The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-27 00:00:00

ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
The Rev. Alexander Power, M.A., has been appointed
Chaplain of the Wandsworth, Clapham, Putney, Battersea,
Tooting, and Streatham Union.
The Rev. Peter Blomfield Jeckell, to the Vicarage of
Wottou, in Norfolk, on the presentation of the Rev. Arthur
Roberts and Elizabeth his wife, as guardians of Willis
Hicks, a minor.
The Rev. Martin Baylie Darby, to the Rectory of Hack
ford, Norfolk, on the presentation of Thornhaugh Gurduu,

Esq.
The Rev. John Dupton, M.A., Vicar of Killington, and
Domestic Chaplain to the Marquis of Normandy, to the
Rectory of Wareborne, Kent. Patron, the Lord Chancellor.
The Rev. 'l'. Geldart, to the Vicarage of Wolf hampcote,
Warwickshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. W. Homer.
The Rev. F. R. Nixon, to the Perpetual Curacy of Ash,
next Wingham, Kent.
The Rev. Morgan Rice Morgan, late of St. David's Col-
lege, Lampeter, to the Curacy of Llansionlet, near Swansea.
The Rev. Abraham Delamere, Curate of Wennington,
Essex, to be the Chaplain of Barking Workhousa.
'['he Rev. J. Davis, of Cerne, and the Rev. R. Broadlen,
Rector of Brinport, have been re-appointed Surrogates for
granting marriage licences in the diocese of Bristol.
The Rev. David Aitcheson, M.A., of Queen's College,
Oxford, has been inducted by the Right Rev. Michael Rus-
sell, D.C.L., Bishop of Glasgow, into the Pastoral Charge
of the Episcopal Congregation of Christ Church, Mile-end,
Glasgow.
The Rev. Robert Montgomery, M.A., of Lincoln College,
Oxford, has been inducted into the Pastoral Charge of the
Congregation assembling in Buchanan-street, and fur whose
accommodation the new Episcopal Church of St. Jude is
erecting, near Blvtliswood-square, Glasgow.
The Rev. Mr. Jacob, late Curate of Rostrevor, has been
elected Chaplain to the Asylum Episcopal Chapel, Limerick
The Rev. Alfred Thos. Armstrong, to the Benefice uf Cul-
len. Ireland. Patron, the Archbishop of Cashel.
The Rev. Thomas Sikes, M.A., for ten years Curate of
Luton, Beds, to be Chaplain to the Luton Union.
The Rev. W. Vesey, to the Curacy of St. John's, Dublin.
The Rev. A. lll`Watt, to the church and parish of Rothe,
Scotland.
The Rev. Dr. IlPNab, to be minister of the second charge
of Cambleton, Scotland.
OBITUARY.
On the 21st inst. at the rectory, Blechingly, Surrey, aged
63, the Rev. Jarvis Kenrick.
The Rev. George Todd, aged 38, minister of St. David's
church, Dundee, Scotland.

The Manchester Municipal list of voters contains about
2000 fewer names than the burgess or parliamentary register.
It was supposed that the former would have been the most
numerous, every householder being eligible who has resided
three years within the borough.
THE THEATRE 'JOY A L.—Last evening the play of " Vir-
ginius" was brought out, Mr. Stuart playing the part of
Virginias, Mr. Howard Icilius. Mr. Baker Dentatus, and Miss
Faucit Virginia. In many of the scenes, Mr. Stuart, as
Viruinius, was most effective, especially in the scene before
Appius Claudius (Mr. Gray), The house was a poor one;
to which we attribute the careless fault of Mr. Stuart throw-
ing more of the power of lungs than of mind into some of
the earlier scenes. Miss Faucit played with unexceptionable
chasteness and beauty of style and manner. The tragedy
was succeeded by a concert by the Distin Family, the cele-
brated horn. players, atded in the vocal departments by Miss
Fanny Russell and Miss Grant. This evening, in addition,
we are to have the attraction of Mr. Rice, the original and
celebrated " Jim Crow," who is engaged for three nights.
MR. BAKER'S BENEFIT.--II will be seen by the adver-
tisement of Mr. Baker, of the Theatre Royal, that that
gentleman takes his benefit on Monday evening next
when no doubt his friends will rally round him. Of all
the corps dramatique who deserve encouragement, we know
of none who deserve it more than the working and effi-
cient members of our Theatre Royal. Amougst these,
as a comedian, Mr. Baker ranks as Al. It was a say-
ing of one who knew what man's nature was, that " a
prophet bath no honour in his own country ;" we really
think that the members of the Theatre Royal may each re-
peat this with great truth; for while we of the press, from
habit, are accustomed to turn our attention to the stars and
novelties that appear on the stage, we are too apt to forget
the working and deserving members of the stock company,
however worthy of praise they may be, because, and merely
because we have them ever amongst us. However, we will
endeavour to make the aniende honorable by urging their uu-
puffed merits, when they severally make their especial appeal
to the public for support. We wish Mr. Baker every success,
for no one more truly deserves it.
WESLEYAN METHODIST HOME AND FOREIGN MISSION-
ARY ASSOCIATION.--Yesterday, a meeting of the above
association v-as held at the Music Hall, Bold-street, at half-
past six o'clock, Mr. Alderman Thomas Bulley in the chair.
The large room of the Music-hall was nearly filled with a
respectable auditory. The meeting was addressed with con-
siderable power and eloquence by several ministeis :of the
Wesleyan persuasion, on behalf of the objects of the society,
—the diffusion of a knowledge of the gospel at home and 1,
abroad. The meeting broke up soon after ten o'clock, when
a collection was made on behalf of the objects of the society.
THE TELEGRAPH.—We are informed that there was a mis-
statement of fact in the reported proceedings of the tewn
council in our last, in reference to the Telegraph establish-
ment. The mistake, (which is explained by Lieut. Watson's
advertisement in another column,) was not attributable to
any of the reporters present, but to some misapprehension
on the part of the council.
COLLISION ON THE RAILWAY.—We regret to state, that a
dreadful collision took place, this morning, on the Liverpool
and Manchester Railway. It appears, as far as we have been
able to ascertain the particulars of the accident, that the
seven o'clock train from Manchester.had, in consequence of
something being wrong in the machineryof the engine,stopped
at Huy ton quarry, to repair the damage. As the Birmingham
mail train was about due and as it would come down on the
same incline, precautions were taken, we have been informed,
to warn the engineers of the stoppage of the Manchester train
on the road. These precautions seem not to have been effec-
tual, or they escaped the notice of the Grand Junction people;
for the engine of this train dashed into the carriages of the
Manchester train. The crash was dreadful. The car-
riages, particularly those next to the down engine, were
m pieces, the seals [wing broken into tragments.
Fortunately, many of the passengers, owing to the stoppage
of the train, had got out on the road, and escaped the effects
of the collision. Of those who remained on their seats, sev-
eral were slightly hurt by the shock, while three were, we
have beard, dreadfully maimed. One gentleman was so
much injured that apprehensions are entertained for his life:
he was conveyed back to Manchester.—Second Edition of'
the Albion of yesterday. [We have not been able to learn
any material particulars further, than those stated by our
contemporary. About 14 persons have been injured, bruised
in various ways, and two of theirs have had their legs dread•

fully crushed.
GREAT CRY AND LITTLE WOOL.-otl the night of Tues-
day last, the inhabitants of South Chester-street were sud-
denly roused from their slumbers by the springing of rattles
and the cries of Police, police!" " Thieves, thieves!" &c.,
which issued from one of the houses. The neighbours sprung
from their beds, the inmates of the house in which the villains
were said to be, hurried on their clothes, and the Police
rushed to the spot to secure the depredators. The wall at the
sear of the house was soon scaled by the faithful guardians
of the night, who found the kitchen shutters open, and, after
having obtained ingress, they found a lad in the act of light-
ing the fire. He was immediately pounced upon by the
courageous blue-coats, and secured without any resistance
on the part of the prisoner, who somewhat resembled the
wretched Smike, in Nicholas Nickleby. The inmates now
made their appearance, shivering with cold and terror, who,
on seeing the supposed delinquent, soon explained the cause
of the outcry and alarm. It would appear, that the occupier
of the house keeps a shop, or coal-yard, and the lad who at-
tends it sleeps at his master's house, under orders to light the
kitchen fire previous to his leaving in the morning. Un-
fortunately the poor boy, whose mind, perhaps, had been
disturbed by some frightful dream, mistook the hour, and,
instead of six o'clock, got up at three, and was busy with his
morning's work when he was suddenly seized by the Police,
which so frightened him as to render him, for a short time,
speechless. The tact of the house having been robbed a short
time before, and the noise the boy made, roused the neigh
hours to give the alarm, which ended in—a bottle of smoke ;

SINGULAR DISCOVERY.—A few days since a most unex-
pected discovery took place, viz: that of a charter granted
by King Stephen, to the Borough of Salford, and which has
been missing for about 120 years. A letter written by the
late John Byrom, Esq. of the short hand system, about
eighty years ago has fortunately been preserved, and which
has no doubt led to this result. The letter was addressed to
Dr. Whittaker (author of the history of Manchester,) to
whom it was supposed it had been lent for the purpose of
copying it in his celebrated work. The law clerk of the bor-
ough at that period was a Mr. Cooke, grandfather to the pre-
sent Mr. Cooke. law clerk, to the former of which it was sug-
gested, that probably Dr. Whittaker might have returned it.
On this hint being thrown out, search was made, and the
finding of the orignal charter, the fortunate result. It is a
very brief document.
By the result of the experiments made by order of the Bri-
tish Association, it has been found that the tides in the Bris-
tol Channel, comprised in the space of the East Steep
Holmes, constantly keep suspended in their waters at least
700,000 tons of mud I—Hereford Journal.
The late Right Hon. Cutlar Fergusson was, when a young
man, about the year 1794, incarcerated in the Tower, along
with the then Lord Thanet, for riotous proceedings at the
trial of Arthur O'Connor, at Maidstone, for high treason.

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ROYAL SOCIETY.—At the meeting of the Royal Society,
on Thursday, the chairman, Mr. F. Bailey, put in nomi-
nation the Marquis of Northampton as president. As, in
conformity to the by-laws, no other fellow was proposed for
that office, the election of his lordship will take place at the
ensuing anniversary on St. Andrew's day.
The new assize courts of the county of Wilts, just erected
at Devizes, have cost upwards of £7,000, £6,000 of which
has been defrayed by the private subscription of the inhabi-
tants.— Wiltshire Herald.

We understand that Sir James Carnac has been appointed
to the vacant governorship of Madras, on the contingency
that a Whig successor can be found for him in the represen-
tation of Sandwich.—Morning Herald.
It is to be hoped that a detailed account of the total cost
of Lord Durham's temporary banishment to Canada will be
called for, in common with other information consequent
upon his return.—lbid.
A correspondent asks whether the premier is allowed board
wages for the few days in the week, on which he is occasionally
compelled to withdraw his feet from under his royal mistress's
mahogany.—lbid.
Sir Henry Compton, the Chief justice of Bombay, is stated
in the last accounts from that settlement as about to retire
from the judicial bench.—lbid.
It is currently reported that orders have been received to
make a survey of the Martello towers on the eastern coasts,
in order to convert them into barracks, and putting them into
an immediate state of defence.—Bury Herald. Lit was but
the other day that one of the best on the coast, the large one
at Walton.le-soken, was sold with the field i❑ which it stood
for a few hundred pounds, and is now wholly demolished.—
[Ed. Essex Standard.'
Mr. Serjeant Arabin will be appointed to perform the
duties of Judge Advocate till a successor to the late Right
Hon. R. Cutler Fergusson shall be nominated.—Morning
Chronicle.

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.—An exceedingly numerous depu-
tation, consisting of merchants of the city of London and
others interested in the subject of joint stock banks, had an
interview on Saturday morning with Lord Melbourne and the
Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing-street.
PRESENTATION OF A HARP TO CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH.
—Just as we are going to press we understand that a meeting
is to be held at the Commercial Hotel, fur the purpose of
presenting an Irish harp to Charlotte Elizabeth, whose neat.-
uess, it appears, does not prevent her enjoying the vibrations
of Erin's favourite instrument.—Ulster Times.
A NEw CHIMNEY-SWEEPER.—On Wednesday evening
when Mr. Townley, hatter, Lancaster, was sitting by the
fire side, he was surprised and rather alarmed by a large
quantity of soot and smoke coming down the chimney, ac-
companied at the same time by a loud rumbling noise. He
retired from the room to fetch a candle, (the fire having been
put out by the soot,) and when he returned, he beheld a bird
of dubious species sitting► upon the table, having very black
plumage, and excepting for the tail, which was rather long.
be took for a raven; however, after a little examination, it
proved to be a fine hen pheasant, which lie speedily trans-
ferred from his parlour to the larder, to appear agdiu,in a
few days in a more edible shape.