The Sun.
London, England, 1869-02-01 00:00:00

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THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE DI-
RECTORS OF OVEREN.D, GURNEY, (5- CO.

As was anticlpated, the directors of Overdid, Gurney,
and Co., who were committed for trial by the Lord
Mayor on Wednesday last, have, without loss of time,
applied to get the proceedings brought within the juris.
dietien of the Court of Queen's Bench. An application
was made yesterday- to Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and
the other judges sitting with him in banco, for this put•
pose by Mr. Serjeant Parry, and the writ of cerCorari to
remove any indictment that may be found was granted,
the Lord Chief Justice observing that the trial bad better
be conducted at WeStminster, as so much excitement about
the matter prevailed in the City. The trial will not come
im till after Trinity Ter.

CONFMALITTOY OF TILE BISTEOP OF

LONDON

Friday morning was appoifited for the confirmation
of the election by. the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's of
..;he Right Rev. Dr. John Jack on, of Pembr"ke Co
Oxford, Bishep of L;ncolu, t the hishopr:e of
rwoon, end a large I
(ply of the eler,-;-y and laity
att,mded at Low Church, Cheapside. The bishop elect
attended by the Rev. F. C. Cooke, AI
I..'anon of Fxeter, his examining chr•plain, and other-clergy-
men and gentlemen. Sir Travers Twiss, Vielc-Genera:
of the Province of Cat teibury, and 'Mr. Francis 71::vz,
D• 1;.:, the Frit:Opal Regittrar of the Province,
Dr. Robertson, the A eting Proctor, took the!v
seats in the front pew of tho opposite aisle, and the
Litany Service was read by the Rev. Marshall Ilan
Vine, M.A.,' the. rector of the palish. After this Sir
Travers. Twist took his seat at a table which
had been placed in front of the communion
rails, mid there the usual legal documents autho-
rising the election and subsequent proceedings were read
by Mr. Dyke. The Apparitor then advanced into the
body of the church, and cited all persons who had any
objection to tie new bishop to come forward. The bishop
elezt then knelt before the Vicar-General, and made the
usual declarations and oaths, and Sir Travers Twiss
formally confirmed the election.

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

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The annual report of the proceedings of this important
association during the year 1863 has been issued. Unfor-
tunately, the council have to regret that in the year
there is an excess of expenditure over income of
£1,972 Cs. Id., the total income from all sources having been.
220,364 Ms. 9d., and the total expenditure £22,337 2s. 10d.
The total expenditure is sliEhtly in caress of 1307, but
the receipts show a decrease of £3,873, owing,
no doubt, to the unusual attractions that were
in the former year, when the Sultan and the
Belgians drew thousands of visitors to the camp.
The number of members at present is 3,022. It scorns
that there were but -1,T30 conipetitors in the first ttage
of the Queen's this year, whereas in 1897 there were
2,104, but this is partly
_compensated by an increase of
120 entries for the St. George's Challenge Vase.
Taking into account all the entries for prizes restricted
to volunteers, we find that there was a decrease of
314, the numbers being, in 1567, 5,755 ; and last year 5,441.
The total entries of all kinds were 93,411, as against
92,534 of the previous year. In conclusion, the council
state that next year they expect to restore the balance
between outlay and income. At the same time they urge
all those who are interested in the welfare of the Associa-
tion to endeavour to increase its number.