Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser. — 1877-08-04 (Alston, Cumbria, England)

TON CHARTIST.— Basta imeresponolent telegraphs :—The death is announoed of o once iiele:irated character, John crest, the Chartist. Although • Itionmouthmogistrote,Mr Frosttook•leading fort in the Choi tiot mists in booth Miles, for which he was tried and condemned to death, the sentence being Remolds commuted to transportation. Unlike his • companion he lived to return to Ingand, and had retided fur many years near Bristol.  Steps have been taken, and are alao almost oompleted for formioi • new archdeseenry in the diocese of Manchester. The new archiesionry will comprise the rural  deaneries of Blackburn Burnley, Vs'kale, aud Leyland. iiiwbieh mere tbe:n 100 churches. It is reported  that Canon Barth will be the first new rushdeseon.  It has clic ofy been stated that Mr Whistler eontemplated an action for libel &plant Mr Buskin, on account of the recent articles ia Fors I lavigera." It Ii now asid that notice of the action has been served, and that Mr Whistler means to press it to • bearing, even If an apology should be eontemplated by the great art critic.  Whilst the Ser. Mr Gardner, the pro-vicar of St. James's, liatcham; was reading the banns of a marriage on Sunday, • young man rose and forbade them. He is .Alcl to be a near relative of the lady. The pro-v&i, nii•ed the objector to the vestry after service. Toe t or mal objection was th et the lady was um-resident, but lit% was denied.  At • meeting of th 3 York Chamber a Agriculture' resolutlens have been passed thanking the Privy-Conuedl for the prompt steps taken to prevent the introduction of the Colorado beetle into the country, and expressing regret that naturalists aheuld be importing live spool n.enx It was stated that the last attack on the potato crop ant the country £50,000,000.  The oollector of Island Revenue at Somerset Rouse, arter his his daily payment to the Receiver-Oeneral, deposits subsequent receipts in an iron safe. Recently over £1,090 SW looked up. but on the following moru. tug the contents had disappearei. The cheques, amounting to over £4OO, have not bees presented, hut the remaining £*oo in notes and gold has, no doubt, been changed. The collector is personally responsible, mid the revenue sustains no lose.  l7cider the &dries of Mr John Be Morgan, an attempt is being made to teatime the town rimmed of Barrow frmi entering into a lease with the landowners of Walney Island, for twenty-one ream at the rate of £7O per annum, for the use of Mum Bank as • reorcation-ground. it is argawt that the inhabitants have • right by custom to the use of the bank, ands committee has been formed not only to rostrata the conned from entering into this leans, bat to prellt the reputed landowners from fenaing In the common.  Michael Kennedy 63, labourer, kw been charged at Liverpool with murdering Deborah Dowd, et Moors. The decamped mad her husband lodged is the primmer's house, sod the latter we@ seated at • table in • chair in which twe mow, who had brought hint is, had placed him. After • time the primmer seised the chair, with which, without saying • word, he struck Mrs. Dowd oa the head. She died with three-quarters I of an bone. The jury returned • verdict of asia, slaughter, mad senteaot was deferred.  CetiOn PIROWNI 01 00117ind1ON. —The Rev Canon Perowne, late Hampton and HnLean lecturer, preached at Llandair Oathedral on Sunday, to an immense oar.'relation. He argued that though confession and lbw. Intioa were allowed in certain eases, habitual confession was neither enjoined nor implied. Christ prayed to His Father, "Forgive tut our trespasses." The words, " Confess your faults one to another," were no warrant far habitual confection, for priests never contested to laymen. Habitual confession as a secori,y against sin was as mush a mistake as habitual consultation of a doctor was a security against disease. Confession was enjAned by one of the fathers in the twelfth century, and became established during the most corrupt period in the history of the Church.