The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-27 00:00:00

S N, MARCH 27, 1848.

AMERICAN NEWS.

ARRIVAL OF THE BRITANNIA.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.
By the Royal Mail steam-ship Britannia, Captain
Lott, we have advices from New York to the 10th,
Boston to the 11th, and Halifax to the 13th inst., re-
spectively.
The Britannia has only brought a trifling amount
in specie.

The: proceedings in Congress are unworthy of no-
tice. The Senate adjourned on the 9th, without com-
ing to any decision in regard to the treaty. The
Journal of Commerce states that several important
modifications had been adopted, and that its ratification
was certain.

General Scott is said to have sent a message to
Queretaro with the announcement that unless a
peace was concluded within three days, he would
proceed to occupy that and other points of the Re-
public.
A rumour prevailed in Vera Cruz that Santa Anna
had made an application to General Scott for a pass-
port to Vera Cruz, and permission to leave the
country, and that General Scott had acceded to his
request.
The bids for the loan of five million took place at
Washington on the Bth instant. On this subject the
Courier and Inquirer has the following :
" The expectation of peace has operated favourably
on the Five Million Loan, propasals for which, adver-
tised for some time past, were opened on Wednesday at
the :Treasury, and the whole sum was bid for at an
average rate exceeding 1.26 per cent. premium. There
were bids to the amount of 17,000,000 dolls. The house
of Rothschild take 4,000,000 out of the 5,000,000. This
is the first appearance in our market of foreign bidders
for- the United States loans—all of which heretofore,
have been taken on American account, and have not
been found negotiable in Europe. Yet certainly one can
hardly conceive a better operation than this subscription
of Rothschild's at a premium of lf per cent. on 6 per
cent. stock of 20 years, or, if preferred, Treasury notes
bearing 6 per cent. interest, and convertible at the plea-
sure of the holder into a 6 per cent. stock, the means of
paying for which are raised by the sale of bills of ex-
change on London at from 10 per cent. to 101 per cent.
premium. The effect upon our money market of this
new loan can hardly be otherwise than oppressive in the
end, though, since the negotiation, stocks have advanced.
Money is now very tight,—the banks are cautious, very
sparing of their discounts—and as the premium on
Treasury notes prevents their being paid in to the Cus-
tom-house, the vaults of the banks, not over-strong in
coin. are obliged to furnish the means of such payment,
as well as of the subscription to the new loan, which can
only be received in specie. And there is another loan
of 16,000,000 close behind, for whether peace with
Mexico be made or not, immediately these 16,000,000
wilt be needed. The return of peace, therefore, grate-
ful, and beneficial as it will be in other respects, will
not, as it seems to us, bring any immediate relief to the
money market."
The financial condition of the state of Maryland is
shown to be extremely satisfactory.
The surplus of receipts over expenditures was
208,000 dollars, which would form a sinking fund
towards paying off the State debt.
Special honours had been paid to the remains of the
late John Quincy Adams.
A great demonstration had been made by the
people of New York in favour of Mr. Clay.
Our Canadian ad-vices are important. The follow-
ing speech from the throne was delivered by the
Governor-General on the 28th ult.:

HON. GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND

GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

" I have called you together at the earliest period after
the dissolution of the last Parliament, in order that
I may avail myself of your advice and assist-
ance in the administration of the affairs of the
province. During the recess, I made an extensive
tour through the province ; and I have much sa-
tisfaction of informing you that I met with the most
gratifying indications of general prosperity and con-
tentment in ell the districts which I visited. With the
view of maturing a plan for placing the post-office in
British North America on an improved footing, com-
missioners from the several provinces assembled lately
at my suggestion in Montreal. 1 trust that it will be in
my power, before the close of the session, to bring under
your consideration a measure for effecting this im-
portant object. The information which I have received
enables me to state that a good and practicable line of
railway between Quebec and Halifax has been discovered
by the officers to whom this exploration was confided,
The distress and suffering to which last year's immi-
gration to the province was attended have occasioned
me the deepest concern. Her Majesty's Government
have bestowed on the subject the most anxious con-
sideration, with a view to the introduction of such pro-
visions into the Imperial Passengers' Act as
may afford a security against the recurrence of
these disasters. It will be for you to determine
whether it may not be advisable to pass some pro-
vincial enactment which shall have the elect of dis-
couraging the introduction of diseased and helpless per-
sons into the province; without, however, checking the
tide of healthy immigration which so powerfully contri-
butes to its advancement. Tho numerous projects for
the construction of railways, introduced into the Legis-
lature in each succeeding session, render it expedient,
with a view to uniformity of legislation, and the protection
of public and private interests, that an enactment should
be passed embodying the provisions generally applicable to
such undertakings. I commend this subject to your con-
sideration. On these and other important matters I
shall lay before you communications which have been
addressed to me by her Majesty's Secretary of State
for the Colonies. The constitution of the University
of King's College, a more equitable mode of assess-
ment in Western Canada, and the improvement of the
system of judicature in both sections of the province, are
among the subjects which will probably engage your
attention.
" Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—l shall
direct the public accounts, with the estimates for the
present year, to be submitted to you. I feel confident
that you will readily grant the supplies which are no
cessary for the public service.
"Hon. Gentlemen, and Gentlemen,—You may rely on
my disposition to co-operate with you in all measures
calculated to promote the public welfare. Canada pos-
sesses in singular abundance the elements of prosperity
and social happiness, great natural capabilities, an enter
prising, intelligent, and rapidly increasing population,
institutions fitted to reconcile liberty with order, and
the blessing of peace secured to her, under Providence,
by the patriotism of her sons and her connexion with a
State which is both just and powerful. The duty of
turning these advantages to account, in so far as this ob-
ject can be properly elected by legislation, devolves upon
Parliament. God grant that we may acquit ourselves of
the responsibility with fidelity and;success."
In the debate on the speech, the following amend-
ment was proposed and carried by a vote of 54 to 20,
leaving Ministers in a minority of 34 :
" Moves that the words,—' That we rejoice that his
Excellency, during his recent tour through the province,
has met with the most gratifying indications of general
contentment and prosperity in all the districts which he
visited,' be expunged, and the following inserted in lieu
thereof,—' That we rejoice that his Excellency derived
so much satisfaction from the tour which, during the
recess, he was enabled to make through the province.'
" And that the words,—' That we agree with his
Excellency, that Canada possesses in singular abundance,'
to the end, be expunged, and the following inserted in
lieu thereof,—' That—with the possession in singular
abundance of the elements of prosperity and social hap-
piness, resulting from her great natural capabilities; her
enterprising, intelligent, and rapidly increasing popula-
tion; from institutions which in their main characteristics
are so well fitted so reconcile liberty with order ; and
from the blessings of peace secured to her, under
Providence, by the patriotism of her sons, and her con-
nection with a State which is both just and powerful—
Canada requires only that these advantages should be
turned to account by an equitable and constitutional
Government, and by wise and practical legislation to
secure those blessings permanently to her people.
"'That we feel deeply the responsibility devolving
upon Parliament in the endeavour to accomplish these
important objects; and we cordially join with his Ex-
cellency in th• prayer that we may acquit ourselves of
that responsibility with fidelity and success.
" ' That we feel it, however, to be our humble duty
to submit to his Excellency, that it is essential to the
satisfactory result of our deliberations on the important
subjects to which his Excellency has been graciously
pleased to direct our attention, and on other matters of
public concern, that her Majesty's Provincial Adminis-
tration should possess the confidence of this House and
of the country, and respectfully to represent to his Ex-
cellency that that confidence is not reposed in the pre-
sent advisers of his Excellency.'
The Ministry subsequently resigned.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, MARCH 10.
(From the New York Courier and Inquirer.)
Last week our market had an advancing tendency, and,
including the effect of the steamer's news on Saturday
by telegraph, the improvement was one-eighth to a
quarter of a cent. On Monday, after receipt of the
letters, fully 6,000 bales were sold, half for England, and
a fourth to speculators, at a further advance of a quarter
to three-eighths of a cent ; on Tuesday the market was
easier, and about 2,500 bales were sold, partly on specu-
lation, at a decline of one-eighth of a cent from Mon-
day's prices; on Wednesday the market was still softer
and the sales small; yesterday it was again reported on
'Change as still softer, and after 'Change about 1,000
bales were sold at a decline of fully * cent on Tuesday's
prices. We cannot now quote middlings with any con-
fidence at more than 71 to 8 for Orleans, and 7i to 74
ter Wands. and fair at. Bi. for Orleans and 81! for Up-
land. Freights H to 5'32 per pound for Liverpool, cud
2' a cent f?r Havre. Stock t,etweeu 45,000 and 50,000
bales: The effect of these arlvices upon the price of our
agricultural products was adverse. In this market, in-
deed, flour, by reason of the smallness of the stock cu

[PRICE SD.

hand, is somewhat higher, and a few or no shipments
arc making. Indian corn has yielded a few cents.
The exports from New York for the fortnight ending
4th inst. were of
Flour ... ... • • 400 barrels
Indian corn ... ... 102,162 bushels
Corn meal ... 1,273 barzels
EXPORTS TO FRANCE.

Flour—New York, 613 barrels ; New Orleans, 2,026
barrels; total, 2,639 barrels.
Wheat=-New York, 3,392 bushels.

Corn—New York, 10,590 bushels.
The prices quoted for flour (Genessee) are 64 dollars
to 6i dollars per barrel; for wheat, 140 c. to 145 c. per
bushel; and for Indian corn, 55c. to 60c., according to
quality.

ONE O'CLOCK, P.M.

The sales at the Stock Exchange this n3orning were
to a fair extent, without any material alteration from
yesterday's rates. Treasury Notes acid at 101 i to 102
Exchange has been dull with advanced rates. Bills on
London sold at 1091 to 109:41, and on Paris at 5.231.
The following are the closing rates of exchange, &c.,
compared with those at the departure of the last
steamer:—

RATES OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE, &C.
March 10. Feb, 26.
Sterling Exchange lo9i to 1091 HO to 1101
France 5 22i 0 00 5 25 5 20
United States Sixes

f -
• ..
Treasury Notes .. 1011 102 102frI — lo2g
Ohio Sixes 9Bi 9si 104— 100 k
Pennsylvanian Fives 73! 74 74 744-1-
Kentucky Sixes 9B —98 i —99 i
Cotton—The market is quiet today, a few sales only
having been made at quotations.
Flour—The weather has been unfavourable for ope-
rations to-day, and the sales have been limited to small
lots for home use. Prices are firm in consequence of
the small stock on hand. Western Canal, 6 dollars

l 2 cents to 6 dollars 37i cents ; pure Genessee, 6
dollars 50 cents ; common southern kinds, 6 dollars
12i cents. Corn meal is dull at 2 dollars 50 cents.
Provisions—There were sellers of new mess pork at
10 dolls. 75 c. to 10 dolls. 87i c. Prime was scarce,
and small sales from store to the trade were made at 9
dolls. 50 c.; sales of good shoulders were reported at 4;
c.; and hams at 7c. Lard—Sales of 1,000 kegs, No. 1,
were made at 8i- c.; 800 ditto, at 8-1- c.; and 500 were re-
ported sold at 71 c. to Bc. There was no change in
cheese or butter. Grease lard—Sales of 40 hhds. were
made at 51 c.
Ashes are inactive; pots, i dolls. 87 c. to 5 dolls. 94 c.;
pearls, 8 dolls, per 1001bs.
The rates of freights are—to Liverpool, for cotton
5-32 d. to 3-16 d. per lb.; flour and turpentine Is. to
ls. 3d. per barrel; grain 4d. to sd. per bushel. To Lon-
don, 2s. per barrel for flour, and other articles in pro-
portion. To Havre, nominally for cotton 3-3 c. per lb.;
flour, 50 c. per barrel; ashes, 8 dolls. to 10 dolls. per
ton, rice, 10 dolls, per ton.

COTTON TRADE.
On the day succeeding our last report the feeling of
dullness was more apparent, and prices one•eighth less
were accepted for 600 bales, the amount of the day's
transactions, the line of the market being at 74c. for fair
Uplarlds. On Monday, the 28th ult., the sales were 700
bales, at the same rate. On Tuesday the pressing lots
appeared to be exhausted, and the sales amounted to 8011
bales, at prices one-eighth higher, being equivalent to
those current at the date of our last. On Wednesday,
the Ist instant, the day was blustry and unpleasant, and
there was but little done; but the market was evidently
hardening, a growing confidence being felt by operators
in better prices by the Britannia. On 1 hursday,
disposition to buy existing, holders succeeded in the
attempt to obtain better prices, at which 600 bales were
disposed of. On Friday the sales were 1,000 bales,
chiefly for home use, the market closing firm at So.
for lair Uplands. On Saturday morning the arrival
of the steamer Britannia at Boston was announced
by the telegraph, and a summary of her news was
received about one o'clock. The advance of a half-
penny brought by her was so unexpected, and so
difficult to realise, taken in connexion with the
accompanying accounts from the manufacturing dis-
tricts, that buyers at a quarter-cent advance_ were not
readily obtained, and the sales barely reached 1,000
bales. On Monday, immediately after the delivery of
the letter mail, buyers appeared, and prices soon ad-
vanced another quarter of a cent, at which the market
closed firm, with sales of 7,000 bales, nearly the whole
of which were taken for Liverpool, the great demand
being for the low grades. On Tuesday the market was
amply supplied at the closing rates of the preceding
day,;and the sales did not exceed 2,000 bales, closing
feebly. On Wednesday only 1,000 bales fcuni buyers,
and prices one-eighth less than the closing rates of
Monday were freely accepted. Yesterday the e eather
was inclement, and the operations were confit.cd to small
parcels for the closing of orders, and for which lower
prices were accepted.
We have adjusted our quotations by advancing them
three-eights of a cent on our last, to conform to the
close of the market yesterday. The purchases for this
week appeared to be entirely for orders, and were
apparently based on the supposition of over estimates
of the crop, from the continued deficiency at the
ports, which has ceased to exist, and also from the
moderate amount going forward to Liverpool, and the
reduced stock there, the improvement being assisted by
the greater ease i❑ the money-market, and the hopes of
a better trade with India, from which quarter the ac-
counts were more encouraging, as the low prices which
had been ruling there had tended to increase con-
sumption, and hopes may reasonably be entertained that
we shall shortly hear from that quarter of bare markets,
and advancing prices.
The stock of cotton in the interior towns has accumu-
lated to a burdensome extent, and must soon he thrown
into the ports, and it is probable that the present un-
looked for advance will materially hasten the disposition
of it. At Augusta and Hamburgh the stock is 67,000
bales against 38,000 last year; at Macon, 37,000 bales
against 14,000 last year; at Columbus, Georgia, 24,000
bales against 17,000 last year; at Montgomery, Ala-
bama, 22,000 bales against 8,000 last year. The total
receipts at the ports exhibit an excess over those of last
year of 39,000 bales.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

Exchange on London
on Paris ... •••
on Amsterdam ...
on Hamburgh
on Bremen ...

... 110 to 1091
... 5.22 i to 5.23^-
... 404 to 40
... 35i to 35
... 78i to 78

PERUVIAN BONDS.

To the note inclosing the memorial of the Peruvian
bondholders to Viscount Palmerston, the following reply
has been received from the Right Hon. E. J. Stanley:—
"Foreign-Office, March 17, 1848.
" Sir,—l am directed by Viscount Palmersto❑ to
acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 11th inst
inclosing a memorial addressed to his Lordship by the
holders of Peruvian Bonds, urging her Majesty's Go-
vernment to interfere on their behalf with the Govern-
ment of Peru, in -order to induce that Government to
carry into effect an arrangement which would be satis-
factory to the parties interested. And lam to acquaint
you that Lord Palmerston has instructed Mr. Pitt Adams,
her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Lima, to take an
early opportunity to press the claims of the Peruvian
Bondholders upon the Peruvian Government, and that
his Lordship forwarded that instruction to Lima by the
mail of this day.—l am, Sir, your most obedient humble
servant, (Signed) "E. J. STANLEY.
" James Capel, Esq."

TROOPS FOR THE “LINE."
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sia,—lt occurred to me, when I read the various
police accounts of the " swearing in of the different
railway companies' servants as special constables," that
it would be wiser in future to have that civil bedy
(rather a misnomer, but no matter) disciplined as
soldiers to act in a case of emergency. They would
then not only be useful in assisting the Government
forces to quell riot, but would also be instrumental in
preserving the rail from destruction— a primary con-
sideration at such a time (as the recent French Revolution
proves). We have a dockyard battalion. Why not a
railway one? In my humble opinion the services of the
latter are far more likely to be called in requisition than
those of the former, in the event of an emeute. And
then, instead of having a carricature of an officer, merely
with a baton as a weapon of defence, having one fully
prepared and properly armed (which would inspire the
necessary confidence on his part, and thereby create the
necessary diffidence on that of the delinquent), we
should have, to all appearances, a person competent to
effect the desirable threefold purpose of protecting the
public interest, his employers', and last, though not
least, his own.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
March 23, 1843. A LOYALIST.

CLEARING OUT OF ENON CHAPEL.—Mr. G. A.
Walker, surgeon, has been this week engaged removing
from this place the several thousand human bodies that
lay mutilated, decomposed, and scattered in wild con-
fusion about its cellars. The trustees of the chapel, who
are poor mem, having disposed of the building upon the
condition of their removing those bodies, transferred
them to the flooring of the chapel, where they were com-
pelled to leave them, as they had neither means to pur-
chase, nor interest to obtain, ground for those remains.
Mr. Walker, however, kindly interfered, and relieved
them from their difficulty, by obtaining for them a piece
of ground in the Norwood Cemetery for the bodies,
bones, &c., which filled several large waggons, and
occupy in the cemetery a grave of 9 feet square and 20
feet deep. The removal of the bodies, which was com-
pleted last night, was performed at midnight, under the
personal inspection of Mr. Walker, and occupied several
nights. The empty coffins, and broken coffin wood,
which were removed in three waggons to an open plain,
were burned also under Mr. Walker's inspection, and
the ashes collected and consigned to the same grave in
Norwood.
CLOSING THE TRANSFER BOOKS AT THE BANK.—
The Stock Exchange have petitioned the Governor of
the Bank of England to shorten the time of the shut-
tinge, which have r.lrcady been curtailed eight days.
It is time, however, that capitalists and others should
be altogether freed from these half-yearly clogs on
commerce.

THE BANK OF ENGLAND.
The alteration in the constitution ("Of the Bank of
England announced by the Governor at the lust court-
day will be carried into effect almost immediately. The
commercial disasters of the past year, only too.vivid in
the minds of our readers, have ereeted six vacancies.
The names of the gentlemen chosen to fill up the va-
cuum will, for the first time in the annals of the corpo-
ration, be published twelve days prior to their election
by the proprietary. We trust that the feeling of caste
which has hitherto been the guiding principle on these
occasions will be abandoned; that some consideration
will be given to talent, as well as to purse; and that the
cadets of old houses, whO already have sufficient to
occupy their leisure, will make way for an infusion of
new blood into the still strong though venerable core
poration.
The business of the Bank is national business. The
circulation of the country is managed by the Bank.
The creditor of the country is paid by the Bank. The
Treasury balances are in the hands of the Bank. Tho
knowledge, therefore, required by the conductors of such
an establishment, whether in the use of the national
balances, whether in the management of the debt, or
in the regulation of the issue, must eminently require
minds sufficiently large to regulate the circulation, and
sufficiently practical to enter into the minutest detail
involved in the accounts of the national debt. The
proper superintendence of 750 millions of capital is of
the utmost importance. When the Three per Cent.
Consols are shut, the holders of 340 millions are debar-
red, for one month, from the use of their property. The
historian of the Bank gives a vivid narration of the labour
and mind required in revising the internal arrangements
of these gigantic accounts, but adds, " that the import-
ance to the Bank and the merchant of having a complete
command over his money is incalculable, and the result
of Mr. Smee's alterations are not yet fully attained."
Many capitalists refuse to hold Consols, because their
money is not always available, and are therefore compel-
led to invest is securities which they would not other-
wise choose, and this tends to diminish the value of
funded property, But wby should Mr. Smee not have
bean authorised to abolish the shuttings altogether, and
had he been a director, would he not have carried out
some plan which would alike have benefited the Bank
and the public ? Is it just that the capitalist should
pay, as he did in 1825, 72 per cent., because the Bank
are too supine to meet the growing wants of commerce?
Is it fair that the small tradesman should see his name
in the Gazette, because he cannot realise his capital for
the same reason ? Is it quite politic in the directors to
render themselves liable to reproach out of some exclusive
or other feeling, with which the public have nothing
whatever to do? There is no sufficient answer in the as-
sertion that the shuttings are already lessened eight days;
more can and more ought to be accomplished. The
management of the Bank is not one of the fixed
sciences ; it is, or should be, a science of progress ; and
if the directors do not elect men who comprehend these
things, assuredly the motion of Mr. De Winton, which
comes on next September, to inquire into the organiza-
tion of the Bank will be carried, to the great annoyance
of that body. History teaches a slight concession may
save a great compulsion ; and if the governors of the
Bank of England entertain the proposal of the Stock
Exchange deputation, and allow Mr. Smee, as one of
their own body, to carry out a complete abolition of the
shuttings, and throw open 750 millions of capital during
the whole of the year, they will merit, and they will
meet with, the only support which can aid them in any
future conflict with Government—the support of the
great financial classes in this moneyed metropolis.—
Chronicle.

CONSECRATION OF DR.
HAMPDEN.

Yesterday morning the Rev. Renn Dickson Hampden,
D.D., was consecrated at Lambeth Palace Bishop of
Hereford.

From an early hour in the morning numbers of per-
sons flocked towards the Palace, anxious to be present at
a ceremony, the previous circumstances connected with
which, have so long agitated the public mind. The ar-
rangements were, however, of such a nature that no
persons were admitted except those who had obtained
his Grace's permission, so that the small and elegant
chapel in which the proceedings took place was not in-
conveniently crowded, while the ceremony proceeded
unmarked by any of those exhibitions and interruptions
which characterised the confirmation proceedings at St.
Mary-le-Bow, on the 11th of January.
The usual preliminary arrangements for conducting
the ceremony having been performed,
Shortly after eleven o'clock the procession entered the
chapel, and was composed of his Grace the Archbishop
of Canterbury, who was ushered in by John Burder,
Esq., the Lord Bishop of Norwich, the Lord Bishop of
Worcester, the Lord Bishop of Llandaff, the Vicar-
General (Dr. Burnaby), the Registrar-General (Francis
Hart Dyke, Esq.), Dr. R. Phillimore, Dr. Bayford, Dr.
Twiss, the Proctor for the Dean and Chapter of the
Cathedral Church of llereford, and several clergymen,
for the most part friends of the new Bishop.
1)r. Hampden, accompanied by the Rev. Dr. Hinds,
then entered the chapel, followed by John Burder, Esq.,
of Parliament-street, the Bishop of Hereford's Secretary,
and having taken his place in the stall assigned to him,
the morning prayers were proceeded with.
Morning prayer being ended, his Grace the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury began the Communion Service.
The Bishop of Worcester read for the Epistle the ap-
pointed portion of the 20th chapter of the Acts of the
Apostles, and the Bishop of Norwich read that portion
of the Gospel the 21st chapter of John. The Nicene
Creed having been read by the Archbishop of. Canter-
bury, • •
The Rev. Dr. limps ascended 'the pulpit, and deli-
vetoed a lengthy and eloquent discourse. The Rev.
Doctor took for his text a part of the 20th verse of the
28th chapter of St. Matthew—" I am with you even
unto the end of the world," and urged with considerable
force of argument the dependence, for the purposes of
a right interpretation, of the Old and New Testamenta
upon each other, supporting his observations by many
texts, and asserting the identity of the Jehovah of the
one with the Jesus of the other, ane thus proving the
divinity of the latter.
At the conclusion of the sermon, the ceremony of the
cons, cration was commenced ; the Rev. Dr. Hampden,
iu his rechet, taking his place in front of the rails of
the communion-table, was presented to the Archbishop
by the Bishop of Llaudaff. The oaths of allegiance, &c.,
were tendered by the proper functionaries, and taken,
and the question of the consecration service put by the
Archbishop, and answered by the new dignitary, who,
having been arrayed in his full episcopal habits, knelt,
and the Archbishop and the Bishops present placed their
hands on his head, and invested him with the episcopal
commission, and the whole was concluded.

ADDRESS TO THE ARCHBISHOP

OF CANTERBURY.
The following address has just been presented to his
Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury from the Arch-
deacon and rural Deans of Chester, on the part of the
clergy of that diocese :

" Chester, March 20, 1848.

" Most Rev. Father in God,—We, the archdeacon,
rural deans, and clergy of the county of Chester, ap-
proach your Grace with feelings of affectionate respect,
to present our sincere congratulations upon your eleva-
tion to the see of Canterbury. We have learned, by the
experience of twenty years, the important benefits re-
sulting from your mild and efficient superintendence.
To whatever portion of the diocese we look, we may
trace evidence of that unexampled energy which has
stimulated and assisted the great and necessary works
of general education and church extension. With
cheerful hope we anticipate the blessings which will as-
suredly result to the Church and nation from the wider
diffusion of your influence in the exalted sta-
tion to which, by Divine Providence, you are called ;
and when we recollect the earnest piety and devoted
zeal, the kind sympathy and the urbanity of manner
which have so strikingly characterised the intercourse
with your clergy, we rejoice in believing that He who
has graciously bestowed upon you those eminent en-
dowments will by his blessing render them more and
more conducive to the best interests of man, in the ad-
vancement of His kingdom throughout the world.
While, however, we endeavour to recognise in your
Grace's elevation the earnest and token of great lasting
good, we cannot but feel the deepest regret at the loss of
those peculiar privileges which we have so long enjoyed,
and at the severance of those intimate and endearing ties
which have attached the clergy. of this diocese to their
revered and beloved Bishop. We fervesitly pray for an
increased means of Divine influence, that you may be
endowed with a spirit of power and of love, and of a
sound mind for the discharge of your high and solemn
duties, and that after a prolonged course you may, when
tho Chief Shepherd shall appear, receive a crown of
glory that fadeth not away."
(Signed by the Archdeacon, Rural Deans, &c.)
To this address the Archbishop returned the following
reply :

" March 22, 1848.
"My Reverend Brethren,—Next to the approval of
our Heavenly Lord and Master, the good opinion of his
faithful servants on earth is worthy to be desired. I
therefore hasten to acknowledge the gratification which
I have received from your kind and affectionate address
on my promotion to the archiepiscopal diocese of Can-
terbury. Superintendence becomes an easy task when
those who are under authority and those who exert au-
thority are actuated by the same mind and will; and
such has been so generally the case with ourselves, that
I have had no temptation towards you other than the
trial of love and the spirit of meekness. I shall not
cease to pray for the continual prosperity of that por-
tion of the Church from which, in the Providence of
God, I am removed, and especially that you may be
enabled to provide additional folds for the flocks which
are daily multiplying around you. You, meanwhile,
will not be unmindful of him who has hitherto desired
to be the helper of your faith; but entreat the Author
of every good gift that, by his grace, I may be found
sufficient for the more arduous duties which henceforth
I must endeavour to perform.
" J. B. CANTUAR."

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SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 26.—The Royal West
India Mail Packet Dee arrived here at eight o'clock last
night. Her dates are, Vera Cruz, Feb. 16; Savannah,
Feb. 27; Jamaica, Feb. 23; St. Thomas, March 4;
and Bermuda, March 8. The weather during the yo--
age was very tempestuous, with heavy head winds.
The freight on board consists of 150,000 dollars, 321
serons of cochineal, 7 serons of jalap, 44 cases of cigars,
30 barrels of arrowroot, and 10 packages of succades.
The Oriental Company's steam-ship Madrid, Captain
Weeks, arrived here this morning from Gibraltar, and
landed the Peninsular mails, which will be forwarded to
London this day. She brings 15 passengers, and 80
tons of cargo, principally fruit and Spanish hams. She
lc ft Lisbon on the 19th intant. The Ripon, Captain
Moresby, is at the Motherbank, from Alexandria.
DERBY ELECTION. Mr. Fresbfield yestercitiy'
issued an address, offering himself as a candidate for this
borough in the Conservative interest.