The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-02 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

LANCASHIRE.
THE METEOR.—A local correspondent says :—" On Fri-
day night, at half-past nine o'clock, whilst standing with a
friend at the garden gate, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, oascrving
the stars, we distinctly observed a star burst as it were, and it
emitted a splendid blue Name, which illuminated the whole
place for about two seconds, and then shot downwards to-
wards the east, and formed a tail of white flame about two
yards long, which was visible for about three or four seconds,
and then died gradually away."
The TRADE of BODY Safe:mum is, it appears, not yet
defunct. On Saturday last, about midnight, two men were
observed opening graves in the burial-ground attached to a
small chapel belonging to tke Independents, situated inflank.
lane, Walraersley. They had got one body out of the grave,
and another neaxlv SO, when, being disturbed, they d.eamped
and made their escape. The feelings of the friends and re-
lative* of the deceased persons may be better imagined than
described.
DISSENSIONS AMONGST THE IHISIL—MANCHESTEH, YES-
TEADAY.—Last evening • meeting of the Repeaters of Man-
chester attached to the Young Ireland party, was held at
the Carpeuters' Hail, in reference to the recent attacks
made on the Repealers of Manchester, by Mr. O'Connell,
and his son, Mr. John O'Connell, in Conciliation Hall. A
short time ago, the Rev. Daniel Hearne, one of the Roman
Catholic pnests of this tiwn, was L.moved from his charge

by his diocesan, a: which great complaints were made. The
result was, that Mr. O'Connell cati,ed the names of a great
number of the Repealen who took part with Mr. Hearne
to be struck from the rolls of the Repeal Aamciation, at the
same time attacking them in very stro> g language. This
wu followed up by another attack on 'londay week last in
Conciliation Hall, by Mr. John O'Connell, who charged the
Repealers who were opposed to Mr. Hearne's removal with
having insulted the Rev. Dr. Cantwell. The meeting was
fully attended, and resolutions were carried denying the
charges of Mr. O'Connell and his son, and exprenung sym-
pathy with the Nation newspaper, and the Young Ireland
party. The speeches, declaratory of the strongest hostility
to the authority of Mr. O'Connell, asserting he had .old the
repeal cause to the present government, and had sacrificed
the Young Ireland party for the benefit of a rotten clique
of paid hangers-on. It is asserted thht Mr. Hence was
removed because of his sympathy with the Nation party,
and has not been appointed to any other place, nor been
offered any explanation. The rent in Man:luster has fallen
to zero, and the most bitter and rancorous feelings have suc-
ceeded the unanimity and enthusiasm which formerly
prevailed.
NORTITUMBERL CND.
REPRESENTATION OF TtNEMOUTH.—The Liberals of this

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borough have met, by proxy, and prevented the threatened
division by the withdrawal of one of the candidates who had
been presented for their support. In deference to the quali-
fications and posttion of Mr. Grey, Mr. Bagslytw, with a
readiness and forbearance which do honour, abiudored

his intention of conte,ting the to sO, Rua :4E 7.l'r. Grey sole
possessor of the bold. All sections of the Liberal party
approve of the courw which 'kalifs harp taken ; and as Mr.
Grey will also be supported by many of the most influential
Tories, there can be co doubt of his success, probably without
effort. —Newcastle .Adrertiser.

DUItHAM.
DARLINGTON.—This town, during the greater part of
summer, has been much affected by the English cholera
and typhus fever, which has led to numerous complaints of
the detective state of the streets and pasgiges in regard to
cleanliness. Ate meeting held on Tutsday, E. Ox'ey, Esq.,
in the chair, it was rietennined forthwith to put in force the
act of last sessien, which provides a summary mode of re-
moving dangerous nuisances.
SUICIDE OF A SHIPOWNER AT SUNDERLAND.—OnTaeo-
day evening, the '2.9tli ult., Robert Scurtield. Esq., one of
the largest shipowners of the port of Sur.thrland, committed
suicide by hinging himself in his own bed-room. Ho re-
tired to rest rather early, and on Mrs. Scurtield proceeding
to his room, about ten o'clock in the Evening, found him
hanging by the neck. She immediately, with great firmness
and presence of mind, cut him down. He was, however,
quite dead. This melancholy event is attributed to long-
continued depression of spints, occasiontil by the loss of a
favourite daughter a few years ago.
A Goon Examrix TO LANDLORDS.—The Derby Mer-
cury states "that the Duke of Rutland has, with a liberality
which always marks his rrrace's conduct. given directions to
have the village of Coiner culverted and &Lined, at his sole

expense."
wsr.svlCHSHilteh
QUEEN'aI COLLEGE, BIEMINGIIML—The winter session
of this college was opened yesterday, and on the occasion an
address was delivered to the students by the lion. and Bev.
Chancellor J. T. Law, the principal of use college. He ex-
patiated at considerable length on the selvannsges and bone-
lid.] results which had arisen from the various classes which
hail been instituted in connexion with the college ; and as
an additional stimulus to exertion amoncet the students, he
declared his purpose to divide the sum of led& at the close of
the session amongst al such as gained prias. At the con-
clusion of his address a vote of thanks was snored to the rev.
gentleman, who was requested to allow his discourse to be
printed ; in reply he declared that be woula take time to
consider this matter.
A NEw Citcncit, dedicated to St. Andrew, was conse-
crated at Birmingham yesterday, by the Bishop of Worces-
ter. The builditig is in the early decorausd stylo of archi-
tecture, and consists of a nave, chancel, and north aisle. The
roof is open and well-proportioned, and when seen from the
chancel appears to nitwit advantage. The floor of the whole
building is laid with blue and red tiles alternately lozenge-
wise. The cost has been close upon 1,01.0/. This is the fifth
of ten churches which it was determined to erect in Birming-
ham some time ago, in order to meet the spiritual wants of
the enormously-increasing population. lie sermon preached
on the occasion was chameterised by 1/r. Pepy's usual warmth
of feeling against Puseyism. The text taken from the 22nd
chapter of Proverbs, was contained in the well-known words,
" The rich and poor meet together, the Lord is the maker
of them all." Haring advocated with much earnestness the
necessity of imparting religious instruction to the humbler
classes, and remarked how much the condition of the poor
had been degraded by the Jews, his lordship proceeded
to point out the nature of the responsibility coaching
to those whom Providence bad placed in affluence.
'ldeating to the fact that five new churches Mot already
been erected in this town, and that consequently the funds
in hand had become extremely small, his lordship expressed
a hope that one result of that prosperity which it was ex-
pected recent I/edit:cal measures were likely to produce in all
manufacturing towns, would stimulate the wealthy to deal
out their substance with a more liberal hand, in enter that
the great object in view might be fully carried out. And
from this topic the lii,linis branched off t,, the delicate part of
hi, discourse. lle felt himself compelled to cunfees, and ho
did it (he said) with extreme regret, that the great ol;ect
I for which so ninny churches had been erected had, to a ee-
-1 tain extent, failed. (The bishop was hero understood to refer
' to a church a few hundred yards from his pulpit, from which
nearly the whole of the congregation have seceded, from die-
liking the conduct of tin Puseyite clergyman.] lle lamented
that certain clergymen had deem d it fittit.g to introduce
into their services eert.ln obsolete forms and ceremonials,
the tendency of which was so fur doubtful in their character
that they had created suspicion in the minds of the congre-
gations. lie (the bishop) had felt called upon to di nottr.ce
certain changes which had been intnelut ed iuto the perform-
ance of divine service as unnecessary and superitueas
and, said his lordship with much emphasis, I bel.cve
tiny have produced most mischievous effects. They
had been the means by which the usefulness
of ministers was utt.rly destroyed. That which ho
(the bishop) deprecated the most, and which ho
was determined to put down by all the authority he
possessed, was the infliction of those continued shock, to
the feelings and prejudices of the people, by the introduc-
tion of ceremonies, such us those to which he had alluded ;
and, (turning tothe clergy, who were ranged on seats near
the communion table), ins lordship implored them not to
countenance the introduction of unless and obsolete forms,
seeing that they were so distasteful to the people—s) hurt-
ful both to religion, and to the Church itself. After some
other general observations, the bishop concluded his us/ern'
discourse, by congratulating his auditory on the vast increase
which had lately been made to the church accommodation
in the town, and expressed a hope that its beneficial restits
might soon be fully este rienced.
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LICHFIELD AND MIDLAND COUNTIES ADRICCLTURAL
ASSUCIATION.—This association held its minis, eraary for the
exhibition of stock, ploughing, fee., on Tuesday. The din-
ner took place on edncsday, at the Swan Inn, under the
presidency of Lord Ingestre, M.P. ; the vice-chair being
fired by Viscount Amon, H.P., eldest son of the Earl of
Lichfield. Charles Arkwright, Esq., end a few other of the
landed gentry, were present; but the company scarcely ex-
ceeded eighty persons, a fearful fall-off truly, condderieg
the setat with which the meetings of this association were
wont to go off less than four years ago, when Sir Robert
' Peel and other great personages attended. The speeches
delivered on this occasion (says our correspondeat) did cot
rift above the dead level el' the stock oratory in vogue ter
these occasions, and were certainly not worth reporting.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE.
BATH AND WEST or ENGLAND SOCIETY Tole THE EN-
COURAOEMENT or AGRICULTURE, &C.—A meeting of this
society, the parent of all the agricultural societies in Eng-
land, was held at Clifton on Wednesday last. It commenced
with a ploughing match and ended with a dinner et the
Gloucester Hotel, Hotwelle, Caftan, near Bristol, when the
chair was taken by Mr. Miles, M.P. After the usual loyal,
i constitutional, and complimentary toasts had been proposed
' and acknowledged, the chairman proposed the health of the
president of the society, the Martini: of Lansdonae, and in
doing so expressed his regret that a prize offered by that no-
!denten, for the best drained farmt had not been competed
for, notwithstanding the farmers in the several counties of
Gloecester, Wilts, and Somerset, were Eligible. He regretted
it the more because he was convinced that unless they drained
and availed themselves of all the means now offered by
science, they would find it impossible to compete wi h otter
countrits—(hear)—and he knew, and they all mest Ice well
aware, that there was ample room for improvcmer.t in the
system of cultivation pursued both in that and the neigh-
', liouring counties. The remainder of this and the other
speeches possessed only a local interest. The party broke
up about nine o'clock.
Two DEATHS D% STR.ANGELATION have recently occurred
in the Gloucester Lunatic Asylum. the first case we,. that ,
' of a pauper lunatic, named Gwyther, who was found har.eingt
in the drying-house. The second happened last week. An
inquest was held on Wednesday (ease the Chatednent
Examiner) on the bode of William Drew, aged upwards of
seventy, who was found on Tuesday morning strangle 4 in his
bed under very singular circumstances, calculated to leave
considerable doubt on the mind whether the wretched old
man committed suicide, or—which appears to us more
probable—gas strangled in the night by one of the other
maniacs who were sleeping near him. It would seem that,
as all the wards are very hill, the old• mlan and four otter
patients had beds laid for them, in one of the passaues ; mid
during the early part of Money night he was somewhat
turbulent, which gave umbrage to the other patients, and on
the following morning he was found dead in his bed with the
sheets twisted tightly round his neck. His death (continues
the local paper) had, no doubt, been caused by strangulation,
and it appears next to impossible that the old man could
have effected his death is that mode himself; and, on the
other hand, it seems extraordinary that, if lie was murdered
by his mad companions. he should not have resisted and
cried out, so as to alarm the keeper. Verdict, tt Found dead
in bed, and death was occasioned by strangulation."
IsETSSIIME.
Agetingwr.—Denu rouxFaitixo.—On Wednesday
afternoon a plumber named Sargent, who resided at Uptou-
cum-Chalvey, a person weighing nearly sixteen store, was
employed repairing the leads on the reef of one of tho
master's houses in Keat-lane, Eton College;_ the height was
nearly sixty feet, but as the ladder %eel was not long
enough, a temporary platform was erected at the top of it,
where a second ladder, twenty ft et lung, was planed, but not
secured by lashings. The unfortunate man was at the
summit of this, when, stretching out fur ow of his tools, Lis
extraordinary weight oeerbilanced the ladder, which
elipping, the deceased was precipitated to the ground,
and falling upon his head, death was instantaneous.
A PUBLIC MEETING, for promoting the toti.t abolition of
flogging is the army and nary, was held in the New Hall,
Reading, on Wednesday evening. Resolutions condemna-
tory of the system, end pledging the meeting to support in
every possible way its entire utolition, were unanimously

d. A letter was reel from Lord Nugent, regretting
ibility to attend the meeting, and heartily concurring
ibject.
ANNUAL PLovntetso MATCH of the Thatcham Agri-
al Society took place onWednesday in a field near New-
At the close or the day's proceedings, which were of
slketory character, • dinner took place. The Earl of
nith presided, and was supported by William Mount,
President of the Society, the Rev. Mr. Clementi, and
lor the neighbouring gentry. The noble lord distri-
the prkes to the successful candidates, and several
sacs were delivered in the course of the evening, topics
wlitical nature, however, being disallowed.
SUSSEX.
e Lenvesr ti:ton the beds of Muller, a German tailor,
tinier surpici ms circumstances upon the beach at
,tog, was resumed on Wednesday evening. Evidence
riven relative to the doubtful state of mind of the de-
l. Verdict, " Found drowned."
representation has been made to the Bishop of
tester cud the parishioners of New Shoreham, near
etas, relative to a sermon on auricular confession,
tly delivered by the Rev. Mr. Wheeler, the vicar,
led on the words, "Show thyself to the priest." In
rent of the bishop declining to interfere, the circum-
es 11 ili he brought under the notice of the Archbishop
aterhary.

KENT.
DUE knYI'L MUIIDER OF A WOMAN AND CHILD, with
uteide of the pc rpettator of the deed, took place on
tesdoy morning, at Elham. The coroner, on receiving
motion of tile catastrophe, lost no time in issuing his
ut fur summoning a jury, and early in the afternoon
lq'tiry was gone into before him, by which it appeared
ana.rruck Rudd Bragg, a bricklayer, had murdered his
and child, by beating them over the temples with a
err, and afterwards cut his own throat. When
lead became known, which was discovered through
draininur from the floor of the bedroom to
roam beliw, the man was dead, but the woman and
tho%;ch totally Feaseless, still breathed. The child,
five yesv, died about two hours after the discovery was
: but thy woman lingered till about 10 o'clock in the
wheu death put a period to her existence. When
rerc.d, nu infant, aged four months, was found by the
of the woman, uninjured. The coroner, in opening the
~s,
tiplaiutd to the jury, that it would he their
rst inqaire into the cause or the death of the nun,
to the statr of mind he was in at the time he perpe-
tilt deed by which be had den ived himself of life;
ac sordid which they might feel r hemselyes bound to
on that inquiry would guide them .1/41 their verdicts on
thcr two bodies. From the esid taco adduced no
could exist on the question as to the man at the
being inane, and verdicts to that efl, act were accord-
n tined.
LII(JEMZ.NT OF THE GOODWIN SA_ND e. —ln come-
of the extraerdinary extension of the: ce sands in the
ion of the " Bunt Head," it has been fo and necessary
eve the light vessel half a mile further to the west-
,in order to cover the shoalß ; anti buoy that
the extreme end of the !int Head, sixty fathoms
1g
cr
up in a
ins direction. Ash)a l
tract of also
the
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Zt..ioll.

gbe Denim
LAY :4 At. '.i ET.—This house re-opened for the season
with freshened ornaments and new fi irniturc, and
fed gsy, light, and cheerful, as if in tai
of
was
tha
neretiv audience that filled it. The cps eg piece
man's comedy of "The Poet Gentleman," the "first time
wyentc-cn years," said the playbill. It would not be
Vto szlect a more gratuitous revival. The .play is one of
'sentimental class, with no merit beyond that const ruc-
a, and could only have succeeded at a time whwa the
One was under the influence of the war fear. There is
t one character, taken from the social life of the di ,y, that
Olind an apothecary, andcornet.in a volurteur corps.'
he truth and force with which. it is skhtch•aa pre.
rve csinctly front oblivion, and give it Taillo
In
se eyes cf the writer of history long .afttr
repertoirrer.
hall have obliterated it from their
Kchster, who never plays ill, and te- ideas plan we%
lid his best to maze the part one •of mere butoonery,
ng, as it appeared, to sea that the 'author had only con-
templated the qualified absurdity. thavt arises front the union
of wow/rams vocations. lie m.le,nt have learned a better
anpreeiition of the text from Ars. Glover, who, as Miss
itteretin 3B Tab, made the 'audience feel that the septua-
genarian daughter of a peer reduced to a state of dependence
on beggared relatives who cannot sympathise with the pride
which is the sole relic other former ;grandeur, is a piteous
spectacle despite the exactions and Impotency of her peevish-
ness. The play was mnet po4".erfully cast. Mr. Farren's
truth to the pa:peso of the eeene made us forget how little
nature's the ch trader of Sir Robert Bramble is ; and the
deep pathos, impulsive tenderness, and feminine grace of
Miss Fortescue, reconciled US to the mere personality I
which Easily If' rthinglon is permitted to substitute for dig-
I
tattled rebuke. A gentleman named Rogers, who played
at the Queec'a Theatre during the recent management oand
f
Mr. Abington, filled the part of Ilionphrry I
gave evidence of a quaint caustic humour and general int
After el-
ligence that will eventually make him a favourite.
• • God save the Queen" had been sung " by the whole of the
comPattv." a new farce by Mr. Bernard was produced, called
" The Fertrae Hunter." The hero, Captain Moontgarrett,
A.B.M.S, as he styles himself, meanieg thereby neither in
nor of, bat "at r Majesty's seri ice," after several campaigns
in 14r1.1cn has
Tunedgp all hopes of " Venieies with rent-
rolls," and hasp down his notion of matrimonial wealth
to " a coat and a dinner." lie has
sles the metropolis for
Margate, cal when the piece open is carrying on opera-
tion-4 against four maidens at once ; one has five houses in
Chiche4v,r Rents, another some canal Orates, a third
owns one half of the Wapping Saloon, and the fourth,
who c m card to he wheeled about in a chair, has
—the dropsy. lie forsakes them all for a fifth, a sentimental
spinster, of forty-five, whom he supposes to be the mistress of
10,000 e, because she bears the same name as her niece, who
is so fortunate. With the obsequious gallantries of the for-
tune-hunter to his old Dulcincas, his energetic wooing of his
new idol, and the gambols of some Cockneys who have come
to enjoy themselves at the seaside, and are provided with
red fit 4, donkess, and swings, an hour is very plenesntly
occupied. far. tledson, as Alountgarrett, did fell justice to
the wit and whimsicality of the Ilibernian imagery and logic
with which the text is abundantly furnished ; and Mrs.
Clifford was an elderly virgin, so desperate at once and stal-
wart. that the courage of the fortune-hunter in hacking out
of his rag, wher. he found that she acts without a penny,
almost atoned far his effrontery and selfishness.

dleticaL
('‘uttinor.—The Rev. E. Atkinem, of Cleredian, has been pro.
owl to a Feliewship upon Ireeman'e foundation ; and the Rev. J.
Rawer t 3 a Fellows • ip on Dimon'. founilau oia.
Pura El:lEVl'A.—ltev. J. Dail, to an honorery canonry In Bristol
Cathedrel Rev. G. F. Kelly. to St. John's P.C., Penabreke-doek ;
Rer..l. I.:anther, to Iluilaler.sifild Cur., Vorkehire e Rev. J. steins.,
11. A., to the nitlerniastership of nitre' School, Bangor ; Rev. Jas
Lion, jea., to Cr os-Canonby Cur., Cue bet:awl; Rev. H. Dalton,
ILA., to et. Mary eliddleton l'.C, Leeds, consecrated last week by
tIA Ilistop of Ripen; Iter. R. J. Ileatield, to St. Luke P.C., Reston,
Staffed-lire: Rev. S. C. Baker, to S.enfreth V., Motunonth, Del.;
Rev. B. C. Walkin, to Treeton It., near Rotherham, Yorkthire, 674/. ;
the Kee. Bennie, to the Cur. of liallpuore, et. Armagh; the Rev.
Y. E. 'lterate to the chapel, Collinetown, eo. Westmeath; the
Rev. J. R. 'Moffatt, to the Cur. of Tessauran, icing's Co. ; the Rec.
—Line, to the Car, of leilleshez, co. Kielare ; else Commissioner
fez atinting Itarriege Licences: patron, the Vicar. General ; the
ker. telt. twist, to the Cur. of the cathedral of Waterford ; the Rev.
A. Ilse :wee, to tie C'ur. Of Kilinecomogue, oreis Bantry, co. of Cork;
tee Rev. It. De La Cour, to the Cur. of Ballindee, co. Cork,
Veceser.—S. Mildred, Bread-street, se. S. Margaret Moses R.,
din. Loren., 2.2 e/.; patron, Lord Chancellor and W. Stake h,
alter
etelv ; vacant by tee death of the Rev. J. Charlesworth.—Climune-
thanlt., Dublin; petron, the Archbishop. A canonry in St. Asaph's,
and a preberiery of Westminster, both vacant by the death of the Bev.
IL H. heerarese—Lnneenhoe Cur., Essex.—Fingringhoe V., Rosen. dio.
Reeler-nor, 140/.; intro% the Rev. It. terrain, by whose preferment
it is now vacant.—eiewganln-Meneage R. re. S. Martin-in-Menage
It., Cornwall, dio. Exeter, 6201. with glebe ho. ; patron, the Rev. G.
Trecelvan; vacant by the death of the Rev. IL Marto.-8. James's Cur.,
Manelieeter ; vacant by preferment of the Rev. R. J. Ileafield,
Letecater, S. Margaret Cur., dio. Peterborough, vacant by the death
of the Rev. J. T. Debrieay.—Walpole S. Andrew Cur., Norfolk, dio.
Norwice, vacant by the 'preferment of the Rev. E. F. E. Dankinson.
—S. Peter Cur., Colchester, Esser.—Assist. Chaplaincy at Aden.
At en ordinution held on the eeth of September, in the church of
Arilbracean, by the Lod Bishop of Meath, the tollowing were or-
dieted : PrieVB.—ltesr .
Trench, A. M., and Rev. J. B. Moffatt,
A. h., for the diocese of Meath. Both of Trinity College, Dublin.
C.tn recur' or. 011M`E.L8 Bairn, ENLARGED, 011 CONALCILATF.D.—The
arith church of Relit-more, situate; at Tandragee, of which the Very
Rae. the liven or Tuam is incumbert, has been enlarged by additional
traneet is, and was consecrated by the Primate en the 11th instant.
leneeetecarriz church, diocese of eloyne, wholly built by private Bub-
w.riotion ; consecrated September 19th.
The following rare-mph appeared in our paper et this day
veer::—" We understand that In caneeptenee of a repreeentition
matic to the Bishop of Worcester, by a rev. gentleman who was visit-
ing at Learrer.gton, the Rev. Mr. Bittlestone, one of the curates of
Cae y .rich. less been euepentlee, in consequence of his holding the
Ragmen Catholic doctrines of auricular confession and transubstantia-
' time" In reference to the above, we quote the following from the
4drertiser :—.‘ Towareatbe end of the lest month, a young
fereele fervent, raveling in the town of Leamington, called upon a
cererymen of the Edabliehrnent in that place, anal with much *Pre-
rert enelete, inquired whether he administered ' the sacrament of
absolntiene Cpon questioning her, the worthy and astonished gen-
tler:tart ?went that she had for some time been an attendant at the
Feiliacierd chapel and that in consequence of the repeated and urgent
C3111..11.1C-101.1101 the curate, the Rev. Mr. Bittlesene, she had been ia-
dnegi to go to his lodgings, for the purpose of confeseing her eine to
in private, as a preparation for the Lord's euppere The time
smeared was in the afternoon, end he received her in complete
clerical attire. Bidding her kneel down, he told her that she was to
the immediate presonee of the heart eearehing God, to whom anal
Bore leereeif. as Cod's minister, she was fully to lay open her heart
end eonwienee, that she might receive from him the forgiveness
of her sins. lie then put into her hand a little book, entitled,
;Pulite:it. for Selteareninetlone containing a eeriea of minute in-
terrenntoriee upon each of the ten eonunandments ' the acorn deadly
Knee end 'the three great enemies, the world, the flesh, and the
devil.' These intentoratorits the was directed silently to peruse, and
as her eons:ismer retu:oed an affirmative answer to any of them, she
was to confine to him—' I have done,' or I have been guilty of'—
en anal so. 17c did not abstain, however, from questioning her him-
sc If, up* bee omitting to easter any of the queries, in this style—
' Whet ! have you not been guilty or—so and so In this way
be took her threugh tee whole of the ten c nnmandments ; and,
haver; dene tido, he read a number of prayers over her, which,
as she said, she had never heard before, and of which she
eond give to other account than that they were of such a
eeture as to hart her recline.; receestingle. The curate then
mentally ime authoritatively absolved her She was on her knees
before Min from half-past Ito 2) minutia before 5 o'clock-10minutes
mar. than an hour ! At length he alkalis/eel her, with a solemn ad-
moiled in to return to him for a repetition of this "sacrement of abso-
lu lone In a mouth's time, and ' always before receiving the Land's
eignere tpen refection the poor girl be ante seriously alarmed at
the theught of the power he was thus trairdnz over her, a.; well as by
the tear that he was gradually beguiling her into Popery— a fest that
was strengthened by his unqualified assertion of the icon' transub-
stantkelca of the eienwnts in the Lord's Supper, and by his repeated
references to the Divvied Virgin.' The voting woman, therefore,
very properly rand naturally consulted another minbrter of the Eats,
blithment as to what she should do—whether such practices were
scriptural—and whether she should be violating her duty, no a mem-
ber et the Church, by declining to attend the Confessional again. She
stated, without hesitation, that aeo was not, by any mean.,
the wily iretanee of the bind in Leeminet on. On receiving
iee,rmation of this coneuct, the Iliehop of Worcester made a rem-
Menhaden upon the subject in the proper quarter, and the facto

stated, as to such conduct, were admitted to be true The Bishop at
once declared that the curate must desist immediately from the prac-
tice, or a commission should be appointed specially to investigate the
whole of the circumstances upon evidence, and on the facts of the
charges being proved, he would be deprived of his license, and so rim-
dered wholly unable to engage in the ministration of the church.
Unde" these circumstances the rev. gentleman solicited his larchhip's
permission to take a month's time for the purpose of allowing him to
deliberate and deterrayte, upon so important a subject, which was
granted by the Bishop.
New Car low. —The annual report of her Majesty's Corambs-
stoners for building new churches, Sec., was printed and circulated
last week, by which it appears that the commission was constituted
in 1825, and that sereral vacancies having occurred, the com
doners had recommended several persons to be appointed, which
recommendations were approved of and confirmed by her Majesty, in
August, ISIS. The commissioners. in their LAst repor4 stated that
313 churches had been completed, in which accommodan had been
providat for 402,250 persons, including 225,217 free sittings appro-
priated to the use of the poor, making, in the whole, 370 contenting
rests far 123,035 persons, of which 238,098 were free. There are 33
churches at present ut course of erection, and plans for 57 more are
before the commissioners, of which 18 have been approved of. The
commissioners nom that "it will appear from this report that during
the present year considerable progress has been made by the beard
In the important branch of duty intrusted to them, of boning new
perishes or districts. Numerous other divisions of parishes are
wider consideration." The commissioners have under their con-
sideration several applications for the perpetual patronage of new
churches, which are proposed to be built and endowed, and for the
assignment of districts, that it, that individuals have proposed to
build and endow churches on having the perpetual patronage vaned
in them, their heirs, and mime.
The Leclesiestical Commissioners have with the nest
of the
Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop' of London, recommended.
which recommendation has received her Manner' approval and
ratification by order In council, that, after the 2200th ot this month, all
parishes and places soder the peculiar jurisdiction of the Archbishop
of Canterbury, yet situate within the diocese of Oxford, and that
such parishes and plains in the county of Banda/ham ',object to the
peculiar jurisdictions of the Bishop of London and the Assbisseon of
SL Albans, shall be under the jurisdiction al the several bishops in
whose dioceses they may to locally situated. F.xeeption is, however,
made in favour of her llbjesty's free chapel of St. George, within
Windsor Castle, and also et any rights, prbbegm, or exemptions al
the tiraversity of Oxford, as of any of its Lib ire colleges, and of the
parish of Eton, as regards its exemption fines Oho jurisdiction of the
Archderenti of Buckingham.
Certain doubts baring &rinses to the dimension which the parhhas
of Ilungertbal and Chilton Fenian were situated, they have been
declared by the Entesiastieel Centinbionete, with die tangent oldie
Bishops of Oxford sod Salisbury, and by authority of her Majest,
that the first shall be In the dies
of Cixford and ardideseonry of
Berks, and that the inter shall be to the diocese of Sniabury ond
archdeaconre et Wilts, and that the ministers and inhabitants of tin
several garble" shall be subject osier to the bishops, he , mentioned-
The Bishop et Llann has to Mel his intention of holding a
general ordination. in the Cathedral Church of his diocese an Sunday,
the I ttb inst.
A new church is in course of erection at Ilcanertas, and will be
ready for consecration in December.

NAVAL.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. L—The Avenger steam frigate, Capt.
Williams, arrived thee morning at Spithead. The appoint-
ment of Captain E. Ommaaney to the Notice brig la =l-
eaned. The Retraution, Captain lanhington, is still at
Spithead.
WOOLWICH, OCT. I.—EXIIARNATION OF HES ROYAL
HIGHNESS THE PRDICLSO ROYAL OF Patsele.. The
Black Eagle, MastesSommander Cook, was got reedy at an
early hour for the rseeptioa of her Royal Higbnems the Prin-
cess of Prussia. Her Royal Highness,. en her arrival, was
received by Captain H.endeseon, of the Wore, in the absence, I
through illness, of Captain Houston Stewart, C. 8., the super-
intendent of the dorakyard, and with the customary honours.
The Sardinian corvette Aurora hoisted her cokaus, but there
wee no particular demorstratioa of respect. Her Royal
Highness entered the barge of the William and Mary,
winch bore the Prussian ensign at her head, and was con-
veyed on board the Black Eagla. Another salute was fired as
the steamer slipped from her moorings., and bore
rapidly down the stream, favoured by a strong ebh
tide, which clue would carry as far as the Nore light.
The Gladiator s. v., Captain J. Robb, la in dock, at Wool-
wich, undergoing repairs, she having been on shore in
coming out of Leith harbour, and also an collision with a
schooner. The Grappler, iron s. v., was commissioned on
Monday by Lieut. J. Hawker, with a crow of 60 men. The
Pieces, surveying vessel, Capt. IL Collinson, recently
returned from China, is to be paid off at Woolwich. The
Acheron, a. v., Lieut. Commander Dunlop, will leave Wool-
wich this afternooa (Friday) for Ireland, having born tem-
porarily fitted for the conveyance of meal for the distressed
Reasarary. The Aurora, Sardinian corvette, instill here.
ainccher arrival the numerous naval cadets who arrived in
her have had ample opportunity of inspecting every work
of interest connected with the dockyard. The crew are an
active. smart-looking race of men.
Fniseil NAVT.—Tor Lox, SEPT. 24.—The Alger man-
of-war has been ordered to join the squadron in the Medi-
terranean. The Asmode'e steam-frigats left on the 23rd for
Spezzia, and the Descartes followed the next day. The
Prince de Joinville has received instructions to keep within
a short distance. The fleet, in all probability, will sail
shortly for the Spanish coast.
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IIILITARY.
I' eostortoads meta PURCHASES.— Thirty -four gentlemen
have been gazetted as cornets or ensigns in the army during
the preceding. month, twenty-one of whom have purchased
their commissions, varying in price from 4501. to 1,2a01.
each, and amountinglln the aggregate t 0.11,5201. The follow- I
log non-commissioned officers have been presented with coin-
missions during the month, and have received the usual
bounty of 1001. to artist them in their outfit as commissioned
officers •—Serjtaltlajor W. Hughes to be ensign in the 22nd 1
Rcgt. ; Quartermaster-Scrjelint It. Crawford to be ensign in
the 80th Regt. ; Se rjeant-Major J. M'Geo to be quarter-
master
in the 20th 'teat. • Serjeant-Major P. o
be ensign in the 2nd W. I. Regt. ; Serjeant-Major W. M'ln- '
tosh to be quarter-master in the 47th Regt. Twenty-seven
ensigns have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant, nine 1
without purchase, and eighteen by purchase ; amount of pur-
chase money, 5,7031., the regulated difference for the com-
mis:dons varying from 2001. to 850/. each. Twelve lieutenants
have been promoted to the rank of captain, three without
purchase, and nine by purchase; amount of purchase money,
13,4201., the regulated difference forthe commissions varying
from 1,100/. to 2,7501. each. Three captains have been pro-
moted to the rank of major, two by brevet, and one by pur-
chase ; amount of purchase money, 1,4001. One major has
been promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, without
purchase. Four assistant-surgeons have been promoted to
the rank of surgeon, and eleven medical gentlemen have
been gazetted la assistant-surgeons. The following non-
, commissioned officers of the East India Company's army
have recently been promoted to the rn”V. of ensign, and have
received the bounty of 1,000 rupees each to assist them in
their outfit, their commissions being antedated to the 10th
February last, the day of the victory of Sobraon :—Serjeant-
Major
Stephen Douglas, of the Ist Brigade of Horse Artil-
lery ; Serrant-Major Patrick Mara, of the 4th Battalion of
Artillery; Serjeaut-Major John Moore, of the Ist European
Fusiliers; Seryeant-alajor Samuel Spurgeon, of the 16th
Grenadiers ; Serjeant-Major J. Brasyer, of the 26th Light
Infantry ; Serjeant-Major John Storrs, of the 4Sth Regt. of
Native Infautry.
Annexed is a c,,mparatiee table of the number of Promotions which
have taken place durinz the two preccding mutrters, the racers in
the former quarter arising principally from the aucmentation of
sever..l cone, and from the numerous death vacancies occasioned
by the recent engagounas in India.
Qr. ending gr. ending
Sept. 30. i June 30.

To the rank of
L Colonel
iel:tenant-Colons'
Major
Captain
„ kic_utegoonant
NO'n-eara:Officers to be Quatirterearatern
Geniiemen to be En;ign,. c gns

The following table will show the number p
Quarter by Brevet, by Prirelia,e, or wit
amount or Purchase Money paid for each
large amount paid during the Quarter pn

None

1 67 Brevet:

It...mato( I Law
Parehaae ran
Macey la Mace
Quarter
ending ; I rad
!Mk Sept.
,30th.

By Pur•
chase.

Iwituovt
Purchase

To the rank of Colonel 0
Lieu:.-Colonel , 1
ktalor l3
Captor
Lieutenant
Ensign I 0
Total 1

1,14i0 4,f
9,299 21,7
49,927 83,4
20,253 28,1
39,830 33,1

1z0,G09 1190,1

—Sheerness Corresiani, at.
BRANDING A DesraTZll.—Yesterday morning at Wind-
sor the 2nd battalion of the Scots Fusilier Guards in garrison
at that place were drawn up in a hollow-square at the bar-
racks, in Sheet-street, for the purpose of witnessing the
branding, with the letter " D," the arm of private John
Saddler, who had been tried by a regimental court-martial
for desertion, and found guilty of the offence. John Saddler
after deserting while the battalion was quartered at the
Tower, and being absent for about a month, gave himself up
to the military authorities in a state of great distress and
destitution. The charges and sentence having
of bee read
over, the operation was performed by the surgeon then
regi-
ment; it occupying but a few minutes.