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Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Oct. 18, 1842.
§ir,—As the letter published by the Rev. Mr. Allport, in
your journal of Thursday last, might tend to excite in unwary
,eaders 'a suspicion with respect to the character of the Arch-
bishop of Tripoli, mayl beg, in behalf of that distinguished
Prelate, the insertion of the following translation of the in-
strument of hia consecration? lam at a loss to conceive
,low the letter from the Patriarch of Antioch can' justify such
step as the apprehension and imprisonment of the archbi_
shop. Omitting the important circumstance that the letter
is distinctly stated by Mr. Allport as not having been re-
ceived by him till the 11th, and therefore could not have
been the ground of his former suspicion, the letter itself can
arove no more than that the person in question is not an
,archbishop in the part of the church in connection with thi-t
patriarch. This may or may not be a reason for withhold-
mg the right hand of religious fellowship from the archbishop,
hnt it can be no reason for treating him as an impostor, cr
handing him over to a common gaol.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
HENRY G. WILLIAMS.

(Place of the Seal.) Glory to God continually.
MAXIMUS, by the mercy of the Most High God, Pa-
t:iarch of Antioch, and all the East.
Notice in the Lord to all whom it may reach. In comple-
tion of the canonical election of the person of our dear son,
the priest Joseph Tuttungee, noble and honourable, one of
the curates of the city of Meppo, which took place, as de-
scribed in the patriarchal notice, signed and sealed by us and
our brethren, the dear and honoured bishops of our province,
on the 7th day of the month Ab (August) last, constituting
him bishop over the diocese of Tripoli, in Syria, and the col-
lege of our people which is here in Ain Teraz—we have laid
on him our feeble hand, during the holy service thereat cele-
brated, on the llth -6y of the present month, in the church
of the prophet Elias, in the town of Deel-al.Kamr ; our dear
and honoured brethren, the Lord Agabius, Metran of Bey_
rout, and the Lord Basilius, Mettin of Pharzul, uniting with
us in the imposition of hands. And we have fully conse-
crated him Metran over the see of the aforementioned city
of Tripoli in Phoenicia, and over the college of the Lady of
the Annunciation, and we have named him Athavasius, ex-
tending to him the time still wanting for the completion of the
age requisite, according to the regulation of our Greek Church,
for designation to the episcopal degree. Moreover, we have
conferred on him plenary power, in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, to handle the holy
mysteries and to administer them in truth and with full
license, in the diocese and college aforementioned ; and we
have given him the right of pastoral rule in episcopal ad-
ministration which is proper to the outer court ; and we have
given him the full authority which is connected with this ad-
ministration. Also we have appropriated to him all the
rights, both ecclesiastical and civil, which are proper to his
degree and office, without exception; and we have commit-
ted to him all the peculiar privileges of superintendence over
this college as is contained in the book of their statutes, en-
joining all in the diocese and college aforementioned of the
children of our people, namely, the Greek Melkile Catholics,
to render implicit obedience to his honoured brotherhood,
forasmuch as he is their legitimate Metran, and that they pay
to him whatever is incumbent upon them ecclesiastically.
And to confirm all which precedes, we have consigned into
his brotherly hand this canonical'clocument as a proof.
Given from the Palace of the Patriarch, opposite the
college of the Lady of the Annunciation, in Ain Teraz,
on the 15th day of Tashreen al.A.wwal (October),
1836.

NEWS FROM INDIA.

(From the Tyne Mercury.)

We have been permitted to make the following extract
from a letter from Sergeant-Major Clark, of the 3d King's
Own Light Dragoons, now on active service in India, ad-
dressed to his mother and relations at Newcastle. It is
dated Jellalabad, the 26th of July, 1842. We have no doubt
the extract will be read with interest, as it enters into detail,
and shows the spirit of our British soldiers :
" On the 2d day of April, 1842, we marched at daylight
to a place called Jumrood, six miles and a half from Kowal-
see, where a force of the Sikhs are stationed in a pretty good
fort, which commands the entrance of the Khyber Pass.
Well, we encamped about one mile in front of the fort, and
facing the mouth of the pass. You may depend on my word,
a more frightful.looking place you could not look on ; the
breadth of the bed of the pass may be some way about 40
yards, but after you once enter, it becomes very narrow in-
deed. Well, I find lam going ahead rather too fast.. We
stopped at this place from the 2d to the morning of the sth
of April, 1842, when at three o'clock of that morning the
camp began to move to the front, and I belonged to a squa-
dron which was ordered to cover the gallant 9th Foot, who
had to take and crown the tops of the right hill, and w.,ich
were something about 1,000 yards high, and dreadfully steep
to ascend ; and foward we went, taking advantage of the
daylight approaching, crossing hills, and then down the
deep and dangerous beds of the dry rivers; and now com-
menced the work of slaughter. Of all the sights which man
could look on this was awfully grand—the sides of the hills
completely covered and literally alive with the enemy; but
all could not stop the lion spirit of our holy boys, the 9th and
62d Native Infantry, who were placed side by side, one
black and one white. The enemy gave the first fire, and,
our boys still closing upon them, when the enemy gave
them a second fire, then our boys commenced their work,
and certainly they brought them down in fine style from their
breastworks. But four men fell wounded from the enemy's
first fire ; but up went the boys, driving them before them
like so many monkeys, The work was to be done ; and,
after about three hours' hard work, we could see the enemy
retiring, but not till they had some good shots from our ar-
tillery. And most delightful now was the sight: the fel-
lows were attacked front and rear, and fought most dread-
fully, and at last they gave way to British arms, and fled as
fast as the nature of their dreadful hills would allow them;
but still keeping up their fire and annoying us as we passed
through their deep and dangerous defilers, not more than two
or three deep—and the camels and elephants all going single.
It was truly heartrending to see those poor fellows, the in-
fantry, coming down from the mountain-tops wounded and
weak from the loss of blood. The enemy left several of
their dead on the field, a dreadful sight to see; but we'have
fresh in mind the loss of thousands of our follow-soldiers
who fell at the pass of Tezeen, near Cabal, and there-
fore the men fought like mad devils. But such a place,
my dear friends, you never looked upon—the hills you see
in England are only molehills to the dreadful snow-covered.
mountains of Affghanistan. I will now conclude the first
day—l think our loss was about 30 killed, and about 100
wounded. We halted on the tops of some hills, about three
miles from Ali Musjid, and the rear of the army at the mouth
of the pass—soldiers and baggage all through the aefiles
standing all night and the following day. They all came up
this day, the 3d. No advance, only a
i party sent to recon-
noitre the forts of Ali Musjid, which s at the worst part of
the pass, as only one horse or cattle of any kind can pass at
a time ; and the water knee. deep, and the fort perpendicular
above you ; and, in fact, on both sides, if the enemy were in
possession of it, they could throw stones down, and com-
pletely bury you. But such was the lesson they had been
taught the first day, that they only showed themselves in
small parties, who were soon sent back with a shattered
frame. This day some rather sharp firing, but nothing of
any importance. This night I was in the rear-guard of the
army, and slept in the bed of the river, close to the river,
under the fort, with nothing but a good piece of hard biscuit
and a stony pillow. Still no complaint with us, for I must
say the officers and men care nothing about it; so that we
can relieve the poor fellows who are in; the fort of Jella-
labad was the only cry. Well, we stopped at Lundee Kha-
nah, a large and open valley, and a number of small forts
and villages, and a little of cultivation; but not the least
sign of any man, unless the dead on the side of the road—
for, mind, some of the fools are that bull-headed, that they
will actually stand till they are shot."

Sir W. Geary, who met with a melancholy accident a few
days ago, by falling over a looking-glass, is going on very
satisfactorily.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.--William Ganley, of Ballinacliffy,
a respectable farmer, was attacked by his own bull, while
out looking at his cattle; and, though he &tended himself
with a pitchfork, yet the furious animal gored him to death
before assistance could arrive, though his sons and workmen
were within sight. This is the third accident that has oc-
curred by means of this infuriated animal, it having before
killed a horse and colt. Still this dangerous animal exists,
though the coroner's jury ordered him to be destroyed.
What are the constabulary about?—Athlone Sentinel.

Two accidents from guns have recently occurred near this
city. The gun of an officer of the Light Dragoons, now its
barracks here, burst, and his head was dreadfully shattered.
A gentleman of Attleburgh, returning from sporting, in-
cautiously laid his hand on the muzzle of his gun, which
accidently went off, and carried away the greater part of two
fingers. The woodcocks have arrived some days. One was
shot at Hevingham, on Friday, Oct. 7th. A nest was this
year hatched off in the covers of Mr. Fellowes, of Haverland.
Four gentlemen, amongst whom was Sir Richard Sutton,
killed 433 tread of game at Buckenham, on Saturday, Oct. Ist,
amongst which there were only three rabbits, the greater
portion being pheasants and partridges.—Norwich Mercury.
We regret to
STATE OF TRADE.—There was no material change in the
appearance of the market yesterday ; though, Perhaps, the
reduction of prices (which have not very nearly reached the
lowest point) caused a little more inquiry than last week,
both for yarn and goods. The market, however, continues
generally flat, and prices are still drooping.
learn, that several failures have occured during the last few
days, bearing more or less upon the trade of this town. One
of these is that of a spinner and manufacturer at Stockport;
for Promoting
and another of a house in Glasgow engaged in the Canadian
trade, and owing some money here, though we believe the
extent of the engagements has been a good deal exaggerated.
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—Ma.,chester Guardian.
Enlargement,theTheChurches
and
Chapels, resumed their meetings on Monda
committee
Building,th e I
were present, the Rev. J. Jennings in the Y last. There
chair • It
T. Bowdler, H. H. Norris. and J. Lonsdal , e-Revs.
Harrison, J. W. Bowden, A.
. Powell, W. e;J. S. Salt, B.
jun., Esqrs., &c. Grants in several cases Davis, N. Connop,
payments to the amount of £4,225 were made, and
ordered to twenty-five
parishes for the sums awarded to them respectively, the
works having been completed.the
persons, twenty-five places is 128,244 The population of -
church room therein, previously to the execution of the
and the provision of
works for which the society's
18,942 sittings, of which grants were voted, was for
.
6' 441 were free. Five of these
parishes contained a
population of 91,896 souls, with church
accommodation for 11,593
by two large proprietary persons (including that furnished
and seven contained ary chapels), with only 3,080 free seaittsg
church room for onl 3,lo2Null.tion of 22,357 r. ',
Perihnscruwding
that
insufficient
her,
only 1,821 free seats! To thisltanaccommoda-
tion 1,148 sittings, have now been very a idndseudtfi c
with-ien
the society's
assistance, including 6,261 free and un •proprrat ed sittings.
DESCRIPTION OF ROSTON.—When I got into the streets
o• n Sunday morning the air was so clear, the houses were so
uright and gay, the signboards were painted in such gaudy
colours, the gilded letters were so very golden, the bricks
were so very red, the stones were so very white, the blinds
and area railings were so very green, the knobs
s and plates
upon the street doors so marvellously bright antwinkling,
and all so light and unsubstantial in appearance, that every
thoroughfare in the city looked exactly like a scene in a pan.
tocnime. It rarely happens, in the business streets, that a
tradesman, if 1 may venture to call any body a tradesman
where everybody is a merchant, resides above his store; so
that many occupations are often carried on in one house, and
the whole front is covered with boards and inscriptions. As
I walked along I kept glancing up at these boards, confi-
dently expecting to see them change into something; and 1
never turned a corner suddenly without looking out for the
clown and pantaloon, who I bad no doubt were hiding
doorway, or behind some pillar close at hand in a
harle-
quin and columbine, I discovered immed• • As to
lodged (they are always looking after lod • y
iatel that they
mime) at a very small clockmaker's, one lodgings in a panto-
hotel ; which, in addition to various story high, near the
al-
most covering the whole front, had symbols and devices
—to be jumped through, of a great dial hanging out
course.
possible, even more unsubstantial-r. The suburbs are, if
white wooden houses (
kso white that it
than the city. The
at them), with their green jalousieat it makes one wink to look
and dropped about in all blinds, are so sprinkled
any root at all in the directions, without seeming to have
chapels are so prim and ground, and the small churches and
almost believed the whole
bright, and highly varnished, that I
like a child's toy and affair could be taken up piecemeal,
crammed into a little box.—Boz.