The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

The Late Field-Marshal Lord Clyde.

THE MENDELSSOHN NIGHT.

The French Emperor and the French Church.

The Moniteur publishes the following decree
signed by the Emperor and countersigned by M,
Baroche, Keeper of the Seals and Minister of Justice
and of Public Worship :
A pamphlet having published,
c. Consultations
addressed addressed to their its title, Reply of various Bishops
s to
Bishops
relatwe to the forthcomingprinciple
_Elections, the said
pamphlet being signed by the
Archbishops of Cambrai, of Tours, of Rennes, and
by the Bishops of Metz, Nantes, Orleans, and
Chartres, we have decreed and decree as follows :
Consideringtha"t,atall time
times
that it it tb
ei s
canonical
bn establishedibsl l
sw
and
con-
firmed by the bull and decree which fixed the new
circumscription of the dioceses, that the powers of
bishops are limited within the bounds of that cir-
cumscription, and
cannot be exercised except Within
their respective dioceses—
" Considering that the archbishops and bishops
have no right to deliberate together or adopt reso-
lutions in common without the express permission
of the Government—
" Considering that, according to the terms of the
declaration of 1862, it is a fundamental Maxim of
the public law of France that the Head of tha
Church and the Church itself have not received
any
power except upon spiritual matters, and not upon
temporal things ; that consequently, the pastoral
letters which bishops may address to the
faithful
of
their diocese only must be confined to instructing
them in their religious duties.—
" Considering that the pamphlet •
in question has
been addressed by the archbishops d
an bishops who
have put their names to it, not only to the faithful
and clergy of their respective dioceses,
,but to the
faithful, and clergy of the French E • mpire, by the
daily newspapers and by a pamphlet distributed
in the departments :

" Considering that the said pamphlet is evidently
result common agreeentand joint resolution :
"
Considering
that its object is by no means to
trl
programme
in
:
a politicalfaithful their religious duties; that
it is inu c t
fact he
Relative to the letter of the Archbishop of
inst
Tours :

" Considering that that letter challenges the right
of the Government to inforce the respect due by the
bishops to the laws imposed upon by the Empire :
" Considering that it contains a censure upon
certain acts attributed to the Government and con-
cerning gal policy :
" l'
s double head, it constitutes a
violation of the laws of the Empire and an abuse of
its
ender i
power
ha t , u

" Having consulted our Council of State, we have
decreed as follows
" Art. 1. There is abuse of power in the pamphlet
Bespselydolto them relative to the forthcoming
Elections,
certain Bishops to the Consulta-
tionsoe 1
cti lmaed
d br i,dre
signed and published by the Archbishops
Tours, and Rennes, and by the Bishops
of Metz, Nantes, Orleans, and Chartres.
" The said pamphlet is suppressed.
" Art. 2. There is abuse of power in the letter
addressed to our Minister of Public Instruction and
Worship by the Archbishop of Tours on the 4th of
June last.

" The said letter is suppressed.
"Art. 3. Our Minister of State, and our Keeper
of the Seals, Ministers of Justice and Public Worship,
are charged, each as far as he is concerned, with
the execution of the present decree, which will be
inserted in the Boulletin des Lois,
"Approved, Aug. 16, 1863.
" Countersigned.

" NAPOLEON.
"BAROCLIE."

SOHN LEECH is in full force this week in Punch.
Witness this his wonderfully funny commencement
of a new series in the shape of
THINGS THAT WE WANT TO KNOW. —No. 1 —We want
to know why a couple of conceited fanatics should be
allowed to disturb the repose of a Sunday afternoon by the
sea side ?
Or his droll peep into the well-known pastrycook's at
Brighton—

Georgiana— "Do you know, dear, Pam so unhappy
now dear Charles has gone to town!" Gertrude—.
4.‘knd I miss dear Percy dreadfully—l do hope they'll
get home safely (We wonder what dear Charles and
clear Percy would say, if they saw you eating turtle at
Mutton's, you little humbugs.)
Or, funniest of all, his after-dinner illustration of
Testy Old Gent (to Butler)—" Claret I Yes, yes; put
it down; and pray, Simpson, don't blow upon my head
o !"

Some of the journals state that Madile. Patti has
been engaged t 9 play Rosina in the "Barbiero" and other
characters, at Frankfort, before the assembled princes, at
ths:, Padlet rozuzgativn 9f -.100 a night 1

We have great pleasure in announcing that, by
desire of her Majesty's Government, the remains of
the late Field-Marshal Lord Clyde are to be buried,
in the most private manner, in Westminster Abbey,
instead of at Kensal-green ; and that they will
leave Berkeley
square by 11 o'clock on Saturday.
All the other arrangements already made remain
undisturbed.—limes.

MR. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS,

Another great contribution to the musical enjoy.
ment of the public was tendered last night by Mr.
Mellon in a selection from the productions of almost
" the greatest of modern composers. The pieces con-
sisted of the wonderfully tramatic overture to
Ruy Blas"—a
work which reflects in a manner
that is wholly unrivalled one of the most passionate

of modern dramas; the spirited " War
March " of the Priests from " Athalie; "
one of the great concertos for the violin ;
the graphic dancing song from the " Son and Stran-
ger ;" the well-known ballad of " The First Violet;'
and, above all, the magnificent " Symphony in A
Minor," which Mendelssohn wrote after his visit to
Scotland, and dedicated to her Majesty, and which,
as a piece of musical painting, both of nature and
of history, has only its equal in the works of
Beethoven.

The execution of this selection was quite on a
level with its merits. The admirable band, under
Mr. Mellon's direction, never gave superior evidence
of its great qualities than on this occasion, and in
the treatment of each of the masterly specimens
allotted to it. Madlle. Georgi and Mr. Weiss were
equally happy in their rendering of the vocal por-
tion of the entertainment, and which so favourably
exemplified the great variety of Mendelssohn ; and
aM. Richard, from the Musard concerts of Paris
played the concerto with a grace and delicacy that
made the very best impression.
The second part consisted of the usual pleasant
miscellany, and was particularly distinguished by
the efforts
the Puritani...._“ son Vergin Vezzosa"—were ap-
plauded to the echo. The theatre was crowded in
every part. lraeia lld
seicCilaiernlonttesap and polacca from
Patti, whose bolero
from the "
of
vepi