The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-25 00:00:00

KINSALE.

The Committee re-assembled at the usual hour this
morning; Mr. Bouverie in the chair.
Mr. Sergeant .WRANGRAIM was occupied the whole of
the morning in replying to the case made out on behalf
of the sitting Member.
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LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. - By the Priscilla we
have dates from Pernambuco to the 24th of January.
There was some improvement in commercial matters,
and freights were tending upwards. Exchange, 274 d.
SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY, FEB. 23.—The Penin-
sular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship
Iberia, Captain Burney, arrived this morning from
Genoa, Leghorn, Naples, eivaa Vecchia culling at
GierAltw. 6be Laing. „
cargo. The Madrid, Captain Weeks, is expected to•
morrow, and the Ilindostan, Capt. Lewes, on the 26th.

LITERATURE.
THE PICTORIAL BOOK OF BALLADS.
1 Vol. Edited by J. S. Moore. Second Series.:
Honour to old Bishop Percy ! the conservator a nd
eulogist of some of the rarest and sweetest of in lcal
compositions. If ever a nation was rich in be llad
lore, England is that nation. The melody, tiae pas-
sion, the tenderness, and the humour of c tut- song
writers have survived the lapse of centuries, ' the fluc-
tuations of fashion, and the vicissitudes of! events.
Even the extraordinary changes which he .ve taken
place in the language have not rendered thee ke ancient
rhymes obsolete. " Fair Rosamond " still excites the
sympathy of all true Britons; the " Spaniish Lady's
Love " still is an object of no slight attraction ; and
the " Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode," possesses
an indescribable and eternal fascination. King
Cophetua and the Beggar Maid " have had thcir for-
tunes recounted in the matchless melodies of Alfred
Tennyson, and yet, in spite of the superior elegance
of the living poet, the rude tale, as originally told,
is perused with something beyond mere curiosity.
We are gratified, therefore, to witness this graceful
reprint of our dear favourites, embellished with name- ,
rous engravings on wood, illustrated by mar ay valuable
foot-notes, and accompanied by several mo ern pieces
of versification of singular beauty,—editel moreover
by one so well qualified for the task as :Kr. Moore.
We observe that in his prefatory remarks the editor
acknowledges the essistanee he has rec silted in his
researches from Mr. J. 11. Dixon, from. _Mr. Tillin-
ham, from Mr. I. 0. Halliwell, and from Mr.
Thomas Wright. At the same time it would be
unjust were we not to commend the care :with which
Mr. Moore himself has throughout ca'lected his
materials, and the sagacity with which .he has fre-
quently been enabled to explain what wv.s hitherto
dubious, and to illuminate what was hitherto obscure.
One note we regard as so remarkable in many
respects that we transcribe it entire ; it is appended
to " The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,' and has
reference to a passage in the " Voyages of Shel-
vocke," which the editor considers as baying
afforded the incident upon which Coleridge founded
his wonderful poem. " The passage," says
Mr. Moore, "is found in a work entitled, A
Voyage round the World by Way of the Great
South Sea, performed in the years 1719, 20,
21, 22, in the Speedwell of London, of 24 guns
and 100 men (under his Majesty's Commission to
Cruize on the Spaniards, in the late War with the
Spanish Crown,) till she was cast away on the.lsland
of Juan Fernandes, in May, 1720; and afterwards
continued in the Recovery, the Jesus Maria, and
Sacra Familia, &c. By Captain George She3vocke,
Commander of the Speedwell, Recovery, &c.,, in this
Expedition. London, 1726.' We had not had the
s:ght of one fish of any kind since we were come to
the southward of the streights of Le Mair, nor one sea
bird, except a disconsolate black albitross, who accom-
panied us for several days, hovering about us AS if he
had lost himself, till Hatley (my second 'captain)
observing, in one of his melancholy fits, that this bird.
was always hovering near us imagined, from his
colour, that it might be some ill omen. Tbat which,
I suppose, induced him thel more to encourage his
superstition, was, the continued series of contrary,
tempestuous winds, which had oppressed us ever since
we had got into this sea. But be that as it would,
he, after some fruitless attempts, at length shot the
Albitross, not doubting (perhaps) that we should have
a fair wind of it. This hope, however, was not
realised, for the bad weather continued until the
vessel was eventually cast away,' as the title-page
e.par
expresses it, on tee Island of Juan Fernandes.
While throwing out this hint as to the origin of the
story of the " Ancient Mariner," the editor expresses
his unbounded admiration for the genius displayed
by Coleridge in its composition. The entire volume
of ballads is produced in a manner worthy of the sub-
ject; it is reading for the chimney corner and fur the
greenwood glades—the very title-pagelemblazonsed in
gold, green, scarlet, blue, and amber, is symbolic al of
the contents, and the appendix itself is pregnant with
interest.

IN THE MATTER OF DAR.
HAMPDEN.

CASE FOR THE OPINION OP SIR FITZROY ICELLY,
DR. ADDAMS, MR. A. J. STEPHENS, AND .11.1 r.. BA•
DELEY.—The see of Hereford having lately become
vacant, by the promotion of Dr. Musgrave: to the
archiepiscopal see of York, Dr. Hampden was, in
obedience to the Queen's mandate and letters missive,
elected in his room by the Dean and Ch lipter of
Hereford. At a court, holden by the vicar (-general
of the Archbishop of Canterbury, at Bowrchurch,
on the 11th day of January last, for the pur-
pose of confirming such election, in answer to the
first citation three clergymen (two of whom hold be-
nefices in the diocese of Hereford) came forward, by
their proctor, to oppose Dr. Hampden's confir nation,
and in due form of law tendered articles of objection
impeaching his orthodoxy. The Vicar-Genet al re•
fused to entertain the objections, or even to suffer the
opposers to appear ; thereupon they applied to the
Queen's Bench for a mandamus to compel the Arck+
bishop or his Vicar-General to hear them.

That Court at first granted a rule nisi; but, on
cause being shown, the judges were equally divided
in opinion, and in consequence the application for the
mandamus fell to the ground.
You are now requested, on the part of the ob-
jectors, to state your opinion whether they can or
ought to take any, and what further steps, either by
a writ of error, appeal, petition to the House of
Lords, or otherwise, with a view, first to establish
their right to urge their objections in opposition to
Dr. Ilamptien's confirmation ; and, if successful,
then to try the question of hs fitness, in point of
doctrine, to be confirmed and consecrated to the see
of Hereford. •

CrimoN.—As the Court of Queen's Beach has
given no judgment in the case, neither declaring what
the law is, nor enabling the objectors to ascertain it,
we cannot suggest any other means by which xedresa
can be secured.

We are of opinion, that no writ of error lies from
the late proceedings in the Court of Queen's Bench,
that remedy being confined to cases where the writ
of mandamus has issued, and it is for this very reason
that on other occasions, however unimportant (as
Lord Denman admitted in this judgment), where any
of the judges have expressed the slightest doubt, the
Court has always allowed the writ to go, to prevent
a failure of justice; the late statute of 1 William IV.,
c. 21, and 6 and 7 Vic., c. 67, having been passed
expressly for. the purpose of giving, by means of that
writ, more easy and effectual relief.
We are also of opinion that no appeal lies in the
present case from the sentence of the Vicar-General
to the Judicial Committee of the .Privy Council, the
went of such a power of appeal having not only been
admitted both by the bench and the bar during the
late argument in the Court of Queen's Bench, but
having also been expressly declared by Mr. Justice
Patteson, in his judgment.
We think, however, that, under these circum-
stances, it may be desirable for the objectors to pre-
sent a petition to the House of Lords, setting forth
the facts of the case, and praying their Lordships
to take such steps as they may deem expedient
for providing an adequate remedy, and for ascer-
taining what the law on this subject really is. As the
judges of the Queen's Bench are equally divided
in opinion, it is obvious that the law is at present
doubtful, and that the Court is unable to remove that
doubt ; and it is impossible to deny that the greatest
inconvenience must exist so long as the doubt re-
mains, for not only may the very same difficulty
recur on every future confirmation of a bishop, but
the validity of Dr. Hampden's episcopal acts and the
exercise of his jurisdiction will be liable to be dis-
puted. Independently of these reasons, it may be
presumed that the House of Lords will be disposed to
entertain such a petition, as involving matters affect-
ing its own privileges, for if Dr. Hampden's election
be not duly confirmed, he has no right to a seat in
,hat House, that right accruing only upon confirma-
tion, when legally performed.
FITZROY KELLY.
J. ADDAMS.
A. J. STEPHENS.
EDWARD BADELEY.
Temple, Feb. 18.

THE RIOT AT EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY. The
trial by the &flatus Academicus of the four students
who were supposed to be ringleaders of the late riots,
was brought to a conclusion on Friday. Two have been
suspended from their studies, or what is called " rusti-
cated," for two years, one for one year, and one for three
months.—Edinburgh Advertiser.
DEATH OF AIR. COTTENHAM MOSS.—We regret
to stave that this well-known and much-respected gentle-
man died early this morning;
.after a few days' illness.
He was a partner in the banking firm of Messrs. John
Moss and Co., end was esteemed and respected by all
who knew him.— Liverpool Times of yesterday.

AGENERAL ACCOUNT of the RECEIPTS
and PAYMEN I'S of the CORPORATION for RELIEF of
SEAMEN in the Merchants' Service, their WIDOWS and CIIIL-
bREN, for the year 1847.
RECEIVED £ o. d.
Balance from 1846- Cash 314 5 3

Out-Ports Aecoutits.. 443 10 7

£ s. d

_ _ .
857 15 10
butY, from London Vessel', . ..... ............... .. 12,382 13 7
,
Ditto from Out-Port, Vessels of Ports under the ma-

- ...
nagetnent of the Corporation, 1146 •• • • ••• --
•
Dead Men's Wages, forfeited, London .• • • • • • • • • • • • •
Ditto ditto Out-Ports, 1846...... • •
Interest...... •• • ' • ••
Ilenefactions, viz.:—
Of the Marine Society, lapsed annuities
under the subscription for relief of the
sufferers in Lord Daucan's victory,
October, 1797...................... 86 5 10
Jabez Jackson, Esq... •••••••• • • • • " 10 II
0

6,367 2 is
699 5 7
4 5 6
1,704 0 0

96 11 10

Consolidated 2 per Cont. Bank Annuities, fur 3,0.01.
sold at Qa per Cont..— • •• • ••• • • •• • ••• • ••
Old South Sea Annuities, for 1,0001. sold at 0244
Per Cent. ..... ...... •• • • • ' • • • • 52i • 0

2,656 0 0

X 25,591 19 0

PAID. X s. d.
l'ensiou to London Pensioners, 1846 .. 999 0 0
Ditto ditto 1847 .. 12,967 2 6

s. d

_ _
13,966 2 6
1,)IttO to Out-Ports Pensioners, 1846 ............. 1,674 19 4
eMporary Relief at Louden •• •••••••••• • • • • • • • • • 1,198 1 0
"itto, ditto, at Out-Ports, 1846 .. .•• • • • ......... 1,012 2 9
fleamen's Hospital Society ........................... it 4
"'Vile* of Management at London, in,:luding Rent,
Taxes, Salaries, &e. „ 1,598 5 10
intte, at Out-Ports, 1846 .. •••••-• • .. • • • ....• 759 5 2

14,767 3 11

Balance to 1840, 111. :
Cash.... .. •• • • ........ li4 2 2
Out-Ports' Accounts.... 640 15 11