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

The Telegraph Purchase soney-Comrner-
cial Failures-Divorcc and KcligIon-isuin
storm and Fioods--The Army and Church.
The Chancellor OF the EXchequer concluded his
arran gements for the payment 10 the several tee-
graph companies OF the compensation awarded to
them, amounting to f5,715,0iS, the large funds OF
tue savings banks and other pubic departments,
together with the tax collections due in January,
being available for the purpose.
The failure Is announced OF Messrs. George Barnes
4 Son. cotton splnners ana manufacturers, Has
nngden, with liabilities estimated GI OOo G5 oOo
AT meeting OF the creditors OF Mr.. G. W. Rus.
sum, cloth agent, at Manchester, a composition OF
49, cd. in the pound was acceDted.
1t Is understood that in 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 ne was u Catholic
and entertained CONSCIENTIOUS scruIAes with reyyec.
to divorce HIS Lortshlp SAID the jury merely had
TO try the question whether charge OF aQutery was
true, and refused 10 excuse MIN.
Heavy rains winch had been falling for some days
the midland counties they nave been very oes1ruc
tve and Ia the Vale OF Trent thousands Cf acres
were submerged. Inc river rose rapidly at Aotting
ham, and Oh Monday morning, December 90, reached
within foot and O. half of the water mark vi the
great Hood Of 1852 (the highest on record.
At DERBY the Hood has been the greatest known
since tie memorable one OF the lst OI April lsi2.
In Shropshire and North Wales the rains pro.
duced nooos almost unprecedented In the present
century.
The verdict OF acqulttal IN the affair OF Overend,
Quincy Co. was received IN London with Intense
satisfaction.
Tne .cuttng down" system lnaugurated regard.
ing the British army Is, ,loes rOtens, being promptly
carried out fne intended appointments OF several
ensgns and corneGs have been cancelled, and as
as those now holding these grades can be
absorbed the rank Will disappear from the army list.
The times contains long ettero from Its CORES.
pondent Gt Rome filled with speculations tne DIFF
nculteS and dlssensions which the dogma oi nfaili-
Dliy Is likely to produce II pressed on the Council.
One OF his statements Is, tiat 'in the event OF the
dogma being carried the Bishop Ol Orleans aud 10
oil tue Fathers Will retire.
On December Il three bishops were onsecrated
In London, making Que addition TO the English Epls
copate, the otner two supplying vacancies wlch
nave 0een caused one Dy death and one by resg-
nation. The Inree clergynen advanced are the Rev.
Dr. Frederick Temple, OF Balliol College, oxford,
who has been appointed 10 the bishoprtc of Exeter
hon. and Rev. Lord Arthur hervey ID. d., OF TRINITY
College, CamDrIdge, nominated to the bsnopric OF
Bath and Weils, IN the room Of the Hon. and Right
Rev. Lord Auckland, who resigned that see, and TIE
Rev. W. II. Stirling Is. A., who has been ior some
years working at 1erra dei Fuego In connection with
the South American Missionary Society, as bishop OF
the English congregation in the Falkland Islands.