning, in consequence of some information received, Sergeant Griffiths and police-constable Preece started in a trap for Worces ter, where they succeeded in captunng one man, Charles Smith. The unfortunate woman died on Sunday, after much suffering. Her face presented a shocking sight, from the extensive wounds and dis colorations. An inquest was held on Wednesday, and adjourned for further evidence. LORD WATERFORD'S ENTIRE STUD of stallions, broodmares, horses in training, steeple-chasers, Sce-, is to be brought to the hammer at Curraghmore on the 26th instant. It is rumoured his lordship in tends more than mere " weeding" of his stock, and that he is about to retire from the turf. 11l do