New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-29
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS.

DEATH OF THE RIGHT REV. BISHOP BRowS.-
This eminent Trelate, Roman Catholic Bishop OF Lv-
epoo recently expired at his residence IN that city
lie was consecrsted Bishop of Liverpool In i7iO he
received his education at 1t. Cuthberts College, near
Durham, where he q private pupil OF the cele-
brated Historian, DR.. Lneard He was remarkable,
during his college career, n writer of sweet and
classical LATIN and he afterward became Prefect, aud
then Vice-presdent of the College and Professor OF
Theology.
SINGULAR SCENE N Az ENGLISH CHrRCH.-The
new church at Ambleside, England has recently been
warned by means of fues leading from a coke fire.
Owing 10 some imperfecton in the iues, deeterious
gas issued into the body Of the church during the
morning service on a recent Sabbath. Young chdfen
being rearest the foor first affected and about
twenty Of them followed another out before the
adults took the alarm. At about the middle OF the
the congregation rose IN body and went out,
to the apparent astOnshment of the preacher, who in
his elevated pulpit, unaware of the mischief. He
left entirely alone in the church; and 1t is the
opinion of the medical that if the congregation
had staid fifteen minutes longer no one would have
been able to help himself or his neighbor, and many
must have perished.
The HISTORIAN Mrs:IoS-The opposition of the
serious apprehension have been experienced of late,
has relaxed. The acting Governor of Oromah replied
courteously to a. letter from the English Enbassa-
dor inviting his friendly offices in behalf of the Amer-
can Missionaries. Threatened prevention of re-
opening of the Female Seminary and village Schools,
after their vacation, had not been executed. de-
mald that the issues of the Press be submitted to pre-
vous examination by an agent of the Government
hes not been enforced
MosUHESTAL CONFEDERATION OF THE New
DoGMA-A magnificent column is about TO be erected
in Rome, opposite the College of the Propaganda, to
commemorate the promulg cation Of the Dogma of the
" Immaculate Conception" 1t will be 46 feet high
and the capital oDamented with lilies and wresths Of
olives. There are to be two Easements; support
Dg colossal statues Is feet high, in Carara marble, Of
tie Prophets who spake of the future glory of the
Nirgin-Moses, Ezekiel, Isaiah, and David'-and
the other bearing the column ITSELF together with bas
reliefs and Inscriptions recording the solemn defn
tons of the dogma and also the arms of the present
Pope.
Al AGED CoSyERT.-An extensive revival OF re-
ligion If at present going in Hartford, Conn. On
Sabbath morning last, Rev. DR.. Murdock baptized
number Of persons, one Of whom lady seventy
six years Of age.
CHRISTIAN Distraction OF SLAVES The Rev.
DR.. Jones, distinguished Presbyterian minister OF
Georgia, is earnestly advocating the education Of
slave children in the Sabbath schools. He thinks it
may be safe 10 introduce them into the schools
with white children, if placed In another part Of the
ROOM and Is very confident that religious instruction
will make them useful and reliable servants.
He urges, what has been unavailingly urged thou
sand times that the slaves Of the South perish
rally for want of Christian knowledge, upon their
will the heavy guilt rest But does Dr. Jones'
any body else believe that there is such God in
Heaven as would, under any circumstances, add to
the wrongs and crimes perpetrated agsnst this down
trodden in this world, eternity Of suffering in
another world
TIE CossEcTIcUT THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS The
trustees Of the theological seminary East Windsor
CT, have published statement in respect 20 the
successful effort to unite that institution with the
New-Haven theological schoOl. The trustees of the
Windsor school proposed TO the other that the schools
should be united at New Haven, and that the profes
Of the Joint school should be nominated by tbs
East Windsor board and elected by the New Haven
be ard The latter preferred that both boards SHOULD
act directly in the election Of teachers and ha, no
person should be teacher unless separately elected
by both boards. This matter could have been agreed
upon but the New. Haven board suggested that while
insunountable theological hinderance lay in the
way Of union on their part othe: and very obvious
difficulties must necessarily arrest further action at
present. What these difficulties are it is not stated
TRE GREAT MosQuE IN JERusALEa-It il row be
G, ming regular practice for travellers 10 ySt the io-
teYor Of the Great Mosque the site Of the Temple
The Pasha Of Jerusalem went 50 far as 20 offer 10 the
Jews 10 enter the Mosque in order to pray for rain
but they refused for two first because they
were all tremendously unclean and secondly they
might have put under their feet the words OF the law
which they believe 10 be buried under this Mo.oue.
The jews, however, went to the tomb Of Daniel to
pray for rain, which came next day.
Oh0lSs IL PkEsBNERIAs CHuRcHEs.-An organ
has lately been ordered by the managers the Clare
hftt'sireet Presbyterian Church in Glasgow. The
sn.'c. had previously been under discussion in pri.