The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-08-11 00:00:00

THE BISHOP OF SALISBURY.

The Morning Chronicle of Wednesday, in its leading
article denoUnces even, in more open terms than is usual,
either with that. publication or the Courier, annihilation
to hexeditkey legislative body fordaring to hear counsel
against a bill sent to them from the Commons in the end.
of July; and hasa lOn'ind. peculiarly venomous article,
against the Bishop of.alssbury for his late. circular to his
clergy. It concludes with speaking of the dotage of the
Bishop. Now we humbly,conceive that the Chronicle
would not empty the vials, of its wrath on the effusions of
a drivellei. No, their Contents are reserved foroccasions
where it has writhed under the rebnkes of those who have.
'lifted up their voices against the dotninion'of the "Tail,"
and of him who wisks at pleasure its four dozen of joints
—whether it be the Sovereign, an hereditary or a spiritual Peer, or a Member of the Lnwer House: We could a
tale unfold reipeCting the presentation to a living in the
eastern part of the kingdom, where one of the magnificent
Popish churches has sprung np, which might serve to
convince the most sceptical that the Bishop of Salisbury
has not been calling for the exertions of his Clergy against
quite such a Mermo, as the good Chronicle represents
the spiritual tyranny of the Agitator to be. It moreover
calls upon " the public to bear in mind that the Bishop,
at the very moment that he is denouncing the. Roman
Catholics and rousing," as it is pleased to express itself,
" a crusade against them, woUld have no hesitation to
support any measure, hardly excepting that of. the spolia-
tion of the Irish Church, if it were proposed by the Duke
of Wellington or Sir R. Peel." We doubt not this was
vented in the plenitude of the.Otrortiele's ignorance; but
that the public may bear. in mind what attention they
ought to pay to these random slanders of the liberal
press, we would inform them that this time-serving eccle-
siastic, as the Chronicle 'represents him, published two
letters addressed to The Duke of Wellington himself
against the Roman Catholic Relief Bill, as it was nick-
named. We are assured of this by a:friend who has a
copy of each of these papers at this moment in his posses-
sion.—lVestern Luminctry.,

MAGNIFICE,)T.PRESFNTfrIZOM .TIIKKING OF
OUDE TO KING WILLIAM IV.

Yesterday the Duke of Arg,yll East indiaman, which
arrived on Wednesday in the West India Docks, from
Calcutta;Completed the discharge of a cargo of valuable.
and costly presents from the King-of Oude, in the East
Indies, to our Gracious Sovereign; which had been in-
trusted to the care of Captain Bristow, the commander of
the ship: They consist principally of articles of domestic
amongst otherS, a bedstead said to, be of solid gold,
and a table of the same preciouametal. There are also
two massive chairs of solid silver, the whole got-up in
a 'manner which Would do credit to first-rate English
ai tilicers, being richly chased and ornamented with -cu-
riously wrought and carved figures. These beautifiil pre-
sents are now lodged in the warehouses of the Dock
Company, where they are to remain until further orders,
from-his Majesty. There are also two elephants, two'
Arabian horses, and two dwarf buffaloes. The elephantS,
which ,are male and female, are of 'a
,pecutiarly small
breed,, and not yet full grown, being only in their I Ith
year. They are accompanied by attendants, natives of
the East Indies, who are clothed- in oriental dresses. of
scarlet and Old: On Thursday night the male elePhint
was removed to Mr.- Cross's establishment, the. Surrey
;Zoologicalgardens, and last night the female was, re-
moved to the Zoological-gardens in the Regent's-park,
in obedience to the express commands of his Majesty.
We understand that the Arabian horses will be forthwith
removed to Windsor, and added to
,the King's stud. The
dwarf buffaloes are about the size of the common bog of
this country, but are most beautiful creatures, and, as a
curiosity, quite unique. The whole of the presents,
among 'wbich are many valuable shawls, are estimated to
be. Worth £80;000. 'rile appearance of the elephants en-
veloped in cloths of gold and :silver, and the novel ap-
pearance of the riders, excited much attention among the
inhabitants in the neighbourhoOd of the dock, and a great
many visitors froin all parts of the metripolis attended.
A gentleman .belonging to the Mpg's "household was in
attendance, to, reCeiv e. the, presents and superintend their
disembarkation:—London paper.

EXPLOSION OF POWDER-MILLS AT
• HOUNSLOW:
On Wednesday morning, about half-past eight o'clock,.
the inhibitants•OT ickenham, HoUnslow, and their Vi-
eihity,'Were‘ alarmed by a loud explosion, resembling the
discharge of a.park of artillery. On inquiry, it was as-
certained that the powder-mills of Messrs. Curtis and
Harvey had been blown up, and two persons, namely,
Ffiromas Colson and George Vaux, had lost their lives.
The'premises of Messrs. Curtis and Harvey, which
occuey a large extent of ground, are situated about a mile
and a half from 'Hounslow, on a cross-road, leading from
the western' extremity 'of Hounslow to Hanworth and
Sunbury, and 'the mills are called' 'the. Hounslow-heath
Mi)ls. 'Within the last nine.).ears this is the fourth ex-
'plosionof the same mill, each time tiro lives having been
lost. The present calamity has exc,rited moje thap usual
attention, since on Friday week the composition mill. was