The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-26 00:00:00

ARCHBISHOP WHATELY'S SUCCESSOR.

The Dublin correspondent of the Times, under
date the 24th, has the following edifying observa-
tions as to the probable successor of the late vener-
able and gifted Archbishop Whately
A tremendous excitement has been produced
among the EvangelicAl clergy hero by the announce-
ment that Canon Stanley has been offered the mitre
of the Archbishop of Dublin. The fact that he is
an Englishman is one objection, but this is merged
in the dreadful charge of heterodoxy. He is be-
lieved to be the author of an article in the Edin-
burgh _Review, in which, it is said, he defended the
authors of Essays and Reviews. He is accused of
being a rank neologist, who does not go the length
of Colenso only because he wants the moral courage
to avow his convictions. Ho has written a letter to
the Bishop of London recommending the abolition
of clerical subscriptions. When referring in his
works to the errors of other writers, he studiously
avoids expressing what his own opinions are on the
disputed points. From this his Dublin censors
infer that he is decidedly unsound in his faith.
There is a long indictment against him copied in
some of the Protestant journals from the Church
and State Gazette and the Daily Express is flooded
Ns-ith letters from the clergy containing sweeping
cent'ures, and earnestly protesting against his ap-
pointeuent. But no language of his own has been
quoted against him. Hitherto the evidence is all
secondhand, They admit his learning, his eloquence,
the fascination of his style, the excellence of his
character; but they deprecate his appointment the
more vehemently on account of these dangerous
snares which would render the attractions of hereby
irresistible. Come what will the clergy have re-
solved not to allow Lord Palmerston to taint the
fountain of orthodoxy which has flowed so purely
from Trinity College, Dublin. In vain they are re-
minded that Canon Stanley is the Chaplain of the
Queen and of the Prince of Wales and of the Bishop
of London, and that he is the Professsr of Ecclesi-
astical History in the University of Oxford. So
much the worse, they would say, for the Queen, the
elegy of London. They pro-
test Prince,
th an
a tthdeyth young
we
iyllnno
gt
have Canon Stanley to rule
over them, even if their resistance involved the
separation of the Church from the State. Any other
Canon would be accepted, even an English one.
They will give the Premier half a dozen to choose
from, —Canon M'Neile, dignissimus ; C:knon Boyd,
of Paddington ; Canon Miller, of Birmingham.
sr Any one, English or Irish, rather thou the neolo-
gical Canon Stanley."
There is not, perhaps, a bishop in Ireland Rho
hoped to step up to the vacant throne ; there is riot
a dignitary who hoped to wear that bishop's mitre;
there is not a clergyman who expected to get that
dignitary's place; there is not a friend in the
respective circles of those numerous expectant
parties who would not be likely to swell the
cry of neology and heresy against the New
Archbishop of Dublin if Canon Stanley should
accept the post, and submit to have his cha-
racter in the ecclesiastical pillory for several years
to come. One clergyman has only ventured to
write to a neutral journal, in defence of the ap-
pointment, and he asks some very pertinent ques-
tions :

" Alas, sir, what is all the splutter in the news-
papers about? Do the Dublin clergy remember
what a howl was raised at the advent of Dr.
Whately 32 years ago ? Were those frantic pre-
dictions verified ? Do not many of the clergymen
and laymen who opposed him most bitterly noW
hang their heads, and blush for shame, when they
think of that intensely prejudicial opposition. Has
anything been said against Canon Stanley which
was not virtually said against his predecessor p
be
r
There is one class, I admit, which has a right to o
of
profoundly dissatisfied with the
,app°itin
Canon Stanley, such as formerly it hed
of Dr. Whately. I mean the class which
in this
see the Established Church annihilated f
the case
long to
country. There are thinkers in England—"profound
and judicious thinkers too, who firmly
or a nar-
row-minded a narrow-minded High Churchman,
believe that,
row-minded Evangelical, been
la
Dublin in 1831, the Establishe set
Church would not over the see of
now he existing in Ireland. And what are
Canon Stanley's faults
P Though quite a stranger
much about him A
to him, I perhaps know asn
i a tl '
n y 111 the ..s any
write so PP Dublin
of those who
papers. will any of his accusers take the trouble
judgment for 48 hours till they
their
of suspending
have looked over some of his works ?
I do not say
they will find in them elegant scholarship, deep eru-
dition, and aglow of,
chastened feeling (for this is
admitted on all sides), but I say
they will find all
the essentials of the Christian faith in their purity
forcibly and attractively stated. Canon Stanley is
much more a man of the world—much better
acquainted with the delicate shades of human cha-
racter—much less liable to be duped by assentation
—much better qualified to maintain bis exalted posi-
tion in elegant society, and to leaven the magnates
of the land with earnest religious feeling, than the
admirable and single-minded Whately was."
There is much truth in this. Whately, who may
be said, in the phraseology of the Church of Rome,
to have died "in the odour of sanctity," was de-
nounced as a Socinian—as one who denied the in-
spiration of the Scriptures—who was an enemy of
the Bible, and an undermiuer of the faith. His
assailants lived to see and to deplore their error re-
garding that great and good prelate ; and so, no
doubt, they would in the case of his successor.

A 'CUTE YANKEE BULL.—An American is re-
ported to have said that, if he knew that it was predestinated
that he should be drowned in a particular lake,
nobody would
ever catch blin going within it mile of it.

liER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
FOUR GRAND PERFORM ANCE3 OF OPERA
AT _REDUCED PRICES.
• Oct 26, will be performel
THIS EVENING (Monday •
Gounod's celebrated Opera.
FAUST.
Titiens, Trebelll, TACCaIIi ; itossi, Santley, Sims Reeves.
To-morrow (Tuesday), Oct. 2i.
FAL sT.
These Representations must be necessarily thus limited to
tour, on account of the final departure of the great Artistes
for r the
it, ss;
Boxes,Continent.
ss.
;
Dress Circle. 7s. ; Orchestra Stalls,
325. (A. ; Gallery, 2s. Private Boxes from Half-a-Guinea
upwards.
Commence at Eight o'clock. Restrictions to Evening Dress
hot enforced.
Box-office of the Theatre (Ander the superintendence of Mr.
Nugent), open daily from Ten till Five.

OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, R
CCVENT-GARDEN.
Under the Mautizement of Miss Louisa Ppe and
Mr. W. Harrison.

THIS EVENING, IV+ll,lce'i Romantic Opera, THE
DES r:RT FLOWER: Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Susan Pyne ;
Messrs. W. H. Weiss, 11. Corri A. Cook, and W. Harrison.
Conductor, Mr. A. Nlellua.--Doors open at half-past Seven.
commence at Eight.

THEArI.'RE ROYAL 1) RU R Y-L AN E.
Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and
le. B. Chatterton.
Great and continued success of the production of Lord
Byron's MAN FR ED, generally ackno lede-,ed by the press
and the public to be one of the most complete and legitimate
triumphs of a combination of artistic capabilities presented
on the stage for many years.
THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), October the 20th. and
during the week, the ,ertormances will commence with the
Comedietta, byJohn Oxenford. Es q of GONE TO TE XA
principal cnaracters by Mr. Walter Lacy, Mr. Neville, Mr.
spencer, and Miss Murray.
After which, comm. ncine-, at a Quarter before Eight o'clock,
Lord Byron's Choral Tranedy ot MANFRED. . Mortals:.a
Manfred, Mr. Phelps; Abbot of st. Mauric , Mr. Ryder
Chamois Hunter, Mr. A. Rayner ; Manuel (an aged Retailer),
„ e),
Dlr. Neville; Herman la young Domestic in the Cast e of
Manfren), fir. G Weston ; Retainers,
Weaver, Kirk, Wilson, Smith, and Edwards.
amrcle • ' Ariel
Messrs.t mßnedrtlnoirsci;
Arimanes (Ruler of the Evil A gencies), Mr. W
(Spirit of the Ether), Miss Emma Heywood Hester
(Sp
the
of the Stars), Miss Louisa Bitter; dthe (is p e
memo ,y). Miss
(oi et
Waters). Miss Poole; Meserima (Spirit of
),
Ctely Nott ; Auster (Spirit of the Storm),
subes (Spirit of
Mr. swift
tarot!! (:spirit of the Earth).
the Shadow of Night), Mr3.lr4de,e7
, k 4 (G oddess of Vengeance),
Meager °°'
(Spirit of the
Mountains), Mr. G. Spencer ;
Mrs. Edmund Falconer ;
Atkinson, Miss C. Weston,
Three Destinies—Miss Emma
CloNtheo7. Lathe-is, and Atropos—the
an d Miss Murray ; the Phantoiztosf Ast.t•te, Miss s
Le-
Cle rri ; the Witch, of the Alps. a°pscpear-
A•encies and Spirit Spectres of
anc e at this Theatre ;Evil
the Weird World, Harfleur, Mrs Melville, Mrs.
T -Matthews, J. Morris, J. Cor-
Msc k, Miss Seymour,and the
n e
IVar low, and the I.,adiesiVilkinsiiGenntttlhe
enisecnenoefrtyh.e r
Ball et. Order and character
Glaciers near the Summit of the Jung-
: S tudio and Gothic Gallery in Manfred's Castle. Scene
2: a Precipice and The Chalet of the Chamois
rau. Act 11. - Scener,,
ss. Scene 2: The Steinbach, a
Mont er and .Alpinte
tr,o Lower Valleys among the Alp i,
Mall, in one
and Overhaneinng °Cliffs, the Haunt of the Witch of the
.Alps. "The sn bow's rays still arch the torrent with the
and roll the sheeted silver's waving
many hues of heaven,
col un n o'er the crag's perpendicular." Scene 3 : The snow-
'capped
Summit of the Jungfrau, by Moonlight. Scene 4 :
.Th„ H an
Arimanesin the Nether World, painted by Mi,
Danson and
Act 11L—Scene 1 : Terrace and Exterior
off stlo. Scene 2 : The Turret Studio, the 3lagian's
flaunt.Mid-
shook and Illumined by a Thunderstorm, and
t oyed by }lashing. Bolt and Crashin,,Avalanch
_.41-na`,.7„, „ince' r A Snowy Alpine Waste or Wilderness. P e.
myros-
;TraP:m-e-itofe ;he Songs and Choruses—Act I —Scene 1
Mys-
tical Responses of Viewless Spirits to the Magian's Invoca-
tion.
let Solo, "Mortal to thy bidding bow'd," Miss Emma
lleyW oaf ; 2nd Solo, In the blue depth of the waters"
mks Poole ; 3rd Solo, " I am the rider of the
avind, " Mr. Swift ; Septette, Misses Poole, Hey-
wood , Cicely Nott, Mr. Swift, and chorus; The Impre-
catio " When the Moon is on ti,e Wave," Miss
Cicel y Nott ; Solo, "Th ;ugh thy Slumber may be deep,"
atiii Poole ; Chorus, by the whole Choir. Act. ll. cene 3 ;
Solo and Chorus, " The Captive Usurper," Miss Cicely Nott
and. Chorus ; Song, " The Ship sailed on, the Shin sailed
fast ," ;Miss Emma Heywood. S ene 4—Grind Choral Hymn
of t lie Evil Agencies. " Bail to our Master, Prince ot Earth,
and Air." solo verses by 3lr. Swift, chorus by full Choir; Ju-
bilant Chorus and accompanying Dance, by full Choir and
the Ballet. Act Hl.—Last Scene: Grand Dual Chorus 01
Goo d and Evil Spirits, by the Principal Singers and Full
Choir. The general action of the tragedy arranged by Mr.
Phe Ips. The incidental dances designed and directed b f Mr.
Cor niack. Costumes from designs by R. W. Keene, Esq., and
fro m lilaxman's Illustrations t Coissical and Mythological
Co nceptions. Machinery by Mr. J. Tucker and Assistants.
Ga s Illuminations by Mr. J. Hinckley. Spectral illusions
by Mr. Cox, under the direction of Mr. Telbin. The whole
oft he entirely new scenery designed and principally painted
by Mr. W. Telbin, assisted by his son, Mr. H. Telbin. 'I he
1(1 11 of Arimanes painted by Mr. Danson and Sons. The
Inc reased orchestra and present arrangement ot the music,
ori.o.inally composed by Sir Henry Bishop, under the direc-
tion of Mr. Barnard. The choir under the direction of Mr.
Charles Beale. - To conclude with the Musical Farce of A
RO LAND FOR AN OLIVER. Characters by Messrs.
Walter Lacy, Addison, Spencer, and G. Belmore, Miss Ilea
Miss K. Lecicrq, and Miss Murray. —Private Boxes, 10s. 6d.,
215., lls. 6d., £2 2s , £3 35., and .C.l 4s. ; Stalls, 6s. ; Dress
Circle, 4s. ; First Circle, is.; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, 25.; Lower
Gallery. Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. No half-price. B office
open from Ten to Five daily. Doors open at half-vast Six,
commence at Seven o'cicck. Stage Manager, Mr. Phelps.

THEATRE ROYAL HAY M ARKET.-
s ole Lessee and Msnatrer, Mr, Buckstone.
THIS EVE-NING, OUR. MARY ANNE.
Atter which, COOL AS A CUCUMBER. Mr. Charles
Mat hews.
Followed by TAE GOLDEN FLEECE Messrs. Charles
l%Tathews, Compton,Weathersby,&c. ; Mesdames C. Mathews,
I, Keeley. Griffith, &c.
And MY IiUSBAN o'S G OST.
Commence at 7.

ROYAL • LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter.

Mr. 'PECHTER begs respecttu,ly to inform the Nobility
and Public that the above Theatre H.N on SAT ET lt-
DNY next, with a new Drama, entitled BE 1. DEMONIA,
a Love Story, in Four Acts, in which Mr. Feeliter will ap-
p,ar, supported by Messrs. Br-nn.:ll,ln, S. Emery, G. Jordan,
audio. Charles; Miss Kate Terry, Miss Lavenue, sirs. Lee,
and Miss Elsworthy.

The Mx-Mice will be opened on Mcnday, Oct. 26, from
eleren till live.

MISS BATEMAN.—LEA FL—The celebrated
young American Actress, Miss BAT MEAN, having
en her first appearance in the New Drama of LEAH ob-
tained the most triumphant and enthusiastic success that has
been wi.nessed for many years. and the profound impression
Created by her impersonation of the character of LEAH upon
a c•-owded audience iFivino- been completely ratified by the
unanimous verdict and critical approva; of the entire Daily
Press, the Manaper ot the NEW ADl' LPHI THEATRE has
the honour to announce that Miss BAT EMAN will appear
in the New Drama of LEAH EVERY EVENING till further
notice.

N. E W . T HEATRE-RO YAL,
Sol. Pronrl,4tor and lianazer. Mr. R. Wabgter.
THIS EVENING, at 7, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN: Mrs.

t the New Drama of LEAH : Miss Bateman, supported
by Messrs.A,-thur Stirling, H. Phillips, liillin,tou, Stuart,
A Wood, Eburne, Miss H. Simms and Mrs. Ilillington.

To conclude wi h CATCHING AN 11E1ra:5S : Miss
SVoolgar and Mr. A. Wood.

ITERRNIANN.-PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-
Immense Success.—" The Tricks and Feats of Herr
lierrmann are nearly all of the most astonishing. and inc3m-
r,Viensible kind. His sleight-of-hand feats are really mar-
,„„,?us and the ease, finish, and accuracy of his tricks are
have never before been witnessed in this country."—
llvd,,Sept. 29. Herrmann in his MONEY TRICK,
Money " A New System of Makin- Plc,,ty of

Henn• at Eight. 'Ralf-price at Nine o'Clock,

It()YAL STRAND THEATRE.
Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough.
THIS pNEN/gG,
At ter which, TURN HiM our. Mr. C. Fenton.
null ups CRIME. 3fessrs. G. Honey,
Parselle, lieltorci, Turner Miss K.Saville, and Miss Manders.
Followed by Tlll,l MOTTO I'M ALL THERE."
'Honey, Furner, . baiwer 'Collier Mesdames Ada Swan-
Messrs.
brouv,h, P. Ilughes, Westosn' , Thorne,Wallace,
W ace and Jenny
White.