The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-02 00:00:00

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THE FINANCES IN HOLLAND.—The financial budget for the :
year 1856, presented to the Chamber recently by the Minister 1
of Finance, estimates the ordinary expenses for that year ;
Baker, M.A., Fellow of
at 73.547,3801, and the receipts for the same period at 1
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the year 1856 at 16,000,0001 ;near Newport Pagnell.
Rev. G. F. Fessey, M.A., late of Lincoln College, Oxford,
HELIGOLAND.—The Independanee Beige quotes the fol- Vicarage of Redtlitch, Worcestershire. to the
lowing letter, dated Hamburg, the 19th instant :—" The 1 Rev. 'l'. W. Goodlake, M.A., to the Rectory of Brought p •
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cum-Fiikins, Oxfordshire.
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English commissariat to keep constantly at its disposal, until Rev. W. Hunt, M.A., late Professor of Mathematics in Queen's
-the latter end of April, 1856, 40 live bullocks for the consump- College, Birmingham, to the Head Mastership of the Drapers'
Hisev.dC. Lowndes, M.A., to the Rectory of Hartwell with Little
tion of the garrison. Two days ago the English steamer Company.'s School.
ne, to the Vicarage of Thatcham with Greenham
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lightning, when both his horses were killed on the spot, and
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he was so much injured that his life was at first despaired of. ton. Bucks.
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In consequence of the accident, Dr. Allison, of Bridlington, Rev. R. J. H. Rice, to the Curacy of High Wycombe.
Rev. H. H. Avoaosas', M A , to tilniecußecbteonr
attended upon the man, and, whilst doing so, found he was vilfeeve. Taylor, 8.A., to the
suffering from a malignant cancer of the under lip. When i Re'v. ieis.7giko,t_i? ~11
Mr. S. had sufficiently recovered from the effect of the
lightning, an arrangement was entered into for the removal
of the cancer by an operation; but, strange to say, just when
this was on the point of being performed, a minute inspection
was made of the cancer, when it was discovered that, from
the time of the accident, a healing process had been com-
menced in the lip ; this being so evident, the operation was
of course not attempted, and in a moderately short space of
time the man was completely cured.—York Herald.
AN INGENIOUS BLIND Max.—The Journal de Chartres
gives an account of a water-mill, in the hamlet of Oisieme,
near Chartres, built entirely by a blind man, without either
assistance or advice from any one. The masonry, carpenter's
work, roofing, stairs, paddle-wheel, cogs, in a word, all
the machinery pertaining to the mill, has been made, put
up, and set in motion by him alone. He has also, the
above journal asserts, made his own furniture. When
the water is low and the mill does not work, our blind
miller becomes a joiner, and- also a turner, on a lathe
of his own invention, and so he makes all manner of uten-
sils, and pretty toy windmills for the juveniles. He lives
quite alone, sweeps his own room, and cooks his own dinner ;
his mother, who has fifteen children to care for, lives a mile
off, and does not trouble her head about "her blind boy," for
"he earns his bread now," she says, " and does not want
her." In 1852 this blind miller was rewarded with a medal
by the agricultural society of the arrondissement for a ma-
chine serving the double purpose of winnowing corn and
separating the best grains from the common sort.
ALLEGED USE OF CHLOROFORM IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.
—Last Friday afternoon a gentleman stepped into a first-class
carriage of the five o'clock train from Glasgow, and seating
himself comfortably in a corner, laid his head back, and knew
little more about his position or whereabouts till, startled from
a sort of slumber by the stoppinc, of the train, he looked out and
found himself at Greenock instead of Paisley, the latter being
his proper destination. He mentioned his surprise and dis-
appointment to three fellow-passengers, well-dressed young
men, who passed the occurrence over with a joke, and left him.
Shortly afterwards he found that he had been robbed of £lO
by the way ; and there is a reason to suppose, from certain
spmptoms which have been stated, that shortly after the start-
ing of the train from Glasgow, chloroform had been adminis-
tered to him in his half-dozing condition, and the robbery
effected by his fellow-travellers.— Glasgow Post.

CLERICAL OBITUARY.
Sept. 13, the Rev. Henry Pemble, Rector of Hunston, and Vicar
of North Mundham.
Sept. 20, at Brighton, the Rev. Brook Henry Bridges, Rector
of Danbury, Essex, aged 86.
Sept. 21, at Lavenham, Suffolk, aged 68, the Rev. R. Johnson,
late Fellow of Canis College, Cambridge, and Rector of the above
parish.
Sept. 25. at Little Thurlow, Suffolk, the Rev. Henry William
Crick, aged 52.
Sept. 26, at Bishop's Hull, near Taunton, the Rev. Edward
Everard, D.D., Incumbent of Bishop's Hull, and formerly Chap.
lain to the Royal Household, at Brighton, in his 68th year.

The Queen has appointed the Rev. B. Jowett regius pro-
fessor of Greek for the University of Oxford, in succession to
the late Dr. Gaysford, Dean of Christ Church.

TIIE REV. FIELDING OULD'S FAREWELL.—On Sunday, the
Rev. Fielding Ould, incumbent of Christ Church, Hunter-
street, preached his farewell sermon to a very large congrega-
tion, after a ministration of about twenty years in this town.
The Rev, gentleman has been presented by the Lord Bishop
of the diocese to the rectory of Tattenhall, in Cheshire, on
which living he will enter immediately. His text was from
Psalm lxxx, 14—" Return, we beseech thee, 0 God of hosts ;
look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine."
DIE QUEEN'S LETTERS.—At a meeting of the Exeter
Auxiliary of the Incorporated Societies for the Promotion of
Christian Knowledge and the Propagation of the Gospel in
Foreign Parts, held at Exeter on Thursday, the bishop of the
diocese, before putting the last resolution to the meeting, made
the following observations on the withdrawal of the Queen's
letter :—" In answer to what has fallen from my friend, Mr.
Kekewich, I must be permitted to say that it will give me the
greatest pleasu .e to put earnestly forth a request to my clergy
that they will preach sermons annually for these societies as
they have hitherto done, though they can no longer use the
high name of the Crown as formerly. (Applause) It is pain-
ful, indeed, to see that the support has been withdrawn which
the religion of this country has been in the habit of receiving
from the temporal head of all in this country, both in Church
and State—l mean not the head of the Church alone, because
the Queen is no more the head of the Church than the State,
nor in any other sense —but the Crown was wont to regard
the Christian religion as pre-eminent in this land, and I am
exceedingly sorry that the illustrious lady who has shown such
distinguished regard for the interests of her country should be
so circumstanced with regard to her counsels that she cannot
concede to us the position in which those who have gone before
have placed us. (Applause.) It is for us to consider that,
while we deeply regret their decision, we cannot be so unjust,
we cannot act so contrary to our own feelings, as to express
our approval of an act which, I must say, I think is the aban-
donment of a first duty, and does not add to the dignity of the
illustrious lady who wears the crown. She has been advised,
most unfortunately, as I think for her own credit, unfortunately
for the interests of the country, unfortunately for the honour
of the Crown, which they were specially bound to protect.
They have, unhappily, determined to advise the crown to cast
off all connection with any society in connection with that
Church of which she is bound by the constitution of This country
to be a communicant—of that Church whose rights she is
bound to protect; but this was not a right —we had no actual
right to it—and therefere I do not mean to impugn it as a
departure from constitutional duty. I do, however, say that
the constitution points to the duty of the ministers of the
Crown, to advise that in all respects the Crown should act in
a manner most likely to advance the interests of the Church
of England. Now, the Church of England—it is a great and
illustrious body, but it is nothing compared to the Church of
Christ in the world. This is a blow struck, it may be by some
miserable enemy of the Church of England, which strikes at
the Church of England, it is true, but strikes not less at the
Church of Christ. It refuses to give the sanction of the Crown
of England to a cause in which justice is in the highest degree
conspicuous ; and it refuses also to recommend the favourable
consideration of the Crown towards a Church in the per-
formance of its greatest duties. It is, I must think, a most
unfortunate thing on the part of her present advisers. What-
ever their reasons may be, and I will not suppose they are
other than such as commend themselves to their own conscience
and duty, yet as an Englishman I think, and as an English-
man I venture to say, they are regardless of the feelings which
Englishmen entertain. (Applause.)"

CHORAL SOCIETY OF COLOGNE.—A Paris letter of the 26th
says :—The Choral Society of Cologne gave its first concert in
Paris at the Conservatoire, on Monday, and its second last
night in the Salle Herz. On both occasions the audience was
astonished and delighted. The style of singing of this eminent
society is quite a novelty in this country. The effect of their
exquisitely modulated voices (seventy in number) singing in
chorus may be imagined to be that of a single instrument
of unprecedented power and sweetness. The society consists,
I am told, of about 300 members, and the 70 gentlemen who
represent it here have been selected as being the most ac-
complished performers among them. They are a remarkably
gentlemanly and intelligent-looking set of men, and all ap-
peared dressed in evening costume, with scrupulously white
cravats, waistcoats, and kid gloves. They travel at their own
expense, and purpose devoting the proceeds of their concerts
to the completion of the steeple of the cathedral of Cologne.
They intend to give about a dozen consecutive concerts in
Paris, and then proceed to the principal provincial towns.
MAN AGAINST HORSE.—A singular sporting event has
occasioned some public interest in Paris. A Spaniard famous
for his powers of running, had challenged an entire stud of
hunters and steeple chasers to an even race for stakes of 2000 f..
the horse or man which tired all the others out to be declared
the winner. The conditions of the race were these :—Genaro,
on foot, and the horses pitted against him, mounted by jockeys
to start together; the horses to trot or gallop, with liberty to
change from one to the other of those paces at pleasure; nei-
ther man nor horses allowed to walk, and any or either walk-
ing to be declared distanced ; man or horse falling to get up at
once and start afresh from the spot where he fell ; the course
to be round the Hippodrome (about a mile and a half) the
judges to count the number of turns made by each competitor,
and the one that goes round the oftenest, and consequently
travels over the most ground, to be proclaimed the winner.
Thirteen English race-horses were entered for this exciting
match. All the horses excepting two gave up before Genaro
was tired. These two animals had made forty turns .while
poor Genaro was only in his twenty-third. Still there was a
chance for the pedestrian, for the two horses could not have
continued to run much longer. The painful exhibition is to
be repeated this Sunday, if Genaro be sufficiently recovered.
He is the son of a famous runner, who died of fatigue after
having carried despatches for a Spanish General a distance of
about forty leagues in an incredibly short space of time.

THE NEW PALACE AT WESTMINSTER.—In connexion
with the New Palace there are three towers which form its
most prominent features, and which, in consequence of their
great height, may be seen from almost any portion of the
metropolis. The one at the south end of the building is the
magnificent Victoria tower, which forms the entrance of Her
Majesty on the occasion of her visit to the House of Lords.
It is a square tower, richly decorated in the Gothic style, and,
when completed, will be 340 feet in height, or 64 less than
the height to the cross of St. Paul's. The sides of the tower
are each 75 feet in length. The central tower is one which
covers the grand central ball between the Houses of Lords
and Commons. It is circular in form, 60 feet in diameter,
and the top of the lantern which surmounts the dome is 300
feet above high-water mark. The tower at the north end,
close to Westminster-bridge, is the Clock Tower, which, when
completed, will be 320 feet high. Like the Victoria Tower,
this tower is square in its construction, each side being 40 feet
in length, but it will differ from the larger spire in being sur-
mounted by a beautifully perforated belfry spire. The tower
has now reached an elevation of about 230 feet, there yet re-
maining 125 feet to complete the work. There are five
storeys in the tower, beneath that in which the clock will be
placed. An air-shaft, 20 feet in diameter, at the top, runs
down the entire length of the tower, through which the
supply of pure air is proposed to be drawn by Dr. Reid into
those subterranean chambers where it is warmed, cooled, or
mixed previous to being inhaled by honourable members and
noble lords. The floor in which the clock is intended to rest
is 165 feet 7 inches above high water-mark, and the centre of
the dial-plate of the clock will therefore be 182 feet 7 inches.
Above the clock there will be a small pointed tower rising
from each of the angles 20 feet high, while the central tower
will soar to the height of 70 feet, and will be surmounted by a
tall vane.

EMIGRATION.—At the meeting of the British Association
at Glasgow, Mr. Newmarch read a paper " On the Emigration
of the last ten years from the United Kingdom, and from
France and Germany." Five hundred thousand persons had
emigrated annually during the last five years from Europe to
America ; of which 300,000 went from England, and 200,000
from Central Europe. The population of Great Britain had
increased 300,000 durihg this period ; so that the entire in-
crease of our population from natural causes had emigrated.
This could not go on without materially interfering with the
population and position of this country, although Dr. Farr
thought it could do so. There was a Board of Emigration in
France, somewhat similar to ours, and a decree of the Em-
peror made regulations corresponding to our Passenger Act.
The French emigrants came chiefly from the Rhine districts.
Our emigrants were chiefly-60 to 70 per cent.—from Ireland.
It was nearly self-supporting. It had raised the rate of
wages greatly in Ireland. The reaction of this emigration
was most beneficial. Not only had the surplus population
been removed, but a stream of money was flowing back
in the shape of remittances. The emigration into the
United States in 1854 was 460,000, of whom one-half came
from Great Britain, and the other half from Central Europe.
France has been but little affected by this vast emigration.
In ten years, from 1841 to 1855, the emigration to the United
States had been 31 millions, and the population of that country
had increased 37 per cent., which was three times the rate at
which our population increased. lie then referred to the great
' prosperity of our North American colonies, and the rapid rate '
at which they had progressed during the past ten years. In
that period they had undergone changes and assumed a posi-
tion fraught with importance to this country. He next alluded
to our Australian dependencies; the colony of New South
Wales remitted £1,600,000 to this country in 1853, to promote
emigration thither ; and the other colonies had also remitted
large sums for the same purpose. A long discussion ensued
on the subject of the present decline in the emigration from
Ireland, which was attributed partly to the anti-Irish opera-
tions of the Know-Nothing party in America, and which, if
continued, would, it was supposed, divert the stream of
emigration towards Canada and other British Colonies. Mr.
Newman replied, and stated that the emigration of this
country employed a fleet of 1,000 ships, with a tonnage of
800,000. These vessels sought return cargoes, often at
Calcutta, which had a good effect on the commerce of that
country. They were the finest and largest ships we had.