The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-16 00:00:00

THE FRENCH PRINCES IN GERMANY.-BER-

LIN, April 20.—1 n a few weeks, and at the latest about the
Bth or 10th of May, as we hear, the Dukes of Orleans and
Nemours will arrive here, in consequence of an invitation from
the King, and after some stay will go to Vienna. It is said
that overtures hare been made for a family alliance between a
great German house and the younger branch of the Bourbons.
The apartments formerly occupied by the late King Frederick
William 11., in the Royal Palace, arc already getting ready
for the reception of these illustrious visitors. As these two
Princes have been brought up with military strictness, and are
said to be very fond of warlike exercises, various military fes-
tivities and reviews in the vicinity of Kretabeig will be prepared
for them. Prince Charles of Hesse, bridegroom of the -Prin-
cess Elizabeth, has lately arrived, and will also be present at
these reviews. This young Prince is much liked here, being
a very fine and handsome man. It is said that The more
friendly intercourse with the Royal Family of France will most
probably lead to a final amicable arrangement between Hol-
land and Belgium, which is the more likely to be effected in
the autumn, since it appears pretty certain on the arrival of his
Majesty, our King, in the Rhenish provinces, the heir ap-
parent of the French Throne will come, among other Princes,
to pay his compliments to the King. The family meeting,
which is expected to take place at Berlin, after the autumnal
reviews, may be more brilliant and numerous than was at first
expected. The Queen of Holland, whose palace is ready for
her reception, will soon be here, and stay several months. The
Empress of Russia will be accompanied on her visit to Ems by
the two eldest Grand Duchesses, will afterwards spend some
weeks at Potsdam, and return to St. Petersburgh with the
Emperor, who will come to fetch her.— German Paper. •
MOTHER CHURCH.—The following Tale of Woe
is respectfully dedicated to the Commissioners for building new
Churches :—A few weeks back it was our melancholy duty to
announce that Brackley Church (the building so called), with
all its monuments, arches, tombs, trophies, and other venerable
associations, had come to the hammer, and, moreover, that the
highest bidder was a Wesleyan, to whom, of course, the lot was
knocked down. The news seemed " passing
strange" and
" wondrous pitiful." Day after day and week after week
elapsed, and still the vision of Brackley Church, sold by public
auction, and plundered by the Methodists, continually haunted
us. So deeply wera we, as friends of the Church by law
established, interested in the fate of. that ecclesiastical relic,
that we are resolved to visit the identical spot, to ascertain
with our own eyes and ears whether or not the incredible story
was true. Gentle reader Iwe found it .even so—yea worse ;
indescribably worse than our gloomiest apprehensions led us to
forbode. The Ark has fallen into the hands of the Philistines
—the Church is levelled with the ground—the whole of that
magnificent pile (with the exception of a surviving and dis-
consolate wall or two) is a heap of desolation—her ruins are
sold and carted like rude stones from the quarry, or rubbish
from the street ; -and such is the triumph of schism, and so
powerful the love of money, that a goodly portion of what was
the visible Church has been re-sold by the \Vesleyans, and is
shortly destined to wear the form and bear the name of an
independent Chapel.—Northampton Chronicle.