Oct 



THE NEWSPAPER. 



H344. 



down from the 

 fearing be would 

 and took away 

 blood of the b 

 way into the house 



of 



all the money 



rot keep quiet. They then forced the niece to show 

 them where the money was kept, which they took, as 

 well as some fire-arms ; and afcer threatening the in- 

 mates, if they made any noise about the robbery or took 

 a»y steps to discover thera, they would come again some 

 night, burn the house, and murder all the inmates, they 

 took their departure, and as yet no traces have been ob- 

 tained of them. Neither Mr. Worthington nor any of 

 his family are seriously injured, and it is hoped that 

 justice will not be long in overtaking the ruffians, for 

 whose apprehension a reward of 100/. has been offered. 



Bedford We regret to find that incendiary fires are 



a*ain common in this county. Last week, fires more or 

 less serious in their character broke out on the farms of 

 Mr. Isitt and Mr. Wing, between this town and Feulake, 

 on the farm of Mr. Lambert, of Fenstanton, and on that 

 of Mr. Whinnett, of Wingfield, by which a large quantity 

 of valuable properly was destroyed. 



Birmingham. — A meeting of the inhabitants of this 

 town and neighbourhood was held in the Town-hall last 

 week, Mr. W. Beale in the chair, for the purpose of 

 making preliminary arrangements for a town meeting 

 to consider the best means of providing public walks 

 and baths for the use of the inhabitants. Alderman 

 Cutler opened the proceedings by detailing the acts of 

 the select Committee of the House of Commons appointed 

 to consider the best means of providing places of recrea- 

 tion for the inhabitants of populous towns. On the 

 report of this committee being made, the House granted, 

 at two different periods, the sura of 15,000/. to aid the 

 inhabitants of large towns in the formation of public 

 walks and places of recreation. Alderman Cutler also 

 «tated the correspondence which had taken place between 

 the corporation and the Government on the subject ; 

 after which, resolutions in furtherance of the objects in 

 view were unanimously passed. 



Brighton. — On Monday, pursuant to a requisition to 

 the High Constable, a public meeting was held in the 

 Town-hall in order to consider the propriety of petition- 

 ing the Queen in Council for a charter of incorporation 

 for this borough. The High Constable having been 

 called to the chair, it was moved that a committee be 

 appointed to take into consideration whether it will be 

 beneficial for the inhabitants that the town should be in- 

 corporated, and also the propriety of presenting a peti- 

 tion to Her Majesty under the provisions of the Munici- 

 pal Amendment Act, and to report thereon to an 

 adjourned meeting, to be held in a month's time, which 

 was carried unanimously, and a committee accordingly 

 appointed. The requisition was signed by upwards of 

 400 inhabitants. 



Bury St. Edmunds. — At the Tuesday meeting of the 

 Suffolk Quarter Sessions there was a long debate on the 

 establishment of a rural police, which was moved by Mr. 

 Bevan. The Chairman having again read the resolution, 

 a division took place, when the numbers were — For a 

 rural police, 29 ; against it, 16. The magistrates then 

 retired from the bench to make arrangements for appoint- 

 ing the force, both as to its number and the amount of 

 wages to be paid. 



Chatham. — For the last two months the Royal Engi- 

 neer establishment, under the direction of Lieutenant- 

 Colonel Sir F. Smith, have been engaged in preparing a 

 system of countermines in front of the ravelin on the 

 left of Chatham lines, for the object of carrying on the 

 course of drill in subterraneous warfare. The corps of 

 Engineers will be divided for this occasion into distinct 

 parties, one representing the besiegers, and the other the 

 defenders of the fortress, the operations to consist chiefly 

 in mining against each other. On Tuesday the operations 

 commenced by the besieged firing an under-charged mine 

 for the purpose of arresting the progress of the attack. 

 The charge contained 90 lbs. of gunpowder, and was 

 merely sufficient to shake the gallery of the besiegers. 

 This caused both parties to resume the excavations of 

 their galleries with increased activity, and it is expected 

 that in a few days they will be ready to explode fresh 

 charges ; in the meantime everything is to be done as if 

 in actual service ; for this object both officers and men 

 are working by reliefs throughout the night. The number 

 of Sappers and Miners thus employed is about 200, with 

 ■* full proportion of engineer officers. During the day 

 a considerable number of persons were present to witness 

 this interesting siege, including many leading officers of 

 the army and navy. Some of the mines to be exploded 

 will contain about 300 lbs. of gunpowder. 



Chichester.— The Lord Bishop of Chichester (Dr. 

 Gilbert, late Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford) 

 commenced the primary visitation of his diocese on 

 Tuesday, in the cathedral church of Chichester. The 

 charge has been looked for with great interest, as it is 

 the first occasion which his lordship has had, since bis 

 elevation to the episcopal bench, for announcing his 

 views on the present state of the church. After enter- 

 ing at some length into the local affairs of the diocese 

 his lordship dwelt with particular earnestness on the 

 necessity of encouraging the movement in favour of edu- 

 cation. He then adverted to the condition of the poor, 

 insisting strongly on the importance of improving their 

 dwellings, and of paying their wages on the Thursday 

 instead of the Saturday. The following extract cor- 



other employers of the poor in this diocese, are doing much for future prosperity of Birkenhead was to be laid Avast 



the improvement, morally and spiritually, as well as for the num ber of individuals were congregated unon th« 

 external condition of the labouring population. Let me, , , annrnarh nP if * - P . , 



through you, the clergy, entreat them to add this to their other spot, and on the approach of the procession, with 



good deeds i:i their behalf, showing them at the same time that bir i nilip Jiger«.on at its head, the most enthusiastic 



they will reap their reward in more ways than one. And I cheers were given. The stone having been lowered 



need scarcely remind j ou, my reverend brethren, that in the • t ,„ i destined for its rp(v»nt*nn AT- u 



olden time, in manv of our institutions, the week ended on in ™ ine P iac . e Q e.uneu ior its reception, Mr. Ran- 



Thursday. I am not ashamed to introduce such subjects to dell, the engineer, delivered a short but appropriate 



your notice, nor do I think they are at all alien to the present address to Sir Philip Egerton. The Hon. Baronet 



occasion ; for in how many ways has not God set forth the descended from the platform, and having completed the 



process of laying the stone, addressed the company in an 

 eloquent speech, which wa3 loudly cheered. Having 

 made some appropriate introductory observations, the 

 Hon. Baronet took a rapid but interesting retrospect of 

 the history of Birkenhead. In the time of his grand- 

 father, and only 50 years since, it did not contain more 

 than three houses ; in 1801 these had increased only to 

 seven ; and at intervals of ten years, until 1831, its pro- 

 gress was scarcely perceptible. In 1841 it began to give 

 some signs of decided progress ; and now it presented 

 the scene they now witnessed — the town having lines 

 of streets, amounting to 30 miles in extent ; a harbour 

 and docks in course of formation which would far ex- 

 ceed, in their means of accommodation, any now in ex- 

 istence in any part of the kingdom ; and these so aided 

 by the remarkable facilities which nature has afforded, 

 that the amount of outlay, though large, would be com- 

 paratively small. The Hon. Baronet then proceeded to 

 indulge in predictions of Birkenhead's future greatness, 

 and presented a sketch which not merely derived proba- 

 bility, but became certainty, from the knowledge of what 

 had been already realised. The Hon. Baronet concluded 

 a very interesting address by a fervent wish, which was 

 responded to by the cheers of the assembled thousands 

 of spectators, that the most sanguine hopes of the projec- 

 tors might be realised. The workmen and their families 

 were subsequently regaled with substantial fare, and 

 the proceedings of the day terminated with a grand 

 dinner to the company, followed by a ball in the 

 evening. — On Monday last the fine barque Hermes, 

 Capt. Donough, belonging to this port, which sailed on 

 Friday for Buenos Ayres, put back from Holyhead in 

 consequence of a daring attempt made by one of the 

 crew to burn her when about 9 miles from Holyhead. 

 The man, who is a Swede named Brown, was at once 

 taken into custody and remanded for further evidence. 

 It appears that he had ignited a tar barrel and bundle of 

 oakum in the forecastle, but fortunately the attempt was 

 discovered in time to prevent the destruction of the 



vessel. . 



Manchester.— Sir Geo. Philips has contributed o00/. 

 to the fund raising for the new public park in this town. 

 The total amount of the subscriptions is nearly 24,000/. 



Newcastle Another explosion of fire-damp, so fre- 

 quent in this district, occurred on Monday night at 

 Walls-end. The explosion took place in a drift at the 

 end of a " beard," on the undervie*er going in to 

 examine the workings. It appears the board had been 

 carried forward to a dyke or trouble, the stratum of coal 

 rising at this part some feet, and the drift was made by 

 excavating the roof to reach and continue the seam or 

 coal. The underviewer going in with a candle, the gas 

 fired, and he and another party were severely burnt ; Due 

 no other injury took place. On Wednesday another 

 accident occurred at Hetton Colliery, and indeed explo- 

 sions are almost of daily occurrence, though rarely so 



fatal as that at Has well. Wcn f 



Oxford. —Within a short time three more members ot 

 this University have left ^establishment and embraced 

 the Roman Catholic religion : -Mr. George Ticke U 

 B.A., of University College, and recently one of Lord 



duties of his servants, cautioning us lest we fall into the ways 

 of those who neglect them altogether. It is not my intention 

 to sneak at any length on those subjects, which, in some de- 

 gree at least, are dividing Churchmen amongst themselves. 

 Let me, however, guard you, the youoger clergy especially, 

 against the error ot Selecting authors and reading them, not 

 with a view to impartial judgment on disputed points, but 

 simply for the purpose of culling; arguments which may tend 

 to the recommendation of preconceived notions. Men who act 

 in this manner place themselves at once in danger of becoming 

 inseparably engaged In the maintenance of a position which 

 they had no intention originally of taking up. Such is, 

 in fact, the history of the rise of the party In the Church 

 to which I am now alluding. Its founders had no other in- 

 tention at first than to ra ; se a barrier against the threatening 

 aspect with which the State at that time appeared to view the 

 Church. In pursuing that object they had recourse to those 

 writers who favoured most the pretensions of the Church to 

 independence. From this armoury they supplied themselves, 

 and continued to be led on by the pressure of those principles, 

 until they were at length landed In a position far removed 

 from that which they originally contemplated, and which I do 

 not wish to ^characterise further than by pointing to it as a 

 warning ; for it is not to be denied that several of them now 

 find a difficulty in reconciling the opinions which they promul- 

 gate with the allegiance they owe to the Church ; nay, some of 

 them have spoken of our Church harshly and unadvisedly, and 

 one has of late poured upon her unmeasured contempt and con- 

 tumely. Judging from a review of their progress, as given 

 by one supposed to be of their number (the Rev. W. Palmer; 

 one must arrive at the conclusion that these, so long unable to 

 form their own course, must be especially unfitted to guide 

 others in the formation of their theological opinions. With re- 

 spect to some usages which are supposed to take their origin 

 from this school, it is much to be desired that more correct no- 

 tions should prevail, more especially amongst the laity. "What- 

 ever may have been the object or intention of those writers of 

 whom we speak in reviving attention to those matters, the ad- 

 vocates of rubrical observances are more frequently found in 

 the persons of those who have no sympathy with their doctrines 

 or peculiarities. The laity should be made aware of this fact. 

 At the same time, I must cautiou the clergy always to bear in 

 mind that the edification of God's people is the object of all 

 their ministrations, and that they will sacrifice the end to the 

 means if they needlessly offend their congregations in such 

 matters. I will not say that the interests of religion would not 

 be advanced if our ritual were brought back to what it formerly 

 was. On the contrary, 1 believe the reverse would be the 

 fact; but I certainly" am convinced that a minister takes a 

 wrong and entirely inadequate view of his duty if, by adhering 

 too strictly to the rubrical directions of the Bock of Common 

 Prayer, he alienates the affection of his congregation. Let him 

 fully and clearly explain its nature and uses, and so he will win 

 their minds towards him. From the time I entered this diocese, I 

 have been continually consulted by individuals amongst you on 

 these matters, and they will remember that in this spirit I 

 have always thought it my duty to give this advice." 



Clifton. — The Bristol Gazette mentions under the 

 heading "Woes of Wealth," that Miss Burdett Coutts 

 has taken one of the houses in Lansdown-place, Clifton, 

 having been so much importuned for charity in other 

 places, that her doors have been beset by needy or de- 

 signing persons, that when taking an airing she has been 

 unable to avoid the importunate supplicants. 



Eton. — On Saturday week the Duke of Wellington, 

 whilst on a visit to Her Majesty at Windsor Castle, 

 walked to Eton College, accompanied by the Duke of 

 Rutland, for the purpose of inspecting the room in the 

 house of his " dame" which he occupied when an Eton 

 boy. The house, known as the Manor-house, is now in 

 the occupation of the Rev. Mr. Bulston, one of the 

 masters of the College, and the " Duke's room" is occu- 

 pied by an Etonian, the son of Mr. Hankey, the banker. 

 The noble Duke remained in the room some time, con- 

 templating the scenes of his Eton days, and was much 

 gratified in recognising and pointiug out to his compa- 

 nion several relic3 which were familiar to his recollection, 

 although it is G5 years since he occupied this apartment. 



Leeds.— A vestry meeting of the ratepayers of the 

 township of Ilunslet, near this town, was held last week, 

 the Rev. J. Clark, incumbent of Hunslet, in the chair, 

 when it was unanimously resolved, that the money 

 (about 1000/.), which was paid by the North Midland 

 Railway Company as a compensation for the land required 

 for their works passing over Hunslet-moor, should be 

 placed in the hands of trustees and under a committee of 



management, with a view of either purchasing or renting 

 land, and reletting it to the labouring poor in suitable 

 plots for gardens, or employing the able-bodied poor when 

 out of work during depressions of trade. 



Liverpool.— The occasion of laying the foundation- 

 stone of the docks at Birkenhead, intended by the pro- 

 jectors as a kind of rival to Liverpool, has created a 

 great sensation in this and the surrounding district. 

 Although there has been no particular complaint of the 

 want of dock accommodation at Liverpool, it has been 

 deemed a matter of infinite importance to the Cheshire 

 side of the river to form docks in that neighbourhood, 

 whence projected railways and various other means of 

 forwarding the views of commerce are contemplated. 

 The town of Birkenhead itself, which comprises Wood- 

 side, Monk's Ferry, Tranmere, and other places, has for 

 6ome years been laid out in streets, and the township 

 now commands the general attention of the inhabitants 

 at large of this part of the country. Tuesday was 

 appointed for laying the foundation-stone of these docks, 

 and such a numerous assemblage of individuals was never 

 previous congregated on the Cheshire shore. A grand 

 procession was forme! of the principal inhabitants and 



receded toto the Romal Catholic communion at Bruges, 

 about a fortnight since. 



Portsmouth.— It is announced that it is Her Majesty s 

 inffin to g ant an annuity to the widow of the un or 



unate artillefyman, Walker ; and I the ch.ef engineer »' 

 this garrison is directed by Her Majesty to make every 



nqufry into the circumstances of the widow P«™ »o ft- 

 seUlement of the sum, which is stated at 30 P "« 



His Majesty the King of the ^'^^ffio. 

 accident, was much shocked , and stated ms in 

 also to provide for the widow.-Adm.ral Bowks J 

 hoisted his flag in the Caledonia, 120, ^ Comman 

 in-chief of the Experimental Squadron, which >* order 

 to proceed to sea for six week. ;or two mont lis. 107 

 will cruise between the coast of * ort ^ n »"£„,, 

 Western Islands j and if bad weather come on will run 



to the southward, _ 1o mitmi , e x- 



Bowk, Hegis.-Oa Saturday last a cal ianutou e 

 plosion of fire-damp took place in a coal-pit belong ■ i 

 to Mr Darby, at the Five Ways, Rowley Regis. J 

 number of persons at work in the pit is understood M 

 have been 17 or 18, and of these no less ban UJ' 

 killed. Immediately after the explosion, the effecw 

 wtch were perceived at some distance measure^ were 

 taken to affurd assistance to such of the work men 

 might be alive, and sis of them were extricated f £ 

 their perilous situation. In a short time the dead bo 

 of eight workmen were got out, thos e of hr ee 

 being left in the pit in consequence of the ^ess oi ^ 

 air. g The six poor fellows who were go «»' *£^ W 

 more or less injured, but not to such a degree 



endanger their lives. 



