The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-07 00:00:00

YE PRELATE-LORDS OF EJGLAND.
[AFTER CANPBELL
(From the Western 'limes.)
Ye prelate-lords of England I
That guard your holy sees;
Whose might has matched a thousand years
The battle and the breeze !
Your mitred heads unite again
To match another toe I
And sweep to the deep
The oppressor at a blow;
While controversy rages long,
And the storm of wrong doth blow.
The spirit of the Holy Word
The flag of truth shall wave !
The Church it is your field of fame,
And blest shall be your grave:
Like Luther, and like holy Knox
Your kindred hearts shall glow,
As ye sweep to the deep
Th' oppressor at a blow.
While controversy rages long,
And the stormy tempests blow.
The Bible needs no bulwark,
No Roman turrets steep,
Its temple is the contrite heart,
Its God is on the deep;
With thunders from its living page
It quells the fools below,
As the roar on the SHORE,
Where the storm of wrong doth blow.
Now Puse}ism rages long.
And the storm of wrong doth blow.
The torch of faith that lights the world
Shall light it till it burn;
'Till prelate-troubled night depart,
And the star of peace return.
Then, then, ye righteous ministers!
The applauding song shall flow,
To the fame of your name,
When the storm has ceased to blow;
When fiery bigots rule no more,
And the storm has ceased to blow.
London, April 2, 1849.

H. W. H.

The corporate determination to wear official dresses
on the occasion of Prince Albert's visit is provoking a
good deal of contention in the city. From the printed
statement of one of the body, it seems that the livery is
to be a scarlet cloak, with some sort of trimmings which
there is a difficulty in procuring. Some of the body
avow their intention not to be made to render them-
selves ridiculous by distinctions which all the great
and thoroughly Conservative corporations of the country
have cast aside—Liverpool for instance. People of the old
school, who would have everything done as it was
fifty years ago, accuse of disloyalty those who so honour
their rulers and representatives that they are desirous
of preventing them from being made a laughing-stock
by their appearance in public in dresses pronounced only
fit for stage struck heroes; and these argue that those
are the most loyal who by sober means contribute most
to the substantial good of their fellow creatures around
them, setting examples of simple habits of dress, and
cultivating a Jove of men for their just acts. Shows and
pageantry, in this earnest and thought-stirring age, are
pronounced the mere offspring of vanity, provocative of
disquiet, and of a feeling near akin to contempt.—Scam.
ford Mercury.

GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY.—
The traffic on this line into Mallow is stated to be re-
peatedly increasing. On last evening three coaches
were rtquired to bring the passengers for this city.
With the exception of a few breaks, the permanent way
from this to Mallow is almost entirely laid down. When
bringing up fur lost time, engines sometimes travel on
the line as fast as 50 miles an hour.— Cork Lxaminer.

ACCIDENT TO LORD COSMO RUSSELL, A.D.C.--
Lord Cobalt) Russell had a severe tall while hunting with
the Garrison Stag Hounds yesterday, near the eight mile-
stone on the Ashbourne-rosd, and we regret to learn
fractured his collar bone. He fortunately was not other-
wise injured, but the accident is not likely to be at-
tended with more than a temporary inconvenience.—
Irish Paper.
TIIE DAVIS' STRAITS FISHERY.—The last ship
from this port tor the Davis' Straits Fishery, the Prince
of Wales, Captain Lee, will leave the Humber this day
(Thursday) for her destination. This vessel, as well as
the rest of the fishing ships that have gone forth, has
been furnished with dispatches for Captain Sir James
Ross and Sir John Franklin, from private friends.—
Hull l'acket.

PROPOSED RAILWAY TO GALWAY.--(From a Cor-
respondent.)—On Thursday a meeting of the gentry and
inhabitants of Galway was held in the Court-house, the
nigh Sheriff presiding, when the following, amongst
other resolutions, was adopted.—" That we have heard
with intense satisfaction and delight that her Majesty's
Government have come to the determination of saving,
by the cons!ruction of a road to Galway, and by other
modes of employment, the remnant of the population,
which have survived four successive years of famine in
this province, and on that account we tender our warmest
thanks to Lord John Russell and her Majesty's Go-
vernment."

ROYAL LYCEUM.--Her Majesty, Prince Albert,
and a numerous suite, honoured this favourite house
with their presence last Saturday. The following were
alio present during the week :—The Duke and Duchess
of Norfolk, Lady Adelizi Howard, Duchess Dowager of
Cleveland, Earl of Cardigan, Earl of Morley, Lady
JoUrell, the Lailic,s Des •Vecux, Lord Shelburne, Mar
quis of Stafford, Marehiontss of COCO ngham, Lord G.
Lennox, Sir E. Bowater, Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. C. B.
PhiprF, Lord and Lady E. Bruce, Lady Howard, Lady
Ml:tr.-field, Lord Brownlow Cr eil, Earl of Ellesmere,
Lord William Lennox, Lord A. Lennox, Earl of Strath-
more, Earl of Jersey, Mr. and lion. Mrs. G. E. Anson,
Lady F. Somerset, Lord William Clinton, Lord U.
Lynnox, Lady Webster, Earl of Belfast, Sir Bellingham
Graham, Lord A. Paget, Lord Tunterden, Sir William
Montague, Sir IV. W. Wynn. Mrs. Mounijoy
Mrs. Standish Standish, Sir G. Talbot, lion. Mr. Ram-
sey, Ilon. Mr. Cavendish, Hon. E. liyng, Mr. Quintin
Dick, M.P., Captain Phihht, Captain de Bathe, Captain
Loch, &c. &c.

•
TUE RAILWAY RETURN TICKETS.—It is bruited
about that the Great Western Railway Company intend
to resume the return-ticket system forthwith, being now
feelingly alive to the fact that the present plan does not
pay so well as that. We hear, however, that the tickets
will be only available for the day on which they are
issued, without reference to distance. In that case
the measure will not benefit " through passengers;'
or very little, although it will the local traffic; and
this, we believe, will accomplish the object of the com-
pany, which is to restore the local traffic. The great
falling off has arisen mainly in this branch, and it is
easily accounted for. When the farmers and others
could go to and from market for a couple of shillings or
so, they preferred the rail; but now that one-tbird has
been added to the fares, it is far cheaper for three or
four to go together in a vehicle by the road; nor is there
any loss of time, taking into consideration the delay
which occurs in waiting for trains. We happen to know
that the abrogation of the return-ticket system has
operated in this manner to a very considerable extent in
this locality, owing to the circuitousness of the reilways.
The traffic. between Gloucester, Tewkesbury, end Stroud,
and Stroud, Cheltenham, and Cirencester, for instance,
has been largely diverted. We hope, however, that if
return tickets should again be issued, the public will
have all the benefit they have heretofore derived from
the system.—Gloucester Journal.
CAPTAIN STANLEY'S SURVEYING EXPEDITION.—
Advices have beeii received from Captain Owen Stanley,
of her Majesty's ship Rattlesnake, dated October 27,
1848, Evan's Bay, Cape York, stating he had completely
succeeded in making a detailed trigonometrical survey
of the passage between the inner edge of the Barrier
reef and the mainland of Australia, from the Gould Is-
lands to the Prince of Wales's Islands4upon the scale of
half an inch to the mile; the distance from the Gould
Islands to the Prince of Wales's is about 700 miles in a
direct line. In carrying out this survey, the boats and
two smaller vessels connected with the expedition tra-
versed nearly twelve thousand miles, and upwards of
25,000 soundings were laid down. During the whole of
the operations, no accident fortunately occurred, either
to the ships, boats, officers, or men employed, though,
at times, exposed to difficulties and dangers owing to the
heavy gales which spring up suddeely in those regions,
by which the boats were frequently caught in situ-
ations where they had somo trouble in gaintbg shelter.
They were also fortunate in not coming into serious col-
lision with the natives, though on one occasion, at Cape
Melville, they were inclined to be troublesome ; but the
party on shore was sufficiently strong to keep them at
a distance, without the necessity of resorting to harsher
measures. There is good reason for hoping that this
survey will be most useful, particularly when steam
the in
al l
parties
navigation is established, as a narrow channel is now
te
sounded between the reefs and the main as minutely sin •
any part of the coast of England, and steamers will thus ,
merely have to steer from island to island, as they come
in sight, with perfectly smooth water, and securedsetne:
chorage, in the event of very thick weather o
1' or dark
and
nights. We also understand that the
respective branches. On the return
ls will undergo a refit, pre-
paratoryr
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running foot rdaeyeslaus:
who in future should take part in
similar proceedings on
any of the roads.
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sr ENSlON.—Notice was given
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ofSt3
heldq.euyesterday
t ilirto'd.nat
B'laotß Saturday
ih ;e trusteeses
proposed payment of a further instal-
ment,of
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formerpound, opna3t
payment,
es-
tate
which was made an November, was 5?. in the pound, so
that atter the one now announced only ss. will remain
due. This balance, it is confidently expected, will
be discharged viith interest in full on the entire debt,
within twelve months from the date of Mr. Braine's
suspension.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—At a Court of
Examiners, held on Wednesday last, Mr. John Cooper
Forster, M. 8., London, of Wellington-street, London-
bridge, was unanimously recommended to the council for
e fellowship of the honourable college.
PROLIFIC EWE.—Mr. John Savage, of Hanging-
bank, near Bolton, Westmoreland, has a ewe of the,
Leicester breed, which has brought him nineteen 11a8m4b5,
in seven years—two in 1843, two in 1844, three
rib four fine, strong, and
Tues-
day morning last she brought to
.03 _
mers, all ot which
two in 1848, three in 1847, three in 1848, and onin
healthy lambs—one tup, and three gr
Journal.
together with their mother, arc likely to do welL—
CarlisleA
FACT FOR THE PROTECTIONISTS.—The clothing
trade is better now at Trowbridge, Bradford, and Melks-
ham than it has been for some years, and the factory at
Holt, which has been shut up for some ihne, is again in
NU mike— Wiles Independent,