The New York herald., 1870-01-05
ENGLAND.

The Telegraph Purchase NsOney-Commer.
cial Failures-Divorcc and Reli9ion-Kain
Storm and Fioods--The Army and Church.
The Chancellor Of the Excnequer concluded his
rangemens for the payment 10 the several teie-
graph companies OF the compensation awarded to
them, amounting to f5,7l5,o4S the large funds OF
the savings banks and other public departments,
together with the tax collections due in January,
being available for the purpose.
The failure Is announced OF Messrs. George Barnes
l. son, cotton spinners ana manufacturers, Has
nngden, with liabilities estimated 600 TO G5 o0o
AT a meeting Of the creditors OF Mr.. G. W. Rus.
SUM- cloth agent, at Manchester, composition OF
rs. Cd. in the pound was accepted.
1t Is understood that n consequence OF difficulties
attending the administration OF the affairs OF Messrs.
Jorss Co., Of Leeds, by deed, the estate has been
Professionally placed III bankruptcy.
In tle divorce Court London, juryman desired
to be excused on the ground that he was Catholic
and entertained CONSCIENTIOUS scruIhes with respect
TO divorce. HIS Lordsnip sdlu the jury merely had
to the question whether charge aaultery was
true and refused to excuse MIN.
Heavy rains winch had been falling for some day 3
caused great hoods In many parts of England. In
the midland counties they have been very oeslrgc
tive and IN the Vale Of Trent thousands of acres
submerged. The river rose rapidly at olting-
ham, and on Monday morning. December 90 reached
within y loot and haf OF the water mark oI the
great Hood VI 1852 (the highest on record)
AT Derry the hood has been the greatest known
since the memorable one OF the lst OF April, 1872
duced nooos almost unprecedented In the present
century.
The verdict OF acqulttal IN the affair OF Overend
Gurney u Co. was received IN London with intense
satisfaction.
Tne "cuLting down" system lnaugurated regard
Ing the British army Is, ftOtenS rOe3, being promptly
carried out rle intended appointments OF several
ensigus and corneGs have been cancelled, ana as
soon as those holding these grades can be
absorbed the rank viii disappear from the army list
The times contains long iettero IRON Its cores
pondent ct Rome filled with specuatOns the dlf.
nculties and dlssensions which the dogma oi infa
piiIy Is likely TO produce II pressed on the Council
one OF his statements 49, tnat ln the event OF the
dogma being carried the Bishop Oi orleans aud 10
oil the fathers Will retre.o
On December FL three bishops were consecrated
In London, making Que addition TO the English Epis-
copate, the otner two supplying vacancies winch
have been caused, one by death and one by resig-
nation. Tie tnree clergynen advanced are the Rev.
Df. Frederick Temple, OF BalhOl College, oxford,
who has been appointed 10 the bishoprc Of Exeter;
Hon. and REV. Lord Arthur hervey, d. d. OF TRINITY
College, CanDrldge, nominated to the blsnopric OF
Bath and Wells, In the room OF the Hon. and Right
Rev. Lord Auckland, who resigned that see and tie
Rev. ". II. Stirling, B. A., who has been ior some
years working at Terra de- Fuego In connection with
the South American Missionary society bishop oil
the English congregation ia the Falkland Islands.