The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-08-07 00:00:00

THE NEW DEAN OF DURHAM.

The Rev. William Charles Lake, Id A., whose ap- I
pointment to the deanery of Durham has been an-
nounced, is a son of Captain Lake, and was burn in
1817. He was educated at 110 ,thy under Dr. Arnold,
whence he was elected in 1831 : ocholarnilip At Had
liol College, Oxford. He took hie 13. A. degree in 1838,
when he was fiett I.list in classics. In 1840 he gained
the Chancellor's driz. tor the Latin Es-say, his eubject
being, "Miles Roinimus quando priniuoi et quibue de
causis cmperit lthertati Civium obesse." Re became
fellow and tutor of his college, and in 1852 was
proctor for the university in conjunction with the Rev.
I Henry Pritchard, of Corpus Christi College. In
1853, at Easter and Michaelmas, Mr. Lake was
examiner in jurisprudence and modern history, and
at Easter and .Michaehnari, 1855, examiner in classics.
Lord Panmure, Secretary of War, in Lord Palmer-
stone government (1855), appointed him member of a
commission to report on the state of military education
in France, Prussia, Austria, and Sardinia; and he sub-
mitted, in 1856, in conjunction with Colonel Yolland, a
report on the subject to the houses of parliament. He
%Val again appointed, in 1858, member of the Royal
commission, under the presidency of the Duke of New-
castle, to report on the state of popular education in
England. In 1858, on the death of Prebendary Ellison,
he was elected by the master and Fellows of Balliol to
the rectory of Huntsfull, near Bridgwater; and in
1863 Lord Auckland, bishop of the dioctse, collated
him to the prebendal stall of Yatton, in Wells Cathe-
dral. He is also one of the "permanent preachers and
readers" at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, to which he
was nominated by Bishop Tait. All these appoint-
menta will, in the course of the next six months, be-
come vacant, in consequence of his elevation to the
deanery.

EXTRAORDINARY VELOCIPEDE
RIDING.
The New York Tribune of the 22nd July rays:—
Mr. A. P. Massenger last night at eleven accom-
plished the extraordinary feat of riding 500 miles on a
velocipede inside of 50 consecutive hours. Mr.
Meissenger failed some months ago in the attempt to
ride 100 miles in ten consecutive hours. Since that
time considerable hoe been said of his powers of
endurance and his ability to ride a longer distance than
100 miles. Last week a puree of 250 dols, was made
up. The conditions were simply that he should ride
500 miles in 50 consecutive hours. The Central Hall
Velocipede School, in the Brewery, presenting the
largest space for riding, was the place selected to
ride in. He commenced at 850 on Monday
night and made his first 10 miles in 39 minutes,
second 10 in 38 minutes, third 10 in 40 minutes,
fourth 10 in 39 minutes, and fifth 10 in 40 minutes
—thus making the first 50 miles in 3 hours and
37 minutes, the best 50 miles on record. His first 100
miles were done in 7 hours and 20 minutes, the second
100 in 8 hours and 4! minutes, third 100 in 9 hours
and 20 minutes, fourth 100 in 9 hours and 38 minutes,
and fifth 100 in 8 hours and 42 seconds. His next last
to the last five miles was made in the extraordinary
time of 18 minutes and 2 seconds; his lest five miles
in 22 minutes and 6 seconds; last mile in 4 minutes
and 18 seconds. coming in 12 minutes ahead of time.
His actual running time for the 500 miles was 42
hours and 38 minutes, being an average of a little
over four minutes to the mile. From the 480th ti
the 488th mile he averaged but 3 minutes and 22
seconds to the mile. He had to make 20 circuits of
the room to each mile; therefore to accomplish the
500 miles he was obliged to make 10,000 circuits of the
room and turn 40,000 corners. Meissenger inure.
diately after the completion of the task weighed less
by seven pounds than he did when he started."