The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-07-29 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL MECHANICS' INSTITUTE..—The re-opening
of the schools is fixed for Friday next, the Ist of August.
We observe the announcement of a very important im-
provement in the management of the library. We allude
to the arrangement for delivering the books for perusal at
the houses of the subscribers, and sending for them again
when the period for which they have been lent has expired.
WARRINGTON.—During the last three months there
has not been a single committal, either to the assizes or
the sessions, for offences committed in this borough
during that period. The local exhibition committee have
passed resolutions and adopted petitions in favour of the
preservation of the Crystal Palace, under such manage-
ment as may make it self-supporting. They deem that it
might be converted into a promenade, with herbal, floral,
and sculptured accessories, while portions might be made
available for fetes and exhibitions of various kinds.
MR. W. BROWN AND THE AMERICAN STEAM-SHIPS.
—The great house of Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and Co.,
are not owners or part-owners of any American steam-
ship. In his evidence before the parliamentary committee
on the mail-packet station, Mr. Brown said :—We are
not owners of any steam or other packets, in part or in
whole, between England and the United States. There
are four which come to our address, and a fifth building.
These and their machinery arc insured for about
£l26,ooo."—Liverpool Journal.
ROBBERIES.—SeveraI robberies from the person. ac-
companied by violence, have lately taken place in Ros-
common-street and the neighbourhood. On Tuesday
night, about eleven o'clock, whilst a gentleman was pas-
sing near George's-hill, he was attacked by two men, who
first nearly strangled and then robbed him. His cries
brought some persons to his assistance, but the thieves
escaped before they arrived. There is an open field ad-
joining Roscommon-street, which is a great resort of
thieves at night, and the necessity of placing an additional
police-officer on that beat is apparent.
PRESENTATION TO THE ENGINEERS OF THE PACIFIC.
—There is now exhibiting in the shop window of Mr.
Hausburg, Church street, cups. which are to be presented
by the passengers to the engineers of the United States
mail steamer Pacific, in honour of " their making four pas-
Pages in succession the quickest on record" in that vessel.
The names of the engineers are :—First, Mr. Nathan
Thompson, jun., and Mr. John C. Thompson ; second,
Mr. Alexander Cunningham and Mr. Beverley Parks ;
third, Mr. William C. Russell and Mr. William J.
Harris. Each cup bears an appropriate inscription, is
mounted upon a gilded stand, and enclosed beneath a
glass shade. The design is neat and the execution per-
fect. The times in which the four passages were effected
are :—March, Liverpool to New York, 9 days 20 hours ;
April, New York to Liverpool, 9 days 20 hours ; May,
Liverpool to New York, 10 days 2 hours ; June, New
York to Liverpool, 10 days 1i hours. _

AN INCIDENT OF THE DAY : A WARNING TO SLAN-
DERERS.—A few days back, two merchants were seated in
a well-known dining-house. Opposite to them, at the
same table, sat a gentleman, who was evidently a stranger
in Liverpool. His discourse turned on cotton, and the
recent results of depressed marketi. " Are there any
rumours on 'Change ?" said he to one of the merchants ;
" any personal rumours I mean ?" " None that I am
aware of," replied the gentleman addressed. "No !"
exclaimed the stranger: " what ! are there not some
names mentioned ?" " Not to-day, I believe," replied
the merchant. " Ah, you have not heard then," re-
sponded the stranger : •' at least one name is mentioned."
" Indeed ! who is it then ?" " Really !" exclaimed the
stranger mysteriously, " have you not heard that
Mr.
other, laughing, " I have not ; and I am sure that if he
had stopped payment I should have known it as soon as
any person." The fact is, the merchant addressed was
the very man whom the stranger had mentioned. He has
not stopped payment, nor is he likely to do so. He
advised the stranger not to propagate the slander any
further, as, being utterly untrue, its repetition might be
attended with danger to the utterer.—Liverpool Times.
CONSECRATION OF TWO ROMISH BISHOPS IN MAN-
CHESTER.—On Friday, the ceremony of consecrating two
Romish bishops, the Rev. Dr. Turner, senior clergyman
of St. Augustine's Chapel, Granby-row, as Bishop of
Salford ; and the Rev. Dr. Errington, of St. John's,
Salford, as Bishop of Plymouth, took place in St. John's
Roman Catholic Chapel, Salford. The ceremony was
performed by Cardinal Wiseman, who arrived on Wednes-
day erening in Manchester, and has since been staying at
the residence of Mr. Leeming, Adelphi, Salford. There
was also a large influx of Roman Catholic clergymen from
all parts of Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cheshire. Shortly
before ten o'clock, a carriage containing the Cardinal, Dr,
Cullen, and some other dienitaries of the church, arrived
at the entrance of the building where the ceremony was
to take place, and were received by a body of the local
clergy. His eminence was warmly greeted by the persons
who surrounded the entrance, a cheer welcoming him as
he alighted. He then passed quickly into the interior of
the church, and from thence to the sanctuary, where he
put on his vestments. Shortly after ten o'clock a pro-
cession was formed, and the cardinal, bishops, bishops
elect, and clergy, passed from the sanctuary to the altar.
The clergy followed in a body; and, bringing up the rear
of the procession came the cardinal, habited in scarlet
vestments of the richest material, and most elaborate and
gorgeous design. He wore his mitre, and bore a crozier
in his hand. On each side of the main altar temporary
ones were erected for the bishops elect, and assistant
bishops, and upon each was a crucifix and two lighted
candles. The clergymen having ranged themselves on
each side, and the assistant bishops and bishops-elect
having taken their places at the temporary altars referred
to, Cardinal Wiseman, attended by the assistant priest,
deacon, sub-deacon, &c., ascended the principal altar, and
the ceremony commencd. After the apostolic mandate
had commenced, the bishops-elect knelt before the cardi-
nal and took the usual oath, after which they proceeded to
their seats; and what is termed the examination, followed,
each rising and uncovering as they replied to the routine
of the questions propounded. The examination being con-
cluded, a short prayer followed, and the bishops elect hav-
ing kissed the hand of his eminence, the ordinary of the
mass commenced ; and at the end of the epistle and
tract the bishops elect were vested with sandals, pectoral
cross, stole, tunic, dalmatic, chausible, and maniple ; after
the litany of the saints had been sung, the book of the
gospels was held over the neck and shoulders of the bishops
elect, and the cardinal then touched each of them on the
head, saying at the same time, "Receive the Holy Ghost."
The head of each of the bishops elect was then anointed,
also their hands. Next followed the blessing of the crozier
and ring, and placing the one in, and the other on the
hands of the elect. The kiss of peace was then given,
after which mass was continued, the cardinal and the
bishop elect partaking of the same host and chalice. The
mitre and gloves were next blessed and given to the
bishops ; after which the cardinal led each of the newly-
consecrated bishops to the seat which he occupied, and
placed croziers in their hands. He then retired to the
corner of the altar, where he stood, uncovered, and gave 1,
out the hymn Te Deum, which was caught up by the
choir, and pealed forth by the organ ; and as it proceeded,
the new bishops, accompanied by the assistant bishops,
passed, where it was practicable, through the centre isle
of the church, giving their blessings to the people who
lined the passage on either side. Mass was then con-
cluded; and, at its termination, each of the bishops
advanced to the altar, and making three reverences as
they approached Cardinal Wiseman, repeated the words
ad mullos annos, wishing him many years of health. Ile
then received the kiss of peace, and the ceremonial con-
cluded. Cardinal Wiseman, the bishops, and clergy then
returned to the sanctuary in the same order in which they
came from it. From the commencement of the proceed.
ings the spacious church was densely crowded by a highly.
respectable congregation, many of whom were compelled
to stand during the ceremony ; and this, notwithstanding
the very high prices of admission charged. Shortly after
the conclusion of the proceedings Cardinal Wiseman pro.
ceeded from the vestry to his carriage, which was in
waiting at the gates. When officiating, he wore, in addi-
tion to his vestments, the usual scarlet stockings, scarlet
gloves, splendidly embroidered, over which he wore the
rings emblematic of his office, and a small scarlet cowl on
the top of his head.