The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-27 00:00:00

OCTOBER.

Bromley 7 West Drayton 2l, 22

NOVEMBER.
Worcester 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury 15,
I Harrow 2, 3 Leamington Hunt ...,23 &a
L rex-pool 9,10, 11, 12 I

COURSING FIXTURES.

AUGUST.

St. Albans
17

OCTOBER.
Ancaster and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6.
Ormoeby 18, &o
Huntingdon Club.. 26, 27.

THE INDESTRUCTIBILITY OF TIIE PAPACY as de-
scribed in one of Father Newman's "Lectures on Angli-
can Difficulties,"—that, namely, on Branch Churches.
Who that has ever read it(asks a writer in last Saturday's
Spectator) does, not remember that remarkable passage in
which the greatest of the modern converts to Rome de-
scribes the antithesis between the national power which
supports "Branch Churches" and the intangible eccle-
siastical power of Rome ? —How different is the
bearing of the temporal power ! Its prompti-
tude, decisiveness, keenness, and force are well repre-
sented in the military array which is its instrument.
Punctual in its movements, precise in its operations, im-
posing in its equipments, with its spirits high, and its step
firm, with its haughty clarion and its black artillery, be-
hold, the mighty world is gone forth to war, with what ?
With an unknown something, which it feels, but cannot
see ; which flits around it, which flaps against its cheek,
with the air, with the wind. It charges, and it slashes,
and it fires its volleys, and it bayonets, and it is mocked by
a foe who dwells in another sphere, and is far beyond the
force of its analysis or the capacities of calculus. The air
gives way, and it returns again ; it exerts a gentle but
constant pressure on every side ; moreover, it is of vital
necessity to the very power which is attacking it.
Whom have you gone out against ? A few old men, with
red hats and stockings, or a hundred pale students, with
eyes on the ground and beads in their girdle ; they are as
stui,ble ; destroy theta—then there will be other old men
and other pale students instead of them. But we will
direct our rage against one ; he flees ; what is to be done
with him ? Cast him out upon the wide world? But
nothing can go on without hint. Then bring him
back. But he will give no guarantee for the
future. Then leave him alone ; his power is gone ;
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place,cll''ar as before, saying Mass over the tomb of the
Apostles.
THE TEA TRADE. —The deliveries in London
estimated for the week were 1,739,0241 b., which is a de-
crease of 723,451 lb., compared with the previous state-
meat.
MARINE DISEASES. —The last monthly statement
issued by the Bureau Veritas of Paris show that during
the month of March last 299 vessels, including 16 st2amers,
YI era reported as total losses. The casualties were dis-
tributed among different nationalities as under : En2,•-
lish, 58 French, 32 North German, 13 American, 13
Italian, 9 Grevk, 9 Nor wegiau, G Austrian, and 33 bearing
various other flags.