The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-08

b. 10000, DIVIDED INTO o. parishes, with ~
Bishops, 1880 priests, a,o9a monks and mem
bers of religious orders, l.6as nuns, and 5a7
ecclesiastical pupils. Exclusive Of Jews,
the number of inhabitants not acknowledging
the Roman Church is 4la.
There are seventy Cardinals, composing
the Sacred College, six of whom are Bishops,
fifty priests and fourteen deacons. The old.
est Cardinal is "a, the youngest A. Fifty
four are Italians; sixteen foreigners. Six Of
the foreign Cardinals are of France, three of
Austria, two of Spain, two of Portugal, one
of Belgium, one of England, and one of
Prussia. Twenty seven Cardinals (Italiansl
reside in Rome, and assist the Pope in the
spiritual government of his church, and in
the temporal government of the Pontifical
States.
CoAL.-It is said that when coal was first
introduced into England, theprejudice against
it was so strong that the Commons petitioned
the Crown to prohibit the "noxious' fuel
In the time of Edward l. man was tried,
convicted and executed for the crime Of
burning coal in London. A law against the
burning of coal has been virtually passed IN
the high prices now fixed for that article by
the coal dealers but the worst of the matter
is, there is no substitute for it.
LOUIS NAPOLEON AND RUssIA.-At the time
of Louis Napolton's famous coup d'etat,. it
was believed in Paris that Russia had been
an active agent the whole of the proceed
ings, and had ev supplied the pecuniary
means If so, it sas probably the most inju
dicious investmt 4 ever made by capt.
talist.
The BuGBEAR. What will the Western
Powers do for By gbear to scare old women
and children with. .&ow that the present war
has shown the pei ut impotence of Russia
as an aggressive ruitary power?
JOHN S. FLrMlS Esq, of Goochland, has
been appointed a d egate from Richmond to
the Norfolk Intern'.l Improvement Conven
ton. l.
SINGULAR FUNERlL INcrDENT.--On Monday
morning last, as the h. raj of Mr. VIM Elliott
deceased, was about 4. ting from his late resi-
dence, in Washington.v u St. Peters Chnrch. de.
tention was caused which Is thus noticed by the
Sentinel
II appeared that as tie coffin was about 10 be clo
sed somebody suggest I'd there possibility that
life was not wholly extinct as, apparently, decom-
position had not conn enced, and the face wore
Several others coinfi:ed in the opinion, and i'm
agination with them 4 N ripened into strong prob
ability if not fact Id As, therefore, thought adv
sable to postpone the neral, until further notice.
Two or three physil rs were summoned In the
course of the day, an we learn that they after in
speeding the CORPSE discovered that decomposition
had actually COMMENDED.
The body had beer ling In chamber, with the
windows hosted, tho old air rushing In; and, be-
sides, it was surrounded by ice To those arrange
ments, though the deah took place on Friday after.
noon, may be attributed the preservation of the
corpse.
The funeral took plsce on Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Elliot was an architect of much eminence, and
his death is generally regretted
OUTRAGE On Wednesday night last in New
York, fragrant outrage committed outside the
Metropolitan Hall. Madame e. Wallace Bouchelle,
the celebrated singer had just left the theatre in
company with two friends, when she saw man raise
his arm in the act of throwing something in her face,
winch bne aVOldou Dy starting DdckWa1o. Sne es.
capped the blow aimed for her face but received the
contents of bottle OF vtIiol her dress Before
she recovered the fgat the wretch had disappeared
1t is supposed that the attack made by an indi
vi iusl who had sent her threatening letters, with
the object of compelling her to leave the CITY,
BRANCH VII-Fruits and Fruit Trees -S89 For
the bss and largest variety of apples suitable for
Southern raising, ea;h labelled, $40, to Henry B.
Jones, Rockbridge.
$780, For the best and largest variety of pears
no award.
SOL For the greateit number of choice varieties of
different kinds of frur-no award.
500. For the best md largest collection of appIe
trees, suitable for Southern raising $l0 to Joseph
Sinton Henrico
1898 For the best ri trees So to Joseph Rem
ME- Henrico.
s94. For the best n trees, $40. to Joseph Sim
tom Henrico
395. For the best pa vines-no award.
S96 For the best e"wberry vines s. to James
Guest, Henrco.
S97. For the best epberry plants-no award.
The committee spv highly of barrel of crauber.
RES exhibited by X Idle of Hanover and recon-
mended premium him of $40.
They next compl E It Mrs Ann F. Manifold for
specimens OF dried 6; and recommend q premium
of IS to Master sll Robinson for vine of the
purple damask gray
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