The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-24 00:00:00

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THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

NEWS OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN . of
THH following' report from Dr. Rae, echoih Cu'„
Sr
the Hudson's Bay Arctic expedition in search ofi
Franklin, has just been published :
" To THE SECRETARY OF THE A. 17100-411, ;19,
" Repulse PAY, ,iYforins,
" Sir, —I have the honour to mention, for
alts, the
tion of the Lords Commissioners of the Adrn-1, arisg,
during my journey over the ice and snows tlas,,tshore
with the view of completing the survey' of the west arie
of Boothia, I met with Esquimaut in PellY Bag' acabfotv
of whom I learned that a party of white wen ‘ao tett°
nans) had perished from want of food some distan_tawag
westward, and not far beyond a large: river, 11
antic
many falls and rapids. Subsequently further Pd, 1001
were received, and a number of articles Pnlaellasesuriv
places the fate of a portion, if not all, or the then
nd 0
vors of Sir John Franklin's long-lost PetY begceicel
donbt—a fate as rrible as the imagination eaa canoe
" The substance of the information obtained, a'
times and from various sources, was as follows :--15.0),
" In the spring, four winters past (sPring''.were
party of ' white men; amounting to about 40,. a boo'
travelling southward over the ice and dragg.lle
with them, by same Esquimaux, who were kul',7h is?
near the north shore of King William's Land, w ;AV
large island. None of the party could speak the .
maul language intelligibly, but by signs the natives ijea
made to understand, that their ship, or ships' to fief
crushed by ice, an& that they were now Ping ossrsa'
they expected to find deer to shoot. From the aP4d tbieg
of the men, all of whom, except one officer, lee' isioo
they were then supposed to be getting short of Prfv,, Lite
and purchased a small' seal from the native. 'up of
ate, the same season, but previous to the breallaZ.ooe
the ice, the bodies of some•3o' persons were &ea% jot;
thftontinent, and five wan, island near it, a
wb°, ;i1,4; 0134,
days journey to the NW of a large stream, il',l bS tl/7,
no other than Back's Great Fish. River (nsfund Os;
Esqufmaux Oot-koo-hi-ca-lik); as its descriPrtie;' 4,1 e a;
of the'low shore in the neighbourhood, of
Montreal Island, agrees meetly' with that of Sir
robs
Back. Some of the bodies had been buried (11;fia tea;
those ofi the first victims of' famine), some were --toe.
or tents,..others under the boat, which had bfendifferej
over to form a shelter, and lay scattered abou'llispee-_,A
directions:, Of those found on theislandone we's "OC,
to have been an officer, as he had a' teleseece,,qhri
over his shoulders, and his double gurlay
"sdel'n Sec, as
" From the mutilated state of many of the' o'r:retclo"
the contents-of the kettles, it is ur a evident that o~aanl"
countrymen had been driven to the last reso
balism—as a means of prolonghrketistence • met °f
'
"There appeared to have becrean abund on
ammunition, as, the powder was emptied in a-
ground by the bodies, out of the kegscr cans eurro.
hi
it ; and a quantity of ball and shot was found ba",,iose
twhaetebreamchar.k,Thhaevitanag
übsetenhapvreobbabeelyTh_, left on the' i,ce.,:atcb4
compasses, telescopes, guns (several daanubtilmetearrr°'ellned" )1'
all of which appear to have been broken taus.
pieces of those different articles with the'Eselain'A3 soee
together with some-silver spoons and forks. :P Pur:rtaetj
many as I could get. A list of the•most iraP" to all
these I enclose, with a 'rough sketch of the crews 4.0
initials of the forks and spoons. The articles crews 4.
shall be handed over to the secretary of the'll6"-- bati
Company on my arrival in .London.. arc ea
"None of the Esquimaux with whom,' c 0 11,C :r
e Pr:a
seen the ' whites,' nor had they ever been t
where the bodies were found, but had their, "'had
from those who had been there, and who
the plarofftyerwnhoenaptoralovgeyllif
travelling-
-taking the Ebert' - ---'ad:l-ord'A:r
you, as Ido so from a belief that .their lordsbil's &te-
desirous of being put in possession at as earlY,',7pecte".'
possible of any tidings, however meagre and t
obtained, regarding this painfully interesting atliaceetg..aj
"I may add, that by means of our guns' au to, -0-
obtained an ample supply of provisions last ant 1,
my small party passed the winter in snow-he
parative comfort, the skins of 'the deer shot warni,'
abundant warm clothing and bedding. My sPriaLls
was a failure, in consequence of an acenm 11160/10;dg- ht
several of which my former experience had net '
to expect. " I have, alc.,
"JOHN RAE, .C.F;,-
"Commanding Hudson's Bay,CoraPa'a
Expedition.

The following are extracts from Dr. Rae's iouli cetp
a';
t
"On the morning of the 20th we were• rneilee sc,/
intelligent Exquimaux driving a dog-sledge '"eooP'..etl
musk-ox beef. This man at once consented to 3, deposl4
us two days' journey, and in a few minutes had
his load on the snow, and was ready to join 13Y sciteo
explained to him my object, he said that the roa-,reaeu
he had come was the best for us, and, haying hg ``'e 0
man's sledges, we travelled with more facility" absi°)
now joined by, another of the natives, who had bee, as, the
seal-hunting yesterday, but, being "ous to se- then anal at.
visited our snow-house early this morning, 3`"
Ile
g
lowed up our track. This man was very eon- 5V' ;ed
and on putting to him the usual questions as to his ref
seen white man' before, or any ships or boats,
in the negative ; but said that a party of Kubleoecf sylifo
died of starvation a long distance to the west,,ackt,„l3o
we then were, and beyond a large river.. we
he did not know the exact place, that he neve' if
stbnbere.t.,
nanced thofatthhee
ic:fulordniantoiotnactcoimpanindUS:uobs,-0-tecti,;,
obtained from various sources was to the foitowingt; sod're
"In the spring, four winters past (1850,>,- the 044
Esquimaux families were killing sage midi's ellaeo3r.
shore of a large island, named in itrfeW'-1,, leggier
King's William's Land, about forty white men 0,44,
travelling in company southward over. theps' ot
ging a boat and sleds with them. They .here
loae
along the west shore of the above-named' island' 01,,f1/
to
the party could speak the Esquimau' langna'gepre.
to be understood, but by signs the natives lied bYi to
believe that the ship or ships had been cresilocote',,
and that they were now going to where they, co,Fe
find deer to shoot. From the appearance .0 re.11.37De.
all of whom, with the exception of an offiee_thine 101
on the drag ropes of the sledge and loolled. the
natwheetryiev
estphu.ernenhsasuepedpooffisaedeesrmautowasbe
dsgeaeestlctirionbrgedsphiaseocertbooefiinPrgse:,.;A:
eorow_fro,:wat,4.l,
middle-aged
they pitched mtebans..
toWreshetninTeir day's icurne.,
"At a later date viOls o°'
disruption of the ice, the s of some th,,ltlaen 'reel
e season, but Pre.rty per 06
and some graves were discovered on Vie' c°,l-av's
five dead bodies on an island nearit, about a '.`"001, `v"
to the north-west of the mouth of a larg,e'etr 000103
can be no other than Back's Great Fish Iv' • ti°lloele
the Esquimau' Oot-koo-hi-ca-lik) as its delritint,
that of the low shore in the neighbourboocri.°that °4O;
and Montreal Island agrees exactly with t or„1-ofer
George Back. Some of the bodies were ins LeT.areu-„
others were under the boat, which had beell,',,at ell
to form a shelter ; and some lay scattered
ferent directions. Of those seen on. the isr 0,0 Peale.
supposed that one was that of an officer (ok,..„tie"a (I°-
a telescope strapped over his shoulders, „noel
barrelled gun lay underneath him. , hod'elle"
" From the mutilated state of many of the wretve of
the contents of the kettles, it is evident that oszr.vcstl, tijo.
countrymen had been driven to the dread al, Toe elo
cannibalism as a means of sustaining life. arficoete
unfortunate men must have survived until the oot tied
the wild fowl (say until the end of May), 5‘5 re 13°
oTof
heard and fresh bones and feathers of geese re
near the scene of the sad event. S,,te;
" There appears to have been an abunt'L.3 °'
ammunition, as the gunpowder was ea 11.6, viisco
natives in a heap on the ground, out of and 1)`1„,0
cases containing it, and a quantity. of shot end
found below high water mark;,having Prcbl,-colOetse/fr
on the ice close to the beach befere-the spriLlr, ,ort;,
There must have been a numberof' teleseerr.'s;e' rece'S
ed
ral of them double-barrelled), watches, air W Pre- 1305_„3
of which seem to have been; broken up, amt
Pi„l,;as 11;0
these different articles, with the• nativeo,l3ll,,e-r 0r,"5 603
as many as possible, together with some eat; 1,1)
forks, an order of merit in. the form of's sr, b.o. oof
silver plate engraved Sir Jiohn Frankli,.o,,:;beef-Zeteli6r
"Enclosed is a list of the. principal
all tta,
a note of the initials, and; a rough Pen---artic'eihe
the crests on the forks, and spoons- ll' t°
selves I shall have thelonour of handing O'
°oie
secretary on my arrival ia London. had e of the
"None of the Esquiraaux with wham I 'icing bete c,
cation saw the ' white ' men, either when .e iceo Vren
death ; nor had they ever been at the Ito frfti
corpses were found, but had their inforldskilie p9''' act
who had been there, and who had seen " 454030
travelli on the.ice. easoil rs'bi
4.?` Frong m what I could. learn there is no rde re t°
that any violencelmd been oared to the s
oe
atives. • ns' of
"Lit of Articles purchased from the EsTioltilbeell:_e: fold,
have been obtained at the place where thee e'e'y it 4
persons reported to have died of farm „A eo}
, 1)1.
viz. : „nip st, A
" One 'silver table fork—crest, an an',--ery est, riot
wings, extended above ; 3 silver table fore-..„,.-e , 5e :a
sPde'' r; et`'
with wings extended ; 1 silver table Terro
initials, 'F.R. M. C.' (Captain Crozier) loci, ,e sr,y-
table spoon and fork—crest, bird, vvitnv"er taec'to f°l",,Ft
mouthXmotto, ' Spero meliora ;' Isl h •
p.5100,0'
1 tea spoon, and 1 dessert fork—crest, a_b
ing-upwards, with laurel branches on
ref-, D.
table fork—initials, 'H. D. S. G. (113 table ferjr‘geetes
assistant surgeon, Erebus) ; 1 silver
_tot sn (611114,
' A. MT.' (Alexander M`Donald, arA. a,
ror); 1 silver table fork—initials, ursilver pyte,
Macbern, second master, Terror) ;
___,initix!iwerrrjef;
initials, 'J. T. ;' 1 silver dessert sPod.l,l rcand'iT er
(John S. Peddie, surgeon, Erebus) aid pCIO 9
engraved ' Sir John Franklin, 00,100.
with motto, 'Nee aspera terrenkur, witb ?Ili be
"Also a number of other artiele°,,,,,ich of the r
which could be rog, bUt
over with y those aboveecnamednised to the roiLS Is' foe'
Hudson's Bay Company. crisped Oe*
" Repulse Bay, July, 1854." bad Pcli
It seems but too evident that tilts:verity of 011 3
hunger, aggravated by the extreme
dlstautilateute
Some of the corpses had been. s-
~e misery tPI.4,
had tn tiv°
been stripped by those who a in tile
them, and who were found Ivrreal!eet hol'et_%j os'.
suits of clothes. The articles h petilP'7.l) 001,4
had all been worn as ornaments
so as 0.7.`j0 be $ ;pa, ell
h the na'vv (1001' qr 1' 4
mcoeindsalsb.einAg
Ipairegrednilivinkbherhooflebos,
osks,.,silesr,ead
clitiereof:ceet.ilio
these not being valued -Y as no 00" • eco
destroyed or neglected. De- Rae ost oec ,
that idril onla
careful habits of these PeeP'et. ..„erved c avec
which the ualiappy sufferers hautoPL`;ce hointio' the
vered, but he thought it better . to, r
the intelligence he had. obtained'. Tile apeiv•
havinn, to spend anothet:l,o.ater

14,
C^ ?WEFERNIENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.
%Iltre" T. Astley, M.A., Incumbent of Holwell, Oxford.
key(, to the Vicarage of Margate, Kent.
Steel' 'B.Baird,
B. B.A., to the Curacy of Marple, near
be W on
Barlow, F.R S., Secretary of the Royal Institution,
ketsi„'aaplain in Ordinary to Her Majesty's Household at
1,4e,;"1°n Palace
Baton, 'M.A., to the Stipendiary Curacy of St
b,ltev.shCheain-hill, near Manchester._
'veod,•'. Boyle, LLD., to the Curacy of S.
J1441e, near Guiseley, Yorkshire.
i>d• Brown, M.A., Vicar of Kirk Michael, to he Epis-
,,f,,e,',,egistrar of the Diocese of Sodor and Man.
Caddell, M.A., to the Vicarage of St. Peter's, Col
Ater.
bleclir',W. B. Conlcher, M.A., to the Incuml
Rey 1-AE vonshire.
Revrr•R. Gildea, M.A., to the Rectory of Kilmaine.
"Lklleti•..k. Hamilton, to the Rectory of Loughcrew, county
the Zi,* • 11. Hastin,!,.*s. M.A., Rector of Trowbridge, Wilts, to
Ite~rtal De-nery of
tooer
`V. Johnson, the Union of Rossmire and Fewes,
~,c)f Waterford.
Jones, 8.A., to be Minister of St. James's English
ltel:"DT'l Church Aberdeen.
d,c,. Lees Ne.A to the Rectory of Newport, Mayo.,
,ferci. G. M.A., Fellow of Magdalen College,
kgev ',to he Chaplain to the Lord Mayor (elect) of London.
'l3 4. C. Pitt an, A to the Incumbency of &tidings,
11st-tire. "
khe J. S. Trencher, M.A., Chaplain of the Isles of Scilly,
4ti,rogte for the Diocese of Exeter.
' • \ aughan M.A., to the Vicarage of St. Neot's,
4donshire.
At DIOCESE OF CHESTER.
Ea Rev. Thomas Nolan has been in-
-`"` to the vicarage and parish church of Acton, in
.of Chester, void by the cession of the Rev.
42 ti,torr. Patron, John Tollemactir, Esq. Value,
been ji,411 a house.—The Rev. John James Moss has
th -ctised to the stipendiary curacy of Acton aforesaid,
domination of the Rev. Thomas Nolan, the vicar.
- The Bishop of Chester intends to hold
LneXt ordination. at Chester, on the second Sunday in
ea. All candidates for ordination on that
rilt ed to send their papers, complete, to Charl
Iv ll'S'. Esq., Chester, his lordshin'e
previously.
Trt-

Mary's CI

I of Brad-

are re-
s T. W.

a. was con-

Cnuucu of St. Seiriol, .„. _
by the lord bishop of the diocese
isilC:rWellelleFv(rlaasy3slSTla.Ceallarles Verelst, of this town.
ILI° be '4CITES A.TPADDINGTON.—Three new churches
f
Object. '4B contributed the sum of £l,OOO towards that
PtA.Q
',2! Mat,' CrirECTIES.—It would appear that the Bishop
B,fuester intends to take steps for doing away with
ano'c'eni of letting pews. Mr. Peel, of Knowlemere
the' Possesses,i or claims to possess, a number of pews
clAtir church of Church Kirk, near Blackburn. The
lakeacuwardens, under the direction of the bishop, have
eel,,Possession of one of these pews, and let it. Mr.
I,reatens to resist it at law.
threatens
4(1, N.%QtrEEN. has been pleased to appoint John Thomas
Fellow of Trinity.-hall, to be Regius Pro-
Civil Law in the University of Cambridge.
to beE QCEEN has been pleased to direct letters patent
IN? Prepared uder the Great Seal of the United
,"or-`)4', appointing the Rev. Frederic Barker, D.D., to
4,741 Coined and consecrated Bishop of the See of Sydney,
DZ' be Metropoliton Bishop in Australia, subject to
:411Vaeral. superintendence and revision of the Arch-
V Canterbury for the time being, and subordinate
TIT-,",ebiepiscopal See of the Province of Canterbury,
bey,„quEEN has been pleased to appoint Dr. Saverio
ro'n'i to be Rector of the University and Lyceum of
p;lBad of Malta.
r,44/1k4,-°11,.. A.TION CONVOCATION.—On Friday, the
gllersl4„on of the prelates and clergy of the province of
according to the tenor of a
AT,Y bar vas prorogued,.en l of the Most Rev. the
Allseetaelblischocitai' osfysiCetinaanetfer7rbeuarry-g and' Metropolitan, under a
his Grace to that effect. His
liqeee:: commissary, accompanied by the registrar of thee
Offal (Prancis Hart Dyke, Esq.), attended at
when
commission was read by the registrar. The
,;(ter -;,larY directed the Royal writ to be read at length,
FoheChniett the schedule of prorogation was read and
the commissary. The Convocation was then
e,Y adjourned until Friday, November 17. There
tist,',,eral vacancies in the Convocation of the province of
fj'litT, which must be filled up before the next meet-
NE,wr the
dispatch of business.
I'll!' fi,`-'°]LoriAT, Bisnornics.—As soon as the Bishop-
s"'Le Mauritius is duly formed, and the Rev. Mr.
"'s Bishop desi ate, consecrated thereto, arz7nge-
q'tos Will be set on footg for the division of the diocese
4eat-orcif,qo, out of which two new Sees will be formed, the
14,4tter,-; °no of which will be at Kingston for the seven
th" districts and the other at London or Woodstock
e
ka this ',en western districts. The fund locally raised
dot is Purnose already amounts to upwards of £8,009,
exnect d that the two Sees will require for their
's'ls;'ent a capital sum of £lO,OOO in addition to what
:Ate derived from local resources, or specially contri-
„, k1,,-T Persons interested in the particular dioceses. It
dokliLi,atended to extend the episcopacy in India by a
4,1,;011 of the present enormous diocese of Calcutta.
alo'vever, will be left in a great measure to the
t ,ek liberality of the Indian Government. The erec-
11;i4e44trcl, See at Perth, for Western Australia, is under
Fn,Pel The Society for the Propagation. of the
gad L.,oreign Parts has appropriated out of its Jubilee
aIR the s"uo. towards the endowment of a See at Perth,
kad ociety for Promoting Christian Knowledge has
taPeli of.e,a liberal grant for the same purpose. The
sj'ew Zealand, who is at present in England, is
14-'tioa-"„el's for the subdivision of his diocese by the
ti a See at Lyttelton or Christchurch. When all
7ia tilieri_ge,inents are completed, there will be 34 Bishop-
thE "monies and dependenciee of the British Crown.
qosl," TUE SOCIETY `FOR THE PROPAGATION OF
the IN FOREIGN PARTS.—An official letter on
Ite Yesrleet says It is said that this society collected in
skllding June, 1854, £142,386 17s. 841., and that
to'l'e thaneare was £116,971 14s. Bd., leaving a balance of
t,the, t 25,000. Those figures are correct according
tialtlle'e,_olint for the year ending the 31st December, 1863
thes'atetnents are erroneous. That account show,
I,,lletidit:ociety's net income was £59,441 19s. 6d., and its
tP,2Z,63,674 13s. 9d., and that the society's balance
rneal kaa..sB. 10d. That income also shows that the
tly 8 for that year entrusted to the society, which
Iteeeto, tfle through the account, and are applied accord-
tad4,s,tzuctions of the donors, were as follows :
lgthat 1:520 17s. 3d., and payments 240,837 14s. 4d.,
teethellll7.6 "er,sneeial balance (which is not the society's) was
R 1.,,; 4d. It is the above two balances which make
%oetkeberais balance more than £26,000. The receipts of
l'heeßtB6,eoa sPecial funds together of the year 1863
Agrcii,*greg 16s. 9d, and the payments £lO4, 512 Bs. ld.
aidbaae4, and t have been quoted embrace capital sold and
:the balances of the preceding year received and
§h,..""r is Produce of the collections under the Royal
iteTieita;P.read over three consecutive years. The society's
,_lrlay be taken at an averige of Z 62,000, and
L'egti as
453,000, the difference hem' g aided by those
actch ll‘Tiv
by came as - -Pont.
'which UNIVERRITY ACT.—III the Oxford
the into o Lem
commenced
°on Tuesday, the new
il• The
object of the act, as declared
th be statlites' " enlarge the powers of making and
~thel.,. Me fu 4., and regulations, and to make and enable
Zil'Loor provision for, the government and for
thoefrwthe ITniversity, and for the. abrogation of
t„41v.e11.8 and to. ly, for maintaining and improving the
to and ‘l(liosand the good government o.f the
colleges.tl:ellei'le---thee„ There are seven oommissiwoenrel
Rill_ 4 th,„ _
,uicorFa a quorum—who are erp_pern
, thZ Eodo. tion of documents, &c. th
t174(1 °per th,7' the 7th of August, the University
he eiv,, ommon and statute law of the realm, le-
ta',,,e-ellane'lplaw, and before the 25th of September
.or was required to make a register of
171c113:11 ,motion and also regulations respecting the Heb-
-0 'l3te 4141,, be elected. From the first day of
to tak Pro it is not necessary to make a declare-
k.,lll4 bat a de an. oath on matriculating, or on taking a
atiy o'egree 8° taken is not to qualify a member
.7444141ebLfh-,ich has been heretofore held by a
""'-W. Upon the 14th day of Michaelmas

miserable effect the reading has, contrasted witii.the full
body of sound arising from so many voices chanting the
responses in unison. The great majority of the people
from the first took up the chanted response,—long may
they continue to do so, in spite of the deplorable timidity
of the Bishop of London, and the opposition of the purify-
ing committee of Protestant champions."'
Beyond the order given to the choir,, it does not appear
that anything has been done by Mr. Liddell to suppress
these most unseemly interruptions. The churchwardens
felt that they were not called on to interfere, in conse-
quence of Mr. Liddell's objection to their having pre-
viously interfered to abate that which he deprecated.
On Sunday, when the curate commenced reading the
Litany, the choir responded, when the ehoralists again
interrupted in such a manner as to produce such con-
fusion and discord as to induce a number of persons in the
congregation to leave their places, and retire in disgust
from the church. The churchwarden now felt he was
bound to interfere. He accordingly left his pew, and
went up to Mr. Fitzroy's, the " hon. sec." of these dis.
turbers, and stated that, unless he discontinued this dis-
graceful interruption, he would have him removed. This
produced no effect, and Mr. Westerton called upon the
beadle to remove him. Having fetched his constable's
staff he proceeded to do so, but Mr. Fitzroy having left
his place, retreated higher up the pew, and placed two of
his friends between himself and the officer, he was allowed
to remain, having promised Mr. Westerton not to inter-
fere again. The service, which had been continued during
this disgracefut interruption, was then carried on to its
close without any further interference by the choralists.
We need scarcely add, that, for the few moments this
scene lasted, the greatest indignation and consternation
were felt by those who had witnessed the conduct of this
organized and intrusive band of disturbers.

Shortly after the conclusion of the service, Mr. Fitzroy
and two of his youthful companions waited on Mr Wes-
terton, and wrote their names and addresseS, which were_
as follows :—Richard Bullock, Esq., 50, Wilton-crescent ;
Edward Jackson, the same address; and Ernest Fitzroy,
Esq., 5, Eaton-place South. The latter stated that his
object in calling was to know whether Mr. Westerton was
going to prosecute for brawling in the church, and, on the
latter stating such was his intention, Mr. Fitzroy asked
whether he was also going to proceed against ➢ir. Bul-
lock ? Mr. Westerton said he had no intention of doing
so, when Mr. Fitzroy replied that, as that was the case,
Mr. Bullock would take out a warrant against the church-
warden for an assault.

On Monday, an application was made to Mr. Arnold, the
magistrate at Westminster Police-court, by Mr. Ernest
Fitzroy, for an assault summons against Mr. Charles
Westerton, the churchwarden. .

The complainant said that, about 16 or 17 weeks ago,
certain alterations were made in the service, the Litany
being monotoned instead of intoned. Many of the con-
gregation were much averse to this change, and, despite
the proceedings of the choir, had chanted the rubric, and
without any molestation until Sunday morning last,
when upon persevering in their usual mode of performing
the service, applicant and several others were assaulted.
Applicant was seized suddenly by Mr. Westerton, who,
laying hold of him by the arm, declared he should leave
the church, and that he would put him out; upon which,
applicant replied that, if he did so, it would be at the peril
of ulterior proceedings. Mr. Westerton then seized ap-
plicant •by the collar, and attempted to carry his threat
into execution, but applicant resisted, and several of the
congregation having told Mr. Westerton that he was
transgressing, he relinquished his hold of applicant, but
not until one of his friends had been dragged out of his
sitting. Mr. Arnold thought the matter rather one for
an ecclesiastical than a police-court. With respect to
the powers of a churchwarden to preserve order, that the
enactment of the sth and 6th of Edward VI., which still
remained in force, used the words—" If any person shall
smite, or lay any violent hands on another in any church,
•or churchyard, he shall be deemed ipso facto excommuni-
cated, and be excluded from the fellowship and company
of Christ's religion ;" but churchwardens, or perhaps
private persons who whip boys for playing in the church,
or pull off the hats of those who obstinately refuse to
take them off themselves, or gently lay their hands on
those who disturb the performance of any part of divine
service, and turn them out of the church, are not within
the meaning of the statute. He repeated his opinion,
that the matter was one for inquiry before the ecclesiasti-
cal court, but as applicant pressed for an assault summons
ho would not refuse the application, and accordingly
granted the summons. On Friday, Mr. Westerton at-
tended in answer to the summons. Mr. Ballantine ap-
peared for Mr. Fitzroy, and Mr. Westerton was represented
by Mr. Parry. Among the witnesses examined was the
Hon. and Rev. R. Liddell, who said he was the incnmbent
of St. Paul's, Knightsbridge. In consequence of the dif-
ferences which existed in reference to conducting the ser-
vices, the Bishop of London gave him some private advice,
which he took. He considered that Mr. Westerton was
quite justified in preventing the interruption of the service
last Sunday. Mr. Arnold then proceeded to adjudicate
upon the ease. He said that, although it was not his
intention to go into the general question of chanting, he
was compelled to say that the chanting on last Sunday
did produce discord, and tended to interrupt the service.
It was, under those circumstances, the duty of the church-
warden to interfere ; and if the party offending would not
desist, then it was the duty of the churchwarden to eject
him from the church. He would not decide upon the lega-
lity of the course Mr. Fitzroy adopted in chanting ; but
this he was prepared to decide, that it appeared to him
that the churchwarden acted according to what he consi-
dered the conscientious discharge of his duty, and that his
conduct, criminally or penally, did not call for punishment
in that tribunal. He should, therefore, dismiss the
summons.

PILLAR LETTER-BOXEEL—The Postmaster-General has
given notice to the various paving boards, that by their
leave he intends to place pillar letter-boxes along the
leading thoroughfares of the metropolis, at intervals of half
a mile or so. The streets selected for the first experiment
are Ludgate-hill, Fleet-street, the Strand, and Piccadilly.

CIIIRGB OF 311IIRDER AGAINST A. SCOTCH "LAIRD."—
Mr. William Davidson, of Kebbaty, has been committed
to Aberdeen gaol on the charge of having murdered his
housekeeper, Catherine Davidson. The prisoner is a
person who, at one time at least, was entitled to the cha-
racter of a gentleman, but for some time past he has fol-
lowed a course of reckless dissipation. It appears that on
Friday night week he had a small party of young people
assembled at his residence, Tillyfro Cottage, Cluny (about
17 miles to the north-west of Aberdeen). Drink was in-
dulged in to a considerable extent, and when the company
broke up, shortly after twelve o'clock, the host and his
housekeeper (with whom he lived alone) were both intoxi-
cated. About half-past five on Saturday morning, Mr.
Davidson entered in a state next to nudity a neighbouring
house, crying that he had found his housekeeper lying
dead or dying beside him. Alarmed, the people without
delay proceeded to Tillyfro Cottage, and found that the
statement was true, the woman having evidently bled to
death from two large wounds on the top of her brow. Mr.
Davidson said he could in no way account for the circum-
stance ; he could not even say how or when he got to bed ;
all he knew was, that on awaking in the morning he found
his servant lying beside him cold, with her head on his
arm, and with all her clothes on. The wounds are sup-
posed to have been caused by a pair of scissors, which were
found in the room near the body covered with blood.
Several parts of the accuaed's shirt were also marked with
blood, but how it came there he says he cannot tell. He
was taken to Aberdeen on Sunday night, and committed
to prison on Monday. Mr. Davidson is said to be a tall,
handsome man, aged 44, a widower, and has a family who
resided apart from him. A considerable time ago he was,
for a short period, an inmate of the Aberdeen Lunatic
Asylum. His estate of Kebbaty is worth from £1,200 to
£1,500 yearly, but from his habits it has been long under
trustees. When in drink he was very violent, but in his
sober moments kind and good-hearted. The deceased was
a person of middle age, and bad been iu Mr. Davidson's
service for several years,

MATTHEWS, THE LATE POLICEMAN.—At the Cheshire
county sessions, on Monday, Mr. W. T. Egerton.said he
had been requested by Sir Edward Cast to bring forward
a motion of which Sir Edward had given notice, but who
was absent in consequence of the illness of a member of
his family. It was, "That an annuity of £27 10s. be
granted to the widow and children of John Matthews, late
an assistant petty constable of the hundred of Wirral, who
was killed in the execution of his duty on the 4th Septem-
ber, 1854, for so long as Mrs. Matthews shall remain a
widow and unmarried." Mr. Egerton said the court was
empowered to make the allowance under the constabulary
act, and the death of Matthews was really a melancholy
one. He had left a widow and five children, the eldest of
whom was ten years, and the youngest was eighteen
months'old. In fixing the annuity, however, the widow
only had been considered, and as the court would see from
the terms of the motion, she would only be entitled to it
whilst she remained unmarried. Mr. Corbett supported
the motion, and said encouragements of this sort were
desirable, in order to induce the officers to do their duty
fearlessly. The motion was agreed to.
DENBIGHSHIRE RAILWAY.--At a public meeting,
called by the High-sheriff, held in the County-hall, Ruthin,
to adopt measures for forming a railway through the Vale
of Clwyd, and to connect the mining districts with the
great traffic railway, it was agreed that a line, commencing
at Ruabon, and passing by way of Llangollen, Corwen,
Ruthin, Denbigh, and St. Asaph to Rhyl, would be the
line best suited to the requirements of the district, and
most conducive to its interests ; and that it would form a
good basis for extending railway communication through
the interior of North Wales. A committee having been
appointed to organise local committees, it was resolved,

"That such local committees be formed in each town and
district, through which the line will pass, to collect sub-
scriptions, for defraying the preliminary expenses of pre-
paring the surveys, and the necessary notices for Parlia-

inenei that they communicate the result of their efforts
within a fortnight; and that any sums so subscribed may
hereafter be appropriated in part payment of shares if the
undertaking proceeds." After a vote of thanks to the
chairman, Mr. West, of Ruthin Castle, the meeting
sepsarated.

CHESHIRE QUARTER. SESSIONS.—The county business
was transacted at Knutsford on Monday last. In con-
sequence of representations made by different judges,
and to avoid the expense entailed by cases being sent to
the summer assizes instead of to the quarter sessions, it
was resolved that an adjourned sessions shall always be
held the week previous to those assizes, and that the April
quarter sessions be fixed before the assizes whenever prac-
ticable. The following were the estimated demands and
receipts at present sessions and adjournments :—Bridges,
£350 ; lock-ups, &c., £BO ; house of correction, £3,000 ;
prosecutions at sessions, £3,400; police, £1,700; gaolers,
£6OO ; general payments, £4,400; On the credit side :
Balance due from treasurer, £3,266 ; arrears of rate, £271;
balance of county rate, £772 ; ditto of constabulary rate,
£894 ; from lords of the treasury for maintenance of pri-
soners, £7,075; River Weaver, £5,000; fines, &c., £340;
fees, £4lO ; repayment by gaolers, £600; total, £18,629 ;
leaving a credit balance of £5,009. The estimated receipts
and demands at the January sessions and adjournment
were—Bridges, £350; lock-ups, £3O ; Chester Castle, general
payments, £2,900 ; prosecutions at sessions, £2,400 ; at
assizes, £2,200 ; police, £1,790 ; gaolers, £600; general pay-
ments, £2,200. On the other side : Balance in hand,
£5,009 ; from lords of the treasury, £1,067 ; River Weaver,
£4,000 ; fines, &c., £340 ; repayment by gaolers, £6OO ;
constabillary rate, £1,747; total, £12,765; showing_ a
balance in favour of the county of £295. A county rate
of one farthing was then ordered, which will produce
£1,738.