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There was a large meeting at Willis's Rooms on Wednesday, called by the Archbishop of Canterbury, for the purpose of taking measures to raise contributions towards the endowment of Colonial Bishoprics. The meeting was important, from the quality of its constituents; among whom were the Bishops of London, Winchester' Oxford, Exeter, Chiches- ter, Norwich, Llandaff, St. Asapb, Lincoln, Quebec, and Cape Town; the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of Chichester, the Earl of Harrowby, Lord Lyttelton, Lord Redesdale Mr. Edward Cardwell, Sir Robert In- glis, Sir John Pakington, Sir Walter James, Mr. Beresford Hope, Dr. R. Phillimore, and Mr. Justice Coleridge. According to a report read by the Reverend E. Hawkins, twelve years ago a meeting had been held in the same room to concert measures for erecting additional Colonial Bishoprics: the result of that meeting was, that fifteen new bishoprics were en- dowed; eleven, wholly or in part, out of a capital of 173,000/. When these fifteen bishoprics were founded, there were only 274 clergymen within the limits of their dioceses ; now there are 503. It is now proposed to erect bishoprics at Perth in Western Australia, at Graham's Town in Nata], and to form a division of the diocese of Toronto. For this pur- pose a sum of 45,0001. is required. The resolutions called for the exten- sion of the episcopate generally, "till every province of the Colonial empire of Great Britain had its own resident Bishop" ; and then specially affirmed the need for the bishoprics mentioned above. In moving the first resolution, the Bishop of London strongly expressed his opinion that whenever the State refuses to promote a great spiritual object, the Church must take the work into her own hands and do it herself. The Duke of Newcastle, who came in just at the close of the Bishop's speech, moved, by request, the resolution relating to the proposed bizhoprics for Graham's Town and Natal.
Occupying the position he had the honour to fill at this moment, he felt he was performing one of its duties by attending this meeting. He believed it was unnecessary now to impress upon any member of the Church of Eng- land that they wished to extend a missionary or parochial clergy in our Colo- nies: to do it wisely and well, it must be done an-extension of the epis- copate. It was only necessary to impress upon em, that with the episco- pacy they would soon double' treble, and even quadruple the number of the clergy; and thus they would extend the blessings of the Gospel under the care and superintendence of the Bishops. They would forgive him if he said—because this was a point upon which his present position entitled him, to speak, however short his experience has been—that at is not merely the extension of the clergy in our Colonies, but it is their superior character, which is promoted by the extension of the episcopate.
Among the other speakers, were Sir john Pekin' gton, Mr. Cardwell, and the Bishop of Oxford. The sum of 30001. was subscribed at the meeting.
The projected Roman Catholic Cathedral, to be on the grandest scale, quite free, with sermons in ten different languages, has made such sub- stantive progress that a plot of ground has been purchased at the North end of Hatton Garden, and two architects have been named—Signor Gualandi, of Bologna, and Mr. J. Hargreaves Stevens. The commence- ment of the structure has been postponed, however, as the ground would be required for the City Terminus Railway if Parliament should sanc- tion the scheme. It is proposed to attach free schools to the cathedral. Collections of money for the work are making in this country and through- out Roman Catholic Europe.
Charles Beale, a middle-aged well-dressed man, has been sent to prison by the Thames Police Magistrate for defrauding an intending emigrant of several pounds by pretending that he would get him a berth on board a ship bound for Australia. Beale, as a "shipping-agent," is said to have cheated many poor people in the same way, and the authorities of the Seamen's Register Office threaten that more charges shall be brought against him when his first punishment has expired. Beale was not present when the Magis- trate sentenced him ; on hearing the result, he got up a scheme to excite sytanathi : he wrote to the Magistrate that be had been harshly treated by
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to commit suicide ; his wife and children were penniless. Subsequently he was found lying on the bank of a canal at Homerton, apparently senseless, and his clothes saturated with water. When he had been somewhat restored, he pretended that he had been accidentally pitched into the water; a man had pulled him out, and left him on the bank. There is little doubt that Beale himself contrived the whole affair.
At the Mansionhouse, on Monday, a well-dressed man of rather fashion- able appearance, who refused to give his name, was charged with uttering two forged bills of exchange for 388/. and 4744, with intent to defraud Messrs. Overend and Co., of Lombard Street, money-dealers. The bills were sent in a letter from Bradford, as if from Adamson and Sons; Messrs. Over- end were requested to discount them, and send the cash to Liverpool. The bills and the letter' were forged; Messrs. Adamson do not know the prisoner. He was arrested in London. Evidence was produced sufficiently connecting him with the matter to warrant a remand.
James White Humphry has been committed by the Marlborough Street Magistrate on no fewer than five charges of passing forged bank-notes on tradesmen at the West-end.
The Bow Street Magistrate has committed for trial John Milner Wharton, a letter-carrier, for stealing a five-pound note from a registered letter ad- dressed to Mr. Browne M.P., Belgrave Square. Other charges are to be brought.
For some years past boys have been in the habit of playing a game called "tip-cat" about the streets of London : the cat is a piece of wood, pointed at both ends; it is struck with a stick so as to make it mount in the air, and then by hitting it while in the air it is sent as far as possible—very frequently through windows or into the faces of passengers. Recently the nui- sance has become excessive; and correspondents of the Times have stated that not only have many windows been broken, but in numerous instances persons have lost the sight of an eye by the pointed "eat" striking the organ of sight : the surgeon of an ophthalmic hospital certified to three recent cases of the kind. The Commissioners of Police have moved in the matter; and constables have orders to seize " cats," and in bad cases to arrest offenders, who are liable to a fine of forty shillings. A number of boys have been brought before the Magistrates, who have reprimanded or fined them according
to the circumstances of the cases. •
The person who accused himself of murdering his wife in Edinburgh now admits that the tale was a fabrication. 'His name isGardiner ; he is a com- positor ; he says he came to Loudon:one morning, destitute, and to obtain. food and shelter he trumped-up, the story of theAmutler. He still remains in custody.
A plasterer, who Was employed in performing. SOine Work at Couttr banking-house, has killed himself, apparently while experimenting on hang ing. The young man's father found him suspended by a line to a perforated pane; the feet were on the ground, and the knees were but two inches from it, and the rope only passed under the chin and at the back of the ears, not encircling the neck. The Coroner's Jury pronounced the death acci- dental."
Sir Robert Carden had a pleasing duty to perform on Wednesday : be pre- sented the soldier Ilavaland, who so distinguished himself at the fire in Hol- born, with a watch and chain subscribed by the constables of the division to which Sergeant Patterson belonged; and he announced the receipt of 2001., with which he intended to purchase an annuity for the soldier's benefit. To Mrs. Patterson the Alderman presented a purse containing six sovereigns, subscribed by the men in her late husband's division: in addition to this, Sir Robert has received 40/. of general subscriptions for the widow. The whole of the rockets made on Mr. Hale's principle, with the compo- sition for filling rockets, found at a house in Rotherluthe, were taken and put on board barges in the river and brought down to the Royal Arsenal,. Woolwich, on Sunday evening. The rockets and composition were landed at the Royal Arsenal, and placed in a safe locality in the course of Monday.
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