The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-26 00:00:00

- roliEldN 'Oh COLONIAL. WEST INDIES. The Clyde, Royal mail steam-ship, .Captain Symons, arrived at Southampton on Tuesday, after a passage of eighteen days from St. Thomas's. The Clyde was not due till the 22nd. The season throughout the West Indies has been unu sually hot, causing great sickness and mortality. Deme rara was particularly unhealthy, typhus and scarlet fever raging, in addition to the indigenous fever of the colony. The Jamaica House of Assembly was opened by the Earl of Elgin on the 15th of October. The Hill Coolie proposition was brought forward in a very full house, and, after a lengthened discussion, was carried ; the number, however, being limited to 2,000, ins. ead of 5,000, as proposed by the Home Government. The vote has taken the public by surprise, and is not regarded as the most sensible proceeding, though some allowance must be made for the extensive improvements lately effected in the agricultural operations of the planters by means of machinery. On the sth ult. a fearful hurricane raged in Montego Bay, and the sea was dreadfully perturbed. The schooner Africanus was driven ashore, and very soon became a complete wreck. It is impossible to describe the havoc that has been occasioned. The whole line of coast from Christie's-rock to Kathren's-beach has been ploughed up, and bears more or less the marks of the extraordioary violence of the sea. Every wharf has suffered ; and the loss of lumber and other property is immense. The crane at Gun-point-wharf (Jump's) was carried away. The front part of the wharf (Jump's), occupied by Messrs. 31elluclaes, was considerably undermined. Persons of all classes and sexes were to be seen hurrying about in the greatest possible state of agitation and alarm. Toe sea rose higher than it had ever before been known to do, and the waves dashed into the bay with a noise equal to that of the loudest thunder. A number of schooners, lighters, and sloops were dashed to pieces, as were also a last number of boats. On Wednesday afternoon last (the lfith of October) a frightful conflagration, the work of incendiaries, com menced. The first property that fell a prey was Uit komst, the property of Mr. C. J. Visser, one of the re sident planters. After desolating Uitkomat, the fire kept on its course in a direction due west towards the head of the canal, next threatening with destruction Java, the fine property of Messrs. Murray, Brothers, and Co., of this colony and Liverpool. It next proceeded to a third estate, bordering Java on the west, the De Kinderen, once the well-cultivated property of Mr. Revers, the entire of which it has laid waste. From De Kinderen the flames successively traversed plantations Mon Bijou and Two Brothers, both coffee properties, committing the most dreadful havoc on them, and, by accounts re ceived from the canal up to a late hour yesterday evening, were every hour expected, as they had then become quite irresistible, to invade the next estate to the west, Vreed en-Vrindschap. Nothing but heavy rain, of which there are not the least symptoms, can ; we fear, save the whole of the northern, and by far the most valuable, bank of the canal, from its centre to its head, from complete de struction.—Georgetown Gazette. On the 9'h instant, as six passengers were crossing Gibraltar Bay in a boat, it unfortunately, by some un known means, was seen to go down, when these persons, along with the boatman, were drowned. The Rev. Dr. Hawks, of Philadelphia, has been elected to the bishopric of Missouri, in connexion with the American Episcopal Church. The Rev. Doctor is an anti-Tractarian. The 200th anniversary of the birthday of William Penn, and the 160th of his landing on the shores of the new world, was celebrated on the 25th ult., at Philadelphia. with appropriate exercises. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—The advices from this quarter state that the troops under the command of the Lieuten ant-Governor continued to occupy their position on the frontier, while the question of the " neutral territory" was settled, and notwithstanding the appearance of the Caffres was peaceable, it was not deemed advisable to withdraw them till the whole of the matter was arranged. Sir P. Maitland, the new governor, had arrived at A lgoa Bay, and his firet act was to order the arrangement of the land claims in 1820. DR. LARDNER.—We learn, from the American papers just received, that Dr. Lardner has recently sustained a severe loss. The Providence Theatre has been destroyed by fire, and with it the whole of his lecturing apparatus. The building had been occupied the evening previous by Dr. Lardner, who delivered there the last of course of scientific lectures. Besides the scenery and fixtures of the theatres, all the doctor's philosophical apparatus, including the ireat microscope, and a splendid collection of paint ings, worth together 15,000 dollars, was consumed ; and, it is said, the doctor had effected no insurance on 40 property. SPAlN.—Accounts from Victoria of the 13th announce the breaking out of an insurrection at Logrono, in the province of Old Castile, headed by the famous chief, Martin Zurbano, who had raised the constitution of 1837 as the standard of revolt in the Ebro. A considerable force had joined him. It does not determine what the precise views of Zurbano are beyond the upsetting of the present system. It is said that he proposes the constitu tion of 1812, under which the Queen would be still a minor, and the regency be again open to Espartero. Zurbano has taken up a position in his old station of the Sierra de Cameros, from whence, if he can but maintain himself during the winter, he proposes in the spring to ravage the low countries to the Ebro. He will have much difficulty to procure subsistence and hold his ground in those desolate hills ; but the Queen's troops will have a still more difficult task to dislodge him. NEW SOUTH WALES.—Sydney papers to the 30th of July have arrived. The business of the colony was im proving, and the manufacture of tallow continued to in crease. Several of the cargoes intended for immediate despatch to England had been made up with this new ar ticle. According to general account, the clip wool was favourable, and the result of the late sales in the mother country induced the flock-masters to hold out for higher prices. The meetings of the three principal banks had been held, and the reports made by two of the director ates were satisfactory to the wishes of the proprietors. The Bank of New South Wales had declared a dividend at 2 per cent. for the half-year; the Commercial Bank was st,ted to be in a condition to pay off its late losses; but the Bank of Australia laboured under the disadvan tage of a heavy debt to the Bank of Australasia, which it seemed to be considered there would be a difficulty in paying, especially as the directors of the latter company were not inclined to admit of any compromise. Accounts in these papers from New Zealand to the 14th of July allude to the shock of an earthquake felt at Wellington. Another fact worth notice is, that the whaling stations in this locality had been very successful. POPISH TYRANNY AGAIN. (From the Record.) An occurrence took place at Malta a few months since which will excite the surprise of the public in this coun try, and can scarcely be reconciled with our established principles of British law and of religious liberty. A priest named Camilleri superintended a large school in Valetta for boys and girls. An attachment having ensued between him and the mistress of the girl's division of the school, they eloped to Gibraltar, made there a re cantation of their former faith and a profession of Pro testantism, and were married by the Protestant clergyman, Archdeacon Burrows. They returned to Malta in a few weeks and professed the Reformed religion. to which they have since adhered. Camilleri has, as was to be expected, been subjected since to violent persecution both by his countrymen and former Church. On one occasion his life was only saved from the fury of an immense mob in the streets by the timely exertions of the police : several of the ringleaders were taken and condemned to impri sonment. Subsequently, an acion was brought against him in the civil court by the farni:y of his wife's former husband to oblige him to give up the two children of that marriage, to prevent their being brought up in the Pro testant faith. Sentence was pronounced against him on the plea that the vow of celibacy which he had taken when ordained a priest was one from which he could never be absolved by any earthly power—that, therefore, the marriage was null and void—and that consequently, as Mrs. Camilleri was, according to the interpretation of the court, living in a state of concubinage—she was not a fit person to be intrusted with the charge of her own children. Cammilleri having refused to submit to this decision, he was cited before the Roman Catholic Eccle siastical or Bishops' Court, which confirmed the sentence of the civil court in the following terms : " That, whatever in a spiritual point of view, as far as concerns the persuasion and conscience of the contracting parties themselves, may be the value of the marriage of the applicant with the Rev. Michael Angelo Camilleri, he having however in the country, and according to the law of the same, already previously to such marriage, by his own choice irrevocably contracted the incapacity to marry, his connexion with the applicant cannot in the eye of the law of the country, be regarded as, nor admitted to be, a legal marriage so far as concerns its civil e f fects. That the circumstance of the connexion of the applicant with the Rev. Michael Angelo Camilleri not being recog nised by the law of the country as capable of producing the civil effect of a legal marriage, affording by itself alone and independently of any other consideration whatever, a sufficient ground in law for the proceedings instituted by the present defendant Evangelisti Fleri, it confirms the disputed sentence pronounced by the first hall of the Royal Civil Court, 6th February, 1844, with the expense of this suit only." It appears that come opposition was offered by Camil leri to the execution of the warrant of the Court for tak ing away the two children, in consequence of which he was brought before the magistrate, by whom, upon the evidence of the police, he was sentenced to an imprison ment of twenty days. This sentence was, however, im mediately commuted by H. E. the Governor of Malta to a fine of 200 taris (£1 7s. d.,) and liberation. [lt will be remembered that during the consideration of the claim to the Dukedom of Sussex in the House of Lords, Dr. Wiseman, a Roman Catholic bishop, gave the following evidence on oath :—" A marriage at Rome be tween two Protestants, before a Protestant clergyman, would be deemed a valid marriage at Rome. The parties could not separate nor marry again. The rights of suc cession would take place upon such marriage. It would not be the subject of ecclesiastical censure. They would be considered as man and wife. If the marriage between them would be valid according to their own religion, the Church of Rome would consider it va lid . " Now although a Catholic gives e vidence that a ma rriage of this kind would be valid at Rome, yet the Malt a l ay court declares a marriage performed in Gibraltar between two Protes tants, and performed by a Protestant minister, as „ iland void in Malta, a portion of H. B. Majesty' s domi nions !! Who is right —Bishop Wiseman or the C ourt of Malta ?] ~~~ ""i R ,_~ q^, _ •c•\ „ s `% ~. 2 ,~\ `'\ IRELAND. The repeal rent last week amounted to £337• REPEAL SINCERITY.—We have heard of a thorough Repealer who, when engaged in business with his lawyer, in London, stated that if Ireland could but have all the railways she wanted, and due encouragement given to the efforts of monied men to increase her commerce, she would neither want Repeal nor think about it. Parties have been inquiring about a house at Clifton for Mr. O'Connell, and the honourable gentleman purposes for the future to reside there occasionally. It is said that the Liberator is investing much property in land. If this be the case we may look forward to a cessation of agita tion. He is not the man to encourage any disquietude that will affect the value of his own estates. FIRST BLOW AT THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.—Rumours have reached us within the last few hours of the most profoundly painful nature — rumours which we would fain persuade ourselves are untrue, but which, unhappily, the channels whence:they are derived forbid us to disbelieve—that Catholic prelates high in rank, and Catholic laymen of respectability in their private stations, have consented to become commissioners under the Catholic bequests act.—Popish paper. THE IRISH POOR LAW.—In the Court of Queen's Bench, Dublin, on Friday, Mr. Whiteside showed cause against the conditional order for a mandamus to compel the Guardians of the Limerick Union (who, as we have already stated, had resigned their offices rather than obey the Poor Law Commissioners,) to hold regular meetings of the Board, in compliance with the dictum of the Somer set House triumvirate. The court decided that a specific remedy having been provided by the act, by which the com missioners were empowered to proceed to the election of another board in place of those that refused to act, the court could not interpose by granting a mandamus. Their lordships intimated that it was lot in the power of the guardians to resign their offices, and that it was optional with the commissioners to receive their resignation or not, as they deemed fit. IRISH " PATRIOTISM."—A few years since a silly at tempt was made by the repealers and radicals of Dublin to exclude all articles of British manufacture from the Irish market. As a fair example of the theory versus the practice of these pseudo patriots, it may be mentioned that there has been recently opened in one of the leading streets' of Dublin, a " Reform Club," conducted on a very extensive scale, the members of which are composed promiscuously of whigs and repeaters. It might be sup posed that in the fitting out, &c. of such an establishment an ample opportunity would be afforded for the wholesale patronage of " Iristi manufacture." But alas, for patri ots' promises, the very reverse was the case. Plate, the most important item in furnishing, carpeting, and Heaven knows what else besides, were, on the principle of econo my, all purchased in the Saxon market, to the manifest surprise and disgust of the Irish artizans. The Dublin silversmiths were the first to denounce the insult, and a series of resolutions were adopted, in which some home thrusts are made at the offending " Reformers" in gene ral. and the Repeal Lord Mayor in particular. MR. O'CONNELL AND THE RECHABITES.--Mr. O'Connell's attack upon the Rechabites, in a recent let ter to the Repeal Association, has drawn forth a number of champions in defence of their order. Mr- Grimshaw stoutly denies that there is anything unlawful in the so ciety. He says—" The Independent Order of Recha bites ranks in law with a class of societies, comprising the Oddfellows, Foresters, Druids, Shepherds, Gardeners, and others. Any law or other thing which applies to any one of these orders affects the whole; and as some of them have existed for more than half a century, and in times when it was dangerous to unite together for arty purposs, without being interfered with by government, lawyer, or common informer, it affords a presumptive proof that they are not of that unlawful character which you appear to believe them to be. There is no law di rectly affecting these societies, and therefore, to make them unlawful, some law, passed for another purpose, will have to be construed so as to make it apply to them." A little further on he adds, that " So far as the Recha bites have dispensed with their secret signs and pass words, they are much farther removed from any approxi mation to the unlawful than the Oddfellows, who still re tain both." The writer proceeds to contend, in opposi tion to Mr. O'Connell, that the order, instead of doing great mischief, is producing great good, by demanding " from members perfect sobriety and good moral con duct," and teaching " men of all creeds, and of all politi cal opinions, that they are brethren, and ought to dwell together in harmony ;"—that " Father Mathew, instead of condemning, has unequivocally stated his approbation of the principles, effects, and tendencies of the order of Rechabites ;" and, finally, that it is a groundless and ma licious libel to describe the order, as Mr. O'Connell had done, as " a vicious and worthless society." THE FIRST GRUBBERY FOR THE SEASON. (From the Dublin Evening Mail.) The elaborate banquet at Limerick has turned out to be a very poor and stupid affair. The forenoon proceedings ware by far the liveliest, and they owed their animat on to the folly or the fault of the simple Friar who gave the money (which is now seeking to be repaid by public sub scription), to set up the Temperance bands which enliven the orgies of sedition. The bands played, and Mr. O'Connell tumbled, until the hour appointed for dinner; and though he seems to have pumped his memory dry, and exhausted his imagi nation, for a new trick, there was nothing in his gambols, either new or true or very attractive, save a diatribe, now issued for the first time against the inhuman practice of cold-blooded assassination. This, we must say, is " a move to the right direction." Come we now to the clinger—which, though it might be a banquet, was no entertainment to any one present ; and, served up cold again, can give little amuement to the public. In fact, the recent letters from Darrynane, mi nistrant as they were to the success of Tribute Sunday, appear to have forestalled everything in the way of political news which the demagogue had to tell, or the public would be curious to hear; and so threadbare has the one become in topics, so saturated the other with the perpe tual pat6d'anguilles, that new ground must be broken, and the agitator has announced the welcome intelligence that he is about to bestow all his tediousness fur a time on the pock-pudding Englishers. "To be sure," quoth he." I cannot undertake for their capacity, or their vera city, or for their genius. They have not the shrewdness of Paddy, which enables him to get at a fact much sooner than his neighbours. It is to that I will devote the en suing months." Repeal had not half the honours of the evening, for the Charitable Bequests were in great demand, and every one had a pluck at its sleeve. " The Lion of the Fold of Judah," the most rapacious of the tribe ecclesiastic, took the lead in denouncing the measure; and, with teeth and talons, menaces the destruction of the pen-fold, with which the law would fence in the property of the people, and protect the sheep and lambs—the widows and orphans of the laity—from the ravening wolves which prowl round the death bed of the wealthy penitent. " Formerly " said he " the penal code was framed to bind the Catholic body ; but it is the more recent, and the more fatal policy in forging penal fetters to endeavour to have them fastened on by some of their own deluded members." The " de luded members" mean, of course, such innocents as Anthony Blake—such sitnpletons as Dr. Murray—and as they are very competent to their own defence, we commit them to the quarrel, and the tender mercies of the Vatican. The affair on the whole was rather more shabby than shabby-genteel. The muster-roll of presentable names amounts to twenty three, and Sir Benjamin Morris Wall viz.; : "'William Smith O'Brien, Esq., M.P., took !he chair. On his right sat the Liberator, the Most Rev. Dr. Mac Hale, the Right Rev. Dr. Browne, Bishop of Elobin ; John O'Brien, M,P., E. B Roche, M.P., James Kelly, M.P., Caleb Powell, M.P., Sir Valentine Blake, Bart., M.P.; H. Bridgman, M.P., N. Maher, M.P., M. J. O'Connell, M.P. On the chairman's left sat the Mayors of Limerick, Cork, and Clonmel, Sir Benjamin Morris Wall, Sir R. Musgrave, Thomas Steele, Richard Barrett, Dr. Gray, Alderman Lyons, Mertin Honan, ex-Mayor of Limerick, D. Callaghan, M.P., &c." The sum total may be analysed into two Titulars, ten M P.'s, three Martyrs, one Chairman, and a City Knight. There were two great drawbacks to the perfect content ment of the parties : the treatment of the Liberal Press, and an insult to the national flag. The first is thus stated in a special note appended to the report : "The only drawback upon the excellence of the ar rangements made for this splendid banquet was the very bad accommodation, in point of room, provided for the press. This should not have occurred in such a city as Limerick." The second is a more momentous grievance, and is stated at proportionatelength and commensurate vigour : " The government steamers are again at their old pranks —a strip of green bunting can't make its appear ance on an Irish River, that cannon, small guns, and cut lasses are not put in readiness for action. As the Kil rush Reapers, with their band, were coming up to Lime rick on Wednesday morning, one of the banners attracted the attention of the Cyclops, and the packet was at once hailed, ordered round, her paddles stopped, and herself boarded by the lieutenant commanding, who minutely in spected the little boat to the no small annoyance of the pas sengers, The boat was delayed one hour by this absurd exhibition."—Evening Freeman. . _ 5,.......,..,._... When shall a domestic Parliament in College-green put an end to such intolerable afflictions on a suffering and patient people? LAW INTELLIGENCL. PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—The judges have taken time to consider their judgment in the case of Howard, Stockdale's attorney. BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE—SMITH v. EARL FERRERS.—In the Bail Court on Friday a rule WB3 granted to show cause why the venue in the case of Miss Mary Eliza Smith v. Earl Ferrars, should not be changed from Warwickshire to London. The defendant has pleaded infancy at the time of the alleged grievance." REFUSAL TO OBEY A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.— The Court Royal of Jersey have decided that the jailor shall take no notice cf Mr. Justice Patteson's writ, com manding Mr. Carus Wilson to be brought before him. On Thursday, on the showing of the Solicitor-General, the time was enlarged for making a return to the writ of habeas corpus, and a rule nisi granted to quash it, on the ground that the Sovereign's writ does not run to Jersey. FIFTY POUND TENANTS AT WILL.—The Court of Common Pleas s decided yesterday week, in the appeal of " Gadsby v. Barrow," against a decision of one of the revising barristers for South Lancashire, that a person occupying land and buildings of the annual value of £5O and upwards, is not entitled to be registered as a voter for the county i❑ respect of the occupation thereof, unless he holds at " a yearly rent" of £5O under one landlord. V \ \ THE COURT 4- FASHIONABLE WORLD. THE ROYAL FAMILY.—Their Royal Highnesses the Reigning Duke and Duchess.of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and His Royal Highness the Duke Ernest of Wurtem burg, arrived at Windsor Castle at twenty minutes before two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, from Ostend. The Queen and Prince Albert received their illustrious visi tors at the grand entrance, attended by the Marchioness of Douro, the two maids of honor, &c.—Thursday being the birth-day of th e P r i ncess R oya l, the band of the horse guards serenaded at seven o'clock in the morning on the eastern terrace of the castle, performing several martial and other pieces. The Duchess of Kent arrived at the castle early, from Frogmore Lodge, to offer her congratu lations on the return of her royal god-daughter's birth day. Her royal highness afterwards took breakfast with her majesty and the royal party.—The royal children, continue in excellent health, and, weather permitting, take their customary exercise in the neighbourhood of Windsor Castle. It is currently reported, that within ten days, should the weather continue favourable, her majesty and the prince consort will honour his Grace the Duke of Wellington with a visit to Strathfieldsaye, and ArundeePastle is also named as likely to become the scene o an early royal entertainment. Thursday last was the birthday of the Princess Royal. Lord and Lady Francis Egerton are entertaining a fashionable circle at Hatchford Hall, near Cobham. EATON HALL.—The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster have left for Halkin Hall, and intend to re main there about a fortnight, and then return to Eaton for the winter. The Royal yacht has been dismasted, and had her funnel unshipped, and her alterations will be proceeded with in stanter. We are informed that she will have a false keel of six inches added, and her rudder widened. It is reported notwithstanding, that she will never be used again by her Royal Mistress, who has ordered another vessel to be built. Prince Albert's German groom was seriously injured on Tuesday, whilst he was following his Royal Master through Windsor Great Park. His horse ran away with him through the trees, and the unfortunate man had his col lar-bone fractured and sustained a frightful contus'on of the face, by coming in contact with a projectin; branch, which unhorsed him. rnE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. UNIVERSITY 6- CLERICAL _NEWS. OXFORD, Nov. 21.—The followine degrees were this day conferred :-111 - asters of Arts.—William James Gar nett, Christ Church; Rev. Algernon Coote, Brasenose. —Bachelors of Arts.—William Packer Colston Butt, Trinity, Grand Compounder; Samuel Johnson Butler, New College ; John Cawood, St. Edmund Hall; John Aubray Scott, Balliol; Hugh Daniel Harper, Jesus ; J. H. Jenkinson, Christ Church; Alfred Roberts, Brace nose ; Charles Patters Good, Exeter ; Henry Manus Walker, Oriel ; John Arundell Leakey, Qceen's. TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.—The prize of £lO, left by Mr. Greaves, of Fulbourn, for the best disserta tion, by a Bachelor of Arts, on the conduct and character of King William 111., has been adjudged to Jos. Holme, B.A. DURHAM UNIVERSITY.—A Professor of German has been founded in this University, to which Herr Lowen berg has been appointed. It is said that Dr. Symons, at the request of the Mas ter of Balliol College, has appointed a board of six Doc tors as in the late case of Dr. Pusey, to examine the re cently published book of Mr. Ward, who is a Fellow of Balliol College, entitled " The Ideal of a Church." APPOINTMENTS.—The Rev. Frederic Alfred Crow, M, A., of Christ's College, to the rectory of Alcester, Warwickshire : Value, £259. The Rev. William Meyler, 8.A., of St. John's College, to the rectory of Rudbazton, Pembrokeshire : value, £199. The Rev. John Flower den Colls, D.D., of Trinity College, to the perpetual curacy of St. Ann's, Wandsworth, Surrey : value, £162. The Re. John Carysfort Proby, M.A., of Trinity College, to the perpetual curacy of Farnham, Suffolk : value, £7B. The Rev. Thomas Hugh Bird, M.A., of Magdalen Col lege, to the perpetual curacy of Morton Jeffreys, Here fordshire : value, £l5. The Rev. Edward Ramsey Prather, M.A., of Magdalen College, to the vicarage of Queenborough, Leicestershire : value, £B5. The Rev. Charles Brummall, 8.A., of St. John's College, to the curacy of Straithwaite, near Huddersfield. The Rev. John James Webster Harris, M.A., of St. John's Col lege, to the curacy of Insworth, Essex. The Rev. Tho mas C. Onion, 8.A., of Catharine Hall, to the curacy of Sudley, Warwickshire. The Rev. William Henry Plume, 8.A., of Queen's College, to the curacy of St. Clement, Norwich. The Rev. William Brett, M.A., of Corpus Christi College, to the vicarage of Linton, Cambridge shire : value, £204. The Rev. Richard England Brooke, 8.A., of Caius College. to the curacy of Kirkburton, Huddersfield. The Rev. Richard Rigg, M.A., of Caius College, to the curacy of St. Michael Coslany, Norwich. It is said that Dr. 'Wilson, a supporter of the National Board, is to be appointed to the Deanery of Limerick. On Friday, the Bishop of Winchester consecrated Cam den Chapel, so long the scene of the Rev. Henry Mel ville's labours. The Cambridge Theological prize for the present year, has been adjudged to W. H. Bodley, 8.A., of Queen's College. The parishioners of St. Sepulchre, London. have pre sented the Rev. T. Dale, evening lecturer of that pirish for sixteen years, with an elegant silver epergne, weighing about 100 ounces. The Archbishop of Dublin and the Bishop of Kildare, have addressed the Board of heads of Houses on the subject of the prevailing errors in the University ; and a committee is now sitting to concert measures for check ing their progress. The King of Prussia has conferred the gold medal " in Science and Arts," on John Dlurray, A.M., resident master of Trinity CoPege, Dublin, "as an acknowledg ment of distinguished merits" in the composition of Latin poetry. The Londoiltritnes, which has for a length of time been the thick nd thin supporter of Tractarianism, is veering round, and scarcely a day elapses without several coiumns of thunder hurled against the innovations now tried to be foisted on the Church. THE R UBRIC.-At the meeting of the whole Chapter of Exeter Cathedral on 'Thursday, the Bishop and Dean being present, a proposition for a stricter obedience to the directions of the rubric, was carried by a majority of 12 to 6. MUNIFICENT COLLECTION.—On Sunday being the anniversary of the opening of St. George's Free Church, under the Rev. Dr. Smyth, a collection was made for the. educational and other local purposes, on which occasion the Rev. Dr. Gordon, of Edinburgh, officiated three times. The collection amounted to the handsome sum of £3OO Ils. 6d.—Glasgow Paper. THE BURIAL OF DISSENTERS.—In the Arches Court, on Thursday, Sir H. J. Fust dismissed the suit against the Bev. W. H. Chapman, vicar of Basingbourne, Cam bridge, for having refused to bury the body of an infant because baptised by a dissenting minister.' The learned judge was of opinion, that it had been proved that Mr. Chapman did refuse to bury the child, and that the child was not unbaptised within the meaning of the ruin ie, but he did not think that there was sufficient evidence that the rev. gentleman had had due notice of the intended funeral ; and on the latter ground he dismissed the suit. TRACTARIANISAL—Tbe parish of Tottenham has been for some time past in considerable agitation, caused by a dispute between the seatholders of the churches and the clergymen of the parish, as to the introduction of certain practices in the services of the churches, which the pa rishioners consider as novelties. After several ineffectual attempts to induce the clergy to abandon the practices, a deputation was appointed to wait upon the Bishop of Lon don ; and at an interview with his lordship they stated that their object was to get rid altogether of the changes complained of. The bishop opposed their wishes in this respect, and suggested that if they went back to their fel low-parishioners their influence might be used to allay all unpleasant feeling on the subject, and that ultimately all might be arranged. His lordship was informed that such a result was not likely to occur. One of the deputation then suggested that the new forms should be suspended for a year. The other members of the deputation objected to any compromise, but ultimately the bishop intimated his readiness to accede to the suggestion as to the-post ponement, and promised to make a communication to that effect through the clergy, which was done, and notice has been given that the novelties will be relinquished at present but will be again attempted at the expiration of the twelve months. The deputation have, however, published a strong letter, intimating that they said no thing whatever, at their interview with the Bishop, which could lead to the supposition that they would consent to the introduction of the forms at that period. CONSECRATION OF THE NEW CHURCH AT MALTA. — The English residents in Malta have at length had the gratification of seeing their magnificent new church con secrated and opened for divine service. This church, which has been built at the sole expense of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, is placed on a commanding site, overlooking the Quarantine Harbour, and is one of the first objects which meets the eye of a stranger on approach ing the island from the north or the west. The spire, when finished, will be about 200 feet high, and about 300 above the level of the sea. The body of the church and the portico are not much unlike those of St. Martin's-in the-fields, London, in their exterior aspect ; and the beauty of the stone of which it is built gives it a very striking appearance. The internal effect is still better. It has a semicircular chancel, and is divided into a nave and two aisles by two rows of beautiful Corinthian pillars. With the exception of two pews, one for the governor and the other for the admiral, the seats are all open with backs. The whole of the seats, stalls, pulpit, and reading desk, are of English oak. The cover for the communion table, with the cushions and other fittings, is of crimson velvet, and the general interior appearance is that of a very handsome English church. The communion plate, which is of silver gilt, is the gift of Sir H. F. Bouverie, the late governor, and other benefactors. The furniture of the interior, together with the organ, bells, &c. were provided by a subscription, at the head of which stands the present governor, the Hon. Sir P. Stuart, and the principal English inhabitants, aided by friends at home. 'The font is of white Carrara marble. The church is to be called "The English Collegiate Church of St. Paul in Malta." This being the first English church which has been built in this part of the world, the curiosity of the Maltese on this occasion was very great. The church was crowded with visitors of all kinds for several days previous to the consecration. Priests, friars, and persons of all classes, came in crowds to satisfy their curiosity, and to see whether it really was a church ; for they could hardly persuade themselves that the English were to have one after a neglectof more than forty years. The conse cration was performed on Friday, the Ist of November, All Saints' Day, by the Lord Bishop of Gibraltar. On Thursday. Camberwell Church was consecrated by the Bishop of Winchester. It is dedicated to St. Giles, and is one of the most magnificent ecclesiastical struc tures in the neighbourhood of London. It is built on the site of the old church, which was destroyed by fire early in 1812. Shortly after that occurrence a rate for £20,000, in addition to the amount from the insurance of the late church, was voted for the work. GOWN AND SURPLICE.—II will be seen, by referring to " Burnet's History of the Reformation," that the affair of gown and surplice is stated to have been settled and arranged by convocation. There was never a thought of preaching in a surplice. The dispute was, whether the surplice should be worn at all. Bucer, Balliger, Peter Martyr, Jewel and the great Reformers were universally against it. The convocation met, and it was therein decided that the surplice might be. used " at morning prayer and sacrament," by a majority of eight. The decision was objected to, because proxies were not admitted. These were introduced, and it was then carried by a majority of one, the proxy of an absentee, that the surplice was a Popish figment, and should not be used at all. CONDITION OF THE CHURCH.—II is a strange and a sad sight, to observe, at one and the same moment, an unusual alacrity and desire of the Dissenters, to rejoin the Church ; and a sineular endeavour on the part of the " Romanizing section of the clergy, to disgust, and drive them away from it. We heard the other day, and we believe, on a pretty good authority, of a single pro vincial college, into which, on a recent annual admission, no fewer than ten Dissenting ministers and one Wesleyan, gained entrance, in order to their being added to the ministry of the Church; and the next thing we meet with, after this gratifying prospect of returning unity, is the frightful case of Mr. Blunt, at Heiston, refusing the sacrament of the Lord's supper to one, burial to another, and marriage to a third, because they were not able to prove their baptism by a clergyman of the church of England ! Nay, even endeavouring to go so far as to , prohibit F the bu r i a l o f Di ssen t ers at a ll , unt il a f ter e i ght o clock in the evening? Besides this, making such alterations in the Church service as to disgust all the wavering, and even to drive away many of the most at tached members of the church.—RiTord. SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION. A very interesting and important correspondence is at present going on between the liev. J. R. M'Ghee and the Rev. Dr. Martin, of Killeshandra. The latter gentle man contends that the recent modifications in the National Board of Education have taken away its main objection able features, and that a Protestant Clergyman can now receive its :lid without compromising his fidelity to the Word of God, whilst Mr. NI 'Ghee maintains that it is still his duty to stand completely aloof from all connection with its assistance or operations. We have already given an extract explanatory of Dr. Martin's views, we now give the following unanswerable reply of Mr. M'Ghee : " I renounce, as firmly as I renounce the principle of the National Board, any desire to compel a child to read the Bible against the wishes of its parents. I go farther : I assert that no government on earth, in church or state, possesses a shadow of lawful authority to set up such a rule. I consequently assert that no minister has a shadow of right to enforce such a principle ; and if government were to pass a law to compel, under penalties, the Roman Catholics of Ireland to send their children against their will to me to teach them the Bible, I would refuse to be the agent of such iniquitous tyranny. Therefore, the advocates of the board, who charge its opponents with such a principle, assert what is utterly untrue ; and what is sought to be given a colour to, by this sophistical method of reciting the rule of the board. I do not charge you, my reverend friend, with so intending it—you take it from their reports, and I really hope and think it has deceived you. _ " But while I deny the right of the minister to force the child to learn the Scriptures,.in opposition to the will of the parent, I affirm that the parent, in denying the child instruction from the Word of God, commits a fla grant offence azainst the authority of God. 1 repeat in those words, which I am glad my reverend brother, you willingly subscribe,' that the parent and the child, being in a land where the Holy Word is known, are hound at the peril of their immortal souls to know that Word—to believe, and to obey it, as the source and standard of true religion.' If the parent refuses to per mit his child to be instructed in the Word of God—nay, considers it a dangerous book for his instruction—that parent holds, as you willingly subscribe' with me ' a false and anti-Christian principle.' And now, I ask, what is my duty to that parent ? Most certainly not to force his child to learn the Scriptures against his will— not to arrogate to myself a power with which God has not invested me, and with which man cannot invest me : but which God has given to that parent alone, over his child. But this is my duty, to which you also ' willingly subscribe'— I should renounce, protest against, and expose, both from my duty to God, to the parent, and to the child, the falsehood and iniquity of such a principle.' I should endeavour, faithfully and affectionately, to show that parent his sin—that he was violating his duty, both to God and to his child, when he did riot bring him up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord'—l should tell him that if his priest forbade him to read the Word of God, or to educate his child in that Word, it ought to be a proof to him that that priest did not teach him that Word, to which he feared to refer him for his doctrine— that if his church forbade him to educate his child in the Word of Christ, it ought of itself to show him that that church could not be a Church of Christ. These things, and many others, I should try to press on the judgment and conscience of that parent, to lead him to his duty to his child. " If, then, that parent were to turn:to me and say— ' Your words hare no effect on me. I will not allow- my child to read the Scriptures ; but I wish him to be edu cated without the Bible. Will you teach him- for me? Give him an education in other things in your school ; but give notice when the Bible is to be read, then send him home, and do not let him hear or read the Word of God.' What must be my answer if lam an honest man, and true to my principles—true to my God—true to my church—true to the souls of that parent and his child ? " I must say—' What, my friend ! I have endeavoured to impress upon you the sin of which you are guilty to your child, and the sin of which you are guilty against God, in casting from you his Holy Word ; and do you think I will be a partaker of your sin ? Do you think I will dare to do for you, and with you, that very act which I tell you is an act of iniquity—an act of rebellion against God? Shall I sanction, not only by my permis sion, but by my co-operation, the criminal principle, to be impressed on the young mind of your unh3ppy child, that the Word of his Creator and Redeemer is not a fit book for him to read ? Shall I help to train him up in a prin ciple of the Father of Lies, and call myself a minister of the God of Truth ? No, my friend : all education for your child is worthless, if he is not brought up in the knowledge of Him `whom to know is life eternal'—all the wisdom in the world is ignorance and folly, if he does not know that book ' which is able to make him wise unto salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.' If he is to perish through your sin, his blood be upon your own head ! I must be clear of it. I will not incur the guilt, that God should require it at my hands; I will not warn the wicked from his way, and then help him to walk in " Now this, my reverend brother, is, 1 submit, without fear, to your upright and candid consideration, the honest language and the peremptory duty of a man who really and truly subscribes the principles which I have asserted to involve uncompromising opposition to the National Board of Education. To qualify yourself for obtaining aid from that Board you must renounce the principles which you tell me you subscribe as holy and true and must subscribe and consent to act on this principle of the Parent, which you confess you hold to be false and anti- Christian; for this is the genuine rule, this is the real princirl, of that iniquitous system. It is not, as they pretend in their sophistical mode of putting forth their rules, that no child is to be compelled to read the Scrip tures whose parents object; for that no man denies. But this is their rule : that the clergy shall be compelled to teach children without the Scriptures, whose parents ob ject to the Scriptures—that thus the clergy shall be made partakers of the sin of the parents—shall practically not only admit it, but co-operate in it—shall thus act indirect violation not only of their duty to God but of their own sworn obligations as ministers of the Church of England and shall be made, in the hands of the government, the tools of administering the principles of the Papacy, and shall be compelled to carry out, in the education of the poor, the infamous fourth rule of the index of prohibited books, which forbids the Bible, on the principle that it is manifest by experience that more evil than good results from the study of the sacred Scriptures.' This is the real rule of the board—this is the real pith and marrow of the case. It is not, as its jesuitical pretence puts forth, that ' due regard is to be had to parental authority, and that no child is to be compelled to act against their prin ciples. and their duty to their parents ;' but it is this, that undue regard is to be paid to the authority of the Papal see—that there is to be no recognition or admission of the supreme authority of God and of His Holy Word —that it must bow to the dictate of the Pope—that no regard is to be paid to the authority or duty of the mi nisters of Christ—but that they are to be compelled to act in violation of their principles—of their duty to their church—their duty to their countrymen—and their duty to their God. " And now, my reverend friend and brother, I must here submit to your judgment and your candour that this, and this alone, is the real question between us. I assert that this is the principle—the real, genuine principle—of the National Board. I assert that it is utterly irreconcile able by any human talent to the principles which I have laid down as being opposed to it, when faithfully and truly held by a man before his God. You say you willingly subscribe these principles as holy and true. I leave it, therefore, with confidence to your candour and truth, that you must either retract or qualify, in some manner that I cannot conceive, your subscription to the holiness and truth of my principles ; or you must admit the con clusion, that they are logically and ethically irreconcile able to the principles of the National Board. A TOAST FOR TEETOTALLERS.--Here's to the man who cut down the trees, who cleared the land, who ploughed the ground, who planted the corn, which fed the goose, that raised the quill, which formed the pen, with which was r r . tten the total abstinence pledge. To CHEESE MAKERS.—Churned milk being added to cheese milk in the usual way, very much improves both the quality and taste of cheese, and will prevent it rising after it is made. Several old cheese makers in Notting hamshire are adopting the method with success. AN AFFECTIONATE FATIIER.—A gentleman connected with the Indian army returned after an absence of ten years. Immediately on his meeting with his father, " Jamie," said the old gentleman, " ye've just been out ten years, how muckle bee ye made ?" •` Five hundre d , thousand pounds," was the reply. " Ye shouldb e stayed there ten years, and made it the million." RAILWAY INTILLLIGE CE. It is stated that the reduction of fares on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway has been followed by a great increase in the number of passengers. LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAlLWAY. — Negociations are going on between the Directors of this railway and those of the Lancaster and Preston Railways for an union of interests. LONDONDERRY.--The two railways to this city seem likely to excite the citizens to still further improvements. Two projects are advertised for new bridges across the Foyle in lieu of the old one, which is an kmerican struc ture of wood, and certainly not fit for the place. RAILWAY DEPUTATIONS.—A deputation from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, including Mr. Law rence, Mr. Langton, Mr. George Loch, and Mr. Booth, had an interview with the Earl of Dalhousie on Friday last. On the same day a deputation from the Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool Railway,consisting of Mr. Brancker, Mr. Darbishire, (solicitor,) &c., had an interview with his lordship. A railway is projected to start from the Auckland branch of the Stockton and Darlington Railway past Barnard Castle, and crossing the Tees, thence taking the most di rect line to Penrith, joining there the western coast line running into Scotland, and thus forming a direct route to Glasgow, &c., and connecting the eastern and western sides of the island. Although the Duke of Cleveland op poses the line, the promoters are determined to proceed with it. Lord Glenlyon has interdicted the engineers engaged in surveying the proposed line of railway from Inverness to Perth. On entering his lordship's grounds the engineers were met by a party of constables and others, who pre sented an interdict from the Court of Session, prohibiting their entrance on the Atholl domains. This document being considered more powerful than the poet laureate's sonnet against the Kendal line, the engineers withdrew in silence. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.—On Thursday last two men, wile repairing the line of the Great Western Rail way, near West Drayton, were killed by a train passing over them. It was extremely foggy, and they could not see the train.—On the same night, a fireman on the Bir mingham and Gloucester Railway was killed by his head corning in contact with an iron pillar supporting Cleave Bridge, near Birmingham, while the train was passing under the bridge. EXTENSION OF THE LEEDS AND BRADFORD RAIL WAY.—A special general meeting of this railway company was held at Leeds, on Wednesday last, for the purpose of considering the expediency of applying to Parliament, next session, for an tic,: to enable the Leeds and Bradford railway company to make a railway from Shipley to Colne, with a branch from Keighley to Haworth. The Chairman, George Hudson, Esq., stated that the proposed extension would be about 33 miles, and the cost from £16,000 to £17,000 mile. He also stated that the sum to be raised was considerably above the engineers esti mate, in order to obviate, the chance of having again to apply to Parliament, and expressed a confident belief that the whole line would be opened by the middle 0f,1846. Resolutions, approving of the proposed undertaking, and the raising of an additional capital of £500,000, in 8000 shares of £5O each, and 8000 of £l2 10s. each, to be offered, in the first instance, to existing proprietors, were unanimously agreed to. WHITBY AND PICKERING RAILWAY.—Great altera tions and improvements are contemplated being made in this line by the new proprietors. The curves are to be lessened, the levels altered and improved, and the present tunnel to be removed, and an open cutting to be substi tuted in its place, and the whole line adapted for locomo tive power. The recent purchase of the commodious pro perty lately belonging to Robert Barry, Esq., is inteNded by the present indefatigable and spirited proprietor, Mr. Hudson, to be appropriated for railway purposes, and a handsome station is to be erected o❑ the premises. The plans for the improvement of the harbour have not yet been made public; but a report from Mr. Walker is speedily expected, and when known will excite great in terest. Mr. Hudson is also taking an active part in plan ning a road from the west cliff to the sands, preparatory to carrying into effect certain plans for building lodging houses, and other improvements which will be necessary to meet the demand for the better accommodation of the great influx of visitors which the improved facilities af forded by the railway, when the alterations are completed and the line connected with York, and with the celebrity which the beauties of the neighbourhood have of late at tained, cannot fail to attract in great numbers to this de lightful watering place. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Thursday after , noon, a frightful collision took place on the Midland Counties Railway. In consequence of a tender having got off the rails, the Derby train, which should have left Nottingham at three o'clock, was delayed, and was, at length, compelled to proceed along the down line, instead of the proper line, a messenger having been despatched to stop an expected down train at Beeston, about three miles off, for fear of collision. The messenger either did not arrive at Beeston in time for the train, or he did not de liver his message properly, and the train to Nottingham had left the Beeston station before the train from Not tingham had arrived, and the engineer, either not know ing, or not regarding the message that had been for wardrd, drove the train at its usual rapid pace, and a tremendous collision took place. In consequence of the down trai❑ being driven at a much more rapid pace than the train from Nottingham, and being a much heavier train, and having a powerful and very heavy engine, the up-train from Nottingham sustained the principal part of the damage. The up-train consisted of an engine and tender, a second-class carriage, containing parcels, but no passengers, then two second-class carriages, with passen gers, followed by a first-class carriage, with passengers, and then a third-class carriage. So great was the force with which the down-train met the up-train, that the en gine of the latter was actually driven from its position downwards, and the boiler was elevated to the height of many feet above it. the tender of the engine was driven through the parcel carriage, and the two passenger second class conrevances were as completely smashed to pieces as a nutshell when trodden under foot. The unfortunate passengers in the two carriages were dreadfully crushed and mutilated. Considering the number of passengers, and the terrific force of the concussion, it appears miraculous that no more persons were injured, and that only two individuals met with their deaths. '1 hose per sons are Mr. Dean, commissio❑ agent, Hounds'-gate, Nottingham, who died, in a few minutes after the acci dent, in a field by the side of the railway ; and Mr. Var nill, Derwent-bank, Derby. No less than twenty per sons are named who were more or less injured, some of them having been severely crushed. BRITISII AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE. At a meeting of the Committee of the British and Fo reign Institute, held on Thursday, the 14th instant, Lord Dudley Ccutts Stuart in the chair, it was resolved to give publicity to such portions of the proceedings of its first anniversary meeting as have hitherto been communicated to the members only. The Right Hon. the Earl of Devon took the chair at three o'clock precisely, and was sup ported by the Earl Grosvenor, Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P., Sir George Staunton, Bart., M.P., E. W. Pen darves, M.P., NN illiam Evans, M.P., Lord William Len nox, Col. the Hon. Leicester Stanhope, Brigadier-Gen. Sir Henry Pynn, and others of the vice-presidents and committee, with a full attendetice of members. In opening the proceedings, Lord Devon observei, that according to the usual custom of societies of this nature, they had met to hear a report of the progress and present state of our affairs, on which—considering the very short time that had elapsed since a few gentlemen had met to gether at his house to hear Mr. Buckingham's prospectus of the institute, and to confer together on the best means of assisting him to complete his original design—he thought there would be found much reason for congratu lation. A short preliminary conversation ensued, as to certain abridgements made in the report, and the feeling of the meeting being in favour of its being now read, in the shortest form, this was accordingly done by the secretary, and the balance sheet signed by the auditors was also read and explained. Mr. Baylis, who moved the first resolution, said that be had heard so many unfavourable rumours of one kind or another, that his mind had been strongly impressed with apprehension for the result ; but after the satisfactory statements of the report and balance sheet just read, these impressions were entirely removed, and he had the greatest pleasure in moving that the report be received, adopted, and entered in the minutes of the society. Mr. Tite said he felt very reluctant to incur any unne cessary expense, but he deemed it to be so important to the interests of the institute that this report should be widely circulated, that he begged to submit a motion fur its being printed and distributed among the members, as he was quite sure that wherever it was read it would re move many erroneous complaints, and be of the greatest benefit to the society. Mr. Simpson, in moving the third resolution, said that he too, like others, had heard all manner of evil bodings. But when on his first coming to town from Edinburgh he came to see the institute for himself, and investigate the mode and manner in which its affairs were conducted, he could not but be filled with admiration at the beauty, ap propriateness, good taste, elegance, and comfort of the one, and the ability and completeness of the other. It seemed to him a matter of wonder, as well as gratification, that so much should have been done, arid so well done too, in so short a time, and therefore he had great pleasure in submitting his motion of entire satisfaction with the management. Mr. Tite, in moving a vote of thanks to Lord Devon, passed a high encomium on the noble president, for the application of so much of his attention to the affairs of the institute, considering the multiplicity and importance of his engagements : and he felt sure that his lordship's continued approbation and patronage of the society would be regarded by the public as the best proof of its being founded on sound principles, and conducted with honour and integrity. Dr. Camps drew the attention of the meeting to the zeal, ability, and unremitting devotion of all his time and talents, which Mr. Buckingham bestowed on the institute, and regarded bis able management of its affairs as the best guarantee for its continued success. Having wit nessed all this for himself, from the earliest beginning of the undertaking, and seen no abatement of it to the pre sent time, he had great pleasure in moving a vote of thanks to Mr. Buckingham and the committee, for their these s e ar thatr i e t d h e whole uy id s . The Earl of Devon, in retur n i ng th an k s f or th e compli mentvaluable services and exertions during the past year. All merit of the idea and conception of the plan of the institute belonged to Mr. Buckingham : and all that he (Lord Devon) had done, was to co-operate, which he did most cordially with others, to carry this plan out. He believed, from the first, that the idea, th oug h a new an d a b o ld , was yet a valuable one, and might be re d u c e d to practice, though Nov. 26, 1844. many excellent friends of his thought otherwise. Th e result, however, had shown that their apprehensions well not well-founded. With Mr. Buckingham he had noW maintained a pretty close and constant intercourse on the subject for nearly a y ear an d a h a lf and he must say , 04t he could not b u t ac k now l e d ge and admire the zeal, Per' severance, and ability, with which he had achieved s,e, much in so short a sp ace o f ti me . I n d ee d, th e only fael he had to 'find with him was that he was ton zealous : the most frequent duty which he (Lord Devon) ha d ;7 perform, was to exercise the office of " ardour-checker, and prevent Mr. B uc ki ng h am f rom d o i ng too mu ch. 138 t for this zeal, however, J 5 the end could not have been 8c :, complished : and he was glad to find that it was felt anl acknowledged in all quarters : and th a t th e friends ,u supporters of the institute were daily on the increase; while its evening parties were more and more brilliant an d satisfactory. He had himself attended several of thes e ' and was much pleased at the evident gratification thel afforded to all : w hil e h e un d erstoo d t h at t h e l as t, wbie occurred on the preceding evening, and which he was pre vented from attending by an engagement elsewhere, wa s one of the fullest and most attractive of the season. In all that was stated in the report on this subject, and lea deed in every other part of it, he entirely concurred —an f he had no doubt th a t as th e a d van t ages an d p l eas ures e,; the institute became m ore k nown th ey wou ld b e mo re an more sought after and appreciated. Mr. Jessel begged to ask Lord Devon, whether solve plan might not be devised, by which Mr. Buckingham' the value of whose labours was admitted by all, could, secured a mere compete n t r emunera ti on th an that whi e the present mode of p a y men t a ff or d e d hi m : as he 199 ' , sure the members generally would support the committee, in awarding him a fixed salary, of a much larger amon,r*, than the small surplus now left for all his exertions , vi which the institute has been brought to its present state of efficiency. Lord Devon said he agreed with the honourable gentled' man as to the desirability of securing an adequate 8 0 certain compensation to Mr. Buckingham for his labours; but the difficulty lay in this : that as the members wer e exempt from all legal liabilities beyond their respective subscriptions, the question would be, in the event of th e income being insufficient to allow of such c o m pensation , who was to m a k e it u p t o hi m —th e comm it tee , or the members, or both ?—The most certain method of securing a proper return to Mr. Buckingham would be to increase the general income of the institute, by an addition to the number of its members, as in that case all would be bens' fitted, and there would be an ample surplus for remueeen tion, without the neces s ity o f ca lli ng upon any par ties to make up a deficiency. It s h ou ld b e remembered, institute was yet i n it s i n f ancy , an d t h ere was every reas on to hope that it wou ld go on i mprov i ng i n its resources 8 9 well as its attract t hat the DOMESTIC. THE MISSING BRIDEGROOM.—Mr. JosPph Ames, who was on Wednesday week unit• d to a young woman a t Whitechapel Church, suddenly left his bride after 6 6. ceremony, first placing 120 sovereigns in her band, and saying he should wait her return from the west end. He had taken a public-house, and after his departure informed her that there were £l3O in the bank which she might have, but that she would never see him more ! The wan.' derer, however, whose conduct is inexplicahle, has since. returned to his no longer " mourning bride." HORRIBLE OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday week, a little boy, the son of a fireman working at one of the filyinneY furnaces, was playing about the rails, when his foot slip ped, and horrible to relate he fell into the furnace. Hi s father, with more affection than prudence, immediately sprung in after him, in the forlorn hope of saving bts child; strange to say, he was quick enough to catch an d throw him out : but too late, however, for the boy must almost instantaneously have died. The father had novr, exchanged situations with his child, and found the great' est difficulty in extricating himself from his perilous posi tion, which he was obliged to do by catching hold of al iron bar, little les3 than red hot, and swinging burgh out ; but as soon as he had done so he was senseless. The poor fellow was carried home, and now lies in a dangerouf and uncertain state. The furnace had not long been charged, and consequently was not at its greatest heat; otherwise escape would have been impossible.—Hereford Times. THE POOH LAW.—On Wednesday, a miserable looking man applied at one of the London police-offices and stated that he had been in business hi Hoxton some years since, but, unfortunately, he went out of his mind, and on coming out of the asylum, was ruined in business. H e had since had a severe fall and was incapacitated for work? having broken three of his ribs. He had applied to the parish for relief, but they had refused to assist him, un less he would go into the house with his wife and children . The poor man continued his tale of woe as follows My wife kas the strongest dislike possible to go in, and 15 determined not, and she tan contrive to keep herself out of the house, though she can't support me too, I am willing to separate myself from her and go into the house by myself ; but they will not take me in alone, and here am I wandering about almost starving, for I have not had a bit or sup in my mouth all this day. The Magis trate.—But, as that is the case, why don't you try to Per suade your wife to go into the house with you? The Poor Man.— Sne is determined not, and I can't force her to do it. I have pawned and sold every thing I had that would fetch any money, till now I have not got anything more to sell. It's very hard to be refused relief after pav ing rates so many years. The man in reply to the magis trate, said he had exp'ained his case many times to the officers, but they refused peremptorily to relieve him unless they all entered the house. The magistrate granted the man temporary relief, and directed enquiries to be, made. THE CREEP AT ST. PETER'S DOCK.-011 Friday week, at St. Peter's Quay, about three miles below this town, the surface of the ground, for some acres in, extent, was aff,cted with what in this district is called the creep, being a sort of incipient earthquake, by which con-. siderable destruction has been done to prorty in the neighbourhood, the extensive building yard of Messrs. Smith, shipbuilders, having been rendered for a time en tirely useless. The first intimation of danger was ob served a week ago, but it was very slight, amounting only to a rent in one of the houses. Yesterday morning the whole of the men and boys, nearly 200 in number, were at breakfast in the smith's shop and store, on the north side of the building yard, when they heard a loud noise, and on. looking out, beheld the surface of the ground in motion. In a few minutes the heaving of the surface ceased, and , on the men returning to the building yard, they found the ground rent in various directions, presenting chasms se veral feet in depth ; the bottom of the spacious dry dockr capable of admitting vessels of the largest size, was thrown up in dreadful confusion ; the sides rent, and the whole presented a sad scene of destruction. The windows in the neighbouring houses were broken, doors and frame-wor k split and crushed, and several walls were levelled with the ground. The movement was confined to the building yard and the adjacent houses. The quay next the river has sunk several inches, and the bed of the river, whiea, before was " high and dry" at low water, is now covere d to the depth of from 18 to 24 inches. The water in the river was agitated, and the motion was felt on board the vessels lying near.—Newcastle Journal. MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—A remarkable instance of providential escape from untimely death occurred to three young gentlemen, at Mersden Rock, near South Shields, on Tuesday week. It appears that a holiday having bee n given at the school which they attended, a number or youths went to Marsden Rock for a little excursion, an d to enjoy the beauties of that romantic spot. Three o f the party descended to the beach and wandered about for some time •, these were the sons of Mr. Wealands Rob son, Mr. William Dixon, and Mr. Lonie, of Bishopwear mouth. The sea was very rough, and the tide was setting, in very strong, when they discovered that the tide 120 flowed round them and cut off their retreat. The little fellows got upon the highest point of the rock, an d the water by this time had reached above their knees, and we g flowing so rapidly that they must soon have been swep t into the surge. Young Dixon was three times washed es` his standing place, but gained it again. In this junctur e a brother of Robson looked over the precipice, and PO ran to the house o f P e t er All en , c l ose by, an d ga ve the imminent d anger o f Ws young friends, and instantly the alarm. Allen with promptitude took a rope, an hastened to the rock, desired one of the boys to fasten 1 " round his waist; this was done, and he was dragged tIP height of 70 feet with safety. The other two boys we re rescued in the same way, young Robson courageousu waiting to the last to assist his wore frightened comP" nions. Dixon was in a very exhausted state, and bad tt j be put to bed at Peter Allen's, where he soon recovere, so as to walk home; the other two were much bruis e, ' against the rock in being drawn up, but all are now in fair way of recovery from injury and fright. About fil e minutes after their escape the spot on which they sto od was covered with the fo: ming surge, so that their escape was truly Providential.— Durham Advertiser. in th e meGtraoepoelTisF wasoG lre no L t o a N t D fi O r N s r i n y T d h e u n r s s e d t ay bu t t he b f e o ro g re five o'clock in the evening might be designated "a thick darke ness." The streets presented appearances of the s .teal confusion and alarm. Per sons on f oot li tera ll y grope,. their way through the mass o f smo k e an d vapour which filled every street, whilst carriages of all descriptio ns, waggons, omnibuses, and cabs, made their way at a foot ' : pace, and under c i rcumstances a lik e d angerou s to th e parties who guided th em , an d t o th ose w ith w h o m til e j e o were every moment co m ing in cont a ct. I n vain wer e vehicles provided w ith l am p s an d p rece d e d by torches ..., „ in vain was the greatest care and caution observed 1 " those who led or drove ; accidents became of momenta r y occurrence, and amidst the shouting of men, the occasion A screams of the few women or children who venture: abroad, the glare of the torches, and the active dexter i . t i j e of thieves, the police found abundant employment, 101 e 1 0 every one who had a home and no very pressing busine o ,, to keep him out of doors, hurried into shelter with s", much expedition as the prevailing darkness and confus ie l would permit. In most of the principal streets were 3 the corners clusters of boys with lighted links, offeri n g their services to conduct individuals or vehicles °t oe charge of 6d. per mile, while others found it a pe ofitau e ' speculation to purchase a quantity of links at an oil-o°r,', and sell them at an increased price in parts of the tovri where such a desideratum was not to be obtained. 'V er o few of the omnibuses along that line of road were se e out by the proprietors, and several of those which we r ; although they had lighted lamps and links, got on 7 0 heaps of gravel on the park side of the road, and %y e s , nearly upset, to the great alarm of the passenge r o Numerous collisions took place during the evening W e s e r parts of the town, but no accidents of a serious chose"... were heard of. The navigation of the river was suspended, not one of the steam-boats venturing to te s t a their mooring. Several accidents occurred, at a, ' B O hour, but none of them would, it is hoped, tcrtrrta fatally. A considerable number cf vessels ready for ere were necessarily detained. Others that had arrived W t che o bilged to relinquish all idea of docking, and cast an in the river. entirectie it •