The Press. — London, England, 1856-01-05 00:00:00

w JANUARY 5, 1856. MR. THOMAS Orem, the great builder of modern Belgravia, died on the 20th ult, in his sixtreightli year. Mr. Cubitt began life as a journeyman car penter, and by unswerving integrity, untiring energy, a nd good fortune, achieved the high and independent position he held at his death. Mr. Cubitt leaves two brothers, Mr. Alderman Cubitt and Mr. Lewis Cubitt, the architect of the Great Northern Railway station. THE NEW " GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY," will commence their regime on Monday next. The Stoke Newinglon, Brompton, Chelsea, Pimlico, and Hack ney lines have already been bought up, and London will soon, as far as its omnibuses are concerned, be under the complete control of tho a Commnie Generale." AT A MEETING OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY at their rooms in Regent street, on Thursday evening, Mr. Fenton read a paper detailing the incidents of his vi-it to the Crimea. The lecture was of a highly in teresting nature, Mr. Fenton relating many anec dotes of camp life, and many reminiscenses of the brave men who sat for their portraits. On the morn ing of the assault upon the Mamelon Marshal Pelissier had agreed to sit for his portrait at half past four a.m., and arrived punctually to the second. anent Bosquet, who also sat, speaking of the horrors of war, said—s There is no sadder profession than that of arms ; for twenty-six years I have been burying my friends." This agrees singularly with the opinion the valiant Frenchman expres- , ed to Mrs. Dubrrly on the same morning of the capture of the Mamelon :—" Madame, a Paris on a toujours l'expo sition, les bats, les fetes ; et—dans une heure et demie la moitie de ces braves seront moils!" THE REY. F. D. MAURICE, Principal of the Work ing Men's College, Red Lion-square, has published his annual report upon the state and prospects of that institution. The success of the attempt appears to be undeniable. The aggregate number attending classes has increased from 145 in the first term to 2.13 in the last. The class of students is set down its proportion of one-fourth of clerks and accountants to three-fourths of handicraftsmen. The course of lec tures and studies include English, French, Latin, algebra, drawing, geography, history, and English literature. An adult school is established in con nection with the college, and the financial affairs of both are in a satisfactory state; and though not yet self-supporting, and dependent on voluntary contri bution, the college and school are both out of debt and with a small balance in hand. The third term will begin on Monday, March 10, and end on Satur day, May 10 ; but there will be a holiday at Easter, from Thursday, March 20, to Wednesday, March 28, both days inclusive. THE BISHOP or LONDON has sanctioned the forma tion of a new ecclesiastical district out of the parish of St. Martin in the• Fields. A portion of Long-acre, including some of the streets north and south of it, near Trafalgar square, and St. Giles-in the• Fields, will be embraced in this new arrangement. It is not intended at present to build a new church for this district, the Episcopal chapel in Long-acre being i9uporanly appointed by the Ecclesiastical Commis siouers as the place of worship. V toVinti3l. (From a Correspondent.) CAMBRIDGE, Jan. 12. BEING on a brief vi s it to my old college, it has oc curred to me that a tew notes on what I have seen and heard may be kindly admitted by the editor of THE PRESS. However slight and imperfect, they 'ill, I believe, interest many of the very large num ber of Cambridge men to whom TUE PRESS is a weekly and welcome visitot. No one can be in Cambridge long at the present time without admiring the great improvement in the fronts of Trinity and St. John's. A high dead wall, -.‘hick reached from one gateway to the other, has been pulled down—part or the ground thin thrown open has been raved and added to the street, and the rest laid down in turf, being separrit,d from the ma Iby a light iron railing. The back gateway of John's is now placed even with the college front. There is at present rather an unsightly wall extend ing from the end of Trinity Chapel to the porter's lodge, but this, it Is said, is merely temporary. When it is removed, and the whole college front restored as well asks neighbours, the effect will be very striving. The proposed amateur exhibition of pail. &c., on the plan of that held at Burlington-ho. ~ con tinues to excite great interest in the University. Prince Albert, as Chancellor, has consented to be Patron, and amongst the vice-patrons are the Bishop anti D--an of Ely, and nearly all the heads of houses. The committee hope to open the exhibition in the ball-room at the Lion about the end of January. The proceeh arising from admission-money during the tine it is open, and from the sale of such pictures as arc placed absolutely at the disposal of the committee, THE PRESS. will be paid over to the benefit of the Patriotic Fund fur Officers' Widows. Of course at this time of the year the degree exa mination affords plenty of matter for speculation. Rumour assigns the senior wrangler to St. John's, but Trinity-hall is also mentioned. It would be curious if the struggle for the " head of the river " and the head of the wranglers " should prove to be between the same two colleges. '1 he former event was decided last May Term in favour of St. John's. Mathematical science and athletic pursuits are also now presented somewhat in connection under the roof of Mr. F. P. Fenner, in the market-place; he has lately taken some large premises and fitted up an extensive gymnasium, with all the newest inven tions in that line. Above this there is a large room, which may be divided by folding-doors into three class-rooms, for the Working Men's College—an ex cellent institution, presided over by the Rev. Harvey Goodwin, and supported by the personal exertions of many influential members of the University. The matheMatical and drawing classes seem to be the most numerously attended. A handsome conduit•house is being erected in the centre of the market-place, and when the chancel of S. Mary's is restored, the effect on entering from Sidney-street will be very striking, as nothing now interrupts the view of King's Chapel and the Univer sity library. It is to be hoped that, with the resto ration of the chancel, increased accommodation may be in some way provided for the undergraduates at the University sermon. Lord Arthur Hervey has been preaching an excellent course, to judge at least from the concluding sermon which I heard last Sun day. His text was, "All Scripture is given by inspi ration of God," and be treated in an able and thoroughly Christian spirit those dangerous yet frivolous objections to the inspiration of the Bible which we hear too much of at the present time. J. F. B. AT A REFORMATORY-SCHOOL MEETING held on &I tar-lay last, at Miss Carpenter's institution for girls at Red Lodge, Bristol, previous to the meeting the visitors were shown over the institution by Miss Carpenter, and the various arrangements and rules explained by that lady. Upon reassembling in the school room, Mr. Miles, M.P.. addressed the meeting at some length, pointing oat the advantages of the system pursued and the benefit which must accrue to all classes from the formation of similar institutions. Miss Carpenter then briefly explained the principles of her systems of instruction and reformation : The system pursued' was daily reading and explana tion of the Scriptures, with prayer, and other religious instruction. The regulations for intellectual training were calculated to estate a taste for useful information, and to awaken the higher faculties. The regulations for in dustrial occupation were those calculated to call forth the energies and exercise patient application, choice being alwio made of such as would fit the girls for domestic service, and prepare them for whatever situation in life they may have to fill. In conclusion, Miss Carpenter expressed a strong opinion in favour of parents being compelled to pay towards their children's support, so that there might be no inducement to neglect and vice, and explained that she had that d*v received a letter from the Secretary of State, informing her that Mr. Morgan, of Birmingham, had been appointed solicitor to the Government to enforce payment by parents in the West of England and Midland counties. A MEETING OF THE SCRREY MAGISTRATES took place on Tuesday. the General Quarter Sessions day, for the purpose of conducting the business of the county. The Earl of Lovelace, Lord Lieutenant, Mr. Puckle, chairman, Mr. Johnson, deputy-chair man, Colonel Parrott, Mr. Drummond, M.P., Mr. Alcock, M.l'., Mr. Wilkinson, M.P., and a fall bench of magistrates, were present. A motion for a vote of 10.0001. for alterations in the old gaol at Kingston, for the purpose of remedying the evils of indiscrimi nate association among prisoners, by enabling the Governor to classify the prisoners in new and sepa rate wards, was opposed by the Earl of Lovelace and Colonel I'arrott. on the plea of expense. and of there being room in the prison for felons if the debtors and deserters were removed. The original motiov was carried by a majority of one. A further sum of 8,2001. was voted for the erection of a new wing t..) the House of Correction, and a proposal for estab fishing a juvenile reformatory was adjourned to the next sessions. THE BANK OF Messes. PALMER .\ND GREEN. of Lichfield, unexpectedly stopped payment on Tues day last. The bank, established many years, occu pied a most respectable position ; but it arrears that for several years since the death of Mr. Palmer, who was indebted to it a sum far beyond what his estate realised, the bank has yearly increased its difficulties. Beyond this, nothing is known of the immediate cause of the stoppage. On Monday the London agents of the firm declined to extend ac commodation, and at three o'clock the doors of the bank were shut. The liabilities are put down at t 20,0001., and the assets at 150,t)00f. Ms. HEADLAM, PcstriasVr of Newcastle-upon- Tyne, is stated to have lately absconded. A defi ciency to the amount of some few hundreds of pounds discovered in his accounts has been made good by his sureties, and a successor appointed. Mr. Head lam was cousin to the member for Newcastle, and son of Dr. Headlam of that town. THE EMOILITION REITENS of the year from Liver pool show a decrease of 88,262 persons as com pared with the returns of the year 1854, and 102,307 w:th the retnrns for 185:1. EARL GREY, AT A REFOUUTORY SCHOOL MEETING held at Newcastle on the 2nd, spoke strongly in favour of the reformatory movement, and, after referring to the general necessity of such institution', expressed his approval of the intention of Govern ment to make parents maintain their children while under reformation. He regret'ed that the law had not more fully recognised the principle upon which these schools were founded, and permiued the child to be sent direct to the reformatory without first undergoing a fortnight's committal to prison; and he trusted that some improvement in the state of the law on this pcint would be made. 'With respect to the funds of these establisments, he hoped that par liamentary grants in their support would at no dis tant period to readily made. The noble earl then pointed out the economy of large over small schools, and concluded by alluding to the immediate object of the meeting. Various resolutions for the estab lishment of an efficient reformatory for the county were proposed by Lord navensworth and the Hon. 11. G. Liddell, M.P., and a::reed to unanimously, and a provisional committee finally appointe l to collect subscriptions and choose the site for the buildings. THE QUESTION OF REFORMATORY SCHOOLS FOR SowEaserseraE was brought before the notice of the Quarter Sessions Court at. Taunton on Monday last, IT Mr. Miles, the chairman. The returns of jnve nue crime for the county, showing that 230 chil dren under seventeen years of age were annually convicted, were read by Mr. Miles, who finally pro posed that Parliament should be petitioned and pri vate benevolence appealed to, to aid in the establish ment of a juvenile reformatory for the county. In conclusion, it was determined that the ccmmittee ap ;pointed at the last sessions to inquire into the best mode of organising a reformatory, should at onto proceed to collect subscriptions and take steps fok the erection of a reformatory in - the county. THE TEsTnioNiAL To Miss NIGEWSCULE was the subject of a private meeting of the leading gentlemen at Manchester, to eonsider the question of calling a public meeting to aid the fund now being collected. The 17th inst. wai ultimately fixed as the day upon which the public meeting will be held. Ireland. THE INSTALIATIoN OF THE NEW LonD MAYOR Fon Dt - sus took place, as usual, on New Year's-day. The election this year has fallen upon Alderman Farrell, who was duly installed with all the accus tomed formalities of procession and featt. THE FoRMATION OF A liAr.Boun or REFTGE upoh the East Coast is under the serious consideration of the Harbour Commissioners. Skerries has been mentioned as the most eligible spot. Da. MILEY, Principal of the Irish College at Paris, is stated to have been appointed by the Pop' to the vacant Catholic Bishopric of Kildare. The "domes tic election," in this case, has been completely ignored by the Court of Rome. Upon the death of Dr. Hely the district clergy immediately proceed, d to elect a successor, transmitting the list of candi dates with their several votes—viz., Dr. Walsh, 21 ; Rev. P. Ilaly, 18 ; Dr. Delany, Ill—to the Pope f r appros al. As in the case of Dr. Cullen, the Pope silently passed the nomination, and conferred the vacant mitre upon the man of his own choice. The appointment has not yet been oelcially pro mulgated. IsrEttotantsu was increasing in a marked man er in King's County. In the district of Bal'lcram! er several serious tires of farm stock and dwellings had occurred in the last few weeks, and so general was the state of alarm that an additional police force had been sent dawn, and night watches were kept around every• property in the district. Loan DI - FrEEIN, President of the New School of Art, about t be established in Belfast, has addressed a letter to the ladies of that city, pointirg ou the advantages of some acquaintance pith des gn and colour, and calling upon them to support and encou rage the new institution. cabal anb lilitar )ntriligtatt. Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons arrived in town frotn the Black Sea late on Thursday night. On Friday morning the gallant Admiral held interviews with Sir C. Wood, Lords PanrnurP, Palmerston, and Her ding', and attended the Council of Ministers at the War Department in the afternoon.