The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-09 00:00:00

a degree of undue haste manifested by the Bishop.
Although the validity of the nomination might well
have been questioned, it being made not by the actual
patron, who would have attained his majority in a
few months, but by his guardian during his supposed
incapacity—although the various difficulties were
distinctly put forward on the part of the dis-
sentient parishioners, and it was known that
legal measures would have been adopted to
contest the question—no time was allowed for the
purpose. The Bishop by his actions proved that his
ms:nd was fully made up, and that, so far from deli-
berat on the subject coolly and dispassionately, he
would p,:p.vent the opposition from obtaining a fair
trial. It w::1 a only on the 21st of January [that the
curt reply of ;the Bishop to the memorial of the
parishioners was obtained. The opinion of an emi-
nent civilian was obtained by the 23d, recom-
should be lodged against
mending that a caveai
the institution in the Bishop's Court at Wells,
and the gentleman who was returning with
that opinion, and prepared to act in accordance
therewith, found that the induction had actually taken
place on the 24th of January.
It was, then, the conduct of the Right Rev. Prelate
which was most strongly objected to, and every
speech made on either side of the question proved
not only the propriety, but the absolute neces-
sity for the stringent investigation demanded.
If, as asserted by the Right Hon. Gentleman,
the Member for the University of Oxford, the Bishop
had only done what he was legally bound to do, and
that he could not have refused, or given time for in-
quiry, without subjecting himself to proceedings in a
court of law, and the danger of subjecting himself to
heavy costs, there was the greater necessity for
inquiry, with a view to such a modification of the
law as would insure better discipline and greater uni-
formity of doctrine and practice in the Church. If
no appeal lay from the decision of the Bishop to the
Archbishop's Court, or any other competent tribunal,
then it is essential that the omission should be recti-
fied with all convenient speed, and the subject placed
upon a judicious and satisfactory basis. The Church
has been placed in serious danger from causes within
itself, and if it escape the peril, it is to the energetic
efforts of the Hon. Gentleman by whom the motion
was brought, in a speech of remarkable ability. The
addresses of the Secretary of State for the
Colonies and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE-
QUER both exhibited in the strongest light
the necessity for the investigation, and the latter
Right Hon. Gentleman (although refusing to give
any actual pledge) spoke in very distinct and une-
quivocal terms of the state of the ecclesiastical courts
as a subject which must engage the attention of the
Government, and the necessity of an " efficient re-
form"' of these tribunals.

Once more, then, we congratulate Mr. HOUSMAN
on the well•merited success that has attended his
zealous efforts, and which cannot fail to be eminently
serviceable to the cause of Protestantism not only in
the British dominions, but throughout the entire
world.

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

We have rmeivei the Paris journals of yesterday.
The Minister cf Police has cant a first warning to
the Constitutionnel for having persisted, notwithstanding
the communiqué of the Moniteur, in declaring, untruth-
ff:ll3,2_ that GRANTER DE CASSAGNAC was authorised by
the PRESIDENT. .rg. VERGE declares that MOCQUARD,
the PRESIDENT'S Secretary, sent for a hundred copies
of the first article on Belgium. He will, however, in
obedience to the warning he has received, in future ex-
clude CASSAONAC'S articles from the Constitutionnel.
The Chateau of Eu was seized by the State on the
morning of the sth.
A Paris letter, in the Indipendance of Brussels, says:
—" The note, in the illoniteur, relative to the articles of
the Constitutionnel, was discussed by the Council of Mi-
nisters, and the discussion lasted some time. The author
of it is the PRINCE PRESIDENT himself, and its tone is not
that of communications generally made to the official
journal. It displays a noble pride of-folded, a supreme
disdain for the individual designated, a language at
once haughty, becoming, and calm, which will be the
chastisement of the man and the instruction of many
others."

The Moniteur Beige of Brussels contains the following
note :

" The Constitutionnel of Paris has just published two ar-
ticles on the situation of Belgium in relation with France,
which have caused a just reprobation in the country. The
day after the first publication of the Constitutionnel, the
Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, questioned by the Bel-
gian Envoy at Paris, formerly disapproved both of the spirit
and terms. He declared in an official conference that the
writer had only expressed an individual opinion, that he is
not the organ of the French Government, and that the Go-
vernment has no power over the Constitutionnel. The second
article published on the sth of this month, and in which the
chief of the State is made to intervene, drew forth on the
same day the declaration which was inserted in the Moniteur
of Paris on Sunday."

The article from Zifoniteur is then quoted..
By order of the PRINCE PRESIDENT of the Republic,
fourteen females, who were among the persons con-
demned to transportation for being concerned in the in-
surrection in the department of the Lot-et-Garonne,
have been set at liberty.
The PRINCE PRESIDENT paid a visit some days ego to
the Invalides to examine the tomb of the EMPEROR. He
remarked with much surprise that two of the bas-reliefs
represented subjects connected with the Orleans finally.
In fact, upon one of these slabs was sculptured the
Prime DE JOINVILLE receiving the remains of the Ear-
PEnou. at St. Helene; and on the other, Louts PHILIPPE
receiving the same remains at Paris. On a preceding
visit, Louis NAPOLEON had remarked to M. VISCONTI,
the architect of the tomb, that the bas-reliefs in ques-
tion were anything but indispensable. M. VISCONTI
replied that they figured in the programme settled by
the Connell of Civil Buildings. The PRINCE then ex-
pressed
his desire for their removal. He was therefore
not a little displeased, upon returning to the tomb, to
find that his wish had not been complied with.

The bust of the PRINCE PRESIDENT was inaugurated
on Sunday, in the market of the Vallee. The Mayor of
the arrondissement made on the occasion a speech,
which was followed by shouts of " Vive Louis Napo-
LEON! " In the evening there was a ball in the market
for the benefit of the poor.
A letter from Strasbargh states that the distribution
of the eagles has taken place there amidst an immense
concourse of spectators. Loud cries of " Vive NAPO-
LEON" were raised, and the whole ceremony passed off
with the most perfect order.
M. BERRYER has returned to Paris from his excur-
sion in Germany, Holland and Belgium.
The Funds continued to maintain themselves on the
.Bourse. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. opened at 10Gf.
35c., rose to 100 f. 45c., and closed at 100 f. 25c. for the end
of the month; the Three per Cents. closed at 70f. 25c. ; Or-
leans Railroad Shares, 1,220 f.; Rouen, 805 f. ; Havre, 315 f. •
Great Northern, 608 f. 75c.; Avignon, 345 f. ; Vierzon, 607 f:
50c; Basle, 260 f.; Bordeaux, 628 f. 75c. • Paris and Stras-
burgh, 575 f.; Tours and Nantes, 378 f: 75c. ; Paris and
Lyons, 635 f.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Jurrx 8.
East Indian, 22%—Luxembourg, 35/B—Namur and Lie
6—Northern of France, 2334—Ditto, 204 3 per Cent. Bonds
(formerly Boulogne and Amiens shares), 13743—Orleans and
Bordeaux, 153/1 ex d.—Paris and Lyons, 11%—Paris and
Rouen, 31%—Rouen and Havre, 121/2—Tours and Nantes,
113/, ex d.—West Flanders, 3X.