The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-02-16
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The Empress Eugene has bought the spot called
the tomb Of the Virgin Mary from the Sultan tol
$4,000.
Dr. John Muir, the founder of the Sanscrit Chain
in the University of Edinburgh, has increased bis
original endowment of the Chair by an addition Of
$1,000.
Egypt-Alexandria, February l2-The Ismala
rocks have been removed The minimum depth
of water now is twenty-nine feet
At the last meeting of the Glasgow U. ?. Pres
bytery Professor Eadie stated that he intended IN
a fortnight hence to start on a tour through the
Desert of Sinai, thence to Petra and PALESTINE
The journey would last from three to four months,
and he asked leave of absence for that period
The Rev. David Young of Moutrose Street church,
who accompanies DR.. Eadie, made similar re-
quest. Leave of absence was granted.
The settlement of the Rev. Donald Fraser in
London is now only question of few weeks
The Free PreSbytery OF Inverness, at recent
meeting, after hearing statement from the rev
erend gentleman, unanimously agreed to accept OF
his resignation, In order that he may become the
pastor Of the MarylebOne congregation, 1t is
scarcely necessary that We should state that this is
a great event for the cause Of PresbyterianiSm
south of the Tweed, and that Mr.. Fraser will make
his influence felt in circles beyond the Presbyterian.
come in his metropolitan sphere
The visit Of the Emperor of Austria to the
Sultan was attended with characteristic act of
courtesy on the part of the latter It's we'll known
that the library Of Matthew Coryiuus, King of
Hungary was captured during the old wars and
transferred to the Seraglio This has been q MT
ter Of res to Europeans, it being
cCr ~ classic treatiSes
oO,. aOoheve the case: but the books ar
chiefly ecclesiastical. The Sultan presented TO the
Emperor four Of the handsOmest OF these books,
bearing the arms Of their former owners. They
are, states the LeUGnt Herald, folio Of st. Au-
gustine, De Cvitate Del; twelve comedies of Plau-
tus; treatise on Rhetoric by George of Trebi-
z0nd and portion of Latin translation of the
History OF POlybius. The Emperor has achieved
popularity in Hungary by placing these volumes in
the National Library at Pesth.
Anglican The long continued movement for an
increase OF bishops in the Church of England is
now so far successful as that both the Bishop of Lin
coin and the Archbishop of Canterbury will have
a suttragan bishop as an assistant The new Suf
tragan or the Archbishop of Canterbury will, in
all probability, take the title of Bishop Of Maid
stone. The designation of the Rev. Dr. Henry
Mackenzie, who has been accepted by the Crown
as Sufragan Bishop of Lincoln, will be Bishop
OF Nottingham" and in that form, the letters
patent are to be made out.
The London correspondent of the New York
Tribune was present at the conservation of Bishop
Temple, and describes the assembly:
No scene that has been witnessed in WeStmin-
ster Abbey within this decade was so impressive
as that Of yesterday. The intense feeling with
which one of the three Bishops to be consecrated
had been invested had drawn to the Abbey a COM
pany such as perhaps had never before seen GER
emory Of the kind in their lives. Literary men,
men OF science, philosophers, poets, statesmen,
looking audience The Broad Churchmen are be
ginning to be as recognizable as Quakers You
shall know them by their boards and mustaches,
by certain holiness of STEP aud their frank faces
There is twinkle Of humor in their eyes, and
muSeul ar movement about their frames. There
were plenty Of them present on yesterday"