The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-21 00:00:00

THE BISHOPS OF LONDON AND

DURHAM.

Oa Saturday was issued a return, pursuant to an ad-
dress of the House of Lords, dated 17,h July, 1856, for
copies of all correspondence which has passed between
her Majesty's Government and the Lorda Bishops of Lon •
don and Durham, touching the resignation by them o
their seen. The correspondence is as follows :
The Lord. Bishop of London 'to Viscount Palmerston.
Fulham Palace, 18th June, 1856.
My dear L)rd,-1 think it proper to communicate to
your lordship my desire, on account Of continued illness,
'if allowed by law, to resign the bishopric of London,
upon. being secured the enjoyment during my life of a
annuity of is thousand plhilds, fr. this proposal
should be approved by your lordship, I trust that you
will take proper measures, for carryinv,. it into effect.—l
have the ti,nour to be, my dear lord, your lordship's
very faithful servant,

(Signed) C. J. LONDON.

The Viscount Palmerston to the. Dishcip of London.
Piccadilly; June 19, 1856.
My dear Lord,—l have to acknowledge the commu-
nication of your wishes to resign your see, on the condi-
tions mentioned by you, and I will take atep4 to carry
your wishes into effect.—My dear lord, 3,,urs faithfully,
(signed) PALMERSTON.

The Lord Bishop of Durham to Viscount Palmerston.
4, Upper Pori land-nhice, Juue 21, 1856.
My Lord,—.in consequence of the great failure of my
sight, and other infirmities incident to a very advanced
age, 1 am anxious, if allowed bylaw, to be relieved from
the fatigue and responsibility of the high office which I
have now enjoyed for the last 20 years. As I shall re-
linquish a very much larger income, I am persuaded
that your lordship will not consider the annual allow-
ance of 4,5001, per annum as by any means unreasonable.
Upon the assurance that this will be granted, I shall be
ready to resign the bishopric of Durham on any day not
earlier than the 14 of August.
I could have wished to have named a later day, for I
fear it will not be in my power to complete arrangements
for leaving Auckland at so early a day; but Lord Chi-
chester informed me that it, might be inconvenient to the
Government, I tberefore acquiesced, in the confidence
that I should not be hurried unnecessarily, and it may
possibly be desirable that my successor, whoever he may
be, should have an opportunity of conferring with me
before I leave Auckland upon the state of the diocese.--
1 have the honour to be, my lord, your most obedient
servant,

(Signed)

E, DuNsur.

The Lord Bishop of London to Viscount Palmerston.
Fulham Palace, 231 June, 1856.
My dear Lord,—l have the honour to acknowledge
the receipt of your lordship's letter of the 19th instant,
and to express my obligation for your prompt acquies-
cence in my proposal.--I remain, my dear lord, your
very faithful servant, C. J. LONDON.

THE AUSTRALIAN .A.TAILS.—To-morrow, the Royal
Mail ship Mermaid, Captain Davey, will sail hence for
Melbourne, with the bi-monthly maile, a valuable cargo
of fine goods and a full compliment of passengers. Let-
ters and papers intended for her should be posted in
Liverpool before 10 30 a.m. ; with a fee of ld. until
11 a.m. ; with a fee of 3d. until 11 30 a.m. ; and at the
Landing-stage, with an extra fee of is. each, until
12 30 p.m. The Lext ship of this line will be the
White. Star, which will sail on the 20th proximo, for
Melbourne, with the English mailS of that date. The
Royal Mail ship Oceatt Chief, Captain T. J. Tobin, of
the "Black Bali' line, sails for Melbourne with the
mails on the sth proximo. She is rapidly filling with
passengers and carg ). The 'Eagle, belonging to Messrs.
Gibbs, Bright, and Co. will sail hence for Melbourne on
the 24b: She is crammed with a valuable cargo, and we
believe nearly the whole, if not all, her bertha are
taken—Liverpool