lawfully elected without opposition. Mr. Gutteridge. had published a series of libels against Dr. Lee, for which a criminal indictment had been preferred against him. (See April 6.)

11. CONFIRMATION OF THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD.-The Queen having been pleased to recommend the Reverend Renn Dickson Hampden, D.D., to be Bishop of Hereford, and the Dean and Chapter having elected him to be their bishop and pastor in conformity thereto, the ceremony of the confirmation of the election was appointed to be performed this day in Bow Church, Cheapside. When some years ago Dr. Hampden was appointed Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford, the appointment met with great opposition from a large and influential party in the Church, who alleged that Dr. Hampden had held opinions far from orthodox in some of his writings, and in consequence an attempt was made to give preference to the Margaret Professor of Divinity, and to pass over the higher dignitary. Although this opposition met with no success, and the controversy had long gone to sleep, the selection of Dr. Hampden to fill the see of Hereford aroused it in full force, and it was known that opposition would be made by some eminent divines to the confirmation of the election. In consequence of this and of the interest occasioned by the scene which had occurred the day preceding at the confirmation of the election of the Bishop of Manchester, Bow Church was densely crowded by an assembly of clergy and others. The ecclesiastical officers having arrived and service having been performed, the Queen's Letters Patent were read;

after which proclamation was made, commanding all objectors to come forward and make their objections in due form of law.

Hereon Mr. Townsend, proctor, stood forward and announced that he appeared for the Rev. R. W, Huntley, the Rev. J. Jebb, and the Rev. W. F. Powell, to oppose the election. The Vicar-General refused to receive the libel proffered, and a discussion ensued; after some controversy, Dr. Addams was allowed to argue the point, that, under the 25 Henry VIII. c. 20, the Vicar-General was bound to receive the objection. Dr. Addams and Dr. R. Phillimore argued the point very learnedly; but the commissaries immediately overruled the argument. Proclamation was then again made, that all objectors should come forward; as none came forward, they were pronounced contumacious, a proceeding which was received with a good deal of derision by the persons who crowded the church. The confirmation was then proceeded with and completed, and the new bishop took the oaths.

The objectors brought the matter before the Court of Queen's Bench by seeking a mandamus to compel the archbishop to receive the objections. (See LAW CASES.)

11. FIRE AT ST. SAVIOUR'S, SOUTHWARK.-This venerable fabric, which a few years ago was the object of so much interest from the threatened destruction of its beautiful Lady Chapel, had a narrow escape from destruction from a very singular cause. St. Saviour's Church consists of two distinct edifices under one roof, respectively called the old church and the new church. The eastern end of the building, in the south-east corner of which the far-famed "Ladye

Chapel" is situate, is the older portion of the building, and this is separated from the new church by a wall running up to the summit of the roof, the west front of which forms the eastern end of the later edifice. Under the pavement of the old church are situated the vaults, in which respectable inhabitants of the parish have been interred for the last two or three centuries, and which at present contain, probably, about 400 coffins. This vault is entered by a flight of steps immediately opposite the doorway, the opening over which, on ordinary occasions, is covered with a massive iron plate, which fits into the aperture.

On Monday afternoon, the body of Mr. Atkinson, a parishioner, was interred in this vault. As on all similar occasions, that portion of the religious service performed under ground was read by the chaplain by candlelight. Eight candles only were used, each being placed in an iron candlestick. After the funeral had been concluded, the sexton closed the outer doors, leaving, as he believed, everything perfectly safe.

On the following morning, when the sexton entered the new church, he immediately perceived a strong smell of fire, and saw wreaths of smoke curling above the upper portion of the building. On arriving at the wall separating the two churches he opened one of the doors, when the smoke rushed out in a dense volume. He closed the door again directly, and sent for the engines. An entrance to the old church was made through one of the windows, the hose was conveyed into the building, and water was very soon directed at the seat of mischief, which was found to be the great vault, from the entrance of which dense volumes

of black smoke were rapidly issuing.

A large quantity of water having been thrown into the vault, after the lapse of a very considerable time, the fire raging beneath was so far subdued as to allow the firemen to descend into the vault. It was then discovered that the immediate locality of the fire was near the spot where Mr. Atkinson's coffin had been deposited on the previous day. The outer cases of six or eight coffins were almost wholly consumed, the leaden portion of some melted, and, in a few instances, the bodies within them burnt. All the coffins in the vicinity were more or less scorched and otherwise injured, and the sawIdust with which the floor of the vault was covered was in some places entirely consumed. The fire is supposed to have originated by a spark from one of the candles having fallen among the dry sawdust between the tiers of coffins.

13. ENTHRONIZATION OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.-The ceremony of the enthronization of Dr. Musgrave, as Archbishop of York, was performed in his archiepiscopal cathedral, with great splendour. No similar ceremony had occurred for the long period of thirty years, Dr. Vernon Harcourt, the late reverend Primate, having been translated in 1808. In consequence, the cathedral was crowded with the elite of the northern gentry.

The Dean and Chapter first entered the sacred edifice, when the letters mandatory were read. They then went in procession to the western entrance to receive his Grace, whom they conducted to the Chapter House, where the petition for enthronization was read, which was thereon decreed. The Archbishop was then

conducted to the cathedral, where the petition and decree were read. His Grace then took the usual oath, and was invested with the pastoral and archiepiscopal dignity. A short service being performed, the Archbishop pronounced the blessing, and dismissed the congregation, from the throne.

14. ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.-A serious accident occured on the London and South-Western Railway. The uptrain, which left Southampton at six o'clock, came to a standstill at Frimley, in consequence of some disarrangement in the machinery of the engine. While the enginedriver repaired the defect, a guard was sent back with a red light, to stay the progress of the usual night luggage-train from Southampton; in twenty minutes a train was heard approaching, and another person was sent back with a red lamp; but the approaching luggagetrain continued its career, running into the passenger-train with a tremendous crash.

Markland, the engine-driver of the passenger train, was underneath his own locomotive, repairing the damage; the noise made by the steam in blowing-off prevented him from hearing the approach of the train, and there was no time to warn him; he was crushed to death in an instant. The guard of the luggage train suffered severely, as he was pitched from his carriage on to the road, falling on his head: his recovery was from the first hopeless, his arm was fractured, and he was other wise much injured. Mr. Hutchins, of Jesus College, Cambridge, had his leg broken, and several other passengers were dreadfully injured and bruised. The driver and the stoker of the luggage train, and the

second guard of the other train, were taken into custody. It was alleged by these that the night was dark and foggy, and the rails slippery, and that they could not. see the signal lamps.

A Coroner's inquest was held upon the body of Markland, and after a very lengthened inquiry the jury returned a verdict of "Manslaughter" against Jones and Fleming, the driver and stoker of the luggage train. They were tried at Kingston, and found "Not guilty."

19. CORONER'S INQUEST ON SIR HENRY MILDMAY.-A coroner's inquest was held at the Bedford Arms, Cadogan Place, to inquire into the cause of the death of Sir Henry St. John Mildmay.

Thomas Tremer, valet de chambre to the deceased, deposed, that his name was Sir Henry St. John Mildmay, and that he resided at 6, Halkin Terrace. The deceased was 62 years of age. He was found dead in his bed about a quarter to 6 o'clock on Monday morning last. He was undressed. Witness had called him at five o'clock, by his own desire, and deceased acknowledged the call. Witness had put the deceased's clothes out for him to dress, and packed his own clothes, to leave town. After putting the deceased's clothes out he went back to his room, and deceased asked for his box, which witness gave him, and left him. That was about half-past 5, and he heard nothing more of him until he went, 20 minutes before 6, to see if he was getting up. Deceased looked very strange. Witness took the box away from him, and deceased desired witness to put it back again, as he had not done with it. He said something which witness did not understand he spoke very strange and not at all in his usual

tone of voice. Witness put the box on the bed again, and he then said something about not going, or he would tell him presently. Witness then left him, and went down stairs, and in about three minutes heard a noise which appeared to him as if deceased had upset the table. In about two minutes he went up to his room and found him dead in bed. He had a pistol, which he held in both hands. Witness then called the landlord, and went for deceased's surgeon, who was not at home, and he then went to Mr. Trevany, but his attendance was quite useless. The body was in the same position as it then was, with the pistol in his hands and the finger on the trigger. He did not know where deceased had got the pistol from; he had never seen the pistol before. Has lived nearly seven years with the deceased. For the last two or three days noticed a great change in his conduct; his orders were inconsistent, and his manner different from what it usually was. Saturday and Sunday he began to doubt the soundness of his mind. On Sunday he went out early, and returned at 8 o'clock in the evening. Witness noticed that he was very low and undecided in his manner. He told witness to get ready to go into the country, and witness stated there was not sufficient time to do so by to-morrow morning. He told him that he had met with an accident which detained him an hour and a half-the shaft of the Brougham had been broken. He said, that his brother had gone down that night, and he wished to go down to his seat at Dogmersfield, in Hampshire. All this was very unusual. He had never wished to go to the country so suddenly. His manner was most un

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decided and peculiar. Other evidence was given corroborative of the change in deceased's manner.

Augustus Warren, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, solicitor to the deceased, had frequent intercourse with him. Saw him on Sunday, about half-past 6 o'clock. He was then distressed in consequence of his pecuniary embarrassments, and he called to speak to him on the subject, which was unusual on a Sunday, and said he was quite sure "he could not face his difficulties." He was hesitating as to his going abroad. He was in fear of being arrested on Monday. He said something about its being good for him to be out of the world, but he did not appear to meditate suicide. He appeared not to know well what he was doing. A change appeared in his manner both on Friday and Saturday. His (deceased's) difficulties were such that he could not prevent the execution being put in force-it was not for a large sum. His judgment was not then in a sound state, although he could not say that he was insane. He put his hand to his head two or three times, as if he was suffering very much.

The Jury returned a verdict, that "The deceased was found dead; that his death was caused by discharging a loaded pistol by his own hand; and that at the time he discharged it he was of unsound mind."

Without any angry words or the slightest observation, Michael Stokes got his musket from the rack in which it was usually kept, and took it for a moment or two to a table, as if he was about to clean it. He, however, suddenly turned round, put the piece to his shoulder, pulled the trigger, and shot Mrs. Garratt. She fell to the ground mortally wounded, the bullet from the musket having entered her abdomen, and passed out at her back. Mr. Jackson, the regimental surgeon, was immediately called and in attendance upon the poor woman, but she expired in about an hour and a half afterwards.

Stokes was instantly taken into custody. A coroner's inquest was held on the body of the murdered

woman.

William Garratt, the husband of the deceased said :-I am a private in the 57th Regiment. Michael Stokes is a private in the same regiment. The deceased was 28 years and 4 months old. I did not know the prisoner until about four months ago, when I and my wife came to the Leeds barracks. Since we have been in Leeds, Stokes has slept in the same room with me and my wife. About 7 o'clock on Thursday evening, the prisoner was in the room with us. The prisoner came up to Michael Dooley and asked for a piece of bees'-waxed rag.

Dooley said there was some in his haversack. The next time I saw the prisoner he was standing at a table in the middle of the room, and he appeared to me to be doing something with his musket. About a minute after wards my wife came up to me and asked me what o'clock it was? took out my watch and told her. She was laughing and joking with

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me, and I had scarcely got the watch into my pocket when I heard the report of the musket. I was standing with my back to the fire, and she was standing on my left. As soon as I heard the report I turned and saw the musket drop from the prisoner's hand upon the floor. I saw my wife stagger backwards, and she exclaimed, "Lord have mercy upon us, what have you done?" I ran up to the prisoner and said, "You scoundrel, what have you done? Have you shot my wife?" I thought at first my wife was fainting, owing to the report of the musket. I said to the prisoner in my excitement, "I'll load my piece, and shoot you." He said, Load it;" and my wife, who was lying upon her back, called to me for assistance, and I went and lifted her up. There were two or three more men in the room, who took the prisoner into custody. I placed my wife on a form, and she begged to be carried to bed. carried her to bed, and found a wound in her belly, from which she bled a great deal. Mr. Jackson, surgeon, was in attendance immediately, but my wife died about half-past 8 o'clock. No conversation had taken place that evening, before this happened, between the prisoner and me, or between him and my wife. I do not think my wife had been out of my sight for three minutes during two hours before this happened. don't think she was five minutes out of my sight from half-past 12 o'clock at noon to 7 o'clock in the evening. The prisoner had been in the room, but I do not think I had spoken to him during the time, nor do I think my wife had. There had been no quarrel with the prisoner on that day. I do not know that my wife had ever quarrelled

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