The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-10-21 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA

The Elizabeth Browd, from Sydney, July 18, had been
wrecked in Torres Straits, and the barque Friends had
sunk at the entrance of the Sarawak River. In the latter
case the crew and cargo had been saved. The accounts
from New South Wales confirm those formerly received
as to the existence of gold in abundance. Winter had im-
peded operations, but they would be recommenced with
vigour on the approach of spring.
SYDNEY GoLD.—Extract of a letter from Sydney :
" The extent of the gold field is still undefined, but the
presence of the precious metal in considerable abundance
along the whole of the dividing ranges is now beyond all
scepticism, The severity of the winter impedes the ope-
rations of the diggers and the progress of discovery, but
the return of spring will attract an immense population to
the diggings."—We understand a requisition has been
made to the Governor-General of India to send two
European regiments as soon as possible to New South
Wales, because an immense immigration is expected in
consequence of the discovery of gold, and the government
have not the means of preserving the peace if there should
be any attempt to infringe it.
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ECCLESIASTICAL NEWS.

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.

Aldwell, Rev. 8., to the Curacy of Melksbam' Wilts ; Bart-
lett, Rev. T,. M.A., Rector of Kingstone, to the Rectory of
Chevening, Kent—patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury ;
Beale, Rev. H., to the Curacy of Cricklade, Wilts ; O'Brien,
Rev. Edward, to the Vicarage of Thornton Curtis, Lincolnshire
—patron, T. Winn, Esq. ; Brown, Rev. A. W., M.A , Vicar of
Gretton, to an Honorary Canonry in the Cathedral Church of
Peterborough ; Dawson, Rev. Abraham, to the Curacy of
Christ Church, Belfast ; Day, Rev. Maurice, to be Chaplain to
the Union, Sherborne, Dorset ; Dwyer, Rev. Philip, to the
Rectory, olnniscaltra and Vicarage of Mountshannon, diocese
of Killaloe—patron, the Bishop of Killaloe ; Falkiner, Rev. It.,
to the Vicarage of Ardcrony, Borrisokane, diocese of Killaloe—
patron, the Bishop of Killaloe ; Fry, Rev. Charles, to the living
of Kilronan, diocese of Lismore—patron, the Duke of Devon-
shire; Gray,-Rev. Henry, M.A., to the Vicarage of Almonds-
bury, Gloucestershire—patron, the Bishop of Gloucester anti
Bristol ; Harris, Rev. Robert, to the Perpetual Curacy of Clare
Abbey, Clare Castle, diocese of Killaloe—patron, the Bishop of
Killaloe ' • How, Rev. W. Walshain, M.A., Curate of Holy Cross,
Shrewsbury, to the Rectory of Whittington, Salop—patron, (for
this turn,) W. W. How, Esq. ; Kempson, Rev. Howard, to the
Perpetual Curacy of St. Kenelm, Salop—patron, the Vicar of
Hales-Owen ; Lee, Rev. Melville, Curate of West Cowes. to the
Rectory of Bridport, Dorset—patron, the Earl of Ilchester •,
Loxham, Rev. T., M.A., to be the Minister of the new Church
of St. Miaael, Great Lever, Bolton—patron, the Earl of Brad-
ford; Madan, Rev. George, M.A., Vicar of Cam, to an Honorary
Canonry in Gloucester Cathedral; Parry, Rev. E. St. John,
M.A., to the Classical Professorshipof TrinityCollege,Toronto;
Postlethwaite. Rev. Thomas George, to the Perpetual Curacy of
Christ Church, Plymouth—patron, the Vicar of St. Andrew ;
Sadlier, Rev. F., to the Rectory of Kilnagross, diocese of Ross—
patron, the Bishop of Cork, &c. ; Simpson, Rev. T., to the
Curacy of Ilkeston, Derbyshire ' • Spencer. Rev. C. C., to the
Curacy of Benefield, Northampton ; Strettell, Rev. Alfred
Baker, M.A., late Curate of Taplow, near Maidenhead, to be
Consular Chaplain at Genoa ; Townsend, Rev. S. L., to the
Rectory of Painstowr., diocese of Meath—patron, the Bishop of
Meath ; Vavasour, Rev. Marmaduke, M.A., Vicar of Ashby-
de-la-Zouch, to an Honorary Canonry in the Cathedral Church
of Peterborough ; Younger, Rev. T., to the Perpetual Curacy of
Castle-Sowerby, Cumberland—patrons, the Dean and Chapter
of Carlisle.
BENEFICES AND APPOINTMENTS VACANT.

Canonry: London (St. Paul's), value t'looo : patron, the Crown.
Diocese Worcester, value £550, patrons, Trustees.—Rectories:
Birmingham, St. George; Donagh curacy and vicarage, Ire-
land, diocese Derry, patron, Marquis of Donegal ; Elsi r.g, Norfolk,
diocese, Norwich, value £299, with residence, patron, Mrs.
Frances Browne; Exeter, St. John with St. George, value t 212,
patron, Lord Chancellor; Kingstone, Kent, diocese Canter-
bury, value £5OO, and residence, patron, Sir J. Bridge, Bart. ;
Seagrave, Leicestershire. diocese Peterborough, value £lO4,
with residence, patrons, Queen's College, Cambridge; Shaftes-
bury, Holy Trinity, with St. Peters. Dorset, value £l3O, with
residence, patron, the Earl of Shaftesbu ry.— Vicarages: Felton,.
diocese Hereford, value £207, with residence, patron, Thomas-
Hill, Esq. ; Oakington, Cambridgeshire. Ely, value, £199, with
residence, patrons, Queen's College, Cambridge.—Perpetual
Curacies : Admarsh (or Bleasdale), Lancashire, diocese Man-
chester, value £BO, with residence, patron, the Vicar of Lan-
caster; Rennington Rock, diocese Durham, value £59, patron,
the Vicar of Emberton Shoulden, Kent, archdiocese, Canter-
bury, value £2BO, with residence, patron, Archbishop of Can-
terbury.—Preachership : Ludlow, Salop, diocese Hereford,
stipends t'loo, patrons, Trustees of Ludlow Charities.—Chap-
laincy:To the Marquis of Anglesey; to the gaol,. Newcastle-
Hpon-Tyne ; to the Prison and Hospital, and the Island of
eim, Guernsey.—Professorship: Of Anatomy, Trinity Col-
lege, Dublin. salary £2OO, and fees, testimonials, &c. before
January 10th, 1852.—Mastership : Thornbury Grammar School,
Gloucestershire, salary £3O, and residence, to be in holy orders.

OBITUARY.
Oct. 10, in his 66th year, the Rev. Richard Browne, Rector
of Elsing, Norfolk. _ _ _ _

In the Island of Guernsey,tbe Rev. Henry Benwell,youngest
son of the late Henry Benwell, Esq., of Caversham, Oxon.
Oct. 6, atter a few hours' illness, in his 85th year, the Rev.
William Neville, formerly of Metchley Abbey, Harborne.
Oct. 9, at Belvedere House, Bath, the Rev. Thomas Broad.
hurst, aged 84.

CAMBRIDGE,OCT.IO.,ELECTIONOFUNIVERSITYOFFICERS.
—At a congregation, held this day, being the first day of term,
the following officers were appointed.—Proctors : Rev. W.
Nind, M.A., St. Peter's (senior) ; J. C. Adams, M.A. St. John's
(junior).—Taxors: Rev. A. Thacker; M.A., Trinity; Rev. W.
Emery, Corpus Christi.—Scrutators:. Rey. E. R. Theed, M.A.,
King's ; Rev. W. Marsh, M.A., Trinity Hal I.—Moderators; Rev.
H. Goodwin, M.A., Caius; S. Parkinson,:M.A., St. John's.—
Keepers of the Chest: Rev. J. Cartmell, D.D., Master of
Christ's ; Rev. J. P. Birkett, M.A., Jesus ; Rev. J. J. Bump-
sted, King's.

The ceremony of laying the first stone of an English
church at Geneva, was performed on the first inst. by the
Bishop of Winchester.
A lady, a convert from Romanism, was admitted to the
communion of the English branch of the Church Catholic,
on Sunday morning, at the parish church.—Brighton Gaz.
The North British Mail states that an Episcopalian
Church has been opened at Dundee by the Rev. T. Scott
Huxley, a minister of the English Church, and a grand
nephew of the late Sir Walter Scott. Bart.
A meeting has been held at the Town-hall of Gravesend
for the purpose of raising a subscription to build a church
in the room of the proprietary chapel of St. John's, which
has been sold by its owner to the Roman Catholics.

The Sisters of Mercy at Plymouth are stated to have
purchased a chapel recently erected for one Burgess, a
" Latter-day Saint,' whose congregation hare since
deserted him, and intend using it as a schoolhouse. The
structure is a large one.
The Bishop of Bath and Wells has issued a pastoral
to his clergy, urgine them, in compliance with a circular
from the Archbishop of Canterbury, to hold within every
church and chapel in his diocese, Advent Sunday as a
suitable day in commemoration of the third jubilee of the
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.

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VISITATION OF TIIE BISHOP OP MANCHESTER.—The
Bishop of Manchester has fixed his first visitation at the
following places and times :—Parish Church, Bolton, Satur-
day, Nov. 8, half-past 10 a.m. - Preston, Nov. 10, at 1;
Blackburn, Nov. 11, at 12 ; Burnley, Nov. 12, at 12 ;
Bury, Nov. 13, at 12; Manchester Cathedral, Nov. 14, at
11 ; Lancaster, Nov. 15, at 11 o'clock.
The new church at Dolgelly, erected in accordance with
the parental wish, by the daughter of the late Robert
Vaughan Richards, Esq., the lady who some time ago
was married to the Spanish General Cabrera, was conse-
crated on Wednesday last by the Lord Bishop of Bangor.
The bishop preached from Eccles. v. 2, and afterwards
administered the holy sacrament. _ .

CHURCH EXTENSION.--The following new churches,
towards which her Majesty's Commissioners have made
conditional grants of money, are at present in course of
erection, viz. :—St. Austel, diocess of Exeter, decorated
Gothic style, to accommodate 308 persons, estimated cost
£1,240 ; Bishop's Stortford, diocess of Rochester, early
English, to accommodate 368 persons, estimate £1,450;
Calverley, diocess of Ripon, early English of the 12th
century, to accommodate 519 persons, estimate £1,324 ;
Chard, diocess of Bath and Wells, early English, to
accommodate 305 persons, estimate £926 ; Croydon, dio-
cess of Canterbury, Gothic of the 14th century, to accom-
modate 786 persons, estimate £7,350 ; Holy Trinity, in
the Forest of Dean, diocess of Gloucester and Bristol,
pointed of the 14th century, to accommodate 405 persons,
estimate £2,650; Dewsbury, diocess of Ripon, Gothic of
of the 13th century, to accommodate 603 persons, estimate
£1,590; Gresford, diocess of St. Asaph, Gothic of the
13th century, to accommodate 384 persons, estimate
£2,080; Hart, diocess of Durham, decorated, to accom-
modate 770 persons, estimate £2,415 ; St. Just, diocess
of Exeter, early English, to accommodate 500 persons,
estimate £1,200; St. Matthew, Leeds, diocess of Ripon,
Gothic of the 14th century, to accommodate 700 persons,
estimate £2,880 ; St. Mark, Manchester, diocess of
Manchester, Gothic, to accommodate 1,010 persons, esti-
mate £3,866 ; Prestwich, Ringley, diocess of Manchester,
Gothic of the 13th century, to accommodate 662 persons,
estimate £2,500 ; Prestwich, Rooden-lane, diocess of
Manchester, Gothic of the 14th century, to accommodate
504 persons, estimate £2,000 ; Sheffield, diocess of York,
early English, to accommodate 972 persons, estimate
£1,750 ; Stoke Damerel, diocess of Exeter, Gothic of the
14th century, to accommodate 809 persons, estimate
£4,480 ; West Ham, Forest-gate, diocess of London,
Gothic of the 14th century, to accommodate 440 persons,
estimate £3,500; West Ham. Marsh district, diocess of
London, late decorated of the 13th century, to accommo-
date 691 persons, estimate £2,336; St. Wollos,
diocess of Llandaff, Gothic of the 14th century,
to accommodate 649 persons, estimate £1,900 ; Wolstan-
ton, diocess of Lichfield, early English of the 13th cen-
tury, to accommodate 485 persons, estimate £2,024 ;
Holy Trinity, Wolverhampton, diocess of Lichfield,
Gothic of the 14th century, to accommodate 669 persons,
estimate £4,725 ; and St. Luke, Wolverhampton, diocess
of Lichfield, early English of the 13th century, to accom-
modate 800 persons, at an estimated cost of £3,000.
Total number of new churches in course of erection 22,
affording accommodation to 13,339 persons (10,030 in
pews, and 3.309 in free seats), and total estimated ex-
pense £57,180. In the three churches in the diocess of
Exeter the whole of the seats are free; such also is the
case with the one in the diocess of Bath and Wells, the
one in the diocess of Gloucester and Bristol, the one in
the diocess of St. Asaph, and one of the two in the diocess
of London.

THE CAMBERWELL TRAGEDY.—On Wednesday morn-
ing, at half-past ten, Mrs. Fawcett, the widow of Anthony
Fawcett, who murdered his two children and committed
suicide on the 31st ult., died. Since the fatal occurrence
Mrs. Fawcett and her daughter Mary Ann, aged eight
years, who was so severely cut about the throat, arms, and
fingers iby her father, in attempting to end her existence,
had been received into the house of Mr. Lee, a neighbour,
resident at No. 4, Elizabeth-place, Wyndham-road, where
they have ever since remained. She perished from the
shock the system had sustained.
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ALLEGED POISONING AT BATA.—An investigation has
been going on the whole of the week before the magistrates
of Bath, respecting an alleged case of the poisoning of an
illegitimate child by its mother. The affair has created a
good deal of excitement, owing to the respectable position
in society of the prisoner, Caroline Elizabeth Lewis. The
prisoner, who had gone by the name of Mrs. Slater, is the
daughter of a lady of high respectability at Redland, near
Bristol. She had formed an intimacy with a Mr. Crosby,
a solicitor of Bristol, the result of which was the birth of
the child in question. The child was put out to nurse at
Bath, and the prisoner was in the habit of visiting it occa-
sionally. After each visit the child showed symptoms of
illness, which excited suspicion, and at length led to its
death. From a post mortem examination it appeared that
the child's death was caused by arsenic, and the prisoner
was fully committed to take her trial for the wilful murder.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS ARE AN INFALLIBLE REMEDY
FOR THE CURE OF COUGHS, COJ,IIt, AND ASTHMAS.—
There are daily so many undepiehle proofs of the efficacy
of Holloway's Pills in the odies of diseases of the chest,
arising either from old padghs, recent colds, wheezings or
shortness of breathy hat all persons, whether young or
old, suffering from such complaints, should have imme-
diate recourse to -these invaluable Pills, as a fair trial will
show their extraordinary powers. Many persons who
were scarely(able to draw their breath, and apparently at
death's tinnr, have been completely cured by this remedy,
to th,vastonishrnent of those who have witnessed their
sufferings.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

TUESDAY.—The attendance of exhibitors and their
friends to-day was much more numerous than on Monday,
but still the interior was by no means inconveniently
crowded. The preparations for the final ceremonial were
in rapid progress, and among the visitors a painful sensa-
tion was experienced on finding that the Crystal Foun-
tain, that favourite rendezvous, that central attraction of
the building, had been entirely removed during the pre-
ceding night.
Her Majesty, accompanied by the Prince, came again to
the building, and made the round of the galleries. The
Queen visited portions of the United States, Russian, and
Belgian displays, and in taking her departure shortly be
fore t,velve o'clock, with her usual kindness. and conde-
scension took notice of the old Cornish pedestrian fisher-
woman, who had been placed in her way, and with hearty
emphasis said, " God bless your Majesty."
THE CLOSING PROCEEDINGS.

WEDNESDAY.—The last act of a most eventful drama
has been played out to its close. and the Great Exhibition
of the Industry of all Nations is now a thing of the past. If
this day is to be regarded as the funeral of the Exhibition,
the clouds were most lavish in their display of sympathy
for that mournful event. The arrival of about 25,000
people at the building in the midst of so much wet and
disnomfort testifies pretty strongly to the interest with
which the final ceremony was regarded; nor, had the
issue of admissions been twice, or even three times as nu-
merous, is there any reason to believe that a correspond-
ing increase in the attendance would not have been mani-
fested. In accordance, however, with the plan of the
programme, which embraced no procession, and contem-
plated acts confined to one spot in the centre of the build-
ing, the number of invitations issued by the Commission
was limited.. The display of people, therefore, was not
comparable, in point of effect, to what it has been at va-
rious times, and this necessity of the occasion farther
threw upon the Executive Committee the disagreeable
and repulsive duty of refusing an immense number of ap-
plications coming from most influential quarters, and yet
which they felt ought not to be granted. Of the aspect
which the interior presented before twelve o'clock, when
the business of the day commenced, it is unnecessary to
say much. On a spacious platform, erected on the site of
the crystal fountain, and covered with scarlet cloth, a large
table had been placed, with chairs of all nations arranged
round it for the accommodation of the Royal Commission.
For his Royal Highness Prince Albert, as President, the
splendid ivory throne presented by the Rajah of Travan-
core to her Majesty was placed, and, to render his posi-
tion more conspicuous, it was raised a little above the level
of the platform. Under this chair of state a small, but
superb, Indian carpet was spread. The area of the tran-
sept had been reserved for the foreign and local Commis-
sioners, the jurors, the lady exhibitors, and others enti-
tled to a special privilege of entry, and sears for them
were disposed in such a manner round the platform that
they had the utmost facilities which the construction of
the building afforded for seeing and hearing the proceed-
ings. Exhibitors, members of the Society of Arts, chair-
men, secretaries, and members of local committees, and
all others not entitled to enter at the south entrance, were
admitted at the eastern and western ends of the building,
and of course took up such positions in the nave, or the
galleries overlooking it, as appeared to them best adapted
for securing a good view of the ceremony. As the time
appointed for commencing the business of the day ap-
proached, the choir formed by the Sacred Harmonic So-
ciety took up its position in the south gallery of the tran-
sept, and, in the absence of Mr. Costa, Dr. Wylde pre-
sided. The reserved seats were occupied by a numerous
and distinguished company, among whom, and close to
the platform, were Lord John Russell, Sir Charles Wood,
the Earl of Carlisle, Sir George Grey, Mr."Labouchere,
the Right IlOn. Fox Maule, and other members of the
Government. Several of the diplomatic corps were also
present, and among them the American, Prussian, and Bel-
gian ministers. Beyond the limits of the transept, the
nave east and west for a considerable way was crowded
with spectators, and the galleries commanding a view of
the central point almost as far as the eye could reach. I
Precisely at twelve o'clock tbe Royal Commissioners,
headed by the Executive Committee, moved in a species
of procession from their apartments to the platform.
They were accompanied by the Bishop of London in his
robes, and on their appearance the immense assembly
rose and welcomed them with loud cheers, while the choir
performed the first verse of the National Anthem. Hav-
ing taken their seats, Viscount Canning rose and read the
Report of the Juries. _ _ _ _

His Lordship was cheered at the close of his address,
and concluded by presenting a list of the names of those
exhibitors entitled to rewards, together with the Reports
of the Juries. The passages of the document which refer
to the subject of the Council medal appeared to attract
consid, rable attention, and not to meet with the approval
of some of the foreign Commissioners.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert having received the
Reports presented, read with much emphasis, and especially
towards the close, areplv expressing the thanks of the Royal
Commissioners to the Juries, the foreign Commissioners,
the English Local Commissioners, and other official par-
ties who had, in various ways, contributed to the success
of the Exhibition. The closing paragraph is as follows:

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" In now taking leave of all tho e who have so materially
aided us in their respective characters of jurors and associates,
foreign and local con'imissioners, members and secretaries of
local and sectional committees, members of the Society of Arts
and exhibitors, I cannot refrain from remarking, with heart-
felt pleasure, the singular harmony which has prevailed among
the eminent men representing so many national interests—a
harmony which cannot end with the event which produced it.
Let us receive it as an auspicious omen for the future; and,
while we return our humble and hearty thanks to Almighty
God for the blessing He has vouchsafed to our labours, let us
all earnestly pray that that Divine Providence which has so
benignantly watched over and shielded this illustration of na-
ture's productions, conceived by human intellect, and fashioned
by human skill, may still protect us, and may grant that this
interchange of knowledge, resulting from the meeting of en-
lightened people in friendly rivalry, may be dispersed far and
wide over distant lands ; and thus, by sliming our mutual de-
pendence upon each other, be a happy means of promoting
unity among nations, and peace and goodwill among the va-
rious races of mankind."

The members of the Royal Commission remained
standing while the Prince addressed them, and when he
proceeded to thank the foreign Commissioners for their
services the leading personages of that body advanced to
the platform. So it was also when the Prince referred to
the Society of Arts, to the Council of which body, hacked
up by its Royal President, it must always be remembered
that the country is mainly indebted for the Great Exhibi-
tion. The close of the Prince's reply was loudly cheered
—a compliment rather personal than arising from any
knowledge of what was said.
At the close of the Prince's reply the second verse of
the National Anthem was performed with great energy ;
after which the Bishop of London offered up the follow-
ing Prayer of Thanksgiving :
"0, Almighty and Most Merciful God, Father of all man-
kind, who bast made of one blood all nations of men, to serve
and worship Thee, and by their words and works to glorify
Thy holy name, who didst send Thine only Son into the world
to reconcile it unto Thee, and to unite all men in one brother-
hood of holiness and love; we, thine unworthy servants, most
humbly beseech Thee to accept our offering of prayer and
praise. From Thee alone proceed all good counsels and all
useful works, and by Thee alone are they conducted to a
prosperous end.
" We acknowledge, with all humility and thankfulness, the
gracious answer which Thou bast vouchsafed to the prayers of
our Queen and her people in blessing, with a wonderful mea•
sure of success, an undertaking designed to exhibit the glories
of Thy creation, to promote the useful exercise of those facul-
ties which Thou bast implanted in the sons of men, and to
encourage the growth of peace and brotherly love.
" We humbly thank Thee, 0 Lord, that Thou bast graciously
prospered the counsels of him who conceived, and of those
who have carried out, that great design ; and that Thou bast
mercifully protected from harm the multitudes who have
thronged this building. We acknowledge it to be of Thy
goodness that a spirit of order and mutual kindness, of loyalty
to our Sovereign, of obedience to the law, and of respect for
the sanctity of Thy Sabbath, has been manifested by the people
of this country, in the sight of those who have been here
gathered together from all parts of the world.
" We thank Thee also, that Thou bast disposed the hearts
of many nations to enter upon► a generous and peaceful compe-
tition in those arts which, by Thy merciful appointment, min-
ister to the comfort of man, and redound to Thy glory, as the
Giver of every good and perfect gift.
" We devoutly pray, that all may be led to acknowledge Thy
power, wisdom, and goodness in the achievements of man's
industry and skill, and may depart to their several homes to
`speak in their own tongues the wonderful works of God.'
Continue to them, we beseech Thee, Thy favour and protec-
tion ; let Thy good providence conduct them in safety to their
native land, and bless them with prosperity and peace. Grant,
0 Lord, that this gathering of Thy servants from every nation
may be the token and pledge of a continued intercourse of
mutual kindness between the different branches of Thy uni-
versal family. May it contribute to the growth of Christian
love, and hasten the coming of that blessed reign of peace,
when ' nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither
shall they learn war any more.'
" Lastly, we pray Thee with Thy favour to behold our Sove-
reign Lady Queen Victoria, the Prince Albert, Albert• Prince
of Wales, and all the Royal family; to continue to this nation
the manifold gifts which thy goodness has so long abundantly
showered upon it ; to save and defend all Christian Kings,
Princes, and Governors, and to bless Thy people committed to
their charge. Give them grace that they may in all things
seek Thy honour and glory; and be diligent in the heavenly
work of enlightening and purifying mankind; of diffusing
through the world the blessings of peace ; and of extending the
kingdom of Thy dear Son, who has taught us to approach Thee
as our common Parent, and to say:—
"Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in
Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive them that trespass against us. And
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for
Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and
ever. Amen.'
" The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore.
Amen."

The Hallelujah chorus formed an effective and appro-
priate termination to the proceedings of the day, and the
Prince and the Royal Commissioners, at its conclusion,
took their departure amid the hearty cheers of the assem-
blage. As soon as they were gone the barriers were re-
moved, the seats and other temporary arrangements were
swept away, and the stroke of hammers in every direction
told that the work of removal and demolition had fairly
commenced. The Great Exhibition is now, therefore,
fairly at an end. Its fleeting glories are past, and all that
remains of a pageant which has concentrated on this
metropolis the curiosity of the whole world lies in the
results which it leaves behind it, and in the gigantic
building wherein it found its temporary home.
On Thursday autograph letters, of a highly compli-
mentary character, were addressed by his Royal Highness
to Colonel Reid, Mr. Cole, Mr. Dilke, Dr. Lyon Playfair,
and Colonel Lloyd. In these the prince uses the most
grfitifying, and yet nicely discriminated expressions of
acanowledgment, for the services which the gentlemen
named have rendered in carrying to a successful close the
work of the Exhibition. His Royal Highness announces
his intention of presenting each with a gold medal, in
commemoration of his connexion with them, and to Dr.
Lyon Playfair he offers the position of gentleman-usher,

vacant in his household by the appointmennt of Colonel
Reid to the governorship of Malta.
The marks of Royal favour are, we understand, about
to be conferred upon the designer, the architect, and the
engineer of the Crystal Palace. Mr. Paxton, Mr. Fox, and
Mr. Cubitt, are to be knighted.
We give the names of the successful Liverpool exhibi-
tors. Jury 3. Prize medal. Richardson Brothers, roll
tobacco and snuff. Jury 4. Prize medal, E. Rea, collec-
tion of resins. Jury 5. Prize medal, McNicholl and
Vernon, steam travelling crane ; ditto, Mersey Iron Com-
pany, patent rolled iron for shipbuilding ; ditto, H. Pooley
and. Son, weighing machines. Jury 7. Council medal,
Finch and Willey, model of a wrought-iron bridge over
the Wye. Jury 106. Parkinson and Frodsham, the
council medal, for chronometers and watches ; ditto, J.
noskell, collection of models and watches. Jury 22.
Prize medal, Milner and Son, safes ; ditto, Wood Bro-
thers, chain cables. Jury 30. Liverpool Local Commit-
tee, model of Liverpool. Tann's fire and thief proof safes,
prize medal ; and Tann's patent reliance locks, prize
medal. Messrs. Chadburn, opticians, were " honorably
m en tioned ."

Of council medals, the United Kingdom gained 125 ;.
France, 74; and the United States, 7. Of prize medals,
1,207 are allotted to the United Kingdom, 520 to France,
and 96 to the-United States. The United Kingdom gained
most prizes for machinery and iron work generally, while
France takes precedence of us in jewellery, silk, stuffs, and
light fabrics.
The Governmentbas sanctioned a considerablerelaxation
in the Custom-house regulations relative to the foreign
goods still remaining in the Exhibition, the effect of which
will be to enable the owners to find a ready market for
them in this country.— Observer.

During the whole period of the Exhibition the bad
money received amounted to £9O in silver and half a sove-
reign in gold. The half-crowns were the most usual bad
coin, and it is a noticeable fact that nearly all the bad
money was taken on the krlf-crown areal five-shilling days.
The Morning Chronicle states that the Austrian and
United States Commissioners have issued a circular to the
Exhibitors, in which they propose to remove to America
the most remarkable objects in the London exhibition, to
be exhibited in New York in April next. It was said
that agents had been making preliminary arrangements in
all the exhibiting countries of Europe, with this object in
view, and from these assurances of co-operation had been
received.

HIGH SHERIEF IN CUSTOD%—ne High-Sheriff of
a city in the south of Ireland was accused, last week, in
the Crystal Palace, to his great amazement, of picking
pockets, and transferred to the care of the police. The
worthy gentleman repudiated the charge with horror and
indignation ; nevertheless a purse of eighteen sovereigns
was found in his pocket, which he avowed did not belong
to him. The assurances of the High Sheriff, who gave
his- address, set the local authorities on the alert, and
after a sharp scrutiny of the visitors, the detectives re-
cognised a noted member of the swell mob, who, it
appears, a few minutes before, had relieved a' visitor of
the identical purse, which was instantaneously missed,
and the scoundrel fearing exposure, conveyed the purse
with singular dexterity to the pocket of the Trish High-
Sheriff, who was in his vicinity, and as quicklrdisapneared
in the crowd. Explanations and apologies-followed, of
course, satisfactory, and the innocent gentleman was
restored to the society of his sister and her daughter,
whom he accompanied from Ireland to see the wonders of
the Exhibition, but he never imagined a scene so wonder-
ful as the missing purse.

IRELAND.

Ri,,hard Browne, boatman, died at Passage West; cork,
last week, after having drank a dozen glasses of whisky
within an hour The whisky was ordered for him bp two
strangers in a diabolical frolic. _

GALWAY.-A. novel exportation is about to take place.
The Alert, direct from Copenhagen, is chartered to take
about 80 mules hence to Vera Cruz, which are being pur-
chased up by an agent in this and the adjoining counties.
A failure in Belfast (Messrs. Thomas Bell and Co,) is
reported this week. The liabilities are about X 30,000,
and the result is likely to be unfavourable. They had
been extensively engaged in the export trade, and had
been importers of sugar from Demerara to some extent.
A labourer on the Belfast and County Down Railway, a
young man, named Denis Murray, having, for some time,
been annoyed by toothache, on Tuesday last got a tooth
extracted. An unusual loss of blood was, however, the
immediate consequence; and the bleeding continued,
notwithstanding surgical assistance was resorted to, till
Thursday, when he died, apparently from exhaustion._ _ _

LOSS OI,THE GUARDIAN, OF BALLINA.—This vessel left
Liverpool on the 22d Sept., for Ballyshannon, laden with
coals, salt, and flour. On 10th inst., she sprung a leak
having been sounded, five feet of water was found in the
well, and herself in a sinking state. After an unsuccessful
attempt to beach her, the master and owner left her,
when she sunk in fifteen fathoms of water, four miles
outside of Glenarm. The vessel was fully insured.
ARREST AND RESCUE OF A MAGISTRATE.—As Mr. E.
D. Freeman, J.P. of Castlecor, was proceeding on horseback
towards Kanturk, on Monday, with the view as was stated
of taking part in the meeting of ratepayers. he was met
by two bailiffs, one of whom seized the reins of the animal
which he rode. Some women who were near the spot,
seeing what had occurred, gathered round the bailiffs in
a threatening manner, whereupon the latter thought it
prudent to make a retreat, thus leaving Mr. Freeman at
liberty. This gentleman did not however appear at the
public meeting which was subsequently held.—Cork Con-
stitution.

A VERITABLE ATERMAID.—A correspondent has so-
lemnly assured the Derry Standard that the crew of a
boat in Loughswilly, on the 4th inst., saw, within twenty
yards of them, a real mermaid—a fact to which they are
ready to swear ! Our informant says she turned round
to look at them, and was about two feet above water.
Her hair was hanging down on her neck and shoulders,
and her skin was as white as the fairest lady's. How
long she remained in view, or what was the nature of her
physiognomy, whether plain or beautiful, deponent sayeth
nct. It is a pity the crew could not catch her, as, in that
case, the exhibition of such a prodigy would have made
the fortune of all the fishermen on the shores of Lough-
swilly.

SHAMEFUL CONDUCT.-At Tuam, last week, as the
Rev. George Weldon was passing through the streets, he
was assailed with the most savage shouts and hootings
from the Popish rabble. Not content with insulting, they
next proceeded to attack him with missiles of stones and
dirt. Mr. Weldon firmly repelled the scandalous violence,
and was at last saved from injury by the praiseworthy in-
terference of some of the Roman Catholics themselves,
who ,witnessed the occurrence. Mr. Weldon has become
obnoxious from the activity and zeal he exhibits in the
faithful discharge of his sacred duties, and this is the on:y
crime attributed to him by those who have thus shame-
fully but ineffectually attempted to intimidate him.—
Connaught Watchman.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—WO are just after being put in
possession of a most melancholy case. The facts are as
follows :—Counsellor Gibbons, of Dublin, came down in
the shooting season to this county a few days ago, and
while going over the lands of Drumhowner near Arva, on
the estate of Mr. Hutton, a bailiff named Murtagh, on
that part of the lands met him and told him that no per-
son had liberty to kill fowl on the lands without an order
from Mr. Hutton, or the agent ; this, we believe, Mr. G.
did not mind. The bailiff then insisted that he should go
off the lands, and caught hold of Mr. Gibbon's fowling
piece, which was a double-barrel one, one of which went
off, and entered the knee or thigh of Murtagh. The
wounded man lingered a few hours and then died. An
inquest was held before William Pollock, Esq., coroner,
when the jury acquitted Mr. Gibbons, and returned
a verdict of accidental death.—Anglo Celt.
ALARMING STATE OF LIMERICK.—In the last Vindi-
cator the following has appeared :—The night watch have
been withdrawn, and the parishes of St. John's, St.
Mary's, St. Munchin's, and St. Patrick's are now in a
worse state than if the inhabitants of these places never
had a representative its the Council, or than if Limerick
never had a Corporation. 'Tis frightful to contemplate
this state of things. Fever is on the increase, and some
have already fallen victims. Life or property is not se-
cure. The respectable parishioners are obliged to remain
up all night, or pay a person to stop up and protect them-
selves and their property. Shutters have been torn down,
doors forced in, and windows smashed. A respectable
citizen was stopped, a few nights past, in Cornwallis-
street, by a gang of ruffians, and money demanded from
him at the hazard of his life. Meetings are to be held in
the course of the week, to devise some moanc to protect
the people of the Old Town, and to try whether the law
can compel the corporation to do its duty—to light, watch,
and cleanse the city. _ _

THE REAPING MACHINE A FAILURE.—MT. Skilling,
the professor of agriculture in Galway College. has come
forward to deny its utility. He witnessed the experi-
ments in England, and writes his opinion to the Evening
Post, condemning the article. Not only was his own
judgment adverse to the value of the invention ; but we
are rather surprised to find, contrary to all the previous
accounts published respecting it, that it was universally
considered to be a failure. Mr. Skilling says :—" After
witnessing these trials, the facts are incontrovertible, that
this implement is not, at present, calculated to meet cir-
cumstances. All circumstances must suit it ; the ground
must be perfectly level, without ridge or furrow ; the
grain must be a moderately light crop and all standing.
Even taking these matters into consideration, the crop
can be much cheaper and better reaped by the scythe or
sickle. On this head there were not two opinions in the
field that day, nor have I heard any other since; the
implement was acknowledged on all hands to be a decided
failure.—Cork Examiner.
MURDER.—A young man, named DanielAhern,wss en-
gaged on Wednesday evening ferrying persons across the
river Bride, from Lismore races, when he was desired by
others similarly employed to discontinue doing so, they
conceiving he was earning more money than themselves.
He, not heeding their demands, continued to earn some
trifle, when the other party commenced throwing stones
at him, one of which struck him in the head, and knocked
him out of the boat into the river, when he was drowned.
The body was next day found, and an inquest held, when
a verdict of wilful murder was returned. Two men,
named Barry, are fully committed to the assizes as having
been of the party, The deceased was a poor widow's eon,
and her only support. On the same evening a respectable
farmer, named Sullivan, also returning from the races to
Clonmult, county of Cork, was pulled off his horse by two
men, who robbed him of his coat and some trifle of money
he had about him. threatening him with death if he re-
sisted. He gave a description of the coat to the police,
who next day saw one answering the description on a bad
character, whom they arrested, and sent for Sullivan. who
at once identified the prisoner as one a the robbers i he
cornmitt ede—Waterford Mail,