The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-03 00:00:00

A CLERICAL IMPOSTER.

A few weeks ago the Rev. W. B. Bradford,
curate of Rushali, Wilts, finding himself obliged to
leave home in consequence of ill health, advertised
for a clergyman to perform his duties, and shortly
afterwards entered into arrangements with a person

calling himself the Rev. William Simpson, whose
testimonials were highly satisfactory. This worthy
accordingly made his appearance, bringing with
him nothing but an empty carpet bag, but with a
doleful story of having lost his luggage on the
railway ; and Mr. Bradford not only procured him
excellent lodgings, but left a quantity of plate for
his use in his absence. His first attack was on a

neighbouring clergyman for a shirt, after which
he patronised several tradesmen in Devizes for
clothing, boots, confectionery, groceries, &c., to
a large extent, living, in short, on the fat of the
land. His sermons were decidedly puseyite in
doctrine, and gave little satisfaction, but a collec-
tion which was made for the Diocesan Association
he put in his pocket. After two or three Sundays,
however, the Bishop of Salisbury's request to have
an inspection of his letters of orders became too
pressing to be pleasant, and finding the place get-
ting too warm for him, he suddenly decamped with
his carpet bag full to bursting of Mr. Bradford's
plate, and no end of packages, the fruit of his raids
at Devizes. Two or three very impertinent letters
to the people whom he had cajoled were left on his
table. It is now know that the fellow, who has
been living in this way some years, is not a clergy-
man at all, but the son of a bailiff named Burch,
living in the neighbourhood of Plymouth, where the
swindler was for some time a linendraper's
apprentice. His testimonials were of course forged.
—Bristol Mercury.

BRIGHTON AND SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAYS.-
We are sorry to learn that an unpleasant feeling has arisen
between these two companies in consequence, we believe, of
the Chatham and Dover line having accoss to the London-
bridge and Victoria stations of the Brighton Company.
The 21 miles of railway between London and Red-hill, or
Reigate Junction, were wont to be considered a sort of
common highway to the two companies, and passengers
between the two stations might travel with tickets of
either by either line without challenge. About a month or
sob ck the South Eastern Company stopped their neigh-
bour's passengers from using their line and charged them
the fares for it. This unpleasant step the Brighton direc-
tion, as a matter of course, is about to follow. The public
will be the sufferers.—Herapath.

GREAT FIRE NEAR EUSTON-ROAD.—Yesterday
(Sunday) afternoon a fire happened on the premises be-
longing to Mr. R. Richardson, marquee, tent, horticul-
tural, and portable house manufacturer, carrying on busi-
ness at the White Horse factory, Bidborough, treet,
street, Euston-road. The premises were of vast extent,
being over 100 feet long and 50 feet wide, and contained
property of great value, one compartment being filled with
marquees, tents, &c. There was also on the premises a
great :number of portable houses built of wood and iron,
summer house, poultry house, and garden nets, as well as
a great assortmont of railway tarpaulings, waterproof
capes, patent felt, and transparent sheeting. The work of
devastation continued, and the upper floor was burned, the
valuable stock therein consumed, and the rocf burned off.
The whole of the workshops under and the contents are
likewise seriously damaged by fire and water. The origin
of the fire is unknown. Mr. Richardson was partially in- ,
cured in the Sqn, Fire-office

Her Majesty's contemplated visit to Osborne,
which was fixed for Thursday next, is postponed in conse-
quence of the prevalence of fever at the Isle of Wight.
THE EMPRESS OP THE FRENCH.—Her Imperial
Majesty is expected to arrive to-morrow on a visit to her
Majesty and the Royal family at Windsor Castle. It is
stated that the Empress will stay two nights at Windsor
Castle. The Duchess of Sutherland, the Mistress of the
Robes, arrived in town on Saturday evening from Trent-
ham, Staffordshire, by order, to meet the Empress Eugenie,
at Windsor Castle. The Duchess, by a singular coinci-
dence, met the Empress on Saturday while travelling on the
Trent Valley line, and had an interchange of compliments.
Before the Empress pursued her journey to Leamington
the Duchess of Sutherland had time to forward a basket of
grapes to her Majesty culled from the vines at Trentham.
The Duke of Bedford left Woburn Abbey a few
days since for T orquay, with the intention of passing a
few weeks at that favoured watering place.
The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort left town on
Saturday on a visit to Sir W. C. Codrington, Bart., and
Lady Georgina Codrington, at Donnington Park, Glouces-
tershire.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury and
Miss Harbert are expected to arrive in town to-morrow
from visiting the Countess of Dunmore, at Dunmore Park,
near Falkirk.

His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-
Weimar left town on Saturday on a visit to her Majesty at
Windsor Castle.
Their Excellencies Count de Persigny and Count
ale Flahault go to Windsor to-day to present respectively
to the Queen their letters of recall and credence.
Viscountess Castlerosse was safely delivered of a
son and heir, at her residence in Belgrave-square on Satur-
day last. Her ladyship and the infant are doing well.
Count A. d'Essen, Aide-de-Camp to the Em-
peror of Russia, has left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-
street, for Paris, en 9' eute for St. Petersburg.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs.
Gladstone left town on Saturday, on a visit 'to her Majesty
at 'Windsor Castle.
We (Leeds Mercury) understand there is some
intention on the part of the merchants of Bradford to invite
the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, and Mr. Cobden, M.P., to a public banquet in that
town.

THE HEALTH 'or SIR PETER FAIRBAIRN.—Since
Saturday morning, and during the whole of yesterday, Sir
Peter was reported to be easier, and altogether in a more
favourable position than for some days. •
The Etching Club meets to-morrow, at the house
of the member of the rota, This is the first reunion of the
season,
The Sacred Harmonic Society, Exeter-hall, per-
form Handel's " Messiah" on Friday next, Dec. 7, with
Miss Parepa, Madame Sainton-Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves,
and Mr, Weiss, principal singers.
We (A thenceum) are glad to be able to announce
that Mr. Woodward, her Majesty's new librarian, is pre-
paring plans for the publication of the whole body of the
Stuart papers in the Queen's possession. These papers com-
pose, as scholars are well aware, a mass of material for his-
tory of very great interest. Mr. Woodward will very soon
be ready to submit his proposal to her Majesty.
FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO GARIBALDI.—Mr.
Richardson intends tc move in the Court of Common
Council, a resolution tc the effect that the freedom be pre-
sented to that noble, devoted, and disinterested hero, Gari•
baldi. Should this be carried, and the brave general
accept the honour, he will meet with a recognition that will
show him how responsive is the feeling of liberty in English
hearts, eventwhon the struggle for it does not affect Eng-
lish homes.

THE EXPLOSION ON , BOARD THE TONNING.—
Two of the sufferers from the late explosion on board the
Tonning have left the Great Yarmouth Hospital, and only
three of the injured men now remain in that institution, viz.,
Reay, the chief engineer; Peake, one of the firemen ; and
one of the Danish cattleman. If possible Reay will be
examined on the resumption of the inquest.
THE FRENCH MARINE.—The French Government
are actually building steamvessels at St. Cloud for the Im-
perial Navy. They have just launched from opposite the
Park a screw despatch boat called the Argus. She was com-
menced only in May last, but from 1:50 to 200 workmen have
been constantly employed on her. The chief novelty
attached to the Argus is connected with her boilers, which
are chiefly heated by means of a jet of fire, carried into the
water itself by means of a metal worm. The Argus, after
having been subjected to various experiments before the
Minister of Marine and a body of scentific engineers, will
be sent to Cherbourg, there to be fitted out for sea.—. Army
and :Navy Gazette.

THE CASE OF MISS AYLWARD.--The applica-
tion on the part of Miss Aylward, of proselytising celebrity,
for discharge:on the ground that she was in illegal custody,
came before the Court of Common Pleas, Dublin, on Fri-
day, and the Chief Justice delivered the judgment of the
Court on Saturday. His lordship, after reviewing the cir-
cumstances which had led to the lady's commitment for six
months, and which will be fresh in the recollection of our
readers, said :—" There was much difficulty in the case,
but that the rule of law was, that one court should be bound
by the decision of another of co-ordinate jurisdiction until
that decision was overruled by a court of error. He dis •
claimed any authority in the Court of Common Pleas to
review the decision of the Court of Queen's Bench in the
case. The judgment of the Court was accordingly that
Miss Aylward should be recommitted to prison."
THE DOG SHOW AT BIRMINGHAM,—The Field,
which has taken a prominent part in getting up the forth-
coming show at Birmingham on -Monday and Tuesday
next, thus foreshadows its prospects :—" The pointers and
setters will be by far tie most numerous; the former ex-
tending to exactly one hundred specimens, and the latter
to forty-three, including, as we are informed, the blood of
all the best kennels in the three kingdoms."
THE RECENT POACHING AFFRAY, NEAR DERBY.
—ln the Manchester Guardian, of Friday last, appeared a
full report of an encounter that had taken place on the
Tuesday previous, between the servants of Mr. P. W. Cot,
Spondon, and four poachers who were beating the game, in
the middle of the day. Three of the poachers implicated in
the affray, named Arthur Bland, George Calladine and
William Harpur (alias Punsh), were brought up before the
county magistrates, at Derby, on Friday afternoon last,
and after the evidence of Mr. Cox's servants had been
taken, together with that of the police, they were fully
committed to take their trial, at the next county sessions,
for the assault upon George Lavender, one of Mr. Cox's
men. Lavender said when he was scuffling with the man,
one of them (George Calladine, a returned convict) drew a
knife out of his pocket, and attempted to stab him.
The managing committee of the Artists' Rifle
Corps (38th Middlesex), which body has largely increased
in strength of late, have effected a separation of their non-
effective (or those who have been prevented from attend-
ing drill by pressure of occupation, illness, or other cause)
members from the constant attendants at drill. The former
are now to be enrolled amongst the honorary members,
who subscribe, but do not drill.
THE PROCTORS AND THE SPINNING HOUSE.
This case terminated on Saturday in a very unsatisfactory
way. For four hours the jury were locked up. On. being
sent for by the learned judge they said they could not agree.
The judge, however, with consent, took a verdict for the
plaintiff, at the same time expressing it as his opinion that
it was an imperfect one. The next step will be an applica-
tion to set the verdict aside.
A FRUITFUL VlNE.—There is living at present
near the parish church of Knockbain, Ross-shire, the wife
of Mr. Munro, farmer, who has certainly been very suc-
cessful in fulfilling the command of Genesis i., 28. The
worthy woman, who is only 44 years of ago, has had 24
children ; four died at birth, twenty she nursed and
weaned ; eight of these are dead, and twelve survive—seven
daughters and five eons. Mrs. Munp, adds our correspon-
dent, "never had any of the above in double or treble ply,
and, if spared, she may, from all appearance, have half a
dozen morel—Elgin Courant.
The report of the Peninsular and Qriental Steam
Company was issued on Saturday. It appears that the
directors have recently taken active measures to obtain the •
decision of the Government upon their application for a
new arrangement, which shall consolidate the various con-
tracts and agreements relating to the India and China
postal service. In explanation of their recent notice, re-
suming from the Ist January next the enhanced rates of
freight and passage, which were payable from December,
1853, to August, 1856, it is mentioned that the cost of fuel
during the last 12 months has reached the enormous sum
of £850,000.

OPENING OF ST. PAUL'S CATITEDRAL.--Yester-
day this building was reopened, after the suspension of
Divine service for some months. Certain important altera-
tions have been going on which will add greatly to the inter-
nal beauty and effect this magnificent specimen of Italian
architecture was, from the first, by the great architect in-
tended to produce. The application of brilliant colour
and gilding to elaborate stone architectural decorations
was practised, perhaps always, by the architects of
ancient Greece and Rome; and Mr. Penrose himself, the
present architect to S. Paul's, in a very careful work on the
ancient remains now existing in Athens, found upon a
frieze the colour in situ. Here, however, the result of the
reaction which arose in this country against every senti-
ment and feeling which had marked Roman Catholicism,
the plainer the building the more Nirorthy, it was believed,
was the service offered in it, until in many parts of the
country at this moment the sacred buildings are in a most
disgraceful state, and unfit for houses dedict.ted to the ser-
vice of the Most :High. We are glad that this important
step in regard to St. Paul's Cathedral has been taken, and
we may canclude by expresstng an earnest hope that, in
the midst of the wealthiest city in the world, we shall see
the work thoroughlyand efficiently done.

THE ADMIRALTY AND THE WARRIOR.—At the
eleventh hour, after more than a quarter of a million ster-
ling has been spent upon building the gigantic armour-
plated ship Warrior, the Lords of the Admiralty have dis-
covered that she is not the description of vessel that will
combine stability with invulnerability; but after stopping
the works for two whole days, pending the deliberations
which were being held at Whitehall on the subject, the
following decision was arrived at :—" She is not the vessel
we could wish for, but, after laying out so much money
upon her, it will be as well to see what can be made of her."
So, in accordance with this resolution, the company in
whose yard the ship is building have been urged to use
every possible exertion to got the ship into the water before
the end of the year. Thus, vihile we were wasting our
energies upon a doubtful experiment, the Emperor of the
French has tested his La Gloire, the performances of which
have been again reported as having given great satisfaction,
and is quietly but rapidly constructing several other vessels i
en a sirallar ?tan,—Army and Navy Uazfetet

LATEST NEWS.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

PARIS, DEC. 3.

The 2Voniteur publishes an article on the warm
and enthusiastic reception of the Empress of the
French in England. The article announces that
the Empress will visit the Queen at Windsor on
the 3d December, and concludes thus :

" These sympathetic manifestations on the part
of the English nation cannot but draw closer the
ties which bind the two nations, and prove in a
striking manner how well the good sense of the
masses know how to treat the violent and incon-
siderate attacks of which a certain portion of the
press fears not to make itself the organ."
The liloniteur also publishes the report of M.
Hausmann, Prefect of the department of the Seine,
on the budget of the city of Paris. He discusses
the question of the Octior, and concludes by ex-
pressing an opinion against its abolition.

MADRID, DEC. 2.

The .Espana publishes numerous letters from
inhabitants of the province of Biscay, energetically
protesting against the projects of annexation to
France contained in letters which had been inserted
in the Espana.

PARIS, DEC. 2.
The Constitutionnel says there is no intention
of dissolving the Corps Legislatif.
The Emperor has granted permission to the Bah
timore battalion to visit Paris, fully accoutred, in
the coming spring.

TURIN, DEC. 1

King Victor Emmanuel arrived at Palermo at
half•past nine this morning, and was received with
extraordinary enthusiasm. The people wished to
detach the horses from his Majesty's carriage, and
to draw it through the streets. People assembled
from all parts of Sicily, and the total number pre-
sent in the city was estimated at 400,000. His
Majesty, before descending at the palace, went to
the Cathedral, and was solemnly received by the
Archbishop of Palermo. The King afterwards
received the constituted bodies, and deputations
from the municipalities of Sicily. The sea was
calm, and the sun shone brightly.
A copyright treaty was concluded yesterday
between England and Sardinia.

MARSEILLES, DEC.

Letters from Gaeta to the 27th ult. state that the
fire of the besiegers had slackened. There was a
talk of burning the, suburbs on account of their
sheltering .the Piedmontese from the fire of the
garrison. The dearness of provisions was in-
creasing. It was said that the King was expecting
money.

NAPLES, DEC. 1.
Montezemolo, Cordova, and Cafarina left to-day

for Palermo.

The Sardinian law concerning the press, with
some slight modifications, has been promulgated.
Reactionary movements have been suppressed in
the province of Avellino.

NAPLES, Nov. 30,

A commission, composed of Sardinian and
Sicilian officers, has been appointed to examine the
titles of the officers of the Two Sicilies who have
adhered to the new Government.

PARIS, DEC. 1

The Patric says :—" According to the latest
news, insurrectionary movements were increasing
in the Abruzzi. Colonel Delagrange, with 7,000
Sardinian troops, occupied the defiles of
Vellino, a position of importance."

PARIS, DEC. 2,

The following notice has been communicated to
the Paris papers by Messrs. Rothschild :
" The Papal Government has not yet remitted
the amount of the coupons of the Roman loan due
on the Ist December.

"As soon as the total amount is remitted, the
bearers will be informed of the time when payment
of the coupons can take place."

PESTH, Nov. 30,

Yesterday Count Carolyi, Obergespann of the
Comitat of Pesth, convoked the principal inhabi-
tants for a preliminary discussion of the question
whether a political organisation of the comitat shall
take place. After a warm debate it was resolved
that the inhabitants of the comitats would not
yield a hairsbreadth of their rights and laws and
the wishes they expressed in 1848.

It was also resolved that all further steps should
be determined upon by the general congregation of
the comitat, which is to assemble on the 10th of

December,

CONSTANTINOPLE, Nor. 29,

The constitution of the committee for the new
loan has been authorised by the Council of Minis.
ters.

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Dec. I.—The business of the settle-
ment has mainly occupied the attention of specula-
tors to-day to the exclusion of any fresh operations
of importance. The market has been firm, Threes
being now at 70f 40c; Mobilier, 773175 c; Orleans,
1,388 f 75c; Northern, 987 f 50c; Mediterranean,
910 f; Austrian, 510 f; Lombard, 4871 50c. The fol-
lowing are the last quotations:—

41- per per Cents 96 7Q
Do end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 7O 20
Bank Shares .. 2930 —I
Credit Mobilier 772 50 •
Do. Account 772 50

Credit Fowler 920
Belgian 4f 9B
Piedmontese Fives BO
Roman
Austrian
Spanish Threes —
Home Debt

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans 1385 .. 1386 25
Northern
New ditto 9OO ..
Lyons and Mediterranean 910 .. 910
Geneva 405 .. 400
Southern 623 75 .. 525
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Ay strian
Lombard , — .. 485

REPRESENTATION OF SOUTHWARK.—On Satur-
day evening the friends and supporters of Mr. A. H.
Layard met in large force at the Brown Bear, Southwark-
bridge-road, to hear from the candidate a statement of his
claims to represent Southwark in Parliament. The meet-
ing, whichnumbered at leas:, 3,000, passed a unanimous
vote of confidence in Mr. Layard, and pledged themselves
to support him at the poll. Mr. George Scovell attended
meetings in the evening. Very satisfactory returns were
furnished, and Mr. Scovell was received everywhere with
enthusiasm.

ALLEGED CLERICAL INTOLERANCE AND NEG-
LECT.—The following statement has been communicated to
the Chester Chronicle :—There lies, at Parkgate, a poor
woman, apparently not long for this world, who has been
regularly visited by the Rev. Mr. Halket, Presbyterin.n
minister. A few evenings ago, whilst administering some
consolation to the dying woman, the Rev. Mr. Dean, curate
of the parish church, Neston, entered the room (for the first
time), when the Rev. Mr. H. arose and offered his hand.
Mr. D., in silence, shook hands, and, pointing to the door
at the same time, said, " There is the door; you are not
wanted here." This is only one of the many disgraceful
proceedings which occur in this neglected place. It is a
well-known fact that the funerals of poor people are often
kept waiting at the church gates, in wet and cold, some
times half an hour, and not unfrequently three quarters of
an hour.