Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-30 00:00:00

Tirt,ILKHOUSE COMMITTEE,

The proceedings of this committee wore read, from which ,it
appea"ed that the number of vagrants relieved during the week was
272 males, 75 f2males, and 9 chddrea—total, 366 ; the number of
sick cases on the 23rd instant was 613, including 49 fever and 31
itch. The number in the house on the 23rd iatttnt was 7,570.
The proceedings were confirmed.

INDUSeRIAL SCHOOLS.
The proceedings of this committee were read. It appeared that'
the number in the schools on the 21st inst. was 1,02; The sick
eases were 49, including- flee itch. A spacial meeting of the cone
mittee had been held to investigate certain charger made by the
Rev. Mr. Doyle, Roman Catholie priest, against the Rev. Mr.
Holmes, by whom, be alleged, he had been subjected to injnrious
and insulting treatment. This eabe!et, which was referred to in our
report o' the last vestry meeting, had been before the committee
previously, and was adjourned by them to Saturday, the 2 lth of
December, for the perpoee of learning the charges alai the reply
of Rev. Mr. Holmes. In the minutes of the procea ings
of that meeting was containe i the following entry : -
" It was moved by Mr. Smith, and seeonded by Mr. Whitt), as
fellows :—Mr. Holmes and Mr. Deyle having been called before the
committee, and questioned with reference to their respective state-
ments, and Mr. Holme's letter in reply to air. Doyle's having elven
the assurance that le never had intended, ant never did intend to
insult Mr. Doyle, the latter gentle can agreed to withdraw his le:t
ties course having been suggested by the committee." Whereupon
the following was moved as an amendment be Mr. eyrod aeconled
by eir. William Jones; —"After a long and mare+ iog inve Aiwa on
into the ch :mg( s made by Mr. Doyle agsinst Mr. Holmes which appeared)
to this committee rot established, and Mr. Holmes having stated that
he never iot-need any insult or injury towards Mr. Doyle, the com-
mittee suggested to Mr. Doyle the propriety of withdrawing the
letter in which these charges ware male,' and the votes being taken
on the amendment it was 'oat, there being for it two votes—Messrs.
Syne). and Jonas, and against it four votes—Messrs. Owen, Smith,
Whitty, and Williams. 'the original motion was carried by the sam 1
majority.
Mr Smith m .tied that the proce.dings of the committee be con-
firmed.
Mr. Whitey seconded the motion.
Mr. Cropper moved that the letters be rca 1.
The Chae man said the letters had been mutually withdrawn, and
the effeir wan settled. He thought R, questionable, therefore, whether
it would be desirrbl s to re open it.
Mr. Richardson also urged that the letters should be read, and
there appearing a m jority of the Board in favour of that coarse, the
sate:esti rn wan adopted.
The correseontience consisted of two letters from Rev. Mr. D
the first briefly complaining of injuries anti insults received from
the chaplain ; ani the sxond, stating at great length the grounds of
his charges; and a reply from Rev. Mr. Holmes, wholly denying any
intentioe of even conveying any insult or injury to the Kee. Mr.
Hoyt s. The reading of the otters occupied about an hour. The
length of t '0 documents would altogeiherlpreclude their puleicat'on
in oar columns, e;en if a sufficient idea of their geeeral contents
were not conveyed iu thefew lines, we have given a dzsariptivc of
them, and in the resolutions of the cemm ttee.
Dating the reedme of the correspondence the ch sir was vented

by Mr. Woodruff, who bat to accompany the Wa.er Committee to
Eccleston, for the parpose of inspecting lead piping: Toe chair was

taken by Mr. Shaw. _
Mr. Whiny suggested that the evidence which was taken by the
committee should also be read, and the a being no opposition offers d,
the suegestlon was a so complied with.
When the reading of all the docent nts had concludt d,
Mr. W. Jones said the proceedings of that day were somewhat extra-
ordinary, inasmuch as tee beard was going fully into the duties which
had been discharges by a committee. The usual custom was, that all
duties of the vestry, which divided itself into departments, were given
to the various committees; and at the meeting of the board, the usual
course was to adopt the proceedings of the committees. B .r.t the
extraordinary c urse pn.sninl by the bo,rd arose out of ex`raordmary
conduct on the Gent of the committee. The beard would not have had
such a loss of time that morning, had the Committee of the Industrial
Schools conducted the business in the manner which was usually
done. He would just reirend then of the circumstanc ,s. They had
heard read that morning the short letter from Mr. Doyle, in whicb
ha made the first charge evens: Vte chaelsin. When that letter was
la'd before the committee, Hr. Owen suggested that Mr. Hart should
apply to Mr. Doyle for the f acts up en which he founded his charge
That was done, nd at the last meeting of the committee they
rocas ed the long statement which had been read that morning, and
which the committee the., considered too long to go into at mire. and
therefore adjourned until Saturday last. The committee then met
specie ly. Mr. Doyle was present, Mr. ffolme was prevent, and every
witness necessary, in order fully to investigate the cnarges, and
ascertain the truthfulness of the facts sumnitted, was in atten-
dance, and the committee spent four hours, from ten of. lock in
the morning until two in the afternoon in investigating the charges.
Now, he would tell them west the impression of the committee
during the progress of the investigation and at its conclusion
was with reference to those charges. So ridiculously absur I ware
they considered by one gentleman, Mr. Smith, that he had to be
rebuked by Mr. Whiny for anticipating the verdict of the com
mittee. (No, 1.0.)
Mr. Owen : I think it hlehly improper for one gentleman to make
these comments upon the cendnet of another. Perhaps if this
course were pursued, M. Jones himself would not he exempted from
comment. Members might remark upon the conduct of the chair-
man of the committee—they might remark upon his extraordinary
emphasis, and something else
Mr. Jones: Well, you will hate an opportunity cf doing so
directly.
Mr. Deaton thought it would be better to avoid mentioning any
names.
Mr. Jones had no objection to aicpt .that course. There was
another gentlemm who was ordinarily of so amiable and quiet a
dispositiou that it seemed impossible fur him to be ruffled under any
circumstances ye' so monstrous did he cnn.ider one part o the
evidence that he too expostulated at an early part of the proceedings.
He believed the whole of the committee were unanimous in
condemeatieri of the chareee. He relieved that with the single
exception of one gentleman, there was no one present who did not
believe that the whole ca.e had signally broken down. In s lying
so, he quoted the words of one gentleman who had taken a very active
part iu the question. At the conclusion of the proceedings, of
course, it was tile business of the Committee to report to the Board.
Did: thee report upon the character of the evidence teey had

received ? Is o, they declined to do so. The majority believed that
the facts were unsubstan itted, but declined to say so. The maj oity
believed that the charges were un'ound•td, but refus?d to say so

and this, while full well knowing that the charges were so
gross, and e ai6ed in such offensive terms, aid hal been so
publicly carcalated, that ece.hiue short of a strong expression el
opinion umnssehe subject generally, <nd a severe rebuke to the
g ntlemsn who had so wantonly outraged the cheeacter of another
gentleman would meet the case tulle. He urged there ore, th it as
the committee had in thin manner acted. as he conceived, unjustly
towards the Rev, Mr. Holmes, the Board ought to record noon their
books a resolution condemnatory of the charge which hal been
m ide against that gentleman. He therefore moved as an amend-
ment, that that part cf the procee Ings which referred to that
subject be not confirmed, and that in lieu thereof the fol-
lowing resolution be adopted, and entered upon the books :
ha', in the opinion of ties bean', the cliarges preferred by the Rev.
Mr. Doyle, the Roman Catholic priest attending the se-hoole, against
the Rev. Mr. Holies, the chaplain the e, have bee fully disproved;
and this board., cordialy ac,ept ng the unqualified assurance of Mr.
Holmes, that he has at all times acted tow,rds Mr. Doyle in a manner
om
his position there as a Protestant clergyman and a gentle.bne:acn, aisbsgure Mr. Holmes that, while faithfully discharging his duties
at the schools with courtesy and urbanity towards all, he may rely
upon the protection of this board against any limitation of his moral
influence teen, arising from all si silarly unfounded charge,"
Mr. Mellor seconded the amendment.
Mr. Smith thought that having heard the question dismissed for four
hews, and the letters having been withdrawn upon explanations
garen, the matter should now be alleved to rest there. He dll not
wish to see a fend kept up between these two gentlemen, and he
thought it would have been acting a much wiser part to have let the
proceeiings be adopted.
Air. Whitty said the conviction on his mind WAS, that the committee
ha 1 pus sued a wise course in arriving at the resolution which they
hal submitted to the board. He could not but express great regret,
that the chairman of the committee should have thought it necess ry
after so much attention hid been given to the subject in committee to
force it forward far public discussion that day. In adopting the
resolution brought foroari in committee, he and the gentlemen who
acted with him, considered that they were Walling their duty, ne
members of the committee, by preventing the discus ben of such
irritating subjects from being mace p iblic. Where it was a matter
simply of persenal feeling, and the two gentlemen principally
concerned expressed a concurrence in the course ad pte I by the
committee, he thought it woo d have been good taste and good feel.
ing on the part of the cha rman of the a ommittee to allow tilee matter
to rest there, and not to force it upon the pu lie for discusebn. Mr.
Jones had stated that he never saw such extraordinary conduct en
the part of a committee, bet he (Mr.Whitty) could say that during
all his experience in connection with that Board, he never paw such
conduct on the part of the chairman. The chairman flirted his
views upon the committee in every possible question. He wrote
several of the resolutions. He appeared to expect the committee to
take up his views at once, without exercising their own judement.
He ( eir.W bitty) never say the functions of a chairman discharged in
so partial a manner.
Mr. Cropper thought these remarks vrety personal.
Mr. Whitty slid he won d have been induced to let the matter rest
but for the onslaught Mr. Jones had made upon Mr. Smith and
himself. Mr. Jones forced his resolutions upon the committee. He
menaced cne of the members of the committee—threatened him
with exposure. Since he (Mr. Whitty) was a a member of the Se'ect
Vestry, he never saw such con !net upon the part of a chairman.
He told a eentlem in of the committee that• he should be espied
for exercising his private j idgmen'.
Mr. Jones : Dorit't anisrepre.ent me.
Mr. Whitty said he called Mr. Jones' attention to It at the time,
and told him that he was d, perting f on the duties of his office.
He threatened a gentleman with beng exposed. perhaps, in some
private circle of Mends, or s ame congregation in the town. When Mr.
Jones talked of propriety on the part of the committee, he should
have preserved the impartiality of his office, and not disgraced the
position in which he was placed by a public departure from the strict
line of duty which belonged to the'Eltairman of a committee.
Mr. Cropper supported the 'amendment, and declared that an
apology was rather due to Mr. Holmes from Mr. Doyle for the
language h, had used.
Mr. Owen said the committer gave fall attention to the question,
which only amounted to a equabb e between the two clergymen. He
suggested at the time to the Chairman of the committee, the impro-
priety of h s raiding the documents eseth shakes of the head, and
emphasis wh ch did not become eon whose conduct ought to Le
perfectly impartial.
Mr. Denton contended that the original offence came from the
Roma Catholic priest.
After some further discussion the amendment was put, when there
appetteed—
F a—Messrs. Shaw, Critchley, Cropper, Denton, W. Jones, Setters,
Mellor, and Richardson—S.
A AlNST—Messts. Owen, Smith, Cheney, Cook, Hughes, Jackson,
Whitty, end Williams—S.
'the Chairman (Mr. Shaw) gave his casting vote in favour of the
amendment, which was therefore dechred carried.
The remainder of the proceedings were confirmed.
Mr. Jackson proposed the following resolution of thanks to the
gentlemen and ladies who kindly presented a Chrietmts tree, and ex-
hibited a magic lantera and other objects of interest to the inmates at
Christmas:—" That this vesTy record on its minutes its grateful
appreciation of the kindness of Mrs. J. E. Cropper, Mrs. Rathbone,
Miss Gilpin, Mr. Breyden, of the Band of Hope Committee, Mr.
Hausbu g, and other ladies and gentlemen, for the benevolent and
judicious manner in which they have co-op rated with the governor
of the Workhouse ani Industrial Schools, in contributing to the
entertainment of the inmates of these institutions at this season of
hospitality ; and that a espy of this record be transm.tted to the
ladies and gentlemen before ment'oncd." Ihe reeolutioa was
oranimonsly adopted.
Noire was g yen, that at the next meeting a gentlemen would b 3
pro osed as a member of the vestry in the place occupied until lately
by Mr. Crawford.

TrIX RATING OF TUE DOOM.
The following petition to Parliament upon this a tbjzct was adopted
and signed by the churchwardens snd overseers :

MEMORI tL.

The humble peition of J hn Woodruff and Charles Wright Shaw,
churchwardens, and William Bottomley Bairstow, Thomas Owen,
Janes Crellin, and Thomas Smith, overseers of the poor of the
parish of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster,
Showeth,—That by The Mersey Docks and flaebonr Act, 1857,'
a body corporate was constituted by the name of the Mersey Docks
and Harbour. Boar i, and by the said act c7rtain docks, buildings, and
works, situate at or ne•r Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, and
cettain lands, tenements, and hereditaments, situate in the same
county, were vested in and are now the property of the said board.
" That the said docks, buildings, and works, lands, tenements, and

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DECEMBER :30; 1857.

he reditaments are situate respectively in the parish of Liverpool. In
the townships of K rkdale, and Bootle—cam-Linacro. and in the extra
parochial place or township of Toxteth-park, all in the county afore-
said.
" That no provision has been made for the laying and imposing of
rates for the relief of the poor of the said palish, townships, and extra
parochial place respe2tively upon the said docks, build Lags, works,
lands, tenements, and hereditainents, or upon the said Hervey Docks
and Harbour Board, in respect of the same, or for the levying and
recovery of the same ; and by reason of the occupation of the said
decks, buildings, works, lands, tenements, an I herednamenta by the
said board not being a beneficial occupation, such rates cannot,
without express orovision in that behalf, be imposed or recovere,i ;
and your waitioners submit that it is just and expedient that such
provision should ba made accordingly.
" Your p :titioners therefore pray your honourable house that leave
may Ire given to bring in a bill (a copy of which is i ereunto annexed)
for effecting the purposes aforesaid, in such manner, and under such
rains and regalations as to your honourable house shall 562 m meet.
" And your p ialioners will ev.r pray, &c."
This concluded tic bas!nest.

FIRE ON BOARD THE SARAH SAND 3 TROOP
SHIP FOR INDIA.

The Sarah Sands (s. s.) a Red from Plymouth on the 16 h August
with 'a portion of the 54th Regiment. he steerage- was satieeastory
until the 11th .November, when the ship was about 400 miles from
the Mauritius. On that day a fire burst forth among the cargo in the
hold, and made a rapid progress. Es ery one, however, acted with
erraordinsry courage and coolness. The ship's beats were launched,
and the ladies, women, and children put tots the lie boat. She was
ordered to stand off. All hands were then employed in constructing
rafts; while this was gotng oat an explosion of one or two barrels of
posder took place, which had been left in the magazine. The troops
remained mustered on deck, and obeyed commands as on parade..
The result was, after the forepar of tee vessel had been so burnt, that
only the ;shell remained. The steamer was iron built. The flames
were suppressed altar a lapse of several days, during which the ship
encountered a violent ga'e, and was in peril of sinking. She arrived
in safety at the el matins without the less of a single life
The Sarah Sands was an iron ship of 2 000 tons-burden, and was
formerly employed in running from Liverpool to North America.
She was chartered by the East India Company for the conveyance of
troops to India, and on the 'lGth of last August she left Portsmouth
for Catena+, under the command of Captain J. S. Castle, wish a
portion of the 54th regiment on board, comprising Lieut. Cll.
Moffatt, Cspte. Brett, Thomson and Gillum, Limits. Galbraith,
Hughes and•Crompe; Ensign Wood, Lieut. and Aeintalt Houston,
Surgeon Grant, assistant—eurgeon Donovan, nuartermaster Hipkin,
paymaster Daniel, 21 sergeants, lb corporals, 11 drummers, 3 6 rank
and file, 8 women,l children, and a number of ladies, relatives of
the officers. The voyage 'appears to h eve been favourable until the
11th of November, when the ship had reached lot 11 6, long. 56 E.
(upwards of 410 miles from the Mauritius.) About, three o'clock in
the afternoon of that day the troops berthed on the after deck
noticed a strong smell of burning which apparent'y proceeded frcm
bsneath them in the hold. It rapidly increasing, the alarm
was given to Captain Castle, who at once ordered the after-hold
to be examined, and to tee horror of all, the cargo stowed
there proved to be on tire It was stated that the bulk of the cargo
consiste lof Government stens. Bala after bale was hauled up,
in the hopeof getting at the seat of the fire, but in a short time the
smoke became so dense as to defy any of the craw getting further
into the hold, and as it filled the whole of the
cabins with the suffocating effluvia, the • 'adies . sought
relief on the quarter {leek. By this time the outbreak became
general throughout the ship, and, as a nature]. result, much alarm
was excited. There was no confusion, however, and every order was
obeyed by' the men with coolness and conrage. • The course of
the shin was stopped. Col. Moffatt was seen iu early consultation
with Captain- Castle, deciding upon measures for suppressing the
flames, while the crew were actively employed in taking all sail in.
dad bringing the ship before the win I. Others 'ran out lenetne of
hose from the fire eneines, which were passed down to hands below.
white hose was also put on to the donkey engine. It soon became
apparent that all these exertions failed in checking the progress of
the fire. Ca:one' Moffatt, at the euggetstinns of the comeiander,
directed his men to at once cast overboard all their ammunition:
and in a short time they succeeded in clearing oat tha starboard
magazine. The remainder 0: the powder in the port mag .zine how-
ever excited greattparehension. Already had the after part of the
ship become almost niftenaele. from the dense smoke and heat which
tilled °eery portion of it. The C 'lona apprale 1 to his m n as volun-
teers to attempt to rescue the con'ents of the magazine now so
threatened. Several brave fellows instantly came forward and heroi-
cally succeeded in reaching tie magazine and clearing it, with the
exception of one or two barrels. It was a very hazardous work, and
severel nearly lost their lives, as they became en erpowered with the
smoke and heat, and fell; and wh-n hauled up by ropes to the deck,
they were senseless.. The flames aeon afterwards burst up through
the deck, an a running along the• van' us cabino, seeedily sat the
whole on fire. There was a heavy gale blowing at the time, and the
ship was rolling and pitching. Captain Castle perceiving the critical
position of the ship, at once took measures for the safe lowering of the
hosts. They were launched 'without the least accident ; the troops
were mustered on deck, there was no rush to the boats; and the men
complied with the commands of their officers with as much order as
on parade. C ,ptain Moffatt informed them that Captain Castle di 1
not despair of twine the wile, but for their own preservation it had
been deemed advisable to keep the boat off, to a t to act in case of
emergency. The ladies, women, and children were lowered into the
port life boat, and sloe was directed to stand off null nuttier orders.
All hands then turned to constructing rafts o` spare opera. Ina short
time three were put together, which would hgve been capahie
of saving a large portion of those on board. Captain Castle
succeeded in launching two overboard, and the third was left across
the deck to be lowered at a moment's notice. In the meantime the
flames had made terrible progress. The whole of the cabins, saloons,
&c., were one body of fire, and about nine o'clock the flames burst
thiouge the upper decks and ignited the mizeu rigging. Throw •h
the forethought el Captain Castle, in bringing the ship before the
wind, the id e and smoke were swept away sferaways, but serious
anxiety was felt lest the ship should ply off, and so render its
destruction inevitable. Amidst this fearful suspense, a dreadful
explosion took place, no doubt arising from one or two barre's left in
the port magazines, which blew oat the port quarter. All was On-
entation, and the ship, from the main rigging to her stern, was in
one general body of fire. Captain Castle still had hopes, althoneh he
expressed his fears to the commanding officer of the troops that the
ship would be lost. Providentiely her belkheal of the after p: rt of
the ,hip withstood the action of the dames. Here a'l efforts were
concentrated to keep it cool. Party after party of the troops volun-
teered for the work, and so endeavoured t s prevent the fire making
its way forward. As it was, several fell tens less from the
Buffo ating influence of the smoke, and vr-re draw t up
apparently did. To the great honour of the troopa they
obeyed the directions of their officers with a calmness and energy
which was almost astounding, aid boat for which the ship must have
perished, and doubtiese.many of those on board with her. Fer
hours did this state of affairs continue. Although the men kept the
fire at bay below, it gained the main rigging. Mr. Welch, the chef
officer, with several of the soldiers, at once went aloft with stet
blankets, an 1 after coast lei able peril and risk sneeze :lea in
extingaishing the flames As it was, hosever. some of the yards
were des roped. Towards two o'clock the fallowing morning the
the men load the satisfaction of seeing the fire diminishing, but it
only had the effect of inducing them to coutieue their exertions,
with, if possible. almost double energy. The fi ar es were gradu illy
beaten back, and by daylight de i- entire annihillation w s accom-
plished. It was not till then that the fall extent of the fearful hav,.c
made by the fira was clearly ascertained. Tee after-part of the
ship was burnt out, merely, its shell remelting, and now another
fete threat-ned her. The gee still prevailed, and the ship was
rolling and p tubing :n a heavy sea, coastantly shipping con-
siderable water at the port quarter, which had been blown out
by the explosion. She had tifteen feet of water in her hold.
and active steles had to be taken to prevent her foundering. All the
men were set to the pumps, and bill g roster out of the hold. Capt.
Castle fearing teat the stern woo d f all out got two hawsers under
her bottonn and made them taut. The next (Meaty was to stay the
water which was pouring in through the guider. Spare sails tnd
blankets were placed over the opening, and the leak was partially
stopped. There was no abatement in the gale tiering t e mornine,
and in every heave of the ship the water tants in the hold, which
had got loose, were dashed from one side to the other. 'the state of
the ship, an at the continued, severity of the weathen rendered the
'constant working of the pumps and the bat ng im. endive; It was
not till two o'clock in the aterncon that the boats containing the
women and children could be got alongside. They were got On board,
end the other boats which had been ordered off during the raging of
the Ire, returned with the excepiien of the gig, which had been
swamped during the night The officer in charge of her, however, Mr.
Wood and the hands were picked up by another boat. Daring the
remainder of the day, the following night and succeeding day, the
whole of the hands and troops were engaged in working the pumps
and clearine the sh'p of the water. By the evening of the 13th the
crew succeeded in securing the stern, and getting steerage way on
the ship. She hat then drifted as far as long. 13 le S. Captain
Castle then set all sail, and bore up in the trope of making the
elauritins, and, to the j ty of all on board, made that port in eight
days, where her arrival and marvellous escape excited considerable
eensateco. The officers in command of the tromps speak in the
highest terms of the conduct of Captain Castle dtiring the trying
Occasion.
By the latest arrivals, the loosed quarters and men of the 54th
regiment continue at the Maurit us awaiting the arrival of a shle to
take them on 'their destination.
The Sarah Sands was heaves, insured at Lloyd's.

ANECDOTE OF JUDGE JACKSON.—The Cork Reporter tells
the following anec late of the judge just removed .—e-
While the late judge was Solicito• General, Lerd S.anley,
100, held cffiee under Sic Robert Peel, and maintained the
national syst ue of education, of which he boasted himself
t ) have been the offieial founder. Oae of the annual votes
of censure on the system having been brought forward by
the. Solicit)r General's colle igua in the representation of
the University, Mr. Hamilton, the Solicitor-General, felt
himself somewhe. embarrassed between official and
Kildare-street influence, and, deeming disc,etioethe better
part of valour, was observed to "walk out of the house."
Oar then representative, Sentient Murphy, was in possas-
sloe at the time,.sed called the attention of Lerd S— to
the movement, observing that he apprehended flea the
learned Solicitor •General for Ireland had stu'ied with equel
attention the books of "Exodus" and "Judges."
N
IiFoR 11DDING THE BANA OF A CONVERTED MAHOaCEDAN.
—From an avic'e in the Ilyinouth Journal we gather the
following paricalars of a somewhat novel clerical dispute
which has recently arism in Devonshire. A Turkish
gentleman, named Mahmoud Effendi, who is in this
country for instruction, became engag-d to be married to
the daughter of an officer in the army. Hiving been
converted to Christianity, he was, of course, willing to be
married according to Christian customs. He applied to the
chancellor of the diocese for a license, but the chancellor
refused to grant him one. He then applied to the Rev
W. J. St. Aubyri, rector of Sroke D mare!, to marry him
by banns, and that gentleman, seeing no objection, pro-
ceeded to publish the basins. On the second publica'ion,
on Sunday week last, the bums were forbidden by the
Rev. J. Bliss, Mr. St. Aubyn's citrate, and during the a e k
a caveat against the marriage was served on the rector.
To obviate bny legal difficulty, Mahmoud was then baptised.
Some correspondence ensued betwcee Mahmeud's legal
advisers and the curate. The rest of the story may be told
in the words of our cotemporary :—" Nothing more was
den in the matter, as We are informid, till Monday morn-
ing last, the day appointed for the wedding, whin the
parties most interested, their friends, the rector, and the
clerk, were assembled in the vestry, to await Mr. Bliss's
decision. It was now approaching near to the final
canonical hour. when the curate made his appearance, and
inquired of the lector if it was correct that be had baptized
Mahmoud Effeadi ? This being replied to in the affirma-
tive, he withdrew the caveat. It is probable that preceed.
logs will be forthwith commenced against the curate fcr
b:awling, an offence which the church holds as one of a
very serious character. We have not mentioned Bishop
Phillpotts in the transaction, but it must not be supposed
that he was ignorant of what was going on. He was
applied to by Mr. Bliss, who, we understand, was supported
by. his lordship. Mr. St. Aubyn took advice from a better
source. Dr. A lams supported him, and told him that the
course he was pursuing was right."