The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-07

[. OCTOBER I. 1856.
EARTHouAKEIsH IN HoSDuRAs-A correspouder
OF the n Z. Herald, writing from Balizs. Houdu
rAs, on the 5th August says:
On tns ssh instant violent shock Of an earth
y ~ \. isH 10 tnis town. II took place abou
Tne snock was attended with heavy rumhIine
sound, very much like the distant thunder. and =
the same time the crockery glass and vine bot
nss In the houses-and In fact our houses them
ssiye.-oegau shaking aud dsncing-so vioIen
Was the motion, and fearful the cracking Of ths
timoers and boards. The whole population raj
into the streets, many yelling with terror, while
osners, on their knees. were crying for mercy "a
HIM who maketh the earth TO quake The same
sncck extended to the islands In our vicinity. wai
| Ien IN Jamaica, and was very severe at Omoa
wnere there were l05 shocks. and where il was
feit for eight days, slightly. The. sams may 81
said here, a. very slight trembling in the earth
IS occasionaily felt up the present time
CRUISE OF THE o. s SLooP PvANDAIIA-Ffea,
nth P1atss.-The U. S. sloop of war Vandalia,
Commander Roote, has arrived at Portsmouth. N.
H., after An absence Of three years and sailing
| 81 600 niles gE
The vanaaiia was the WORKING shin of tb. .ou.a.
roa; Nins months was the longest consecutive ne
ROD she Ismaned at any one port, and that was At
ssut and capture OF that celebrstsd city and drrin,
Tho whoe Of her stay there, maintaned on shar- a
suaId OF s:amen and marines. to preserve ths neu-
rAy OF the foreign settlement and protect the pc
sons and property of American residents from being
injured In the struggle then waging bet cen the Chi
nese I'm perialists and insurgents.
This ship a'su assisted to extsrrinate III. hordss
OF pfales that Infest the Chinese waters Upou ops
occasioa while lying ut becalmed in the ta
of tho Pearl river, near Hong Kong some of tb.ss
iuN nd udarip T..
lunks, almost within range of her brosdside Three
noan were lnstsntly iowsrsds and manned by party
e1 ssamen and Marines underline comm and of Lieut.
John Wa.cutt. who went in pursuit. The pirates
iaden with booty took to island about two miles
distant, where they ensceuced themsel res behind
some preciPitous rocks and kept up continuous FIRE
upon the advancing boats The vandala' dashed on
tnfougn shower OF grape and musket balls landed
the rocks routed out the nest of r.scals and
Killed and and wounded an unknown number where
upon the rest escaped to the jungle. The work of
Destruction was then completed BY burning their
were taken who were afterw ards delivered to the
Unlnese authorities In this gallant affair, Lieut.
wsieust mad only ons ons man killed and one wound
In consequence OF being detained 10 long upon the
East INDIA station, she had great deal Of sickness
Ihree OF her officers were invsded and sent home
ana others nave been detached and SO
very few OF the original number remaia. Nineteen
of the crew have died inc udng six by casualtes in
. complement OF two hundred; email number, con-
sidens their exposure the length of the cruise
and the un nheathness of the climate.
TnE Protestant EPISCOPAL CoNvENrIoN.-This
Convention assembled Friday morning. The Com
mlttee on Iew Diossses made report favorable to
the application of Cslifornis for admission.
Mr. Trapier submitted q proposed amendment Of
the fourth article OF the Consultation, for reference
to the Committee on Canous.
Pending the consideration of this proposition It
was laid nside, and the order of the dsy the amend
ment TO the sixth article of the Constitution was
called up.
Tn,. lu,ar H.. AZ. A.
trial of Bishops shall be compo.ed of Bishocs onu
and that the mode of trying Bishops and Deacons
may be instituted by the Convention the D,oce
mode of trial
Judge Hoffman of N York advoca: ed the change
Judge Stroud, OF Pennsylvanis, could see no ad.
vantage in delegatns to the General Convention the
power now possessed by the Diocesss of constitution
their own courts Hewas for allowing things to re.
main ~ they were,
Mr. Williams, of Virginia, was the ne 1t ons in d e.
bate He would inquire and put it to the go,d sense
of this Convention, whether 1t best fitted to row.
Diooeses in this widespread Union, or whsthei
their own local Conventions were preferable. The
latter alternstlve wss in his opiuion, the best Hs
followed the companion drawn by Jndxe Stroud be.
tween eccsnasticsl and political government, and
eyipcided in the views of that speaker He
sganst placing the power which in its nature should
be local, end necessarily governed by ocs influences
In the hands CT body of men who could ably and
rightly egislate and rjl matters relative to whisL
| they nsd no competent knowledge He called upon
individual members present to decide whether or moi
thsir own respective Diocsses were not proper onel
to legsste. Although willing always 10 alter whate
incorrect, found to be preudicial yet until
lis evil nature was preven he would oppose all eortl
| to amend reconsider.
Rev Beecher johnson. of Georgia, referring to the
character of new diocssss upon the extremes Of
territory. cited the difficulties under which they 10
bored and mentioned ihs impossibihty for any one
united body to lseislate for them.
REV Mr. Johnson, of Georgia, urged 1t as impossi-
BILE for united body leeslste for ALL and espe-
ciay for the new dioceses on the boundaries of our
country f'Z
The Rev DR.. Vinton, of New York, combsted the
arguments of Judge Stroud and urged the impor.
tance Of settling upon a uniform mode and manner
of trial, and uniform code of laws by which justice
shall bo administered and also as to who should 81.
en- the Trial.
Judge Chambers and Mr.. Evans, Of MARYLAND, con.
inued the debate. -
An invitation to the members to visit the new Ma.
sopic Hall was received and accepted.
Anumber Of proposed alterations to canons were
referred to the Committee on Csnons
saturday was occupied in discussing the amend
msnt to the 9th article.
Sunday. Rishop Johns, OF Virginia was to preach
in the Church of the Atnnement. and DR.. Sparrow,
| Of Virginia in the Church of the Epiphany.
MoRE COURT ErIauErrE-The English seem te
have particular horror for any thing yellow. Pro-
fessor Mahan shocked the assmbly at the Qu' emf
tho Court Of ihs Emperor of Russia have disturbed
the Of the correspondent Vt the Lsndon Daily
News by wearing yellow pluules in their chapeaus
,ss they were me m ,s
l
kee generally manages to make himself noticed wher
ever he goes An equal breach OF etiquette in ths
corr espondents opinion, was that the Americans OF
leaving the Imperial presence, turned their back
| upon the Emperor. He consratulates his countr,
that Englishmen aiy retired with their fsses 70 roy
| atty walking bask wards like a crab.
| Snow AND sLEGT IN SEPrEMBER!-fhis is
strange announcement, but nevertheless true! for WI
| saw it with eyes 1t Yves seen also by man!
| others, in this place, Tuesday ast 3osh OF Sep
tsmber 1t is needless to say that ovsrcea and fire
| are in demand. Strange -stIsnge weather for Sep
| tenber-CasssiRe, Ga, Standard.
/ Two MEN KILLED BY SuFFocATIoN.-This morn
| ing two cslored men. named John baldwin and Al
| bert McCummn we're found dead In Parkers stabl
/ In Byron street. Both Of tbs bodies were found u
bed lying in natural Positions and there u no douo
the deaths caused by spffocstion from coal gas
| which escaped from small stove in room adJotnin
| the ia which the men laid -Bost0a Ledger.
FATAL AcclDENr.-At American mass mestin
At Atlanta Ga on the Sd inst-, Jno McGahagsn. on
Of the delegates from Morgan county, while fasenin
Gag on pole fell from the height of 80 feet an
died immediately
/ DINsERr TO Hon. p. s. BRosKs :, A public dinns