The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-10 00:00:00

THAMES.-(THIS DAY.)

SWEARING IN OF SPECIAL CONSTABLES FOR THE
PARISH OF ST. MARY, WIIITECHAPEL.—This morning
Mr. Ballantine, the magistrate, was some time engaged
in swearing in above 300 of the inhabitants of St. Mary,
Whitechapel, to act as special constables.
It was,stated that a meeting was expected to be held
at the Eastern Institution, Commercial-road Ere, this
evening, for the purpose of congratulating the French
on their late victory, arid also to consider the necessity
of abolishing the income-tax. Placards have been most
freely posted about the metropolis, stat.ng that Joseph
Hume, Esq., Wll5 to take the chair, and that Charles

Cochrane, T. Wakley, Esq., M.P., and other Mex.bers of
Parlament would address the me-tin,. Mr. FlivtaG bas
torwatded a letter s7atsng that he should no r...t.1.5d any
m mooing at the Eastern Institution t he never
.h
suihorisdki any person to use his mane.

CONFIRMATION OF THt ARCH-
BISHOP OF CANTERBURY.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning the confirmation of the Right Rev. Dr.
Sumner to the Archbishopric of Canterbury took OW
in the parish church of St. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapsido.
The Commissioners appointed wvre his Grace the
Lord Archbishop of York. the Bishops of London, Win'
chester, Oxford, Rochester, St. Asaph, P. terliorough,
Chichester, St. David'►, Bath and Wells, Ely, and
Lichfield.

The Archbishop of York presided. There were also
present the Bishops of Madras and Antigua ; Dr. Bur'
naby. the Vicar-Gene-al ; 1)r. Addams, Dr, Elaggard.
Dr. R. bert Phillamore, F. H. Dyke, Esq., the Registrar;
a
J. 'l'. Ba ber, E.q., the Apparitor General for , Pro-
vince of Canterbury; &c.
The Archbishop Elect and the Bishops having put oa
their robes in the vestry, and the Advocates and etas'
tors, the Vicar-General, the Registrar, with other off'
core, having assembled, and the Archbishop Elect bay'
ing consented to the election, they were conducted into
the church, where morning prayers were read by the
Venerable Archdeacon Hamilton, the Rector. The
Right Rev. Commissioners then proceeded from their
pews to a table prepared for them near the chancel, hil
Grace the Archbishop of York, as president, being is
the centre, and the Lord Archbishop Elect remaining
in his pew,
The Proctor of the Arches' Court (Mr. Townend)
officiating for the Dean and Chapter of Centt.rburyr
prayed that the letters patent be read, which was ac-
cordingly done by the Registrar. After which the Lord
Archbishop Elect took his seat at the table. opposite to
the President of the Commission; his Grace being
presented to their Lordships by the Rector, who, at the
same time, presented to their Lordships the original
mandate, whereupon the President directed the ApPa'
ritor (J. T. Barber, Esq.) to make the following pro•
demotion:—

" 0 yes, 0 yes, 0 yes l All manner of persons villa,
shall or will object to the confirmation of the election al
the Right Rev. Father in God, John Bird Sumner,
Doctor in Divinity, Lord Bishop of Chester, to be Arch-
bishop of the Metropolitical Church and See of Canter•
bury, come forward and make your objections in due
form of law, and you shall be heard."
At this stage of the proceedings, a manifest sensation
was produced through the church, and the ceremony Was
proceeded with.
The Archbishop of York then read the several doca'
ments, which was afterwards signed by the Coma
sioners. The Archbishop Elect then knelt down, and
Mr. Barber giving him the bible, administered to him
the several oaths.

The Archbishop of York then rose, and announced
the confirmation of the election.

The sentence of confirmation having been signed by
the Commissioners, the proceedings terminated.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
HARWIC H.

The Harwich Election Committee did not meet to'
day, in consequence of Mr. Beckett, one of the memberor
having been attacked by the prevailing epidemic.

BEWDLEY.
The Bewdley Election Committee re-assembled this
morning; Mr. Wrightson in the chair.

Mr. ALEXANDERi was engaged the whole of the morn"
in; in replying on behalf of the sitting Member. ll°
announced his intention to call several witnesses to rebut
the charges which the other side had attempted to
establish, and to prove that Sir Thomas Winnington, the
defeated candidate, and his agents, were guilty of bribery