The Sun.
London, England, 1870-01-11 00:00:00

THE CONGE VELIRE.

The attention drawn to "the farce of conge d'elirc"
has it was generally called) by the Temple agitation
is likely to lead to an attempt to abolish it altogether.
Whether or not Parliament takes the subject in hand,
the Lower House of Convocation will at least discuss
it. The venerable Archdeacon Allen, of Salop, has
given notice of -his intention to move an amendment
to the address to the Queen. He proposes to ins.ise-
the following clause :
"We, your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, feeling
that the conye d'elire, as issued to cathedral chapters in
England and Wales, with the recommendation of a clergy-
man whom the chapter are not at liberty to pass over in
the election of a bishop, may be justly charged with un-
reality, humbly solicit your Majesty to take counsel
thereon, with a view to a measure being submitted to
Parliament that shall relieve the consciences of some of
your faithful subjects, members of the Church of Eng,lami,
desirous of acting cheerfully in all respects in conformity
with the laws of this realm."

A. thorough ventilation of the subject, even in Con-
vocation, can do no harm.

TEE BISUOP OF EXETER.

Whatever may be said of Bishop Temple's ortho-
doxy, no complaint can be made of the zeal with
which he has thrown himself into his work in his
diocese. His proceedings since his entry into Exeter
have been one record of industrious labour. It is to
be hoped that his lordship will not overwork himself,
and be stopped, as some of his right reverend brethren
have been, by a break-down of his health.
the last few days he has been at Plymouth. On
Saturday evening he addressed the students in
the School of Art, and distributed the prizes to them
at a public meeting. On Sunday his lordship
preached twice to crowded congregations, numbers
who come to hear him having to go away. In his
speech on art he administered a well-deserved
rebuke to the inhabitants of Plymouth for the small
interest they took in the Art School. He referred
to the French Exhibition, and reminded his hearers of
the alarm which was expressed when it was dis-
covered that other countries were overtaking us in
our special points of competition as a nation. lie did
not share in that alarm, but he thought the grumblim
which accompanied it at what was being done in
England had sonic foundation. Workmen wanted to
learn principles. St. Paul's command that if a man
did not work neither should he eat, was one with
which the bishop said he had the profoundest sym-
pathy. Society.was now entering upon such a phase,
that the industrious would rise, the lazy would sink.
Everyman must do what he could for the good of his
fellows. He could do that best when he knew most.
Therefore he thought art schools useful, therefore he
supported them. He would have the workman,
with an enlarged basis of principle, to begin life ;
those principles would aid him in the complete edu-
cation which his life would give him—the complete
cultivation of his own mind.

THE FIELD.

The forecast is a long one, indeed ; but still
it is satisfactory to know that things egri-
cultural promise well. Tho Magnet tells us
that the young wheat plant is now shewing itself above
ground, and, generally speaking, it looks promising
and healthy, being as yet, free from all sickly dis-
colouration. There is a good supply of grass on the
pastures, and cattle can still obtain a moderate feed.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE,
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. 13. Chatterton.

THIS EVENING, at 7, I'M NOT MYSELF AT ALL.
At 7.45, BEAUTY AND THE REAS r; or, OLD MOTHER
Br''''C : Misses Jessie Vokes, Victoria Vokes, Rosins, Vokes,
Kate Santley, Hudspeth, and 114rriet Coveney; Messrs. Fred.
Vokes, Rrittain Wright, W. F. Vokes, F. Moreland, Rowena, and
narrYßoleno.