The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-20 00:00:00

THE SEES OF LONDON AND DURHAM

ft is now stated, authoritatively, that the vacancy
caused by the resignation of the Right Rev. Edward
Maltby, D.D., lately Lord Bishop of Durham, has been
filled by the translation of the Lord Bishop of Ripon to
that see. A cotemporary writes :---‘ Dr. Longley has
well earned this promotion by his twenty years' labour in
the arduous West Riding see ; and he is also a man whose
learning, suavity, and sincere desire to do his duty, have
earned for him the general esteem. Dr. Tait, whose
elevation to the see of London is stated to be probable,
is also a worthy, learned, and painstaking man. He was,
we believe, formerly tutor of Balliol College, and then
master of Rugby School, from whence he was promoted
to the deanery of Carlisle. His name was much talked of
two or three months ago, when the see of Gloucester was
vacant; but latterly it has not been placed among the list
of those from whom the choice was likely to be made.
Six or seven other names, we know, have been under
discussion; but probably objections were started to each
one of them. We believe that the Dean of Carlisle is
quite as likely to fill the chair with dignity and usefulness
as any of those whose claims have been under considera-
tion during the past month."

The Brighton Gazette says that "the influx of visitors to
Brighton during the last seven or eight days has been
greater than we ever remember in so short a period of
time."

It is said that M. Thiers and M. de Montalembert are
about to visit England together. It is equally reported
that the Duke de Nemours will go to Frosdorff on the 29th,
to visit the Duke de Chambord on the anniversary of his
birthday.
Ma. CLARKSON, THE BARRISTER.— We are informed
that Mr. Clarkson, the eminent barrister, is lying very
dangerously ill at his Brighton residence, on the King's-
road, and that but faint hopes are entertained of his
Jecoverv.

LIVINGSTON.—The Rev. Dr. Livingston, the cele-
brated African traveller, has arrived safe at the Mauritius.
This gentleman has completed in his last tour a journey
through southern tropical Africa from Loando to Quille.
main in the east.

--CROSSING THE' LlNE.—Amongst the vessels composing
the squadron lying off the west coast of Africa, there is
one (the nee's) just gone out to join those already there.
On crossing the line the savage ceremony of " shaving" was
performed on about ninety unfortunate sailors. Amongst
them was one poor fellow, named Henry Green, who, after
having been subjected to the infamous shaving process, in
order to escape being dragged into the water by those
ruffians stationed near him for the purpose, at' empted to
jump into it. In the attempt, however, he knocked his
head against some part of the vessel, and in a abort time
expired. On making a post tnortein examination, it was
found that the poor creature's neck wa broken. The poor
fellow leaves a wife and family in Plymouth to deplore his
loss. This barbarous custom is forbidden by the admiralty,
and it will be very strange should the conduct of the officer
in command of the Hecht on this occasion be allowed to
pass without encpiiry.
PISTOLS FOR Two —Oa Friday last a rencontre took
place in the public street not a hundred miles from
dessop's-gardens, Cheltenham, between two well-known
gentlemen in this town, the one a "noble lord," celebrated
for his connoisseurship in a certain article of general
" consu.mption " among bon vivants, and the other an
officer in her Majesty's service. The " noble lord," who
was on horseback, happened, on the day in question, to
meet the " gallant captain" in the street as aforesaid,
andimmediately called out to him at the top of his voice,
in pursuance, we presume, of some previous cause of
quarrel, "you're a blackguard, sir a dirty, low black-
guard you're a disgrace to her Majesty's service, and
I'll tell you so whenever I meet you." This was certainly
plain and unmistakeable language, and the " gallant
captain," who sports a large moustache, and possesses
otherwise a determined, fire eating demeanour, instantly
made a gesture as though he would at once annihilate his
equestrian antagonist. " Lord John." however, "stood
his ground," or rather "sat his horse" with all the dignity
and sang froid of a "Knight of Golden Fleece," on seeing
which the gallant captain appeared to think " discretion
the better part of valour," for he contented himself with
shouting out in stentorian tones, at a distance of some
twenty or thirty paces, " And I say you're a blackguard,
sir—a low, shopkeeping blackguard! Go home and put
on your apron and get behind the counter." With this
interchange of civilities the parties separated, much to
the disappointment, apparently, of the numerous lookers
on who had witnessed the " scene," and who evidently
expected the " son of Mars" would have proceeded then
and there to administer a personal castigation on his
burly and mounted antaeonist. It has been whispered at
"the club" that it was'a decided case of " pistols for
two," but we have not yet heard of any " renewal of hos-
tilities,' or that either of the belligerent parties has as
yet made his appearance before the magistrates in order
to be " bound over to keep the peace."—Cheltenham
ExarniL