The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-05 00:00:00

SHIPPING--:TIUS DAY•

inci, at Noon, S,W, ; strong
LONDON, oap.'
breeze and fine,
(BY MAO ETIC TELEGRAPH.)
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GIOVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, Sept. 4.--America, from Punta Arenas; Main,
from St. Brieux,
Arrived, Sept. s.—Verwesselint,:. from Gothenburg ;
Ebenezer, from Cronstadt.
Sailed, Sept. s.—Seine, steamer, for ;3. oulogne; Cissy,
for Shanghai.
DEAL, Monday 24(71:1ing.
Passed, Sept. 4.—Prohesa, for baloombe ; Arth.cus, for
Adelaide; Neva for Halifax—all from London.
Passed, Sept. s.—Star of Erin, and Anglo-Indian, 81147,
from Calcutta; Agra, from Rangoon—all for London.

THE AMENITIES OF CONTROVERSY." It is very
painful," says the Church .Review, "to have to
publish the following letter ; but in a case in which the
principle of maintaining intact the law of the Church in
respect to holy matrimony is directly involved, we cannot
hesitate :—' East Brent, Weston-super-Mare, Aug. 20.—
My dear Lord,—Haviug been constrained to withdraw my
name from the list of vice-presidents of the Church Con-
gress, proposed to be held at Bristol in October next, and to
decline to take any part in the proceedings of the Congress,
I feel that it is due to others, as to myself, to state the
ground upon which T have done this, and I know of no
way so fitting as that of a letter addressed to yourself,
as president, and afterwards made public. The Dean
of Bristol, whose name appears on the list of vice-
presidents, has placed himself in a position which
I believe to be irreconcileablo with the law of the
Church of England, though it be not only allowed
but sanctioned by the law of the land. Some of my
brethren may regard that position as doubtful only; it
appears to me to be ascertained. Others may be content
that the law of the Church should be is all respects subor-
dinated to the law of the land: I am not so content. It
appears to me that when the laws conflict, as we must be
prepared to see them conflict from time to time—it is one
thing to bear the distress and the trial patiently, and to hope
and pray for better times ; it is quite another thing to deal
with the Church's law as with what has, on that account,
ceased to be any longer a rule of life. Undo: those circum-
stances I have withdrawn my name ; having special regard
to.the fact that the point at issue in this painful matter is
whether the law of the Chuich is to be regarded by Church-
men as of no authority as soon as it ceases t o be in accord.
ance with the law of the land, or whether it is to b 3 re-
garded as having, under such cond►tions, the same binding
authority as before. I:, appears to me that a Church Con-
gress, of which the Dean of Bristol is vice •president, does,
in effect, affirm the first of these two positions and deny the
last; and 1 respectfully submit that it is as little by depre-
ciation or disparagement of the Church's law as by undue
exaltation of it that we can hope to preserve unimpaired,
and for the go©d of all, the great blessings of Church and
State. Believe me, my dear Lord, very truly and faithfully
yam's, GEoRGE A, DESISON,—Thu Lord Bishop of Uloces-
ter and 13ristol1'

SPORTING INT:ILLIGENCE---Tllis Day,

CITY BET:TING—Tins DAT.
B'r. LEGER.
5 to 2 agst General Peel (taken)
3 to 1 agat Blair A.thol (offered)
9 to 2 apt Miner (taken)
15 to 1 agst Baragah (taken)
100 to 6 aget Master Richard (taken)
20 to 1 agst Ely (offered)
25 to 1 aget Knight of Snowdon (taken)
40 to 1 agat Claremont (taken)
30 to 1 agat Breeze (offered)
20 to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken)
LEAMINGTON STARES.
3 to 1 agst Bradamante (taken)
6 to 1 agst Toneriffe (taken)
6 to 1 agst Catch 'cm Alive (taken)
7 to 1 agst Revolver (taken)
7 to 1 agst Despair (taken)

Friendless and Fallen.

TO
yrotauEf
a.E7DotuTro
ma o‘Fy t Thu
aE SUNsmall space in
yonr columns (just now. I presume there is less
pressure) to plead the cause of those who cannot
ordinarily ask help for themselves, viz., friendless
and fallen females? By th© first class are meant
those who have maintained their moral integrity,
but through adverse circumstances are placid in
great danger; the second, those who have fallen
prey to the vile arts of the betrayer, and
are consequently thrust out of the pale of
society to drift down to misery, temporal
and eternal, unless rescued by some friendly hand.
Nor is this plea urged on behalf of those
belonging by birth to any particular country or pro-
fessing any particular creed. All are alike welcome.
The committee of the Londoc Female Preventive
and Reformatory Institution have resolved to seek
to do good to poor females upon the broadest possi•
ble basis, seeking to save all as far as their funds
would permit ; and out of the 1,300 poor creatures
already received into the Homes, nearly every vil-
lage and town in the United Kingdom has supplied
a subject, as well as the continent of Europe, Africa,
Asia, and America. And, thank (loci, of those
received about three-fourths have been permanently
reclaimed. The committee seek the accomplishment
of their mission in five distinot Homes, where the
inmates are fed, lodged, clothed, and instructed free
of all charge to them. When all these Homes
are full, 3iooo meals per week hove to be
provided for the support of inmates; and for this
one expense, as well as every other, the commit tee
are ab3olutely dependent upon daily voluntary con-
tributions. When the necessary period of proba-
tion expires, they are provided with suitable
situations, restored to their friends, or assisted to
emigrate. Oh, sir, if your space permitted, I could
present to your readers some painfully interesting
facts, gathered during my thirteen years' labours in
this department of Christian philanthropy. How-
ever, there is one which I must allude to. I have
said 1,300 have been admitted. This is cheering ;
but I have been compelled to refuse 600 applications
a year, simply for want of larger funds. What be-
comes of these rejected ones? The echo says, What?
And I would that I could make it ring in the
ears of every adult in the land, cautioning our often
too confiding maidens, compelling our young men
to realise their duty to protect the weaker sex rather
to betray them, or supinely leave the betrayed to
their unhappy fate ; and every parent to throw
around their daughters all the protection that is pos-
sible, in order to shield them while passing through
the critical period of youth. I would still further
urge this plea by reminding the reader of a fact
Patent to all, viz., that of necessity tens of thou•
sands of young women are compelled by the force
of circumstances to leave their homes in remote
country districts and seek a living by doe
mastic servitude or otherwise in London, far
away from natural protection and sympathy, and
often to confront with fierce and subtle temptation by
which many fall, more sinned against than sinning ;
and furthermore, not a few, when so overtaken,
would be for ever lost but for the efforts of the so-
ciety for which I plead. In asking for contribu-
tions, I solicit small sums as well as large,
the poor widow's mite as well as the rich man's
cheque. It is a blessed work of mercy, in
which all are invited to join according to
their ability, by remitting postage.stamps, poste
office orders, &e. I would also recommend persons
interested to send for a copy of the prospectus of
the society, which gives an epitome of the work
done.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
200, Euston-road, London, N. W.
E. Thomas, Secretary.
Bankers.—Messrs. Bosanquet and Co., 73, Lom-
bard-street, E. C.