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London, England, 1856-03-29 00:00:00

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THE BISHOP OF BANGOR and the Hon. W. 0.
Stanley, M.P., have lately held a correspondence
upon the subject of a memorial recently presented to
the bishop, and signed by above twenty clergymen
and some hundreds of laymen, including three mem-
bers of Parliament. The memorial in question re-
ferred to the continued estrangement of the mass of
the people in \Vales from the Church of England,
and expressed an opinion that this alienation was in
a great degree the result of the insufficient number
of services provided for the spiritual wants of the
people in many of their churches on the Lord's Day,
rather than of any de' ided objection to the tenets of
the Church of England, and prayed that the bishop
would forthwith order that the full services be for
the future performed in those churches over which
he had jurisdiction. A lengthened correspondence
ensued between the bishop, who repudiates, and Mr.
Stanley, who supports, the views of the memorial.
Mr. Stanley has since published the correspon-
dence in a pamphlet, to which the bishop has ap •
pended the following explanation :
Before the bishop takes leave of this correspondence,
he will endeavour to explain in a few lines the real state of
the question. It is one part of a bishop's duties to make
inquiries into the amount of services performed in every
church of his diocese. These inquiries the bishop has
been making for the last thirty-two years—in the diocese
of Gloucester till the year 1830, and in that of Bangor since
the 11th of November in the same year. Besides inquiries
into particular cases, and an extensive correspondence
with his clergy on this subject, he has once in every year,
and twice in the years that he has held visitations,
received answers to the inquiries which he made of all
the beneficed clergy ; these are afrerwards sent, in an
abridged form, to her Majesty's Privy Council ; and as
the result of these inquiries he exercises that discretion
which the law assigns to him. But the prayer of this
so-called petition is that the bishop will make inquiries
into those very matters which he has been inquiring into
during the whole period of twenty-five years. It is there-
fore an insolent and libellous attack upon his person and
authority, charging him with ignorance or neglect of
sacred and binding duties.
THE LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE LITERARY AND
MECHANICS' ASSOCIATION held its annual meeting
last Saturday at Manchester. The Bishop of Man-
chester presided, and delivered an address upon the
occasion, pointing out the great success which had
attended the institution, and suggested that a sub-
scription of one guinea a year should be given to the
Institutional Association in Manchester for the pur-
pose of augmenting the number and value of their
prizes, and by this means retaining in Manchester
those pupils who now competed for the prizes of the
Society of Arts in London. He did not approve of
the Society of Arts in London alluring young people
away from the provinces, when they might do better
for themselves in their own districts. The higher
class of competitors might go to London if they
chose, but for the lower class he thought that means
should be found them for improvement upon the
spot. A resolution to consider and report upon the
proposition was unanimously carried.
ROYALTY IN • COALPIT is a sight not often to be
met with. His Highness the Maharajah Duleep
Singh, who has been on a visit to Lord Hatherton,
at Teddesley-park, near Stafford, has in the past
week been conducted to different points of interest
in the county. Robed in silk, with a handsome head-
dress and massive earrings, he was conducted by the
Right Hon. Earl Granville, who was also at Teddesley,
to the ironworks of the noble earl at Hanley and
Shelton. Here his Highness, accompanied by Sir
John Login, descended the shaft of the Big Coalpit,
which is 510 yards deep His Highness prolonged
his subterraneons visit some time, taking consider-
able interest in examining the worlengs. Subse
quently Duleep Singh, attended by his noble host
and Sir John Login, visited Messrs. Minton and Co.'s
pottery and porcelain works at Stoke-upon-Trent.
The greater Tart of the afternoon was occupied by
the Indian Prince in making a minute inspection of
the various branches of the manufactures of this
firm. Duleep Singh, who speaks English with
fluency and correctness, expressed himself much

SATURDAY,

gratified with his visit to Stoke, and commended the
apparent good conduct and general demeanour of
the working classes of the town. He favorably
contrasted the working people of Stoke with some in
other towns that he had visited.

A CHESS MATCH BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH com-
menced yesterday at five p.m., between the Manches-
ter and Liverpool Chess Clubs. It was arranged
that some of the leading players of each club should
meet at the electric telegraph office of their respec-
tive towns, and play the game on the premises in
order to save time. The moves on both sides were
immediately forwarded to the Manchester Chess
Club, in Ridgefield, which on this occasion were
open to the public, and all were welcome who took
an interest in chess. It was expected that the game
would take about four or five hours, and be finished
early in the evening.
A CLERGYMAN* OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
(Episcopalian), resident at Glasgow, Mr. C. R. F.
Smith, committed suicide on Monday last. The
deceased had exhibited remarkable excitement in
the pulpit on the previous day. No cause for his
death has been ascertained.

THE PROPOSED JOINT REFORMATORY between
Shropshire and Hertford has been declined by tho
Hertfordshire magistrates. _ _

A COTTON MILL, the property of Mr. Threlfall,
Regent-road, Salford, was totally destroyed by fire
last week. The loss is estimated at 14,0001., covered
by insurances in different fire-offices. About 230
workpeople are thrown out of emplcy.
A WORKING MAN'S COLLEGE, upon the systenilof
Professor Maurice, is proposed to be established at
Haley-hill, Halifax. Mr. Akroyd, the gnat worsted
manufacturer, is the originator of the scheme, being
encouraged by the success of his evening school,
established only last year, to extend its utility by
converting it into a working man's college. The
foundation of the college was inaugurated by apublic
meeting on Wednesday at the Haley-hill school-
room. Mr. Akroyd and several gentlemen of the
neighbourhood addressed the meeting at great
length, pointing out the advantages of the college
now opened, and impressing upon the working men
the necessity and advantages of education. Several
resolutions were passed in accordance with the ob-
ject of the meeting, and a general committee of
management appointed.
THE FAR-FAMED FA.WSLEY HERD of justly-cele-
brated shorthorns, belonging to Sir Charles Knight-
ley, who, it is universally acknowledged, stands
second to no man as a breeder of this celebrated
class of stock, is about to be sold. For a period of
between thirty and forty years Sir Charles, with re-
markable success, has devoted hoth his time and
fortune to the improvement of the breed of short-
horns. The herd consists of about eighty head,
which, to use the language of Mr. Strafford, who
will have the honour of presiding at the sale, " for
purity of breeding cannot be excelled." The sale is
fixed for the 3rd of April, and among lovers of pure
blood has already excited much speculation.
THE INCUMBENT OF DARLINGTON, in the see of
Durham, has lately been suspended for two years by
the bishop on the report of a commission held to in•
vestigate a charge of drunkenness.

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THE RUINS OF AN OLD DRUIDICAL TEMPLE at
Moyness, in Scotland, of which sixty stones yet
remain in the outer and inner circles, 9re threat-
ened with complete destruction by a new tenant on
the estate, who is building a house, and using up the
granite boulders as material. The most curious
stone of all was the huge Logan or rocking stone,
an immense rhomboid granite boulder, eight feet
by five, lying upon the crown of another, and so
finely balanced that on the slightest touch it would
vibrate twenty-six times before steadying. The first
stone to be split up by this barbarian NM the
Logan. A representation has been made to the
Earl of Cawdor, lord of the manor, to put a stop to
the rte-,---tion of so fine a Druidical monument.

AN EXCIV.DINGLY DARING ESCAPE was made from
the new ga at Southampton last week. Joseph
Anderson, one of the prisoners awaiting trial, having
succeeded in opening his cell-door by means of his
number plate, passed through the corridor int) the
exercise-yard unobserved. Here a number of work-
men were employed in the erection of a treadmill,
but the prisoner was lucky enough to arrive here
just as the whole of them bad gone to dinner.
Taking a shovel, he heaped up a quantity of earth,
putting on top a mortar-board to secure a good foun-
dation ;he then placed upon it a scaffold-pole which
reached to the top of the wall. Climbing the pole,
he gained hold of the top of the wall, dropped him•
self down the other side, and escaped. Nothing has
since been heard or seen of him.

A NEW OMNIBUS COMPANY proposes to start in
Liverpool on the principle of the London Company
now at work. The capital is to consist. of 1,0001., In
101. shares. .

CHURCH-RATE SEIZURES have lately been made to
some extent in tilamorganshire. The excitement
of the populace was so great that it required all the
efforts of the police to prevent an outbreak.

MARCH 29, 1856.

A Rena:4 CATHOLIC CHAPEL AT PRESTON, while
under repair last week, fell in with a tremendous
crash, bringing everything under a heap of ruins.
Fortunately no men were at work at the moment, Lor
any person within the building.
AN EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF AN ILLICIT DISTILLERY
was made at Glasgow on Monday. Stills capable
of throwing off one hundred and twenty gallons
of spirits in the twenty-four hours, with seven
hundred gallons of beer, and the whole stock in trade,
were seized on the premises of Mr. Deane in Glass-
f)rd-street.
ANOTHER FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT from want of
fencing to machinery occurred last week at the works
of Messrs. Dawes, Bromford. A little boy, nine
years of age only, iiamed Timothy Stanaway, sta-
tioned as usual at the rolls, put his arm through the
spindles or holes to reach a hammer. In an instant
the rapidly revolving machinery took up his shirt-
sleeve, drew in his body, which, passing twice in and
out between the rolls, tore the head from the trunk,
and scattered the viscera about. The poor child
was killed instantaneously.
THE BOTTLE-MAKERS ON THE WEAR have struck
work on account of the masters lowering wages 4s.
a week, on the plea that at the present rate they can-
not compete with France and Belgium.
THE EARL at' SHAFTESBURY attended a meeting of
Manchester operatives last Tuesday, for the purpose
of receiving an address from the short-time dele-
gates. Upward.: of 200 operatives were present,
and an address was read by Mr. Thomas Maudesley,
thanking his lordship for the services he had ren-
dered to the factory operatives by his advocacy of a
restriction of the hours of labour

Of the many advantages (says the address) which we
continue to derive from the operation of this salutary
measure, it is unnecessary for us to say more than to assure
your lordship that all the beneficial results foretold by its
promoters are now being realised by those who avail them-
selves of the opportunities which it atfords for recreation
as well as for intellectual and moral instruction. if our
improvement as a body of operatives has been less rapid
and less distinctly marked than might have been expected,
it is obvious that. to whatever other cause or causes this
result is attributable, it cannot be ascribed to any defect
in the measure itself, bat must proceed, as it appears to
as, from a disregard of their own interests by a portion of
the workpeople themselves. Our experience. however, en-
courages the hope that it will gradually disappear from
among us, and give place to higher views with regard to
their interests and duties as members of society. Indeed,
we flatter ourselves that the time is not far distant when
those public parks which have so materially improved the
unitary condition of our city. when the free library, and
those scientific and literary institutions which are so great
an honour to their promoters, will become the general
resort of the working classes in their leisure hours, to their
physical, moral, and intellectual improvement. _ _

The Earl of Shaftesbury expressed his gratification
at learning the good results of the measure which he
had been instrumentitl in passing, and Lord Ashley
afterrards briefly addressed the meeting. In the
evening Lord Shaftesbury addressed the Young Men's
Christian Association at the Corn Exchange, dwelling
at spnie length upon the evils of what he termed
diseased commercial activity, leading to that compe-
tition by which young men in shops were taught to
make the worse appear the better article, and by
which the customer was to be seduced in a variety of
ways. He also referred to the evils arising from the
too long detention of young people in shops and
other establishments, lowering the whole phys',Al
system as well as the moral taste and appetite, while
it increased those of an opposite tendency. A num-
ber of leading clergymen add other inhabitants also
addressed the meeting.