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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. -1- The Danish Government has just signed a concession 0r the construction aud laying of a submarine cabla Yorkshire coast to the coast of Denmark. -fARis JixiiiBiTiox.—itie receipts at tne txinOition the mouth of May have realised an average of AOOOf. a day, without reckoning the payments. Kn- .rous purchases for their respective museums are marie by Prussia, Austria, Russia, and other ~?jlntries, and many of the most instinctive and useful Ejects have been already secured by them. ■ file disfranchisement of Yarmouth having left the dipping, fishing, and other interests of the eastern poast unrepresented, a petition is being signed praying fiat a member may be assigned by the new Reform Bill o Lowestoft and the neighbourhood, which now em- race a population of from 13,000 to 14,000. The pre- ject has received the support of Sir F. Crossley, M.P. &nd Sir S. M. Peto, M.P f Irish Times states that in consequence of the dis- ^Si^thewest of Ireland, the government have de- m'f 11 at the poor-law should be administered as mer- as possible, consistent with legality, and that PUOhc works shall be undertaken wherever great dis- tress prevails. i he connection of the two sides of Lough <X°mb, the construction of the piers contemplated by fj inamo, and roads required to connect the five coun- tIes, will probably be authorised. In the days of American slavery, the negro women of the South constituted fully one-half the field force in the labour of cotton culture. Even last year they worked in the field to a considerable extent, but a Southern correspondent writes that this year they have almost entirely withdrawn from it. They declare that "the white women never work out, but are supported by their men, that it ought to be so, and that they (tho blacks) will not submit any more to out-door work." A communication from London to the Havas Agency mentions a rumour that Queen Victoria had written an autograph letter to the Emperor Napoleon to congratu- late him on the success of the Exhibition, and to ex- press her Majesty's regret at not being able to visit it herself with the accustomed ceremonial. It is, how- ever, the correspondent adds, generally believed that ner Majesty will visit Paris incognito. The Prince of Wales is shortly, the letter says, to be in the French capital. FALL OF A FACTORY.—On Monday morning, the large patent-leather factory, in the occupation of Mr. Bere, in Park Road, Clapham, suddenlyfellinwithatremen- dous crash. Some alterations have recently been made for fitting up an engine, and some of the tie beams had to be cut away. Fortunately the workmen had gone to breakfast, or the loss of life would have been fright- ful. The premises on this ground were entirely burnt down about seven years ago, and 20 years since, when a large brewery stood on this spot, a similar calamity befel it. isisH AGRICULTURAL AND EMIGRATION STATISTICS.— On Saturday morning tables relative to agriculture in Ireland in the year 1»G6 were issued. They show that the total decrease of laud under cultivation was 129,526 from the previous year. The decrease in respect to the crops was chiefly in oats, barley, potatoes, turnips, and ?ay. The number of emigrants who left the country the year was 101.251, or nearly 200 less than in 1SG5. decrease was entirely in the numberof female emi- j^ants, as nearly 4,500 more male emigrants left the Intry in Ii-GG than 1865. BULL-FIGHT IN FRANCE.—A bull-fight took place *eek at Aries, Bouches du Rhone. The attack on three passed off without anything remarkable, tyL. 'he fourth animal showed an ardour and fury hj Ich disconcerted the assailants. One of them had s chest pierce 1 by the horn of the furious brute, and b as taken to the hospital. Another man was seriously and a third was hurled into the air to a height of II. or six yards, and caught on the bull's horns and Sain flung up. He was rescued by the persons present, fortunately escaped with only some slight braises, "^bout 10,000 persons were present. The General Assembly, which is now sitting in Dub- lin, met on last Saturday morning in the Presbyterian Church, Rutland-square, when it was announced that, in consequence of the sudden death of the Rev. Dr. Gib- Bon, professor of Christian Ethics in the Presbyterian College, Belfast, no business would be transacted. The Rev. Dr. Gibson was at the meeting of the assembly on Friday night until after 11 o'clock, and the next morn- ing, about 3 o'clock, was discovered dead upon the Adelaide-road. His remains were removed to the Bag- got-street Hospital. The sudden death of the Rev. Dr. Gibson is believed to have resulted from an attack of apoplexy. Deceased was about iifty-five years of -CATTLE PLAGUE RATES.—On Saturday, the Court of Qneeu's Bench heard an appeal against a cattle plague 4.1. Ibe township of Brightside, which was within e borough of Sheffield, had been assessed at a half- penny rate under the Cattle Plague Act for defraying tiihT- a/- Tjaying compensation for slaughtered cat- ifooiJ ouuty Justices. The borough constituted t an authority under the act, had appointed an in- spector, and paid the expenses out of the borough fund. i| question was whether Sheffield was a borough with- !;le nienuing of the act, or was a portion of the county ot lork, upon which the county could make this assess- ftient. The court confirmed the rate. STRANGE DEATH OF A LUNATIC.-An inquest was held Saturday, at the Bethnal House Asylum, on Mr. *»obt. Elm, aged 40 years. Tfie body was much discol- ored from bruises on the abdomen, the legs, and the ^Tns; there was a mark of violence on the forehead, ^nd six of the ribs were broken. Deceased had lived alone with his sister, and a servant from an asylum was 'S^ployed to attend upon him, as he was very violent. The attendant had been -with him a week when he was cab. Dr. Boroughs, who had at- teti(led upon the deceased, stated that hesaw hiniplaced In the cab and at that time he had no bruises about the face, and his ribs were not broken. The attendant ^ent with him in the cab. The inquest was adjourned *0r further evidence. EXPLOSION OF A RAILWAY ENGINE IN FULL CAltEER.- Monday morning, an accident happened to an ex- urs press train" bv the bursting of one of the cylinders of the ^ngine, near'Eckington. The train was due at Ecking- torl at 11.46, and the accident happened about three Joules from the station, near the Beighton Junction. Of course the train came to a standstill, but precautions J^re taken to prevent further accidents from other trains. Shortly afterwards an excursion train from Sheffield came up and was stopped, and it afterwards pushed the disabled train forward to Eckington, where a fresh engine was attached, and was despatched after pemg delayed about an hour. Fortunately no personal injury was sustained; in consequence of the boiler bursting in front, even the driver and stoker escaped. CONSPIRACY IN TURKEY.—The revolutionary move- ment or political conspiracy, just discovered in Con- stantinople and checked by important arrests, is an event of serious importance. It. is said that a general and also the commander of the gendarmerie are in. cluded in the arrests, and that great excitement pre- vails in the capital. Besides the usual reports, more Or less correct, of popular discontent in the provinces of the Turkish empire, a rumour is circulated to the effect that a revolutionary movement is contemplated in Bul- garia, with the object of establishing the "autonomy" Of that province—with the third son of the Czar (which Prince is now at Nicolaieff) as first King of the contem- plated State. We do not doubt that such a scheme is contemplated in some quarters; but there is a long step between a mere project and afait accornpli.-Globe. THE SEARCH FOR DR. LIVINGSTONE.—On Sunday, the Expedition which is to penetrate the interior of Africa lnsearchof Dr. Livingstone left England by the African n:all steamer which sailed from Southampton. It con- futed of only four persons Mr. E. D. Young, who has ee'"i entrusted with the command; Mr. HenryFaulkner, a volunteer, who accompanies the expedition at his own ■Expense; and two men, named John Read and John one amechanicwho travelled with Dr. Living- stone for two years and a half in Zambesi, and the other a seaman acclimatise 1 on the East Coast of Africa, and thoroughly acquainted with the nature of the country. 1 he steel cutter which has been furnished to the ex- pedition to enable them to navigate the rivers and lakes in Central Africa through which they will have to pass was taken out in the same vessel, and the African Steamship Company has undertaken to carry it to the 00 Cape of Good Hope free of cost. It is expected that the expedition will arrive at Lake Nyassa, at the northern end of which Dr. Livingstone is said to have been mur- dered, by the end of September next. THE DEATH OF THE ARCHDUCHESS MATILDA. — The Archduchess Matilda has ceased from suffering. The intended mother of the future kings of Italy, a lady destined to wear a diadem which has not rested on a female brow for centuries, a scion of that branch of the house of Hapsburg-Lorraine in which public and private worth is most conspicuously hereditary, and daughter of the conqueror of Custozza, and granddaughter of the hero of Aspern and Essling, a Princess in her nine- teenth year, by all accounts endowed with rare gifts of person, mind, and heart, died, on Thursday last, at eight o'clock in the morning-of a lucifer-match. She inadvertently trod on one which was lying at her feet on the floor as she leant out at the window talking to one of her relatives her summer dress was in a blaze before she was aware of it, and before anyone could run to her rescue she sank to the ground in an agony of pain from which death only released her. The report) of the tragic event spread slowly and obscurely the identity of the alleged victim was not at once estab- lished; then, for a few days, hopes were entertained that the injury, however severe, would not terminate fatally, Late bulletins even told us of her contempla- ted removal to better air; but all is over now, and Humbert, Prince of Piedmont, heir to the throne of Italy, must look elsewhere for a bride,-Times, TheSnltan will"beihVlte(tJby the Corporation of Lon. don to a state banquet at Guildhall. The Court of Com- mon Council has voted £1,500 for the purpose of feting the Belgian volunteers. The Chicago papers publish a list of the sales of lead- ing- business houses in that city during the year 1866. Fifty-eight firms did a business of over 1,000,000 dols., the highest being the dry goods house of Field, Hali- mer, and Lester—9,200,000 dols. Over 250 firms did a business ranging from 250,000 dols. to 1,000,000 dols., and a still larger number from 100,000 dols. to 250,000 dols. rRESiDENrTjiNCOivs-s i/IWUBSEMENT—hir. Hamilton, cashier of the First National Bank of Washington, meeting an old friend of Mr. Lincoln's one morning re- marked, That President of yours is the oddest man alive. Why, he endorses notes for niggers." It seems that some time before, a coloured man finding himself in danger of losing his house for the want of 150 dols., went to Mr. Lincoln and told his story. The result was that the man made a two months' note, and Mr. Lincoln endorsed it. The note was discounted by some one, and found its way into Huntington's bank for collection. Upon its maturity the coloured man failed to respond. Instead of serving the customary notices upon the en- dorser, the cashier took the note in person to Mr. Lin- coln, who at once offered to pay it. Mr. Huntington said, "Mr. President, you have tried to help a fellow mortal along. I am not willing that you should suffer this entire loss we will divide it between us." And the affair was thus settled.-New York Tribune. THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT FONTAINEBLEAU.—The inquiry into the mysterious death of a lady in the for- est of Fontainebleau is being pursued. The corpse has been identified as that of Mme. de Mertens, a widow. After the death of her husband she had married an Englishman, but the union had been dissolved in Bel- gium, and she had resumed her former name, She was about thirty years old, and had lost a considerable part of her property in shares of companies which had been unsuccessful. She, however, possessed still about 10,000f. The woman who accompanied her, and upon whom a certain amount of suspicion falls, had only been acquainted with the deceased for a few months. She has been subjected to an interrogatory, and her dwel- ling having been searched, securities belonging to Mme. de Mertens were found, as well as a revolver which she had lately purchased. She states that the scrip had been deposited with her for greater security, and that she had aocompanied Mme. de Mertens to meet a gen- tleman to whom the deceased had given a rendezvous, that upon their meeting she had left them together, and never after saw her alive. The medical examination has discovered no trace of poison in the body.-Galig- nani. THE FEMALE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT IN AMERICA.— Woomanhood suffrage is now a progressive cause be- yond fear of cavil. It has won a fair field where once it was looked upon as an airy nothing, and it has gained champions and converts without number. The young State of Kansas is fitly the vanguard of this cause, and the signs of agitation therein hardly allow a doubt that the citizenship of women will be ere long thoroughly recognised in the law of the State. Fourteen out of twenty of the newspapers of Kansas are in favour of making woman a voter, and Governor Crawford, ex- Governors Robinson andRoot, Judge Schuyler-General Ritchie, and Lieutenant-Governor Green, are the lea- ders of the wide-spread Impartial Suffrage League, which has among its orators Mistresses Stanton, Stone, and Gage. The vitality of the Kansas movement is in- disputable, and whether defeated or successful in the present contest, it will still hold strongly fortified ground. Ex-Governor Foote of Mississippi, the senato- rial rival and professional assailant of Jefferson Davis, makes the most remarkable of the recent contributions to this cause. He holds that universal suffrage, contain- ing the principle of woman's rights, is necessary to virtuous politics.—Neiv York Tribune. TIGER SHOOTING.—We regret to state that Lieutenant Keith, of the Royal Artillery at Kamptee, when out shooting tigers in the Wurdah district on the 22nd of April, was mauled by one he had shot. About a fort- night previously this gentleman, with two brother officers, was hunting a large boar, which, suddenly charging Lieutenant Keith, bowled him and his horse over. He had his right arm and side paralyzed by the fall, was insensible for about 30 hours, and totally dis- abled for sport for 10 days. On the 22nd, the party was on a beat in high jungle the two other gentlemen got up into trees, but Lieutenant Keith had not strength to climb the one allotted to him. He consequently stood at the foot of it in high grass. A large tiger bounded by, which Lieutenant Keith mortally wounded. It passed him about 20 yards off, but having spied, turned and attacked him. Keith had not the power, so weak was he from the effects of the recent accident, to cock his second rifle. The beast knocked him down by a blow on the side, and after seizing him three times with his mouth in the thigh and leg, died on the top of him. Keith was, however, ableto crawl away and wait the ar- rival of his brother sportsmen, who immediately sent him with all despatch to Nagpore; but he gradually sank from sheer exhaustion, and expired in the night.—Cen- tral India Times. THE BALL AT THE HOTEL DE VILLE.-The ball at the Hotel de Ville, which far surpassed in splendour and prodigality that magnificent one given in 1855 to the Queeu of England, illustrates the progress of luxury. When the "^ood city of Paris" gave a ball to Louis XIII. and Anne of Austria, it was proclaimed in the streets, with sound of trumpet, that the saloons would be illuminated with 300 candles, and that twenty musi- cians receiving double pay for their extraordinary ex- ertions, would play all night. On Saturday, for the reception of the Russian and Prussian sovereigns, there were 70,000 wax lights, to say nothing of gas, and the orchestras consisted of 250 performers. Queen Victoria saw flowers and shrubs, the hire of which for the night cost upwards of jE2,000 sterling. But the far more splen- did floral display of Saturday was furnished by the hot houses and gardens of its own, which the city of Paris now possesses at Passy. For the last week waggons laden with exotics and the choicest native products have been circulating continually between Passy and the Hotel de Ville, to transport Flora's contribution to what in the familiar language used in the description of the Hotel de Ville fetes, and which, though stale, is difficult to improve upon, constitutes a "fairy like scenf! When, in addition to flowers, you get living" or "foaming masses of water, life-like rocks," "daz- zling lights," rank, fashion, beauty, uniforms, toilettes, and diamonds—still diamonds—you have the substra- tum almost impossible to vary in its essential particu- lars—although royalty from this or that country may be there to see—of a grand official balL-Express. ROMANTIC IF TRUE.—A very romantic story of which the following is an Outline, is reported by the last mail from Australia. It is stated that many years since a young lady, the daughter of an Austrian nobleman, left the home of her parents in consequence of a disa- agreement with her father. Years elapsed without the bereaved father finding any clue to her whereabouts, notwithstanding his utmost researches, and as he ad- vanced in years he determined upon using every effort to discover the lost one. On the assumption by the Earl of Derby (with whom lie was intimately acquaint- ed) of the reins of Government, he besought that noble- man to discover the whereabouts of his daughter, to which his Lordship responded by communicating with the different Governments of the Australian colo- nies, to some of which it was deemed probable the young lady had gone. His Excellency Sir Henry Man- ners ners Sutton, Governor of Victoria, was amongst others requested to interest himself in the matter, whereupon, his Excellency immediately communicated with the wardens of the various goldfields. The result was that Mr. Warden T of A- on being applied to, re- collected that Mr. C- late clerk of the local court of petty sessions, had a servant answering in every way the description furnished of the lost one. After due ill- quiry the warden's surmises proved to be correct, and the truant was found. It appeared further that the young lady had only lately been married to a well-to- do merchant (alsoan Austrian), resiclingat Ararat, who now states his intention to return to his own country, and exchange the toils and cares of business for a posi. tion far more exalted than his wilrlest dreams everan- ticipated.-Anstralian and New Zealand Gazette. A LONG SPEECH.—Wo read in the New York Times t "We have received proofs of Mr. Sumner's speech, about which we have lately heard so much, on the ces- sion of Russian America. It is of stupendous size, and is doubtless the best account in existence of the subject in question. It begins with the discovery of the coun. try by the navigator Behring, and goes down to the treaty of annexation. It is illustrated by numerous classical and poetical authors—by scraps from Cicero, Webster, Milton, Byron, Campbell, Goethe, and num- -it berless others, only less great. It offers to us hints in mental philosophy, botany, mineralogy, and interna- tional law. All persons interested in these or colla- teral topics, or in our new acquisitions of RussianAme- rica, will doubtless be an xious to see the speech. We regret that its length renders it impossible to give it to our readers. It would fill something like 60 columns and the Times contains but 56." The New York Herald says -"Mr. Sumner, in his speech on the cession of Russian America to theUnited States, spreads himself not only over the 575,000 square miles which make up the estimated area of the newly acquired territory, but also over boundless tracts of space and time. The speech is unquestionably the most encyclopedic of all encyclopedic works ever elaborated by the learned se- cretaries. But no newspaper can publish it in full un- less in a sextuple sheet. We have only to suggest that Mr. Secretary Seward, the only rival of Mr. Senator Sumner in voluminousness, should be instructed to write at corresponding length a reply to the speech. Both productions would be so interminably long that newspaper readers would escape havingto go through them. They might serve to swell huge tomes in which the complete works of Seward and of Sumner will be shelved, uncut, in the alcoves of the congressional library. Posterity may have more leisure for perusing than the present generation enjoys." .t.iieCa.ijeshea.Ll \Yorkn;g JVlen's'Olu'o has been taken possession of by bailiffs, on account of the nonpayment of a poor-rate. A gentleman has addressed a state- ment of the case to Lord Derbv, in the hope that some- thing may be done to adjust the matter. We have good reason to believe that there is no truth in the rumour that the Marrmis of Abercorn is about to resign the Irish Lord Lieutenancy. His Excellency has gone to Paris for a few days, and will return to Dublin almost immediately after the close of his visit to the French capital.-Sunday Gazette. CONVICTION OF A SOLICITOR FOR HOTEL ROBBERY. —A solicitor of high position in society, and whose father held a responsible Government situation, was convicted at Dublin,on Saturday, of the robbery of £ "70 worth of jewellery from the International Hotel, Bray, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. On the expiration of that term other charges of the same kind will be brought against him. THE PRINCESS OF W ALEs.-The last week has seen an important step in advance towards the complete resto- ration of the Princess to her usual health and habits of activity. During the week arrangements have been made which will allow the Princess to move about more freely than hitherto, without incurring the risk of any disturbance or injury to the knee-joint. At the request of the surgeons, Mr. Heather Bigg has arranged a light and comfortable support for the purpose; and the Prin- cess is now released from the most uncomfortable prta of her bondage, although not yet restored to complete freedom.—British Medical Journal. FORGING A SEAL.—Thomas Bassett, a process server, was committed for trial at Guildhall, on Saturday, on a charge of having forged the seal of the Court of Com- mon Pleas to a writ of summons, whereby he had ren- dered himself liable to a punishment of seven years' penal servitude. Prisoner had received 5s. for the purnose of getting the summons stamped at the Court of Common Pleas. When apprehended he said to the officer, You are mistaken. What is it for?" The wit- ness replied that it was for forging the seal of the Court of Common Pleas to a writ. The prisoner then said, Well, it's no use, I suppose. I expected it; my wife told me I was a fool when I did it." He added, How can they call that a forgery ? It does not resemble nor imitate the original seal that ought to be on the writ. It is more like obtaining money under false pre- tences." A GENTLEMAN GORED BY A BULL.-On Saturday even. ing, as Mr. Hudson, an elderly gentleman, residing in Breck-road, was passing along West Derby-road, near Tuebrook, a boy who was driving a bull along the road suddenly left the animal to go into an adjacent field. The bull at the moment appeared perfectly quiet, but suddenly catching si»ht of Mr. Hudson, it began to bellow, and rushed at him, striking him with one of his horns on the leg, and knocked him down. It then ran at him again a second time as he lay on the ground breaking several of his ribs, and, treading on the head of the unfortunate gentleman, it inflicted a severe scalp wound. Mr. Hudson, in the midst of this fearfnl and exciting scene, managed to preserve his presence of mind, and by staring resolutely in the eyes of the in- furiated animal, succeeded inarrestingfurthermischief until it was driven off. Mr. Hudson was at once con- veyed home and attended by Dr. Lyth, of Breck-road and on Monday, in spite of his numerous and serious injuries, he was progressing satisfactorily.—Liverpool A Ibion. ACCIDENTALLY HANGED IN A COAL MINE.—An acci- dent of a peculiar and most melancholy character oc- curred at Woodhouse Close Colliery, on Saturday morning last, to John Berry, a youth sixteen years of age, son of a colliery caller, living at South Church. Deceased was employed as a putter at the colliery* and about three o'clock a.m. on Saturday, was putting with apony, and left the bank foot with seven empty tubs in company with another driver. The roof of the mine when off the main waggon way varies in height in many places, being barely sufficient for the tubs to run clear, and the drivers whilst riding on the shafts have to take care to keep their heads as low as the top of the tubs to avoid contact with the roof of the mine. The pony deceased was driving having stopped, his compan- ion called to him, but receiving no answer, returned to where he was, and found him sitting on the shafts with his head between the roof and the top of the tub, liter- ally hanged, the blood oozing ont of his nose, ears and mouth. Deceased, having lost his light, had raised his head too high, was caught by roof, his head beinw forced in the position described, death being instan taneous. EFFIGY BURNING IN LANCASTER—On Friday evening- au extraordinary demonstration tookplace in the public streets of Lancaster. The events connected with and arising out of the late election, and terminating in the total disfranchisement of the borough, aroused in the town a very strong feeling of animosity towards certain prominent individuals, who after taking part in the bribery and corruption which disgraced the last elec- tion at Lancaster, concluded their work by getting up the petition against the return of the Liberal members When the result of the late division, deciding the fate of corrupt boroughs became known in Lancaster the feeling of exasperation against the individuals alluded to was increased, and found vent in the public parading and the burning the effigies of the obnoxious men. The effigies were each labelled, indicating the part taken in the late election proceedings by the individuals re- presented. The first was labelled "The Dog in the Manger," the second The Dog's Jackal," and the third-who appeared to have incurred the greatest amount of odium-was honoured by two epithets; on his breast were the words Lackey to both" and on his back Judas the Betrayer." The procession was fol- lowed through the principal streets by an immense con- course of people, many of them having come from the surrounding villages to witness the unusual sight, and in after a perambulation of a couple of hours, the-effigies were placed upon a prominent hill in a field to the north end of the town, and burnt amidst the shouts and groans of thousands of people. COURT GOSSIP.-Some comments are excited at the west end by the sending for the Princess Alice of Hesse to hold the drawing-rooms in the place of the Princess of Wales. It is asked why this cannot be done by the Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, who used to perform that duty before she married, and upon whom it would naturally "evolve as the Royal Princess im- mediately about < he person of the Queen ? According to current gossip, tne reason is the opposition of the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambri dge, who have by no means overcome the repugnance which it is noto- rious they entertained to the marriage of the Princess Helena to Prince Christian. And as a confirmation of this story it is pointed out that the Prince i n question is neverfound at the levees held by the Prince of Wales, and that the Court Circular is silent as to any exchange of hospitalities between the two branches of the Royal Family in question. There Is certain ly something very reserved in their relations, especially when these are compared with the intimacy between the Prince and Princess of Teck and the heir apparent. Apropos of the latter, bl the way, it is confidently asserted by those who are informed by Parisian gossip, that, although in the terms of the Royal contradiction given officially through the court newsmen, his Royal Highness was not at the Chantilly races on the last Sunday of his stay in the French capital, that he saw them nevertheless, from the window of a house at which he happened to make a call on the morning in question. That there was some little hitch in his proceedings at Paris was evident enough to all who were present at the opening of the Hall of Arts and Science on the following day because there could be no doubt that during a certain part of the proceedings Her Majesty was remonstrating With him, with a vehemence which required the inter- position of the Duke of Cambridge to moderate. CONFIRMATION OF THE BISHOP OF ROCHESTER. On the 8th instant, Dr. Travers Twiss, the Vicar Gene- ral of the Province of Canterbury, attended at St. Mary- le-Bow Church, Cheapside, for the purpose of confirm- ing the election of Dr. T. L. Claughton as Bishop of the i diocese of Rochester. The church being under repairs prayers were said from the Communion-table by the Rev. M. H. Vine, M. A., the rector, after which Dr. Twiss i took his seat at a table in the middle aisle oft he church the Bishop clect, with his chaplain anil secretary being seated in a pew on the northern side. Mr. Tebbs the Pioctoi foi the Dean and Chapterof Rochester presen- ted to the Vicar-General the letters patent of the Queen, issued under the Great Seal, which were read by Mr. F. Hart Dyke, the Principal Registrar of the Province. The Bishop elect then advanced from his pew, and took his seat at the table opposite the Vicar General, when the Proctor exhibited a variety of legal documents, and prayed that all opposers to Dr. Claughton's election should be "preconized." The opposers were then pub- licly called by Mr. Kirtman, the apparitor, but Done appeared-a circumstance not to be wondered at, when it is remembered that anyone venturing toopposesuch an election as this, founded upon the Queen's conge d'elire and subsequent recommendation, is subject to the alarming consequence of a writofpcremunire. (Such a bold course was,however, taken in modern times by Mr. Gutteridge, of Birmingham, in the case of the con- firmation of Dr. Lee, Bishop of Manchester.) The next step in the proceedings was for the Vicar-General to pronounce a definitive sentence. In very formal style he declared that he had found that the election of Dr. Claughton was rightly made, and ordered that he, being a man both prudent and discreet, and deser- vedly laudable for his life and conversation, of a free condition, born in lawful wedlock, of due age, and an ordained priest," should be inducted by the archdea- con of Canterbury, or his deputy, into the real, actual, and corporal possession of all the rights, dignities, honours, privileges, and appurtenances belonging to the Bishopric of Rochester. Upon the conclusion of the ceremony the Vicar-General, the Bishop elect, and the officials withdrew to the vestry. The Bishop has appointed Mr. Day, of Kidderminster, to be his secre- tary, and that gentleman will take up his residence iu London with as little delay as possible

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TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT BRISTOL.

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I FLOGGING IN JAMAICA.

THE INSURRECTION IN CRETE.

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THE KING OF PRUSSIA IN PARIS.

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