The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-28 00:00:00

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.

Rev. G. J. Bidewell, to the Curacy of Castle Donington
Leicestershire.

Rev. H. Hurst Burrow, 8.A., to the Curacy of Levens, near
Milnethorpe, Westmoreland.

Rev. J. Edgworth Close, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. Bridget
and St. Martin, Chester.
Rev. F.l'. Cusins, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. James's, Latch-
ford, Cheshire.
Rev. P. J. Davies, M.A., to the Incumbency of Bettws-Leike,
Cardiganshire.
Rev. R. D. Dingle, M.A., to be Mathematical Master of the
Durham Diocesan Training College.
Rev. \V. S. Hadley, M.A., of Queen's College, Oxford, to the
Rectory of Compton Abbas, near Shaftesbury.
Rev. F. Hessey, D.C.L., Head Master of the Grammar
School, Kensington, to the Incumbency of St. Barnabas'
Church, Kensington.
Rev. W. Hooper, to the Incumbency of Mariansleigh, Devon.

Rev. It. M. Inskip, Curate of Sutton-on-Plym, Plymouth, to
be Chaplain and Naval Instructor of Her Majesty's steam-
frigate Magicienne.

Rev. G. W. Langmead, Garrison Chaplain at Plymouth, to
be Staff Chaplain to the Army encamped at Chobham.

Rev. H. S. Nlackarness, Cdrate of liymchurch, to the Incum-
bency of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Romney-marsh.
Rev. R. H. Morgan, to the Incumbency of Lianguick, near
Neath, Glamorganshire.
Rev. J. Parry, 8.A., to the Curacy of Wellingborough,
Northamptonshire.
Rev. T. Pelly, 8.D., to the Rectory of Church Brampton,
near Northampton.
Rev. W. H. Prichett, M.A., Head Master of the Ordnance
Schools, at Carshalton, to be Chaplain to the Earl of Stair.
Ven. T. Robinson, D.D., Master of the Temple, and late
Archdeacon of Madras, to the Rectory of Therfield, near
Ruston, Herts.
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Rev. H. R. P. Sandford, 8.A., to be one of Her Majesty's
Assistant Inspectors of Schools.
Rev. H. W. Taylor, M.A., to be Chaplain to Her Majesty's
ship Terrible.
THE BISHOP or RIPON IN PRUSSIA.—A letter from
Berlin, dated 17th June, says :—The Bishop of Ripon
arrived here last night from Hanover, and celebrated the
rite of confirmation in the English chapel here to-day.
His lordship expresses himself much gratified with the
reception he has met with hitherto on the continent. In
Hamburgh he has confirmed twenty-seven young persons ;
in Hanover, ten ; here, eight ; and in Dresden there are
twenty-six candidates for confirmation waiting for him.
In Prussia the King has lately fitted up a wing of his
palace at Monbijou for the devotional use of the English
congregation. The Bishop of Ripon is invited to dine
with His Majesty to-morrow.

PIDDINGTON CURACY.—The election of a curate to
the perpetual curacy of Piddington, Oxfordshire, took
place on Thursday, in the parish church. The number of
electors is 83, and the value of the curacy is estimated at
£3OO a-year,and a place of residence. There were originally
upwards of 150 candidates, but on the morning of the
election the number was reduced to two, viz., the Rev.
W. H. Soencer, chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford, late
curate of Piddington, and the Rev. J. J. Thorp, late
head master of Summerstown and present curate of Pid-
dington. At the close of the poll the numbers for each
candidate were found to be equal, 40 voters having voted
for each of the rev. gentlemen. The registrar declared
that no election had taken place. There will in conse-
quence be another election.

GRAND MILITARY
AT CH OBLIAM.

REVIEW

Her Majesty visited the camp at Chobham-common on
Tuesday for the purpose of reviewing the troops. From
the earliest hour pedestrians and carriages of all imagina-
ble kinds began to flock from all directions to the scene
of action, and it is calculated that no less than 30,000
spectators were on the ground. Shortly before eleven a
troop of Life Guards were drawn up along the road to
Windsor, awaiting the arrival of Her Majesty. In about
half an hour the royal standard was run up, and a move-
ment of the Life Guards showed that the Queen had
entered the encampment
Her Majesty, on arriving at the common, left her car-
riage and mounted a splendid charger. She wore on her
riding-hat a plume of military feathers, and looked remark-
ably well. Prince Albert, in Field Marshal's uniform, rode
on her left, and the King of Hanover, his horse led by

one of his aides-de-camp-, on the right. Lord Hardinge,
with a brilliant staff, preceded the royal personages ; and
in front of him was Lord Seaton, the general in com-
mand of the division, also attended by his staff. The
cortege was led on by a Guard of Honour, formed by a
detachment of Life Guards. A blaze of uniforms, among
which some Hanoverian and Prussian were conspicuous,
followed immediately behind Her Majesty, and then came
a throng of equestrians and some few carriages. It is quite
impossible to exaggerate the brilliancy of the scene as the
royal party at a slow pace passed from regiment to regi-
ment, drawn up each on its respective parade ground, the
band of each saluting them with the National Anthem
and presenting arms. The splendour and extent of the
cortege was a thing of itself worth going some distance
to see, and, though its strictly military character was not
preserved, perhaps the leaven of well-mounted civilians
was felt to be rather an advantage than otherwise by the
great body of the spectators. The Queen seemed to enter
thoroughly into the spirit of the occasion, and saluted the
troops with almost soldier-like precision. She passed
close along the line, and appeared to examine narrowly
the appearance and discipline of the men.
Her Majesty inspected ,first the cavalry regiments
drawn up in front of their camps, and afterwards passed
along the whole of the infantry. While Her Majesty was
inspecting the infantry, the cavalry trotted off to the
positions assigned them in the forthcoming movements,
and Her Majesty then retired to a pavilion erected for her
accommodation, from which she could witness the evolu-
tions of the troops. The enemy who were to be dislodged
by the troops—consisting of a small body of the 23d
Fusiliers, son-e Sappers and Miners, the farriers of the
camp, and a few guns—appeared on the summit of a small
hill opposite the royal tent. The movements of the
troops in the plain now commenced with firing by ad-
vanced skirmishers of Foot Guards, the cavalry rode off
to different points in the distance, and the artillery
hurried off to take up their position of attack. The line
of skirmishers was now recalled, the Highland regiments
formed into squares. deployed and advanced, the artillery
took the enemy in flank, and the cavalry, who had dis-
mounted to await the arrival of the infantry, remounted
and advanced in line, covered by their skirmishers. The
skirmishers were then called in, and the 6th and 13th re-
giments charged, retired in columns, and formed in the
rear of the Lancers. This movement was beautifully exe-
cuted, and elicited from the Duke of Cambridge a shout
of " Well done, Carabineers." The infantry meanwhile
took up a position behind one of the hills, out of the
reach of the enemies' guns. The cavalry then advanced
again in two lines, the Life Guards and Lancers, and in
turn the other division, charging with splendid effect ;
then the whole retreated in a body covered by skirmishers,
who kept up a rapid fire. The cavalry at length halted,
and the infantry being now in line, called in their skir-
mishers and prepared for a decisive movement towards
the enemy. The infantry skirmishers advanced, the
guards.fired a deafening volley, and the infantry rushed
forward up the devoted hill, carrying before them not
only the supposed enemy, but also hundreds of spectators
who had been unwise enough to take up a proximate
position, and now fled in tumultuous disorder down the
opposite side of the hill. The infantry now formed on
the top of the hill, and shortly after the helmets and
lances of the cavalry appeared above the ridge. Victory
being complete, the regiments came down from the hill
and defiled before Her Majesty, who expressed herself
extremely delighted with the spectacle. Her Majesty
afterwards partook of luncheon at head-quarters, and left
the ground at three o'clock, shortly after which the rain,
which had been threatening all day to descend, came
dow? in torrents, to the no small confusion of the nu-
merous unsheltered visitors.

THE QUEEN'S APPROBATION.—The following com-
munication was received on Wednesday by Lieut.-General
Lord Seaton, commanding the camp at Chobham
Memorandron.—The general commanding in chief has
received the Queen's commands, on the occasion of her
Majesty's having this day reviewed the division of the
army encamped, to express to Lieutenant-General Lord
Seaton her Majesty's entire approbation of the military
arrangements made by the lieutenant-general. The ap-
pearance of the troops as the Queen rode along the line
was most satisfactory; and her Majesty was much grati-
fied by the perfect order and regularity which prevailed
during the field movements (so ably directed by the
lieutenant-general), by which many thousands of specta-
tors witnessed from the heights the manoeuvres of the
troops on the plain without inconvenience or accident.
The lieutenant-general will be pleased to convey these her
Majesty's sentiments of unqualified approbation to the
majors.general and commanders of brigades, to the com-
manding officers of the corps, and to the officers and men
of all ranks.—G. Browne, Adjutant-General.

THE ELECTIONS.
HARWICH.—CLOSE Or THE POLL.
Bagshaw (L.)
Sir W. Fraser (C.)

31aj0rity.......... 25
CHATHAM.—CLOSE OF THE POLL.

Captain Vernon (C.) ........ ........ .... 610
Admiral Stirling (L.) . ..

Majority......., .. 13
PETERBOROVGH.—CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Whalley (C.) . ••••
Hankey (L.)

Majority
DURHAM.—CLOSE OF THE POLL

Mowbray (C.) .
Douglas kL.)...

Majority

DISTRESSING SUICIDE.—The Rev. H. J. Stevenson,
M.A., vicar of Hallow, and examining chaplain to the
Bishop of Worcester, committed suicide on Friday by
cutting his throat with a razor. He held the vicarage of
Hallow, worth £1,200 a year, and was also a prebendary of
Worcester Cathedral.

THE PRINCESS ROYAL, a screw ship of 91 guns, was
launched at Portsmouth, on Thursday. She was laid
down in 1841, on the lines of the Albion, but the latter
being found to have too great a tendency to roll, the Ad-
miralty in 1847 altered the plan of the Princess Royal by
reducing her breadth two feet, and giving a different form
to her sections. Again, last year she 'vas altered so as to
adapt her for the screw-propeller, when she was length-
ened 13 feet by the stern. A large number of naval, mili-
tary, arid dockyard officers formed part of the opectators.